These two people are really Li Yan and the Red Lady, and there is a good story about them among the people.

When Li Zicheng left Shangluo and arrived in Henan, there was a severe drought in Henan, and thousands of hungry people fled everywhere.

When the hungry people heard the news that King Li Chuang had come out of the mountain, they came to seek refuge one after another.

One day, a group of hungry people came to King Chuang with a young man who looked like a scholar.

Li Zicheng asked about the origin and found out that the young man's name was Li Yan, who had just been rescued from prison in Qixian County, Henan Province.

Li Yan was originally the son of a wealthy family in Qixian County. A few years ago, there was a severe famine in the area, and many farmers ran out of food.

Li Yan took out some of the food at home to help the poor who had run out of food. It was rare for a child from a wealthy family to do this.

Therefore, the poor people thought that Li Yan was a good man and called him Mr. Li.

Qixian County has suffered from famine for many years, and the poor have suffered so much that they can no longer survive.

However, the county magistrate still sent servants to collect taxes from the poor and collect debts. Li Yan was afraid that something would happen to him, so he went to see the magistrate named Song and persuaded him to temporarily stop collecting taxes. He also hoped that he would allocate part of the official grain to lend to the hungry people.

The county magistrate said to Li Yan:

"The superiors are sending military pay to the localities and pressing them hard. I don't ask them what they want to pay for taxes or rent. Besides, the food in the official warehouse has been empty for a long time. What can I lend to the hungry people? If I want to borrow it, I can only ask you a few

Rich families have provided food."

Seeing that the county magistrate refused to agree, Li Yan returned home, opened his granary, and took out more than 200 shi of grain to distribute among the hungry people.

The people who were suffering from famine were very happy to see Mr. Li willing to donate food. However, there were too many people affected by the disaster, and the Li family's food donation alone was not enough.

Someone came up with an idea to gather dozens of people to petition other wealthy families, asking them to imitate the Li family in donating blood and food.

Not only did the rich families disagree, but they beat and scolded the hungry people who came to the door. The hungry people were so angry that they rushed into a rich family's granary and divided his food.

The wealthy households panicked and cried to the county magistrate one after another.

The county magistrate immediately sent several officers with his warrant to stop them, and threatened that if a crowd gathered to threaten again, they would be treated as rioters.

The hungry people were so angry that they grabbed the officers, threw the tokens on the ground, smashed them to pieces, and then crowded in front of the county government office, shouting:

"We have no food and will starve to death sooner or later, so we might as well fight with you."

When the county magistrate heard that the hungry people were about to riot, he was so frightened that he hid in the county government office and did not dare to come out. He hurriedly sent someone to find Li Yan and asked him to come up with a solution.

Li Yan said:

"If you want to avoid causing trouble, the only thing you can do is stop pressing for debts and persuade rich families to donate food."

The county magistrate had no choice but to reluctantly agree. When the hungry people gathered outside the county government heard that Li Yan had persuaded the magistrate to donate food, they calmed down their anger.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the hungry people dispersed, the county magistrate went back on his word and refused to impose taxes on the hungry people. Although the immediate emergency was relieved, if his superiors pressed him, he could still keep his official position.

After thinking about it, he began to hate Li Yan, thinking that the ruckus caused by the hungry people was all caused by Li Yan.

He immediately asked the master who handled the case to write an official document to his superiors, falsely accusing Li Yan of trying to win over people's hearts and want to rebel.

After the news leaked, people were worried about Li Yan.

There was a peasant uprising team in the nearby mountains. The woman who led it was a performer in the martial arts world. People called her the Red Lady.

The red lady usually admired Li Yan very much when she heard about Li Yan's donation of food for disaster relief. Now she heard that Li Yan was in danger, so she went to Li Yan's house and took Li Yan to the mountains to hide.

Li Yan didn't understand the Red Lady's intention at first, but when he heard that the Red Lady wanted to keep him and join the uprising team, he was unwilling. He found an opportunity to sneak home from the Red Lady.

As soon as Li Yan returned home, the wolf-like police officer was waiting for him with shackles and handcuffs. As soon as he saw Li Yan, he handcuffed him and took him back to the county government for interrogation.

When the people of Qi County heard that Li Yan had been arrested, they immediately informed the Red Lady.

The red lady led her team into the city to rescue Li Yan, and a large group of hungry people followed her. Those with knives and those with sticks used sticks to attack the county government office.

