"The chaos in the northwest is coming. Anyone with a discerning eye can see it clearly. Your rhetoric can only appeal to a three-year-old child. Do you think it's interesting to despise me like this?" Li Yi said dissatisfied.

This man had previously deceived himself into seizing Baoding, and now he was threatening himself to cooperate with him. He treated himself as a weakling and threatened and forced him at will. How arrogant.

He was arrogant, and Li Yi was even more arrogant. He now continued: "The rebellion in the northwest has already begun to emerge last year. A small farmer can kill the county magistrate and rise up, but he can only force other people to appear on your territory."

If there is no conspiracy in this kind of thing, I don’t believe it.”

Every time Li Yi said a word, the man's face turned pale. By the time he finished speaking, his face was covered in cold sweat and he was staring straight at Li Yi.

The peasant uprising I just mentioned last year was an incident unknown to the world. It can also be said to be the beginning of the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, famines occurred in northern Shaanxi and northern Guanzhong for many years. The weather was dry and there was no rain for a long time. The grass and trees were withered and the ground was bare for thousands of miles. The hungry people fled and died of starvation all over the fields. In the fifth year of the Apocalypse (1625), the hungry people were in urgent need and everyone was angry and wanted to rebel against the officials.

, in order to find a way to survive. In July of the seventh year of the Apocalypse (1627), the famine became more serious. Coupled with the epidemic, more and more people died. "Every vegetation is gone, and people eat each other."

However, the imperial court and Shaanxi Governor Qiao Yingjia not only did not reduce or reduce rents and taxes to provide relief to the victims, but instead sent more taxes and services such as "new rates" and "uniform losses", and strictly ordered officials to supervise their responsibilities.

At that time, Baishui farmers Wang Er, Zhong Guangdao and others gathered hundreds of victims and planted the first flag of righteousness in Baishui, which opened the prelude to the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty.

The revolting peasants armed themselves with knives and painted their faces with ink as a symbol, and attacked Chengcheng, which was the worst-hit city.

Arriving at the foot of Chengcheng County, Wang Er shouted: "Who dares to kill the county magistrate?"

The crazy victims responded in unison: "I dare to kill."

After shouting three times in a row, everyone shouted loudly to welcome Wang Er and kill the dog officer.

Wang Er knew that the victims were angry, so he immediately led his troops into the county, killed the county magistrate Zhang Douyao, opened the official warehouse, and distributed food to the hungry people. After that, Wang Er was afraid that he would be surrounded by the government troops, so he retreated to the north of Luohe River in Baishui County.

At this time, the number of hungry people accompanying the army was increasing day by day, and their momentum was growing. The rebel army moved to the counties in the Weibei mountainous area, attacking towns and villages, defeating the rich and helping the poor, and killing corrupt officials. They were supported by people from all over the world.

Wang Er is now revolting. Although his remaining troops are no more than a thousand men, which is not as good as Li Yi's iron brigade, he has been able to defeat the officers and soldiers many times and avoid encirclement and suppression. If no one has tipped off the news, it can only be the blessing of gods.

What is even more thought-provoking is that at the beginning, Wang Er's subordinates were all victims of the disaster, and most of them were farmers. In the end, they were able to quickly arm themselves, and some soldiers joined them as deserters. These phenomena have to be said to be very thought-provoking.

With Mr. Li's narration and warning, Li Yi certainly understood that there must be a shadow of Jiangmen in it.

And he knew that the first year of Chongzhen, that is, this year, would be the outbreak of the peasant uprising in northern Shaanxi. The most representative figure was Chuang Wang Gao Yingxiang, and next year, the two leaders of the uprising army, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, would also follow suit.

onto the stage of history.

The wave of peasant uprisings in the late Ming Dynasty had gradually begun.

"Tell you, don't treat others as a fool, because at that time, you are the biggest fool." Li Yi scolded mercilessly, squinting his eyes, "I am not a chess piece in your hands, don't do it to me.

