Li Zicheng, Volume 3

Author: Yao Xueyin
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Publish Date: 1999-08-01
Features: Important figures before the Manchus' conquest of the Central Plains, customs and institutions of the Manchu society at that time, wars between the Ming and Qing dynasties, and more. In this volume, positive portrayals begin, and two typical characters, Hong Taiji and Hong Chengchou, are created. The entire Li Zicheng is a grand tragedy, and the tragic atmosphere of this volume is already quite intense. Hundreds of thousands of people in Kaifeng, the common people, died of starvation in the siege, and later were flooded by the Yellow River, with very few escaping. Hui Mei was forced to marry Yuan Shizhong and later helped Li Zicheng kill her own husband before committing suicide. These tragic stories of Hui Mei are heart-wrenching to read.