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Why did Emperor Chongzhen cut off Princess Changping's arm before hanging himself?

At that time, there was a coup d' é tat in Emperor Chongzhen, and his rule was about to end. However, the ancients in China thought that the ruling royal family should not be insulted by the next ruler, but should live or die with the country. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen said to the queen: You are the mother of this country, and the country has perished, so you should take your own life. The queen was also a sensible person, so she hanged herself. After that, the emperor went to the places of the children in turn and killed them personally. As for the eldest daughter, Princess Changping, she survived because Emperor Chongzhen thought she was dead after cutting off her arm, but she came back to life. Emperor Chongzhen also said such a famous saying before cutting: Why bother to be born in an imperial family? Although the royal family is glamorous on the surface, sometimes our people are lucky.