How did the 38-year-old national hero Zheng Chenggong die suddenly in "Getting Together Day and Night"?

Zheng Chenggong is from Nan'an, Fujian. Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty gave the surname Zhu and the naming was very successful. Therefore, later generations also called him "Shi Guoye". Zheng Chenggong's father, Zheng Zhilong, was a businessman and thief in his early years, and finally went to Fujian to become a company commander. When Zheng Zhilong lived in Hirado, Japan in his early years, he married a local woman, Tagawa, and gave birth to Zheng Chenggong. Zheng Chenggong returned to China from Japan at the age of seven and began to receive Confucian education. In the first year of Shunzhi, Emperor Li Yong of the Southern Ming Dynasty awarded the title of General Nan Anbo of Fujian Province and was responsible for the anti-Qing military in Fujian Province. The following year, brothers Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Hongkui proclaimed themselves emperor in Fuzhou, established Zhu, and granted the title of Longwu. Zheng Zhilong was appointed Marquis of Nan'an and was in charge of all military affairs in the Southern Ming Dynasty. The Qing army marched into Fujian, Zheng Zhilong was eliminated, and the Long Wu regime was eliminated. Zheng Chenggong learned that his father would be demoted and tried to dissuade him. Zheng Chenggong saw his father's stubbornness and angrily went to Nan'ao Island alone, recruiting thousands of people to resolutely resist the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty sent people many times to induce him to surrender, but Zheng Chenggong refused.

After Zheng Chenggong gained power, he joined forces with the anti-Qing general Zhang Huangyan and led an army to attack Nanjing by land and water until Nanjing troops came to the city. But he was defeated by the Qing army and returned to Xiamen. After Zheng Shunli returned to Xiamen, he began to plan to seize Taiwan Province as a base for anti-Qing restoration. At this time, the Dutch army translator He Tingbin rushed to Xiamen, found Zheng Chenggong, and suggested that Zheng Chenggong recover Taiwan Province. He Tingbin also gave Zheng Chenggong a map of Taiwan showing the military layout of the Dutch invading army. In March 1661 AD, Zheng Chenggong sent his son Zheng Jing to lead some troops to stay in Xiamen. He set out from Kinmen with 25,000 soldiers and hundreds of warships. After crossing the Taiwan Strait, the troops rested in Penghu and prepared to march directly to Taiwan Province.

In order to prevent Zheng Chenggong's army from attacking Taiwan Province, the Dutch invaders concentrated their troops on two castles in Taiwan Province and Chiwan and sank them in the port, thus preventing Zheng Chenggong's fleet from landing. Led by He, he sailed into Luermen and rode the high tide to land on the main island of Taiwan. After a fierce battle, the Dutch invaders were routed, fearing they would be drawn into two urban battles. They sent envoys to Zheng's camp to sue for peace and tried to exchange 100,000 taels of silver dollars for Zheng Chenggong's troops to withdraw from Taiwan. Zheng Chenggong flatly rejected the demands of the Dutch invaders, cut off the water supply to Chiwan City, and forced the Dutch entrenched in Chiwan to surrender. Zheng Chenggong decided to encircle Taiwan Province for a long time and force the invading troops entrenched in Taiwan Province to surrender. After eight months of siege, Zheng Chenggong ordered a fierce attack on Taiwan Province. The Dutch invaders had no choice but to surrender. In early 1662 AD, Zheng Chenggong drove the Dutch invaders out of Taiwan Province.

Zheng Chenggong recovered quickly, but suddenly died of illness at the age of 38. There is a theory about Zheng Chenggong's death: when Zheng Chenggong regained Taiwan Province, he also received a terrible letter saying that his father was condemned by his domestic slaves. Yi Qi said that there were letters and conspiracies between Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Chenggong. The Qing court was furious and executed Zheng Zhilong's family. After Zheng Chenggong heard the news, he beat his chest, looked to the north and shouted: "If you had listened to me, how could you have been beaten to death?"

Soon, people knew that the rebel leader had dug him up in Zheng's hometown. They even beat their chests and cried bitterly all day long. He gritted his teeth and cursed loudly: "A living person holding resentment, what does it have to do with a dead person?" If one day I lead an army to fight back and don't break your body inch by inch, I will be a human being on the earth. "Fourteen years later, Zheng Chenggong's wish came true. After Zheng Jing captured Zhangzhou, he dug up Huang Wu's grave and whipped his body to redeem his father's hatred.

