Text: Dazhuang Laboratory
In ancient times, in addition to the ministers of civil affairs who played with power in the court, most of the most important military power was in the hands of the country's generals.
The generals who rebelled, no matter what the reason, their soldiers would only rush forward at the command of the general, and the millions of troops would only obey the command of the general and approach the emperor, why is this?
To do or not to do is to die
The generals have rebelled, and the soldiers under their command have really been disconnected? In the context of the ancient times, when there were no facilities at all, and everything was only passed on by word of mouth, it may not be clear.
In front of those ordinary soldiers, there may be only two ways, one is to follow the general from life to death, as long as the general can avoid the pursuit of the imperial power, then the generals under him will naturally be fine.
If the general's rebellion is not successful, then the general's death will not be spared by his soldiers, and who will dare to take the rebel general's subordinates?
If the soldiers choose to be deserters under the general, then whether these soldiers can get out of the camp tent or not may be an unknown outcome, and they may be executed by the general on the spot.
Even if you meet a clear general, the reason is to let go of the soldiers who are unwilling to rebel, and you will inevitably be regarded as a military detective by the royal army on the way to escape, either you will not be reused, or you will be killed directly, and the ending will not be good.
These two roads in front of the soldier's eyes may be a dead end, and it is better to follow the general and get a loyal name than the precarious road of exile.
The family is in the hands of the general
In ancient times, some people were recruited by the general by chance, perhaps to alleviate the economic constraints at home and voluntarily report to the army, and the general will have an understanding of the family situation of his subordinates when he joins his own army for unified management.
On the one hand, some generals will use this as a threat, and on the other hand, even if the soldier himself leaves, it is not certain whether the general's subordinates will let go of their families.
In ancient times, the transmission of information was not very convenient and fast, and in the process of transmission, errors or misinformation would occur, and the fate of ordinary soldiers may not be completely in their own hands.
Therefore, in the situation of many people being manipulated, choosing to accept the status quo and following the crowd may not be the right choice, but it will not be executed in advance because it is different from others' choices.
The righteous word is the head, and I have to rush
In ancient times, people loved to pay attention to the word "righteousness", and the military camp life under the day and night gave many soldiers the opportunity to get acquainted with each other and understand each other, and the brothers they made were also lifelong friendships.
In ancient times, generals would lead their armies to be stationed in frontier areas far from the center of power, where there may not be abundant living resources or rich meals, but some of them were mutual care between generals and soldiers.
For ordinary soldiers with simple thoughts, the feelings between people should be justified, and the general who commands one side says that he is in need, and the soldiers need to rush forward, and the soldiers who stress righteousness will naturally follow.
Are the soldiers really willing to follow?
Those who are willing to follow the general and do things to uphold justice are more willing than soldiers, but if they want to go against their will and do rebellion against the world's will, they will definitely hesitate and feel uneasy in their hearts.
If the general tells him that he is carrying out a rebellion, what can be accepted and followed is nothing more than a threat to his family, a threat to himself, or a brain fever behavior that is the head of the righteous word, while the other kind of following may be more passive.
That is, they don't know that they are rebelling at all, because the news is relatively closed in ancient times, if it is not the main war general, it is difficult to know what decisions the superiors have made, but they just know to obey orders.
Xi soldiers who are accustomed to obeying orders, under the long-term teaching of military orders, obedience may be the first reaction of soldiers, and it must be too late to find that their behavior is inappropriate on the battlefield.
Therefore, most of the time, soldiers may not be completely willing, unless what the general does is what the people want, is created by the environment, and can produce good results.
The reasons for the rebellion of the ancient generals
The general's original intention in recruiting troops was to protect the stability of the family and the country and protect the people, but due to some so-called unavoidable reasons, the general, who was originally the patron saint of the country, became the main cause of the people's misery.
In ancient times, in addition to the loyal and loyal ministers, some generals who wanted to replace the emperor's good life would use the military power in their hands to seek power and ascend to the throne.
Although the generals who ascended to the throne of the emperor were not all wolf ambitions and extravagant pleasures, in the end, in the ancient era of attaching importance to etiquette, it was not very appropriate.
Of course, there will be some generals, although what they do is not suitable for etiquette, but it is also a good result to be able to quickly rectify the country and become a generation of Ming monarchs after ascending to the throne of the emperor.
And the most unacceptable thing for the people should actually be the incompetence of the emperor, in ancient times, the emperor was the supreme ruler of the Ninety-Five.
However, some emperors who were not capable enough to do it, either because of noble birth or because they were forced to ascend the throne due to the manipulation of powerful ministers, these emperors did not really have the ability to be rulers, and to a certain extent, they caused people's grievances.
At this time, even if the prince who seeks power and usurps the throne, or the general who has an improper name and does not speak properly, can replace the incompetent monarch, for the people, it may be more likely to choose to ignore etiquette and religion, as long as the life can be better in the future.
And the most innocent thing that caused the general to raise troops was because of the wrong transmission of information, because of some wrong news or framed by people with intentions, it was difficult for the general who was far away on the frontier to accurately judge, so he raised troops and returned to the court.
In this way, the emperor who was in the position of the ancient emperor was suspicious of his intention to rebel, but even if the general discovered his wrong behavior on the way, this may have a different meaning for the emperor who was already in a high position and was panicking every day.
I can't go back in the court, and the foreigners who come to the frontier are ready to move, so I just don't do anything, and it is not difficult to support the army to be a local overlord.
Do rebellion and rebellion mean the same thing?
Rebellion and rebellion are both in the sense of rebellion, and rebellion is mainly caused by some civil riots, some inevitable coup d'état, etc., in order to overthrow the previous ruler or the inherent policies of the group.
The meaning of rebellion will add some elements of conspiracy, most of which are rebellions carried out in order to achieve some goals, which is an act that is improper or has other intentions.
In ancient times, rebellion was also included in the ten evils, the so-called ten evils are the meaning of the ten heinous crimes, which is the most intolerable major crime in ancient times, and the rebellion is clearly ranked first, but the meaning is still destructive.
In ancient times, Wang Mang's usurpation of the Han Dynasty was a typical act of rebellion, by launching a coup d'état, making Liu Ying, who was only 2 years old, the crown prince, the purpose of which was to blackmail the Son of Heaven to order the princes, so as to achieve Wang Mang's ambition to be the emperor.
The Anshi Rebellion, which caused the Tang Dynasty to turn from prosperity to decline, caused the Tang Dynasty to no longer have the prosperity of the past, was an act of rebellion and rebellion, and the food shortage under the natural disaster made it difficult for the poor people to continue their lives, so that the peasants had to riot to make a living.
Therefore, there is still a big difference between rebellion and rebellion, one seeks imperial power, the other seeks survival, and the angle of standing is different, what is done is completely different, and the impact is also different.
The people under the rebellion are facing a change of dynasty, and the people after the rebellion may just be fed and clothed, so the meaning is not exactly the same.
And why did most of the ancient generals rebel? It was also because they didn't want their yellow robes to be added, so they only offended the emperor in nature.
Whether a soldier is willing to follow the general or not is only a decision that is most suitable for a soldier to make in the context of the general environment at that time.