Chapter 11 Chapter Eleven is powerful, extremely powerful

On the sixth day of September in the forty-eighth year of Wanli (1620), Ming Xi Zong Zhu Youxiao officially ascended the throne in Qianqing Palace, and the year name was Tianqi. An incomparably complicated, but wonderful era began. Yang Lian finally completed his mission. From August 22nd in the forty-eighth year of Wanli (1620), in just 15 days, he despaired countless times and rose up countless times. , robbing, wooing, and smashing, all kinds of villains and bad guys have been encountered, and all kinds of insidious and cruel tricks have been used. In the end, he succeeded. According to historical records, in just over ten days, his hair had turned gray.

When Tianqi Emperor Zhu Youxiao sat on the throne and looked at this person who had worked so hard for his successful enthronement, he knew that he should repay. A few days later, Yang Lian was promoted to Dugeshizhong in the military department, and a year later, he was appointed as Taichang Shaoqing. In the same year, he was promoted to the imperial censor of the capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and later served as the censor of the left deputy capital.In just one year, he changed from a seventh-rank sesame official to a second-rank ministerial official. Of course, it wasn't just him who got the reward.

Zhao Nanxing, a member of the Donglin Party, came back again after more than 20 years of retirement, and served as Minister of the Ministry of Officials. Gao Panlong, a member of the Donglin Party, was appointed Guanglucheng.Later he was promoted to Guanglu Shaoqing. Zou Yuanbiao, a member of the Donglin Party, served as the minister of Dali Temple, and later served as the right servant of the Ministry of punishment, and the left capital censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Sun Shenxing, a member of the Donglin Party, was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Rites. Zuo Guangdou, a member of the Donglin Party, was promoted to the position of Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and a year later, he was promoted to the censor of Zuoqian Capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

There are still some officials and people below, which are too long and are hereby omitted. When I was young, the teacher told me that the individual is small, but the collective is great. Now, I believe it. Those who become emperors become emperors, those who get promoted get promoted, and those who get out get out, but the person who once ruled the world seems to have been completely forgotten. Ming Guangzong Zhu Changluo, as a very characteristic (short-lived) emperor in the Ming Dynasty, his life can be described in four words-bitterness, great hatred and deep hatred. He was not treated well when he was born, his mother was treated coldly, when he grew up, he couldn't read books, the prince couldn't stand up, basically he didn't care about anything, the level of food, clothing, housing and transportation was very low, so low that even the person who assassinated him was just an ordinary person. Peasants, holding a stick, dare to break into the palace.

After finally being enthroned, and being coerced by his wife, I endured it for decades, indulged once, my body broke down, I went to see a doctor, met a Mongolian doctor, wanted to cure my illness, so I went to eat elixir, and I became a fairy . What's even more funny is that most of the history books that come to him only talk about the three major cases. Zheng Guifei and Li Xuanshi basically have nothing to do with him. The reason is very simple, he has only been emperor for one month. After his death, the ministers started a debate about his year name, because Wanli died in July of the forty-eighth year of Wanli, and he died in August.And his reign name Taichang didn't have time to use it.

Here comes the problem, if the forty-eighth year of Wanli (1620) is regarded as the first year of Taichang, it will not work, because his father was still alive until July. If the second year (1621) is regarded as the first year of Taichang, it will not work, because he died in August last year. This is an unsolvable problem. The problem was finally solved. With the incomparably superb and muddy skills of the ministers, a solution that has never been seen before and never seen in the future is grandly presented: From January to July in the forty-eighth year of Wanli (1620), it is the forty-eighth year of Wanli.August is the first year of Taichang.Next year (1621) will be the first year of Tianqi.

That is to say, in this year, the first seven months belong to his father, the second year belongs to his son, and his year is only one month. The reason is simple, he has only been emperor for one month. He is very pitiful. He has been cowardly for decades. He has no treatment when he is alive, and no title when he dies. In fact, just after he died, there are a bunch of people fighting to the death next to his body, robbing his son and taking the place, very busy. The reason is simple, he has only been emperor for one month. Someone once said to me, it turns out that history is very interesting.But I told him, in fact, history is very boring.

