Chapter 6 [The eunuch is going home]-2
The waiter Xu Zhen was very famous, and the eunuch Jin Ying called him to ask advice.Xu Yu said: "I watch the stars and count them. The destiny is gone. The emperor should be lucky in Nanjing."It is also this Master Xu who has a very foreseeable "special ability". As early as July and August when Yexian entered the bandits, he had already let his wife and children carry all valuable things. Except for him, the whole family moved south.
The next day, Yu Qian learned that some of the courtiers proposed to move south, and immediately protested: "The capital is the foundation of the world, the ancestral temple, the shrine, the mausoleum, the officials, the surnames, the treasury, and the storehouse. Go! The Song Dynasty's southward crossing can be used as a lesson for the past. Xu Yu's false words should be executed for his crime!"
At the critical moment, the eunuch Jin Ying also echoed Yu Qian in front of the crowd, and said loudly: "If you die, the monarch and his ministers will die together. Whoever dares to talk about moving the capital will be executed immediately by the emperor's order!"
In this way, the Ming court formed a "resolution", and the monarchs and ministers in Beijing were united and firmly adhered to it.
Yu Qian was very far-sighted. In order to prevent the grain from all over the capital from being used by Ye Xian, he immediately ordered the local officials to burn the granary to prevent it from being used by the enemy.
Also first the army came to force, and the ministers defended their words and fought with each other, and they had different opinions.Shi Heng, the main defense general, suggested closing the nine gates tightly and building strong walls and high fortifications to avoid the advance of the Oirat soldiers.
Yu Qian didn't take it seriously: "The strong thieves are powerful, and now we show them weak, and the thieves will grow stronger!"
Therefore, Yu Qian ordered all the generals to fight with their backs to the gates everywhere, and tightly closed the gates of the cities, so that the soldiers would have the heart of death.He himself wore armor and built a command center outside Deshengmen to show that he also had the will to die.At the same time, Yu Qian gave a death order: the general who is in front of the battle and who retreats first regardless of the soldiers will kill the main general; the sergeant who does not obey the command and retreats first, the rear team will kill the front team.He entered the camp everywhere, weeping and persuading, encouraging the three armies with loyalty. "Everyone is excited and courageous."
With the enemy at hand, the Ming court finally became united and united with the outside world.
Shang Baosi Cheng Xiaxuan also stated four strategies: first, the Oirat army has many cavalry, is good at field warfare, and is not good at attacking cities. Attack the enemy camp at night, and ambush soldiers and horses in the deep area, wait for work, and kill the pursuing enemy; Fourth, the Ming army itself relies on the city as its battalion, and should ensure that there will be returns when retreating. Divide the army into three teams. , is the same crime as the retreating soldiers, and the rear team rushed forward to kill them. This move is to make the soldiers fearful. Anyway, they are all dead, so it is better to be a deadly enemy. ... For all these things, Emperor Jing of the Ming Dynasty "declared to implement them".
The traitor is the worst enemy.The eunuch Xining Weiye made some suggestions first, and Duo Ye first pretended not to attack. In the name of negotiating peace, he asked all the ministers in Beijing to come out to "greet him".If the minister in charge goes out of the city and captures it in one fell swoop, the dragons in the city will have no leader, so it will naturally be easier to attack.
Seeing that there were envoys coming first, the Ming court had to express something, so they promoted Wang Xiama, the general political counselor, to be the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Zhao Rong, a member of Zhongshushe, to be the minister of Honglu Temple. They met at the Tucheng Temple outside the city. Emperor Yingzong.
Yexian and Boyan Timur still know how to be courteous. Yingzong is sitting, and the two of them are standing.Although polite, one could tell it was "hostage" at a glance.
Wang Fu and others paid homage to Emperor Yingzong and presented two texts of imperial edicts.Yingzong read the Chinese version, and waited for others to read the Mongolian version first.
Eunuch Xining leaned in and said a few words in Yexian's ear, and after he understood the meaning, he said sharply: "You are all petty officials, you should immediately send Wang Zhi, Hu Ying, Yu Qian, Shi Heng and others to see you!"
Ming Yingzong was quite scheming at this time, and whispered to Wang Fu: "They don't have good intentions, you go away quickly."
Wang Fu and Zhao Rong bid farewell.
Seeing that they couldn't make money for the ministers of the Ming court to leave the city, the Oirat army went out to loot, kill people and set fire to them, and burned down the imperial mausoleum in Changping.While approaching Xuanwumen, the Oirat army crossed Lugougou to the south and plundered around Beijing.
Of course Ming Ting took action.On the one hand, Cao Yi, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, and Yang Hong, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, were ordered to select elite cavalry to attack Wala from the outside; Ting Ta has completed the task of luring Ye to go deep first, and the Ming army can take advantage of his lone army to go deep and annihilate him in one fell swoop.
Sure enough, this letter was intercepted by the Wala patrol team, and they also had doubts about Xining at first.Coincidentally, the Xuanfu of the Ming Dynasty and the Liaodong Zhenbing all arrived in time, and the Ming army's military power was greatly boosted, which also proved the previous counter-plan against the eunuch Xining.
He also lined up outside Xizhimen first, and imprisoned Ming Yingzong in an empty house outside Deshengmen as a threat.
At that time, the Ming army had a total of 220,000 people, arrayed around the city, with bright flags and armor, majestic and majestic, while the Oirat army was timid and did not dare to commit minor offenses.
After all, he had won a surprise victory in the Tumu Fort before, so he first sent a small group of cavalry to harass him.Yu Qian set up an ambush in the empty house and sent cavalry to lure the enemy.When the two sides fought, the Ming army pretended to be out of support, turned their horses and ran back.The spirit also came first, and more than ten thousand cavalry chased after him.The Ming army ambushed in the empty house stood out, and the arrows and crossbows were developed. The Oirat army killed and injured thousands of people, and they were defeated.In this battle, Yexian's younger brother Polo Maoyehai, who was then Wala Pingzhang, was also killed.
On the Andingmen side, Shi Heng and his nephew Shi Biao led a death squad, armed with a huge axe, and took the initiative to attack, directly attacking the backbone of the Oirat army.Shi Heng won the victory and did not forgive others. He led his army to pursue the west of the city, and chased the enemy until he fled south.At the same time, Shi Biao led more than a thousand elite soldiers, pretending to be out of support, and retreated in the direction of Zhangyimen.Seeing that the Ming army was small in number, the Oirat army concentrated their forces to attack. Halfway across, they happened to meet Shi Heng, who had just defeated the backbone of Oara, and rushed forward. Shi Biao led the Ming army to pretend to be defeated. In the fight, the Oirat army was defeated and fled.
Since Xizhimen was the main force of Yexian, the governor Sun Tong couldn't hold on, and the Ming troops guarding the other gates were busy fighting each other, and no one sent troops to attack.Fortunately, the governor Fan Guang led the Shenji Battalion in Xizhimen. They had cannons and guns in their hands. The firearms were powerful, and they killed the Oirat army in one piece, barely resisting the enemy's attack.
