How did you, a prisoner on death row, become an important weapon of the country? Yecheng Gao Weiming

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After Zhu Youjian heard the story of farmer Zhao San, his head was about to explode.

Why did he rebel?

Still need to ask?

The daughter-in-law was humiliated to death by the officers and soldiers, and the mother-in-law killed her on the spot in order to prevent her grandson from being eaten.

But even so, Zhao San's son was still stolen.

Being treated as food for others to survive!

Yikes and eats!

During the years when Zhu Youjian was in power, this word was often seen in newspapers from various places.

But how could he feel the weight contained in these four words when he was so high above them!

It turns out that exchanging children for food is the greatest kindness my people have towards life!

They just want to live, what's wrong with them?

After Zhu Youjian listened to this extremely tragic story, his face turned pale at first, and then turned red.

He wanted to say it was nonsense, but his many years of experience as an emperor told him.

What Shen Lian said was just an ordinary farmer's real life.

But the most unacceptable thing is.

Even so, before I hanged myself, I, Chongzhen, shamelessly wrote an edict that accidentally injured one of the people.

Ridiculous and pathetic.

I never thought about how many people I have hurt over the years.

They can die of thirst or starvation, be killed by others, or be struck down by diseases.

But it just can’t be used as food rations!

After all, Zhu Youjian still shouted unwillingly.

"Shen Lian! Don't talk about the common people!"

"Natural disasters are coming to the world. Droughts, floods, and locust plagues continue year after year. Zhao San's incident is unavoidable in any prosperous era."

"Coupled with the civil unrest in various places and the war in Liaodong, the imperial court was unable to help them."

"I will admit that this is the reason for his rebellion!"

"But what about those gentry and gentry, and those Ming officials? Why did they help you rebel?"

"Are they too starved of food to the point where they cannibalize each other?"

"I will never believe it!"

"them?"

Seeing that Zhu Youjian was still stubborn, Shen Lian shook his head helplessly.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, Shen will continue to tell you the second story!"

"This second story is..."

“Keep food in troubled times!”

Shen Lian took a breath, looked at the war-torn capital, and said in a low voice.

"In the fourteenth year of Chongzhen's reign, I will follow King Chuang to attack Henan Province and will soon enter the great city of Luoyang."

"Outside the city of Luoyang, I met a landlord and tycoon, who is the protagonist of the second story. Let's call him Li Er."

"Li Er was in his forties at the time. He was a well-known good man in eight towns around Luoyang. He was also a scholar in his early years, and he came from a scholarly family."

"With the land that the Li family has accumulated over several lifetimes, we have no worries about food and drink, and we can even help the folks in the village every now and then."

"The villagers all praise him for his conduct. Adult men from any family are proud to work on the Li family's property. Several acres of wasteland in the common people's homes are also in the name of Li Dashan, hoping to reduce some land taxes and corvees. ”

"It was because of this reputation that Li Er lived safely until the 14th year of Chongzhen, with plenty of food and clothing."

"But in the fourteenth year, Li Er can't survive anymore."

"The Luoyang government sent more and more Liao, Zhen, and Lian pay, which has reached the point of overwhelming him."

"That's all."

"After all, Your Majesty, you are not a fool. You know that no matter how much additional food and salary is allocated, it must be controlled within a basic range."

"This category is to collect one stone of grain, send up to eight more bushels, and always leave two bushels for others to survive."

"It's a pity that there are only these two buckets of grain left, and Li Er can't keep them."

"Zhu Changxun, the blessed king in Luoyang City, colluded with Luoyang officials as early as the Tianqi period, and often robbed the families and lands of the gentry from various places."

"Because Li Er sent his beautiful daughter to Prince Fu's palace as a concubine, he didn't let Prince Fu annex his family property."

"But taking advantage of the opportunity to increase food and salary, Li Er was once again made worse."

"The steward of Prince Fu's Mansion came to Li Er and said that the war has been tense this year and the emperor has issued an order. It's time for you gentry and wealthy people to contribute."

"In addition to the extra dispatch in previous years, an additional fifty carts of food will be dispatched to supply the defenders in Luoyang City. If something happens to Luoyang, everyone will be beheaded by the intruders!"

"Li Er heard this and realized that the emperor had never given such an order."

"But what can he do?"

"If fifty carts of food are not brought out, the Li family will be labeled as rebels in an instant, and the whole family will be killed at the entrance of the Luoyang vegetable market."

"Don't say that my daughter is King Fu's concubine. A concubine is not as good as the maids around King Fu. After all, King Fu has so many concubines that even King Fu can't remember their faces."

"Li Er cried and begged the housekeeper if he could get some relief. If he really takes out these fifty carts of grain, the Li family, including the long-term tenants below, and all the people who depend on the Li family for food, will all starve to death."

"The butler finally smiled. It's okay if you don't want to take it. I will send all 90% of your family's land to His Royal Highness Prince Fu. You don't have to worry about apportioning it in the future."

