Chapter 63: A group of royals eating white rice
History has mixed reviews of Emperor Chongzhen. Some people say that he was domineering and suspicious, killed many people by mistake, and was the culprit who led to the fall of the Ming Dynasty, and some people say that he was a good emperor who was diligent and loved the people. After Li Zicheng entered Beijing, he gave him a good evaluation, which roughly means: "Your Excellency is actually not a stupid person, but he stands alone, surrounded by people who eat white food." The ministers are taking care of their own selfish interests, forming parties everywhere for personal gain, and there are almost no people loyal to Your Excellency! ”
Li Zicheng rebelled because he couldn't survive, and he had a common enmity with Emperor Chongzhen, but what he said in this paragraph was extremely polite, and it was clearly an elegant saying that "the king is not the king of the dead country, and the ministers are all the ministers of the dead country". Even if Li Zicheng thinks so, let alone others.
Ao Bai was very curious about Emperor Chongzhen in his previous life, and he would not miss the opportunity to meet Chongzhen.
Sun Chengzong looked at Ao Bai and said with a smile: "If you send someone to find King Xin, who do you think is suitable?" ”
"Of course it's me. I brought back the news from Xifengkou, and is there anyone who can explain the harm better than me? Ao Bai smiled slightly, and he should not give in.
He Rupet was pleased: "Good boy, I know that you are not the kind of person who does not seek progress. ”
Thinking of seeing Chongzhen soon, Ao Bai was also very excited, and asked, "I don't know what hobbies King Xin usually has?" ”
The faces of the two elders were a little embarrassed.
Yao Qianyu was very happy when she saw Ao Bai taking the initiative to help Da Ming do things, and said with a smile: "Grandpa, just say it if you know?" He'll be able to get it done. ”
Sun Chengzong sighed: "I heard that King Xin likes to go to the Drizzle Building alone under the pseudonym Wang Xin......"
Hearing the word Drizzle Building, Yao Qianyu's face changed.
Ao Baiqi said: "Is there anything wrong with this place?" ”
Yao Qianyu frowned and said: "Husband, you better go directly to the palace, the drizzle building is the largest green building in the city, do you want to fool around with him?" ”
Ao Bai was stunned, Chongzhen likes to visit the kiln? Only 17 years old to do this hobby?
Sun Chengzong smiled bitterly: "Yu'er, it's not right for you to say that. The prince usually doesn't have any work, he has nothing to do, and it is normal to go to the drizzle building to listen to small songs like other geniuses in the capital, and to write poems. ”
Ao Bai said curiously: "Does the prince usually have nothing to do?" ”
He Rupet regarded him as his own family, and there was nothing to hide, so he explained the situation of the royal family to him in general.
Only then did he know that it was not only the prince who did not work, but also other members of the royal family. They must abide by the rules of the imperial family, they are not allowed to be peasants, they are not allowed to participate in the imperial examinations and become officials, they are not allowed to do business, and they can only eat a fixed salary and become otaku at home.
This situation began during the Ming Taizu period. Zhu Yuanzhang originally wanted to engage in aristocratic military, and the children of the royal family did not have to work, but they had to bear the obligation of fighting against the usurpation of the rebellious ministers and guarding the frontier, but after Zhu Di came to power, he was even exempted from the obligation to fight, turning the children of the royal family into a group of bastards who had nothing to do.
Zhu Yuanzhang did this out of good intentions. Children and grandchildren are all over the world, and the rebellious ministers and thieves want to usurp the Zhu family's Sheji, but there is no play at all. He felt that his children and grandchildren were more trustworthy than the heroes. Zhu Yuanzhang solved the heroes and supported the vassal king, and as a result, the problem of imperial infighting appeared.
After the death of Zhu Yuanzhang, the successor of the Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen implemented the reduction of the feudal domain, and Zhu Di then launched the Battle of Jingyan in July of the first year of Jianwen, and invaded Nanjing in June of the fourth year and seized the throne.
