Chapter 70 Section 23 "Say Goodbye"

However, the waiting Thunder did not immediately fall. After the city of Chengdu was broken, local killings were of course inevitable.According to the usual practice, most of the princes and nobles in Chengdu were doomed to die, and many officials, big and small, were killed. History books faithfully recorded their names, but there was no record of ordinary people being massacred. According to Shen Xunwei of the Qing Dynasty's "Shu Difficulties Narrative" records, on the third day after the city was broken, Zhang Xianzhong "drove all the soldiers and civilians in the city to the garden (outside the city) and slaughtered them all. A cloud appeared in the sky of Erer, like The drooping shape of the dragon's tail, Zhang Xianzhong thought it was auspicious, so he was saved from death."

This record sounds a bit bizarre.However, it is certain that Zhang Xianzhong did not massacre Chengdu residents. In all parts of Sichuan, there was no phenomenon of looting, looting and massacres that would inevitably occur after Zhang Xianzhong occupied a place as it is said. "Mr. Wuma's Chronicle" records that on the fourth day of October, Zhang Xianzhong sent troops again, "calling for security", that is, ordering nearby residents to submit to Zhang Xianzhong's department. "Afterwards, the fake 'dusi' with the surname of Wu and the fake official with the surname of Tian were sent to my hometown to 'call for safety'. Each of them was given a seal letter with the words 'Xiguo Shunmin' on their backs, so that the soldiers dared not make trouble."

"In Wuzhou, there are the left and right governors of the puppet navy army, both of whom are surnamed Wang. The puppet general town led thousands of warships and stationed at Weishui Dam. The gentry and common people surrendered before the army under the leadership of the puppet officials. The above three The officers were very happy, so they showed great mercy and chopped up the hands of the men and women captured yesterday (instead of killing them). From now on, no one will kill anyone, the soldiers will not disturb the people, and the people will enter the camp to trade."