Cao Qin Rebellion An absurd rebellion
Rebellion has always been a test for families, involving not only the participants, but the entire family. However, Cao Qin's change is ridiculous, and it is more of a farce than a rebellion.
Whether the result is a success or a failure, it is like walking on a dead end.
The peculiarity of Cao Qin's rebellion was that he did not make tedious preparations, and it took only a month to develop a detailed plan. His plan was extremely straightforward, with the goal of breaching the palace, killing the emperor, and replacing him.
This plan is simple and straightforward, and perhaps only Cao Qin can think of it.
Can you become emperor by usurping the throne? The answer is no. The key to Zhu Di's successful rebellion back then was that he had royal blood and was qualified to inherit the throne. He also claimed that he was the biological son of Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma, making his throne even more legitimate.
And Cao Qin is neither a member of the Zhu family, nor is he any vassal king, and it is a pipe dream to want to copy Zhu Di's path. Once Ming Yingzong dies, he will not face the kingship of the world, but the crusade of the world.
It was the duty of the Ming Dynasty to maintain orthodoxy, and Cao Qin only had a few hundred people in his hands, and it was almost impossible to survive the siege. This rebellion was doomed from the beginning, but Cao Qin did not realize it.
One might wonder why Cao Qin rebelled. This is entirely due to the persecution of Ming Yingzong. Cao Qin is Cao Jixiang's adopted son, and Cao Jixiang is"A change in the door"One of the three heroes, the other two are Xu Youzhen and Shi Heng.
Xu Youzhen is the head of the civil officials, and Shi Heng is the head of the Beijing camp, but their fate is worse than the other. Xu Youzhen was exiled, while Shi Heng died in prison. Aren't they heroes?
How did it come to this? Because"A change in the door"Actually, it's a **.
Although there may be a change of seizure, the heir to the throne must be Ming Yingzong and his descendants, because Ming Yingzong has no children, and Ming Yingzong and his son Zhu Jianshen are the closest members of the imperial family of Ming Mingzong.
According to the regulations, the throne could only be chosen from both of them. Some people may ask, can't the Ming Dynasty Sect violate the regulations? After all, it was he who imprisoned Ming Yingzong for eight years.
He wants to break the rules, but will the ministers let him get his wish? When pigs fly. At that time, cabinet ministers, including Yu Qian, unanimously recommended Zhu Jianshen to become the crown prince.
The person who assisted Ming Yingzong to complete the change of seizing the door was not so much a hero, but a gambler who took Ming Yingzong's fate as a bet.
If Cao Jixiang's thinking was normal, he would naturally be able to realize the possibility of his turn next, and it happened that something happened at this time, which strengthened his determination to rebel.
Jin Yiwei commanded Lu Gao to arrange a spy named Cao Fu in his home, because even if he didn't do anything, Ming Yingzong planned to deal with him. However, unfortunately, Cao Fu's undercover identity was discovered by Cao Qin.
Cao Qin carefully planned to detain Cao Fu and falsely claim that he was suffering from a madness and had gone missing. Using this as an excuse, Cao Qin killed Cao Fu. Normally, the government would not interfere with such problems caused by its own family, but this time it launched an investigation into Cao Qin, apparently for targeted purposes.
Cao Jixiang realized that he might be the next to be sacrificed, so the "Cao Qin Change" broke out after five years of orthodoxy.
Some people may wonder why Cao Jixiang called this rebellion Cao Qin's Rebellion? Because although the implementation leader is Cao Jixiang, it is Cao Qin who is actually responsible for the implementation, and Cao Jixiang has been controlled before he can take action.
While their plans for rebellion may seem haphazard, they have been remarkably effective in the long run. After all, Cao Jixiang mastered the forbidden army, as long as Cao Qin broke through the palace, he would be able to form internal and external collusion, and it would be difficult for Ming Yingzong to escape even if he had wings.