In April 1662, the director of the Nanming Ministry of War Lin Ying shaved her head and became a monk. He fled from Yunnan to Taiwan Province to meet Zheng Chenggong and cried to Zheng Chenggong. Unexpectedly, Zheng Chenggong's subordinate Tang Xianyue reported on Zheng Chenggong's son. Jing committed adultery with his nurse. He immediately suppressed his chest and sent people to Xiamen to kill Zheng Jing and his baby, as well as the nanny Chen. However, those who stayed in Xiamen would not obey the order, and Zheng Chenggong had to climb up every day to see if it was possible. A ship was heading towards Penghu, so he suffered from the cold. On the eighth day, he suddenly shouted: "What expression did I see on the ground of the First Emperor? "Then he grabbed his face with both hands and died. Therefore, the chronicles of Taiwan Province said that Zheng Chenggong died of a cold.

Based on the abnormal behavior before his death and the background of the internal struggle within the Zheng Group at that time, some people believe that he died of poisoning. The main basis for this statement is that Zheng Chenggong's condition before his death was very similar to the symptoms of poisoning after poisoning. Zheng Chenggong's death records are Li Guangdi's "Continuation of Rongcun Quotations", Xia Lin's "The Story of Minhai", and Shi Lin's "Lianmen Tan". 》.

For example, "The Continuation of Rongcun Quotations" said, "Ma Xin suggested that the doctor thought it was too late to give coolants to heatstroke patients." He said, "Suddenly he went crazy and killed his fingers." According to "Minhai Wenxi", Before Zheng Chenggong died, he put the medicine on the ground and "stomped his feet and shouted." Zheng Chenggong may have noticed that someone committed suicide, but it was too late.

In the past, the Qing government did have the idea of ??murdering Zheng Chenggong. According to records in "Lianmen Congtan", the Qing government at that time sent a senior official to Zheng County with peacock gallbladder, and bribed the chef with a large sum of money so that he could poison his subordinates and their generals when they met with them. . Although the chef was greedy for money, he was afraid that the food would be exposed, so he weighed it repeatedly and did not dare to cook it, so he gave it to his younger brother. When his brother actually poisoned him, "Every time I tried to remedy the situation, I was trembling with fear." When he was scared, he told his father. His father was "shocked upon hearing this" and became angry with the two of them, saying: "To murder the master is disloyal; to fail to do what others have promised is insincere. Dishonesty is better than disloyalty. How could you do something to destroy the Nine Clans?" What happened? If you surrender quickly, you might not be guilty." So he took them to Zheng Chenggong's residence and surrendered. Zheng Chenggong not only did not punish them, but also rewarded them. He said confidently: "I was born. How could I be poisoned by a mortal?" Since then, Zheng Chenggong has strengthened security measures. In this way, even if someone "want to poison, they will not approach Zheng Chenggong." But this does not rule out the possibility that Zheng Chenggong was poisoned.

Zheng Chenggong’s mysterious death against Ma Xin seems to prove that Zheng Chenggong may have been poisoned. Ma Xin was Ah Qing's military commander and later became Zheng Chenggong's confidant. On the day Zheng Chenggong died, a doctor recommended by him gave him a prescription. Zheng Chenggong passed away in the evening. He died suddenly without being sick. According to Li Guang, Ma Xin died the day after Zheng Chenggong's death, while Jiang Risheng's "Tawailu" records that his death was only five days apart from Zheng Chenggong's. Therefore, Ma Xin may have been directly involved in Zheng Chenggong's murder, but he was later killed.

If Zheng Chenggong was poisoned, who was the murderer? Of course, the Qing government was under serious suspicion. At the same time, some people think it is Zheng Mingjun, Zheng et al., especially. Zheng Chenggong was violent by nature and had strict habits. Zheng's men, including his elders and relatives, were sentenced to death, and many people were panicked. Many of them defected under the temptation of Qing government officials, and relations within the Zheng Group were extremely tense. As early as when Zheng Chenggong led his army to attack Taiwan, Zheng Tai had a conflict with Zheng Chenggong. At that time, Zheng Tai was a grain official. When Zheng Chenggong's army was difficult to replenish, Zheng Chenggong was extremely dissatisfied with Zheng Tai's dereliction of duty. He wrote five big words in front of his seat: "This family has lost its original faith!" I mean, if something goes wrong, Zheng Tai should be punished first. After his death, he forged other people's last wishes and inherited Zheng's throne. In the end, their plot was foiled by Zheng Jing, and Zheng Tai died in prison. Zheng Mingjun and others led his troops and their relatives to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. Based on this analysis, Zheng Taihe and others may have planned to kill Zheng Chenggong.

After Zheng Chenggong's death, Zheng Jing was busy dealing with Zheng Tai's rebellion and recovering huge sums of money from Zheng Tai. He was almost killed by Zheng Chenggong because of rape, so Zheng Chenggong's death was not thoroughly investigated at the time. It seems that the cause of death of a generation of national heroes needs more historical data to prove.