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I am not fighting for one lifetime, but for a hundred lifetimes. What I fight for is the fame that will last for all eternity.

These were Yu Qian's last words during the Ming Dynasty, leaving behind a masterpiece that will be remembered forever, "Lime Chant."

Thousands of hammers dug out of the mountains, and the fire burned as if it were idle.

Don't be afraid of being shattered into pieces, you want to leave your innocence in the world.

This was Yu Shaobao's life pursuit, and he achieved it perfectly, not afraid of sacrifice and sticking to his noble sentiments.

He was a national hero and a meritorious official of the Ming Dynasty, and he helped to extend the life of the Ming Dynasty by two hundred years.

He is a representative figure of patriotism and loyalty who can be compared with Yue Fei and Wen Tianxiang.

"Yu Qian was born in the 31st year of the Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty. He was from Qiantang County, Hangzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province."

"Yu Qian's character was formed under the influence of his family. His grandfather, Yu Wenming, was once the head of the Ministry of War. His grandfather's loyalty, trustworthiness, integrity and honesty quietly infected Yu Qian during their interactions."

"On his way to pay New Year's greetings to his eldest in-laws, he ran into the Hangzhou inspector on his way."

"However, Yu Qian was appreciated by the inspector for his talent and was rewarded with ten taels of silver."

"Yu Qian studied the classics diligently, but suffered a setback when he was seventeen years old. He took part in the provincial examination but failed to get a rank."

"After this setback, Yu Qian became more determined and studied harder."

"Finally, Yu Qian passed the imperial examination at the age of 24 and officially began his official career."

"In the first year of Xuande, Yu Qian was appointed as the Imperial Censor."

"Afterwards, Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty noticed that Yu Qian was able to answer questions fluently and with a loud voice, so he listened to his speech attentively."

"Even Gu Zuo, the Imperial Censor who was harsh with his subordinates, was polite to Yu Qian because he felt that Yu Qian's talents were superior to his own."

"In the same year, Zhu Gaoxu started a rebellion, and Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty chose to lead the army himself, with Yu Qian accompanying him."

"Zhu Gaoxu was frightened when he heard that Emperor Xuanzong of Ming Dynasty was personally leading an army to attack him. After Emperor Xuanzong of Ming Dynasty arrived, he stationed his army in the north of Le'an City and surrounded the city."

"Zhu Gaoxu did not dare to go out of the city to fight, and finally chose to surrender."

"When Zhu Gaoxu came out to surrender, the emperor asked Yu Qian to verbally count his crimes."

"Yu Qian rebuked Zhu Gaoxu so harshly that he fell to the ground, trembling, and saying that he deserved to die."

"The emperor was pleased with this and gave Yu Qian gifts and gifts."

"When Yu Qian was on a tour of inspection in Jiangxi, he redressed the grievances of hundreds of wrongly accused prisoners, freeing them from the pain of imprisonment."

"Not only that, Yu Qian also impeached the Shaanxi officials for oppressing the local people and endangering the local area, and requested that the imperial censor be sent to arrest the Shaanxi officials and bring them to justice."

"In the fifth year of Xuande, the court needed to appoint right assistant ministers to various ministries as governors directly stationed in various provinces. The emperor believed that Yu Qian was a talent who could take on the important task."

"So he personally wrote Yu Qian's name and submitted it to the Ministry of Personnel, allowing Yu Qian to skip the level and be promoted to the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War, responsible for the governorship of Henan and Shanxi."

"After Yu Qian took office, he visited local residents to understand their sentiments."

"At the same time, they also examined the issues that should be established or reformed in the region at that time, and immediately proposed corresponding policies and guidelines."

"When Yu Qian was in office, he would immediately report to the court any disasters such as floods or droughts that occurred in the area, and he would do so several times a year."

"In the sixth year of Zhengtong, Yu Qian submitted a memorial proposing a policy of distributing grain to poor households and a new standard for the promotion of local officials. The emperor issued an edict approving his implementation of these two policies."

Li Shishi: Yu Qian, a national hero, helped extend the life of the Ming Dynasty for 200 years. He lived an honest life but unfortunately died unjustly in the end.

