The Battle of Jingnan can be said to be an important turning point in the history of the Ming Dynasty, he not only made Zhu Di, the King of Yan, the only king of the Clan who successfully rebelled in Chinese history, but also changed the fate of the later Ming Dynasty's capital. However, during the Battle of Jingnan, because the whereabouts of the Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunjiao were unknown, Zhu Di, who had ascended the throne, had been worried and uneasy and had difficulty sleeping. In order to find Emperor Jianwen once and for all, Zhu Di nominally sent Zheng He to the West to publicize the national prestige of Daming, but secretly, he assigned officials to go deep into the people to investigate the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen.
The official assigned by Zhu Di to secretly visit the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen was none other than hubu official Hu Qian.
Speaking of Hu Qian's experience, it can be described as legendary.
Hu Was born with white hair, and only gradually turned black after the full moon. After the Battle of Jingnan, Zhu Di ordered Hu Qi to be assigned to secretly visit the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen, and Hu Qi even went to the Xianshan Mountain for a time to visit the Dedao gaoren, and Shi Zai "also visited the immortal Zhang Sloppy (Zhang Sanfeng), traveled all over the county of Tianxia Prefecture, and concealed the presence of Emperor Jianwen."
In the process of secret investigation and visit in the fourteen years, in addition to helping Ming Chengzu Zhu Di find the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen, he also helped Zhu Di to investigate the situation of the people, and even after the death of his old mother, the emperor ordered him not to go home Ding You, and made him the left attendant of the ceremonial department.
Although Zhu Di treated Hu Ze with great courtesy, Hu Qian's secret visit career did not end there.
In the seventeenth year of Yongle (1419 AD), Hu Hao again received the order of secret visits, visited Jiangnan, and finally in the twenty-first year of Yongle (1423 AD), Hu Xi completed his mission and went to Xuanfu to restore Zhu Di.
"The emperor has gone to bed, smelled the rain, and hurriedly summoned in. Knowing that what he had heard was right, he missed the four drums, and before he arrived, it was rumored that Emperor Jianwen had gone to the sea, and the emperor sent his internal minister Zheng He to the Western Ocean for several generations, and it was a doubtful release."
Zhu Di was already asleep at that time, and when he heard that Hu Qian was coming, he immediately got up and summoned him to meet him. Hu Xi told Zhu Di what he had seen and heard during his search for Emperor Jianwen. Although the history books do not record the specific content of the dialogue between Hu Qi and Zhu Di, the phrase "the most doubtful interpretation" already shows that Hu Hao has found the answer to the mystery of Emperor Jianwen's disappearance.
Emperor Jianwen may have died long ago, and his body was found by Hu Hao;
It is also possible that he has already crossed the sea as rumored, and Hu Qian found relevant evidence during this secret visit;
It is also possible that he has become a monk, and in the dialogue with Hu Qian, he confided that he no longer coveted power and only wanted to spend his old age in peace;
Of course, it is also possible that Emperor Jianwen was exterminated after being visited by Hu Qi;
But whether Emperor Jianwen was dead or alive, he would no longer pose a threat to Zhu Di's throne, and this was the answer that Zhu Di most wanted from Hu Qian's mouth. That night Hu Hao apparently gave Zhu Di the answer he most longed for.
So Zhu Di was relieved, and Hu Hao completely completed his secret visit mission.
Because of Hu Qian's style of hard work and resentment, he was deeply respected by Ming Chengzu and was sent to Nanjing to supervise the behavior of the crown prince Zhu Gaozi, and Hu Qian's responsible supervision attitude was also appreciated by the later Emperor Akihito Zhu Gaozi. However, appreciation returned to appreciation, and Hu Was suspicious of Emperor Akihito because of his secret recital to Ming Chengzu, and he was always placed in Nanjing.
Later, Emperor Akihito died, and Emperor Xuanzong of Ming ascended the throne, "The King of Han rebelled, and Yang Rong and others praised the conquest." The han king Zhu Gaoxi plotted a rebellion, and Hu Fan, together with Yang Rong and others, urged Emperor Xuanzong to go on a campaign, which ushered in a turning point in Hu's life.
Because he advised the emperor to personally march, Emperor Xuanzong of Ming had great trust in Hu Qi, "Next year, give the right gate of the first Chang'an, give the two people (the gatekeepers), and give the silver medal four." Birthday, feast its first", and from the specifications of the gift, we can also see Ming Xuanzong's attitude towards Hu Hao.
Hu Hao not only worked hard and complained, but also strongly advocated frugality and simplicity, whether from the Ming Chengzu period, or all the way to the Ming Renzong and Ming Xuanzong periods, he strongly advocated frugality, which can be called a model figure of thrift and thrift in the ranks of officials in the history of the Ming Dynasty.
Although Hu's frugal character was praised, Hu Made a Joke when he was about to retire.
During his tenure in the Ministry of Rites, Hu Xi twice lost the Great Seal of the Ministry of Rites, resulting in being questioned by the emperor and imprisoned, but fortunately, the Great Seal was lost and recovered, so that Hu Xi was not dismissed from his post and sentenced.
In the ninth year of orthodoxy (1444 AD), Hu Hao, who had reached the age of the Cane Kingdom, chose to give a letter, but Emperor Mingyingzong did not agree, and had no choice but to continue to work in the imperial court.
A few years later, the incident of Emperor Yingzong of Tumu Fort hunting in the north occurred, when the hundred officials were worried that Wala would take the city of Beijing and hoped to move the capital, but Hu Hao proposed that "Emperor Wen ding mausoleum here, showing his descendants to not pull out the plan", firmly stayed in Beijing, did not move the capital, and joined forces with yu Qian, a military attendant, to stabilize the hearts of the courtiers.
Later, Emperor Mingying's Zhu Qizhen was sent back by Wa Lai, and the civil and military officials of the imperial court discussed the etiquette of greeting, and Hu Qi was impeached by the courtier Lin Cong for discussing privately with Wang Zhi.
Hu Xian suggested that Emperor Jingtai "the ceremony of Emperor Suzong's ascension to the throne can be imitated today." His Majesty should bow down to welcome the and outside the Anding Gate and dispatch the ministers to welcome the Dragon and Tiger Terrace", Hu Qi hoped that the Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu would personally lead the Minister of Culture and Military Affairs to the Anding Gate to welcome Emperor Yingzong back to the court, but Emperor Jing did not agree.
After Emperor Yingzong returned to the throne, Hu Hao also repeatedly contradicted Emperor Jing. For example, when Ming Yingzong arrived at the Nangong Palace, he requested to lead a hundred officials to Yan'an Gate to pay homage, which was opposed by Emperor Jing, and on Ming Yingzong's birthday, Hu Xi again led a hundred officials to Yan'an Gate to pay homage, which was also opposed by Emperor Jing.
The reason why Hu Xi repeatedly contradicted Emperor Jing was because Ming Yingzong was an emperor who had ascended the throne in a righteous manner, and at the same time he was the Emperor Taishang, so he should pray and congratulate, and the reason why Emperor Jing was unwilling to let more ministers contact Ming Yingzong was because he was afraid that these officials would support Ming Yingzong, so he was jealous everywhere and always guarded.
In the seventh year of Tianshun (1463 AD), the eighty-nine-year-old Hu Qi completed his long life, and in his more than eighty years full of glory and legend, he witnessed the Ming Dynasty from rich and strong to its peak, and also witnessed the historical rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty. As a figure whose ability in the history of the Ming Dynasty is not particularly prominent, but whose deeds are legendary enough, Hu Qian's life trajectory also draws a strong stroke for the Ming Dynasty in its heyday.