The exchange of information and letters took time. By the time the court's decision was conveyed to the Liaodong border gate, many things that had only been approved were actually half done.
For example, when the Ministry of War asked Li Chengliang to gather the defeated troops and report actual losses, Li Chengliang had already done so.
In the "Night of Hetuala", Li Chengliang's troops lost 3,725 elite cavalrymen who were killed, captured or missing in battle, 6,431 war horses and 1,600 draft horses. Forty-three horses, 1,127 mules and donkeys were lost.
In the end, Li Chengliang reported that the remaining troops of his department were about 4,300, but the horse losses were huge and he no longer had the ability to continue the attack. He voluntarily withdrew to Crow Falcon Pass to wait for orders from the Ministry of War.
Another example is that the Ministry of War order issued by the emperor required Cao Yun to succeed Li Chengliang and unified command of the remaining three armies to continue the encirclement and suppression of Nurhaci. In fact, it was a bit like "paying votes." Because after receiving a secret letter from Gao Jingshi before, Cao Yan took the initiative to take over the command when Li Chengliang was defeated. He not only issued relevant orders to Ma Chengxun, but also issued orders to Yang Yuan.
Needless to say, Ma Chengxun would definitely obey orders. Surprisingly, Yang Yuan did not refuse. After receiving Cao Yu's military order, Yang Yuan immediately decided not to wait for the procrastinating Dong E's tribe to be "ready". He led his 3,000 soldiers and the 400 men provided by Dong E's tribe to set off immediately, and started heading east in the wind and snow. Detour and prepare to surround Hetuala according to the predetermined plan.
In addition, Cao Yan once again received a secret letter from Gao Pragmatic, which clearly told him that the emperor had decided to remove Nurhaci from all his posts after the victory, and at the same time granted these posts to Nurhaci's younger brother, Su Kesuhu. River 2 Beiler Shurhazy.
This is the so-called "someone in the court is easy to be an official." With Gao Pragmatic's letter and a clear plan for arrangements after the victory, Cao Yu didn't have to worry about making mistakes in his handling and making the emperor and the court dissatisfied.
The three armies continued to suppress, and the encirclement circle became smaller and smaller. Cao Yu asked Ma Chengxun and Yang Yuan to report their location three times a day, while he and Qi Jin marched cautiously. He was nicknamed "Desperate Cao Sanlang" in his early years, but since the defeat at Chang'an Fort, he has become more and more cautious now, especially the closer to victory, the more careful he becomes. He would rather go slow than fail at the last moment.
In fact, although Cao Yan's approach is not wrong, he is really worried at this moment, because Nurhaci is under greater pressure than him now.
Nurhachi's pressure comes from both internal and external sources. Needless to say from the outside, although the four armies were defeated by him, the remaining three armies were still stronger than him, and from a time perspective, there was no chance to implement strategies.
But what Nurhaci is most worried about is the internal pressure, but to explain this pressure, we must first understand the origins of the three guards of Jianzhou.
Jianzhou Jurchen became attached to the Ming Dynasty when the Ming Dynasty expelled Can Yuan, paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty, and accepted the canonization of the Ming Emperor. In the second year of Yongle, the Ming Dynasty established the Jianzhou Guard and appointed the local leader Aha as the commander of the Jianzhou Guard.
Later, because another leader, Meng Ge Timur, had made great achievements in following Chengzu in attacking Mongolia, he was named the commander of Jianzhou Left Guard. But later in the turmoil, Meng brother Timur was killed, his son Dong Shan was also captured, and the Jianzhou Zuowei seal was lost. Mengge Timur's younger brother Fancha reported it to the court, and the Ming Emperor once again granted Fancha the new Jianzhou Zuowei Seal.
However, not long after, Dong Shan was redeemed and the original Jianzhou Zuowei seal was found again. The uncle and nephew had a dispute over the ownership of Jianzhou Zuowei. In the end, Yingzong ordered the Jianzhou left guard to be divided into two, and then the Jianzhou right guard was added. Fancha and Dongshan each held one seal.
Therefore, the earliest Jianzhou Guards were divided into three, namely Jianzhou Guards, Jianzhou Left Guards, and Jianzhou Right Guards, which were called the Three Jianzhou Guards in history.
Among them, Nurhachi is a direct descendant of Mengge Timur. To a certain extent, he is also the most "legal" ruler of Jianzhou Zuowei.
But the problem is that the Ming Dynasty's principle of "with direct descendants, without direct descendants" is not very popular in the minds of the Jurchens, it is just "in their hearts". In fact, in most cases, they still have to obey the canonization of the Ming Dynasty.
This issue has been mentioned before. The customs of the Jurchens are actually more influenced by the Mongols. Specifically, in terms of registering heirs and dividing inheritance, the Jurchens prefer to follow the traditions of the Mongols.