During his tenure, Yu Qian also ordered the thickening of the protective embankments in the Yellow River waters and appointed officials to supervise and inspect them so that floods could be discovered and people could be evacuated as soon as possible.

He also ordered the planting of trees and digging of wells on both sides of the road to relieve the thirst of pedestrians and provide shade.

It was very difficult for officials inspecting Shanxi to travel to Datong due to the terrain, so Yu Qian petitioned the court to appoint another censor to manage Datong.

Yu Qian seized all the land that had been privately reclaimed by the garrison generals in his jurisdiction and used it as official land to subsidize border defense expenses.

Yu Qian served in office for nine years. His prestige and kindness spread throughout Shanxi and Henan, and he was promoted to the position of Left Vice Minister.

At the beginning of Emperor Yingzong of Ming Dynasty's reign, Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong and Yang Pu were in charge of state affairs, and they all attached great importance to Yu Qian's opinions.

Often, the memorials submitted by Yu Qian during the day would be approved by the cabinet at night.

After the death of the Three Yangs, central power shifted to the eunuch Wang Zhen, who mistook Yu Qian for the censor who had once contradicted him.

In the sixth year of Zhengtong, Yu Qian recommended the councilors Wang Lai and Sun Yuanzhen to replace himself. Wang Zhen instructed the minister of public administration Li Xi to impeach Yu Qian.

The reason for the impeachment was that Yu Qian was dissatisfied with not being promoted for a long time, so he secretly recommended someone to replace himself.

Yu Qian was then sentenced to death and imprisoned in a cell for three full months.

Later, Wang Zhen realized that he had confused the two people, which allowed Yu Qian to be spared the death penalty and leave the cell, while at the same time being demoted to the position of Shaoqing of the Dali Temple.

After Yu Qian was demoted, many people hoped that Yu Qian could stay and continue to serve as governor of Shanxi and Henan.

The officials and common people of the two places prostrated themselves in front of the palace gate and wrote a letter requesting Yu Qian to stay in office. The princes of Zhou, Jin and other vassal states also made the same request, so Yu Qian was once again appointed governor.

In the 12th year of Zhengtong, there were about 200,000 refugees in Shandong and Shaanxi, and these refugees chose to seek food in Henan.

Therefore, Yu Qian requested to distribute the corn stored in Henan and Huaiqing prefectures to help these refugees.

He also wrote a letter requesting that the governor Nian Fu be sent to pacify these refugees. After gathering the refugees, he would give them fields, cattle and seeds, and at the same time set up village elders to supervise and manage them.

Yu Qian served in Shanxi and Henan for a total of 19 years. He only returned to handle the funeral when his parents died, but he would be reappointed soon.

"In the 14th year of Zhengtong, Yesen launched a massive invasion, and Wang Zhen guided the emperor to make the decision to lead the army himself."

"Yu Qian and the Minister of War Kuang Ye tried their best to dissuade the emperor, but Emperor Yingzong still insisted on leading the army in person."

"So Kuang Ye chose to follow the emperor in managing the army, and Yu Qian stayed to preside over the work of the Ministry of War."

"When the news of Emperor Yingzong's capture reached the capital, people in the government and the public became uneasy and the situation in the court became chaotic."

"At this time, Ming Yingzong's younger brother, Prince Zhu Qiyu of Qin, was the regent. He summoned all the ministers and ordered them to discuss strategies for fighting and defending."

"The Imperial Tutor Xu Yun said that the stars were changing and advocated moving the capital to Nanjing."

"Yu Qian believed that we should learn from the historical lesson of the Song Dynasty's migration to the south, firmly opposed the migration to the south, advocated the protection of the capital, and rebuked those who advocated the migration to the south."

"The King of Qin approved Yu Qian's opinion, so the court decided to defend the capital, and the whole court worked together to resist the enemy."

"In the Battle of Tumubao, the Ming army was basically wiped out, and the military strength of the Ming Dynasty was greatly weakened."

"At that time, the most elite troops and soldiers in the capital were killed in the Battle of Tumubao. Currently, there are less than 100,000 soldiers left in the capital."

"Therefore, the court officials lack sufficient confidence in the upcoming battle to defend the capital."

