Chapter 199: Those who obey me will prosper (Part 1)
The exchange of information and letters took time. By the time the court's decision was conveyed to the Liaodong border gate, many things that had only been approved had actually already been halfway done.
For example, if the Ministry of War asked Li Chengliang to gather the defeated troops and report the actual losses, Li Chengliang had already done so.
In the "Night of Hetuala", Li Chengliang's troops lost up to 3,725 elite cavalrymen (killed in battle, captured or missing), 6,431 war horses, and 1,000 draft horses.
Six hundred and forty-three horses, mules and one thousand one hundred and twenty-seven donkeys were lost.
In the end, Li Chengliang reported that the remaining troops of his department were about 4,300, but the horse losses were huge and he no longer had the ability to continue the attack. He voluntarily withdrew to Crow Falcon Pass to wait for orders from the Ministry of War.
Another example is that the Ministry of War order issued by the emperor required Cao Yun to replace Li Chengliang and unified command of the remaining three armies to continue the encirclement and suppression of Nurhaci. In fact, it was a bit like a "payment of votes". Because after Cao Yun received Gao Pangshi's secret letter, etc.
Li Chengliang took the initiative to take over the command as soon as he was defeated, and not only issued relevant orders to Ma Chengxun, but also issued orders to Yang Yuan.
Ma Chengxun will definitely obey the order. Needless to say, surprisingly, Yang Yuan did not refuse. After receiving Cao Yu's military order, Yang Yuan immediately decided not to wait for the procrastinating Dong E's Ministry to "be ready"
, led his own 3,000 soldiers and the 400 men provided by Dong E's tribe and set out immediately, and began to circle eastward in wind and snow, preparing to surround Hetuala according to the planned plan.
In addition, Cao Yan once again received a secret letter from Gao Pragmatic, which clearly told him that the emperor had decided to remove Nurhachi from all his duties after the victory, and at the same time granted these positions to Nurhaci's younger brother, Su Kesuhu.
Kawabe Erbele Shurhazy.
This is the so-called "someone in the court is easy to be an official." With Gao Pragmatic's letter and a clear plan for arrangements after the victory, Cao Yu didn't have to worry about making mistakes in his handling and making the emperor and the court dissatisfied.
The three armies continued to attack, and the encirclement was getting smaller and smaller. Cao Yu asked Ma Chengxun and Yang Yuan to report their location three times a day, while he and Qi Jin marched cautiously. In his early years, he was nicknamed "Desperate Cao Sanlang".
But since the defeat at Chang'an Fort, he has become more and more cautious, especially as he gets closer to victory. He would rather go slow than fail at the last moment.
In fact, although what Cao Yu did was not wrong, he was really worried at this moment because Nurhachi was under greater pressure than him.
Nurhachi's pressure came from both internal and external parts. Needless to say, externally, although he defeated one of the four armies, the remaining three armies were still stronger than him, and from a time perspective, there was no chance to use his strategy.
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But what Nurhaci is most worried about is the internal pressure, but to explain this pressure, we must first understand the origins of the three guards of Jianzhou.
Jianzhou Jurchen became attached to the Ming Dynasty when the Ming Dynasty expelled the Can Yuan Dynasty, paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty, and accepted the canonization of the Ming Emperor. In the second year of Yongle, the Ming Dynasty established the Jianzhou Guard, and appointed the local leader Aha as the commander of the Jianzhou Guard.
Later, another leader, Mengge Timur, was named the commander of the Jianzhou Left Guard because he followed Chengzu to attack Mongolia. However, during the turmoil, Mengge Timur was killed, and his son Dong Shan was also
After being captured, the Jianzhou Zuowei Seal was lost. Mengge Timur's younger brother Fancha reported it to the court, and the Ming Emperor granted Fancha a new Jianzhou Zuowei Seal again.
However, not long after, Dong Shan was redeemed and the original Jianzhou Zuowei seal was found again. The uncle and nephew had a dispute over the ownership of Jianzhou Zuowei. In the end, Yingzong ordered that Jianzhou Zuowei be divided into two
, and then add Jianzhou right guard, Fancha and Dongshan each hold one seal.
Therefore, the earliest Jianzhou Guards were divided into three, namely Jianzhou Guards, Jianzhou Left Guards, and Jianzhou Right Guards, which were called the Three Jianzhou Guards in history.
Among them, Nurhachi is a direct descendant of Timur, the fierce brother. To a certain extent, he is also the most "legal" ruler of Jianzhou Zuowei.
But the problem is that the Ming Dynasty's principle of "with direct descendants, without direct descendants" is not very popular in the minds of the Jurchens (it is just "in their minds", in fact, in most cases they still have to obey the canonization of the Ming Dynasty).