Even so, the Oirat army attacked violently, and gradually Sun Tong couldn't hold it back. He hurriedly knocked on the gate of Xizhimen to let the defenders open the gate, intending to lead the army to retreat into the city.Cheng Xin, a literati in charge of supervising the army, has no military strategy, so he hurriedly opened the city gate to let the Ming army enter the city.
As a result, the Ming army lost their fighting spirit when they saw the city gate was wide open behind them, and ran back one after another.Upon seeing this, the Oirat army suddenly regained their spirits, screaming and advancing, and gathered at the gate of the city.Fortunately, Cheng Xin in the city was still alive. Seeing this situation, he knew that he could not open the city gate again. If the Oirat army took advantage of the situation and broke in, everything would be over.Therefore, Cheng Xin hastily ordered the soldiers to close the gate of Xizhimen again, and ordered Sun Boring to return to the military battle.
The Ming army had decided to retreat, and they fell into a deadly situation again. Instead, they aroused their potential energy, turned around and rushed to the Oirat army, desperately fighting.Cheng Xin, Wang Tong, Yang Shan and others led the sergeants to shout and clamor, and set up firearms to bombard the Oirat soldiers.
Not long after, Shi Heng also arrived with reinforcements, and the Oirat army was finally defeated and retreated in embarrassment.
After a day of intense fighting, he was also extremely depressed, knowing that the city of Beijing was not as easy to conquer as he had imagined.He moved the camp at night, preparing to withdraw from the siege quietly.
Yu Qian learned from the spies sent out that Ming Yingzong had been transferred away first and was not outside Deshengmen.He immediately ordered Shi Heng and others to light up the torches, and bombarded the Oirat army outside the city gate with huge cannons, who were quietly rolling up their tents and pulling up their trees. For a while, their blood and flesh were bloody, and ghosts cried and howled, and more than ten thousand Oirat soldiers turned into pieces of meat.
Ye Xian was terrified, fled to the north and escaped from Juyong Pass; Boyan Timur took Ming Yingzong out of Zijing Pass; Tuotuo Buhua was originally here to help, but when he heard about it, he lost the news first, and even dared not enter the pass, so he led the crowd to turn around and run away go back.
Under the command of Yu Qian, the generals chased and killed the Wala army. Shi Heng and Shi Biao defeated the enemy in Qingfengdian;Even so, the Oirat Army previously scattered and plundered counties and counties around the city of Beijing, and often more than a hundred cavalry soldiers drove more than ten thousand people in front of them, "looking at them as if there were thousands of people." The Ming army did not know the details and was forced to divide their troops. people.
In any case, the Ming army won the final victory in the defense of Beijing.
The city of Beijing is lifted.In terms of merit, Yang Hong was granted the titles of Marquis of Changping and Marquis of Shiheng Wuqing, "Jia Yuqian Shaobao, Governor of Military Affairs".Yu Qian firmly resigned, saying: "There are many fortifications in the suburbs of the capital, and it is a shame for the scholar-bureaucrats to be besieged for several days. How dare I ask for credit!" The Ming court refused.
To sum up the victory of the defense of Beijing this time, there is nothing more than two words: popular support.The people are the foundation of the state. The Ming Dynasty established the state. Although there were many slaughters of heroes and scorn for the scholar-bureaucrats, the common people were benevolent and generous, so that when the emperor was captured by the enemy, the hearts of the people and the army did not have the intention of betrayal.The enemy's foreign aggression, on the contrary, aroused the strong fighting spirit of the soldiers and civilians of the Ming Dynasty, and they worked together to drive away the aggressive Mongols.During the defense of Beijing, Wu Xing, the deputy commander of the Ming army in Zhangyimen, died in battle, and the Oirat army invaded in a large scale. When they reached Tucheng, although the local people were unarmed, they all ran to the roof, shouting to kill, and throwing bricks, stones and tiles at random. The enemy finally waited until the Ming army came to help, but the enemy failed.The hearts of the people are like this, and they are invincible!
Of course, Yu Qian's important role is also indispensable.It was under his command that he was "as proud as Shi Heng, as cowardly as Sun Tong, as cowardly as Wang Tong, and he cut down the banner of his generals, fought bloody battles around the city, chased north, and was invincible." The change is in Russia, (Yu) Qian looks at the fingers and fingers, and reads the rules in his mouth. .A piece of paper travels thousands of miles away without vigilance. His talent is slightly enlightened, and his spirit is thoughtful, which is incomparable for a while. He has an extraordinary personality, worrying about the country and forgetting himself."
From the Ming Dynasty to the end of Wanli, the Ming court spared no effort to squeeze the people's fat and anointment. The people were in dire straits, and internal and external turmoil led to the country's demise.
As for Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, he was forced out of Bauhinia Pass by the Oirat army. "It rained and snowed for days, and it was difficult to ride a horse in the snow." Thanks to Yuan Bin's loyal guards and the dedicated protection of the Mongol officer Ha Ming, Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty was protected. Died of not freezing and starving or being thrown to death.
He was stationed in the camp in the middle, and he came to see Ming Yingzong for the first time after the defeat.He ordered people to slaughter the horses, cut the meat with knives, burned a piece of good horse meat, and personally presented it to Ming Yingzong, saying: "Don't worry, I will send you back to the country eventually." After eating, he also resigned first.
The group traveled northward until they arrived at the Suwu Temple on the Xiaohuanghe River. Boyan Timur's official wife, Ada Alahara, "ordered the maid to set up a tent to welcome the driver, and slaughtered a sheep and handed a cup for dinner." In a few days, it coincided with Ming Yingzong's birthday, "also Let’s go to the birthday party first, put on the mink fur, and have a banquet.” The most touching ones are Yuan Bin and Ha Ming, who devoted their all to serving Ming Yingzong who was in trouble.Due to the cold weather and the extreme cold in the tent at night, Yuan Bin and Ha Ming asked Ming Yingzong to put his feet in their arms every day, and took turns to warm the emperor's feet.One day, when he woke up in the morning, Ming Yingzong said to Ha Ming: "You know, last night you slept so hard that one hand was pressing on my chest, I could hardly breathe, and I didn't take your hand away until you woke up. "And told Ha Ming the story of Han Xingwu and Yan Ziling lying together.The Mongolian of Haming, who is simple in nature, was so moved when he heard the emperor's words, he bowed his head and thanked him.Since he himself is a Mongolian, he can also talk to Boyan Timur's wife and others from time to time, and let these people persuade Boyan Timur and him to release Ming Yingzong first.
