Chapter 100 Section 10 Secret Transaction

On April 15th of the first year of Shunzhi (AD 1644), Qing Regent Dorgon received such a letter: The rogues violated the sky and violated the palace... The late emperor was unlucky, and the nine temples were ashes... Sangui received the country's kindness, sympathized with the victims of the people, and refused to guard the side gate, wanting to ask the teacher to ask the crime, so as to comfort the hearts of the people.On the ground in the east of Naijing, the troops were not assembled, and weeping for help. Our country and the Northern Dynasties have had a good relationship for more than two hundred years. Now that the country is in disaster for no reason, the Northern Dynasties should mourn it.

And rebellious officials and thieves were not suitable for the Northern Dynasty.To eradicate violence and cut evil is great obedience; to save danger and support the country is great righteousness; to send people out of water and fire is great benevolence; The number of victories, as soon as the righteous soldiers arrive, they are all owned by the king, which is also of great benefit. The king is an unrivaled hero, on the occasion of this destructive meeting, a time that is really hard to come by.Begging for the words of loyalty and righteousness of the lonely ministers of the subjugated country, quickly select elite soldiers, go straight to the middle and threaten the west, Sangui will lead his own troops, join forces to reach the capital, destroy the bandits in the court, and show righteousness to China, then our dynasty will repay the northern dynasty , Is it only money?I will pay for the cracking of the soil, and I dare not break my promise!

These words filled with the words "big benevolence" and "great righteousness" - the "words of loyalty" of Wu Sangui, the "lost minister of the country", were written after Wu Sangui was besieged by Li Zicheng in Shanhaiguan.When he was desperate, he didn't care about the distinction between China and barbarians, or the distinction between the enemy and ourselves, and begged the sworn enemy of the past.But even the begging was so impassioned, righteous, and filled with grief and indignation, it was as if Wen Tianxiang was reborn and Shen Baoxu was reborn.

However, even Dorgon, who didn't know a few Chinese characters, knew at a glance that this was just a letter of surrender.How could he not know that this "lonely minister of the subjugated country" was still running around on the road to join the "rogue bandits" a few days ago, eagerly wanting to share a share with the rogue bandits!These Han people really can talk! Wu Sangui once again picked up the current social and ethical symbols.He doesn't expect anyone to really understand what he said at the word level, it's just a standardized packaging of information, common to Huayi.Form is always important, and sometimes even comes first, despite the fact that everyone is tacitly aware of each other.

Dorgon didn't savor these gorgeous words with his heart, he immediately felt the unusual weight of this letter.This is really a god-sent opportunity. His father and brother have been fighting for many years and have never been able to approach this grand pass. Now it is at their fingertips, and his grand wish of competing in the Central Plains is about to be realized. How can he not be overjoyed.Dorgon immediately sent troops to Shanhaiguan. At this time, Shanhaiguan was surrounded by Li Zicheng's army.Li Zicheng brought not only 60,000 troops, but also Wu Sangui's father. He knew that Wu Sangui was a famous "filial son", and he hoped that Wu Xiang could play a greater role than the 60,000 army.When he arrived at Shanhaiguan, the first thing he did was to order Wu Xiang to write a letter before the battle to persuade him to surrender.

But this persuasion letter has no effect on Wu Sangui.Wu Sangui doesn't need any steps to go down now, there is no place for him to stay in Li Zicheng's place.Li Zicheng received this reply: Since a father cannot be a loyal minister, how can Gui Yi'an be a filial son?Gui and his father decided, please start today.The father didn't plan early, even though the thief put the father's tripod beside him to lure Sangui, he didn't care. This high-sounding wording left Li Zicheng speechless.He knew that there would be no point in wasting any more time with this man.The Dashun Army launched a fierce offensive to this famous pass city.

When Dorgon's army arrived at the city, the pass city was already in danger.The fierce battle has been going on for a day and a night, and the Dashun army's offensive is getting more and more fierce, and in some places, they have already attacked the city wall.Wu Sangui was extremely anxious, but the wily Dorgon was not at all anxious.Looking at Wu Sangui's anxious face, he calmly proposed that Wu Sangui had to shave his hair and change his clothes before he could send troops.He still remembered the attitude of a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty in Wu Sangui's impassioned letter.

Wu Sangui really did not expect this move.However, he did not hesitate for a moment.Isn't it just shaving off the top hair and wearing a weird braid behind the head?Isn't it just wearing that ugly suit?He has abandoned the empire, abandoned his parents, abandoned his reputation, does he still care about these few hairs?He no longer cares about anything, doesn't insist on anything, even if he betrays himself to the devil, there is nothing wrong with it.In fact, he has already done so. Amidst the earth-shattering shouts of killing, strands of hair on Wu Sangui's head fell to the ground.

Psychologists say that changes in appearance have an important impact on a person's psychology.During the process of conquering China, the Manchus insisted on demanding that the conquered shave their heads and change their uniform wherever they went, even if they forced these people to rebel again.And many Han Chinese who had already surrendered chose to die again just to keep their hair style.Because both parties understand that this is not just a simple change of form, this is actually a funeral for the spirit. This kind of change means completely abandoning the independence of personality, completely abandoning the value system, and turning oneself into a different kind.Wu Sangui's spiritual world finally gave up the last support.But that's fine, now that there is nothing to worry about in his heart, he has been liberated. From then on, Wu Sangui can let the greed, desire, and hatred in his chest flow freely and freely!

Dorgon finally agreed to send troops, and Wu Sangui is now in his hands.However, he remained calm.In order to preserve the strength of the Eight Banners soldiers, he ordered Wu Sangui to go out of the city as the vanguard to attack the enemy.In this way, Wu Sangui's sincerity can be tested, and the strength of the Dashun Army can be witnessed, so that he can carry out a powerful assault afterwards. Wu Sangui had no choice but to obey.Now he feels that he has become a dog, so, work like a dog! Wu Sangui's men left the city.On April 22, from morning to night, he led the army to charge into battle, killing dozens of battles in a row.Peng Sunyi, a native of the Qing Dynasty, described it in "Ping Kou Zhi":

Sangui Xirui fought fiercely, one against a hundred.Zi Chengyi drove the group of thieves into the battalion, shouted loudly, and beat drums to shake hundreds of miles.Sangui fought left and right, killing thousands of thieves.Most of the thieves fight each other, the former dies, and the latter advances again. The thieves (Sangui) have few soldiers and surround them on three sides.Zicheng took the prince to watch the battle on the temple hill. Guan Ning's soldiers galloped from east to west. Wu Sangui on the battlefield is always incomparable.Only now, he can only be an unparalleled traitor.