Zhang Jing

Zhang Jing

Zhang Jing (1492-october 29, 1555), a native of Hongtang Township, Houguan County, Fujian Province (today's Fuzhou, Fujian Province), was born in banzhou. Anti Japanese generals and national heroes in the middle of Ming Dynasty.

Zhengde twelve years (1517) Jinshi. Jiaxing county magistrate. In 1537, he was appointed as the right servant of the Ministry of war, governor of the military affairs of Guangdong and Guangxi, and made great contributions to suppressing the Yao people's uprising in datangxia, Guangxi. Soon after that, he made plans with Mao Bowen to pacify the southern kingdom and enter the imperial history of Youdu. After that, he calmed down the uprising of the chieftain Si en Jiu and the local people in Qiongzhou, and then became the Minister of the Ministry of war. Jiajing 32 years (1553) as the Secretary of the Ministry of Nanjing, later changed to the Ministry of war. In May of the next year, Japanese pirates were rampant in the southeast of the Ming Dynasty, and Zhang Jing was ordered by the Governor General of Jiangnan, Jiangbei, Zhejiang, Shandong, Fujian and Huguang to set up a special force to fight against Japanese pirates. On the first day of may in the 34th year of Jiajing (1555), Zhang Jing won the great victory of Wang Jiangjing and killed more than 1980 enemies, which was the first battle achievement since he fought against the Japanese. Zhao Wenhua, Yan Song's confidant, said that the battle of Wang Jiangjing was the result of his commander's going out, and framed Zhang Jing. The first assistant Yan Song reported to Emperor Jiajing, who was furious.

On May 16, 1555, Emperor Jiajing issued an edict to arrest Zhang Jing. On October 29 of the same year, Li Tianchong and Yang Jisheng were killed in Xishi. In the early years of Longqing, he returned to his official position and was posthumously named Xiangmin. He wrote Zhang Banzhai manuscript.

Life of the characters

Early official career

In the fifth year of Hongzhi (1492), Zhang Jing was born. His father, Zhang Hai, was poor and lonely. He went back with his mother, Cai, to a foreign family. Zhang Hai and Zhang Jing adopted Cai's surname, and only after Zhang Jing became famous did Zhang's surname be restored. Zhang Jing studied the classics and history since he was a child. When he grew up, he was a man of great stature, literary talent and military strategy. Zhengde 12 years (1517) Jinshi, Zhejiang Jiaxing county magistrate. In the fourth year of Jiajing (1525), he entered the capital as an official. Later, he became the Minister of Taipusi, the right deputy capital censor, and the assistant governor. Zhang Jing was upright and fearless of the powerful. Jin Xianmin, Secretary of the Ministry of war, accepted bribes from Ningxia general army. Zhang Jing led his colleagues to impeach him, and Jin Xianmin resigned because of his illness. Pan Long, governor of Henan Province, was impeached by Zhang Jing for failing to report the disaster. In the Ming Dynasty, the royal guards and the East and West factories were special spy agencies to detect the words and deeds of the officials and the people. Zhang jingshangshu pointed out that their actions were very rampant and suggested that they should be removed, which was adopted by Emperor Shizong Jiajing.

Stabilize Guangdong and Guangxi

In 1537, due to the frequent corvee and blackmail of Han officials, Yao armed forces led by Hou GONGDING occupied LuoTan and attacked LuoTan. The imperial court ordered Zhang Jing to be the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. Zhang Jing and the censor Zou Yaochen planned to encircle and suppress the rebellion, and sent all the military forces to Weng Wanda, the Deputy envoy, to induce Hou GONGDING to be captured. Counsellor Tian Rucheng asked to take advantage of the situation to attack the rebels. Zhang Jing, the deputy commander in chief, was ordered to lead 35000 people into the left army, Weng Wanda as the supervisor, commanding Wang Liangfu and other six generals to march into Nanning in six routes, Gao Qian as the commander in chief, 16000 people into the right army, Liang Tingzhen as the supervisor, Ma Wenjie and other four generals to march into Binzhou in four routes, and attack each other after arriving at the rebel's den. After being defeated, the traitor fled eastward to the forest cave. Wang Liangfu and others led troops to attack and stop. The rebels were broken and stopped. They ran back to the west again. The Ming army took advantage of the situation and decapitated more than 1200 levels. The rebels who defected to the East hid in Luo Yunshan, and Weng Wanda and others led their troops to attack. The right army marched eastward along the river to the back of the rebels. The rebels cut down huge trees to block the entrance of the pass. The ground was covered with Tribulus terrestris. They ambushed, shot poison darts, and put stones on the trees. In case of emergency, they would shake the trees and all the stones would fall down. The Ming army cracked these strategies of the rebels. The right army delayed the schedule, which led to the release of Lu, the chieftain of Tianzhou, and the rebels left. In this war, the Ming army captured 450 rebels and recruited more than 2900. The local people say that they have lived here for eight generations, and they have never heard of any officers and soldiers coming here to suppress bandits. After the victory to the court, Zhang Jing was promoted to the rank of Zuo Shilang.

