Lu Xiangsheng was an important official in the late Ming Dynasty. He was both civil and military, loyal and caring about the world. He won the love of countless people and won the respect of many subordinates. He had almost no defeat in his hands. Even those thorny subordinates would still become very obedient as long as they were in his hands.
is such an excellent general, but the final outcome is so sad that many people were very shocked after learning about Lu Xiangsheng's death, and many people were even angry about it. So what exactly caused everyone to be so shocked and angry?
Lu Xiangsheng, who is both civil and military,
Lu Xiangsheng was born in 1600. He has been well-read in poetry and books since he was a child. Therefore, he later stood out in the imperial examination and entered the officialdom to fight. Unlike many literati, Lu Xiangsheng was not only full of knowledge, but also practiced martial arts since he was a child, and developed a good skill. It can be said that Lu Xiangsheng was a typical representative of both civil and military in that era. After passing the imperial examination, Lu Xiangsheng was awarded the position of head of the Ministry of Revenue. Later, relying on his own efforts, he was promoted to Daming Prefect and Daming Dao. That is, during his tenure in Daming, Lu Xiangsheng started his legendary life. For a civil servant, most people only know how to play political skills, but rarely have military talents, but Lu Xiangsheng is completely different.
Lu Xiangsheng was not very interested in political skills, but was full of interest in eliminating the people and military. During his tenure at Daming, he not only gave the people a lot of benefits in taxes, but also made great achievements in politics and military. He not only stabilized Daming's political situation, but also led his troops to fight the local bandits, which made the bandits flee in panic when they heard Lu Xiangsheng's name.
In the process of fighting against bandits, Lu Xiangsheng's military can be fully reflected. It was from this time that people's impression of Lu Xiangsheng had a subtle change. In the historical context at that time, there were very few officials who could protect the safety of the people and make the people feel the discount. Lu Xiangsheng's appearance gave the people a lot of hope, and everyone's admiration for Lu Xiangsheng gradually increased.
Why was Lu Xiangsheng able to develop an iron-blooded army in the chaotic historical context of the late Ming Dynasty? In fact, all this is closely related to Lu Xiangsheng's mind. Many generals like to take special measures against disobedient subordinates, such as direct beheading. In the short term, this method is indeed very beneficial to intimidation of others, but in the long term, it is not conducive to gaining the morale of the army.
Lu Xiangsheng knew this truth well, so when dealing with his subordinates, he did not adopt the most helpless killing strategy, but adopted a tolerant treatment method to give the soldiers a chance, and then set an example to influence the soldiers. Relying on Lu Xiangsheng's leading role, many soldiers who were dissatisfied with him at the beginning later followed him. This is the true personal charm of a leader. Having such a leader is a blessing for the soldiers. Relying on Lu Xiangsheng's personal charm, more and more outstanding soldiers are involved in Lu Xiangsheng's command, greatly increasing the combat effectiveness of Lu Xiangsheng's team.
It is obvious that he is both civil and military, and now he still has so many subordinates who are in line with his leader. Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng's army is invincible on the battlefield. Whether it encounters bandits or the Qing army, Lu Xiangsheng can be invincible. His reputation and status in the hearts of the people, as his military achievements and political achievements continue to increase, even the people regard him as a savior.
Of course, many times, a person's strengths often become his fatal point, such as Lu Xiangsheng. While the Ming Dynasty eunuch party and Donglin party were fighting openly and secretly, Lu Xiangsheng still maintained his character and made a sharp evaluation of their behavior. This evaluation brought many troubles to Lu Xiangsheng.
Lu Xiangsheng believes that no matter it is the Donglin Party or the eunuch Party, they should not participate in or influence military activities casually, because using laymen to guide the insiders is meaningless, and it will only make the insiders unable to perform their hands and feet on the battlefield. In addition, Lu Xiangsheng is also unwilling to participate in party struggles. Whether it is the Donglin Party or the eunuch Party, Lu Xiangsheng is unwilling to stand on the side. He always insists on himself and is unwilling to join in the crowd.
