Chapter 90 Was the Qing Dynasty justified?

【Was the Qing Dynasty just? 】

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As soon as the new title appeared, anger suddenly appeared on Lao Zhu's face.

"There is nothing to discuss!"

"The Manchus took advantage of the civil unrest among the Han people to usurp the Ming Dynasty. What a bunch of opportunists!"

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[Let me start with the conclusion. The Qing Dynasty was the dynasty that came to power in the most unjust and easiest way in Chinese history.]

[First of all, let me make it clear that this sentence is not fabricated. It was said by Wang Kaiyun, a great scholar in the Qing Dynasty.]

[Also, Zhao Liewen, the aide of our Qing Dynasty’s Zeng the Barber, also said to Zeng the Barber: It was too easy for our Qing Dynasty to start a business, and the punishment was too severe. It was too strange to seize the world, and it is hard to know the way of heaven.]

[To put it bluntly, this sentence means that our Qing Dynasty is lucky. ]

【Who agrees? Who opposes? 】

[First of all, let’s talk about the issue of the unjust acquisition of power. The most important thing here is that the ancestors of Lao Nu (Nurhaci) all inherited the official positions of the Ming Dynasty. ]

[When Meng Temu was beaten and fled with nowhere to go, he was finally taken in by the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty was very kind to their family! ]

【But what? 】

[They betrayed their master and forgot their gratitude. They did not think of repaying their master. They raised an army to rebel against their master, plundered and massacred the people. These were vile things. To be honest, the Sima family had never done such a complete thing.]

[Although the Sima family was ungrateful and poached people, it was only limited to the Cao family and the Sima family, and had nothing to do with the people. ]

[Our ancestors of the Qing Dynasty not only ate the food of the Ming Dynasty, but also received salaries from the Ming Dynasty for generations, and also received several castles given to them by Li Chengliang. In the end, they did not think of repaying the kindness, but instead ruined the Ming Dynasty.]

【And they brought war to the people. In terms of the unjust rule of the country, which usurped power can compare with our Qing Dynasty?】

[So he cannot escape, nor can he clear his name, as he obtained the throne through dishonesty.]

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"It's like inviting trouble!"

Zhu Di shook his head: "I really am inviting trouble."

"In the third year of Yongle, the imperial court pacified the various Jurchen tribes and appointed the Jurchen leader as the commander of Jianzhou Guard. In the ninth year of Yongle, the imperial court established Jianzhou Left Guard and appointed him as the commander. In the twenty-first year of Yongle, he was promoted to the right governor..."

Zhu Di sighed and said, "I have been very kind to the Jurchen tribes! I didn't expect that these guys are a bunch of ungrateful wolves who can never be tamed."

"Fortunately, there is the sky screen to warn us, and this trouble will never come back to our Ming Dynasty!"

As the saying goes, knowing yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in every battle. Zhu Di naturally knew something about the Jurchen leader Mengtemu.

The reason why Zhu Di could talk about so much like he was counting the back of his hand was not because he had a good memory, but because after learning about the rise of the Qing Dynasty, he had already wiped out the Jurchen tribes that were harboring evil intentions.

Zhu Di often couldn't sleep when he thought about how he almost raised a tiger to harm him. He often dreamed that his descendants would blame him in the future. So in the same month when the sky curtain reminded him, the Ming army headed towards the Jurchen tribes.

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【The second is that it was too easy to gain power, which also supports the argument that the Qing Dynasty gained power in an unjust way. 】

[Why? Because you picked up the whole world! ]

[Speaking of the Qing Dynasty's luck, it's really good. We picked up everything along the way, all by taking shortcuts. You can't help but admit it! ]

[You see, the Ming Dynasty was destroyed by Li Zicheng, and it had nothing to do with our Qing Dynasty. The old rival Ming Dynasty was overthrown by Li Zicheng before the Qing Dynasty took action, and the Jurchens got a great advantage for nothing. 】【So much so that the literati of the Qing Dynasty lamented that their dynasty was the simplest and most inappropriate in its establishment. 】

