In the seventeenth year of Ming Chongzhen, the Battle of Songjin ended with the defeat of the Ming army. The Ming Dynasty exhausted all the strength of an empire for this battle, but it was still the result of defeat, and it seems that the Ming Dynasty's qi number is probably really over.
This was the last big battle that Emperor Taiji commanded before he died, and he also gave all his energy to it. Because of this, Emperor Taiji died in the eighteenth year of Chongzhen. But this did not affect the national fortunes of the Qing Dynasty, which was about to burst out like a red sun.
And the Chongzhen Emperor, I don't know if he is reflecting at this moment, can the impatient and rigid character he embodied in this war be changed?
But probably not, the Chongzhen Emperor is now busy killing people.
The commander of the Ming army, Hong Chengyu, failed to break through and was captured.
After his captivity, he went on a hunger strike and committed suicide in order to repay the favor of the country. Of course, this did not happen.
The hunger strike failed to kill himself, and he was cleared.
Later, according to legend, It was Concubine Zhuang (Empress Xiaozhuang) who came forward and persuaded Hong Chengzu to surrender. Hong Chengzu became the pawn of the Qing army to pacify the world and govern the world.
Hong Chengzuo in the Temple of the First and Third Officials: From death to surrender, he remembered many things
As an Emperor Taiji with ambitions to chase deer from the Central Plains, he knew Hong Chengyu's resume. He was born in Keju and eventually became a warrior to pacify the world. In history, all civilian officials who have changed to military generals and have certain meritorious achievements must not be general, and they will certainly be of great use in the future.
Therefore, Huang Taiji was determined to persuade Hong Chengyu to surrender. However, at this time, Hong Chengzu was bent on dying to repay the Ming Dynasty's Jiangshan Sheji, the emperor's kindness. The two sides were deadlocked, and Hong Chengyu began a hunger strike.
Emperor Taiji saw this stalemate and had no choice but to send out the old Ming Dynasty people who had surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. Hong Chengzuo's cloak was scattered, and he was red enough to be right, either scolding them to the point of exhaustion, or closing the door and not seeing them, in short, Hong Chengzuo had already made up his mind, and no one could persuade them to come back.
At this time, Fan Wencheng took the initiative to ask for help. Fan Wencheng, although not well known in history, as the designer of the Manchu Qing top-level system, was also a Han Chinese, and his position within the Qing court at that time was very important. More importantly, he had not been an official of the Ming Dynasty, so he was more relaxed in chatting with Hong Chengzuo.
However, Fan Wencheng did not directly persuade Hong Chengzu to surrender, but instead chatted with the literati general about history and the world. The "Draft History of the Qing Dynasty" records: Chengcheng Fangke's insults, Wencheng Xu and Language, and General and Ancient and Modern Affairs.
Three thousand years of reading history, nothing more than fame and fortune; ninety thousand miles of enlightenment, and finally return to the poetry and wine pastoral.
Hong Chengyu actually chatted with Fan Wencheng for a long time. In the end, Fan Wencheng replied to Emperor Taiji: Hong Chengzuo will not commit suicide. Huang Taiji was very confused, if he didn't want to die, why would he go on a hunger strike? Fan Wencheng replied: "If you promise the domain, you will not die, but you will regret your clothes, but your body will be careful." Dust fell on his clothes, he had to clean them, how could such a person commit suicide?
It seems that the only death that has been difficult through the ages.
Later, as we know it, Concubine Zhuang appeared. It was again a good word of persuasion and a toast. In short, under a series of operations, Hong Chengyu actually surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.
Of course, this is only a wild historical record, and we cannot measure its authenticity. However, in the records of the Zhengshi, hong chengyu was demoted to Qing one day after chatting with Fan Wencheng.
Presumably, on this day, he remembered a lot of things. Sun Chuanting is definitely a figure that cannot be avoided
Second, Sun Chuanting's sad and indignant life experience
Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengzu are old acquaintances. In the ninth year of Chongzhen, he was transferred to the governor of Shaanxi and suppressed the peasant revolt with him. Sun Chuanting can be said to be the real nemesis of the king. It not only refers to Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, but also gao Yingxiang, the former king of Chuang.
In July of the same year, Sun Chuanting fought fiercely with Gao Yingxiang's army, and Li Zicheng was still a general under Gao Yingxiang at that time. Shi Zai Sun Chuanting won three victories in four days, and in the Battle of Nanyuan in Tongguan, Sun Chuanting captured Gao Yingxiang, and Li Zicheng was killed so that only eighteen people were left to flee the battlefield.
The Chongzhen Emperor was overjoyed, and ordered Sun Chuanting to escort Gao Yingxiang back to Beijing, and Ling Chi was executed.
Just as Sun Chuanting was preparing to go all out to eliminate Li Zicheng, the Chongzhen Emperor hurriedly sent Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengyu back to Beijing to plan Liaodong's war against Emperor Taiji. This made Sun Chuanting a little puzzled, and he said that he wanted to eliminate Li Zicheng and return to Beijing.
However, the self-absorbed and impatient Chongzhen Emperor was anxious to deal with Emperor Taiji, causing Sun Chuanting to return to Beijing immediately. In this way, Li Zicheng escaped Sun Chuanting's fatal blow.
However, Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengzu, who returned to Beijing together, were treated very differently. Before Sun Chuanting arrived in Beijing, he was reprimanded by the Chongzhen Emperor and strictly forbidden to enter Beijing. Hong Chengzu, on the other hand, was cordially received by the Chongzhen Emperor.
