In March of the second year of the Yongzheng Dynasty of the Qing Dynasty (1724), the Yongzheng Emperor received a good news from 800 li urgently, and Yue Zhongqi, the number one hero in the northwest, broke through the 100,000 enemy army with 5,000 elite soldiers, and Luobzang Danjin lost his armor and abandoned his armor and escaped by makeup. Yongzheng was overjoyed and wrote a letter to Yue Zhongqi, saying:
Originally promised your country Liang Dong, not a famous general in the world. I am ashamed of the hard work that has not yet been paid. ...... In his life, he lives up to the three words and is trustworthy. But Nian Xinyao and you, I don't know how to treat you, and Fang has a clear conscience.
Yongzheng's letter expresses three meanings: First, Yue Zhongqi is a great general and has made immortal achievements. Second, in the Great Qing Dynasty, the only people who can be worthy of me saying the three words "worthy of you" are Nian Xinyao and Yue Zhongqi. Third, I love you two (Nian and Yue) too much, you have made such great achievements, I don't know how to reward you so that you have a clear conscience.
In history, the Yongzheng Emperor Yin Yu was a man of temperament who dared to love and hate, and it can be seen from his letter that he couldn't wait to take out his heart and swear to Yue Zhongqi, so that he could express his love for the latter.
However, what people didn't expect was that a few years later, Yongzheng almost killed Yue Zhongqi.
In the 276-year history of the Qing Dynasty, Yue Zhongqi was a special existence, he recovered the territory of the Qing Dynasty and laid the map of China, among all the "great generals" of the Qing Dynasty, Yue Zhongqi was the only one who ruled the Manchurian soldiers as a Han.
In this article, the author will share with you the life of Yue Fei's 21st grandson and the famous general of the three dynasties of the Qing Dynasty, Yue Zhongqi, through historical data analysis.
First, Wu Muyan's bloodline, Kangxi has a wise eye
Yue Zhongqi (岳仲琪), also known as Dongmei, was born in the twenty-fifth year of the Kangxi Dynasty of the Qing Dynasty (1686). He was born in Gansu and later changed his nationality to Chengdu, Sichuan with the permission of the Kangxi Emperor (mentioned below).
According to the Qing History Manuscript, Volume 296:
Yue Zhongqi, Zidongmei, is a native of Chengdu, Sichuan. His father ascended to the dragon, first enlisted in the army, and was awarded the title of Yongtai Battalion Qianzong.
Yue Zhongqi was the 21st grandson of Yue Fei, a famous general of the Southern Song Dynasty, and a descendant of Yue Fei's third son, Yue Lin. The reason why the Yue Zhongqi family will be loyal to the Qing Dynasty starts with his grandfather.
Yue Zhongqi's grandfather was named Yue Zhenbang and was a Ming Dynasty military family. When the Qing army entered the customs, Yue Zhenbang had retired and returned to his hometown, and in order to protect the people in his hometown from the Qing army, he organized young adults to protect the village. Later, he also fought a battle with a partial general named Dorji under the Qing army, after all, the Qing army had many people, but he also admired Yue Zhenbang's bravery. In the end, the Qing army persuaded Yue Zhenbang to join the Qing army on the condition that he would not invade his neighbors.
Yue Zhenbang resigned during the Shunzhi period and returned to his hometown to serve his mother, and his son, Yue Zhongqi's father, Yue Shenglong, succeeded his father. During the Kangxi Dynasty, the San Francisco Rebellion broke out, and Yue Shenglong made battle merits and was promoted to the rank of general of Tianjin. In the thirty-fifth year of the Kangxi Dynasty, Yue Shenglong was promoted to the post of Governor of Sichuan for his further military merits during his conquest of Gardan. At this point, the Yue family took root in Sichuan.
Yue Zhongqi followed his father when he was a teenager and was personally taught by his father. Yue Zhongqi's achievements in Confucianism, astronomy, geography, and the art of war all came from his father's personal inheritance. In the barracks, Yue Zhongqi often played war games with other children accompanying the army, Yue Zhongqi used stones and wooden sticks to set up formations, commanded well, and became a child king at a very young age.
