Yang Tingjian wrote slogans for Li Zicheng in the Ming Dynasty, but why did he refuse to be an official in the Qing Dynasty?

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there was once a scholar who had a strange experience. He could have a bright future, but in the last days, he could have taken refuge in the Qing Dynasty, but he had high integrity and didn't want to be a surrender minister. He was the last scholar in the late Ming Dynasty, Yang Tingjian.

Yang Tingjian is a strange man, not only because he is a top student in high school, but also because he was legendary before that. Yang Tingjian's ancestor was Yang Zhen, the commander-in-chief at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. In ancient times, many people recognized their ancestors, but Yang Tingjian was recorded in a musical score and passed down from generation to generation. Sun Yang Shiying, the 33rd Yang Zhen, moved from Linchuan to Huang Qian during the reign of Shaoding in the Southern Song Dynasty, and lived here. Huang Qian is close to Wujin, so many historical materials also call Yang Tingjian a native of Wujin.

His wonder is that before he graduated, he was already famous in Jiangnan. At that time, he was highly praised for his talent and personality, and people called him "diligent since childhood, not wearing fresh clothes." His teachers are Sun Shi, a senior minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Deputy Yushi. As a commoner, Yang Tingjian's experience is really legendary.

During the imperial examination, Yang Tingjian happened to meet his teacher Zhang Qinghui, and he was also called into North Korea. Teachers and students go to the capital together, on the way north. Zhang Qinghui has great hopes for her students. He said: when we are old, it is natural for you to become famous. The decline of state affairs depends on you young people now. Home has its name, and ours is much bigger than this. )

This year was 1643, and it was also the last time I took the bachelor's degree in the Ming Dynasty. On the way, Yang Ting recognized his teacher and stopped by to see Sun Qifeng. Sun Qifeng, a good friend of Yang Tingjian's father, has a deep knowledge of science and now lives in Henan. But it was this visit that had an accident.

In Xiangyang, he claimed to be the king of Xinshun, and in Ruzhou, Henan, he annihilated the main force of Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi Province in the Ming Dynasty, just catching Yang Tingjian.

The peasant army didn't know how famous Yang Tingjian was and what he was capable of, but seeing that he was a scholar, he had to stay as a counselor. Although Li Zicheng was powerful at that time, and the peasant army lacked literati with ink, Yang Tingjian was deeply influenced by his thoughts and often took loyalty and righteousness as the criterion and dared not join the peasant army.

The peasant army didn't embarrass him, but left him to write slogans. In this way, Yang Tingjian made free papers for a period of time, and wrote slogans for the peasant army, such as "Every field has no food" and "Open the door to welcome the king, and the king will not receive food".

After gaining the trust of the peasant army, Yang Tingjian finally found an opportunity to leave Henan and go north to Beijing. After visiting his father's old friend and working for the peasant army, he managed to catch up with the exam.

With Yang Tingjian's talent, there is no problem in passing the exam. In the past, court examinations were usually held in the second year. At that time, the military situation was urgent, and the palace examination followed. In the golden hall, the problem is how to choose people. Yang Tingjian is different from other scholars. He used to be a teacher of senior officials and had the experience of peasant army. To this end, he expressed his views:

Take the scholar's character first, then choose his words. Choose honest and humble people, compete on evil and justice, regardless of the door. ...

This view greatly appreciated Chongzhen. However, before Yang Tingjian's idea of selecting candidates could be verified, Li Zicheng entered the capital the next year, and Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself.

The peasant army met Yang Tingjian again. At this time, one is a new regime, and the other is just becoming the first scholar in the academician courtyard. Coupled with the previous cooperation, it is reasonable to say that it should spark. However, Yang Tingjian still doesn't want to work for Dashun regime. He secretly left the capital, traveled thousands of miles in a war and returned to his hometown.

There have been rumors that after the Qing army entered the customs, Yang Tingjian worked for the Qing court and came out to be a big official. To this end, when he was elected to the local pantheon, there were still many scholars behind him who were cynical. However, no matter historical materials or genealogy, there is no record of Yang Tingjian being an official in the Qing Dynasty, and even his official position and time are blank. Therefore, it is basically certain that this champion did not become a surrender of the Qing court.

In fact, the Qing court also recruited him as an official many times. In the third year after entering the customs, the Qing court recruited Yang Tingjian, who refused on the grounds of illness. In the seventh year of Shunzhi, Yang Tingjian was recommended as an official, but refused because of his mother Ding You. In the ninth year of Shunzhi, the emperor personally asked Yang Tingjian's fellow countryman and son Yang Dakun about his illness, and invited him out of the mountain again, but Yang Tingjian refused. By virtue of his fame, he set up a school in the local area, gave up porridge for disaster relief and did a lot of good deeds.