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Chapter 150 Yuan Chonghuan

After Su Chen blackmailed Qian Qianyi, he continued to tell the following content.

"But outside the court, the Houjin established by Nurhachi in the northeastern region occupied Liaodong, and this became the most serious border trouble in the early years of Chongzhen."

"Earlier, Chongzhen commissioned Yuan Chonghuan to guard Liaodong. After Yuan Chonghuan took office, he reorganized the defense and appointed Zu Dashou, He Kegang, and Zhao Lijiao to guard the front lines of Jinzhou, Ningyuan, and Shanhaiguan respectively, creating the Ningjin defense line, and repeatedly defeated Huang Taiji, forcing Huang Taiji to make a detour. Mongolia attacks Ming Dynasty.”

"In the recent incident, the Jin army bypassed Shanhaiguan and broke into the pass from Da'ankou of the Great Wall, which was very close to Beijing. This caused Chongzhen to be frightened and uneasy, and he urgently summoned Yuan Chonghuan back to King Qin of Beijing."

"But Yuan Chonghuan prepared to intercept the Jin army in Jizhen. As a result, the Jin army was mostly cavalry and quickly crossed Jizhen."

"Yuan Chonghuan analyzed the situation and believed that the Jin Army's target must be Beijing, so after the Jin Army arrived in Beijing, he rushed to the city of Beijing and fought with the Jin Army under the city."

"Yuan Chonghuan used more firearms, forcing the Jin army to retreat for a time. The Jin army was unable to win against Yuan Chonghuan's Ningyuan frontier army for a while, so they began to consider retreating."

Chongzhen: This Yuan Chonghuan is good. I really did not misjudge him. He can steadily suppress the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Although the past changes have not yet occurred and the Qing army has not yet besieged the capital, it does not prevent him from admiring Yuan Chonghuan.

Liaodong has always been occupied by the Hou Jin Dynasty and often invaded the territory of the Ming Dynasty. It seems to be the most harmful border danger to the Ming Dynasty.

In order to solve the Liaodong problem, he accepted Yuan Chonghuan, recommended by the Donglin Party members, to guard Liaodong.

Of course, the reason why Yuan Chonghuan was appointed was not only the recommendation of the Donglin Party, but also the fact that Yuan Chonghuan promised to pacify Liao Dynasty for five years.

He was moved by the beautiful vision of Ping Liao in the past five years, so he rewarded Yuan Chonghuan with Shang Fang Baojian to station in Liaodong, giving Yuan Chonghuan great autonomy.

But now it seems that the five-year Pingliao plan failed, otherwise the Ming Dynasty would not have perished, and the country of the Ming Dynasty would not have fallen into the hands of the Manchus.

This made him a little confused and didn't know what the problem was.

According to what the anchor said, Yuan Chonghuan behaved very well in the future and suppressed the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

But what happened next, so that the situation turned around and allowed the Manchus to usurp the Ming Dynasty.

Yuan Chonghuan: If I garrison Shanhaiguan, I can let the Jin soldiers return with a great defeat, but if the Jin soldiers detour to Shanhaiguan, there is nothing I can do.

He has some regrets now. He shouldn't have said such big words about Ping Liao in the past five years, so that he can't stand down now.

At the beginning, he was quite confident and felt that five years would be enough to pacify Liaodong.

But when he came to Shanhaiguan to fight the Jin soldiers head-on, he discovered that Hou Jin's strength was not weak at all.

He could only guard Shanhaiguan and prevent Jin soldiers from crossing Shanhaiguan.

But if you want to pacify Liaodong and wipe out Hou Jin, I am afraid it will be difficult to do so.

"However, at this time, Yuan Chonghuan's earlier letter of challenge to Huang Taiji and a letter of condolences to Nurhachi were intercepted by the Ming army. Some ministers of the Ming Dynasty believed that Yuan Chonghuan was a mercenary and was suspected of secretly colluding with the enemy."

