"Report, more than a thousand Ming troops have arrived at the city!"
On the top of Songshan Mountain, Obai frowned after receiving his reward. When he got to the top of the city, he saw an old man waiting one step ahead of him. This man was none other than Hong Chengchou, the former governor of Jiliao in the Ming Dynasty and the commander of the Songjin War.
But he is nothing now.
Why do you say that? After Hong Chengchou surrendered, he was subordinate to Baoyi Niulu with Xianghuang Banner. Simply put, Huang Taiji’s family general had a military position similar to Qianhu. On the surface, Huang Taiji was very kind to him, but in fact he was on guard against him. In the end, the emperor He has never used Tai Chi again.
But he was really reused after Li Zicheng defeated Emperor Chongzhen in the capital and committed suicide. Hong Chengchou advised Dorgon and took advantage of his illness to kill him. Then the Qing army entered the pass, and he was reused as the governor and sent troops south, and then he began to rise to prominence.
At this time, although Huang Taiji was dead, the Qing army had not yet entered the Pass, or in other words failed to enter the Pass, and it was a disastrous defeat. Of course, Hong Chengchou was still under surveillance in Shenyang.
It might have always been like this, but who would have known that Ming Ting had miraculously come back to life in the past two years, and he would take advantage of the Qing Ting's serious illness to kill him, or take the opportunity to regain the lost Jinzhou and start the second Song Jin War!
Dorgon, who was already exhausted in dire straits, had no choice but to drag Hong Chengchou out again. "At first you were the reinforcement, but now you are the one who fights. Then you are the one who attacks, now you are the one who defends."
But he hasn't been given real power yet. To be honest, he is just a counselor.
Hong Chengchou also knew that his opportunity had come. If he couldn't make a contribution this time, he would be like this for the rest of his life.
Does he want to make meritorious deeds? Of course he does. Since he has changed camps, he can only strive for fame through meritorious service, because he knows that he can't go back, really can't go back!
Some people may think that Hong Chengchou had no choice but to surrender. The imperial court was urging him hard, forcing him to jump into the pit. His soldiers were not united, and Xia Chengde collaborated with the enemy, which led to his capture and surrender. If he turned against the Ming court again Why can't you accept him?
the reason is simple.
He embarrassed the Ming court and Emperor Chongzhen, and embarrassed the boss.
After Hong Chengchou was captured, a deserter told Wu Sangui that he heard from the Qing army that Hong Chengchou had been killed. Wu Sangui reported the news to the court. Emperor Chongzhen was very sad after hearing this, and issued an edict praising "Hong Chengchou's righteousness and virtue". He also instructed to "quickly send good signals to comfort your loyalty."
Later, Hong Chengchou's servant Chen Ying'an and others escaped from the rebellion and returned to Beijing. They also reported the whole story of Hong Chengchou's "martyrdom" to the court, saying that after being captured, Hong Chengchou "reviled the thief and refused to give in, but kowtowed to the west and called the king of heaven a saint. His ministers' power was exhausted. Death. I have always been upright and righteous, but I have never been as righteous as the master of my family."
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen was even more sad and mourned bitterly. He ordered an altar to be set up in front of Chaotian Palace and prepared to go to pay homage in person.
In June, Emperor Chongzhen issued another decree, granting nine altars (some say sixteen altars) to Hong Chengchou, setting up an ancestral hall, and deciding on a posthumous title. He Linxuan wept and said, "I never saved Chengchou." Anyway, he felt quite guilty about himself.
But after all, there are still calm people, such as Wang Xigan, the minister of etiquette in charge of the ceremony, who reminded: "Because there are people fleeing outside the customs, there is no solid evidence for the general's wandering, and his intention may be to resist the loyalty of the festival, to show the ugliness of his illegal life, and to Confusing the Ministry of War. I visited the Ministry of War twice and did not reply."
What I mean is that the current situation is in a mess. Who knows what is true or false? Let’s make sure first before making a decision.
Later, when Emperor Chongzhen heard the news of Hong Chengchou's surrender to the Qing Dynasty, he canceled the suspension of personal sacrifices and posthumous discussions, and changed the ancestral hall where Hong Chengchou's tablet was enshrined in the Guandi Temple inside Zhengyang Gate to the place where Guanyin was enshrined.
