There is a saying in later generations that the Han Dynasty spent most of their time being beaten. They were beaten when they were weaker and lagging behind, but they were still beaten when they were stronger and advanced than others. Therefore, the Han people are peace-loving and will not do anything.
As for the frontier nomads and frontier barbarians who invaded the Han people, they were all cruel by nature.
This idea is very popular, which shows that many people see mountains as mountains and water as water, but they are unwilling to use their brains to think independently.
If the Han people were just beaten, how did they develop from one or two small tribes on the edge of the Yellow River to the masters of the Kyushu? Could it be that the best livable place in East Asia was obtained only by being beaten?
"Barbarians" you sing and I come on stage, but after thousands of years, many of those ethnic groups that were glorious in the past can't even determine their descendants, and they have completely disappeared in the long river of history. What's going on?
I usually ask you: Can people rob if they are poor?
You definitely answer: Of course not.
But if you think about it carefully for a while, can you still answer so confidently?
No one wants to die, and no one can really face death calmly, especially a meaningless death.
De Biff said that under the plague, the dying people will rob the dying people, and the so-called contract will disappear at that moment. In the face of death, human nature will truly be revealed. The Han people's understanding of "barbarians"
They are just "poor", but in fact, they are more than just poor. More often, they have to face death at any time.
Plague, disease, hunger, natural disasters, they seem to be unable to solve any of them.
They do not have mild and humid weather, either severe heat or severe cold; they are not lazy, many history books record that they will cultivate all the surrounding land into farmland, but the harvest is pitiful, and they do not have advanced irrigation such as water pumps.
Tools, and there are no iron farm tools like hoes and picks.
Because they have not mastered iron smelting technology, and all iron utensils are not allowed to be traded most of the time, because the rulers of the Central Plains will doubt whether these "barbarians" will melt the iron utensils and turn them into weapons to attack themselves.
Even if the trade is allowed, the prices of these iron farm tools are still silver. You can buy it or not. However, ginseng, mink, and deer antlers, which are more precious than iron farm tools, are bargained by shrewd Central Plains businessmen. Some even cooperate with the government.
When you enter the tribute market, they will be confiscated as "prohibited items." If you dare to talk back, you may even be labeled as a rebel. Not only will your items be lost, but your life will be lost.
The Mongols are like this, and the Jurchens are like this too.
The Han people should be fortunate that their ancestors were strong enough and civilized enough to not only occupy the best places for reproduction, but also inherit the culture passed down from generation to generation, so that the vast majority of Han people at least do not have to pay for a piece of iron pot.
If there is a war, you will not be discriminated against or bullied because of your bloodline.
As Gao Jingzhi mentioned to Huang Zhiting when he was in Guangxi: "Fish are in the water and forget about each other; birds fly on the wind and don't know there is wind. Do you think these Yao people in the mountains live a simple and comfortable life? No, they
It's just that they don't dare to contact the outside world, they are afraid of being ridiculed, afraid of being bullied, and afraid of being hurt, so they keep hiding in the mountains and never dare to face the world head-on."
Huang Zhiting asked him: "Is it their fault that they were suppressed by successive imperial courts and fled all the way to the mountains?"
Gao pragmatically replied: "Moths fly into the flames, and the moths are scorched by the fire. Don't say that misfortune arises without a cause; fruits plant flowers, and flowers bear fruit. You must know that blessings have a cause. Although the world is big, it will eventually have its limit; although the soil is rich, it will eventually be exhausted. Every day
Every nation wants to live a better life, but the world is limited. If you live better, there will be more tribesmen who also want to live a good life. Will you help?
If you want to help others, you can only expand and rob the land that belongs to others. So where will others go? Will you worry about them and not rob them? Just like we cook sheep and slaughter cows, just to eat more and have more food.
Better, but why should the cattle and sheep deserve it? Would you worry about the cattle and sheep and not eat them?" [Note: See Chapter 082 of the "Guangxi" volume. Don't be a cold-calling bird.]
Is it okay to rob someone just because they are poor?
Can't.
Because you are poor, so poor that you are on the verge of death, can you rob someone?
Can.
Because hunger is a greater truth than any morality.
Compared with hunger, death is the absolute truth.
No nation wants to live in war, at least the vast majority of people do not want to face war. Just like the Tumut, one of the most powerful tribes among the Mongols, they suppressed the Ming Dynasty and beat them up decades ago, but as long as
If the Ming Dynasty agrees to trade with them, they can in turn work for the Ming Dynasty - Qataiji is now helping the Ming Dynasty guard the material channels in the south of Daning.
Regardless of whether they are Han people, Mongolians, or Jurchens, what everyone pursues is to survive. If they hope for something more extravagant, they just want to live a better life.
The same is true for Nikan Wailan, and the same is true for Nurhachi.
Bukulu, also known as Nikanwailan, was originally a small leader in the Suksahu tribe. His status came from money. His money came from his active business with the Ming people, so he recruited his subordinates and became a leader.
Lord of Tulum - similar to a village lord or a city lord.
