Chapter 14 Heroes Are Not Afraid To Come Back

At this time, Aixinjueluo Huang Taiji knew very well that I must get rid of the Chahar tribe.Therefore, in the past 10 years, Aixinjueluo Huang Taiji launched two expeditions to the Mongolian Chahar tribe: the first time, the Houjin regime defeated the Mongolian Chahar tribe—but the Mongolian Chahar tribe Erbu was just defeated, and his strength was not damaged much.Under such circumstances, in 1635, Aixinjueluo Huang Taiji ordered Aixinjueluo Dorgon to lead the Eight Banners troops to clean up the Mongolian Chahar Department again. At this time, Lin Danhan, the leader of the Chahar tribe of Mongolia, had retreated to the Qinghai prairie because of the previous defeat.After Lin Danhan arrived in Qinghai, because he occasionally felt hungry and cold, he couldn't afford to get sick, so he died of illness in the Qinghai prairie.In other words, at this time, the Chahar tribe of Mongolia is in a stage where there are no leaders.Aixinjueluo Dorgon was ordered to go out at this time, which can be said to have taken advantage of the right time, place and people.

The Eight Banners Army led by Aixinjueluo Dorgon went west out of the Yellow River.After passing the big bend of the Yellow River and going a little further west to Tuolitu, Aixinjueluo Dorgon suddenly found that there was a team in front of them, and they were walking towards them with a gesture of surrender with a white flag. .Aixinjueluo Dorgon saw that the person who came happened to be the Queen Mother Su Tai, the widow of Lin Danhan.At this time, under the leadership of the Queen Mother Sutai, Aixinjueluo Dorgon's Eight Banners quickly took advantage of the thick fog to surround the troops led by Lin Danhan's son Ezhe.When the thick fog cleared, Ezhe found himself surrounded.At this time, Aixinjueluo Dorgon sent someone to negotiate with E Zhe, and the result of the negotiation was that E Zhe expressed his surrender.As a result, Aixinjueluo Dorgon achieved a complete victory in the expedition to the Chahar tribe of Mongolia without firing a single shot, and all the horses and horses of the Chahar tribe surrendered.More importantly, Aixinjueluo Dorgon also obtained the jade seal of the Yuan Dynasty from the Empress Dowager Sutai during his expedition to the Chahar tribe of Mongolia.

Speaking of this Chuan Guo Yuxi, it has a lot of background. It is said that this jade seal is the jade seal made by grinding the Heshibi found by Bian He, a native of Chu during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.Later, this jade seal fell into the hands of King Zhao Huiwen.And then what?The king of Qin deceived him, which triggered the famous story of returning to Zhao in our history.Later, King Qin was still not reconciled, and finally destroyed Zhao Guo, and snatched the jade seal into his own hands again.This time is already the period of Qin Shihuang. When Qin died and Han prospered, Qin Ziying finally handed over this jade seal to Han Gaozu Liu Bang when Qin surrendered, and Liu Bang proclaimed himself emperor accordingly.At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, this jade seal fell into the hands of Sun Ce again and again.After Sun Ce's death, the whereabouts of this jade seal is unknown.Where did it go?There is no news of this jade seal in the history books of the Han people for more than a thousand years.

It is said that later this jade seal was actually snatched by the Huns in the north.For more than a thousand years, this jade seal has been floating on the Mongolian prairie until the time of Genghis Khan, and it was in the hands of Genghis Khan, the leader of the Mongols.It is a pity that with the fall of the Yuan Dynasty and the rise of the Ming Dynasty, there is no news about this jade seal anymore, and it disappeared from Chinese history for the second time.This is more than two hundred years. From the Han Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty, this jade seal with extraordinary experience has not changed its shape. "Join the dragon as a button, and the radiance is brilliant", a corner is missing, it was dropped, but where did this jade seal go?More than two hundred years later, the jade seal brought by the Empress Dowager Su Tai is said to be exactly the one we mentioned earlier that was lost.

You said how happy Aixinjueluo Huang Taiji was when he got this jade seal?With it, Aixinjueluo Huang Taiji can no longer be called "Great Khan". With it, he can attack the Central Plains with Aixinjueluo Huangtaiji.At this moment, Aixinjueluo Huang Taiji thinks that this is his trumpet to unify the Central Plains: I even got the jade seal, isn't this God telling me that I should call myself emperor and change my Yuan?Aixinjueluo Dorgon, you are too good, you are too capable, I, Aixinjueluo Huang Taiji, must go out of the city in person to meet Aixinjueluo Dorgon's triumphant division.

