Chapter 20 Chapter 20 Going Home

In our impression, Yu Qian, who has established extraordinary achievements in the world, should be in the sky at this moment, and everyone will return to his heart. This is also the case, but at the same time, his troubles have also come. The so-called big tree attracts the wind, there will always be a lot of trouble after people become famous, and the ancients are no exception. After the victory in the defense of Beijing, Zhu Qiyu was grateful for Yu Qian's great contributions to the country, gave him many awards, awarded him the title of Shaobao (Cong Yipin), and planned to confer a title on his son.

Yu Qian supported the crisis alone and tried his best to turn the tide. The court knew it well, and it was reasonable and reasonable to give him these rewards, but Yu Qian refused. He rejected all the rewards and said: Letting the enemy attack the capital is a disgrace to our ministers, how dare we ask for credit (it's a shame for Doctor Qing, dare to invite credit and reward)!But Zhu Qiyu insisted on asking him to accept it. In desperation, he only accepted the title of Shaobao, and he still refused other rewards. Zhu Qiyu had no choice but to obey him.The title of Yu Shaobao has been handed down and praised by the world.

It was not easy for Yu Qian to do this. The official salary in the Ming Dynasty was very low. Yu Qian was a first-class man, but his salary alone could only make ends meet. He was honest in government and did not accept gifts or bribes. At that time, the person who executed it was surprised to find that Yu Qian, who was an extremely human minister, turned out to be a pauper (without registration and no money left in his family). But it is such a Yu Qian who has both ability and political integrity, and there are still people who find fault with him and find excuses to scold him. The first one who came to cause trouble was Luo Tong, the guard of Juyong Pass. He wrote to the emperor, saying that the defense of Beijing was not enough, and that some people lied about their achievements and appointed them indiscriminately. Er Diao, all of them are the ones who protect the nobles with their lives."

This man is obviously a psychologically unbalanced person, his purpose and direction are very clear, even the historians of later generations can see it clearly-"meaning to slander Yu Qian and Shi Heng". Yu Qian never expected that someone would scold him like this, so he refuted it in a memorial, saying that all those who were rewarded in the Beijing Defense War had merit records to check, and the number of them was not large. If Luo Tong thinks that the official position is indiscriminate, he can take back his official position and title, and go to work by himself. Luo Tong's behavior aroused the public indignation of the ministers. They agreed that "modesty is worthy of their responsibility", which calmed down a storm.

But not long after, Liu Dingzhi, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, made another memorial to scold Yu Qian. The purpose of this memorial is more clear, and the words and sentences in the text are more intense. The excerpts are as follows: For example, "The battle under Desheng's sect...is a victory and defeat, and it's just mutual killing. Although it is not enough to punish, it is not enough to reward." There are even more powerful ones, "Yu Qian entered the first rank from the second rank. The world has never heard of his achievements, but he has seen his rewards."

In this way, Mr. Yu Qian stepped forward in a crisis and turned the tide to help the country, only in exchange for the persistence of the capital and the safety of the lives and property of the ministers and people. This Liu Dingzhi was still dissatisfied, and he just came up with the conclusion that "the world has not heard of his achievements, but he has seen his rewards". Mr. Liu Dingzhi didn't see his merits during the war, but he saw his scolding in his spare time. Looking at this wonderful article and sharing it together, we can conclude a law: there is no reason to love someone, and no excuse to scold someone.

Historians of later generations saw it more clearly, and they summed up the reason for this phenomenon in one sentence-"Momility has meritorious service to the community, and those who are taboo for a while are often impeached with profound articles." Yu Qian was quite excited at the beginning, and he refuted it in the memorial, but then he took it lightly. In fact, there is no need for Yu Qian to get excited and angry, because this kind of thing is always inevitable. The saying that the tree is big and attracts the wind has never been out of date for thousands of years, without exception, and it has been tried and tested.

No matter how many attacks Yu Qian received, and even later framed and murdered by his political opponents, his credit and achievements have never been truly erased, and history has finally proved his greatness. Because justice is in the heart. Yu Qian was scolded because of his great reputation, and another important minister, Wang Zhi, was in a bad situation. He was also scolded, but the difference was that it was not the minister who scolded him, but the emperor, and the reason for being scolded was because He is so naive. What naive thing did they do to offend the emperor? The answer is very simple. They made a suggestion that Zhu Qiyu didn't like very much—take Zhu Qizhen back.

It turns out that after the defeat, he sent people to ask for peace many times. Wang Zhi, who was then Minister of the Ministry of Officials, deliberately took this opportunity to bring Zhu Qizhen back. It is a very shameful thing to be captured outside, and now if Zhu Qizhen can return, it can be regarded as glory for the country. It's a pity that their opinions are not to Zhu Qiyu's liking at all. The new emperor has just sat on the throne, and hearing Zhu Qizhen's name gives him a headache. He only hopes that his elder brother will get away as far as possible. Send him to an alien planet and never come back.So he ignored it.

