The Ming Dynasty Chongzhen Jiashen (AD 1644) was the seventeenth year of Zhu Youjian's reign, a full 370 years ago (this article was written in March 2014). On the 19th day of the third lunar month of that year, Zhu Youjian was only 33 years old when he was hanged in Meishan. The Ming Dynasty, established in the first year of Hongwu (AD 1368), collapsed after 267 years of vicissitudes, alas!
Due to traffic and various restrictions, coupled with social turmoil, there were many robbers. Three months later, that is, in June of that year, Sichuan learned of the death of Emperor Chongzhen. It was at this time that the rogue Zhang Xianzhong began to attack Chongqing in Sichuan (Chongqing was separated from Sichuan very recently). Within a few days, Chongqing was captured by Zhang Xianzhong. The governor of Sichuan at that time was Chen Shiqi, who led the imperial army to fight against the bandits. Master Huanghuang was no match for a group of miscellaneous troops. Poor Chen Shiqi was captured alive by the bandits. The gangsters took Chen Shiqi to meet their leader Zhang Xianzhong. When Chen Shiqi saw Zhang Xianzhong, he cursed endlessly. The way the rogues dealt with Chen Shiqi was: chop off his hands, cut off his feet, goug out his eyes, and cut off his tongue. Chen Shiqi died under the cruel torture. The metamorphosis of the bandits and the steadfastness of the court officials were all vividly displayed when the Ming Dynasty collapsed. This is not the end, this is the beginning. The curtain of the performance of human nature and animal nature has just opened.
When the rogues captured Chongqing, Sichuan, Wang Xingjian, the prefect of Chongqing, and Wang Xi, the magistrate of Ba County, Sichuan, were also captured alive. At that time, after Wang Xi was captured by the rogues and taken to the camp of the rogues, Zhang Xianzhong scolded him to kneel down. Wang Xi was very calm, without changing his face, and glared at Zhang Xianzhong angrily. Not long after, Wang Xingjian was also tied up and brought into the camp by the rogue soldiers. The shouts of the rogues inside and outside the camp were like thunder, deafening. When Wang Xingjian saw this behavior, his face was full of fear, and he seemed to be begging for mercy. Seeing this, Wang Xi said sharply:
"My lord, you have received the kindness of the court, the world is in chaos, and the government is being abused by this. Don't you think about serving the court with death? Haven't you thought about what kind of face you will meet the late emperor in the underground? It's easy to bend your knees , I¡¯m afraid it will be difficult to straighten it again? The general trend of the world has been corrupted to such an extent, is there any point in trying to survive and compromise?¡±
After hearing Wang Xi's words, the rogues were furious, and beheaded Wang Xi on the spot. Wang Xingjian was subsequently executed by the bandits.
? At that time, Zhu Changhao, the king of Rui who was entrusted by the Ming Dynasty to Hanzhong, could not rest in Hanzhong because of the turmoil of the bandits, so he brought his family and prepared to go to Sichuan to join the king of Shu. The world is in chaos, where can there be a clean land to put pillows and mats? When Zhu Changhao went to Chongqing, he met the rogue Zhang Xianzhong who captured Chongqing. Zhu Changhao's team was killed along with Chen Shiqi. It is said that when Chongqing was captured, the gentry, scholars, soldiers, ordinary people, men and women in and around Chongqing, totaling no less than several million, were all killed by the rogues. Among them, some unfortunately survived: basically their hands were chopped off, and their ears and noses were cut off. There may be exaggerations in the historical records, but the tragedy at that time, if you use the so-called rape scenes in the civilization era to guess the situation at that time, you can also imagine the filth and unbearableness at that time. The cruelest human nature and the most tyrannical animal nature are most truly expressed in war.
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Less than a month after the capture of Chongqing, the rogue Zhang Xianzhong began to attack Chengdu, Sichuan again. At that time, there were 30,000 imperial troops in Chengdu. Ordinarily, the 30,000 troops still have some resistance. However, when the world was in chaos, the King of Shu was still thinking about his power and how to engage in conspiracy. The behavior of the king of Shu aroused the dissatisfaction of Liu Zhibo, the governor of Sichuan. He fought by jumping into the river to commit suicide, but failed, so Liu stayed behind closed doors. This incident made the city guards in Chengdu lax at that time. The rogues took this opportunity to dress up as Qiao Zhuang, sneak into Chengdu, and settle in some monasteries. After such a layout, the rogues should have spread all over the streets and alleys in the city of Chengdu at that time. After Liu Zhibo closed the door for four days, he came out to deal with related affairs only after the begging of all the officials. At this time, the layout of the rogue bandits was in place. The people and horses did not move, and the food and grass went first. When Liu Zhibo and other officials asked the king of Shu for food and payment, the king of Shu loved money. I really don't know life and death, only power and money.
At that time, the king of Shu said this:
"You want food and salary, right? There is a lot of money and food in my treasury, and it cannot be tampered with. There is a carrier hall below. If you want, you can dismantle it and sell it for some food and salary."
Liu Zhibo was furious and said:
"Your Highness, I don't think anyone can afford your transport hall. Think about it, only Li Zicheng can afford it."
Looking at this paragraph today, it seems to be a joke. But the drug of power and money, who doesn't know the taste, who can't get drunk after taking it?
the??Your home address, then cut off your head, capture and kill all your family members.
In addition, the rogues also densely planted spies. Spies disguised themselves as beggars and businessmen to infiltrate the people. As long as you see ordinary people playing with each other, joking, telling jokes, or talking about housework, you will be charged with "gossiping" immediately. In addition to killing your whole family, you will also be executed. If there is a disaster, hundreds of thousands of people will die inexplicably at every turn.
The literary prison of the rogues is no looser than any dynasty in history. There was a student named Xia Dawu in Huangzhou, Huguang, who was forcibly conscripted by the rogue bandits and given the post of governor. he said something in private
"A real man must be hit by waves!"
Zhang Xianzhong was tipped off, and he was immediately cut alive, and all fifty members of his family were killed.
The rogues committed even more tragic crimes, and if they continued to write, it would appear cruel.
Although many later generations have argued for Zhang Xianzhong's "entering Shu", looking at everything that has happened or is happening in the recent historical period of the world, I still think that this period of history has its basis, and this period of history has its basis. reference value.
The Ming Dynasty, which lasted 276 years, was still destroyed, and the Dashun Dynasty was established in a flash. In the chaotic era, human nature and animal nature broke out in an instant.
History is a mirror that sees the rise and fall of the world, illuminates human nature and also reflects animal nature.
Woo hoo, alas!
Note: This article is completely compiled according to "Shu Ji" written by Gu Shanzhen of the Qing Dynasty.
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