70. Why do the people hate Yuan Chonghuan?
Before Yuan Chonghuan died, countless ordinary people criticized him, scolded him, accused him, and doubted him. When Yuan Chonghuan died, there were groups of ordinary people who wanted to eat his flesh raw. There are many reasons why the common people treat Yuan Chonghuan like this? But one thing can be guaranteed, this has nothing to do with Huang Taiji's anti-intrigue at all. The so-called two eunuchs ran back from the enemy camp until the Qianlong period of the Manchu Qing Dynasty before some people began to spread it. In fact, before Yuan Chonghuan was arrested, when he was arrested, during interrogation, during beheading, and after beheading, no one said anything about a eunuch running back from the enemy camp.
In fact, there was no connection between Yuan Chonghuan's death and any eunuchs. It was not until more than 100 years later in the Qianlong period that there was such an astonishing change. (The so-called Huang Tai Chi anti-intermittent scheme, how credible is it.) You can imagine.)
Countless people criticize, scold, doubt, accuse, and hate a person to an astonishing degree. Tears dare not say that this person must have died innocently, but the conclusion of the coffin after the death of such a person is actually that Chonghuan is dead, and the world is wronged. Later, the tear stains finally realized that everything was just a royal literati slapping the Manchu emperor on the back. Since Huang Taiji said that Yuan Chonghuan was killed by his own counter-plot, the imperial literati naturally only expressed a hundred approvals, and did not dare to express the slightest opposition. On the contrary, we have to find a hundred, a thousand reasons to prove that all this is true.
In this context, naturally no one dared to make an in-depth analysis of the reasons why countless ordinary people criticized and hated Yuan Chonghuan. They are just vague about it. So on the one hand, the royal literati said that when Yuan Chonghuan died, there were groups of people who were willing to spend money to eat his flesh raw, but on the other hand, they said that Yuan Chonghuan was dead, and the world was wronged. But since they are writing history, of course, the royal literati still have a little bit of professional ethics. Otherwise, what they write is not qualified to be called history. Therefore, the reason for criticizing, doubting, scolding, and hating Yuan Chonghuan to the common people. The royal literati were only vague, but they never dared to put all the responsibility on the common people, let alone wantonly deface the common people.
Mr. Jin Yong writes martial arts novels, and he naturally has no scruples when he first writes history. So in this historical case, it is natural to write whatever you want. All in all, Yuan Chonghuan is great and perfect. The reason why the common people criticize him, doubt, accuse, and scold him. It's just because they're ignorant, prejudiced, selfish, and cruel. It's just the common people, all those who dare to be disrespectful to Yuan Chonghuan will be treated by Mr. Jin Yong with these words.
Of course, Mr. Jin Yong wrote this way, not to give the emperor a pat on the wrist. He just wants to make a perfect big hero. (If Mr. Jin Yong says that he wrote a novel, the tears will naturally have nothing to say.) But Mr. Jin Yong has to say that he writes history. )
Mr. Jin Yong has repeatedly said that it is only because the enemy is raging in Beijing that the interests of the common people themselves have been damaged. So he vented Yuan Chonghuan and his army, so he treated Yuan Chonghuan unreasonably. But the tear stains are strange. In the Tang, Five Dynasties, Two Song and Ming Dynasties, nomads went south to the Great Wall more often, and even surrounded the capital more often. When did the common people vent their border guards because the enemy was raging on them?
During the Tang Dynasty, Tibet once invaded Chang'an, and Hui slaughtered Luoyang twice. In the fifth dynasty, the Khitan once invaded Kaifeng. During the two Song Dynasty, the Jin people surrounded Kaifeng twice (once they attacked it), once they attacked Hangzhou, and during the Ming Dynasty, the Mongols twice besieged the city of Beijing (also first, I answered). This is all about encircling or attacking the capital, and naturally ordinary big cities, the number of times is even more difficult to count.
Against this background, the interests of the common people have naturally been damaged, and they have been greatly damaged. Forgive the tears and the loneliness, I really have never heard of a time when a common man has lost his mind and unreasonably vented his own border guards or border commanders.
Why did the common people infringe on their own interests because the enemy surrounded the capital. Why did the common people never treat other armies like this because of this?
Whether it is a scholar of Ming history or Qing history. Forgive the tears and be lonely. In order to prove the greatness of Yuan Chonghuan, he wantonly defaced the people like this. It's really just Mr. Jin Yong alone.
And this kind of statement, which does not stand up to scrutiny at all, is actually accepted by many people.
Many people, after being deceived by public opinion, often become unreasonable and lose their minds. Become crazy and cruel. This argument is plausible on the surface, but in fact it does not stand up to scrutiny. Right and wrong, let the public opinion propaganda overwhelming the world. Ordinary people can also distinguish right from wrong, and will not be truly fooled. I believe that there are many people who are willing to understand *** and are willing to defend ***. It's just that they don't dare to say it. Once you say it, you will be in a state of no return. Many people don't all want to scold, but is it okay not to scold?
