The Forbidden City was built in Yongle period of Ming Dynasty, which consumed a lot of manpower and material resources. It took four generations to complete. It is no exaggeration to say that it embodies the highest wisdom and skills of the ancient handicraft era in China. Six hundred years have passed in a hurry, but the Forbidden City has been standing there neatly, leaving traces of the years but not being eroded by the long years. The heavy sense of history and the magnificence that shocked the world are the temperament precipitation given to the Forbidden City by time and humanistic care.
Since the establishment of the Forbidden City in the Ming Dynasty, later emperors have lived in this area for a long time. There are 25 * * * in historical records, but the total number of * * * in Qing Dynasty and Ming Dynasty is 24, so what is the origin of the other emperor? It belongs neither to the Qing Dynasty nor to the Ming Dynasty. Let's have a look.
This is about the Shun Dynasty, a very short-lived dynasty that we simply ignored in the late Ming Dynasty. Shun Dynasty was founded by Li Zicheng, a peasant uprising. It took him 16 years to fight all the way. Finally, in 1644, that is, in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, he ascended the throne and established political power. At that time, Xi 'an was its capital, and the dynasty was changed to Shun, with the title of Yongchang.
But on second thought, Li Zicheng didn't think it was a good idea. Because the emperors of the Ming Dynasty basically lived in the Forbidden City in Beijing for a long time, he also planned to live in the Forbidden City, which would give them a sense of replacement and victory. So Li Zicheng also rushed to attack Beijing, plowing and sweeping holes in just over two months, and smoothly settled in the Forbidden City with the company of various ministers.
Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty committed suicide because of Li Zicheng's attack, and made Xi 'an his capital. There is still room for turning over. However, Li Zicheng brought people into his home. Emperor Zhu Youjian of Chongzhen deeply understood that the regime established by his ancestors more than 200 years ago could not be maintained after all, so he chose to hang himself and ended his humiliating time.
It is only said that Li Zicheng named the country as "Yongchang", but the national movement in Shun Dynasty was not so smooth and prosperous. Less than a month after Li Zicheng stayed in the Forbidden City, the commotion began. Originally, it was because of the riot of Wu Sangui, a veteran of Liaodong company commanders in the Ming Dynasty. But at first, Wu Sangui's original intention was not to resist Shun Dynasty, but to serve him on the instructions of Emperor Chongzhen.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Chongzhen didn't commit suicide until they came over. When Li Zicheng occupied the Forbidden City, Wu Sangui changed his mind and set sail for Beijing under the slogan of welcoming the new owner.
But later, Wu Sangui changed his mind. Now it is not only Li Zicheng who wants to gain political power, but also Huang Taiji in the Qing Dynasty. Although Li Zicheng proclaimed himself for the time being, the outcome is still unknown. So Wu Sangui manipulated the very important Shanhaiguan, trying to be a fisherman who won the competition between snipe and clam.
Li Zicheng advocated the enemy before the enemy. At first, he sent someone to throw an olive branch to Wu Sangui several times, expecting him to submit to the Shun Dynasty. But Wu Sangui did not give the exact intention. When he fails to become a friend, he can only be regarded as an enemy. In this case, Li Zicheng can only handle the incident by force, but he thinks that Wu Sangui's military service is very brave and brave. Li Zicheng can only use personal expedition to boost morale.
The emperor didn't stay in the Forbidden City for a long time, but in 28 days, Li Zicheng led Rongxing to war. It was later proved that he not only had no lasting fate with the Forbidden City, but also had a short life with his dynasty.
Wu Sangui took refuge in Li Shimin of Qing Dynasty, so that the two armies fought against Rong Line of Shun Dynasty together, and the result of being outnumbered was also expected. After all, Li Zicheng finally ended up in Dabei and returned to the Forbidden City with a skirmisher. In just four days, he held an enthronement ceremony in the Forbidden City, which officially declared his emperor's orthodox status.
Later, he ordered ordinary people to go into exile outside the city, set fire to the palaces left by the Ming Dynasty, including the towers, and then led the troops out of the Forbidden City. After that, he never returned. He is Li Zicheng of Shun Dynasty who got rid of 24 Ming and Qing emperors who lived in the Forbidden City.
Conclusion: In the fifth month after Li Zicheng's separation, the Forbidden City finally welcomed her new owner again. The emperor shunzhi, the first emperor of the Qing Dynasty, established the Qing regime. It's an impregnable palace. People come and go.