Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Xue Yong was taken by the waiter arranged by the shopkeeper to a room behind the restaurant where the servants of each family were arranged to eat.The waiter brought Xue Yong to an empty table and arranged for Xue Yong to sit down.There are four dishes and one soup on the table, as well as a pot of rice and a pot of steamed buns.Xue Yong took a steamed bun, tore it off one by one and stuffed it into his mouth.While eating, he fell into deep thought.

In the Xue residence, there were more than 300 personal guards. Among them, the best twenty or so became Xue Lian's personal guards.Both Xue Yong and Xue Qiang were among the twenty or so people.And they are all born in the same family.Jiashengzi refers to people who have been slaves in Xue's mansion for generations.Of course, the other more than 300 people are also basically born in the same family.Only a few outstanding low-level officers and soldiers selected by Xue Lian in the Beijing camp were added to his bodyguards.Of course, as long as these people join the guards, they must sell themselves to the Xue family and become the children of the Xue family.

Maybe the readers have a question, why should they not be good soldiers, but become domestic slaves in other people's homes?In fact, in the Ming Dynasty, for ordinary people, being a house slave in a wealthy family was one of the best jobs.There is no corvee in the whole family; the salary is high, and the rewards for extra money are high (this can be seen from the previous article, Xiuzhu also worked as a maid by Wu Shigong's side for seven or eight years, and the monthly routine was handed over to her parents. She was neglected by the Wu family. But just like this, she could accumulate 18 taels of silver. In the Ming Dynasty, 18 taels of silver could allow a family of four to live for more than a year); Solve (continue to be a house slave).That is not an iron rice bowl but a steel rice bowl.The only shortcoming is that children cannot take the imperial examination.But how many children in common people's families can read?But on the other hand, as long as the master’s family needs it, these domestic slaves have to work for the master’s family (this can also be seen from the experience of Shumo in the previous article).

As Xue Lian's personal guards, Xue Qiang and Xue Yong have all undergone very strict military training.Because their role is not only Xue Lian's bodyguards, but also when Xue Lian leads troops to the expedition, they are used as officers.

Unlike Xue Qiang who drew lots to become Wu Shigong's guard, Xue Yong was personally selected by Xue Lian and his guard leader Xue Yongli.Because everyone, including the other personal guards, knew that their uncle was a nerd, young and had little social experience.I also know that my uncle's character is relatively stingy, and he treats servants relatively harshly.Therefore, Xue Lian and Xue Yongli had to choose a stable guard with rich social experience to assist Wu Shigong.

And Xue Yong is the most suitable candidate.He is relatively old, nearly thirty, and he is very stable in his work.His temper is still very good, and he has the taste of a good old man.In particular, he knows more characters and has a more active mind.Of course, the other guards are also literate, but most of them are not blind and can understand some simple official documents.And Xue Yong knows a lot of characters. Although he has not yet reached the level where he can write online novels at the starting point, his style of writing is still passable.

Since yesterday, Xue Yong has actually been observing his uncle carefully.Because this time Wu's mansion brought my son-in-law to Xue's mansion, and because of the spread of my son-in-law's bad character among these guards, these guards vaguely looked down on their son-in-law, but Xue Yong looked down on these guards. The guard's opinion was a little sneering.That's because, although Xue Lian is in charge of the current Xue Mansion, and in the future, the young master (that is, Xue Lian's grandson and grandson) will be in charge of the house, but in the middle section, their uncle must be in charge of the house.As a son of a family, Xue Yong didn't have the problem of taking refuge with Wu Shigong or not, because they had shared weal and woe with the Xue family.But if he can maintain a good relationship with his son-in-law, at least his children will have a good future in Xue's house when his son-in-law is in charge.It can be seen from this that Xue Yong's brain is indeed relatively active.

Although the observation time was still very short, Xue Yong found that his son-in-law was actually very methodical in doing things.For example, the questions asked yesterday were basically on the point.For another example, after the uncle was insulted today, he did not retaliate immediately, but patiently understood the situation with Xu Limu, and went to a restaurant to eat to deepen his friendship.This seems to be inconsistent with the rumored uncle's personality.Could it be that everyone has lost their eyes?Could it be that the Xue family picked up the treasure this time?But the time he had been in contact with my uncle was still too short, Xue Yong decided to look at the situation now.

Of course Wu Shigong didn't know that Xue Yong was downstairs like a psychiatrist, conducting a comprehensive analysis of his own personality, and he was happily continuing to feast and chat with Xu Limu.As a classic question about rapport, Wu Shigong of course asked Xu Limu, "What hobbies do you have in your spare time?" Unexpectedly, upon hearing this question, Xu Limu's wretched look disappeared all of a sudden. Excited to the extreme, with an excited expression, it seems that this question has scratched the itch of Xu Li's eyes.Wu Shigong looked at Xu Limu with expectant eyes, thinking that Xu Limu's answer would not be out of the scope of wine and wealth, but unexpectedly, three words came out from Xu Limu's mouth: "Play chess!" This almost didn't surprise Wu Shigong. dislocated jaw.

But Wu Shigong's reaction was very fast, he quickly concealed his surprised expression, and said to his liking: "Then, when I have time, I will fight two games with you."

"It can be done during the lunch break. There are chess games in the lower official's room." Unexpectedly, Xu Limu couldn't wait.

"Good! Good!" Wu Shigong smiled and agreed.In the previous life, if Wu Shigong had any special skills, he really only played chess.He once became a member of the juvenile city chess team in elementary school, received professional and systematic training, and also won rankings in city competitions.Although he has never touched a chess piece since he was in society, Wu Shigong reckons that if he competes with Xu Li with his own skills, he won't suffer much.