Yuan Bin and Ha Ming are loyal gentlemen, and eunuch Xining is an extremely villainous villain.Seeing that Yuan and Ha tried their best to protect Ming Yingzong, he harbored a grudge, and advised Ye several times to kill the two people beside Yingzong first, and Tian Wei also suggested how to bargain with the Ming Dynasty first.One day, he was first angered by Xining's slander, and sent someone to drag Yuan Bin and Ha Ming out to behead him. Ming Yingzong was also in a hurry at this time, and was really desperate, throwing himself on the two of them to die with them. Only then did they save their lives.In addition, Xining also came up with a bad idea first, letting the Oirat army attack Ningxia in the west, go straight to the south of the Yangtze River, set up Mingzong in Nanjing as a puppet, and confront the Mingjing brothers in Beijing, use brothers to control brothers, and seize the Ming Dynasty.This trick is very poisonous, but it is not a person with lofty aspirations. It feels that the feasibility of this plan is too poor, and it is difficult to implement, so it is not adopted in the end.Therefore, Ming Yingzong hated Xining, a villain, to the bone.
Therefore, he made a plan with Yuan Bin to send Xining to Beijing as an envoy, and sent Gao Pan, a soldier of the Ming army who was also captured, to accompany him.Beforehand, Ming Yingzong secretly told Gao Pan how to behave, and wrote a letter himself, which was sewn into Gao Pan's pants.
Xining is quite complacent, and he regards himself as a double envoy of Wala and Ming Yingzong, and enters the Xuanfu to negotiate with the Ming army.
Ming will go out of the city and have a banquet with Xining under the city. Gao Pan suddenly shouted and hugged Xining, claiming that the Supreme Emperor has a purpose.The Ming generals who entertained the envoys did not dare to be negligent, so they rushed forward, captured all the Oirat envoys alive, and bound Xining to Beijing.
After reading Ming Yingzong's personal letter and hearing Gao Pan's accusations, Emperor Ming Jing was furious and sent the eunuch Xining to the downtown area. He died in pieces for more than 3,000 knives, and finally relieved Ming Yingzong of a serious worry.
Hearing that Xining had been killed, Ye Xian was also very angry, and parted ways with his younger brother Sai Kan Wang and others to join the bandits.He fought several times and was defeated.At the same time, the interior of Wala began to divide.Ara Zhiyuan first secretly made peace with the Ming Dynasty.Wala "the monarch and his ministers stand together, and foreign relatives are taboo." They joined forces to attack the Ming Dynasty. The reward of silk is now gone.Later, Yexian also learned about the fact that Alazhiyuan and Tuotuobuhua had secretly negotiated peace with the Ming Dynasty one after another. After he was unwilling to let others, he immediately sent someone to negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty.
However, this time, Emperor Ming Jing replied indifferently.The reason is very simple, the two parties made peace, and they must send back Ming Yingzong, the "Supreme Emperor", Ming Jingdi didn't know what to do with this emperor's elder brother.
On Yu Qian's side, in response to the situation where the ministers were holding peace talks, he vigorously dispelled the opinions of the public, saying that "the country is more important than the king", and sent someone to hold a book to admonish the frontier generals not to make peace with Wala or accept the Wara people without authorization. Letters sent, even Ming Yingzong's own personal letters cannot be accepted.In this way, it also paved the way for his own future tragedies.
In the autumn of the first year (1450) of Jingtai's restoration of "Duomen" by Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, envoys were also formally sent to discuss peace.Hu Ying, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, and others played to welcome the Supreme Emperor, but Emperor Jing did not answer.However, in the face of the pressure from the ministers, Emperor Ming Jing had to express something.He held a meeting of officials in the Wenhua Hall and said: "The imperial court wants to cut off contact with the Wara thieves because of the bad things, and Qing and others have repeatedly proposed peace recently. What do you want to do?"
Wang Zhi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, went out of the class to play: "The Supreme Emperor is dusty, and he should be welcomed back. I hope that His Majesty must send envoys to negotiate this matter, so that he will not regret it in the future."
Emperor Jing was displeased when he heard the words: "I have never been greedy for the throne at all. You forced me to this position a few days ago, and now I am half-hearted!"
Hearing Emperor Jing's words, all the ministers were terrified, and no one really could take up the words.
It was Yu Qian who came out of the squad again, and said calmly: "The position of heaven has been determined, who dares to discuss it differently! Sending envoys to Wala can relieve the border troubles and spy on the enemy's situation."
This sentence made Emperor Jing release, feeling that his throne is safe, he hurriedly said: "Follow you! Follow you!"
Therefore, the Ming court sent Li Shi as the main envoy, with a letter written by Emperor Ming Jing to Tuotuobuhua (the nominal "Khan") to see the ruler and ministers of Oara.
Arriving at Yexian Daying, which is located in Shiba Tuer, the letter of rites was completed, and the Wala people took Li Shi and his party to visit Ming Yingzong in the camp of Boyan Timur.
"(Ming Yingzong) lived in felt tents and uniforms, food and drink were full of mutton, and an ox cart was used as a tool for moving the camp." Seeing the emperor's downfall, he even dressed like a Mongolian who was driving camels outside Beijing. People, Li Shi and others were crying, and Ming Yingzong was also crying.
After a long time, Ming Yingzong sighed: "It's Wang Zhenye who trapped me here." After asking about the queen mother, the emperor (Emperor Jingdi) and others, Ming Yingzong asked Li Shi and others if they brought clothes and food from China.Li Shi and his party came in a hurry and did not have time to prepare these things, so they could only give Ming Yingzong the food and clothing they carried with them, and apologized.
Ming Yingzong waved his hand and said with a wry smile: "It's nothing, Qing and others will do great things for me. He also wants to send me back first, and Qing and others will return to the imperial court. If I can return, I would like to serve the people of Guizhou and guard the tomb of my ancestors." The temple is enough."
Ming Yingzong must have read history books, knowing that Song Gaozong and Zhao Gou desperately refused to "take back" the "deeds" of his father and brother
, I know very well that my return to the country is a "persistent" problem.Maybe the current emperor's younger brother and Ye Ye made a deal first, and "clicked" themselves on the spot.poor person must have something mean.
Since Ming Yingzong was the emperor in trouble, Li Shi was also courageous and asked a few questions that he would never dare to ask.
Li Shi: "Your Majesty lives here, do you still miss the rich clothes and fine food you enjoyed in the past?"
Ming Yingzong: "Of course."
Li Shi: "Your Majesty, why did you favor Wang Zhen so much that you lost your country?"
Ming Yingzong: "It is true that I cannot clearly detect treacherous officials. But when Wang Zhen was in power, none of the officials would say anything, but today they all blame me." This sentence fully shows that Ming Yingzong still has no repentance.
At sunset, Li Shi and others bid farewell to Ming Yingzong, returned to Yexian's camp, and were entertained by the other party.The Mongolians are hospitable, "Yesian and Boyan Timur wore a beard hat, and his wife Zhufei covered her face and drooped her shoulders. They plated cheese and meat, played the zipa and flute to each other, and sang songs to persuade them to drink."
