"Because I found that the method of bribery is not always possible, and it does not necessarily mean that you do not love money. Most people love money, but some people may pay more attention to reputation. Especially these cronies and generals selected by Nurhachi. Wei Bao said: "Judging from Hunta's performance, this person should attach great importance to the great glory that his father has achieved on Jiannu's side. So, I don't think we can just use one trick to blaze the trail. ”

Lin Wenbiao and Lai Tag nodded thoughtfully, but they couldn't think of any other trick besides this move?

"I can see someone serving the dishes!" Wei Bao narrowed his eyes, and then said to the two: "You can't live here, Lin Wenbiao, didn't you get a stronghold in Gaizhou City?" Let's move there. ”

Lin Wenbiao immediately agreed: "I can go over at any time, it is a private courtyard, the conditions are not particularly good, and the house left after a relatively solid family moved to Shenyang has been empty for more than a year, and we have cleaned it up." ”

"Don't pay attention to it so much, you want to be blessed, and you don't come here to enjoy it." Wei Bao then said to Rettag, "Rattag, do you dare to go to Hunta as my personal representative?" Lin Wenbiao and I have already seen Hunta, but we have missed our faces, and it is not suitable to go again. ”

Lai Tag seemed to be insulted, and his voice was a little high and a little anxious: "President, I Lai Tag has been admitted to the Heaven and Earth Society since I entered the Heaven and Earth Society, and I was recruited by the President and the Forest Manager to enter the Statistics Bureau, and my life has already been given to the President, to Weijiazhuang and the Heaven and Earth Society. ”

Wei Bao smiled, and he didn't hesitate to say this, but he was afraid that he had already heard the calluses, but he was still moved by the loyalty and courage of his subordinates: "Okay, then you will go to Hunta on my behalf and ask him to release our people and release the slave merchants!" We're going to make a deal with him. ”

Lin Wenbiao and Retage sweated and went to Hunta to do business? Originally, the two of them heard that President Wei asked him to go to Hunta, and they thought they were going to carry out the assassination plan.

"President, things are already like this, Hunta has already arrested our people and the two groups of Jiannu merchants, and now it is not clear whether they are dead or alive, can he still do business with us? I looked at Hunta and there was no hope. Lin Wenbiao said.

"Didn't Lu Hao say that Hun Pagoda was short of food, arrows, and cloth? We can give them a little bit of it! If he doesn't have scarce silver, let's exchange war supplies with them for population! Isn't this the same as exchanging money? Wei Bao said.

"Huh?" Lin Wenbiao and Lai Tag let out an exclamation at the same time, is this okay?

"You can't jump to conclusions about things you haven't tried!" Wei Bao Zhengse said: "Of course, there is a certain danger in doing this, Laitag, if you don't want to go, I will never blame you, our heaven and earth will be based on the lives of insiders, and their own lives can't be saved, so why fight for the liberation of all mankind?" ”

"President, I'll go!" Lai Tag said firmly: "To have such a good opportunity to be the president, to do things for the heaven and earth, others can't look forward to it!" ”

"Good!" Wei Bao patted Reitag on the shoulder, looking goodbye to him.

Lin Wenbiao knew that this was too dangerous, and he also gave Lai Tag a farewell look.

Lai Tag looked like he was fine, and laughed.

Laitag is the crystallization of the Mongols and the Han people, his mother is a Mongolian, his father is a Han from northern Hebei, and later fled to Liaoxi. The people of Liaoxi fled to the Guannei, and the people in the Guannei often fled to the famine in the western part of Liaoning. In this era, they are all running around, in fact, the situation is similar everywhere, but subconsciously I always feel that other places are better than the current predicament.

After Lai Tag left, President Wei and Lin Wenbiao led people to a secret stronghold in Gaizhou City.

This is a newly developed stronghold, and this is a newly developed small courtyard. The simple courtyard has only two houses, a main house, a side house, and a shed for raising livestock, which is not a small place.

In this way, the yard is still a rich family, and in modern times, it is at least a house that can only be lived in by millions of people in the family.

The average urban population, in this era, is actually poorer than the rural population. A lot of them are just shacks.

President Wei waited anxiously for news from Retag with a weak heart.

Laitag took two agents and went to meet with the guard general of Gaizhou, Jiannujia La'e Zhenhun Pagoda, as a representative of Wei Gongzi, a great merchant in southern Liaoning.

President Wei's estimate was right, he took over southern Liaoning from Mao Wenlong, although Liaodong, Dongjiang, and western Liaoning were all spread all over the country, but the people on Jiannu's side did not know.

