I still remember the song we learned when we were in school: "Don't be afraid of shattering your bones, you must stay green and white in the world"! The popular sentence is from the hand of yu Qian, a politician and writer of the Ming Dynasty, who expressed his righteous attitude towards life with objects and full of pride. As a national hero, Yu Qian rose all the way, but was killed in the end, why is this?
01 The ming dynasty ministers rose all the way
Yu Qianzi Tingyi, born in Qiantang County, Hangzhou Province, Zhejiang, was admitted to the Jinshi in the nineteenth year of Yongle. When he held the position of imperial history, he followed Emperor Xuanzong to quell the rebellion of Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, and also reprimanded Zhu Gaoxu in words, because Yu Qian's performance was outstanding at that time, so he was quickly appreciated by Emperor Xuanzong.
At that time, Yu Qian held the position of Imperial History, which was equivalent to a Zhengqipin official position, and it was not long before he received a transfer order, and the official department appointed him as the Right Attendant of the Bingbu, responsible for patrolling Henan and Shanxi provinces, while Yu Qian was only 33 years old at the time.
It can be said that after that, Yu Qian could be said to have been promoted all the way, from the right attendant of the military department of Zheng Sanpin to the feudal official, and the speed of Yu Qian's promotion at that time was very fast.
The reason why Yu Qian was able to be promoted very quickly was not only because of his high personal ability, but also because the emperor was very appreciative of him, believing that Yu Qian was a material that could be made.
In the early years of Xuande, when Yu Qian was speaking carefully, his voice was loud, his organization was clear, and his attitude was not humble, which left a deep impression on Ming Xuanzong, who had just taken the throne. In addition, Yu Qian had followed Emperor Xuanzong to quell the rebellion of Zhu Gaoxu, the King of Han, and he played an extraordinary role, and won the emperor's praise again with his excellent eloquence ability, and Yu Qian's performance left a deep impression on the emperor, so he would get a high promotion.
In addition, Yu Qian's reputation among the common people is also very good, and when Yu Qian was doing the patrol, he was just in time for the eventful autumn, and locust plagues and droughts occurred all over the country, grain production was reduced, and the people were not happy.
Under these circumstances, Yu Qian actively cherished the people's salvation and stabilized the people's feelings, and the people all thought that he was a good official who was honest and upright, so Yu Qian also had a great development.
02 After entering Beijing, Gang Zhi did not offend others and was brutally killed
When Emperor Yingzong Zhu Qizhen ascended the throne, Wang Zhen began to exercise dictatorial power and chaos, and at that time all local officials entering Kyoto had to meet Wang Zhen first, otherwise the follow-up would be difficult to handle.
At that time, Yu Qian was very unhappy, and the bureaucrats around him advised him to give Wang Zhen some gifts, but Yu Qian did not approve of it, and he was honest and upright, and he could not tolerate such bribery, so Yu Qian, who was just and upright, completely offended Wang Zhen.
Not long after, Yu Qian was calculated by Wang Zhen, who sent people to impeach him, and Yu Qian was eventually imprisoned because he was dissatisfied with the imperial court. When ordinary people all over the country learned that the honest and upright Yu Qian was imprisoned, everyone jointly wrote a letter requesting the imperial court to release Yu Qian.
Under the pressure of public opinion, Yu Qian finally had to be released and reinstated as an official. When Wa Lai invaded Beijing, Ming Yingzong personally marched at the instigation of the eunuch Wang Zhen, and as a result, he was defeated at Tumu Fort, and Ming Yingzong was captured, and the Ming Dynasty was about to repeat the mistakes of Jing Kang's shame. At this critical moment, Yu Qian took the initiative to stand up and preside over the overall situation, supporting The ascension of Emperor Yingzong's younger brother Zhu Qiyu to the throne.
The Wala people originally thought that they had captured Yingzong and could ask for some compensation by the lion, but they did not expect that at this time, it was Zhu Qiyu who ascended the throne, and saw that the armies of princes from all over the country were about to come to the city to support, and finally the Wala people had to retreat and promised to return to Ming Yingzong.
After Emperor Mingyingzong was sent back, after learning that Yu Qian and others had elected his brother to be emperor, Emperor Mingyingzong was furious and ordered that Yu Qian beheaded, and Yu Qian also knew that he was guilty and accepted the death penalty calmly. Since then, Yu Qianfang's name has been passed down through the centuries, and he has created a poem in which he created: "Don't be afraid of crushing your body and bones, and leave your innocence in the human world" has also become a popular masterpiece.