When I was drunk, I opened my mouth first: "The Southern Dynasty (Ming Dynasty) is my world enemy (the Ming Dynasty drove the Yuan Dynasty into the desert). Today, the heavens have shown their power and made the emperor take it for me. I have never dared to be negligent. If the Southern Dynasty captures me, I don’t know. How to treat it?...The emperor is here, we have nothing to use, and want to return it to the South, but the Southern Dynasty didn't send anyone to welcome it, why?"
Li Shi and the others argued back, but they couldn't convey their meaning, and their words didn't make sense, so they rejected them with one sentence: "The Southern Dynasty sent you and others to ask questions, it's not for flattery. If you want the emperor to return, you should send important officials to welcome you. "
Li Shi hasn't returned to Beijing yet.Taking advantage of the opportunity of Tuotuo Buhua to send envoys to negotiate a deal, Emperor Ming Jing suddenly sent Yang Shan, the censor of the right capital, to Oala.
On the way, Yang Shan met Li Shi who was on his way back, and he knew the details of his mission, which made Yang Shan well-informed, saying that he could play by ear, and return to Beijing with Ming Yingzong.
In fact, Emperor Ming Jing sent Yang Shan as an envoy completely perfunctory, always wanting to delay the time, and the two sides went back and forth to delay the matter.Moreover, before the envoys went out, Emperor Ming Jing did not instruct the Ministry of Rites to prepare any gifts for them, and only let these people go with their mouths.The Wala people were accustomed to accepting silver and silk. If Yang Shan and his party came empty-handed, they might be furious and keep Ming Yingzong even more-this may be a small calculation in Emperor Ming Jing's heart.
As soon as Yang Shan left the country, he first sent Tian Min, a Han Chinese, as a "counselor envoy" to greet him, and closely watched the truth.Tian Min entertained Yang Shan, turned away the others, and said, "I am also Chinese, and I was forced to stay in Oala to serve. I am curious, why the Ming army was so vulnerable in the battle of Tumubao the day before yesterday?"
Yang Shan had roots in his heart, and he said eloquently: "At that time, all the powerful troops of the Sixth Division were conscripted for the southern expedition (discussing Annan and other places). The battle is over.
Even so, Wala was lucky to win, which may not be a good thing.Now, the soldiers from the Southern Expedition have returned, there are 200,000 soldiers, and the imperial court has specially recruited 300,000 recruits with fighting skills in the country, all of whom are trained in military skills such as sharp guns, artillery, and crossbows.At the same time, our Ming Dynasty strengthened defenses in the key areas of the border area, planting iron vertebrae all over the place, and horseshoes will be penetrated immediately.In order to prevent Vala from coming again, the imperial court also recruited thousands of assassins who flew over the roof and walls. These will be useless. "Tian Min was surprised and asked: "Why is there no use? "
Yang Shan: "The peace agreement will be reached soon, and Daming and Wala must be happy as brothers. Of course, there is no need for these soldiers and defenses to go to war."
Yang Shan's mouth can really speak, it not only scares the other party, but also leaves a big step for the other party to walk down.
Tian Min returned to the camp first, and told the truth.Ye Xian continued to nod his head, and the intention of peace discussion became stronger, so he decided to meet Yang Shan and his envoys in Daying.
I also saw Yang Shan first, and he was aggressive, and immediately asked: "Why did the Southern Dynasty reduce the price of my horse?"
Yang Shan: "In the past, there were no more than three or fifty envoys from Wala, but recently there were more than 3,000 envoys. When they returned, they all came back with gold and silk utensils and clothing. They returned with a full load. The Ming Dynasty treated Wala well."
Yexian asked, "Why did you detain me several envoys? Among the cloths given to me, there are often not enough pieces?"
Yang Shan: "There are not enough cracks in the cloth and silk. It is a fraudulent operation. After the incident was exposed, it has been punished and killed by the canon of the Ming Dynasty. However, the horses tributed by Wala are low and inferior, and the mink fur is old. It is estimated that it should be It’s not your original intention, Grand Master, is it? As for the Oala envoys who are missing, or are abducted by others, or are killed by robbers, what’s the use of Ming’s detaining these people!”…You say what I say, Yang Shanfan Repeatedly, "I can't forget the kindness and kindness of the dynasties, and I said that the way of heaven is good for life. Today, the soldiers are killing and looting, and the sky is furious." I first said it convincingly.
Finally, out of curiosity, I asked two questions.
Yexian: "Is the Supreme Emperor returning to the country, and will he still be in charge of the world?"
Yang Shan: "The position of heaven has been fixed and cannot be changed."
Yexian: "How about the abdication of Yao and Shun in ancient times?"
Yang Shan: "Yao gave way to Shun, and today the elder brother gave way to the younger brother. It is all good deeds."
Also be pleased first.
When the atmosphere was harmonious, Wala Pingzhang Angke asked Yang Shan abruptly: "You come to welcome the emperor, what kind of gifts do you bring?"
Yang Shan replied: "If I bring heavy treasures to meet the emperor, future generations will think that you are greedy for treasures before releasing you. This time I came empty-handed, and the history book written after returning to the court will be praised by future generations. The villain of wealth."
Hearing the words, Ye Xian kept nodding his head and praised: "Okay, okay, let the historians record this matter properly."
The next day, I also held a banquet in Daying to introduce Yang Shan to Ming Yingzong.Yexian himself and his wife and concubines stood up one by one to toast the captured Emperor Ming for his birthday.After drinking for a long time, he suddenly saw Yang Shan standing all the time, and hurriedly let him sit down.Seeing this, Emperor Yingzong of Ming Dynasty also let Yang Shan take his seat.
Yang Shan Shili said: "Although in the grasslands, I dare not lose the courtesy of the emperor and ministers!"
Gu Xian first heard the words, and sighed: "China is really a country of propriety and righteousness!"
At the end of the banquet, Ming Yingzong was sent out of the camp in person.Within four or five days, Ming Yingzong, Yang Shan and others were entertained by Yexian, Boyan Timur and others in turn, and had a feast of farewell wine.
When parting, "I will also send the car with Qu Shuai first. It can take about half a day, get off the horse, untie the bow and arrow and go in. Zhu Qu Shuai Luo Bai cried and left." Boyan Timur was even more reluctant, and sent him to Yehu. Lingkou was full of tears and said goodbye.
Ming Yingzong was also moved, everyone got along with each other for a long time, and they really developed feelings.
It is a disgraceful thing for Ming Yingzong to be captured. Even if he fell into such a state, the officials of the Ming Dynasty still exaggerated Ming Yingzong as the "true son of heaven", and the enemy dared not harm him: "(Yingzong) first entered the enemy camp, and he would First there is a different ambition (want to kill people), and Lei Zhen died first on a horse, and the emperor (Ming Yingzong)'s bed curtains are full of splendor, (also first) and then stop. And when the emperor (Yingzong) went to the old camp, there was a red light around every night Its (account) is like a dragon pan, and I was surprised at first, looking for a younger sister to enter (as a concubine to Yingzong), but the emperor rejected it, and (also) became more and more respectful. Since five or seven days, the heart (one) has a banquet, Jishou Perform the rituals of the emperor and ministers." This kind of description, even a three-year-old child can't be fooled.Of course, there may be something wrong with offering a younger sister first and wanting to marry Ming Yingzong, but as a prisoner of the enemy, living in a simple tent in the cold, and a fat girl who smells like mutton, Ming Yingzong definitely has no lust, so he just went along with the flow and became Liu Xiahui. It's common sense.