When Hunta heard that another businessman from southern Liaoning was coming to find him, he wondered: "Are they not afraid of death?" I just arrested two groups of people, and I don't know what to do with them, why are people looking for them again? ”

His attendants shook their heads, indicating that they couldn't figure it out.

"Did those two groups confess? Manchurian merchants recruited, saying that they were appointed by a firm called Tiandihui in southern Liaoning to do population business, as long as they get a strong Liao people to go to southern Liaoning, they can earn one or two lines of silver, and the profits are very rich, and now there are more than a dozen merchants doing this business. In addition, the southern Liaoning businessmen refused to confess anything, their mouths were very hard, and it was useless to fight. The squire replied.

"And people who are useless to fight? That's because you didn't fight hard enough! Hun Ta said disapprerovingly: "It's also strange, isn't southern Liaoning Mao Wenlong's territory?" He shouldn't even be able to support his own people, right? The army is short of food, and what are so many people going to do? Are they all recruited into soldiers? ”

"It's not like recruiting soldiers, I think it's like looking for ordinary people to farm." The attendant replied, "For they want not only young men, but also women." ”

"Women too? The army doesn't need women. Hunta Fei frowned, "Hehe, it's kind of interesting." No matter what this person is doing, come in and see him! ”

"Yes, General." The attendant hurried down to make arrangements.

Reitag's political beliefs made him not afraid, but from the attitudes of President Wei and Steward Lin, he knew that this trip was extremely dangerous, and no matter how faithful people were, it was impossible to completely overcome their fears, so Reitag was still a little afraid before he saw Hunta.

But when he actually saw the real person, Rytag didn't panic.

Hunta didn't speak for a long time, just stared at Rettag, and Rattag didn't speak, but looked at Hunta.

The two of them looked at each other silently for about a minute.

"What kind of person are you from Wei Gongzi of the Liaonan Heaven and Earth Society?" Hunta finally asked.

Lai Tag was a little surprised, this Hun Pagoda can not only speak Chinese, but also speak very well.

In fact, the nobles of Jiannu and Korea, including Mongolia, can speak Chinese, and they all speak very well, because this is an important sign of these vassal nobles.

In these years, he can speak Chinese and write Chinese characters, which is more than that of later generations.

"Yes, I'm a cabinet manager of our Wei Gongzi." Lai Tag replied: "I'm afraid the general is not clear, now in the whole of southern Liaoning, our Wei Gongzi has bought it from Mao Wenlong. Southern Liaoning is not under the control of the Ming court, but under the control of our Wei Gongzi. ”

Hunta thought it was funny to hear, or was it the first time he had heard of it, and he could still do this kind of business? "How much silver do you Wei Gongzi have? Can you buy such a large piece of land in southern Liaoning? Why did he sell Mao Wenlong? Southern Liaoning is the boundary of my Dajin country! ”

"Hehe, the general's words are funny, if I remember correctly, a few months ago, your Dajin Kingdom just sent a large army to attack, and was driven away by the Ming army and my Heaven and Earth Society." Lai Tag was neither humble nor arrogant: "If it is the territory of the Dajin Kingdom, why don't you set up a yamen in the local area to run errands?" ”

"Interesting, you're brave enough to know what this place is?" Hunta said coldly.

"I know, Gaizhou, you are General Hunta, the guard general of Gaizhou, this is the command office, if you don't know, what am I doing here?" Rettag slammed back.

"Do you know that I can kill you right now! You have eaten the bear's heart and leopard gall, dare to play tricks here? Hunta said angrily.

As Hunta became angry, more than twenty soldiers instantly rushed to Rattag's side. The knife and gun instantly reached the neck of Rytag and the other three.

Rattag and the others did not change their faces, and the other two agents who came with Ratag, although they were not of high rank, could be sent out of field missions, and their level was not low, they were all trained agents.

"General, I didn't play tricks, I will answer whatever you ask, why do you want to play tricks?" Rettag said calmly.

"You people who have been arrested, reselling people, and transporting people to places controlled by the Han people, this is against my Dajin country! You still dare to come to save people, what are you not playing tricks? Hun Ta said, suddenly blushing, because he remembered that he just said that Liaonan is the territory of the Great Jin Kingdom, so he added: "It won't take a year, when the horses are fat next autumn, my army will definitely take Jinzhou City and Lushun!" ”

"General, I don't know about that. I dare to come to the rescue because I have a good deal to introduce to the general, and I believe the general will be willing to cooperate with my Heaven and Earth Society. My Heaven and Earth Association only does business and does not participate in military and political affairs. Rettag said.

"What kind of deal?" Hunta said impatiently.

