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, Qin Shihuang'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 officials. 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.

Which dynasty did Qi Jiguang come from?

Which dynasty did Qi Jiguang come from? Qi Jiguang was born in 1528 AD and died in 1588 AD. From a historical perspective, Qi Jiguang lived during the Jiajing and Wanli years of the Ming Dynasty. As we all know, Qi Jiguang is a famous anti-Japanese hero, and his heroic deeds have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The reason why Qi Jiguang was able to achieve great victory against the Japanese invaders was because of the dynasty in which Qi Jiguang lived.

Sculptures of Qi Jiguang

In terms of time, Qi Jiguang was born during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. The economic, cultural, and political decline of the Ming Dynasty had already begun to appear during the Jiajing period. Emperor Jiajing tried hard to reverse the crisis of the Ming Dynasty, but still could not prevent the Ming Dynasty from falling into a crisis of poverty and weakness. In 1546 AD, Qi Jiguang saw with his own eyes that Japanese pirates were intruding on the lives of coastal people. They looted people's property and killed defenseless coastal people. Qi Jiguang was very angry and wrote the famous line "I wish Haibo peace". Seven years later, Qi Jiguang served as army commander on Zhang's recommendation and fought against the enemy in Shandong. In the middle and late Ming Dynasty when Qi Jiguang lived, the Japanese invaders were rampant everywhere, which allowed Qi Jiguang to display his outstanding military talents.

Secondly, the Ming Dynasty where Qi Jiguang lived implemented a maritime ban system. The maritime ban system was promulgated and implemented during the Taizu period of the Ming Dynasty, and was still implemented during the Jiajing and Wanli periods. During the Yongzheng period, in order to show the power of the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He led his troops to the West three times. Countries along the way knew that the Ming Dynasty was a country with vast territory and abundant resources, and they all wanted a share of the pie. The stricter the maritime ban system implemented by the Ming Dynasty, the more Japanese pirates wanted to rob coastal people's property. Qi Jiguang lived in the middle and late Ming Dynasty and was dedicated to fighting against Japanese invaders, and thus became the patron saint of coastal people.

Qi Jiguang’s evaluation

Qi Jiguang was an indispensable general in the Ming Dynasty, and his contribution to China continues to this day. Speaking of this hero, the first thing we praise is Qi Jiguang's military thought. The weapons he made were more than adequate against his enemies.

Statue of Qi

But how was such a patriotic general made? Where did the evaluation of Qi Jiguang come from? This is inseparable from his family. Influenced by his father, he loved the army since he was a child and determined to be a good general for the country and the people. As an adult, he inherited his father's position and began his bloody life. How determined a person's heart must be to persist in a dream for decades. Qi Jiguang did it, and his achievements greatly exceeded his father's. He was brave and talented throughout his life and was a rare talent in the Ming Dynasty.

The Japanese enemies are remnants of defeated generals. They robbed people's houses in China and committed all kinds of evil. It is precisely because of Qi Jiguang that the people can be protected from Japanese pirate invasion. The destruction of the Japanese invaders made Qi Jiguang a national hero overnight, but he deserved such a title. People love him and he is a hero to our people.

Today, he would be a great hero fighting against the Japanese. He should have been awarded the highest honor, but Qi Jiguang was very low-key at the time. After the Japanese invasion, he turned to building the Great Wall himself.

Such a commander-in-chief eats, lives and works together with the soldiers, regardless of their salary. This is a very valuable spirit, but Qi Jiguang is used to it. He doesn't see himself as a leader. In his heart, he is just an ordinary person who shares the honor and disgrace of his motherland. It is precisely because of this thought that this hero led an extraordinary life. Of course, such a hero must be highly praised.

The story of Qi Jiguang’s beheading

In the Penglai area of ??ancient China, there was a famous soldier. His surname is Qi Mingjiguang. He is a famous national hero in China.

Pictures of Qi Jiguang’s beheading

Qi Jiguang said that in order to maintain discipline in the army, he followed his son as an example. Qi Jiguang grew up in a general's family, so it was inevitable to become a general who fought against foreign enemies. He has been writing poems since he was a child to express his helplessness over the turmoil in the country, but he could not control his identity. The story of his beheading can fully prove that he was an excellent military strategist. His story has also been adapted into drama scripts by many Chinese folk artists and has been widely sung ever since.

Qi Jiguang began to lead troops to fight against Japanese pirates and foreign enemies when he was young. Once when Qi Jiguang was resisting foreign invasion in Taizhou, he found that there were too many pirates at this time. Most of them robbed more than 3,000 people along the coast. Seeing that the situation was not good, Qi Jiguang sent his son Yin Qi to ambush in front. Qi Jiguang pretended to have failed to escape, took the pirates to the ambush place, and ordered Yin Qi to attack them. But at that time, Yin Qi was still young and energetic, and she felt too eager to fight with the opponent. So Qi Jiguang went out to attack the enemy without giving any orders. Therefore, some enemies fled. After Qi Jiguang returned to the base area, he failed to win the battle because his son did not abide by military discipline. He pulled Yin Qi out and beheaded him in public. This is the famous story of Qi Jiguang's beheading.

Qi Jiguang's ability to do this shows that he is a true gentleman who sacrificed his son for national security. The story of Qi Jiguang's beheading of his son is still told today.

Qi Jiguang’s qualities

Qi Jiguang is a star that will never dim in the long history of the Chinese nation. Qi Jiguang, who was both civil and military, was born in the Ming Dynasty when the Japanese were in turmoil. At that time, it was very obvious that the central court valued culture over military affairs. When the country was in turmoil, Qi Jiguang decisively chose to give up literature and become a soldier. At the suggestion of a friend, Qi Jiguang chose to join the army. This step also determined that Qi Jiguang's life was destined to be related to the military life of sleeping on the streets. At the same time, he also lost the prosperity that secular people longed for. Qi Jiguang chose Ma Ge to be buried with him in front of wealth and wealth. He knew the justice of the nation, which was also one of his qualities.

Qi Jiguang Statue

Loyalty and fighting to the death for the nation are also one of Qi Jiguang’s qualities. Like many national heroes, Qi Jiguang had unusual military talents. Under his leadership, the rampaging Japanese army suffered repeated heavy losses. In many battles, he used his platoon to defeat the Japanese army with an absolute advantage. Qi Jiguang's name resounds throughout the land of China. The enemy has nothing to do with Qi Jiajun's good fighting skills. Finally, he came up with an imperial decree and gave Qi Jiguang inexhaustible wealth. But Qi Jiguang, who took the survival of the nation as his own responsibility, resolutely gave up all the conditions provided by the enemy and defended every inch of land to the death.

Innovation, boldness, and persistence in practice are also among Qi Jiguang’s qualities. Qi Jiguang's team were all peasants without military literacy. When the country was in crisis, Qi Jiguang boldly organized a peasant team. Under Qi Jiguang's training, Qi Jiajun was very effective on the battlefield. In the more than ten years of confrontation with the Japanese, Qi Jiguang warned many times that he had never lost. In addition, Qi Jiguang also made great breakthroughs in the production of new weapons that can restrain opponents by improving their weapons and formations against the enemy.

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.