The Wu family was originally from Huizhou, Anhui Province, and then moved to Gaoyou, Jiangsu, and then moved to the former Tunwei Zhonghou Office in Shanhaiguan, which is the area of Suizhong in Liaoning today.
Why did Wu Sangui's father and grandfather travel thousands of miles north to the front line of the war between the Ming Dynasty and the Later Jin Dynasty at that time?What does their family do for a living?
The answer is unknown.
According to some experts' speculation, Wu Zu and Wu's father probably ran from the mainland to the lower-class traders in the Beacon Fire Border Pass in their early years, and made a living by reselling horses and other materials.
The reason why this merchant family was able to make a fortune was because of two things.
The first thing is that Wu Sangui's father, Wu Xiang, married the sister of Zu Dashou, a giant clan in western Liaoning and a big local warlord. The Wu family, who had wandered around for most of China, finally hugged a big tree and gained a foothold in Liaodong.
The second thing happened to his father Wu Xiang, in the second year of the Apocalypse, in 1621, he was promoted to high school and officially entered the official career.
So now the question is, is it because he married Zu Dashou's sister to Wuju High School, or because of Wuju High School that he was able to marry Zu Dashou's sister, what is the relationship between the two, and is there a causal connection?
What is the truth of the matter, people are no longer clear in the future, but one thing is very clear, in the year of Wu Xiangwuju High School, his son Wu Sangui happened to be 10 years old.
The following are calculated based on the age of age:
20 years old (1632)., Wu Sangui was promoted to a guerrilla general, went to Shandong with his father, and participated in the suppression of Kong Youde's rebellion.
23 years old (1633)., promoted to the right battalion of the striker.
26 years old (1638)., promoted to the lieutenant general of the right battalion of the striker.
27 years old (1639)., Ren Ningyuan regiment training general soldier.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were only about 20 people in the whole country for the post of general soldier, which in today's words was probably equivalent to the commander of the military region, with a high position of power.
29 years old (1641).In March, the Qing soldiers occupied the outer city of Jinzhou, and then surrounded Jinzhou, Wu Sangui took the risk to personally supervise the transportation of grain and grass into Jinzhou, and returned with his whole body. (Some say March for grain transportation, and some say New Year.) ）
In July, Governor Hong Chengchou swore an oath in Ningyuan and began to support Jinzhou. Wu Sangui went out with the army.
On August 21, because the grain route was cut off by the Qing army and fell into a desperate situation, the Ming army planned to break through and return to Ningyuan to get grain. That night, Wang Pu, the general soldier of Datong, took the lead in escaping and disrupting the plan, followed by Wu Sangui, and the originally planned breakthrough turned into an unorganized escape, and the Ming army was in chaos and collapsed for thousands of miles.
Wu Sangui fled back to Ningyuan City, and Hong Chengchou was trapped in Songshan City.
30 years old (1642).In February, Songshan Castle fell and Hong Chengchou was captured.
In March, his uncle Zu Dashou sacrificed Jinzhou City to surrender to the Qing army. (Wu Xiang married Zu Dashou's sister Xu Xian, and Zu Dashou also married Wu Xiang's sister.) ）
In May, Chongzhen executed Wang Pu, the general soldier of Datong. Wu Sangui was only given a demotion. Hong Chengchou descended.
31 years old (1643).In May, the Qing army entered the fortress for the fifth time and plundered, and Wu Sangui was ordered to aid Beijing. Chongzhen summoned Wu Sangui and gave Shang Fang a sword.
On October 6, the Qing army of 60,000 stormed Ningyuan, Wu Sangui repelled the Qing army, and Ningyuan was unharmed.
32 years old (1644).On March 5, Li Zicheng's troops came to the city of Beijing, and Chongzhen crowned Wu Sangui as Ping Xibo, and ordered him to quickly lead his troops into Beijing. Wu Sangui abandoned Ningyuan and led 200,000 soldiers and civilians (100,000 or 80,000) into the king of Guanqin.
On March 19, Li Zicheng invaded Beijing, and Chongzhen hanged himself from the coal mountain.
