When it comes to Qi Jiguang, many people have heard of his heroic deeds against the Japanese invaders. His ancestral home is Penglai, Shandong. Some people say he is from Anhui and was born in Jining. During the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese continued to attack, and he successfully led soldiers in many wars of resistance. He was a very great military strategist at that time.

Statue of Qi Jiguang

A brief introduction to Qi Jiguang. He was born in 1582 with the courtesy name Jingyuan. His name was Nan Tang when he was young, and he was changed to Zhu Meng in his later years. He finally died in 1588. At the same time, he also created many important weapons, and reformed and invented many weapons for fire attacks. In addition to this, Qi Jiguang also created a number of different warships and chariots, making the Ming army's equipment far superior to that of other countries. The Great Wall created by Qi Jiguang also had some hollow fortresses, which not only facilitated attack, but also provided good defense when he was at a disadvantage. It can be said that he is also an extremely capable weapons expert and engineer.

In addition, Qi Jiguang’s profile also introduces some of his achievements. During that time, there were always many cunning Japanese enemies in the southeastern coastal areas. During the ten years of fighting against the Japanese enemies, he successfully won many battles, and the people and their property in the coastal areas were well protected. Later, he defended the peace in the northern region and left important works such as "New Book of Records" and "Records of Military Training".

Qi Jiguang’s famous quotes

Qi Jiguang is a well-known national hero. Qi Jiguang devoted his life to fighting the Japanese invaders. He was stationed on the southeast coast all year round and made an indelible contribution to maintaining 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 behind many famous aphorisms, which later became mottos that inspired the world to move forward.

Portrait of Qi Jiguang

Qi Jiguang's famous saying is "Cultivation of the mind without desires is as enjoyable as reading." From this sentence we can know Qi Jiguang’s views on reading and learning. Qi Jiguang believes that the best way to cultivate one's moral character is to be indifferent to selfish desires, and the happiest thing in life is the happiness brought by reading. This sentence is the truth summed up by Qi Jiguang’s practice. Just like the spiritual thought advocated by Buddhism, if a person wants to have a healthy and happy body and mind, he should forget the pursuit of fame and fortune. Only when an individual has no desires, the burden on his heart will become lighter, which will also lead to a lighter body. There is an old saying, "Yan Ruyu is in the book, and the golden house hides the beauty in the book." In Qi Jiguang's view, reading is a very enjoyable thing. Being able to swim freely in the ocean of knowledge is indeed a very happy thing. This famous saying is also Qi Jiguang's motto. He always reminds himself to have a tireless pursuit of knowledge.

In addition, "A person's ambition is like a stone, and he will always serve the country" is also one of Qi Jiguang's famous sayings. At the same time, this sentence is also a concentrated expression of Qi Jiguang's patriotic spirit. In Qi Jiguang's view, as an excellent player, he should have the ambition to make contributions and serve the country. Qi Jiguang also saw his practice of this famous saying.

Appreciation of Qi Jiguang's calligraphy

Qi Jiguang was not only a military commander, but also a talented man with both civil and military skills. He was very successful in writing military books, splashing ink, riding horses, and archery. As for Qi Jiguang, do you know how Qi Jiguang’s calligraphy is?

Qi Jiguang’s calligraphy works

Qi Jiguang came from a good family and received a good education since he was a child. He had an extraordinary friendship with Wenyuan leader Wang Shizhen. Although Qi Jiguang was born in martial arts, he was able to quote scriptures and compose poems in his spare time. Qi Jiguang's calligraphy work "Poem to Send Li Xiaoshan Back to Penglai" is now collected in Shanxi Museum. Although Qi Jiguang is not famous for his calligraphy, his general heroic spirit makes his calligraphy structure developed and stretched, powerful and powerful, making people feel a kind of heroic pride from the heart.

This calligraphy work, as a whole, is free and elegant with rough lines, which expresses Qi Jiguang's high-spirited spirit and highlights his inner peace and perseverance.

Qi Jiguang's "The Art of War", "Poetry to Send Li Xiaoshan Back to Penglai" and "New Book of Ji Xiao", these two works have smooth calligraphy. Through personality, art is highlighted, decisive, unrestrained, and quite hearty.

His calligraphy is influenced by the calligraphy style of Huang Gu. The characters outlined with sharp and angular lines are free and flowing, reflecting Qi Jiguang's unrestrained heroism.

As a famous military strategist in Chinese history, Qi Jiguang’s calligraphy works are not very popular, but we can still see the shadow of General Qi Jiguang from these few calligraphy works, a great, selfless, and A dashing and heroic image of a hero. We got a lot of things from it, such as his spirit, his culture, and felt the ups and downs of his life.

How Qi Jiguang died

Speaking of Qi Jiguang, not many people are unfamiliar with his name. There are no two reasons, just because he not only defeated the Japanese invaders, but also established the most powerful army in the Ming Dynasty - the Qijia Army. So how did Qi Jiguang, an important figure in the Ming Dynasty, die?

