First of all, let's look at Yuan Chonghuan, the Liaodong operator who had high hopes from Chongzhen, who did create a series of credits during the period of zhenshou Liaodong. First of all, during the period of town defense in Liaodong, he appeased the military and people and made meritorious contributions to the town guard. It even affected the war situation in Liaodong to a certain extent. Secondly, it won major battles such as the Ningyuan Victory and the Ningjin Victory, and even Nurhaci died as a result, so it can be said that Yuan Chonghuan was meritorious in defending Liao and defeating Nurhaci. However, with such a powerful Yuan Dudu, why did Chongzhen kill him?
Things also began with Yuan Chonghuan's promise to Chongzhen, in the seventh year of the Apocalypse, Emperor Mingxi died, Emperor Mingsizong Zhu Youjian took the throne, and at the suggestion of the chancellor, Yuan Chonghuan was able to be reactivated, and was appointed as the right deputy capital of The Imperial History, and the superintendent of Jiliao, denglai, and Tianjin military affairs. Subsequently, Zhu Youjian summoned Yuan Chonghuan, who claimed that he would be able to restore Liao within five years, and Zhu Youjian greatly praised this. However, when others asked about Yuan Chonghuan's strategy for reviving Liao, Yuan Chonghuan said that he used such words to comfort the emperor. Xu Yuqing said: "The emperor is wise, how can he deal with it casually?" He pursues results according to the deadline, what should you do? Yuan Chonghuan also felt that he had lost his word, so he said: "The five-year plan to restore Liao is not easy to complete, and since Your Majesty has entrusted it to his subjects, how dare the ministers resign from this difficult task." However, within five years, the household department transferred military salaries, the Ministry of Works supplied equipment, the officials employed personnel, and the military department transferred troops to select generals, and it was necessary to cooperate with the internal and external affairs of the imperial court in order to achieve success. Zhu Youjian then asked the ministers of the four ministries to do as Yuan Chonghuan said. However, Yuan Chonghuan was afraid that some people in the DPRK would criticize him, and Chongzhen did not say a word, and gave him his Shangfang sword, it can be said that Chongzhen gave Yuan Chonghuan the greatest trust.
Although Yuan Chonghuan also made some achievements, he directly ruined his future in the handling of a certain matter.
In November of the second year of Chongzhen, Emperor Taiji raised hundreds of thousands of troops into Longjing Pass and Da'ankou, and Yuan Chonghuan heard about it and led Zu Dashou, He Kegang and others to rush to the capital overnight. Emperor Zhu Youjian was very happy when he learned of this, and ordered yuan chonghuan's subordinates to be rewarded, and yuan chonghuan was put in charge of reinforcements in various places.
However, soon after, Zunhua and the Santun battalion were attacked by the Houjin army, and the Houjin army directly approached the capital, and Yuan Chonghuan busily led troops to guard the Beijing Division. Zhu Youjian summoned Yuan Chonghuan and rewarded yuan Chonghuan with imperial wine and vegetables and mink to comfort Yuan Chonghuan, who traveled a long distance with soldiers and horses, exhausted, and asked to enter the city to rest, but was refused. Therefore, Yuan Chonghuan garrisoned his army outside the city and fought with the Later Jin army, winning and losing against each other. And the Ming army also suffered many casualties. Yuan Chonghuan also sent Ren Shouzhong to lead 500 people to bombard the Jin camp with artillery, after which the Jin army retreated and the siege of Kyoto was lifted.
Some people say that Yuan Chonghuan did not make meritorious contributions? Why liquidate him?
The reason is that his five-year-old flat liao big talk. The Chongzhen Emperor gave power and money to Yuan Chonghuan, everything was unconditionally supported, and even when it was clear that the state finances were insufficient, he still gave Yuan Chonghuan the military salary of Liaodong at the first time, and Yuan Chonghuan took a million silver from the court as soon as he came to power. When Yuan Dutuo bypassed the imperial court and killed Mao Wenlong without authorization, Chongzhen did not say much. It can be said that Chongzhen gave Yuan Chonghuan the greatest trust. However, how did Yuan Chonghuan perform?
First of all, if nothing else, just to say that Emperor Taiji led his troops to the city of Beijing, Yuan Chonghuan was already saddled with a crime of dereliction of duty. Not to mention five years of Ping liaodong, the next year it was flat to beijing. Even Yuan Chonghuan, in order to preserve his strength, watched as the Qing soldiers plundered the surrounding area of Beijing, burning and looting, while Yuan Chonghuan still had to defend the city. Simply looking at the operation of the Emperor Taiji soldiers lincheng and Yuan Chonghuan, Chongzhen's patience with Yuan Chonghuan had also reached its limit. Moreover, Yuan Chonghuan had previously killed Mao Wenlong, and this incident itself left a little shadow in Chongzhen's heart. Who is Mao Wenlong? It can be said that he was the only person in the Far East who could contain Huang Taiji, and every time Huang Taiji attacked the Ming Dynasty, he had to divide a lot of troops because of Mao Wenlong, and he could not even focus all his attention on attacking the Ming Dynasty. Although Mao Wenlong may have been corrupt and his men were all robbers, this was the only person who could contain The Emperor Taiji at that time. When Yuan Chonghuan beheaded Mao Wenlong, it can be said that he relieved the worries of houjin chang driving south, and three months later, there was a "change in himself" under the city of Beijing, and about 100,000 elite soldiers of Houjin detoured through Inner Mongolia, attacked Zunhua from Xifengkou, and forced the Ming capital Beijing. Chongzhen's killing of Yuan Chonghuan is that Yuan Chonghuan is consuming the trust that Chongzhen has in his heart.
It can be said that Chongzhen has every reason to kill Yuan Chonghuan. Chongzhen was already suspicious, coupled with emperor Taiji's counter-plan and Yuan Chonghuan's series of operations, which led to Yuan Chonghuan's fate of Being Delayed. However, instead of changing the situation in Liaodong, this became more and more intense, and Daming's decline became more and more obvious day by day.
Finally, to say that Yuan Chonghuan was not wronged, in fact, as far as his charges were concerned, he was very unjust. Yuan Chonghuan did not have the intention and motive of rebellion, and Yuan Chonghuan must not have been able to do this. However, on the point of dereliction of duty, Yuan Chonghuan is indeed responsible, but Ling Chi's crime is still too big, it can be said that Yuan Chonghuan was killed, there are many reasons, but the situation in Liaodong cannot be solved by killing a Yuan Chonghuan. So, Daming was like this, little by little, towards destruction.