"As long as the general can make the territory of the jurisdiction do human trafficking, I can pay the general silver, one person, one or two pieces of silver! Also, if the general is not willing to ask for silver, I can pay the equivalent of grain, cloth and arrows! The arrows that I will make in heaven and earth are absolutely well-made! Reta Grande said.

When Hunta heard the three key words of grain, cloth, and arrows, he stood up at once, and stared at Rettag with wide eyes, as if he wanted to see through the other party.

Retag remained as calm as he had just been, and looked at Hunta.

Hunta was so excited that he was troubled by the procurement of food, cloth, and arrows, which was like a good pillow for a sleepy man.

"Why did Mao Wenlong sell a large area of land in southern Liaoning to you, what is it called?" Hunta asked.

"Heaven and Earth Society!" Lai Ta Lang said: "Because he knows that he can't keep Liaonan, so he simply doesn't want it." My son-in-law gave him millions of stones, grains and grass! ”

Hunta secretly thought that this was the case, no wonder I came in and heard that Mao Wenlong resisted very tenaciously, it turned out that he had grain and grass, and he had confidence!

"Damn, since you dare to do business with Mao Wenlong, don't you know that we and Mao Wenlong are mortal rivals, and they are incompatible? Do you dare to come and talk to me about business? I think you're getting impatient! Hunta scolded.

"Fuck you! Keep your mouth clean! Lao Tzu is here to do business, not to be angry with you! If you don't like business, you will kill Lao Tzu! Reitag was furious.

The soldiers under Hunta were shocked, although only a few people could understand the Chinese, but most of them could understand the words of the Han scolding, I didn't expect this Han to be so good? How dare you scold the general to your face? He hurriedly aimed the tip of his knife and spear at Rettag's neck, looking like he was about to stab at any moment.

Hunta was scolded by Lai Tag a lot of arrogance, hesitated for nearly a minute, and actually raised his hand: "You guys retreat!" ”

The soldiers looked at General Hunta curiously, and then moved their swords and spears away from the neck of Rettag and retreated back to the position where they were standing, not knowing what was wrong with the general? was actually scolded by a Han man, but he didn't kill him?

Reitag and the other two agents still stood proudly, not discouraged at all.

Hunta said, "How are you going to do business with me?" ”

"It's easy! All the general had to do was to allow the people to trade in his jurisdiction, and we would bring silver or the equivalent of grain, grass, cloth, and arrows to the city of Gaizhou. Lai Tag replied: "We will do business in heaven and earth, and we have always cleared money and goods, and children are not deceived. ”

"You are so bold that you dare to do business with my Dajin Kingdom so blatantly? Aren't you afraid that your Ming Court will blame you? Also, what do you want that population to do? Hunta asked.

"If we are afraid, we will not come to Liaoning to do business. My son-in-law is very powerful, and he has established a powerful minister in the court, and he is not afraid of the court's blame. We want the population, mainly for resale, part of it is sent to southern Liaoning to open up wasteland for farming, and part of it is sold to Guannei. Rettag replied truthfully. These are all the response strategies that I discussed with Lin Wenbiao before I came. Because of many details, it is impossible to hide if you want to, and there is no need to hide it.

Hunta touched the mustache on his lips, "Something interesting." It's too big for me to answer you right away. In this case, you will stay in the house for a while, and then you will talk about it in a few days! ”

Hunta said, and without waiting for Lai Tag to answer, he said to his subordinates: "Take the three of them down, don't let people touch them, and don't let them walk around at will!" However, the food and drinks are taken care of by the guests! Let those two groups of prisoners come out with them! ”

"Yes, General." Hunta's entourage was very curious, just a few words, didn't the general investigate this guy's rudeness just now? And also released the two groups of criminals who were arrested before from the prison?

Lai Tag knew that Hun Ta was going to put him under house arrest, but he didn't panic, but saw that Hun Ta didn't want to put himself in prison, he was a little happy, and secretly thought that there was a door! This Hun Tower doesn't look good, but it doesn't seem to be particularly difficult to deal with, right?

Lai Tag felt that President Wei and Steward Lin had been a little too troublesome about this Hun Pagoda before?

Hunta hadn't talked much to Aixin Jueluo Lu Hao before, which made President Wei and Lin Wenbiao feel troublesome, and Hunta not only didn't speak, but also came up and arrested the merchants of the Heaven and Earth Society, and the businessmen of Jiannu, who looked official and selfless.

This is very different from the situation when he met with Rettag this time and said so much, but Rettag didn't know what it was like to meet them for the first time, so he thought so.

For the next three days, Wei Bao, Lin Wenbiao and others were irritable in the secret stronghold, because Lai Tag entered the command mansion and never came out again, and I don't know if he was locked up again.

"President, why don't we go first? I'll stay, at least the president will go back to our territory first. Lin Wenbiao persuaded.

