A Brief Introduction to the Story of Wu Sangui and Chen Yuanyuan

In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1644), Li Zicheng captured Beijing, and Jingshan Park in Chongzhen hanged himself. Wu Sangui, the company commander of Shanhaiguan in the Ming Dynasty, was furious because Chen Yuanyuan was captured by Liu Zongmin and refused to hand over Li Zicheng and led the Qing soldiers into the customs. As a result, the Qing court occupied the Central Plains and enslaved the Chinese nation for more than 260 years, and Wu Sangui became a sinner through the ages. This is the story of "it is a beauty to get angry at the crown".

One year, Wu Sangui went to Suzhou with his grandfather to buy silks and satins. In his spare time, he toured Taihu Lake with Suzhou friend Zhou Tong. They were drinking tea in the teahouse when they suddenly saw a young woman dancing on the yacht on the other side, singing beautifully, which made Wu Sangui feel heartbroken. He asked Zhou Tong, "What kind of woman is this? Is she so beautiful and charming? " "You don't know," Zhou Tong said. "Her name is Chen Yuanyuan. She is a popular geisha in Suzhou Geisha Group and is famous in Jiangnan. "

Li Zicheng looked at Chen Yuanyuan in surprise and thought, "There is such a beauty in the world!" But he didn't dare to have wild desires. He first appeased Chen Yuanyuan with kind words and promised to reunite them when General Wu came to Beijing. Then he chose the maid of 10 to take care of Chen Yuanyuan's daily life and diet, thus protecting Chen Yuanyuan.

Li Zicheng peasant army conquered Beijing, and Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself in Jingshan Park. Li Zicheng immediately sent dignitaries with twenty-two thousand pieces of silver, two hundred pieces of gold and one thousand pieces of brocade to Shanhaiguan to have Wu Sangui, and named Wu Sangui Hou.

Wu Sangui saw the order and thought for a long time. If the Qing dynasty is a traitor, it will fall into eternal infamy; Surrender to Li Zicheng, although disloyal to the emperor, but the Ming dynasty is dead, or surrender to Li Zicheng, * * * royal humiliation is the best policy. Just then, the spy sent by Wu Sangui came back. He called the spy to the secret room and asked about Beijing. The spy said, "Five Blessingg was copied by Liu Zongmin!"

Wu Sangui said, "It doesn't matter. When I go back, they will naturally give it back to me. " Wu Sangui asked again, "How is the old man?" The spy said, "The old man has been arrested by Liu Zongmin!" Wu Sangui said, "It doesn't matter. When I get back, he will definitely let it out. " Then he asked, "What happened to Mrs. Chen Yuanyuan?" The spy was sad for a long time before he said, "Big deal, Mrs. Chen has been occupied!" "

Wu Sangui listened, eyes wide open and furious. He drew his sword and cut off a corner of the box. He shouted to the sky, "A gentleman can't protect a woman. How does he face people? " I won't be a man unless I kill Li Zehe! "Wu Sangui gnashed her teeth, as a lamb, made great contributions, surrendered to the Qing court, led the Qing soldiers into the customs, quickly captured Beijing, and drove the Li Zicheng peasant army out of Beijing.

Soon, Li Zicheng learned that Wu Sangui "killed the order, sent down the Qing court, and led the Qing soldiers into the customs", and became angry from embarrassment. He wanted to kill Chen Yuanyuan to get away with it. Chen Yuanyuan quietly and righteously said, "I heard that General Wu just refused to surrender to the King and surrendered to the Qing court. It was only because my body was humiliated by Liu Zongmin that I became a traitor to the enemy. I'm sorry that you killed me, but I'm afraid that General Wu will swear a bloody battle with your majesty to the end, which is not good for your majesty. I hope your majesty will think twice before you act. "

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Wu Sangui's anti-Qing dynasty was ruined twice. According to the official records of the Qing Dynasty, after the "San Francisco Rebellion", the Qing court "filed the remains of Wu Sangui's grandparents and grandchildren and scattered them in various provinces"; As for Chen Yuanyuan, there are many sayings, such as throwing himself into the lake and fleeing to live in seclusion. Wu Sangui's historical account ends here. It seems that Wu Sangui has been extinct with the family, and there are no descendants in the world. There is no information about Wu Sangui and his relatives in the official history books and scholars' writings of the Qing Dynasty.

Some scholars believe that Wu Sangui's treason against Chen Yuanyuan cannot be viewed simply. Wu Sangui surrendered to Li Zicheng, but the whole army mourned Chongzhen. This action of his complements himself. After Wu Sangui surrendered to Li Zicheng, it is reasonable to say that he made a political choice. Dramatically, however, Liu Zongmin's robbery of Chen Yuanyuan changed again. Aarif Lee believes that the change of Chen Yuanyuan's decision on Wu Sangui cannot be ignored by history.

The Society also thinks that satirizing Wu Sangui for a woman's sake really ignores the policy problem behind his attitude towards a woman, which is a problem facing two camps. "On the other hand, Liu Zongmin in order to possess a woman, do not hesitate to copy Wu Xiang, and completely ignore Wu Sangui, isn't this a bad thing? It is clear at a glance who is more important to the peasant army, Chen Yuanyuan or Wu Sangui. Therefore, Liu Zongmin's possession of a circle cannot be said to be just a woman's problem. On the contrary, this is a matter of principle of major strategy. "

The entry of the Qing army into Shanhaiguan, also known as the entry of the Qing army into Shanhaiguan, the entry of the Manchu Dynasty into Shanhaiguan, the entry of the Qing Dynasty into Shanhaiguan and the entry of the Qing Dynasty into Shanhaiguan, refers to a historical event in which Wu Sangui, a general of the Ming Dynasty, led the troops of the northeast minority regime to enter Shanhaiguan on a large scale, captured the capital (now Beijing, China) and began to become the central government that ruled China.

Wu Sangui, the commander of Shanhaiguan in the Ming Dynasty, wavered on whether to submit to the Dashun regime when Li Zicheng occupied the capital. But he finally surrendered to the Qing Dynasty because of his beloved concubine Chen Yuanyuan. He asked the Regent of the Qing Dynasty, Dourgen, for advice. Dourgen finally agreed to Wu Sangui's request and invaded the Central Plains under the pretext of repeated refusal.