Nurhaci's father, Takshi, had five sons in total. Nurhaci was the eldest son, Mulhaqi was the second son, Shuerhaqi was the third son, Yarhaqi was the fourth son, and Bayala was the youngest son.
At this point, readers may have questions. Since Shuerhaqi is the third child, why is he called the "Second Beile"? The reason is very simple. The second eldest brother Mulhaqi and Nurhaci are not the same brothers.
After Nurhaci became the commander of the Jianzhou Left Guard, according to the Ming Dynasty's tradition, only Shuerhaqi was recognized by the Ming Dynasty, while the "concubine" Mulhaqi was not recognized.
As for the fourth child, Yarhaqi, he was also a compatriot of Nurhachi, but this guy who could have become the "Three Belles" died early, so... there was no such thing.
As for Bayala, he was born to Nurhachi's mean and ungrateful stepmother. His relationship with the Nurhaci brothers is obviously not much better, and his current position within Jianzhou Zuowei is rather embarrassing. Fortunately, he was only five or six years old, so Nurhaci didn't have any ill intentions towards him. First published on the Chinese website (www).
To put it simply, Nurhachi still has three living brothers. The second brother, Mulhaqi, is also an iron brother who worked hard with him. However, because the Ming Dynasty did not recognize his status, although he also obtained some military power according to the Jurchen tradition, This power "resides" under the banner of Nurhaci. A genius can remember 噺バ一中文mx/8/1/z//o/m/ in one second
The youngest Bayala can be ignored for the time being, while the third youngest Shuerhaqi, as the "second Baylor", is very powerful. How powerful is it? Nurhachi's Bagala soldiers were about a thousand, and Shuerhaqi's Bagala soldiers were 800.
Why is Shuerhaqi so powerful? There are two reasons: firstly, he is the direct descendant of Timur, the fierce brother recognized by the Ming Dynasty, and was officially awarded the title of "Commander of the Left Guard of Jianzhou" by the Ming Dynasty; secondly, he is the de facto "youngest son of Tucker" , according to the custom of "young sons guarding the stove" passed down from the Mongols to the Jurchens, his strength must not be bad, otherwise Nurhachi will be seriously questioned.
In other words, if Takshi is Temujin, then Shulhaqi is equivalent to Tuo Lei. According to Jurchen customs at this time, after Tucker's death, he should be the "supervisor of the country" and the number one guardian of his father's body.
The Jurchens in Jianzhou were influenced by both the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia, which resulted in this somewhat weird inheritance system and also contributed to the strength of Shuerhaqi.
If the current internal strength of Jianzhou Jurchens is divided into 10%, then Nurhachi controls 50%, Shuerhaqi controls about 40%, and the remaining 10% is in the hands of Mulhaqi - but Mulhaqi cannot really control it. He is subordinate to Nurhachi.
The brothers Nurhachi and Shuerhaqi have 60 points and 40 points. This is basically the current strength division of the Jianzhou left-back.
Because of factors such as the oldest age, a relatively harmonious relationship between brothers, and the level of the Ming Dynasty canonization position, Nurhachi's status is relatively stable in peacetime. Not only Mulhaqi completely obeys Nurhaci's orders, but Shuerhaqi also only follows the lead of his eldest brother Nurhaci.
However, that was normal times.
As the encirclement of the three armies of the Ming Army became tighter and tighter, a rumor spread: The Ming Emperor was extremely dissatisfied with Nurhachi's rebellion and had decided to severely punish Jianzhou Left Guard, and after the Ming Army defeated Hetuala , all canonizations to Nurhachi will be abolished, and Shuerhaqi will be granted the title of Commander of the Jianzhou Left Guard.
There are several keywords in this rumor: punishment, breach, abolition, and reform.
Punishment means that Daming is still the familiar Daming. If you dare not listen to him, he will beat you until you obey, and there will definitely be severe punishment - killing is one of them. For the Jurchens on the left guard of Jianzhou, it is certainly worth worrying about who will be killed.
Breaking through means that Ming Dynasty no longer intends to "peacefully conquer" Hetuala. Li Chengliang's unexpected defeat shocked the entire Jurchen region, but as Gao Pingshi analyzed Zhu Yijun, the outcome of this war was not decided, and Li Chengliang's defeat was not regarded as "unbeatable" by all parties. As long as the Ming Dynasty Keep fighting, and once Hetuala is defeated, all doubts will disappear.
Abolition means that Ming's tolerance is very limited. Ming Dynasty decided to severely punish Nurhachi who surrendered but rebelled again and broke his promise. Although the Ming Dynasty has always been relatively insistent on the lineage of the rulers of the various Jurchen tribes, it does not mean that it cannot be changed. For example, in the early days of Wang Gao's rise, Ming Dynasty recognized him as the commander of the Jianzhou right guard for a short period of time.
