"An arrow goes through the clouds, and crowds of people meet." This sentence was first coined by Yan Li to deify Li Zicheng. The so-called arrow through the clouds is actually a subtle expression of the word "Li". They said that the wooden characters on the top of the word Li, the upper part of which is a cloud, and the lower part is just an arrow and a son.

The so-called "the arrow flies through the clouds" means that with the cry of Li Zicheng's arms, the world's anti-thieves come from the clouds.

At that time, a lot of propaganda work was done on the myth of Li Zicheng. Similar sentences included "Eighteen sons' main artifact" and eighteen sons' character was also "Li".

Later, Li Zicheng failed, but other people who wanted to oppose the imperial court, such as Hong Xiuquan and narcissistic friends, also found this sentence a bit mysterious and deceptive, so they all quoted it. At this time, this sentence has become "slang", and "one arrow through the cloud" means rebellion.

Later, this sentence appeared in Stephen Chow's Kung Fu.