But Wang Zhi is a stubborn person, he mistook Zhu Qiyu for ignoring him, because he hadn't made up his mind and was still hesitating, so he openly expressed his point of view in the memorial. This brother Zhichangzi wrote a rather taboo sentence, which made Zhu Qiyu furious and made things worse. What did he write, and the excerpt is as follows: "Your Majesty's position in heaven has been determined, and the Supreme Emperor will return, and he will no longer participate in world affairs. Your Majesty worships it, and sincerely honors the great events of the past and the present."

In fact, Wang Zhi's words were written after careful consideration. He has already realized that Zhu Qiyu does not want Zhu Qizhen to come back because of the throne, so he made a special statement that even if Zhu Qizhen comes back, he will not take your throne , you can rest assured! From this point of view, there seems to be no problem with this passage, so how could it make Zhu Qiyu angry? Because Wang Zhi has calculated everything, but he missed one point: Although everyone knows about this matter, it is Zhu Qiyu's deepest concern. The emperor's tricks and ghosts are silent, but you, Wang Zhi, have pierced through it. You are really smart! Sure enough, Zhu Qiyu was very angry after reading it, thinking it was exposing his shortcomings, and even wrote an article to reply to Wang Zhi!The article stated that the reason why he didn't go to pick up Zhu Qizhen was because he was too cunning and afraid that the other party would take the opportunity to attack, so he didn't move. He hoped that the ministers would think more about it before doing this matter. This is obviously a tactic. In fact, he just doesn’t want to do this. What’s interesting is that he also wrote a very wonderful sentence in the article, which can probably be regarded as his defense: "I've read your memorial, and what you said is correct, but this job is not what I want to do (I don't want to do it myself), it's the heaven and earth, ancestors, clan, you civil and military ministers who forced me to do it." Wang Zhi was very surprised. He realized that he had stepped on the emperor's sore spot. In desperation, he had no choice but to keep silent about it. The matter calmed down like this, but after only one month, another envoy was sent to ask for peace, expressing his willingness to return Zhu Qizhen, but Zhu Qiyu's attitude was indifferent and he ignored it at all. One after another, even the veteran minister of the Ministry of Rites, Hu Wei, said that if he could welcome Zhu Qizhen back, why not do it? Faced with this situation, Zhu Qiyu finally couldn't sit still. He decided to hold a court meeting and severely reprimanded those ministers. The court meeting was held openly, and Wang Zhi, Hu Wei, Yu Qian and others all attended the meeting. At the beginning of the meeting, Zhu Qiyu uncharacteristically reprimanded Oirat's evil deeds in a stern tone, and said that there was no peace with Oara. Before the ministers came back to their senses, he pointed the finger at Wang Zhi, and the sharpness of the sentence was unexpected: "You people keep bringing this matter up, what are you trying to do?!" Speaking of this, it was beyond Wang Zhi's expectation, but this tough guy is really not a coward, he actually said to the emperor: "The Supreme Emperor was captured, and he should have returned long ago. If you don't send someone to pick him up now, in the future It’s too late to regret!” (Don’t make him regret later) If you say that Wang Zhi is really fierce, he dared to fight with the emperor, but his impulsiveness not only did not help to solve the matter, but completely angered Zhu Qiyu, making him say even more shocking words. When Zhu Qiyu heard Wang Zhi talking back to him, he became even more furious, and shouted: "I didn't care about this seat at all, but it was you people who forced me to be emperor at that time (see push at the time, real out of Qing, etc.)?! Why are you jumping out and saying these words now!" Wang Zhi was really dumbfounded, he didn't expect the emperor to be so furious, and the ministers at the scene didn't dare to say anything, the atmosphere was very awkward for a while. At this moment, a cold-eyed bystander broke the embarrassment.This person is Yu Qian. In fact, Yu Qian is also a person with a deep city. He has seen the situation clearly, and understood Zhu Qiyu's psychological changes and the reasons for his anger. After careful consideration, he stood up and resolved the deadlock with just one sentence. "Heaven has been fixed, Ningfu has it!" This sentence is really more timely than the timely rain, Zhu Qiyu's face immediately turned cloudy, and Yu Qian took the opportunity to express that he wanted to send an envoy, but it was for the safety of the border, and it was better to send someone there. Yu Qian's