Chapter 108 Wu Sangui, the righteous king of Qing Dynasty
"The fat horse and the big sword have not yet been repaid, and the emperor's favor has been spent in vain for several spring and autumn years. I have poured out my drunken dreams in a bucket of ladles, and trampled through the four hundred states of Nikan."
The Qing army suddenly gathered in Datong, and their numbers continued to increase. Soon even Wu Sangui led his troops to Datong. Because all the government offices in the city had been occupied by Dorgon, Wu Sangui had to temporarily stay in Huayan Temple in Datong.
Huayan Temple in Datong was built in the Liao Dynasty. It was destroyed by war in the second year of Baoda. It was rebuilt on the old site in the third year of Tianjuan in the Jin Dynasty. It was repaired by successive dynasties. There were many poems left by literati in the temple. Wu Sangui raised his head
, I saw the verses inscribed on the temple wall by Meng Qiaofang, the governor of Shaanxi Province during the Qing Dynasty, praising:
"Zhitai's poem has a far-reaching meaning. It has the majestic spirit of border poetry and personal feelings. It is really a good poem."
Meng Qiaofang smiled proudly and said: "With the praise of King Meng Yi, I am lucky in three lives. I am lucky in three lives."
When Wu Sangui heard Meng Qiaofang call him "Yi Wang", although he felt hot in his heart, he still retorted verbally:
"Oh! This vassal has too little virtue to accept merit. At this time, I am trying to revitalize the cause, but I really cannot accept the title given by your country. If in a few months, this vassal can follow the auxiliary king to completely wipe out the thieves and clear the country,
When the time comes, it will be okay to accept the gift from this true king."
After the Qing army entered the Pass, as Qin generals such as Sun Chuanting, Gao Jie and Li Chengdong were destroyed in the Huailai Incident, Wu Sangui's strength had made great progress by annexing the Qin army's troops.
In the subsequent battles between the Ming and Qing coalition forces and the Dashun Army, Wu Sangui followed the basic principle of preserving himself and annexing friendly forces. During the Huolu Battle, Liu Zeqing and Gao Di escaped, which gave Wu Sangui the opportunity to further annex the Ming army.
excuse.
That's why he ignored all the hard work after the Huolu War and let Li Laiheng go. He went all out to rush north, hunted down Gao Di, his colleague and friend for many years, and finally achieved the ultimate goal of completely annexing the Qin Army and Guan Ning Army.
, and became the only powerful warlord under the name of the Ming Dynasty.
With such strength, and his hard work in the battle of harvesting deer, and his contribution to hunting down Shanhaiguan General Soldier Gaodi after the war, the Qing Dynasty certainly had to pay high attention to Wu Sangui and give him extra gifts.
At Dorgon's suggestion, the Qing court finally decided to confer Wu Sangui as the Righteous King of the Qing Dynasty in the name of Emperor Fulin of Zhaohe. In order to show that the reward would not be delayed, the Qing court sent Maleji, a scholar of the Hanlin Hongwen Academy, as an envoy.
After registering and sealing, I made a special trip to Baoding for the canonization ceremony.
After Wu Sangui accepted the canonization by the Qing envoy in Baoding, he said that because the Ming Dynasty had not yet truly revived and the intruders had not been completely eliminated, he was determined to wait until the war in the world was completely quelled before he could officially use the title of King Yi.
Of course, these remarks did not prevent Wu Sangui from using Wang Jue's car to drive the honor guard. At the invitation of Dorgon, who was still attending the meeting of kings Baylor in Beijing at the time, he arrived in Beijing accompanied by Maleji and others.
Hauge, who was also the auxiliary king at the time, didn't care much about Dorgon's tribute to Wu Sangui. When Wu Sangui arrived in Beijing, he didn't even participate in the welcoming activities. This forced Wu Sangui to move closer to Dorgon's faction. Hauge's
Arrogance and arrogance gave Dorgon an excellent opportunity to win over people's hearts.
On the day Wu Sangui arrived in the capital, his uncle, Prince Dorgon, and others, including Prince Duduo of Yu, King Azige of England, Shuotuo, the leader of the banner with the red flag, led the Dukes, Hous, Bos, Meile Zhangjing of the Qing Dynasty who were in Beijing.
A large number of high-ranking officials, including the Minister of Commerce and the noble ministers of the Ming Dynasty, came out of the city to greet him, and the scene was extremely grand.
At that time, Fang Wen, a relative of Fang Yiren's hometown in Tongcheng, was in Beijing and witnessed this scene with his own eyes. Fang Wen, who had a well-known literary reputation, wrote a poem and said:
"The King of Liaohai surrendered him to his court, and passers-by rushed to see him. A strong man with a sable and a white horse, who has fought against mountains and seas, is a general."
