Wu Baipeng

Wu Baipeng

Wu Baipeng (1519-1578), formerly known as Wu bopeng, was renamed "Baipeng" after the imperial pen "quren Congbai" presented by Zhu Houfu, Emperor Jiajing of Ming Dynasty. Yiwu County, Jinhua Prefecture, Zhejiang Province (today's Yiwu, Zhejiang Province). Ming Dynasty Anti Japanese generals.

He had a poor family since childhood, but he was intelligent and inquisitive. Jiajing 26 years (1547) Jinshi. In August of the 27th year of Jiajing (1548), he first entered the official career and became the magistrate of Yongfeng County in Jiangxi Province. He paid attention to investigation and research, paid attention to agriculture and mulberry, promoted water conservancy, office studies, advocated filial piety and fraternity, advised the people to avoid fighting, prohibited theft, provincial litigation and reduced punishment, which won the support of the local people. Ren Yongfeng county magistrate 3 years, by the imperial examination for excellent, soon left the promotion. When he left office, his parents and villagers were reluctant to part with him. Following the story of "pulling the bridge" and imploring Wu Baipeng to "keep his boots for ever". In the 29th year of Jiajing reign (1550), he was promoted to be the censor of Shanxi Province, also in charge of Changlu salt administration, and also responsible for patrolling Jiangbei. He punished corrupt officials, cracked down on the powerful, visited the people and vindicated unjust imprisonment. He was also popular among the people. At that time, the Japanese invasion was rampant, and Wu Baipeng worked hard to plan the Anti Japanese plan. Wu Baipeng was promoted to minister of Dali temple, and was appointed as the right servant of the military department. Wanli five years (1577), promoted to minister of the Ministry of punishment. The next year, he died of illness due to chronic labor. He was only 60 years old.

Wu Baipeng and Qi Jiguang lived at the same time. They made immortal contributions to fight against Japanese pirates, pacify civil strife and consolidate border defense. They were a generation of famous Confucian generals.

Life of the characters

Poor and strong

Wu Baipeng's original name was Wu bopeng. Zhu Houfu, the emperor of Jiajing of Ming Dynasty, presented the imperial pen "quren Congbai", so it was renamed "Baipeng". In feudal society, the emperor changed his name for a kind of courtesy and favor. The emperor's grace was great, and his subordinates should obey his orders.

Wu Baipeng was born in Dayuan village, Yiwu, Zhejiang Province. His father, Wu Qiong, was upright and knowledgeable, but his life was full of frustrations and frustrations.

In the third year of Jiajing reign of Ming Dynasty (1524), Wu Qiong was a student of Gongsheng and served as a student of Yancheng County, Jiangsu Province. Wu Baipeng is 7 years old. He is far away from his hometown and goes to school with his father.

Wu Qiong was upright and not good at flattering. She was conscientious and conscientious in her work. However, after three years of service, he was not promoted and finally left. He returned to Yiwu as a teacher to support his family.

Wu Baipeng's family was poor, and he lost his mother when he was a child. But he was poor and firm, diligent and inquisitive, determined to serve the country and work for the people.

Wu Baipeng was gifted and intelligent. He began to learn to read at the age of 3. He entered the University at the age of 5. At the age of 6, he read the doctrine of the mean in detail. At the age of 7, he studied the Analects of Confucius and Mencius. At the age of 8, he was able to write good articles. At the age of 18, he went to the government to test a scholar. At the age of 25, he took part in the provincial examination.

When Wu Baipeng was a teenager, he went out to study and was often short of food and clothing. His classmates and friends were moved by his spirit of "being poor and strong, and should forget to be far sighted" and often helped him. Once, Wu Baipeng went to Jinhua City for an examination. He put his shoes in the old bookcase and put on straw sandals to drive. To the gate of the city. Just take shoes for it.

