River service was an important duty of local officials in Henan at that time, and Yu Qian attached great importance to it during his tenure as governor of Henan. During Yu Qian's eighteen years in Henan, the Yellow River broke in Henan only three times, but not once near Kaifeng. Of course, this is inseparable from Yu Qian's emphasis on dikes, a large number of trees planted along dikes, reinforcement of dike foundations and strengthening inspections.
Of course, the fact that the Yellow River in Kaifeng has not burst its banks does not mean that there is no danger. One year, the Yellow River rose and approached the Kaifeng city wall, and the situation was very critical. Yu Qian personally went to the front line, organized and commanded the people to fight floods, and threw the embroidered robe given to him by the emperor into the river, expressing his determination to fight the flood to the death. He finally stabilized people's hearts, overcame the flood and saved Kaifeng City. After the flood, Yu Qian stepped up the construction of the berm and cast the Hezhe Tiexi statue.
After Yu Qian became the governor of Henan, he observed the people's feelings. On the basis of the people in the north of the city building earth dikes to resist the Yellow River, he mobilized migrant workers and recruited soldiers to participate in the huge project of building Kaifeng levee. From the west of Kaifeng, to the north of Kaifeng, and then to the east of Kaifeng, Yu Qian paid more attention to the construction of Kaifeng levee, which was successfully completed in the eleventh year of Kaifeng orthodoxy, with a total length of more than 20 kilometers, a width of six feet and a height of more than two feet. Effectively ensure the safety of Kaifeng. There are pavilions five miles above the embankment, and there are special personnel guarding the embankment. Trees are widely planted on both sides of the embankment to prevent soil erosion. Every spring and summer, trees are lush, forming a green barrier to protect the city.
In the 13th year of Ming Dynasty, the Yellow River burst in Yaocun, Xingyang, passing through Zhongmou and Xinghuaying, reaching Kaifeng in the west, Chenliu in the east and Huaihe River in the east. At this time, Kaifeng City was located on the north bank of the Yellow River, and the south of the city became a waterlogged area, which suffered floods for three consecutive years. In the second year of Jingtai in Ming Dynasty, Wang Xian, the governor of Henan Province, continued the unfinished former Kaifeng dike protection project. Kaifeng south levee 15km, east and west ends are connected with the original levee. At this point, a complete dam with a circumference of 40 kilometers was finally built.
In the sixth year of Hongzhi in Ming Dynasty, the main stream of the Yellow River was diverted again, from the north of Kaifeng 10 km to the east. In Kaifeng section, a new Yellow River levee was built along the banks of the Yellow River, and Kaifeng levee retired to the second line. However, as a historical relic and a rare levee around the city, it should still be protected and play its unique role in urban greening and environmental protection.
Tiexi of Hezhe nationality originally belonged to Huilongguan in Kaifeng. In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen in Ming Dynasty, the Yellow River burst, Huilongguan was razed to the ground by the Yellow River, and Tiexi was mired in mud. It was excavated and preserved during the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. During the fall of Kaifeng, the Japanese invaders forcibly dragged Tiexi into Kaifeng city, preparing to destroy molten iron to make arms. Tieniu Village, where Tiexi is located, struggled hard. Tiexi escaped this disaster and has stood on the levee next to Tieniu Village so far. Although the residents of Tieniu Village in Kaifeng have lived with Tiexi for generations, they are all called Tieniu Village, not Tiexi Village.
During Yu Qian's tenure as governor of Henan and Shanxi, the policy was to reward the people and accept the poor. To a certain extent, he has done many good things for the people. He is honest, not greedy for money, not clinking glasses with powerful people, not selling fame and not giving alms.
In the second year of his stay in Beijing, Yu Qian was invaded by Vala, and Yu Qian was ordered to act as the Ministry of War. Zhu Qizhen, Ming Yingzong used personal expedition, the battle of civil fort, Julian Waghann's 500,000 troops were wiped out, and Vala took the emperor to the north, shaking the capital. In order to avoid its front, Yu Qian "decided to stick to it and take national security as his duty", and urged Zhu Qiyu, the son of Xuanzong, to change Wang Di to Jingtai. Yu Qian is the minister of war. Supervising the camp and defending the capital won a great victory, which won the emperor's trust. Not all rewards can be obtained. If you can't put it down, seal it up and don't dare to use it indiscriminately. What he did was regarded as "a generation of famous ministers, happy with the times, committed to clan society and made great achievements." Later, Yu Qian organized forces to repel Vara and urged Jingdi to welcome back to Yingzong. In the eighth year of Jingtai, Jingdi was seriously ill. Shi Heng, Cao Jixiang and so on. Launched the "change of seizing the door", and Jing Di collapsed.
After the restoration of Zhu Qizhen Yingzong, Yu Qian was executed on charges of "rebellion". At the same time, Wang Wen, Fan Guang and others were killed.
Waiting for "the day of death, the haze is mixed, and the world is wronged." The official who went to buy property in Yu Qian's mansion was surprised to find that there was nothing valuable in the home of the minister of war except books and daily necessities. Only one main house is tightly sealed. It was given by the emperor when it was unsealed. The seal was clearly recorded and did not move at all. Everyone who saw it was in tears. Later generations commented on Yu Qian's "meritorious work in solving problems"; Talk about the festival standing in court; Its advantage is that it is tirelessly close to the people; Have greed, covet cleanliness. "Indeed, he realized his words in the year of Lime Song," Leave innocence on earth ".