For many years, the Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty was brutally looted by warlords and bandits headed by Sun Dianying. Four of the five buried were Kangxi, Qianlong, Xianfeng and Tongzhi. His mausoleum and the mausoleums of the queens and concubines were all robbed and destroyed, and Xiaoling Mausoleum became the only mausoleum that was not robbed among all the mausoleums. Because all robbers know that the fan and pair of shoes in The Emperor are not worth stealing. > A traitor's slander shocked the couple's dream > In the second year, Dong Xiaowan, a famous prostitute in the south of the Yangtze River, was robbed by Hong Chengchou (who was surrendered to the Qing Dynasty from the Ming Dynasty in the early years and later became the commander-in-chief of the Qing army in the south). The Hong family originally wanted to keep it for herself, but because Dong Xiaowan refused to obey, she moved her to the palace and became the beloved concubine of Emperor Shunzhi. > Hong Chengchou was afraid that Dong Xiaowan would be disadvantageous to him, so he advised the Queen Mother: "In the past, King Rui indulged in wine and sex, and the country was almost in ruins. He relied on the ancestors and gods of heaven and earth to make him die at an early age... Even if the Queen Mother does not miss the old minister, she will not Do you remember how difficult it was for Taizu Taizong to start a business? "> After hearing this, the Queen Mother became furious and summoned Shunzhi to send Dong Xiaowan out of the palace. Emperor Shunzhi always obeyed his mother's orders and did not dare to argue, so he had to obey with tears. Therefore, the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang forced the Dong family to live in Yuquan Temple in Xishan. Soon Dong Xiaowan disappeared, and Emperor Shunzhi was heartbroken, so he sneaked out of the Forbidden City and went straight to Mount Wutai, where he shaved off his hair and entered a temple to practice. > After abandoning the throne and fleeing into Buddhism > When Shunzhi was about to leave the palace, he had already made arrangements for his funeral. He also wrote an edict and placed it on the imperial desk. The imperial edict designated Xuanye as the crown prince, and he would ascend the throne 27 days after serving. As soon as this edict was passed, the princes and ministers were extremely surprised and confused: The emperor was still in good health yesterday morning, so why did he die overnight? And the cause of the disease was not stated in the edict! Even though the ministers had all kinds of doubts and speculations, but Funeral arrangements must be carried out. Soon, the new lord Xuan Ye ascended the throne at the age of 8, and the reign was changed to Kangxi the following year. > Back then, after Emperor Shunzhi escaped into Buddhism, he built three thatched cottages at the top of Mount Wutai, where he meditated all day long. > The emperor’s son visits his father and goes to Mount Wutai > Decades later, Kangxi led his troops to quell the Galdan rebellion. Thinking of his father on Mount Wutai, he made plans to go and visit. > After the group arrived at Wutai Mountain, Kangxi left his attendants in the mountain and walked into Qingliang Temple alone. He was then led by an old abbot to the thatched hut at the top of the mountain, and went into the house alone to pay homage to his father. I saw an old monk with white hair, meditating, just like a dead man and a rotten tree. Kangxi couldn't help but knelt down in front of the old man and said in tears: "Father, my son is here!" The old monk's eyes were slightly opened, then closed again, his attitude was the same as before, and he no longer paid attention. After a while, the old monk didn't say anything, so Kangxi had to quietly exit the hut. Before leaving, he also told the old abbot not to make any public announcement about this matter. He would treat the old monk well in the future and he would be rewarded heavily. > After Kangxi left Mount Wutai, rumors about Shunzhi becoming a monk in Mount Wutai spread more and more widely in society. Emperor Kangxi visited Mount Wutai five times in his life, but he did not go there just now. He secretly sent someone to bring back a fan and a pair of shoes that his father used before his death, and buried them in the underground palace of the Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty. Emperor Shunzhi himself was not buried at all. Mausoleum. > After abandoning the throne and fleeing into Buddhism > When Shunzhi was about to leave the palace, he had already made arrangements for his funeral. He also wrote an edict and placed it on the imperial desk. The imperial edict designated Xuanye as the crown prince, and he would ascend the throne 27 days after serving. As soon as this edict was passed, the princes and ministers were extremely surprised and confused: The emperor was still in good