There is a saying in China that respect is taboo, and there is a famous saying in the west that "history is written by winners".
First of all, the affair between Xiaozhuang (then Princess Zhuang) and Hong Chengchou will not be recorded in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Hong Chengchou was captured in 1642 and died in Ming dynasty 1644. The Ming Dynasty perished too quickly to obtain first-hand information. Moreover, the rumor that Xiaozhuang surrendered to Hong Chengchou happened in the secret room, so it is impossible for a Ming historian not to know it.
Secondly, Zhang was the mastermind of the compilation of Ming History, and Zhang was the only minister in the Han people who enjoyed the treatment of ancestral temple. He was more loyal to the Qing Dynasty than the Eight Banners. How can he record the secret history of Hong Chengchou and Xiaozhuang? It must be taboo for distinguished people.
Xiaozhuang but? Mom? Ah, Xiaozhuang really has a story with Hong Chengchou, and Zhang is afraid to write it unless he is tired of living in Zhang and wants to be destroyed by Jiuzu.
Besides, Xiaozhuang's surrender to Hong Chengchou took place in a secret room, and no third party would know about it except her husband Huang Taiji.
Even if the early standard-bearers did not pay much attention to these feudal ethics, it would be disgraceful. Xiaozhuang won't tell anyone, even his best friend.
Huang taiji is the king of a country, so he should also consider his prestige, pay attention to his influence and not tell others about it.
Don't rule out that Hong Chengchou himself will have the original motive to push this matter? Close? After all, being the mother of the country is the supreme thing? Honor? Show off in private and in front of close friends. But even with the favor of the Qing court, Hong Chengchou didn't have the courage to accompany you like a tiger.
Unless Hong Chengchou himself falls out of favor and feels abandoned by his master, he may despair and send a message to Xiaozhuang? Complain Say, why don't you consider our mutual affection and try to push me to the wall?
So is it possible?
Judging from Huang Taiji's style, he probably won't mind.
The tradition of treating women as political tools in the Qing Dynasty began in the Nurhachi era.
Nurhachi had eight daughters in his life, all of whom were used for political marriage.
Among them, Princess Julun, the eldest daughter, married He Heli, the leader of the East Afghan Ministry, and her husband was only two years younger than her father Nurhachi.
When the fourth daughter Mukush 14 years old, her father married her to the tribal leader Buzhantai. And then the booth turned against Nurhachi, and Nurhachi actually asked for something in return and married his daughter to another leader, Turg.
Some people say that the banners can be integrated with Mongolia, but not with the Han people, because they look down on the Han people.
Wrong, Manchu and Han can't marry, that's when the Qing army is firmly in the world and fighting for the country, and it can do whatever it takes to care so much.
Wu Xiongying, the company commander of Liaodong in the late Ming Dynasty and the son of Wu Sangui, the king of the day in the early Qing Dynasty, married Huang Taiji's own daughter, the 14th female Princess Channing.
The ultimate goal of Huang Taiji is to win the Central Plains. In order to achieve his political goals, he is willing to pay any price, just a daughter, which is not a scarce resource.
Besides, if it weren't for so many Han ministers who worked so hard to help, it would be impossible for the Qing army to enter the Central Plains.
Huang taiji was willing and Xiaozhuang promised. Will Xiaozhuang agree to die?
The answer is still yes.
Xiao Zhuang is not only a politician, but also a politician with strategic vision and extraordinary achievements.
It was because of his close relationship with her that Dourgen bowed to her and made the Qing regime smoothly transition to Shunzhi.
When Huang Taiji died, Shunzhi was only 5 years old. If Xiaozhuang didn't master kung fu, how could the unruly Dourgen be at the mercy of others?
Well, the problem of motivation is solved. Although both Huang Taiji and Xiao Zhuang agreed, it depends on the meaning of Party Hong Chengchou. Realistically speaking, the protagonist Hong Chengchou didn't choose to cooperate at least in the initial stage.
