Mao Lingzhi was still a little concerned about the affairs of the world, and said: "The north has been suffering disasters for many years, and the imperial court has continued to raise taxes, the people in the north really can't survive and are forced to rebel, and the imperial court has lost again and again in the battle with Jiannu. ”

When she was seven years old, her hometown was in a severe drought and the crops were not harvested, and the local officials still had to collect taxes. She saw with her own eyes that her parents were sick and had no money to treat the illness and died, leaving her alone to eat wild grass and wild vegetables to barely support, fortunately, her adoptive father went to Henan to visit relatives that year, passed by the house, and was fortunate to be adopted after being discovered.

Because of her previous experiences, she still has vivid memories of the misery of the people in the north.

Mao Lingzhi paused for a moment, and then said: "I heard that in the places occupied by Jiannu outside the Guan, the local Han people were forced to shave their heads and leave pigtails and change into Jiannu's clothes, otherwise they would all be killed. ”

Guo Wendong nodded and said, "Yes!" I'm worried about the world! I'm even more worried about our family! ”

Thinking of this history, he sighed infinitely in his heart.

In the past, Fujun had never mentioned this aspect, but now, Mao Lingzhi felt his incomparable dislike for Jiannu from Fujun's eyes.

Mao Lingzhi comforted again: "Husband, don't worry, with Inspector Sun in charge, he will definitely be able to exterminate Li Chuang, and after solving the internal troubles, the imperial court will concentrate its forces and will definitely be able to resist the Tartars." ”

Many people in Jiangnan believed that with Sun Chuanting in Shaanxi, he would definitely be able to deal with Li Zicheng, who was entrenched in Henan and Hubei.

Guo Wendong smiled bitterly, in a few months, Sun Chuanting will die in battle, Chuanting will die, and Ming will die!

After the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the Southern Ming Dynasty was even more unable to resist, and the great mountains and rivers fell.

After lunch, Guo Wendong told his wife that he wanted to go out for a walk, and then put on a sheepskin cloak and walked out of the door of the house.

Nanjing, in this time and space, can be described as a prosperous world, the most economically developed city in the world during this period, the economic center of the Ming Dynasty, and the population is no less than that of Beijing.

Since Ming Chengzu moved the capital to Beijing, the implementation of the "two Beijing system", in Nanjing, in addition to the emperor is not here, but also retains a complete set of central court bureaucracy, can be described as "the backup of the imperial court".

The six ministries of the cabinet, the Imperial Procuratorate, the five ministries, and the eunuch system of the inner court, all of which are readily available, and the original palace city and imperial city are still retained. The officials of the Nanjing court mainly managed the affairs of Nanzhili (14 prefectures and prefectures around Nanjing). Although the power is not as good as that of the officials of the Jingshi, it is not an idle position. Because the area under the jurisdiction of Nanzhili, including the two provinces of modern Jiangsu and Anhui, was the most economically developed and culturally prosperous region in the Ming Dynasty, more than 30% of the world's taxes came from this.

After the formation of the "two capitals system" in the north and south of the Ming Dynasty, Beijing served as the political and military center, and Nanjing as the economic and cultural center.

Guo Wendong's own courtyard is in a good location, and there is a lively street outside the gate.

"Young Master!"

Guo Wendong had just taken a step when he saw Chunxiang running out of the gate.

Chunxiang said: "Young master, can you let the slave accompany you?" ”

As the young master's personal maid, it is her duty to accompany the young master.

She was wearing a maid's outfit, her hair was a double bun common to maids, with big black eyes and an apple face. Although her appearance is not as good as Mao Lingzhi, she can be regarded as a beauty.

Guo Wendong nodded, although she is a maid, she is also a woman who belongs to him, and it is good to have her by her side.

On the right side of the gate, is its own medical center, engraved with the "Qingxiu Hall" three big characters of the plaque is very conspicuous, the gate is currently closed, the gate is posted a notice, tomorrow to resume business.

The weather was cold during the Xiaoice River, and yesterday's ice and snow had not yet melted, but despite this, the streets of Nanjing were still full of pedestrians, which did not affect her bustling and prosperous in the slightest.

Although in modern science and technology, the urban population is more than in ancient times, and the urban area is larger, but in ancient times, whether it is buildings, customs, or social environment, they are very different from modern times.