health yesterday morning, so why did he die overnight? And the cause of the disease was not stated in the edict! Even though the ministers had all kinds of doubts and speculations, but Funeral arrangements must be carried out. Soon, the new lord Xuan Ye ascended the throne at the age of 8, and the reign was changed to Kangxi the following year. > Back then, after Emperor Shunzhi escaped into Buddhism, he built three thatched cottages at the top of Mount Wutai, where he meditated all day long. > The emperor’s son visits his father and goes to Mount Wutai > Decades later, Kangxi led his troops to quell the Galdan rebellion. Thinking of his father on Mount Wutai, he made plans to go and visit. > After the group arrived at Wutai Mountain, Kangxi left his attendants in the mountain and walked into Qingliang Temple alone. He was then led by an old abbot to the thatched hut at the top of the mountain, and went into the house alone to pay homage to his father. I saw an old monk with white hair, meditating, just like a dead man and a rotten tree. Kangxi couldn't help but knelt down in front of the old man and said in tears: "Father, my son is here!" The old monk's eyes were slightly opened, then closed again, his attitude was the same as before, and he no longer paid attention. After a while, the old monk didn't say anything, so Kangxi had to quietly exit the hut.
Before leaving, he also told the old abbot not to make any public announcement about this matter. He would treat the old monk well in the future and he would be rewarded heavily. > After Kangxi left Mount Wutai, rumors about Shunzhi becoming a monk in Mount Wutai spread more and more widely in society. Emperor Kangxi visited Mount Wutai five times in his life, but he did not go there just now. He only secretly sent someone to bring back a fan and a pair of shoes that his father used before his death, and buried them in the Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty. However, Emperor Shunzhi himself was not buried in the mausoleum at all. . > Why did Shunzhi die suddenly? > In the 18th year of Shunzhi, on the sixth day of the first lunar month, at midnight, a shocking news came from the palace: Emperor Shunzhi, who was only 24 years old, passed away in the Yangxin Hall. >On the third day after Shunzhi's death, Kangxi, who was less than eight years old, ascended the throne of the Golden Palace of the Forbidden City. Calm returned to the palace quickly, but what puzzled people was that the 24-year-old Emperor Shunzhi had always been in strong health and had never heard of any illness. Why did he suddenly die?> Regarding the death of Emperor Shunzhi, "Qing Dynasty" The record in "Shizu Shilu" is extremely brief, "Ding Si, Ye, Zi Ke, Shang collapsed in the Yangxin Hall.> Why are important matters related to life and death ignored with only a few figures, and even the cause of death is not mentioned at all? Follow Shunzhi. There are various doubts about the cause of death. Li Guorong, an expert on Qing palace archives at China's First Historical Archives, decided to solve this mystery that has troubled the historians for many years from the historical archives. As the most authoritative archives recording the life of Emperor Shunzhi—— There is a paragraph about Shunzhi's last record before his death. By the sixth day of the 18th year of Shunzhi, Shunzhi was already terminally ill. Shunzhi's activities before his death, but there are only 11 words to describe his death, time and place. Apart from that, no clues can be found. Why is this? Not only that, the royal family tree "Jade Certificate" The book only records the time of Shunzhi's death, but still avoids talking about the cause of Emperor Shunzhi's death. What is also puzzling is the fact that Shunzhi left a list before his death. I have written the most of fourteen articles. Why did Shunzhi feel so guilty and self-blame for what he had done in his life? Such self-blame seems inconsistent with the last mood of an emperor when he passed away. > According to legend, Emperor Shunzhi was infatuated with a man. Dong Xiaowan, a famous prostitute in the south of the Yangtze River, was extremely dissatisfied with Shunzhi's mother, Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, and planned to have Dong Xiaowan killed. However, just a hundred days after the death of Concubine Dong E, news of Shunzhi's death came out in the palace. In the sky, the imperial concubine passed away and the emperor passed away. Why are all these coincidences? > Wu Meicun, a well-known poet at that time, wrote a poem "Praise to Buddha in Qingliang Mountain": "Your Majesty may live long." "My concubine's fate is like dust. I wish you could be buried in the Nanshan coffin and hold the Western Palace Cup forever." At that time, the story of Emperor Shunzhi and Dong Xiaowan was widely circulated, and people couldn't help but wonder whether the majesty Wu Meicun wrote