The Kangxi Emperor was one of the few Ming emperors in Chinese history, with courage, strategy, ambition and foresight. Is an outstanding politician, military man.
Kangxi Emperor (Image from the Internet)
"San Fan" refers to the military forces that remained after the fall of the Ming Dynasty to defect to the Qing Dynasty, namely Wu Sangui, Shang Kexi, and Geng Jingzhong. All three made great achievements in suppressing the Nongming Rebellion, and were later crowned kings. Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi, guarded Yunnan, geng jingzhong, the king of Jingnan, guarded Fujian, and the king of Pingnan, Shangkexi, guarded Guangdong.
During Wu Sangui's defense of Yunnan, he recruited troops to buy horses, forged weapons, and his ambitions continued to grow, and he colluded with Shang Kexi to conspire with Geng Jingzhong to try to rebel against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty.
Wu Sangui (Image from the Internet)
Kangxi had already sent his cronies to monitor Wu Sangui's movements before colluding, and Wu Sangui did not know that his every move was exposed to Kangxi's eyes.
Coincidentally, Shang Kexi, the king of Pingnan, was ready to let his son Shang Zhixin inherit the throne, so he said that he was sick and returned to his hometown. After Kangxi saw the fold, he was very happy and thought: Heaven help me, I am about to cut the clan! Therefore, Shang Kexi was approved to return home to retire, but he could not let his son inherit the throne. Kangxi pushed the boat along the water and shattered Shang Zhixin's dream of inheriting the throne! When Wu Sangui's son learned of this in the capital, he immediately sent someone to inform his father, and Wu Sangui felt that his rebellion had been exposed and that the time was not ripe enough, so he and Geng Jingzhong falsely wrote to request the withdrawal of the domain. When he was sent to the capital, Kangxi felt that the time had come, so he urgently summoned the civil and military officials to discuss the matter together. Some ministers suggested that one drum of strength, then decline, and then exhaust three, and completely pacify the forces of San Francisco. Some ministers objected, believing that the San Francisco forces were strong and strong, and they should not act rashly, but could salute first and then make plans. At this time, Kangxi had the courage and insight to resolutely withdraw his domain. At this time, Wu Sangui and Geng Jingzhongwan did not expect kangxi to fake the real thing, so they rebelled.
Because Wu Sangui had been plotting for a long time, the rebel forces were fierce, and he led his generals into Hunan, Sichuan, Shaanxi, and other places, where the anti-Qing and restoration ideas still existed, Wu Sangui seized the opportunity to incite anti-Qing and restoration ideas all the way and strengthen his own forces.
In 1674, the second year of Wu Sangui's rebellion, Geng Jingzhong rebelled in Fujian, and in 1675, Shang Kexi raised an army in Guangdong, and the rebel forces in the three places went all the way north, killing and killing, and the entire imperial court was shaken.
Kangxi was not afraid of danger, he thought calmly, and his first move was to first arrest Wu Sangui's family and behead Wu Sangui's descendants, indicating his determination to pacify San Francisco. Kangxi believed that Wu Sangui was the most ambitious in this rebellion, so he concentrated his forces against Wu Sangui, and implemented a soft and hard strategy for Geng Jingzhong and Shang Kexi, giving him a step down while fighting. The latter two suffered defeats one after another, and when they saw that the general trend was gone, they surrendered to the imperial court.
In the end, only Wu Sangui was left in the three rebels, and the Kangxi Emperor ordered the generals Hu Bai and Zhao Lai to lead troops to surround and suppress Wu Sangui, after which Wu Sangui was severely damaged, defeated and retreated, and died of illness in the inner and outer traps, after which San Francisco was completely pacified.
The pacification of San Francisco was a testament to the Kangxi Emperor's consolidation of power, and with the boldness and arrogance of a statesman and military man, it played an irreplaceable role in unifying the country and managing the country.