Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1435 Support and Betrayal (Part [-])
Daming's support for Shuerhaqi is far stronger than in the original history?Of course, this strength was not given by the Ming court, but in the final analysis was given by Gao Pragmatic.

There is no need to mention Gao Yushi’s previous support and wooing to Shuerhaqi. At this moment, that is, at the same moment when Cao Yu was discussing military affairs with Qi Jin and Ma Chengxun, the two generals under his account, Gao Yushi happened to be at the same time. Talk to someone about supporting Shulhazi.

Unlike the three generals who delayed their lunch because of the war, Gao Yushi just returned from the household department yamen to Shangshu Gaofu for dinner.Although the mansion was not yet completed, since the buildings on the former No. [-] Scholar's side were not going to be completely demolished, his lunch and lunch break were still arranged here.

Not only is he here, but Liu Xin has also stayed here, not going to Baiyulou in his spare time.In Liu Xin's own words, even though the Baiyulou courtyard occupies a large area, she feels embarrassed when she thinks that there is a concubine who is highly pragmatic and has never been in the family, because it always reminds her of Huang Zhiting.

But it's also good for her to stay in the Shangshu Mansion. After all, she is a "confidential secretary", so it's not wrong to be closer to the high-level work place.Just like at this time, Gao Wushi was discussing Shuerhaqi's arrangement with her.

The emperor's meaning was very clear, that he wanted Shuerhaqi to replace Nurhachi.It is not impossible to say that this matter cannot be completed. If Gao Yushi is willing to make up his mind, it is actually possible to kill Nurhachi and make Shuerhaqi the leader now, but there is a high probability that there will be some problems in the future, such as Jianzhou. Civil strife, and Daming was involved again.

But that is not the main thing. Gao Wushi thinks that the biggest trouble is that if Nurhachi is really finished now, the balance of power within the entire Jurchen will become extremely disordered, and the subsequent development will be unpredictable.

From Gao Pragmatism’s point of view, Jurchen’s stability can only be achieved if two conditions are met.One is that Daming has an absolute advantage over the entire Jurchen, the kind that can make the whole Jurchen catch a cold with just a sneeze.

The second is to maintain the balance of Jurchen's internal strength. As long as the Jurchen's internal strength is similar, even if Da Ming is not strong enough to trample them to death like an ant at any time, they can only hug Da Ming's thighs tightly and do not ask Da Ming to favor themselves , also had to ask Daming not to favor their opponents.

The former situation is of course what Gao Pragmatism pursues, but it is obviously not yet achieved.Da Ming can indeed say that he does not take any part of Jurchen seriously, but to the west of Jurchen is Chahar, wasting energy on Jurchen, and the pressure on Chahar is obviously correspondingly weakened, which is right now. Typical putting the cart before the horse and not distinguishing the serious from the serious.

The latter situation is the objective reality at this stage, that is, although Da Ming is strong, the power he can use here is limited, so it is more suitable to act as an arbiter, rather than always end up fighting with others personally.In this situation, it is required that the strengths of the various Jurchen ministries are relatively balanced—only when the strengths of both parties are about the same will they worry about the intervention of external forces.

As a result, Gao Yushi tends to "change, but not completely change" the current situation of Jurchen.As for the matter between Nurhachi and the Shuerhaqi brothers, Gao Yushi prefers to let them separate, rather than Shuerhaqi directly replacing Nurhachi.

In the original history, Shuerhaqi had a move to separate from Nurhachi. This move was Shuerhaqi's reconstruction of Jianzhou Right Guard.The reconstruction of Jianzhou Youwei is also the most important historical stage of Shuerhaqi's life activities. It marks the maturity of Shuerhaqi's thought of pro-Ming, and finally completed the ideological transformation from conservative to pro-Ming.

This incident started after March in the 35th year of Wanli. "Naturally, the general Shuerhaqi will not be dispatched." Shuerhaqi was full of worry and anger. Go to live, go to another way", and mentioned Shu Erhaqi's top priority.

Quite fittingly, before and after this, the Ming court was also anxious about "the situation in the Liao Dynasty was getting worse" and "there was no investment in suppressing investment".