I'm tired of military merit

Shortly after the suppression of Yao rebels in Guangdong and Guangxi, Prime Minister Mo Dengyong of the state of Annan killed his king to support himself, resulting in constant civil strife, long-term failure to pay tribute to the Ming government, and occupation of Ming border land. The Ming government decided to send Xuanda, the former governor, and Mao Bowen of Shanxi military affairs to Guangxi to discuss with Zhang Jing. Zhang Yue, the prefect of Lianzhou, and Weng Wanda, the Deputy envoy of Guangxi, said one after another that Annan was busy with the war and had no time to come to ask for tribute. They didn't mean to neglect the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, it was not a best policy to go to Annam and work hard to earn wages. They should try to frighten them into not obeying orders. Zhang Jing and Mao Bowen adopted their suggestions. On the one hand, they used heavy troops to threaten the border, and on the other hand, they sent Zhang Yue to Annan to show their interests. In the end, Mo Dengyong weighed his interests, apologized to the Ming Dynasty and avoided a war. The rebellion against Maping Yao people by Zhang Yao, the Deputy envoy of Jiajing, failed repeatedly, so emperor Jiajing blamed Zhang Yao and used Zhang Jing. In the case, Zhou Yi impeached Zhang Jing, and Zhang Jing begged to be removed from office, but emperor Jiajing refused. Later, because of Ding you, he was dismissed and returned to his hometown. After Ding you finished, he was appointed governor of the three sides. At this time, he wrote to Liu Qizong to impeach Zhang Jing. When he was in Guangdong and Guangxi, he embezzled the salaries of the officers and soldiers, so the Ming Court canceled the previous appointment. In the 32nd year of Jiajing (1553), Zhang Jing was appointed Minister of the Ministry of household in Nanjing, and later changed to the Ministry of war.

