Chapter 94 In the fourth quarter, Huang Taiji plans to win people's hearts

Compared with the familiar Ming Dynasty, Manchu society at that time had not yet established a standardized ethical framework.Manchurians live more with the original enthusiasm and impulse in their bodies.They generally know some stories about them, and some superficial concepts of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, but the profound theories of Song Confucianism are not comprehensible to their unruly minds. So their behavior is more natural, more direct, and more flexible, so this nation appears to be full of vigor, vigor, and high efficiency.Their conquest needs the guidance of the Han people, so they try their best to win over those talented Han people, persistent and sincere.

The three heroes of the Zu family have always been the target of their struggle, and the Manchus respect them because of the powerful blows received by the Zu family brothers.Manchurians don't understand the myth of loyalty and righteousness moving the sky.In tribal warfare, cunning, cruelty, and treachery are not sins, but ways of living.The weak obey the strong, it is a matter of course for the loser to submit to the winner, and surrender is not a shameful thing.It should be said that they could not fully understand the psychological harm their surrender caused to these Han Chinese. In the fourth year of Chongzhen (1631 A.D.), Huang Taiji captured Zu Dashou's two sons and a nephew in a battle. He gave them houses and land, and used them as bait to recruit Zu Dashou to surrender.Zu Dashou was unmoved.

In the fifth year of Chongzhen (1632 A.D.), Huang Taiji's Wei Zu lived in Dalinghe City.Three months later, when the food in the city was exhausted, Zu Dashou and Huang Taiji made an alliance under the city and led their troops out.Huang Taiji was overjoyed and rewarded Zu Dashou generously. In order to express his full trust in Zu Dashou, he ordered Zu Dashou to lead the army to attack Jinzhou. Unexpectedly, at the foot of Jinzhou city, Zu Dashou fled into the city behind the brigade.Huang Taiji's mind, tolerance and shrewdness took this opportunity to show. He "ordered Dahai to send a message to the generals who surrendered (other generals who surrendered with Zu Dashou), and the sons and grandchildren of the birthday will give them houses to live in and caress them generously."

Seven years later, Huang Taiji captured Zu Dashou again.This time, Zu Dashou was bound to die, but Huang Taiji still fought for him relentlessly.Out of disappointment with the Ming Dynasty, concern for the future of his descendants, and submission to the personality of the Manchurian leader, Zu Dashou bowed his head this time. Huang Taiji understood that his success was not only in recruiting Zu Dashou, but more importantly, he used this move to build trust among the Han generals.He knows his hard work will pay off enormously. History bears this out.Without the surrender of more and more Han Chinese, it would be a vain dream for the Manchus to seize the world.

When Hong Chengchou was first captured, he also devoted himself to martyrdom. He was disheveled and barefoot in a Manchurian prison, cursing day and night, hoping for a quick death.But Huang Taiji was not angry at all, he provided Hong Chengchou with fine clothes and delicacies, took good care of him, sent people to persuade him to surrender, and did patient and meticulous ideological work.After a while, he went to visit the prison in person and saw that Hong's clothes were thin, so he took off his sable fur cloak and put it on him, and asked, "Mr., don't you have any cold?" Hong Chengchou stared at him for a long time and sighed. He said: "The lord of the true destiny!" Nai kowtowed and asked to surrender.

Hong Chengchou is not a rotten Confucian, and the advantages and disadvantages between Qing and Zhu Ming are clear to anyone with a discerning eye.In the process of dealing with the Manchurians, he personally felt that this nation had a great future and would definitely replace Zhu Ming. What made him finally decide to surrender was the irresistible personal charm of the Manchurian ruler.