The traitor kidnapped Li Zicheng's wife, what was the end
There are talented people in the country, and they have a lot of lives since ancient times. From the princes of Zhou Youwang Fenghuo Opera to Yang Guifei's broken Ma Weipo, in the long river of history, heroes have risen and fallen because of their red faces.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng rebelled, and although his captive Chen Yuanyuan was defeated, his wife was also abducted by the traitor Gao Jie, and Hongyan once again became a victim of history. ”
Zhu Yuanzhang was a founding emperor who attached great importance to anti-corruption, he deeply felt the harm of corruption to the dynasty, and adopted various means to severely punish the corrupt officials. He once compiled the "Great Message" and "Brief Record of Awakening Corruption" and other programs for rectification, and resolutely investigated to the end, no matter who was involved, he must be severely punished.
In order to deter the most corrupt officials, Zhu Yuanzhang even used some heinous cruel methods, such as peeling, picking tendons and breaking fingers. As long as you are on his blacklist, you will definitely die.
Zhu Yuanzhang used iron-fisted means to purge officialdom and severely punish Ouyang Lun for selling tea. However, this draconian measure could not stop the profligacy of his own children and grandchildren. Zhu Yuanzhang had more than 20 sons, and in order to avoid power disputes, he kept them in captivity in their respective mansions.
Under this patriarchal oppression, the children and grandchildren have changed their way of thinking, no longer seeking power, but enjoying life. At the same time, the state also provided various conveniences that made them moths of the dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang's descendants enjoy privileges and preferential treatment, and they are not only exempt from the law, but also enjoy the highest annual salary in the country, including land and various other rewards. In addition, they receive a salary even when they are 10 years old, the state provides them with a house and a vehicle when they get married, and all the costs of the dress feast are borne by the state.
Such favorable conditions made the greed of the Zhu descendants continue to expand.
During the Ming Dynasty, the financial income of the royal family mainly came from the private industry all over the country, and this behavior of "seizing the private industry" posed a serious threat and trouble to the people.
Under such circumstances, the lives of the common people are full of hardships and hardships, and they do not have many pursuits and ideals, but only hope to be able to live in peace and ensure their basic right to life.
However, even this was difficult to achieve, and they could only gamble and hope for an uprising to overthrow the ruthless dynasty. In addition, the Ming Dynasty suffered from a series of natural and man-made disasters, such as floods, droughts, and Manchu invasions, which made the situation even more dire.
Beginning in the mid-to-late Ming Dynasty, peasant uprisings raged across the country like a plague. The Ming Dynasty, which ruled the Central Plains for 276 years, had more than 100 peasant uprisings, making it the most important in history.
The peasant uprising at the end of the Ming Dynasty not only affected the inland areas of the Central Plains, but even the ancients in remote areas also responded, which is enough to see the depth of the oppression of the people by this dynasty.
Peasant uprisings broke out frequently, making the Ming Dynasty step by step to a desperate situation. Ming ** failed to find the crux of the problem, but added fuel to the fire: in addition to Tian Fu, he also sent additional salaries, liao salaries, and training salaries.
blood and fire: the outbreak of the ming dynasty's end"In 1627, Wang Er, a farmer from Chengcheng County, Shaanxi led a group of peasants to kill the county magistrate, marking the beginning of the peasant rebellion in the late Ming dynastyThe flames of rebellion spread across the Shaanxi region, with Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, and other 72 rebel army leaders wreaking h**oc across the Ming dynasty the winter of 1644 was cold and extraordinary. under li zicheng's leadership, the farmer's army successfully stormed into the capital city of beijing, leading to the demise of the powerless last ming emperor, zhu youlang, who took his own life on the coal hill.
Li Zicheng, formerly known as Hongji, a native of Mizhi County, Shaanxi, has a poor family, his father went bankrupt due to servitude, Li Zicheng has been herding sheep since he was a child, and he knows a little about literature and ink. During the Chongzhen period, there was a drought in northern Shaanxi for many years, and the people lived in poverty, and the heavy forced labor and taxes made them unbearable, and they revolted one after another.
