Thousands of hammers chiseled out of the mountains, and the fire burned as if idle. The shattered bones are not afraid, and they must remain innocent in the human world.
In the era of feudal imperialism, partisanship was not uncommon, and there were even more traitors and villains who showed off the powerful. However, where there is evil there will be justice, and where there is darkness, there will be light. Although justice can triumph over evil and light can drive out darkness, there are not a few loyal subjects who have been wrongfully framed and killed by traitors in history, and today we are going to understand the story of Yu Qian, the first loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty.
01
Out of the mud without staining the ripples without demonizing
Yu Qian was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, and his ancestors were officials for generations, although his father was hidden in his hometown. However, it did not affect the lofty ambitions and ambitions that Yu Qian had set up since childhood.
When Yu Qian was young, he was full of admiration for loyal and righteous people. He also hung the portrait of the national hero Wen Tianxiang in his room, as an example to always spur and inspire himself. Therefore, in order to follow the example, Yu Qian studied hard since he was a child, worked hard, and did not have the cunning of the brothers in the families of other officials and eunuchs.
When Yu Qian was 7 years old, a monk saw Yu Qian and was surprised by Yu Qian's appearance, so he prophesied that this boy was extraordinary and had the appearance of being able to save the world in the future.
It can be seen that Yu Qian has had a place of different ordinary people since he was a child. Finally, in the nineteenth year of Yongle, Yu Qian entered the city and passed the jinshi examination. Since then, he has embarked on the road of career.
In the first year of the Yuan Dynasty, zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, deliberately rebelled, and at that time, Yu Qian and Emperor Xuanzong of Ming went out on a campaign together to capture the deliberately rebellious King of Han. Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, was reprimanded by humble and righteous words, and looked up wordlessly, and Emperor Xuanzong was overjoyed to see this.
Therefore, he trusted Qian more and sent Yu Qian to Jiangxi to conduct an inspection. When Yu Qian was an official in Jiangxi, he helped the common people to rehabilitate many unjust cases, so Yu Qian was also deeply supported and loved by the people.
As a loyal subject, Yu Qian was not only loved by the people, but also deeply valued by the imperial court. At the beginning of the orthodox year, the imperial court cabinet was ruled by Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, and Yang Pu, also known as the "Three Yangs". They attach great importance to the folds played by Qian Shang, and Yu Qian presents the folds in the morning, and basically gets feedback in the afternoon of the same day. This phenomenon continued until Sanyang's death. The eunuch Wang Zhen began to take power in the cabinet.
Wang Zhen began to collect rich gifts in a big way, and the hundred officials who courted him offered him gifts one after another. The wind of corruption and bribery is prevalent, and this kind of vicious wind is naturally not put in the eyes of Yu Qian, and he also specially gave a poem to show his ambition not to go along with the flow. A song "Entering Beijing" expounds his ambition to have a clean wind in his sleeves, which is undoubtedly a lesson for those hundred officials who enter Beijing with heavy gold and flattery.
However, Yu Qian's indifference to fame and fortune and the vulgarity of his sleeves and fresh wind have undoubtedly become a thorn in the eyes of some people. In one concert, Yu Qian recommended two people to participate in politics. As a result, Li Xi, who was instructed by Wang Zhen, came out to impeach Yu Qian, saying that Yu Qian had a grudge because he had not been promoted for a long time, so he wanted to find someone to replace him.
Yu Qian was sentenced to death in prison, and a generation of Qing officials were sentenced to death, so how could the common people sit idly by? As a result, the people were dissatisfied and collectively signed a letter. Finally, in the voice of the people, Yu Qian was released.
After Yu Qian was demoted, he stayed in Shanxi, and the people were dissatisfied, and they bowed down in front of the palace gate to ask Yu Qian to continue to stay, in addition to thousands of people, there were also some clan kings such as the King of Zhou and the King of Jin who continued to write for Yu Qian.
Finally, in the thirteenth year of orthodoxy, Yu Qian was recalled and appointed as the left attendant of the bingbu, the people's clean officials loved the people, and the people's clean officials loved the people. In this way, during Yu Qian's tenure as an official, he was not only deeply supported and loved by the people, but also the right and left arm of the Ming Dynasty Emperor, no matter what important decisions he made, he would call Yu Qian to his side and discuss them in a unified manner, which inevitably made some incompetent and inactive courtiers jealous.
02 Generation of Qing officials, wrongfully killed
Later, Emperor Ming fell seriously ill with Longta, and Emperor Taishang returned to the throne, and his party could not wait to frame Yu Qian for announcing false statements. Naturally, When Yu Qian was arrested, Ming Yingzong still had some hesitation in his heart, after all, he knew that Yu Qian was a well-loved and valued imperial court official.
In this way, Yu Qian was beheaded in front of the city he was struggling to defend. For a generation of Qing officials, it was written in the "History" that the world was wronged! It is said that the executioner who beheaded Yu Qian repeatedly felt unbearable in the face of the generation of clean officials in front of him. But helpless to their own profession and orders. In this way, he was forced to be executed, and after the execution of Yu Qian, the executioner could not accept the fact that a generation of Qing officials died under his own knife, so he also committed suicide.
03
Snow is wronged
After Yu Qian's execution, the governor Chen Kui was impressed by Yu Qian's loyalty in life, so he collected the corpse for him. A year later, Yu Qian's adopted son will be officially buried in Mount Santai in Hangzhou. When Yu Qian was raided after his death, the family could not loot any excess property and money. Only the door of the main house was locked, and when it was opened, it contained a python robe and some sword weapons given by the Ming Dynasty. At first, the empress dowager did not know that Yu Qian was executed, and later after learning about it, she mourned for several days, and finally, Ming Yingzong also regretted it. Helplessly, people cannot be revived from the dead, and looking at the four walls of Yu Qian's family, the officers and soldiers who raided their homes were all moved.
After Yu Qian's death, the bad deeds of the villains who framed him were soon revealed. The amount of money they embezzle is enormous. For a time, the country was worried about internal and external turmoil. At this time, some ministers could not help but miss yu Qian's presence, and said that if Yu Qian was very good in adulthood, he would definitely have a way, and he would not dare to do so in the enemy. When Ming Yingzong heard this, he was deeply remorseful in his heart.
Within a few years, the villains who framed Yu Qian were arrested and imprisoned, died in prison, and were exterminated, and at the same time, Yu Qian's case was finally revealed. Later, the Qianlong Emperor inscribed a plaque for it "Danxin Kangjie". A generation of clean officials has ended up in such a fate, it is inevitable that people can't help but sigh. Yu Qian used the price of his life to tell those traitors who had killed innocent people that they could not live if they committed their own sins. Cause and effect are ultimately cyclical.
Even though a generation of clean officials were framed and wronged to death, the eyes of the masses were shining. Although Yu Qian died unjustly, a generation of Qing officials not only lived in the hearts of the people forever, but were also admired by future generations of rulers. It also sounded the alarm bell for the rulers behind. It is believed that it is also a wake-up call to the hundred officials behind, and although Yu Qian died, his legacy was far-reaching and long. What remains is the name of Qianqiu, and even now we will write about the heroic deeds of a generation of Qing officials.
Reference: Chronicle of History