In late December of the third year of Chongzhen, Wang Zhan transported the summer tax, autumn grain, and additional taxes of the Ulzhou households to the warehouse of the right guard of Datong. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

When the money and grain are transported to the place, there is naturally a special person responsible for collecting and recording them, and it is Xie Lei who manages the food and salary matters in various places on Datong East Road.

Xie Lei was in charge of the villages, counties, and health offices on the East Road, and he was surprised when he received the silver grain from Ulju.

Other places are often delayed again and again, and even if it is good to be able to pay at the end of the first month, not to mention whether the share is sufficient, since Wanli year, there are few prefectures and counties, guards and tunpu with a full share.

Wanli Nian, the post of military garrison on Datong East Road, has been vacant for more than 20 years, and no one manages food and salary matters, even if there is no shortage in some places, there is no reward for reporting it, because the household department is also not full.

Take the head of the household department as an example, such an important position, in the Wanli years, was vacant for several years, and there were many vacancies for officials in the household department, such as the household department, and the same is true of the six departments.

Without a special person to manage, the emperor never asked about it, and slowly no one took it seriously anymore, until the Chongzhen period, Chongzhen found that the next year's fiscal deficit was great.

Every year is beyond the ends of the income, this is the matter of importance, but it is irreparable, officials from all over the country collude, there are special people in the court to help, bullying and other things happen from time to time, although Chongzhen knows it, but there is no other way.

People killed again and again, but things remained the same, and there was no sign of improvement.

In fact, it is not to blame the officials everywhere, before Chongzhen, it was normal for people to conceal reports and accumulate debts everywhere, and it has long been ingrained in Chongzhen's accession to the throne.

Chongzhen kills civil officials and chickens, how many dare not hand it over on purpose? However, there were too many arrears before, and even if I wanted to, I couldn't pay it evenly, and there was no way to do it.

At this time, Xie Lei saw the silver taels transported from Ulzhou, and counted them carefully, but it was a lot of money?

This thing is too rare, not to mention Datong at the moment, that place is not a lack of tax payment, and it owes two silver, this time there is such a bold place.

He asked the people around him to know that it turned out to be the subordinate of Xiao Yi, the garrison of Ulzhou.

Xie Lei sighed and said: "This Xiao Yi is indeed a talent, no wonder he can be ordered by the emperor to guard, if the garrisons everywhere can be like Xiao Yi, how can he still be Jia Tian Fu." ”

……

Time slowly passed through the three years of Chongzhen, and it was the first month of the fourth year of Chongzhen.

Uncle Wang has always lived in the garrison mansion, and Xiao Yizheng is hosting a banquet in the mansion to entertain Huang Yang, Shi Lu, Wang Dayong, Liu Tong, and Shi Gang, and Uncle Wang naturally wants to come here.

In addition to a few of them, there is also Shi Lu's wife, He Ping, who is laughing with Huang E at the moment.

The cold wind outside, the sky is covered with goose feather-sized snowflakes, and the ground is covered in silver, which is the first snow in Chongzhen's four years.

They are all acquaintances, and there is nothing to distinguish between the upper and lower officials together, the old brothers sit together, in the cold weather, in the warm and magnificent garrison mansion, eating boiling mutton skewers, and the pot is still bubbling with hot bubbles.

The wine has also been warmed up by the servants, and the hot wine and mutton skewers are very comfortable.

Everyone lost their fierce appearance in the army in the past, and they blew up their cowhides one by one, but Shi Gang and Wang Dayong were the loudest, and the two of them chatted.

Speaking of the past, they all sighed, but now thanks to Xiao Yi, everyone has been promoted, ranging from thousands to generals, naturally they are overjoyed, and they often talk about hip-hop laughter.

Shi Gang gulped down wine and meat, and he laughed and said: "It's not thanks to Brother Xiao, otherwise where would I have been today, becoming a thousand presidents, if my father knows, I have to jump out of the grave." ”

The crowd burst into laughter, and Xiao Yi also asked with a smile: "How did the Zhenwei First Battalion, which went out to suppress bandits half a month ago, get?" ”

Shi Lu took a sip of wine and said: "Those who came back yesterday should have more than two thousand taels, and the expenses of going back and forth should be more than one thousand taels." ”

Xiao Yi nodded and drank a glass of wine: "That's good, let's get through the difficulties in front of us first, and it's good to get to the beginning of spring." ”

The crowd nodded, and then Liu Tong said loudly: "Come on, come on, let's make this toast for Brother Xiao!" ”

Just as he was about to drink, Xiao Yihu raised the wine bowl and said, "For the sake of our brothers, it's done!" ”

Shi Lu and Huang Yang hurriedly raised their glasses and shouted one after another: "! ”

After Shi Lu drank this cup, his eyes looked at He Ping again and again, Xiao Yi looked over in surprise and saw He Ping's abdomen bulging slightly.