In the forty-fifth year of the Kangxi Dynasty, when Yue Zhongqi was 20 years old, his father donated a candidate Tongzhi (from Wupin) to Yue Zhongqi by donating officials. However, Yue Zhongqi liked the military since he was a child, and four years later, Yue Zhongqi went to the military department and asked to change from civilian to military service. After the Kangxi Emperor learned that Yue Zhongqi was the son of Yue Shenglong, he appointed Yue Zhongqi as a guerrilla general (from the third rank), and was promoted to 4 ranks in a row, and from then on, Yue Zhongqi embarked on a career as a horse fighter.
The author analyzed that the reason why the Kangxi Emperor promoted Yue Zhongqi out of the ordinary, on the one hand, was because he had a keen eye for people and believed that Yue Shenglong's son was a martial general and worthy of cultivation. On the other hand, it is also because Yue Zhongqi is a descendant of Yue Fei, and promoting Yue Zhongqi is conducive to winning the hearts of the people in the Qing Dynasty.
After another three years, Yue Zhongqi's father and governor of Sichuan, Yue Shenglong, died of illness, and Yue Shenglong pleaded with Kangxi to move to Sichuan in his posthumous letter to Kangxi, which was approved by the Kangxi Emperor. Therefore, historical sources such as the "Qing History Manuscript" record that Yue Zhongqi was a native of Chengdu, Sichuan.
In the 56th year of the Kangxi Dynasty, the dispute over the throne of the Qing Dynasty made the Kangxi Emperor anxious, and at this time, the Dzungar Khan, who was far northwest, became restless. Dzungar sent 6,000 troops to invade and occupy Tibet, and then sent troops to Qinghai, but the Qing general Sereng was defeated because of the lack of food and grass. Kangxi weighed the pros and cons and had to send the 14th prince Yinhe as a general of Fuyuan to lead troops to retake Qinghai-Tibet.
Considering that Yin Yu was not familiar with Sichuan and Qinghai after all, the Kangxi Emperor appointed Yue Zhongqi, who was familiar with the situation in Sichuan, as Yin He's assistant deputy general. Under the command of Yin Yue, Yue Zhongqi carried 600 Green Battalion soldiers as the vanguard officer, and killed 3,000 rebels in the first battle at the Arrow Furnace (Kangding, Sichuan), which made Yin Yue see Yue Zhongqi's ability, and after that, he relied more heavily on Yue Zhongqi.
Then, Yue Zhongqi struck while the iron was hot and successively recovered Zhubalong, Gushu, Jiangbu, Azu, Lojazong, Chaya, Bagong, Chamudo, and Daowa. According to later statistics, Yue Zhongqi penetrated deep into Tibetan areas within two months, expanding about 140,000 square kilometers for the Qing Dynasty. After this battle, Yue Zhongqi's troops increased to 4,000 men.
Over the next two years, Yue Zhongqi made repeated achievements and captured the gateway to Lhasa, clearing the way for Yin He's army. The Qing History Manuscript, The Biography of Yue Zhongqi records:
In sixty years, the division was restored, awarded the left capital governor, promoted to the governor of Sichuan, and given the peacock ling.
In the 60th year of the Kangxi Dynasty, the army triumphed, and Yue Zhongqi was "meritorious plus tenth", not only given peacock flowers, but also promoted to the governor of Sichuan. This position was exactly what his father had been in charge of during his lifetime, and it meant something to Yue Zhongqi extraordinarily.
In this battle of more than three years, Yue Zhongqi fully demonstrated his talent as a general who surprised, offered amazing strategies, and strategized. After reading Yin He's war report, the Kangxi Emperor also lamented that he had seen people with insight and dug up treasures.
