Li Zicheng (1606.09.22—1645.05.17), formerly known as Hong Ji, also known as "Huang Laier", [1] the leader of the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty, lived in Liqi Village, Mizhi, Yulin, Shaanxi. When I was a child, I worked as a shepherd for the landlord and a post servant in Yinchuan. In the second year of Chongzhen (1629), he rebelled and fought bravely under Gao Yingxiang. At the Xingyang Congress, the operational plan of dividing troops and attacking in four ways was put forward, which was endorsed by the leaders of various ministries. After Gao Yingxiang's death, he continued to be called the founding king. At that time, the famine in the Central Plains was serious and the social class contradictions were extremely acute. Yan Li put forward slogans such as "no tax on farmland", which were welcomed by the broad masses of the people, and the troops grew to one million, becoming the main force in the uprising army. In the sixteenth year of Chongzhen (1643), he was known as xinshun King in Xiangyang, and defeated Sun Chuanting, the main force of Shaanxi Governor in the Ming Dynasty in Ruzhou, Henan, and won Xi 'an. In the first month of the following year, the Dashun regime, named Yongchang, was established. Soon, he conquered Beijing and overthrew the Ming Dynasty. In April, Dourgen led the Eight Banners Army to join forces with Wu Sangui, the company commander of the Ming Dynasty, and fought in Li Zicheng, both inside and outside Shanhaiguan. Li Zicheng was defeated, withdrew from Peiping, and led the troops to Henan and Shaanxi. In the second year of Shunzhi (1645), 17 May, he was killed by villagers in Jiugongshan, Tongcheng County, Hubei Province. [2] (Another said that Li Zicheng died in Jiugong Mountain, Tongshan County, Xianning City, Hubei Province.