Li Zicheng the conqueror became the enemy and the people were defeated. Li Zicheng, the king of Zhuang, succeeded in the uprising so quickly, largely because of the strong support of the people. Because Li Zicheng's slogan at that time was tax exemption, which was a great favor to the people, everyone supported him. However, although this tax exemption policy is a good idea, it is unrealistic, because a country cannot do without taxes. How can it support the development of the army, how can it strengthen the political power and why can it attack the city?

A country needs huge expenses every day, so it was a mistake for Li Zicheng to make this decision from the beginning. So that when Li Zicheng entered the palace at that time, officials and landlords of the Ming Dynasty were the first targets. Because they have money, they can solve Li Zicheng's urgent needs.

At that time, he had basically ransacked all the money of the Ming royal family, and he took all the valuable things. However, his approach can only solve the current predicament, not a long-term solution. Secondly, in fact, he can completely solve his problem by searching the property left over from the Ming Dynasty. He insisted on depriving some wealthy businessmen and dignitaries of their property, which offended most upper-middle class people here.

Moreover, because he plundered wealth, he failed to manage his own officials, which formed a corrupt atmosphere. When these officials have money, they naturally do nothing, thinking about how to get money from others all day. When those dignitaries and wealthy businessmen were completely deprived by them, greedy people extended their claws to ordinary people. These rebels have become like robbers, burning and looting, completely ignoring people's lives. Li Zicheng did not think about the country's future development strategy, and indulged his subordinates, so that the people were miserable, and the people rose up to fight, losing their hearts and minds was doomed to failure.