In the first year of the Mandate of Heaven, Nurhachi's eighth son, Huang Taiji, was named Heshuo Belle. This person is wise and resolute, with excellent military strategy, and not only has made many military exploits on the battlefield, but also has made innovations in politics and culture. After several wars against the Ming Dynasty, he successfully ascended the throne and established the Qing Dynasty, laying a solid foundation for the later Qing Dynasty to dominate the Central Plains. Although he did not realize his ambition of "aiming at the Central Plains", Huang Taiji became one of the most outstanding monarchs of the Qing Dynasty with his military talents, reform and innovation, and political wisdom.
In this historical context, the four major Baylors became a major obstacle before Huang Taiji ascended to the throne. These four Baylors are the Great Baylor Daishan, the Second Baylor Amin, the Third Baylor Mang Gurtai, and the Fourth Baylor Huang Taiji. Although they fought alongside Huang Taiji against the Ming Dynasty, they were also their political enemies and competitors. There were different ambitions and conspiracies between them, which became a huge problem on the road to the throne of Huang Taiji.
First of all, Huang Taiji used the support of the four great Baylors to skillfully inherit the throne of Khan. In the 11th year of the Mandate of Heaven, after Nurhachi's death, Huang Taiji was supported by two nephews, Yueto and Sakhalian, who were the sons of the Great Bel Daishan. At an important meeting, Huang Taiji was elected as the new Khan King, during which the four major Baylors did not object, showing Huang Taiji's prestige and influence among the four Baylors.
Secondly, in order to fight against the Ming Dynasty together, Huang Taiji fought side by side with the four major Baylors and continued to achieve victories. In the twelfth year of the Mandate of Heaven, he captured Jinzhou, an important town in eastern Liaodong of the Ming Dynasty, and shook the government and the opposition; In the fourteenth year of the Mandate of Heaven, he took advantage of the civil strife in the Ming Dynasty to attack Beijing and create chaos. These results not only expanded the territory and wealth of the Later Jin, but also increased the prestige of Huang Taiji and the Four Great Baylors.
However, Huang Taiji skillfully exploited the weaknesses of the four Baylors and gradually weakened their power. In the war against the Ming Dynasty, Huang Taiji not only showed military talent, but also political wisdom. He skillfully mobilized the armies of the four Baylors, depleting and losing their strength, and absorbing prisoners and generals from the war to strengthen his own troops. At the same time, he maintained the loyalty of the four Baylors in the war by means of recognition and reward, and at the same time restrained their behavior through supervision and restraint. What's even more ingenious is that Huang Taiji uses the contradictions and disputes between the four Baylors to create antagonism, but he is good at resolving contradictions and maintaining superficial unity. Through this series of means, Huang Taiji gradually weakened the actual influence of the four major Baylors, laying the foundation for the later liquidation and eradication.
Finally, in the fifteenth year of the Mandate of Heaven, Huang Taiji changed the country name of Houjin, designated it as the Great Qing Dynasty, and proclaimed himself the emperor, opening the history of the Great Qing Dynasty. Then, in sixteen years, he reformed the system, abolished the Baylor system, established the Eight Banners system, and concentrated the military and political power of the Houjin in his own hands. His policy also included a change in foreign policy in 17 years, establishing friendly relations with the Mongol, Hui, Tibetan and other ethnic minorities in the border areas of the Ming Dynasty, and weakening the external support of the Ming Dynasty. In the eighteenth year, he abolished the seven-ministry system of the Han people, established the Han military banner, and incorporated the Han people into his own ruling system. This series of measures enabled Huang Taiji to consolidate his sweat position and establish the ** system of the Qing Dynasty in a bloodless manner.
In the process, the Great Belle Daishan had a dispute with Huang Taiji, which led to his death in the 19th year of the Mandate of Heaven. By skillfully using the support of the four great Baylors, as well as the political wisdom he displayed in the war, Huang Taiji succeeded in consolidating his power and establishing the ** system of the Qing Dynasty, which laid the foundation for the multi-ethnic unification of the later Qing Dynasty.