Who is the most hateful traitor in Chinese history? How does it end?

Speaking of traitors, we refer to those people who have betrayed their world and souls. The most famous traitor in modern history is Wang Jingwei, and the most famous traitor in Ming Dynasty history is Wu Sangui. It disgusts the common people, like a rat crossing the street. But what I want to talk about today is the most abominable traitor in Chinese history. His reputation even surpasses that of Wu Sangui. Next let's take a look at who he is.

For Wu Sangui, he had personal reasons for becoming a traitor. He introduced Qing soldiers into the capital because of some grudges between him and Li Zicheng. But Sun Zhixian was different. He didn't have any hatred towards others, but he did many intolerable things. He forced the Han people to "shave their hair and change their clothes", fully obeyed the orders of the Qing soldiers, and massacred nearly two million Han people.

Sun Zhixian was a Jinshi in the Ming Dynasty and later entered the Hanlin Academy. After going there, the first thing he did was to deal with the interpersonal relationship with the eunuch and flatter the eunuch. He followed Wei Zhongxian and did many things that betrayed the imperial court, without any patriotism. Sun Zhixian is a person who pays special attention to interests. As long as it can make him prosperous, no matter what evil he does, it doesn't matter to him. After Wei Zhongxian was eliminated, Emperor Chongzhen ordered all the books written by the eunuchs to be burned, but Sun Zhixian did not stop because of this, and always wanted to find opportunities to stand out.

When the Ming Dynasty fell, Sun Zhixian was very happy. He distributed all his family's money to the Qing soldiers. In the early days of the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, the emperor did not require Han officials to wear Manchu clothes. However, in order to win over the relationship with the Manchus, Sun Zhixian was the first to shave his head and wear Manchu clothes, which was despised by many Han officials.

Later, Sun Zhixian submitted a memorial to the emperor, made suggestions to the emperor, and ordered the Han people to shave their heads, otherwise there would be a possibility of the revival of the Ming Dynasty. The emperor believed his words and started the "head-shaving order" directly. For Han people, hair cannot be cut casually. It was Sun Zhixian's evil idea that made the Han people always want to resist.

Due to the issuance of the "Head-Shaving Order", nearly one million Han people were innocently killed. The Han officials couldn't stand it any longer, so they impeached Sun Zhixian to the emperor, saying that he had embezzled money. The emperor sent him to the countryside, and his situation became very embarrassing. Later, an army that resisted the Qing Dynasty came to Sun Zhixian's home and arrested all his family members.

Sun Zhixian was tied to a pillar by the soldiers, and the people in the whole city came to see his joke. The people stuck many needles in his head and sewed his mouth shut with needles. Sun Zhixian wailed in pain, but the people were indifferent. In the end, he was dismembered and died, which was considered the retribution he deserved.

Sun Zhixian’s cemetery in Dazhuang Village, Boshan District, Zibo, Shandong Province, has been stolen many times. Obviously he could make a living by relying on his talent, but he chose to become a traitor.