In other words, Nikan Wailan was actually a subordinate of Takshi.
Now that Nurhaci has inherited the position of Takshi, Nikan Wailan should be Nurhaci's subordinate.
But this subordinate now seems to have the support of the Ming Dynasty. Jianzhou is leaderless. Wang Gao and Atai are the right guards, and Jue Changan and Takshi are the left guards. Who can stop Nikan Wailan's edge?
It seemed that there was not, so Nikan Wailan sent a letter to Nurhachi, asking him to follow him.
But Nurhachi asked someone to reply to Nikanwailan: "You are my father's subordinate, that is, my subordinate, and now you have asked me to submit to you. Is there anyone in the world who can live for a hundred years?"
Many historical books record this, praising Nurhachi, saying that he avenged his father, started the army with hatred, was not afraid of strong force, and was wise and courageous.
But in fact, what many people mainly feel is Nurhaci's bravery, not his wisdom. However, the fact is that his answer is actually more wisdom than bravery.
Why?
Nurhachi is the commander of the Jianzhou Left Guard, which is an official position recognized (and about to be recognized) by the Ming Dynasty. Although Nikan Wailan is powerful now, he does not have a formal official position in the Ming Dynasty, and is at best a "temporary worker."
Under this circumstance, if Nikan Wailan wanted to truly become the leader of the state, he needed the formal recognition of the Ming court, not the secret recognition of some big bosses in Liaodong.
He must have a correct name before he can speak fluently.
As for Nurhaci, he was the nominal leader of Nikan Wailan. Although many people in the Sukosa Hu tribe surrendered to Nikan Wailan, it was only due to the situation, because Li Chengliang valued Nikan Wailan. In their hearts,
Still have ideas.
At this moment, if Nikan Wailan really wants to replace Aixinjueluo and become the leader of Jianzhou Left Guard, or even the so-called "Lord of Manchuria", then he should make every effort to kill Nurhaci as soon as possible, because Nurhachi will not die for a day.
, he couldn't speak his mind righteously for a day.
In turn, Nurhachi must kill Nikan Wailan to prove that he is the true leader of Jianzhou Left Guard.
There are no two days in the sky, and the people have no two masters. The Jianzhou Zuowei cannot accommodate two leaders, and the Ming Dynasty does not need a mere Jianzhou Zuowei to be divided into two groups.
Nurhachi saw through the truth earlier than Nikan Wailan. His only hesitation now is that Gao Pragmatic asked him to wait, saying that he had merit and gave it to him, and this merit would make it justifiable for him to inherit the position.
But now there is a problem, Li Dun is not convinced.
This incident made Nurhaci realize that Nikan Wailan was not only the enemy who killed his ancestor and father, but also his biggest stumbling block at the moment. If he did not kill him, not only would he be unable to survive morally, but he would also be unable to win the support of his tribe politically -
- People will not support a person who cannot even avenge his ancestors and fathers.
He told his understanding to his only younger brother, Shuerhaqi, who he could absolutely trust. Shuerhaqi decisively expressed his support: "What Bukulu relies on is only Uncle Li's approval, but Ahun, your command
Even if Gao Futai made the promise, as long as we can deal with Bukulu before Gao Futai leaves it to us to do what he said, I don’t think Gao Futai will go back on his word."
"Can we deal with Bukulu before then?" Nurhachi asked with a stern expression.
Shuerhaqi puffed up his chest and said: "If nothing else, I haven't put the city of Tulum in my eyes yet!"
Nurhachi suddenly laughed, patted Shuerhaqi on the shoulder and said: "I have a plan..."
The next day, Nurhaci gathered his men and announced that he would take revenge - not Li Chengliang, of course, but Nikan Wailan.
As expected, as soon as Nurhaci's banner of revenge was launched, several city and village leaders in Sukosahu who had not submitted to Nikanwailan took the initiative to find Nurhaci and expressed their willingness to join him in the crusade against Nikanwailan.
Several people agreed to attack the city of Tulum, Nikanwailan's home base, together in a few days.
Just as they were preparing, a person came to the residence of Nomina, the lord of Sarhu City.
There are often people like this in historical records and various romances. The two armies are about to fight, and suddenly someone comes to the opponent's coach to whisper. This kind of person is a lobbyist.
Today's lobbyist has a rather special identity. He is the fourth son of Nurhaci's third uncle, named Longdun.
Long Dun first found Nomina's younger brother Naqada, looking extremely excited.
"Brother, do you know that you are about to be in disaster?"
When Naqada saw Long Dun's expression and heard Long Dun's words, he immediately panicked and hurriedly asked why.
Long Dun then slowly said: "Now the Ming Dynasty will help Lord Bukulu, help Bukulu build the city in Jiaban, and let him be the leader of our Jianzhou, not to mention the Hada tribe also helps him. The situation is over
With things like this, why are you brothers still surrendering to Nurhaci? Isn’t this looking for death?”
When Naqada heard it, it made sense!
He immediately found his eldest brother Nomina and told him the whole story. He was indeed a brother. Nomina also woke up from a dream and immediately said that I, Sarhu City, would not participate in the attack on Tulum City.