Lu Xiangsheng's character of being brave and speaking is indeed quite remarkable in the eyes of some aspiring people. Moreover, he is able to point out the problems in the court to the point of being sharp, which is indeed quite excellent. If he encounters a good era and a good monarch, Lu Xiangsheng will definitely create miracles.
However, Lu Xiangsheng was not only not in a good era, but also had not met a good monarch. The last emperor of the Ming Dynasty Chongzhen can be regarded as one of the typical figures of the failure of ancient Chinese emperors. Although he had full ambitions, his suspicion and poor ability prompted him not only to be unable to turn the tide and change the direction of the Ming Dynasty, but to some extent accelerated the demise of the Ming Dynasty. Many outstanding generals like Lu Xiangsheng died of Chongzhen's suspicion and hesitation.
The Death of Lu Xiangsheng
Chongzhen was a suspicious emperor. After he killed Wei Zhongxian , he was always worried that someone would become Wei Zhongxian again. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen was unwilling to believe anyone easily. As long as a general was better, Chongzhen would begin to doubt him. Whether Yuan Chonghuan or Lu Xiangsheng, he would eventually die indirectly due to Chongzhen's suspicion. Why is
said to be indirectly killed? It was mainly because Chongzhen's suspicion that gave some people with ulterior motives an opportunity to take advantage of. It was the continuous obstacles of these people with ulterior motives that Lu Xiangsheng was unable to perform his normal level on the battlefield and ended up with a tragic ending of death in battle.
We can combine the entire process of Lu Xiangsheng's death in battle to analyze in detail the real reason for his death in battle. As mentioned earlier, because Lu Xiangsheng was unwilling to join the Donglin Party and the Eunuch Party, he offended many important people in power at that time, such as Yang Sichang , Gao Qiqian , etc., which are representative figures.
Chongzhen was suspicious. Coupled with the constant instigation of Yang Sichang, Gao Qiqian and others, Chongzhen actually had the idea of peace talks. This idea directly led to the tight war in the later period. Yang Sichang and others received the support of Chongzhen, so it was naturally difficult for Lu Xiangsheng to dispatch troops from the court.
Chongzhen gave Lu Xiangsheng a arduous task, but did not give him enough soldiers and military pay. Under such circumstances, it was difficult for Lu Xiangsheng to win, but Lu Xiangsheng still achieved many victories through his own abilities. Until he was out of ammunition and food, Lu Xiangsheng did not give up his loyalty to the court.
Many people advised Lu Xiangsheng not to fight for the time being. Relying on his influence and appeal, as long as he survived, he would definitely be able to summon more aspiring people to participate. However, Chongzhen's order has been issued, and Yang Sichang and others have been constantly urging Lu Xiangsheng. He believed that military orders should not be disobeyed, so he led his only subordinates to fight to the death and eventually died in the battlefield.
In fact, Lu Xiangsheng also understood the meaning of Chongzhen at that time. In such an era, Lu Xiangsheng had long lost confidence in Chongzhen and Ming Dynasty and died on the battlefield. Perhaps it was the last decent general of this fierce general. What is sad is that after Lu Xiangsheng's death, Yang Sichang and others had to constantly obstruct others from handling the funeral for Lu Xiangsheng, and the two even wanted to frame Lu Xiangsheng to destroy Lu Xiangsheng's image.
It is in this historical context that the people really couldn't help it. Therefore, they were not only shocked by Lu Xiangsheng's death, but also angry at the behavior of the court. The demise of the Ming Dynasty was already very obvious by this time, and no one could easily turn the situation around.
Conclusion
After Yang Sichang's death, Lu Xiangsheng was finally recognized by the court and was posthumously awarded the title of Prince Shao Shi and Minister of War. A hundred years later, even the former enemies expressed their admiration for Lu Xiangsheng. Emperor Qianlong issued an edict to commend Lu Xiangsheng and gave him the posthumous title of "Zhongsu". This person who made the enemy respect finally gained admiration from the world again. His legendary story will eventually be passed down through the ages!
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