In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, there was a famous prime minister named Yu Qian, named Ding Yi and Qiantang (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang), who was a scholar in the 19th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 142 1). In the first year of Xuande in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1426), he served as an imperial minister. In the fifth year of Xuande in the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 143 1), he was promoted to right assistant minister of the Ministry of War, governor of Shanxi and Henan, and rearmed.
In the 13th year of Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen orthodoxy (A.D. 1448), Yu Qian was promoted to left assistant minister of the Ministry of War.
In the autumn of the following year (A.D. 1449), Ming Yingzong invaded blindly under the threat of the great eunuch Wang Zhen. However, in the decisive battle with the first army of the Mongolian Warrap Department, 500,000 Ming troops were defeated by 70,000 Warrap troops in the battle of the Civil Fort, Ming Yingzong was captured, and the Mongolian Warrap army captured the capital (now Beijing).
The collapse of the main force and the capture of the emperor caused confusion and fear throughout the Ming Dynasty, and ministers proposed to retreat to the second capital (now Nanjing, Jiangsu). At this critical juncture, Yu Qian opposed the move of the capital, advocated the war of resistance, and decisively promoted Ming Yingzong's younger brother Zhu Qiyu as emperor, thus stabilizing the political situation of the imperial court.
After Ming Jing ascended the throne, he was promoted to Yu Qian as the minister of war, and led Qin Wang's army to defeat the Walla army and win the battle of the capital. After the war, he initiated the regimental battalion system, strengthened border defense and appointed famous guards. He advocated promoting peace through war, repeatedly foiled the attack of the Walla Army, and forced its leader to release Ming Yingzong and return to Korea first.
In the eighth year of Jingtai in Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1457), in the middle of lunar calendar 1 year, Ming Yingzong took advantage of Ming Jing's serious illness and launched a "sudden change" to return to the throne. Later, he was selfish and framed Yu Qian for rebellion.
Yu Qian was killed in Shi Mao in 654381October 22nd. On the day of Yu Qian's murder, thousands of people in Beijing cried loudly, and dark clouds covered the sun during the execution, which can be described as widespread indignation and resentment.
Later, when the Royal Guards raided Yu Qian's property, they found nothing but Yu Qian's house. The house is empty, and there is nothing valuable except books.
Only the door of one main room is firmly locked. When I opened it, I found that there were pythons and swords given by Emperor Mingjing. They were well sealed and never used. The Royal Guards were all moved by his upright character and could not help but burst into tears.
Empress Dowager Cixi sighed and mourned for many days after hearing the news that Yu Qian was executed.
Afterwards, Ming Yingzong himself regretted killing a loyal minister by mistake. In less than a year, people who were framed by Yu Qian were successively imprisoned by Ming Yingzong on charges of corruption or rebellion, making Yu Qian's grievances known to the world.
It was not until the second year of Chenghua in Zhu Jianshen, Ming Xianzong (AD 1466) that Yu Qian's unjust case was completely solved. Ming Xianzong praised Yu Qian in his letter: "When the country is in trouble, it is safe to defend the country, but justice is the only thing that is envied by powerful traitors. The early emperor knew he was wrong, but I really felt sorry for his loyalty. " The imperial edict has been told by the world, and history has finally done justice to loyal subjects.
Yu Qian left a famous sentence that has been passed down through the ages, "A thousand hammers hit the mountain, and the fire burns idle." I'm not afraid of broken bones, I want to remain innocent in the world! "