This is not good news for Nurhachi. Sarhu's withdrawal has made his already disadvantaged military strength even worse. People think that Nurhachi will die out.
The battle seems to have been lost before it was even fought.
After hearing the news, Nikan Wailan breathed a sigh of relief, and happily continued to prepare the New Year's goods to be sent to Tieling - this was for Li Chengliang, but Li Chengliang himself was far away in western Liaoning, and Nikan Wailan could not deliver it there.
So they were always sent to Li Chengliang's hometown in Tieling.
However, what was unexpected was that Nurhachi did not give up his troops. He suddenly came to Tumen City with nearly a hundred troops, plus some city lords and village lords who were assisting him. The whole army consisted of more than 200 people and about fifty or sixty pieces of armor.
Nikan Wailan originally had more than 300 subordinates. This strength is nothing compared to that of the Ming Dynasty, but in fact it still crushed Nurhaci at this time. However, there are two serious problems now: First, he did not advance in advance
After summoning his subordinates, more than fifty people were just dispatched to escort the new year's goods to Tieling, and these people also took away most of the armor owned by Nikan Wailan;
Second, Nikan Wailan made his fortune by doing business and did not know how to fight. In the past, he always followed Li Chengliang's army. However, Li Chengliang's department did not look down on his strength at all and almost never let him participate in battles.
So he has no combat experience at all, and certainly no experience in commanding operations.
Therefore, after he quietly took a look at the Nurha Red Army arrayed outside the city, he immediately made a decision: abandon the city and run away.
So Nikan Wailan fled directly to Jiaban City.
Well……
This was the first battle in Nurhaci's life, and he won without a fight. Shuerhaqi, Anfeyangu and others who were eager to try were both excited and disappointed.
Excited because I won; disappointed because I won without fighting.
Forget it, you should celebrate when you win, so everyone went into the city to celebrate the victory. And that night, the Lord of Sarhu City, Nomina, came. At first, everyone thought that this guy came to admit his mistakes, but Nurhaci even thought about it.
You need to show your commanding demeanor and don't argue with him.
Unexpectedly, an accident happened, and Nomina's temper seemed to be very bad.
"You cannot invade the two cities in the Hunhe tribe; I have a long-standing enmity with the two cities to the east, so you can defeat them and give them to me. Otherwise, you will not be able to get my support in the future!"
A person who not only has no merit but also cooperates with the enemy in battle, actually has the nerve to point out things. This Nomina is not only arrogant, but also thick-skinned, but these are not fatal in fact. What is fatal is that his IQ seems to be lower than his EQ.
Nurhachi not only agreed to Nomina's request, but the two also agreed to attack Nomina's enemies together.
After the two sides met, Nurhaci proposed: This city has never had any grudges with me. I am here to help you on this trip. You should send troops first.
Nomina flatly refused: No.
This answer is very smart. You don't have to lose a single soldier. You can let others do the work for you. After the work is done, the harvest will be returned to you. It's a good strategy. There is also a possibility that the snipe and the clam will compete with each other and the fisherman will gain, and wait for Nurhaci to send troops.
After fighting with others and losing both sides, he took care of himself again.
Just when Nomina's IQ seemed to have developed by leaps and bounds, Nurhaci suggested that I could attack first, but since I am the one to attack first, the current siege equipment is not enough, and you can't stand behind.
If you don't need it, you might as well lend it to us first.
This time, Nomina felt that Nurhachi’s request was reasonable, so she gave it with a wave of her hand.
Then, Nomina and his men, who handed over their weapons, watched helplessly as Nurhachi's soldiers rushed toward them.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhang Xiu surrendered to Cao Cao and secretly adopted Jia Xu's strategy. In the name of a shortage of transport vehicles, he put weapons and armor on his soldiers and suddenly launched an attack when passing by the gate of Cao Cao's army. In this battle, Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Ang, nephew Cao Anmin and
His beloved general Dian Wei died in battle.
Considering that Commander Nurhaci loves to read "Three Kingdoms", there is reason to suspect that he learned this skill from here.
The difference is that Cao Cao was a tiger taking a nap that time, but Nomina could never become a tiger in his lifetime. And more importantly, unlike Cao Cao, Nomina also had the opportunity to review his mistakes.
Seeing this scene, Nomina was stunned and asked blankly: "Nurhachi, what does this mean?"
Before he could finish his words, Shuerhaqi slashed the idiot off his horse with a sharp sword.
Now, Nurhachi's battle to establish his power has come to an end successfully, and he can wait peacefully and wait for Gao Futai to give him great achievements.
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After all, Nurhaci is just a supporting character, so I can save a lot of dialogue and so on. Furthermore... the historical records themselves are also very sparse. If I play too much on my own, I might go astray.
By the way, I mentioned Ye Xianggao. In addition to the fact that this person will have a role in the future, there are two reasons: first, he was born in the same year as Nurhachi, so by the way; second, he will be a Jinshi this year (the eleventh year of Wanli).