Yu Qian was killed by Emperor Yingzong, both because Emperor Yingzong was angry with him for the emperor when he supported Zhu Qiyu, the king of Qi, as well as Yu Qian's own personality problems. Yu Qian's personality is straight, is a typical Qingliu, so it offended many people, of course, Yu Qian's death must be an unjust case, without Yu Qian, Daming estimated that it would be difficult to avoid that crisis, and there would be no national fortune for 200 years later.
In the fourteenth year of orthodoxy (1449), Ming Yingzong, at the instigation of the eunuch Wang Zhen, led a 500,000-strong army to personally conquer the Mongol Wala that repeatedly violated the border, only to be surrounded by a large army of Wala at Tumu Fort, and the 500,000 troops were almost completely destroyed, and Yingzong was captured alone. When the news reached the Capital Division, the government and the public were shaken, and Xu Youzhen, who was still a waiter at the time, and later joined hands with Shi Heng and Cao Jixiang to launch the change of the Nangong Palace, advocated moving the capital to Nanjing, and Yu Qian, who was still a soldier at the time, sternly refuted Xu Youzhen: "Those who move south can be cut off." The capital division of the world is fundamental, and if it moves, it will be a big thing, and song Nandu will not be seen alone! "Strongly advocating the defense of the capital and the battle against The Wallachian Death, Zhu Qiyu, who was already the overseer of the state at the time, supported Yu Qian, but Yu Qian also formed a bond with Xu Youzhen, laying the groundwork for Xu Youzhen to do his best to induce Emperor Yingzong to kill Yu Qian.
The vigorous defense of Beijing ended with the retreat of the Troops, the Beijing Division turned the crisis into safety, and Yingzong was trapped in the desert north, and the country could not be without a monarch for a day, but the crown prince Zhu Jianshen was only two years old, and it was difficult for him to take on the responsibility of defending the country at a young age. At a time when the people's hearts were unstable and the world was uneasy, Yu Qian risked his death to suggest to Empress Sun that the king of Hao be allowed to enter the throne in order to reassure the people. In this way, the King of Qi was officially enthroned after being conceded by Sanqian, and it was for Emperor Jingtai, and Yu Qian was promoted from Bingbu Shilang to Bingbu Shangshu.
Emperor Yingzong was imprisoned by Emperor Yingzong for a year in the north of mobei, and Emperor Jingtai intended to return Emperor Yingzong, but Emperor Jingtai hesitated to make up his mind, and emperor Jingtai, who had already sat firmly on the throne at this time, actually had selfish intentions, and he very much wanted Emperor Yingzong to die in the northern state affairs, hoping that Emperor Yingzong would never come back, but the government and the public almost one-sided hope that Emperor Jingtai would make a decision early and quickly send people to Wallache to welcome back the Emperor Taishang, just when Emperor Jingtai hesitated, Yu Qian, who had already seen Emperor Jingtai's thoughts, said on the spot:
The heavenly throne has been determined, Ning Fu has him, and Gu Li should quickly serve him. In case Pigo is deceitful, I have a resignation. (According to the History of the Ming Dynasty)
Yu Qian, who was the first meritorious servant of the Jingshi To defend the war, said so, and Emperor Jingtai was not easy to refuse, so he obeyed Yu Qian's advice and sent Li Shi and Yang Shan to Wa La to meet the Emperor Taishang Nanhui. It can be said that to welcome back the Emperor Taishang, Yu Qian's approach is completely for the sake of Emperor Jingtai, in any case, Emperor Jingtai's access to the throne is very special, although Emperor Yingzong was trapped in the enemy camp, but at that time the crown prince Zhu Jianshen could have inherited the throne, if it were not for the young age of the crown prince, Emperor Jingtai was not qualified to be the emperor at all, and now in accordance with the will of the people to welcome back the Emperor Taishang, in fact, it is also to add a lot of points to the image of Emperor Jingtai, which shows that Qian is really a piece of sincerity, and his good intentions can be learned.
Unfortunately, Emperor Jingtai, who was overwhelmed by the imperial throne, was too ruthless and cold-blooded in his handling of the Emperor Taishang, and as soon as Emperor Yingzong returned, less than a month after he was reunited with Empress Qian and his wife, the two were imprisoned in the Nangong, which was a full seven years.
