Shi Kefa's Helplessness -- Reading Notes of the History of the Southern Ming Dynasty (6)

Take this name as a prominent point. Because many people know about Shi Kefa, not many people know what Shi Kefa did.

In 1644, the year of the Ming Dynasty, Shi Kefa was pushed by history to the peak of power. Because, Beijing's legitimate imperial court team was completely finished, and most of the ministers demoted Li Zicheng. Even if some people ran to Jiangnan and wanted to be in a high position, it was impossible, because it was too easy to buckle the hat. At this time, Shi Kefa was the Shangshu of the Nanjing Army, the head of the Hundred Officials of Nanjing, and the Nanjing Imperial Court was the only legitimate regime of Daming at this time.

At this time, Shi Kefa held the power to elect a new emperor. It seems to be in power, but it is helpless everywhere. In the end, he could only stand alone and martyr in Yangzhou.

First of all, Shi Kefa is not a fierce man. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the world was in chaos, and the Ming court fought against the peasant army and the Manchu Qing Dynasty for many years, basically everyone who could still lead the army was used. At the last moment, Sun Chuanting was released from prison. If Shi Kefa had been a fierce man, he would have been appointed to lead troops to fight long ago. Shi is actually a traditional incorruptible courtier. It is a good thing to be in a prosperous world, but it is fatal in a chaotic world. Those delicate soldiers in the chaotic world will not be overwhelmed by the fierce people.

Secondly, Shi Was somewhat related to the Donglin Party, and could not but consider the donglin party and government views, so the election of the emperor gave the military general a strong position. In order to balance the rules of the elderly and the young and the political views of the Donglin Party, he was embarrassed. Forcing King Fu to win over the military generals, the group of military generals completely fled. From this point of view, it can be seen that Shi is very dependent on the power of the Donglin Party. Because in that case, the world can understand that Fu Wang is the best choice, but he still takes into account the Donglin Party and does not choose. After all, Shi did not break away from the old forces to which he belonged, and rebuilt the confidence of his new forces.

Third, it is impossible to rely on the Wenchen Group. The Wenchen Group is mainly the Donglin Party. These people represent the interests of the big landlords, and they are willing to destroy their homes to relieve the chongzhen and do not have to hang themselves. Li Zicheng said that he would not pay grain, the Manchu Qing said that he wanted to reduce taxes, and these gentry in Nanming did not even bother to paint cakes.

Fourth, the military general could not control it under any circumstances. The main army of The Southern Ming was the four towns in Jiangbei, as well as Zuo Liangyu. They were all frightened by the peasant army. And one by one mercenaries plundered the places with their own weight. If they hadn't caught the opportunity to proclaim an emperor, they really wouldn't have been as arrogant as they were later. But expect them to fight in the Northern Expedition and the Qing army? It must have been a reversal before the battle. Later, the facts also corroborated, except for Huang Degong's death in battle, all the others were cleared.

Therefore, when the Qing army had just entered the customs and was still digesting the occupied territory, and the Dashun army was shrinking, the Southern Ming left the empty Shandong Henan alone, blindly shrinking in Jiangnan. He also asked the Qing army for help in fighting Li Zicheng, and also made Wu Sangui a duke. In the face of Dorgon's menacing letter threats, Shi's reply was actually emphasizing the legitimacy of Nanming.

Shi Neng could not be stupid when he reached that position. Shi was busy running for the Ming Dynasty, and he himself knew that he was a framed general. But if there is still hope, why should he be martyred in Yangzhou. Probably in desperation, one is Mingzhi, and the other is to wake up others.

When the Qing army concentrated its forces to destroy Li Zicheng, it did not have a decent defense against Nanming, because it did not take it seriously. Later, Li Zicheng couldn't resist and wanted to run to Jiangnan. A strange scene happened. The Qing army chased after Li Zicheng, and Li Zicheng rushed Zuo Liangyu, who ran to Nanjing under the pretext of Qing Jun's side, and the old masters in Nanjing were scared half to death. The Southern Ming Hongguang Imperial Court existed for almost a year, and it can exist for such a period of time because most of the time no one beats it. After the Qing army destroyed Li Zicheng, the Hongguang Imperial Court was like a peach that had been picked in passing, and it disappeared silently.

Therefore, the Hongguang Court had nothing to say. In fact, in the Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng kicked off the left half, and the Manchu Qing lifted the right half. And the real anti-Qing resistance has just begun.

Looking back, what kind of people were really needed at that time. It was Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting, Hong Chengzu, yuan Chonghuan and other fierce people. Because, the fierce man can be an officer, can pull up the team, and bring the soldiers. However, the fierce men of the Ming Dynasty were all consumed by their own gang with the Manchu Qing. Especially in the end, the only seedling Sun Chuanting, it is a pity. (If you are interested, you can check out "Daming Robbery")

And the fall of Da Shun was also sudden. When the Qing army first entered the Central Plains, it was originally worried, and some people inside must have the idea of grabbing a ticket and running. Although the Manchu ruling class was very resolute, it immediately moved its capital to Beijing. But what finally made them decide to unify the world was because the early stage was so smooth. Man Qing saw clearly the group of people on the other side and saw the possibility of annexing the world.