Zhang Xianzhong has many faces, and the history textbooks say that he is the leader of the uprising, which is very glamorous; but in the people, especially in Sichuan, where he was the emperor, the common people regard him as a murderous demon; and he is not a man with much culture, capriciousness, and often explodes foul language.
Zhang Xianzhong was born in Hanmen, although he also read books, but his education level is not high, and he basically belongs to the same level as Zhu Hongwu, he has done small business, worked as a fast catcher, and also worked as a soldier in the border areas. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the political darkness, coupled with the continuous natural disasters, the people were not happy, and peasant riots appeared in various places. Li Zicheng and Gao Yingxiang were the most famous leaders of the rebellion at that time. Zhang Xianzhong then organized a team to respond. After years of conquest, his ranks continued to grow, and later he led his troops into Sichuan and gained a foothold in Sichuan and Shu. Soon he established the Daxi regime in Sichuan and established himself as emperor.
Zhang Xianzhong often does things unexpectedly. When he attacked Yucheng, he stationed troops in the temple outside the city, and he had to force the monks in the temple to eat meat. At that time, there was a bold monk named Broken Mountain, and he told him that as long as you enter Yucheng and do not slaughter the city, I will follow you. Zhang Xianzhong promised not to slaughter the city. The monk of the Broken Mountain really ate the meat. In order to save the people in the city, he broke the ring, which was admirable, but Zhang Xianzhong played a disgraceful role.
After becoming emperor, he did not have the appearance of an emperor. Not even the Holy Will is written. One of his generals, Liu Jinzhong, did not heed his advice and hastily sent troops to attack Hanzhong, but he was defeated. After Zhang Xianzhong knew about it, he was so angry that he immediately gave Liu Jinzhong a holy will. He himself had no culture, and there were no literate people around him, so the holy decrees were written entirely in the vernacular. Let's take a look at it:
"Fengtian Carried, the emperor decreed: Lao Tzu told you not to fight Hanzhong, you did not listen. Now we have suffered defeat and lost soldiers. Donkey Ball, greetings to your old mother! Thanks. ”
This holy will, in addition to the beginning and the end, is also like the holy will, and the language style is not like at all, which is really insulting to Sven. However, this holy decree has the advantage of being easy to understand. His generals were not very educated, and if he really dragged the text, they wouldn't understand it. Therefore, as soon as Liu Jinzhong received the holy will, he hurriedly surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.
Zhang Xianzhong often plays cards out of common sense. Since he became the emperor, he is also a son of heaven, and the country's stalls are not small, and they also need talent management. Therefore, he also implemented the method of selecting talents by examination. The first scientific expedition admitted more than a hundred scholars, and also selected the champions. At that time, zhang dafu was called Zhang Dafu, who looked good, and Zhang Xianzhong saw it and felt very pleasing to the eye, so he rewarded him with a fragrant car beauty.
Zhang Da was rewarded by the emperor and of course went to thank him. But Zhang Xianzhong saw Zhang Dashou again and said, "Oh boy, I really love you so much, come on, cut him off for me!" So Zhang Dafu was cut off by him without any warning.
Liu Jinzhong, as Zhang Xianzhong's general, should know his temperament best, so it is still very wise to choose to surrender to the Qing Dynasty.