This issue has been mentioned before. The Jurchens' customs are actually more influenced by the Mongols. Specifically, in terms of registering heirs and dividing inheritance, the Jurchens prefer to follow the Mongolian traditions.
Nurhaci's father, Takshi, had five sons in total. Nurhaci was the eldest son, Mulhaqi was the second son, Shuerhaqi was the third son, Yarhaqi was the fourth son, and Bayala was the youngest son.
At this point, readers may have questions. Since Shuerhaqi is the third child, why is he called the "Second Beile"? The reason is very simple. The second child Mulhaqi and Nurhaci are not the same mother.
After Nurhaci became the commander of the Jianzhou Left Guard, according to the Ming Dynasty's tradition, only Shuerhaqi was recognized by the Ming Dynasty, while Mulhaqi, who was a "concubine", was not recognized.
As for the fourth child, Yarhaqi, he was also a compatriot of Nurhachi, but this guy who could have become the "Three Belles" died early, so... there was no such thing.
As for Bayala, he was born to Nurhaci’s mean and ungrateful stepmother. His relationship with the Nurhaci brothers is obviously not much better, and his current position within Jianzhou Left Guard is rather embarrassing. Fortunately, he is only five or six years old, and Nurhaci has
There is no ill will toward him.
To put it simply, Nurhachi still has three living brothers. The second brother, Mulhaqi, is also an iron brother who worked hard with him. However, because the Ming Dynasty did not recognize his status, although he also obtained some military power according to the Jurchen tradition,
This power "resides" under the banner of Nurhaci.
Bayala, the youngest, can be ignored for the time being, but Shuerhaqi, the third child, is very powerful as the "second beile". How powerful is it? Nurhachi's Bayala soldiers are about a thousand, and Shuerhaqi's
Bagala's personal soldiers numbered eight hundred.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Why is Shuerhaqi so powerful? There are two reasons: First, he is the direct descendant of Timur, the fierce brother recognized by the Ming Dynasty.
He was officially awarded the title "Commander of Jianzhou Zuowei Commander"; secondly, he is the de facto "youngest son of the Tucker family". According to the custom of "the youngest son guarding the stove" passed down from the Mongols to the Jurchens, his strength must not be inferior.
Otherwise Nurhaci will be seriously questioned.
In other words, if Takshi is Temujin, then Shuerhaqi is equivalent to Tuo Lei. According to the Jurchens' habits at this time, after Takshi's death, he should be the "supervisor of the country" and his father's
The number one wakeman.
The Jurchens in Jianzhou were influenced by both the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia, which resulted in this somewhat weird inheritance system and also contributed to the strength of Shuerhaqi.
If the current internal strength of the Jurchens in Jianzhou is divided into 10%, then Nurhachi controls 50%, Shuerhaqi controls about 40%, and the remaining 10% is in the hands of Mulhaqi - but Mulhaqi cannot really control it.
He is subordinate to Nurhaci.
The two brothers Nurhaci and Shuerhaqi have 60 points and 40 points. This is basically the current strength division of Jianzhou's left-back.
Because of the oldest age, relatively harmonious relationship between brothers, and the level of the Ming Dynasty canonization position, Nurhaci's status is relatively stable in normal times. Not only Mulhaqi completely obeys Nurhaci's orders, but Shuerhaqi also only follows the lead of his eldest brother Nurhaci.
However, that was normal times.
As the encirclement of the three armies of the Ming Army became tighter and tighter, a rumor spread: The Ming Emperor was extremely dissatisfied with Nurhaci's rebellion and had decided to severely punish Jianzhou Left Guard, and after the Ming Army defeated Hetuala
, all the canonizations of Nurhachi will be abolished, and Shuerhaqi will be granted the title of Commander of the Jianzhou Left Guard instead.
There are several keywords in this rumor: punishment, breach, abolition, and reform.
Punishment means that Daming is still the familiar Daming. If you dare not listen to him, he will beat you until you obey, and there will inevitably be severe punishment - killing, which is one of them. For Jian
As far as the Jurchens from the left guard of the state are concerned, who will be killed is certainly worth worrying about.
Breaking through means that the Ming Dynasty no longer intends to "peacefully conquer" Hetuala. Li Chengliang's unexpected defeat shocked the entire Jurchen region, but as Gao Pragmatic analyzed Zhu Yijun, the outcome of this war has not yet been determined. Li Chengliang's defeat
Neither party was considered to be "unbeatable". As long as the Ming Dynasty insisted on continuing to fight and conquered Hetuala, all doubts would naturally disappear.
Abolition means that Ming's tolerance is very limited. Ming decided to severely punish Nurhaci who surrendered but rebelled and broke his promise. Although Ming has always insisted on the lineage of the rulers of the Jurchen tribes, it does not mean that it cannot be changed.
For example, in the early days of Wang Gao's rise, Ming Dynasty recognized him as the commander of Jianzhou Right Guard for a short period of time.
