Chapter 20 Chapter 20 No Choice

When Yang Sichang died, Chongzhen was very sad. He didn't even feel so sad when his grandparents' relatives (King Xiang) died.When a bosom friend is dead, there is no way to repay him with death, it is always necessary to repay him with money. In fact, compared with Chongzhen, Yang Sichang was lucky. Although the dead said goodbye to society, they were relieved after all and completely pulled down. And Chongzhen cannot be pulled down, because he has to solve another problem, a more troublesome problem. In the thirteenth year of Chongzhen (1640), when Chongzhen was busy cleaning up Zhang Xianzhong, Huang Taiji sent troops.

Although he has sent troops many times before, this time is very unusual. Because his goal is Jinzhou. Ever since he went to the Guanning defense line several times to dig bricks but failed, Huang Taiji never thought about Jinzhou again. It is estimated that he was beaten too hard by Yuan Chonghuan more than ten years ago, and he suffered from X-phobia, trembling at the foot of Jinzhou city. So every time he attacked, he had to travel thousands of miles, running, climbing mountains, and climbing the Great Wall. But practice has proved that Sun Chengzong is indeed unparalleled in the world. The line of defense he designed has gone through nearly two decades, and even though he himself is dead, he is still tirelessly tossing Huang Taiji.

Comrade Huang Taiji sent troops to fight several times, but to no avail, and finally got angry and decided to go to battle with the whole army. In April of the same year, he mobilized all his troops, including Dorgon, Duoduo, Azig, and even the traitor troops of Shang Kexi and Kong Youde. At the same time, he specially built hundreds of cannons to attack Jinzhou. A general offensive was launched. It is Zu Dashou who guards Jinzhou. The development of the matter told Huang Taiji that it was unwise for him to let Zu Dashou go.Because this man obviously didn't miss his old love and was still very capable. After being surrounded for nearly three months, he felt that the situation was dangerous, so he asked the court for help.

And it is said that Zu Dashou's request for help was quite strong, not only did he not call for help, he also said that the enemy army was besieging the city, if reinforcements come, be careful of the enemy's traps, don't underestimate the enemy and rush in, I can hold on, July and August will be fine. But Chongzhen was really interesting, not to mention July and August, he didn't even want him to wait for seven or eight days, he immediately held a meeting to discuss countermeasures. There are two main issues in the meeting, one is whether to go, and the other is who to send.

The first problem is solved quickly, be sure to go. In terms of military strength, the fighting power of the Qing army is stronger than that of the Ming army. Liaodong can survive for more than 20 years, all relying on the Guanning line of defense. If it is lost, it will be useless. The second question, there is no doubt about it, Lu Xiangsheng is dead, and Yang Sichang is dying. Only Hong Chengchou. Problem solved, work. In May of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen (1640), Hong Chengchou sent troops. After learning that he sent troops, Huang Taiji was dumbfounded. After fighting for so many years, it is said that Comrade Huang Taiji would not be confused, but this time is an exception, because although he expected that the other party would come, he did not expect that there would be so many.

The total number of Hong Chengchou's troops is about 130,000.His subordinate generals, including Wu Sangui, Bai Guangen, etc., participated in the battle in addition to the Hong Bing of the headquarters, and Guan Ning cavalry. In short, he basically transferred all the most capable fighters. Originally wanted to have fun, but the other party came to risk his life, it was too bright. Considering the opponent's combat capability and strength, Huang Taiji immediately ordered to continue to besiege Jinzhou, not to take the initiative to fight, and wait for the enemy to attack. But what happened next made him dizzy.

Because after Hong Chengchou came, he seemed to have no intention of fighting. He set up camp and pitched camps, and ate, slept, ate, and slept on time every day, or shouted to the city (Jinzhou) that brothers should stand up and so on. After fainting, he realized that this was a tactic. Hong Chengchou's plan was very simple. He judged that it would be very difficult to defeat the Qing army if he tried his best with real knives and guns. Therefore, the best way is to stay here, consume slowly, consume the opponent, and be done. . It was a clever plan, and the best plan.For this move, Huang Taiji had no choice but to leave, everyone was brought here, and the travel expenses were not paid, so it was too embarrassing to just go back like this.

