A short story about the demise of the Ming Dynasty

Legend has it that at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng led an army to fight outside Beijing. In order to scare Emperor Chongzhen, Li Zicheng sent Yan Li, a senior counselor, to dress up as a fortune teller, the so-called Li Bubu seed. He could predict the future life and came to the palace to tell fortune with his personality. When Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty heard that Li Zicheng had hit the gates of Beijing, he was very anxious and fidgety, like ants on hot bricks. At this time, the personal eunuch flattered the emperor to go out of the palace for fun. The emperor also had this idea, so he put on his clothes and went out of the palace with the eunuch. Not far away, he saw Li holding a cover with the words "ingenious calculation" written in big letters, so the emperor went over in three steps and asked Mr. Li to measure a word for him. When counselor Yan Li saw the way he walked, he felt that he was not an ordinary person. He also saw a handsome young man not far behind him. He had no beard. He thinks that nine times out of ten people today are emperors and those without beards are eunuchs. At this time, Emperor Chongzhen grandly said to Li, "You said your handwriting was effective. How about giving me a test? " Counselor Li said to him, "Please give me a word." Emperor Chongzhen said, "If you don't write, just use words?" The counselor squeezed his finger mysteriously for a while, and then said, "According to my calculation, this word is not very good. This word has words, but it is actually a big word. After a stroke, the Ming word has been removed and the Japanese word has been alluded. " At this time, Emperor Chongzhen also felt that the word was not easy to test, so he immediately changed his mouth and said, "It's not whether there is anything, it's a friend of a friend." Counselors see chongzhen so anxious, but also know. He said: "According to my calculation, this word is not a good sign either. Do you think this friend word is actually an inversion? Can it be reversed? " Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen became even more anxious. He immediately said, "it's not this friend, it's the unity of the wandering chicken after God, except for three drops of wine." Hearing this, the counselor was even more proud. He rolled his eyes and stared at the emperor. He said slowly, "according to my calculation, this unitary word is too unlucky." This unitary word is actually a word of respect with its head cut off, leaving only the middle half. Suggesting that the emperor is going to be killed. " After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen's face changed greatly, and his legs did not work. The eunuch hurried forward to hold the emperor and returned to the palace.

Emperor Chongzhen returned to his palace, fidgeting and haggard. That night, it was reported that Li Zicheng organized a siege in Zhangyimen, thinking that Li Zicheng had captured the capital and he would be killed. He might as well kill himself and have a whole body. So Emperor Chongzhen took the eunuch to the Long Live Mountain behind the palace? Jingshan, also known as Jingshan Park, hangs from a tree. Seeing that the emperor was dead, the eunuch made three obeisances to the emperor's body and hanged himself in another tree.