Liu Zongmin was a very brave general in the li zicheng rebellion at the end of the Ming Dynasty. But later, as the rebel army grew stronger and stronger, Liu Zongmin went to rob Chen Yuanyuan, a beautiful concubine of Wu Sangui. At that time, the forces of Wu Sangui's branch were considering whether to submit to Emperor Taiji or Li Zicheng.
After Pingbai was robbed of his wife for no reason, Wu Sangui immediately chose to submit to Daqing. After that, he joined forces with the Qing Dynasty to suppress the rebel army. In the end, the rebel army was defeated by Wu Sangui and Huang Taiji. In the process of retreating, Liu Zongmin was caught and killed.
First, Liu Zongmin, a capable general
The Ming Dynasty was the last han Chinese to take power, and was later replaced by the Manchu-founded Qing Dynasty. However, before the Qing army entered the customs, because the rule of the late Ming Dynasty was too cruel, many ordinary people could not stand it and began to resist armed resistance.
Li Zicheng was one of the leaders of several teams that first began the uprising, and the scale of the later period was the largest. Li Zicheng had a capable general named Liu Zongmin. Liu Zongmin lost his father at a very young age, and the reason for his father's death was that he could not stand the harsh taxes of the late Ming Dynasty, so he chose to hang himself.
Since then, Liu Zongmin and his mother have become beggars and rely on each other for their lives. Later, his mother also starved to death in the process of begging, so Liu Zongmin began to hate the government and landlords from a very young age. Later, in order to survive, Liu Zongmin, who was very young, apprenticed a blacksmith. Kung Fu paid off, and finally Liu Zongmin became a teacher in his 20s.
After The Revolt, Li Zicheng led his men along the way to rob the rich and help the poor, and later passed through the village where Liu Zongmin lived. Li Zicheng asked Liu Zongmin to help them build weapons, and seeing that Liu Zongmin was in kong wu, he asked him if he wanted to join the uprising. So Liu Zongmin joined Li Zicheng's team without saying a word. Liu Zongmin was very brave in battle and made great achievements many times.
Later, the Ming court sent a general to lead troops to suppress Li Zicheng's peasant army, and in the process, the peasant army suffered heavy losses. At the first moment, Liu Zongmin decided to coexist and die with Li Zicheng regardless of life and death. It may also be Liu Zongmin's will to survive and his determination to overthrow the Ming Dynasty in the uprising that infected the other soldiers in the team.
When their lives were in danger, they exploded with powerful energy. Later, under the leadership of Liu Zongmin, the remaining remnants of the rebel army broke through by chance. In the years that followed, the peasant army grew back into strength and dealt a powerful blow to the Ming dynasty's army.
In 1643, Li Zicheng established a simple regime and handed over the power of soldiers and horses to Liu Zongmin. But a year later, Wu Sangui submitted to Emperor Taiji. The two of them jointly launched a fierce attack on the rebel army, and finally Liu Zongmin was captured and killed by the enemy in the process of retreating.
2. Submit to the Great Qing
Wu Sangui was also a well-known figure in the Ming and Qing dynasties. He was born into a family of eunuchs and received a good education in all aspects. Moreover, Wu Sangui himself is also particularly contentious, and he has been able to write and fight since he was a child. Wu Sangui is a very smart person, no matter what he does, he knows to leave a way back for himself.
Earlier, Wu Sangui had been following his father in the ranks to fight against the Qing army, and in many battles, Wu Sangui had shown high combat skills. But in any case, the general trend of the Ming Dynasty has gone, and it is not possible to save it with one or two generals. Wu Sangui had always had the most direct contact between the Qing army and the Qing army outside the Guanwai.
Therefore, Wu Sangui received the invitation of Emperor Taiji to him very early. Wu Sangui has been hesitant between the choices of whether to continue to fight for the Ming Dynasty or surrender directly to the Qing army. During that period, Wu Sangui seemed to have one more choice, that is, Li Zicheng, who was gradually gaining strength. In Wu Sangui's eyes, Li Zicheng is also an object worthy of defection.
After all, Li Zicheng made his fortune from a peasant and had no family background, and Li Zicheng was better fooled than the Ming Emperor and Emperor Taiji. Later, the Ming Dynasty Beijing Division was besieged by the Qing army and needed Wu Sangui to bring troops from outside the Guan to rescue. Unexpectedly, in the process of Wu Sangui leading his troops to rush towards the Beijing Division, the Beijing Division had already fallen, and the emperor committed suicide.
In this way, Wu Sangui had one less choice, and he either chose to submit to Emperor Taiji or surrender to Li Zicheng. In the process of Wu Sangui's hesitation and not knowing what to choose, a key thing happened. That is, Liu Zongmin boldly took Wu Sangui's concubine Chen Yuanyuan captive, so that it was equivalent to a beam between the two of them.
At that time, Wu Sangui was a force that both sides wanted to fight for, and Liu Zongmin's arrogant approach was tantamount to lifting a stone and dropping it on his own feet. Wu Sangui immediately found Emperor Taiji to show his goodwill and expressed his willingness to send li Zicheng's rebel army for him.
Within two years, the Qing army annihilated Li Zicheng's team. During the war, Liu Zongmin was killed, and Wu Sangui snatched Chen Yuanyuan back again. Moreover, Wu Sangui, who took the initiative to surrender and helped emperor Taiji to ambush the peasant army, was crowned as the king of Pingxi, and had great power.
3. Chen Yuanyuan, a famous prostitute in Wuzhong
Chen Yuanyuan entered the pear garden very early when he was young to learn singing, and was a famous man in the Wuzhong area. Chen Yuanyuan was very famous in the entire Wuzhong region at that time, first, because of her beauty, sinking fish and falling geese, closing the moon and shy flowers. The second is because of her singing skills. But Chen Yuanyuan is a weak woman, although her singing skills are unmatched, she is powerless to protect herself in the chaotic world.
She was first snatched into her home by a high official of the imperial court, but then there was a change in the official's family. In order to continue to maintain his power in the imperial court, the official wanted to climb the big tree of Wu Sangui. Wu Sangui was invited by this official to his home to enjoy singing and dancing, and during the banquet, he became fascinated with Chen Yuanyuan, who was singing opera, so he naturally led Chen Yuanyuan back to the palace.
However, unexpectedly, later Liu Zongmin coveted Chen Yuanyuan and snatched her away, and Wu Sangui turned to Emperor Taiji to defeat Li Zicheng's rebel army and snatched Chen Yuanyuan back. Chen Yuanyuan was originally in Wu Sangui's mansion and was a very favored concubine.
However, since Wu Sangui was crowned the King of Pingxi by Emperor Taiji, his power was monstrous. Since then, more and more beautiful concubines have appeared in Wushan Gui's mansion, some of which were snatched by Wu Sangui and some of which were sent by others. And Chen Yuanyuan gradually faded and relaxed, and was snubbed by Wu Sangui.
4. Summary
Whether it was Wu Sangui or Liu Zongmin, they wanted to take Chen Yuanyuan for themselves, but only to satisfy their own selfish desires. The most pitiful person in the whole process is Chen Yuanyuan, who also represents a part of the women who lived in the wartime. They have no will of their own, they have to live dependent on others, and in the end they will be abandoned as they age and decline.