In 1644, Li Zicheng led his army into Beijing. Emperor Chongzhen, who could not accept this reality, chose to hang himself in Meishan, and the Ming Dynasty was declared destroyed. Not long after, the Qing troops entered the Pass and occupied the Central Plains. The Ming Dynasty c

In 11644, Li Zicheng led his army to Beijing city . The Emperor Chongzhen could not accept this reality and chose to hang himself in Meishan. The Ming Dynasty was declared destroyed. Not long after, the Qing troops entered the customs and occupied the Central Plains, while the Ming Dynasty clan gathered the remaining troops in Nanjing, re-established the political power, and prepared to occupy the south of the Yangtze River and resist stubbornly, which was the Southern Ming . In fact, this kind of scene has appeared several times in history, both in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty . Both Han regimes were invaded by foreigners and had to cross the Yangtze River south to reestablish their regime. The Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty both existed for more than a hundred years in history, but the Southern Ming Dynasty only existed for more than ten years before being declared extinct. What was the reason for this?

First of all, there is no legal successor. When the Eastern Jin Dynasty and Southern Song Dynasty were founded, there were legal successors. That is to say, it was reasonable for him to ascend to the throne, and he could convince everyone and support him unanimously. On the other hand, in the Southern Ming Dynasty, because Chongzhen did not make any preparations before the fall of Beijing, he and his son either died in Beijing or disappeared mysteriously, leaving no successor. The first person to ascend the throne in Nanjing was Fu Wang Zhu Yousong. He was the brother of Emperor Chongzhen. However, there were many vassal kings in various parts of the Ming Dynasty. His succession was difficult to convince the public, and many people coveted the throne. The emperor lacks a certain appeal and has no core leadership, so naturally there is not enough internal unity. You must know that Nanming only existed for more than ten years, and there were at least four emperors. Each emperor's succession was accompanied by large-scale internal fighting. Moreover, the abilities of these vassal kings who ascended the throne were average and lacked real talents and practical skills. They were unable to lead Nanming to compete with and Qing .

The second reason is the fundamental reason that directly led to the collapse of the Ming Dynasty, that is, party struggle. Even though the Ming Dynasty had been destroyed, party fighting did not stop. In the Southern Ming Dynasty, ministers continued to fight for power. The same is true for the struggle for the successor. If some people support this vassal king as the emperor, another group of people will immediately support another vassal king as the emperor, and they will not give in to each other. Therefore, the Southern Ming Dynasty has always been a loose group, a mess, not united internally, and will not unite all its forces to resist foreign enemies. These people only think about the power in their own hands and do not allow anyone to infringe on their interests. The so-called national integrity and feelings of family and country have been completely forgotten. Many ministers were greedy for life and afraid of the Qing Dynasty. They did not dare to resist and surrendered directly. The generals were also suspicious of each other and had no trust.

The third is that the opponent is too powerful. When Huang Taiji was in power, the Qing Dynasty had the ambition to take over the Central Plains and replace the Ming Dynasty. They continued to accumulate strength, encroached on the land of the Ming Dynasty, and attracted a large number of talents. The Qing Dynasty returned to its alliance with Mongolia and surrendered North Korea, completely solving its worries. After entering the customs and occupying Beijing, they did not stop. After moving the capital to Beijing, the Qing Dynasty began to unify the world. The strategy they used was to use Han to control Han, constantly recruit and win over capable Han people, and let them deal with Nanming. This not only solved the problem of insufficient troops, but also attacked Nanming in a more targeted manner. Wu Sangui These people really played a big role in the Qing Dynasty's efforts to pacify the world. At that time, Nanming itself did not have much military strength. Although it had a lot of troops, there were not many troops with real combat effectiveness. They could not be compared with the cavalry of the Qing Dynasty and Wu Sangui's iron cavalry.

In this way, Nanming was defeated internally and with strong external enemies. Nanming only existed for more than ten years and was hastily ended. Then the Qing Dynasty pacified the world and completely replaced the Ming Dynasty.