Zhou Zhong

Zhou Zhong

Zhou Zhong, whose name is Jiesheng, was born in Jintan, Jiangsu Province. He is famous for his life. Chongzhen 16 years (1643) Jinshi, Imperial Academy Shuji Shi.

Personage introduction

Zhou Zhong, whose name is Jiesheng, was born in Jintan, Jiangsu Province. He is famous for his life. Chongzhen 16 years (1643) Jinshi, Imperial Academy Shuji Shi.

Character story

In 1644, Li Zicheng fell into the capital, and the bell came out. Gu Junen recommended Niu Jinxing as a thief, and he was given a review by hongwenguan. Zhou Zhong also drafted an imperial edict for Li Zicheng to ascend the throne. Li Zicheng withdrew from Beijing, and Zhou Zhong fled back to Jiangnan.

However, before Zhou Zhong came back, there was Xu Shilin, a member of Zhou's sect. Xu Shilin told the teacher and everyone that Zhou Zhong had taken refuge with Li Chuang. Later, Zhou Chu privately engraved records of Yanzhong and guobianlu, which included articles such as Quanjin Biao and xiajiangnan CE, which were said to have been written by Zhou Zhong for Li Zicheng. In particular, it is said in the table of persuading the emperor Chongzhen that "his only husband gives him the first place, and all his surnames return to his heart", and Li Zicheng is praised as "superior to Yao and Shun for his martial arts, and superior to Tang and Wu for his virtue." The Southern Ming Dynasty was in a great uproar, all denouncing Zhou Zhongzhi's rebellion.

What Zhou Zhong took refuge in was Li Zicheng's Dashun regime. Ruan Dacheng threatened to "attack the rebellious case, and I will fight against it." In August of the same year, Ma Shiying said to Emperor Hongguang, "the good scholar Zhou Zhong, who has not been persuaded to enter the south of the Yangtze River, also advised the thieves to decide the south of the Yangtze River as early as possible. When he heard that he tasted the horse in front of the Zi palace of the former Emperor, his officials could not help but point out. His uncle Ying Qiu and Wei Zhongxian were both Eagle dogs. Today, Zhong is a loyal official of the intruder. Xiao Yu is the best one, and he rebelled against the party Zhong in two generations: Yi Jia and Chi Zu Zhu. His elder brother Quan is the class of toilet and clothes, and his elder brother's bodyguard is just like the Department of Yin Qing: they should all sit down and use Qing to rebel against the party. "

The "Shun case" arose from this, and the people who restored the society suffered successively. First, Zhou Zhong was arrested and jailed, and Zhou's conviction was obstructed by the minister. Later, Ma Shiying told emperor Hongguang his old story: "when his majesty ascended the throne, he initiated a different plan. It's Zhong's sin that stops the whole body, and it's the real sin of the state. " Zhou Biao was the "Lixian faction" of King Yonglu at the beginning. Naturally, he was the mortal enemy of the "Liqin faction". He was convicted together with Lei yanzuo.

The people involved in the "Shun case" were not executed because of the minister's interference. Wu Yingji, Hou Chaozong and others also took part in the rescue operation. Zuo Liangyu, a general in Wuchang, Hubei Province, issued an address because of his discord with the Southern Ming Dynasty, saying that Ma and Ruan had formed Zhou Cha and Lei yanzuo and would send troops eastward to the "side of the Qing emperor.". Ma and Ruan feel that Zhou Gu colluded with Zuo Liangyu and decided to quickly execute the relevant personnel in the Shun case.

Zhou Zhong was beheaded in the city. Before his execution, he yelled, "kill me, and the world will be peaceful!" Before his death, Zhou Chu and Lei yanzuo wrote to each other about the death of the former Emperor. Will not be buried, "such as Wu Yu Xu eye things, set coffin Yuhuatai side." Before long, shikefa died in Yangzhou and Nanjing was conquered by the Qing army.

Huang Zongxi said in his poem "Gan Jiu": "in the southern capital, we should guard against the chaos and be anxious about the owls, and Yu Yilian invited himself. "Shun case" in Nanming dynasty became an unjust case for Ma and Ruan to revenge their personal grievances.

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