in the poem was Shunzhi. emperor. In addition, the poem also writes: "Poor thousands of miles of grass, withered and colorless." Thousands of miles of grass - Thousands of miles of grass overlap each other. This is clearly the word Dong. As a result, people became more convinced that the concubine in the poem refers to Dong Xiaowan. And His Majesty is undoubtedly the Shunzhi Emperor who loves Dong Xiaowan deeply. After repeatedly studying the poems of Wumeicun, people are puzzled by one of the poems: "The eight poles are so vast, the sun goes to Qingliang Mountain." According to Wumeicun's notes, the Qingliang Mountain in the poem refers to Mount Wutai, a holy place in Buddhism. , Shunzhi had never been to Wutai Mountain during his lifetime, why did the poem say that Shunzhi "went to Qingliang Mountain in the day"?> What is also puzzling is the edict left by Shunzhi before his death. Because in the entire edict, Shunzhi listed as many as fourteen of my best. Why did Shunzhi feel so guilty and self-blame for what he had done in his life? Such self-blame seemed very inconsistent with the final mood of an emperor when he passed away. > According to legend, Emperor Shunzhi was infatuated with Dong Xiaowan, a famous prostitute from Jiangnan. Shunzhi's mother, the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, was extremely dissatisfied with this and planned to have Dong Xiaowan killed. However, just a hundred days after Concubine Dong E's death, news of Shunzhi's death came from the palace. In just one hundred days, the imperial concubine passed away and the emperor passed away. Why are all these so coincidental? > Wu Meicun, a well-known poet at that time, wrote a poem "Poetry in Praise of Buddha at Qingliang Mountain". The poem reads: "Your Majesty may live for ten thousand years, and my concubine's life will be like dust. I wish you to hold the Nanshan coffin and hold the West Palace cup forever." At that time, the story of Emperor Shunzhi and Dong Xiaowan was widely circulated, and people could not help but guess that Wumei Village was mentioned in the poem. Could it be that the person who wrote it is Emperor Shunzhi?
In addition, the poem also writes: "Poor thousands of miles of grass, withered and colorless." Thousands of miles of grass - Thousands of miles of grass overlap each other. This is clearly the word Dong. As a result, people became more convinced that the concubine in the poem refers to Dong Xiaowan. And His Majesty is undoubtedly the Shunzhi Emperor who loves Dong Xiaowan deeply. After repeatedly studying the poems of Wumeicun, people are puzzled by one of the poems: "The eight poles are so vast, the sun goes to Qingliang Mountain." According to Wumeicun's notes, the Qingliang Mountain in the poem refers to Mount Wutai, a holy place in Buddhism. Shunzhi had never been to Wutai Mountain during his lifetime. Why is it said in the poem that Shunzhi "went to Qingliang Mountain in the day"?> According to the Manchu archives of the Academy of Chinese History in the Qing Palace, when Emperor Shunzhi was 14 years old, he met a man while hunting in Zunhua. A mage meditating in a cave. From then on, Shunzhi had an indissoluble bond with Buddhism. In the 14th year of Shunzhi, under the careful arrangement of the eunuch, the 20-year-old Shunzhi met the eminent monk Han Pucong at Haihui Temple in the capital. Han Pu Cong's explanation of Buddhism deeply touched Shunzhi. From then on, Shunzhi developed a strong interest in Buddhism. > Shunzhi has worshiped Buddhism for a long time, and had long wanted to become a monk. After the death of Concubine Dong E, he was heartbroken and had no interest in government affairs. His death in Yangxin Hall may just be an excuse to the outside world. Shunzhi did not die, but escaped into Buddhism. He cut off his hair and became a monk. >According to "Daily Notes", shortly after Kangxi ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang took him to Mount Wutai many times to worship Buddha. > This kind of event could have been held in Beijing, but they came all the way to Mount Wutai. From this point of view, Shunzhi became a monk in Wutai Mountain and practiced Buddhism, which may be the truth behind worshiping Buddha. > During the Gengzi Rebellion, Empress Dowager Cixi fled westward. The local government wanted to receive her, so they borrowed some equipment from Mount Wutai. Some people say that those utensils are similar to palace utensils and may have been used by Shunzhi. > If these details are combined, the death of Shunzhi seems to be reduced to this process: Xiaozhuang killed Dong Xiaowan, and Shunzhi became frustrated and became a monk in Mount Wutai on the pretext of death from illness. Xiaozhuang was afraid that this matter would be known to the world, so he forged a posthumous edict in the name of Shunzhi. The various self-blames in the edict are undoubtedly the unfounded charges Xiaozhuang