Author: Our special guest author Nine Fish Pavilion
Thirty-one years after Jiajing, the pingfu general Qiu Luan died of back gangrene, theoretically, everything should be over when a person dies, but soon after, Qiu Luan's body was pulled out of the coffin, his head was cut off, and passed on to the nine sides to make an example.
Some of Qiu Luan's relatives were killed, some were exiled, their family property was all confiscated, and not a few people were implicated. Qiu Luan was famous in the Jiajing Dynasty, he had served as the commander-in-chief of Datong, the governor of the Jing camp, eight times pei general seal, and was praised by the Jiajing Emperor as "the only person who was the only qing who was valued by the Jiajing Emperor", so what did he do that lacked morality and ended up like this?
1. Collude with the enemy to preserve Datong
Qiu Luan was the grandson of Qiu Yu, the Marquis of Xianning, who later inherited the throne, and was also considered to be a shogun, and in the Great Ceremony Incident, Qiu Luan firmly sided with the Jiajing Emperor, and was immediately reused, jiajing twenty-nine years, promoted to datong general soldier, holding great power.
In the twenty-ninth year of Jiajing, The Khan led a large army to attack Datong, on the grounds that it was to force the exchange of cities with Daming. Prior to this, the Tatar army had repeatedly harassed the northern border of Daming, and the border mutual market was also intermittent, and the Jiajing Emperor was very displeased with this, refused the request of the Khan to exchange markets, and killed the emissaries of the other side.
The two countries did not fight each other, and this move of the Ming court completely angered the Khan of Uttar Khan, so he gathered a large army to attack Datong. Datong was an important border defense town, and there was absolutely no way to lose anything, and at that time, could the Ming army be able to defeat the Li Wei army? The answer is no.
Historical records record that "the young and strong have learned that the border has been defeated and mourned, and there are only 40,000 or 50,000 people left, while the old and weak are half." The half-service commanders, admirals, and eunuchs were not ordered to return to the army. ”
The strength of the Ming army has long been much worse than before, due to the long period of peace, loose armament, and heavy corruption in the army, even the capital city has only 40,000 or 50,000 remnants, self-protection is a problem. Qiu Luan had been leading troops outside for many years, and he was naturally familiar with the combat effectiveness of the Ming army, so Qiu Luan judged that this battle could not be fought.
If Datong is captured by Li Da, then Qiu Luan will undoubtedly die, so Qiu Luan can only find another way. At this time, Qiu Luan's subordinates Shi Yi and Hou Rong gave him an idea: "Yi Rong Yue: The lord has no worries." The yufang asked the city, the court did not decide, and the government could say it. ”
The imperial court is still somewhat ambiguous about the matter of mutual marketing, and we can first use the strategy of delaying the army to appease the Khan of Lida, as long as the enemy does not fight our Datong, then everything will be fine.
The specific operation was to send someone to bribe the leader of the enemy army, qiu luan sent Hou Rong to infiltrate the camp of Li Da, saw the son of Li Da Khan to get rid of, and then Hou Rong took out a large amount of gold and silver and said to The Tuo: "The imperial court is about to agree to the mutual market, you see if you can bypass Datong." Looking at qian's face, YuDa Khan agreed to Qiu Luan's proposal, and really did not fight Datong.
In order to protect himself, the border defense generals bribed the leaders of the enemy army, which can be described as a great deal of risk in the world, if exposed, no matter which dynasty will not escape death, Qiu Luan did this, laying the groundwork for the tragic encounter that followed, at the same time, it also exposed the weakness and unbearableness of the Ming army at that time.
Second, if you kill good and risk merit, you can also be promoted to a higher rank and get rich
The Army did not fight Datong, but they turned around and attacked the capital, and Qiu Luan was temporarily relieved, but Jiajing was frightened. The shadow of the change of Tumu Fort still hung over the Ming Dynasty, and the current strength of the Ming army was far inferior to that of the defense of Beijing, and the imperial court fell into chaos.
On the one hand, the Jiajing Emperor immediately convened a court meeting to discuss sending troops to resist; on the other hand, he immediately summoned troops from all over the country to serve the king, and Qiu Luan's troops also received orders.
The invasion of Gubeikou from Jizhen and the threat to the capital was a huge crisis in the eyes of others, and in Qiu Luan's consciousness, this was an opportunity. It is undeniable that Qiu Luan is a villain with extremely bad personal character, but it is no accident that he can climb to the position of the chief soldier.