"Emperor Chongzhen was also very annoyed by the Jin army's move to attack the capital, so he believed that Yuan Chonghuan's plan to ping Liao in the first five years was useless and not worthy of trust."

"But Yuan Chonghuan believed that he had traveled thousands of miles to come to King Qin and defeated the Jin army. He was a meritorious minister."

"As a result, there was a gap between the monarch and his ministers. When Emperor Chongzhen summoned him, he ordered the Jinyi Guards to imprison him on the spot, and then ordered Yuan Chonghuan to be executed late."

"After hearing that Chongzhen had killed Yuan Chonghuan, the emperor was overjoyed. Hou Jin also changed the country's name to Qing in 1636. Soon after, he obtained the technology of Hongyi cannon from the surrendered Ming Dynasty border troops. His strength continued to increase, and he was in the same court with the Ming Dynasty. Resistance.”

Chongzhen: Why do I feel like the intercepted letters were framed by the Qing Dynasty and fell into a trap of the Qing Dynasty.

Now that he was standing on the sidelines, he suddenly discovered other problems.

With Yuan Chonghuan here, the Manchu Qing Dynasty could only retreat outside the Shanhaiguan Pass and never even thought of stepping into Shanhaiguan Pass.

And how could it be such a coincidence that Yuan Chonghuan's letter to the Qing Dynasty was intercepted by the Ming army. It seems that this was intentional by the Qing Dynasty.

The so-called bystanders are clear, but the authorities are confused.

If you are in the middle of a situation and cannot clearly see the situation, it is indeed easy to fall into the enemy's tricks.

Now that he has seen through the trick, it is impossible for him to make any more mistakes. Yuan Chonghuan is a trump card against the Manchus and cannot be easily compromised.

Now Yuan Chonghuan is still stationed in Shanhaiguan. He was worried that Yuan Chonghuan would be disloyal because of the anchor's words, so he immediately sent a letter to Shanhaiguan so that Yuan Chonghuan could station in Shanhaiguan with peace of mind.

Yuan Chonghuan: I just died like this? How could His Majesty listen to such an obvious plan to alienate someone!
  Seeing his tragic ending, he suddenly felt frightened and had a look of death on his face.

If he died while fighting Jin Bing, then he would have nothing to say and just accept it. There would be nothing to regret.

But he died of conspiracy and was executed late, which made him unacceptable.

He worked conscientiously for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, stationed at Shanhaiguan, and prevented the Jin soldiers from invading. He had made countless contributions, but in the end, His Majesty heard the rumors and wanted to execute him in Lingchi. He felt chilled at this moment.

He hoped that His Majesty could distinguish right from wrong and not be blinded by the enemy's tricks.

If His Majesty insists on going his own way and it must be detrimental to him, then he will have no choice but to seek refuge with Hou Jin. "Politically, it can be said that Chongzhen was indeed one of the few diligent emperors among all the emperors of the Ming Dynasty. He had the potential to revive the Ming Dynasty, but he did not solve the people's livelihood problems."

"During the Chongzhen period, the Little Ice Age entered a more serious stage, resulting in frequent famines and poor food harvests, but land taxes remained unabated."

"Coupled with the serious land annexation, Jin Meng often swooped into the pass to plunder, and bandits and rebels also joined in, constantly disrupting the bandit suppression environment and a series of other problems, leading to the displacement of northern farmers, people's livelihood, and intensification of social conflicts. The prelude to the end of the Peasants’ War was also kicked off.”

Chongzhen: You don’t have to worry about the peasant uprising. I have potatoes and sweet potatoes. In less than five years, people all over the Ming Dynasty will be able to plant potatoes and sweet potatoes. By that time, everyone will have enough to eat, and no one will be able to eat. Rebelled.

High-yield staple food seeds, especially potatoes and sweet potatoes, have been sent to the capital one after another.

In a few days, the staple food seeds will be available.

When the time comes, he will plant in Huangzhuang and cultivate more potatoes and sweet potatoes.

