Become the richest man in the world from answering questions

Chapter 179
"Okay, the apocalypse big bang is also finished, and there is no reasonable explanation so far, so I will not describe it too much, and if the truth comes out one day, I will tell you again as a teacher."

"Now let's talk about Emperor Tianqi's next successor, Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian. He is Emperor Tianqi's younger brother and the last orthodox emperor of the Ming Dynasty."

"When it comes to Zhu Youjian, there is a story you must have heard. That is when Li Zicheng defeated BJ. Not only did Zhu Youjian not retreat south, he even shouted the words: The emperor defends the country, and the king defends the country. .”

"It is said that when Li Zicheng broke through BJ, Zhu Youjian did not run away. It does not mean that he was confident enough to defeat Li Zicheng. On the contrary, Emperor Chongzhen at that time was already at the end of his rope."

"On the day when the peasant army invaded BJ City, Zhu Youjian killed many concubines in his harem, and also killed his two daughters with his own hands, and finally ran to the coal mountain behind the Forbidden City, where the old crooked neck Tree, hanged himself."

"Hey, here is a point of historical knowledge involved. What is it? This is the famous Jiashen change in history."

"You may not feel much just hearing the name, but it has been reflected in many film and television dramas nowadays. Even if you haven't seen it, you have at least heard of it."

"Speaking of which, you may have a lot of questions, for example, why didn't Zhu Youjian move the capital south to Nanjing?"

"As I said before my teacher, when Zhu Di moved north to BJ, he still kept a whole set of administrative agencies in Nanjing. You said that if Zhu Youjian moved south, there must be a chance to make a comeback."

"Attention, being a teacher is not joking. If Zhu Youjian really moves south to the capital, it is not impossible."

"Moreover, there were lessons learned at the time when the capital was moved south! For example, in the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhao Gou established the Southern Song Dynasty in Kaifeng, which allowed the Southern Song Dynasty to last for more than 100 years."

"Also, at that time Li Zicheng rebelled against the Ming Dynasty. It was not a matter of a day or two. Why didn't the Ming Dynasty solve Li Zicheng's hidden danger?"

"For example, during the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, didn't Emperor Xuanzong Li Longji also run from Luoyang to Sichuan, and didn't return until the rebellion was suppressed?"

"Didn't Chongzhen ever hear the saying that if you keep green hills, you're not afraid of having no firewood?"

"For another example, when the Eight-Power Allied Forces attacked the Qing Dynasty in later generations, didn't the Empress Dowager Cixi take Emperor Guangxu to Xi'an, and didn't come back until the Eight-Power Allied Forces withdrew."

"In these examples, the supreme rulers of the country at that time transferred their lives in order to save their lives. When the crisis is over, shouldn't they still sit on the dragon chair in a glorious manner?"

"Could it be that Chongzhen is so stubborn? He doesn't refer to so many examples, does he insist on living and dying with Daming? Is he just so stubborn?"

"Okay, now I'm here to tell you as a teacher, those things that are not mentioned in the history textbooks, and find out who drove the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty to death."

"To be honest, I didn't know the story I was going to tell you next. If it hadn't been for that old gentleman, I wouldn't have known that history would be so interesting!"

"Okay, without further ado, let's get down to business! To understand this matter, we have to look at the situation of the entire Ming Dynasty before Chongzhen hanged himself."

"At that time, Li Zicheng's peasants swept across the entire northern part of the country. From the northwest to the Central Plains, they were invincible!"

"At that time, the court was naturally aware of the threat from Li Zicheng, so it sent many troops to suppress Li Zicheng."

"But at that time, the fighting power of the Ming army was far inferior to before, and Li Zicheng's peasant army was many times stronger than the Ming army!"

"Li Zicheng came all the way from the northwest and wiped out the main force of the Ming army. By this time, the Great Ming Dynasty can be said to be in jeopardy."

"Then at this critical moment, there is only one Ming army left to suppress Li Zicheng's peasant army. Which Ming army? That is the Guanning iron cavalry led by Wu Sangui!"

"The Guan Ning Cavalry was considered the most elite army in the Ming Dynasty at that time. If Guan Ning Cavalry can be dropped to suppress Li Zicheng, not to mention whether Li Zicheng can be completely wiped out, but if you want to keep BJ City, then there is no problem."

"But! Listen to the teacher's tone, but! The crux of the problem is often the most likely to lose the chain at this time."

"Guan Ning cavalry is the last life-saving straw of the Ming Dynasty. Chongzhen died, but he didn't move a bit. Hey, why is that?"

"This is because at that time Wu Sangui and his Guanning cavalry were far away in Ningyuan, Liaodong. They also took on another very important task. What? That is to defend Huang Taiji's Houjin troops!"

"That is to say, the Manchus who established the Qing Dynasty later. At that time, the Eight Banners soldiers of Houjin were able to recruit and fight well, and they were also eyeing the great Ming Dynasty! Therefore, the Guanning cavalry cannot be transferred."

"Speaking of this, I remember that the teacher also mentioned the importance of Liaodong just now."

"The Ming Dynasty owned Liaodong, and it was able to defend the Houjin in the north and supervise North Korea in the south. It can be advanced, attacked, retreated, or defended. Anyway, the strategic position is very important."

"If you want to transfer the Guanning iron cavalry to the capital to defend the capital, it means giving up Ningyuan. Ningyuan is the most important military town outside Shanhaiguan. If Ningyuan falls, it means giving up the entire Liaodong."

"So at that time, no one was willing to transfer Guan Ning cavalry back to Beijing, from the chief minister of the cabinet to the minister of the Ministry of war, because once Liaodong fell, none of them dared to take responsibility."

"And the Chongzhen at that time, hey, he was unwilling to stand up and say this directly. Chongzhen also knew the consequences. If he mobilized the Guanning cavalry, he would give up the entire Liaodong. If this is the case, Chongzhen will be left in history. stigmatized."

"Hearing this, you may ask again, is it that Chongzhen is so good at face? Does he want to save face and suffer? Just because he is afraid of being infamous, he even wants his own life?"

"Actually, that's not the case. As early as a few months ago, Emperor Chongzhen summoned Wu Sangui's father, Wu Xiang, many times, and discussed with him the transfer of Guanning iron cavalry from outside the pass to defend the capital."

"It is said that after Chongzhen saw Wu Xiang, he said it at the time. He said that Li Zicheng was about to hit the city of BJ. I want to mobilize the Guan Ning cavalry of your father and son to defend the capital to ensure that the capital is safe!"

"As soon as Wu Xiang heard this, he quit immediately. It's not that he is a soldier who respects himself, but that the land of his ancestors cannot be discarded!"

(End of this chapter)