Where did Nurhachi die, his son who followed him in the northern and southern wars at the age of 4?

Mondo History Updated on 2024-02-17

Presumably, people who like history know that the Qing Dynasty Taizu Nurhachi, relying on the 13 pairs of armor left by his father, gradually became the first overlord of the Guanwai region.

As a nomadic at that time, Nurhachi himself did not read, had no education, and did not receive any systematic military training, but in the end he became a very famous military strategist and politician.

The Later Jin regime he established was in confrontation with the Ming Dynasty for a long time, and the effective military organization established by Nurhachi became the most important military foundation for the Manchu Qing to dominate the world later.

But Nurhachi, such a wise leader, finally chose to execute his eldest son, who had been fighting the world with him since he was four years old? It's a bit of a surprise, so why did Nurhachi make such a decision?

The son who was put to death was named Chu Ying, the eldest son of Nurhachi, who was born in the eighth year of Wanli.

His mother was Nurhachi's first wife, Chu Ying was only four years old when Nurhachi raised the army, and because of the early death of his mother, his living environment was not particularly good since he was a child, and he could only follow his father to fight in the north and south.

Chu Ying can be said to have grown up on the battlefield and in the military camp since he was a child, so it is logical that he also became a brave and warlike military general, and he made great contributions to the later establishment of the Later Jin Dynasty and the unification of the Jurchen tribe.

According to the tradition of the Central Plains Dynasty, as the eldest son of Nurhachi, he should be the successor of the entire empire, but the Jurchen tribe itself at that time did not have such a cultural tradition, so his own position was actually not stable.

Even though he was made the crown prince by Nurhachi for a period of time with his huge military exploits, his actual political status was not as high as we imagined.

It was not until after the Battle of Wuji Rock that Chu Ying was initially established as the successor of the Later Jin Great Khan, but Chu Ying had a very fatal flaw, that is, he was a very good military general, but he was not a qualified controller of the empire, because Chu Ying's political ability was very poor and he was not a good person.

Chu Ying is a person who is very easy to breed jealousy and has no moral bottom line.

After Chu Ying was made the successor by his father, he didn't think about how to unite his father's subordinates, nor did he build a future ruling team for himself, Chu Ying just continued to extort wealth from the five elders under Nurhachi and his own younger brother the four great beylers.

In addition to fighting, Chu Ying's favorite thing is money, which makes Chu Ying unpopular at all under Nurhachi, and no one is willing to support him.

At that time, all the founding fathers under Nurhachi basically opposed Chu Ying, which had to make Nurhachi think about whether he wanted Chu Ying to inherit his throne.

After thinking about it three times, Nurhachi chose to take back Chu Ying's military power, the purpose of which was to protect Chu Ying while stabilizing his own power, but at this time, Nurhachi had not completely made up his mind to completely abolish Chu Ying.

But what Nurhachi didn't expect was that Chu Ying was full of resentment after being punished, and he didn't change his mistakes at all, and he even used witchcraft to curse the meritorious men under Nurhachi's hands and his younger brother.

Chu Ying also said in public many times that if he became the Great Khan of Houjin, he would definitely execute the five ministers and the other four major Baylors, and this time he stabbed the big basket.

At this time, Nurhachi Nian made great contributions to the entire Houjin Jianguo in Chu Ying, and he was indeed the eldest son, and he wanted to protect him, but Chu Ying was unwilling to change his mind at all, which forced Nurhachi to weaken his rights.

Because compared to a son, one's own empire is more important.

And Chu Ying even committed a big taboo later, when he led the army to the expedition, he told the people around him that he hoped that the army could be defeated, so that Nurhachi could not come back, and he himself could become the controller of the empire.

As an unpopular prince, his remarks naturally reached Nurhachi's ears, so he immediately ordered Chu Ying to be placed under house arrest, and at this time, those people who Chu Ying offended also began to fall into the ground.

- After all, for them, if Chu Ying really ascends to the position of supreme ruler, then their fate will definitely not be good. And after Nurhachi put Chu Ying under house arrest for two years, he finally made up his mind to execute him, but in fact, Nurhachi really had no choice at that time.

At the beginning, Nurhachi hoped to spend two years to calm down Chu Ying, and at the same time gradually dilute his hateful status in the eyes of his subordinates, which shows that although there is no tradition of establishing a successor in the Jurchen tribe, Nurhachi still loves his eldest son very much.

But no one thought that Chu Ying was unwilling to repent even during the imprisonment, and expressed his resentment towards his father more than once, which forced Nurhachi to execute him to ensure the stability of the entire country.

Nurhachi was definitely a hero, and as a brilliant politician and military strategist who was able to unify the Jurchen tribes and establish an initial empire, he needed to think not only about his own family, but also about the stability of the entire country and its subsequent development.

Chu Ying's performance has proved that he must not be the true controller of a country, otherwise the country will not develop in a good direction.

Therefore, in order to maintain the stability and unity of the whole country and ensure the unity within the forces, the execution of Chu Ying became his only choice at that time. If Chu Ying is sacrificed, Nurhachi can also gain the loyalty of his right-hand men to help him truly complete his great cause.

Moreover, as the other Baylors gradually grew up, Nurhachi found that he was not the only one who could choose Chu Ying, after all, in fact, when the Jurchen tribe was just founded, the situation was not particularly good, and under the experience of this "natural selection, survival of the fittest" environment, most of Nurhachi's sons were relatively talented.

Some were outstanding military generals, and some had a hand in politics, such as the later Huang Taiji.

So for Nurhachi, it is not necessary to let Chu Ying inherit his position, since the execution of Chu Ying can ensure his position and make the whole country develop for the better, then even if he is reluctant, he can only do this.

——This is all for the long-term peace and stability of the country, and only by executing Chu Ying's internal hidden dangers will it be eliminated, so that it can better fight abroad. The internal friction within the Ming Dynasty has also told Nurhachi that only by consolidating the foundation can Pei Yuan, and it is extremely important to have a ruling body that can work together.

And it turns out that Nurhachi's choice is correct, if Chu Ying becomes the leader of Houjin, then there is really no way to determine how history will develop, after all, compared to Chu Ying, Huang Taiji's ability is obviously much stronger.

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