But if you want to stay here, the other party won't start a war with you, so you can only waste it. Just use it up, it's better than going home and sleeping. The situation fell into a stalemate. The Qing army was outside Zu Dashou, and Hong Chengchou was outside the Qing army. The two sides were separated by dozens of miles and did not fight. Of course, the Qing army was not completely idle, and started digging tunnels when a hard attack was not possible. It is said that the inner three floors and the outer three floors are denser than those engaged in the Internet. But the facts tell us that Zu Dashou was really uncommonly tenacious, and he also set up an ambush. He told the court before that he could guard for eight months.

In this way, from May of the 13th year of Chongzhen (1640) to May of the 14th year of Chongzhen (1641), the two sides faced off for a year. At the end of June, the war broke out. Hong Chengchou suddenly broke the calm and sent troops to attack Songshan. This move was beyond the expectations of the Qing army. The commander-in-chief of the Qing army, Dorgon (Huang Taiji returned home), was not on guard. Hundreds of thousands of people suddenly rushed over. They were caught off guard and defeated. When the news came, Huang Taiji was dizzy and hadn't moved for a year, but suddenly it came like this, are you bloody?

Years of combat experience told him that the moment of decisive battle was coming, so he immediately got on his horse and led all the troops to Songshan. However, there is a problem. At that time, Huang Taiji was bleeding from the nose. Generally speaking, nosebleeds are not a problem, and stuffing them with a piece of toilet paper is okay. But Huang Taiji's nosebleed was said to be quite weird, the flow was heavy, it didn't stop, it flowed continuously for several days, and there was nothing he could do. But the military situation was urgent, and it was probably impossible to raise him at home, so Huang Taiji ignored his nosebleeds and went to work while sick, riding a horse, bleeding from his nose while leaving.

What is incomprehensible is that he didn't find something to stuff his nostrils, but took a bowl and put it under his nose. He rode a horse and went to Songshan for two consecutive days and two nights. It is said that when he arrived there, he took dozens of bowls . Anyway, I haven't figured out until today what to use this bowl for. The place of the battle, Songshan, both sides showed their cards. The total strength of the Qing army (including Kong Youde and other miscellaneous names) totaled 120,000, and that of Hong Chengchou totaled 130,000. The two sides were roughly equal. The main generals of the Qing army, including Dorgon, Duoduo, Jierhalang and other elite generals, were all capable of fighting except for a few generals. As far as Hong Chengchou is concerned, the chief generals of the eight armies, except Wu Sangui, are basically unable to fight. As for combat effectiveness, I won't say much. The combat effectiveness of the Qing army is roughly the same as that of Guan Ning's iron cavalry. According to this ratio, think for yourself. In other words, Hong Chengchou will undoubtedly lose if he wants to spread out the fight. But Hong Chengchou is Hong Chengchou. On July 28, the 14th year of Chongzhen (1641), Hong Chengchou launched an attack suddenly and led the Ming army to seize the commanding height of Rufeng Mountain and seize the opportunity. He was very proud when one of the military officers in his army said something to him: Occupying high ground is certainly beneficial, but our army has little food, so we must beware of the Qing army plagiarizing the rear. However, Hong Chengchou seemed overly excited, so he scolded the man and said: I have been in this business for more than ten years, still need your reminder? Most historians believe that this sentence is the ultimate reason for his failure. Because in terms of strategy, sticking to it is the best way, and attacking is the worst option. What's more troublesome is that Hong Chengchou at that time only brought food for three days before attacking. In any case, it is definitely not enough to bring food for only three days. So the conclusion is that Hong Chengchou, who has always been wise, made a stupid mistake, which eventually led to defeat. I originally thought that this conclusion was correct, Hong Chengchou was stupid, at least this time. After thinking about it, I realized that Hong Chengchou is not stupid, at least not this time.Behind his seemingly absurd actions, there is an extremely shrewd plan hidden. In fact, Hong Chengchou didn't want to attack, he knew very well that attacking was extremely dangerous, but he had no choice. Because someone has been urging him. This person's name is Chen Xinjia, who was then Minister of the Ministry of War, and this Chen Shangshu's nickname is Xiao Yang Sichang. The