When the county magistrate and officers saw that the uprising team was large and powerful, they thought they could not resist and ran away. The red lady and the hungry people opened the prison together and rescued Li Yan.

At this point, Li Yan felt that there was no way out for him to return home, so he followed the red lady's advice and defected to King Li Chuang together with the rebellious hungry people.

Li Zicheng found out about Li Yan's situation and knew that although Li Yan was a scholar from a wealthy family, he was also persecuted.

It happened that the rebel army was in need of a counselor, so they left Li Yan in the camp. Li Yan had already known Li Zicheng's name, so he devoted himself to helping Li Zicheng.

After the rebel army grew, Li Zicheng began to reorganize the troops and enforce strict discipline. He also accepted Li Yan's suggestion and put forward the slogan of equalizing land and exempting people from taxes.

Li Yan sent a group of rebel soldiers dressed as businessmen, sneaked into the city occupied by the government troops, and preached to everyone:

"King Li Chuang's troops have strict military discipline and do not kill people or steal anything."

People had long hated the murders and robberies committed by the government troops. Now that they heard that King Li Chuang's troops were highly disciplined, they naturally turned to Li Zicheng.

Local farmers also sing some songs, also compiled by Li Yan:

Eat his mother, wear his mother, open the gate to welcome King Chuang, but King Chuang will not accept food when he comes.

In the morning, people seek promotion and in the evening, they seek harmony. Recently, it is difficult for poor people to survive.

Open the door early to worship King Chuang, and everyone is happy to discipline him.

Therefore, Li Zicheng's peasant army was supported by the hungry people. After killing the King of Fu Zhu Changxun, he fought several great victories in Henan.

In 1643 AD, Li Zicheng conquered Tongguan, and Sun Chuanting, the Minister of War of the Ming Dynasty, died in the battle. Later, he conquered the capital and the Ming Dynasty perished. Due to the persecution of Niu Jinxing, Lady Li Yanhong was killed by Li Zicheng.

Zhu Cihong knew that Li Yan was a great talent, and he came to Qixian this time to look for Li Yan.

He planned to ask Li Yan to assist Chen Yongfu in governing Henan. If Li Yan was really capable of governing Henan, Zhu Cihong would definitely use him in the future.

Can he let the red lady take Li Yan away? Of course it's impossible.

But after the matchmaker killed the magistrate of Qixian County, Zhu Cixiang could still make Li Yan marry the matchmaker, which no one else could do.

Sure enough, when she heard that he could act as a matchmaker for Li Yan to marry her, the matchmaker's heart suddenly jumped wildly. This was exactly what she longed for.

All things are inferior, but reading is the only one who is high. You must know how high the status of scholars was in the Ming Dynasty. Li Yan was a high-ranking scholar.

Although she was very eager, the matchmaker suddenly thought that she had just killed the magistrate of Qixian County and they would soon become wanted criminals. How to marry the matchmaker could only happen in a dream.

Seeing the red lady's hesitation, Zhu Cihong immediately guessed her concerns and said again:

"Don't worry about killing corrupt officials. I can settle this matter. How about we make a three-year agreement and obey my orders within three years. I will settle everything with this young master?"

When Zhu Cixiang spoke, Li Yan didn't say a word. He just paid attention to the young man in front of him. When Zhu Cixiang said that he could deal with the red lady and kill the corrupt officials, Li Yan's eyes suddenly lit up.

As a member of the Ming Dynasty for ten years, who would be willing to become a thief, certainly not Li Yan.

The Red Lady did not understand the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, but Li Yan understood that his father was a former high-ranking official in the Ming Dynasty and returned home because of persecution.

As long as the young man in front of him can successfully kill corrupt officials, it means that this person definitely has a profound background, either as a high-ranking official or as a heavyweight high-ranking official in the court.

How could Li Yan not understand that there was someone in the court who wanted to be an official? If it was as expected, he, Li Yan, would have a chance to fulfill his ambitions.

It was Li Yan who was originally unwilling to marry the Red Lady, but now it is Li Yan who is looking forward to it. He really hopes that the Red Lady will agree to Zhu Cihong's three-year appointment.

The red lady frowned and thought for a moment before slowly nodding:

"Okay, for the sake of my husband, I will promise you this. I hope you will not deceive me!"

Seeing that the red lady finally agreed, Li Yan's high-hanging heart was relieved! I like the Ming Dynasty, the prosperous age begins with the prince's supervision, please collect: (https://www.myxls.net) The Ming Dynasty, the prosperous age begins with the prince's supervision, search and read novels
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