Emperor's Dream

 

Emperor's Dream

 

Fang Shidi chatted with Agudengba and coachman Azhuo about the Dashun Dynasty. Li Zicheng became corrupted in just 42 days in Beijing, as did his chief civil servant Liu Zongmin. After hearing about the beauty of Chen Yuanyuan, Wu Sangui's concubine, , Liu Zongmin directly robbed Chen Yuanyuan, and arrested Wu Sangui's whole family without stopping, and beat them all and tortured them for money. Wu Sangui borrowed troops from Dorgon to allow the Qing army to enter the pass smoothly.

On May 2, Dorgon led the Qing army to Beijing. He absorbed the lessons of Li Zicheng's failure and posted lists everywhere, saying that no matter who he was, as long as he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, his official position would be restored to his original position, and he would also be promoted to a higher rank and given new rewards. The officials of the former Ming Dynasty were overjoyed at this arrival, and they all celebrated with their crowns. At this time, Li Zicheng's troops in various places still numbered hundreds of thousands. He himself led the remaining troops all the way through Taiyuan and Pingyang, and returned to plunder Xi'an, leaving the majority of his troops in Shanxi and Henan to resist the Ming and Qing coalition forces.

After returning to Xi'an, Li Zicheng was in a depressed state of mind and made basically no big moves within half a year.

On the twelfth day of the first lunar month in 1645, Li Zicheng's general Ma Shiyao, who was guarding Tongguan, surrendered. The next day, he and 7,000 peasant soldiers were massacred.

Li Zicheng, who was worried about Xi'an, was discouraged after hearing the news. It seemed that he couldn't stay in the northwest. Before retreating, he ordered his general Tian Jianxiu to burn down all the buildings and warehouses in Xi'an. Fortunately, General Tian was still humane and only set fire to the East Gate Tower and Nanyue Tower, leaving the people of Xi'an with houses and food to keep out the cold.

Li Zicheng was unable to defeat the Qing army, but he crossed the Yangtze River and defeated Zuo Liangyu's Ming army at the mouth of Jinghe River. Wuchang and Xiangyang fell into Li Zicheng's hands. He prepared to capture Nanjing. However, the Qing army pursued Wuchang, and Li Zicheng had to abandon the city and continue to flee.

Fang Shidi said:

In late April, in a battle near Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, the peasant army was defeated and tens of thousands of people were killed. Li Zicheng's two cousins ​​and general Liu Zongmin were all captured and slaughtered.

Li Zicheng only had 10,000 people left around him. On the fourth day of May, the Peasant Army Brigade arrived at Tongshan County in Hubei Province. Li Zicheng ate a few random bites, and then led 28 soldiers to wander around the nearby Jiugong Mountain, first to relieve his sorrow, and second to inspect the terrain.

When the nearby mountain people heard that "thieves" were coming, they gathered dozens of people to kill him. These honest farmers from Badajiao have been harmed by "rogue thieves" for many years. The most important thing is that they have no idea that there are thousands of peasant soldiers nearby. They only think that they are a small force, so they have the courage to come up and fight.

Li Zicheng's men were immediately frightened and dispersed. In a hurry, Li Zicheng slapped the horse and ran away.

After escaping to Niubei Ridge, they encountered heavy rain in the mountains. Li Zicheng's horse got stuck in the mud and could not walk, so he had to dismount and lead the horse forward with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

Farmer Cheng Jiubo saw Li Zicheng walking alone with a sweaty horse beside him, and immediately rushed out with a hoe in hand. After all, Li Zicheng had experienced hundreds of battles. Cheng Jiubo was no match for him and was being ridden beneath him. Li Zicheng suppressed Cheng Jiubo and pulled out the knife, but the scabbard was stained with mud from the rain and could not be pulled out for a while.

At this moment, Cheng Jiubo's nephew Jin Ergou arrived. He saw that his uncle was being ridden by a big man and was about to be slaughtered. In a hurry, he picked up the shovel and slashed at Li Zicheng. With a crack, the "Emperor Dashun" was cut off at once. Half a head.

Li Zicheng was originally a postman, but he had a dream of being an emperor, and finally died at the hands of a peasant. The ending is full of metaphorical black humor. That is the fate of evil being punished.

It's a pity that Cheng Jiubo, the "real murderer" of the murder, didn't know anything about it. He looked at the bloody BMW on the grass in the mountain hut with his nephew and giggled.

Fang Shidi sighed:

The king of Chuang, Li Zicheng, did not create an era in Beijing, but withdrew in a hurry after just 42 days. The new era in Beijing belonged to the Qing Empire where the hair was shaved and the people were braided, and the Han people became the servants of the Manchu nobles.

Fang Shidi sang a folk song "The Emperor's Dream":

 

The king of Chuang Li Zicheng invaded Beijing.

I raised my head and fulfilled my dream of being an emperor for a day.

Why do you still want to be the emperor when you are dying?

Obviously there are many benefits to being an emperor.

The emperor will get everything he wants, Dignity, status, material, beauty.

The entire state machine is a banquet table,

The emperor and his relatives are the hosts of the banquet.

Civil and military officials are responsible for serving food and services.

The common people are the dishes being served.

After Qin Shihuang, Liu Bang became emperor.

This is an excellent demonstration effect,

A gangster from the bottom of society,

You can also sit on the throne and become the emperor.

There is no threshold for becoming emperor in China.

Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of Ming Dynasty who was born as a beggar,

Tell us the secret of being an emperor,

The emperor could take turns sitting when the dynasty changed.

In fact, becoming an emperor is not a happy thing.

All power is in your own hands,

Regardless of big or small matters, the emperor has the final say.

Qin Shihuang read hundreds of catties of bamboo slips every day.

Yongzheng approved more than 10,000 words of Zhubu every day.

So many emperors died of exhaustion in the past.

When an emperor has ancestral restrictions everywhere,

The Qing emperor would get up at four or five o'clock every morning.

You cannot make your own decisions about food and clothing.

Chinese emperors are particularly mentally ill.

Liu Ziye opened a royal brothel in the palace.

Let your female relatives become prostitutes,

In fact, it is a typical royal mental illness.

Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty was particularly bloodthirsty.

Emperor Wanli did not go to court for more than twenty years.

Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty liked to catch widows when he was playing.

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty recited the words of Yao and Shun.

However, due to the actions of Jie and Zhou,

the people’s hearts were completely lost.

He ended up alone and his head was in a different place.

Emperor Chongzhen was disgraced and hanged himself on Jingshan Mountain.

The emperor does not exist for the country;

But the country continues for the emperor.

The existence and operation of the entire country,

They are all serving the emperor's family,

Civil servants and generals are all servants of the emperor.

As long as you become the lifelong emperor,

All dreams can come true.

But the dream of being an emperor will not last forever.

It is just a moment in the long history.

Adult babies develop into adults,

The mind is still in the infant stage.

Foolish people have not been aware since ancient times,

Follow father, father, son, son, king, king, minister,

To live according to the will of the monarch,

Pretending to be a grandson or a slave is a common choice.

Therefore, there are always people who cannot let go of their dream of being emperor.

Keen to put on a long live show.

Those who commit many evil deeds will surely be infamy for thousands of years.

This is the final outcome of the emperor's dream.