My life skills in Daming Liver

The Zhenwu Battalion was formed in the 24th year of Jiajing to guard Nanjing.

Zhenwu Camp was initiated by Zhang Ao, Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing at that time, and recruited 3,000 healthy soldiers from Yangzhou and Huai'an to serve as soldiers, with Wei Guogong Xu Pengju as the commander, to guard an army in Nanjing.

Just last year when the Japanese invaded Jiangbei, the Zhenwu Battalion was also the main force, and only then did they regain Yangzhou. It can be said that it is one of the best troops in Nanjing.

The reason why the Zhenwu Battalion was able to fight better than other troops in Nanjing City is actually very simple.

That's enough money.

As for how much the soldiers of the Zhenwu Battalion pay per month?

According to the promise made by the Ministry of War Minister to these soldiers.

Sergeants in Nanjing who had wives were paid one shi per month for food, and those who had no wives were paid six dou. In mid-spring, mid-autumn and February, every stone of rice is converted into silver 5 qian.

How much is this roughly, that is, soldiers with wives and concubines can get one stone of rice every month, and bachelors without wives and concubines can get six buckets of rice every month.

In addition, every six months according to the rice received, another half-year bonus will be issued.

That is to say, in the two months of mid-spring and mid-autumn, every soldier with a family can receive a half-year bonus of 3 taels of silver.

much? Actually not too much.

You must know that the Qi family army compiled and trained by Qi Jiguang is given two shi every month for food, and the bonus for converting silver is almost two taels of silver a month.

In comparison, Zhenwu Camp's monthly reward is only 0.5 taels of silver, which is far worse than that of Qi's Army.

But compared to the soldiers of the Weisuo in Nanzhili, the treatment in the Zhenwu Camp was pretty good.

Therefore, in these several wars against the Japanese, the performance of the Zhenwu Battalion was very eye-catching among the guard soldiers who were unbearable.

But this year there was no war, and this year there was a catastrophe in the north, and Ida invaded the border, so the Nanjing household department sent a lot of grain and silver to the capital.

The person in charge of the grain and grass in the Zhenwu camp was Huang Maoguan, the governor of the Ministry of War in Nanjing.

This servant is from Qingliu, and he has not long been in the Ministry of War in Nanjing.

There were three fires when the new official took office, and Huang Maoguan, the servant, burned the first fire on the head of Zhenwuying.

At the beginning of this year, Ma Kun, Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, suggested to the imperial court to reduce the discounted silver for Zhenwuying, changing from 0.5 taels of silver to 0.4 taels of silver per month.

However, shortly after Ma Kun made this suggestion, he was transferred to the capital as Minister of the Ministry of War.

As a result, Huang Maoguan was left to take charge of this mess.

It happened that this year the war stopped for a while, so Huang Maoguan began to strictly check the empty pay in Zhenwu Camp, and said that until the number of people in the entire Zhenwu Camp who were short-lived was found out, the half-year bonus in February would be stopped.

This incident has caused dissatisfaction among the soldiers in the entire Zhenwu Battalion. At this time, another incident happened.

Fang Youshan, a member of the military department at the time, was in charge of distributing grain and grass for the Zhenwu Camp every month.

This matter can be regarded as a fat job. Fang Youshan likes to send out less food and grass on weekdays, which has aroused the dissatisfaction of Nanjing Zhenwuying for a long time.

This time Fang Youshan played a big game again. Seeing that the price of grain in Jiangbei was high and the price of grain in Jiangnan was low, he simply sold the grain and grass that should have been distributed directly in Jiangbei.

Fang Youshan planned to spend money to buy grain and grass from Jiangnan, and then transport it to Zhenwuying to make a profit from the price difference.

As a result, it just happened that Huang Maoguan stopped issuing the half-year bonus for February. That is to say, throughout February, the Zhenwu Camp did not get the half-year bonus that should have been paid, nor did they get the monthly rations that they should have received.

Not only in February, but in March, Fang Youshan repeated the same trick. He sold the military rations in Jiangbei. After getting the money, he was reluctant to go to Jiangnan to buy rations. He also stopped the Zhenwu Camp in the name of tracking down the empty-paid soldiers. rations.

The combination of these two incidents turned the entire Zhenwu camp into a powder keg.

It's just that the princes of Nanjing don't know that this powder keg will explode at any time.

At the end of April, Su Ze took his wife and children to Fang Wanghai's house for dinner. Su Ze and his father-in-law drank a little wine, and they simply stayed in Fang Wanghai's mansion.

After Weng and his son-in-law had finished eating, they set up tea sets in the gazebo and talked about the situation in Nanjing while blowing the cool breeze.

"Wei Guogong and Chengyi Bo are having trouble again."

"oh?"

Fang Wanghai has been in the officialdom in Nanjing for more than a year, and he has learned about the affairs among these ministers in Nanjing, so he started gossip with his son-in-law.

"Wei Guogong Xu Pengju, you know about Ru Lin, right?"