Wei Bao also couldn't make up his mind, "I don't know what this Hun Tower is going to do, I haven't heard that he sent people to Shenyang, and I haven't heard of killing people, killing people in these years, shouldn't be killed secretly, will be killed publicly, right?" After all, you all need to kill people, have you heard any news? ”

"Our people haven't penetrated into the Hun Tower yet, he is very cautious, and he basically uses full people, and he doesn't have a large number of followers." Lin Wenbiao explained: "We have trained several Manchurian agents, but Hunta has not recruited anyone recently, and even a few old mothers have been used for a long time in his mansion. ”

Wei Bao nodded: "Strive to get the exact news as soon as possible!" ”

"Yes, President!" Lin Wenbiao agreed. But he was not steady, and it was very difficult to get information from Hunta.

Wei Bao knew Lin Wenbiao's difficulties, and did not exert additional pressure, and did not specify what time limit.

"I'll wait a few more days. It's still relatively safe here, if I haven't heard from Lai Tag within three days, I'll go back to Liaonan first, and you can handle the matter here. Wei Bao said.

Lin Wenbiao was a little relieved when he heard the president say this.

Hunta didn't move, and he didn't deliberately hang Lai Tag, but sent someone to Yaozhou to invite his only good friend, General Dardai.

Dardai was the son of Kyorcha Anfeiyangu, one of the five founding ministers of the Later Jin Dynasty and subordinate to the Blue Banner of Manchuria.

Anfeiyangu, less with his father to the Taizu Nurhachi. In the eleventh year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1583), he led his troops to take Sarhu City.

Twelve years, from the Taizu Zhaojia, Mardun two domains. In the fifteenth year (1587), from the Zhengzhe Chen Department, Dongcheng, Hangjia, Zhangjia and other villages were taken.

In the twenty-first year (1593), he conquered the Hada Department from Taizu and gave the name Shuoweng Koroba Tulu with merit. In the twenty-seventh year (1599), from the Ministry of Destruction of Hada. In the thirty-ninth year (1611), he conquered the East China Sea Nest Department and broke its second road. Forty-one years, from the ministry of Ullah,

In the first year of the Later Jin Mandate of Heaven (1616), he was equal to the five ministers of governance. Conquer Sakha with Huerhan, and take 36 villages in the north and south of the river. For three years, from breaking Fushun, he defeated the reinforcements of Zhang Chengyin, the general soldier of the Ming Dynasty.

In the fourth year of the Later Jin Mandate, he broke the Ming Dynasty and attacked Yang Hao in four ways, won the victory in the Battle of Salhu, and sought out the Yehe Department. In the sixth year (1621), he captured Liaoshen and Liaoyang, and made outstanding achievements. He died in July of the seventh year.

Before Dar Dai came, he already knew the meaning of Hunta, because Jiannu did not have a few generals who could read, so they could only rely on communication between them.

In fact, Dardai had actually rushed to Gaizhou with Pegasus the day after Hunta asked people to bring him a message.

"This is a good thing, it is harmless to pour out some people in private, and the Great Khan will not say anything if he knows about it. Not to mention that you and I are far away from Shengjing City, even around Shengjing City, there are many markets dedicated to human trafficking. There is no shortage of people in our big gold country. When Dar Dai saw the Hunta, he immediately spoke.

"However, we know that these people are going to be transported to southern Liaoning. Besides, no matter how well it is covered up, it is difficult to escape the eyes and ears of the Great Khan! Hunta said: "I'm just afraid of this, so I can't make up my mind." ”

"You, isn't that easy? Shall we just tell the Great Khan about this? Daldai laughed.

Hunta was taken aback: "Inform the Great Khan? The Great Khan won't suspect that we are secretly dealing with the Ming people in private, right? ”

"Nope! The Great Khan is the glorious Lord of eternity, where can he be so careful? Let's report to the Great Khan truthfully, and everything is decided by the Great Khan himself, which can not only solve our troubles in preparing military supplies, but also open a financial road for the Great Khan! And, as far as I can see, the Great Khan will agree! Do you think, in addition to the Lushunkou area, where is there any danger to defend in southern Liaoning? Getting people to go to southern Liaoning, and also cultivating wasteland, laughing at the dead, isn't this opening up the wasteland for us? As soon as the battle situation in Liaodong and the Dongjiang River is stabilized, the Great Khan has his hands freed up, and tens of thousands of iron horsemen have run over, isn't Liaonan within reach? Dardai said confidently.

"According to your meaning, don't you agree to the merchants of Liaonan first, and inform the Great Khan first?" Hunta was still a little hesitant.