Another theory is that until the eve of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming court still did not know the exact information about Hong Chengchou. After all, information was not developed at that time, and the intelligence network in the north collapsed due to the fiasco. Some people said that Hong Chengchou could not get accurate information. He died, some said he surrendered, and others said anything.
There are even various gossips, such as Hong Chengchou's surrender because of Xiaozhuang's seduction... and the later famous drama "Hong's Mother Scolded Hong Chou" is even more nonsense, saying that Hong Chengchou became a high official after entering the customs. When he went back to his hometown to pick up his mother, he was scolded so badly. But in fact, these were just common people's sexual harassment, or to clear his name. In fact, Hong's mother and Hong Yi's family all went to enjoy the glory and wealth.
What we are saying is that from the beginning you created the perfect character of being loyal to the country and willing to die rather than give in. I believed it, and I was heartbroken for you. I cried and cried with snot and tears in order to arrange your funeral arrangements and build an heir for you. As a result, I became the laughing stock of the whole world. I, Chongzhen, am so shameless.
What's more, after the analysis, there are too many doubts about Xia Chengde's collaboration with the enemy. It's okay to say that you don't know. Zhu Wende has told you and you still ignore it, which is funny.
Therefore, even if Hong Chengchou was forced to surrender, the Ming court would not let him go lightly. Even if they did not kill him when he came back, they would definitely have to skin him.
Hong Chengchou also realized this. After all, after Azig was captured last year, the Ming court replaced him with Zu Dashou and his family, but they didn't even mention him! This is enough to explain everything!
I am the governor of Ji Liao, but I am a first-class official, but he is not as good as Zu Dashou, a general who leads troops? He is just a general soldier, but I casually commanded many general soldiers back then, whether it was Wu Sangui or Cao Bianjiao, who would not obey his orders!
But when the hostages were exchanged, he was not even mentioned.
This made him know that his weight in Mingting was no longer worth mentioning.
In fact, he didn't know that no one mentioned him during the prisoner exchange. After all, most people felt that he was forced to do nothing and it was understandable, and Zu Dashou surrendered repeatedly, and also killed He Kegang. stain.
But for Chang Yu, generals like Zu Dashou were much more useful than Hong Chengchou, a civil servant. He originally wanted to suppress civility and promote military power, and he didn't think Hong Chengchou was very capable, at least not in terms of imperial skills. Eight The total number of soldiers was more than 100,000, and they were in chaos.
He didn't think Huang Degong, Zhou Yuji and even Wu Sangui and other military generals were useless. On the contrary, in his eyes, these warriors were very capable and capable, but they were restricted too much by the civil servants and could not fully display their abilities. two! Look at what they are doing now under Chang Yu, not all of them can do their job alone!
Hong Chengchou, who was staring deeply at the bottom of the mountain, saw Ao Bai coming up, and hurried forward to greet him. He had no official position at this time, but Ao Bai was different. The family of generals also had great military achievements. Before Huang Taiji's death, he was awarded a title. When Mele Zhangjing became the minister of political affairs due to his support for Fulin, he became the commander of the army for his merits during the Songjin War. Moreover, he was also a staunch supporter of Hauge, and his position in the Qing court was very important, not to mention that he was also a member of the Qing army. A first-rate general.
Ao Bai nodded slightly. Although Hong Chengchou did not have an official position at this time, he did not look down upon or disdain him. After all, he was once the boss of the Ming court and was quite capable. Moreover, he was from the Ming court and was familiar with the Ming army. All kinds of things will play a big role in this battle.
Moreover, Oboi also smelled something else. Hong Chengchou had been idle for several years and now he was out of the army. It seemed that Dorgon was suffering from an acute illness and had to seek medical treatment. So he was planning to use this old man. Once this old man was successful, everything would go smoothly. , but it is not limited to this, but the Han forces behind this old man.
After Mao Wenlong and King Sanshun, more and more Han generals surrendered to the Qing camp, and their power became stronger and stronger. They even established the Eight Banners Han Army. Among those who surrendered, Hong Chengchou was the largest in terms of official rank. Although he was He was left hanging, but his people obviously regarded him as the leader.
But now, there is a shortage of soldiers and horses, and the war is tight. The Han army will become the main force. The importance of these people is self-evident. And once these Han army and generals are won over, it will also be of great help to the internal fighting. After all, the Qing Dynasty is now The internal struggle within the imperial court was fierce.
Therefore, Obai didn't want to cause hatred, and even wanted to win over him, not to mention that he still had to fight side by side with this old man.
