On this day, 178 years ago, on October 13, 1847 (September 5, 1847, the lunar calendar), Li Yuanfa revolted. Li Yuanfa was born in Lijiawan, Fuyi Village, Jinshi Town (formerly Shuitou Township). He was born on the 15th day of the first month of the 22nd year of Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty (1817). The family has no land, and makes a living by weaving straw sandals and doing odd jobs. In the twenty-seventh year of Daoguang (1847), Li Yuanfa participated in the peasant uprising led by Lei Zaihao and served as a "iron plate". After failing, they turned into secret activities. In May of the twenty-ninth year of Daoguang, heavy rains occurred in the county, and the price of grain was high. The county administration neither advised the price to be reduced nor opened warehouses to sell it on a flat basis. After autumn, officials and gentry exploited more profit-seeking. Seeing that the people were seething with resentment, Li Yuanfa called for "robbing the rich to help the poor" and created a "Bazi Meeting". Many people responded, including even the county petty officials and Zaoli also came to participate. Lei Zaihao's remaining troops were also gathered to join forces with Guangxi's "Heaven and Earth Society" to rise up and jointly fight the Qing Dynasty. Acting magistrate Wan Dingen found out and arrested two members of the congregation. When Li saw the incident, he discussed with the backbone Xie Youxing and others and revolted. Late at night on October 13, Yuanfa led 300 troops from Shuitou to the east gate of the county. They burned Wenchang Academy. Lu Wanxian and others, the city's congregation, and the petty officials Zaoli, coordinated the opening of the city and captured the county in one fell swoop. The rebels broke prisons, freed friends, raided government offices, killed county magistrates, opened granaries, and provided assistance to the poor. The poor people who had been exploited joined the rebels one after another, and the number increased to one to two thousand. Li divided his team into five battalions. The leaders of each battalion were called the eldest brother, and Li was honored as the eldest brother. The banner of "robbing the rich and helping the poor" was set up in the camp. The officials and gentry were panicked. They drew tribute Liu Changgu and Liu Kunyi, a student, rushed to the county government to ask for troops to suppress it. The county magistrate ordered him to quickly return to the county to supervise the regiment training. On October 17, the regiment and local soldiers gathered to surround the city. The rebels defended closely and held a stalemate for more than 20 days. Admiral Yingjun and Daotai Yang Bingkun led 1800 people to reinforce. The government troops and village soldiers dug tunnels and landed mines in Liujiajing and the southwest of the city, destroying many places in the city walls. The people in the city cooperated with the rebels to transport earth and stone for repairs. After a long time, food ran out, and on November 29, the rebels had to withdraw from the county town on a rainy night and rush to Luodong. On December 4, Dushi Zhang Xinming, garrison Xiong Zhao, and veteran Liu Bingnan led official troops and village soldiers to pursue Bajiao Pavilion. The rebels fought back and killed Xiong Zhao, Liu Bingnan and hundreds of soldiers. The rebels robbed the rich and helped the poor along the way, and the people actively participated. Congregation from Maoershan, Wupai and other places in Guangxi came to the round, and the team grew to more than 3000 people. Ten lines were also set up, appointing military advisers, pioneers and other officials, and everyone promoted Li Yuanfa as a prince. The rebels entered Quanzhou, Guangxi, passed through Xing 'an and Lingchuan to Yongfu and then turned to Chengbu, Hunan. They returned to Xinning, were blocked by the government troops, and then turned to Guangxi. They encountered the government army's commander Ma Long' a in Longsheng. They defeated the government army and killed Ma Long 'a. On the 25th day of the first month of the 30th year of Daoguang (1850), the rebels arrived in Guyi, north of Huaiyuan. Deng Shukun and Ni Changhao led village soldiers abroad to pursue them. Li Yuanfa set up an ambush in the jungle and killed Deng Shukun, Ni Changhao and more than 40 villagers. The Rebel Army fought in more than 20 prefectures and counties in Hunan, Guangxi and Guizhou provinces. People of all ethnic groups of Han, Yao, Zhuang and Miao actively participated, and the team grew to 5000 people. The court was shocked and mobilized official troops from the four provinces of Hunan, Hubei, Guangxi and Guizhou to encircle and suppress the rebels. The rebels suffered setbacks one after another. In April of that year, Li Yuanfa led the remaining more than 200 people to break through heavy blockages and return to Jinziling, Xinning, where he was still surrounded by government troops and local soldiers. In the end, they were outnumbered and all casualties were lost. On April 23, Li Yuanfa was injured and captured. He was sent to Kyoto on June 4 and died on August 17. He was 33 years old at that time.