"That's right! What else is there to think about this? Hurry up and find Cheng Zheng Bingpen and send a letter to the Great Khan! Dardai urged: "This matter is a matter of military and political affairs, and it cannot be delayed. With the little strength in our hands, when will we be able to muster together enough food, cloth, and arrows for the Great Khan? You don't have to do anything about the current soldiers to fight? ”

Jiannu is in charge of everything, but most of these generals are Manchu illiterate, incapable of administration, administrative officials are called Chengzheng, mostly Han people, every Manchu official has several such people.

Hunta was a little flustered by Dardai's urging, hesitated for a few seconds, but still accepted Dardai's idea and called someone to call Chengzheng over.

The two of them then sent someone to write a letter and deliver the letter, and they sent people to Shengjing City at that time.

Nurhachi received a joint letter from Dardai and Hunta, and did not slack off, and immediately convened a group of strategists to discuss.

Nurhachi raised a group of traitors and literati under his command, and most of these Han Chinese were quite knowledgeable.

This is also where Nurhachi is powerful, if he relies on the Manchurians themselves, he is still at the level of management in the uncivilized and slavery era. It's an exaggeration to say that Ru Mao drinks blood, but it's not much stronger than a monkey. The cultural development of the Han nationality for thousands of years has never stopped, which is incomparable to any civilization in the world.

The head of the traitors under Nurhachi is Bao Chengxian.

Bao Chengxian, a native of Yingxian County, Shanxi, later joined the Han Army and was in the Red Flag. A famous minister and strategist in the early years of the Qing Dynasty. Bao Chengxian was originally a deputy general of the Ming Dynasty, a general during the Wanli period, and in the sixth year of the Mandate of Heaven (1622), he surrendered to Jin and was still a deputy general. He was the first Han prime minister in the early Qing Dynasty.

Sun Degong, Ning Wanme, Fan Wencheng, Gao Hongzhong, Luo Xiujin, Liang Zhengda, Qi Guoru, Yang Fangxing, etc., a lot of people, nearly 100 people!

Nurhachi specially built a literary hall, also called Hongwen Academy, which is to support these people.

Sun Degong, in the Ming Dynasty for the governor of Guangning Wang Huazhen in the Chinese army guerrilla, Huazhen relied on the merit for the heart, and later rebelled against the Ming Dynasty and entered the Han army flag.

Ning finished my word Gongfu, a native of Liaoyang, during the Later Jin Mandate of Heaven, surrendered to Nurhachi, and was under the red flag of the Han army. Prepare for a long time and dare to speak up in case of trouble. He successively served as a scholar of the Inner Hongwen Academy, a minister of parliament, and a prince and prince.

Gao Hongzhong was a native of Liaodong during the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the second year of Ming Qi (1622), he returned to the Qing Dynasty in Guangning, gave the position of guerrilla, and stationed along the Liao River. Tian Congchu and Fan Wencheng were called into the literary museum, praised the secrets of painting, and were important advisers of Taizong. Cheng Zheng, once suggested that the old Manchu and Han people should be the positive seal, and the new Han officials should be the second assistant.

Luo Xiujin, a native of Liaoyang, was subordinate to the Manchurian Han Army with a blue flag. Return to all beings. Tiancong for five years, and Ma Mingpei awarded the Ministry of Industry Qixinlang. For six years, the new people attached to the Daling River were counted as the people in the country, and the grain was stored, and the surplus was recorded according to the market value, and Xu was compensated; If there is surplus food and do not lose, the Xu family will denounce it. Xiujin and Ming Pei said: "The people have surplus food, who is willing to lose?" Even if you make a first accusation, if you have a grudge, you will denounce it, and if you have no hatred, you will hide it, and you will get less. And the people did not dare to enter the market with grain, and those who lacked food for the new and those who had no food for the old had nothing to eat. If you don't give an order, you don't ask the Manchu, Han, and Mongolian officials, soldiers, and civilians, and people will lose a bucket of grain. Those who have food are easy to do, and those who have no food will pay two or three dollars in silver, and there will be no major loss if they lose the official; Those who have surplus grain and lost officials will be rewarded with promotions: the art of these two pennies is also. ”

Yang Fangxing's character is unclear, the Han army is inlaid with white flags, and he is a minister in the early Qing Dynasty. At the beginning, he was born in Quang Ninh. In the seventh year of the Mandate of Heaven, Taizu took Guangning and Fang Xing returned. In the examination, he was awarded the title of Niu Lu and promoted to the bachelor's degree of the Secretarial Academy. Sexual addiction to alcohol, after tasting drunk, committing stumbling, dying, and being ordered to stop drinking.

