This means that the Ming Dynasty was facing the crisis of national destruction: the elite soldiers were gone, and the emperor was captured. And at this time, Yu Qian, a famous minister of the Ming Dynasty, stepped forward, turned the situation in time, and saved the crisis of the Ming Dynasty.
So, what did Yu Qian do?
Personally believe:
1. Elimination of blackmail
Chapter 0 After the leader of the Oirat first captured Emperor Yingzong of Ming, he actually had the idea of being a rare product: that is, let Emperor Yingzong of Ming lead the way for the Oirat army, so that he could occupy the Ming Dynasty without bloodshed and destroy the Ming Dynasty. At this time, the Ming Dynasty also became a mess because the emperor was captured.
Therefore, Yu Qian made a clear proposal: First of all, of the Ming Dynasty needed to have a new emperor.
First, with the new emperor, the political blackmail of the Oirats was self-defeating: the Ming Dynasty had a new emperor, and the Ming Yingzong was no longer of great significance; secondly, with the new emperor, the court could issue orders to the activities of fighting the Oirat, rather than to go out with multiple branches. Therefore, it is very important to have an emperor.
Of course, theoretically speaking, according to the patriarchal system, the eldest son of Emperor Yingzong of Ming can inherit the throne. However, the eldest son of Emperor Yingzong of Ming Dynasty at that time was still a child, so it would be unrealistic to expect a child to issue orders to the cultural relics ministers. Therefore, Yu Qian supported Ming Yingzong's younger brother, Zhu Qiyu, to ascend the throne (for Jingtaidi ).
Yu Qian's proposition is extremely correct, but it also caused him to kill himself many years later. Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty destroyed the patriarchal system according to Yu Qian's destruction of the patriarchal system and executed Yu Qian.
Yu Qian's series of propositions and activities played a key role in the Ming Dynasty being able to implement various instructions to fight against foreign enemies in the short term.
2. Adjust military
Although the Ming Dynasty had a new emperor, Emperor Jingtai, hundreds of thousands of elite Ming troops who were ruined by Emperor Yingzong of Ming also created a defense vacuum in the northern part of the Ming Dynasty. So Yu Qian had to urgently recruit troops from other regions to arrive around the capital to fight the Oirat. At the same time, Yu Qian also knew that all the elite troops were ruined, and the combat effectiveness of the remaining active-duty troops was uneven, so they could not all rely on this army. Therefore, under Yu Qian's advice, the court urgently recruited troops among the people in order to erase the advantages of the Oirat army as much as possible in terms of quantity.
In addition, Yu Qian dispatched the Ming army to camp in the fortresses around the capital according to the local mountain situation, striving to make every step forward for the Oirat army to suffer huge casualties.
Under this series of operations, although the Ming army was not sure to defeat the Oirat army, it could also make the Oirat people feel the pressure of the southern expedition.
3. Rectify the internal affairs
Yu Qian also knew that in the face of the enemy, if you want to withstand the Oirats, you must not only actively prepare for war in military terms, but also ensure that there are no people who are dragging their backs and those who corrupt the court's atmosphere. In fact, during the reign of Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, the eunuch leader Wang Zhen cultivated many people with corrupt character in the court. These slutty people are extremely angry, and they are not enough to succeed. Therefore, Yu Qian was very clear that many of the instructions of the Jingtai court were probably destroyed by the existence of these villains, which eventually affected the great cause of fighting the Oirat and protecting the capital. Therefore, under Yu Qian's promotion, many people from Wang Zhen's party were killed, the official atmosphere in the Ming Dynasty improved, and administrative efficiency was greatly improved.
4, Oirat
, and Oirat, in fact, at first, it was just intended to take advantage of the Ming Dynasty. Without fantasy, we can really destroy the Ming Dynasty in one go. After capturing Emperor Yingzong of Ming, Yexian was full of ambitions. With the resolute resistance of the Jingtai court and the continuous losses of the Oirat army during the advance, the Oirat people fell from great joy to great sorrow. In addition, the Oirat army penetrated deep into the Ming Dynasty, which also made the Oirat people feel uneasy. Therefore, the fighting will of the Oirats was also shaken. This is also the external reason for the victory of the Beijing Defense Battle.
Of course, without the active resistance of the Jingtai court, the Oirat people would only continue to rise in morale. Sometimes, morale is really something that will last for one thing.