Because in most cases, there is no good or evil in history, only success or failure. The Censor of Zuodu, the Censor of Zuodu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Cheng of Dali Temple, etc., etc., the political power fell into the hands of the Donglin Party. It's powerful, unbelievably powerful.For this phenomenon, it is known in history as "the crowd is full of prosperity". According to the traditional interpretation of some historical books, from then on, under the management of the Donglin Party members, the imperial court entered a fair and selfless stage. Many greedy and bad people were driven away, and many kind and good people stayed.

For this statement, it is nonsense to evaluate it in two words. Evaluation in four words is nonsense. I have said before that the Donglin Party is not a good man and a believer in women. Now, I will say it again. After taking power, the first thing these brothers did was to investigate the Hongwan case. It should be investigated. After all, the emperor died strangely. Even though there is nothing tricky in it, one of the two Mongolian doctors gave him a laxative and made him pull it dozens of times, and the other gave him an elixir, which made him fly. No matter what , should also be held accountable.

Taking a ten thousand step back, even if you are not satisfied after pursuing the responsibility, you have to find a few behind-the-scenes criminals. The key suspects, Zheng Guifei and Li Xuanshi, have a bad reputation and have a rest. a run. But I didn't look for the ready-made ones. After looking around, I found an old man - Fang Congzhe. In the first year of Tianqi (1621), Sun Shenxing, Minister of Rites, attacked Fang Congzhe.It roughly means that Fang Congzhe colluded with Concubine Zheng, and he once rewarded Li Kezhuo. After the accident, he only drove Li Kezhuo home, but did not kill him. The crime is heinous and should be dealt with seriously.

This is really a bit of a boring spoof. I said before that when Li Kezhuo first offered the medicine, it was the old man Fang who rushed back. Later, the reward was agreed by the emperor. The ghost knows what the so-called red pill is. Kill people in a daze. Not good. So no matter which angle you look at, Fang Congzhe is right, and at this time the Donglin Party is in power, old man Fang knows the current affairs, and he doesn't plan to stay anymore, he is going home to retire. But Minister Sun perfectly explained the meaning of the word irrational in his own words: "Even though Congzhe (Fang Congzhe) had no intention of murder, he was guilty of murder. Even if he dismisses the name of murder, it is inevitable that he will be murdered." This means that even if your brother has no intention of killing the emperor, he is still guilty of killing the emperor. Even if you retire and leave, you can't escape this matter. Unreasonable words are not counted, but they must be killed: "Your Majesty should urgently seek revenge against this thief, for there is no mutual revenge!" The so-called thief was not Li Kezhuo, but Fang Congzhe, the chief minister of the cabinet and his immediate boss. Clearly, he was thrilled. After Minister Sun was excited, Zou Yuanbiao, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was also excited. This is a very strange thing. The old man in his seventies is about to leave, why is he holding on to him? Because they have an ulterior purpose. Concubine Zheng is not important, Li Xuan is not important, and even the case itself is not important.The real reason why Fang Congzhe was chosen to carry out the punishment to the end is that he is a member of the Zhejiang Party. As long as Fang Congzhe is defeated, a large number of people can be solved by investigating the case, and the regime can be firmly grasped. Their goal was achieved. Not long after, Cui Wensheng was sent to Nanjing, Li Kezhuo was sentenced to exile, and Fang Congzhe left the court forever. The three major cases of the Ming Palace came to an end, and the Donglin Party won a complete victory. The situation became more and more favorable, and in October of the first year of Tianqi (1621), another heavyweight came back. This person is Ye Xianggao. Among the Donglin Party, the bravest is Yang Lian, and the smartest is this dear friend.And his position is the chief assistant of the cabinet. As a well-known old slicker, his arrival marked that the Donglin Party had entered its heyday. Internal troubles have been eliminated, and now, external troubles must be resolved. Because before they had time to celebrate, they learned the news that Shenyang had fallen. Shenyang fell only after Xiong Tingbi left. Since Xiong Tingbi was stationed in Liaodong, Nurhachi has been very quiet, because this Lord Xiong is very rough, meticulous in his work, and his defense is impeccable. Under his management, Nurhachi has become a guerrilla captain. He can only rob from time to time. become. Out of fear and anger towards Xiong Tingbi, Nurhachi nicknamed