What was the cause of the Yan Li Uprising?

Yan Li, a native of Qixian County, Henan Province, was originally the son of a wealthy local family, but he was very sympathetic to the poor. Whenever famine comes, he secretly takes food out of his granary to help the poor who have no food. The local poor all think that Yan Li is kind-hearted and kind-hearted, and they affectionately call him "Li Gongzi".

Although the life of the poor was too hard at that time, the county grandfather sent officers to force taxes and debts from the poor. Yan Li stepped forward and went straight to the county government, urging the county grandfather to temporarily stop collecting taxes, and imploring the county grandfather to have a heart and lend some official grain to farmers to help the poor people tide over the difficulties and save their lives.

Hearing this, the county grandfather sneered a few times and said to Yan Li, "The boss has handed over the salary to the local government, and it is urgent. I don't ask whether they have to pay taxes or rent. How do they pay the bill? That's easy for you to say! And the grain in the official warehouse has long been empty. What can I lend to farmers? You can do it for good people. Excuse me. You rich people lend them! "

County grandpa's words almost make Yan Li dizzy. Knowing that this was the trouble of the county grandfather, he simply went home, persuaded his father to open his own granary and distributed more than 200 stones of grain to the hungry people. The hungry people were moved to tears, and the old ladies knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Li Gongzi. Yan Li hurriedly lifted him up and said, "It is the unshirkable responsibility of every conscientious person to help the poor and provide disaster relief." Because of the large number of people affected by the disaster, it is not a big deal for his family to open a warehouse and donate some food. So, a shrewd man came up with an idea. He gathered dozens of people in front of other rich families and begged them to be merciful and learn from Li Yan's family, saying that no one would forget.

A rich man surnamed Zhao kept his door closed for fear that hungry people would make trouble. Hungry people cried outside for a long time. Zhao's daughter-in-law is beautifully dressed with a flower on her head. Looking through the door, she expected that the hungry people were afraid of making trouble, so she opened the door half way, poked her head out, glared at the hungry people and spat bitterly, saying that there was no food at home. In a rage, the hungry people pushed down Zhao's daughter-in-law, rushed into the house, opened the granary and distributed his food.

After Zhao's granary was opened, several other rich men panicked and cried to the county grandfather. After hearing this, the county grandfather flew into a rage and said sharply, "Do you still want to rebel?" Later, several officers were sent to stop him with his token. They also threatened: "Anyone who gets together again to grab food will go to hell to pay." The hungry people were even more angry when they saw the officer holding the token in his hand. They threw the torn token on the ground and seized the officer and beat him up. Then everyone crowded into the front of the county government and shouted, "It's death anyway. Rather than starve to death, it is better to work hard and die with your officials. " The county grandfather was too scared to come out in the yamen. He thought that Yan Li had close ties with farmers, so he ordered Yan Li to help him.

Yan Li said straight away: "If farmers don't rebel, the only way is to stop forcing debts and persuade wealthy families to donate food on their own initiative." The county grandfather was helpless and had to reluctantly agree. The hungry people heard that Yan Li had persuaded the county grandfather and dispersed in succession.

County grandfather's face is like the weather in June. As soon as the peasants disperse, they change. County grandfather reneges on his word. When he thought about it, he felt that it was wrong. The boss strongly advocated taxation, and later even lost their jobs. It was all Yan Li's fault that things had come to this step. He immediately drafted a document and submitted it to his boss, falsely accusing Yan Li of leading hungry people to make trouble, buy off people's hearts and attempt to rebel.

As the saying goes, there is no windtight wall. The news spread to the victims like wings, and everyone was worried about Yan Li. There is a peasant uprising team in the nearby forest. The young woman who takes the lead is always dressed in red and is an artist in the Jianghu. People call her "Red Lady". Matchmaker usually heard Yan Li's generous donation of food for disaster relief, and she admired it very much. Now I hear that Yan Li is in danger of being hurt at any moment. On a dark night, I sneaked into Yan Li's house and suggested that Yan Li follow me to the mountains to escape. Yan Li followed the girl in red to the forest and lived in the team.

After Yan Li stayed, the officers and men looked for him everywhere. The matchmaker said, "Li Gongzi, you stay here and we'll do it together." Yan Li didn't understand the original intention of the Red Lady at first. Later, he heard that the matchmaker was determined to leave him and join the rebel army. He didn't want to. Before long, he sneaked home while matchmaker was not looking.

As soon as Li Yangang stepped into the house, the wolf-like police officers who had been waiting for many days swarmed on him, handcuffed him and took him back to the county government for interrogation.

When people in Qixian heard the news of Yan Li's arrest, they were all very angry. Together, they tried to rescue Li Gongzi as soon as possible. An old man said, "If you don't repay kindness, you might as well die as grass." Everyone decided to ask matchmaker to help save Li Gongzi.

When the matchmaker heard the news, she was in a hurry and immediately arrived with the team. A large number of farmers followed her, waving sticks and holding knives, and went straight to the county government. Seeing the large number of people in the procession, the princess trembled with fear and slipped away quietly from the back door. When the officers saw this scene, they couldn't resist. County grandfather left, and they all slipped away quietly. Mrs. Hong led the team and all the people, opened the prison and rescued Yan Li. Yan Li was very grateful and regretted running home.

After Yan Li was rescued, he realized that Lady Hong's suggestion was indeed a suggestion. On the one hand, he felt that he was at the end of his tether when he went back, on the other hand, he also wanted to repay Matchmaker for saving his life, so he resolutely went to Li Zicheng with the hungry people in the uprising under the guidance of Matchmaker.

The girl in red told Li Chuangwang about Yan Li in detail. Li Zicheng was deeply moved by Yan Li's charity to help the poor, and even more angry that he was persecuted for helping others. Li Zicheng knew that although Yan Li was a rich man, he was kind-hearted and knowledgeable, and when the insurgents needed to recruit all kinds of talents, he left Li Yan in the camp to be his helper. Yan Li also admired Li Zicheng, an ambitious hero, who wholeheartedly helped Li Zicheng accomplish the great cause of overthrowing the Ming Dynasty.