The Qing Dynasty was able to eventually enter the Central Plains from a regional regime in the northeast and become a feudal dynasty that unified the whole country, which was inseparable from its strong combat effectiveness. In particular, the Qing Dynasty conquered a vast territory with a population of nearly 100 million with more than 100,000 troops in the Eight Banners of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which has to be said to be a miracle. During this period, the greatest contribution to the unification of the qing dynasty was the four princes of the clan, but in the process of conquering the world, their hands were also stained with the blood of innocent people, so none of these four people finally died well.
One. Prince Dorgon
Dorgon was the fourteenth son of Nurhaci, the ancestor of the Qing Dynasty, and followed his father and brother in his early years. He defeated Yuan Chonghuan in Beijing, and later pursued Lin Dan Khan of the Chahar Department and presented the jade seal of the Yuan Dynasty. After that, Dorgon accompanied Emperor Taiji on his expedition to Korea and captured the family of the King of Korea. After surrendering mongolia and Korea, the Qing Dynasty turned to attack Daming. Dorgon attacked Jinan, killed Lu Xiangsheng, the ming governor of Xuanda, and then plundered Tianjin and Qian'an in the north, returning out of Qingshan Pass, and sweeping thousands of miles back and forth.
Later, after the death of Emperor Taiji, Dorgon became the de facto ruler of the Qing Dynasty. At this time, Dorgon encountered a historical opportunity. Li Zicheng's peasant army invaded Beijing, the Chongzhen Emperor hanged himself, the Ming Dynasty fell, and the Shanhaiguan garrison Wu Sangui was sent down. Dorgon immediately seized the opportunity to lead the Qing army to defeat Li Zicheng at Shanhaiguan and enter the customs with the trend, thus beginning the Qing Dynasty's journey to unify the world. Dorgon sat in the Capital Division, remotely commanded the kings of the clan and the Han generals, marched south, conquered a large area of territory, and Dorgon's power also reached its peak, he was named "Emperor Father Regent", just like the emperor. Shortly after reaching the peak of his power, Khodorgun died violently during a hunting expedition at the age of 38 and was posthumously crowned emperor by the Qing court. Shortly after Dorgon's death, the Shunzhi Emperor immediately began to liquidate Dorgon, and finally raised his ashes and destroyed the tomb and exhumed the body.
Two. Prince Hauge
Hauge was the eldest son of Emperor Taiji of the Qing Dynasty, and when he was young, he followed his grandfather Nurhaci and his father Emperor Taiji in his conquests, and once personally beheaded Belle Eizhaitu of the Zarut Ministry. During the attack on the Chahar Mongols, Hauge, together with Dorgon, surrendered lin dan khan's wife and son. Since then, he has made many achievements in battles such as the Conquest of Korea and the Ming Dynasty, and in battles such as the Battle of Songjin.
After the death of Emperor Taiji, Hauge and Dorgon were unable to compete for the throne, and they compromised and chose the young Shunzhi Emperor to ascend the throne. After the Qing army entered the pass, Dorgon sent Hauge into Sichuan to eliminate Zhang Xianzhong's Daxi regime in Sichuan. Hauge led a large army into Sichuan, with Aobai as the vanguard, all the way like a bamboo, especially in the decisive battle with Zhang Xianzhong, zhang Xianzhong was beheaded and Sichuan was pacified. However, the enmity between Hauge and Dorgon was great, and after the Banshi returned to the dynasty, instead of being rewarded, he was imprisoned on the charge of placement, and finally Hauge died in prison in an inexplicable way, at the age of 39, and even Hauge's Fujin was accepted by Dorgon.
Three. Duoduo, Prince of Yu
Duo Duo was the youngest son of The Qing Taizu Nurhaci and the half-brother of Dolgun, because he did not lead too many individual leaders in his early years, basically following his brother Emperor Taiji to fight. And because Emperor Taiji forced his mother Concubine Abhay to be martyred, the relationship between Duoduo and Emperor Taiji was not harmonious. It was not until after the death of Emperor Taiji and his brother Dorgon became regent that Dorgon began to be reused.
After the Qing army entered the pass, Dolgun sat in the Beijing Division and divided into three large armies to the south. Prince Hauge of Su attacked Zhang Xianzhong's Great West, Prince Azig of England led Wu Sangui Shangke to attack Li Zicheng's Dashun, and Prince Duo duo of Yu led Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and others south to attack the Southern Ming regime. Duo Duo attacked Yangzhou, killed Shi Kefa, slaughtered the army, and slaughtered the city, which is known in history as the "Ten Days of Yangzhou". After that, the Qing Dynasty implemented the shaving order, which caused a large-scale revolt by the people of Jiangnan, and Duo Duo went on a killing spree, and finally pacified Jiangnan and returned to Beijing. He became the second most important person in the Qing court under Dolgun. Kododuo's hands were stained with the blood of innocent people, and Shunzhi died of smallpox in the sixth year of shunzhi at the age of 36.
Four. Prince Azig of England
Azig was the twelfth son of Nurhaci and the half-brother of Dorgon and Dordor. In his early years, he followed Emperor Taiji in the Ming Dynasty border and Korean war, and was known for his bravery and good fighting. After Dorgon came to power, he entered the customs with Azig as the vanguard. After Shunzhi ascended the throne in Beijing, he ordered Azig to lead Wu Sangui, Shang Kexi, and others into Shanxi to attack Li Zicheng's Dashun regime, and eventually beheaded Liu Zongmin and others, completely crushing the Dashun regime.
However, Azig's courage and strategy, his mouth was not covered, he did not command the master, he lied about Li Zicheng's death, and he called the Shunzhi Emperor a "widow", which caused Dorgon to be unable to suppress the anger of his subjects, and could only demote him to a lower level. Soon, however, Dorgon regained Azig's title and asked him to lead an army against Jiang Ou, the commander-in-chief of Datong. After the invasion of Datong, Azig destroyed the walls of Datong and created the massacre of Datong, and almost all the soldiers and civilians in the city were slaughtered.
After Dorgon's death, Azig plotted to succeed Dorgon himself, but failed and was imprisoned. Neither the Shunzhi Emperor nor the kings had any good feelings for Azig, and because he was extremely rebellious, he was afraid of future troubles and should be executed immediately. In the end, Shunzhi ordered Azig to commit suicide, expelled from the clan, and even his son was given death at the age of 46.