Jiashen year? That was 1644, the year when the Ming Dynasty fell and the Qing army entered the Pass!
Lin Shouwang's heartbeat accelerated. He flipped through it quickly, and the contents in the booklet made him breathe quickly——
"... In April, bandits broke into Beijing, and Emperor Chongzhen died for his country. In May, the Qing army entered the pass, claiming to 'avenge the Ming Dynasty.' In June, an order was issued to shave off the hair: 'Leave your head without leaving your hair, leave your hair without leaving your head'. The people of Jiangnan did not obey..."
"... In July, the Qing army descended on Yangzhou. Shi Kefa defended the city for ten days, but the city was broken. The Qing army massacred the city for ten days, killing 800,000 people. The canals were stained with blood, and corpses filled the streets. A monk escaped from Yangzhou and said that all women and children, old and young, were slaughtered..."
"... In August, Jiangyin resisted the Qing Dynasty. Classical historians Chen Mingyu and Yan Yingyuan led the volunteers to defend the city for eighty-one days. The city was broken, and the Qing army massacred the city for three days, killing 172,000 people. There were women and children who hid in dry wells, and the Qing army used smoke to kill them, and they all died..."
"... In September, there were three massacres in Jiading. Qing general Li Chengdong ordered the massacre of the city and killed more than 20,000 people. Twenty days later, the righteous people rose up and massacred again, but the killings were futile. On the twentieth day, there were still people who resisted the Qing, and three massacres..."
Historical suspense and civilizational reflection are intertwined. It tells the story of Dr. Lin Shouwang, a doctor of modern history, who accidentally traveled to the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty and personally witnessed and revealed a shocking secret that lasted for hundreds of years and shook the foundation of civilization - Manchu dignitaries colluded with Western forces to systematically steal and sell the "Yongle Dadian", the master of Chinese civilization. As a result, the advanced technology in this encyclopedia flowed into Europe, directly catalyzing the Industrial Revolution, and ultimately leading to the historical tragedy of the reversal of power between the East and the West.