imposed on Shunzhi. > Regarding this statement, Li Guorong holds different opinions. Because based on the analysis of Shunzhi's emotional foundation and way of thinking, the self-blame in the edict is not unreasonable. After Shunzhi took control of the Central Plains, he felt unfamiliar with everything. Therefore, he must try his best to become familiar with and adapt to all this, even deviating from some of his own original traditions and customs. This makes him fall into a kind of confusion and contradiction, and there is often an element of self-blame deep in his heart. At the same time, Shunzhi was influenced by the German missionary Tang Ruowang. He once believed in Christianity and developed a character of gratitude and self-repentance. During his reign, he repeatedly issued edicts and demanded that various documents should not call himself "holy". > In the "Self-written Chronicle" written by Wang Xi, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy of the Shunzhi Dynasty, Li Guorong found records about the drafting of the posthumous edict. Unexpectedly, he unexpectedly found clues about the cause of Shunzhi's death in the book. The book writes that after Wang Xi entered the Yangxin Hall, Emperor Shunzhi on the sick bed told him that I had pox and I was afraid I would never recover. The so-called pox was smallpox. Emperor Shunzhi only had five days from the time he fell ill to the time he died. His illness was very similar to smallpox. Then could Emperor Shunzhi die of smallpox? >After re-examination, doubts about Shunzhi’s theory of becoming a monk have surfaced. Dong Xiaowan's husband, Mao Bijiang, recalled his acquaintance with Dong Xiaowan in detail in "Yingmei'an Yiyu": In the early summer of Ji'mao, he and Dong Xiaowan met for the first time. Ji Mao - that is, the twelfth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty. In this year, Dong Xiaowan was 16 years old, while Shunzhi was only two years old. > Concubine Dong E was not Dong Xiaowan, and she was not killed by Xiaozhuang's design. In fact, Concubine Dong E was grief-stricken because her child died in infancy, and she died of injuries and illness. According to the monk's biography "Xu Zhi Yue Lu", after his beloved concubine passed away, Shunzhi lost all hope and decided to escape into Buddhism. In October of the 17th year of Shunzhi, the eminent monk Mao Xisen held a hair cleansing ceremony for Shunzhi in Wanshan Hall to convert to Buddhism. However, subsequent records lead the story to an unexpected ending. Emperor Shunzhi shaved his head and became a monk. This news angered Xiaozhuang, and she quickly summoned Mao Xisen's master, Yu Linxiu, back to the capital. After Yu Linxiu arrived in Beijing, he heard that his disciple Mao Xisen had shaved his head for Shunzhi, so he immediately ordered a pyre to be set up to burn Mao Xisen to death. After Shunzhi learned of this incident, he had no choice but to grow his hair and stay secular and no longer become a monk.
> Judging from various historical data and signs, Shunzhi died of smallpox, which seems to be the answer closest to the truth. But what is puzzling is that Shunzhi died of illness, which should be a normal death. However, why did the Qing palace archives not mention the cause of Shunzhi's death? Is there any hidden secret hidden behind Shunzhi's death?> Did Shunzhi really die from Zheng Chenggong's bombardment?> After Shunzhi's death, the court followed his instructions. According to his will, he was buried in the Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty. This geomantic treasure was discovered and identified in the winter when Shunzhi was fourteen years old when he was avoiding smallpox in Zunhua. A generation of emperors was forced to leave the palace due to smallpox and exiled himself to the cold mountains and frozen waters of the north. Regarding smallpox, people at that time almost talked about it with disdain. In order not to cause panic among the government and the public, the fact that Shunzhi died of smallpox was deliberately hidden in the official history, which is reasonable. > During the Shunzhi period, an official named Zhang Chen recorded in his personal notes that on the seventh day of the first lunar month, the court ordered people not to fry beans, light lamps, or take out garbage. > These taboos would only appear when the emperor had "pox". Therefore, historians are even more convinced that Emperor Shunzhi died of smallpox. > Wang Rongsheng is an expert on the history of the Ming and Qing Dynasties at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Ten years ago, he published an academic paper on Shunzhi’s edict, which aroused renewed attention from the historical community to the cause of Shunzhi’s death. "Zhang's Medical Guide" describes the symptoms of smallpox as follows: When the acne is turned into a pulp, the spirit is tired, the mind is dizzy, unconscious, the call is not answered, and the person mutters to himself, as if he is evil. Judging from the symptoms of smallpox, it is impossible for Shunzhi to be conscious before his death, and it is impossible for him to dictate the imperial edict in person. So, what Wang Xi recorded in his "Self-written Chronicle" was that Shunzhi dictated a posthumous edict before his death, listed his fourteen crimes, and even solved the two major problems of who would succeed the throne and who would be the assistant minister in a very short period of time. How should these things be explained?