Yue Zhongqi is a descendant of Yue Fei, and their family has a family tree, and he is yue Fei's 21st grandson. This identity itself was sinful in the Qing Dynasty, after all, the Jin who resisted Jin in Yue Fei's year was the old ancestor of the Manchu Qing.
However, during the Kangxi Dynasty, Yue Zhongqi's father Yue Shenglong had already made great contributions to the Manchu Qing. The pacification of San Francisco and the conquest of Gardan both had Yue Shenglong's record, and he was therefore made the viceroy of Sichuan.
Then Yue Zhongqi naturally ate well in the Qing Dynasty and was appreciated by the emperors of the Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong dynasties. After making great contributions, why did Yongzheng still call Yue Zhongqi a wrong country?
First, rumors lay the foundation for the curse.
(1) The nonsense of "crazy people":
In the fifth year of Yongzheng, Yue Zhongqi had already replaced Nian Tangyao at that time and became the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, holding the power of soldiers and horses in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu, and was a full feudal official.
At this time, a madman shouted in the street, indicating that Yue Zhongqi was going to rebel with the people and horses in his hands! Of course, this matter was quickly resolved by the Qing dynasty government, who caught the madman and interrogated him severely.
Rebellion is a word that no dynasty wants to hear, and after some interrogation, it is discovered that this man is actually a madman. I don't think this man is crazy, and a madman can't shout such a sharp topic unless someone teaches him behind his back.
After Yue Zhongqi learned of this incident, he had a strong desire to survive, and he immediately wrote to the Yongzheng Emperor, saying that he was wronged, and this person was talking crazy.
Yongzheng was reusing Yue Zhongqi at that time, and immediately wrote a bunch of words of comfort to Yue Zhongqi, saying that he absolutely did not believe the rumors. But did he really not believe it? At least the heart will be diaphragm, right?
(2) Zeng Jing invited him to oppose the Qing together:
In the sixth year of Yongzheng, Zeng Jing, a famous anti-Qing element, sent his own students to write to Yue Zhongqi, in which he denounced the Yongzheng Emperor and repeatedly emphasized that Yue Zhongqi was a descendant of Yue Fei and should rebel against the Manchu Qing, a descendant of the Jin people, like Yue Fei.
Jingzhou Zhusheng once quietly sent his disciple Zhang Xi to write to Zhong Qi to persuade him to rebel. Chung Ki and the oath have the beginning and the end of the quiet, and the smell is neglected. Shang bao Zhong Qi Zhong, sent the waiter Hang Yilu and others to Hunan to capture Fengzhi, and the language was detailed hang Yilu. --- Draft History of the Qing Dynasty
Yue Zhongqi pretended to agree to Zeng Jing's request at this time, and Shun took Zeng Jing and his students to arrest. Yue Zhongqi, who had a strong desire to survive, reported the matter to Yongzheng again.
Yongzheng first frowned, and then smiled and praised Yue Zhongqi's loyalty and crowned him as the General of Ningyuan. But what Yue Zhongqi didn't know was that a series of rumors had pushed Yue Zhongqi into the abyss.
Second, the conquest of Gardanze zero disadvantage, the former enemy old account together.
The area around Dzungar was never stable, and when Kangxi personally conquered Gardan, Gardan's younger brother Tseyu Alabutan submitted to the Qing Dynasty and helped the Qing Dynasty quell the Kaldan rebellion, and then became the new Great Khan of Dzungar.
University scholars such as Ortai impeached Chung Qi for despotic frontiers, and wisdom could not anticipate the enemy, and courage could not annihilate the enemy. Demoted to the third rank marquis, cut Shaobao, still retained the title of viceroy, and protected the seal of the general. In June, Chung Qi reported the relocation of the army to Mu Lei. Summoning Chung Qi to return to the Beijing Division, guangsi to protect the seal. Guangsi impeached Chung Qi for mobilizing troops to raise salaries and command the soldiers, and all kinds of inappropriateness. Mu Lei is shaped like the bottom of a kettle and cannot garrison troops. The council is located in Koshetu and Ulan-Usu. --- Draft History of the Qing Dynasty
Alabutan was also an ambitionist, and he sent an army to conquer Tibet and took Lhasa, intending to establish a powerful khanate, but was driven away by the Qing army. After his death, his son Kaldanze Zero succeeded to the Khanate.
