The death-free iron coupon was a very important relic in ancient times, as the highest reward given by the emperor to his courtiers, generally only courtiers with great merit could obtain them. This can be done in the current dynasty, and it can save a life at a critical moment, so it is generally offered as the supreme treasure of the family, and it is also a very face-saving thing to tell others.
And the death-free iron coupon everyone knows, generally it is rewarded by the emperor of the dynasty, and it can only be used in that dynasty, after all, another dynasty is not the emperor, who will recognize that. But have you heard of the death-free iron coupons of the previous dynasty to avoid the sins of the current dynasty?
This really happened, during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty.
At the beginning of the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, due to the influence of his childhood experience, began to vigorously investigate the corruption and embezzlement of officials, and severely punished many corrupt officials.
In the 24th year of Hongwu (1391 AD), when the Inspectorate of the Supervision Agency inspected the property situation in Jianchang Province, it found a problem: the former prefect Qian Yongqin had a problem of corruption in grain taxation, and after a detailed investigation, the situation was true.
According to Daming law, Qian Yongqin was raided and sentenced to death. In a hurry, Qian Yongqin's son Qian Yi [yóu] thought of the family's treasure: the death-free iron coupon. Qian Yi quickly came to the capital with the gold medal for death, and Zhu Yuanzhang personally received him at the Fengtian Temple.
After Zhu Yuanzhang saw the death-free iron coupon, his face changed drastically, and he hurriedly asked, "Dare to ask who your ancestors are?" ”
Qian Qi replied, "The ancestor was the former Wuyue King Qian Wei."
Zhu Yuanzhang: "It turned out to be after the hero."
Subsequently, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the return of Qian Yongqin's confiscated family property and pardoned him for his crimes.
It should be known that when Zhu Yuanzhang rewarded the Qunchen in the 3rd year of Hongwu (1370 AD), he was crowned with 6 dukes and 28 marquises, which was to give these 34 death-free iron coupons, but they were all heroes who established Daming with Zhu Yuanzhang, and there was no money family among them.
So where did this death-free iron coupon come from? Why did Zhu Yuanzhang exempt the Qianqin family from the crime of using money for this? Who is this money collector?
The death-free iron coupon that Qian Yi showed Zhu Yuanzhang was called Qian Liú iron coupon, which was given by Tang Zhaozong when he rewarded Qian Yong, the king of Pengcheng County, for quelling Dong Chang's rebellion against Tang and becoming emperor.
This story also begins in the last years of the Tang Dynasty.
In the sixth year of the Tang Dynasty (852 AD), in Lin'an County, Hangzhou, a boy was born in a family surnamed Qian, because his appearance was too ugly, his father Qian Kuan thought it was ominous and prepared to throw the son into the well. Fortunately, Qian Kuan's mother stopped it in time, and only then did she keep the child and named it Qian Wei.
Since childhood, Qian Biao loved to dance with guns and sticks, practiced a good skill, and was also involved in divination. Later, he joined the army when Dong Changping rebelled in Shijingdu Town to quell wang's rebellion. Later, he successively pacified the thieves, repelled the Huangchao rebel army, and accompanied Dong Chang to attack western Zhejiang, and made many military achievements. By 893, Qian Had reached the rank of prime minister.
No, in the second year of Qianning (895 AD), Dong Chang established himself as emperor in Yuezhou and established the State of Luoping in Yuezhou. As his superior, Qian Hao repeatedly advised Dong Chang not to be called emperor and to be a good emissary, and Dong Chang had to ask the imperial court for his guilt.
Later, the imperial court also appointed Qian Wei to attack Dong Changbu, and Dong Chang committed suicide in defeat, so Qian Wei was appointed as the envoy of Zhenhai and Zhendong.
In order to reward Qian Gong for his loyalty to the country, Tang Zhaozong rewarded Qian With an iron coupon for the exemption of death, which could pardon him and his family for 9 capital crimes.
Qian Wei was very touched to receive the death-free gold medal and kept this death-free iron coupon properly. After that, it was collected and guarded by the descendants of the Qian family.
During the Southern Song Dynasty, when the Yuan soldiers attacked Linhai City, the iron coupons were once lost, found by fishermen during the Yuan Dynasty, and redeemed by the descendants of the Qian family. It wasn't until this disaster during the Hongwu years that it was taken out again, and I didn't expect it to really come in handy, saving Qian Yongqin's life.
Since then, after several wars, the iron coupons have also had twists and turns, but they have been preserved by the descendants of the Qian family. In 1951, the descendants of the Changle Qian clan presented this death-free iron coupon to the people's government, which was designated as a national first-class cultural relic, and is now treasured in the Chinese History Museum.
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