Seeing that Wei Zhongxian was interested, Xue Lian said with a smile: "Although Ning Yuanbo's Liaodong Iron Cavalry is gone, as long as one or twenty thousand 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 male soldiers of the world look at the nine sides, the male soldiers of the nine sides look at the three sides, and the male soldiers of the three sides look at Yansui. ”

At that time in the Ming Dynasty, the strongest combat effectiveness of the troops had always been the Shaanxi soldiers with Yansui Town as the main body. In fact, not only the Ming Dynasty, but also in the history of China, the most powerful soldiers have always been Shaanxi soldiers. The author has asked many friends this question, and some of them say that it is the Northeast soldiers; Some say it is Sichuan soldiers; Some say that it is a Hubei soldier (nine-headed bird), but no one says that it is a Shaanxi soldier. Of course, among the people in various regions, there are brave people, but the Shaanxi soldiers are indeed the most haode. Shaanxi people zuihou because of this characteristic produced the group of swordsmen, Xintianyou this art form. Let's talk about dramas, dramas all over the country are sung, such as: singing Peking Opera, singing Yue Opera, singing Flower Drum Opera, etc. But Shaanxi's drama is roaring, that is: roaring Qin dialect (please ask Guo Da for how to roar).

Not to mention far, in the Warring States Period, the Qin army with Shaanxi soldiers as the main body swept Liuhe; Not to mention the recent ones, the establishment of New China began with the base areas in northern Shaanxi. It is said that in the Ming Dynasty, after the autumn harvest every year, in the families of Shaanxi, the women prepared dry food and sent their husbands and sons out of the customs to fight with the Mongols. Because, this place in Shaanxi is very poor, and a Mongol's head can be exchanged for fifty taels of silver in the Ming Dynasty government (of course, there are not so many of the seven buckles and eight buckles, and Zuihou actually has them). Therefore, every winter, this group of hungry and crazy Shaanxi troops go to the Mongolian steppe to burn and plunder (not written down), so they have developed a very strong character of Shaanxi soldiers. But at that time, no one thought that the peasant rebel army led by Li Zicheng, with the Shaanxi soldiers as the main body, would completely bury the Ming Dynasty. What's even funnier is that in order to encircle and suppress Li Zicheng's peasant rebellion, the main body of the army used by the Ming Dynasty was still Shaanxi soldiers.

Wei Zhongxian continued: "Xue Hou, although your method is good, you can't do it. There's no silver in the storehouse. Where did the army get the opening fee? After the defeat of Salhu last time, he wanted to mobilize the army in the southwest, but the household department could not get the military salary, which caused the rebellion of Lu'an, and until now, the southwest has not calmed down. The generals over there were not angry, and they were defeated again and again, but Zuihou still relied on a female general (Qin Liangyu) to stabilize the situation. Shame on you! The men of the Ming Dynasty were probably dead. ”

"In the area of Songjiang Prefecture in the southeast, the loom seems to be like a carp, and every year the woven cloth and silk are transported to the country of Wa and the country of Francoji (Spain), and the silver earned is like a lake and sea, but even the tax and silver cannot be collected. The miscellaneous family sent some children to collect taxes, and it is estimated that after so many years, they have not even paid the thirty and one tax stipulated by the grandfather, and now, they should pay a little more. However, the local officials instigated some ignorant people to refuse to pay taxes, and even some children were killed and injured by them. What is even more ridiculous is that some officials put a cabinet at the door of their yamen and let the merchants pay their own taxes, making the tax collection of the imperial court like a collection of donations. In his place, there was only five taels of tax silver in the cabinet a year, and the official was good, and he won a good reputation for not indiscriminately collecting exorbitant taxes. The miscellaneous family can't understand how the taxes to be collected under the ancestral system have become harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes? Now, the treasury of the household department is empty, and the miscellaneous family has not seen the bad rules collected by the officials themselves. ”

"Yes." Xue Lian said with the same hatred, "These civil officials, Benhou disaster relief is not good, they want to shout, but the household department allocated 10,000 taels of disaster relief silver, the 3,000 taels, they are also very happy." ”

"Those civil officials outside all say that the miscellaneous family is to get power and wealth. But this Ming Dynasty is full of holes, and the miscellaneous family has tried their best to maintain their hair and boiled a lot of white. Good money? In addition to the usual exceptions that should be collected, did the miscellaneous family charge an extra penny? It's just that the military salary in Liaodong was insufficient last time, and the miscellaneous families paid for it out of their own pockets. Alas! Wei Zhongxian sighed again, and then said to Xue Lian, "Don't mention those unhappy things." Xue Hou, you are blessed this time, you are quite capable of recruiting a son-in-law. ”