The change of title means that although the Ming Dynasty decided to punish Nurhachi severely, it still planned to maintain the ruling lineage of Jianzhou Zuowei as unchanged as possible. If the elder brother is not good enough, the younger brother will take over. To a certain extent, this is also a means of maintaining stability - Shuerhaqi was originally the number two figure in the left guard of Jianzhou, known as the "Second Beile". Since Nurhaci was about to step down, Shuerhaqi naturally took over.
Oh, I forgot to mention that Nurhaci already has sons, not one or two, but five.
The eldest son Aixinjueluo Chu Ying, whose mother is his wife Tong Jia Haha Na Zhaqing, was born in the eighth year of Wanli. He is eight years old this year and celebrates the New Year. It is already the sixteenth year of Wanli. Here and below, the real age is used ;
The second son, Aixinjueluo Daishan, was born in the eleventh year of Wanli to his wife Tongjia Haha Nazhaqing;
The third son of the concubine, Aixinjueluo Abai, whose mother was a concubine and named concubine Zhaojia, was born in the thirteenth year of Wanli;
The fourth son of the concubine, Aixinjueluo Tang Gugu, whose mother was the concubine Niu Hulu, was also born in the thirteenth year of Wanli;
The fifth legitimate son, Aixinjueluo Manggurtai, was born in the 15th year of Wanli and was still in his infancy. His mother was the step-wife Shaji Fucha.
Although he already has five sons, even his eldest son Chu Ying is only eight years old this year. The Ming Dynasty has always dealt with the Jurchen ministries with a policy of restraint, so if the heir is too young, he is usually not allowed to ascend the throne, lest he cannot suppress the internal powerful factions, cause civil strife, and drag the Ming Dynasty into trouble.
Therefore, the recent "rumor" makes Nurhachi quite nervous. He knows that if Ming Dynasty really wants to abolish his position, Shuerhaqi is indeed most likely to take over. Judging from the experience of Jurchen history, once Shuerhaqi succeeds in assuming the position, his descendants of Nurhaci will basically have no chance of establishing the foundation of Jianzhou Zuowei.
Moreover, this rumor still has a very important point that is not clear: it does not explain what Nurhachi will do after Shuerhaqi takes over.
If he was only exempted from the title of commander awarded by the Ming Dynasty, Nurhachi felt that he could still think of a way, such as performing a double act with Shuerhaqi: On the surface, Shuerhaqi existed as a commander, but in fact, within the Jianzhou Zuowei Still give him Nurhachi as the main one.
As for when he will get back the title of commander, Nurhachi is not in a hurry. He will find an opportunity to show his loyalty in the future, or make some contributions to the Ming Dynasty, and then let Shuerha Qi come up and let the talents go. Basically, it should be done.
But now Nurhachi is worried that Shuerhaqi will become ambitious because of this, and simply prepare to completely replace him.
This kind of worry did not arise out of thin air. Nurhachi already had some clues. For example, before he led the army to fight against North Road Machengxun, and designed to trick Li Chengliang in Hetuala, during this period, Shuerhaqi did not conscientiously implement the pre-war plan and seriously harassed Li Chengxun. Cao Yu's department.
Shuerhaqi only harassed Cao Yu twice in total, and both times he only defeated Cao Yu's small-scale expedition. In total, he only fought with less than a hundred people from Cao Yu's tribe - can this be considered harassment? This is either acting or fear of the enemy.
Nurhachi did not think that Shuerhaqi was afraid of enemies and avoided war, because Shuerhaqi never showed a fear of enemies during the expansion in previous years. Whether it was the crusade against Nikanwailan or the conquest of the Zhechen tribe, Shuerhaqi performed very bravely, often fighting more with less. The only possibility is that Shuerhaqi was unwilling to offend the Ming army too much.
Although Nurhachi originally thought that Shuerhaqi had reservations about the Ming army's war, he thought that Shuerhaqi was just trying to avoid being resented by the Ming army in the future. But now looking back, he has to doubt Shuerhaqi. There has already been some kind of tacit understanding with the Ming army.
Recalling that Shuerhaqi had stayed in Cao Yu's army for a period of time, and that Cao Yu took special care of him and did not let him go to the battlefield at all, Nurhaci couldn't help but become more suspicious: Could it be that Shuerhaqi really had different intentions?
Once the seeds of suspicion are planted, they can take root and sprout with just a little nourishment. Daming's various actions and the rumors this time are such nutrients. Nurhachi's uneasiness is rapidly accumulating, and his suspicion of Shuerhaqi is also deepening.
At this time, Shuerhaqi's performance even chilled Nurhaci's back: Shuerhaqi, who had just withdrawn to Hetuala, immediately took back the eight Niulu that had been given to Nurhachi's command, using the name " Emergency preparations."
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