"At this time, Yu Qian wrote a letter to the king of Qin requesting that the troops in the two capitals of the north and south, Henan, Shandong and Nanjing coastal areas be dispatched to prepare for Japanese invasion, and the grain transport troops in the prefectures of Jiangbei and Beijing be dispatched to the capital immediately."

"He also made a series of plans and deployments for the defense of the capital. These measures helped calm the people in the capital, and Yu Qian was promoted to Minister of War."

"The King of Qin temporarily left the court to handle government affairs on behalf of the Emperor. The court officials requested that all nine clans of Wang Zhen be executed."

"And Wang Zhen's henchman Ma Shun came out to refute and rebuke them, which completely angered the court officials."

"So Wang Hong, the Imperial Secretary, was the first to rush forward and beat Ma Shun, and many ministers followed him and joined in beating Ma Shun. In the end, Ma Shun was beaten to death."

"The court was in chaos, and King Qing was frightened and wanted to leave the court."

"At this time, Yu Qian pushed aside the crowd and supported Zhu Qiyu, the Prince of Qin, to hold him in his seat, and asked him to declare the ministers not guilty."

"Zhu Qiyu did so and everyone calmed down, but Yu Qian's sleeves were torn in the accident."

"After the court session, the Minister of Personnel Wang Zhi admitted to Yu Qian's face that he was no match for him."

"And he said that without him, the court could not be pacified and the country could not be stable."

"After this incident, people in the court valued and relied on Yu Qian, and Yu Qian resolutely regarded the safety of the country as his own responsibility."

"The ministers are worried that the country is without a monarch, but the prince is too young to succeed to the throne, and the enemy is about to attack the capital."

"So in the 14th year of Zhengtong, the minister Wang Wen wrote to Zhu Qiyu, hoping that he would inherit the throne."

"Yu Qian, Wang Zhi and other ministers jointly requested the empress dowager to make Zhu Qiyu, the Prince of Qin, the emperor. The Prince of Qin declined several times out of fear."

"Yu Qian persuaded the King of Qing to consider the country, so the King of Qing no longer refused."

Liu Rushi: Yu Qian brought disaster upon himself, an honest official was harmed by treacherous officials, and his injustice was redressed in later generations.

When Zhu Qiyu, the Prince of Qin, ascended the throne as Emperor Jing of the Ming Dynasty, Yu Qian went in to answer the emperor's questions, crying and making his opinions passionately. The emperor accepted all his opinions seriously.

In October of the following year, Emperor Jingdi of the Ming Dynasty ordered Qian to be responsible for the mobilization of all troops and horses, while Yesen's troops took the emperor hostage and captured Zijing Pass, marching straight into the capital.

Shi Heng suggested not to leave the city to fight, but to tire out the enemy by defending continuously.

However, Yu Qian did not agree with his proposal, believing that the other party looked down on us and there was no need to show weakness first.

In the end, Yu Qian chose to go out to fight. He dispatched various generals and 220,000 soldiers to form a battle array outside the Nine Gates.

He also handed over the affairs of the Ministry of War to the Minister Wu Ning, closed all the city gates, and personally supervised the battle.

Yu Qian ordered that any general or soldier who retreated would be killed without mercy.

This order eliminated the possibility of retreat for the soldiers and forced them to fight to the death against the enemy's attack.

After the battle, Gao Li and Mao Fushou, the deputy generals in charge of guarding the north side of Zhangyi Gate, also captured an enemy leader.

Emperor Jing of the Ming Dynasty was very happy and ordered Yu Qian to form an army that would obey his orders. He also arranged for eunuchs Xing'an and Li Yongchang to assist Yu Qian in managing military affairs.

When Yesen led his troops deep into the enemy's territory, he believed that it was only a matter of time before they captured the capital. However, he became discouraged when he saw that the Ming army was not as weak as he had imagined.

At this time, the rebellious eunuch Xining instigated him to take Emperor Yingzong of Ming as a hostage and demanded that Ming ministers use gold and silk fabrics to welcome their emperor.

Afterwards, they asked Yu Qian, Wang Zhi, Hu and others to come out of the city to negotiate with them, but all these requests were rejected by the Ming Dynasty.

