It is these changes that have brought different colors to the world and different lives to people. In short, change is not necessarily a bad thing, and not changing is not necessarily a good thing.
If you look at the history books carefully, you will know that there will be legends in every dynasty. So, today I'm going to tell you a legend of the Ming Dynasty. When it comes to the Ming Dynasty, the first thing that comes to mind is the founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang is the legendary emperor. Under his leadership, the Ming Dynasty was established and strengthened, but it could not escape the eternal truth. It has only been established for 276 years in history.
It is in this short period of more than 200 years that a legend appeared. He was a famous general in the Ming Dynasty and was killed by the Qing army, but before he died, he said, "As long as there is one person in Sun Shi, it will be destroyed." Sure enough, 300 years later, this sentence worked. This general is the famous Sun Chengzong.
A, the Ming dynasty general Sun Chengzong.
Sun Chengzong was a famous strategist in the late Ming Dynasty. At first, he was just a brilliant and knowledgeable scholar. At that time, after Emperor Xizong of the Ming Dynasty succeeded to the throne, he worked as an official for the emperor for a period of time. At that time, the emperor thought this man was available, so he took special care of him. Later, by chance, his life took a turning point. At that time, due to the invasion of the Qing army, the original Ministry of War Shangshu surrendered, so under this opportunity, he was appointed as assistant minister of the Ministry of War by the emperor.
Since taking office, he has been conscientious and doing his job well. At the same time, he also reported what he saw, heard and thought to the emperor. These suggestions played an important role in the frontier defense at that time. Since ancient times, civil servants and military attache are two factions. This is because civil servants feel that military attache is rude, and military attache feels that civil servants are inky. It is really an old saying that "a scholar can't tell the difference when he meets a soldier."
Although Sun Chengzong is a civilian, he can get along well with military commanders. For example, General Yuan Chonghuan will salute him when he sees him. It can be seen how wise, intelligent and respected. When the Qing army just invaded, he was sent as a general to resist the invasion of the Qing army. Under his leadership, the Qing army was formidable.
In order to keep the great rivers and mountains of the Ming Dynasty, he stayed in the front for more than ten years, during which the Qing army never benefited from him. However, excellent people are always remembered by little people. Sun Chengzong hated Wei Zhongxian so much that he often vilified him in front of the emperor. In the end, Sun Chengzong resigned and returned to China.
Second, go back and leave
When Sun Chengzong returned to his hometown, the Qing army got the news and started a large-scale attack. Faced with this life-and-death situation, Manchu officials hoped that the emperor would recall Sun Chengzong to resist the Qing army. After careful consideration, the emperor recalled him.
At that time, Sun Chengzong was the only general who could resist the Qing army. Sun Chengzong didn't want to subjugate the country, and went into battle again. At that time, he was over sixty years old, but fortunately, he was still able to work. Under his leadership, the soldiers' morale was high and they fought bloody battles, and finally the Qing army was defeated again.
Even though Sun Chengzong defended his country, at that time, the tide of the Ming Dynasty was gone. So he wanted to leave the imperial court and return to his hometown. However, the emperor refused. In order to save Sun Chengzong's life, the emperor named him a teacher and gave him a lot of gold, silver and jewels. Just three months after he was awarded, the Qing army was besieged again, but the battle failed because some cities were destroyed. After the defeat, he was spurned by the civil and military officials of the Qing Dynasty, saying that the Ming Dynasty was finally defeated by him.
Faced with accusations from court officials and the emperor, he resigned again. This time, the emperor didn't stay. Before he left, he wrote to the emperor about sixteen pieces of border affairs, but the emperor did not adopt them after all. After he left, he lived in Gaoyangcheng for seven years. During this period, the emperor sent people to invite him back many times, but they were all rejected.
Third, death.
In A.D. 1638, the Qing army launched a massive attack. This time, the Qing army was powerful and quickly attacked Gaoyangcheng. Facing this crisis, Sun Chengzong led his family to fight hard, but after all, he was a gladiator. Finally, Levin City was breached and their family was captured. In order to avenge the past, the Qing army tied him into a ponytail and dragged him to death. On his deathbed, he said: As long as there is one person left in Sun Shi, it will be destroyed.
In the battle of Levin City, bamboo slips suffered numerous casualties. Five sons, six grandchildren and two nephews were all killed, which can be said to be the martyrdom of the whole family. According to documents, there are few descendants of Sun Chengzong, but there are still blood in the world.
Among the descendants of Sun Chengzong, there is a household name-Sun Yat-sen ... Sun Yat-sen is the grandson of his19th generation. Three hundred years later, no one expected that his descendants would avenge him and realize his last wish.
Judging from Sun Chengzong's life story, he was indeed a veritable general in the Ming Dynasty. However, his evaluation can be described as mixed. Some people say that he destroyed the Ming Dynasty, while others say that he is a hero of the Ming Dynasty. However, as far as I know about his history and culture, the Ming Dynasty is turning the corner again and again under his leadership.
Maybe he made some mistakes, but we can't ignore his contribution to the Ming Dynasty and his deeds of beheading and bleeding.
As the saying goes, no one is perfect. Even we sometimes make mistakes, but sometimes we go too far. We can't ignore his contribution to the Ming Dynasty because of his mistakes.
Unexpectedly, when he died, he said such a decisive sentence, "As long as there is one person in Sun Shi, I will be destroyed." It can be seen that he is a good general who loves his country and his people.
At the same time, we don't know how much effort Sun Chengzong made from a scholar to a military commander. But for the sake of national security, he bravely stood up again and again. This kind of courage is something we should learn.
Even if you don't have the right in the end, you still give your life for your country when it is life or death. So we should pay tribute to him! Finally, I hope young people can learn from him and devote their lives to the country.