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What clues can we get about Li Zicheng's whereabouts from his genealogy?
In the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng, who approached the capital, began to pay attention to appease the refugees. He paid for the farmers? Cattle, mulberry and reclamation? It can be said that this move won him some popularity, but it didn't last long. When he really entered the capital and sat in the Zhang Long chair in the Forbidden City, Li Zicheng began to see things in a blur. This imperial city, which has precipitated countless luxuries and glories, has the largest and most invisible power in the world, making Li Zicheng's armor instantly annihilated. He began to relax, accept maids and choose concubines, reward generals and so on.

It can be said that at that time, Chu Zhuangwang and his men were firmly captured by splendor, which made people think of Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang. He escaped several times and broke into Xianyang. When he entered the palace of the Emperor of Qin, Liu Bang, a cunning and sophisticated man, was also defeated. He is intoxicated in a rich country and doesn't want to meet his subordinates or listen to endless nonsense. At that moment, nothing can be compared with the supreme luxury and gentleness.

Li Zicheng was immersed in Miyagi for more than a month, and everything was soon shattered. Outside Shanhaiguan, Wu Sangui, who vowed to seize the land of the Central Plains from Qing Dynasty, is fighting side by side. Dashun Army was losing ground, and Li Zicheng packed his bags and left the Forbidden City, which made him love and hate, and once again stepped into an endless career of running for his life.

Under the siege of the Qing Dynasty, Li Zicheng retreated all the way, and finally he came to Jiugong Mountain in Hubei. Unexpectedly, this is his final destination. In Jiugong Mountain, the once famous King Chuang disappeared mysteriously in history. Historical records of Li Zicheng's whereabouts are also quite diverse. The Ming Dynasty said that he died in Jiugong Mountain, while the Biography of Li Zicheng in Qianlong period pointed out that Li Zicheng fled for his life in disguise and was captured? Jiashan? Become a monk and eventually die in a temple.

So what happened to Li Zicheng hiding in Jiugong Mountain? Is he dead or in seclusion? Hundreds of years later, it is difficult to find the truth again, but history is always like this, which will leave some clues for future generations. In the early years, a large number of literati suddenly came from afar in Qingcheng Town, Lanzhou, Gansu Province. They all went to a remote mountain village in the town to visit an old man named Li Wensheng.

The old man is very old, but he is very talkative. He told visiting experts about his ancestors' experiences over and over again, and showed a very old and tattered Li Family Tree over and over again. It turns out that the last whereabouts of Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, are recorded here. Li Wensheng's genealogical records show that he is the great-grandson of Li Zicheng's uncle Li Bin 14.

Genealogy clearly records that Li Zicheng has been arranging his retreat since he was forced out of Beijing. He ordered his cronies to pretend to be vendors and managed to transport all the treasures accumulated for decades back to Lanzhou. When he realized that there was no hope of a comeback, he decided to pull out quickly, leave the big party with his brother and flee back to Lanzhou. This generation worships Chuang Wang very much and has a spontaneous protection for him. Li Zicheng hid in the mountains to avoid the world until he died.

It has been identified that this genealogy was compiled during the reign of Kangxi, with a very long history. All kinds of legends in the Qing Dynasty tend to hide in the mountains and become monks, so it is not groundless. Maybe it's just body double, the body of Li Zicheng who died in Jiugong Mountain. Of course, the record of genealogy can only be regarded as a clue, and no archaeological evidence can not replace historical materials. The ultimate whereabouts of Li Zicheng, the king of explorers, can only be based on archaeological excavations, and this historical mystery can be truly uncovered.