The news that the "Taishanghuang" was released spread to the capital, and everyone at home and abroad was happy, but Ming Jingdi was depressed.
Yang Shan returned to Beijing before Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, and made such "miraculous achievements", but was not promoted. He was transferred at the same level, and he still served as a ceremonial officer in Honglu Temple.From this arrangement, the ministers already felt Emperor Ming Jing's displeasure.
Emperor Jing of the Ming Dynasty came and went with the officials in the court, and finally his arms could not move his thighs, and the matter of welcoming and driving was "simplified".
Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty was also aware of this. When he arrived at Tangjialing, he sent envoys to Beijing to "edict him to avoid the throne, so that the officials will not welcome him."
Therefore, Ming Yingzong first entered the city through Andingmen.In the Ming and Qing dynasties, this gate was very deserted, and there were endless dung yards and mass graves outside the gate.The irony is that Andingmen was originally the gate for the generals to return to the army and withdraw their troops.Emperor Yingzong of Ming Dynasty sneaked into the palace in desperation. At Dong'anmen, Emperor Jing greeted him, and Yingzong replied, "Everyone will explain what he wants to accept, and it will be a long time."
As a result, Ming Yingzong was moved to Nangong to "live", which was actually under house arrest.All the ministers were prevented from entering, and only Queen Mother Sun was allowed to visit.
To be honest, although it was not humane for Emperor Ming Jing to treat his elder brother Ming Yingzong like this, people nowadays should not be too demanding on him.There are countless incidents of fratricide in the Tian family. Emperor Jing didn't kill Yingzong with a cup of poisoned wine or a piece of long silk, which is actually quite kind.
But Emperor Jing, a kind man, did an unkind thing in the third year of Jingtai (1452).He abolished his nephew Zhu Jianshen, who was established as the crown prince, and changed his title to King Yi, and made his son Zhu Jianji the crown prince, which caused great controversy among courtiers.Destiny is impermanent, he has only been the crown prince for more than a year, the child Zhu Jianji died of illness, and Emperor Ming Jing has no other sons, the position of crown prince is emptied again.A group of ministers entered the concert one after another, demanding that Emperor Jing of the Ming Dynasty re-appoint his nephew Zhu Jianshen as the crown prince. Many people were confident and confident, and they said that Zhu Jianji's early death was "destiny", that is, the son of Ming Yingzong Zhu Jianshen should have been the crown prince. .Emperor Jing of the Ming Dynasty was furious, and several courtiers in the court battle, Yu Shi Zhongtong was killed by the court staff because he put his head on the head after Zhu Jianji's death.
But Ming Jingdi was not a faint king, nor a tyrant. He was bored to death, and the internal fire attacked him quickly, and soon he became seriously ill.
At the beginning of the eighth year of Jingtai (1457), Emperor Jing of the Ming Dynasty could not even go to the southern suburbs to perform the sacrificial ceremony in person, so he sent Shi Heng to perform the sacrificial ceremony on his behalf.When the ministers saw that the emperor was sick like this, many people came out to persuade Emperor Jing to make a crown prince.
When Emperor Jing heard the words, he was worried and angry, and he was a few steps closer to the gate of hell.
At that time, Shi Heng, who was in charge of the military power of the Beijing camp, saw that Ming Emperor Jing was dying, and suddenly had a strange idea in his heart, trying to take this opportunity to support the restoration of Ming Yingzong, so as to make the world rich and powerful.So he approached Zhang Fu, the governor in charge of the battalion, Ji Xiang, the internal supervisor, and Xu Bin, the Minister of Taichang Temple, to discuss the matter. Xu Bin recommended Xu Youzhen to Shi Heng.This Xu Youzhen is none other than Xu Zhen who first advocated fleeing south and moving the capital when Oala invaded Beijing. To hide his shame, he changed his name to Xu Youzhen.Hearing Shi Heng's words, this speculative literati immediately agreed, and became the "literary courage" of this group of people to make suggestions.
In the evening of the 16th day of the first lunar month in the seventh year of Jingtai (the first year of Yingzong Tianshun, 1457), everyone gathered at Xu Youzhen's home.The old man climbed up to the roof with his ass pouted, pretending to go to watch the stars, and soon pulled his eyes out of the room, saying:
"Things can be done tonight, don't miss this opportunity!"
At that time, there happened to be an alarm from Oala disturbing the border, and Xu Youzhen said to Shi Heng: "It happened to take advantage of the border registration project to announce to the outside world that I was ordered by the emperor to bring troops into the palace to prepare for emergencies. No one dared to stop." At the time of the drum, Shi Heng opened the gate of Chang'an, and led thousands of soldiers behind him.Seeing that it was the head of the Beijing battalion, the soldiers of the old guard were shocked and didn't know what to do, and no one came out to ask and stop.Xu Youzhen had a scheming mind. After entering the door, he locked the door tightly and threw the key into the water, saying: "If there is any meritorious service inside and outside, the big thing will be gone." So everyone listened to Xu Youzhen's punishment.
In the darkness of the night, a general like Shi Heng was also afraid, and asked Xu Youzhen in a low voice: "Can things be done?"
Xu Youzhen said loudly: "It's a god-sent opportunity, don't give up!"
Everyone rushed to Nangong where Yingzong was under house arrest.Xu Youzhen had the guts, and immediately sent soldiers to carry a giant log up, dozens of people held it, and slammed into the palace gate together.
The door was broken and the wall collapsed, and everyone finally entered the Nangong Palace.Ming Yingzong was startled, thinking that his younger brother sent someone to kill him, tremblingly asked: "What do you want to do here?"
Everyone knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please ascend the throne."
Only then did Ming Yingzong make up his mind.The crowd carried the idle "Supreme Emperor" straight into the Fengtian Hall.
When entering the palace, the guards shouted and asked, Ming Yingzong replied: "I am the Supreme Emperor!"
The soldiers were terrified, seeing that the person who came was really "the emperor", no one dared to come out to stop him.
Therefore, Ming Yingzong ascended to the seat, rang the bell and drum, and opened the doors.
All the ministers wanted to pay homage to Emperor Ming Jing in the early court.After entering the palace, I heard the noise of people in the direction of Nangong, and there were people coming and going in Fengtian Hall.Surprised and wondering, Xu Youzhen appeared and shouted, "The Supreme Emperor has been restored!" Shocked by all the officials, they had to move subconsciously to congratulate.
Emperor Ming Jing was also awakened by the sound of bells and drums when he was in a coma, and hurriedly called Yu Qian to his left and right.The eunuchs on the left and right informed, "The emperor has been restored." After a long time, Emperor Ming Jing only said the words "good, good" and passed out again.