Su Ze nodded, of course he knew that Su Ze had entered Xu Peng's ancestral hall in Yangzhong, and had seen Xu Da's Jinxian crown back then.

After the last battle, Xu Pengju was about to return to Yangzhong Island immediately. He had a conflict with Wei Guogong's family over this matter. In the end, Fang Wanghai mediated, and Su Ze set up the regiment training on Xiaoyangzhong Island.

"Speaking of which, Wei Guogong is also interesting. After Ru Lin's "Shuo Yue Quan Zhuan" was passed back to Nanjing, Wei Guogong's mother dreamed of a roc when she was pregnant, so Wei Guogong said that he was the reincarnation of the heavenly roc when he met everyone. .First reincarnated on Yue Pengju, and then reincarnated on him, so he is Yue Fei's reincarnation."

"Hahaha!"

Su Ze couldn't help laughing, what is this? cosplay?

Fang Wanghai couldn't help laughing and said, "Duke Wei said all day long that he was Yue Fei's reincarnation, and he even asked his soldiers to play Qin Hui in the Zhenwu military camp. He acted as Yue Fei and performed beating Qin Hui. I heard it was very lively."

Su Ze couldn't hold back his laughter again. Have the nobles in Nanjing already performed art to this extent?

"Sincerely, Bo Rulin, do you know that?"

Su Ze nodded and said, "Uncle Chengyi is the title of founding minister Liu Bowen, right?"

Fang Wanghai nodded and said: "Actually, Bo Chengyi only resumed his title after His Majesty succeeded to the throne, and he was with the Li family of Marquis of Linhuai."

"When Yongle was in trouble, the Boss Chengyi's family supported Jianwen, but his title was abolished later, and the title was restored in the early years of the dynasty. Now this Boss Chengyi's name is Liu Shiyan, and he is very hostile to Duke Wei."

"Why?"

Fang Wanghai said: "This is another old thing. After the Boss of Chengyi's family restored the title, Liu Shiyan's grandfather Liu Yu inherited the title. During a military parade in Nanjing, he fought with Duke Wei Xu Pengju for a seat. Hang down."

"Liu Yu died in depression because of this incident, and the title was passed on to Liu Shiyan. He and Wei Guogong's family are regarded as feuds, and they almost fought again at the meeting of the Sixth Department in Nanjing a few days ago."

Su Ze was also completely speechless, why are these nobles so silly?

Sure enough, Xungui has long since fallen, and it is no wonder that the Japanese Rebellion in the southeast has not been put down for so long.

At this moment, both Weng and his son-in-law suddenly heard the commotion outside the mansion.

Nanjing City was the deputy capital of the Ming Dynasty. Although the city basically had no curfew in the Ming Dynasty, there were still patrolling officers patrolling the city. If there was any noise, it would be taken down.

Moreover, the Hubu Lane where Fang Wanghai's mansion is located is a place where dignitaries and dignitaries gather in Nanjing. The patrolling department conducts more frequent inspections, and it is generally quiet at night.

With such a loud commotion, Fang Wanghai called the old servant and asked him to investigate outside the mansion.

After a while, the old servant hurried back and said:

"Master, it's not good! There's a riot!"

Su Ze only saw the flames soaring into the sky, and the shouts of killing continued outside the mansion. He, who had led the soldiers in battle, immediately understood that the soldiers had indeed entered the city.

Fang Wanghai was a little flustered, but Su Ze said bravely in the face of danger: "Father-in-law, don't panic, we have a large number of people in the mansion, and the fire is in the northeast direction, not directed at us."

"Father-in-law, please gather the strong servants in the family and follow my command."

"Didn't you hear what my uncle said? Quickly gather people together!"

The old butler quickly gathered the young and strong servants in the mansion. When Su Ze came back, he also brought guards, and gathered a team of more than 30 people.

Su Ze arranged them to be stationed in various parts of the mansion. When he went out, he would bring ten gunners with him. Su Ze asked them to prepare the guns and station them at the front and back doors.

Su Ze said to Fang Wanghai again: "Although this manpower can be kept temporarily, it is still not enough if there is chaos in Nanjing City. Father-in-law, please come forward and talk to the neighbors in the neighborhood so that every household can also send people so that the alley can be cleared." hold on."

When Fang Wanghai heard Su Ze's words, although he was still scared, he also knew that his son-in-law could lead troops to fight, so he followed Su Ze out and visited the neighbors.

After going out, looking at the sea, I saw the flames rising into the sky in the northeast direction. It seems that Su Ze's judgment was good, and it was not aimed at himself.

Fang Wanghai came forward, and the surrounding households also took out some young servants. Su Ze assembled a team of fifty people.

Su Ze's [Anti-Surveillance] skill jumped again. Su Ze looked around and saw Lu Er hiding in the alley again.

Su Ze strode over, and Lu Er backed away in horror, only to find that this was a dead end.

I only saw Su Ze walking in front of Lu Er generously and saying:

"Isn't this the second master Lu?"

