The Forbidden City has three major halls of Taihe, Zhonghe and Baohe, and behind the Baohe Palace, there is a large platform, which was originally used for the emperor and his courtiers to talk heart-to-heart, also known as the platform to summon the right, but later because of the late Ming Dynasty famous general Yuan Chonghuan, and called the "life and death platform", do you know why?
Drawing on the evaluation in Yan Chongnian's Biography of Yuan Chonghuan (Revised Edition): Yuan Chonghuan is both a tragic genius and a genius's tragedy.
The three military geniuses of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Da in the early period, Qi Jiguang in the middle period, and Yuan Chonghuan in the late period.
The great victory of Ningyuan and the victory of Ningjin directly established the historical position of Yuan Chonghuan. In the great victory of Ningyuan, Nurhachi, who had fought all his life, suffered the first and only defeat in his life, and this was given to Nurhachi by Yuan Chonghuan, the "little man" at that time.
After Emperor Chongzhen succeeded to the throne, Yuan Chonghuan, who was subject to the eunuch group, was reactivated, and was summoned by Emperor Chongzhen's first platform.
When the first platform was called, Emperor Chongzhen relied heavily on Yuan Chonghuan, and Yuan Chonghuan also vowed to "return to Liao in five years". Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed, gave grain and grass, and gave Shang Fang a sword, which could be used to cut first and then play, and a peaceful scene of monarchs and ministers cherishing each other.
The second time the platform was summoned, it was because Huang Taiji bypassed Yuan Chonghuan's defense line and approached Beijing. Yuan Chonghuan hurriedly led the Qing troops to aid Beijing and repelled Huang Taiji's attack. Afterwards, Yuan Chonghuan was summoned by Emperor Chongzhen.
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen greeted Yuan Chonghuan, but in fact, the monarch and the ministers had been estranged, because Yuan Chonghuan had vowed to "restore Liao in five years", and now, Liaodong has not been recovered, and people have hit the doorstep, no wonder Emperor Chongzhen questioned it, and rejected Yuan Chonghuan's request to let the soldiers enter the city for repair.
After the second summons, Yuan Chonghuan led his army to fight Huang Taiji outside the city, but the army could not be effectively supplied, resulting in a lack of men and horses.
At this time, Huang Taiji released the news, saying that Yuan Chonghuan and Huang Taiji had reached an agreement in private, one to feint and the other to pretend to resist. And when this news reached the ears of Emperor Chongzhen, it was equivalent to giving Yuan Chonghuan the final blow.
So, Emperor Chongzhen summoned Yuan Chonghuan for the third time, and this time, the city gate was not opened, but Yuan Chonghuan was hung up from the city wall with a basket, and then he was captured in the Baohe Palace, and a generation of famous generals was finally executed by Ling Chi, which is a pity!
Later generations said that Yuan Chonghuan died in Huang Taiji's counter-plot, and some people said that Yuan Chonghuan died of his own gaffes, no matter what, Emperor Chongzhen self-destroyed the Great Wall, and the Ming Dynasty finally perished, and Yuan Chonghuan also added a lot of tragedy!
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