In the peasant rebel army at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng was a leading figure, and there were many capable generals under him. Among them, Li Yan was a strategist and made great achievements in giving advice and advice, and he could be said to be an important figure in promoting the peasant military cause. However, after Li Zicheng entered Beijing, he actually killed Li Yan for listening to slander. This move angered Liu Zongmin, the first fierce general under Li Zicheng, and Liu Zongmin was furious, what else is there to follow?
Li Yan, formerly known as Li Xin, is a native of Qi County, Kaifeng Prefecture, Henan. During the apocalypse of the Ming Dynasty, he participated in the scientific examination of lifting people, showed his talents, and then won the title of lifting people. It's a pity that the times were not good, and later took refuge in Li Zicheng's peasant rebel army. At first, Li Xin was not distracted, but in fact, he made such a choice when he saw that the Ming Dynasty was weakening and was no longer able to maintain peace in the world.
Li Zicheng regarded Li Xin as a confidant in the army and entrusted him with important tasks, allowing him to participate in military deployment and plan together. Li Xin did his best to serve the peasant army. He sometimes weighs the pros and cons and asks for advice for the country; From time to time, they vibrate and help the needy, and speak out for the peasant army; From time to time, he will show strange tactics to make the opponent exhausted. With his extraordinary wisdom and talent, Li Xin quickly became famous under Li Zicheng, and soon changed his name from Li Xin to Li Yan.
Li Yan is a gentle and elegant person. It's just that in that turbulent era, the literati profession was really not taken seriously. Fortunately, Li Yan has another martial arts, and he has repeatedly performed miraculous feats in the army, winning the admiration and love of his comrades. Some people say that Li Yan is the wisdom of Li Zicheng's peasant army, and he deserves his name. At first, everyone didn't think about it, but it was a temporary expedient measure. Later, over time, Li Yan's status gradually became prominent, and even Li Zicheng's closest celebrity had to pay attention to him.
The peasant army under Li Zicheng finally captured the city of Beijing in a difficult battle. All of this is due to Li Yan's strategy. When the peasant army trekked through mountains and rivers, overcame many obstacles, and gradually approached the Forbidden City, Li Yan encouraged everyone to hold their fighting spirits high and carry out the revolution to the end. He personally led the charge and was invincible, which was really a brave spirit and boosted the morale of the soldiers.
After the Battle of Pingyang, Li Zicheng issued an edict in the army to "welcome the king and not pay food" to win the trust of the people. This idea came from Li Yan. Later, it was Li Yan who spread the folk and asked children to sing this ballad to each other, which was widely spread and soon aroused the support of the people. Even some old peasants were deeply moved by this moving verse and generously responded to the call of the peasant army.
With the enthusiastic support of the masses of the people, the peasant army is growing in strength and invincible. Finally, in 1644, Li Zicheng personally led a large army and drove straight into the Forbidden City. It can be said that this is the highest peak of the peasant military cause, and it is inseparable from Li Yan's important contributions.
Li Zicheng was overjoyed, and immediately fulfilled his previous promise, and the peasant army took charge of the country, and personally lived in the inner court of the Forbidden City. He canonized a number of important ministers of his cronies and held important positions above the third rank in the court, so as to consolidate the ruling foundation of the new dynasty. Li Yan made great contributions, and naturally got a piece of the pie, and was appointed as the first assistant university scholar of the cabinet, in charge of government affairs, and showed his strengths for the new dynasty.
At first, the peasant regime was running smoothly, and the situation in the court was orderly for a time. It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, Li Zicheng couldn't resist the temptation of arrogance and lasciviousness, and soon relaxed the discipline of his opponent's subordinates. Some villains with wolf ambitions took advantage of the opportunity to exploit the loopholes and use force against the peasant regime and kill them on a large scale. Among them, there is a terrifying fox tail, which is the bane that leads to the displacement of innocent people.
At a time when Li Zicheng's peasant military regime was in jeopardy, a dark force gradually grew in the shadows. This force came from a handful of ambitious villains in the army, who were afraid that the world would not be chaotic and were bent on destroying the unity of the peasant army. In order to achieve their goal, they secretly stabbed a ruthless knife, sowed discord, and seriously undermined the internal unity of the peasant army.
Among them, the most rebellious is the bull Venus. Niu Venus has always been a villain with wolf ambitions and is suspicious. He is greedy for profit, admires vanity, and wants to seize power in the army everywhere. It's a pity that his mediocre ability dooms him to be a defeated general, and he can't fly away. As a result, Niu Jinxing began to find another way, wanting to fundamentally crush the rule of the peasant army.
Niu Jinxing is eyeing Li Yan and is wary everywhere. After all, the most difficult thing in the world to tolerate and tie flowers, Li Yan is already a prestigious adviser in the peasant army, Niu Jinxing is really jealous. To a certain extent, Niu Jinxing knows that as long as Li Yan is in the army, his future is destined not to be peaceful. As a result, Niu Jinxing began to beat the villain behind his back, jealous and hateful, and plotted to kill Li Yan.
