Although the Ming Dynasty perished at the hands of the Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian, the historical responsibility for the demise of the Ming Dynasty should be borne by The Ming Emperor Zhu Yijun, that is, the Wanli Emperor! From the fourteenth year of the Wanli Calendar (1586), Emperor Mingshen no longer went to the dynasty, did not receive ministers, and did not deal with the song in time, resulting in the administrative efficiency of the Ming Dynasty being very inefficient, and many problems were not solved in time! The rise of Nurhaci is directly related to the slacking of the Wanli Emperor!
As we all know, Nurhaci established the Later Jin regime in the forty-fourth year of the Wanli Calendar (1616), and challenged the Ming Dynasty in the forty-sixth year of the Wanli Calendar (1618), attacking Fushun, Qinghe and other places. However, what is less known is that thirty years before Nurhaci rebelled against the Ming Dynasty, someone had already issued a warning to the Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty! However, the Wanli Emperor, who was sluggish in the government, did not take it seriously at all. So what's going on here?
In the sixteenth year of the Wanli Calendar, that is, in 1588, a civil war broke out in the Haixi Jurchens, and the Yehe tribe clashed with the Hada tribe. The Ming Dynasty sent people to mediate many times, and as a result, Ye He was not only indifferent, but also constantly killed. In this case, Gu Yangqian, who was then the governor of Liaodong, reported in detail to the Wanli Emperor on the situation in Liaodong, and also mentioned Nurhaci and gave a warning to the MingShen Sect, "Nuer Hachi, the chieftain of Jianzhou, has already gained thousands of horses, and he is dying." If the hearer does not notice, it is said that the situation of the original is fruitful, then the matter is gone. ”
That is to say, Gu Yangqian thought that Nurhaci was a very cunning person, and he obviously had thousands of elite cavalry under him, but he lied to the Ming Dynasty that he was "dying", and if the imperial court did not pay attention to this matter, I am afraid that Liaodong would eventually be irreparable. In this regard, the Ming Shen Sect did not have any instructions, as long as Gu Yangqian's recital was sent to the military department. Thirty years later, Nurhaci rebelled against the Ming Dynasty, shocking the Ming Dynasty and the opposition!
At this time, Nurhaci's power was very weak, not to mention the unification of the entire Jurchen, he had not even completely completed the Jurchen of Jianzhou. In September 1588, Su Guanbu, Dong'ebu, and Yargubu submitted to Nurhaci, and at the end of this year, he sent troops to conquer Yanbu and basically unified the Jianzhou Jurchens. Nurhaci's military strength at that time was not at all an opponent of the Ming Dynasty. For the rise of Nurhaci, Gu Yangqian was the first to see it, but he was by no means the only one.
In the twenty-ninth year of the Wanli Calendar (1601), at this time, Nurhaci had already destroyed the Hada Tribe, and was stepping up the use of troops against the Ula Department, the Huifa Department, and the Hada Department, and the Ming Dynasty had already realized that "the slave chieftains have become stronger since then, so they cannot be controlled." However, the Wanli Emperor did not pay any attention to state affairs and did not take these things seriously at all. Since then, the signs of Nurhaci's anti-Ming rebellion have become more and more obvious, and some Ming officials have constantly warned the emperor.
In the thirty-sixth year of the Wanli Calendar (February 1608), the governor of Jiliao, Jianda, wrote to emperor Mingshenzong, "The construction of chiefs is becoming more and more arrogant, and the east is worried about it", and suggested that the Mingshen Sect prepare for war and "beg for early preparations and defensive opportunities". At this time, there were still ten years before Nurhaci rebelled against the Ming Dynasty, and if the Ming Sect could pay attention to it, there was still a chance to stop the rise of HouJin. However, the Ming Shen Sect did not take it seriously, and directly sent the song chapter to the military department.
Due to the slackness of the Wanli Emperor, the Ming Dynasty missed one opportunity after another! During the period when the Myōshin Sect neglected the government, Nurhaci was active and enterprising, gradually expanding his strength. After more than thirty years of development, by 1618, Nurhaci already had the strength to challenge the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty lacked major generals in Liaodong and could not resist at all, so there was a fiasco in the Battle of Salhu! Therefore, to explain that he died in Wanli was not to wrongfully accuse him, this is the case!
References: 1. Ming Shilu; 2. Pre-Qing Dynasty