"Ninety percent of the land! Li Er almost fainted on the spot."

"But in the end, after careful consideration, he happily handed it over to Prince Fu."

"Because in troubled times, since King Fu is interested in his family's land, if he insists on holding on to it, he will definitely destroy his family."

"After sending away the housekeeper of King Fu, Li Er couldn't sleep at night, not knowing what to do in the future."

"Without the land, there will be no harvest. Without the harvest, how can we feed so many people in the Li family?"

"There are also those poor people who have attached their property to their own homes."

"If they find out that the fields they worked so hard to cultivate have been given to King Fu, will they be so angry that they eat him alive?"

"The more Li Er thought about it, the more he became afraid. He just wanted to pack up the gold and silver, take his whole family out of Luoyang, and escape for his life."

"But after thinking about it for a while, I still gave up!"

"Where can we escape? There is King Fu in Luoyang, King Zhou in Kaifeng, King Tang in Nanyang, King Zhao in Anyang... There are seven named princes in the entire Henan Province."

"No matter where you escape, you can't do without the power of the Zhu family. Even if you escape to the south of the Yangtze River, you will still be swallowed up by the local powerful."

"Forget it! If you stay in Luoyang, you can at least have enough to eat. If you leave Luoyang, you are actively seeking death."

"But gradually, Li Er realized that something was wrong."

"Because the Chuang Army is getting closer and closer to Luoyang, the people are actually looking forward to the Chuang Army attacking as soon as possible."

"Some people even dare to publicly announce on the streets that they will open the city gate to welcome King Chuang, but King Chuang will not pay for his food when he comes!"

"Of course the man was captured by the officers and had his head chopped off."

"But as word spread, the people became more and more looking forward to King Chuang's capture of Luoyang as soon as possible."

"Li Er became more and more frightened because he understood that the first thing King Chuang did when he came was to kill them, the nobles and gentry, to avenge the common people."

"Although he is a good man from all over the country and a master who often cooks porridge and provides charity, but what's the use of it?"

"In this troubled world, if you have money and food, it is the biggest sin!"

"The long-term servants at home looked at Li Er more and more strangely. The people in the village originally wanted to call Li Er when they saw him, but gradually they stopped calling him."

"Finally one day!"

"Li Eryi woke up and found that his home was full of blood!"

"It turns out that the intruders are coming! When the long-term slaves learned about it, the first thing they did was to kill Mrs. Li, her father, and her son, who was in his early twenties, and his family."

"Li Er's wife and daughter-in-law were abused to death by this group of formerly obedient slaves."

"Li Er is so sad and angry that he wants to fight them. But how can a man in his forties, who has always been pampered and pampered, defeat these strong men?"

"Li Er was treated extremely cruelly. The servants beat him repeatedly, trying to torture him to find out the whereabouts of the precious gold and silver in the Li family."

"After all, you can't open the city gate to welcome King Chuang empty-handed, right?"

"Everyone wants to find something in the Li family. Xiao Jing will give King Chuang a job in exchange for an official position, and he will be successful from now on."

"Li Er refused to say anything and hid the money extremely secretly."

"Because he understands that once he speaks out, his head will fall on the ground."

"Finally, King Chuang is here!"

"The servants and the people dispersed in a hurry. Li Er raised his hands and personally presented his silver and surplus grain."

"King Chuang is overjoyed and asked Li Er to go ahead and clear the way to search Prince Fu's Mansion and capture Prince Fu Zhu Changxun."

"Li Er, who was holding back his resentment, ran faster than anyone else and shouted louder than anyone else."

"He personally grabbed Prince Fu Zhu Changxun and brought him to Prince Chuang."

"He also told King Chuang that only by cooking Zhu Changxun and a few elk together can the people get rid of the evil spirit they have had over the years."

"King Chuang followed his advice and ordered someone to find an iron pot that could feed a thousand people. The people cheered and took off King Fu's clothes and threw them in."

"When eating, everyone keeps fighting for it, fearing that they won't be able to taste the King of Fortune!"

"Li Er stood at the front, drinking soup and eating meat, crying and shouting."

"Open the city gate to welcome King Chuang. King Chuang is here and he won't pay for the food!"

"King Chuang, from now on I, Li Er, will only follow your lead. Even if you attack the capital and capture the emperor, I, Li Er, will throw him into a cauldron and stew him, so that everyone can enjoy the taste of the emperor!"

"The people nearby laughed loudly after hearing this. They all said that Mr. Li Dashan, you have changed. You are not loyal to the emperor and patriotic!"

"Li Er yelled angrily, I love it, but it doesn't love me!"

"..."

"call……"

Speaking of this, Shen Lian looked at Zhu Youjian again and asked softly.

"Your Majesty, tell me!"

"This noble gentry Li Er, why did he rebel?"