After the change of Tumu Fort, Yu Qian tried to turn the tide, but in the end he was executed, was it because he stood in the wrong line?
In the fourteenth year of orthodoxy, the Wallachian cavalry marched south, Zhu Qizhen was under the command of Wang Zhen, and took the initiative to march in person, the Ming army was defeated at Tumu Fort, Zhu Qi town was captured, and the 200,000 elite of the Ming army were destroyed. Subsequently, the Wallachian cavalry advanced all the way to the foot of the capital, and when the country was in danger, Yu Qian stepped forward, vigorously defied the public opinion, and strengthened his determination to defend the capital.
Yu Qian was promoted to bingbu Shangshu, supervising all battalions of military horses, and fully responsible for the defense of the capital, it can be said that Yu Qian at that time had great power, he was the marshal of the Ming army. In the end, under qian's rational deployment, the Ming army fought tenaciously, defeated Wallachia, and saved the city of Beijing.
Such a national hero should have been treated favorably, and the addition of officials and knights should not be a word, and Yu Qian was rewarded with a beheading, and on the twenty-third day of the first month of the first year of Tianshun, Yu Qian was executed outside the Chongwen Gate. The issue of taking sides in the official arena is very important, just like before the death of the former emperor, the ministers all bet on treasures, some belong to the rank of princes, some belong to the queue of other princes, if they succeed in glory and wealth, needless to say, but the consequences of failure are also unbearable for ordinary people.
Yu Qian did not stand on either side, he only stood on the national community, and everything was premised on the country and the people. Why did Yu Qian, who combine integrity, courage, tenacity and talent, end up with being executed?
Yu Qian voluntarily gave up his right to life
In the first year of Jingtai, in August, Zhu Qizhen had been captured for a year, and all the ministers hoped to take back the town of Zhu Qi, the Emperor taishang. Zhu Qiyu was in danger of being ordained, accepting the throne, the real situation Zhu Qiyu did not want to be the emperor, and with the passage of time, he also experienced the taste of power, and did not want to let go.
Therefore, on the issue of taking back Zhu Qizhen, Zhu Qiyu repeatedly perfunctorily or refused. There is nothing wrong with the so-called one mountain and no two tigers, and it is obviously impossible for any dynasty to have two emperors.
Yu Qian was pulled up by Zhu Qiyu, which can be described as the first powerful minister during the Jingtai period, if he was replaced by others, he would not want Zhu Qizhen to come back, which undoubtedly caused trouble for himself. Yu Qian suggested zhu Qiyu:
"The heavenly position has been determined, Ning Fu has him, and Gu Li should quickly serve him." In case Pigo is deceitful, I have a resignation. ”
His Majesty's throne has long been a foregone conclusion, there will be no other changes, we should take back the Emperor as soon as possible, if the other party is deceitful, we will have an explanation. It was Yu Qian's words that prompted Zhu Qiyu to send people back to the town of Zhu Qi, the Emperor of Taishang, and as emperor, Zhu Qiyu was very important to Qian, and basically obeyed Qian's words.
The shrewd and experienced Yu Qian must have known that after Zhu Qizhen returned, it was not only a threat to Zhu Qiyu, but also a threat to him, and the national military power at that time was basically in his hands, and due to the wartime emergency, Yu Qian could directly mobilize troops, and also set up a regimental battalion system to defend the Beijing Division.
Yu Qian understood that no matter whether Zhu Qizhen could be restored or not, as long as Zhu Qizhen returned, it would not be of any benefit to him Yu Qian. However, Yu Qian still suggested that Zhu Qiyu take Zhu Qizhen back, and Yu Qian was willing to make sacrifices for the sake of the national interest.
Under the planning of Shi Heng, Zhang Yuan, and Xu Youzhen, Zhu Qizhen was restored, and their troops entering the city were only more than a thousand people, while the troops in Beijing City should not be less than 200,000, and the government decrees were smooth, if it were not for Yu Qian's blind eye, the change of seizing the door would definitely fail.
