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Chapter 355 How did the Qing Dynasty come about? ... (seeking subscription)
"Uh, shot to death?"

"Brother Fan, this, this, this..."

"Why does this script feel wrong?"

When Chen Fan talked about Chinese martial arts before, everyone was stunned.

What about martial arts, what about refining muscles and bones, and even refining organs.

Just when everyone thought that Chen Fan would talk about martial arts again, it should be the time when masters of martial arts showed their might.

Unexpectedly.

Cheng Tinghua, a master of the generation, was beaten to death by foreign guns.

"Brother Fan, isn't national art the art of a strong country and a strong breed?"

"Yes."

"But now that Cheng Tinghua is dead, does it prove that Chinese martial arts cannot save China?"

"It's one-sided to say that, but it's okay to say that sometimes."

Chen Fan let out a long sigh.

Although the novels in the previous life were wonderfully written, sometimes the martial arts didn't play a big role.

At most, they can only be heroes at a partial time.

but.

No matter how powerful a hero is, he may become a martyr.

"Brother Fan, there is one more point. What do you mean by the great powers?"

"Specifically, the great powers here refer to the Eagle Country, the United States, France, Russia, Japan, Italy...etc. These countries are collectively called the Eight-Nation Alliance."

"The Eight-Nation Allied Forces, my grass."

Everyone's heart was shocked again.

Even Chen Fan didn't need to say anything, as soon as he mentioned the Eight-Nation Allied Forces, everyone knew what was going on.

More to say?

That must be eight countries united to attack China.

The fans couldn't believe it: "Brother Fan, how could this happen?"

"Yeah, how could this be?"

Chen Fan shook his head.

Compared with all the fans, Chen Fan can feel the tragedy of more than 100 years ago.

just.

What caused the tragedy more than 100 years ago was not the cause at that time.

All of this has to start with the establishment of the Qing Dynasty.

……

Think about it.

Chen Fan said, "Before I talked about the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty, the Han Dynasty, and the Spring and Autumn and Warring States, but I didn't talk much about the Ming Dynasty. As for not talking about it, the main reason is that everyone is familiar with the Ming Dynasty. It doesn’t matter whether you talk about it or not. But here, I want to say it. In the world in my mind, the Ming Dynasty did not embark on a constitutional monarchy, but perished in the peasant uprising.”

This statement caused everyone to discuss at once.

"Brother Fan, that's not right. Although the strength of the Ming Dynasty has dropped a lot in the late Ming Dynasty, how could it perish?"

"Yes, even if there is a peasant uprising, it can be suppressed. It stands to reason that it should be the same as us and move towards a constitutional monarchy."

"Brother Fan, can you continue talking?"

Many people may not be particularly clear about the Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty, Han Dynasty, Spring and Autumn and Warring States.

But for the Ming Dynasty.

Because the time is a little closer to now, there are also a lot of relevant historical materials.

Therefore, the dynasty that everyone knows the most about history is the Ming Dynasty.

But it is precisely because of the better understanding that everyone is confused by what Chen Fan said about the fall of the Ming Dynasty.

"Maybe what I said is a little different from the Ming Dynasty in the current history. I don't know if you have heard a saying that if a butterfly flaps its wings in the Pacific Ocean, it may cause a hurricane on the American continent. It’s the butterfly effect. I think that the trend of history is often times, if some changes occur in some places, he may change.”

studied the history for so long.

Chen Fan also had a little bit of his own experience about the direction of history.

The direction of history is by no means static.

Even if sometimes you are so strong that you are unrivaled, but if something goes wrong, it may cause a total collapse.

Just like Qin unified the six countries.

Although the Qin State already had the strength to unify the six countries at that time, if there were one or two faint kings in the Qin State at that time, the direction of history may have to change.Even, there is no need for one or two faint kings, even some unexpected events may change the direction of history.

"Of course, there are several specific factors. First, the peasant uprising dealt a severe blow to the Ming Dynasty. Second, in addition to the internal peasant uprising, the external Qing army is also a huge threat."

"Mr. Chen Fan, where did the Qing army come from?"

Naturally, everyone didn't know what the Qing army was.

In this regard.

Chen Fan explained: "The Qing army is the post-Jin regime established by the leader Nurhaci. To put it simply, they are the descendants of the Jurchen of the Jin Kingdom."

of course.

It's more complicated here.

The Qing Dynasty is not entirely a descendant of the Jurchen of the Jin Dynasty, it can only be said to be a branch of the Jurchen of the Jin Dynasty.

But generally speaking, the Qing Dynasty still had a great relationship with Jin.

"Oh, so they are descendants of the Kingdom of Jin."

Everyone understood Chen Fan's explanation.

"Then what, wasn't the Kingdom of Jin destroyed by the Song Dynasty? How come there are still descendants?"

"Brother, I don't need Mr. Chen Fan to answer this question. I will help you. Although the Kingdom of Jin was destroyed by the Song Dynasty, it was the Emperor of the Kingdom of Jin who was destroyed by the Song Dynasty. There are still a series of Jurchen tribes in the Kingdom of Jin who survived. .Even, not all of them were wiped out even if it was the King of Jin. They always had some descendants, and some stronger forces escaped."

"Oh, I'm a history novice, don't take offense."

Discussions in the comment area raged.

Although many people don't have much research on history, but when everyone chats from time to time, they have some understanding of history for a while.

"There are two reasons for this, and there is a third reason. The third reason is that there was a huge famine in the Ming Dynasty. First, there was a flood, then a drought, and then there was a plague, which caused a large-scale reduction in grain production. All of a sudden, the combat effectiveness of the entire Ming Dynasty army dropped unprecedentedly."

of course.