At the dinner afterwards, Wu Shigong felt a little funny when he saw Xu Li's fidgeting.He also let Xu Limu agree with him.After the two hurriedly finished the meal, they called Xue Yong and returned to the yamen.Xue Yong continued to look at the gate, and the two of them came to Xu Limu's room in the yamen, took out the chessboard and chess pieces, and put on a posture.

In the first set, Xu Limu politely asked Wu Shigong to go first.But after three strikes, five divisions and two divisions, Wu Shigong was completely defeated.Think about it, if Wu Shigong hasn't played chess for so many years, what else can Wu Shigong do?Then, in the second set, Xu Limu opened with a turtle-backed cannon.It's a rare opening with lots of cheats, but also a big hole.But what is sad for Wu Shigong is that he clearly knows that there is a loophole in the opening of Xu Li's purpose, but he can't remember where the loophole is?So they frequently thought about what to do and what to do, and the two confronted evenly.

In fact, although Xu Limu is a fanatic of chess, his level can be regarded as an amateur master at best, and he is a level behind Wu Shigong who has received professional training.After the previous tempering, Wu Shigong also picked up some chess moves.But after all, Wu Shigong has been playing with his hands for too long, and if he didn't pay attention, he fell into a trap and lost this game again.

However, the fierce confrontation in the second set made both of them interested and continued to the third set.When playing chess, Xu Limu said apologetically to Wu Shigong: "If you play chess as an official, you will inevitably lose your composure and forget the superiority and inferiority of the superior and inferior."

"It's okay. It's okay." Wu Shigong thought to himself: Xu Limu is really a chess idiot. If you meet a boss with a narrow mind, if you play chess with him like this, he won't give you little shoes? "Practice your hands in the first two games, how about adding a little bit of money to this game?" Wu Shigong took advantage of his own interest and proposed a small gamble.

"Success!" Xu Limu replied very simply.Such a small lottery, in today's words, is the money for a pack of cigarettes.And if the boss is interested, how could Xu Limu not agree?As long as it's not playing chess, Xu Limu is still very shrewd.The two continued to play with gusto.

Gradually, the hundreds of households called by Shumo just now have come. They heard that Wu Shigong was playing chess with Xu Limu, and they all came to Xu Limu's house, gathered around and watched.Suddenly, someone rushed in from outside the house.

Zhou Xun has been the pride of his father since he was a child.He has been trained by a famous teacher, and his fists and kicks are first-class, and he is known as one of the hardest fists in the Nancheng Military and Horse Command.Two years ago, Zhou Xun, who was only 16 years old, was introduced to the Nancheng Military and Horse Command by his father, Zhou Shikun, the deputy commander of the Nancheng Military and Horse Command, and quickly became his father's right-hand man by virtue of his own ability.It is also because of his father's support, coupled with the praise of his colleagues, and because his ability is indeed outstanding, he has formed an arrogant character.

This time, after the explosion of the Wanggong factory, Nancheng Bingmasi had a vacancy of a hundred households. After his father's efforts, he was pushed to this position (Zhou Xun didn't know that it was Xue Lian's compensation to his father. ).Therefore, it is even more arrogant.Originally, he thought that with his father's ability and qualifications, the acting commander this time would not be able to escape his father's palm, but he did not expect that the Ministry of War appointed a new acting commander, which made him already upset.Later, I found out that the new acting conductor was younger than himself. How could Zhou Xun, who claimed to be a young hero, bear this tone?

A few days ago, Ruan Xiong talked to several of their families, saying that the new acting commander got this position because he married into Yang Wuhou's house.This made Zhou Xun jump up immediately.When will a little boy who eats soft food be able to climb on his head?Moreover, Ruan Xiong also encouraged them to say: The new acting commander should be vacated. In that case, wouldn't the routine money handed over to the commander by the hundred households be saved every month?Driven by profit, Zhou Xun jumped even higher. He patted Ruan Xiong's chest and said: I want to show some color to the new acting director.After returning home, he explained Ruan Xiong's connection and his plan to his father. After thinking about it, his father acquiesced.With his father's support, Zhou Xun became even more unscrupulous.

So, after today's acupuncture, he made the thorn.He didn't think it was a big deal to be a prick at all.Could this acting commander still have the backbone of a man to fight against him?If he had the backbone, he wouldn't be married.Sure enough, it didn't surprise him. After he slapped him in the face, the acting commander didn't respond, which made Zhou Xun even more proud of his accurate judgment.

After leaving the Bingmasi Yamen, Zhou Xun came to a gambling house in his jurisdiction.Bingmasi didn't make much money from the shops on the street, and the factory guards (Dongchang and Jinyiwei) took up all the lucrative ones, and what was left was only a little soup.In the past two days, Zhou Xun happened to contact this gambling house and became his big client.The gambling house promised Zhou Xun that as long as the soldiers and horses escorted them, they would hand over to Zhou Xun 80 taels of silver per month.Therefore, in the past few days, Zhou Xun personally guarded the casino to leave a good impression on the casino so as to keep this important customer.

Unexpectedly, a young servant came just now and informed him that he would come to the yamen in the afternoon, and the acting conductor would have a meeting.Zhou Xun held back his breath, and brought a few of his subordinates to the yamen.But I heard that the acting commander was playing chess with Xu Limu.This made him suddenly furious.

Zhou Xun rushed into Xu Limu's room, overturned the chessboard, and yelled at Wu Shigong: "It's okay, what kind of meeting do you want us to have! You have a lot of free time to play chess. What kind of chess are you playing! Empty!"

Then, he saw a fist growing from small to large in front of him, it was an angry fist.