The successful restoration of Ming Yingzong is known as "the change of seizing the gate" in history.Xu Youzhen made the greatest contribution, was awarded a Bachelor of Hanlin, and became a cabinet minister.Naturally, Shi Heng, Zhang Fu, and Cao Jixiang were all promoted to rank and title, and they were granted the title of uncle, marquis, and duke. Even Cao Qin, the godson of eunuch Cao Jixiang, was awarded a senior officer like the governor and Tongzhi.
You can't be nameless if you are handsome.After discussing with Xu Youzhen and others, Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty immediately arrested Yu Qian and Wang Wen, Minister of the Ministry of War, falsely claiming that the two wanted to support the imperial vassal king to enter Beijing as emperor when Emperor Ming Jing was seriously ill.
Ming Yingzong hated Yu Qian because Yu Qian said that "the country is the most important, and the king is the least", which almost prevented him from returning to the country.However, he didn't want to kill Yu Qian at first, and said that "Yu Qian really made a contribution (meaning that he presided over the defense of Beijing)".But Xu Youzhen immediately took the blame: "If you don't kill Yu Qian, this matter will be unknown!"Ming Yingzong finally agreed.
On the sixth day after Yingzong's restoration, the great heroes Yu Qian and Wang Wen were falsely accused of making the son of King Xiang the emperor, killed in Xishi, and ransacked his family.As for Emperor Ming Jing, no one cared about him anymore, he was starved for many days, and died of hatred (one said he was strangled to death by eunuchs worshiped by Ming Yingzong), anyway, it was not a good death, he was only thirty years old.
Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty was narrow-minded, and killed Yu Qian not only his younger brother Jingdi, but also his sister-in-law Jingdi Empress Wang, who was finally dissuaded by the minister.It is worth pondering that when Ming Yingzong was about to collapse in the future, the imperial edict abolished the system of martyrdom for concubines, which became one of the few "benevolent acts" in his life (since Zhu Yuanzhang in the Ming Dynasty, emperors have always had the system of martyrdom.
Emperor Zhu died with 46 concubines; Ming Chengzu Zhu Di died with 16 concubines and hundreds of court girls; even Ming Renzong had 5 concubines; Ming Xuanzong had 10 concubines).Another "good deed" was that he ordered the release of Zhu Wengui, the second son of Emperor Jianwen, who had been imprisoned in the deep palace for more than 50 years.After the death of Emperor Ming Jing, he was buried hastily with royal rites. It was not until Ming Yingzong's son Zhu Jianshen came to the throne that he issued an edict to "rehabilitate" his uncle and restore the emperor's title:
"My uncle, the king of Yan, practiced evil, and it is difficult to save the country. He established the Anzong Society, and it will last for eight years. When he was dying, the treacherous ministers were greedy for meritorious deeds. Please cut down the emperor's name. The first emperor knew his futility, and every time he regretted it, he would use it every time. Resisting all the traitors in the law, it is unfortunate to be a guest, but it is not enough to be upright. I will remember my relatives, use Cheng Xianzhi, and still be the title of emperor, and I will hear about his posthumous posthumous title."
For this reason, Shichen sighed:
When Emperor Jing was in a state of embarrassment, he was ordered to live in the house, and he was the one who took the throne to tie people's hearts, and he was the one who had the right to do things and got his righteousness.Acknowledge the talents of the worthy, encourage the political elite, force the bandits to go deep and the sect and society will be safe, and the achievements of the reconstruction are excellent and magnificent.Instead, it is easy to store and store, and the south is deeply imprisoned, and court visits are not allowed, and the kindness is still there.In the end, the father was fasting in the palace, and the villain took advantage of the opportunity to steal the news. The matter was in a hurry, and the name could not be ended, pity my husband!
Ming Yingzong was unkind to his younger brother Emperor Ming Jing, and held a grudge against his sister-in-law Wang.Under the minister's persuasion, Yingzong wanted Wang's life to be sacrificed to Ming Emperor Jingdi, so he abolished her title of empress and asked her to move out of the palace to live outside.Because Zhu Jianshen (later Ming Xianzong), who was the crown prince at the time, knew that this aunt was urging his uncle Ming Jingdi not to abolish his title of crown prince, he respected her very much and kept saying good things in front of his father Ming Yingzong. When leaving the palace, many treasures can be taken away.Moreover, the relationship between Wang and Xianzong's biological mother, Zhou's sister-in-law, has always been very harmonious. .One day, Ming Yingzong suddenly remembered that there was an ancestral "Jade Belt" in the palace, and asked about the eunuch.The eunuch replied that the jade belt was taken out by Mrs. Wang when she left the palace.Mingying sent eunuchs to pursue him.Wang's character is strong, when she saw someone asking for a jade belt, she took out the treasure from the box, walked out of the house, raised her hand and threw it into the well, angrily echoed: "No!"Wang said indignantly to the palace servants who served her: "I have been the emperor's wife for seven years (Emperor Jing has been in power for more than seven years), can't I bear these pieces of jade?" A soft search was carried out at Wang's residence, and all the treasures were searched.Wang lived a long life and died of illness in the early years of Zhengde.