> According to "Wang Xi's Self-written Chronicle", Shunzhi died in the early morning of the seventh day of the lunar month. According to "Pingpu Miscellaneous Notes", Zhang Chen only learned of the death of Shunzhi on the eighth day of the lunar month when he went to court. Not only are the records of the time of Shunzhi's death differing by a whole day, but there are also some contradictions in the historical records on which day Shunzhi became ill. "Qing Shi Lu" records that on the second day, Shunzhi felt unwell. However, "Pingpu Miscellaneous Notes" says that on the second day of the Lunar New Year, Shunzhi went to Minzhong Temple to see the eunuch Wu Liangfu get tonsured. According to the "Self-written Chronicle", Wang Xi went to the palace for three consecutive days from the first to the third day of the lunar month to pay respects, but he did not say that Shunzhi was ill. Moreover, on the third day of the Lunar New Year, Shunzhi discussed things with Wang Xi. > Wang Rongsheng is an expert on the history of the Ming and Qing Dynasties at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Ten years ago, he published an academic paper on Shunzhi’s edict, which aroused renewed attention from the historical community to the cause of Shunzhi’s death. "Zhang's Medical Guide" describes the symptoms of smallpox as follows: When the acne is turned into a pulp, the spirit is tired, the mind is dizzy, unconscious, the call is not answered, and the person mutters to himself, as if he is evil. Judging from the symptoms of smallpox, it is impossible for Shunzhi to be conscious before his death, and it is impossible for him to dictate the imperial edict in person. So, what Wang Xi recorded in his "Self-written Chronicle" was that Shunzhi dictated a posthumous edict before his death, listed his fourteen crimes, and even solved the two major problems of who would succeed the throne and who would be the assistant minister in a very short period of time. How should these things be explained?> According to "Wang Xi's Self-written Chronicle", Shunzhi died in the early morning of the seventh day of the lunar month. According to "Pingpu Miscellaneous Notes", Zhang Chen only learned of the death of Shunzhi on the eighth day of the lunar month when he went to court. Not only are the records of the time of Shunzhi's death differing by a whole day, but there are also some contradictions in the historical records on which day Shunzhi became ill. "Qing Shi Lu" records that on the second day, Shunzhi felt unwell. However, "Pingpu Miscellaneous Notes" says that on the second day of the Lunar New Year, Shunzhi went to Minzhong Temple to see the eunuch Wu Liangfu get tonsured. According to the "Self-written Chronicle", Wang Xi went to the palace for three consecutive days from the first to the third day of the lunar month to pay respects, but he did not say that Shunzhi was ill. Moreover, on the third day of the Lunar New Year, Shunzhi discussed things with Wang Xi. > In the early stages of the onset of smallpox, the body temperature rises sharply, followed by dizziness and unconsciousness. If Shunzhi really contracted smallpox, then he would not have braved a high fever to go to Minzhong Temple to see the eunuch Wu Liangfu get tonsured in the early stages of his illness in the second year of junior high school. Even if he got sick only after he came back, it would probably be difficult to talk to Wang Xi about important matters the next day. What's more puzzling to people is why Wang Xi only used four words - "Ji Zhai" to simply describe the content of the discussion. If Wang Xi had no ulterior motives, why was he so secretive and evasive?