words made Zhu Qiyu's heart drop, as long as the throne is still his own, then he can talk about anything. He swept away the dark cloud on his face before, smiled all over his face, and said to Qian repeatedly: "Depending on you, depending on you." (Cong Ru) Every time I see this place, I can't help but admire Yu Qian from the bottom of my heart. Not only is he brave enough to do things, but he is also so proficient in the emperor's mind, which is really not easy. The plan was made, and Daming sent his envoy. The envoy's name was Li Shi, and his position at that time was Minister of Rites. The position of this person is specifically pointed out here because there is a big problem in it. Everyone knows that the minister is a deputy minister, a third-rank official, and a diplomat must be of a high level. It is said that such a level of visits is not low. It seems to be OK. I think Zhu Qiyu attaches great importance to this mission, but after I checked the information, I found out that there is something mysterious about it. Just a few days ago, this man was not the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and his original position was just a Gishizhong (seventh-rank official)!It was not until before departure that he was hurriedly given a job title and asked him to go on a mission. Since he is a mission, he naturally has a letter of credence, but this letter of credentials also has a big problem. Its general content is: if you kill people from Daming, Daming can kill you too!My Ming Dynasty is vast and has a large population. The reason why I didn't attack you was because I was afraid of going against God's will. I heard that you have withdrawn your troops and returned. It seems that you are already afraid of God's will. I am very satisfied, so I sent an envoy. Let's take a look, does this look like a letter of peace? It can probably be used as a letter of war, and it doesn't mention the issue of bringing Zhu Qizhen back. It's clear what the intention is. When Li Shi saw the letter of credence and found that he didn't receive the contents of Zhu Qizhen's return, he couldn't help being surprised, and immediately ran to the cabinet. On the way, I happened to meet Zhu Qiyu's confidant eunuch Xing'an, and asked him about it. Xing'an ignored him at all, and just reprimanded him loudly: "Take the letter of credence and go on the road, what are you doing so much?" , it pre- Li Shi understood the emperor's intention. In this way, a small official set off with a so-called letter of peace.In my opinion, this is another farce. Zhu Qizhen, who was thousands of miles away, was very excited when he heard the news. He thought it meant that the day when he would go home was not far away, but he never expected that this person named Li Shi was not actually here. The one who picked him up, on the contrary, was here to scold him. At this time, Li Shi, who had just been entrusted with a great mission, probably would not have imagined that he, who was destined to be unknown, would become famous for a while because of this mission, and would leave two legendary dialogues in history. On July 11th of the first year of Jingtai (1450), Li Shi arrived at Yeshi Batu'er (place name), which was Yexian's base camp, and was led by someone to visit Zhuqi Town. After the meeting, the monarch and his ministers were filled with emotions, and they all shed tears, but judging from the subsequent conversations, the reasons for their tears seemed to be different. The two sides exchanged pleasantries first, and then began this extremely interesting dialogue in history. Zhu Qizhen: How is the Empress Dowager (Empress Sun)?How is the emperor (Zhu Qiyu)?How is Queen (Qian Queen)? Li Shi: Everything is fine, please rest assured, the Supreme Emperor. Zhu Qizhen: It's cold here, not enough clothes, did you bring any clothes? Li Shi: I'm sorry, I was in a hurry to go out, so I didn't bring it. Zhu Qizhen: ... Li Shi: The minister and his entourage brought some clothes of their own, the Supreme Emperor should use them first. (Privately presented in regular clothes) Zhu Qizhen: All the food here is beef and mutton, did you bring any food? Li Shi: Sorry, no. Zhu Qizhen: ... Li Shi: I have a few buckets of rice with me here, the Supreme Emperor will eat it first. Zhu Qizhen: These are small things (these are all small things), you come to help me take care of the big things, I have been here for a year, why don't you come to pick me up? Li Shi: I don't know. Zhu Qizhen: Now I have promised to let me go, please go back and tell the emperor, and send someone to pick me up, as long as you can go back, even if you are just a commoner (willing to be the head of Guizhou)!Even if you show your ancestors the tomb (keep the tomb of the ancestors)! Having said that, Zhu Qizhen couldn't bear it anymore and burst into tears. As the