This is puzzling, why did Sun Chuanting come to this point? The answer was that he was at odds with Yang Sichang. Yang Sichang, as the first assistant of the cabinet, said a lot of bad things about Sun Chuanting around the Chongzhen Emperor, so that Sun Chuanting was reprimanded before he arrived in Beijing. However, Sun Chuanting did not expect that this was only the beginning of his nightmare.
Yang Sichang was so happy that he always felt that Gao Yingxiang was captured in the Battle of Tongguan and the peasant army collapsed, so he thought of transferring all his troops to Liaodong to deal with Emperor Taiji. At this time, Sun Chuanting and Yang Sichang had a very big dispute, and he believed that after li Zicheng was completely eliminated, he would go to Liaodong to fight the emperor Taiji.
After that, the development of things was not satisfactory, and although Sun Chuanting had the talent to help the world, he was not good at interpersonal communication. Not only did he offend Yang Sichang, but he also had a conflict with Gao Qiqian, a eunuch whom the Chongzhen Emperor trusted and was known for his knowledge of soldiers. This made it difficult for Sun Chuanting to gain a foothold in the middle of the dynasty.
It is precisely because of this that Sun Chuanting was actually deaf, because there were always differences between his views with Yang Sichang, and Yang Sichang did not listen to Sun Chuanting at all. Historical records: Si Chang did not listen, the court argued and could not get it, was depressed, and deaf.
Yang Sichang did not listen, and Sun Chuanting wrote to the Chongzhen Emperor to express his views. However, due to Yang Sichang's obstruction, this fengshu was shelved by the Chongzhen Emperor and did not see it at all. Sun Chuanting, who was extremely depressed, immediately submitted his resignation and told the old man to return to his hometown, his ears were deaf and he could not do it. At this time, Yang Sichang saw that the opportunity had come, so he framed Sun Chuanting, saying that he was not really deaf, but did not want to serve the imperial court anymore, so he wanted to return to his hometown.
The Chongzhen Emperor ordered a thorough investigation, and the result was that Sun Chuanting was indeed deaf. However, Chongzhen, who was blinded by anger, sent the investigators to prison with Sun Chuanting. Almost all the ministers in the DPRK knew that Sun Chuanting had been wronged, but no one dared to file a grievance on Behalf of Sun Chuanting.
When Hong Chengyu was captured, Sun Chuanting was still locked up in his cell. As a friend and comrade-in-arms, he once captured Gao Yingxiang together, and now that he has fallen into such a field, it is difficult for Hong Chengzu not to be touched.
Think again about Xiong Tingbi, Sun Chengzong; Yuan Chonghuan, who was wrongfully killed, Lu Xiangsheng, who was inexplicably killed in battle, plus the Chongzhen Emperor killed more than thirty officials at once before Hong Chengzu was captured.
Hong Chengyu was really shaken, or he did not intend to be martyred from the beginning.
3. Hong Chengyu surrendered to Qing, and Sun Chuanting was killed in battle
After experiencing some ideological struggle, Hong Chengyu really descended. I don't know what kind of sigh Chongzhen will make when he learns of Hong Chengzu's surrender. After all, a few days ago, he also praised Hong Chengyu: Wenqing went on hunger strike for several days, breathing heavily, falling to the ground and dying, still blind. Death is heavier than Tarzan, and the intention turns into a long rainbow.
However, history records that Emperor Taiji was really happy, rewarded Hong Chengyu with a large amount of money, and also "Chen Baiju" to celebrate. The generals of the Qing Dynasty were not convinced, but they were just a defeated general, as for treating him with such courtesy? Huang Taiji said that we all have no experience in governing the Central Plains, just like the blind man, he has come, he is our leader!
Shi Zai: The crowd was salty
It is also true that Hong Chengzu lived up to the expectations of the Emperor Taiji and made great contributions to the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the construction of the system, but the historical evaluation was not high.
In fact, Huang Taiji had already ridiculed Hong Chengzuo.
Although the courtesy is multiplied, it is from the bone to look down on you. Emperor Taiji once feasted on Hong Chengzuo and asked him: I heard that the Ming Dynasty had a rule that officials who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty would be executed. Hong Chengyu replied that it had only been added in recent years. Huang Taiji said that it seems that more and more people have surrendered in recent years. However, the Chongzhen Emperor did this too much. Hong Chengzu burst into tears and shouted the wisdom of the Emperor Taiji.
Servility is on full display
Speaking of Sun Chuanting, he did not have a good ending. After three years in prison, Yang Sichang was deposed by Chongzhen for his ineffective work, Li Zicheng not only made a comeback but became stronger and stronger, and the Chongzhen Emperor remembered Sun Chuanting.
Sun Chuanting returned to the battlefield, as an old friend, he could no longer recognize the current driving. He couldn't imagine how Li Zicheng had grown to such a point in the past three years. Although he tried his best to suppress the thieves and achieved some victories, he was ultimately unable to defeat the army of the king, of course, during this period, the Chongzhen Emperor also severely reprimanded Sun Chuanting for a defeat.
On the sixth day of October in the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, Sun Chuanting was killed in battle. No bones remain in history.
At this moment, there were only five months left before the fall of the Ming Dynasty and the hanging of the Coal Mountain by the Chongzhen Emperor.
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