Ancient China has always been very particular about origin, before the imperial examination, it is necessary to lift filial piety, nine products in the right, generally not after the dignitaries or people with both moral integrity and ability are difficult to seek a career; after the emergence of the imperial examination, the ability on the examination room often determines the length of a person's career. Especially in the Ming and Qing dynasties, when the imperial examination system was basically complete, it was almost difficult to ascend to the heavens without being born into the cabinet and worshipping the chancellor. However, there is a person who has never taken the imperial examination, but he can enter the cabinet to worship the chancellor, and after the emperor of the five dynasties, he also created a famous prosperity in Chinese history, he is Yang Shiqi.
Yang Shiqi's father died when he was one year old, and as his mother remarried an official surnamed Luo, he was forced to change his surname to Luo. Although the young Yang Shiqi sent people to the fence, he did not forget who he was, and he hid himself in a luo family ancestor worship activity to pick up soil for incense to worship his deceased biological father. This move did not escape the eyes of his stepfather, he was not angry, but he was very appreciative of Yang Shiqi's young age but so hearted, so he let Yang Shiqi change back to Yang surname.
Yang Shiqi
After the Battle of Jingnan, Yang Shiqi entered the cabinet and was responsible for some clerical work, and was soon transferred to the Hanlin Academy to be responsible for the teaching tasks of the Prince of the Eastern Palace. Yang Shiqi not only learns very well, but also behaves very steadily. When he entered the cabinet to handle confidential documents, his mouth was like a zipper, and he never talked about any organ to outsiders, even if his close relatives wanted to inquire.
Ming Chengzu Zhu Di
As an official close to the crown prince, Yang Shiqi did a good job in assisting the prince in handling affairs and balancing the relationship between the emperor and the prince. When Zhu Di went out to inspect the prince, he left the prince to supervise the country, and an official paid tribute to the prince with some poetry and song gifts, and Yang Shiqi advised: "Your Highness should read more of the Six Classics, and when you have leisure time, you may wish to go to see the rules and regulations of the Han Dynasty. The prince humbly accepted.
At this time, Zhu Gaoxu, another crown prince who had made greater contributions in the Battle of Jingnan, had always been eyeing the position of crown prince, and together with another younger brother, King Zhao, he had been blowing the wind around Zhu Di, so that Zhu Di had some ideas about the crown prince. Zhu Di then summoned Yang Shiqi to inquire about the prince's performance as a prisoner of state, and Yang Shiqi played the truth, did not cover up the mistakes made by the prince, and said: "The prince has a kind heart, even if he makes a mistake, he will immediately perceive it and correct it immediately, and absolutely does not live up to your expectations." Such an answer made Zhu Di very satisfied.
King Zhu Gaoxu of Han
The King of Han, who coveted the position of prince, did not stop his conquest of the throne, and provoked the prince again and again. Finally, Zhu Di imprisoned all the officials of the Eastern Palace on the pretext of the prince's sloppiness, and although Yang Shiqi was forgiven, he still defended the prince: "The prince has always been very respectful to you, and the reason why he neglected you is all the fault of our subordinates." Zhu Di very much agreed with his point of view, but in order to balance the officials of the Han Dynasty faction, he was thrown into the Zhao Prison for a formality and was quickly released. Similar to this, there are many things that the Han King slandered the prince and the prince's subordinate officials suffered, all of which were destroyed by Yang Shiqi's cleverness, and he himself was thrown into prison several times, which also made the prince very moved.