characteristic of Comrade Yang Sichang is that he is in a hurry, and he works hard. To get this nickname, it can be seen that Mr. Chen did not give it for nothing. Ever since Hong Chengchou fought a protracted war, he kept urging him to fight, asking Governor Hong to solve the problem quickly, and give him an explanation whether to fight or not. But the reason why Hong Chengchou fought was not only because of Chen Shangshu's nagging, an old fritter like him would not be afraid of Tang Seng. The most fundamental reason why he decided to play was two words - no money. I have checked the information, and the military pay in the late Ming Dynasty was calculated at 100,000 people, and food, drink, salaries, and bonuses were at least 300,000 taels of silver. In normal times, this would be a large number. It happened that Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong were making trouble. If Hong Chengchou spent a few more years, Comrade Chongzhen's pants would probably be sold out. So you can't fight. But Hong Chengchou is worthy of being a famous general, so before he set off, he came up with a trick: only take three days of food. If you still don't get it, I'll explain it again: Take three days of food and go out to fight. If you encounter a good opportunity, you can hit a sap hard, and run away after the fight, and you are not afraid that your opponent will cut off your back. If there is no chance, and the situation is not good, you can run away immediately, and when you come back, you can say that you ran out because of insufficient food. You have an explanation to your superiors, and you are not afraid of pursuing political responsibility. You are really smarter than a monkey. To be too smart is to be stupid. If it were someone else, this idea might work, but unfortunately, his opponent is Huang Taiji. Huang Taiji is worthy of being a veteran military strategist. When he first arrived in Songshan, he was still wiping his nosebleeds. After a few glances, he discovered this flaw. On August 20th, the second day after Hong Chengchou set off, he dispatched generals to raid the rear of Hong's army and occupy the Bijiashan Liang Road in Jinzhou. "If you want to fight, you will run out of strength; if you want to defend, your food will be exhausted." Hong Chengchou took a complete rest. Of course, of course, before taking a complete rest, Hong Chengchou still has another choice—break out. After all, he still has more than 100,000 people in his hands. If he is really desperate, he can still try. So he called the eight chief soldiers under him and told them that the situation was urgent and they had to work together. Then, he carefully assigned the work, where to start, where to meet, everything was arranged properly, and the meeting was adjourned. I forgot to mention that among the eight chief soldiers, there is a man named Wang Pu. The next day, the breakout began. According to Hong Chengchou's plan, the breakout should be very orderly, including who will attack, who will feint, and who will be in the rear. Everyone line up and take your time. But before Comrade Hong Chengchou called one, two, three, the two ran away first. Of the two who ran first, one was Wang Pu. If there is no duplicate name, this Brother Wang Pu should be Comrade Zongbing who collected money from the Yellow River and released the leaders eight years ago. From this point of view, he still has made progress. Eight years ago, he took money to let others run away, but now he runs away without thinking about asking Comrade Huang Taiji for money, which is really rare. As for the other one who took the lead in escaping, historical records are somewhat controversial, but most people believe that it was Wu Sangui. In any case, it was scattered, completely dispersed, the whole army was defeated and could not be dealt with, more than 100,000 people fell apart, countless people were killed and trampled to death, and more than 50,000 people were lost. Hong Chengchou was still calm. At the critical moment, he found Cao Bianjiao and Qiu Minyang, and gathered tens of thousands of people to occupy Songshan City, waiting for an opportunity to retreat. But Huang Taiji was very ignorant, insisted on solving Hong Chengchou, and began to besiege the city to persuade him to surrender. Hong Chengchou refused to surrender and sent envoys to the capital for help. But he waited for half a full year, but he didn't wait for the rescue. He was very puzzled, why? Because he was confused, even if he thought with his toes, he could understand that reinforcements would never arrive. You know, the old man came to rescue Jinzhou, and he brought all the troops he could bring, but now he is surrounded by people, where can he find someone to rescue him? In fact, Comrade Hong Chengchou didn't know that His Majesty the Emperor was also waiting, but what he was waiting for was Hong Chengchou's