You must not know how brave and fierce the Manchu Batulu Aobai is, and he is still a rare loyal minister.
Those who have seen the "Kangxi Dynasty" and "Deer DingJi" all know that Ao Bai is a powerful traitor, a great villain, and Ao Bai, as a minister of his life, soars and tramples, insults the emperor, excludes dissidents, kills the minister without permission, and refuses to return the government to the little emperor Kangxi. The story of the Kangxi Emperor's wisdom to capture Aobai has also become an allusion that people talk about.
But in fact, as the "first warrior of Manchuria", Aobai, in the early years of the southern conquest of the northern war, repeatedly built Qigong, loyal to the emperor Taiji and Shunzhi, always unswerving, not only a hero but also a loyal subject. If you think about it, if Ao Bai does not have outstanding ability and outstanding battle achievements, and if he does not have a loyal heart, how can he be relied on as Gu Ming's heavy subject. Only to finally stand at the peak of power, lost themselves, and some love stacks can't go. But in the end, there was no intention of rebellion, only hindered the way forward of the Kangxi Emperor, if Ao Bai knew that it was good at this time, but anyone who sat in that position could easily hand over the authority in his hands, and finally the struggle failed, and he could only be eliminated.
Ao Bai, a Manchurian yellow flag man, was born as a general, proficient in riding and shooting, known as the "first warrior of Manchuria". When Ao Bai was a teenager, he accompanied emperor Taiji on his eastern expedition to the west, attacking the Chahar Department and conquering Korea, and made great contributions many times. When fighting Phi Dao, Ao Bai took the initiative to ask for help, facing the Ming army position of the strict line, he bore the brunt of it, braving artillery fire and ming army hand-to-hand combat, and successfully guided the main force of the Qing army to the island, and finally eliminated the Ming army on Phi Dao and conquered Phi Island. When the good news reached Shengjing, the Emperor Taiji was overjoyed and ordered that all the generals be rewarded with merit, and Ao Bai was promoted to the third rank baron with the first merit, and was given the title of "Baturu".
The Great Victory of Songjin laid the foundation for the Entry of the Qing Army into the Pass, and in the Battle of Songjin, Aobai took the lead in one horse, five battles and five victories, and was promoted to the rank of Commander of the Protectorate, becoming a higher-ranking presence among the generals of the Eight Banners.
After the Qing army entered the pass, Aobai followed the Prince of Ying Azig to northern Shaanxi, defeated the Dashun peasant army, captured four cities, surrendered thirty-eight cities, and then swung his division south to xi'an. Li Zicheng was forced to abandon Xi'an and retreat to Huguang. Aobai also led the Qing army in pursuit, fought thirteen battles with the Dashun army, occupied 63 cities such as Henan, Huguang, Jiangxi, and Nanjing, and severely damaged the Dashun army.
After the defeat of Li Zicheng, in the first month of the third year of Shunzhi, Aobai attacked Zhang Xianzhong's peasant army in the great west with Prince Hauge and others. Aobai once again acted as the vanguard, the Great Western Army could not resist the rout, and Zhang Xianzhong was killed in the war. The two peasant armies were greatly broken, and Ao Bai was the first to do so.
Whether it was the entry of the Qing army into the customs or the battle to unify the Central Plains, Aobai was brave and fierce, made outstanding military achievements, and was a well-deserved founding hero of the early Qing Dynasty.
Ao Bai was not only a member of the battlefield, because Ao Bai was plucked by Huang Taiji, and he was loyal to Huang Taiji and became Huang Taiji's confidant. In the eighth year of Chongde, Emperor Taiji died, and Emperor Taiji's eldest son Hauge competed with Emperor Taiji's brother Dorgon for the Khan's throne. The yellow and yellow flags hold Hauge, while the white and white flags hold Dorgon. The two sides were in contention, and a civil war was on the verge of breaking out.
As a confidant of Emperor Taiji, Aobai was loyal to Emperor Taiji, so he firmly supported Emperor Taiji's concubine blood to inherit the throne. Ao Bai held a heavy army, and conspired with eight people, including Sonny and Tan Tai, who had two yellow flags, to establish Hauge as emperor. Ao Bai and others were on strict guard, and secretly ordered soldiers to guard the Mansion of Hao Ge in case of accidents.
On August 14, Daishan convened a meeting to discuss the successor. Ao Bai and the two Yellow Banner ministers swore an oath at the Great Qing Gate, expressing their firm support for emperor Taiji's heirs, and did not hesitate to meet with the Dorgon soldiers. When the meeting was arguing endlessly, Ao Bai and the generals loyal to the Emperor Taiji left their seats one after another, stood according to their swords, and said in unison: "If we do not establish the heirs of the former emperor, we would rather die with the first emperor!" Faced with Aobai's uncompromising support by force, Dorgon had to compromise and proposed that fu lin, the ninth son of Emperor Taiji, be succeeded to the throne, 6 years old, and be assisted by himself and Prince Zheng Zilharang. This compromise was eventually accepted by both sides, because Ao Bai only supported the blood of Emperor Taiji.
Ao Bai was loyal to the Lord, always unswerving, resolutely supported the Emperor Taijizi as the heir, and eventually won the blessing of succession, so he formed a vendetta with Dorgon. After the Shunzhi Emperor succeeded to the throne, Dorgon, as the auxiliary regent, had power to the opposition, and he was grumpy about Ao bai's actions that year, and began to constantly suppress it, so Ao Bai was not rewarded for his merits, was not punished for crime, and was convicted of death three times. Despite this, Ao bai was still indomitable, never pandering to dorgon, still not changing his original intentions, and loyal to the little emperor.
After the Shunzhi Emperor took over the government, he heard about the merits of Aobai, Soni and others, so he had great respect for Aobai and regarded him as a close confidant. Since then, Ao Bai has been in the imperial heart, accompanied by Shunzhi, and participated in the management of various state affairs. Aobai was still loyal to the Shunzhi Emperor, so Shunzhi also had great trust in him. When Aobai's old wounds recurred and he was bedridden, the Shunzhi Emperor personally visited him.
In 1661, the young Shunzhi Emperor died. Sonny, Suksaha, Shubilong, and Aobai were appointed as auxiliary ministers to assist the young emperor Xuan Ye. Because Xuan Ye was very young at that time, many major national affairs were handled by Ao Bai, and the taste of power made Ao Bai addicted and gradually changed.
As a result, Aobai began to control the government, acting arbitrarily and arbitrarily, and repeatedly confronted Kangxi. As Kangxi grew to adulthood, his desire to pro-government became stronger and stronger. Therefore, the Kangxi Emperor secretly designed and finally captured Aobai and threw him into the heavenly prison. Kangxi remembered Aobai's past merits and had no intention of usurping the throne, so he was lenient, and eventually Aobai was imprisoned until death.