On March 22, Wu Sangui received the news of the death of the king of the city and returned to Shishan Customs.
At the beginning of April, Wu Sangui surrendered to Li Zicheng and led his army out of Shanhaiguan to Beijing, preparing to meet the new master.
On April 4, Wu Sangui met the family members of the Wu family who escaped from Beijing, and after hearing about the situation of the Wu family in Beijing, Wu Sangui was furious and returned to Shishan Customs again, and then played the banner of revenge for Chongzhen, refused to surrender Li Zicheng, and defended himself by relying on the pass.
On April 13, Li Zicheng led an army of 60,000 to conquer Shanhaiguan (some say 100,000).
Wu Sangui sent a letter to Dolgon asking for help. (The exact date and month are unknown).
On April 20, Wu Sangui again urged Dolgon's troops.
On April 21, Li Zicheng arrived at Shanhaiguan, and on the same day, Li Zicheng and Wu Sangui began to fight.
On the night of April 21, the Qing army reached 15 miles outside Shanhaiguan.
On the morning of April 22, the Qing army stopped for 2 miles outside Shanhaiguan. Wu Sangui flew outside the city and knelt down to see Dolgon, and officially shaved his hair and cleared it. Dolgon's mouth sealed Wu Sangui Pingxi King. The Qing army entered the customs.
On the afternoon of April 23, the Qing army suddenly rushed into the battlefield, and Li Zicheng was defeated and retreated.
On May 2, the Qing army entered Beijing.
In June, Wu Sangui went out of Shandong and pacified the rest of Li Zicheng.
On October 1, Emperor Shunzhi Fulin worshipped the heavens at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, and was once again the emperor.
On October 13, the Qing court awarded Wu Sangui the seal and officially crowned the king of Pingxi.
On October 19, Wu Sangui accompanied Prince Azige of Shuoying to Shaanxi and attacked Li Zicheng.
33 years old (1645).In March, he chased Li Zicheng from Xi'an into Henan.
In April, he chased Li Zicheng into Hubei and then to Jiujiang, Jiangxi. Li Zicheng died in Jiugong Mountain, Tongshan County, Hubei.
In August, Wu Sangui returned to Beijing, and was immediately ordered to return to Jinzhou, Liaodong.
35 years old (1647).Due to the continuous anti-Qing forces in Shaanxi and Sichuan, the Qing court ordered Wu Sangui and his family to guard Hanzhong.
37 years old (1649)., Wu Sangui entered Shaanxi and moved to various places.
38 years old (1650).In December, Dorgon fell ill and died.
39 years old (1651).In August, Wu Sangui entered Beijing to meet Emperor Shunzhi.
In September, Wu Sangui was ordered to go to Sichuan with Li Guohan.
From the peasant uprising at the end of the Ming Dynasty to this year, various factions appeared in Sichuan one after another, and then came to an end immediately.
At first, Zhang Xianzhong invaded Shu to establish the Great Western Kingdom, attracting Qing soldiers to enter Sichuan for the first time, and after killing Zhang Xianzhong, most of the Qing army began to evacuate one after another.
The Yongli regime of the Southern Ming Dynasty took advantage of this period to recapture Sichuan.
Because the generals in Shu did not obey the orders of the Yongli regime and continued to fight against each other, Liu Wenxiu was ordered by Sun Kewang, the actual ruler of the Yongli regime, to invade Sichuan again.
The Qing court didn't want Shu to fall into the hands of the enemy, so it fought-for-tat and sent Wu Sangui into Sichuan to fight Liu Wenxiu.
40 years old (1652).In February, Wu Sangui and Li Guohan led their troops from the Han Dynasty and entered Sichuan by two routes.
In April, Wu Sangui killed Li Tingming, the general soldier of the Southern Ming Dynasty, and took Chengdu, and Sichuan gradually settled.
In July, Liu Wenxiu led 60,000 troops, the Qing army was defeated, Chongqing was lost, Wu Sangui was besieged in Yibin Xuzhou, and then led his troops to break through and lead the remnants of the army to retreat to Langzhong Baoning.