Supreme Emperor, to say such words, it seems that Zhu Qizhen really has no choice, he just wants to go home. Zhu Qizhen began to cry for the second time after meeting, but this time, he was the only one crying, because Li Shi didn't cry. Li Shi just looked at him coldly, and finally asked two unbelievable questions. Question one: Li Shi: Do you remember the life of rich clothes and good food in the past when the Supreme Emperor lived here? Question two: Li Shi: The Supreme Emperor is today only because he favored Wang Zhen. If that is the case, why did he favor this villain in the first place? If such an attitude and such a question were not recorded in the history books, it would be unbelievable, but it has to be believed. The phoenix in distress is really not as good as the chicken. A little Zhima official dared to mock the Supreme Emperor in such a tone, and Zhu Qizhen's remaining self-esteem and majesty completely dissipated. When Zhu Qizhen heard these two questions, he had mixed feelings in his heart. He couldn't and couldn't answer these two questions. He could only cry bitterly and uttered his only defense: "I used Wang Zhen wrongly, this is a fact, but when Wang Zhen was here, all the officials didn't say anything, but now they all attribute the responsibility to me (today it is all blamed on me)!" At this point, there was nothing to say, Li Shi gave the Supreme Emperor a solid reprimand, and then left his camp to see Ye Xian. As a diplomatic practice, I started another dialogue with Li Shi first, and this dialogue is also a classic. I also read the national book first, but I am not very angry. It seems that temper is always supported by strength. He asked Li Shi very strangely: Why didn't the letter of credence mention the matter of taking Zhu Qizhen back? Li Shi didn't answer, because he didn't know, and even if he knew, he couldn't answer. Ye Xian went on to say: You go back and tell the emperor that as long as you send a few eunuchs and ministers over, I will send someone to send them right away. Is this feasible? Li Shi is still submissive, after all he is just a sesame official, how can he have such a right to speak! Seeing that Li Shi didn't respond, he was so anxious that he uttered the most classic passage in this conversation: "The Emperor Taishang can't be our emperor if he stays here. He is really an idler. You should take him back as soon as possible!" It's really dumbfounding for a generation of heroes to say such words. Poor Yexian, he really can't help it. An unknown messenger, a weeping emperor, and a helpless tribal leader, this farce-like visit ended here. Zhu Qizhen still stayed in his tent obediently, and he finally understood that the possibility of going back by himself was not great. Li Shi was quite happy, he was originally a Zhima official, this time he was not only promoted, but also visited the world and scolded the Supreme Emperor. Yexian was not confused, he found from Li Shi's reaction that this person was not a big shot, and Zhu Qizhen seemed to have no other purpose except wasting his food here, so he decided to send another batch of When the envoys go to Daming, they must throw away this burden. The envoy he sent this time is called Piramanihama (this name is very characteristic), but I guess I don’t have much hope for this visit, because this is already the sixth batch of envoys, and I hope The appearance of a diplomatic miracle seems unrealistic. But it happened that this man with a very distinctive name contributed to the appearance of a key person, and finally sent Zhu Qizhen back. Piramanihama was ordered to come to the capital, but when he got here, he found that no one took him seriously at all. After hastily finding a guest house and arranging him to stay, no one cared about him, let alone the emperor, Shangshu received him, but he didn't see any of them. Piramanihama panicked. Although he didn't read much, he was somewhat knowledgeable. He knew that if he went on like this, he wouldn't be able to pay his job back. After much deliberation, he came up with a non-solutionary solution—appealing. This gentleman found the yamen where he worked without anyone recommending him, and said that he wanted to find Hu Wei, the Minister of Rites. Finally, Hu Wei finally learned of the incident, and felt that the trouble was too shameful, so he immediately went to see Zhu Qiyu, hoping to send another envoy to Wala. Zhu Qiyu's answer to him was to wait for Li Shi to come back. At this time, Yuan Min, the governor who escaped from Tumu Fort, wrote a letter, volunteering to take clothes and daily necessities to Oala Prison to visit Zhu Qizhen (bring books and clothes to ask for safety outside the Great Wall). Zhu Qiyu praised his idea, and then ignored him. Li Shi came back and informed Yexian of his thoughts and demands for returning the hostages. Zhu