him: Xiong Manzi. This is a veritable nickname, not only cruel to the enemy, but also cruel to one's own people. Mr. Xiong's personality has been mentioned earlier, he is extremely tough, and he has always refused to suffer. He is good at swearing, and after scolding Nurhachi, he is not satisfied. This is not very good, after all he is still under the management of the Ministry of War, not to mention the speech officer, usually only scolding, not being scolded, he simply opened up scolding, and in the end, Mr. Xiong had to leave. Yuan Yingtai succeeded Xiong Tingbi. In history, Yuan Yingtai was a highly regarded figure. He was a clean and honest official, upright and shrewd in politics. He had only one shortcoming, which was that he could not fight. This is out of the question. After he took office, he felt that Xiong Tingbi was very strict and unreasonable. There were so many hungry people (mainly Mongolians) outside the city, why didn't they let them in?Even if you can't fight, it's not bad to stand on the tower to recharge. So he opened the city gate, let people into the city, and personally recruited them to surrender. A month later, Nurhachi led his troops to attack, and Shenyang defender He Shixian resisted desperately. At the critical moment, the hungry Mongolian people recruited before began to wreak havoc, attacking the defenders, and Shenyang fell under the cooperation of inside and outside.He Shixian died in battle, and the 70,000 defenders were wiped out. This day is March 12th in the first year of Tianqi (1621). Yuan Yingtai didn't have time to regret it, because he only lived six days longer. After the capture of Shenyang, the Houjin army immediately regrouped and rushed to the next target-Liaoyang. Back then, Liaoyang's status was roughly equivalent to today's Shenyang. It was the economic, cultural, and military center of Liaodong, as well as the capital of Liaodong.This place has been renovated, surrounded by trenches, tightly defended, and there are many artillery pieces. It can be called the first strong city in Liaodong. For three days. The battle process was relatively simple. Yuan Yingtai led an army of 30,000 to fight, was defeated by Nurhachi's 60,000 cavalry, and retreated to hold on. The Houjin spies set fire to destroy the city, causing chaos. Seeing the fall of the city, Yuan Yingtai was very calm, calmly put on his official uniform, wore a sword, faced south, and hanged himself to death. He is not a competent Ming general, but a competent Ming official. The loss of Liaoyang marked the complete collapse of the situation, it marked that Liaodong became the sphere of influence of the Hou Jin, and it marked that from then on, they could go wherever they wanted, and rob wherever they wanted. The situation is so bad that it can't be worse, so those who can't use it can't use it anymore. In July of the first year of Tianqi (1621), Xiong Tingbi went to Liaodong. In Liaodong, he met Wang Huazhen. He didn't like this person, from the first meeting.Because he found that this person did not buy his account. Xiong Tingbi's position at this time was Liaodong Economic Strategy, and Wang Huazhen was the governor of Liaodong.In terms of rank, Xiong Tingbi is Wang Huazhen's superior. Wang Huazhen is a person who is very good at stealing the show, because he has a backstage, so he is not willing to obey. Regarding the background of these two people, the introduction in some history books is roughly like this: Xiong Tingbi was supported by the Donglin Party, and Wang Huazhen was supported by the Eunuch Party.The final outcome also proves once again how wise the Donglin Party is and how stupid the Eunuch Party is. nonsense. It's not nonsense, it's just pretending to be confused. Because the most primitive historical data tell us that Xiong Tingbi was from Huguang, he was a member of the Chu Party, and most of the time, the Chu Party was the enemy of the Donglin Party. As for Wang Huazhen, you are right to say that he is related to the eunuch party, but he also has a teacher named Ye Xianggao. In the first year of Tianqi, the eunuchs stood aside, Li Jinzhong was still pretending to be a grandson, and he didn't even change his name, relying on this group of people, Wang Huazhen was driven to see the city gate by Mr. Xiong long ago. The reason why he dared to be arrogant and disobedient was only because his teacher was the chief assistant of the court and the number one person in the court. Xiong Tingbi was right, so he was supported by the Donglin Party, or at least supported by the Donglin Party. Wang Huazhen was wrong, so he was supported by the Eunuch Party, or at least appreciated by the Eunuch Party.Roughly so. It's not that I can't understand the logic that good things belong to myself and bad things belong to others, and I don't object to the behavior of some bad people who are beaten to death with a stick and then stepped on. It is normal for Wang Huazhen not to listen to Xiong Tingbi's