The Ming Dynasty was the last feudal dynasty in Chinese history to be established by the Han Chinese, and the first emperor of the dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, was also hotly discussed for successfully completing the "counterattack". When people mention Zhu Yuanzhang, some people will also think of the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen.
After the Chongzhen Emperor ascended the throne, he was also quite diligent in political affairs, but the society at that time was already very chaotic, coupled with some problems of the Ming court and Chongzhen himself, he could not turn the tide and successfully continue the Ming Dynasty. Later, when Li Zicheng invaded Beijing, Chongzhen chose to commit suicide.
As the leader of the peasant revolt in the late Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng was willing to support him at that time, and Li Zicheng had been very restrained by himself and his subordinates for a while before he entered Beijing. But Li Zicheng, who lived in Beijing, had only 42 days before he had to flee, so do you know what he did in those 42 days?
Lee Zi-cheng
Here we first briefly introduce Li Zicheng, Li Zicheng's family conditions are not good, in the face of heavy taxes and miscellaneous taxes for a year, Li Zicheng organized a group of people to start an uprising in the second year of Chongzhen, and later in order to better carry out the uprising plan, Li Zicheng joined Gao Yingxiang's lineup.
Because of his bravery and courage, Li Zicheng was supported by many people at that time, and after Gao Yingxiang's death, Li Zicheng claimed to be the king of Chuang. Later, in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng established the Dashun regime and soon after invaded Beijing, overthrowing the Ming Dynasty. After 42 days in Beijing, he had to quit Beijing and flee in all directions because of his defeat at the Battle of Shanhaiguan.
Li Zicheng spent 42 days in Beijing
It is precisely because Li Zicheng's highlight moment has not lasted forever, so many people will wonder what Li Zicheng has done in Beijing. As we mentioned earlier, Li Zicheng has always been very strict with the rules when he first entered Beijing, and his men have not harmed the residents of Beijing.
However, not long after, Li Zicheng began to take action against the officials of the Ming Dynasty. In order to obtain more money from Ming officials, Li Zicheng's men even prepared a lot of torture, and when they looted the property of officials, the female relatives of the officials' families were also tortured and insulted.
And most importantly, when the officials were almost plundered, the wealthy merchants living in Beijing and other well-off families were also unlucky. Originally, the people of Beijing Thought that Li Zicheng's arrival would allow them to live a peaceful life, but they did not think that their life was worse than before.
And when Li Zicheng connived with his subordinates to commit crimes in Beijing, he also directly hurt Wu Sangui's family, and it was precisely because of this that Wu Sangui resolutely released the Qing soldiers into the customs and began to join forces with the Qing soldiers to deal with Li Zicheng. Li Zicheng had lived in Beijing for only 42 days before he had to lead his troops to a decisive battle with Wu Sangui.
brief summary
The final result is also known to everyone that Li Zicheng was mistakenly killed by the villagers at the Nine Palace Mountain after the defeat of the army, and thus completely ended his life. In fact, Li Zicheng originally held a good card in his hand, if he could make good use of his own advantages, he might become the second "Zhu Yuanzhang", but he still consumed all his advantages in the end.