In the forty-fourth year of Wanli (1616), the fifty-eight-year-old Nurhaci reached the peak of his career. At this time, he annexed Hada, Huifa and Ula, and severely damaged Ye He, becoming the most powerful overlord. , at this time, under the scepter of this man, he had thousands of miles of land under his jurisdiction, a large number of people, and strong soldiers and horses. He had formally established the Eight Banners system before, and his title changed from "Clever, Rui, and Respectful Khan" to "Big "Yingming Khan" shows that Nurhaci has fully become the most authoritative figure in the Eight Banners. Just when Nurhaci was ambitiously planning another large-scale military attack on the Ming Dynasty, he never thought that his "backyard" began to "fire" and a major event of "demotion" occurred. The reason is that Chu Ying, the eldest son whom Nurhaci once cultivated with all his heart, was entrusted with full power to govern and was designated as the heir to the Khan throne and then imprisoned and executed. Nurhachi then established a second heir, who was clearly called the "Prince". This prince is not the emperor's eight-character Huang Taiji who was written in the "Records of Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty" that "the Sacred Heart of Taizu was silently focused and his love was profound", but the second emperor's son Daishan , who was born from the same mother as Chu Ying.
Daishan was obviously the brave and resourceful one after Chu Ying. He was the eldest of the fifteen princes. He was born to Tong Jia, the first great blessing of Nurhachi’s original wife, that is, from the main palace. From his age, Come up and see. He is the elder, and in this regard, Daishan is qualified as the successor to the Khan throne.
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Daishan began to lead the army when he was 24 years old. In this year, Daishan accompanied his uncle Shuerhaqi , led three thousand troops, and went to pick up Manyou City and submit to the Jurchens. When returning, Ulabu Zhantai led 10,000 troops and suddenly intercepted them. Daishan showed no fear in the face of a force that was more than three times stronger. He "rided his horse angrily" and encouraged the soldiers, saying: "My father is good at conquering. Although he is at home now, the two of us have led the troops here, so you don't have to be afraid." Butai was once captured by our country, and an iron rope was tied around his neck, so that he could avoid death and take control of his country. He was not long... You should not use this army to make too many soldiers. God supports the power of our country. My father is wise and wise, and this battle will be won. ""Records of Emperor Wu"
Under Daishan's instigation, he really defeated the besieging army. Because of Daishan's sudden decision, Nurhachi gave him "Guyingbatulu", which means "hat iron with nails on the top of the knife handle."
Daishan was very proud of himself, enjoying the honor of "Prince". He was favored by many brothers, and even expected to inherit the throne in a few years. However, Daishan suddenly suffered a major setback, knocking him down from his height, and even He almost followed the same path as his brother Chu Ying was killed. So what is the reason that caused Daishan to plummet from the top to the bottom of politics?
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It turns out that Daishan’s journey seems to have unlimited scenery, but it is not smooth, and it is even surrounded by dangers on several occasions. At least he had gone through two major tests when he reached the throne of Khan. Unexpectedly, Daishan finally failed at the third hurdle.
The first step was carefully designed and planned by his political opponents, which was to accuse Daishan of having an ambiguous relationship with his stepmother, the second great Fujin Fucha family. If Nurhaci had not been wise and did not pursue Daishan, the political opponents would surely have Kill it to death on this issue. With Nurhachi's support, Daishan luckily crossed the first hurdle.
The second level was caused by Daishan himself. The reason was his inflation, and he dared to compete with his father Nurhachi for a good house again and again. In the third year of Tianming's destiny, Nurhaci went to inspect the area in person because he wanted to move from Jiefan to Sarhu, and designated various beiles to build mansions. After they built the mansion, Dai Shan saw that the place where his eldest son Yue Tuo lived was better than his own, so he asked his father Nurhachi to live in it. When Nurhachi saw it, he agreed to his request and issued an edict: "You can let Dabeile live in the place where I am renovating it, and I will live in the place where Dabeile is renovating." After that, Deshan also showed dissatisfaction because his residence was compared with other Beile. However, Daishan continued to accuse Nurhaci of "making trouble" on this issue, and was finally accused. Amin told Nurhaci Daishan's true intentions. Nurhachi said: "If you think that place is small, I will still live in it and renovate it." The land. Since you think the land you have renovated is good, you can take your sons to renovate and live in that good land."In the end, Nurhachi still lived in the narrow place he had renovated originally, and gave the spacious mansion that he had renovated three times to Daishan. Although Nurhaci did not openly get angry about this, it created a rift between the two.
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The third hurdle was also caused by Daishan himself. He made a big mistake in dealing with his son Shuotuo. The reason was that Shuotuo was born to Daishan’s ex-wife. Because of his mistakes, under the constant instigation of his stepmother, Daishan He wanted to execute his son Shuotuo. This incident directly caused Nurhachi to become furious. He summoned the ministers of Beile and severely reprimanded Daishan: "You are also the son of your ex-wife, why don't you think about what I did to you? Why did you listen to your wife's words and abuse your grown-up son? "Nurhaci then scolded Daishan for being arrogant and listening to women's slander. Under the fanning of Mang Gurtai, he finally deposed Daishan Khan as the heir. "If you listen to your wife...and want to kill all your own children and brothers, how can you? Qualified to be the king of a country! ""Manchu Old Documents"
Aixinjueluo Chu Ying (1580-1615)_Picture
Unlike his brother Chu Ying, Daishan saw Nurhachi so angry and did not dare to make any further contradictions, but He killed his beloved step-wife with his own hands and cried out for Nurhachi's forgiveness, hoping that "if his father Khan did not impose the death penalty, he would be reborn." Sure enough, when Nurhachi saw Daishan repenting to him in action, he did not take any measures. Chu Ying accepted Daishan's confession and adjusted the hostile relationship between Daishan and his brother Mang Gurtai, making Daishan and Zhu Beile swear that they had lost their father because of "mishearing his wife's words." "The great power entrusted to me", so he killed his evil wife with his own hands. If he does wrong again in the future, he will complain and resentment, and is willing to be condemned by heaven and earth, and will not end well. "Eight Heshuo Baylor, all the ministers also swore an oath to burn to heaven." At the same time, in the oath, Confirming Daishan's mistake, he also announced that "Li Amin Taiji, Manggur Taiji, Huang Taiji, Derge Lei, Yue Tuo , Jier Harang , Azige , Dorgon Duo Duowei Heshuo Ezhen" reorganized the power structure.
At this point, Nurhaci's succession to the throne was temporarily calmed down after the death of the two brothers Chu Ying and Daishan. After that, Daishan was disheartened about the throne. After Nurhachi, he played a major role in the establishment of Huang Taiji and Shunzhi.
Text: Zhao Libo
References: "Old Manchu Documents", "Records of Emperor Wu", "Records of Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty"
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