In the third year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng was unemployed and insulted, so he defected to Zhang Cunmeng's subordinates in Xichuan. After Zhang Cunmeng's defeat and surrender, Li Zicheng set up his own army and embarked on the road of peasant uprising.
In 1634, Li Zicheng joined the peasant army of King Gao Yingxiang. However, when Gao Yingxiang's army was trapped in a ravine near Hanzhong, it was Li Zicheng who bribed the Ming governor Chen Qiyu with a lot of money, falsely claiming that Gao Yingxiang planned to retire and return to farming, so that they managed to escape the danger.
In July 1636, Gao Yingxiang was defeated and captured and killed in the battle of the Helmet House (now Zhouzhi) in Shaanxi, so Li Zicheng took over the title of King Chuang. In the following years, Li Zicheng won successive battles in southern Shaanxi and northeastern Sichuan, capturing one city after another in the Ming Dynasty.
Before marching into Beijing, Li Zicheng's rebel army first entered Xi'an and made the capital here, renamed Chang'an, named the country Dashun, changed the Yuan Yongchang, and took the seventeenth year of Chongzhen as the first year of Yongchang.
In Xi'an, Li Zicheng changed his name to Zisheng, called the king, and set up a Dashun *** institution here. Li Zicheng's power is in full swing, and the country is in control. At this time, he longs for the company of beautiful women.
However, to his embarrassment, his first two wives both betrayed him and gave him a "green hat". Among them, the second wife Xing was even abducted by his rebellious subordinate Gao Jie.
Li Zicheng's first wife, Han Jin'er, was married before the uprising. In the 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th years of Chongzhen, Henan suffered from a serious locust drought in succession, and the grass and trees were eaten up, and people had no choice but to change their children and eat.
In the first year of Chongzhen, Shaanxi also suffered from a great famine and social turmoil. At this time, Li Zicheng's uncle, Gao Yingxiang of Ansai, joined forces with other bandits to start an incident. Although Li Zicheng may have only had the idea of rebellion at that time, a series of unfortunate events forced him to embark on a path of no return.
During his tenure as a post horse, Li Zicheng's stagecoach died several times in a row, and his boss asked him to compensate according to **, without the slightest room for negotiation. This was just the beginning, he actually lost the official document delivered by negligence, which directly led to the complete loss of his post position.
Despite the fact that fate was so unfair to him, he did not give up, but chose to stand up and rebel. Eventually, he led a peasant rebel army that overthrew the corrupt Ming dynasty and established the Dashun regime.
His bravery and tenacity will always be remembered as a great leader.
Li Zicheng's situation can be described as "a disaster that does not go alone". His old creditor, the Ai family, kept coming to collect his debts, which made him exhausted. In the winter of the same year, due to the inability to repay the debts of Ai Zhao, Li Zicheng was sued by Ai Juren to the Mizhi County Ya.
The county ordered Yan Zibin to torture him and parade him through the streets, as if he wanted to put him to death. However, fortunately, his relatives and friends rescued him. At the end of the year, Li Zicheng actually killed the creditor Ai Zhao, the matter has not subsided, and when he returned home, he found that his wife Han Jiner had an affair with Gai Hu in the same village.
In a fit of rage, he also beheaded Han Jin'er.
Li Zicheng faces two lives charges, and the government will not ignore them. In order to avoid legal responsibility, he and his nephew Li Guo went to Ganzhou, Gansu Province to join the army, and later staged a mutiny and joined Gao Yingxiang's team.
His first wife had an illicit relationship with someone else, and it is deeply shocking that his second wife was also found to have had an affair with his subordinate Gao Jie. Gao Jie, also known as "Mountain Harrier", is a native of Mizhi, Shaanxi, and a fellow villager of Li Zicheng.
