Suo Ertu was a key figure in the early Qing Dynasty, and he not only controlled the situation at that time, but also had a profound impact on the development of the Qing Dynasty, and friends who were slightly familiar with qing history should know something about him.
However, for such a minister, the Kangxi Emperor had a diametrically opposite evaluation. From "Auxiliary Heavy Minister" to "The First Sinner of this Dynasty." "The contrast is jaw-dropping. This also casts a layer of mystery over the legendary life of Soetu. Through this article, the author tries to introduce you to the different side of the Manchu Qing Dynasty's power lord Suo Ertu.
First, born of honor, from the merits of the dragon
Suo Etu was born in the first year of the Qing Dynasty (1636), a Manchurian Zhenghuangqi man, of the Hesheli clan. When we open the "Draft History of the Qing Dynasty" and try to find the early experience of Suo Ertu, we will find that there are only a few relevant records: "The first time to teach the bodyguard, from the third class to the first class." ”
Suo'etu's real rise to the political stage seems to have been after Suo'ertu was transferred to the post of official attendant in the seventh year of the Kangxi Dynasty, and it seems logical that this year Suo'ertu had just passed the year of his establishment, which was really a rare high position, but considering that his father was heschery, a trusted minister trusted by the Shunzhi Emperor, all this seemed to be logical.
At this time, however, Soetu underwent an unusual personnel transfer. In 1669, that is, in the eighth year of the Kangxi Dynasty, Suo'etu resigned from his post as a servant of the bureaucracy without warning and reassigned to the first class of bodyguards, which may be difficult to glimpse, but when we look at the perspective farther away and look at the political situation at this time, we will be surprised to find that the time of Suo'ertu's transfer coincides with another major change that has changed the color of the government and the opposition.
In this year, the young Kangxi Emperor began to remove the biggest destabilizing factor in the entire dynasty, Aobai.
There have always been many rumors about Suo Etu's capture of Ao Bai, and a widely accepted saying is that "for the sake of playing chess, suo Xiang Guo'er tu was summoned to plot" to fight fast and slowly, and eliminated Ao Bai and his henchmen in one fell swoop.
Unfortunately, whether soetu personally participated in the political struggle of the fall of Aobai is not recorded in the canonical history, and it is naturally impossible to make a conclusion based on the history of the wild. However, according to the author's deduction, it is very likely that Soetu played some role in this change, for two reasons.
First, suo ertu's transfer, the position is very interesting, although the rank of the official waiter is high, it is not like a first-class bodyguard to enter the palace from time to time. This is also in line with the folk rumor that "the upper chess game is used to summon the Xiangguo to enter the plot".
Second, Suo Etu's time as a first-class bodyguard again was short, only three months, and after Ao Bai's death, Suo Etu was immediately promoted to a scholar of the National History Academy, for reasons that are self-evident.
If it was really with the help of Suo Etu that the Kangxi Emperor was able to preside over the imperial government, it is not difficult to explain why Suo Etu repeatedly made mistakes after that, but the Kangxi Emperor tolerated him many times.
Second, the eunuch sea is floating and sinking, and the merits are half of the work
After Kangxi sat firmly in the dragon chair, the first thing he did was to promote a number of cronies, including SuoEtu, but SuoEtu betrayed Kangxi's trust in him. The "Qing History Manuscript Suo Ertu Biography" records that he was "increasingly powerful, arrogant and arrogant, and reprimanded by those who do not attach themselves to himself", which can be seen from his relationship with Gu Badai.
Gu Eight Dynasties, characters from Wenqi, subordinate to the Manchurian Yellow Banner, about his festival with Suo Etu, is also recorded in the "Qing History Manuscript Suo Etu Biography": "Eighteen years, Jingcha, the attendant scholar Gu Badai was qualified, the Hanlin Academy took the examination with "political diligence and talent", and Suo Etu changed the note to "impetuous", and even sat down. Roughly speaking, in the Eighteenth Year of Kangxi's Jingcha, Gu was rated as "politically diligent and talented", but Suo Ertu changed the evaluation to "impetuous", resulting in Gu Badai being demoted.
Soeto did such a small action too much, of course, quickly caused the emperor's dissatisfaction. In the twenty-third year of the Kangxi Dynasty, the emperor decreed: "Xinyu and other lazy and arrogant, accusing Ertufu to teach ... But Ren Zuo ling. "Surprisingly, just because of the inability to govern the family, so that the officials of Soetu should be removed, and only the title and the false title of the lord were retained. Soetu suffered waterloo since he became an official.
This time, anyone could see that Kangxi was already quite dissatisfied with what Suo Etu had done.
So, has Soetu ever been reactive? Of course not.
In the twenty-fifth year of the Kangxi Dynasty, Suo Ertu was restored and served as the minister of internal affairs. This time, on behalf of the Qing court, he negotiated with Tsarist Russia and signed the famous Treaty of Nebuchu in Chinese history. There is no need to repeat the historical significance of this treaty here.
It is worth mentioning that in the specific content of the treaty, Suo Ertu and Kangxi still had certain differences.
Soetu's claims on territorial issues were even more radical than Kangxi's, and he wanted to include nebuchu and Yaksa in the Qing Dynasty' territory, but in the end he could only use the Erguna and Gelbiqi rivers as the borders between China and Russia according to Kangxi's will.
From this point of view, in any case, Soetu's views on the fundamental interests of the state are consistent with Kangxi's.
So, what exactly led to the tragic end of Soetu?
Third, the crime of interfering in the establishment of reserves should be punished
Speaking of this, we have to mention the prince at that time- Yin Rong.
The relationship between Suo Ertu and Yin Rong is actually very close. According to historical records, "The Crown Prince of Suo'er Tushi was careful" so much so that it was proposed that the crown prince should wear bright yellow, and the ceremonial system was generally the same as that of the emperor. Where is this "respectful"? To be clear is to rebel!
Based on this, it is not difficult for us to deduce that Suo Ertu actually had a premeditated plan for Fu Yinrong's early ascension to the throne. Of course, this was something that Kangxi could not tolerate, and in his later years, Kangxi was dissatisfied with the crown prince. Of course, he would not be soft on Suo'etu, so in the forty-second year of the Kangxi Dynasty, that is, in 1703 AD, he transferred Suo'etu to the Zongren mansion for punishment on the grounds of "discussing state affairs and forming a party to act arbitrarily". In addition, an order was also ordered for the arrest of Soetu's brother and henchman Jiang Huang and others.
Eventually, Soetu died in the Dzongren Mansion. His sons Gelfing and Algishan were also convicted and killed.
brief summary:
In fact, Suo Etu's life should be viewed in two places, as a courtier who was in power for a while, and also as a minister who assisted Kangxi, Suo Etu was meritorious. However, although he was an extremely popular subject, he did not know how to hide and clumsily, and even intended to help the crown prince YinRong ascend to the throne, so that he was reduced to the "first sinner of this dynasty" and died in captivity, which was a pity for his descendants.
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