It was Li Zicheng who left this scratch. At that time, Li Chuangwang's army was on its way to Beijing, and Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty felt guilty and killed his princess before hanging himself. Li Chuangwang hit the gate all the way, and the eunuch at the gate surrendered and immediately opened the door to meet Li Zicheng.
After Li Zicheng entered Guang 'anmen, he fought against General Li Guozhen who still stuck to Guang 'anmen. Li Guozhen was defeated and had to run away. Seeing that the boss had run away, the Ming army guarding the city had to open the door to welcome Li Zicheng in. Li Zicheng took the lead in coming to Chengtianmen, and his men told him that this was the Chengtianmen of the Ming Dynasty, from which the imperial edict issued by the Ming emperor was issued.
Li Zicheng, immediately pulled out an arrow and shot at Chengtianmen? God? Write words and curse:? I told you to pay back. ? Encouraged by Li Zicheng's insult to the symbol of Ming power, the rebels shouted long live. Li Zicheng dismounted from the bow and entered Chengtianmen.
Chengtianmen is now Tiananmen Square. There are four white jade lions in front of the door, two males and two females. The male stepped on the hydrangea and the female stepped on the lion cub. Vivid image and fine carving. Everyone present was shocked to see the four stone lions, but one person suddenly shouted: The lion is moving, your majesty, be careful. ?
Li Zicheng didn't believe that the lion could move, so he rode a horse with a gun to the lion in the east and made a gun hole in the lion. Behind the stone lion in the east is a soldier of the Ming Dynasty, who is scared out of her wits at the moment. Caught off guard, another shadow passed by and ran directly behind the lion in the west.
At this time, Li Zicheng's men had understood that the Shishi was behind the enemy. They were very agile and surrounded the Shishi in the west. Li Zicheng took his gun and stabbed the stone lion in the west. At this time, Li Guozhen behind the stone lion was arrested by his men. So these two stone lions have two gun marks on their bodies.
The damaged stone lion was really ugly in front of the gate, but no one ever wanted to replace it in the Qing Dynasty. They want to use this lion to remind themselves and future generations of the lesson of the demise of the previous dynasty.
But some people say that this injury did not exist before the Qing Dynasty, and it was left by Eight-Nation Alliance. In order to enter the Forbidden City, they stormed with artillery, and even the watchmen in China and Shishi were affected. Either way, the stone lion's wound is evidence that the dynasty was bullied.