Let’s talk about suppression. At that time, Nurhachi “had [-] elite soldiers”, while Liaodong’s officers and soldiers were “named [-], and now they are less than [-] soldiers worthy of battle.” From this point of view, it is obvious that this road is not going to work;
Let's talk about "caressing". Nurhachi "refuses to pay tribute" for two consecutive years since the 33rd year of Wanli.The only thing that is feasible is to "use a false name and use the barbarians to control the barbarians, then I will have nothing to do and seal the border without any worries."

Therefore, as Li Chengliang and others who are familiar with the internal affairs of Jurchen, it is impossible not to put forward and implement the plan of supporting Shuerhaqi and rebuilding the Jianzhou right guard as a surefire plan.On December 36th in the [-]th year of Wanli, the record that Shuerhaqi, as the leader of Jianzhou Youwei in the Ming Dynasty, was officially received by the Ming court is a clear proof that this plan has been implemented.

Since Shuerhaqi needs Ming Ting, and Ming Court also needs Shuerhaqi, then the combination of the two is a matter of course and hit it off.

Gao Wushi chatted with Liu Xin here after lunch. Liu Xin heard what he said, which was like taking a history lesson.However, she is deeply influenced by Gao Yushi now, and gradually became interested in these things, so she asked Gao Wushi, "I've never heard of this before, I only know that Nurhachi unified Jianzhou, the Jianzhou you mentioned Youwei was rebuilt, when was it rebuilt, and where is it located?"

Gao Wushi said: "There is no direct record of this incident in the history books. I only recently deduced it from my memory. I found that Nurhachi had three abnormal behaviors at that time. provided important clues and evidence.”

Liu Xin listened attentively, adjusted her sitting posture, and said, "I would like to hear more about it."

Gao Wushi coughed lightly, and said: "The first is that from March to June in the 36th year of Wanli, Nurhachi's attitude towards Daming was completely different. According to the records of March in the 36th year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty, Nurhachi was 'increasingly arrogant', It has been two years since he refused to pay tribute, and he seems to be preparing for a final break with the Ming court.

However, what is strange is that three months later, that is, in June of the 36th year of Wanli, Nurhachi went against his previous stance and suddenly stated that he would "don't think about the old evils of Emperor Wanli, and hope to repair it again", and signed an agreement with the ministers of the Ming Dynasty. The oath of "not to sneak across the emperor's borders anywhere" can be described as "sincere". "

Liu Xin asked: "I think there must be a reason for Nurhachi's show of being arrogant and respectful? Could it be because the pressure from the imperial court increased?"

"No." Gao Wushi shook his head and said, "Nurhaci's superficial situation at this time is probably the best period in its history. The battle of Lian has seriously damaged its vitality. Since then, it has retreated to Jilin and dared not look west, so its east has been greatly opened up.

In the north, Hada and Huifa were successively destroyed by them, and their vanguards had driven out of the original suburbs and reached Yehe's headquarters. Since then, the Ming army's threat to its base camp has been completely lifted.

So far, Daming's entire defense system in the northeast has been completely disrupted by Nurhachi, and he is in a passive situation where he can only parry but has no power to fight back.On the contrary, Nurhachi is just beginning to develop his grand plans and is full of ambitions.

Therefore, I think that there is no possibility of a sudden increase in external pressure, and the conclusion can only be found from the inside—that is, Shuerhaqi's departure, which is the fundamental reason for Nurhachi's change of attitude. "

"The fundamental reason?" Liu Xin asked back, emphasizing the word "fundamental" in her tone.

Gao Yushi was unmoved, nodded and said calmly: "I said before that at that time, Shuerhaqi had a political and military status second only to Nurhachi in Jianzhou Jurchen, so Shuerhaqi's departure gave Nurhachi a blow. It is tantamount to a fire in the backyard. If it is not extinguished quickly and allowed to spread, then the career he has worked so hard for for many years will most likely be burned, and half his life's hard work will be wasted."

"so what?"

"So for Nurhaci, the most urgent task is to quickly adjust the relationship with Daming. Therefore, following the 'June Oath', he actively negotiated the matter of coming to Beijing to pay tribute from June to September, and went to Yanjing to pay tribute in December. .”

"Is he changing his mind, or is he stalling for time?"

"Naturally, it's delaying time." Gao Yushi said: "Nurhachi's series of actions are intended to show 'learning well' and 'loyalty', so as to contain the Ming court, so as to overcome this crisis with all its strength. All mysteries."