Get thoughtful."

This was a naked warning and a strong statement. Under the impact of the secret just now, Bei Feng felt that his thoughts were suddenly confused.

After stopping for a long time, he said: "It seems that our guess was correct. You and Li Laoding have a close relationship, otherwise he would not tell you these things."

Li Yi was noncommittal and sat quietly on the chair without making any movements or words.

Everything has been made very clear, and Jiangmen is about to embark on a new path. Without Wei Zhongxian and the eunuch party as the center, the plutocrats in the southeast are not willing to use their wealth to support the northwest, and the northwest has fallen into

After years of disasters and wars, they did not have enough strength to survive this catastrophe.

Since negotiations are ineffective, they can only use their last trump card, which is violence.

Li Yi could guess how cruel this road was.

Just like what history has shown, becoming a bandit means spreading your suffering like a plague, making many people unable to live like you, and then they themselves will crazily want to live.

Only when everyone becomes the same can they be united into one force.

The rogue bandits are still very weak now and will experience a lot of hardships due to the encirclement and suppression by officers and soldiers as well as their own problems. Maybe they are tenacious, but they cannot hide the real hardships.

It is impossible for Li Yi to join them at this time. Once he joins, all the hard work of Anxin and Baiyangdian will be in vain, and the villagers who trust him will suffer heavy casualties. Those are worthless casualties, and Li Yi will not allow it.

Quietness is like a stone mill weighing a thousand pounds, making everyone impatient and panicked. They like smooth sailing, but they can't give up the benefits they want.

In Bei Feng's view, although the man in front of him was only a fourteen-year-old boy, his calm appearance looked like a mountain that had experienced many vicissitudes of life, which surprised him a little.

It seems that Mr. Li has accepted a great evildoer.

In the silence, Bei Feng's brown eyes kept staring at Li Yi, as if he wanted to thoroughly see through every detail of the entire body. After nearly half a quarter of an hour, he narrowed his eyes slightly and picked up the paper in front of him.

The tea cup was poured into the spittoon next to it.

Now that the tea has gone cold, it's time to get straight to the point.

"I would like to ask, are you Mr. Li's disciple?" Beifeng poured another cup of hot tea and looked at the tea inside the quilt. He was obviously not very satisfied and took a sip with a frown.

Li Yi thought for a while and nodded.

This action made Bei Feng's frown instantly relax, and he said in a relaxed or solemn tone, "Although I don't know what you are thinking, it is enough to know this. Since I am Mr. Li's disciple,

That is, half a general, and since you are from Shaanxi, we have a basis for in-depth communication."

With that said, he stood up, looked at Li Yi and said: "I will stay in Baoding Mansion. If you want to find me, go to Haolai Inn in Baoding City."

After sending Bei Feng away, Li Yi sat down again. From this conversation, it can be seen that the northwest generals are no longer stuck in disagreements. After the new emperor was unable to help the northwest, they no longer had hope and turned to

Start using your own strength to fight for the right to live.

The wave of peasant rebellion in Shaanxi will become higher and higher. At this time, they actually began to contact the rebel forces in various places in an attempt to set off a world-wide rebellion storm in order to reduce their own pressure.

Thinking of this, he turned his attention to the west. That was the sphere of influence of the Taihang Mountain bandits.

Li Yi was thinking about what kind of events Baoding Mansion would experience in the future, when someone knocked on the door.

Opening the door, Sun Ce walked in with a solemn face and glanced at Li Yi, looking heavy.

"What's wrong?" Li Yi asked.

Sun Ce said: "Two senior brothers are looking for you outside, saying they were sent by Lu Changbo and want to summon all the gentlemen to punish you."

Li Yi was slightly stunned after hearing this, but he didn't expect that Lu Changbo would do something like this.

