Anti-Japanese Hero Qi Jiguang

Anti-Japanese Hero Qi Jiguang is a polysemous word. It originally refers to Qi Jiguang, a general during the Ming Dynasty who led soldiers to resist Japanese pirates in the southeastern coastal areas. After hundreds of years, Qi Jiguang's story has been compiled into many works, all titled "Anti-Japanese Hero Qi Jiguang".

Statue of Qi Jiguang

Japanese pirates were pirates who disturbed people along the coast of my country from the 14th to the 16th century. They were mainly composed of Japanese rogues. They burned, killed and looted, seriously affecting the lives of coastal people. Qi Jiguang trained the famous Qi family army, used actual combat experience to compose new military techniques passed down from generation to generation, eliminated Japanese plagues that harmed the people, ensured the safety of the local people and developed the local economy.

"Anti-Japanese War" "Japanese Hero Qi Jiguang" refers to the TV series recently broadcast on CCTV. The drama started filming in December last year. After more than half a year of intense filming, it will meet the national audience this year. The chief director is Hou Yong, and the actors Zhu Xiaoyu and Jia Qing, Yu Rongguang and others joined the TV series. The play is based on the story of Qi Jiguang's fight against the Japanese, showing the Chinese people risking their lives to protect the security of the country. People who have no long-term worries must have immediate worries. Now in times of peace, we should pay more attention to the cultivation of patriotism and dedicate ourselves to the revitalization and prosperity of the nation.

The second refers to the program broadcast by the Central Committee’s Baijia Forum. It is lectured by Associate Professor Li Bo. It uses Qi Jiguang’s life as the background and tells the story of the hero’s growth process in fourteen episodes, namely Blockbuster, Young Man Ambition, special examination, victory in the first battle, looking for the Qi family army, soldiers assault, wife coming out of the mountain, furious battle on Flower Street, great victory in Taizhou, bravely entering the deadly island, bloody battle at Lindun, pacifying the sea frontier, the Great Wall of flesh and blood, and the fall of generals. As soon as the program was aired, the audience responded very well, especially among primary and middle school students, who believed that the program was very helpful in establishing a noble patriotic sentiment. The story of Qi Jiguang

There are many stories about Qi Jiguang, here are a few. Qi Jiguang is a descendant of a famous general. His name reflects his father's high hopes for him, hoping to inherit the legacy of his ancestors, protect the Ming Dynasty, and carry forward the Qi family. Influenced by his family, he learned martial arts and the art of war from an early age. His father also personally taught him how to read and write. His skills in both civil and military skills laid a solid foundation for his later achievements.

Pictures of Qi Jiguang

When Qi Jiguang was seventeen years old, he inherited his father's position and became the commander of the guards in Dengzhou, which is in today's Shandong. When he was twenty-two years old, he passed the martial arts examination and went to the capital to take the test. When he arrived in the capital, he happened to be attacked by Mongolian soldiers. He was temporarily assigned to guard the nine gates of the capital. He also wrote a strategy for guarding the city to the emperor. His military talents were preliminary. show. At the age of twenty-six, he was appointed as the capital commander. The scope of his management was expanded. His main responsibility was to fight against the Japanese pirates in Shandong. From then on, Qi Jiguang fought against the Japanese pirates for ten years, from Shandong to Zhejiang and then to Fujian. The footprints are almost all over the coastal areas of China. In the process of fighting against Japanese pirates, he trained a special army to fight against Japanese pirates, known as Qi Jiajun. He also established the Yuanyang Formation to deal with Japanese pirates. In more than ten years, he almost wiped out the Japanese pirates along the coast. He was called an anti-Japanese hero.

After the anti-Japanese war ended, Qi Jiguang’s story was not over yet. He was sent to guard the north of the Ming Dynasty. After he arrived in Jizhou, he first built fortifications and thickened the city walls, and then actively trained the army. Strict military discipline, enhanced military strength, and established chariot formations protected the security and stability of the northern part of the Ming Dynasty.

