Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

Chen Mingxia cried with snot and tears.

When my parents died, they were not so sad!

However, he cried to heaven and earth, with tears in his eyes, and bursts of wailing...

The enunciation is very clear.

"Your Majesty, for the sake of our great power, I ask your Majesty to take over the throne!

……

"For the sake of the Qing Dynasty, and for the sake of our ancestors for thousands of generations, I respectfully invite His Highness Prince Rui to ascend the throne!"

"For the sake of the Qing Dynasty, and for the sake of our ancestors for thousands of generations, I respectfully invite His Highness Prince Rui to ascend the throne!"

……

Following Chen Mingxia's words, the courtiers knelt down and shouted in unison again.

Thousands of officials respectfully invited Dorgon to become emperor. This scene stimulated the generals of Dorgon's line.

Immediately, seven generals with heavy troops also knelt on the ground:

"Master, I ask you, Master, to obey the people's will..."

Dorgon's face changed drastically when he saw that one of his own people was being led astray by the surrender.

He groaned:

"Don't say this anymore. This dynasty has its own family laws, and you don't even know them!"

Although Dorgon said this, he still asked Chen Mingxia about his official position.

Dorgon was overjoyed when he learned that Chen Mingxia was a member of both the military and household departments in the Ming court.

He directly promoted Chen Mingxia to serve as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and concurrently as a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy.

Seeing Chen Mingxia being promoted, the uneasy stones in the hearts of the ministers finally fell to the ground.

Everyone was overjoyed.

Immediately, three thousand officials knelt on the ground, waiting for Dorgon's statement.

They are not fuel-efficient lamps. Officials know what to do to keep their jobs.

And Dorgon also knew what to do to maximize Manchuria's interests.

After appeasing Chen Mingxia, it was time to appease the surrender.

Just listen to Dorgon on the dragon throne continue:

"This dynasty has its own laws. You are all the best among men, so this dynasty will naturally use them all."

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May [-]rd.

Dorgon issued several orders:

"All officials and soldiers who surrender to the government must wear long hair and wear clothes that comply with the system of this dynasty." (Officials and sergeants shave their hair to comply with orders)

"Now this dynasty is in the capital of Yanjing. The whole world is in trouble. The soldiers and civilians are all my sons. They are safe from fire and water. In various castles, people are sent to appease and appease. When the day comes, and those who surrender and submit, the local officials will be promoted to one level. The army and the people are prevented from migrating." (Common People's Haircut Order)

"Those who claim to be submissive but do not submit are those who are suspicious and wait-and-see. It is better to check the distance of the place and set a time limit." (To appease the people's hearts, this is a supplement to the previous article.)

(This is the order of shaving one's hair and obeying the law.) ("Records of the Ancestors of the Qing Dynasty")

In fact, it was not until after entering Beijing that the Qing government issued an order to shave off hair and change clothes.

As early as after the Shanhaiguan War, Dorgon emphasized the implementation of the order of shaving hair and changing clothes several times.

The most recent one was issued again after arriving in Tongzhou the day before yesterday.

Even pushing forward, as early as outside the customs, every time the Tatars captured a land, they would immediately issue an order to shave their heads and change their clothes.

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After Dorgon's decree, three thousand officials in the capital immediately shaved their heads and changed their clothes. Everyone wore two rat tails and wore cheongsams of the same style for men and women, and walked on the street with overjoyed faces.

(Before the Qing Dynasty, cheongsam was not divided into men's and women's styles, and there was no waistband. The modern cheongsam that looks feminine and graceful was an improved model during the Republic of China.)

Even the endless temples in the capital were crowded with kneeling officials. Everyone knelt in front of the Buddha and muttered:

Good luck!

Good luck!

Prince Dorgon, the eldest father, Prince Rui, who is benevolent, intelligent, resourceful, pro-government and loves the people, is finally willing to reinstate our official!

Oh my God, your eyes have been opened!

……

Although thousands of Beijing officials got their wish and became officials again, they were finally able to continue to prey on the common people.

However, the officials still felt a little uncomfortable when they touched the prickly hair stubble on their heads.

I have read the books of saints and sages all my life, and what I have always received are the words of saints: "The body, hair, and skin receive it from the parents."

Today, in order to be an official, I made this appearance that was even worse than that of a Japanese pirate. It was really embarrassing.

We all read books from sages, so we can’t look so cheap!

What if I go to heaven and meet my ancestors, and they ask me what kind of clothes we are wearing? How should I answer?

Hey!

Someone slapped his thigh, his face full of joy.

Got it!

Let's find someone and pour dirty water on his head, and that'll be it!

At this time, there were more officials from the south of the Yangtze River than officials from the north in the court.

So after private discussions among officials, the scapegoat was decided to be a northerner.

And northern officials don’t do it either!

Damn it, isn’t this what makes me scolded?

After everyone thought about it, they really thought of a way to get the best of both worlds.

We don’t care about north or south, we only talk about party affiliation!

Never mind the Fushe, Donglin, Jishe, Wen faction in the south... or the Jin Party and Qi Party in the north...

We don’t choose either!

There was an official named Sun Zhixian in Shandong.

Let's put the shit basin on his head and that's it!

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Who is this Sun Zhixian?

A member of the eunuch party too!

The official position he held was serving as an attendant.

In the first year of Chongzhen, after the fall of Wei Zhongxian, Emperor Chongzhen ordered the destruction of the "Three Dynasties Essential Code" written by Eunuch Dang.

Sun Zhixian cried bitterly while holding the "Three Dynasties Essential Code".

As a result, all the officials were furious and went to court to impeach Sun Zhixian.

In this way, in August 1628, the first year of Chongzhen, Sun Zhixian was stripped of his official status and sent back to his hometown in Shandong, where he became a commoner.

(According to the household registration system of the Ming Dynasty, after being dismissed from office, they still have official registration, but after they are reduced, they become civilian households.)

(There is a big lie in later generations, saying that Sun Zhixian was the initiator of shaving his hair and changing clothes.

Don't criticize, I am not trying to whitewash Sun Zhixian, but restoring the facts:

This man is really the official’s scapegoat!

According to historical records, it was not until November 1644, six months after this time, that Sun Zhixian entered the court on the recommendation of Wang Aoyong, the minister who was originally from Shandong.

At this time, it had been half a year since Baiguan had his hair cut off and changed his clothes. )

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I don’t know who made the suggestion, but Sun Zhixian’s proposal was in line with the collective interests of the officials and gentry of both the north and the south.

This Sun Zhixian has been stripped of his official status and is now a commoner!

Moreover, he is a member of the eunuch party and a die-hard who will never change his ways until death!

Is there a more suitable candidate than this?

Besides, Sun Zhixian was deprived of his official status and his reputation among the people was naturally not good. Is there any more suitable person to take the blame?

(Even in later generations, no matter what the reason, as long as he is dismissed from office, most people will think that this person is guilty.)

So the officials compiled a lie that Sun Zhixian was the first to shave his hair and change his clothes. He was demoted and did not want him to stand in the queue for demotion. The Manchus did not want him to stand in the queue of the Manchus.

How widespread is this rumor?

Not only did the gentry all over the world unanimously recognized this statement, but even the people thought that it was this person who proposed the idea of ​​shaving one's hair and changing clothes.

Dorgon even knew about this incident!

Therefore, in history, after Sun Zhixian was impeached by officials for accepting bribes, Dorgon said something:

"Sun Zhixian went to do the hair cutting before everyone else did it. The men and women of the whole family were all in full effect."