The period of change of the imperial court was always
The name is not good, the world is in chaos
The forces of many sides are intolerable to each other and fight for your life and death.
Many forces revolted at this time, or chose to surrender to the more promising side.
Wu Sangui is a figure in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, born in a chaotic world, he also made a lot of choices in the middle,
Whether it is the surrender to the Qing Dynasty or the subsequent rebellion, it has left a deep imprint on history.
Many people are curious that they were already over the age of flower armor at that time.
Why did the sixty-one-year-old Wu Sangui choose to rebel? There is more than one reason.
First, Wu Sangui descended to the Qing
Since ancient times
Loyal and righteous people have been passed down through the ages, and traitors and traitors are sure to be spurned by the world
。 Wu Sangui can also be regarded as a famous traitor. Because he resolutely chose at the end of the Ming Dynasty
Release the Qing soldiers into Shanhaiguan,
Defeated Li Zicheng's army at the end of the Ming Dynasty; in a sense, it was
Betrayed his country.
Wu Sangui chose to surrender to the Qing Dynasty for a number of reasons. Film and television dramas like to portray him as an infatuated person, that is
For the sake of Chen Yuanyuan, he surrendered.
Admittedly this is one of the reasons, but absolutely
Not all the reasons,
As a great general, he would certainly not be so superficial and indifferent to the life and death of the army.
During the Chongzhen period, Wu Sangui was only in his early twenties and had already followed his uncle around to fight.
The ability to lead the army to fight was also highlighted at this time.
He led the troops in a fierce battle with the Qing army, because the outstanding performance made the Qing army
Repeatedly and seriously injured
。 but
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was difficult to resist the crazy attacks of the Qing army at the end of the crossbow, and news of defeat came from everywhere.
Wu Sangui watched the rapidly changing situation
The heart is also constantly struggling,
Exactly
Standing on the side of the Ming Dynasty to resist the Great Qing or to submit to the Great Qing to open up a new situation.
During this period, Li Zicheng also constantly recruited Wu Sangui. Until he heard about it
Chongzhen had committed suicide
The news that the country has no monarch, coupled with Li Zicheng's men
Liu Zongmin arrested Chen Yuanyuan and his own family, which made him very angry.
It is said that Wu Sangui has a deep affection for Chen Yuanyuan, but is it really just because he likes Chen Yuanyuan very much? Obviously not so simple,
Likes are certainly there, but they should not be worth mentioning if compared to his own fate and future.
Liu Zongmin's arrest of his people is a kind of disrespect and provocation in his view, under such a psychological effect,
He chose Huang Taiji.
2. Show loyalty to become the king of Pingxi
Say it sooner rather than later,
Wu Sangui did not give Li Zicheng's army much time to react,
Resolutely and resolutely, he attacked Shanhaiguan.
Both Li Zicheng and Huang Taiji wanted to win Wu Sangui's surrender, and the most important reason was him
With tens of thousands of heavy troops in hand, getting his support is a strong reinforcement for his own side.
Although Wu Sangui did not express his thoughts, his move to send troops to Shanhaiguan was undoubtedly telling both sides his answer -
Surrender to the Qing army. Lee Zi-cheng
Seeing Wu Sangui's behavior like this is naturally very angry,
At that moment, he also sent troops to engage in a fierce confrontation with Wu Sangui's army.
In the face of Li Zicheng's frenzied pounce, Wu Sangui was obviously very difficult to resist, and he could only
Turn to Dolgun
Supporting himself, Dorgon used Wu Sangui's request to ask him to surrender to daqing. Wu Sangui at this time
It's hard to protect yourself
, nature did not hesitate to agree, and later in
Combined with Dorgon, he defeated Li Zicheng's army.
Shanhaiguan was successfully taken, and the Qing army also smoothly entered Beijing, and the Qing Dynasty was established.
Although Wu Sangui had meritorious service in helping the Qing army enter the customs, he wanted to use this alone to be in the new dynasty
Standing on your own feet is not enough.
After all, he had been in the name of reviving the Ming Dynasty before, so he was
More performance was needed to win the Qing Dynasty's trust in him and even reuse it.
The first to bear the brunt is to lead the army
The forces that rebelled against the Qing Dynasty were suppressed everywhere, and the descendants of the Ming Dynasty were brutally slaughtered and exterminated in the face of them, in order to show their loyalty to the Qing Dynasty.
During the long-term conquest, Wu Sangui helped the Qing Dynasty eliminate many hidden dangers, and finally was ordered to go to the Yunnan-Guizhou region
Eliminate the Yongli regime
。
King Gui
The existence of the Qing Dynasty was no longer a threat, but
Afraid that the wildfires will not burn out, there will always be trouble for him.
Wu Sangui also knew the stakes, and King Gui also knew that he might be killed by force, and fled everywhere to Burma. Wu Sangui spared no effort to pursue and kill, and did not say much after catching Queen Gui
Kill directly to avoid trouble.
So far, Wu Sangui has made outstanding contributions to the establishment and stability of the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty has fully seen his loyalty
He made him the King of Pingxi, allowed him to live alone, and guarded the border of Yunnan.
Wu Sangui began to stabilize in Yungui, with his own mansion, army, and far away from the capital, and there were few restrictions on him.
The days are good
3. Kangxi withdrew from the domain
But the good days are not long gone,
Something happened
。 After Kangxi took over the government, he made a detailed understanding of the forces throughout the country, and he saw that Wu Sangui on the border of Yunnan was one of the three major feudal kings, with his own army, and
The Heavenly Emperor was far away, and he seemed to enjoy the same treatment as an emperor in the local area.
This made Kangxi feel deeply inappropriate, he wanted
Control power and take the absolute initiative.
So he began to take measures to curb Wu Sangui's rights; he knew it
Ancient military power was the most important
With military power, there is the right to negotiate conditions with others. So
The first thing Kangxi did was to take away his Great General Seal and weaken his strength.
Not only that, but he also imposed a lot of restrictions on Wu Sangui in terms of money, justice, and so on; moreover
Implicitly, he also transferred his power to the center.
Wu Sangui must have known what the Qing court was thinking of him now, plus another king of the clan
Shang Kexi actually chose to submit to the imperial court, but the Kangxi Emperor could not ask for it, so he asked him to withdraw his domain.
Subsequently, Geng Jingzhong, the king of the clan except Wu Sangui, also withdrew his domain like Shang Kexi. Wu Sangui knew
The next one is going to be my turn.
But he couldn't
Sit back and wait,
After all, if you withdraw your domain, you will have no power. He himself did not have any crooked thoughts that disturbed the government of the DPRK.
I just want to be the boss in Yunnan.
The Kangxi Emperor's approach was obvious
Crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, destroying all the contributions in front of him
He would never say yes.
Although he was over the age of flower armor, he still did not hesitate to rebel
Suddenly, many jianghu people who wanted to oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty also joined his call.
4. Summary
After a lifetime of hard work to help the Manchu Qing Dynasty lay the foundation, but before a few good days, he was told to return all his power, and no one was happy. So
Although the decision of the Kangxi Emperor or the Qing Dynasty to withdraw the domain was not to take Wu Sangui's life, it made him feel worse than his life.
The final rebellion was still
Ended in failure,
But Wu Sangui from
The beginning of the betrayal of one's own country may be doomed to the end
After all, the betrayer will be cursed to death. Plainly
It was a world full of scheming, and the Qing Dynasty had the help of Wu Sangui, but it was only used, and it did not wholeheartedly regard him as its own person.