> Why is it that there are so many unusually obvious discrepancies in the records of so many key points in the historical data? It seems difficult to draw a simple conclusion based on the mistakes of the narrator? Could it be that there is another hidden reason for the death of Emperor Shunzhi? What?> On an ordinary afternoon in 1992, Zheng Wanling, who lived in Xiamen, was sorting out the belongings left by his father at home. The Zheng family is the descendant of Zheng Chenggong. After Zheng Wanling's father passed away, he left behind many books related to his ancestors. However, during the process of sorting out, a book attracted Zheng Wanling's attention...> The manuscript Zheng Wanling discovered is called "Records of King Yanping's Uprising". This book records Zheng Chenggong's military career in the form of a diary. > On April 20, 2004, the headline news of "Xiamen Evening News" - Shunzhi was killed by Zheng Chenggong in Xiamen, attracted countless attention. This astonishing news comes from a record in "Records of King Yanping's Uprising": Someone secretly reported to Zheng Chenggong that during the Battle of Gaoqi, Emperor Shunzhi was bombarded at Siming Port in Xiamen. Qing general Dasu did not dare to announce the news to the outside world. > In addition, there is a passage in the manuscript about the inside story of the murder of Grand Master Zheng Zhilong, which once again mentions the cause of Emperor Shunzhi's death: After Grand Master Zheng Zhilong surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he repeatedly wrote letters to persuade his son Zheng Chenggong to surrender, but all ended in failure, but Shunzhi did not He punishes sin. After Shunzhi was shot to death in Xiamen, his assistant minister Suk Saha had a grudge against Zheng Zhilong and suggested to Kangxi: "Zheng Chenggong can use cannon to kill our late emperor, but can't the emperor execute his father?" Kangxi adopted his suggestion. Opinions, Zheng Zhilong was executed shortly after taking the throne. > According to folklore, at the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, Zheng Chenggong occupied the island to resist the Qing Dynasty, and Emperor Shunzhi personally conquered the island and came to Xiamen. Zheng Chenggong's troops fought fiercely with the Qing army along the coast. In this fierce battle, Emperor Shunzhi was bombarded and killed by Zheng Chenggong. The river fish in Hong Kong deformed after eating the emperor's meat and became a river fish without a swim bladder. Nowadays, this legend shrouded in rich mythology has become unclear in people's oral transmission. Did Emperor Shunzhi really die in the naval battle of Xiamen? > Hong Buren, an expert on Xiamen literature and history, believes that Shunzhi is very likely to have personally conquered the war. Moreover, there are also many doubts about the death of Dasu, the commander of the Qing army. "Records of King Yanping's Uprising" states that after Shunzhi was shot to death, Da Su committed suicide out of fear of the crime. There is also a similar record in "Records of Scenes from the Sea", another important historical material for modern people studying Zheng Chenggong. In the Qing Dynasty in October, Dasu was transferred back to Beijing to investigate, but Dasu died in the province after swallowing gold. If this record is true, then what was the reason that forced Dasu to choose this path of no return? > Qing history expert He Lingxiu carefully studied various historical materials provided by Xiamen cultural and historical experts and raised questions. There is no such statement in the "Records of the Former Kings" which records Zheng Chenggong's deeds. Moreover, in his speech before sending troops to restore Taiwan, Zheng Chenggong only mentioned that he defeated Dasu's army last year and did not mention that he killed Shunzhi. Not only that, in all the reports sent to Emperor Yongli by Nanming Minister Zhang Huangyan, there was never a single word about Shunzhi being shot to death by Zheng Chenggong. Apparently there was no such statement at the time. In addition, the fierce battle between the Qing army and Zheng Chenggong's troops took place in May, so if Shunzhi was shot to death, it could not exceed May, because there would be no fighting after May. However, it was not until the first month of the eighteenth year of Shunzhi that the new emperor ascended the throne. This meant that the throne had been vacant for half a year, and the power vacuum would inevitably lead to political chaos. This situation was impossible to happen in a feudal dynasty under totalitarian rule. > "Records of King Yanping's Uprising" still leaves experts confused and confused. Did Shunzhi personally come to Xiamen? Did he really die from Zheng Chenggong's bombardment? Except for a family manuscript and a distant legend, experts can no longer find any strong evidence. And it is on this key question that the lack of answers makes the theory that Shunzhi died in Xiamen an unsolvable mystery. > Exactly what took away the young life of a generation of emperors may never be answered with certainty. People can only rely on sporadic records in historical materials to restore the original appearance of that period of history as much as possible. It can be inferred from various historical data and signs that Shunzhi was most likely to die from smallpox, but this is still not the final conclusion. Shunzhi's mysterious death may be forever sealed in the silence of the Forbidden City. However, history is so intriguing precisely because of the many mysteries that are difficult to guess. >