death notice, not the rescue of soldiers. According to historical data, not long after Comrade Hong Chengchou was besieged, everything was prepared for the memorial service in the capital, condolences to family members, pensions, and recognition of honor. In fact, Hong Chengchou originally planned this way, to die, and if he couldn't stand it, he would sacrifice his life.Never dreamed that he didn't even make a sacrifice. On February 20, the fifteenth year of Chongzhen (1642), on this memorable day, Deputy General Xia Chengde of Songshan made a secret agreement with the Qing army, opened the city gate, and Hong Chengchou was captured. A few months later, the helpless Zu Dashou finally surrendered. This time, he really surrendered. From the 13th year of Chongzhen (1641) to the 15th year of Chongzhen (1643), the Ming and Qing dynasties fought in the Songshan and Jinzhou areas, and ended in the defeat of the Ming army, known as the "Songjin War" in history. Except for Ningyuan, the entire territory of Liaodong fell. From then on, the Ming Dynasty had nothing to fight outside the pass. When the news reached Beijing, as usual, Chongzhen was very sad. Although he was often sad in the past few years, this time, he was especially excited. He burst into tears for several days because he lost another good comrade——Hong Chengchou. According to eyewitnesses, Comrade Hong Chengchou was very strong after he was arrested, and said that he would not say anything, just give me a knife. So Chongzhen was very moved. He personally presided over Comrade Hong Chengchou's memorial service and built an altar for him (the highest standard funeral in the Ming Dynasty) in recognition of his heroic spirit. Hong Chengchou did not die, he surrendered. Of course, when he was first captured, he stuck to his principles and did not surrender. As a result, a few days later, because he did not pay attention to criticism and self-criticism, he failed to hold on at critical moments and surrendered anyway. As for the various legends after he surrendered, let’s not talk about it, you can skip it directly and talk about his ending. When the Qing Dynasty unified the Central Plains, Hong Chengchou had done a lot of work and made great contributions because of his great achievements, so he was entrusted with important tasks and held important positions. After the Qing Dynasty unified the Central Plains, Hong Chengchou was deprived of all official positions and retired honorably because of his great achievements, many tasks and great contributions. Later, he died, and after his death, he was awarded the title of third-class Adahahafan. This is Manchu, translated from Chinese, and he is the third-class captain of Qingche. If you are not clear about the title system of the Qing Dynasty, I can explain that senior titles are divided into five levels: Gong, Marquis, Bo, Zi, and Nan. Each title is divided into one to three ranks, and the first rank is the highest. The next rank below the baron is the captain of the light car, the third class of the captain of the light car, the lowest rank among the captains of the light car.I checked, and it's roughly at the third-grade level. I remember that when Hong Chengchou was alive and working for the Ming Dynasty, he changed from a first-rank prince and Taibao to a third-rank prince after his death, with a personality. After another few decades, Qianlong said that he wanted to compile a book called Biography of Erchen. The so-called second ministers, in layman's terms, are traitors. Comrade Hong Chengchou was selected as the first class of traitors for his brilliant achievements. Before that, it seems that it was Comrade Qianlong who also said that Huang Daozhou, who died fighting against the Qing Dynasty, could be called a saint, and that Shi Kefa was a hero, and a monument and statue should be erected for him. I remembered the lines from Chen Peisi's classic sketch: Traitor, what an air! It seems to be still this sketch, another sentence is: You said that if I had gritted my teeth at that time, wouldn’t I have survived? Rambling on and on about these few words, I just want to say: 1. History proves that traitors do not end well.Those whom comrades look down upon are also looked down upon by enemies. 