The Ming Dynasty was beyond help. The land annexation officials were corrupt, the rich and gentry were insensitive, and the officials and businessmen colluded with the people. Li Yan had seen too many things.

But is the Ming Dynasty really out of salvation?

There is such a person,

He cheated the country of two million taels by a devil, rectified the government and went to Liaodong, and beat Huang Taiji to throw away his armor. He imposed commercial taxes, investigated corruption, and trained soldiers. He tried to change all this with the greatest power of a crown prince.

Li Hao called him a frog in the well, and he was right. Do you think this world is dark, but if you overturn this world, you can usher in light?

Li Zicheng is really the knowledgeable man you follow. Not to mention anything else, what is the difference between what Li Zicheng did after he captured the city and the bandits. Regardless of whether the officials are honest or the gentry is good or not, all wealthy or local officials will be killed without discrimination. Then he robs his money and grain, which is called "doing the way for heaven", but in fact it is to strengthen his own strength.

Such a person is worth your return and your loyalty?

One general succeeds and thousands of bones are undone. You step on the new world built by the huge amount of bones. Can you, Li Yan, guarantee that it will be a peaceful world?

Li Hao told Li Yan about Zhu Cilang's actions in Beijing, and then scolded Li Yan so hard that he was very angry.

Li Yan was full of talent, but was stunned by the scolding, without any power to fight back. His heart was already shaken. Could it be that the Ming Dynasty would really have such a crown prince? If so, I, Li Yan, would have been voluntarily. However, he was really disappointed with the court.

"Master Qianhu, this is just your one-sided statement. I, Li Yan, have never seen the crown prince, nor do I know the crown prince's heroic deeds. What you said has nothing to do with me."

Li Yan's words were a bit weak, and it was obvious that he was shaken.

Li Hao didn't say anything, but just smiled coldly: "What a person has nothing to do with you. Isn't you ambition and take the people of the world as your responsibility? Now it has nothing to do with you. It's better if you are a frog in the well, you don't know the crown prince. Then I'll ask you, you said that the court has ruined the officials' corruption, and there is no good official in the Ming Dynasty. Have you ever said this?"

Li Yan said with a high apology: "That's right, I have a clear conscience in my life, but I have never met anyone in my life. What's the point of being a court like this worthy of my loyalty!"

The prefect Wu Shi next to him said that his face was so hot that although he had not been much greedy, he thought he was not a clean official.

Li Hao also said bluntly: "You are right. Lord Wu around you dare not say that he is an honest official. I myself dare not say that he is an honest official. But you say that you have never met a honest official in your life, so I will ask you again. Li Weiwen, the governor of the two provinces, has been suffering from erectile dysfunction. But he resolutely brought two million yuan of grain to Henan and Shanxi to provide disaster relief. In the end, the heroic soul was buried in Shanxi. Is he a clean official? After Li Weiwen's death, his family members could not afford a tael of silver to bury him, but his colleagues and officials gathered money to bury him. Do you think he is an honest official?"

Li Yan's face turned red and speechless when scolded, he said nothing. Is there no good official in the Ming Dynasty? Li Weiwen, who was sent to Henan to provide disaster relief, dares anyone say he is not a good official?

After a while, Li Yan sighed: "Li Wai-to-ask Lord Li, I admire him. However, other pigs and dogs like Luoshan County Magistrate are not to be cherished!"

Li Hao actually knew about the rebellion, killing the magistrate of Luoshan County and 18 gentry, burning down the government, breaking the prison and releasing prisoners, opening the granary, and providing relief to the hungry people.

Then, Li Hao took out a yellow scroll from his arms: "Young Master Li, please read it yourself."

Li Yan took it by hand, opened it and couldn't help but be shocked. He looked at the content on the yellow scroll in shock, and opened his eyes wide in horror. Wu Shi said beside him, so scared that he knelt down. Because he saw that what Li Yan was holding in his hand was an imperial edict.

Li Hao said coldly: "Li Yan, you can see clearly. This is the handwritten imperial edict of the current Longsheng Emperor. The imperial edict clearly understands that it will pardon the Hongniangzi's crimes. This is because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked you for half an hour outside the Qing Palace, and then he reluctantly agreed. You also know that the current Longsheng Emperor will not bow to any bandits!"

The powerful Qin, the strong Han Dynasty, the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the rich Song Dynasty, and the strong Ming Dynasty. Chongzhen may not be a qualified emperor, but he was absolutely tough enough. So later, Li Zicheng came to Beijing. At that time, Li Zicheng only asked if the emperor appointed him as the King of Northwest, he turned around and returned to Shanxi.

However, Chongzhen refused to agree. This willingness to die than surrender also demonstrated the toughness of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty to defend the country and the king to die in the country. It is impossible to ask him to bow to the bandits.

However, Zhu Cilang actually asked Emperor Chongzhen to issue such an imperial edict to pardon Hong Niangzi and others for rebellion. This was extremely rare for Emperor Chongzhen.

The reason was that Zhu Cixuan told him that the Jinyiwei had already confirmed that the bully of Luoshan County Dongmenqing fell in love with Hongniangzi and wanted to take it for himself. So Dongmenqing colluded with the county magistrate Duan Tiande to kill the headmaster of the opera troupe and forced Hongniang to commit suicide. Hongniang was furious and pulled up the opera troupe to rebel, killed 18 people from Dongmenqing and county magistrate Duan Tiande, burned the government, broke the prison and released the prison, opened the granary, and helped the hungry people.

Zhu Cilang informed Chongzhen about this matter. Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while and finally felt that the bandits' rebellion might be the greater reason for the government itself. Fortunately, Hong Niangzi was only a small group of bandits. If he could pardon and surrender, it might be one of the ways to solve the bandits' rebellion.

In the end, Emperor Chongzhen could not withstand Zhu Cilang's soft and tough slap, so Emperor Chongzhen reluctantly issued such an imperial edict. If Li Zicheng had been a little careful and found this imperial edict from Li Hao, Li Hao and the others would not have entered Kaifeng City.

However, Li Zicheng was thinking at the time that these people went to the city to die, but they didn't expect that there would be so many twists and turns in it.

At this time, even though Li Yan was so noble, he was convinced. Li Yan placed the imperial edict respectfully on the table, then knelt down and kowtowed respectfully to the imperial edict.

While the iron was hot, Li Hao continued: "Have you ever thought that once Kaifeng City is broken, there will be many innocent creatures that will be ruined. Perhaps there are many people who are corrupt and unkind, and the court will rectify this one in the future. Now, once the city is broken, Kaifeng City will be a hell. Whether it can save the people in the city depends on Mr. Li's benevolence."

Li Yan lowered his head and thought for a while, then looked up and said, "I have been in prison for a long time and I don't know what the situation is outside. If you come to ask me, I really don't have any good strategies to defeat the enemy in a hurry. However, I can recommend one person."

Li Hao and Wu Shi on the side said that they looked at each other and were both overjoyed. Wu Shi said anxiously, "I wonder who he is?"

"In the south of the city, Zhang Jian, a scholar of Rulin Academy."
Chapter completed!