This poem was widely circulated among the circles of scholars in Beijing who were loyal to the Ming Dynasty. However, at this time, the Manchus had even elected Zhu Cixiang, the crown prince of Chongzhen, as the Tongzhi Emperor. What exactly does it mean to be "loyal to the Ming Dynasty"?
has become a new thought-provoking question.
In fact, Wu Sangui did not make any achievements on the battlefield of "assisting and suppressing" the intruders. Today, he can sit on tens of thousands of the most elite military horses of the Ming Dynasty and become the most powerful warlord force in the name of the Ming Dynasty. It is completely
Relying on conspiracy and despicable sneak attacks, he stabbed friendly forces and colleagues in the back again and again.
He murdered Sun Chuanting, Gao Jie and Li Chengdong at the Huailai banquet, betrayed Li Fuming on the battlefield of Baigou River, and hunted down his old friend Gao Di after the battle of Huolu.
Every knife Wu Sangui stabbed at the friendly forces in the back, and the blood shed, added more destructive and dazzling glory to his righteous king.
After a while in Beijing, Wu Sangui quickly saw clearly the direction of the power struggle within the Qing regime, and wisely chose to hug Dorgon's thigh tightly. Soon he led his troops to follow Dorgon to Datong, preparing to completely "cleanse".
The remnants of thieves entrenched in the northwest, Central Plains and Huguang.
"The fat horse and the big sword have not yet been repaid, and the emperor's favor has been spent in vain for several spring and autumn years. I have poured out my drunken dreams in a bucket of ladles, and trampled through the four hundred states of Nikan."
Dorgon read the poem written by Meng Qiaofang again. Just when Meng Qiaofang was preparing to receive the master's reward, Dorgon suddenly said with a cold face:
"Although you have joined the flag and become a Merle Ezhen with a red flag, you are not a Manchurian and it is not appropriate to use the language of Nikan. The wording in this poem is very inelegant. You can order someone to chisel the word Nikan on the wall.
go."
Meng Qiaofang felt cold and quickly explained: "My servant was stupid and panicked, and did not consider these details carefully. My servant immediately ordered someone to chisel out the poems and inscriptions on the wall."
Dorgon then said: "No need, just remove the word "Nikan". In this way, you can change the poem to "fighting with ladles to drink up the remaining dreams of drunkenness, and trampling through the four hundred states of Han". Nikan is the name of Manchuria.
Even though you are a bannerman, you are not allowed to use the titles used by others."
Dorgon's basin of cold water poured cold sweat on Meng Qiaofang's forehead. Even Wu Sangui on the side was shocked by Dorgon's high self-esteem and cold and harsh behavior.
Wu Sangui forced a smile and said: "This is a trivial matter. The intruders are still entrenched in Guanshan. When does the auxiliary king expect to send troops to destroy these remnants?"
Dorgon snorted, put his hands behind his back, and slowly walked out of the Main Hall of Huayan Temple, saying as he walked:
"The northwest is far away at the end of the world, and the sound education is not yet understood, but they dare to resist the king's army. The Manchu soldiers are strong and powerful, and they have a great reputation. Chuang Ni has been defeated in a row and there is no opportunity to take advantage of it. Internal changes will arise on their own, and people's hearts will be disintegrated. It will probably not be long before."
Meng Qiaofang also hurriedly said: "I think Luo Rucai, the thief of Cao Cao, has rebelled against Yuan Zongdi and others, and has committed great rebellion and poisoned all living beings. Now it seems that it is God's will to kill him and defeat him."
Wu Sangui didn't know why Dorgon was so sure, but after listening to the conversation between Dorgon and Meng Qiaofang, he vaguely guessed that Dorgon's guess that "internal change arises from within, and people's hearts disintegrate" was probably not just
It's just a pure guess without any real evidence.
"This vassal state has not yet restored an inch of territory, and everything depends on the decision-making of the auxiliary king. In the battle of Baigou River, many of our soldiers and horses were killed and wounded by Chuang Nie. In the battle of Shuulu, even the elite Manchu soldiers were damaged a lot, and besides, our vassal army suffered a lot of losses."
The soldiers and horses are not as powerful as the Manchu soldiers, and they have killed more than ten thousand people for Chuang Ni. The troops are limited. How to cross the river now depends on how the auxiliary king is determined to fight."
Wu Sangui is worthy of being the only one among the frontier generals of the Ming Dynasty who can retain his strength to this day, his status has not declined but has risen, and his strength has not weakened but has increased.
As expected, he regarded soldiers and horses as his own private property and regarded them as the foundation of his life. He even did not forget to preserve his strength in front of Dorgon.
Dorgon replied indifferently: "I have my own opinion."