From fighting against Japanese pirates to guarding Jizhou, Qi Jiguang did an outstanding job. In 1583 AD, he was transferred to Kanto due to party disputes. He was dismissed from office two years later and died of illness in 1588 AD. Qi Jiguang's famous quotes

Qi Jiguang is a well-known national hero. Qi Jiguang devoted his life to fighting against Japanese pirates. He was stationed along the southeastern coast all year round and made an indelible contribution to safeguarding the maritime security of the Ming Dynasty. Qi Jiguang was not only an outstanding military strategist, but also a famous poet and calligrapher. In literature, Qi Jiguang left a large number of famous sayings and aphorisms, which later became mottos to inspire people to move forward.

Portrait of Qi Jiguang

"There is no better way to nourish the heart than to have fewer desires, and no better happiness than reading" is one of Qi Jiguang's famous sayings. From this sentence, we can know Qi Jiguang's insights on reading and learning. Qi Jiguang believes that the best way to cultivate one's mind and body is to be free from desires, and the happiest thing in life is the joy brought by reading.

This sentence is a truth summed up by Qi Jiguang in practice. It is the same as the spiritual practice advocated by Buddhism. If a person wants to have a healthy and happy body and mind, then he must forget about pursuing fame and fortune. Only when individuals no longer have desires, the burden on their hearts will lighten, which will also bring physical relief. There is an old saying that "there is beauty like jade in the book, and there is a house of gold in the book." In Qi Jiguang's view, reading is a matter of great enjoyment and pleasure. It is indeed a very happy thing to be able to roam freely in the ocean of knowledge. This famous saying is also Qi Jiguang's motto. He always reminds himself to have a tireless pursuit of knowledge.

In addition, "A man's ambition is always to serve the country" is also one of Qi Jiguang's famous sayings. At the same time, this sentence is a concentrated expression of Qi Jiguang’s patriotism. In Qi Jiguang's view, as a good son, one should have the ambition to make contributions and serve the country. Qi Jiguang also saw his practice of this famous saying. How did Qi Jiguang die

When it comes to Qi Jiguang, not many people should be unfamiliar with his name. The reason is the same, because he not only defeated Japanese pirates, but also established the most powerful army in the Ming Dynasty-- Qi Jiajun, then how did Qi Jiguang, who played an important role in the Ming Dynasty, die?

Statue of Qi Jiguang

The Ming Dynasty was a dynasty that valued civil servants over military officers. Civil servants were highly valued in the Ming Dynasty, while military attachés, on the other hand, were highly regarded in terms of status and proportion in the court. They were all far inferior to civilian officials. As a military general, Qi Jiguang was naturally not valued at first. However, these wars against Japanese pirates allowed him to discover his military talents, and Qi Jiguang himself also knew the weaknesses of military generals. , so he got in touch with a civil official who held real power in the court. This person was the emperor's teacher Zhang Juzheng. After receiving the support of Zhang Juzheng, Qi Jiguang was able to firmly control the military power in the court and actively respond to the war. Therefore, Only then could he complete the achievements of comprehensively fighting against the Japanese pirates and going north to fight against the Mongols. However, with the death of Zhang Juzheng, everything returned to the starting point. The civil servants who had always oppressed the military attachés were forced to identify with the military attachés under Zhang Juzheng's forces. It was undoubtedly a shame for the civil servants who dominated the court, so after Zhang Juzheng's death, Qi Jiguang was severely suppressed by the civil servants. Even the emperor no longer recognized the hero's past merits, but instead demoted him. He was promoted and demoted, and even Qi Jiguang's resignation was dismissed by the emperor as punishment. In the end, this once-famous hero had to return to his hometown alone in his later years.

A few years after Qi Jiguang returned to his hometown, he died of poverty and illness due to frustration with the court.

