Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, finally became a monk or died

Li Zicheng became a monk in Wutai Mountain.

How exactly Li Zicheng died in history is a debate that has survived in history. In order to solve the historical controversy of "Li Zicheng Huigao's ending", the Institute of History set up a research group in 1996, and the research group later wrote a book on the research results.

At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, most historical sources say that Li Zicheng died after the defeat, and only a few historical sources say that "Li Zicheng's whereabouts are unknown". After the Qing Dynasty, there were many scholars who studied Li Zicheng's death and made research all year round, and by the end of the Qing Dynasty, it was basically clear that Li Zicheng died in May of the second year of Shunzhi in the hands of Yong in Jiugongshan Township, Tongshan, Hubei.

In the past, there were two schools of thought about Li Zicheng's ending: one was the "murder theory", which believed that Li Zicheng was killed in Tongshan, Hubei Province after the defeat;

The other school is the "Zen Yin Theory", which believes that Li Zicheng led the army to smoothly transfer to Hunan, and later Zen Yin was hidden in the Jiashan Bisheng Temple in Shimen County.

did not die as the rumors said, let alone become a monk, but lived incognito until he grew old.

Li Zicheng was the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty.

Li Zicheng (1606-1645), formerly known as Hongji, was the leader of the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty, born in Yulin, Shaanxi Province, and is said to be the descendant of Li Jiqian, the founder of Western Xia.

Li Zicheng's family was poor since he was a child, he once shepherded sheep for the landlord, and served as a Yinchuan post man. In the second year of Chongzhen (1629), Li Zicheng's unit mutinied in the process of rushing to Beijing, and Li Zicheng participated in the peasant uprising. Later, Li Zicheng defected to King Gao Yingxiang, and was reused because of his courage and understanding.

At the Xingyang Conference, he put forward a plan for dividing troops to fight, so that the rebel army was freed from the encirclement of the Ming army.

After Gao Yingxiang's death, he was embraced as the king of Chuang and continued the cause of the uprising. Li Zicheng's subordinates put forward slogans such as "exempt land from taxation" and won the support of the broad masses of peasants. In the sixteenth year of Chongzhen (1643), he was called the king of Xinshun in Xiangyang and occupied Xi'an.

In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen (1644), Li Zicheng established the Dashun regime in Xi'an, with the name "Yongchang", and then conquered Beijing and overthrew the Ming Dynasty. In April of the same year, under the joint efforts of the Qing army and Wu Sangui, the general of the Mingshan Customs, he was defeated, so he withdrew from Beijing and fled to Xi'an.

In the second year of Shunzhi (1645), under the fierce offensive of the Qing army, Li Zicheng led his troops to flee south while continuing to resist the Qing. One of the accounts is that in the second year of Shunzhi (1645), Li Zicheng was killed by local peasants in Jiugong Mountain, Tongcheng County, Hubei.

Gao Yingxiang was captured by the scum and became angry, and Li Zicheng inherited King Chuang's number faction and carried forward the title of this belt. First, it cannot straighten out and integrate internal relations, and second, it lacks correct pattern vision and strategic judgment. Li Zicheng's two faults are precisely ignored by many wild historians, and the consequences are much more serious than his "corruption and depravity in his private life".

These two lessons were the fundamental reason why he was overthrown after 42 days as emperor.

Because he united all walks of life to break through the rivers and lakes at that time, and laid down a land of heavenly travel branches, he was called King Chuang by his subordinates. Because although he is aggressive, he lacks strategy, and his ability to manage and dismantle is not good, so he only served as the emperor for 42 days.

When it comes to King Chuang, I have to mention Gao Yingxiang.

Gao Yingxiang] (?1636) leader of the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty. Also known as Ruyue.

A native of Ansai County, Yan'an. In the first year of Chongzhen (1628), he gathered people to revolt in Ansai. At the beginning, he moved to Yanqing Mansion, entered Huanglong Mountain, and later crossed east with Wang Jiayin and Wang Ziyong to enter Jin and attack Hequ.

In the fourth year of Chongzhen (1631), Wang Jiayin was killed in June, and the king was led by himself, and the righteous army of Shaanxi and Jin Dynasty formed 36 battalions. Gao is one of the leaders and is called King Chuang.

Therefore, the title of King Chuang originally belonged to Gao Yingxiang.

Li Zicheng. The word Hongji. On August 21, 1606, the 34th year of Wanli (September 22, 1606), he was born in Li Jiqian Village, Mizhi County, Yan'an Prefecture, Shaanxi.

As a child, he was a landowner's shepherd. In the sixth year of the Apocalypse (1626), he was a Yinchuan post soldier and practiced riding and archery. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, peasant uprisings were surging.

In the third year of Chongzhen (1630), Li Zicheng was laid off and dropped out, and Yu Mizhi called on the hungry people to revolt, and led the crowd to vote for the leader of the peasant army not to touch the mud, and then to vote for Gao Yingxiang, and the eighth team broke into the general. He fought bravely and courageously, and was highly valued by Gao Yingxiang.

Later, Gao Yingxiang was captured and became righteous, and Li Zicheng inherited the title of King Chuang and carried forward this title.

The song that circulated among the masses said: "Eat Ru Niang, eat Ru Niang, eat not all the kings; If you don't pay for it, you don't pay for it." It can be seen that Li Zicheng's establishment of the Dashun regime was based on the support of the broad masses.

After Li Zicheng's sacrifice, the rebel army was led by Li Guo and Li Laiheng to continue fighting. This is the last of the "Thirteen Families of Kuidong".

Li Laiheng is the son of Li Guo, the nephew of Li Zicheng's father. When he was more than ten years old, he participated in Li Zicheng's righteous army, fought in the south and the north, tempered hard, and grew into a young general with a high reputation in the struggle. After Li Zicheng's sacrifice, he followed his father Li Guo to lead the crowd to Guangxi, and soon Li Guo unfortunately died, he was obliged to take over the banner of "Chuang" and called himself "King Xiaochuang".

Li Laiheng was not only brave and fierce, but also good at thinking, and he realized that the "rogue-style" method of warfare was not advisable, so he chose Maolu Mountain, in Xingshan County, in the middle of the Three Gorges, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack. And developed its own power. However, because the Qing army was too strong, Li Laiheng finally failed.

In the end, Li Laiheng lit the Shuai Mansion and led the whole family to jump into the flames. Li Laiheng's deeds are well-known in the Xingshan area of Hubei, and people deeply miss him.

Therefore, there are three people who have been called "King Chuang", Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, and Li Laiheng.