Li Zicheng's top soldiers, Liu Zongmin and Song Xiance, were captured by the Qing army. Why was Liu Zongmin killed and Song Xiance not killed?

Because Liu Zongmin took people to copy Wu Sangui's home and took away Wu Sangui's lover Chen Yuanyuan, it can be said that Wu Sangui will definitely kill him. In addition, the Qing government thought it was a great disaster to keep Liu Zongmin, and under the action of these two reasons, it directly killed Liu Zongmin.

Intense hatred

You know, before Wu Sangui took refuge in the Qing government, Liu Zongmin took people to copy Wu Sangui's home, took Wu Sangui's father away, and took his favorite Chen Yuanyuan away. There was a deep hatred and there was no chance of reconciliation, so Wu Sangui found a new backer, the Qing government.

Facts have also proved that his choice is right. When the Qing government defeated Li Zicheng, Wu Sangui had a chance to catch Liu Zongmin, because Liu Zongmin had no resistance at this time. As a prisoner, Wu Sangui will naturally retaliate. If he doesn't kill Liu Zongmin, it is estimated that Wu Sangui can't sleep either. So Wu Sangui suggested that the Qing government kill Liu Zongmin. The Qing government thought Liu Zongmin was a nobody, so it killed him, and Liu Zongmin died.

Liu Zongmin is a brave soldier.

According to the strength, Liu Zongmin is a valiant soldier, and keeping him is definitely a big threat to the Qing army. Because Liu Zongmin was brave and good at fighting, he won the Ming army many times and made contributions with Li Zicheng, which made people uneasy, so the Qing army thought so.

Without Liu Zongmin, it would be difficult to go back to Dongshan after the Ming Dynasty, so the Qing government felt that it was most appropriate to kill him instead of letting him go. In addition, Aziz wanted him to surrender, but unfortunately he didn't surrender and scolded him. Aziz naturally can't control him, so people will not be loyal to the Qing Dynasty, and leaving him will only be a catastrophe.