Hanging theory
He who hanged himself hanged himself. According to the report of the commander-in-chief of the Qing army, Azig, to the court, the report said: "... when he fled his country, he had only twenty people, so he was trapped by the villagers and could not escape, so he hanged himself." However, later generations thought that Li Zicheng was brave and strong, and there was no possibility of suicide. Moreover, Azig's statement is not seen with his own eyes, so the authenticity is very low.
Death in combat theory
The record in Tongshan County Records is: "Nine uncles gather in Xiaoyuankou to kill thieves first"; However, the Genealogy of Cheng recorded: "The thief Li Yan was suppressed at the foot of Niuji Mountain"; There is no clear point that Cheng Jiubo did kill Li Zicheng, only that he killed Li Yan. So who is Li Yan? What may be the relationship between Li Yan and Li Zicheng? Could they be the same person?
However, after consulting the historical materials of Li Zicheng's hometown, such as Mizhi County Records and Yan 'an Prefecture Records, it is found that there are many opinions about Li Zicheng's birth name and name, but there is no extension.
Abnormal death theory
Death by mistake is death by mistake. In Wu's Sui Koulue in the early Qing Dynasty, it was said: Li Zicheng rode twenty horses to Jiugong Mountain, and told the soldiers to stay at the foot of the mountain and visit the temple himself. The local villagers "suspected that they were robbers". When they bowed down to the statue of Yuan Di in Li Zicheng, there was a lotus bell behind them, and their heads were injured. Li Zicheng immediately fainted and "couldn't get up". At this time, the villagers swarmed and smashed their heads and died. When the villagers searched their money, they found the "golden seal" and knew that they had killed the wrong person. "Daxie, escape from the back hill."
Fight to death theory
In the Waste Book written by Fermi during the reign of Kangxi, it was said: "When Li Zicheng led eighteen riders and crossed Jiugong Mountain Ridge from Tongshan", the villagers "heard the thief coming, and a group of climbers attacked the stone and defeated eighteen riders." Li Zicheng fought with his bare hands with Cheng Jiubo, a mountaineer. Cheng Jiubo was no match. Li Zicheng fell on Cheng Jiubo and "drew his sword and killed him". But the knife was stained with blood and oozed with mud; I haven't pulled it out for a while. Just then, Cheng Jiubo's nephew Jin slammed Li Zicheng's head with a spade from behind and died immediately.
The Zen and Concealment Theory of Jiashan Temple
Viewpoint: 198 1 year, an ancient tomb was discovered in Jiashan Temple, Shimen, Hunan. Archaeologists found that the owner of the tomb, monk Feng Tianyu, was buried according to this custom, which is different from the local burial custom. Finally, through all kinds of physical evidence, he thinks that Feng Tianyu monk is probably Li Zicheng.
However, the doubt is obvious: in the history of becoming a monk in Yushan, Feng Jia, Feng Jiayu had close contacts with local officials, while Li Zicheng's appearance characteristics of "northern Shaanxi accent, a little over forty years old, blind in one eye" were quite obvious, and it was easy to expose his identity, which obviously did not match his identity.
Qingcheng retreat theory
Views put forward by relatives of Li Zicheng.
Located in the home of Weiziwan Village, Qingcheng Town, I found a copy of Li's Genealogy, which was edited in the third year of Kangxi (1664). After investigation and study, a brand-new conclusion was drawn. After Li Zicheng's defeat, he disguised himself as a monk and took refuge in his uncle Li Bin in Qingcheng, Yuzhong. In his later years, Li Zicheng lived in a nearby ravine and was buried at the foot of Longtoubaozi Mountain.