Before he could reply, he saw two young scholars in their twenties walking in. When they saw Li Yi, they squinted their eyes and said, "Are you Li Yi? The mountain leader wants to see you, so come with us."

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These scholars are all students of the inner courtyard, at least they are boys, and they have some status.

But Li Yi was also extremely disgusted by Zhi Zhi, who had been studying for several years, and was so arrogant and rude.

He just wanted to stand up and salute, but now that he saw these two students with eyes that reached the top of their heads, he didn't think about it at all and went back to do it again.

When the senior brothers saw that a young junior dared to be so rude, their hearts burned with anger.

Before they came, they had heard about what Li Yi had done, including beating classmates, disobeying teachers, arrogant words, and brutal violence, all of which were derogatory terms of all kinds.

Looking at it now, for being so rude to myself, he must be just like everyone said, he is a shameless fool.

"Haha, if you get angry with us now, you will be expelled from the academy. See if you can still be so stubborn." A student sneered and said: "I think it's a good thing that you don't dare to go, otherwise you will definitely suffer if you go.

Punishment. It is most appropriate for you to be a coward and go back to the fields to dig for food."

Another student laughed loudly after hearing this and looked at Li Yi up and down, full of disdain.

Amidst the sneers, the students' eyes were pointed directly at Li Yi. The pertinence was self-evident.

"Why, you two also want to challenge my temper?" Li Yi smiled, his smile a little cold.

"You are really rude. No wonder everyone says you are a jerk. Being so brave and fierce can only scare those who have never seen time. In front of us, it really makes people laugh out loud."

A student sneered.

Li Yi let out a breath, slowly took two steps forward under their gaze, clasped his fingers lightly, and said with a chuckle: "I thought I could just go to school and study in peace and contentment, but I didn't expect that not only did my husband bully me, but he also

Students also come to bully me. If I can tolerate it, that’s weird.”

"What? We are all children. If you dare to take action, we will take you to see the officials. When the time comes, you will definitely be put in jail and suffer a lot."

When the students saw how simple and rude Li Yi was, they immediately panicked. They just habitually showed their superiority to others and deliberately trampled on those who were inferior to them to highlight that wonderful sense of satisfaction. But now it seems,

It seems a bit beyond imagination.

"The best way to deal with self-righteous, condescending and judgmental people like you is to teach them an unforgettable lesson." After Li Yi finished speaking, he looked at Chen Hongyan, who was walking over, and said with a smile: "Let your people put their

Take off your clothes and throw them outside on the street."

Chen Hongyan's cheeks turned red when she heard this, and she looked at Li Yi with some embarrassment, very dissatisfied with him for instructing a woman of hers to do such a thing.

But even so, she still thought about Yong Ding behind her and waved her hand. Immediately, several strong Yong Ding came out and pulled the frightened and screaming Confucian scholar out.

Listening to the noisy and threatening voices of the Confucian scholars, Li Yi curled his lips and shook his head helplessly.

These Confucian scholars only know how to study, but at such a critical moment, they still want to kill the enemy with their mouths, quarrel and threaten, coerce and induce, but they dare not really resist, and beat them like men.

This is such a bloodless Confucian scholar who only knows how to study and study. It would be better to teach him a lesson.

Sun Ce next to him looked at the group and couldn't help but worry: "Zizheng, are we going too far by doing this?"

You must know that in this era, everyone respects scholars very much and considers them to be learned people. Li Yi's behavior is a bit too radical.

Li Yi didn't think so. He looked at Sun Cer and said with a smile: "I will never argue with these people, because that will only make me become like them, saying some high-sounding words, and then I will

Anesthesia, and then believe these words. The most terrifying thing is that they will try their best to make others believe what they say, and they will go crazy for it. I don’t want to be as crazy as them, so I just use simple methods to solve this problem

."

Sun Zhen was helpless and asked: "Then will you go? You must know that since Lu Changbo has done this, he will not let you go easily. Even my father's face may not be of any use."
To be continued...