Do those in power in the imperial court like to pull down gangs? The question may depend on the political thinking of the monarch himself. For example, enterprising monarchs represented by Qin Shi Huang, Song Shenzong, and Qing Yongzheng generally opposed crony politics. Such monarchs need their subjects to be closely united around them, and they need their subjects to share similar political ideas with themselves, so that they can promote their reforms. Therefore, they will suppress the struggle between cronies, or try to promote and appoint people who are similar to their own political ideas. The Shoucheng monarchs represented by Emperor Cao Rui of Wei Ming, Emperor Gaozong Xiaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty, and Jiajing of Ming Dynasty, because of their limited ability and lack of reform motivation, often took the initiative to provoke their subordinates to engage in party disputes, forming a pattern of separation between the two factions. So he surpassed it, made a profit from it, and stabilized his rule.
So, is Cixi a monarch who opposes gangs? From the perspective of the political structure in the late Qing Dynasty, there were disputes between North and South, Manchu and Han, Qingliu and Westernization, and war and peace. Judging from the list of military ministers, there was Li Hongzhang and Weng Tonghe in the same period. Where there is fortitude, there is glory, and so on. Obviously, Cixi doesn't think she has any great talent. She needs to achieve a balance of power between the two factions by provoking party disputes, so that she can effectively control the ministers. After all, Cixi was just a housewife who had never seen much of the world.
In the trio of Di, Chen, and Jiang, the power comparison is very unbalanced. The situation where the Kuiziying side dominates is very unfavorable for Cixi to exert her influence in it. Considering that the troops encircling and suppressing the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom are all elites in the whole country, if Lord Jiang's military power is allowed to continue to grow, it is likely to pose a threat to Cixi's own rule. For Cixi, the wise choice is to help the forces of Lord Chen and Lord Jiang to form a check. And Pang Qingyun is undoubtedly the power of the Chen Clan. Under normal circumstances, no matter how rude Pang Qingyun was when he asked the right question in the court, Cixi should temporarily tolerate Pang Qingyun.
Who is the thorn? If Jiang chose to attack Pang in order to weaken Chen's power, then this is because his subordinates destroyed the political balance of the imperial court in order to expand their own power. Such incidents would arouse the high vigilance of the superiors at any time. For example, in the balance of Southeast Asia, there is actually a small country, Vietnam, who wants to exert more influence, then this is intolerable for a big country. Jiang thorn Pang and Chen completely lost his strength, which is also intolerable for the ruler Cixi. Therefore, Ting Pang is not simply Jiang's plan, but an assassination action under the order of Cixi.
What made Cixi choose to assassinate Pang because she was willing to destroy the mutual checks and balances of local military forces? The only explanation is that Cixi believed that if Pang Qingyun became the governor of Jiangsu, it would pose a greater threat to her. That's what the movie says: How can you trust an outsider? And Pang Qingyun is not even just an outsider.
Judging from the dialogue between Di, Chen and Jiang. Chen supported Pang in order to gain military exploits for himself. Jiang objected to Pang, so Jiang hoped that He Kui would be in the top position. Di's attitude was subtle. At first, Di supported Pang and took the initiative to send troops to Pang. When Pang fought in Suzhou, Di's attitude suddenly changed. Di not only did not want to take Suzhou prematurely, but also wanted to put Pang to death. When the three of them were playing chess, Jiang only complained a few words, but Di was singing a high-profile way to get rid of Pang. Di said that abandoning a child is good for everyone. Chen Ben hoped that Pang would win, and when he heard this, his expression froze and he acquiesced. Why would it be good for Chen to get rid of Pang? Why didn't Di not let Pang go, let him fight with He Kui, and take advantage of the fisherman's benefits between Chen Yujiang himself, instead of taking the initiative to attack Jiang Hai to get rid of Pang? The reason is that Di also sees that Pang is a real threat. It's like Cao Cao used Liu Bei to win a battle, but still wants to get rid of Liu Bei. Same thing.
At the end, the three were drinking tea, and Mr. Jiang did not attend. It is also easy to explain that due to the assassination of Pang, Lord Chen has actually been taken down, so due to symmetry considerations, Jiang must also be taken down. So another guy who was newly installed in the imperial court didn't know what to do, and he said carelessly about how Mr. Jiang was, and the other two looked serious. Why? The rabbit died and the fox was sad.
Pang Qingyun does not love money, and he is not lustful. According to Comrade Fan Zeng's logic, Pang Qingyun is undoubtedly overly ambitious. To a certain extent, Jiang Wuyang finally understood. From the court's point of view, it is an objective situation that Pang Qingyun has evil intentions, so the court removed him. Although it seems illogical to arrange an assassin, since the movie is like this, it has to be analyzed in this way. Then, the reason why the court chose this abnormal method was because Pang had a lot of troops in his hands, so the court wanted to get rid of him but also had scruples, arranging assassins to blame others and avoid provoking a mutiny.