After Zhu Di's death, the crown prince successfully succeeded to the throne as Emperor Akihito, and Yang Shiqi, as his most powerful assistant, together with two other Officials with the surname Of Yang, Yang Pu and Yang Rong, were counsellors in the cabinet for the supreme decision-making, that is, the very famous "Three Yang Cabinets" in history. As the first assistant of the cabinet, Yang Shiqi gave full play to his political talents, and under his suggestion, the innocent people who were implicated in the Battle of Jingnan were gradually exonerated, and those who were beaten as traitors and thieves out of political needs were gradually rehabilitated. Foreign countries paid tribute to many good horses, and Emperor Renzong couldn't help but let the new recruits raise these horses, Yang Shiqi said: "These talents are all here to help you govern the country, how can you deal with animals?" When Emperor Renzong was crown prince, an official once wrote to him that he was not good, and Emperor Renzong wanted to repair him, and Yang Shiqi said: "You can even forgive the people in the Battle of Jingnan, people just abide by their duties, why should they punish him?" Emperor Renzong humbly accepted his advice.
Akihito Zhu Gaozi
Emperor Renzong died after only one year as emperor, and the crown prince succeeded him as Emperor Xuanzong. Seeing his brother's braided hair, the King of Han seized the opportunity to rebel, and Yang Shiqi, who was the first assistant scholar, vigorously advocated the attack. After the success of the counter-rebellion, considering that King Zhao had also pit his father, Emperor Xuanzong wanted to take him with him to clean up king Zhao. Yang Shiqi advised, "Emperor Taizong (Zhu Di) has only three sons, you only have two uncles, and you have already lost one, and now King Zhao is your dearest elder." If you suspect that he will send someone to monitor him, so that he does not dare to commit a crime, if there is no evidence to arrest people, how does Emperor Taizong feel in the Spirit of Heaven? Emperor Xuanzong listened to him and sent the official's letter requesting the handling of King Zhao to King Zhao. King Zhao was so grateful that he had cancelled all his guards and was loyal to the royal family from then on.
Yang Shiqi not only handled the royal household chores properly, but also handled his colleague relationship very well. The three Yangs were not intimate, and Yang Rong, who was in charge of military affairs, had always been a little conflicted with Yang Shiqi, and was a little greedy, and Xuanzong did not like him very much. However, Yang Shiqi never said bad things about Yang Rong to the emperor, and when the emperor consulted the military affairs of the border customs, he also took the initiative to say: "Yang Rong is better at military affairs, I don't understand too well, please ask him, don't waste talent because of a small section." After learning about this, Yang Rong was both ashamed and grateful, and has since cooperated more closely with Yang Shiqi.
Emperor Xuanzong of Ming Dynasty
Emperor Xuanzong also died after ten years on the throne, and his and his father's eleven years were known as the "Reign of Ren Xuan", which is a famous and prosperous era in Chinese history. The crown prince was only nine years old, and things were basically handled by Sanyang and the empress dowager, and the four of them also continued the glory of Renxuan's rule, and even built better.
But with the death of Empress Zhang and the rise of the eunuch Wang Zhen, there were also dark clouds in the clear sky of the empire. Throughout his life, Yang Shiqi acted cautiously, refraining from self-denial and honesty, but he neglected the education of his son. Young Master Yang, who is the first assistant to Lao Tzu, has an arrogant personality and commits the crime of murder. Wang Zhen, who was worried that he could not squeeze Yang Shiqi out of the court, seized the opportunity to force Yang Shiqi to make an expression. Yang Shiqi was angry and anxious, and soon died at the age of eighty.
Although Yang Shiqi died, his policies and intellectuals still defended the country: he had long seen that the Mongols were ill-intentioned, and he arranged to raise horses around Beijing, and demanded that foreign tributes should also be mainly war horses, which played an important role in the future defense of Beijing. And a young official promoted by his discernment was even the commander-in-chief of the defense of Beijing, defending the ancient capital, and he was Yu Qian.
Yu Qian
The abilities of Akihito's father and son were not on the same level as Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, but they pioneered the famous "Rule of Renxuan". In fact, the main founders of the "Rule of Renxuan" were not these two emperors, but the three Yangs who worked hard in the cabinet, of which the first assistant Yang Shiqi was the most credited. Although Yang Shiqi did not go through the imperial examination, and his knowledge was all dependent on his mother and self-study, he became one of the greatest politicians of the Ming Dynasty, which shows that as long as you have the heart and work hard, fate will always favor you.