1. Chief Staff Niu Jinxing : He was born in a juren in the late Ming Dynasty, and his calligraphy can be included in the "Provincial Calligraphy Association" and his articles can be included in the "County Writers Association". Good at observing words and expressions, flattering, and changing according to the wind. Without the talent to govern the country and ensure stability, he is only a false reputation. One of the "Xiangyang Decision Makers" advocates taking Beijing directly to seize the world. This suggestion ignores the strength of the Manchu outside the pass and advances alone, which proves to be wrong. After the failure of the uprising, he hid in the government office of his son Niu Qi and lived a life of silence. His son had surrendered to the Qing Dynasty at that time and became a "school minister".
2. Military Advisor Song Xiance : A wise man, good at making secrets and having military theory knowledge, but most of them are talking about war on paper. He presented the prophecy to Li Zicheng , "Eighteen Sons Should Be Established (also said the Eighteen Sons are the main artifact)", and was deeply trusted and ranked high in the military advisor. Later, he was captured by , . He heard that he was a fortune teller, so he was released immediately. In his later years, he taught divination and spirit writing in the capital area and made a living.
3. Yang Yongyu: A gentry in the late Ming Dynasty, a juren, and one of the "Xiangyang Decision-makers". He advocated going down the river, seizing Nanjing, and then conquering Beijing, seizing the world. The purpose is to nourish the rebel army with Jiangnan wealth and taxes, consolidate its roots, have foresight, but it was not adopted. After the uprising failed, his whereabouts were unknown.
4. Gu Junen: A gentry in the late Ming Dynasty, a juren, and one of the "Xiangyang Decision Makers". He advocated taking Xi'an and establishing the capital Guanzhong , which was adopted by Li Zicheng. But at that time, Guanzhong was broken, with few people and shortage of food, and a remote area, so it was not suitable to be a capital. Therefore, this suggestion is incorrect, laying the groundwork for future failures. After the uprising failed, he disappeared.
5. Li Yan : A juren at the end of the Ming Dynasty, a versatile talent in civil and military affairs, with strategic vision, but he was not valued and later killed. However, this person is suspected to be a character in the novel, and there is no record in history books, or it is vague, which is confusing.
Objectively speaking, the overall level of the strategist group under Li Zicheng is relatively low and is not enough to stabilize the country.
On the contrary, looking at some accomplished emperors in history, their strategists are outstanding and have outstanding wisdom. For example, , King Goujian of Yue, , , Fan Li, , , Liu Bang, , , Zhang Liang, , , Liu Bei, , Zhuge Liang, , , Zhu Yuanzhang, , , Liu Bowen, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , etc., are all dragons among people with real talents and knowledge, and are definitely not corrupt scholars who are full of poetry and craftsmanship!
Since ancient times, those who have won talents will win the world. Li Zicheng has no talents and no talent, so how can he seize the world? Its failure is inevitable!