words, because his soldiers are more than Xiong Tingbi's. At that time, the remaining troops of the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong were about 150,000, all of which were in the hands of Wang Huazhen.And Xiong Tingbi's subordinates only had 5,000 people. So every time Wang Huazhen saw Xiong Tingbi, he would not listen to the command at all, and would answer every sentence, so angry that Mr. Xiong wished he could chop him up with a knife. But in fact, Wang Huazhen is a very capable person. Wang Huazhen, a native of Zhucheng, Shandong.Jinshi in the 41st year of Wanli.He was originally a department-level cadre (principal) of the Ministry of Finance, but somehow he was transferred to Guangning, Liaoning (now Beining, Liaoning). This man is extremely talented, no matter how fierce the Mongols were in the past, no one dared to mess around in his land.Later, Liaoyang and Shenyang fell, and people were in a panic. Everyone ran to the pass, but he didn't. There are tens of thousands of defenders in Liaoyang City, and the city is lost. In Guangning City, there are only a few thousand people. It is still a broken city, and he wants to defend it. Not only did he not run away, but he also recruited deserters, rectified the training, and actually created a team of tens of thousands. In addition, he communicated with many parties to stabilize people's hearts, stick to the isolated city, and stabilize the situation.The so-called "promoting weak soldiers, guarding the lonely city, not intimidating, and the time is impressive", is famous all over the world, and that is really quite awesome. Xiong Tingbi is also a good man, but he is very unimpressed with this fellow clan, not only because the good people look down on each other, but more importantly, this one is not the other. Soon, Mr. Xiong discovered that this Governor Wang and himself did not have the same idea at all. According to his own thinking, fortresses should be built to prevent death, and at the same time, reinforcements should be mobilized to stay for a long time. But Wang Huazhen decided that he should take the initiative to attack and eliminate Nurhachi. He also said that as long as he had 60,000 elite soldiers, he could wipe out Nurhachi in one fell swoop. Xiong Tingbi thinks Wang Huazhen is too crazy, and Wang Huazhen thinks Xiong Tingbi is too bear. In the end Wang Huazhen shut up, he stopped arguing because it was pointless. The military power is in my hands, so I can do whatever I want. Discussing with you is to save face for you. Do you really take it seriously? Everything was going according to Wang Huazhen's plan, preparing food and grass, training soldiers, looking for internal support, mobilizing foreign aid, and was extremely busy. Halfway through the work, Nurhachi came. On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month in the second year of Tianqi (1622), Nurhachi personally led an army to attack Guangning. Six months ago, Nurhachi heard that Xiong Tingbi was coming, so he didn't come.Later he heard that Xiong Tingbi had no real power at all, so he came here. Practice has proved that Governor Wang is very courageous, but his brain is small. Facing Nurhachi's attack, he put up a very strange formation. The second line of defense, and the rest of the troops retreated to Guangning City. In terms of military strength, Wang Huazhen is about twice that of Nurhachi, but in front of the enemy, he doesn't seem to intend to "catch the enemy in one fell swoop", nor does he intend to defend the enemy from outside the country, because the total strength of the two outer defense lines is only 30,000 , It is impossible to block Nurhachi. Using the darkest psychology to figure out, the only advantage of this formation is that the 30,000 people in the outer defense line and Nurhachi will fight to the death. After the fight, Nurhachi will be almost done. This is indeed the case. On the 20th of the first lunar month, Nurhachi led his army to attack Sanchahe, the first line of defense, which was broken on the same day. The next day, he came to the second line of defense, Xiping Fort, and launched a fierce attack, but this time, he failed. Because Luo Yiguan, the defender of Xipingbao, is a relatively consistent person. Nurhachi attacked and fought back. The traitor Li Yongfang persuaded him to surrender and scolded him back. For a whole day, the Houjin army made no progress. Wang Huazhen's reaction was fairly quick. He immediately dispatched general soldiers Liu Qu, Qi Bingzhong and his confidant Sun Degong to lead three armies to reinforce Xiping Fort. What Nurhachi is best at is to gather around and fight for aid.Therefore, the rescue of the Ming army was already in his expectation. But what he didn't expect was the combat effectiveness of the Ming army. The general soldiers Liu Qu and Qi Bingzhong led the army to fight. The two commanders were very brave and went into battle in person. According to the original idea, Sun Degong came up to