Across the heavens in the Red Mansion

Chapter 40 Wang Tieniu's Confession
Seeing Qiaoqian in front of him, Sun Chuanting said to him: "Qiaoqian, go and bring a scholar outside the camp gate to see me. There are soldiers guarding the camp gate outside. You can go with him to fetch the scholar." come over."

Listening to Sun Chuanting's instructions, Qiaoqian immediately cupped his hands and said, "Of order, I'll do it right now."

After saying the housewarming, he walked out and led the lean man outside towards the camp gate.

At the White Tiger Camp in the military camp, Zhao Tiling was leading Wu Youke to be infected with the plague, his face was pale and the soldiers were sick.

The two each saw a patient, but both handed over their own prescriptions to the general who came over and said: "Take the medicine according to the prescription, the sooner the better."

Jia Lang was chatting with the thick and strong man outside the gate of the camp. From this man, Jia Lang also learned that his name was Wang Tieniu. up.

Jia Lang turned to Wang Tieniu and asked, "Brother Wang, how did you come to join the army?"

Listening to Jia Lang asking himself, Wang Tieniu chatted with Jia Lang for a while, but the two became familiar with each other, and then he touched his big head and said: "If life is not really difficult, who would think Come join the army."

"Life is hard. All the fields at home are occupied by landlords and old slaves. People like me who eat a lot are really a burden at home, so I resigned from my parents and joined the New Army."

While talking, Wang Tieniu rubbed his stomach foolishly, and said with a smile: "The food and salaries in this military camp may not be paid to us in full, but this stomach can be filled anyway, I don't care about it." He joined the army just because he could eat enough to eat."

Jia Lang looked at Wang Tieniu who was stroking his belly and smiling silly, Jia Lang couldn't help laughing himself, this smile might be full of sadness!
This was the life of the people at the bottom in the late Ming Dynasty, with their fields occupied, high rents, and exploitation by the upper class. It is not surprising that someone in the Ming Dynasty rebelled like this.

In the end, it was the aristocratic families who occupied a large amount of land, as did the princes, nobles, and eunuchs.As a result, farmers have no land to cultivate, no food to eat, and the court cannot collect taxes. The court has no money, and without money, it cannot train soldiers.

As soon as Chongzhen came to power, he killed Wei Zhongxian and other eunuchs, but he was unable to control the literati group.

The most important thing is that Chongzhen still has a suspicious character. During his 17 years in power, he changed fifty prime ministers, fourteen bosses in the Ministry of War, seventeen bosses in the Ministry of Punishment, eleven generals, and governors. It also killed a lot. It can be said that the talented and untalented people in the Ming Dynasty were almost used up.

If it weren't for the Ming Dynasty being the last feudal dynasty of the Han people, if it wasn't for the fact that Chongzhen, as the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, had displayed a character worthy of respect and admiration. The creed of being a minister, not cutting the land, the emperor guarding the country, and the king dying.

If it weren't for Emperor Chongzhen, he would have killed his concubine and prince first, and then left behind "I'm scornful and despised, and blamed by heaven, but all the ministers misunderstood me. I have no face to see my ancestors, and I will go to the crown to cover my face , Let the thieves split up, and no one will be harmed." Then he hanged himself.

If it weren't for these things, the evaluation of Chongzhen's later generations might not be much better.

When a dynasty reaches the point where most of the people can no longer survive, it is not far from perishing.

Jia Lang looked at Wang Tieniu with a bitter smile and sighed: "In the end, the struggle for power is just cutting the flesh of the poor people and drinking their blood."

Wang Tieniu on the side looked at Jia Lang's emotion, he was low-educated and didn't understand it thoroughly, but he was generally clear.

Those who are powerful and popular, those who eat hot food, and those who drink spicy food are scraped from the poor.

Then Wang Tieniu said helplessly to Jia Lang: "That's right, it's just what you said, Jia Shusheng."

"Pity me, I was sent here not long after I became a soldier. I heard from some elder brothers from the same village above that the emperor urged the supervisor very hard, and he may send troops to fight in a few days."

While talking, Wang Tieniu became dejected and said, "I don't know if I can go back alive to meet my parents."

"If it weren't for my family being a military household, if it wasn't for the soldier's food, I wouldn't be a soldier."

Listening to Wang Tieniu's words, Jia Lang smiled and said, "Brother Wang, what are you afraid of? With your big body, are you afraid that you won't survive on the battlefield?"

"Uncle and aunt are still waiting for you to take care of them and die. There must be no problem on this battlefield, and they will definitely come back alive."

After hearing Jia Lang's words about caring for his parents until they die, Wang Tieniu couldn't help crying. He might really not be able to go back this time. He was the only one in the family. If he died on the battlefield, his father would What should mother do?

If it weren't for his family being a military household, Wang Tieniu wouldn't join the army even if he was killed. Unfortunately, military households must send someone to join the army. Wang Tieniu's family only has two men, himself and his father, so of course he would not let him go.

However, Jia Lang's original intention of saying these words was for his own good, to comfort him. Although Jia Lang mentioned Wang Tieniu's sadness, Wang Tieniu quickly stopped the uncomfortable emotions he just revealed. Lang was embarrassed.

Wang Tieniu raised his fist and patted his chest. He heard "bang bang" twice, and then he saw Wang Tieniu smile at Jia Lang and said: "Haha, Jia Shusheng, you are right, it's just me." I will definitely be able to come back alive and continue to fulfill my filial piety."

Looking at Wang Tieniu's smiling face in front of him, Jia Lang couldn't help but feel the cruelty of war, especially Sun Chuanting's final defeat. Not only did the fate of the Ming Dynasty die, but also the thousands of people involved in the war died. Thousands of soldiers and people.

Jia Lang responded to Wang Tieniu and said: "It must be. I don't think you are a short-lived person, Brother Wang. You look like you have a lucky face."

After hearing Jia Lang's words, Wang Tieniu asked curiously, "Jia Scholar is amazing, and he knows how to read faces."

Hearing Wang Tieniu's curious question, Jia Lang explained honestly: "Do you need to look at it? It's written on Big Brother Wang's face that you don't understand."

Jia Lang who said me laughed, and Wang Tieniu who heard Jia Lang said so also laughed along with Jia Lang.

The housewarming not far away and the lean man before were almost outside the gate of the camp.

Wang Tieniu was a sharp-sighted man, and he saw it when they were almost outside the camp gate, and then he said to Jia Lang: "Scholar, look, Er Mazi has led Vice General Qiao. I think the superintendent agreed. "

"This Vice Admiral Qiao is the confidant of Governor Sun."

Hearing this, Jia Lang also looked towards the camp, and at a glance, he saw the general in armor with an upright face, and behind the general was the Ermazi that Wang Tieniu was talking about.

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