When Zheng Chenggong died at the age of 39, why did he order the killing of his wife and son? The reason is simple
On February 1, 1662, the national hero Zheng Chenggong led an army to completely defeat the Dutch invaders and recover the territory that had been occupied for 38 years, a day that is always worth remembering. Create a new situation for the sustainable development of Zheng Jiajun. After Zheng Successfully recovered Taiwan, Zheng Chenggong's physical and mental conditions underwent tremendous changes; on the one hand, it was because Zheng Chenggong was dissatisfied with the water and soil when he first arrived in Taiwan, coupled with the deployment of troops, the resumption of production, and the development of Taiwan's economy, which made Zheng Chenggong's physical condition deteriorate; on the other hand, during this period, Zheng Chenggong suffered major mental blows one after another.
Not long after, on May 1, 1662, Zheng Chenggong died violently due to illness at the age of 39. The death of national hero Zheng Chenggong is a great blow to the cause of anti-Qing and restoration, and his death is actually a side effect of the superposition of many unfortunate events. Zheng Chenggong passed away in May of the 19th year of Shunzhi, but was unable to realize the dream of restoring the Ming Dynasty. After Zheng Chenggong's death, his fifth brother Zheng Xun succeeded him as the Prince of Yanping and recruited the general on his behalf. Zheng Chenggong did not pass the throne to Zheng Jing, the "Shizi" stationed in Xiamen, and once issued more than one order to execute Zheng Jing.
The reason for this is that Zheng Jing did something that violated ethics and morality. The consequences of this incident not only led to the death of Zheng Chenggong, but also contributed to the great infighting of the Ming Zheng Group, laying the foundation for the failure of the Ming Zheng Group. Zheng Jing and his wife Tang clan are politically married, and their feelings cannot be discussed. Over time, the young Zheng Jing had to pursue his own happiness, and his fourth brother Zheng Rui's 35-year-old nursing mother Chen Zhaoniang had an affair, and secretly gave birth to a child named Zheng Kezang.
The 39-year-old became a grandfather, which was a very happy thing for Zheng Chenggong, but unexpectedly, Tang Shi poured a basin of cold water on her. This Lady of the Tang clan was not an ordinary person, and his grandfather was Tang Xianyue, the Shangshu of the Ming Dynasty. As soon as Lord Tang heard that this matter had been repaid, he wrote a letter and sent it to Zheng Chenggong, the wording was very severe, directly reprimanding Zheng Chenggong for teaching his son to be fangless, because in ancient times, the nursing mother was also considered a mother, and the milkmaid of his brother had an affair, which could be suspected of incest, which was a matter bigger than the sky, and Zheng Chenggong, who had always ruled the army strictly and led by example, learned that zheng jing was so absurd. So he ordered, "My wife is powerless in discipline and kills her; Zi Zhengjing commits adultery and is killed with a rod; Zhaoniang commits adultery and sinks the sea; Sun Tongzhaoniang sinks the sea." ”
Although this order was given, no one dared to carry it out. The reason is very simple, Dong Shi is a princess after all; Zheng Jing is a shizi after all; Zheng Kezang is a grandson after all. The so-called bone and blood are one vein, and tiger poison does not eat children. Zheng Chenggong must have been irritated by a moment's anger, and if his anger subsided, he missed his wife and son, and his men would eat melons.
However, when carrying out this order, Zheng Chenggong's men felt that his punishment was too severe, and pleaded with him, asking to keep Zheng Jing and others alive, but Zheng Chenggong refused, and as a result, these people jointly disobeyed. After experiencing this incident, Zheng Chenggong, who could not be defeated by the Qing Dynasty, was successfully defeated by his own people, and on the eighth day of May of this year, the young Zheng Chenggong died suddenly, leaving the last chicken feathers.
After Zheng Chenggong's death, Taiwan immediately fell into a power struggle, at this time, Zheng Jing, who was stationed in the Jinxia region, returned to Taiwan with his troops, defeated Zheng Xun, who was temporarily in charge of Taiwan affairs, and liquidated his henchmen, at the same time eliminating a number of opponents, including Zheng Tai, and finally inheriting zheng Chenggong's title of King Yanping by force. After this internal turmoil, the power of the Cheng clique was greatly weakened, and eventually led to the loss of the Jinxia region, and had to be trapped on the isolated island of Taiwan.