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while doing so. In the summer of 1639, Li Zicheng took advantage of Zhang Xianzhong's second rebellion as his distraction to escape from the difficult situation. However, as they faced another trouble, his closest subordinate and divination advisor Liu Zongmin suggest surrender. According to legend, Liu instead changed his mind after he witnessed a positive prognosis of Li's fortune. To prove his fortitude, Liu killed his own wife and concubines, and descended from Shaanxi with their remaining followers to the central plain of Henan.

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