These people are all people who have worked hard and made great contributions to the Dajin Kingdom (Manchu Qing), but what is interesting is that they actually went to the "Biography of Erchen" written by Qianlong later.

The Biography of Erchen was officially proposed and compiled by Qianlong in the 41st year of Qianlong (1776). "The Biography of Erchen" is divided into two parts, A and B, and is appended to the two volumes of "Qing History" volumes 78 and 79, which include more than 120 people who were officials in the Ming and Qing dynasties at the end of the Ming and early Qing dynasties.

After the turmoil of the early Qing Dynasty, by the Qianlong period, the Manchu regime had been established for a hundred years, and its rule was very consolidated. Under these circumstances, in order to further consolidate his rule, alleviate national contradictions, disintegrate national consciousness, and achieve a unified ideology, Emperor Qianlong vigorously commended loyal ministers (that is, Ming officials who died in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties for resisting the Qing Dynasty), and ordered the compilation of the "Biography of the Second Ministers of the King James History", that is, the "Biography of the Second Minister".

At the end of the 41st year of Qianlong (1776), when the Imperial Decree National History Museum revised the "Biography of the Second Ministers of the Ming Dynasty", Emperor Qianlong had unmistakably put a group of people such as Hong Chengchou, Zu Dashou, Feng Quan, etc., who had made great contributions to the "Qing Dynasty", into a separate volume, which meant to "reward loyalty" and "Wind Encouragement Ministers' Festival", and the edict said: "At the beginning of the founding of our dynasty, the ministers of the late Ming Dynasty looked forward to the wind and returned. For example, Hong Chengchou used to be a master of the scriptures, and captured and surrendered; Zu Dashou was afraid of disaster and brought the city to vote. And when the Ding was set, if Feng Quan, Wang Duo, Song Quan, Jin Zhijun, Dang Chongya, etc., had been among the iron in the Ming Dynasty, and he was still a cabinet minister in this dynasty. As for what Tiange pointed out, disarming and begging, such as Zuo Mengeng, Tian Xiong, etc., are innumerable. Gai created the scale of great unification, and had to be hired since he had to be added, so as to appease the people's hearts and be obedient to the light.

In the aftermath of the matter, if everyone is a victorious minister, it is a difficult time, and he cannot be ordered to be in danger for his master, and he is afraid of death and survives, and he is humiliated, how can he be called a perfect person! Even if there is a slight long record, its flaws cannot be hidden. If Li Jiantai and Jin Shenghuan, who surrendered and rebelled, and Qian Qianyi, who subjugated and slandered after surrendering, they would be especially evil, and they would not be as good as human beings.

Those who have lost in such great festivals cannot read their meritorious deeds and forgive them during their lifetime; Nor because he has descendants, he is dead. Now it is reasonable to take the case, since there should be a separate "Biography of the Second Minister" in the history of the country, and the famous deeds of the ministers and the Shiben Dynasty will be written directly according to the facts, so that they cannot be subtlely concealed, that is, the so-called filial sons and grandsons can not be changed...... This is really the most righteous heart of my great and middle, and it is always planted for the courtiers of all ages! ”

In February of the 43rd year of Qianlong, Emperor Qianlong issued an edict saying: The president of the National History Museum, Yu should be included in the "Biography of the Second Minister", and the people will be assessed in detail, and they will be divided into two parts, A and B. In order to pass on the compendium of letters, and to treat the public opinion of the future generations of the world, it is in line with the righteousness of the "Spring and Autumn Period".

Emperor Qianlong took loyalty to the monarch as the standard, and in his edict, he called all Ming officials who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty as "second ministers". Qianlong pointed out that these people "suffered from difficult times and could not give orders to their masters." Proceeding from feudal morality, it was really "a big loss." Although these people contributed to the Qing Dynasty, and their descendants even served as officials in the Qing Dynasty, they were imperfect by the standard of "loyalty to the monarch".

"Therefore, those who have two surnames are not the fault of their ministers, but also the fault of their kings." After these ministers surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, they were divided into two situations: one was to be loyal to the Qing Dynasty and had accumulated meritorious achievements, and the other was to make no achievements. Therefore, Qianlong demanded that the ministers be treated differently, and that the former type of people be included in Part A, and the latter type of people should be assigned to Part B. This kind of meaning reflects Qianlong's shrewdness, so that Qianlong continued to adhere to the standard of loyalty to the monarch, and included the demoted officials loyal to the Qing Dynasty in the first part of the first series, which can make the descendants of these people feel that Qianlong is reasonable and reduce their resistance. The inclusion of those demoted officials who were not loyal to the Ming and Qing dynasties in Part B further proves the necessity of editing the "Biography of Erchen", and it is easy to reach a consensus with Han intellectuals.