Historical records record that "seven hundred forwards rode outside the Anding Gate, and the luan could not fight, but the tail was only." Jue invited the Lonely Mountain of the White River, beheaded thirteen, and took ten horses. The luan is smelled. Shangxi is called Luan Gong, that is, the general of the army who worships Pingyu, and is below the three pins of the civil servants and below the general of the military attaché. ”
Qiu Luan didn't necessarily know how many legs the centipede had, but he was still very clear about the combat strength of his soldiers, and he didn't dare to hit him with real knives and guns, so what should he do? Qiu Luan chose to follow, and the army of Qiu Luan burned and plundered in the Gyeonggi area, Qiu Luan did not dare to stop it, so he quietly followed the other side, Qiu Luan's purpose in doing so was to show Jiajing, and when he encountered the old and weak remnants of the enemy army, Qiu Luan dared to make up a knife.
If this were the case, Qiu Luan would at best be afraid of the enemy, and the most heinous thing is that Qiu Luan actually allowed the army to plunder the people, and the degree of destruction even exceeded that of the Li Da army. In addition, in order to make up enough heads, Qiu Luan also used civilians to serve as military merit, and his crimes can be described as uncountable.
Since Qiu Luan was the first army to come to Qin Wang, Jiajing was convinced of Qiu Luan's loyalty, and even though there were some flaws, Qiu Luan was still reused, and he was given the title of Prince Taibao and the commander of the regimental camp.
After the change of Gengji, the biggest beneficiary was not Yuda Khan, but Qiu Luan, and since then Qiu Luan has been mixed up and can't help but be happy.
Third, offend the three giants, and be liquidated after death
Historical records record that "the great general Qiu Luan was first impeached by Zeng Milling, leaning on Song to mill, and then he was about father and son." He has already threatened Emperor Kou, and the son of Song Yu has accumulated it, and he has been immersed in evil."
Qiu Luan and Yan Song had a lot of intersection, it can also be said that Qiu Luan was originally a member of the Yan Party, he was once impeached and imprisoned, and then with the help of Yan Song, he was released from prison. Yan Song was devoted to making friends and was about father and son with Qiu Luan, but after the change of Gengji, Qiu Luan made a great contribution, his power soared, and Qiu Luan floated up from then on, even Yan Song did not pay attention to it.
Yan Song, as the biggest traitor of the Jiajing Dynasty, only "I would rather bear the people of the world than the people of the world bear me", except for the emperor, few people dared to go against Yan Song's will. With Yan Song's realization, as long as anyone dared to provoke him, he would definitely retaliate at ten times the cost. Although Qiu Luan held a lot of power, it was still far from Yan Song, and Qiu Luan offended Yan Song, just like putting a knife on his neck.
If Qiu Luan only offended Yan Song, there might still be a glimmer of vitality, but Qiu Luan also offended two heavyweights, Xu Jie and Lu Bing. Xu Jie was originally An enemy of Yan Song, but in order to deal with Qiu Luan, Xu Jie and Yan Song joined forces, and Qiu Luan was one of the murderers who killed Xia Yan, and Xu Jie naturally wanted to kill him quickly.
In the thirty years of Jiajing, Qiu Luan wanted to annex the elite soldiers in Shandong, so he spread rumors that their superior Zhao Shichun was too harsh on the soldiers. Xu Jie and Lu Bing informed the Jiajing Emperor of the truth, so that Qiu Luan's plan did not succeed, so Qiu Luan hated Xu Jie.
Among the three people, Qiu Luan was most afraid of Lu Bing, who was not only the emperor's small, but also the commander of Jinyiwei, but he had already offended Lu Bing, intentionally or unintentionally. In addition, Lu Bing was also very disgusted with Qiu Luan's cunning villain, and he was also happy to give Qiu Luan a downfall.
We admit that qiu luan still has some ability to exclude personality, but compared with Xu Jie, Yan Song, and Lu Bing, who are masters of power plots, Qiu Luan's little nine-nine is not enough.
After the change of Gengji, Qiu Luan sent many foreign conquests, most of them were defeated, and the Jiajing Emperor's attitude towards Qiu Luan slowly began to change, from the previous dependence to the later distrust, behind these events, there are Xu Jie, Yan Song, Lu Bing's figures.
When the time came, Xu Jie exposed Qiu Luan's collaboration with the enemy, Lu Bing sat the evidence on the ground, and under the operation of the three giants, Qiu Luan was convicted of conspiracy. Fortunately, Qiu Luan died a little earlier, otherwise he would have been sentenced to death. With the deeds of Qiu Luan, being slaughtered in a coffin is also deserved, according to folk saying, that is deserved!
Just as the so-called multi-line injustice will kill themselves, people may not be able to do black and white, but in the face of principle issues, having a clear conscience can be used as a good criterion for judging.
References: Mingshan Zang, Vol. 93, Ming Shi Liechuan 196