Aixinjueluo Dorgon at this time is different from 10 years ago.At this time, when Aixinjueluo Dorgon entered Shengjing City (Shenyang), as soon as he saw Aixinjueluo Huang Taiji standing among the crowd who came to greet him, all civil servants and generals, as well as Huang Taiji All the Fujins lined up on the hatchback to welcome the triumphant division of Aixinjueluo Dorgon. Therefore, since he got this jade seal, Aixinjueluo Huang Taiji immediately ordered that the Jurchen was changed to Manchuria, and the Jin regime was changed to the "Great Qing" regime the next year.This is the origin of the Qing Dynasty in our history.

Speaking of the Qing Dynasty, some people may not be used to it, and some people think it is the Qing Dynasty?In fact, we should pay attention to such a historical fact. In history, the establishment of Aixinjueluo and Huang Taiji was called "Great Qing", so some teachers said "Great Qing", which did not mean to criticize.In fact, what we usually call the Ming Dynasty, according to the official name, should also be called the "Daming" Dynasty.Whether it is "Great Qing" or "Da Ming" here, they are all without any emotional color. Since 1636, after Aixinjueluo Huang Taiji obtained this jade seal, he officially proclaimed himself emperor and changed Yuan Dynasty, and established the Qing Dynasty. Aixinjueluo Huang Taiji was Qing Taizong.

On New Year's Day in 1636—this is the old calendar, and the New Year's Day in the old calendar is the Spring Festival we are talking about now—Aixinjueluo Huang Taiji, the son of Aixinjueluo Nurhaci, sat on the dragon chair, and all the people below Kneel and kowtow to him in turn.This time, the leader is Aixinjueluo Dorgon.This is in stark contrast to his miserable situation ten years ago.At this time, Aixinjueluo Dorgon was only 24 years old. In March 1636, Aixinjueluo Huang Taiji officially proclaimed himself emperor.At the same time, Aixinjueluo Huang Taiji also appointed civil and military officials.E Zhe, who had surrendered in the early stage, was named the Prince of Chahar by Aixinjueluo Huang Taiji, and Aixinjueluo Huang Taiji also married his second daughter Makata, the eldest princess of Gulun Wenzhuang, to E Zhe, Prince of Chahar. In 1641, Ezhe died, and his younger brother Abu Nai succeeded him.

So where does Aixinjueluo Dorgon rank among all the civil and military officials appointed by Aixinjueluo Huangtaiji?in third place.Ranked first is Prince Li Aixinjueluo Daishan—the half-brother of Aixinjueluo Huang Taiji and Aixinjueluo Dorgon, who is already in his fifties at this time .Prince Zheng Aixinjueluo Jierhalang ranked second, Prince Zheng Aixinjueluo Jierhalang is the sixth son of Aixinjueluo Nurhachi's younger brother Aixinjueluo Shuerhaqi He replaced his elder brother Aixinjueluo Amin as the owner of the Xianglan Banner.Prince Li Aixinjueluo Daishan and Prince Zheng Aixinjueluo Jierhalang are both decades older than Aixinjueluo Dorgon.

The third place is Aixinjueluo Dorgon.At this time, Aixinjueluo Dorgon is no longer an idiot, he has a high-sounding title, which is the title we will use the most in the future, Prince He Shuorui.This Rui, smart and wise Rui, Aixinjueluo Huang Taiji finally admitted that the smartest of all people except me is Aixinjueluo Dorgon.This is also Aixinjueluo Huang Taiji's affirmation of Aixinjueluo Dorgon. Aixinjueluo·Huang Taiji set up six volumes in imitation of the people of the Ming Dynasty.The first department of the six departments of officials, households, rites, soldiers, criminals, and workers is the Ministry of Officials.The leader of the Ministry of Officials is called Minister of the Ministry of Officials.Who should the job of Minister of the Ministry of Officials be entrusted to?At this time, after thinking about it, Aixinjueluo Huang Taiji still felt that it was more appropriate and most reassuring to hand over this position to Aixinjueluo Dorgon.

