Qi Tai

Qi Tai (simplified Chinese: 齐泰; traditional Chinese: 齊泰) (died 1402) was a Ming dynasty official was advisor to the Jianwen Emperor. He was executed by the Yongle Emperor at the conclusion of the Jingnan campaign.[1]

Biography

Qi Tai was born Qi De (齐德) and was given the name Qi Tai by Zhu Yuanzhang.[2] Qi was born in modern-day Nanjing, Jiangsu. Qi Tai worked as a jinshi for Hongwu[3][4] and Jianwen, and served as the director of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War, and as left minister. On Zhu Yuanzhang's deathbed, Qi Tai was recruited to accept his life.[1]

After Jianwen ascended the throne, Qi was promoted to the Minister of War, and Huang Zicheng suggested seizing the land of feudal lords. As a result, Zhu Di, the prince of Yan, launched the Jingnan campaign. In the fourth year of Jianwen (1402), after Zhu Di won the throne, Zhu Di arrested and executed Qi Tai.[1]

Qi Tai died unyielding along with Huang Zicheng and Fang Xiaoru, who were also executed by Zhu Di. Qi's wife and daughter were tortured, his cousin Qi Jingzong (齐敬宗) and others were implicated and executed by Zhu, his uncles Qi Shiyong (齐时永) and Qi Yangyan (齐阳彦) were demoted to the border, his six-year-old son was even exiled and imprisoned.[5][6]

During the reign of the Qianlong Emperor in the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Gaozong rehabilitated the ministers of Jianwen, and Qi Tai was commended as a loyal and respected minister.[1]

See also

References
  1. 《欽定勝朝殉節諸臣錄》（卷12）:「齊泰謀參密議，志削强藩，佐主雖疎，致身無愧，諡忠敬。」
  2. 《明史》（卷141）：“齐泰，溧水人。初名德。洪武十七年，举应天乡试第一。明年成进士。历礼、兵二部主事。雷震谨身殿，太祖祷郊庙，择历官九年无过者陪祀，德与焉，赐名泰。”
  3. 《国朝献征录》（卷38）:“齐泰，溧水人，初名德。洪武二十年乡贡，明年举进士，历礼兵部主事。……赐名泰。”
  4. 《彝山堂别集》（卷50）：“齐泰，应天溧水人，洪武戊辰进士。三十一年任。建文四年死难。”
  5. 《明史》（卷141）：“始削藩議起，帝入泰、子澄言，謂以天下制一隅甚易。及屢敗，意中悔，是以進退失據。迨燕兵日逼，復召泰還。未至，京師已不守，泰走外郡謀興復。時購泰急。泰墨白馬走，行稍遠，汗出墨脫。或曰：「此齊尚書馬也。」遂被執赴京，同子澄、方孝孺不屈死。泰從兄弟敬宗等皆坐死，叔時永、陽彥等謫戍。子甫六歲，免死給配，仁宗時赦還。”
  6. 《奉天刑賞錄》（教坊錄）：“永樂十一年正月十一日，本司鄧誠等于右順門里口奏，有奸惡齊泰的姐並兩個外甥媳婦，又有黃子澄妹四個婦人，每一日一夜，二十條漢子守著，年小的都懷有身孕，除夕生了小龜子，又有一個三歲的女兒。奉欽（旨）：‘小的長到大，便是搖錢樹兒。’”

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