1. In the Ming Dynasty, he was a low-level official, and after the Qing Dynasty, he was promoted because of his loyalty. For example, Li Yongfang. He was a guerrilla in Fushun during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, raised troops to attack the Ming in Nurhachi, and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty when he attacked Fushun, becoming the first person in the Ming Dynasty to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. Since then, he has been loyal to the Later Jin and has made suggestions and suggestions for the military operations of the Later Jin, and has made outstanding contributions. His descendants were also important generals and officials of the Qing army, and won the trust of successive emperors (Qianlong once crowned Li Yongfang's fourth grandson, Li Shiyao, as the commander of Manchuria, and one of the reasons for his refutation of the Ministry of Officials' "Manchu officials do not grant the Han army" is "Li Yongfang's grandson, Anke is comparable to his Han army?"). It can be seen that Li Yongfang's influence in the Qing Dynasty). But regarding Li Yongfang's surrender, Qianlong said: "The law has the meaning of death without a second meaning, and it cannot be denied." Therefore, Li Yongfang still belongs to Erchen. Similar to Li Yongfang's situation, as well as people like Meng Qiaofang, Zu Kefa, Geng Zhongming, etc., were all compiled into the first part of "The Biography of Erchen".

2. He was a high-ranking official in the Ming Dynasty, and he was more credible after the Qing Dynasty, and made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty's unification of the whole country. The most typical is Hong Chengchou. As early as the early years of Chongzhen, Hong Chengchou had already been appointed to the governor of Yansui, the governor of Shaanxi and the crown prince, and made great contributions to extinguishing the peasant uprising at the end of the Ming Dynasty and became Chongzhen's confidant. In 1640, Hong Chengchou was also the governor of Jiliao military affairs. Captured in the Battle of Songjin. Huang Taiji treated Hong Chengchou with courtesy, and Hong Chengchou finally surrendered. After that, Hong Chengchou entered the customs with Dolgon, entered the military affairs of the prime minister of the cabinet, and became the main think tank of the Qing Dynasty to unify the country. He made great contributions in the process of eliminating the regimes of the Tang kings, Lu kings, and Gui kings of the Southern Ming Dynasty and suppressing the remnants of the Dashun and Daxi peasant armies. For such a character, Qianlong's psychology is quite contradictory. He not only pointed out that Hong Chengchou's major festival was at a loss, but also affirmed that Hong Chengchou "can really be loyal to this dynasty", and especially emphasized that under the historical conditions at that time, future generations should give understanding to Hong, "then Hong Chengchou and others are not so deeply ridiculed." Such demotion is also included in Part A.

3. The Ming and Qing dynasties were both high-ranking officials, but both dynasties were traitors. For example, Feng Quan. In the Ming Dynasty, Feng Quan was Wei Zhongxian's sworn friend, recruiting power and accepting bribes everywhere, and his reputation was notorious. After the Qing Dynasty, the old habits will not change. Jin Zhijun and Chen Mingxia in the early Qing Dynasty both belonged to the category of Feng Quan. Qianlong pointed out that in the early Qing Dynasty, in order to achieve reunification as soon as possible, these people "had to be hired to appease the people's hearts." However, after these people were reinstated, they only served high-ranking officials and made no achievements. "So it was included in Part B.

4. He was an official in the two dynasties before and after, and secretly slandered the Qing Dynasty. The so-called person who has become a bitch and wants to set up a chaste archway. The typical one is Qian Qianyi. Qian Qianyi was originally a member of the Donglin Party, and the official was a waiter in the Ministry of Rites. Later, he supported the Nanjing Fuwang regime. After Duoduo entered Nanjing, Qian Qianyi was the highest official in the Qing army. After the Qing Dynasty, Qian served as a waiter in the Ministry of Rites. In his books "Beginner's Collection" and "Youxue Collection", Qian used words to attack the Qing Dynasty in order to cover up his filthy deeds. Qianlong was extremely disgusted by Qian Qianyi's behavior, and once commented that Qian was a "talented and invisible person", pointing out that if Qian was the death of the Ming Dynasty, it would be forgivable to use pen and ink to satirize the Qing Dynasty. Now, as a courtier of the Qing Dynasty, he also publishes "barking words into the collection, which is not intended to cover up his shame of losing moderation, which is particularly contemptible and shameful." Therefore, Qian Qianyi and his ilk were named and included in Part B.

