Li Zicheng was one of the leaders of the Rebel Army in the late Ming Dynasty. His background is similar to that of Zhu Yuanzhang, and he is also a poor servant. Later, he endured the exploitation of not being in the imperial court and began to rebel. After more than ten years of bloody fighting, he finally entered the capital and directly killed Emperor Chongzhen.
Dashun regime was established, but Li Zicheng's achievements were only a flash in the pan, and soon went to extinction. It seems that from the moment he entered Beijing, good luck left him.
What is the reason for Li Zicheng's failure? Many experts have been analyzing the reasons. On the surface, Li Zicheng was defeated by the joint siege of Wu Sangui and the Qing army, but on a deeper level, some historical experts said that Li Zicheng was short of talents.
For example, Gu Yingtai of the Qing Dynasty said that "a self-contained person will be as fierce as a dog only if he has extraordinary talents", and that Li Zicheng did not have too many talents and his staff did not have too outstanding talents to plan his future, so he failed.
Some historians also said that Li Zicheng was not a strategic plan, and Li Zicheng was able to lead the army all the way to Beijing, indicating that he had military talent, at least his talent was better than that of Emperor Chongzhen. But at that time, the domestic situation was very complicated, and the Qing army outside the customs was eyeing it.
This is what Li Zicheng should control most, but Li Zicheng completely ignored the Qing army. Later, in the Shanhaiguan War, he also confronted the Qing army head-on, but Dourgen made Li Zicheng and Wu Sangui lose both sides.
Others think that Li Zicheng's failure is similar to that of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, which is caused by infighting. After Li Zicheng entered Daming Palace, he began to feel high. His general Li Yan once advised him not to do so, but Li Zicheng joined forces with Niu Jinxing to kill Yan Li. This led to internal division, and the entire Dashun army was separated from Germany, and there was no fighting capacity anymore.
There seems to be some truth in these statements, but to sum them up, Fan Wencheng and Fan Wencheng should be college students in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties.
He is the seventeenth grandson of Fan Zhongyan, who cares about the country and the people and serves the country wholeheartedly. Unfortunately, Fan Wencheng did not inherit the fine traditions of his ancestors, and joined the camp of the Qing army, becoming a great traitor. Although Fan Wencheng was a traitor, he summed up the reasons why Li Zicheng failed.
According to the draft of Qing history, Fan Wencheng said that Li Zicheng's failure was mainly due to "widespread indignation and resentment". The so-called "wrath of heaven" refers to Li Zicheng forcing Emperor Chongzhen to death.
In ancient times, this was the following felony. Since ancient times, the rebels who forced the emperor to death, such as Xiang Yu and Yu Wenhuaji, have come to no good end, which will arouse the wrath of heaven. Unfortunately, that's what Li Zicheng did.
And "ten points" shows the literati's resentment towards Li Zicheng. Li Zicheng fought all the way. In order to raise food and grass, he usually robbed the rich officials of the Ming Dynasty. Although these corrupt officials deserved it, Li Zicheng not only robbed them, but also tortured them, including many honest officials.
Li Zicheng's practice undoubtedly made him lose the heart of a scholar. Scholars are no longer on Li Zicheng's side, so he can't scamper naturally.
"People hate" is the hatred of the people. Li Zicheng said he wouldn't disturb the people when he started an uprising. But after occupying the capital, he began to enjoy the fruits of victory and no longer bound his subordinates. Even a series of atrocities, such as "plundering people, polluting women and burning houses", made people's good expectations for Li Zicheng vanish in an instant.
Although Fan Wencheng is a traitor and his personality is not very good, his analysis of Li Zicheng's failure is quite in place, don't you think?