Hindered by Zhu Qiyu's absurd move to change the crown prince, Yu Qian was also hesitating, after all, this was the world of the old Zhu family, whether it was Zhu Qizhen's restoration or Zhu Jianshen's succession, at this moment it was better than Zhu Qiyu, and Zhu Qiyu was also seriously ill. Therefore, under the "connivance" of Yu Qian, Zhu Qizhen was successfully restored, and it can be said that Yu Qian personally built a coffin for himself and gave up the right to live.
Gong Gao Covers the Lord
Since the ancient power of the chancellor basically did not have a good end, unless the rebellion directly seized the throne and became the new emperor, the reason why Yu Qian was able to defend the capital was also because of the great power in his hands.
Military power is the most sensitive power, the emperors are very cautious about this, Yu Qian controls the power to determine the life and death of the country, if there is a change of person, if there is a different heart, then the national turmoil is bound to be irreparable.
Historical records:
"Before and after the requisition, all modest and unique. When the military horses are in power, they change into Russia, humble eyes and fingers, mouths are played, and the opportunity is appropriate. The officials were satisfied and obeyed. ”
Basically, at that time, the movement of the troops was all due to Qian's sole control, personally issuing orders, dictating the contents of the recital, and the subordinates only acted according to the orders, which was both admirable and worry-free.
The victory in the defense of the capital reversed the fortunes of the country, and it was also admirable that Zhu Qiyu was still reused for humility after the war, and gave power to Yu Qian, which shows Zhu Qiyu's trust in Qian.
"On merit, humble and humble, military affairs of the governor."
The defense of the capital was deployed by Yu Qian in every way, whether it was a domestic rebellion or a border enemy disturbance, Yu Qian could properly solve it, which was simply a savior sent down from heaven. Such a great feat, Zhu Qiyu can accept, but does not mean that Zhu Qizhen can accept.
If the merits of the powerful ministers are too great, where is the emperor, and Zhu Qizhen has just been restored, and the entire imperial court is basically Yu Qian's supporters, which makes Zhu Qizhen feel at ease to be his emperor. The Imperial Mind Technique is so subtle, in my opinion, Zhu Qizhen wants to kill Yu Qian, and it is not all Shi Heng and Xu Youzhen's frames, Zhu QiZhen himself also wants to kill Yu Qian to establish prestige.
There are too many enemies
Yu Qian has a large number of supporters, there is no doubt about it, and Yu Qian's integrity has also offended many people, above the officialdom, doing it right does not mean that it is good, if the power is too large, on the one hand, there are too many enemies, on the other hand, it will also be hated by many people.
Xu Youzhen once suggested moving south, Yu Qian resolutely vetoed, Xu Youzhen this beam has long been married, needless to say.
"When Biko first retired, Du Yushi Luotong impeached Qian's merit book for being untrue. Yushi Gu was too dedicated and asked the six major events to be played with the cabinet. ”
Yu Qian is also more persistent in the handling of government affairs, excellent people will be promoted, lack of ability or misconduct will not be used, in the subtle, do not know how many people have been offended, moved a lot of people's cake. Therefore, even if Yu Qian's meritorious deeds are outstanding, some people impeach him, saying that his merits are false, arbitrary and arbitrary, and so on, but fortunately, Zhu Qiyu tried to exclude public opinion and insisted on reusing it for humility, which made those officials shut up.
Shi Heng was originally an excellent warrior, who had made mistakes, but was promoted by Yu Qian, and deshengmen made great achievements, to compare the merits, Yu Qian must be much bigger than Shi Heng, and Shi Heng got the hereditary marquis, which made Shi Heng feel ashamed.
Theoretically, Shi Heng was personally promoted by Yu Qian, which should have been a very close colleague relationship, and Yu Qian did not win over Shi Heng, when Shi Heng proposed to promote Yu Qian's son Yu Mian, this was a good intention, Yu Qian simply refused, and also said that Shi Heng was a lot of no. Such an approach made Yu Qian have a strong enemy, and it was Also Shi Heng's unhappiness that became the fuse for the change of the door.
It's just that Yu Qian's character is like this, he has always stood above the national interests, and he is strong and fierce, and he can't change it at all, thinking that if a time machine appears, Yu Qian may still do so.
Being born great and dying unjustly seems to be the unchangeable fate of those heroes, but future generations will not forget to stand at the head of Beijing, the spirited Yu Qian.