Whose Integrity Stands Taller

Yu Qian (1398-1457), courtesy name Tingyi, art name Jie'an, held the official position of Junior Guardian, and was commonly known as Yu Shaobao. He was a Han Chinese native of Qiantang County, Hangzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang (present-day Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province). A senior official of the Ming dynasty, he was also a national hero, military strategist, and statesman, serving as Vice Minister of War. This text examines the four realms of Yu Qian's life journey: "forged by a thousand hammer blows from deep mountains," "facing raging flames as though unperturbed," "unafraid even when shattered to pieces," and "leaving behind a pure name in the world." Before stepping onto the stage of history, Yu Qian was tempered by a thousand hammer blows as he embarked on his official career; when he entered the arena of history, he endured the ordeal of raging flames, displaying unyielding fortitude; at the zenith of his historical role, he suffered the agony of being shattered to pieces, emerging as a man of exceptional character; after withdrawing from the stage of history, he ultimately left behind a pure name in the world, securing his eternal place in the annals of history. These four realms of Yu Qian's life journey represent the spiritual legacy he bequeathed to posterity and possess profound universal significance.

于谦(1398-1457),字廷益,号节庵,官至少保,世称于少保,汉族,浙江杭州府钱塘县(今浙江杭州市上城区)人.明朝大臣、民族英雄、军事家、政治家,官至兵部待郎.本文论述于谦的生命历程,有四种境界:千锤万击出深山、烈火焚烧若等闲、粉身碎骨全不怕、要留清白在人间.于谦在登上历史舞台之前,受过千锤万击的锻炼,步入仕途;在登上历史舞台之时,经受烈火焚烧的烤炼,铁骨铮铮;在登上历史舞台之巅,经受粉身碎骨的煎熬,成为人杰;在退出历史舞台之后,终于留下清白在人间,永垂史册.于兼生命历程的四种境界,是其留给后人的精神财富,并具有普遍的社会意义.

Qian Guolian graduated from the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Hangzhou University, majoring in Classical Chinese Literature, and received a Master of Arts degree. She is currently an Associate Professor in the discipline of Classical Chinese Literature at Zhejiang University of Technology. She has published over twenty articles in journals such as Documents, Journal of Historical Science, Jiangsu Social Sciences, Zhejiang Academic Journal, and Journal of Zhejiang University of Technology, including titles such as "A Textual Study on Yu Qian's Descendants," "A Textual Study on Yu Qian's Burial in Hangzhou," and "Yu Qian and His Poetry in the Context of Literary Servility in the Early Ming Dynasty." Her published works include A Chronological Biography of Yu Qian and A Compilation of Research Materials on Yu Qian.

钱国莲，毕业于杭州大学汉语言文学系中国古代文学专业，获文学硕士学位。现为浙江工业大学中国古代文学学科副教授。在《文献》、《史学月刊》、《江苏社会科学》、《浙江学刊》和《浙江工业大学学报》等刊物上发表《于谦后裔考释》、《于谦归葬杭州考》、《明前期文学奴性化语境下的于谦及其诗歌》等论文20余篇，出版《于谦年谱》、《于谦研究资料长编》等著作。