He single-handedly saved the Ming Dynasty and kept it alive for a hundred years. In the end, he was accused of treason and died unjustly. Why did Yu Qian encounter such an accident? Today we will talk about this topic.
Yu Qian was a minister of the Ming Dynasty, a famous national hero with the same name as Yue Fei. He was not afraid of the mud on the ground and wanted to remain innocent in the world. This famous lime chant was composed by Yu Qian. Yu Qian was born in a family of officials. When he was young, He was a famous local talent. Since his grandfather had a portrait of Wen Tianxiang, Yu Qian often looked up to him, so he also regarded Wen Tianxiang as a model.
In 1420 AD, the 23-year-old Yu Qian passed the examination. In the subsequent examination, the upright Yu Qian directly pointed out many improper governance, or because his words were too violent and straightforward, in the end Yu Qian only ranked among the top three in the palace examination. It can already be seen at that time that Yu Qian is a strong-willed man, and in his eyes justice is undoubtedly more important than his own career.
In 1427 AD, Yu Qian served as the inspector of Jiangxi. At that time, this was the fiefdom of King Ning, and King Ning's officials always bullied others. After Yu Qian came, he was not afraid of power at all, regardless of his identity. The people were all applauded. Two years later, Yu Qian was transferred back to Beijing. He still insisted on enforcing the law impartially and severely cracked down on the powerful who had committed crimes and crimes.
In 1430 AD, Yu Qian was appointed governor of Henan and Shanxi provinces. He happened to encounter a famine. Yu Qian took the lead in donating money and called on wealthy businessmen to contribute. He also proposed using gauze to replace tax grains, which greatly alleviated the epidemic. In addition, he also took the initiative to build a prepared granary. If the prepared granary was not satisfied, officials were not allowed to be promoted or transferred. A series of measures also made Yu Qian praised by more people. As for Qian's death, this was not the same as the civil fort. The change to has a lot to do with it.
In 1449 AD, Emperor Yingzong went on a personal expedition at the instigation of the eunuch Wang Zhen, but the result was a disastrous defeat. Ming Yingzong was also captured, and was later used as a "shield" for Wasa, who sent his army southward. Facing Mingying Zong, no one dared to act rashly and could only let them approach the capital. When the news of Ming Yingzong's capture reached the capital, it also shocked the government and the public. Faced with the attack of Wa Ci, many ministers lost their confidence and proposed Moving the capital to Nanjing was temporarily avoided, but at this time Prime Minister Yu Qian stood up and sternly denied Xu Youzhen's proposal to move south.
Under his advice and organization, the 220,000-strong army stood solemnly and vowed to live and die together in Kyoto. At the same time, he supported King Yan as emperor. In this way, Ming Yingzong was not the emperor, but the Supreme Emperor, and he also refused. Wa Ci's request for peace greatly boosted the morale of the officers and soldiers. In the evening, the Ming army launched a night attack directly on Wa Ci, killing hundreds of enemy troops. Although it was only a small victory, it fortunately stabilized the morale of the army.
During the battle, the Ming army could see that Ming Yingzong was a prisoner in the Wasi army. Yu Qian's order to attack undoubtedly put Ming Yingzong in danger, and Wasi soon realized that Ming Yingzong had become a prisoner. It was of little use, so I simply let him go to see how Ming Yingzong and the new emperor would get along.
With such an important position as the throne, there might be another bloody storm. If the Ming Dynasty was in chaos due to this, it would be another opportunity for Wa Ci. However, Yu Qian seemed to be aware of Wa Ci's plan, so as soon as he came back, he Ming Yingzong was imprisoned, saying that it was to maintain the rule of the current emperor, so the new emperor Zhu Qiyu didn't say anything, but what makes people speechless is that Zhu Qiyu passed away within a few years, and the throne was not yet secure. The man was gone, and his heirs were still young, so this gave Ming Yingzong a reason to ascend the throne again. So how would Ming Yingzong, who had ascended the throne again, view Yu Qian who imprisoned him?
In 1457 AD, Zhu Qiyu died of illness. Shi Heng and others welcomed the restoration of Emperor Ming Yingzong. After announcing the decree to the courtiers, they immediately arrested Yu Qian and others and imprisoned them, and charged them with treason and other crimes. Ming Yingzong was actually a little hesitant at first. He knew in his heart that Yu Qian had made great achievements and it was not easy to kill him. However, at this time, Xu Youzhen said that if Yu Qian was not killed, the restoration would become a master. Unknown, Ming Yingzong made up his mind, and finally Yu Qian was taken outside Chongwen Gate and executed.
The main reason why Yu Qian was executed was that he offended too many people. The first was Emperor Ming Yingzong, who attacked Walle at night without caring about Ming Yingzong's life and death, and allowed Ming Yingzong's younger brother Zhu Qiyu to succeed him. Ming Yingzong was He was forced to become the Supreme Emperor, and after he was released by Valer, Yu Qian imprisoned him. This kind of experience would have been unbearable for any other emperor.
Also, when Xu Youzhen proposed moving south, he was yelled at by Yu Qian, which disgraced him. Xu Youzhen held a grudge. This is why when Ming Yingzong hesitated, Xu Youzhen asked him to make a firm decision. However, the officers headed by Shi Heng were not very satisfied with the current situation. Shi Heng had made military exploits in the battle with Wasa. Out of respect for Qian, Shi Heng recommended Yu Qian's son to watch. Unexpectedly, he was rejected by Yu Qian. This made Shi Heng embarrassed.
Later, there were more and more conflicts between the two, and Shi Heng became more and more disgusted with Yu Qian. In addition, Yu Qian was very capable in the court and could be called the pillar of the country, unmatched by anyone else. This also showed that the Xungui Group was incompetent. So he suffered their jealousy. The politics of feudal society have always been dark. Yu Qian was too upright and offended so many people, so the ending must be tragic.
