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In ancient Chinese history, if you want to say that the minister who died the most wronged, the famous minister of the Ming Dynasty, Yu Qian must have a place.
Yu Qian was captured by Yesian in Ming Yingzong . The elite army in the Ming Dynasty was almost wiped out. In the extremely harsh situation of panic in the entire capital, he won the famous Beijing Defense Battle by supporting the new emperor ascending the throne, quickly mobilizing nearby soldiers to serve the king, and firming the defensive will of the court.
But just 9 years later, because of the personal interests of several ministers, he initiated the change of , which made Emperor Yingzong of Ming resurrect. Yu Qian became the " sacrifice " in this change of the gate. He was beheaded by Yu City and his whole family was exiled to the frontier. This incident also became the most famous unjust case in the Ming Dynasty and even ancient Chinese history.
Everyone is familiar with Yu Qian's story. In this issue, I will talk to you about one of the masterminds who killed Yu Qian - Xu Youzhen What happened to him later?
449, Emperor Yingzong of Ming Dynasty was defeated and captured, and the leader of the Ola also advanced to Beijing.
At this time, Ming Dynasty saw the emperor being captured and his elites were destroyed, and people were suddenly in chaos; and Wang Wang Zhu Qiyu had just supervised the country, so he summoned all ministers to inquire about countermeasures.
At this time, there was a lecturer in the Hanlin Academy named Xu Feng . He had observed that Mars had invaded the Southern Dipper before, and this astrological sign indicates that disaster occurred. So Xu Feng immediately ordered his wife and children to leave Beijing and go south to take refuge in his hometown. His wife was very unhappy and refused to return south.
Xu Ying said angrily: " You are not leaving quickly, do you want to be a Tartar woman? " The wife had no choice but to return south. As a result, just as she arrived at Linqing , the news of the transformation of Tumubao was transmitted back from the front line.
Now Xu Feng saw that the court didn’t know what to do, so he raised his hand to speak, saying before: Watching the celestial phenomena at night, and found that the fate of tomorrow was gone. Only by giving up Beijing and running to Nanjing can we avoid disaster!
"The star sign is checked, and the calendar is counted. The destiny has passed, but moving south can alleviate the difficulties." eunuch Jin Ying scolded him, Hu Yi , Chen Xunxian held that he could not. Yu Qian, the Minister of War, said, "Those who move south can be killed." He was so frustrated that he dared not say anything again. ——"History of Ming Dynasty·Biography of Xu Youzhen"
But unexpectedly, as soon as this statement was spoken, it not only did not win applause, but also caused a lot of scolding, and even the eunuch scolded him for talking nonsense.
At this time, Yu Qian, who was the Minister of War but was actually the backbone of the entire court, also cursed loudly: "Those who move south can be killed. The capital is the foundation of the world. Once it moves, major events will be gone. Isn't the Song Dynasty's crossing south alone?"
So Xu Yan asked for it awkwardly and stopped talking again. After
Yu Qian led everyone to win the battle to defend Beijing and also helped Zhu Qiyu to be the emperor of Jingtai .
Picture Note: Xu Youzhen in the film and television drama
. Although Xu Feng, who offended Yu Qian at the beginning, was working very hard, but because of his advocacy of "migration south" has become a joke for the entire Ming Dynasty and he cannot get promotion at all.
Later, Xu Feng asked Yu Qian to be the Imperial College Supervisor to drink wine. Yu Qian also reported his name to the emperor, but he didn't expect that Jingtai Emperor saw his name and laughed: Isn't this the person who advocated moving south? This person is not upright. If he becomes the Imperial College Priest, he will probably end the entire Imperial College Priest !
The emperor said, "This is what we mean by moving south to Xu Xiangxie? He is in danger and will destroy all the thoughts of others." Wang Xiang did not know that Qianzhi recommended him, but thought he was discouraged and deeply complained about Qian. ——"History of Ming Dynasty·Biography of Xu Youzhen"
The emperor said so, Xu Yan's appointment must be out of the blue, but he didn't know what the emperor meant, and he thought that Yu Qian would not let him get promoted, so he hated Yu Qian.
Later he felt that he was ruined by this name, so he changed his name to Xu Youzhen!
Picture Note: Xu Youzhen in the film and television drama
As a matter of course, after changing this name, the emperor did not recognize him. With the recommendation of his ministers, he became the left Censor and the Yellow River to manage . He also managed it very well. Later, he was promoted to the left deputy censor for his merits in managing the canal transportation and Shandong water disasters.
In 1457, Emperor Jingtai was seriously ill. Xu Youzhen and generals Shi Heng and eunuch Cao Jixiang 2 plotted to launch the change of siege, and the restoration was successful the next day.
Xu Youzhen and others named Yu Qian the crime of " to establish a foreign vassal " and were preparing to be sentenced to the death penalty.
However, in the Ming Dynasty, the order of summoning vassal kings to the capital was required to use gold medals and talismans. After investigation by the Ministry of Justice, the gold medals and fu Xi were all in the palace at that time and had not been used, so Yu Qian's charge was not established.
Xu Youzhen said, "Although there is no sign, it means it." means that Yu Qian and others have this idea, but have not taken action yet. The judicial department convicted the two words " intent " and sentenced Qian and Wang Wen to death.
From then on, " intends " became the most notorious unjust case in Chinese history, just like Qin Hui killing Yue Fei " false ".
Picture Note: Yu Qian in the movie and TV series
Ming Yingzong actually didn't want to kill Yu Qian at the beginning. But Xu Youzhen said, " will not kill Yu Qian, and the restoration of the army will be unknown. " directly forced Emperor Yingzong of Ming to agree to the death sentence of Qian, so he killed Yu Qian in the downtown on the 23rd of the first lunar month in 1457.