Although the war in the north is raging, and hunger and famine continue for many years, the Jiangnan region can still have food and clothing, and the city of Nanjing is still singing and dancing, and it is almost impossible to feel the atmosphere of the crisis that the Ming Dynasty is about to overturn.

Chunxiang has been following the young master, and the maid is not qualified to walk side by side with the master, and is in the back position on the right side of the young master.

In the past, the young master didn't like to talk to her very much, she just followed silently, and the young master didn't ask her, so she didn't say anything. As long as she can accompany the young master, she feels very satisfied.

After walking around for half an hour and enjoying the scenery in Nanjing, Guo Wendong unconsciously thought of the current situation again, two years later, he would either shave his hair and become a slave, or be beheaded by a Tartar, and there seemed to be no other choice.

How can I get a third option? Guo Wendong was thinking.

I don't know when, a sudden sound of horses' hooves came from behind him, Guo Wendong was still thinking about things, he didn't notice it for a while, and he was still walking in the middle of the road.

"Young Master, be careful!"

Suddenly, Guo Wendong was pulled to the right by Chunxiang, only to feel something rubbing the cloak on his left shoulder. It's dangerous! I almost got hit!

He stood firm, turned his head to look, and saw a tall white horse standing beside him, and the girl on horseback said coquettishly: "Are you deaf?" ”

Haruka glared at her and shouted accusations, "How did you ride a horse?" ”

The girl glanced at Chunxiang, the maid, who seemed to be disdainful of it, did not respond, and moved her gaze to Guo Wendong again.

"Hey! You almost hit someone, are you justified? Guo Wendong then reprimanded loudly, and then carefully looked at the girl on horseback, she was wearing a tiger stripe cloak, her face was smooth and charming, her soft curved eyebrows were lighter near her eyebrows, but the back was black and thick, there was a mole under her left eye, her cheeks were white and pink, and her tall nose was greasy like jade.

Guo Wendong couldn't help but shine in front of him, what a stunning beauty, any part of her facial features is excellent, and her facial features are even better matched, and she has a beautiful mole, looking at her age, she is slightly younger than her wife.

Mao Lingzhi gave him the feeling that she was a gentle and upright beautiful girl and a well-behaved person. The beautiful girl in front of her is more heroic between her eyebrows, like a brutal girl who lacks discipline.

She raised her eyebrows, and shouted to Guo Wendong angrily, looking tall, polite, with handsome facial features, dressed as a scholar, the most important thing is that his eyes are quite bright, and they look very pleasing to the eye, and the anger on his pretty face suddenly subsided.

The girl giggled, grabbed the horse's belly with her legs, approached Guo Wendong's side, and said with a smile: "Look at you are also a scholar, be careful when you walk in the future, today this girl will let you go, hehehe!" Her voice was very pleasant, and there was some kind of mockery in her tone.

Guo Wendong raised his head to meet her delicate face, that face was as bright as a rose, with his experience in his previous life, the little beauty was so heart-beating. In terms of appearance, she is slightly better than Mao Lingzhi.

The girl's bright eyes are very rich in expression, she seems to be used to the amazing reaction of men when they first see her, and Guo Wendong is also full of appreciation, but it is not like some men who have that disgusting lustful and greedy expression, and there is a trace of laughter in her eyes.

Even if she is a super beauty, she can't be arrogant and unreasonable, if she is hit by a running horse, she will inevitably be injured, Guo Wendong wants to ask for an explanation, he said with a straight face: "Hey! You shouldn't have been running on the road on horseback, and you hit me, on the other hand, I am still in your eyes, is there a Ming law in your eyes? ”

In the Qin Dynasty, there were the first traffic laws, and there were clear traffic rules in the Han, Tang, and Song dynasties, as well as in the Ming Dynasty.

Guo Wendong is also a talent, it is the other party's fault first, and he wants to fight for an explanation for himself.

"You ......" The girl was angry, she was most afraid of reasoning with the reader and explaining the law.

"Humph!"

The girl glared at Guo Wendong fiercely, turned around on her mount, and slapped her horse away.

Looking at the back of the beauty passing away quickly, Guo Wendong said in his heart: "What a brutal beauty!" ”