Lu Er was stunned for a moment, touched his head and said, "Su Xianggong? I was going out of the city to get a pig. I didn't expect to meet Su Xianggong here. It's really fate!"

Su Ze said with a smile: "Second Master Lu may not be able to leave the city, can I ask Second Master Lu for a favor."

Lu Er was taken aback for a moment and asked, "Sir, please tell me."

Su Ze pointed to his Confucian shirt and said, "Our outfit is too eye-catching, can I ask Erye Lu to find out what happened over there?"

After speaking, Su Ze took out a bag of money and stuffed it into Lu Er's arms.

Lu Er's heart skipped a beat, could it be that his identity as Jin Yiwei was exposed?

No, it's impossible for Su Ze to know. He is just a juren, so how could he know that Jin Yiwei is spying? Moreover, it was the first time that Guochao sent Jin Yiwei to monitor a Juren, Su Ze shouldn't know.

Just a coincidence?

Lu Er looked at Su Ze's face under the firelight, clasped his fists and said, "Then Lu Er will go and have a look, please wait a moment!"

At this time, the target of the Zhenwu camp soldiers was the home of Huang Maoguan, the servant of the Ministry of war.

There is a grievance, there is a debt, and the two incidents of the soldiers' deduction of regular money and suspension of military pay are all blamed on Huang Maoguan.

Just an hour ago, the twelve general banners of the Zhenwu Battalion swore their blood into an alliance, directly tied up all the officers in the Zhenwu Battalion, led by the general banner Zhang Biao, and first swindled and opened the gate of Nanjing.

Zhang Biao led the soldiers and rushed directly to Huang Maoguan's mansion, preparing to go directly to Huang Shilang's mansion to demand salary violently.

The goal of the discussion between Zhang Biao and the general banners is to ask for salary. This kind of thing is quite common in Ming Dynasty, and it happened endlessly in the late Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, neither Zhang Biao nor his soldiers had any bladed weapons. Most of them were bare-handed, and only a few soldiers held gun handles without a tip.

Zhang Biao's request was to repay the military salary and routine silver, and he had no other ideas of rebellion.

It's just that once some things start, they will slide into an unknown future.

Zhang Biao led the soldiers of the Zhenwu Battalion to rush to Huang Maoguan's home. Seeing the gorgeous mansion of the Minister of War, the soldiers were a little bit off guard.

The imperial court has dragged on for three full months for the case of one tael per person, and the gate of Huang Shilang's house will cost several hundred taels of silver.

It happened that Huang Maoguan was a new official, and red silk was tied on the door to express celebration. The silk of Huang's family was not only tied to the gate, but also tied to the pillars of the gate, which looked full of flowers.

At the price of Jiangnan silk, this was another hundred taels of silver hanging at the door, and the soldiers became even more angry.

Zhang Biao also held back his anger. He knocked on the gate of Huang's mansion, but the gate was firmly locked, no matter how hard he knocked, no one answered.

Now even if Zhang Biao wants to maintain the order of the soldiers, it is already impossible.

Angry soldiers began to storm the Huangfu mansion, and some soldiers began to snatch the silk on the door and pillars.

Things had gotten out of control since then, and Zhang Biao also realized that something was wrong. He wanted to suppress the soldiers, but the entire army was no longer under his control.

In fact, none of the Zhenwu camp soldiers were armed. As long as Huang Maoguan hid in the mansion, nothing would happen. But he knew that the soldiers were coming towards him, so he was naturally very flustered, so he jumped out from the wall behind his house.

Unexpectedly, Huang Maoguan sprained his foot over the wall and let out a scream, and was discovered by the soldiers of Zhenwu Battalion.

The Zhenwu battalion soldiers quickly caught Huang Maoguan, and the situation did not escalate at this time.

However, this Huang Maoguan may have been an official for a long time, and after being caught by the soldiers, he said viciously:

"I am the official of the imperial court, the Minister of the Ministry of War! Why don't you put down your weapons and surrender?"

The soldier who arrested him was stunned for a moment. Huang Maoguan thought that the soldier was frightened by him, so he said again:

"The mutiny in the camp will be decapitated! Take me out quickly, and you can still be regarded as guilty and meritorious!"

Huang Maoguan had been to the military camp several times before, and he was domineering and commanding to the soldiers, and he especially liked to make surprise camp checks. He only went to the camp at night to check the number of soldiers, and he tossed the Zhenwu camp quite a lot.

The soldiers surrounding Huang Maoguan were even more annoyed when they thought of his appearance, and they didn't know who shouted: "Hit this guy!"

The fist fell on Huang Maoguan like snowflakes, and Huang Maoguan shouted:

"I'm a Jinshi! I'm the Minister of War!"

"The murderer plotted a rebellion!"

. . .

"Heroic man, spare your life!"

"Excuse me... life..."

When Huang Maoguan was dragged in front of Zhang Biao, he had already lost his breath. Zhang Biao's eyes twitched and he was about to faint.

Killing the current minister, how will this matter end?