In addition, corrupt officials were rampant within the Ming Dynasty...etc.

Chen Fan will not introduce them one by one.

But let's not talk about this.

These three reasons alone are enough for the Ming Dynasty to perish.

"So, the Ming Dynasty was defeated by the Qing army, and finally there was the Qing Dynasty?"

Some explanation.

Everyone also roughly understood how the Qing Dynasty came about.

But Chen Fan still shook his head: "No. As I said just now, the Ming Dynasty was not defeated by the Qing Dynasty, but by the peasant uprising army."

"Then how was the Qing Dynasty established?"

"At that time, Li Zicheng, the leader of the peasant uprising army, sent troops to attack the capital. Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty led the local generals to the King of Jingqin. Then Chongzhen granted the general Wu Wanggui the title of Xiping Bo, and ordered Wu Sangui to join the army as soon as possible. However, before Wu Sangui arrived in the capital, he heard that The news of Chongzhen's self overflowing. Facing Chongzhen's suicide, Wu Sangui suddenly lost his support, and he didn't know whether to continue to go to Beijing to suppress the rebel army, or to retreat."

"At this time, Li Zicheng, the leader of the rebel army, and Dorgon, the regent of the Qing army, persuaded Wu Sangui to surrender many times. Originally, Wu Sangui wanted to surrender to Li Zicheng. But later they heard that Chen Yuanyuan, a concubine whom she loved very much, was killed by Li Zicheng's subordinates. Immediately, Wu Sangui negotiated peace with Li Zicheng, pretending to surrender. Facing Wu Sangui's surrender, Li Zicheng was extremely happy. So he sent a large army to Shanhaiguan to prepare to accept Wu Sangui's surrender.

"However, Li Zicheng didn't expect that. While Wu Sangui surrendered to himself, he wrote a letter to Dorgon. In the end, Wu Sangui led the Qing soldiers into the pass. When Li Zicheng came to Shanhaiguan, he found out that he had been fooled by Wu Sangui. In the end, Li Zicheng did not The enemy Wu Sangui teamed up with the Qing army and returned in a disastrous defeat. Later, Li Zicheng was defeated by the Qing army one after another and fled all the way, but was accidentally killed by the local militia.”

Chen Fan briefly talked about the background of the Qing soldiers entering the customs.

Although Chen Fan said it simply.

but.

Among them, Wu Sangui, an important figure, was instantly remembered.

Remember it's not this guy's martial arts that surpasses the world.

Nor is it because he is loyal and patriotic.

Remember.

But this guy is really traitorous.

"I'll go, Wu Sangui, the big traitor."

"It's no wonder that the Ming Dynasty would perish. If it wasn't for this guy, it would be impossible for the Qing soldiers to enter the customs."

"Yes, although an emperor of the Ming Dynasty died, if Wu Sangui was not a traitor, the Ming Dynasty still had a chance."

"hateful……"

……

Since ancient times, people have hated traitors very much.

Wu Sangui can be said to be a famous traitor in history.

of course.

From the perspective of historians, Chen Fan believes that Wu Sangui did not want to be a traitor before.

After Chongzhen died, he just wanted to protect himself.

but.

Facing Li Zicheng, he knew it again.

Even if he surrendered to Li Zicheng himself, he might end up in a tragic end.

As for contacting the Qing army.

He didn't want the Qing army to enter the customs at that time.

At that time, he only wanted Dorgon to help him defeat Li Zicheng.

But Dorgon is no ordinary person.

After seeing Wu Sangui in such a state, although he received Wu Sangui's letter, Dorgon did not immediately send troops to help Wu Sangui.

It was after Wu Sangui was defeated by Li Zicheng one after another that Dorgon came out.

and.

Later, he also used various backstages to force Wu Sangui to surrender to Dorgon.

On the one hand is Li Zicheng, on the other hand is the Qing army Dorgon.

immediately.

Wu Sangui completely surrendered Dorgon and led the Qing soldiers into the pass.

of course.

All that has been said above makes sense.

To put it more beautifully, Wu Sangui surrendered to the Qing soldiers in order to protect himself.

but.

If all the generals thought like this, the whole country would be gone.

As a general of the Ming Dynasty, Wu Sangui didn't think about how to defend his family and the country, but thought about himself, and then sold the country.

No matter how reasonable it is, if you call him a traitor, he is a traitor.

No matter how many people defend Wu Sangui, it is impossible to reverse the case for him.

If he hadn't led the Qing soldiers into the pass, where would the Qing Dynasty have been?

In fact.

The Qing soldiers at that time could not deal with the Ming troops at all.

……

but.

Chen Fan didn't discuss Wu Sangui today. He continued: "After Emperor Chongzhen's death, a group of ministers supported Zhu Yousong to establish the Nanming regime. However, at this time, the peasant uprisings from all over the country have not yet ended. Except for the troops left by Li Zicheng In addition, there are peasant uprising generals such as Zhang Xianzhong. Of course, there is also the Qing army that has already entered the customs. Facing the two-sided attack, the Nanming regime could not resist. Even a series of original Ming generals surrendered one after another .”

"Although in the later period, the Nanming regime reached an agreement with Zhang Xianzhong's remaining troops to fight against the Qing army. However, due to the many conflicts between the officers and soldiers of different factions, they could not unite together, and with the help of Wu Sangui and other forces who had surrendered, the Qing army The soldiers eventually ruled China and established another regime, the Qing Dynasty."

This is also the last dynasty in Chinese history.

And this dynasty.

It was not built by the Han people.

(End of this chapter)