Hong Chengchou was a scholar in the forty-fourth year of Wanli (16 16) and an outstanding strategist. In October of the 12th year of Chongzhen (1639), Hong Chengchou led the troops to drive Li Zicheng into Shangluo Mountain, leaving only eighteen riders, which almost put down the "bandits" once and for all.
Therefore, Chongzhen attached great importance to him, gave him the highest power, and made him the minister of war and the governor of Hebei and Liao.
Every time Hong Chengchou met with Chongzhen, Chongzhen greeted him and gave a banquet in person, full of praise for him.
Just when Li Zicheng was about to be completely annihilated here, the Qing army launched an attack there. Hong Chengchou was ordered to plug his eyes in 1640. 1642, Hong Chengchou defeated Jin Song and became a prisoner.
A scholar dies for a bosom friend. At the beginning, Hong Chengchou was not prepared to betray the boss of Chongzhen at all, and he was unyielding.
After Hong Chengchou was captured, Huang Taiji regarded him as a guest of honor, and asked the court folk song and dance troupe to perform cultural programs and play emotional cards, so that ministers could take turns to surrender. Hong Chengchou was unmoved and "fasted for several days".
"Tell all the civil servants to give advice. If Hiro doesn't answer, we will meet again." Without a reward, Bai Chen played to congratulate him.
Hong Chengchou clank iron frame, death, there is no plan to go back alive. When the news reached Beijing, Chongzhen thought that Hong Chengchou had chosen to be a martyr, and held a grand memorial service for him, calling on the national officials and people to learn from him.
But even so, Huang Taiji didn't give up. He had to win this fortress at all costs, because Hong Chengchou was too heavy.
"Those who made comparisons took the lead, but they were not congratulated."
When I was at my wit's end, I remembered the tried-and-true honey trap in the history of China.
Heroes are sad about beauty, and whether they are men with lofty sentiments or demons who kill people without blinking an eye, they can't pass the opposite sex.
If faced with a butcher knife, many men will die generously, but in the face of a gentle woman, even steel will soften.
Xiaozhuang represents not only women, but also the symbol of love and the hope of life, which evokes Hong Chengchou's attachment to life and the yearning for his loved ones.
In Xiaozhuang's gentle township, he thought of his wife and children; The tenderness of Xiaozhuang may remind him of the glory of maternal love.
It is not Hong Chengchou's charm, but Xiao Zhuang's tenderness that restored his humanity as a war fighter for many years.
Worms are still greedy for life, and only death has existed since ancient times. So when Hong Chengchou, an unyielding man who would rather die than surrender, looked up from his small strong arms, his bones had been softened and he bowed his proud head to Huang Taiji.
It must be pointed out that the fact that Xiaozhuang lured Hong Chengchou came from unofficial history. There is no evidence. Historically, the real reason for Hong Chengchou's surrender was not only repeated persuasion by many Han ministers, but also Fan Wencheng's clever observation and Huang Taiji's personal appeasement (sending mink to keep out the cold). Of course, the most crucial thing is that Hong Chengchou should take the initiative to recognize the relationship between the situations.
Is it wrong for Hong Chengchou to do so? Opinions vary.
Some people say that if you work in a company, the boss has a problem with his business philosophy and will go bankrupt. The boss may jump off a building. Will you follow?
Some people say that since you are an official of Daming, you should not be a traitor, regardless of the talent or character of the emperor.
Huang Daozhou, a writer in the late Ming Dynasty, commented:
"The history of the pen is immortal. Although it is not famous, it can be done;" Hong En is too powerful to serve the country and become an enemy. "
Historian Xiao Yishan's statement seems more humane:
"ChengChou negative reputation for a long time, life defects, less, once the defect, very unexpected. Our judgment on the nation-state seems natural, but in the era of absolute monarchy, we will inevitably be ashamed of our ministers. "