"Well, what's the second anomaly?"

"The second point is that while Nurhachi expressed a gentle attitude towards the Ming court, he also expressed his goodwill towards his long-time enemy Beileb Zhantai in the 36th year of Wanli. Send it with courtesy'."

Liu Xin smiled and said, "It seems that Nurhachi also likes to use the old method of making love."

"As long as the method is easy to use, it doesn't matter whether you are old or not." Gao Wushi said: "The purpose of this move is obvious. The purpose of the marriage between Nurhachi and Ula is to prevent Shuerhaqi from uniting with Ula. If Shuerhaqi, If the tripartite alliance of Wula and Ming court is fully realized, then Nurhachi's ambition will have to be wiped out, so he will not hesitate to make a generous sacrifice at the expense of his own daughter."

"What about the last point?" Liu Xin asked.

"The last one is that over the years, Nurhachi has 'conquered from east to west, and there is no day in every year'. However, from April 36 of Wanli to November of 37 Wanli, in a period of nineteen months, Nurhachi In terms of military affairs, there is no record of a single military operation, is this not abnormal?"

"It doesn't look like Nurhachi's way of doing things, so what's next?"

Gao Wushi said: "I think this series of abnormal phenomena is the strong evidence that Shuerhaqi's departure has already happened. Based on this, it can be inferred that Shuerhaqi rebuilt Jianzhou Youwei when he was in April 36th, [-]th year of Wanli. The turn of the month."

"Wait a minute, I didn't remember the time mentioned earlier, how did you figure it was at the turn of April and May of that year?"

Gao Wushi smiled and said: "Of course I have my reasons. There are several specific reasons. One is that the turning point of Nurhachi's attitude towards Daming is the 'June Oath', so Shuerhaqi left Events can only occur before June;

The second is that before March in the 36th year of Wanli, Nurhachi still insisted on "refusing to pay tribute" and said "grab it" and other words.It can be seen that 'event' can only appear after March.This means that Shuerhaqi can only leave after March and before June;
In addition, the third reason is that from the perspective of life and production, the turn of April and May is also more suitable.Therefore, I judge that the time for Shuerhaqi to leave should be set at the turn of April and May in the 36th year of Wanli, and the reconstruction of Jianzhou Youwei should also be at this time. "

"Then where did he go to rebuild Jianzhou Right Guard?" Liu Xin asked.

Gao Wushi said: "Regarding the place where Shuerhaqi left, the "Records of Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty" and "Drafts of Qing History" are slightly involved. There are some records in Amin's crimes in Volume [-] of "Records of Emperor Taizongwen of the Qing Dynasty": Father, I want to leave Taizu and move to Heicaimu, so that people will cut down the wood and prepare a house. Taizu heard about it and moved himself with sandalwood as a crime.'

"Drafts of Qing History" biographies of the second generation of ancestors and Zhuang Prince Shuerhaqi's article records: "Since the emperor did not send Shuerhaqi generals, Shuerhaqi lived in constant depression, saying that his first son Altonghe, the second son The third son, Zasaktu, said, "How can I be imprisoned by people with food and clothing", and moved to Heichamu.Shangnu punished his second son, and Shuerhaqi returned, and died at the age of Xinhai.

These two records clearly illustrate three points: one is that Shuerhaqi did run away; "

Liu Xin frowned and said, "Where is this Hei Chamu?"

Gao Wushi paused for a moment, and replied: "From a large perspective, Heichamu should be a traditional settlement area of ​​the Han people."

Liu Xin was taken aback: "He built Jianzhou Youwei into the wall of Daming?"

Gao Wushi nodded and said: "Although it seems strange, I'm afraid it is true. "Manchu Laodang" has the following records. The documents issued to Heqimu and Yinger on that day said: "Khan said that the people stationed in Heqi Mu and Ying'er soldiers, I'm afraid you will be beaten by the Nikan Han people in the village, so you have to be very vigilant no matter day or night, and don't be with the Nikan people in the village.'

This document was issued in the first month of the ninth year of the Mandate of Heaven, which means that until this time, the Han people in Hechemu are still in the majority.There is no doubt that Heichamu is a traditional settlement area of ​​the Han nationality.