2. Zodiac Zhou survived, I admire, Lu Xiangsheng survived, I admire, Hong Chengchou did not survive, I despise, but understand. It is not easy to grit your teeth and survive. So, I don't accept it, but I understand it. The current Chongzhen is basically burnt out. It is a mess inside and outside, and there is no way to mix it up. But he still has to hold on until he dies, because the man who can torment him the most has not yet appeared. It is said that since the 12th year of Chongzhen, Comrade Chongzhen often dreamed that there was a person who wrote a word on his hand-yes. It was a very strange dream, and it happened more than once, so he told the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs about the dream and asked them to help explain it. Everyone heard that it was very good and auspicious. I thought about it and it made sense, because it was better than nothing. However, there was one person who turned pale with shock. This person was Wang Chengen, who was Chongzhen's personal eunuch. After the dynasty was over, he found Chongzhen and told him the true meaning of this dream, the terrible meaning-Da Ming will perish. According to Wang Chengen's explanation, "yes" is actually two words.On the top, there is one stroke less of the big characters, and on the bottom, half of the characters are less. So the meaning of this word is Daming, less than half. Chongzhen didn't believe it, he didn't dare to believe it, the Great Ming Dynasty, since Zhu Chongba was defeated, for more than two hundred years, could it be destroyed in his own hands? Personally, I think that Comrade Chongzhen is too worried, because it is not up to him to destroy or not. But this dream is more accurate, I checked it, and the time of his dream is roughly the time when the person who ruined his world appeared. In the twelfth year of Chongzhen (1639), a man walked out of the mountains alone. His entourage is very few, very thin, and very inconspicuous, whether it is Zhang Xianzhong or Huang Taiji, he is far behind.But it was fate that he was the one who finally changed everything, five years later. I won't mention this person, but you know it's Li Zicheng. Li Zicheng squatted in the mountains for more than a year, no one knows what he did, only that he made rapid progress after he came out. In more than a year, he had several thousand people again, occupying several county towns. But as far as the whole country is concerned, he really can't be ranked. Sometimes the economy is difficult, and he has to ask Zhang Xianzhong to help his brother. In view of the difficulty of livelihood, at the beginning of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen (1640), he led his army into Henan, and he was going to try his luck there in the new year and new weather. Generally speaking, this idea is not a good idea, because he used to travel all over the country on business, and Henan is also one of the places where he travels. He ran around without any surprises. But this time is different. In the thirteenth year of Chongzhen (1640), there was a severe drought in Henan. According to historical data, this severe drought was unprecedented in more than two hundred years. The scene in Henan, borrowing the words of the ancients: the bones of the dead are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles. Whether there is a severe drought, no rooster crowing, no cows, no pigs, there is one thing that will never stop—taxation. If there is no taxation, there will be no money to beat Zhang Xianzhong, and no money to defend against Huang Taiji, so it must be levied. In such an environment, it is really difficult for people not to rebel. As for the ending, you don’t need to think about it. The toiling masses, although they are toiling, are also the masses. After working for a long time, the masses will cause trouble, and they will not pay taxes or food. So the following is the famous slogan: Eat his mother, wear his mother, open the gate to welcome King Chuang, and when King Chuang comes, he does not pay food. What did I say before?fate. That's right, it's the number of breaths. To put it bluntly, Qi Shu is just a lifespan, like biscuits, which can only last for three days. If you eat it after three years, you will only have diarrhea. It’s like a house, you can only live in it for 30 years, but if you want to live in it for 40 years, you can only live in a dilapidated house, and you may be buried in it when you go to the toilet. Everything has a useful life, such as rice, such as a dynasty, such as an empire. The difference is that the age of rice is visible, but the age of the dynasty is invisible. Invisible, but still there. Chongzhen didn't believe in Qi Shu, and he didn't believe it at first. In the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, what was feared would come, the backyard caught fire, the front yard also caught fire, Lu Xiangsheng died, Liaodong was defeated, and the Central Plains was in chaos. At a review meeting, he had tensed his nerves for fourteen years and finally broke down. He wailed loudly, and while weeping, he said: I have been on the throne for fourteen years, and I have suffered from hardships, many national affairs, many famines, no food, people cannibalize people, and bandits are everywhere. He couldn't stop crying, kept crying. I sympathize with him. The ministers also seemed to be very sympathetic, and they spoke one after another, saying that it was not your fault. But it's not the emperor's fault, whose fault is it? fate. Almost all the