King? This title is not Li Zicheng's self-styled, but Gao Yingxiang, the leader of the uprising in the late Ming Dynasty; ? King? This name was not self-styled by Gao Yingxiang, but was promoted by the National No.36 Route Army.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty was already riddled with holes. The Manchu Dynasty made a scene in Liaodong, the eunuch Wei Zhongxian of the DPRK fought against the Lindong Party, and farmers revolted everywhere. The Ming Dynasty has reached a stormy stage.

Just saying that peasant rebels from all over the country made Emperor Chongzhen have a headache. The repression in this area has gone down, and the repression in another area has risen again. The typical problem is that rebels from all over the country are getting louder and louder and have become alliances.

The biggest insurgents in the early stage were Wang Jiayin and Wang Ziyou, both of whom were in Shaanxi. In the fourth year of Chongzhen, these two forces crossed the Yellow River eastward, entered the Shanxi border, and joined forces with the major insurgents in the country to form? Thirty-six battalions? Alliance, at this time of Wang Jiayin has actually been killed by the Ming dynasty general Cao Wenzhao.

Thirty-six battalions? The alliance was formed and everyone elected a leader. Since Wang was dead and not used by himself at the scene, the most powerful and formal army in the uprising army was elected as the leader and unanimously elected him as? King? .

At this point, Li Zicheng was a member of Gao Yingxiang's subordinate generals, and was named? Brave? According to some historical records, this Gao Yingxiang is Li Zicheng's uncle, which is not only a superior-subordinate relationship, but also a relative relationship.

This Gao Yingxiang is very distinctive and very different from other peasant insurgents. Other peasant insurgents are really peasants, and their fighting methods are all rushing. Most of the fighting tools are farm tools, not only people in their sixties, but also teenage girls. As long as they can create a momentum and gather a number of people.

Gao Yingxiang's team is different. The main force is basically capable. When you are not fighting, you are diligent in practice. When fighting, we also pay great attention to tactics and tactics, uniform clothing and even horses. Such troops cannot stand out from the crowd. That's ridiculous.

Gao Yingxiang was elected as? King? All the way south, from north to south, and even to today's Hubei and Chongqing areas, became the primary goal of the Ming Dynasty's counter-insurgency.

In the ninth year of Chongzhen, after Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng split their troops to attack Luzhou, they attacked Xi 'an in the north, and didn't want to be ambushed by Sun Chuanting, the last famous Ming dynasty in Heishuiyu. Gao Yingxiang was captured, sent to Beijing and finally executed!

Gao Yingxiang, the leader of the most powerful peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty, was destroyed, but the peasant uprising was still in full swing, and Gao Yingxiang, the king of the expedition, also died. Thirty-six battalions? Alliance still exists, the leader is dead, and some people will continue to come out to succeed to the throne, so the insurgents of all stripes elected Li Zicheng as the leader. King? The title was given to Li Zicheng.

Li Zicheng not only inherited Gao Yingxiang's leading position, but also put? King? This title is also inherited. Since then, Li Zicheng has been on his high horse? King? The famous emperor continued to fight against the Ming army, and finally entered Beijing, forcing Emperor Chongzhen to die, and the Ming Dynasty perished.