In October, due to Liu Wenxiu's rash advance, Wu Sangui won a complete victory under the city of Baoning.
The Yongli regime was basically purged in Shu, and Sichuan was placed under the rule of the Qing Dynasty. After Sichuan was pacified, Wu Sangui still returned to Hanzhong to defend it.
After that, Wu Sangui temporarily enjoyed 5 years of stability.
45 years old (1657).In September, Sun Kewang, the king of Qin in the Yongli regime of the Southern Ming Dynasty, surrendered to the Qing court, and the time was ripe for the Qing army to attack Yungui.
In December, Wu Sangui was ordered to march into Yunnan and Guizhou.
46 years old (1658).In February, the Qing court sent three armies to attack at the same time, hoping to complete its work in one battle and completely pacify Yungui. Wu Sangui led the army from the Han Dynasty.
In May, Wu Sangui entered Guiyang, Guizhou. The Qing soldiers gathered in Guiyang, and the food was insufficient, so they only divided the troops to get food everywhere, and the Qing soldiers were slightly slower.
In November, Wu Sangui went out from Zunyi and approached Yunnan.
In December, the Qing army from all walks of life met in Qujing, Yunnan.
On December 15, Emperor Yongli of the Southern Ming Dynasty evacuated Kunming.
47 years old (1659).On the third day of the first lunar month, Wu Sangui and the Qing army entered Kunming.
In February, Wu Sangui pursued Emperor Yongli and Li Dingguo all the way and entered Dali.
On February 21, Li Dingguo set up an ambush in Mopan Mountain, Wu Sangui did not notice, and 18 generals under his command were killed in battle, losing nearly 10,000 elites. Later, due to the arrival of reinforcements, Wu Sangui was able to continue the pursuit.
On February 28, the Yongli Emperor led the remnants into Burma.
On February 30, Wu Sangui returned to Kunming.
On March 23, Wu Sangui was ordered to change the town to Yunnan.
On October 22, Emperor Shunzhi ordered Wu Sangui to govern Yunnan with full authority.
48 years old (1660)., Wu Sangui wrote to the Qing court, proposing to enter Burma to completely eliminate the Yongli regime.
49 years old (1661).On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Emperor Shunzhi died at the age of 24.
On February 4, Aixin Jueluo Xuanye ascended the throne with the year name "Kangxi".
In September, Wu Sangui mobilized 100,000 horses, including Manchu, Han, Tusi soldiers and Nanming soldiers, to march into Burma.
On November 8, the Qing army met in Mubang, Burma.
On December 2, the Burmese sent Emperor Yongli to the Wu Sangui military camp.
50 years old (1662).In March, Wu Sangui returned to Kunming with Emperor Yongli.
In April, the Qing court agreed with Wu Sangui and approved the summary execution of the Yongli Emperor.
On April 25, Wu Sangui ordered someone to strangle Yongli father and son with a bowstring, the Yongli Emperor was 38 years old, and the crown prince was 12 years old.
On May 11, the Qing court made Wu Sangui the prince.
According to the regulations of the Qing Dynasty, only those who can accumulate great merit in the clan can receive this title. Wu Sangui is not a member of the clan, but he is given the title of prince, which is an exception.
Wu Sangui was the first Han to receive the title of prince, and Shang Kexi, the king of Pingnan, was the second, and then until the death of the Qing Dynasty, no third Han was crowned.
On June 27, Li Dingguo died, and his son led his troops to surrender to Wu Sangui.
In December, the Qing court handed over the province of Guizhou to Wu Sangui's full authority.
Wu Sangui's power reached its peak.
51 years old (1663)., the Qing court confiscated Wu Sangui's Pingxi General Yinxin on the grounds that there was no war in Yungui.
He was 53 years old (1665)., the Qing court began to adjust the appointment of generals under Wu Sangui and changed the station.
54 years old (1666).In February, the imperial court further disrupted Wu Sangui's personnel deployment in the name of adding the chief military officer of Kaihua Town, Yunnan.
55 years old (1667).In May, Wu Sangui resigned from the province of Yunnan and Guizhou on the grounds that "his eyes were dizzy and his energy was decreasing".
