After the Manchu Qing entered the customs, according to the previous promise, three Han courtiers were appointed as the kings of the domain, namely Wu Sangui, Geng Jingzhong and Shang Kexi, who not only had their own fiefs, but also controlled the army and taxes in the fiefdoms, which were much greater than the treatment and power of the Qing royal princes. As the world gradually stabilized, the three princes of the three clans became a great threat to the imperial court, and if they were not removed, the emperor would not be able to sleep and eat, and Kangxi decided to withdraw the clan after some consideration, which led to the rebellion of the three clans.
Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi, was the strongest of the three clan kings, and it also caused Kangxi the most headaches. According to historical records, the imperial court allowed Wu Sangui to control the strength of 53 zuoling, each of which was about 300 people, that is, Wu Sangui had 15,000 soldiers in his hands. In fact, Wu Sangui, who had been guarding Yunnan for many years, had a real military strength far exceeding the number stipulated by the imperial court, which was exactly what Kangxi was afraid of. Before Kangxi ordered the withdrawal of the domain, Wu Sangui made two requests in succession, Kangxi Quickly agreed, and Wu Sangui saw through it thoroughly, so he rebelled against the Qing. Which two requests?
First, Wu Sangui, citing old age and illness, asked Kangxi to remove him from his authority to oversee the affairs of the two provinces
As the king of the domain, Wu Sangui had considerable power, and although the governors and governors of The two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou were appointed by the imperial court, they could not sit on an equal footing with Wu Sangui, and they all had to obey Wu Sangui, not to mention other officials, who went to stay all according to Wu Sangui's wishes. Wu Sangui is not stupid, why did he take the initiative to give up this power?
It turned out that there was not much wrong with his body, and he did so for two purposes. First, to show loyalty to the imperial court, to prove that he did not covet power, let alone have the heart of disobedience, so that Kangxi could rest assured; second, he used this as a test to see whether Kangxi was trying his best to retain him, or pretending to be stupid, and taking advantage of the opportunity to take away part of his power. As the saying goes, newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, and Kangxi, who is only fourteen years old, does not give Wu Sangui any face and does not hesitate to agree.
Second, Wu Sangui asked Kangxi to take back his military powers and transfer his soldiers outside Shanhaiguan
Compared with the first request, this time it was even more ruthless, if Wu Sangui did not have the military power, but was only the nominal king of the domain, the emperor wanted to get rid of him easily, he could only be slaughtered, and there was no power to fight back. Doesn't Wu Sangui understand the principle of "man is a knife trick, I am a fish meat"? He knew better than anyone that once there was no military power, the consequences were self-evident, so he still tested Kangxi this time.
I thought that Kangxi would definitely not agree, after all, he Wu Sangui was not a vegetarian, and it was not good for anyone to move his hands, and it was unknown whose hand the deer died. After receiving Wu Sangui's recital, Kangxi thought twice and summoned his ministers to discuss this, and the ministers' views were diametrically opposed, and the ministers headed by Suo Ertu believed that no matter what, they could not hastily withdraw their domains, otherwise it would be tantamount to forcing Wu Sangui to rebel, and the world would be in chaos.
However, the ministers, led by Naran Mingzhu, vigorously refuted Soetu's views and supported Kangxi's decision to withdraw the domain. The two sides quarreled, and finally Kangxi agreed to take back Wu Sangui's military power, and selected his henchmen to rush to Yunnan immediately with the Holy Will, urging Wu Sangui to hand over the work as soon as possible. Wu Sangui was completely angry, he didn't expect Kangxi to be so desperate, if there was no Wu Sangui, how could the Qing army enter the Central Plains so smoothly, Yang Tian shouted: "The deception is too much, crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, I have to rebel." ”
While recruiting troops and buying horses, Wu Sangui contacted his brother Geng Jingzhong and Shang Kexi, and then rebelled against the Qing Dynasty under the slogan of "jointly worshiping the cultural relics of the Ming Dynasty and returning the Qiankun of the Middle Xia" as the slogan. At first, Wu Sangui was like a broken bamboo, and the Qing army was defeated and retreated, but this favorable situation did not last long, after all, Wu Sangui was more than seventy years old, no longer brave as he was then, and Geng Jingzhong and Shang Zhixin were too weak, and later submitted to the imperial court. Three years later, the Qing army attacked Kunming and completely quelled the San Francisco Rebellion.