Qiyu listened patiently and expressed condolences to Li Shi, but still ignored him. Wang Zhi and others couldn't stand it anymore, and insisted on sending another envoy. Zhu Qiyu had no choice but to agree, and appointed an official at will to act as an envoy of the Ming Dynasty. Hu Wei said that the emperor was short of food and clothing outside, and hoped that the envoy could bring some to save him from suffering.Zhu Qiyu said that his opinion was very good, but he still ignored it. Not only did Zhu Qiyu ignore these people, he didn't even pay enough basic expenses for these envoys, and even gave Yexian very few gifts, and Zhu Qizhen didn't even have any food and clothes that Zhu Qizhen needed.In Zhu Qiyu's view, it would be a good choice for Rang Yexian to kill his elder brother in a rage or let his elder brother starve to death and freeze to death. Zhu Qiyu repeated his old tricks and gave this so-called mission a letter of credentials. Of course, like last time, this letter of credentials didn't mention Zhu Qizhen's return at all. It's really interesting to be a brother to do this. Zhu Qiyu used his behavior to tell us a common sense of the world of power: Brotherhood is worse than bullshit. A mission with a pitiful meeting ceremony and insufficient travel expenses, an official appointed at will, took an inexplicable letter of credentials, and set off for Oala. No matter from which angle you look at it, this seems to be another farce. But that's where the miracle begins. Zhu Qiyu set up all the obstacles he could think of for the mission's visit, not giving money, gifts, or even a legitimate mission name, any of these obstacles may become an important reason for the failure of the mission. But if you want to accomplish something, often as long as there is a success factor is enough. In this mission, there is such a factor of success.Although there is only one, it is the key to success or failure and miracles. Ironically, this most important factor was created by Zhu Qiyu himself, because the key to success was the official he randomly assigned as an envoy. The official's name was Yang Shan, who was then the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Although he was a second-rank official, he was inconspicuous and not considered a figure. This was one of the reasons why Zhu Qiyu chose him. It's a pity that Zhu Qiyu didn't know that this Mr. Yang Shan was a person with a unique skill, and his unique skill could be regarded as one of the best even among all the people of the same type in the history of the Ming Dynasty. Yang Shan's unique skill is speaking. During the Warring States period, Zhang Yi lobbied various countries, hoping to find an official, but he was often beaten and bruised. His wife said to him distressedly, why did he go out to find an official, and now he has learned a lesson. Zhang Yi asked her a question: "Is my tongue still there?" His wife replied, of course still. "As long as the tongue is still there and you can talk, there is a way." Yang Shan is a person who can find a solution as long as he still has his tongue and can speak. Yang Shan, a native of Daxing County (now part of Beijing), has a very special background, he is a second-rank official, but I checked his resume, and I was surprised to find that this second-rank official is not a concubine (Elite selected from the top three Jinshi), not even Jinshi!This is extremely rare in the entire 300-year history of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty was an era that focused on academic qualifications. If you want to be an official in the court, you must at least pass the Juren examination. If you want to be a high-ranking official, you must be a Jinshi. In China's three-level examination system, if Jinshi is a university graduate and Juren is a high school graduate, then Mr. Yang Shan's education can only be written as a junior high school graduate, because he is only a scholar. The so-called scholar, even a rural intellectual, has no qualifications to be an official at all. How did Yang Shan become a second-rank official when fake diplomas were not yet popular? After reading his promotion history, he will find that it is not a fluke that he can get to this point. In October of the first year of Jianwen (1399), Li Jinglong led an army to attack Beiping. At this time, the young scholar Yang Shan joined the army of King Yan. However, he did not make any military exploits, but was responsible for etiquette. Yang Shan is a qualified ceremony official, and he does a good job, but because of his low education, when other officials at the same time as him are promoted one after another, he is still struggling to get qualified and get promoted. After more than 30 years of hard work, he was promoted to Honglu Temple Minister (third rank), which was really not easy.The ups and downs