In the last years of the Ming Dynasty, due to the simultaneous occurrence of natural and man-made disasters, the world was in a drought, corrupt officials and corrupt officials in the imperial court were rampant, and the people were not happy, but just when the lives of ordinary people were like water and fire, the princes and nobles lived a life of sound dogs and horses, which caused dissatisfaction among the people.
Li Zicheng was born in the countryside of northern Shaanxi, and when he became an adult, due to the great drought in the world, he had no choice but to expose the uprising, because Li Zicheng was born a peasant, and the rebel army led in the early days was dedicated to attacking the children of the rich and noble and corrupt officials, so it was welcomed by the common people, the most famous of which was Li Zicheng's self-created "Fulu Feast".
Zhu Changxun, the Prince of Fu, was the third son of Emperor Mingshenzong Zhu Yijun, and at the age of 15 he was crowned King fu and was deeply favored by Emperor Mingshenzong. He even almost became a prince, and on the question of who to appoint as the crown prince between Zhu Changxun and Zhu Changluo, there was even a famous "dispute over the foundation of the country" in history, because the Ming Shen Sect Zhu Yijun favored Zheng Guifei, so he wanted to make Zhu Changxun the crown prince, and later gave up due to the opposition of the empress dowager and the ministers.
According to the ming dynasty's law, the princes had to go to their respective fiefdoms when they became adults, but Zhu Changxun was deeply liked by the Ming Shenzong and kept him by his side until the ministers repeatedly played, which sent Zhu Changxun, who had already been crowned as the Prince of Fu, to the fiefdom. Even the offerings to The Fortune King were beyond the usual specifications, and the gold and silver jewelry that was usually rewarded was not included.
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The History of the Ming Dynasty records:
"In the twenty-ninth year, Emperor Guangzong was made crown prince, and the marriage fee was up to 300,000 yuan, and the marriage fee was 300,000 yuan, and the ying Luoyang residence was 280,000 yuan, ten times the regular system. The courtiers asked the king's vassals to play dozens of hundreds. Not reported. By the age of forty-two, the first order was established. ”
Zhu Changxun did not come to his fiefdom until he was 30 years old, but he did whatever he wanted in the fiefdom with the favor of the MingShen Sect, and lived a life of dogs and horses every day, completely disregarding the lives of ordinary people, and the only thing that could arouse his interest was two things: women and eating and drinking. The "History of Ming" records that "the cabinet is closed on the day of changxun to drink alcohol, and the only good thing is for women to advocate music".
In the Chongzhen period, he was even more arrogant in his honorable status, and he acted even more recklessly in the fiefdom, and the imperial court turned a blind eye to what he did. "When chongzhen was in place, He was close to the emperor and honored by the imperial court." (History of the Ming Dynasty)
However, during the Chongzhen period, peasant rebel armies rose up one after another, and Henan suffered a major drought that had not been encountered in a hundred years, "The thieves in qinzhong rose up, the great drought locusts in Henan, and people cannibalized each other." Even so, Fu Wang still went his own way, eating mountain treasures and seafood every day to raise himself into a big fat man of more than three hundred pounds.
Although the treasures in the palace were piled up, there was no intention of taking them out, which led to the common people and many officials in the imperial court having great opinions on this Fu Wang, "Folk means that the former emperor spent the world to make a fat king, and Luoyang was rich in The Great Interior." ”
Finally, What Zhu Changxun did got the retribution he deserved. In 1641, the army led by Li Zicheng, the king of the invasion, attacked all the way from Shaanxi to Luoyang, and the usually mighty Fu Wang was frightened to pee his pants when he saw Li Zicheng's army approaching the city, and fled in a hurry after the destruction of Luoyang City. "Chang Xun Jincheng out, hide Ying'en Temple."
Later, Zhu Changxun was captured alive by Li Zicheng's army, but how did Zhu Changxun die? Folk have always been popular, Zhu Changxun was ordered by Li Zicheng to cook, made into a "Fulu Feast" to reward the soldiers, is this really the case in history?
Let's take a look at the record in the History of ming: "The next day, the thief persisted in it, and he was killed. "Just to put it simply, After King Fu was captured by Li Zicheng's army, he was killed, and we don't know what the specific situation was and what happened during the capture." However, although the "History of Ming" was compiled during the Qing Dynasty, most of the people who revised the history were ming dynasty widows, and it was inevitable that they would hide something from King Fu.
The version in the history of the wild is bloody, saying that Li Zicheng hated Fu Wang's actions very much, first beating him 40 large plates, and then stuffing his fat body into a large vat and mixed with venison and stewing it into a pot of porridge for the soldiers to eat, which is the most well-known.
However, if you look closely, it is very problematic, although Li Zicheng's army is a peasant army, but after the attack on Luoyang City, the gold and silver jewelry in Luoyang City is enough for them to live a good life, there is no need to eat human flesh, and after the development of Ming Zhu Lixue, eating human flesh is to be spurned, and the whole person will definitely have a psychological shadow for ordinary people. Moreover, this statement was handed down in the Qing Dynasty, and it is not excluded that the Qing Dynasty people added fuel to the events of the previous dynasty.
In the late Ming and Qing dynasty beginner Peng Sunyi's book "Liu Kou Zhi" mentioned:
"Where the thief traces the blessed king, he insists on it... The king sees himself, and the color is terrible... Thieves put wine in the assembly, the king of the thief is a trick, mixed with venison meat to eat, the number of Fluke wine. ”
The description of Fu Wang can be said to be unceremonious, not only describing Fu Wang's weakness and incompetence, but also mentioning cutting meat and venison and boiling them to reward soldiers.
In my opinion, this statement seems to me to be more in line with the real situation, because Li Zicheng and Zhu Changxun do not have any deep hatred, and they will not stew him alive, and cut off a piece of meat and venison and stew it together for the soldiers to eat, which is quite a bit of an oath, and it will also inspire the hearts of the army, and it is very likely that the rumor that Zhu Changxun was stewed in the Qing Dynasty also originated from this, so Li Zicheng's "Fulu Feast" may not be as bloody as we think!