When did the common people generally be confused by public opinion and propaganda about right and wrong? Everything is just forced by the situation, and they can only understand it in their hearts and pretend to be confused. Because they all know that if they dare to speak what they think in their hearts, there will be no good fruit to eat!
At that time, did the common people of the Ming Dynasty criticize, scold, doubt, accuse, and hate Yuan Chonghuan with such an objective background? All this done by the common people was simply based on their own judgment. Yuan Chonghuan is by no means as perfect as some people say, and he even has many mistakes. Otherwise, he would never provoke the people of the entire region to scold him, criticize, doubt, accuse, and hate him so much that they want to eat his flesh raw.
There are many people who beautify Yuan Chonghuan, but those who dare to wantonly deface the people because of this. But it's really just Mr. Jin Yong. And this kind of content, which does not stand up to scrutiny at all, is actually believed by many people.
Yuan Chonghuan, as the supreme commander of Pingliao, faced the Manchu Qing Dynasty's eastern expedition and western control of Mongolia, and sat in the area north of the Great Wall day by day. But he stubbornly adhered to the policy of peace discussion, covering his head and only caring about the defense line in the corner of Ning Jin. It was in this context that the Manchus let go of the eastern conquest of Korea and the western control of Mongolia to establish the undisputed hegemony north of the Great Wall.
Regarding Yuan Chonghuan's peace discussion, people of insight in the Manchu Qing Dynasty couldn't help but say: "I, Emperor Taizongwen, used peace talks to stabilize the Ming Dynasty, let go of the eastern crusade and western control, and strengthen myself one day." In the long run, when will the Ming Dynasty not die?" The people of insight of the Ming Dynasty all said: "The enemy sits north of the Great Wall one day, and our former allies, Korea and Mongolia, are constantly weakened and controlled by the Manchus. In the long run, the Ming Dynasty will be in danger!" In this context, the common people followed the criticism of Yuan Chonghuan, what was wrong? It seems that Yuan Chonghuan's peace proposal is really great.
If everything stays in this context, it's okay to say. The problem was that the Manchus conquered Mongolia in the east and controlled Mongolia in the west, and one day claimed to have established the undisputed hegemony north of the Great Wall. In this context, the de facto border between the Ming Dynasty and the Manchu Qing Dynasty was inadvertently extended by thousands of miles, and in this context, in the face of such a long border line, what did the Ming Dynasty rely on to defend it. Against this background, the Manchus moved south from eastern Mongolia.
Even three months before the Manchu army marched south to the Great Wall, it faced a huge hole in the western defense line. Yuan Chonghuan didn't care much, but devoted all his energy and time to killing Mao Wenlong. Who is Mao Wenlong? Even though he is not and is guilty in a thousand ways. But he was definitely a person who the Manchus wanted to kill him as soon as possible, but he couldn't find a chance. Against the background of a huge hole in the western defense line. Yuan Chonghuan didn't care much about this, but he was impatient to kill a person who wanted to kill the enemy and kill him quickly. Yuan Chonghuan: Does he have a priority, does he have a trade-off?
By mid-October, the Manchu army had gathered on the Great Wall in the east, far from the Ningjin Line. Yuan Chonghuan, who was the supreme commander of Pingliao, actually didn't know anything about it.
On October 24, the Manchu army began to attack the Great Wall, and on November 1, Beijing received a border alert.
On November 18, the Manchu army Chen soldiers were under the city of Beijing.
In the past 20 days or so, Yuan Chonghuan, as the supreme commander of Pingliao, did not organize any effective interception or interception. On the contrary, he was led by the enemy to wander around, allowing the Manchu army to force Beijing step by step. In these more than 20 days, Yuan Chonghuan did not dare to make any resistance or interception to the Manchus. Just circling around the enemy. On the contrary, the general troops of Datong, Xuanhua, Shanhaiguan, and Jimen all led troops to block and intercept the Manchu army. One general soldier was killed in battle, one general soldier committed suicide, and the whole army was destroyed.
It is against this background that the common people of the capital look down on this army, doubt this army, and scold this army. Isn't it natural! Tearstains dare not say that the common people are very correct in this way, but it is also absolutely unreasonable! Why don't the common people doubt and criticize other armies?
If things only stop at this point, it's okay to say. The emperor ordered Yuan Chonghuan to lead all the Qin Wang's army (more than 200,000 in total) to drive the Manchus out of the country. retreated, just told him to drive the enemy away from the capital. But Yuan Chonghuan just can't do it. In this context, people began to scold, doubt, and criticize the commander who had boasted about Liao for five years, what is strange?
Five years of Pingliao, it is true that five years have not arrived. But a year later, the enemy was on his doorstep. Moreover, he tried his best, but he did not let the enemy attack the capital! The emperor asked him to beat the enemy far away from the capital, but he did not have the strength to do it! With his two blows, he dared to brag about Pingliao for five years!