He was not very tall, so he was also called the tall man, but he had very strong arms and often held an iron rod, which was unbeatable. Mizhi is a very famous place in Chinese history, and there is a saying in Shaanxi: "The man of Suide, the mother-in-law of Mizhi." ”
This means that the Suide people are famous strong men in Shaanxi, and Mizhi is a place rich in beautiful women.
In the long course of history, Mizhi is not only a beautiful city, but also a place that has given birth to people with fortitude. Among them, Li Zicheng and Gao Jie are the most typical representatives.
The two Demon Kings of the Troubled Times are from Mizhi and have left a profound impact on history. It is said that Li Zicheng, Li Guo and Gao Jie once became brothers, and Li Zicheng's evaluation of Gao Jie is also very high.
However, no one expected that in the end, Gao Jie would abduct Li Zicheng's wife, Xing. Xing is not only very beautiful, but also very strong, and once led troops to fight with Li Zicheng.
This incident is not only deeply surprising, but also highlights the fortitude and perseverance of Mizhi people.
Although the army had a good collection of war horses, they were reserved for the use of soldiers. However, Xing usually rides only bad horses, but she can control them easily. In addition to these, Xing is also equipped with martial arts and is proficient in double swords, so Li Zicheng does not have any pressure to take her with the army.
In addition, she also has wisdom and strategy, and when Li Zicheng discusses military affairs with them, she can put forward unique opinions and participate in the painting of the top ten military aircraft. Therefore, the enemy army is also a little in awe of this lady.
Xing was an indispensable member of Li Zicheng's base camp, and she was deeply grateful for the care she received from Li Zicheng's subordinates. Because of her talent, Li Zicheng has deep respect for her.
However, when he heard that Zhang Xianzhong's wife and concubine had been captured by the official army, he planned to personally lead the army to Xiangyang to rescue him. Fearing that something would go wrong with the base camp while he was away, he entrusted Xing to Gao Jie and put him in charge of internal affairs.
Although Xing was forced to marry Li Zicheng, her loyalty and talent were recognized by everyone.
In her dealings with Gao Jie, Xing discovers that although Gao Jie is also a thief, he has a sense of loyalty and justice, and she wants to return to the government with him. But because she couldn't speak, she hesitated.
However, when she saw that Gao Jie was dignified and extraordinary, and better than Li Zicheng, her heart was full of satisfaction. So, when Li Zicheng went out, she invited Gao Jie to the military tent to discuss military affairs.
In the military tent, the two first pretended to talk about military affairs, and then began to drink. Over time, the relationship between Xing and Gao Jie changed, and they had a personal affair.
After having an affair with Xing, Gao Jie has been unable to sleep peacefully, and he is worried that Li Zicheng will be unfavorable to him because of his pampering of Xing. Therefore, he decided to flee with Xing and a group of men.
Gao Jie was pursued and killed by Li Guo in Yan'an, and after fleeing east to Yichuan, he finally joined the imperial court and became a subordinate of the imperial court. He used to be a member of the peasant army, but now he turned against the peasant army, often fighting against the peasant army with Sun Shoufa.
Because he was once Li Zicheng's subordinate, the imperial court attached great importance to him and hoped that he could fight against Li Zicheng together with the official army. Li Zicheng was very angry at Gao Jie's behavior, thinking that he was the one who betrayed him, and wanted to cut him with a thousand knives.
Li Zicheng was forced to admit that since his henchman Gao Jie was taken under the command of Hong Chengchou, the governor of the Shaanxi Trilateral, the situation had become increasingly unfavorable for him. Because Gao Jie is a subordinate he trusts very much, and his henchmen are poached by the enemy, which makes the situation even more serious.
Therefore, Hong Chengchou's repeated victories made Li Zicheng feel that his life was threatened. In 1639, Li Zicheng was beaten so that only eighteen generals were left around him, and he was embarrassed.
However, the situation did not give Hong Chengchou a chance to continue the pursuit, because Li Zicheng's reinforcements had arrived, and the Qing troops attacked in a big way, and Hong Chengchou had to be ordered to resist the Qing.