Second, Yongzheng expressed his love, and Zhong Qi made another contribution
In the sixty-first year of the Kangxi Dynasty of the Qing Dynasty, the Kangxi Emperor died and the Yongzheng Emperor ascended the throne. Throughout the three dynasties of Kangyong, the Kangxi Dynasty experienced important battles such as the Three Domains Rebellion, the Dzungar Rebellion and the recovery of Baodao, so the famous generals under the Kangxi Emperor were like clouds. The Qianlong Emperor reigned for 60 years and prided himself on "ten perfect martial arts", and he also had famous generals such as Fu Heng, A Gui, Hailancha, and Zhaohui under his command. On the other hand, in the Yongzheng Dynasty, there were not many generals who could really lead troops to fight. Although Aga Yinhe had experience in the Western Expedition, he was always imprisoned by the Yongzheng Emperor.
Therefore, in the early years of the Yongzheng Dynasty, when Luobzang Danjin, the leader of the Qinghai Mongol and Shuot tribes, rebelled, the Yongzheng Emperor had only two people to use, one was his close confidant Nian Xinyao, who had a relationship with his uncle, and the other was Yue Zhongqi, whom Kangxi valued very much.
In the first year of the Yongzheng Dynasty, Luobzang Danjin gathered more than 100,000 people to attack Xining, which made the Yongzheng Emperor, who had just ascended the throne, very faceless, and after careful consideration, the Yongzheng Emperor decreed that Nian Xinyao, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, be the general of Fuyuan, and Yue Zhongqi be the deputy general, and wave his troops to the west.
Nian Xinyao was the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and Yue Zhongqi was the governor of Sichuan at the time, the two were originally superiors and subordinates, and now they lead troops together, and there is naturally no problem in cooperating.
According to the plan, after Nian Xinyao led the Great Army Hall, Yue Zhongqi led 6,000 elites from Sichuan Song Domain to Qinghai, along the way, Yue Zhongqi suppressed and used together, and in less than half a day, he broke through 27 fortresses, which can be said to be overwhelming.
When he arrived near Dashi Mountain, Yue Zhongqi encountered hard stubble, the enemy army took advantage of the terrain to hold on, Yue Zhongqi knew that a strong attack would not work, so he feigned defeat and retreated, and after the enemy relaxed his vigilance, he took advantage of the night soldiers to kill back to the mountain pass with a short knife in three ways and won a big victory.
By the second year of Yongzheng, Nian Xinyao's army had reached Xining. However, Luobzang Danjin sent the main force to besiege Xining City, and the two armies confronted each other, and Nian Xinyao was not sure of victory, so he urgently asked Yue Zhongqi for help. Yue Zhongqi led 6,000 iron horses to the outside of Xining City at night, directly covering up, resulting in chaos among the enemy army, Nian Xinyao took advantage of the situation to open the city gate and kill the whole army, inside and outside, after two hours of fighting, the Qing army won victory. Luobzang Tenzin only led a hundred people to escape.
In the author's opinion, at that time, if Nian Xinyao was a combat knife, then Yue Zhongqi was a sharp arrow that came quickly in this battle, and the cooperation of the two won the battle of Xining.
Although Luobzang Danjin's strength was greatly lost, he still had a large number of troops in Lao Lair. Next, Nian Xinyao and Yue Zhongqi had a disagreement. According to Nian Xinyao's idea, the next step should be to rest and wait for next spring when the grass germinates before looking for the enemy army for a decisive battle. Yue Zhongqi, on the other hand, believes that he should seize the current fighter plane and pursue it with victory. In the end, the Yongzheng Emperor personally decreed that he would act according to Yue Zhongqi's advice.
Next, Yue Zhongqi led 5,000 elite soldiers to attack overnight and directly attacked the enemy's lair. Although Luobuzang Danjin had an army of 100,000, he did not expect that Yue Zhongqi would attack in winter, and was killed by surprise. "Qing History Manuscript" cloud:
That is, the longitudinal attack, the great break, captured Taiji, and Luobzang Danjin's mother Altaihatun and his female brother Abao, and Luobzang Danjin's woman obeyed.
Meaning, Yue Zhongqi won a great victory, and although Luobzang Danjin ran away wearing women's clothes and makeup, his mother and sister and other tribal leaders were captured.
