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丁启睿

明朝 · 督师

丁启睿 (明朝·督师) was a notable historical figure from 明朝 in Chinese history. This page presents a detailed biography of 丁启睿: 丁启睿,永城人.

Biography

丁启睿,永城人。
明史卷二百六十 列传第一百四十八:
  丁启睿,永城人。万历四十七年进士。崇祯初,历山东右参政,坐事谪陕西副使。九年,宁夏兵变,启睿捕斩杀巡抚王楫者首恶六人,军中大定。再迁右布政使,分守关南,从巡抚孙传庭讨贼。
  十一年冬,就拜右佥都御史,代传庭巡抚陕西。岁频旱,民益为盗,长武、环、白水、长安、临潼、咸阳贼起如猬毛。十三年,用督师杨嗣昌荐,擢兵部右侍郎兼右佥都御史,代郑崇俭总督陕西三边军务讨贼。明年,嗣昌死,加启睿兵部尚书,改称督师,代嗣昌尽督陕西、湖广、河南、四川、山西及江南、北诸军,仍兼总督陕西三边军务,赐剑、敕、印如嗣昌。
  启睿自谪河西副使,数迁皆在陕西,然实庸才。为督、抚,奉督师期会,谨慎无功过;及督师任重专制,即莫知为计。启睿已受命出潼关,将由承天赴嗣昌军于荆州。湖广巡按汪承诏言大寇在河南,荆、襄幸息警,无烦大军,尽匿汉津船。启睿至,五日不得渡,折而向邓州,州人闭门诟;过内乡,长吏闭之籴。军行荒山间,割马骡,燎以野草,士啖不得饱。是时李自成已陷洛阳,围开封,有众七十万,启睿惮不敢援。闻张献忠在光山、固始间,少弱,乃谋于诸将曰:“上命我剿豫贼,此亦豫贼也。”遂檄左良玉破之于麻城,斩首千二百。开封日告急,则曰:“我方有事于献忠,不赴矣。”闻傅宗龙将入关督秦师,启睿曰“三边已置总督矣”,乞帝更敕书,乃更敕书宗龙办自成。九月,宗龙败殁于项城,启睿不能救。贼乘胜陷南阳,杀唐王,开、汝二郡望风下。十二月,自成再围开封。河南巡抚高名衡飞檄至,启睿督兵赴之,避贼入城,部下大淫掠。总兵陈永福射自成,中其左目。明年正月,贼解围去。
  启睿之在许州也,畏贼逼,始赴开封。离城三十里,而城即破。其抵开封,启门入,贼乘之,几陷。四月,自成合群贼复攻开封。六月,帝释侯恂于狱,命督援剿诸军救开封。未至,开封围益急。帝数诏切责启睿。启睿不得已,乃大集良玉、虎大威、杨德政、方国安之军,偕保定总督杨文岳,以七月会于朱仙镇,与贼垒相望。贼众百万,启睿欲战,良玉曰:“贼锋锐,未可击也。”启睿曰:“围已急,必击之。”诸将皆惧。良玉归营即先走,诸营俱走,启睿、文岳联骑奔汝宁。贼渡河逐之,追奔四百里。丧马骡七千,将士数万,启睿敕书、印、剑俱失。事闻,诏褫职候代。九月,贼决马家口河灌开封,开封遂陷,乃征下吏,久之释归。自嗣昌死二年而启睿败,启睿败又二年而明亡矣。
  福王时,启睿夤缘马士英充为事官,督河南劝农、剿寇诸务。寻以擒斩归德伪官,拜兵部尚书,加太子太保,官其一子。事败,脱身旋里,久之卒。

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