The editor believes that the original author's article described in great detail Zhang Xianzhong's brutal acts after invading Sichuan, focusing on his two cruel acts of killing and skinning in Chongqing, and the article uses more vivid and detailed brushstrokes, making readers feel as if they have witnessed that period of history, which has a strong visual and psychological impact
。 However, the narrative structure of the article is slightly simple, focusing too much on Zhang Xianzhong's atrocities, while the shaping of his character and the description of the background of the times are slightly insufficient.
When the editor revised the article, he first adjusted the structure of the article, and added a description of Zhang Xianzhong's character and era background at the beginning, so that readers can have a more comprehensive understanding of this, which can provide more substantial background knowledge for the subsequent explanation.
In the Chongqing Killing section, the editor uses more objective language to describe the course of the incident, trying to avoid using overly inflammatory words, so that readers can understand the cruelty of the incident while maintaining a certain sanity.
The editor also added some historical details, such as the resistance of the Ming army and the motives of the common people to resist, in order to enrich the content of the article and give readers a more comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the incident. At the end of the article, the editor, in addition to briefly summarizing Zhang Xianzhong's invasion of Sichuan, also expressed his views.
The editor believes that the reason why Zhang Xianzhong became a ruthless tyrant is that in addition to his own brutal character, the influence of the social environment cannot be ignored. The long war has accustomed Zhang Xianzhong to violence and blood, and at the same time gave him a strong desire for power.
At that time, social unrest and poor government control also provided space for people like Zhang Xianzhong to commit evil deeds. Therefore, Zhang Xianzhong's brutality is not only due to personal reasons, but also has a profound sociological background.
Finally, the editor leads the reader to think about whether similar tyrants will appear in the same social environment.
On the whole, when revising the article, the editor focuses on enriching the content, improving the structure, and adopting a more comprehensive and rational perspective to analyze and evaluate Zhang Xianzhong, a historical figure, on the basis of retaining the original views. It is hoped that through the revision, readers can have a deeper understanding of Zhang Xianzhong and his era.
Zhang Xianzhong's atrocities caused the lives of the people of Sichuan to be ruined. Why the brutality of one person can cause such huge casualties, why Zhang Xianzhong failed to learn the lessons of history, adopt civil rule to calm people's hearts, and why he treated civilian and military officials and cronies so cruelly, these questions deserve our deep consideration.
When Zhang Xianzhong raised his army, many people followed him in the southern and northern wars, but as he became more and more brutal, these people could not escape and could only let Zhang Xianzhong slaughter. When Zhang Xianzhong attacked Sichuan, the army often lacked food, and he did not transport or buy grain, but directly robbed and killed people.
After capturing Chengdu, he reformed the state and proclaimed himself emperor, but instead of appeasing the people, he became more brutal and indiscriminately killed innocents. The civil servants advised him not to kill indiscriminately, but not only did he not listen, but he also killed more than 300 civil officials. In order to kill people, Zhang Xianzhong came up with all kinds of vicious methods.
He spread news to select talents, lured the literati to Chengdu, but killed them. He asked the scholar to write the word "handsome" on the 100-foot banner, knowing that this was an impossible task and that the purpose was only to kill. His close confidant Zhang Sheng made a plan to make him very satisfied, but he still said that he would kill Zhang Sheng, otherwise he would miss him.
Zhang Xianzhong was even more brutal to the people. He used women's small feet to pile mountains to pray for blessings, and cut off the feet of concubines to make mountain tips. He likes to kill pregnant women, remove fetuses and kill them. Defeated in the attack on Hanzhong, he killed all the people of Chengdu and burned the city of Chengdu. In the end, he died at the hands of the Qing army.
Zhang Xianzhong's atrocities caused panic and destruction among the people of Sichuan. We should cherish the peaceful life today and not let history repeat itself. Everyone should have basic humanity, otherwise it will cause huge casualties. Rulers should also understand the importance of civil law to appease people's hearts.
Each of us should be vigilant and not follow the crowd and become a tool of killing in the hands of others.