Next, in the opening scene of this article, the Yongzheng Emperor received the war report, was shocked, and personally wrote to Yue Zhongqi to express his approval and love for Yue Zhongqi. After that, the Yongzheng Emperor personally gave a plaque of "Qing Zhi Zhi Yong and Ji Zheng Zheng Zhi Zhi Zhi
The victory in the Western War made the Yongzheng Emperor feel glorious. At the end of that year, Nian Xinyao returned to Beijing to report on his duties, while Yue Zhongqi led the army to stay in Xining and deal with military affairs. In the next six months, Yue Zhongqi personally led his soldiers to clear the remnants of the enemy army and collect weapons, and some subordinates advised him not to kill the enemy personally, Yue Zhongqi said: "If I don't personally go to the battlefield, how can the soldiers be willing to kill the enemy?" "At this point, the prestige in the Northwest Army is growing.
In the third year of the Yongzheng Dynasty, Yue Zhongqi was promoted to the governor of Gansu, supervising military and government affairs in Gansu and Qinghai.
There is a saying in the "History of the Old Five Dynasties":
"For the general, he is ordered to forget his home, and he forgets his life before the enemy."
Yue Zhongqi is brave and resourceful, and he forgets his life in battle, this is a qualified martial general.
In the author's opinion, in the battle of the northwest in the early years of Yongzheng, although Nian Xinyao was the first merit, the military merit medal should have half of Yue Zhongqi.
Third, the general was jealous and sat in prison
In the summer of the third year of Yongzheng, the situation of the Qing Dynasty changed suddenly, and Nian Xinyao, who had made great achievements, was relieved of his military power by Yongzheng because of his increasing domineering, and then went to prison for questioning. Yue Zhongqi had been partners with Nian Xinyao, and in this case, it was no longer appropriate for him to hold military power, so Yue Zhongqi took the initiative to write to the Yongzheng Emperor and request that the general's seal be handed over.
The Yongzheng Emperor did not agree, and he not only let Yue Zhongqi take over the post of governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi left by Nian Xinyao, but also made Yue Zhongqi a third-class duke and in charge of the military power of the four provinces of Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu and Qing.
It can be seen from this that in the mind of the Yongzheng Emperor, Yue Zhongqi is not only loyal and brave, but his ability is not under Nian Xianyao.
However, next, Yue Zhongqi encountered two troubles.
The first occurred in the fifth year of the Yongzheng Dynasty, and there was gradually news in Sichuan that Yue Zhongqi was going to rebel. When Yue Zhongqi heard this, he sweated profusely, and quickly wrote a note to Yongzheng, imploring the Yongzheng Emperor to send someone to thoroughly investigate. The Yongzheng Emperor attached great importance to it, and immediately ordered that Huang Bing, the governor of Sichuan, and Huang Tinggui, the governor of Sichuan, jointly investigate the case.
Lu Zong, a native of Xunxun Guangzhou, lived in Sichuan, and because of private affairs, he made rumors, had no master messenger, and was beheaded.
In the end, it was found that a person named Lu Zong was spreading rumors, and this person was executed.
The second occurred in the sixth year of the Yongzheng Dynasty, when Yue Zhongqi received a letter from a man named Zeng Jing. Zeng Jing cursed Yongzheng Emperor in his letter, and persuaded Yue Zhongqi to rebel against the Qing court (Later Jin) on the grounds that Yue Fei resisted Jin. On the one hand, Yue Zhongqi reported to the Yongzheng Emperor, on the other hand, he pretended to agree, and in the end, he successfully arrested Zeng Jing and handed it over to the imperial court for trial. According to Zeng Jing, his rebellious ideas came from the writings of his late teacher Lu Liuliang. This led to the famous literary prison case - the "Lu Liuliang case".
Although Lü Liuliang died, his sons and students were sent to Ninguta. The folk book "Lü Siniang Thorn Yongzheng" is derived from this, and Lü Siniang is Lü Liuliang's daughter in the story.
In these two troubles, Yue Zhongqi seemed innocent, but it was enough to plant seeds of doubt in Yongzheng's mind. Yue Zhongqi's position in the Yongzheng Emperor's mind changed as a result.