Xue Lian Haha laughed, and also complimented Wei Zhongxian: "Duke Wei, your Wanluo (Wei Zhongxian's niece granddaughter, the concubine of the Emperor of the Apocalypse) is also a suitable man, and you will also be blessed!" ”

"Tongfu. Tongfu. Wei Zhongxian hurriedly smiled and said, "Xue Hou, you are here today, and the miscellaneous family is also very happy." Over the years, there are not many people who can sit down and chat with the miscellaneous family. Back then, those people in our East Palace were so good. But this time in power, people have changed their faces. Mr. Sun doesn't talk about him, he is a civil official after all. But what about the prince (Wang An)? first drove the Hakka family (Emperor Tianqi's nurse, who is also Wei Zhongxian's opponent, that is, Wei Zhongxian's nominal wife) out of the palace, and later forced the miscellaneous family to death. Fortunately, thanks to the emperor's fame, he gave the miscellaneous family a way to live. Forget about the past. But now, the Nakko ......"

"What's wrong with Hakka?" Seeing that Wei Zhongxian wanted to speak and stopped, Xue Lian asked curiously. But after asking, he faintly regretted it, after all, it was always taboo to inquire about the palace.

But Wei Zhongxian didn't care about Xue Lian's overstep at all, and he continued to say to Xue Lian: "The Hakka family is in the palace, and they have killed pregnant concubines several times. What does she want to do? Does she want to be Wan Niangniang at the time of Grandpa Xianzong (for details, you can see "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty")? This time, the medicine that the miscellaneous family dispensed to the emperor was to hope that the emperor would get the dragon son as soon as possible. The miscellaneous family also warned the Hakka family that if she did this nonsense again, the miscellaneous family would desperately scold the emperor and kill her. Don't blame the miscellaneous family for not thinking about the love of husband and wife. The more Wei Zhongxian spoke, the more excited he became, and he gritted his teeth a little when he said Zuihou.

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

Wei Zhongxian nodded and said, "Yes! The emperor is really good to the miscellaneous family, but the king of the letter ignored the miscellaneous family when he saw it. The miscellaneous family sent Wang Chengen, a little rabbit cub, to watch the king of Xin, but they didn't know what kind of ecstasy the gentlemen who taught in the palace of the king of Xin, and they always didn't have a good face for the miscellaneous family. ”

"yes." Xue Lian also agreed, "When Benhou celebrated the New Year, he went to the palace of King Xin to meet King Xin, and King Xin sent someone to send a return gift, and he was unwilling to meet with Benhou." ”

"That's it!" Wei Zhongxian's expression was a little desolate, and he said with a little choked up, "The miscellaneous family was broken when the emperor and his brothers were young. As he spoke, he shed tears as he spoke.

Xue Lian also felt a little sad about the death of a rabbit and a fox, 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, when this person is old, sometimes there are some women. Alas! Wei Zhongxian sighed again, picked up a fried quail with chopsticks, and continued, "After the emperor has a prince, the miscellaneous family will ask the emperor to let the miscellaneous family go home to retire." ”

Xue Lian hurriedly echoed and said, "At that time, Ben Hou will also beg for bones." Wei Gong still likes to eat fried quail so much. After our brothers and I were raised, we went fishing and hunting together. I heard that Wei Gong's archery skills are extremely haode, and he can open the bow left and right with both hands, and he can pull the three-stone bow. After so many years, Ben Hou has never seen Duke Wei show his heroic posture. ”

Xue Lian's words obviously scratched Wei Zhongxian's itch, he smiled and waved his hand, and said, "When you are old, the three-stone bow will definitely not be able to pull open." However, the archery miscellaneousness is still somewhat confident. In fact, the most favorite food of the miscellaneous family is not fried quail, when the miscellaneous family was a child, on the hill on the edge of their hometown, there was a wild bird, and the people in that place called it 'Gugu', which was fried, and the taste was beautiful! Wei Zhongxian's face showed a look of envy for the Dongmen dog (the reason for Li Si's death), and after a while, his expression changed, and he continued to say to Xue Lian: "Xue Hou, you may be able to go home to retire." But those individuals, who call the miscellaneous family 9,000 years old, give the miscellaneous family an ancestral hall or something, that is to roast the miscellaneous family on the fire. I can't go back! ”

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After a while, Wei Zhongxian was drunk.