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Chapter 123 The Famous Minister's Alternative Face 7
Obai was also loyal and brave

In recent years, with the popularity of various historical dramas on the theme of the Qing Dynasty, the story of Kangxi's wise capture of Oboi has become a topic that people talk about, and Oboi is also well-known as a treacherous minister.In fact, although Oboi was domineering to the little emperor in the later period, he was indeed a loyal and brave minister back then.This is his achievement that should not be forgotten and obliterated.

Aobai, whose birth date is unknown, died in the eighth year of Kangxi (1669), a native of Manchuria Xianghuang Banner.Aobai was born as a general, proficient in riding and archery, and has excellent military strength. He has served in the army since his youth and has made great achievements repeatedly.He also followed Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty Huang Taiji to attack the Chahar tribe and conquer North Korea, all of which have record.

During the Battle of Phi Island, Obai took the initiative to invite Ying, and together with Zhunta issued a military order to Azig: "If we don't get this island, we will never come to see the king. We will definitely conquer the island and return." The key to victory or defeat At this moment, Oboi was the first to rush to the Ming army's position, braving artillery fire to start a hand-to-hand fight with the enemy.The Qing army followed up in one fell swoop and conquered Phi Island.

In the Battle of Songjin, Obai charged forward and took the lead. He won all five battles and was promoted to first-class Merezhangjing for his meritorious service.

In October of the first year of Shunzhi (1644), Obai followed Jingyuan's great general, Prince Azig, via northern Shaanxi, captured four cities, surrendered 38 cities, and then moved southward, approaching Xi'an.Li Zicheng was forced to abandon Xi'an and retreat to Huguang.Azige led the army to exterminate the "remnants of rogue bandits" under the order, so Aobai and others split up and marched by land and water. They fought thirteen battles in Dengzhou, Henan, Chengtian, De'an, Wuchang and other places in Hubei, severely injuring the Dashun army.

After defeating Li Zicheng, in the first month of the third year of Shunzhi (1646), Obai followed Prince Su Hauge and other troops to attack Zhang Xianzhong's Daxi peasant army.Aobai acted as the vanguard again, leading the leading troops to attack.When the two armies met, Oboi and the others took the lead and charged forward.Meeting on a narrow road, the brave wins, and the once mighty Daxi Army cannot resist and is defeated. Zhang Xianzhong was also killed in this battle.After defeating the main force of the Great Western Army, Oboi and others continued to go deep, and basically wiped out the rest of Zhang Xianzhong's troops in Sichuan.In defeating the Great Western Army, Oboi actually took the lead.

It can be seen from the above that in the early years, whether in the repeated confrontations with the Ming army outside the customs, or in the battles to consolidate the rule after entering the customs and Dingding Central Plains, he was born and died, and he fought north and south. .

Aobai was not only a hero on the battlefield, but also Huang Taiji's loyal confidant.On the ninth day of August in the eighth year of Chongde (1643), Huang Taiji passed away, and there were conflicts among the relatives and nobles in Manchuria over the succession of the throne.Huang Taiji's eldest son, Prince Su Hauge, competed with Huang Taiji's younger brother Dorgon.The Zhenghuang Banner and Xianghuang Banner commanded by Huang Taiji before his death supported Hauge, while the Zhengbai Banner and Xiangbai Banner led by Dorgon supported Dorgon.The two sides are at loggerheads, and the situation is extremely grim.

Obai, the leader of the Yellow Banner Guards, held a heavy army, and eight other ministers from the Two Yellow Banners, including Soni and Tan Tai, gathered in Hauge's mansion, "to make an oath together, wishing to live and die together", and conspired to support Prince Su as emperor.In view of the tense situation at that time, Obai and others put on strict vigilance and secretly ordered soldiers to guard the entrance to prevent accidents.

On August 6, Dai Shan held a meeting at Chongzheng Palace to discuss the successor.In the early morning of the same day, Aobai swore an oath with the ministers of the two yellow banners at the gate of the Qing Dynasty, resolutely supported the son of the late emperor (Huang Taiji), and ordered the elite guards of the two banners to be fully armed to guard the Chongzheng Hall, and was ready to fight against each other.When there were endless debates in the meeting, Obai and a group of generals loyal to Huang Taiji left their seats one after another, pressed their swords forward, and said in unison: "We ministers eat the food of the late emperor and wear the clothes of the late emperor. , the late emperor's kindness to us in nurturing us is as high as the sky and deep as the sea. If we don't establish the son of the late emperor, we would rather die from the ground!" In this situation, Dorgon had to make concessions and proposed to support the ninth son of Huang Taiji. , [-]-year-old Fulin succeeded to the throne, and he and Prince Zheng Jierhalang assisted in the administration.This compromise was ultimately acceptable to both parties.

After Shunzhi came to power, he heard that Obai, Sony and others had pledged to "single-heartedly, life and death together" and were loyal, so he respected Obai very much and regarded him as a confidant.From then on, Obai accompanied Shunzhi and directly participated in the management of various affairs of the country, such as discussing the approval procedure of this chapter, contacting the Horqin Ministry of Mongolia, coordinating the relationship between the empress dowager and the emperor, paying homage to the deceased princes and concubines, assisting in the trial of cases, and advocating " Great reading to teach martial arts", self-teaching martial arts Jinshi riding and shooting, and so on.It should be said that Obai was still loyal to Emperor Shunzhi.It is for this reason that Shunzhi cares and trusts him very much.In the 13th year of Shunzhi (1656), Oboi's old injury relapsed and he was bedridden. Shunzhi visited Aoboi's mansion in person.In the winter of the 14th year of Shunzhi (1657), the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang was seriously ill, and Shunzhi waited on her day and night.Aobai waited in the palace day and night, not caring about resting and eating by himself, which was highly appreciated by Emperor Shunzhi.

Obai was loyal to his master and remained unswerving. After Huang Taiji passed away, he resolutely supported his son as the heir to the throne.For this reason, he forged a grudge with Prince Rui Dorgon. During the latter's regency, he was brutally beaten many times and died three times.Therefore, since the lord Huang Taiji had passed away, and his son Fulin was able to ascend the throne, Oboi could completely attach himself to Dorgon for personal benefit at this time.But Aobai faced such a dangerous situation, but he was still indomitable and never catered to Dorgon.In this regard, as a heroic general in the early Qing Dynasty, Oboi was upright, stubborn and daring to fight.He is loyal and sincere to his old lord Huang Taiji, and he always sticks to his ministerial integrity to Shunzhi, so he can be called a rare loyal minister.

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