In the seventh year of the Yongzheng Dynasty, the Dzungar leader Gardanze attacked the Horqin steppe, the situation was critical, and the Yongzheng Emperor originally wanted to send Yue Zhongqi to lead troops alone to suppress the rebellion, but because he was not completely at ease with Yue Zhongqi, the Yongzheng Emperor temporarily changed his plan and sent the minister Fu Erdan as the general of Jingbian and Yue Zhongqi as the general of Ningyuan, and rushed to the grassland from the north and west.
Gardanze was cunning, and in August of that year, he heard that the Yongzheng Emperor was about to send a large army, so he pretended to negotiate peace. The Yongzheng Emperor planned to summon Fu Erdan and Yue Zhongqi back to Beijing, but now the west was empty, Gardance Zero took the opportunity to attack the grain and grass of the Western Road Army, and Ji Chengbin, the general of the Western Route Army Nursing General Yin, was timid and only dared to blindly retreat. By the time Yue Zhongqi returned to the west from the capital in February of the following year, the Western Route Army had suffered heavy losses. Therefore, Yue Zhongqi regrouped and took advantage of Gardanze's attack on Turpan to fight a decisive battle.
Yue Zhongqi did not wait for the main force of the enemy army in Turpan, but suddenly received intelligence that the enemy army had gone north and attacked Fuerdan's Northern Route Army, and the 60,000 men of the Northern Route Army were beaten to only 2,000 men.
The Northern Route Army was almost completely destroyed, which meant that Yue Zhongqi's Western Route Army was almost a single seedling. Fortunately, Yue Zhongqi seized the fighter, and when the Dzungar army and the Northern Route Army were engaged, he led the Western Route Army to directly attack the enemy lair in Urumqi, and defeated the rebels under the fierce battle, which saved Yongzheng some face.
In the tenth year of the Yongzheng Dynasty, the war between the Qing Dynasty and the Dzungars entered a fever pitch. In October, Gardance Zero led troops to attack Hami, and Yue Zhongqi lined up his troops and ordered his general Cao Rang to block the enemy's advance at the second fort, and sent his deputy Shi Yunzhuo to set up an ambush at the mountain pass to cut off the enemy's retreat. According to Yue Zhongqi's plan, this battle will definitely be able to "end the enemy army in one pot". Unfortunately, when Cao Rang led his soldiers to violently repel the enemy army at the second fort, Shi Yunzhuo did not arrive at the designated position in time to set up an ambush, and Yue Zhongqi's plan was ruined. Afterwards, although Yue Zhongqi tearfully beheaded "Ma Chen", it caused Yongzheng's accusation of "improper employment".
In fact, at this time, Yongzheng had lost patience with Yue Zhongqi.
Subsequently, the sophisticated military minister Ortai figured out the thoughts of the Yongzheng Emperor and immediately went to impeach Yue Zhongqi, so the Yongzheng Emperor ordered Yue Zhongqi's third-class duke and crown prince titles to be cut off. Soon, Yue Zhongqi was transferred back to Beijing to accept the accountability of the military department, and "transferred to the military department to detain him for discussion."
At that time, the name of the military department Shangshu was Sex Gui (zhenglanqi), he was a person who understood, he knew that Yue Zhongqi was a meritorious person, but Yongzheng handed Yue Zhongqi over to the military department to discuss the crime, and if the crime was light, he would definitely not be able to pay the difference, and if he was convicted of a serious crime, he could not say it. As a result, Yue Zhongqi waited in the military headquarters for two years and was not convicted.
Until the twelfth year of Yongzheng, Zhigui could not bear the pressure of the Yongzheng Emperor, and chose to retreat as an advance, directly convicting Yue Zhongqi of "making a decision".
I have to say that this trick of sex gui is very effective, because everyone knows that Yue Zhongqi's crime does not lead to death. Sure enough, the Yongzheng Emperor got the guilt and couldn't get off the Zhu Pen for a while. Finally, remembering Yue Zhongqi's merits in Qinghai and Tibet, he changed his crime to "beheading prisoners."