It's a pity that the news leaked, and Cao Jixiang happened to be in the palace, and the first person to be solved was naturally him. So, how did the news leak? At the moment of imminent rebellion, the first thing to do is to gather the rebels.
However, the more people there are, the easier it is to leak the news, but Cao Qin forgot to close the palace gate, and as a result, a person named Ma Liang ran out, and the news leaked.
Although the Beijing camp theoretically had more than 100,000 troops, and the news had been leaked, it stands to reason that Cao Qin's rebellion plan would not last more than an hour. But why does it last from the early hours of the morning until the end of the afternoon?
Because it was early in the morning, Cao Jixiang's home was near the palace, so the news of King Qin was too late to be released. But in reality, the suppression of this rebellion did not require the issuance of orders, and it was enough to rely on the consciousness of the ** and the people to put it down.
When Cao Qin rebelled, his first stop was not the imperial palace, but the home of the hero Lu Gao. Why? Because in the change of seizing the door, Lu Gao was the loyal lackey of the heroes.
However, when the heroes lost power, Lu Gao fought back and investigated them, which made Cao Qin angry. Therefore, Cao Qin decided to take Lu Gao first. However, rebellion is a matter of life and death, but Cao Qin chose a small goal, which also doomed him to failure.
In fact, Lu Gao has a lot of value, he is the commander of the Jinyi Guard, if he can use him to mobilize the Jinyi Guard, the rebellion will definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort. You must know that the strength of Jinyiwei is thousands of people.
When Cao Qin attacked the palace, he must have regretted that he had not made a detailed plan for the rebellion. His preferred target was Chang'an Gate, which he thought could be easily overcome by attacking with fire, but he didn't expect that the defenders would use the bricks of the palace to block the cracks in the door, and the fire attack would be useless.
If he had prepared the wood to hit the city gate in advance, the situation might not have been so passive.
When he was unable to capture Chang'anmen, he began to change his strategy and turned his attention to Dong'anmen. The defenders of Dong'anmen were equally brave, and they adopted the strategy of fighting poison with poison, and since he used fire attacks, they would also return fire with fire attacks.
While Cao Qin's exterior was burning, they were also lit on the inside. In the face of the raging fire, Cao Qin's soldiers, including Cao Qin himself, lacked the courage to rush into it.
It stands to reason that at this point, Cao Qin should be desperate to attack the city gates. However, he actually delivered a document of justification to the palace. His siege did not stop and was clearly ineffective, but he persisted.
There is only one possibility, and that is that his emotions are close to breaking down.
Despite the fact that time was running out, the counterinsurgency ranks grew to more than several thousand. However, Cao Qin was still able to remain invincible with the support of the hundreds of Mongol troops who followed him.
These Mongol armies were known for their bravery and warfare during the Cold Weapon Age.
Only when you are full of warmth can you think ahead, and the importance of diet to people is self-evident. Even as brave as the Mongol warriors, they could not resist the plague of hunger. With the disparity in troops, the tide of battle was difficult to reverse in the afternoon.
Cao Qin also realized this and tried to escape, but the nine gates of the capital were closed, and he could only choose to commit suicide. Because he knew that if he didn't commit suicide, he might end up like Cao Jixiang and be executed by Ling Chi. "
The ironic place of Cao Qin's suicide was in his own well. His family is a first-class Cao family in the capital, with endless gold and silver treasures. The soldiers in charge of counterinsurgency were eager to make money, looted one after another, and even did not hesitate to kill people in order to avoid being confiscated.
Even though Cao Qin's family members are numerous, they are still unable to resist the violent attacks of thousands of people.
Originally, it was thought that Cao Qin's change was a well-thought-out conspiracy, but in fact it was more like an impulsive act on a whim. After all, it would be difficult for a normal person to plan such a chaotic rebellion.
If Yu Qian knew in heaven, he could also rest assured, and the three people who framed him were all punished as they deserved.