strengthen his strength, but what he didn't expect was that this brother was defeated immediately when he first joined the battle. In panic, General Sun shouted loudly: "The army is defeated! The army is defeated!" You are defeated, so why fight? Afterwards, the Jin army attacked on a large scale, the Ming army was defeated, Liu Qu was killed, Qi Bingzhong was wounded and died, Sun Degong fled, and the tens of thousands of Ming troops under him were wiped out. Now, in front of Nurhachi is the helpless and unshielded Xipingbao. Luo Yitong is very clear that his city has been surrounded, there will be no more reinforcements, no more hope, and there is nothing he can do about victory. But he still decided to stick to it, because he believed that he had this responsibility. On the 22nd of the first lunar month, Nurhaci assembled 50,000 people under his command and launched a general offensive. Luo Yiguan led 3,000 defenders, defending the city desperately to resist. The two sides fought fiercely for a day, and the Hou Jin army launched countless attacks with a strength advantage of nearly twenty times, but they were defeated countless times, and they retreated in front of the lonely but determined Luo Yiguan. The Ming army killed a large number of enemy troops with the help of the castle, and Houjin suffered heavy losses and made no progress, so they had to surround the city and stop the attack. But to their surprise, the top of the city suddenly fell into a deathly silence, there was no shouting or killing. Because the soldiers in the city have released the last bow and arrow and fired the last artillery. At this last moment, Luo Yiguan stood on the top of the city, kowtowed in the direction of the capital, and uttered his last words: "The minister is exhausted!" Then, he slayed himself and died. This was a battle in which Nurhachi suffered unprecedented losses since he raised his army. According to historical records, nearly 7,000 post-Jin troops were killed along with the 3,000 defenders of Xiping Fort. Luo Yiguan has fulfilled his duty, and Wang Huazhen is ready to do the same. After learning that Xiping Fort fell, he urged to strengthen the defense overnight, and ignored Sun Degong who had fled back, and encouraged the defenders to unite as one and repel the Houjin army. Then, he went to sleep. Wang Huazhen is not a person who is afraid of things. When Liaoyang fell, he dared to hold on without soldiers or generals. Now that he has tens of thousands of people in his hands, he naturally dared to sleep. But before he fell asleep, he heard the entourage shouting: "Run!" Wang Huazhen ran out of the bedroom. He saw countless people and soldiers throwing away their luggage and weapons and fleeing. The originally quiet and peaceful Guangning City was in chaos, complete chaos. But at this time outside the city, there was no Nurhachi, nor the Houjin Army, not a single one. All this inexplicable originated from a decision two months ago. Wang Huazhen is not an idiot, he is very aware of Nurhachi's strength. In that conversation, the reason why he told Xiong Tingbi that the 60,000 people were wiped out in one fell swoop was because he had found Nurhachi's weakness. This weakness is called Li Yongfang. Li Yongfang was a rebel general of the Ming Dynasty. He was regarded as a local snake in this area. Many generals of the Ming army had friendship with him. After all, they were brothers. Therefore, in Wang Huazhen's view, he was someone who could be won over. So, he sent his confidant Sun Degong to the enemy camp to persuade Li Yongfang to surrender. A few days later, Sun Degong reported back. Li Yongfang understood the righteousness and expressed his willingness to surrender, and acted as an internal response during the attack. Wang Huazhen was very happy. Two months later, Sun Degong was defeated in Xiping Fort. In a panic, he shouted "the army is defeated", which led to the defeat of the army. Yes, your guess is correct, Sun Degong did it on purpose, he is a traitor. Sun Degong went to persuade Li Yongfang to surrender, but was persuaded by Li Yongfang to surrender. The reason is very simple. It is not about loyalty, patriotism, nationality, or Datong, but his bid is higher. In order to recruit Li Yongfang, Nurhachi sent a granddaughter, a title of son-in-law (forehead son-in-law), and countless gold and silver treasures. Obviously, Wang Huazhen could not afford this price. Nurhachi never traded at a loss, and he got extremely rich rewards. Sun Degong helped him bring down the reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty, but this was not enough. This scum who vowed to carry out his shamelessness to the end decided to send a bigger gift to Nurhachi——Guangning City. Because of the confident Wang Huazhen, he entrusted him with the task of defending the city. What happened next was a matter of course. Mr. Wang got up from the bed in a panic and sent someone to find the horse, preparing to escape, but unexpectedly, Sun's