In addition to the unruly situation caused by Pang's objective, does Pang himself have any intention of not being a minister? Pang has explained it very clearly. He said, do you know that this will ruin the big thing in my heart? event? What's the big deal? Is it to be the governor of Jiangsu? Pang Qingyun is a person with ideals and aspirations who is dedicated to saving the people from water and fire. As the governor of the district, he is in control, what can he do to benefit the country and the people? Besides, there is a Governor of Liangjiang next door. Pang Qingyun's remarks were made when he declared military discipline. It was originally a first-time offender, and it was a matter of hitting the board. Is his ambition small? Originally, it was not necessary to take the Taiping army too seriously, but Pang desperately wanted a forbidden army that did not commit any crimes against Minqiu to do the big thing in his heart. What does he want?
In Suzhou, Pang Qingyun killed prisoners. Note that the reason he said was "they wouldn't include it". If he couldn't be incorporated into his own team, of course he had to kill him to prevent him from being incorporated by He Kui. This was an important reason for the prisoner-killing incident. After the capture of Nanjing, Pang Qingyun's strength expanded rapidly, and it was no longer the same as before. He asked He Kui to stay outside the city, and He Kui advanced half a step in Nanjing, so he had no choice but to shoot targets outside the city for recreation. It can be seen that Pang Qingyun is powerful at this time. So in the capital, Lord Di threatened him and He Kui refused to accept him.
Pang Qingyun asked Cixi to be exempted from paying taxes. It was not that he was stupid, but that he had a deeper meaning. In addition to buying people's hearts, the court will be greatly empty if there is no two rivers to pay taxes within three years. And it is equivalent to losing control of the two rivers, and Pang Qingyun is just cultivating his own power. As for the Taiping Army stragglers, they were easily incorporated into their own ranks in the name of arranging refugees. If Pang Qingyun really becomes the governor of Jiangsu, and he has more money and food in addition to military power, it is hoped that in time, with the wealth of the two rivers, the rest of the Taiping army, and the fame of Pang himself, the Qing court will inevitably be severely affected. challenge.
Why did Pang Qingyun kill Zhao Erhu? In order to avoid being suspected by the court. But since he had a lot of troops in his hands, why didn't he die hard, but instead cut off his siblings? The secret is that Zhao Erhu is no longer Pang's subordinate after the capture of Nanjing. Emotionally, the two are still brothers, but politically, Zhao Erhu believes that the war is over, and that Zhao will no longer help Pang in the anti-Qing uprising after Pang. Instead, he will think that Pang has deceived himself, just like he has deceived himself many times before. Same. So from Pang's point of view, killing Zhao would not damage his own strength, but it would reassure the court. Buy yourself time to develop.
Pang Qingyun called disarmament. How to judge the law? Although Nanjing is broken, the remaining chaos is not settled, and the court still needs to rely on his mountain camp. Disarmament is just a slogan to deceive superiors. What's more, even if the army is disarmed, the demobilized soldiers can collectively arrange to gather the fields. When the time comes, it is not difficult to regroup at all.
Compared with other characters, Pang Qingyun is of course a very "modern" character. Of course, it can also be understood as someone traveling back to 1860 through a time machine. So how would a modern figure, such as a director, view that history? He would think that the Qing Dynasty had completely decayed and that China could only be reborn through revolution. It is completely natural for Pang Qingyun to rebel.
Who is Pang Qingyun in real history? Pang Qingyun corresponds to Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang. Then look at how Zeng Guofan did it, and we will understand why Cixi wanted to kill Pang. Zeng Guofan expelled Li Hongzhang from the Hunan army early, and deliberately opposed Zuo Zongtang, avoiding suspicion from time to time, and the court was not suspicious. And Pang Qingyun always took into account the relationship, and he was reluctant to do anything to Zhao Erhu, which could not help but make the court suspicious. Zeng Guofan was cautious in everything, not to offend anyone, to break through Nanjing, and to ask for disarmament. And Pang Qingyun couldn't bear He Kui's ill-will after all, and he turned against He Kui. The disarmament issue had to wait for Mr. Di to mention it before he thought of his position. In fact, he exposed his ambition too early.
After all, did Pang Qingyun eat fast? Obviously not. Pang Qingyun looked at Lord Chen and He Kui, and saw it clearly. Pang is not a fool who gets eaten because he doesn't know how to play the game. He knew the rules of the game very well, but unfortunately he was not born to know, but learned to know. He was a monk halfway through. After all, his face was not thick enough, and his heart was not dark enough, so he failed. We do not doubt Pang Qingyun's ideals and aspirations. Of course, Pang wants to rebel to save the country, but he is an intellectual, so he will fail.
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