In 1644, Wu Sangui rushed to the capital City of Qinwang without stopping, but only received news that Daming had died.
In order to find a new patron, Wu Sangui eventually defected to the Manchu Qing. For the rulers of the Qing Dynasty, Wu Sangui had the strongest army at that time, the Guanning Iron Horse, and was an object that could be used.
The latter events proved that Wu Sangui was indeed an obedient dog. In the following ten years, Wu Sangui was first sent to quell the rebellion in the northwest, then turned around and went south to attack Zhang Xianzhong, and finally came to the Yunnan region and personally hanged the Nanning Yongli Emperor, making "outstanding" contributions to the rule of the Qing Dynasty.
After traveling half of China, plus the seller seeking glory, Wu Sangui finally got the title of King of Pingxi and a large piece of land in Yunnan, which seems to be a good result.
His son Wu Yingxiong even married Princess Jianning (who was held hostage in the capital), at which point Wu Sangui's power reached its peak.
But a few years later, Wu Sangui resolutely chose to rebel regardless of his son's death or death. In fact, the reason is nothing more than two points:
The first was the policy of cutting off the domain adopted by the Kangxi Emperor
。 After Wu Sangui sat in Yunnan, his life was very comfortable, as if he were a tu emperor. He also wants to learn from Mu Ying, a Ming general more than 200 years ago, so that his descendants can become kings for generations.
But
Bedridden bed, do not allow others to sleep soundly
The Kangxi Emperor had already seen through Wu Sangui's thoughts, and after Wu Sangui killed the Yongli Emperor, the Kangxi Emperor began to dismantle Wu Sangui's forces.
To make matters worse, there was also an incident that caught Wu Sangui off guard. Shang Kexi and Geng Jingzhong of the Three Domains both wrote to Kangxi and requested that their domain names be removed in order to protect themselves.
In this case, Wu Sangui naturally seemed very isolated, so he also followed the example of the two petitioners to request the withdrawal of the domain, hoping to test Kangxi. But such a good opportunity, how could Kangxi let it go? Wu Sangui's request to withdraw the domain was immediately approved.
This was a great surprise to Wu Sangui, who wanted to maintain his position as the king of the clan by pretending to withdraw the clan and ask the Qing Dynasty for an iron rice bowl, who knew that now even the rice bowl was broken, wu Sangui really couldn't stand it.
Ten thousand steps back, even if Wu Sangui really endured, his men would not agree, after all, this is the interests of the entire group, Wu Sangui is really riding a tiger, and he has to fight back.
The second reason is to whitewash yourself
。 When Wu Sangui first lured the Qing soldiers into the pass, brutally suppressed the Han people, and even killed the emperor of the Southern Ming, these stains could not be washed away for a lifetime.
At that time, the rule of the Qing Dynasty was not yet stable, and Wu Sangui wanted to take the opportunity to rebel, first, in order to whitewash his identity as a traitor, as long as he could succeed in the end, his previous behavior could be understood as "saving the country by curves"; second, if the rebellion was successful, he could also live an emperor addiction.
As a result, Wu Sangui, who had already passed the age of flower armor, rose up. For a time, the old ministers of daming in various places responded one after another, and there was a great momentum of success.
But unfortunately, Wu Sangui's strategy was seriously mistaken, the various forces were separated from Germany, and the rebellion was quickly put down, and Wu Sangui could only carry the identity of a traitor forever and die regrettably.