于谦与王文被判极刑时，王文不停申辩自己无罪，于谦坦然，笑着说：“此必石亨等人主意，争辩又有何用！”怡然受刑。于谦的死刑处决方式极其惨酷，先被剁去手脚，再被处死，几乎介于腰斩和凌迟之间。后世之所以很少有人知道于谦死状，是因为明英宗的儿子明孝宗替老子修实录时，为掩遮父过，让人删除了处死于谦的有关记述。当时，有兵将感于于谦的忠义，收取其遗骸殓之。一年后，其尸身才得以归葬杭州。
“惟有于（谦）岳（飞）双少保，人间始觉重西湖。”
孙太后起初不知于谦死讯，数日后方闻，老娘们儿嗟悼累日，叹息良久。
确实，当时无于谦，这位妇人可能在北京城被攻陷后，像从前北宋的妃主皇后一样，被瓦剌人带至北边，天天供数十上百蒙古精壮汉子轮奸淫乐了。
于谦死后，石亨推荐党羽陈汝言代为兵部尚书，未一年即因收贿被抓，赃累巨万。明英宗闻之，愀然不悦，对大臣们讲：“于谦被遇于景泰朝，死时家无余资。陈汝言一样官职，所贪何其多也！”石亨等人惭愧，皆俯首不能对。不久，瓦剌复侵边，明英宗忧形于色。侍卫一帝的恭顺侯吴谨进言：“倘使于谦活着，当不令寇猖獗如此！”明英宗默然。
直到成化年间，于谦才被平反，赐谥“肃愍”。万历年间，明廷又改谥为“忠肃”。
于谦为人，太过正直，所以才触怒了徐有贞、石亨这两个小人，非要置其死地不可。对徐有贞来讲，当初他首议南逃迁都，于谦带头叱责，已经让他对于谦恨之入骨。后来，于谦为人善良，徐有贞求于谦在景帝面前说好话给自己迁官，于谦果真一口答应。但是，明景帝对徐有贞这个人“记忆”犹深，知道这个小人从前曾出馊主意迁都，坚持不答应升迁他。为此，徐有贞认定于谦不仅没有出力，肯定还在景帝前说自己坏话，典型的“以小人之心度君子之腹”；至于石亨，北京保卫战之前，他从大同战场逃归，本来被夺职，正是于谦保荐，他才得重新启用，且一战成功，暴得大名。当时，石亨为了“报答”于谦，就面禀景帝，说于谦之子于冕非常有才略，应该陛下亲自接见，破格提拔。于谦正派人，不允其子入京陛见皇帝，并责斥石亨不以公行事。这样一来，石亨大恨，与于谦结下梁子。人世间事，宁得罪君子，不得罪小人，徐有贞、石亨均是小人，怨毒满腹，所以他们才非要陷于谦于死地而后快。
可叹的是，明英宗复辟后，对导致一系列灾祸的大太监王振却念念不忘，下诏公祭王公公，招魂厚葬，并把王振从前主持修建的宏壮伟丽的智化寺专门用来祭祀王振，亲题巨匾，以“精忠”二字对王公公“盖棺论定”。
“曹石之变”及诸人结局明英宗复辟后，非常倚重徐有贞、石亨和曹吉祥三个人。特别是徐有贞，很快又被升为兵部尚书，封武功伯兼华盖殿大学士，并赐号“奉天翊卫推诚宣力守正文臣”，食禄一千一百石，世袭锦衣指挥使。大权在手，徐有贞肆无忌惮，中外倾目，但有皇帝信任，谁也奈何不了他。
得志之后，徐有贞有意与石亨这么一个武将与曹吉祥这么一个太监拉开距离。
他还常在明英宗面前诉说二人在外的贪横之事。“帝（英宗）亦为之动。”
石亨、曹吉祥知道风声，大加怨恨，日夜聚议，密谋构陷徐有贞。
明英宗常与徐友贞二人君臣密议政事，屏除旁人。但身为司礼太监的曹吉祥有眼线，偷听了不少这君臣二人的“悄悄话”。一日，曹吉祥问明英宗某事因由，英宗大惊，急问你从何得知，曹公公答言，乃徐尚书讲给我听。自此，英宗皇帝开始疏远徐有贞。
不久，石亨、曹吉祥二人向明英宗泣诉，说徐有贞以内阁的力量想倾陷他们两个“忠臣”。英宗皇帝很讨厌徐有贞“泄密”，把他外放为广东参政。石亨等人恨极徐有贞，派人投匿名信，诬称老徐“指斥乘舆”，流放途中说皇帝坏话。
明英宗恼怒，下诏把徐有贞发配到云南一带为民。一直到石亨等人事败，老徐才获召还，但未获重新使用，释归老家无锡。这位“短小精悍”的老头儿天天手持铁鞭起舞，想效廉颇复用，终不能重新被召入朝。灰心之余，老徐放浪山水之间，又活了十几年才病死，算是善终。
除去了共同的“敌人”徐有贞，石亨和曹吉祥又开始狗咬狗，相互争权倾轧。
石亨美男子，生有异状，方面伟躯，美髯及膝，如果脸色再红些，活脱脱一个关羽再生。其侄石彪也美须髯，与石亨一样形状魁梧，当时算卦人说这叔侄俩皆有封侯之相。石亨袭其父职，为宽河卫中下级军校，特善骑射，能用大刀，每战辄摧破奋前，实为一刀一枪挣得的功名。
自从拥立英宗皇帝复辟后，石亨得首功，进爵“忠国公”，其家族男性成员冒功入锦衣卫为官者多达五十多人，四千多与他有旧的部曲和熟人皆冒领“夺门”
之功而得官，势振中外。英宗皇帝对他眷顾特异，言无不从。一时之间，冒进小人咸投其门，势焰熏天。
石亨讨厌文人外放为巡抚监督武将，尽撤巡抚回京，由此大权悉归石亨。同时，凡是有言官上章弹奏他，均被他倒打一耙，数起大狱，把不少御史弄得家破人亡。
石亨武人一个，不知盈满，成日干预政事，有时向皇帝为手下人要官遭拒，悻悻然见于颜色。特别让明英宗动疑的是，石亨常常不待宣召而入宫，出来进去前呼后拥，耀武扬威。
时间一久，明英宗当然不能容忍，便问阁臣李贤如何应付。李贤答：“圣上应该独断！”
明英宗顿悟。他马上下诏给各门，武臣非宣诏不得入见。从此，石亨很少再有面见明英宗的机会。
如果此时石亨知趣，急流涌退，知道收敛，交出兵权，兴许还能善终于家。
但他与侄子石彪各自蓄养军官猛士数万，中外将帅半出其门，国人为之侧目。
石亨更不知自敛，在京城内大建华丽的府第，连明英宗在大内登翔凤楼都看得见这座耀人眼目的大宅，以为是哪位王爷的王府。
明英宗忍耐未发。天顺三年，石彪本人又想当大同总兵，窜掇人上书“保奏”
he.英宗大怒，派锦衣卫把石彪等人逮入诏狱拷问，并在他家里搜出一些绣蟒龙衣及御床一样模式的“违制”之物。于是，明廷对石彪抄家，勒令石亨“退休”。
其间，明英宗还不太忍心对石亨下手，就问阁臣李贤，“石亨有夺门之功，我怎么处理他呢？”
李贤回禀：“天位本来就是陛下您的，称'迎驾'则可，如何称'夺门'，'夺'则不顺，何'夺'之有？彼时，万一石亨等人谋泄，不知陛下有多么危险！
如果当时石亨等人不为贪功行仓猝之事，郕王（景帝）死后，大臣们仍会奉您平安复位。“一席话，说得明英宗边连点头，石亨的命运，也就注定要挨刀了。