confidant was so stingy that he even took the horse away, so Mr. Wang only found a few horses. In the end, he could only run away on a camel. Fortunately, Sun's confidant was busy leading the rebels to make trouble that night, so he didn't pay attention to Governor Wang who escaped. Otherwise, based on his consciousness, it would not be surprising to find Nurhachi with Lord Wang's head to exchange for his granddaughter. The next day, on the way to escape, the frustrated Governor Wang met someone who made him even more frustrated. Xiong Tingbi has proved with practical actions that he is not a merciful person, at least he will not let the dog in the water go. When Governor Wang cried bitterly and repeatedly reviewed his mistakes, he expressed his sympathy with one sentence: "The 60,000 army was wiped out in one fell swoop? How is it now?" Wang Huazhen still accepted his account, and at the critical moment, he did not argue with Xiong Tingbi, but only proposed that troops should be sent now to stick to the next line of defense - Ning Yuan. This is a very wise judgment, but Mr. Xiong has to be reasonable, and it's not over yet: "At this time, who will help you defend the city? It's too late! Hurry up and cover the people and soldiers to enter the customs, that's enough!" The subtext of this sentence is that if you didn't listen to me at the beginning, I won't listen to you now. At this point, there is nothing to say. As a bereaved dog, Wang Huazhen has no right to speak. As a result, the battle situation left Wang Huazhen's control and embarked on the track of Xiong Tingbi. From Wang Huazhen to Xiong Tingbi, from control to track, this is an interesting change. There are many differences before and after the change, but there is also one thing in common: they are all wrong. Although the enemy's situation is very urgent and the city is empty, the main force of the Ming army still exists at this time. If they hold firmly, there is probably no problem.But Mr. Xiong got a bad temper, and he couldn't help but say that Ning Yuan stopped guarding, and all the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Liaodong were withdrawn to the pass (Shanhai Pass), and all strongholds were abandoned. Mr. Xiong didn't realize that he had done what countless enemies, traitors, and traitors wanted to do but couldn't, because in fact, he had given up the entire Liaodong. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Liaodong, which had been firmly ruled for more than two hundred years, was lost like this.No matter from which angle you look at it, Xiong Tingbi has no reason, no excuse, and no reason to do so. But he did. I think, he is for breath. If you didn't listen to me at the beginning, what will you do now? It was this tone that finally killed him. Leading hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians, the two brothers who successfully retreated finally returned to Beijing. The Ming Dynasty government treated them both quite equally—removal and investigation. No matter who is right or who is wrong, you have lost all the capital of the imperial court in Liaodong, and you still have the face to come back?If you don’t take the blame, who will? Of course, the final result was slightly different. Mr. Xiong was killed three years later (the fifth year of Tianqi) because of his bad temper and offending many people. Relatively speaking, Mr. Wang lived another seven years because of his strong relationship and good popularity. Chongzhen officially canceled his household registration in five years. Regarding this matter, many historical books say that Wang Huazhen deserved his death and Xiong Tingbi died unjustly. I agree with the former, I reserve my opinion on the latter. In fact, Nurhachi did not march towards Guangning until the third day after Wang Huazhen's escape. He did not expect that the Ming army would actually flee without a fight, and with his strength, it was not enough to occupy Liaodong. However, when he arrived in Guangning and accepted Sun Degong's surrender, he discovered that there were no enemies in the entire Liaodong. Because of the generosity of Xiong Manzi, this vast land has been handed over to him without reservation. What was given for free could not be taken away, so after looting wantonly, he led his army to a new target - Shanhaiguan. But on the way, he found that his calculation was wrong. Because what Xiong Manzi handed over to him was not Liaodong, but a blank Liaodong. In order to prevent the enemy from stealing a grain of food, Mr. Xiong did a very thorough job. The house was burned, the well was buried, and the people were evacuated. If you want to play like this, Mr. Nurhachi will stop doing it. He has worked hard, and the ultimate goal is to grab things. You have moved all the things away, so why should I go? Moreover, from Guangning to Shanhaiguan, hundreds of miles away, there was no one there, and many solid strongholds were unguarded, not to mention robbery, and