In fact, except for those who regard history as a martial arts novel, no one dares to write anything in the so-called history about Yuan Chonghuan's 9,000 against 100,000, Yuan Chonghuan's strength against 10 times the enemy, not to mention that Yuan Chonghuan repelled 10 times the enemy, or the emperor forced Yuan Chonghuan to fight with 9,000 men and 100,000 people.
If Yuan Chonghuan had this ability, he wouldn't have spent the past 20 days or so, just circling around the enemy, but he didn't dare to make any interceptions and interceptions. If Yuan Chonghuan had this ability, he wouldn't have watched the enemy kill all the way to the capital in the past 20 days or so!
If he really had this ability, at least he could build a defensive line a little away from Beijing and delay the enemy for a few days, or even wait for reinforcements from all sides to stop the enemy a little further away from Beijing. (At least the enemy can't be under the capital in more than 20 days!)
In fact, not to mention the people who write history. Even if you write novels, you have to be as generous as Mr. Jin Yong.
If everything just stays here, it's okay to say. The problem is: due to Yuan Chonghuan's dereliction of duty. Because countless people's words have intentionally or unintentionally indicated that he is an extremely dangerous criminal suspect. If he is not apprehended in time, the consequences will be unimaginable. Against this background, the emperor arrested him for the safety of the capital.
In the midst of the crisis in the capital, the emperor arrested a commander-in-chief of the city's defense, which is certainly something that has never happened in history. But in the midst of the crisis in the capital, a city defense commander was actually a person suspected of treason with the enemy in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which is also a thing in history. In this unique context, there is a unique result. Isn't that natural?
This is an irreproachable thing, although it cannot be said to be 100% correct, but it must not be said that the emperor has done anything wrong. But Yuan Chonghuan's army was in extreme danger in the capital because of this. It was December 3 or 4, and the enemy army was still surrounding the city of Beijing. It was not until after the end of December that the enemy began to gradually withdraw from the city of Beijing. During this period, Yuan Chonghuan's army was in charge of Jinzhou, thousands of miles away from the capital, until the Manchu army decided to withdraw from the Great Wall. This army only began to help Sun Chengzong to regain the lost territory. Of course, all of these lost territories are within the Great Wall! (That was in April or May of the following year.)
The common people are impoverished every year for Liao's salary, and now it is better. The enemy hit the door of the house and burned, killed and plundered.
And an army, which consumes most of the annual salary, was withdrawn at such a time because of personal grudges (his commander was wronged and arrested by the emperor).
What's this called?!
In this context, what is strange about the common people hating this army? What is wrong with the common people hating his commander because of this? If his commander is a good thing. Just train the army to be this virtuous?!
During this period, there were many high-ranking generals killed in the Ming Dynasty (the famous ones were Man Gui, Sun Zushou, and Zhao Shujiao), and there were many soldiers killed in battle. (According to the general history books, tens of thousands of soldiers were killed and wounded in the Ming Dynasty defending the city of Beijing). Yuan Chonghuan's army alone, from the beginning when the enemy forced the capital, he revolved around the enemy and did not dare to fight. Later, the battle for the defense of Guangqumen, according to the general historians, was not really a big battle. (Because of this, people suspect that Yuan Chonghuan has any tacit understanding with the enemy), because on the same day there was also the defense of Deshengmen, which was the attack of the army led by Huang Taiji himself. In fact, this is the main battlefield.
Many people dared to ignore this historical fact, and opened their mouths to shut their mouths, when Yuan Chonghuan was in Guangqumen 9,000 against 100,000, repelling ten times the enemy. If this is true, how many Manchu troops were there in Deshengmen, where the imperial prince personally led the army to attack. If you don't become the emperor's Taiji, you can bring a partial teacher, or even hundreds or thousands of people to conquer in person!
In fact, many people counted the Manchu generals who attacked Guangqumen. The Manchu leaders of Deshengmen did not dare to mention it. Because the Desheng Gate was attacked by the army led by Huang Taiji himself, no matter how ignorant the person was, he knew that the main battlefield that day would never be in Guangqumen.
On November 20, the Manchu Qing troops attacked Beijing from Guangqumen and Deshengmen in two ways. Huang Taiji personally led a large army to attack Deshengmen. All history books are blunt about this. But Mr. Jin Yong is secretive. Why? Because of this writing, Yuan Chonghuan's battle of Guangqumen could not be the main battlefield. In order to highlight the greatness of Yuan Chonghuan, Mr. Jin Yong can only change history slightly in this way!
Yuan Chonghuan is definitely not perfect. There are absolutely enough reasons for the common people to criticize, accuse, scold, doubt, and hate him. As the commander of one side, he only sees the generals in the training of his army, and has no interests of the emperor, the court, the nation, and the people. Just because his commander was wronged, he withdrew collectively regardless of the extreme crisis in the capital, and when the enemy soldiers were raging against the people. This in itself is an unforgivable sin! It is the same in all ages!
The emperor was in extreme danger in the capital, and he was unable to get this army to stay behind to defend the capital. Only because his coach was arrested on suspicion of collaborating with the enemy and treason.
What's this called?!