How did Li Zicheng, who had been emperor for 42 days, die? I believe this is a focal point of concern for many friends.
Is it true that he was killed by unarmed farmers? It’s so funny that he died at the hands of an unarmed farmer.
In the second year of Shunzhi reign, 1645 AD, the Qing army attacked Tongguan in Shaanxi. The pseudo earl Ma Shihong led 600000 elite soldiers to resist, but was ultimately defeated and killed.
After the capture of Tongguan in Shaanxi, the adventurer Li Zicheng gave up Xi’an and turned around to go to Wuchang via Xiangyang. The Qing army split into two groups and caught up with King Li Zicheng, completely crushing his army.
At that time, General Zuo Liangyu of the Ming Dynasty chased eastward, but there were no stationed troops in Wuchang.
King Li Zicheng stationed there for more than 50 days, with over 500000 soldiers following his orders. But not long after, under the pressure of the Qing army, the army led by King Li Zicheng surrendered and some fled. King Li Zicheng fled into Jiugong Mountain in Hubei with his trusted aides.
Li Zicheng is also a mortal, and as a human, he cannot do without food. He also wants to eat, drink, and scatter. Therefore, one day in September, the adventurer Li Zicheng entrusted his nephew Li Guo to guard the village. He led a team of twenty cavalry to the mountains to seize food.
As a result, he was surrounded by villagers and couldn’t escape. Some villagers heard that there were very few people coming to steal food, so they bravely went to fight against the bad guys.
Li Zicheng’s men and horses were stuck in the mud and unable to move, and then they were beaten to death by villagers’ hoes, poles, and sticks.
The villagers took off the clothes and pants of King Li Zicheng, found the dragon robe and jade seal, and discovered that the person who was killed was the “one eyed dragon”. It was not until then that they found out that the one who was beaten alive by them was the rebel king Li Zicheng.
King Li Zicheng passed away, not because he was killed by the Qing army on the battlefield, but because he was defeated by villagers with hoes, poles, and sticks. The general did not die under the swords and guns on the battlefield, but under the hoes and sticks of rural laborers. This is really funny.
The death of King Li Zicheng was purely accidental. It seems that everything is arranged by heaven. In short, he died with too much resentment. The two stepfathers of Prince Li Zicheng and his own wives and concubines were captured by the Qing army, and Prince Liu Zongmin of Ruhou was also arrested.
Two stepfathers and Liu Zongmin were beheaded and publicly displayed in the army. My nephew Li Guo changed his name to Li Jin and led a group of people to surrender to the Ming Dynasty governor He Tengjiao.
At that time, the Tang Dynasty opened an office in Fujian and renamed Li Jin as Li Chixin, giving him the military name Zhongzhen Camp, under the jurisdiction of He Tengjiao.
Li Zicheng, a legendary hero and adventurer, died in frustration like this. Being an emperor for only 42 days, without a heroic ending or sorrowful last words. Died helplessly in poverty and despair.