Defeat the Japanese pirates

In May of 1554, when the Japanese pirates were rampant, the court decided to set up a governor and minister, and ordered Zhang Jing to remove his former post, so that the soldiers and horses of Jiangnan, Jiangbei, Zhejiang, Shandong, Fujian and Huguang provinces could act conveniently. So Zhang Jing called up the wolf soldiers from Guangdong and Guangxi to listen to it. In November of the same year, the Ming court heard from the military division that Zhang Jing was appointed as the censor of the right capital and the right servant of the Ministry of war, specializing in the affairs of begging thieves. When Zhang Jingchu came to office, because of the arrogance of the generals, he fought against Japanese pirates repeatedly. Emperor Shizong ordered Tu Dashan to be removed from the post of governor Yingtian. Zhang Jing, who was jointly and severally liable, was replaced by the right censor of Youdu and the right servant of the Ministry of war to take charge of the local defense instead of Tu Dashan. At that time, more than 20000 Japanese pirates occupied Chuansha fort in Zhelin, Zhejiang Province, and the number of Japanese pirates increased. Zhang Jing selected generals to train every day, and was ready to wait for Liang's troops to gather to wipe out the Japanese pirates at one stroke. In the spring of 1555, the Japanese invaders invaded Zhapu and Haining, conquered Chongde and plundered western Zhejiang. The people in the south of the Yangtze River have been invaded by Japanese pirates for a long time, and they blame Zhang Jing for his inaction and connivance. When Shizong heard this, he was very angry and asked Zhang Jing to suppress him within a time limit. At this time, Zhao Wenhua, the son of prime minister Yan Song and Minister of the Ministry of war, went to Zhejiang Province to urge Zhang Jing to enter the army. Relying on his special relationship with Yan Song, Zhao Wenhua gave orders to Zhang Jing and asked Zhang Jing for a bribe of twenty thousand taels of silver. Zhang Jing regarded himself as superior to Zhao Wenhua and did not buy his account, which angered Zhao Wenhua. When the Japanese pirates came out to plunder, Zhao Wenhua was more urgent to supervise the war. Zhang Jing replied: "the Japanese pirates are very cunning and have a large number of people. Only when the reinforcements arrive can they attack the Japanese pirates and ensure their integrity." However, Zhao Wenhua felt that Zhang Jing looked down upon him and was very angry. He collaborated with Hu Zongxian, the Zhejiang provincial inspector, to impeach Zhang Jing and MI for the loss of his salary. He was afraid that the enemy would delay the war. Not long after Zhao Wenhua went to Shanghai, the wolf soldiers from Yongshun and Baojing arrived and won a battle in shitangwan. On the first day of may in the 34th year of Jiajing (1555), thousands of Japanese pirates suddenly invaded Jiaxing by land and water. Zhang Jing dispatched general Lu boring to lead Baojing liangbing and general Yu Dayou to lead Yongshun wolf soldiers from Maohu to Pingwang. General Tang Ke broadband division wedged into wangjiangjing from the middle road. After several days of fierce fighting, the Japanese pirates were defeated, more than 1900 people were killed, and countless people were burned and drowned. They won the most brilliant victory since the southeast Anti Japanese war.

Unjustly killed

At the same time, Jiajing emperor saw Zhao Wenhua's Memorial, but issued an edict to arrest Zhang Jing. When the Zhejiang victory newspaper came to Beijing, Li Yongjing, Wen Wangyun and Chen Zou said: "when the army has won a great victory, the arrogance of the Japanese pirates has been restrained. It is not appropriate to change the commander at this time. Please recall the Royal emissary. " Emperor Jiajing believed that Li Yongjing, Wen Wangyun and Zhang Jing formed a party to protect them. After they had been given the Imperial Staff, they were demoted and Zhang Jing was arrested in Beijing. When Emperor Jiajing wanted to find out the truth of the great victory in Zhejiang, he asked Yan Song. Yan Song, however, confused black and white and said: "the people of Zhejiang, Xu Jie and Li Ben, all said that Zhang Jing did not support the aggressors. It was Li Wenhua and Hu Zongxian who planned to suppress them together. Zhang Jing risked his efforts to ask for a reward." During the court hearing, Zhang Jing stated to Emperor Jiajing the process of the annihilation of Japanese pirates, and pointed out that since he became governor, 5000 Japanese pirates have been killed and captured. However, Emperor Jiajing believed Yan Song's slander and killed Zhang Jing unjustly in October that year. Zhang Jing was killed for his meritorious deeds, and people all over the world complained about his injustice. In the early years of Longqing, Zhang maojue, the grandson of Zhang Jing, complained of injustice. The imperial court restored Zhang Jing's official position, granted him a funeral, pursued his posthumous title of "Xiangmin", and gave his descendants the grace of Xifeng official position.

Character evaluation

History of the Ming Dynasty: Zhang Jinggong did not reward him for his meritorious deeds, but helped him to fight with injustice, and helped him to fight with Japanese drugs. He spent decades in the southeast. The crime of slandering a thief can be punished! Cai Dongfan: when Zhang Jing succeeded him, he was arrogant and arrogant. However, Wang Jiangjing cut him to level 2000 in the battle. At that time, he was the first to win the battle. Gu Yingtai: the drama of the Japanese suffering from the Japanese, Zhang Jing comes out again. The Scripture is based on the bronze pillar, so it is hard to get rid of it and arrogant. However, in January, the command group is handsome. The victory of Wang Jiangjing is the escape of bandits. The history said that his soldiers were arrogant and valiant, or slandered others, and the prison officials were also profound. Mei Yi's alternative history of the Ming Dynasty

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