釋鑑稽古略續集 3.66

3.66

于少保　浙江錢塘人。骨相異常。七歲僧蘭古春見而奇之曰。此他時救時宰相也。登永樂辛丑進士授御史。才貌英偉。聲如洪鐘。遇事敢為。不避權貴。甞扈從征高煦。罪人既得。上命謙數其不軌。詞嚴義正。矢口而成。大稱上旨。自是受知。至是河南山西西省各奏災傷。廷議欲令大臣經理。上親署謙名超授之。時年三十三。

Junior Protector Yu: a native of Qiantang, Zhejiang. His physiognomy was extraordinary. When he was seven years old, the monk Lan Guchun saw him and marvelled at him, saying, 'This boy will in the future be a chancellor who saves his times.' In the xinchou year of the Yongle era, he passed the jinshi examination and was appointed Censor. He possessed exceptional talent and appearance, with a voice resonant as a great bell. In confronting affairs, he was daring and did not shrink from the powerful and noble. He once accompanied the imperial campaign against [the rebel Zhu] Gaoxu; when the culprit was captured, the emperor ordered Qian to enumerate his treacherous crimes. Qian's words were stern and righteous, uttered effortlessly off the cuff, and greatly matched the imperial intent. From then on, he was recognized and favored. By this time, Henan and Shanxi provinces each reported disasters and damages; the court discussed having a high minister manage them, and the emperor personally inscribed Qian's name, exceptionally promoting him. He was then thirty-three years old.