there was no chance of fighting. Therefore, when the army marched near a Ming army stronghold, Nurhachi decided: no matter how vast these places are, no matter how important these strongholds are, they should not use them and retreat. Nurhachi left here and set foot on his way home, but he would never have thought that he had made a fatal mistake. Because four years later, he will come back here again and lose everything in the fight for this little place that he gave up so easily. The place where he turned back halfway was called Ningyuan. Since Nurhachi raised his troops in the forty-sixth year of Wanli, in just three years, Fushun, Tieling, Kaiyuan, Liaoyang, Shenyang, and even the entire Liaodong have all fallen. From Yang Gao, Liu Ting to Yuan Yingtai, Wang Huazhen, and Xiong Tingbi, those who could not be fought were finished, and those who could be fought were also finished. The bears died, and so did the bulls. It is inappropriate to say that the situation in Liaodong is bad. It should be said that it cannot be worse. It is so bad that no one wants an official position right in front of them. For example, the general soldier is a senior general of the Ming army. There are only about twenty people in the country. In today's terms, he is the commander of the military region.If you want to get into this position, it is impossible not to squeeze your head. Generally speaking, this position is quite safe, usually just looking at the map and pointing fingers.However, the situation has changed in the past few years. During the war in Liaodong, the Ming Dynasty sent fourteen general soldiers one after another, but all of them were killed in battle, and none of them survived. There are fewer and fewer general soldiers, and they are still decreasing, because there is no one to do it, and some incumbent general soldiers even resigned voluntarily, preferring to go home to farm rather than do this job. But it is generally recognized that the worst profession is not the general soldier, but the Liaodong economic strategy. There can be dozens of general soldiers, but there is only one Liaodong Economic Strategy.The commander-in-chief can quit, but the Liaodong Economic Strategy cannot. But even fools know that Liaodong is gone, people have withdrawn to Shanhaiguan, there are no soldiers, no land, no people, what else is there to do? We are not fools, we will not go. The first candidate to succeed Liaodong Economic Strategy was Zhang Heming, Shangshu of the Ministry of War. In order to encourage him, Tianqi first promoted him to the crown prince Taibao (cong Yipin), gave him Shangfang sword, and personally saw him off. Zhang Shangshu didn't say anything, just slapped his butt and left. He walked, but he walked slowly. From the capital to Shanhaiguan, he walked for seventeen days. I walked this route last week and it took three hours by car. Although Mr. Zhang didn't have a car, he always had horses. It was just over 200 kilometers, and he had to climb it. Not to mention that, not long after he went there, the adult said that he was old and weak, so he voluntarily resigned and went home. If you don’t plant it, you won’t plant it. What kind of garlic will you pack? In comparison, the governor of Xuanfu who succeeded him was much better. After the governor received the appointment, he wrote three official documents and told the emperor clearly: I will not go. Although Mr. Tianqi is a carpenter, he still has a bit of a temper, and immediately issued an order: If you don't go, you will get out (dismissed as a civilian, never to be employed). Whether you don't want to go or don't want to go, someone has to take the place of the dead ghost, so Wang Zaijin, the minister of the Ministry of War, appeared on the stage. Wang Zaijin, styled at the beginning of Ming Dynasty, was born in Taicang, Jiangsu.Jinshi in the 20th year of Wanli.The man had never fought a war, and the reason why he was allowed to go was because he couldn't help it. When Zhang Shangshu ran away, he was the deputy minister of the Ministry of War and the acting minister (department affairs). In other words, it was his turn. Most of the evaluations of this dear man in the history books are relatively consistent: what kind of waste, stupid, and so on. I agree with both, but I think he is at least a brave man. Knowing that it is a scapegoat, but still carrying it without complaint or regret, and without hesitation, isn't it brave? And the reason why he failed was not a question of attitude, but a question of ability. Because the enemy he faced was Nurhachi. Nurhachi, the most feared enemy of the Ming Dynasty, reacted extremely quickly on the battlefield and used cavalry tactics superbly. His military ability was comparable to any famous general in the history of Ming Dynasty. Without a doubt, he was one of the toughest and most gifted military generals of our time. He may be good and powerful, but he is by no means without rivals. In fact, the nemesis of his fate