After Yesen's troops attacked Deshengmen, Yu Qian commanded several cavalrymen to lure the enemy to Xizhimen and hold out until reinforcements from the capital arrived. Yesen's troops chose to retreat, and their vanguard troops were also repelled at Zhangyimen.

Yesen then commanded his troops to attack the northern Tucheng of the capital. The residents chose to climb onto the roofs and throw bricks and stones at the enemy, fighting together with the army and eventually repelling the enemy.

Yesen's troops were defeated in the defense of the capital, and his plan to threaten the Ming Dynasty with Emperor Yingzong also failed, under pressure from the Ming Dynasty's troops from all over the country who were about to arrive.

Yesen chose to retreat westwards with Emperor Yingzong of Ming through Liangxiang. Yu Qian sent troops to pursue Yesen until they reached Juyongguan before withdrawing.

Because of his meritorious service in the defense of the capital, Yu Qian was promoted to the position of Shao Bao by Emperor Jingdi of the Ming Dynasty and was put in charge of supervising military affairs.

Yu Qian thought he did not deserve such an award, so he firmly declined it, but the emperor still awarded him.

Afterwards, Yu Qian assigned troops to garrison Zhending, Baoding, Zhuozhou, Yizhou and other places.

He also submitted a memorial requesting that an official be sent to garrison Shanxi to prevent the Oirat from invading the south again.

"In March of the first year of the Jingtai reign, Wanquan was surrounded by 30,000 enemy troops. General Zhu Qian petitioned for help. Fan Guang was ordered to lead the army to provide assistance and repel the enemy."

"After that, Yu Qian proposed to station troops at Juyongguan to guard the safety of the capital."

"Yesen sent envoys to negotiate peace with the court. Datong Lieutenant General Xu Gui reported the matter to the court, and many people were moved."

"But Yu Qian disagreed with the request for peace at this time, and issued a document condemning those who wanted to seek peace, stabilizing the morale of the army and making the soldiers on the border advocate holding on to the battle."

"In August of the same year, Yesen was defeated in the battle with the Ming Dynasty, so he wanted to send Emperor Yingzong back."

"After sending Emperor Yingzong back to China, the Oirat Mongols asked for tribute. Every time the Oirat Mongols came to the court, they would bring captives with them. These captives were all Ming people who had been abducted by the Oirat Mongols before."

"Yu Qian chose to entertain the envoys and redeem them with money, etc., and he redeemed hundreds of people in total."

"When Yu Qian was in charge of the Ministry of War, not only was Yesen's power expanding, but local forces were also emerging."

"Even in a tense and unpredictable battlefield, Yu Qian only needed to dictate the memorial and then give a response, and it was correct and quick."

"Yu Qian's colleagues and subordinates were surprised and at the same time they all admired him immensely."

"At the same time, Yu Qian also attached great importance to strict discipline. Once an official did not abide by the law, no matter who they were, Yu Qian would immediately write a letter to ask for an imperial decree to reprimand them."

"Yu Qian never mentioned that the return of Emperor Yingzong was his own achievement."

"In the third year of Jingtai, after Emperor Jingdi appointed a new crown prince, he ordered that all those who served as the crown prince's servants in the Eastern Palace should receive two salaries. Only Yu Qian insisted on refusing."

"The house that Yu Qian lived in was barely enough to provide shelter from wind and rain, and the emperor gave him a mansion at Xihuamen."

"Yu Qian felt that the country was in such a difficult situation and that officials should not enjoy these things."

"So he resolutely declined, but the emperor still rewarded him with a mansion."

"After that, Yu Qian sealed up all the imperial seals, robes and other gifts that the emperor had given him in the mansion that the emperor had given him."

"Emperor Jingdi of the Ming Dynasty adopted all the suggestions and requests made by Yu Qian."

“When the emperor wanted to appoint someone, he would always ask Yu Qian for his opinion on the person in advance.”

"Yu Qian will also answer truthfully, without making unwarranted comments or covering up for anyone, nor will he avoid those who have suspicions or grudges against him."

"Thus those who were incompetent resented him, and those who were not so trusted by the emperor envied him."

"After the enemy retreated, the Chief Censor Luo Tong immediately submitted a memorial to accuse Yu Qian of making false statements in his record of merit."

