In the fourteenth year of orthodoxy, Vara cavalry went south, and Zhu Qizhen, with the encouragement of Wang Zhen, ventured to personally expedition. The Ming army was defeated in the civil fort, Zhu Qizhen was captured, and 200,000 elite Ming troops were destroyed. Later, the Vara cavalry marched all the way to the foot of the capital. When the country was in danger, Yu Qian stepped forward and made up his mind to defend the capital.

Yu Qian was promoted to be the minister of war, the prefect of each battalion, and fully responsible for the defense of the capital. It can be said that Yu Qian had great power at that time and was the marshal of the Ming army. Finally, under the reasonable deployment of Yu Qian, the Ming army resisted tenaciously, defeated Valla and saved Beijing.

Such a national hero should have been treated well, and it should be easy to increase his rank, but Yu Qian was beheaded. On the 23rd day of the first month of Tianshun, Yu Qian was executed outside Chongwenmen. In officialdom, it is very important to take a stand. Just like before the death of the first emperor, ministers had to gamble, some in the queue of governors and some in the queue of other governors. Needless to say, if they succeed in prosperity, the consequences of failure are unbearable for ordinary people.

Yu Qian didn't stand on either side, he only stood on the position of the country, and everything put the country and the people first. Why is Yu Qian, who is honest, brave, tenacious and talented, finally executed?

Yu Qian voluntarily gave up his right to life.

In August of the first year of Jingtai, Zhu Qizhen was captured for one year, and his ministers hoped to recapture Zhu Qizhen, the emperor's father. Zhu Qiyu accepted the throne in the crisis. The fact is that Zhu Qiyu doesn't want to be emperor. Over time, he also realized the taste of power and didn't want to let go.

Therefore, on the issue of recovering Zhu Qizhen, Zhu Qiyu repeatedly perfunctory or refused. The so-called one mountain can't accommodate two tigers. It is obviously impossible for any dynasty to have two emperors.

Yu Qian was hand-picked by Zhu Qiyu, the first powerful minister in Jingtai period. If he were anyone else, he wouldn't want Zhu Qizhen to come back, which would undoubtedly bring him trouble. Why Yu Qian suggested Zhu Qiyu:

"God's will is set, Ningfu has him, and Coulee will welcome you as soon as possible. In case he cheats, I will resign. "

Your majesty's throne is a foregone conclusion, and there will be no other changes. We should get the emperor's father back as soon as possible. If the other party cheated, we would have a story. It was Yu Qian's words that prompted Zhu Qiyu to send someone to take back Zhu Qizhen, the emperor's father. As an emperor, he attaches great importance to money and basically listens to it.

The sophisticated Yu Qian must know that Zhu Qizhen's return is not only a threat to Zhu Qiyu, but also a threat to him. At that time, the military power of the whole country was basically in his hands, and because of the emergency in wartime, Yu Qian could directly mobilize the army and set up a regiment battalion system to defend the capital.

Once every courtier is an emperor, Yu Qian understands that no matter whether Zhu Qizhen can be reset or not, as long as Zhu Qizhen comes back, it won't do him any good. However, Yu Qian suggested that Zhu Qiyu take Zhu Qizhen back. For the national interest, Yu Qian is willing to make sacrifices.

Under the planning of Shi Heng, Zhang Mo and Xu Youzhen, Zhu Qizhen was restored. Their troops entering the city were only 1000, while the troops in Beijing should be no less than 200,000, and the government decrees were unblocked. If Yu Qian hadn't turned a blind eye, the change of grabbing the door would have failed.

Because of Zhu Qiyu's absurd move to change the prince, Yu Qian hesitated. After all, this is Zhu's world. Both Zhu Qizhen's replacement and Zhu Jianshen's succession are better than Zhu Qiyu's at this moment, while Zhu Qiyu is still seriously ill. So under the connivance of Yu Qian, Zhu Qizhen was successfully reset. It can be said that Yu Qian personally built himself a coffin and gave up his right to life.

High work covers the Lord.

Since ancient times, powerful ministers have basically come to no good end, unless they mutiny and directly seize the throne and become new emperors. Yu Qian was able to hold the capital because of his great power.

Military power is the most sensitive power, and emperors are very cautious about it. Yu Qian controls the power to decide the life and death of the country. If you change people, if you are unfaithful, then the country's turmoil will be inevitable.

History:

"Before and after the call-up, I was modest. The military horse is in a hurry, changing in an instant, with six eyes and ten fingers locked, just right. Being an official is successful and taking care of each other. "

Basically, the transfer of troops at that time was entirely controlled by money. He personally gave orders and dictated the contents of the memorial, but his subordinates just followed suit, which was admirable and worry-free.

The victory of the Beijing defense war reversed the national luck, and after the war, it was still reused in modesty, and the power was delegated to modesty, which shows that the trust in modesty is equally admirable.

History:

"Reward for merit, be more modest and less protective, and serve the military affairs of the governor."

The defense of the capital has been fully deployed by Yu Qian. Yu Qian can properly solve both domestic rebellion and border enemy disturbances. This is simply a savior sent by God. Zhu Qiyu can accept such a great feat, but this does not mean that Zhu Qizhen can accept it.

If the powerful minister has done too much credit, where should the emperor be? Besides, Zhu Qizhen has just been restored, and the whole court is basically a supporter of Yu Qian, which makes Zhu Qizhen feel at ease to be his emperor. The emperor's mind is so subtle. In my opinion, Zhu Qizhen's attempt to kill Yu Qian was not framed by Shi Heng and Xu Youzhen, but Zhu Qizhen himself wanted to kill Yu Qian to establish his prestige.

Make too many enemies

There is no doubt that Yu Qian has a large number of supporters, and his integrity has offended many people. In officialdom, it doesn't mean doing the right thing. If you have too much power, on the one hand, you will make too many enemies, on the other hand, many people will be jealous.

Xu Youzhen once suggested moving south, but was decisively rejected by Yu Qian. Xu Youzhen has raised a question, so I don't need to say more.

History:

"Back than knocking chu, suggestion lawton illegally modest work book is false. Gu Jiegang, the imperial historian, was too modest and too expert, and asked six major issues to play with the cabinet. "

Yu Qian is also persistent in dealing with government affairs. Excellent people are promoted, and people who are incompetent or misbehave are not needed. Unconsciously, I don't know how many people have been offended and how many people's cakes have been moved. Therefore, even if Yu Qian made great contributions, some people impeached him, saying that his contributions were false and he acted arbitrarily. Fortunately, Zhu Qiyu insisted on attaching importance to modesty, which made those officials shut up.

Shi Heng is an excellent military commander. He once made mistakes, but he was promoted by Yu Qian. Deshengmen's victory has made great contributions. To compare achievements, Yu Qian must be much bigger than Shi Heng, and Shi Heng got the hereditary marquis, which made Shi Heng feel ashamed.

Theoretically, Shi Heng was personally promoted by Qian. They should be close colleagues, but Yu Qian did not pursue Shi Heng. When Shi Heng proposed to promote Yu Qian's son Yu Mian, his intention was good, but Yu Qian refused, saying that Shi Heng was not. This made Yu Qian an enemy, and it was Shi Heng's unhappiness that triggered the door change.

It's just that Yu Qian's character is like this. He always stands above the national interest. It is his nature to be strong-willed, honest and frank, which cannot be changed at all. I think if there was a time machine, Yu Qian might still do it.

Being great and dying unsatisfied seems to be the unchangeable fate of those heroes, but future generations will never forget that standing on the head of Beijing is enthusiastic and modest.