As a result, Yue Zhongqi was demoted to a commoner and put in a big prison, as long as there was Yongzheng, he was destined to sit in prison.
Back then, the Yongzheng Emperor wrote a letter to Yue Zhongqi, eager to swear to express his heart. Now, the two generals in the Yongzheng Emperor's letter, Nian Xinyao was given death, Yue Zhongqi was imprisoned, and the emperor's oath was like passing a family.
Fourth, the veteran re-emerged, southwest of Weiming Town
To be fair, the Yongzheng Emperor was a good emperor. However, he can easily go to extremes. If the Yongzheng Emperor likes a courtier, he can't take out his heart and lungs; If he gets tired of that courtier, then this person will never come forward. Therefore, it is foreseeable that as long as Yongzheng does not die, it will be difficult for Yue Zhongqi to get out of prison.
A year after Yue Zhongqi was imprisoned, in August of the thirteenth year of the Yongzheng Dynasty, the Yongzheng Emperor died in the Old Summer Palace after only 13 years of reign. For the history of the Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng's death is a pity, but for Yue Zhongqi, he ushered in a new life.
Sure enough, in the second year of Qianlong, 51-year-old Yue Zhongqi was pardoned and returned to his hometown of Sichuan. He lived in Chengdu's Hundred Flowers Pond, guarding in front of his parents' grave, and Yue Zhongqi's heart was full of tranquility.
Yue Zhongqi has been idle in Chengdu for 10 years. It was not until the thirteenth year of Qianlong that he suddenly received a divine decree asking him to serve as the governor of Sichuan again and lead troops to fight, at this time, Yue Zhongqi was already 62 years old.
The Qianlong Emperor summoned Yue Zhongqi to come back, but he was actually full of helplessness. It turned out that a year earlier (the 12th year of Qianlong), the large and small Jinchuan in Sichuan launched a rebellion, and Qianlong sent Zhang Guangsi, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, to lead an army to suppress the rebellion, but as a result, Zhang Guangsi led the army to confront the enemy for a year, but there was no progress. Qianlong angrily withdrew Zhang Guangsi and sent his close confidant Neqin to come out, but as a result, Nene did not dare to go to the front, sat in the tent all day to command, the military prestige was deteriorated, the Qing dynasty lost face, and Qianlong had no choice but to kill Nene personally.
At this time, in order to save face, Qianlong sent his brother-in-law Fu Heng to fight, considering that Fu Heng was young after all, so Qianlong ordered to recall Yue Zhongqi, who was familiar with the situation in Sichuan, and appointed Yue Zhongqi as the governor of Sichuan to assist Fu Heng.
Although Fu Heng was a famous general of the Qing Dynasty, the Battle of Jinchuan was the first time he led troops, so he was very humble and asked Yue Zhongqi for a lot of advice. Yue Zhongqi finally got out of the mountain, naturally hoping to win the battle, so he passed on his experience to Fu Heng without reservation.
The Battle of Jinchuan was difficult to fight because the Jinchuan rebels had a geographical advantage, and the Qing army could not face the enemy directly. Therefore, Yue Zhongqi suggested to Fu Heng that he personally lead 30 elite horsemen to cross the river at night to attract the attention of the enemy army, and then Fu Heng would lead the army into the mountain col to kill the enemy. Fu Heng suggested that Yue Zhongqi bring more people, and Yue Zhongqi said that people were easy to expose.
So, in the early morning of the next day, when Yue Zhongqi led 30 of the best soldiers to appear in the hinterland of Dajinchuan, the rebels were really in chaos. Fortunately, the leader of the Great Jinchuan, Salobun, recognized Yue Zhongqi, and he knelt down in front of Yue Zhongqi and promised to surrender. In this way, before Fu Heng's army reached its destination, the Great Jinchuan Rebellion subsided.
After Dajinchuan subsided, Fu Heng and Yue Zhongqi put down the Xiaojinchuan rebellion. When the army returned to the dynasty, the Qianlong Emperor decreed that Yue Zhongqi be rewarded, that he be restored as a third-class duke, and that he be crowned prince Shaobao.
