The Rise and Fall of Destiny: the Qing Empire

Wu Sangui has been making choices all his life. When Chongzhen died, he chose to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. When Li Zicheng snatched his woman, he chose to rebel. When the Qing Dynasty gave him the throne, he chose to be loyal. When Kangxi wanted to withdraw from the vassal state, he chose to rebel. Every time he chooses, it is for himself. But every choice takes him further away from "himself". He surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and became a traitor. He killed Yongli and became a traitor. He rebelled and became a traitor again. Until his death, he didn't know who he really was. In the history books of the Qing Dynasty, he was included in "The Biography of Nichen". In folk dramas, he is described as a white-faced traitor. Even Chen Yuanyuan, whom he was "very angry" for, later became a nun and no longer wanted to see him. He has been a loner all his life. On the day when the city of Kunming was broken, the Qing army stormed into Prince Pingxi's Mansion. There were mountains of gold, silver and jewels in the mansion, and countless silks and satins, but there was not even a single person burning paper in front of Wu Sangui's tomb. His descendants died and were scattered. His kingdom was wiped out. When future generations talk about him, there is only one sentence: "The six armies who mourned were all in silence, and the beauty became a beauty in anger." But the beauty could not accompany him to his old age.

Anu actually deserves a separate paragraph. She is Galdan's wife, but she is not the kind of ordinary woman who hides in a tent and waits for a man to come home. Her riding and shooting skills are better than men's, and she kills enemies more fiercely than men in battle. Every time Galdan went to war, she would go with him. Galdan charged, and so did she. Galdan retreated, and she came to the rear. In the battle of Zhaomoduo, Anu led a group of soldiers to guard the rear. When the Qing army rushed up, the people around her advised her: Madam, run quickly, there is no way to stop them. Anu said: Why run? My man is in front, where should I run? She led dozens of people to resist desperately. When all the arrows are shot, draw your sword and strike. The knife curls up after cutting, so grab the enemy's knife and continue cutting. Finally, she was surrounded by the Qing army. Someone advised her to surrender: Madam, surrender, the emperor will treat you preferentially. Anu cursed, then rushed forward and was shot to death by random arrows. Fei Yanggu was quite emotional when he heard about this later. He said: "This woman is a man." After Kangxi heard about it, he also sighed and said, "Bury her generously."

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