Why was Qi Jiguang so miserable in his later years? In-depth analysis of anti-Japanese heroism

Wen | He Jia Literature and History (focusing on high-quality original articles, owning the copyright of this article, welcome to forward and share, plagiarism will be investigated) Qi Jiguang, an anti-Japanese hero, once wrote a poem for his anti-Japanese career, entitled "Work at once", in which he wrote: "The north and the south drive the main feelings, and the river lace grass laughs all his life. They all go to Goma 360 days a year. " These four short poems describe Qi Jiguang's frequent anti-Japanese war, which lasted almost a year. However, even though Qi Jiguang was so obsessed with the war of resistance, he still didn't get the attention of the imperial court, and even was treated unfairly in his later years, which made people sad. This also leads to a question: What caused Qi Jiguang's misery in his later years? What is hidden behind this famous hero? First, the door education Qi Jiguang was born in the door, and his father was the general manager of Jiangnan Grain Transportation, the governor of Shandong Province, the deputy commander of Daning, and the deputy commander of Ji Shenying. However, because Qi Jingtong was an honest official and remained uncorrupted, Qi Jiguang's childhood was not rich. Qi Jingtong gave birth to Qi Jiguang at the age of 56. Unlike many fathers, he is not used to his children, but strictly disciplined. He personally instructed Qi Jiguang to read, write and practice martial arts, and also repeatedly taught Qi Jiguang the truth of being a man and protecting the country. Qi Jingtong hoped that Qi Jiguang could inherit his mantle, so he tried to stimulate Qi Jiguang's interest in military affairs, for example, he often encouraged Qi Jiguang to play military games. As the saying goes, "Like father, like son", young Qi Jiguang directly took military study as his daily life. Therefore, Qi Jiguang has laid a solid military foundation since childhood, so it is no wonder that it can kill all the Japanese. Qi Jingtong's family precepts are not only military, but also have a great influence on Qi Jiguang's attitude towards life. Qi Jingtong devoted almost all his life to the military construction of the country without any vanity. And his personality also influenced Qi Jiguang. On one occasion, for example, the Qi family had just finished repairing the house, and the craftsman suggested to Qi Jiguang that twelve windows should be built between two trees. Qi Jiguang didn't dare to do it on her own, so she told her father. After hearing this, Qi Jingtong not only refused decisively, but also criticized Qi Jiguang for his vanity. Even on one occasion, Qi Jiguang was severely reprimanded by Qi Jingtong just because he put on more elegant shoes. This also made Qi Jiguang develop relatively upright values from an early age, made Qi Jiguang an anti-Japanese hero, and caused Qi Jiguang's misery in his later years. Second, Qi Jiguang, who was unfortunately demoted, listened to his father's instruction and soon became a soldier in the imperial court. He took the lead and strictly managed his own army. The thousands of Qijiajun trained by him were even more brave and skillful, and made outstanding achievements repeatedly. Qi Jiajun is so powerful that he is almost afraid of the wind wherever he goes. However, even though Qi Jiguang has repeatedly made meritorious military service, he can't escape the fate of being demoted, and why? It turned out that Qi Jiguang's demotion had much to do with the anti-Zhang trend of thought at that time. Thus, Qi Jiguang was demoted shortly after Zhang's death, so it can be said that Qi Jiguang was a victim of the anti-Zhang trend of thought. So many people may think that Qi Jiguang was wronged and victimized by traitors. But the fact is that Qi Jiguang's demotion is really justified. Because Qi Jiguang's anti-Japanese war was actually disgraceful, its success was based on his bribery of superior officials. So why did the upright Qi Jiguang embark on such a path? It turns out that in the early days of Qi Jiguang's entry into officialdom, his ambition was immediately splashed with cold water. At that time, the Ming Dynasty was characterized by political corruption, factional disputes and local corruption. The army not only killed good people to fill vacancies, but also pretended to be Japanese pirates to rob civilians. This made Qi Jiguang understand that he would never get ahead if he didn't use some means. After that, Qi Jiguang began to bribe his superior officials, and then gradually gained the right to raise troops and fight. Since the Yuan Dynasty, Japanese invaders have been invading the border of ancient China. By the Ming Dynasty, they became very powerful. Therefore, fighting against Japanese invaders is a costly project. Without the assistance of some officials, Qi Jiguang could not realize his ambition to fight against the Japanese aggressors. And these officials, as records of Zhang, are undoubtedly Qi Jiguang's biggest backer. In order to complete the great cause of anti-Japanese, Qi Jiguang not only donated the property plundered from the enemy to Zhang, but also presented beautiful women to him from time to time. As a result, the two established a relatively close relationship. Therefore, after the fall of Zhang, Qi Jiguang is bound to be implicated. Fortunately, Qi Jiguang was active in resisting Japan, but he was demoted. However, this is a heavy blow to Qi Jiguang, who has been a soldier all his life. After all, his great cause of resisting Japan has not been completed. Third, the tragic old age Compared with Qi Jiguang's prestige on the battlefield, his life in his old age can be described as extremely miserable. In his later years, Qi Jiguang seems to have inherited his father's style of being uncorrupted. He is so poor that he can't even pay for medicine. Finally, under hunger and cold, Qi Jiguang died of depression. So, what caused Qi Jiguang's misery in his later years? In my opinion, there are two main reasons: the first is to take refuge in Zhang; The relationship between Zhang and Wanli is very delicate. On the one hand, they have a close mentoring relationship, on the other hand, they have a strong political conflict. Because Emperor Wanli was still young when he took office, he needed Zhang's help. Zhang's education of Wanli was very strict, depriving Wanli of his childhood. When Emperor Wanli had his own political opinions, Zhang suppressed him again. This will inevitably make the emperor dissatisfied. After all, Zhang's management of him involves all aspects, making it difficult for the Ninth Five-Year Plan to stretch its hands and feet. Over time, there is a gap between the two. People standing on the opposite side of Zhang took the opportunity to provoke Wanli's relationship with him, and all kinds of negative news about Zhang entered Wanli's ears like this. Since then, Zhang Zai's political position has been gradually marginalized. It can be seen that in his later years, Zhang gradually made political mistakes because he was excluded by everyone, and these mistakes also made everyone involved when Zhang was liquidated after his death. Qi Jiguang, which is closely related to Zhang, will naturally be affected, but compared with Zhang, Qi Jiguang managed to keep his reputation. The second is Qi Jiguang's personal character; Although Qi Jiguang had a disgraceful relationship with Zhang, it was only because of Qi Jiguang's anti-Japanese needs, so Qi Jiguang did not benefit from this relationship. Just like Qi Jiguang's ambition: "It is not my intention to seal Hou, I hope it will be peaceful." As long as it can kill the enemy, Qi Jiguang will do anything, including some disgraceful means. Although, in the battle against the enemy, Qi Jiguang was very clean as an official. Obviously, Qi Jiguang's integrity made him put all his energy into the army, so he didn't focus on providing for the aged. So when Qi Jiguang was demoted, he was penniless. To sum up, Qi Jiguang, an anti-Japanese hero, is not behind the scenery above ten thousand people, but behind the hard struggle for his ambition.