Mentioning how Qi Jiguang died makes future generations regretful. It is a pity that the hero was born in the wrong era, so he died unwillingly in abjection. Qi Jiguang's achievements

Qi Jiguang was a famous anti-Japanese general in the Ming Dynasty. He was also an outstanding military strategist and a famous national hero in our country. Throughout his life, Qi Jiguang achieved many achievements. There are many literary works based on Qi Jiguang's military exploits, most of which are folk art works. Qi Jiguang has performed outstandingly since he was a child and has great ambitions. When he was young, he once wrote a poem, "Becoming a Marquis is not my intention, I hope the sea will be peaceful." These budding and embryonic ambitions were the beginning of Qi Jiguang's achievements.

Statue of Qi Jiguang

Because Qi Jiguang, who had been reading poetry and books since he was a child, also read a lot of books about military affairs, he had his own unique insights in military matters, which also provided He laid a solid foundation for establishing various achievements in the future. After reading through the information about Qi Jiguang's military achievements, it is not difficult to find that Qi Jiguang's military career can be divided into two parts. In the first ten years, Qi Jiguang fought against Japanese pirates in the southeastern region, and in the next ten years, he pacified Mongolia in the northwest region. Both the grassland and the ocean have witnessed his heroic figure and strong and unyielding heart.

Speaking of Qi Jiguang's achievements, people will naturally think of his story of fighting against Japanese pirates. It is true that the Nanping Japanese pirates had a lot of achievements in Qi Jiguang's career. In the Battle of Cengang, he and Yu Dayou combined their forces to sink the Japanese pirate ship; in the Battle of Taizhou, he led the army to annihilate all the Japanese pirates in Xianju; in the Battle of Fujian, he defeated the Japanese pirates in Hengyu and cleared 60 Japanese pirate strongholds. In many places; in the Battle of Xinghua, he besieged Pinghaiwei and annihilated more than 2,000 Japanese pirates in one fell swoop.

Qi Jiguang, who traveled south and north, never had a moment to rest. After Nanping defeated the Japanese pirates, he was sent to the north to defend Mongolia.

He led troops to repel the Northern Barbarians who invaded Qingshankou. He also repeled Dong Fox in Taolin, and even captured Dong Changtu alive. From then on, Dong Fox did not dare to raise troops to invade Jimen again.

Qi Jiguang’s achievements are like a wonderful novel, which makes people want to read it again and again. Qi Jiguang repaired the Great Wall

There is no shortage of stories about the Great Wall in Chinese history. As an iconic building in China, there is a reason why the Great Wall has survived thousands of years of ups and downs. For example, the most famous Meng Jiangnu. With such a sad and miserable story, Qi Jiguang's repairing of the Great Wall seems not to be that interesting. However, the predecessors planted trees for future generations to enjoy the shade. When we stand on the Badaling Great Wall and enjoy the great rivers and mountains of our motherland, we can Don't forget this great man.

Statue of Qi Jiguang

Before Qi Jiguang took office, this majestic Great Wall was already dilapidated due to erosion by wind, rain and man-made reasons. In the second year of Longqing, Qi Jiguang proposed to the court to rebuild the Great Wall as soon as he took office. Repairing the Great Wall was Qi Jiguang's second contribution to the motherland after his fight against the Japanese. Today, it seems that the fruits of his labor are no less than any current architect. The watchtower we see now was also repaired by Qi Jiguang's hands. The watchtower is used to defend and attack the enemy. The renovated Great Wall is even more majestic. Experts have identified the Badaling Great Wall as the essence of Chinese history. Its layout and construction materials are very conducive to avoiding enemies and attacks. But today, the Badaling Great Wall has become a scenic spot, and later generations regard it as a tourist attraction. This is a precious legacy left to us by Qi Jiguang, an outstanding military strategist and great national hero in the history of our country.

Today’s Badaling Great Wall is still majestic and majestic after thousands of years of wind and rain. This is the best gift left to us by our ancestors. Standing on the Great Wall, it seems that you can vaguely see how Qi Jiguang worked day and night. This magnificent and long ancient building has put so much effort of General Qi Jiguang into it. As descendants of us, while standing on the Great Wall and admiring the great rivers and mountains of our motherland, we must be grateful.