The change of title means that although the Ming Dynasty decided to severely punish Nurhaci, it still planned to maintain the ruling lineage of Jianzhou Left Guard as much as possible. If the elder brother is not good enough, the younger brother will take over. To a certain extent, this is also a means of maintaining stability - Shuerhaqi
He was originally the second-largest left-back in Jianzhou, known as "Er Beile". Since Nurhachi was about to step down, Shuerhaqi naturally took over.
Oh, I forgot to mention that Nurhachi already has sons, not one or two, but five.
The eldest son Aixinjueluo Chu Ying, whose mother is his wife Tong Jia Haha Na Zhaqing, was born in the eighth year of Wanli, and he is eight years old this year (it is the Chinese New Year, it is already the sixteenth year of Wanli. Here and below, all the authors use the actual
age);
The second son, Aixinjueluo Daishan, was born in the eleventh year of Wanli to his wife Tongjia Haha Nazhaqing;
The third son of the concubine, Aixinjueluo Abai, was born in the thirteenth year of Wanli; his mother was the concubine's wife (clearly known as concubine) Zhaojia;
The fourth son of the concubine Aixinjueluo Tang Gugu, his mother was the concubine Niu Hulu, who was also born in the thirteenth year of Wanli;
The fifth legitimate son, Aixinjueluo Manggurtai, was born in the 15th year of Wanli and was still in his infancy. His mother was the step-wife Shaji Fucha.
Although he already has five sons, even his eldest son Chu Ying is only eight years old this year. The Ming Dynasty has always used a restraint policy to deal with various Jurchen ministries, so if the heir is too young, he is usually not allowed to take over the position, so as to avoid
It was unable to suppress the powerful internal factions, resulting in civil strife and dragging down the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, the recent "rumor" made Nurhachi quite nervous. He knew that if the Ming Dynasty really wanted to abolish his position, Shuerhaqi would be most likely to ascend to the throne. From the experience of Jurchen history,
Look, once Shuerhaqi succeeds in assuming the position, then his descendants of Nurhaci will basically have no chance of having the foundation of Jianzhou Zuowei.
Moreover, this rumor still has a very important point that is not clear: it does not explain what Nurhachi will do after Shuerhaqi takes over.
If he was only exempted from the title of commander awarded by the Ming Dynasty, Nurhachi felt that he could still think of other ways, such as performing a double act with Shuerhaqi: On the surface, Shuerhaqi existed as a commander, but in fact, within Jianzhou Zuowei
Let him be the master, Nurhaci.
As for when he will get back the title of commander, Nurhachi is not in a hurry. He will find an opportunity to show his loyalty in the future, or make some contributions to the Ming Dynasty, and then let Shuerhaqi step up and let the talents go. Basically, it should be done.
But now Nurhachi is worried that Shuerhaqi will become ambitious because of this and prepare to completely replace him.
This kind of worry did not arise out of thin air. Nurhaci has already grasped some clues. For example, he led the army to fight against North Road Ma Chengxun and designed to trick Li Chengliang in Hetuala. During this period, Shuerha
Qi did not conscientiously implement the pre-war plan and seriously harassed Cao Yu's troops.
Shuerhaqi only harassed Cao Yu twice in total, and both times he only defeated Cao Yu's small-scale expedition. In total, he only fought with less than a hundred people from Cao Yu's tribe - can this be considered harassment? This is either an act or an act.
It's fear of the enemy.
Nurhachi did not think that Shuerhaqi was afraid of the enemy and avoided war, because Shuerhaqi never showed a fear of the enemy during the expansion in the past few years. Whether it was the crusade against Nikanwailan or the conquest of the Zhechen tribe,
Shuerhaqi behaved very bravely, often attacking more with less. The only possibility is that Shuerhaqi did not want to offend the Ming army too much.
Although Nurhachi originally thought that Shuerhaqi had reservations about the Ming army's war, he thought that Shuerhaqi was just trying to avoid being resented by the Ming army in the future. But now looking back, he has to doubt Shuerhaqi.
There has already been some kind of tacit understanding with the Ming army.
Recalling that Shuerhaqi had stayed in Cao Yu's army for a period of time, and that Cao Yu took special care of him and did not let him go to the battlefield at all, Nurhaci couldn't help but become more suspicious: Could it be that Shuerhaqi really had different intentions?
Once the seeds of suspicion are planted, they can take root and sprout with just a little bit of nutrients. Ming's various actions and this rumor are such nutrients. Nurhachi's uneasiness is accumulating rapidly, and his suspicion of Shuerhaqi is also deepening.
At this time, Shuerhaqi's performance even chilled Nurhachi's back: Shuerhaqi, who had just withdrawn to Hetuala, immediately took back the eight Niulu that had been given to Nurhaci under the command of "
"Emergency preparations for war".
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