On the day of the restoration of Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Youzhen served as a Hanlin Bachelor in a row because of his great achievements, joined the cabinet to participate in Jishu government affairs, and was also appointed as the Minister of War.
Two months later, Xu Youzhen was named Fengtian Yiwei and Xuanli, and was appointed as the official civil servant and Wugong Bo. He also served as the Grand Secretary of the Huagai Palace, in charge of Wenyuan Pavilion, and was awarded imperial certificates. His descendants inherited the commander of the Jinyiwei and ...
You must know that the laws of the Ming Dynasty clearly stipulated that civil servants were not allowed to be awarded titles without military merit. Therefore, in the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were only a handful of civil officials who were awarded titles. Xu Youzhen served as the chief minister of the cabinet with the title of Wugong Bo, and was the highest official in the cabinet in the Ming Dynasty.
Xu Youzhen suddenly became the chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty, with great power. After Xu Youzhen took power, he gradually became alienated from the military general Shi Heng and the eunuch Cao Jixiang, and even made enemies.
Picture Note: The Ming Yingzong in the film and television drama
eunuch Cao Jixiang then found the little eunuch and asked him to secretly inquire about what the emperor and Xu Youzhen said in private, and then spread the matter the next day, and let the emperor hear it.
Ming Yingzong was very surprised. It was obvious that he and Xu Youzhen knew about this. Why did the little eunuch know about it now? Cao Jixiang framed him and said that this was all what Xu Youzhen said. Every time he came out, he would spread what you said everywhere...
Ming Yingzong was very angry, so Xu Youzhen gradually fell out of favor. Later, Xu Youzhen planned to impeach Cao Jixiang and Shi Heng, but Cao Jixiang saw the memorial in advance. He went to the emperor to cry and told the cabinet that he wanted to remove all the people who had followed Yingzong to restore the throne.
Ming Yingzong was furious and put Xu Youzhen in prison.
Cao Jixiang was about to kill Xu Youzhen in prison, but unexpectedly, a sudden hail fell and countless trees hung up. The emperor felt that God was warning him, so he only demoted him to Guangdong to participate in politics.
Picture Note: Shi Heng and Xu Youzhen in the film and television drama initiated the change of snatching the door
Shi Heng is unwilling now and frames Xu Youzhen for slandering the court. Ming Yingzong sent someone to arrest Xu Youzhen and retrial. Unexpectedly, not long after, Chengtianmen caught fire again. The emperor felt that this was also a warning from God, so he decided to amnesty the world.
That's it. Although Cao Jixiang and Shi Heng repeatedly wanted to kill him, Xu Youzhen was eventually deposed as a commoner and exiled to Yunnan.
After Shi Heng's death, Xu Youzhen was also released back to her hometown, but because he killed Yu Qian, he was hated by the public. Although he claimed to be a versatile talent in civil and military affairs, he was never appointed as an official and died of illness at home at the age of 66.
Picture Note: Xu Youzhen's calligraphy
In fact, Xu Youzhen is arrogant and well-off. Not only does she do well in poetry, but she also writes well. Zhu Mouyuan's "Continuation of Calligraphy History" commented on Xu Youzhen's calligraphy: "'s calligraphy is ancient and elegant, and it is famous at that time ".
Ming Dynasty Li XuI have seen Xu Youzhen's ink writings in his early years, and believed that his calligraphy and painting " is very beautiful and beautiful ", and praised him as " Wu Zhong Yilin Guanjun ".
Wang Shizhen also praised Xu Youzhen's cursive with the charm of Huaisu and Mi Fu ! " Xu Youzhen was not good at reading, she was good at poetry, was good at acting and cursive, and got the wind of Changsha Sushi and rice Xiangyang . It was like a swordsman dancing drunk, and she was chivalrous in the suffocation.
Moreover, when Xu Youzhen was managing the Yellow River, he also used scientific methods, and used both diversion, blockage and dredging methods to lead the Yellow into the river and dredge the silt accumulated inside the canal, which not only governed the Yellow River but also governed the canal.
But no matter how good Xu Youzhen's calligraphy and poetry are, the fact that he killed Yu Qian has left him with an eternal infamy!
And Xu Youzhen has a bad character. During his sentence to exile in Jinchi (Yunnan), he had a loyal guard named Ma Shiquan. Xu Youzhen was afraid that the road was long and no one would take care of him, so she stroked Ma Shiquan's back and said: "You are a righteous man. In the future, I will marry a daughter to you as a wife."
But when Xu Youzhen was pardoned and returned to her hometown, Ma Shiquan often went to greet him, but Xu Youzhen never mentioned the marriage.
Ma Shiquan knew that Xu Youzhen was regretting his marriage, so he said goodbye and left, and he never mentioned this matter again in his life. People at that time respected Ma Shiquan for this and despised Xu Youzhen even more.
The evaluation of Xu Youzhen in previous dynasties is also polarized.
Some people praise Xu Youzhen: Youzhen is short and concise, and he learns everything from heaven, geography, military strategy, rivers and canals, and Yin and Yang techniques. The poems and prose are majestic and beautiful, and the lyrics are particularly wonderful. He likes to write cursive script in a while, and his elegance and elegance are beyond the reach of anyone.
Some people also scolded him: The evil and evil man is a bad man! Cunning and dangerous, parents' skills!
Some people also objectively commented on him: humiliation is a glory, ruining his reputation, flaws are flaws for thousands of years, and contradicting one lifetime.
says Xu Youzhen's mastermind's plan to seize the door: is a change of situation, not a regular situation; it is a robbery, not a late situation; it is a hijacking situation, not a late situation; it is a traitor and a traitor situation, not a national situation.
What do you think of Xu Youzhen?
