When many dynasties suffered difficulties in the middle of the period, there would be heroes who "turned the tide against the fallen and helped the building to fall". For example, Guo Ziyi, the king of Fenyang in the Tang Dynasty, his excellent performance in quelling the "Anshi Rebellion" made him a savior-like existence. The Tang Dynasty was founded in 618 and died in 907, enjoying 289 years of statehood. An Lushan established the Yan regime in 756, and if it could not be eliminated, the Tang Dynasty's state would most likely have only lasted for a short period of 138 years. The Tang Dynasty had Guo Ziyi to continue his life, and the Ming Dynasty also had such a person.
In the nineteenth year of Yongle (1421), at the age of 7, Yu Qiandeng Jinshidi, who had asked the monk to exclaim " He saved the time of the day " , was only 23 years old. In the era of the examination system, how many people could not pass the examination for a lifetime, and Yu Qian entered the army at the age of 23 and the first, and the future was immeasurable. In the first year of Xuande (1426), Emperor Xuanzong's uncle Zhu Gaoxu, the King of Han, decided to emulate his father and seize the throne from his nephew. But unfortunately, he is not Zhu Di, and Zhu Zhanji is not Zhu Yunjiao. After Zhu Gaoxu was captured, Yu Qian, who was then the imperial historian, reprimanded him severely, and was appreciated by Emperor Xuanzong.
After being promoted to inspector of Jiangxi, the people were full of praise for the praise. In the fifth year of Xuande (1430), Yu Qian was transferred to the central government and served as the right attendant of the army. After Emperor Mingying's reign, Zhu Qizhen took the throne, favoring the grand eunuch Wang Zhen, who also became the first great eunuch of the Ming Dynasty to rebel. Wang Zhen, who was in power and opposition, often asked for bribes from other officials, but Yu Qian was a clean and honest official, and even if he had money, he would not pay bribes like this person, thus offending Wang Zhen. Wang Zhen used his own power to send someone to impeach Yu Qian and put him in prison. If it were not for the letters written by the people, officials, and princes of the two provinces, Yu Qian might have been unjustly killed in prison.
In the fourteenth year of Emperor Ming's reign (1449), Zhu Qizhen, who favored the eunuchs, personally marched and led 200,000 elite troops to be destroyed. There are less than 100,000 soldiers left in the capital, and they are all old and weak. In the face of the menacing Wallachian army, some ministers suggested going south to Nanjing. As we all know, the capital city after the founding of the Ming Dynasty was Nanjing. After Zhu Dijing succeeded, he moved the capital to his old home, Yanjing, and renamed it Beijing. At the same time, Nanjing had an administrative apparatus identical to beijing's, with everything else available except for the absence of an emperor.
At the critical juncture of the country's life and death, it is a good choice to preserve strength in order to move forward. However, Yu Qian strongly opposed this, and he angrily rebuked the southward movers and dispatched defenders from Henan and Shandong to quickly support Beijing. After dispatching the troops, Yu Qian began to adjust the grain again. In order to make the Ming army surrender, he also first held the captured Ming Yingzong hostage and let the defenders open the door. Once the Wallachian army broke through the defensive line, the Ming Dynasty opened its doors. In order to bankrupt The Plan of Wallachia, Yu Qian and others appointed Emperor Yingzong's younger brother Zhu Qiyu (朱祁钰) the Prince of Yingzong as emperor, and was given the era name "Jingtai" (景泰) for Emperor Ming.
With a new emperor and a soldier and food, the Ming Dynasty had enough strength to fight against The Wallachians. However, the Ming army lost the initial battle, and Yu Qianyi personally led 220,000 troops to line up outside the Ninth Gate. After a long period of fierce fighting, the Ming army finally achieved the final victory, and the Ming Empire was saved. Assuming that the original move south, the "Jingkang Difficulty" between the two Song Dynasties must be repeated. The northern land of the Ming Dynasty is tantamount to giving it to others. In this way, the history of the Ming Dynasty will enter the "Southern Ming" era in advance, just like the Southern Song Dynasty. You know, at this time, the Ming Dynasty was only 81 years old!
The Ming Dynasty enjoyed 276 years, if Yu Qian did not stand up, the history of the next 195 years, do not know how unbearable. However, with the eighth year of Jingtai (1457) When Emperor Zhu Qiyu of the Ming Dynasty became seriously ill, Yu Qian's life also came to an end. Zhu Qizhen, the Emperor taishang, who was placed under house arrest in the Southern Palace, launched a "change of seizing the door" and became emperor again. A group of ministers who hoped for meritorious service asked Yingzong to kill Yu Qian, but he hesitated: "Humble and meritorious." However, for various reasons, Ming Yingzong still executed Yu Qian. Shi Zai: The world has been wronged!
After Yu Qian's death, he was raided, and the Guards of the Jinyi Did Not Find Anything of Any Value Except for pens, ink, paper and several sets of washed clothes. The top pillar of the country was so poor that it was no wonder that the people at that time called him "Qingtian". Yu Qian was worthy of the country and the people, but he was sorry for his original emperor, Ming Yingzong. In that era when confucianism was often bound, the king was the most important thing when the lord humiliated his subjects and died. But Yu Qian chose the country and the people of the world. At the end of the article, let's enjoy two poems by Yu Qian:
"Entering Beijing"
Silk mushrooms and incense,
Principal capital is used for civilian use.
The breeze goes to the sky with both sleeves,
Lest the words be short and long.
Lime Bard
A thousand hammers chiseled out of the mountains,
The fire burned as if idle.
Shattered bones are not afraid,
Leave innocence in the world.