Gardanze Zero was also not a fuel-saving lamp, he had his own artillery unit, so he did not obey the management of the Qing Dynasty. For this reason, Yue Zhongqi became the commander of this conquest of Gardance Zero.
Kaldanze zero was very clever, and while appeasing the Qing Dynasty, he said that he wanted to negotiate peace with the Qing Dynasty.
On the other hand, he secretly sent people to loot the important military horse farms of the Qing Dynasty, and burned a large amount of grain and grass with him. In the first battle, Yue Zhongqi suffered a loss.
Gardanze Zero sent his men to surrender to the Qing army camp on the North Road, and the commander of the Northern Road Army, Fu Erdan, got false information and entered the encirclement of Gardan Ce Zero with 60,000 horses.
As a result, he was almost completely destroyed by Kaldanze, and only 2,000 people escaped.
Yue Zhongqi planned to storm Turpan, but the place was really hot, and it was difficult to supply grain and grass.
For this reason, Yue Zhongqi sent people to transport grain and grass to the front line, only to be robbed by Gardan Ce zero's men.
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When seven thousand people were sent to sneak up on Hami, Yue Zhongqi also made a blockade.
But the problem is that people have no intention of protracted war at all, but set fire to grain and grass all the way and grab the weight. As a result, most of the grain and grass of the northwest army were looted and burned.
At this point, the Yongzheng Emperor finally couldn't sit still, and immediately accused Yue Zhongqi: Attacking the enemy is not fast and using people improperly. With such a crime, Ortai, who had always been unaccustomed to Yue Zhongqi, took the opportunity to fall into the well and impeach Yue Zhongqi.
This would have been nothing, as long as Yongzheng had confidence in Yue Zhongqi, it would still not be punished. However, this time, the old account of the former vendetta has been piled up for many years, and I want to settle it all.
He ordered the return of the army to Barkur, and did his best to capture the official title of Chung Qi, and the military department detained him. In the eleventh year, the general of the Charang A, also discussed Chung Qi's arrogance and lawlessness, and impeached Cheng Bin and Yuan Zuo to neglect defenses, and ordered Cheng Bin to behead, and Yuan Zuo demoted. He also impeached the thief and beheaded him. In the twelfth year, the university scholars and others planned to be killed by Chung Qi and changed to prison. --- Draft History of the Qing Dynasty
Yue Zhongqi's fate was more similar to that of Nian Qianyao, who was first demoted in various ways, stripped of the titles of third-class duke and crown prince Taibao, and then deprived of the position of general of Ningyuan, and finally put into prison and imprisoned for two years. Originally, he was going to kill his head like Nian Qianyao, but remembering his merits, he changed it to beheading the prison, which is equivalent to the current slow death, which is considered to have picked up a life.
The Han chinese had heavy troops in their hands, which was originally the heart disease of the Manchu Qing emperor.
Saying how much Yue Zhongqi has committed, in fact, I can't see it. Victory or defeat is a common affair of soldiers, and although Yue Zhongqi has unfavorable times in battle, there are more times to win after all.
So why did Yongzheng punish Yue Zhongqi so severely? Mainly because of his Han chinese identity. The previous rumors had already made Yongzheng suspicious, and he had long wanted to find a reason to shake Yue Zhongqi up.
At this time, Yue Zhongqi just happened to make some mistakes, and Yongzheng and his group of Manchu Qing nobles naturally would not let go of such a good opportunity to regain military power from Yue Zhongqi's hands.
For a long time, yongzheng had let a Han man take charge of the military power, and Yongzheng was always uneasy in his heart. In fact, whether it was Nian Qianyao or Yue Zhongqi, their biggest mistake was that they did not give up their military power earlier.
Summary: Either learn Zeng Guofan or learn Zhao Kuangyin.
Zeng Guofan was one of the Han chinese who held military power in the Qing Dynasty, and the ending was very good. Why? Because after he pacified the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, he immediately disbanded the Xiang Army and declared that he had no military power.
This incident not only saved Zeng Guofan's small life, but also saved the prosperity of their old Zeng family for generations. There is nothing wrong with doing so, but if you want to continue to hold the military power, then it is better to learn Zhao Kuangyin, which is also a good way to protect yourself.
Reference: Draft History of the Qing Dynasty