In July of the fourteenth year of the Orthodox Church (1449), the leader of the Mongolian Vara Department also led the fighters to the south in a big way. Young Ming Yingzong joined the war at the instigation of Wang Zhen and others. On August 15th, the Ming army was surrounded by the Mongolian Corps in Tumubao (now Shacheng Town, Huailai County, Hebei Province). Hundreds of thousands of Ming troops were wiped out, and even Yingzong was captured. This kind of children's play-like personal expedition and mutation was called "rebellion" by later historians.
Defending the Capital: Mongolians want to seize Beijing by holding Ming Yingzong hostage?
The "rebellion" pushed the Ming Dynasty to the brink of life and death. First, the army took advantage of the new victory to win the battle, captured Beijing, and reappeared the glory of the former Yuan Empire. On the other hand, by the Ming Dynasty, Ying Zongqin had brought out all the troops in Gyeonggi, causing the capital to guard against emptiness. At this time, people's hearts were in chaos, and many rich children packed up their belongings and fled south with their families.
The news that Yingzong was captured reached the palace. The Empress Dowager and Empress put away all the gold, silver and jewels in the palace, loaded eight carriages and sent people to Yexianying, hoping to get Yingzong. In the imperial court, civil and military officials don't know what to do. Assistant Xu jumped out and said that according to his observation of astronomical phenomena, only by giving up Beijing and moving to Nanjing can he save his life, and some officials echoed him.
The Empress Dowager and Yingzong's younger brother Wang were at a loss. At this time, Yu Qian snapped: "Those who advocate moving south should be killed! The capital is the foundation of the world, and moving the capital can only distract people's morale, and the country will be completely finished. Have you forgotten the lesson of the Southern Song Dynasty? " Yu Qian talked about the situation at that time and encouraged everyone to share the same enemy and repel the invading enemy. Yu Qian's suggestion was supported by Empress Dowager Cixi and a group of just people, so he was appointed as the Minister of War to organize Beijing's defense.
Mongols held Ming Yingzong hostage and seized Peking.
When the country is in crisis, the first problem is to appease the people. The courtiers couldn't bear the eunuch's cowardice at ordinary times, and blamed the fiasco of the civil fort on eunuch Wang Zhen, demanding that Wang Zhen be eliminated from Jiuzu. Ma Shun, a confidant of Wang Zhen, reprimanded the officials in the DPRK, which caused strong dissatisfaction among the officials. They rushed in and beat Ma Shun to death.
Later, officials searched for Wang Zhen's followers in the palace, chasing and tearing, and it was a mess. The prison king was weak by nature and panicked when he saw this battle. Yu Qian also stopped the struggle between officials and Wang.