There is enough time and it is totally in time, so don’t worry.

With high-yielding staple food seeds, he no longer worries about peasant rebellions.

The current peasant rebellion is only a minor problem and can be dealt with given the current situation in the Ming Dynasty.

As long as we persist for another three to five years and wait for a bumper harvest of potatoes and sweet potatoes across the country, nothing will be a problem.

"In 1628, the Wang Er uprising broke out in Shaanxi. They killed the magistrate and openly rebelled."

"Emperor Chongzhen was furious when he learned about it, and immediately ordered Hong Chengchou, Lu Xiangsheng, and Sun Chuanting to act as each other's horns to destroy the peasant army."

"Soon, Yang Sichang was appointed as the Minister of War. Chongzhen placed all his hopes on him to solve the problem of Liaodong and quell the civil uprising."

"Yang Sichang himself was also very capable. He quickly formulated the strategy of four positives, six corners and ten sides, forcing Li Zicheng's peasant uprising army to collapse and Zhang Xianzhong's peasant uprising army to surrender."

Chongzhen: Wang Er, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, these are all rebellious ministers and traitors, everyone will find them and punish them.

Although the rebellion of these people will only happen in the future, and now that there are potatoes and sweet potatoes, history has changed, and the three of them probably have no chance of rebellion.

But to be on the safe side, it is better to execute him and completely eliminate the source of the threat.

So he immediately ordered someone to arrest these three people, whether they were dead or alive.

Yang Sichang's performance attracted Chongzhen's attention. Being able to force the peasant army into such a dilemma showed how powerful Yang Sichang was.

He silently made a note of Yang Sichang in his mind, and would send someone to look for this person later and transfer him to his side as soon as possible.

There is a lack of capable officials around us now. If Yang Sichang is capable, he should be reused in advance.

"In 1638, the Qing army entered the Pass again and plundered Shandong. The capital was in a hurry, so Chongzhen immediately transferred Hong Chengchou, Lu Xiangsheng, and Sun Chuanting to King Qin."

"This also gave Li Zicheng and others a chance to breathe. They quickly recruited troops and conquered important cities in Henan and Hubei."

"At this time, Hong Chengchou led his elite soldiers to defend the enemy in Liaodong. Lu Xiangsheng had already died in the battle. Sun Chuanting was falsely accused of fearing the enemy and was imprisoned by the extremely suspicious Chongzhen."

"Yang Sichang no longer had any good soldiers and generals available. Faced with this result, he had no choice but to commit suicide."

Chongzhen: There were only a few people who could be used. One died in battle, one was imprisoned, and one committed suicide. No wonder the country perished so quickly.

Hearing such a severe situation, he couldn't help but feel sad.

Fortunately, history has changed, and he believes that he can revive the Ming Dynasty and will not repeat the same mistakes again.

Yang Sichang, Hong Chengchou, Lu Xiangsheng, and Sun Chuanting, these four people are the pillars of the country, and they must be entrusted with important responsibilities to protect their homes and the country.

Lu Xiangsheng: I had expected the outcome of dying in battle. As a soldier, I am always ready to die in battle.

After looking at the endings of other people, the ending of his death in battle is considered relatively good.

But if he could live, he would not die in battle.

Sun Chuanting: Now he was imprisoned, and then, what was the result?
  If he falsely accused someone else and went to jail, he would have nothing to say.

But he would never agree to the false accusation that he was afraid of the enemy and did not dare to go into battle to kill them.

As a general who has experienced hundreds of battles, this false accusation is a humiliation to him.

He was already prepared to die on the battlefield, how could he be afraid of the enemy?
  Yang Sichang: Alas, it’s hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice, and without usable elite soldiers and generals, no matter how good the idea is, it will be of no use.

He was not surprised at all that he died by suicide, it was indeed his own doing.

However, now that the trajectory of history has been deflected, Daming's situation will get better and better, and he also believes that his ending will never be so bleak again.

(End of this chapter)