There is a period of student career, let Wu Baipeng lifelong benefit, and unforgettable. In 1537, Wu Baipeng was 19 years old. He was recommended to study in Nanjing Imperial College. At the same time, he made friends with a group of like-minded poets, especially Lu Guangzu in Pinghu.

In the 26th year of Jiajing (1547), Wu Baipeng, 29 years old, went to Beijing to take part in the palace examination. He won the gold medal and became a top three Jinshi. He has the same subject as Zhang Juzheng.

When the good news came, the people in his hometown were overjoyed and expected Wu Baipeng to serve the country, benefit the people and make a difference in the future.

Honest and diligent administration

In August of the 27th year of Jiajing (1548), Wu Baipeng first entered the official career and became the magistrate of Yongfeng County in Jiangxi Province.

At that time, Yongfeng county was located in a remote area, with backward economy and extensive folk customs. As the "Yongfeng county magistrate Yaoshan Wu Hou Tuo boot inscription" says: "Yongfeng lived in the mountains and valleys, no dignitaries, no merchants and carts, scholars and people from farming and reading but nothing outside, so its nature is multi-quality and close to the wild."

At the beginning of his departure, Wu Baipeng paid attention to investigation and research, paid attention to agriculture and mulberry, promoted water conservancy, office studies, advocated filial piety, advised the people, abstained from fighting, prohibited theft, provincial litigation and reduced punishment. Soon, the county and the city were under great control.

Wu Baipeng was born in poverty and had a profound understanding of poverty. He believed that the poor areas should adjust measures to local conditions, develop production and recuperate with the people. This is a matter of vital importance to the national economy and the people's livelihood. We must achieve results and benefit the people. Therefore, he said: "not for the lofty establishment of power, not for the use of wisdom, not for the correction of strange behavior, to sell people's reputation. Hold it with love, do it with integrity, forgive it with justice, laugh at it, or send it away with two or three words. In the three years of Wei Feng, he was only treated one or two or even worse. Therefore, the people of Feng regarded Marquis Wu as a family member. " (Yongfeng county magistrate Yaoshan Wu Hou Tuo boot tablet)

Wu Baipeng was a county magistrate at the beginning of his term. He had a lot of work to do, and he was often ill because of the loss of water and soil. Many official affairs were "broken in bed". The magistrate is not happy and often gossips to his superiors behind his back. But the boss appreciated Wu Baipeng's talent and praised him: "who is the best in the examination, like Yongfeng?" he gave Wu Baipeng a top grade in the performance appraisal and reported it to the imperial court. He was promoted soon.

When Wu Baipeng left office, Yongfeng's folks were reluctant to part with him. Following the story of "pulling the bridge" and imploring Him to "keep his boots for ever". Later, Lu Huai, the young minister of Taipu temple in Nanjing, wrote the "epitaph of Wuhou taking off his boots at Yaoshan, Yongfeng county magistrate", which recorded this touching story and spread it to the world.

Weiyang resists Japanese

In the 29th year of Jiajing (1550), Wu Baipeng was promoted to be the censor of Shanxi Province. He was also in charge of the salt administration of Changlu, and was responsible for patrolling Jiangbei.

In the early Ming Dynasty, some frustrated local tyrants and ronins in Japan armed smuggling and plundered businessmen in China's coastal areas, which were called "Japanese pirates" at that time.

In 1550, Wu Baipeng patrolled Jiangbei to punish corrupt officials, crack down on the powerful, visit and investigate the people's situation, and Shen Xue's grievances were shocked by the government and the opposition. At that time, the Japanese invasion was rampant, and Wu Baipeng worked hard to plan the Anti Japanese plan. He found that the city wall of Wuwei state collapsed and there was no danger to defend. Japanese pirates took the opportunity to invade repeatedly, burning, killing and looting, and the people suffered a lot. He made a quick decision and asked the imperial court to "build a city to resist pirates".

