During the reign of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, there were two Yu Chenglong, one was the prime minister of the river and the other was the "first upright official". This "first upright official" was of course added by the emperor's decree, not by the author. Yu Chenglong is from Lishi, Shanxi. He is really as clean as water. He has been an official for decades and is also a big official of the governor's adult. But when he died at the age of 68, all he left to his family was an official robe and a few cans of lobster sauce. As the saying goes, "the magistrate of a county is three years old, and a hundred thousand snowflakes are silver", but this is the backbone of the nation. Not only did his descendants applaud him, but all China people were proud of him. At that time, the Yu family had a couplet that read: "Contemporary honest officials save the prime minister." Contemporary honest officials refer to Yu Chenglong, and "our time" refers to modesty.
Yu Qian was born in Hangzhou in the Ming Dynasty. A poem sung through the ages, Lyrics of Lime, sincerely expressed his great ambition:
A thousand hammers hit the mountain, and the fire burns like a long time;
Regardless of all the fragments, we should leave innocence in the world.
Yu Qian's life can be described as numerous blows and burning eyebrows. First of all, when he took part in the imperial examination, as the top scholar, his literary talent dropped to 92nd place among the top three, almost missing Sun Shan. Without it, it was only because he refused to kiss the examiner's ass that he caused nuisance and hatred. When he was an official, he was squeezed out because he dared to plead for the people and severely punish traitors. The people are surrounded by officials, showing their official prestige; Yu Qian's casual clothes are thin. Colleagues don't regard him as a modest gentleman and a clean villain, but say that he has broken the official rules and "has ulterior motives". Can he still be proud of his official career?
In A.D. 1449, Mongolian invaders marched south, and Ming Yingzong listened to eunuchs who had no military knowledge. As a result, during World War I, 500,000 troops of the Ming Dynasty were wiped out, and Ming Yingzong became a prisoner. When the news reached the capital, some people advocated fleeing south, while others advocated surrendering. At a critical juncture, Yu Qian stepped forward, denounced all kinds of escapism and capitulationism, mobilized all kinds of military forces, and defended the capital. The enemy took Ming Yingzong hostage and demanded that Mingting surrender, or they would kill Yingzong. Some people also advocate handing over the city to protect Yingzong's life. Yu Qian seriously questioned: is the country and the nation important, or is the personal life of Yingzong important? Resolutely reject the enemy's ultimatum. Yu Qian led an army of 220,000 troops to defend the capital and beat back the enemy's attacks again and again. The invaders saw heavy casualties and could not get any oil and water, fearing that the Central Plains was a big country after all. As the saying goes, there are still three pounds of nails on the rotten ship. I am afraid that the consequences will be unimaginable if I am accidentally countered by Yu Qian. Just sell a accommodate them and send Ming Yingzong back to Mingting when withdrawing troops. When Ming Yingzong returned to the throne, he did not think about Yu Qian's efforts to defend the enemy, but hated Yu Qian for not listening to the advice of Mongolian soldiers. He almost died by the sword, so he found an excuse to put Yu Qian in prison and then beheaded him to vent his personal anger. It was not until Ming Yingzong's death that Ming Xianzong ascended the throne. In order to calm the public's anger, he bought people's hearts and ordered Yu Qian to implement policies and rehabilitate them. Life and death are glorious and exciting. No wonder the folk proverb says: loyalty and frankness, eventually begging, treacherous and cunning, frying early and frying late. Of course, this is just angry words. Being a man doesn't care about personal gains and losses, even giving up one's life for righteousness without regret. This is what a gentleman should do. This is what Wen Tianxiang said: Who hasn't died since ancient times? Take a picture of Danqing and history. Yu Qian died unjustly, and his death was heavier than Mount Tai. As a descendant, of course, you can't die because you are a loyal minister, but you are angry or depressed.