On May 30, Emperor Kangxi approved.
57 years old (1669).In May, Emperor Kangxi eradicated Aobai and officially became pro-government.
59 years old (1671).In February, Du Hui was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Yongbei in Yunnan, and in May, Zhu Guozhi was appointed as the governor of Yunnan, Gan Wenkun was appointed as the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and Li Xingyuan was appointed as the inspector of Yunnan.
The mountain rain is coming, the wind is full of buildings, and the dark tide of the land of clouds and nobles is beginning to surge.
60 years old (1672).In June, due to the death of the mother of Gan Wenkun, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, he returned to Beijing to attend the funeral, Wu Sangui took the opportunity to write a letter to temporarily take charge of the governor's affairs, and privately transferred troops from Guizhou to Yunnan.
61 years old (1673).On March 12, Shang Kexi, the king of Pingnan, wrote to the Qing court to apply for the withdrawal of the domain, saying that he was willing to "return to the old Liaodong". Emperor Kangxi approved.
On July 3, Wu Sangui wrote a letter requesting the withdrawal of the feudal domain.
On July 9, Geng Jingzhong, the king of Jingnan, wrote a letter requesting the withdrawal of the domain.
From August 9th to 18th, the Kangxi Emperor issued orders to the military department, the official department, and the household department: the three feudatories were withdrawn.
On November 21, Wu Sangui killed Zhu Guozhi, the governor of Yunnan, placed the Qing court under house arrest, and paid homage to the tomb of Emperor Yongli, swore to the Northern Expedition, and officially rebelled against the Qing Dynasty.
On December 1, Wu Sangui sent troops from Yunnan to the Northern Expedition.
On December 26, the Kangxi Emperor issued an edict to remove Wu Sangui's prince. After that, the Qing court stopped the removal of the two feudal domains of Shang Kexi, the king of Pingnan, and Geng Jingzhong, the king of Jingnan.
On December 28, Li Benchen, the governor of Guizhou, surrendered, and Wu Sangui personally led the army into Guiyang.
On December 29, the Wu army broke through Yuanzhou, Hunan, and Lu Zhencheng, the governor of Pianyuan stationed in Changsha, fled, but Changsha remained in the hands of the Qing army.
62 years old (1674).
At the beginning of the new year, Wu Sangui was called "King of Zhou", abandoned the name of Kangxi, called the first year of King Zhou, and changed the yuan to "use".
In the first month, Zheng Jiaolin, the governor of Sichuan, Tan Hong, the chief military officer of northern Sichuan, Luo Sen, the governor of Sichuan, and Wu Zhimao, the chief military officer, raised troops in response to Wu Sangui.
The whole province of Sichuan fell into the hands of Wu Sangui.
On the 20th of the first month, Wu Sangui went to Zhenyuan, Guizhou, and commanded Wu's army to attack Changde, Hunan. The Wu army occupies Changde.
At the end of the first month and the beginning of February, the main force of the Qing army gathered in the area of Jingzhou, Hubei Province, to protect the important town of Wuchang.
On February 8, Wu's army broke through Lizhou (Li County), north of Changde, Hunan.
Immediately afterwards, Wu's army first conquered Hengzhou (Hengyang) and then occupied Changsha.
On February 27, Sun Yanling, the son-in-law of Kong Youde, the king of Dingnan, raised troops in Guilin in response to Wu Sangui. Guangxi was incorporated into Wu Sangui's sphere of influence.
At the beginning of March, Wu's army captured Yuezhou (Yueyang), a key place in Hunan. Wu Sangui took control of Hunan.
On March 15, Yang Laijia, the chief military officer of Xiangyang, Hubei Province, raised troops in response to Wu Sangui. On the same day, Geng Jingzhong raised troops in Fujian against the Qing Dynasty.
On March 19, Hong Fu, the deputy general of Yunyang, Hubei Province, raised troops in response to Wu Sangui.
On April 13, Wu Sangui's son, Wu Yingxiong, was executed in Beijing.
