"Yong Coal" once said: "May the heavens be full of warmth and go out of the mountains and forests without hesitation." "During the Ming Dynasty, Yu Qian's reputation as a loyal subject resounded all over the world, and when his innocence was beheaded, all sectors of society were heartbroken.
Looking at the development process of ancient Chinese society, we will find that there have been many outstanding courtiers in all the dynasties and dynasties. Generally speaking, all capable courtiers will be praised by the world and valued by the emperor, but not all virtuous courtiers can harvest a happy life.
During the Ming Dynasty, a loyal servant was beheaded, and after this incident, when the empress dowager went on a hunger strike for several days, the Jinyi guard in charge of raiding the family also shed tears, and the person who executed this loyal minister was even more ashamed to commit suicide. Why did the beheading of this loyal servant cause such a huge storm? As a loyal servant, why did he suffer wrongs?
This Ming dynasty loyalist was Yu Qian, who was born in 1398 AD. Once, in order to encourage himself to study hard, Yu Qian hung a portrait of Wen Tianxiang in the study to motivate himself. In the end, at the age of twenty-three, Yu Qian entered high school in the imperial examination and was given the opportunity to enter the career.
Shortly after becoming an official, in 1426, Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, rebelled. In order to solve this matter, Ming Xuanzong personally led troops to quell Zhu Gaoxu's rebellion, and in this campaign, Yu Qian also followed Ming Xuanzong around.
When Emperor Xuanzong of Ming officially defeated Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaoxu's fate was already doomed. At that time, Emperor Xuanzong ordered Qian to count Zhu Gaoxu's crimes. At that time, Yu Qian's voice was so strong that Zhu Gaoxu was ashamed to look up, so Emperor Xuanzong of Ming immediately ordered Yu Qian to go to the Jiangxi region to rectify the unjust, false and wrongly decided cases.
In the process of becoming an official, Yu was humble and honest, and never complied with the criminal and evil forces in the official field. Based on the impact of this situation, many officials are dissatisfied with humility. Once, in the case of being framed, Yu Qian was even sent to prison. Even so, Yu Qian did not give up the lofty ideal in his heart.
In 1448, Yu Qian was recalled to the capital and served as a left attendant of the military department. In the days that followed, Yu Qian defended the Jingshi, eradicated the traitorous party, assisted the Imperial Program, and made great contributions to the prosperity and development of Ming society.
In 1449, Wang Zhen instigated Emperor Mingyingzong's personal conquest, but Yu Qian and others tried their best to prevent it. However, Yu Qian's obstruction did not work, and in the end, Ming Yingzong was captured at Tumu Fort during this battle.
In ancient society, the emperor was the king of a country, and when Ming Yingzong was captured, he was even more shocked by the government and the opposition. At that time, in order to resolve the chaotic situation, the Ministers of the DPRK and China held heated discussions. During this period, Yu Qian swore to die against the relocation of the capital to Nanjing, in order to defend the rule of Daming, he vigorously advocated the War of Resistance, and finally, the defensive policy was determined, and Yu Qian was promoted to the post of Shangshu of the Bingbu, responsible for planning the defense of the Beijing Division.
Because Yu Qian had a relatively strong personality and was unwilling to make compromises and concessions in case of trouble, in the context of the times at that time, many ministers and relatives of the emperor were more disgusted with Qian, and many people who hated Qian even hoped to frame him to death.
In order to stabilize the government, Yu Qian and other ministers jointly played the role of Empress Dowager Ming, and in the end, King Yu was appointed as Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. During this period, Yu Qian assisted the Ming Dynasty, resulting in the gradual stabilization of Ming rule. In the days that followed, Ye Xian, who had captured Emperor Ming Yingzong, saw that the Ming Dynasty had no intention of seeking peace and proposed to send Emperor Ming Yingzong back to the Ming Palace. However, Emperor Ming did not approve of this, after all, he had already ascended to the throne, and if He welcomed Ming Yingzong back, his own status would be difficult to guarantee.
However, during this time, Yu Qian persuaded Emperor Ming and said that the throne had been determined and would not change, and it was reasonable to welcome Emperor Ming Back. In addition, Yu Qian assured Emperor Ming that if Emperor Ming really harbored a conspiracy, he would have a way to resolve the matter. In the end, Emperor Ming gave up his obsession and agreed with Yu Qian's statement.
After that, Shi Heng, Cao Jixiang and others welcomed Emperor Mingying back to the dynasty and honored him as Emperor Taishang. In 1457, there was a change in the seizure of the door, and Emperor Mingying returned to the throne. Subsequently, Yu Qian and the university scholar Wang Wen were arrested and imprisoned for treason, and for a while, there were more and more ill-intentioned remarks framed by the DPRK and China against Yu Qian.
In this case, many ministers played to Emperor Mingying, hoping to put Him to death. At first, Ming Yingzong hesitated, after all, the former Yu Qian had performed great feats. But when Xu Youzhen said: If you do not execute Qian, the matter of restoration will be unknown. Hearing these words, Ming Yingzong made up his mind to punish Qian.
In the end, Yu Qian was beheaded. When Yu Qian was executed, the executioner who executed him was ashamed and embarrassed. Affected by this situation, the executioner committed suicide directly at the execution ground.
When Yu Qian died, Emperor Mingying ordered Jinyiwei to come to Yu Qian's house to raid his home, but when Jinyiwei arrived at Yu Qian's mansion, he found that there was nothing in his home except for the items that the emperor had rewarded. Seeing the Yu Qian mansion surrounded by disciples, the Jinyi guards were moved to tears. It can be seen that even if he was a Jinyi guard who was ordered by the emperor, he was extremely unwilling to die of Qian.
In addition, when the empress dowager of the harem learned of the news that Emperor Mingyingzong would be executed by Qian, she also refused to enter the water and rice and went on hunger strike for many days to express her resentment. From the above situations, it can be felt that in the Ming Dynasty society, Yu Qian had a very high status in people's hearts.
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From Yu Qian's ending, it can be felt that in ancient society, emperors often did many things that broke the bottom line in order to preserve their imperial thrones.
Although Yu Qian died innocently because of Ming Yingzong's thoughts, in the days that followed, he was also rehabilitated by later generations. To this day, Yu Qian's heroic integrity still survives in the world, and when many people understand the life experience of overly humble, they will also use it as an example to learn.
It is believed that in the process of social development in the future, with the gradual improvement of the level of social development in our country, there will be fewer and fewer people who have suffered grievances like Yu Qian. Through Yu Qian's encouragement, more talents will be willing to devote themselves to the cause of national construction and contribute their own strength.
Reference: History of the Ming Dynasty