Statue of Qi Jiguang

The Ming Dynasty was a dynasty that attached great importance to literature but not to military affairs. The Ming Dynasty attached great importance to civilian officials, but military attachés in North Korea were far inferior to civilian officials in terms of status and proportion. As a military general, Qi Jiguang was naturally not taken seriously at first, but these wars against the Japanese invaders allowed him to discover his military talents, and Qi Jiguang himself was well aware of the weaknesses of military generals, so he became involved with a civilian official with real power in North Korea. relation. This person is Zhang, the emperor's teacher. With Zhang's support, Qi Jiguang was able to firmly grasp the military power of North Korea and actively participate in the battle. Therefore, he was able to achieve a comprehensive fight against the Japanese invaders and go north to fight against the Mongols. However, with Zhang's death, everything returned to its original point, and Zhang's civilian forces, who had always bullied the military attaché, were forced to identify with the military attache. This is undoubtedly a shame for the civil servants who have dominated North Korea since the time of Ming Taizu. Therefore, after Zhang's death, Qi Jiguang was severely suppressed by civil servants. Even the emperor no longer recognized the hero's past achievements, but was demoted again and again. Even Qi Jiguang's resignation was rejected by the emperor as punishment for him. In the end, this hero who had not been famous for a long time could only return to his hometown in his later years.

A few years after Qi Jiguang returned to his hometown, he was frustrated by the court and died of poverty and illness.

Speaking of how Qi Jiguang died, the whole world felt sorry. It's a pity that the male protagonist was born in the wrong era, so he died in a miserable state.

What kind of person is Qi Jiguang?

Qi Jiguang was a military figure with outstanding military exploits in the Ming Dynasty. He made a lot of efforts in the war against the "Southern Japanese invaders and Northern Japanese invaders" and stabilized the Ming Dynasty government at that time. He is an outstanding figure in the history of the Ming Dynasty. So, what kind of person is Qi Jiguang?

Qi Jiguang Statue

What kind of person is Qi Jiguang? In fact, if you really want to evaluate him, you can say that he is a person with great military talent. Qi Jiguang was born in Henan Province. His father was a strategist. His father knew a lot about fighting and was very good at martial arts. At the same time, Qi Jiguang's father also imparted his military knowledge to Qi Jiguang. Qi Jiguang knew a lot about war since he was a child. Qi Jiguang did perform well in the subsequent war. It is no exaggeration to say that he is a man with military talents.

Qi Jiguang’s character shows that he is still a persistent person. Qi Jiguang's war with the Japanese invaders lasted for more than ten years. In the past ten years, Qi Jiguang must have encountered many difficulties, but even so many difficulties did not defeat Qi Jiguang. He still drove the Japanese invaders out of Chinese territory, which shows that he is a perseverant person.

Over the years, Qi Jiguang made great achievements in the war with the Japanese army. It was with Qi Jiguang's efforts that the enemy's rebellion was finally put down. Qi Jiguang fought the enemy with loyalty and patriotism and contributed to the country. It can be seen from this that Qi Jiguang is a loyal and patriotic person.

Qi Jiguang’s Statement on Strict Wife Control

When you mention Qi Jiguang, what may come to mind are national heroes, famous Japanese invaders, etc., but you may not know the general’s family life. Qi Jiguang was invincible in killing enemies on the battlefield, but was what Qi Jiguang was afraid of true?

Speaking of Qi Jiguang's wife, due to the status of women in ancient times, we do not know her name. We only know that her surname is Wang, and later generations call her Mrs. Wang or Mrs. Qi. According to legend, Mrs. Wang was born into a family of officials, and her father was also a military general.

So Mrs. Wang was different from other girls when she was a child. She likes to dance with swords. She visits famous teachers and gets a biography.

She married Qi Jiguang at the age of 18. Qi Jiguang was just a poor boy at the time, but Mrs. Wang was very discerning. After marrying into the Qi family, he loved to compete with Qi Jiguang whenever he had nothing to do. She was a general, but she couldn't beat his wife. Coupled with the fact that his wife has a fierce personality and is very independent in doing things, Qi Jiguang gradually lost his "good reputation" of being afraid of his henpeck.

Due to professional reasons, Mrs. Wang usually stays in the army, so the soldiers in the army all know what Qi Jiguang means by strict hepatic control. It is said that once, Qi Jiguang was beaten by his wife and fled to the military camp. Seeing the general like this, the soldiers gave him advice and agreed to trick his wife into the military camp. The brothers made gestures to his wife.

Mrs. Wang was tricked into becoming a soldier. Qi Jiguang looked at Mrs. Wang, all his subordinates blinked, and all the ministers were ready to make a move. However, at this time, Qi Jiguang said that Mrs. Wang was invited to participate in the military parade. Mrs. Wang glanced at the group of people around her, and then walked away, so the news that Qi Jiguang was afraid of his wife spread further and further. From then on, every time Qi Jiguang paraded, the soldiers would say: "Please bring your wife to the military parade."