In December, Wang Fuchen, the governor of Shaanxi, raised troops in response to Wu Sangui.
This year, Wu Sangui's power reached its peak.
63 years old (1675).In May, Wu Sangui went to Songzi, Hubei from Changde and personally deployed the Wu army to attack Jingzhou.
In June, Emperor Kangxi took Dorobelle Shangshan as his general and led his troops to capture Yuezhou.
In August, Wu Sangui transferred more than 7,000 people to reinforce Songzi. Emperor Kangxi reassigned part of the Qing army that attacked Yuezhou to aid Jingzhou.
On September 23, the Qing army's attack on Wang Fuchen, who occupied Pingliang, failed, and the Kangxi Emperor ordered his grain route to be cut off and besieged for a long time.
In November, the Qing army began a counterattack, attacking Changsha.
64 years old (1676).In February, Wu Junyong's general Gao Dejie led tens of thousands of troops to capture Ji'an, an important town in Jiangxi.
On February 21, Shang Zhixin launched a mutiny, shelled the Qing army camp, put his father Pingnan Wang Shang Kexi under house arrest, and accepted Wu Sangui's title of "recruiting generals".
On June 7, Wang Fuchen begged to surrender to the Qing court, and Emperor Kangxi approved it. Northwest Binh.
On October 4, Geng Jingzhong led his troops out of Fuzhou City to surrender to the Qing army. The southeast is gradually settled.
On December 9, Shang Zhixin in Guangdong surrendered to the Qing court.
65 years old (1677).On March 20, the Qing army entered Guangdong.
On March 21, the Qing army occupied Ji'an, Jiangxi.
In April, Wu Sangui went to Hengzhou (Hengyang), Hunan.
On May 4, Shang Zhixin led his troops out of Guangzhou City to surrender to the Qing army. Guangdong entered the Qing Dynasty.
On 5 July, Wu's army launched a large-scale offensive on the key location of Shaozhou (Shaoguan) in Guangdong, in an attempt to cut off the connection between Jiangxi and the Qing forces in Guangdong.
In September, Wu Sangui went to Xiangtan, Hunan.
On September 28, Qing reinforcements arrived in Shaozhou (Shaoguan), and Wu's army was defeated.
On November 6, Wu Sangui returned to Hengzhou (Hengyang), and at the same time sent people to trap Sun Yanling and directly control the city of Guilin, so as to prevent Guangxi from falling to the Qing court again.
On November 14, the Qing army captured Chaling in Hunan from Yongxin, Jiangxi, which was only more than 200 miles away from Hengzhou (Hengyang), where Wu Sangui was stationed.
On December 14, the Qing army conquered Pingjiang, Hunan, and the Wu army was in danger of being divided into two parts by the Qing army.
On December 18, the Qing army attacked Guangxi.
66 years old (1678).At the beginning of the year, the Wu army defeated the Qing army in Pingle, Guangxi.
In March, except for Wuzhou, the whole territory of Guangxi re-entered the hands of Wu Jun.
On March 1, Wu Sangui was the emperor in Hengzhou (Hengyang), announced the country name Da Zhou, changed the yuan to "Zhaowu" in March, took Hengzhou as the capital, and changed its name to "Dingtianfu".
In April, the Qing army successively conquered Chenzhou, Guiyang (Guiyang), Xingning (Zixing), Yizhang and other places in southern Hunan. Wu Sangui's Hengzhou (Hengyang) is in a desperate situation.
On April 11, Shang Zhixin was ordered by the Qing court to attack Guangxi.
On August 18, Wu Sangui died of illness in Hengzhou (Hengyang).
In 1681, the third year after Wu Sangui's death, the Qing army entered Kunming, and Wu Shifan, the grandson of Wu Sangui, committed suicide.
Expedition from the northeast of the frozen snow country, first stepping into the rugged Qinling Mountains, and then moving to the dense jungle of the southern border, and finally drinking the Yangtze River, in the despair of the betrayal of relatives and death in Hengyang, Hunan, Wu Sangui's hateful, shameful, ridiculous and lamentable life finally came to an end at this moment.