The story of Yu Qian in the Ming Dynasty
Yu Qian was also called the prime minister who saved the time by later generations. The story about Yu Qian in the Ming Dynasty is widely circulated among the people. The Breeze on Two Sleeves tells the story of Yu Qian in the Ming Dynasty. It is said that when Yu Qian was the minister of the Ministry of War, he once inspected the Henan area.
Statue of Yu Qian
At that time, the power of the imperial court was controlled by the eunuch Wang Zhen. In order to win over Wang Zhen, officials from various places bribed Wang Zhen with large sums of money and rare treasures. Even officials who were on a business trip abroad had to bring some gold and silver treasures to Wang Zhen when they returned to Beijing.
If any official fails to present a treasure to Wang Zhen, he is likely to suffer retaliation from Wang Zhen and his party. Of course, Yu Qian, who has a clean mind, can't stand Wang Zhen's arrogant and domineering appearance, but because there is no evidence, he cannot bring down Wang Zhen and his gang members.
When Yu Qian returned to Beijing from Henan, some colleagues suggested that Yu Qian should give Wang Zhenjin some gold and silver treasures after returning to Beijing, and take some local specialties from Henan to give to the powerful. After Yu Qian listened to his colleagues' suggestions, he laughed loudly, then picked up a brush and wrote a poem on the white paper. The content of the poem is: The silk parlor is made up of mushrooms and incense sticks, which are used by the people but bring disaster; the breeze blows with both sleeves toward the sky, so that Lu Yan's words are not short and long.
After reading this poem, my colleagues immediately understood what Yu Qian meant. When Yu Qian set out on his way back to Beijing, he did not bring any local specialties with him. After Yu Qian returned to Beijing, most bureaucrats thought that Yu Qian would express his views on Wang Zhen. However, Yu Qian still went his own way in and out of the court without taking into account the opinions of Wang Zhen and his party members. Later, people often used the idiom "Liangxiuqingfeng" to describe Yu Qian's honest and upright character. How to evaluate Yu Qian, the minister of the Ming Dynasty
Yu Qian was a minister of the Ming Dynasty and a famous national hero. In the books recording Yu Qian's life, it is recorded in detail how the scholar-bureaucrats and celebrities evaluated Yu Qian, the minister of the Ming Dynasty. In addition, the book "History of the Ming Dynasty" also records in detail how the Ming court evaluated the Ming Dynasty minister Yu Qian. "History of the Ming Dynasty" once praised Yu Qian and said: "Qian was loyal and righteous, competing with the sun and the moon for glory. After his death, he was reinstated and given mercy." The public opinion will be settled after a long time, trust me.
Yu Qian
From this evaluation, we know that Yu Qian is a loyal and loyal scholar-official. Yu Qian’s spirit is as upright as the "Song of Lime" he wrote. . Although Yu Qian died unjustly, everyone in the world knew that Yu Qian died unjustly. After his son Yu Mian vindicated Yu Qian's injustice, Yu Qian was reinstated and offered sacrifices, and was given the posthumous title of Zhongsu. In addition, Yu Qian, Yue Fei, and Zhang Huangyan are known as the Three Heroes of West Lake by the world. From the evaluation of Qian by later generations, we can see that Yu Qian is a good official who loves his country and his people.
Wang Zhi, Xing'an, Zhu Qizhen, Qian Qianyi and others have all expressed their praise for Qian. Dong Qichang once said: Thanks to the spirit of the country, the country has a king who devotes his own blood to it. Use all your strength, then die, leaving only innocence in the world. Yu Qian admired Wen Tianxiang since he was a child, and he used Wen Tianxiang's integrity to inspire himself. Later, when Yu Qian was on his way to becoming an official, he did not compromise for five buckets of rice, nor did he seek power and wealth to improve his official title. After the Tumubao Incident broke out, Yu Qian still worked hard to turn the tide and save the Ming Dynasty regime from disaster. Because Yu Qian's dissent aroused the suspicion of Shi Heng and others, they framed Yu Qian for treason. The honest and upright Yu Qian was eventually pushed to the guillotine.