In the eighth year of Jingtai (1457), taking advantage of the fact that Emperor Jingtai was seriously ill in bed, Shi Heng and Xu Youzhen joined forces with Cao Jixiang to launch a change to seize the door and open the gate of the Nangong Palace, which had been closed for seven years, to welcome the restoration of the Emperor Taishang. Emperor Yingzong did not expect that he would still have the day of seeing the sky and reinstating him, so as soon as he was reinstated, he immediately launched a liquidation and revenge, deposing Emperor Jingtai, who was still ill, as the king of Qi, and arresting Yu Qian and wang Wen, a scholar of the university, and imprisoning him. The two were to be executed for treason, and after the submission, Yingzong still had some hesitation, saying: "Humble and meritorious (Yu Qian is meritorious)", it can be seen that at that time, Yingzong's mind was still quite sober, without Yu Qian, it would be difficult to succeed in the defense of Beijing, Yu Qian's credit was great, but Xu Youzhen, who was determined to let Yu Qian die, said a very key sentence:
"Don't kill Yu Qian, this move is nameless." (According to the History of the Ming Dynasty)
This sentence is very fatal, because it stabbed Yingzong's sore spot, the change of the door was a complete coup d'état, when Emperor Jingtai was seriously ill, but he was still the de facto Emperor Daming, Shi Heng Xu Youzhen and others launched a coup to open the gate of the Southern Palace to welcome Yingzong's restoration, this is rebellion, in order to marry the crime of rebellion to others, you can only take Yu Qian's knife. And Yu Qian was also a close confidant of Emperor Jingtai, and he also advocated the abandonment of the crown prince Zhu Jianshen to make the king of the state of Gao as emperor, Xu Youzhen and others made sure that Emperor Yingzong was sure that he was "forced" to become emperor of Taishang, and forced the rebellion on Qian's head, which could not only explain Emperor Yingzong's hatred for supporting Emperor Jingtai, but also get rid of a major enemy in the dynasty, which can really be described as killing two birds with one stone.
Driven by a strong sense of revenge, The newly enthroned Emperor Yingzong launched a ruthless reckoning with the Jingtai Emperor's subjects, and in the eighth year of Jingtai (1457), that is, the year of Emperor Yingzong's restoration, the jingtai emperor who was still ill was deposed as the king of Qi, and soon the Jingtai Emperor died mysteriously and was buried with wang ceremony, becoming the only emperor of the Ming Dynasty who was not buried in the Thirteen Tombs. Yu Qian and Wang Wen, on the other hand, were in a decisive position, and the news of Yu Qian's murder soon spread throughout the world, and the history record is: The world has been wronged. Yingzong wrongfully killed Yu Qian and became one of the biggest stains of his life.
Yingzong wrongfully killed Yu Qian, the focus is not on Yingzong, he was actually hoodwinked, and the driving force behind the real killing of Yu Qian was Xu Youzhen and others. And this, we have to talk about Yu Qian's own character.
Xu Youzhen, as mentioned above, when Wa Lai invaded the Beijing Division, hoped to move the capital to Nanjing on the grounds that there was a vision in heaven, and was a typical escapist, if it were not for Yu Qianli's request to hold the Beijing Division, it is estimated that the northern territory of the Ming Dynasty would have fallen long ago. It is precisely because Yu Qian and Xu Youzhen disagree, Xu Youzhen began to grit his teeth and hate Yu Qian.
And Yu Qian also had a favor for Shi Heng, when Shi Heng was stripped of his post for violating military law, Yu Qian regretted his talent, asked Emperor Jingtai to forgive him, and also asked him to be the prime minister of ten battalions, but because he was afraid of Yu Qian, he did not dare to be arrogant, nor did he like Yu Qian. In addition, the governor Zhang Yuan was impeached by Yu Qian for not abiding by the law during the conquest of Miao, and the internal servant Cao Jixiang and others have always hated Yu Qian. It can be said that as early as the Jingtai years, due to Yu Qian's upright personality, he had already offended many people in the DPRK.
Under the joint attack of Shi Heng, Xu Youzhen Cao Jixiang and others, Emperor Yingzong, who had just escaped from the forbidden sea of suffering, was blinded by the heart of revenge, although he had always regarded Yu Qian as a loyal subject in his bones, but Yu Qian's close relationship with Emperor Jingtai also made Emperor Yingzong grumpy, you know, Emperor Jingtai did not miss his brotherly feelings, and imprisoned Emperor Yingzong in the Southern Palace for seven years, such a ruthless determination was certainly unacceptable to Emperor Yingzong. Therefore, after the death of Qian, in order to take care of his own face, Emperor Yingzong did not give Yu Qian a rehabilitation until his son Emperor Xianzong Zhu Jianshen took the throne, and then officially promulgated the world, completely rehabilitating a generation of loyal subjects Yu Qian.