Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Seeing that Wei Zhongxian was interested, Xue Lian said with a smile: "Although Uncle Ning Yuan's Liaodong iron cavalry is gone, as long as [-] to [-] elite soldiers are mobilized from Yansui Town to Liaodong, the situation can be stabilized."

Wei Zhongxian said: "This miscellaneous family has also heard of it. The heroes of the world look at the nine sides, the heroes of the nine sides look at the three sides, and the heroes of the three sides look at Yansui."

At the time of the Ming Dynasty, the most powerful troops were always the Shaanxi soldiers in Yansui Town.In fact, not only the Ming Dynasty, but in Chinese history, the most powerful soldiers have always been Shaanxi soldiers.The author once asked many friends this question. Some of them said they were soldiers from the Northeast; some said they were soldiers from Sichuan;Of course, there are brave people in all regions, but Shaanxi soldiers are indeed the best.Finally, because of this characteristic, Shaanxi people produced the group of swordsmen and the art form of Xintianyou.As far as drama is concerned, dramas all over the country are sung, such as singing Peking Opera, singing Yue Opera, singing Huagu Opera, etc.However, Shaanxi dramas are called roaring, that is: roaring in Qin Opera (please ask Guo Da for details on how to roar).

Not to mention the distant ones, during the Warring States period, the Qin army with Shaanxi soldiers as the main body wiped out the army; not to mention the recent ones, the establishment of New China started with the base area in northern Shaanxi.It is said that in the Ming Dynasty, after the autumn harvest every year, women in Shaanxi families prepared dry food and sent their husbands and sons to go out to fight with the Mongols.Because Shaanxi is very poor, and the head of a Mongolian can be exchanged for 50 taels of silver in the Ming Dynasty government (of course, it is deducted seven times and eight times, but in the end the actual number of hands is definitely not so much).Therefore, every winter, these hungry and crazy Shaanxi troops go to the Mongolian grasslands to burn, kill and loot (not written down), so they have developed a very strong character in Shaanxi soldiers.But at that time, no one thought that the peasant rebel army led by Li Zicheng, with Shaanxi soldiers as the main body, would completely bury the Ming Dynasty.What's even more ridiculous is that in order to encircle and suppress Li Zicheng's peasant rebellion, the main army used by the Ming Dynasty was Shaanxi soldiers.

Wei Zhongxian went on to say: "Your idea, Xuehou, is good, but you can't do it. There is no silver in the treasury of the household department. Where did you get the army's mobilization fee? After the defeat of Saerhu last time, I wanted to mobilize the army in the southwest , but the Ministry of Households could not pay for the army, which caused the chaos of extravagance. Up to now, the southwest side has not calmed down. The generals there are not up to date, and they are defeated again and again. In the end, they still rely on a female general (Qin Liangyu) Only then did the situation stabilize. Shame on you! The men in the Ming Dynasty are probably all dead."

"In the area of ​​Songjiang Prefecture in the southeast, the looms are like crucian carp. Every year, the cloth and silk weaves are shipped to the country of Japan and France (Spain). The money earned is like a lake and the sea, but the tax money They can't collect any money. The miscellaneous family sent some children to collect taxes. They figured that for so many years, they didn't even pay the one-in-thirty tax stipulated by the grandfather. Now, they pay some. But The local officials instigated some ignorant people to refuse to pay taxes, and some children were even killed and injured by them. What is even more ridiculous is that some officials put a cabinet at the entrance of their yamen for businessmen We pay taxes by ourselves, making the court’s tax collection like a collection of donations. There, there is only five taels of tax silver in the cabinet a year, and the official is good, and he has won a good reputation for not collecting exorbitant taxes. Understood, how did the tax that was stipulated in the ancestral system become exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes? Now, the treasury of the household department is empty, and the miscellaneous rules collected by the officials themselves have not been seen by the miscellaneous They've softened."

"That's right." Xue Lian said with the same hatred, "These civil servants are not good at disaster relief, so they want to yell, but the 1 taels of disaster relief money allocated by the Ministry of Households, and the 3000 taels of the routine, they don't like it. Happy."

"Those civil servants outside said that the Zajia is to gain power and make money. But the Ming Dynasty is riddled with holes, and the Zajia tried its best to maintain a lot of white hair. Good money? The Zajia except for those who should be collected. Did you charge an extra penny? Last time Liaodong’s army was underpaid, and the miscellaneous families paid for it out of their own pockets. Alas——!” Wei Zhongxian sighed again, and then said to Xue Lian, “I don’t even mention those who don’t It's a happy thing. Xuehou, you are lucky this time, and you have a son-in-law who is very capable."