At this time, you see, in addition to giving others the feeling that he is good at fighting outside, at this time, Aixinjueluo Dorgon is in charge of all officials below Aixinjueluo Huangtaiji in the court. No matter how old or small, you can go to work only after he has been appointed by Aixinjueluo Dorgon. This laid an important foundation for Aixinjueluo Dorgon to serve as the regent in the future. During his tenure as Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Aixinjueluo Dorgon also took every opportunity to seize the time to attack the traitor he thought was Aixinjueluo Daishan. In Aixinjueluo Dorgon's view, if Aixinjueluo Daishan had protected him Aixinjueluo Dorgon, Aixinjueluo Dorgon would have treated Aixinjueluo Daishan Goodness is appreciated.But the problem is: even if Aixinjueluo Daishan protects Aixinjueluo Huangtaiji, Aixinjueluo Huangtaiji still has to clean up Aixinjueluo Daishan.Therefore, attacking the two red flags headed by Aixinjueluo Daishan at this time has become the joint choice of Aixinjueluo Huangtaiji and Aixinjueluo Dorgon. Coincidentally, something happened at this time.Speaking of this matter, we have to explain two words, "Buddha Manchuria" and "Icher Manchuria".During the conquest of the Northeast by the Jurchens' Later Jin regime, they continuously incorporated the defeated and conquered people of various ethnic groups in the Northeast into the Eight Banners of Manchuria, which greatly enriched the strength of the Manchurians.However, these people who were defeated and conquered first came later, and this makes the difference between the old and the new Manchuria.Old Manchuria is called Buddha Manchuria in Manchu language.Buddha means "old" in Manchu.Buddha Manchuria refers to the Manchurians who were conquered and joined as early as the time of Aixinjueluo Nurhaci.New Manchuria is called Yiche Manchuria in Manchu language.Yicher means "new" in Manchu.Yiche Manchuria refers to the Manchurians who were conquered and joined during the period of Aixinjueluo Huang Taiji. From 1636 to 1637, Aixinjueluo Huang Taiji attacked Aixinjueluo Yuetuo twice in order to suppress the power of his father Aixinjueluo Daishanzhenghongqi.Aixinjueluo Dorgon and others figured out the emperor's intentions and deliberately aggravated the crime. In 1638, Aixinjueluo Daishan felt a little dissatisfied with the matter of sending people to arrest the defected Xin Manchuria, so he was caught by Aixinjueluo Dorgon and made a big fuss, and reported to Aixinjueluo Huangtaiji, and he was punished. punishment. More importantly, Aixinjueluo Huang Taiji also promoted many Han civil servants according to Aixinjueluo Dorgon's recommendation, and made full use of the talents of Han civil servants to govern the country.Among them, Fan Wencheng will have the greatest influence on Aixinjueluo Dorgon and the entire Qing Dynasty in the early days.Fan Wencheng is too important a person, so I would like to introduce a few more words to him. Speaking of which, Fan Wencheng is not an ordinary person!Fan Wencheng, he is also the queen of celebrities!It can be said that he was born in a famous family! According to Fan Wencheng himself, he is a descendant of Fan Zhongyan, a famous official of the Song Dynasty.Fan Zhongyan, a famous minister of the Song Dynasty, we all know that his most famous words in "Yueyang Tower" are "worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's joys later"!We also know that he presided over one of the two most famous reforms in the mid-Northern Song Dynasty—the Qingli New Deal (the other was Wang Anshi's reform)!We know better that it was he who led Yang Wenguang, the grandson of the famous general Yang Ye (what we usually call Yang Jiye) in the Northern Song Dynasty, to wage the famous war against Xixia! For the Han people, we can proudly say that Fan Zhongyan is a well-known national hero! However, compared with his ancestor Fan Zhongyan, Fan Wencheng is completely different!Between them, one is in the sky and the other is underground!There is no way to compare Fan Wencheng with his ancestor Fan Zhongyan! Fan Zhongyan, the ancestor of Fan Wencheng, even when the reform failed and he was in trouble, he boldly said the words that still touch every one of us Chinese people, "worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's joy later"!So far, Fan Zhongyan is still a role model for every one of us Chinese! However, how did Fan Zhongyan's descendants behave in the face of their own distress? Speaking of which, Fan Wencheng also had an unhappy youth! Fan Wencheng was born in the 25th year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty (1597).His ancestors were demoted from Jiangxi to Shenyang in the early Ming Dynasty.His great-grandfather was Minister of the Ministry of War during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, and his grandfather Fan Shen was once the Tongzhi of the Shenyang Guard Commander in the Ming Dynasty. Fan Wencheng has been eager to learn since he was a child, and he is extremely talented. In 1615, when Fan Wencheng was 18 years old, he was admitted as a student (that is, scholar) in Shenyang County School. Just when Fan Wencheng was full of ambition and determined to make a difference in his official career, disaster struck. In 1618, the leader of the Houjin regime, Aixinjueluo Nurhachi, led his troops to the south, conquered Fushun and other places, plundered wantonly, and rewarded 300,000 people and animals for meritorious officers and soldiers. Fan Wencheng, 21, was among the captives. reduced to slavery. After Aixinjueluo Huang Taiji ascended