people said these two words in unison. Chongzhen finally recognized it, he admitted that it was luck.But he was not reconciled after all: "Even if it's fate, manpower can also make up for it. After so many years, what's the use of making up for it?" Then go on crying. When Chongzhen was crying, Li Zicheng was advancing, striding forward in his own strength. In Henan, he recruited more than 100,000 people effortlessly, and in just two years, he occupied the entire territory of Henan. In view of the fact that Comrade Chongzhen’s unlucky history has been too long, in view of the fact that he has suffered too much, in view of the fact that I don’t want anyone to say that I mess with Comrade Chongzhen, and in view of the fact that I am more optimistic and don’t like to add insult to injury, so I decided to keep it simple, At least make sure you don't look too depressed. Comrade Li Zicheng is still advancing. A year later, he entered Shaanxi, defeated Sun Chuanting, the last fierce man of the Ming Dynasty, and occupied Xi'an.The Ming army had no power to fight back. In the sixteenth year of Chongzhen (1643), Li Zicheng gathered all his troops in Xi'an and prepared to set off for the capital. He would end the empire that had lasted for more than 270 years. Before setting off, he issued an appeal, which contained eight characters: Yeer Ming Dynasty, the breath is exhausted. Regarding the above eight characters, Chongzhen should have admitted it, because it is impossible not to admit it. Before he came to power, he tried his best to kill the dead ladyboy. After the dead ladyboy was killed, he came out to fight with the party again. After Jin invaded, he spotted Yuan Chonghuan and asked him to come out to work. After a lot of trouble, Houjin failed to go back. The toss was gone. I wanted to try my best, endure it for a few years, do a good job in domestic economic construction, and then go to recover the great rivers and mountains. As a result, there was a natural disaster, and a few people came out to rebel. Dispatch troops, kill some people, etc. After a few people are killed, some more ruthless people (such as Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng) come out, then deploy troops, beat some more ruthless people, surrender, surrender, run away Running, ready to go all out... The Qing army broke in. Well, then go to fight the Qing army, all the main force is transferred to Liaodong, fight for a year and a half, finally boil people away, the backyard caught fire again, those who surrendered did not surrender, and those who ran in ran out again. Coincidentally, there was a famine again, and there was no way to live, so everyone rebelled together. This kind of screenwriting idea is very similar to the classic TV series "Longing" in the early years. According to the screenwriting idea at the time, it was to find a weak woman, and let her encounter any bad things, good things, and disgusting people to death. The overall process Basically, hit with a stick, hold on, hit with another stick, keep holding on until the end, and you will be safe all your life. The story of Chongzhen is like this. It is estimated that the number of sticks he received is much more than that of the heroine, and his ability to resist beatings is stronger, but the difference is that his story does not have a good ending. Because his stories are true, and real things are often cruel. Chongzhen was not a gentle person. He was very impatient and used a lot of force. In today's words, it is called too much force, but the mess can only be settled without too much force. Chongzhen is very frugal. His clothes and socks are all patched. Please note that those who patched are not necessarily very frugal, but often very wasteful. , Fifty taels of silver, this buddy is a complete prodigal, and he said it was very cheap. As for Chongzhen's patch, he asked his wife to make it for free. In addition, Chongzhen has another characteristic: walking slowly, because if you walk fast, the tattered clothes inside will float out-thriftiness is thrift, and face is still needed. He worked very hard. He went to court during the day and worked overtime at night. According to historical records, he had to work for seven or eight hours (fourteen to sixteen hours). To put it simply, what Comrade Chongzhen does is such a job. There is no scope of work, no boundaries of work, and everything has to be controlled. Dirty, poor food, less sleepiness with my wife, only sleep for five or six hours, there are still bad news from time to time, what is called from the north, hit from the west, the ancestral graves were burned, the generals were killed, and the things were destroyed. People robbed and so on. Who does this job? The most unfortunate thing is that Comrade Chongzhen's above-mentioned misfortunes cannot be exchanged for a happy ending-his efforts failed in the end. But what is