Before the ming dynasty was about to fall, Zuo Liangyu held a large army in his hands and did not save Chongzhen, so why was he still considered a loyal subject?

From a historical point of view, even if Chongzhen made a big mistake, the Ming Dynasty was far from the point of extinction. As soon as Chongzhen took the throne, he should have chosen to move the capital to Nanjing. There are unexpected storms in the sky, and saving your life is victory. In Nanjing, the Ming Dynasty had more financial resources and the legendary imperial underpinnings, but none of this was in the stubborn Chongzhen's mind.

Li Zicheng besieged the Beijing Division, and Chongzhen was unable to mobilize even a single soldier. At this time, the only people he could command were a few palace ladies and eunuchs under his command. When the Ming Dynasty was in danger, Zuo Liangyu was undoubtedly the one who could change the situation, and the strength of his troops was as high as 700,000 to 800,000, which may be enough to defeat Li Zicheng and the Qing army, but Zuo Liangyu chose to stay still and watch the Ming Dynasty fall. Is Zuo Liangyu, a loyal servant of the Ming Dynasty, vain?

In fact, Zuo Liangyu himself was a military opportunist, and the official field in the late Ming Dynasty was dark, which was precisely the soil where Zuo Liangyu could survive, the Donglin Party struggle, the eunuch leader, even if Wei Zhongxian fell, the ming dynasty's official field was still difficult to return. Truly capable officials cannot be promoted, while those officials who can talk and do things can walk in peace, Zuo Liangyu is such a rocket-promoted general, what are Zuo Liangyu's military achievements?

Not at all. When Chongzhen first ascended the throne, Zuo Liangyu was just a small officer, but Zuo Liangyu was on the list of Hubu Shangshu Hou Gong, so he was promoted all the way, first as a deputy general in Changping, and in just a few years, he actually became a general in command of an army of 800,000 troops, which in itself was a strange phenomenon that only appeared in the late Ming Dynasty. Zuo Liangyu was very good at doing things, which made him feel good in the official field in the late Ming Dynasty, patting his boss on the ass and posing for his subordinates, and Zuo Liangyu did a good job. It's a pity that there will be no war.

When Zuo Liangyu died, he was only 46 years old, and the 800,000 troops of the Ming Dynasty were in his hands, and he did not make any name. What do you think?