"The Imperial Censor Gu Yao impeached Yu Qian for monopolizing power and interfering in the affairs of the six ministries."

"Yu Qian refuted them according to the ancestral system, and the Minister of Revenue Jin Lian also wrote a memorial to argue for him, but there were still people who continued to collect materials to impeach him."

"The censors repeatedly impeached Yu Qian with harsh words, but Emperor Jingtai ignored all objections and still trusted and appointed him, allowing Yu Qian to realize his plan as much as possible."

Dong Xiaowan: Yu Qian was a role model for all ages who was dedicated to the public and incorruptible.

Yu Qian was an upright and resolute person. He despised certain weak and useless officials and those dignitaries who relied on their power, which led many people to secretly resent him.

Also, because Yu Qian was not in favor of making peace with the enemy from beginning to end, the emperor was not satisfied with him.

Xu Yun was reprimanded by Yu Qian for proposing to move the capital to Nanjing, so he began to resent him.

Yu Qian asked the emperor to forgive Shi Heng's violation of military discipline, exempted him from the punishment of demotion, and allowed him to manage ten battalions of soldiers together.

However, Shi Heng was afraid of Yu Qian and did not dare to act recklessly, so he did not like Yu Qian either.

The victory in the Battle of Deshengmen earned Shi Heng the reward of a hereditary marquis.

However, he felt that his contributions were not as great as Yu Qian's, and felt guilty after being commended, so he wrote a memorial to recommend Yu Qian's son Yu Mian.

Afterwards, the emperor issued an edict to invite Yu Mian to the capital. Yu Qian thought that Yu Mian should not be recommended by Shi Heng just because he was his son, and that this would not convince the public, so he declined.

Governor Zhang Zhe was impeached by Yu Qian for not abiding by the law during the Miao expedition, and he and the eunuch Cao Jixiang all held a grudge against Yu Qian.

In the eighth year of Jingtai, Shi Heng, Cao Jixiang and Xu Youzhen welcomed Emperor Yingzong of Ming to restore the throne. After announcing the news to the court officials, they immediately arrested Yu Qian and Grand Secretary Wang Wen and put them in prison.

He falsely accused Yu Qian and others of making improper remarks, wanting to establish another crown prince, and plotting a rebellion.

He was also impeached for planning with eunuchs Wang Cheng, Shu Liang, Zhang Yong, Wang Qin and others to welcome and enthrone the son of King Xiang.

Shi Heng and others instructed the Chief Censor Xiao Weizheng to try and convict Yu Qian. Yu Qian was charged with treason and sentenced to death.

Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty was originally hesitant about whether to execute Yu Qian, but after Xu Youzhen's persuasion, he finally executed Yu Qian in a busy city and abandoned his body on the street.

Afterwards, Yu Qian's house was raided and his family members were exiled to the frontier.

For a while, everyone who wanted to gain the emperor's favor used Yu Qian as a topic to please the emperor.

Wu Yu, the teacher of Suixi, said that Yu Qian's crime deserved the punishment of genocide, and all the civil and military officials who had been recommended by Yu Qian should be executed.

The Ministry of Justice insisted on the original verdict, so he stopped submitting memorials.

Qianhu Bai Qi also requested that Yu Qian's crimes be written down and announced nationwide.

When Yu Qian's house was searched, he didn't even have any extra money, and the main room of his house was locked tightly.

After opening the main room, he found that it was filled with dragon robes, swords and other rewards bestowed on him by the emperor.

The day Yu Qian died, the sky was overcast and everyone thought he was wronged.

Among Cao Jixiang's subordinates there was a commander named Duo'er. He poured wine on the place where Yu Qian died to commemorate him and cried very sadly.

When Cao Jixiang found out about this, he was very angry and whipped him.

But the next day, Duoer still poured wine on the ground to pay tribute to Qian.

The governor-general Chen Feng was moved by Yu Qian's loyalty and collected his body.

A year later, Yu Qian's adopted son Yu Kang brought his body back to Hangzhou and buried it on Mount Santaishan to the south of West Lake.

The Empress Dowager did not know that Yu Qian had died at first, and only found out later. After hearing the news, she sighed and mourned for him for several days, and Emperor Yingzong of Ming also felt regretful. (End of this chapter)