in his official career made him go through honing, and he was tactful. He learned a set of skills to talk to people and talk to ghosts. He can be regarded as a genius. Sanyang is still in power or Wang Zhen is in power. This man has always been as stable as Mount Tai, and no one can move him. Many people looked down on his way of life and were ashamed to associate with him, but he went his own way, and in the Zhengtong period, he was promoted to the Minister of Rites. Not long after, the orthodox fourteen-year expedition began. At this time, Yang Shan, who was already over 60 years old, also went out with the army. If you say that he is really not ordinary, during the war, swords, swords and shadows were flying everywhere. The minister died during the period, but he, an old man in his sixties, escaped back. I wonder if it was the result of insisting on running and exercising every morning. It is really amazing. Later, he was transferred to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, appointed as the censor of the right capital, and served as an envoy to Wala. Yang Shan is not as naive as Li Shi. He is very clear about the mystery behind the mission, and he also understands that Zhu Qiyu doesn't want his brother back at all. Second, there is nothing, not even a specific statement about the envoy. No one supports it, and no one is optimistic about it. In everyone's eyes, this is another long-distance journey with no results. But Yang Shan went on the road full of confidence. He was determined to create a miracle. Even if there was nothing, he would bring Zhu Qizhen back. Why? Just rely on his mouth. Yang Shan led the mission to Oara's camp, and met the messenger who was also sent to greet him first, but at the welcome banquet held for him, Yang Shan experienced his first severe test. I don't know if it's because the envoys sent before were treated with too much contempt, and they didn't have much affection for Yang Shan, so under his instruction, at the banquet, the receptionist suddenly asked Yang Shan in an arrogant tone. Embarrassing question: "Civil warfare, why is your army so inept?" Yang Shan, who was burying his head in eating, heard this troublesome question. He raised his head, looked directly at the provocative eyes of the other party, and began to think nervously. In order to handle this complicated situation well, without losing face and maintaining the country's dignity, and without falling out with the other party, Yang Shan decided to brag. Although he may have bragged many times before, I think this bragging is the most perfect. Yang Shan suddenly became frowning, he sighed, and said: There are some things I didn't want to say at first, but at this moment, I'd better tell you. This sentence made the other party startled, and quickly asked the reason. Only then did Yang Shan seem to be reluctant to continue: "During the civil war, our main force was not in the capital, and all of them went out (all the strong ones marched south). Only when Wang Zhen led the army underestimated the enemy would we fail. , Now all the troops from the Southern Expedition have returned, there are 200,000 troops. In addition to the newly trained 300,000 troops, they have all undergone strict training and are ready to fight at any time!" After hearing these words, the Yexian messenger couldn't help gasping, but they never imagined that what they heard next would be even more sensational, because the climax of Mr. Yang Shan's bragging was about to come. Yang Shan, in his sixties, assumed the pose of an old grandmother telling a ghost story to her little grandson, and vividly described a terrifying scene for the Wala people. "We have prepared a lot of muskets and poisonous crossbows for ambushes on the border. If you are hit, you will surely die (a caveman will die immediately from a hundred steps away), and we have also placed a lot of iron cones (hidden iron cones) on the main roads. cone three feet), your horseshoes will be pierced, and you will not be able to move at all.” It is estimated that Yang Shan is still a person who is good at making up horror stories. In the end, he actually said to the Wala people whose faces were pale with fright: "To tell you the truth, every night when you are sleeping, we send many assassins to spy on you. They come and go without a trace, you don’t know it yet!” In this way, Yang Shan finally finished his cowhide, raised his head with a smile, and looked at the stunned Wala people on the opposite side. But it's meaningless to scare people, so Yang Shan continued his performance. His face changed suddenly, and he changed into a compassionate expression, and sighed: "Oh, it's a pity that these are useless." The Oirats were frightened by this man's eerie and terrifying tone just now, and suddenly saw his attitude turn warm, and couldn't figure