Wu Baipeng issued a notice to urge the squires and the common people to unite against the enemy. Under his advocation and supervision, Wuwei Prefecture started work on the eighth day of July of the same year and finished work in the beginning of October of the same year. City outline ditch pool, strict barriers, unite as one city, ready. After hearing the news, the Japanese pirates no longer dare to invade Wuwei state. At that time, Xu Jie, the Minister of rites and the Bachelor of Wuying hall, was very impressed by this. Entrusted by the people of Wuwei state, he once wrote the stele of creating Wuwei City, which was handed down to the world. In the stele, he praised that Wuwei state "only depends on Wu junqian, but is not free from burning and looting.".

Soon after, the Japanese pirates' leaders, suzuhara well and guishantaro, gathered more than 10000 people to invade Guazhou. They killed, set fire to, raped and plundered Guazhou. The common people hated it, and the local officials were helpless. Even if they organized resistance, they were afraid of the enemy and were vulnerable. This encouraged the arrogance of the Japanese pirates to extend their claws to Yangzhou.

Yangzhou is not only a place for military strategists to fight for, but also a prosperous city with dense population. It is a rich and rich place in the south of the Yangtze River. The Japanese pirates coveted it for a long time.

Wu Baipeng received the urgent documents from Guazhou, and immediately mobilized troops from all over the country to help Yangzhou, an important town in Jiangsu Province.

On the way to Yangzhou for rescue, "zhanfu on Wangjiang dismembered all the soldiers from Huaihe River", and a general "escaped by single boat". The people were in panic, supporting the old and carrying the young, and fled to Yangzhou for refuge. Under the city of Yangzhou, tens of thousands of refugees cry and beg to enter the city. However, the prefect of Yangzhou ordered that they had closed their doors for three days and refused to accept refugees into the city.

Wu Baipeng arrived at the foot of Yangzhou City and showed his seal before entering the city. When he was still breathing, he immediately accused the governor and prefect officials, "why refuse to help the people?" Governors, prefects, etc. are embarrassed. Wu Baipeng was fierce in voice and color, and ordered to "open the city to accept the people". Governors and prefects did not dare to disobey, and tens of thousands of refugees swarmed in. Wu Baipeng ordered that they should be properly resettled to avoid accidents. Wu Baipeng was fearless in the face of danger and looked like a man. The governor and the sheriff repeatedly asked Wu Baipeng to lead the troops to resist the invaders and offered his seal.

At this critical juncture, Wu Baipeng put the national interests first and resolutely shouldered the heavy burden. Wu Baipeng called on the whole army and people in the city to do their best and encouraged them to say, "we should raise our troops for a thousand days, use our troops for a while, and the enemy is facing us. We should attach great importance to the national interests, strengthen our confidence, resist the enemy and save ourselves, and live or die together with Yangzhou."

Although Wu Baipeng is a literary minister, he has been familiar with military books since he was a child. In addition, he pays attention to military strategy at ordinary times, so he is easy to deploy troops. He has a good command of troops, and everyone is satisfied with it.

At dusk, more than 5000 soldiers of the former Japanese pirates had been stationed in the city, waiting for the soldiers of the latter to arrive, trying to encircle Yangzhou.

After analyzing the enemy's situation, Wu Baipeng decided to attack on his own initiative. Taking advantage of the Japanese pirates' unsteadiness, they are surprised and unprepared. So he chose three thousand elite soldiers and went out of the city to kill them. The Japanese pirates were caught off guard and the barracks were in chaos. The Ming army fought bravely and killed more than 4000 Japanese heads. The remaining enemy was terrified and fled in confusion. When the Japanese pirates of the rear team saw that the general situation was gone, they did not dare to act rashly, so they "fled far away" from the front team and did not dare to covet Yangzhou City any more.

The battle of Yangzhou shocked the government and the public. Wang Daokun, then the magistrate of Yiwu County, happily wrote a poem to congratulate Wu Baipeng

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