The battle of Xiaojinchuan was the first battle after Yue Zhongqi reappeared in the mountain, and it turned out that his sword was not old.
The biggest feature of Yue Zhongqi's battle is that he is bold and careful, and dares to rush to the front line, which is very rare for a general.
Some people even think that Fu Heng has the opportunity to become a generation of famous generals because of the experience he learned from Yue Zhongqi. In any case, Yue Zhongqi once again recovered the territory for the Qing Dynasty with the body of flower armor.
After Yue Zhongqi came out of the mountain, Qianlong relied heavily on him. In the fourteenth year of Qianlong, the king of Tibet rebelled, and Yue Zhongqi was ordered to requisition, and the following year quelled the rebellion. In the seventeenth year of Qianlong, Zagu Tusi Cang Wang raised troops to rebel, Yue Zhongqi was suffering from foot disease, still carrying illness to fight, although he returned victorious, but Yue Zhongqi's illness worsened day by day.
In the nineteenth year of Qianlong, Yue Zhongqi's son died, and he was exhausted, but still led troops to recruit the Chongqing rebels. On the tenth day of March of that year, Yue Zhongqi died in Zizhou, Sichuan at the age of 68.
When the news of Yue Zhongqi's death reached the capital, the Qianlong Emperor was deeply saddened, and he decreed that "he would die of illness and deeply mourn", ordered a thick burial, gave him the nickname "Xiangqin", and allowed Yue Zhongqi's youngest son Yue Yue to be hereditary first-class light car captain. Later, Qianlong put Yue Zhongqi into the Temple of Sacrifice.
In the nostalgic poems of the Qianlong Emperor, Yue Zhongqi was listed by Qianlong as one of the five meritorious ministers, and also called him "the great martial minister of the three dynasties".
There is one more thing that has to be mentioned about Yue Zhongqi. The Yongzheng Emperor had intended to include Yue Zhongqi in the banner, but Yue Zhongqi was difficult to refuse in person, but in the end, through Yinxiang the Prince of Yi, he tactfully explained to Yongzheng that he had no intention of joining the flag. The Yongzheng Emperor finally replied, "If you don't have to." "Meaning, since he has the ambition to do so, don't force it.
Therefore, in the Qing Dynasty, only Yue Zhongqi was a Han general who was worshipped as a "great general".
According to historical records, Yue Zhongqi was an official and incorruptible. When he was a general, someone wanted to bribe him for benefits, but he sternly refused. The famous Qing historian Zhou Yuanlian once commented on Yue Zhongqi:
"In my opinion, Yue Zhongqi is a model of 'Wen Chen does not love money, and military generals do not hesitate to die', an outstanding general who established immortal merits for the unification, consolidation and expansion of the country and the laying of the territory of modern China, and the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi with outstanding political achievements."
Wu is not afraid of death, Wen does not love money, for this evaluation, the author agrees. Yue Zhongqi went through three dynasties and made immortal achievements in the Yongzheng and Qianlong periods, which laid the foundation for the Qing Dynasty to recover large territories such as Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, Qinghai, and Xinjiang, and also laid the foundation for the future Chinese territory.
When evaluating Yue Zhongqi, the "Qing History Manuscript" compares him with Ban Chao, Wei Qing, Li Jing, and Guo Ziyi. The author believes that from the perspective of Yue Zhongqi's recovery of territory, this assessment is not inappropriate.
The author believes that when we look at historical figures, we should not be limited to which dynasty he served or which ethnic group he belonged to, we should first look at whether he has made outstanding contributions to the territorial integrity and national integration of the Chinese nation. If so, then this man deserves to be remembered by history.
The long river is vast, and it seems to be a cloud. Although Yue Zhongqi has passed away, I, a Chinese man, should be angry and strong, and make my own contribution to the reunification of the motherland.
This article refers to "Qing History Manuscript", "Imperial Poems", "Jiaxuan Continuation Record", "Great Qing Domain's Fence Yue Zhongqi", Zhou Yuanlian's "Yue Zhongqi Biography" and so on.