Bull Venus secretly sow discord in an endless stream. Sometimes, he would deliberately exaggerate the slogan of "the overall situation first" in front of Li Zicheng, implying that Li Yan, as a widow of the former Ming Dynasty, would find it difficult to get rid of his old loyalty. Sometimes, he would deliberately spread rumors in the army, saying that Li Yan was ambitious and had bad intentions. What's more, Niu Jinxing actually began to make up nonsense, saying that Li Yan was going to betray the peasant army and start anew.
All these means are Niu Jinxing's attempt to plant a time bomb in Li Zicheng's heart. It can be said that Niu Jinxing is already extremely vicious, and he is determined to put Li Yan to death. Soon, Li Zicheng listened to Niu Jinxing's slander and had many doubts about Li Yan. During the Dashun period, Li Zicheng once said, "If Niu Jinxing is reasonable, I will follow it." It can be seen that Li Zicheng has been deeply bewitched and manipulated by Niu Jinxing.
The bad news of Li Yan's unjust murder soon spread throughout the army. It was a dark day, with clouds and howling winds, as if heaven and earth were angry at this unjust case. When Li Yan's widow heard the news, she was overwhelmed with grief and desperately found Li Zicheng and demanded justice.
That scene was heartbreaking. Li Yan's widow fell to the ground crying, tears raining down, accusing Niu Jinxing of false accusations and Li Zicheng's crimes. She said that Li Yan was loyal to the peasant army during his lifetime and devoted himself to making suggestions for it. It is really unjust to suffer such a catastrophe now. Although Li Zicheng felt guilty after hearing this, he was confused by Niu Jinxing's slanderous words, and he was obsessed and turned a deaf ear.
During this period, Liu Zongmin, the first fierce general under Li Zicheng, heard about this unjust case. Liu Zongmin and Li Yan have always been friends, and the two have been friends long before they surrendered to the peasant army. Li Yan once gave Liu Zongmin full support and support when he was in the most difficult time. Now that his friend has been poisoned, Liu Zongmin is naturally extremely angry.
At that time, someone informed Liu Zongmin of the bad news, saying that Niu Jinxing framed Li Yan for plotting misdeeds and was killed by Li Zicheng. Liu Zongmin was furious, and immediately scolded Niu Jinxing as a conspiracy villain, unreasonable slander, and it was really an unforgivable crime. He directly reprimanded such a despicable villain as Niu Jinxing for daring to execute two generals without authorization, how can this be reasonable? Liu Zongmin was majestic and resolute in upholding justice for Li Yan.
In Liu Zongmin's view, Li Yan is one of the most important think tanks in the peasant army, and his strategic exploits are not comparable to a villain like Niu Jinxing? Now that Li Yan has been killed, our army has self-destroyed the Great Wall, where will the future go? Liu Zongmin was deeply worried about this, and he understood that without Li Yan, the mainstay, the peasant army would eventually collapse.
Although Li Zicheng was bewitched by Niu Jinxing's slanderous words for a while, he was also a promising person in his bones. As time went on, Li Zicheng felt very guilty about the murder of Li Yan, and felt more and more that this was a deeply sinful and unjust case.
At first, Li Zicheng was blinded by Niu Jinxing's slanderous rumors and listened to those nonsense. He believed that Li Yan was indeed suspected of colluding with foreign enemies, so he killed the killer and killed this amiable and respectable veteran. However, afterwards, Li Zicheng gradually calmed down and questioned his decision. After all, Li Yan served the peasant army all the way and made great achievements, and he was really loyal. Is it really as Niu Jinxing said, he wants to start a new stove and betray the peasant army?
Li Zicheng is an understanding person, and he quickly saw through Niu Jinxing's conspiracy. The reason why Niu Jinxing wanted to frame Li Yan was completely out of selfishness. This villain was jealous of Li Yan's prestige and deliberately wanted to sow discord and undermine the unity of the peasant army. Thinking of this, Li Zicheng couldn't help but feel remorseful, and longed to be able to recover time and make up for the losses caused by this unjust case.
Subsequently, Li Zicheng decided to confess and be lenient and change his ways. He personally convened a meeting in the army, publicly apologized, and made it clear that he wanted to Zhaoxue for Li Yan. At the meeting, Li Zicheng was blunt, sincerely admitted his mistakes, and blamed himself for being confused for a while and listening to the villain's slander. He said: Li Yannai is a think tank of our army, has made outstanding meritorious achievements, and was loyal to the peasant army during his lifetime. Now that he has been punished, we have really lost an important source of wisdom.
Li Zicheng said that mistakes must be corrected, and he will never tolerate a traitorous villain like Niu Jinxing. He vowed to uphold justice for Li Yan and bring Niu Jinxing to justice. At the same time, Li Zicheng also ordered a thorough investigation of other comrades who might be involved in this conspiracy, and he would not be merciless. It can be said that Li Zicheng finally cleared up Li Yan's unjust case and clarified his political integrity.