out what tricks he was playing, so they asked him why. Only then did Yang Shan express his final intention: "We have already made peace, and we are like brothers to each other, how can we still use these!" The Oirats laughed, they finally didn't have to worry about those muskets, iron cones and assassins, although these things didn't exist. Yang Shan also laughed, because he successfully told another moving story. After the contest at the dinner was over, Yang Shan set off to meet Ye Xian, where a real test awaited him. Yang Shan finally came before Ye Xian. He understood that the last moment had come. He did not have a generous gift or a decent credential, but he wanted to make the generation of heroes in front of him willingly negotiate peace with him, and for free (he I don’t even have money to give) and hand over Zhu Qizhen to himself. He wants to accomplish this impossible task, to conquer Ye Xian, a talented conqueror, and his only weapon is his wisdom. Sure enough, there was a problem at the beginning of the conversation, because he also lost his temper first. It is understandable why Ye Xian was angry, after all, he had suffered a lot since the start of the war, at this moment he pulled himself together, adopted a pre-emptive strategy, and raised a series of accusations to Yang Shan. "Why did you lower the price of horses?" (cut my horse price) "Why are the cloths you sell us inferior?" (Bo Duo cuts) "Why are our envoys often detained by you?" (so many people do not return) "Why do you want to reduce the rewards you give us every year?" (reduction in age) After asking, he also looked at Yang Shan murderously, waiting for his answer. Although Yexian's attitude is aggressive, the questions he raised are indeed true. As an official who only cares about etiquette, Yang Shan has no part in these national affairs, let alone speaking to the outside world. But now he had to answer. Faced with such a situation, Yang Shan was not flustered. He stabilized his emotions and showed a calm demeanor, but he was nervously thinking about an appropriate answer in his mind. He has gone through countless crises and difficulties, but he has persevered, and the current difficulty should be no exception. In a moment, he had a plan in mind. Yang Shan smiled and said to Yexian: "Teacher, don't be angry. In fact, we haven't lowered the price of horses. The grand master sent horses (for money) over. The price of horses has been increasing year by year. We can't afford it but we can't bear it." Rejecting the grand master, we have to lower the price slightly (minor damage), which is also a last resort, think about it, the current price of horses is much higher than it was at the beginning." "As for the cloth being cut, we deeply regret it, and we have severely investigated and dealt with the relevant responsible persons (Tong Shi did it, and the matter was defeated). Isn't the horse you sent also bad? Of course it is not. You mean it!" Ye Xian quickly replied: "Of course, of course, I can guarantee that this is definitely not my arrangement." At this time, Yang Shan, the best debater, had already entered the state, and he continued to speak in high spirits: "Also, we have never detained your envoys. There are three or four thousand envoys you sent. With so many people, it is inevitable that some of them are not of high quality. It is inevitable that they will steal or rob. We can also Understood. Grand Master, you enforce the law impartially, and you will definitely pursue them. These people fled for fear of being convicted (for fear of offending, so they died), but we did not detain them. Actually, we did not reduce the age. What is subtracted is only the number of false reports, and those who have been verified have not been lowered." "Look, do I make sense?" This is the end of Yang Shan's debate topic "Did the Ming Dynasty treat Wala badly?" The opposing debaters were also dumbfounded at first, but there is no response yet. On the battlefield, Ye Xian is often the winner and conqueror, but this time, Ye Xian was completely conquered by an old man who had no power to restrain a chicken, and was conquered by his words and wisdom. In this debate, Yang Shan was in a brave state, talking eloquently and eloquently, making his opponent feel as if he was in the fog, while the needle peak faced each other without losing his dignity, and he also saved face for the opponent. He really deserved the beauty of the first debater in the Ming Dynasty. Name (personal evaluation, unofficial). And in this process, his performance was very ordinary. According to historical records, he did not express anything other than nodding his head in agreement and saying a few words like "yes" and "right" (numbers are called good). up. Yang Shan made persistent efforts and delivered his final statement: "The Grand Master sends troops