Xue Lian laughed, and also complimented Wei Zhongxian: "Wei Gong, your Wanluo (Wei Zhongxian's grandnephew and concubine of Emperor Tianqi) is also suitable for a man, and you will be blessed too!"

"Same blessing. Same blessing." Wei Zhongxian said with a quick smile, "Xue Hou, the Zajia is also very happy that you are here today. Over the years, there are not many people who can sit down and chat with the Zajia. Back then Well, those people in our East Palace are so nice. But when they came to power, people changed their faces. Mr. Sun doesn’t talk about him, he is a civil servant after all. But what about the prince (Wang An)? Hakka (the concubine of Emperor Tianqi, who is also Wei Zhongxian's counterpart, that is, Wei Zhongxian's nominal wife) wanted to be driven out of the palace, and later forced the Zajia to death. Thanks to the emperor's honor, he gave the Zajia a way out. In the past Forget about it. But now, that Keshi..."

"What's wrong with the Ke family?" Xue Lian asked curiously when Wei Zhongxian stopped talking.But after asking, he felt a little regretful, after all, it was always taboo to inquire about the affairs of the palace.

But Wei Zhongxian didn't care about Xue Lian's transgression at all. He continued to Xue Lian: "Master Ke killed the pregnant concubine several times in the palace. What does she want? Does she want to be the Emperor Xianzong?" Was Grandpa Wan Niangniang at that time (for details, please refer to "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty")? This time, the medicine that the Zajia gave the emperor was to hope that the emperor would get a dragon child early. The Zajia also told Keshi, If she behaves like this again, even if the Zajia tries to scold the emperor, she will be killed. Don't blame the Zajia for not caring about the relationship between husband and wife." Wei Zhongxian became more excited as he spoke, and finally gnashed his teeth.

Seeing Wei Zhongxian's excited expression, Xue Lian hurriedly comforted him: "No matter what, the emperor always remembers our kindness."

Wei Zhongxian nodded, and said: "Yes! The emperor is really good to the miscellaneous family, but it is the Xin Wang who sees the miscellaneous family, but he ignores it. The miscellaneous family sent Wang Chengen, a little bastard, to look at the little Xin Wang, but he doesn't know the letter. Those teachers in the palace gave the two of them some kind of drug, and they always have a bad face towards the miscellaneous family."

"That's right." Xue Lian also agreed, "During the Chinese New Year, Benhou went to visit Prince Xin's mansion to pay respects to Prince Xin. Even though Prince Xin sent a gift in return, he didn't want to meet this Marquis."

"That's right!" Wei Zhongxian's expression became a little desolate, and he said with a choked up voice, "The miscellaneous family was so heartbroken when the emperor and brothers were young." As he spoke, he actually shed tears while speaking.

Xue Lian also felt a little bit sad about the death of a rabbit, and he didn't know how to comfort Wei Zhongxian.The study was quiet for a while, Wei Zhongxian held back his tears, and said to Xue Lian: "Old man, old man, this man sometimes looks like a woman when he gets old. Alas—!" Wei Zhongxian sighed again , Picking up a fried quail with chopsticks, he continued, "After the emperor has a prince, the Zajia will ask the emperor to let the Zajia go home and retire."

Xue Lian quickly echoed and said: "At that time, the Marquis will also beg for bones together. Wei Gong still likes to eat fried quail so much. After our two brothers return home, we will go fishing and hunting together. I heard that Wei Gong That archery is excellent, both hands can swing the bow left and right, and can draw the three-stone bow. It has been so many years that this Marquis has not seen Duke Wei show his heroic posture."

Xue Lian's words obviously scratched Wei Zhongxian's itching spot. He waved his hand with a smile and said, "When you are old, you will definitely not be able to draw the three-stone bow. However, that archer is still somewhat confident. In fact, the miscellaneous family likes to eat It’s not fried quail. When Zajia was young, there was a kind of wild bird on the hilltop near his hometown. People in Zajia’s place called it ‘Gugu’. It tastes delicious when it’s fried!” Wei Zhongxian’s A look of envy for the Dongmen dog (the reason for Li Si's death) appeared on his face. After a while, his expression changed, and he continued to Xue Lian: "Xue Hou, you may be able to go home to take care of the elderly. But those people, Calling the Zajia nine thousand years old, setting up a shrine for the Zajia or something, is putting the Zajia on the fire. The Zajia will not go back!"

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Not long after, Wei Zhongxian got very drunk.