Zhu Di was worried that one day he would be rebelled, so he also cut the feudal domain, and supported the civil official group and the eunuch group, and established the East Factory. Dongchang's power is above Jinyiwei, only responsible to the emperor, without the approval of the judicial organs, can supervise the arrest of subjects at will, and thus began the Ming Dynasty eunuchs to interfere in politics.
The eunuch clique and the civil clique restrain each other and maintain a kind of political balance, which can be regarded as some credit. And the most useless and the most unmeritorious are those royal relatives, who have developed to this day, and they are completely a group of "parasites".
During the Ming Taizu period, it was stipulated that under normal circumstances, the eldest son of the emperor inherited the throne, the other sons were princes, and the daughters were princesses. The eldest son of the prince inherits the title of prince, the other sons are the prince of the county, and the daughter is the lord of the county. The eldest son of the county king inherits the title of county king, and the other sons are the generals of the town state, and so on. After that, each emperor would give birth to many princes, and each prince would produce many county kings, and each county king would produce many town generals, and so on, up to the lowest rank of Fengguo lieutenant. After that, there was no way to descend again, and all of them were Lieutenant Fengguo.
The aunt of the incumbent emperor is called the eldest princess, the sisters of the current emperor are called the eldest princess, and the daughter of the current emperor is called the princess. The prince's daughter is called the county lord, the county king's daughter is called the county lord, the granddaughter is called the county lord, the great-granddaughter is called the county king, the great-granddaughter is called the township king, and their husbands are all called Yibin.
The number of royal relatives has grown very fast, and there have been a total of 12 generations of Chongzhen's generation, and the number can be imagined. The Ming Dynasty's treasury was tight and there was no money to fight, but it wasted a lot of money to raise such a group of wastes who had clothes to stretch their hands and food to open their mouths.
After listening to He Rupet's speech, Ao Bai finally figured out what was going on with the "free food" in Li Zicheng's mouth.
Ao Bai Zhengse said: "Grandpa Sun, grandfather, since the king is in the capital, and he likes to go out of the house, it is not difficult for me to know him, and I want to be in a hurry to advise the emperor." If King Xin does not have a heart that worries about the country and the people, and directly picks out the words to him, it will only arouse his disgust. It's better to wait for me to get to know him and naturally lead the topic to this. ”
Sun Chengzong shook his head and said, "But in this way, what if the Tartars come from that road?" ”
What did Jin Guo think, Ao Bai was too clear, he said: "The Eight Banners Army has a limited number of people, and it is contained by Mongolia, North Korea, and Mao Wenlong of Jiangdong Town, how can it be possible to invade the south on a large scale?" Unless they solve the worries first. ”
Sun Chengzong thought for a moment and nodded.
Yao Qianyu frowned and said, "You really want to go to the Qinglou to find King Xin, right?" ”
Ao Bai smiled: "Now that I know where King Xin is, of course I have to go and see it, I have a lot of self-control, don't you know yet?" I'm going to get down to business. ”
Yao Qianyu saw that he was rarely interested in the affairs of the Ming Dynasty, so he didn't say anything more. State affairs are indeed more important.
Sun Chengzong smiled: "Your hair is so short, it makes people look strange, do you want to get a wig first?" ”
Ao Bai felt that there was nothing wrong with a flat head, and said with a smile: "No need, if someone asks, I will say that I have been a monk, and I am still vulgar just now, and no one stipulates that short hair cannot enter the Qinglou, right?" ”
The second elder laughed.
Ao Bai smiled: "After I am sure that King Xin can help, I will tell him about Xifengkou." What does Grandpa Sun think? ”
"It's up to you, I'll wait for your good news." Sun Chengzong said with a smile.
Although Sun Chengzong was dismissed, his sons were all in the officialdom and had their own networks. He told Ao Bai that the Oiran in the drizzle building was surnamed Su, named Meng'er, who was a performer but not a person, could sing and dance, and talked well on the piano, and the king of letters probably went for her.
When he heard the names of Drizzle Lou and Su Meng'er, Ao Bai also felt familiar, probably a famous prostitute in history.
In the evening, He Rupet asked the family to send Ao to the drizzle building.
