Yu Qian, a native of the Ming Dynasty, served as Minister of War. In the "Beijing Defense War" with the Oara people, he achieved a decisive victory and preserved the continuation of the Ming Dynasty. He was a national hero in history. One of the "Three Heroes of West Lake".

We often use the phrase "breeze on two sleeves" to describe honest officials. This idiom came from Yu Qian of the Ming Dynasty.

During the reign of Ming Yingzong, the sixth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Yu Qian served as the governor of Henan and Shanxi, equivalent to the current governor. He served for 18 years and was honest and dedicated to the public affairs, winning the hearts of the people.

Once when it was time to go to Beijing to report on work, his subordinates reminded him to prepare some gifts when entering the capital, because there was a very greedy and authoritarian eunuch Wang Zhen in the capital. Yu Qian shook his sleeves and said, "I only have the breeze, and there are so many things to socialize with, and the length and breadth of the palace are terrible."

What Yu Qian means by this sentence is: I only take the breeze with me, so as not to save the common people. Talk nonsense.

Afterwards, Yu Qian wrote another poem, two of which are like this: "The breeze with two sleeves goes toward the sky, so that Lu Yan's words will not be short and long." From then on, "the breeze with two sleeves" has been passed down for a long time.

Why did Yu Qian roll up his sleeves? The clothes of the ancients did not have pockets, and most of the money and things that needed to be carried were placed in the wide sleeves. Shaking them showed that the sleeves were empty, and the only thing that could get in was the breeze.

"Breeze on both sleeves" is a realistic state. It has been 564 years since Yu Qian passed away this year, but the "cool breeze" he created is constantly being pursued by future generations.

For modern people, some may not know Yu Qian or the story behind the idiom. However, no one does not know the idiom "Two Sleeves Breeze", and no one does not praise the person who "Two Sleeves Breeze".