[Why was it so easy for the Qing Dynasty to conquer the country after it attacked Shanhaiguan? ]

[Before discussing other external factors, let’s first look at the situation of the Qing Dynasty itself. ]

[It must be said that when the Qing Dynasty first entered the Shanhaiguan Pass, its military level was really high. In the Battle of Shanhaiguan, the main force of the Qing army marched 300 miles in two days and three nights. After resting for one night, they immediately beat Li Zicheng's main force. ]

[From this we can see that the Qing army is quite well organized. ]

[In contrast to other people, Li Zicheng's army was almost a group of beggars. They fought very hard against the Ming Dynasty, but were immediately defeated when they met the Qing army. Their overall combat effectiveness was completely at the rubbish level.

[In addition to the military advantage, the Qing Dynasty's opponents were indeed too weak. Li Zicheng collapsed at the first touch and was not a qualified opponent at all.]

[The Southern Ming had money and people, but unfortunately, these guys still retained the excellent tradition of internal fighting of the Ming Dynasty. When the enemy was almost at their doorstep, they were still thinking about how to get rid of their political opponents, and even used cannons to blow up their own emperor.]

[With this level, even if the Qing Dynasty had not entered the country, the Southern Ming would have been tossed away by itself. ]

[In addition to the fact that the enemy was too weak, China was vast and could have relied on geographical barriers to stop the Qing army. Why didn't these natural barriers stop them? This should be attributed to Li Zicheng and the Southern Ming. ]

[When Li Zicheng arrived in Xiangyang, he did not think about how to defend the city with his advantages, but immediately abandoned the city and continued to flee. This can be said to be the biggest stain in his life. ]

[For peasants without food, it was understandable to overthrow the Ming Dynasty, but as a leader, he took the initiative to abandon the last geographical barrier of the Han people in the south and just wanted to escape, which means that he is not worthy of being the founder of a new dynasty.]

[Not to mention the Southern Ming, the only team they could fight with had internal strife, so it's better not to mention such a regime. ]

【Let’s put it this way.】

[Li Zicheng was determined to commit suicide and offend the gentry, so that he was deserted by his relatives and friends, and no noble family was willing to support him. ]

[The term "gentry" was discussed by Wu Sangui, and has nothing to do with the Qing Dynasty.]

[Even Li Zicheng was killed by Wu Sangui, and had nothing to do with our Qing Dynasty. ]

[In fact, when the Qing Dynasty fought against the Ming army, we also won and lost. It was far from what the Qing Dynasty boasted. In particular, the private armies of many Ming generals were better than the Eight Banners if they were taken out separately.]

[Then why didn't they fight? They just kept the enemy and played with them. They just couldn't bear to let them go. It's that simple. ]

[Even the elite founding troops of the Qing Dynasty were beaten to a pulp by 800 Russian bandits, and even the Qing Dynasty suffered heavy casualties when it fought against the fragmented Southern Ming Dynasty, which was divided into factions and fought against each other every day. Even the Qing Dynasty fought against Galdan at that level. The Qing Dynasty was really not that strong.]

【The one who is really powerful is Wanyan Aguda. He is the real Jurchen. Even if there are less than 10,000 of them, they are invincible. They have nothing to do with our Qing Dynasty.】

[Even with this, the Qing Dynasty was able to conquer the world. With such luck, such opportunism, and such shamelessness, can you not accept it?

[So the Qing Dynasty can be said to be the luckiest dynasty. The establishment of the Qing Dynasty was indeed a matter of picking the tallest among the short ones. Others were not good enough, so it was their turn.]

[This is really God's wish for the Manchus to experience the life of an emperor! ]

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At this moment.

Three Kingdoms period.

Liu, Guan and Zhang, who were beaten by Cao Cao and fled in fear, were extremely envious.

"Damn it, if I were born in the late Ming Dynasty, wouldn't I, Zhang Fei, be able to become an emperor!" Zhang Fei's eyes lit up and he was eager to try.

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(End of this chapter)