to attack Daming, and the Grand Master will also suffer losses. It is better to send the Supreme Emperor back to Daming, and then Daming rewards the Grand Master every year. This is good for both countries." He was also thoroughly persuaded first, he was already moved by the bright future described by Yang Shan, and decided to send Zhu Qizhen back. But when he happily picked up the Ming Dynasty book and examined it carefully, he found a very important problem: "Why doesn't it say in your credentials that you want to pick up the Supreme Emperor?" This is indeed an important question. If you don't say you want to pick it up, why should I send it? Yang Shan was already prepared. After all, I found it, but it doesn't matter, with this mouth, there is no obstacle that I can't get past! He said calmly: "This is to perfect the reputation of the grand master! The purpose of not writing it in the national certificate is to let the grand master do this by himself. Think about it, if it is written in the national certificate, you don't want to, grand master." Is it just following orders? This is Daming's painstaking effort!" Hearing this passage, he also reacted first - overjoyed. He was also touched first, he didn't expect Ming Chao to be so considerate, even taking care of his own face, it's really not easy.So he decided to send Zhu Qizhen back. But at this time, another person came out to speak and obstruct. Yexian's Pingzhang Angke is a smart man, seeing Yexian being fooled by Yang Shan, he stood up and said a very real sentence: "Why didn't you bring money to redeem him?" Yang Shan glanced at Ang Ke and gave a perfect answer: "We originally brought money here, but wouldn't that make the grand master greedy for money? Fortunately, we deliberately didn't bring any money here, and now we can see the grand master's benevolence and righteousness!" Then he turned to Yasaki and said the best words of the interview: "The grand master is not greedy for money and things. He is a man. He must be famous in history and be praised forever!" (Good man, go down in history and praise forever) Every time I see this place, I can't help but want to find a piece of paper and write a letter to Mr. Yang Shan.Mr. Yang Shan raised speaking to an art, which is absolutely wonderful. 而也先更是兴奋异常，他激动地站了起来，当即表示男子汉大丈夫一言九鼎，兄弟你先安顿下来，回头我就让人把朱祁镇给你送回去。 他还按捺不住自己的高兴，不断地走动着，一边笑一边不停地说着：“好，好！”（笑称善） 奇迹就这样诞生了。没有割让一寸土地，没有付出一文钱（路费除外），杨善就将朱祁镇带了回来，完成了不可能完成的任务。 立功了，杨善立功了，他继承了自春秋以来无数说客、辩手、马屁精的优良传统，深入大漠，在一穷二白的情况下充分发挥了有条件上，没有条件创造条件也要上的敢死队精神，空手套白狼把朱祁镇套了回来，着实让人佩服得五体投地。 可是杨善却怎么也没有想到，他立下此不世奇功，得到的唯一封赏竟然只是从右都御史升为左都御史，应该说以他的功劳，这个封赏也太低了，其实原因很简单，因为他带回来了一个当今皇帝不愿意见到的人。 这些且不说了，至少朱祁镇是十分高兴的，他终于可以回家了。 但就在这个关键时刻，有一个人出来阻挠朱祁镇回去。 其实在瓦剌，很多人仇视明朝，不愿意放明朝皇帝回去，这并不奇怪，但这次不同，因为朱祁镇做梦也没有想到，阻止他回家的人，竟然是伯颜帖木尔。 伯颜帖木尔阻挠朱祁镇回去，但原因却实在让人啼笑皆非： “必须保证朱祁镇回去后能够当上皇帝，才能放他走！” 从伯颜帖木尔和朱祁镇的关系看，他不想让朱祁镇就这么回去，很有可能是怕他回去后被自己的弟弟（朱祁钰）欺负，会吃亏受苦，而事实也证明他的这种猜测是对的。 伯颜帖木尔是很够意思的，他决心把友情进行到底，最后再帮朱祁镇一把。于是他找到也先，提出把使者扣押起来，等明朝承诺恢复朱祁镇的皇位后再送他回去。 也先表示，自己已经答应了杨善，男子汉一言九鼎，决不反悔。 于是，朱祁镇还是被送了回去，而送行那一天发生的事情，也让人不得不感佩伯颜帖木尔的深厚情谊。 为表郑重，也先率领全体部落首领为朱祁镇送行，送君千里终需一别，大家都陆陆续续地回去了，可是伯颜帖木尔却一直陪着朱祁镇，走了一天的路，一直到了野狐岭才停下。 野狐岭离居庸关很近，伯颜帖木尔送到此地停止，是因为他已不能再往前走了，因为这里已经是明朝的势力范围，他随时都有被敌方明军抓住的危险。 伯颜帖木尔在这里下马，最后一次看着他的朋友，这个在奇异环境下结交的朋友，想到从此天人永隔，竟不能自己，号啕大哭起来，他拉住朱祁镇的马头，声泪俱下言道： “今日一别，何时方得再见，珍重！” 然后他掩面上马向瓦剌方向飞奔而去，从此他们再未见面，四年后（1454），伯颜帖木尔被知院阿剌所杀，这一去确是永别。 穿越那被仇恨、偏见纠缠不清的岁月，我看到的是真挚无私的友情。 居庸关守将出城迎接朱祁镇的归来，这些边关将领对朱祁镇还是十分尊重的，但奇怪的是，他们也并不急着送这位太上皇回去，而是似乎在等待着什么。 他们等待的是京城的迎接队伍。 我国素来是礼仪之邦，就算是杀人放火的事情也要讲个体面，更何况是太上皇打猎归来这么光荣而重要的事情，自然应该大吹大擂一番，以扬我国威，光耀子孙。 可这一次却极为反常，京城的人迟迟不到，令这些等待的人疑虑丛生，唯恐京城里出了什么事。 京城里确实出事了。 朱祁钰万万没有想到，他设置了如此之多的障碍，那个不起眼的老头子竟然还是把朱祁镇带了回来，这可怎么好？ 朱祁钰很不高兴，礼部尚书胡濙却很高兴，他趁机提出了一整套迎接的仪式。 这套仪式十分复杂，具体说来是先派锦衣卫和礼部官员到居庸关迎接，然后在京城外城由文武百官拜迎，最后进入内城由现任皇帝朱祁钰亲自谒见，然后将太上皇送往住所，大功告成。 朱祁钰仔细听完了这个建议，然后给出了他的方案： “一台轿子，两匹马，接他回来！” 厉行节约，简单易行，对亲哥哥一视同仁，朱祁钰先生也算为后世做出了表率。 给事中刘福实在看不下去了，便上书表示这个礼仪实在太薄，朱祁钰反应很快，立刻回复道：“我已经尊兄长为太上皇了，还要什么礼仪！刘福说礼仪太薄，到底是什么用意！？” 这话就说得重了，不得已，胡濙只得出面，表示大臣们没有别的意思，只是希望皇帝能够亲近太上皇，前往迎接罢了。 这个理由确实冠冕堂皇，不好反驳，但朱祁钰却不慌不忙，因为朱祁镇在归途中曾托人向他表示希望礼仪从简，有了这个借口，朱祁钰便洋洋得意地对群臣说：“你们都看到了，这是太上皇的意思，我怎么敢违背！”（岂得违之） 想来朱祁镇不过是跟朱祁钰客气客气的，但朱祁钰却一点都不客气。 就这样，光荣回归的朱祁镇坐着轿子，在两匹马的迎接下，“威风凛凛”地回到了京城，在这里，没有百姓沿路相迎，也没有文武百官的跪拜，这位昔日的皇帝面对着的是一片寂静，几分悲凉。 朱祁钰还是出来迎接他的哥哥了，他在东安门外和这位太上皇拉了几句家常，便打发他去了早已为太上皇准备好的寝宫——南宫，在那里，他为自己的哥哥安排了一份囚犯的工作。 然后他回到了一年前自己哥哥住的地方，继续做他的皇帝。 兄弟二人就此分道扬镳。 朱祁镇不是傻瓜，从迎接的礼仪和弟弟的态度，他已经明白，自己不是一个受欢迎的人，而所谓的寝宫南宫，不过是东华门外一处十分荒凉的破房子。 但他并不在乎，大漠的风沙，也先的屠刀，喜宁的诡计，他都挺过来了，对于经历了九死一生的他来说，能够回来就已经是老天开眼了，毕竟很多和他一起出征的人已永远留在了土木堡，相比之下，他已经很满足了。 他带着急促的步伐向荒凉的南宫走去，虽然已经物是人非，今非昔比，但他相信，还有一个人正在那里等待着他，等着他回来。 他并没有失望，当他打开大门的时候，他看见了这个人。 开门的声音惊动了里面这个坐着的人，她似乎意识到了什么，便站起身来，摸索着向发出声音的方向走去，她看不清来人，因为在漫长的等待岁月中，她已经哭瞎了自己的眼睛。 我答应过你，我会等你回来的。 当一切浮华散尽的时候，我还会在这里等待着你。 朱祁镇释然了，他的亲信大臣抛弃了他，他的弟弟囚禁了他，他失去了所有的权势和荣华富贵，从一个君临天下的皇帝变成了被禁锢的囚徒。 但此刻，他笑了，因为他知道，自己才是天下最幸福的人。 他终于确信，在这个世界上，还有用金钱和权势买不到的东西，即使他不是皇帝，即使他失去了所有的一切，这个人依然会在他的身旁，一直守候着他。 此情可流转，千载永不渝。 是的，其实我们不需要刻意去寻找什么，因为最宝贵的东西，往往就在我们身边。