Before the defeat of the army and the capture of the army, Hong Chengzuo's performance can be described by praise such as Xiao Yong's good war and loyalty to the monarchy. In fact, when he was first arrested, he also refused to surrender. However, it is not known what kind of beauty xiaozhuang used to visit the prison, so that he chose to be loyal to the emperor Taiji and laid half of the country for him. However, when he arrived in Qianlong, he was scolded as "'Second Minister A class'", what was going on?
First of all, from the perspective of the Qing Dynasty, I felt that there was a need to list the biography for him. Because this is quite easy to understand literally, the so-called "second minister" is not the corresponding to the "loyal official"! However, considering that although they had served as officials in the Ming Dynasty, they ultimately chose to be loyal to the Qing Dynasty, many people (such as Hong Chengzu himself) even made great achievements.
Secondly, the reason why he was not included in the biography of a famous courtier was related to his previous experience. Because he had been on the battlefield before, he had caused considerable damage to the Qing Dynasty, which was still a post-Jin Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty had never forgotten this account. Unlike him, Fan Wenchen, when he first surrendered Nurhaci, did not have any resistance, and for this reason he was included in the biography of a famous minister. Of course, this is also the standard established by the Qing Dynasty.
Third, Qianlong's view of him played a key role. Objectively and fairly speaking, the role he played after his surrender was very great. Therefore, the Qing Dynasty also used him quite a lot, and successively passed through the lake And guangyungui. If it weren't for his trust, the Qing emperor would certainly not have dared to do so. In other words, the Qing emperor was not willing at the time, but he really could not find a more suitable candidate than him.
However, Qianlong had another view on this. He believes that since the other party has chosen to lower himself, then these things he has done are completely fulfilling their duty. Of course, Qianlong still had a hidden sentence that he did not say, that is, after Hong Chengzu surrendered, he did not go all the way to the black, nor did he die for the Qing Dynasty, he was often hesitant on the battlefield, and even asked the emperor to resign when he encountered difficulties.
Qianlong believed that if he was a loyal subject, he would naturally do things for the imperial court without hesitation, rather than considering personal interests and gains and losses. In fact, it can be seen that Hong Chengzuo's heart has also struggled, and he also has a lot of pressure. It was only because a choice had already been made, the general situation at that time was already determined, and there was no right for him to repent.
In the end, the reason why Qianlong did this was also to beat up the ranked ministers: You are good to see, this is the end of betraying the master, even if you change your appearance, you will still be spurned! What he meant was to make his men fully loyal to him. Of course, for Hong Chengzuo, if he knew that Qianlong had such an attitude towards him, it would be better to be a rebel like Wu Sangui!