In Shenyang, almost no one goes out on the streets at night, and it is deserted. Beijing is brightly lit at night, with night markets and young people playing in the squares. The Qinglou is an important entertainment venue, and horse-drawn carriages are parked outside the door.
One side is in flames, and the other side is singing and dancing. No one in the capital thought that the Eight Banners Army would be able to jump over the Shanhai Pass, let alone believe that the Ming Dynasty would fall.
Ao Bai changed into good clothes, and as soon as he walked over, the old bustard at the door immediately posted it and said with a smile: "This son is so good-looking, please come in." ”
Her whole face was almost covered with rouge gouache, and the fragrance was pungent, and Ao Bai was a little disgusted. He took out the silver ingot, threw it into the old bustard's hand, glared at her and said, "Find a cheerful and talkative girl to accompany me, preferably with light makeup, I don't like people who put too much powder on their faces." ”
The old bustard wanted to touch it on Aobai's chest, rub some oil, and when he saw that his face was not good, he also ridiculed himself, looking like a soldier, so he hurriedly took the silver and retreated, and said with a smile: "Xie Gongzi rewards." ”
Ao Bai asked: "I just arrived in the capital, I heard that Miss Su here is very famous, I want to come and see, when can she come out?" ”
"I'll have to wait a while, Childe, please sit down first, I'll call the girl." After the bustard finished speaking, he went to greet the others again.
Ao Bai found a corner and sat down under the leadership of the running hall, observing the people around him. Although it was the beginning of night, there were quite a few guests who came here to lose their souls, most of them were young people, dressed like dogs, but their laughter was extremely obscene. The building was full of warblers and guests playing around, but the ladies were not dressed revealingly, and they were far worse than the beauties who participated in the beauty pageant in later generations.
As a human being in two lives, it was the first time for Ao Bai to enter the Qinglou, and he felt very strange, but he had no desire. He doesn't want to make out with the chicks here, there is a lack of protection in this era, and it is not worth it if he gets sick.
After a while, a young lady walked towards him with a small fan half-covering her face and grinning. "Slave Fangfang, I've seen my son."
This Fang Fang is not pretty, it can only be said to be medium, but it has two dimples when she laughs, and it looks cute. Ao Bai mainly wanted to find someone to inquire about Zhu Youzhen, and it didn't matter who accompanied him, so he said with a smile: "Sit down." ”
Fang Fang looked at his hairstyle, covered her mouth and smiled secretly, and asked, "Childe is not a local, right?" ”
Ao Bai smiled: "I just arrived in the capital not long ago. ”
Fang Fang smiled: "What does that son do?" ”
Ao Bai said: "Guess what? ”
Fang Fang smiled: "The slave family can't guess, but looking at the tall figure of the son, will it have something to do with martial arts?" ”
Ao Bai nodded and smiled: "I basically guessed right." Fangfang: You know the regulars here, right? Can you introduce me to that? ”
Fang Fang leaned on Ao Bai and said lightly: "Of course I know, there are a few people who are still very affectionate." I don't know which one you want to ask? ”
It's so close, and when I go home, my wife smells perfume and gets jealous. As soon as Ao Bai wanted to speak, a man with white skin and a dignified appearance sat over and said with a smile: "I am also single in Guangetai, and I want to have a drink with my brother, don't you mind?" ”
Ao Bai arched his hand and said: "It's better to meet by chance, in Xia Huangpeng, I don't know what to call Brother Tai?" ”
The man smiled and said, "Under Wang Xin." ”
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Some people may think that the practice of worship is strange and awkward. In fact, the protagonist just acts at the opportunistic. In the absence of natural disasters, it is difficult to incite a popular uprising. And the gun shot the first bird, Gao Yingxiang rebelled early, and he was beaten to death. In the absence of money and no one, if the protagonist rashly chooses to oppose the court, he is not a hero with great wisdom and bravery, but an idiot who leads his subordinates to find death. The protagonist is not a homicidal maniac, he will do things with minimal casualties and wait patiently for opportunities.
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