5. Some officials of the Ming Dynasty first surrendered to the peasant army, and then surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, according to Qianlong, that is, they were more than once a second minister. Such as Gong Dingyu. Gong Dingyu is Chongzhen Jinshi, in the Ming Dynasty's military department, after Li Zicheng invaded Beijing, Gong surrendered and served as a direct commander, responsible for inspecting the northern city. The Qing army entered the customs and was demoted to Taichang Shaoqing. Qianlong pointed out that Gong Dingyu's behavior of first descending to Li Zicheng and then descending to the Qing Dynasty was "despised by Qingliu", and included Gong Dingyu in Part B by name.

The people who were compiled into the "Biography of Erchen", at the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, many of them were won by the Qing Dynasty with a lot of effort, such as Zu Dashou, etc., they never thought that a hundred years later, they would be included in the "Biography of Erchen".

Among the strategists of the Wenguan summoned by Nurhachi, the leader was Bao Chengxian.

But the one who became the most famous in later generations and had some kind of communication with President Wei was Fan Wencheng.

Fan Wencheng is a member of Xiandou, known as Huiyue, and is a native of Shenyang, Liaodong. The seventeenth grandson of Fan Zhongyan, the famous minister of the Northern Song Dynasty. He was a major minister of the early Qing Dynasty, and most of the regulations of the Qing Dynasty came from his hands, and he was regarded as the head of the civil ministers.

Fan Wencheng was a good student, and in the forty-third year of Wanli (1615), he was admitted to Shenyang County and was 18 years old. In the forty-sixth year of Wanli (1618), the Later Jin Eight Banner Army captured Fushun, and Fan Wencheng and his brother Fan Wenyu took the initiative to see Nurhachi and became one of the founding fathers of the Qing Dynasty.

During the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty, he was deeply relied upon, and he participated in the decision-making of all the strategies of the Ming Dynasty, the rebellion against Ming officials, the attack on Korea, the pacification of Mongolia, and the construction of the national system.

In the fifth year of Kangxi (1666), Fan Wencheng died at the age of 70. Kangxi personally wrote a memorial text and buried it in Hongluo Mountain in Huairou County. Emperor Kangxi personally wrote the words "Yuanfu Gaofeng" as the highest evaluation of him.

This is a high evaluation, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Kangxi is a fan of Fan Wencheng, which shows the great role of Fan Wencheng in the establishment of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and taking root in China throughout his life.

In later generations, some people even thought that Fan Wencheng could enter the top ten of the list of advisors of all dynasties and dynasties combined.

Wei Bao's 'first pot of gold' was to shoot Fan Wencheng's eldest brother, Fan Wencai. Fan Wencheng has already roughly found out the reason.

But Wei Bao also sent someone to investigate Fan Wencheng, and he was still very curious, Jiannu would not know that he did it, because Wu Xiangdu had already determined that he had robbed a large cart of cherished furs. Why didn't Fan Wencheng come to take revenge?

Later, Wei Bao figured out that it was not that Fan Wencheng did not want to avenge his brother, but that Fan Wencheng was not particularly used in Nurhachi's hands at this time, he was just a small official of the Wenguan, and he wanted to take revenge, but unfortunately he had no power.

After Nurhachi gathered the people, he first relayed the message sent by Hunta and Dardai to them, and then asked them for their opinions.

"There are many things about the Ming people, I still can't figure it out, with the power of Mao Wenlong's general army in the border town, how could he sell Liaonan to a business? Has anyone heard of this heaven and earth meeting before? Who is Wei Bao of this Heaven and Earth Society? Nurhachi asked.

When all the strategists heard this, they shook their heads one after another, it was the first time they had heard of Wei Bao's name.

Fan Wencheng wanted to speak, but he forcibly held back, couldn't figure out what the Great Khan was thinking, and decided to take a look first. Moreover, his humble position in the literary hall is not his turn to say anything.

"I don't think you know." Nurhachi continued: "Hunta and Dardai sent people to say that Liaonan is now under the jurisdiction of this Wei Bao's Heaven and Earth Society. Heaven and Earth Society is a business name. I don't understand the background of this business, I don't know if it's some new tricks made up by the Ming Court? However, it is just as I want to get some surplus Han Chinese to Liaonan and get from this merchant the food, cloth, and arrows that we urgently need. If they were like those merchants in Liaodong and the Jin merchants in Guannei, they only recognized money and specialized in digging up the corners of the Ming Court, it would not be a good thing for us. For example, if we are fighting against Liaodong now, it will be difficult to get supplies from Liaodong merchants. If the Jin merchants in the Guannai want to get things over, most of them have to go through Liaodong. At the moment, the line is broken. And Liaoning is next to Fuzhou, and the dry road is very smooth! If this Tiandihui firm is really a powerful businessman, it will be extremely beneficial to us to open up this line. ”

After Nurhachi finished speaking, seeing that everyone still didn't speak, he was a little irritable, "Are you opening up?" ”