Therefore, Li Zicheng was not wiped out and had a chance to stand up again. Soon after, Gao Jie ordered Sun Chuanting to fight against the rebels together, but the good times did not last long, the strength of the Qing soldiers became stronger and stronger, Sun Chuanting soon died in battle, and Gao Jie could only continue to flee.
In 1644, Gao Jie was made a commander-in-chief. In the same year, the wheel of history underwent drastic changes, first Li Zicheng broke through Beijing, Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen committed suicide with hatred, and then Wu Sangui, the general soldier of Shanhaiguan, introduced the Qing army, defeated Li Zicheng, and occupied the capital.
In order to avoid the war and preserve his strength, Gao Jie led three thousand elites to the south. At this time, Ma Shiying, the governor of Fengyang, learned of Gao Jie's movements and sent someone to contact him, hoping that he could become his subordinate.
Gao Jie was exhausted, and in the face of the olive branch stretched out, he accepted it without hesitation, and became Ma Shiying's subordinate from then on.
Although Emperor Chongzhen has died, the Ming Empire cannot do without a monarch, and with an emperor, there is hope of restoring glory. Therefore, Zhu Yousong, the king of Fu, was proclaimed the new emperor by several core ministers in Nanjing.
Shi Kefa planned a strategy and planned to lead the army north to meet the rebel army in Henan, Gao Jie actively participated, and arrived in Suizhou on the tenth day of the first month. However, no one expected that Xu Dingguo, the Henan general soldier stationed in Suizhou, had already deviated from his original intention and became the ** of the Qing court.
To show his loyalty, the two sons were taken hostage by the Qing court. Therefore, if Gao Jie can't kill Gao Jie on this trip, his entire family's lives will be in danger.
Therefore, this operation can only succeed and cannot fail. Xu Dingguo hosted a banquet to welcome Gao Jie at the mansion of Yuan Keli, the secretary of the late Ming Military Department. At this time, Gao Jie's subordinates already knew the news of Xu Dingguo's surrender to the Qing soldiers and persuaded him not to go to this "Hongmen Banquet".
However, Gao Jie conceited that he had a large army outside, and Xu Dingguo did not dare to do anything to him, so he decided to go anyway. While drinking to celebrate, Gao Jie drank more and more, and as a result, he was held down that night and lost his life.
After Gao Jie's death, Shi Kefa said bitterly that there was no hope of restoring the Central Plains. Gao Jie's subordinates were almost divided and ruled by Liu Zeqing, Huang Degong and others, but Ma Shiying, Shi Kefa and others actively mediated and were able to be saved.
In the end, Gao Jie's son Gao Xingping took over as the chief general, and the general Li Chengdong served as the chief soldier of Xuzhou. Gao Jie's wife was worried about her son's young age, hoping to make him recognize Shi Kefa as his father-in-law, but Shi Kefa politely declined.
This move made Gao Jie's subordinates deeply disappointed and sad, and they thought that Shi Kefa looked down on them. When the Qing army moved south, they did not resist and surrendered to the Qing army one after another, and many even became the vanguard of the Qing army's attack on the city, such as Li Chengdong and others.
In the chaotic times at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Qing soldiers trampled on the mountains and rivers of the Central Plains with iron hooves, and they still had the power to take care of themselves, not to mention the lonely and weak woman Xing's family. After Gao Jie's death, the situation took a turn for the worse, and after being rejected by Shi Kefa, the figures of Xing and his son Xing Xingping disappeared into the long river of history.
Soon, Shi Kefa also fell, and it was expected that Xing's mother and son should join Gao Jie's subordinates to join the Qing army.
A must-read book for in-depth study of the history of the Southern Ming Dynasty, to understand the history of Li Zicheng in northern Shaanxi, and to appreciate the helplessness and tragedy of the fall of the Ming Dynasty. "The Helpless King, For the Forgotten Nanming", Jiangxi University Press, 2014, and Li Zicheng's Historical Research in Northern Shaanxi, Gansu People's Publishing House, 2006, take you into history and feel the charm of history.