the throne, various reforms were carried out, and the turning point in Fan Wencheng's life also came. In 1629, Aixinjueluo Huang Taiji set up a literary museum, requiring the literary museum to "take lessons from the gains and losses of the emperors of all dynasties, and remember the gains and losses of meritorious service".This can't help but remind people of Tang Taizong's famous teaching about "using copper as a mirror, you can straighten your clothes; using ancient times as a mirror, you can know the ups and downs; using people as a mirror, you can know the gains and losses".Aixinjueluo·Huang Taiji set up a literary museum, really to know the ups and downs, and to understand the gains and losses! After the establishment of the library, there is an urgent need for useful talents to serve in it.Therefore, in August of the same year, Aixinjueluo Huang Taiji promulgated another edict: "Since ancient times, the country has used both culture and martial arts, using martial arts to investigate disasters, and using culture and education to help peace. I want to revitalize the culture and governance, and select its arts and literature from the students. Those who are enlightened will be rewarded for excellence, and they will set up a code of conduct. All students from the Manchu, Han, and Mongolian families under Baylor will be ordered to take the exam. On the first day of September, all ministers and publics will be ordered to take the same exam. The heads of each family must not obstruct it. Those who pass the exam will still be rewarded with Bie Ding." Fan Wencheng belonged to the category of "students" mentioned in the article. Since these people were captured and rewarded as trophies to meritorious personnel, and thus became domestic slaves of others, the edict specially paid attention to their masters "not to obstruct them."He also promised that whoever was selected in the examination would be rewarded with servants instead. There were more than 300 students who took the exam this time, and nearly 200 passed the exam, and Fan Wencheng was lucky to be among them.In this way, Fan Wencheng got a blessing in disguise. With his intelligence, he climbed step by step from a slave to the prominent official position of the leader of the officials. Readers who have read the "Drafts of Qing History" may ask such questions: I remember that the "Drafts of Qing History" did not describe it like this? You are so right! The records of Fan Wencheng's experience in the "Drafts of Qing History" are many inconsistent with the facts!According to "Fan Wencheng's Biography", after Qing Taizu Aixinjueluo Nurhachi captured Fushun, Fan Wencheng and his brother took the initiative to "wield their swords to visit the army gate" and meet Aixinjueluo Nurhachi.Aixinjueluo Nurhachi had a good impression of Fan Wencheng's burly physique. After the conversation, he appreciated Fan Wencheng's excellent insights, and knowing that he was a descendant of the Shangshu of the Ministry of War during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, he valued him even more.So he asked Zhu Bei Le to say: "This is a descendant of a famous official, please take care of it." If you analyze it calmly, you will feel that this historical material is not credible at all.Because Aixinjueluo Nurhachi himself was very disgusted with the "scholars" of the Ming Dynasty. He believed that "all kinds of evils belong to this generation", and he wished he could kill them all.The subjects of the Ming Dynasty were also particularly hostile to the Jurchens' wanton looting and reckless behavior. Emotionally, they could not accept the reality of being slaves and being regarded as cattle and horses by the Jurchens.As a descendant of a veteran and important minister of the Ming Dynasty, Fan Wencheng would not take the initiative to meet with Aixinjueluo Nurhachi, and there was no such atmosphere at that time. In fact, after Aixinjueluo Nurhachi conquered Fushun and other places, he carried out a bloody massacre of "scholars" in the Ming Dynasty. The pedantic scholar is very different.Aixinjueluo Nurhachi occasionally had a heart of compassion, so he let him live and gave him a slave under the Xianghong banner. This person is Fan Wencheng. The "Drafts of Qing History" used cursive brushwork to cover up the beautification of the founding emperor of the Qing Dynasty and the secretiveness of the humiliation of the hero Fan Wencheng. What is Fan Wencheng capable of?Fan Wencheng's ability is too great! As we said before, Yuan Chonghuan is amazing, right?The emperors of Aixinjueluo Nurhachi and Aixinjueluo Huangtaiji hated him deeply, but there was nothing they could do!As long as Yuan Chonghuan is in the northeast, the Qing Dynasty cannot destroy the Ming Dynasty!For such a powerful person, Fan Wencheng can make Yuan Chonghuan die without a place to bury him!Do you think Fan Wencheng is amazing? Therefore, we can say that Aixinjueluo Dorgon got Fan Wencheng like a treasure!Even more powerful!This has an immeasurable effect on Aixinjueluo Dorgon's comeback again!In other words, with the support of Fan Wencheng, Aixinjueluo Dorgon not only seized the throne of the Qing Dynasty emperor, it was as easy as picking something out of a pocket, but also eliminated the Ming Dynasty and unified China with ease!Once the Qing Emperor Huang Taiji dies in the future, sooner or later this world will belong to Aixinjueluo Dorgon!This poses a very serious threat to Concubine Zhuang's son Aixinjueluo Fulin's succession to the throne!How can Concubine Zhuang keep her son's position as emperor of the Qing Dynasty?