This bulge was not conspicuous, but seeing He Ping touching his belly lovingly, Xiao Yi's eyes suddenly widened, and he looked at Huang E with a questioning gaze.

But seeing that Huang E was also covering her mouth and snickering, looking at herself with a dodgy gaze, Xiao Yi immediately understood, and asked Shi Lu with a smile: "How old is the child?" ”

"What's how old is it?" Shi Lu looked uncertain.

Xiao Yi laughed and patted Shi Lu's shoulder: "Your mother-in-law is happy!" ”

"What? Bun in the oven?! ”

Shi Lu jumped up and shouted, "Why don't you tell me about such a big thing?" ”

He Ping looked aggrieved and said, "It's not to make your brothers happy today. ”

Shi Lu no longer had the mature and steady appearance of the past, and ran to He Ping's side with a white face, and touched He Ping's belly, causing He Ping to scream in shame.

Shi Lu felt inappropriate at this time, it was not good to touch his mother-in-law in front of so many people, so he pulled his hand away, but his eyes were all on He Ping's belly.

Xiao Yi looked at Shi Lu and He Ping with a smile on his face, for some reason, he felt that something was wrong with Huang E today.

Shi Lu and He Ping said a few words, and then shouted again, Shi Gang muttered: "Damn, aren't you just going to give birth to a baby, as for making such a fuss?" ”

Wang Dayong gave Shi Gang a hammer and said with a smile: "Of course you don't understand if you don't have a mother-in-law." The two of them laughed, and after saying a few words, they seemed to remember something, and fell silent, just drinking bowl by bowl.

Shi Lu ran over, patted Xiao Yi on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Your mother-in-law is happy!" ”

"Hmm."

Xiao Yi nodded habitually, and then felt that something was wrong, and suddenly jumped up.

"What did you say!"

The bowl full of hot wine in his hand fell to the floor with a thud, and the wine spilled all over the floor.

Huang Yang and several people also looked over with puzzled eyes, Xiao Yi glanced at Huang E in surprise, and saw Huang E nodding shyly.

Like Shi Lu, Xiao Yi also ran over with a monkey on his face, hugged Huang E, and said with some reproach: "You girl, why didn't you tell me earlier, so that I could buy you more food to replenish your body." ”

Feeling the warmth of the arms, Huang E just hugged Xiao Yi happily, her big eyes sparkling.

He Ping smiled: "It's a coincidence, Sister E and I were pregnant together, and it has only been more than a month." ”

Xiao Yi nodded, no wonder, for more than a month, Sister E didn't say that she couldn't see it, no wonder she always felt that something was wrong with Huang E recently, and she always liked to eat sour.

I have to go to the temple to worship the Buddha and kowtow at every turn, and today it seems that I am indeed happy.

Liu Tong laughed and said: "This time there is another double happiness, it seems that this year is another good year!" ”

Uncle Wang suddenly raised the wine bowl, he drank a little too much today, and staggered to his feet, Xiao Yi looked worried, frowned, and said: "Uncle Wang, drink less, Sister E and I are still pointing to you to help the child choose a name." ”

Uncle Wang waved his hand and said with a red face: "No, you have to drink more today, Xiaoyi, if your father knew that you could be such a big official, he would have to walk with a smile on the Huangquan Road!" ”

Everyone laughed, and Shi Gang shouted repeatedly: "What kind of person is Brother Xiao, the stars in the sky descend to earth." ”

"." Xiao Yi hugged Huang E, and couldn't help laughing and scolding when he heard this.

Uncle Wang seemed to remember something, and suddenly broke the wine bowl, staggered a few steps, and suddenly fell down.

Everyone was worried, Shi Gang stood up violently and was about to help, but Uncle Wang pushed Shi Gang away, and the voice of vicissitudes came out: "Xiao Yi, I can watch you go so far, even if Uncle Wang is dead, it is worth it." ”

Xiao Yi hugged Huang E, looked at Uncle Wang's appearance, and his eyes were a little puzzled: "Uncle Wang, you drank too much, you can't drink so much when you're old." ”

……

Uncle Wang suddenly sat on the ground and cried: "Yesterday, Lao Xiao came to me, saying that he missed me, and I said, I miss you too, and Lao Huang." ”

"We're almost there."

Huang Yang and Xiao Yi glanced at each other, and Shi Lu and the others also looked at this scene, and the atmosphere was suppressed all of a sudden, and they were all drinking sullen wine, at this moment.

Uncle Wang violently protruded a mouthful of black blood and fell straight to the ground.

"Uncle Wang!"