于是，受英守谕指，锦衣卫指挥捕逯杲上奏石亨阴谋不轨，下诏狱拷问。石亨身板再结实，也禁不得锦衣卫内狱卒的大板子和各种刑讯，很快就被活活打死在监狱中，其侄石彪也很快被人以谋反罪处决。
当然，这叔侄二人，虽与徐有贞、曹吉祥倾害于谦，说他们谋反确实冤枉，所以清人编《明史》，并未把他们放入《逆臣传》中，实为公允。尤其是石彪，史臣评价说：“（石彪）本以战功起家，不藉父兄恩荫，然一门二公侯，势盛而骄，各行不义，为帝所疑，遂及于祸。”
石亨一死，“夺门”三功臣只剩曹吉祥一个人了，这位公公不喜反忧，很有岌岌可危之感。
这位曹公公乃滦州人，一直是王振的亲信，在英宗初年数次出外当监军，畜养了不少壮士在家。明景帝时，他又负责监京营军，故而与石亨友善，并配合石亨迎英宗复辟。为了感谢这位公公，明英宗把他升为“司礼太监”，即太监第一人，总督三大营，权大势大，宫内无人可比。其义子曹钦还被进封为伯爵，侄子曹铉等人皆受封都督官衔，其门下厮养冒官者多至千百人，一时间权势与石亨相并列，时称曹、石二大家。
由于明廷已经定了调子，下令自今起章奏不可用“夺门”二字，从大原则上就否定了“夺门之功”。石亨被逮治，曹吉祥越来越如坐针毡。于是，他渐蓄异谋，想弑掉明英宗。
干这种惊天“大事”，没有军人帮助万万不行。曹吉祥开始天天在自己大宅院张宴，请在京军营及锦衣卫等各级中高级军官饮酒作乐，大散金钱谷帛，任由这些人取用。这些因曹公公保荐而飞黄腾达的军官们也怕老曹势败自己也受牵累，皆愿尽力效死。
曹公公的干儿子曹钦问门客冯益：“自古有宦官子弟当皇帝的吗？”
冯益答：“您老曹家魏武帝曹操就是啊！”
冯益没说谎话，曹操他爸就是认太监为干爹才改姓曹，这位魏武帝原姓“夏侯”。
曹钦闻言大喜，更坚决了谋反的决心。
天顺五年秋，曹吉祥因对家人施私刑致死，被言官弹劾。明英宗正愁抓不住曹公公把柄，命令锦衣卫指挥逯杲去按察，降敕遍谕群臣。
曹钦闻讯大惊：“先前降敕，石亨将军被捕，今天又来这一套，是想灭我们曹家啊！”
于是，诸人谋议，准备在七月庚子日动手。曹钦提外兵入大内，曹吉祥本人以禁兵接应。
定谋后，曹钦召诸位参加起事将校在晚间饮宴。半道，入伙的一个军官马亮害怕事败被诛三族，悄悄溜出，向值宿朝房的怀定侯孙镗与恭顺侯吴谨告发此事。
吴谨赶紧让孙镗从长安右门的门缝内塞进急报帖子，报告曹家谋反一事。
明英宗大惊，立刻派人在大内逮捕了大太监曹吉祥，并下敕皇城及京城九门皆严闭不开。
曹钦发觉马觉逃走，知道消息泄露，连夜带人驰往锦衣卫指挥逯杲家，杀掉逯杲，并把阁臣李贤砍伤于东朝房，拎着逯杲鲜血淋漓的首级对李贤说：“就是这个逯杲要惹我啊！”
逯杲这个人，确实不是好人，他本来是石亨和曹吉祥推荐才当上锦衣为卫大官。但是，逯杲奉命按察曹家不法之事，曹钦绕道杀这个人，其实在当时完全是浪费时间。
由于事情败露，曹钦索性公开造反，率数千精兵强将猛攻东、西长安门。皇宫大门特结实，根本冲不进去。里面守门士兵又搬出准备修御河河堤用的厚砖砌在门后，更使宫门难以攻破。
曹钦等贼人乘乱纵火烧门，并在宫门外往来驰骋呼叫。
怀宁侯孙镗宿于朝房，本来是为了转天一大早他要带数千军马西征边境，特意来趁明天早朝向皇帝辞行。见事情危急，他忙派两个儿子召已经集结待命的西征军，进攻在东长安门烧门欲闯皇宫的曹钦。
曹钦从西长安门杀至东长安门，中途正遇向外跑的恭顺侯吴谨，一刀就削掉对方的脑袋，奔驰至东长安门。
由于贼兵纵火烧门，东长安门塌毁。门内守卫禁卫军忙搬取一大堆柴薪放在门口，风借火势，大火使得贼兵反而仍旧闯不进来。
天快亮时，孙镗手下的西征军杀至，曹钦手下贼兵渐渐不支，又多心虚，渐渐奔散。孙镗勒兵追击，杀掉曹吉祥侄子曹铉等人。
曹钦勇猛，率十余人杀出一条血路想从安定门逸出，但大门紧闭，门卒众多，他只得掉转马头逃奔家中。
孙镗等人率军追杀，曹钦指挥数百家丁仆从关门拒战，终于不敌。诸军大呼杀入。
曹钦见大势已去，投井自杀，终未当成“曹操”。
明廷下令，族灭曹家及其姻家，尽屠参与政变的党羽，并把大太监曹吉祥当众碎剐。只有出首告变的马亮好命，得授都督一职。至此，“夺门之变”三大“功臣”，一贬二死。
又过三年，明英宗在1464年正月病死，时年三十八。其子朱见深继位，是为明宪宗，次年改年号为“成化元年”。
后世历史学家不少人不辩史实，以土木堡之役为口实，大讲此役乃“明朝由盛到衰之始”，其实全然是无稽之谈。“英宗承仁（宗）、（宣）宗之业，海内富庶，朝野清晏”，前后在位二十四年，除土木堡被俘之事以王振擅权外，大局面并未坏掉，所以才有后来明宪宗、明孝宗的成化、弘治之治。这父子相承的四十年间，政局基本稳定，是明朝民力财力积累的承平治世。所以，称“土木堡之役”为明朝由盛到哀转折点，实为一叶障目之辞。
最后，提一下“土木堡之变”的另一位主角瓦剌首领也先。
也先放归明英宗后，当年仍旧来贡，忽喇喇还是三千多人，明廷盛陈大宴接待，同时也在席间幕后耀兵亮甲，给对方以心理威慑。当时处于幽禁状态的“太上皇”明英宗，也派人以自己名义赐也先大笔赏物。明景帝闻之不悦，便决定与瓦剌断绝关系，不再遣使回报。
尚书王直等人相继进言，谏说如果断绝关系，也先会重新挑起边衅。明景帝回言：“正是使来使往，才有磨擦生过节。昔日瓦剌入寇前后，不都是礼尚往来吗，还不是照样开战。”于是，明景帝亲笔写敕书给也先：“先前使节往来，难免因小人言语短长而使双方生隙。朕今不再遣使，太师（指也先）也不必再请，以免日后生事！”
这样一来，瓦剌人再不能从明朝政府方面得到好处。此后，也先数次犯边，但没有什么特别大规模的行动，小劫小抢，骚扰而已。
瓦剌对外无大战事，开始内哄。名义上的“可汗”脱脱不花之妻，是也先的姐姐，所以，也先就想让脱脱不花立自己亲外甥为太子，脱脱不花不答应。也先生气，本来以前他就恨脱脱不花与阿剌知院先于自己和明朝讲和，又怕这位汗爷日后势大于已不利，就先下手为强，突然出击，在1451年杀掉了脱脱不花，把他的部众分给瓦剌诸酋长。脱脱不花的弟弟阿噶巴尔济本来事先依附也先，想也先杀掉哥哥后立自己为汗，结果，哥哥刚被杀，也先就找上门。阿噶巴尔济