more unfortunate than the most unfortunate (referred to as the most unfortunate), Chongzhen knows this. Knowing the ending (Note: Tragedy) and not being able to change it, but still going on, this is the greatest tragedy in life. Historical data tell us that Comrade Chongzhen should know his own ending. He talked about his fate and fate many times, and often lamented to others: "Tomorrow is the next day, but I will die in my hands!" However, he still tried his best, went all out, day and night, day and night, diligent, hard-working, never give up until the Great Wall, hit the south wall without looking back, and went to death, until the final outcome came, still did not give up, until the soldiers approached the wall. That day, still did not give up. An amazing person. There is no need to elaborate on the specific process of the ending. As I said, I am a person with a sense of humor. Obviously, at least for Chongzhen, this passage is not humorous. I also said that I don't like to write nonsense. Similarly, for Chongzhen, this paragraph is nonsense. Of course, for Comrade Li Zicheng, this paragraph is very humorous and not nonsense. He set off from Shaanxi and arrived in Beijing in only three months. On March 17th, Li Zicheng's army reached Xizhimen (he came from the west) and began to attack the city. Comrade Chongzhen has a famous saying that all the ministers misunderstood me, and there is another sentence that everyone can kill civil servants. On March 17th, the facts have proved that these two sentences are correct. The cabinet ministers couldn't make up their minds, and they didn't even say a few words, not to mention, all the cronies guarding the city, such as the Minister of the Ministry of War and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, did not resist at all, and all opened the city gate and surrendered. On that day, the outer city fell, and the next day, the inner city fell. Chongzhen lived in the Forbidden City, which is the Forbidden City today. Everyone on the earth who has been there knows how big the Forbidden City is. Here is his final destination. On this night, a lot of things happened, and they were all funerals. In fact, it is very simple to deal with the aftermath, just a few words, the concubine hanged herself, the son ran away (for future troubles, most people don't keep them), the cooking is over, and there is a daughter by her side. This daughter is called Princess Changping. Comrade Jin Yong has already said about her past and present life. Although more than 90% of the relevant content (including the encounter with Comrade Wei Xiaobao later) is nonsense, one thing is correct. , he did cut off his daughter's arm. This move is very famous in history, but the actual situation is much more complicated than many people imagined, but in any case, the reason is simple, he does not want this daughter to fall into the hands of the enemy and suffer greater humiliation. Not cruelty, but kindness. I know that many people will never understand, and that's because they never need to understand. After dealing with everything, Chongzhen decided to do the last thing - commit suicide. Suicide is a relatively courageous thing. According to a certain philosopher, if you dare to die, don’t you dare to live?No guts. But the reality is cruel. In today's world, to survive, you need more courage than to die. But Chongzhen's death was not cowardice, but an attitude, a responsible attitude. As I said, the so-called dynasty is similar to a company unit. If something happens to the unit, the leader must be held accountable, including demotion, wage deductions, dismissal, and of course, suicide. Chongzhen decided to commit suicide, and he intended to use this method to express his views as follows: One, never compromise. Two, never be a prisoner. Three, dignity. So, that night, Chongzhen boarded Meishan (called Jingshan today), accompanied by an eunuch named Wang Chengen. that's all? So be it. He left his last words: All the ministers misunderstood me, and when I die, I will see my ancestors without a face, and I will remove the crown to cover my face, let the thieves divide the corpse, and don't hurt a single person. Everything is over. He walked to the tree. It should be over. According to the usual practice, when everyone's narration ends, there will be a concluding sentence, and when this dynasty ends, there will also be a sentence, the last sentence. Yes, I have already written this sentence, not yesterday, nor the day before yesterday, but a few years ago, in my first book, at the end of the paragraph when Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, there was a sentence, that sentence, almost Years ago, I wrote it. do you remember? All dynasties, his beginning is just like his end, so there is this concluding sentence, yes, it is the following sentence: Once on this path, there is no turning back.