has appeared, right in front of his eyes - not just one. After Wang Zaijin arrived in Liaodong, he worked very hard and diligently. He surveyed the terrain day and night and considered the deployment of troops. After days and nights of hard research, he finally came up with a defense plan. The specific plan is as follows. Wang Zaijin believes that it is not enough to just defend Shanhaiguan. In order to ensure the depth of defense, he decided to build a new city to defend Shanhaiguan. This new city is located at Balipu, eight miles outside Shanhaiguan. Wang Zaijin was very serious in his work. Not only did he choose the position, but he also drew up the budget, military strength, etc., and then handed it over to the emperor. Emperor Tianqi was very happy after seeing it, and immediately approved the agreement, and allocated project funds from the treasury. It should be said that Wang Zaijin's enthusiasm is worthy of recognition, his attitude is worthy of respect, his creativity is worthy of encouragement, and his overall plan is worthy of contempt. Just guarding the Shanhaiguan Pass is not enough, because once the Shanhaiguan pass is breached, the capital will be defenseless and easy to get. Although the Shanhaiguan pass is very strong and strong, it is a brick wall after all, not a high-voltage power grid. People piled up on the city wall, even if they gnawed with their mouths, they probably would have gnawed through them. On this point, Wang Zaijin's view is correct. But that's the only thing he's right about, other than that, it's all bullshit. Where is the nonsense, I will not say it, and someone will say it later. In short, if this plan is implemented, Shanhaiguan will be destroyed, the capital will be lost, and the Ming Dynasty will perish. For this result, Wang Zaijin didn't know, Tian Qi naturally didn't know, and more people didn't say anything when they knew it. Just when everything was almost irreparable, a letter from the masses completely changed this tragic fate. This letter was written by Wang Zaijin's subordinates, and was sent directly to Ye Xianggao through the court channel. The main idea of ​​the article was only one: Wang Zaijin's plan was wrong. Now Lord Ye has a headache, he is a veteran in politics, but a rookie in military affairs, after much deliberation, he couldn't get this idea out, so he ran to find the emperor. But apart from being a good carpenter, the emperor was basically blind, and he was not sure, so he went to find another person. The earth was shaken and the tide was turned, and it started from here. "If the attack is insufficient, the defense is more than enough. It is not easy to recover the talent of the other side. It is enough to be careful and guard it if you make it full-time." This sentence comes from a biography of a person. The general meaning of this sentence is: With this person's talent, it may not be easy to restore the lost country, but if you trust him, give him the power, and firmly hold on to the existing country, it is possible. This is a supreme review. Because this sentence comes from "History of Ming Dynasty".The person who said this was a historian in the Qing Dynasty. Based on the above points, we can conclude that in the Qing Dynasty, this was a rather reactionary statement. Because it implicitly means: If this person has been in office, the Qing Dynasty will not be able to win the world. Under the rule of the Qing Dynasty, holding the rice bowl of the Qing Dynasty, saying such things would kill your head. But they said it, they not only said it, but also wrote it down, and passed it down through the ages, but no one was punished for it. Because what they said was an iron fact, a fact that the rulers of the Qing Dynasty could not deny. At the same time, they also expressed their respect for this person in a very special way. In the 220-volume biography of Ming history, which records the deeds of nearly a thousand people, countless heroes who are well-known to future generations have to huddle together with others. And in the biography of this man, there are only himself and his descendants. This person is not Xu Da. In Xu Da's biography, there is Chang Yuchun. Not Liu Bowen. In Liu Bowen's biography, there are Song Lian, Ye Chen, and Zhang Yi. Not Wang Shouren. In Wang Shouren's biography, his protégé Ji Yuanheng was also paired. It's not Zhang Juzheng either. Mr. Zhang and his teacher Xu Jie and his old rival are in a biography. Of course, it wasn't even Yuan Chonghuan. General Yuan lived in a rather crowded place, and there were ten other people in his biography. This person is Sun Chengzong. The greatest strategist in the late Ming Dynasty, the nemesis of Nurhachi and his son, the defender of the capital, the teacher of the emperor, and a loyal patriot. Unique and unique. Before obtaining the above titles, he was a student who didn't study hard, a teacher who made a living, and a down-and-out scholar who hadn't been admitted to Juren for 16 years.