According to historical records, it was indeed Li Zicheng who overthrew the Ming Dynasty, because the Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty was pushed to the back of the Forbidden City by him, which is now a crooked-necked tree on Jingshan Mountain, lamenting that he was harmed by his ministers. According to the words of the Qing Dynasty, he married the capital where Li Zicheng was located, and Li Zicheng established the right of Dashun certificate, awarded Dashun Bao Tong and sat on the throne for many days, but later it was because of the confrontation with Wu Sangui and Houjin.

So what did Li Zicheng do to overthrow the Ming Dynasty?

In fact, Li Zicheng was an employee of the Ming Dynasty. According to the present situation, Li Zicheng is a postman, but this postman lost his job because of a mistake made by Chongzhen. He was miserable at that time, too. Li Zicheng, who couldn't pay back the money, lost his job and was beaten by the local officials. Finally, he reluctantly joined the peasant uprising army against the Ming Dynasty.

In this way, Li Zicheng changed the course of the Ming Dynasty. He joined Gao Yingxiang's team, and won many battles because of his bravery and weakness in knowing the Ming army. Later, when Gao Yingxiang died, everyone had no choice but to elect Li Zicheng as the new king. Under the leadership of Li Zicheng, this team has become bigger and bigger, and its influence is getting bigger and bigger.

Chongzhen was in a hurry, so he sent a general to conquer Li Zicheng. Because of all kinds of encirclement and suppression, Li Zicheng was finally trapped in the carriage gorge, almost completely annihilated. They thought of a way to escape under the guise of surrender. Their plans were really mixed and they successfully escaped from the carriage gorge. Although there were not many people in Li Zicheng at this time, it changed its operational policy. He took his team to the place where the famine was the worst at that time.

At this time, they shouted a slogan, that is, the king came and there was no food. This sentence just made many people feel the same way, so Li Zicheng's team began to grow bigger and bigger, and more and more people joined in, making his rebels as powerful as snowballs. When Chongzhen tried to contain him again,

Li Zicheng has become a climate. The Ming army could not suppress Li Zicheng at all. Finally, Li Zicheng besieged the capital with a great army. Originally, Li Zicheng gave Chongzhen a chance to be king, and let him be king in Shaanxi. Of course, Shaanxi became his territory, but Chongzhen didn't want to. He wanted ministers to donate money to help the Ming Dynasty survive, but they quit. Finally, the Ming Dynasty was destroyed by Li Zicheng.

In fact, the root cause of the demise of the Ming Dynasty has little to do with Li Zicheng, and the most important reason comes from Chongzhen. If it weren't for all the defections of Chongzhen, it is estimated that the Ming Dynasty could drag on for a long time.