In 1618, the third year of Nurhachi's proclamation as Khan, he issued the "Seven Hatreds" oath to conquer the Ming Dynasty, took Fushun City in one fell swoop and captured more than 300,000 people and animals.
In this battle of conquering the city, Li Yongfang, the defender of the Ming army, shaved his hair and surrendered, kneeling at Nurha's bare feet.
But what made Nurhachi excited was more than that, just as he was wiping the blood of the sword and drinking and singing, suddenly two Confucian scholars of the Ming Dynasty came to surrender, they were Fan Wencheng and his brother Fan Wence, they were both students of Shenyang County School, that is, the Xiucai in the mouth of the people.
The surrender of these two undoubtedly added more luster to Nurhachi's victory.
In order to show their value in front of Nurhachi, the brothers deliberately showed their family background, their great-grandfather Fan Hua was a jinshi in the Ming Zhengde period, an official to the military department, and the seventeenth grandson of Fan Zhongyan, a famous minister of the Song Dynasty.
This strategy had the desired effect, and Nurhachi accepted them because they were famous ministers. With a strong internal motivation, Fan Wencheng actively participated in the battle and made great achievements.
However, his talents were not valued by Nurhachi, and it was not until Nurhachi's death that he rose to the official position of Zhangjing.
In the vast ranks of the Jurchen aristocracy, he was just an ordinary official position, neither promoted nor holding real power.
It wasn't until Huang Taiji came to the stage that he was elected to the Wenguan and began his confidential career, like an awl inserted into a cloth bag, and he quickly stood out.
With his outstanding wisdom and courage, Fan Wencheng offered Huang Taiji a strategy to get rid of Yuan Chonghuan, paving the way for the Later Jin to successfully conquer Ningyuan, Jinzhou and Dangping Shanhaiguan.
His success was not accidental, but was based on his deep understanding of the corrupt nature of the Ming Dynasty and his precise insight into Emperor Chongzhen's suspicious character.
Fan Wencheng's political wisdom is the result of his years of accumulation in the war between Houjin and Daming for the world, which is as dazzling as a nebula discharge.
In addition, he also showed the unique wisdom and courage of outstanding Confucian scholars, with the wisdom and courage that radiated the light of command, he took the lead in fighting with the enemy, and broke the enemy's fighting spirit with a three-inch tongue in front of the two armies, so that the Ming army abandoned its armor and surrendered.
Therefore, Fan Wencheng won the high trust of Huang Taiji with his outstanding political strategic talents, and his official fortunes prospered, and he became an indispensable core think tank of the first emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
In 1636, Huang Taiji officially ascended the throne and became the emperor of the Great Qing Kingdom. After ascending the throne, he changed the Bunkwan into the Inner Third Academy, and appointed Fan Wencheng as the only scholar of the Inner Secretariat.
At the same time, he also promoted Pham Van Cheng's title to the rank of second-class Lazhangjing, the highest rank of civil officials, responsible for assisting the emperor in handling government affairs.
In just nine years after entering the Huang Taiji era, Fan Wencheng has jumped from an insignificant petty official in Zhangjing to the top of the civil pyramid, and has become the earliest Han scholar in the history of the Qing Dynasty.
Huang Taiji's trust and respect for Fan Wencheng is very obvious. Every time he summoned Fan Wencheng to discuss, it was a confidential matter, and sometimes he even talked in secret for several hours on end.
Once, Fan Wencheng, who had just left the palace, was summoned to plot without even having time to eat. When dealing with court politics, Huang Taiji also attached great importance to Fan Wencheng's views, and specially did not call him by his name, calling him "Fan Zhangjing".
Every time he discussed politics, Huang Taiji would ask: "Does Fan Zhangjing know about this?" Once there was something wrong with the other ministers' recitals, Huang Taiji would say, "Why don't you go to discuss with Fan Zhangjing?" ”
If the minister said that Fan Wencheng also thought so, Huang Taiji would immediately agree. In the entire Chongde Dynasty, Huang Taiji has always favored Fan Wencheng and respected him as the first assistant.
Fan Wencheng Zhi'en Tu Bao, even more diligently, gave full play to his political wisdom, and lived up to the emperor's favor and expectations.
Huang Taiji died, the five-year-old child Fulin unexpectedly ascended the throne, Fan Wencheng went all out to assist the young master, and realized the last wish of the emperor. However, the young Shunzhi was unable to take power independently, and the actual power was in the hands of his imperial uncle Dorgon.
In the first year of Shunzhi, Fan Wencheng made a speech to Dolgon and others, pointed out the current situation, and strongly persuaded the Qing court to seize the opportunity of the civil strife in the Ming Dynasty and quickly send troops to attack the Central Plains.
Under the firm impetus of Fan Wencheng, Dolgon gave up the internal strife and set his sights on Kannai.
In the Battle of Shanhaiguan, Dolgon defeated the peasant army and won a key victory. On the first day of October, Fulin ascended the throne with the support of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, reopened the country, and set the capital in the Central Plains.
However, after entering the customs, Dolgon rekindled the fire of infighting, and Fan Wencheng insisted on justice and did not go along with the ministers who saw the wind and steered the rudder, and was retaliated by Dolgon and was demoted to the title.
In the seventh year of Shunzhi, the 39-year-old Dolgon died suddenly, which sent the university scholar Ganglin to death row for catering to Dolgon.
Emperor Shunzhi greatly appreciated Fan Wencheng's integrity and persistence, and did not cater to Dolgon, but instead granted him the post of Minister of Parliament, responsible for compiling the records of Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty.
As a result, Fan Wencheng was appreciated by the emperor and re-became the leader of Wenchen. In the fifth year of Kangxi, 70-year-old Fan Wencheng died. He experienced the Mandate of Heaven, Chongde, Shunzhi, and Kangxi dynasties, and was known as the patriarch of the Four Dynasties.
Emperor Kangxi personally wrote and inscribed the four characters of "Yuanfu Gaofeng", which is a summary of Fan Wencheng's achievements in the Qing Dynasty. However, some remnants of the Ming Dynasty regarded Fan Wencheng and Hong Chengchou as great traitors.