As for the second, judging from the situation of Haixi and Jianzhou guards entering Beijing to pay tribute in December 36th of Wanli, Shuerhaqi did not pass through the border, but directly entered Beijing from his place of residence, which shows that Heicaimu Within the Daming border.

I don’t know if you know that in the 36th year of Wanli, there was a dispute from the very beginning around Jianzhou and Haixi Jurchen’s tribute to Beijing.When the "Jianyi Nuerhachi's tribute edict clarified Xu's entry, Yang Daobin, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, thought that the chieftain was gradually overthrown, and the false tribute was suspicious, and he made few remarks...except for Fushun Pass, Nuerhachi, etc., and Waler and others. Originally from Jianzhou, I heard that he went to Beijing to pay tribute, and his Guangshun Pass entered the Haixi Yi chieftain, and there were two passes in the north and south. He wanted to see 110 people such as Jimu and [-] people such as Zhuangtai. What kind of barbarians...'

This shows that Nurhachi and Wale entered Zhuangtai from Fushun Pass, and Kanjimu and others entered from Guangshun Pass.However, it is also recorded in the Ming Shilu that the record of the former coming to Beijing to give a feast is December 36, the 21th year of Wanli, and the latter is December 22 of the same year.There is no record of where Shuerhaqi entered, and the time when he entered Beijing to get a banquet was on December [-] of the same year, five or six days earlier than the above two batches.

Calculated from the time, if Shuerhaqi enters through any of the above-mentioned borders, he must enter the customs at least five or six days in advance, and his negotiations for entering Beijing should also be in advance.In this way, the dispute over the tribute should involve him.As a matter of fact, there are only two records of people entering the pass from Fushun and Guangshun to pay tribute, which is also confirmed by the records of banquets in the Ming court.

Therefore, it is impossible for Shuerhaqi to enter from the border, but only to enter Beijing from his place of residence, and it is possible to advance the time. This roughly infers that Heichamu is within the border of Daming.

And thirdly, Amin's crime [-], Volume [-] of "The Veritable Records of Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty", provides the only important clue to the exact location of Heichamu.It said: "During the time of Taizu, he guarded the border and garrisoned it, and the original boundary was defined."Later, due to hemorrhoids in the borderlands and insufficient food, the borders were opened for reclamation.Move two yellow flags to Tieling, two white flags to Anping, and two red flags to Shicheng. The two blue flags under Amin's control are divided into Zhangyi Station and Jingyuan Fort. Because the land is thin, and the land of Dacheng is the place of Yue. Divide land boundaries, and be good at others is originally to reclaim black wood. ... If this action is taken, it is almost tempting to move to Heichamu in the middle of the time, so as to make a difference. "

The Heichai wood mentioned here is undoubtedly the same place as the Heichai wood where Shuerhaqi moved, so the key to clarifying the "Heichai wood" must first determine the location of the big city.

In the first year of Qianlong's "Shengjing Tongzhi", Volume 83, Tieling County Town Chitiao, contains "Angbang City, a name of Angbang Hetun."According to the Qing Dynasty, Angbanghetun is also the big city.It is 83 miles southeast of the city, one mile around, and two gates in the north and south. This city is under the jurisdiction of General Fengtian.Here it is clearly stated that the big city is [-] miles southeast of Tieling County.

Referring to the locations of the reclamation areas of the above-mentioned banners, the reclamation city given to Amin at that time was undoubtedly the city 83 miles southeast of Tieling.Referring again to the records of "The land with Yidacheng, which is divided by the boundary, is biased towards Heichamu for reclamation, and almost wants to take advantage of the time to move Heichamu in order to fulfill its original ambition". Heichamu should be in the Tieling area near Dacheng.

In addition, evidence can also be obtained from the strategic intentions of the Ming court at that time.Jianzhou Youwei is located in the southeast of Tieling, which can not only fill the power vacuum after the demise of Hada and Huifa, but also connect Ula in the east and assist Yehe in the north.Prepare for the invasion of Nurhachi, and restore the function of the four tribes of Haixi as the Ming Dynasty's fence in one fell swoop.This plan is even a good policy, why not do it? "

Liu Xin was stunned, touched her face, and said, "It's a waste of talent for you not to study geography before."
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