Li Zicheng lived in Beijing for 42 days and experienced the ups and downs of life. What happened at that time?

In his life after entering Beijing, Li Zicheng experienced all kinds of things in the world. He stood out from many peasant uprisings and overthrew the Ming Dynasty. Originally, he wanted to be a good king, but Many times it is out of control. He never thought that he would win the war and become an emperor, so he never thought deeply about what kind of emperor he wanted to be. In history, we will only remember that Li Zicheng entered Beijing for pleasure, but will not remember Li Zicheng's sadness after entering Beijing.

When Li Zicheng entered Beijing, he had less than fifty soldiers and horses left. He had no intention of overthrowing the Ming Dynasty. At most, he wanted to let Emperor Chongzhen make himself a king. But unexpectedly, the ministers in the Ming Dynasty betrayed Emperor Chongzhen. They had long wanted to overthrow Chongzhen's rule, so when Li Zicheng invaded Beijing, the ministers helped Li Zicheng capture the Ming Dynasty. But only a month later, these ministers all turned to the Manchu Qing and Wu Sangui.

After entering Beijing, Li Zicheng did not embarrass the descendants of the Ming Dynasty. Instead, he buried Emperor Chongzhen generously. He wanted to get the people and ministers to support him. But Li Zicheng was short of money, so he reached out to the nobles and ministers. In this way, Li Zicheng lacked the most important support. After Li Zicheng entered Beijing, he opened warehouses to provide grain for the people, and won the support of many people, and his army also increased day by day. However, he was defeated a month later, and these soldiers no longer supported him.

Li Zicheng was so happy after entering Beijing that he indulged himself very much and indulged in drinking and sex all day long, ignoring the potential dangers. And when Li Zicheng was defeated and retreated from Beijing, he felt the desolation of the world. The army and the people who had clung to him before were gone. Li Zicheng was so indulgent in Beijing that he forgot his purpose and proclaimed himself emperor. It was not until the day before he withdrew from Beijing that he officially became emperor. Gradually, this incident became known as a very shameful incident. And Li Zicheng also left a joke-like character in history.