Zhang Shize continued: "During the Hongzhi period, Mu Cheng's grandson, Mu Cong, died without heirs, and his son Mu Kun took over the title. Because Mu Kun was not a descendant of Mu Cheng, the court originally planned to let him inherit the Marquis of Xiping. However, Mu Kun and his family were rejected. The local officials in Yunnan objected, saying that "the people of Yunnan know that the Duke of Guizhou does not know the Marquis of Xiping, and the Marquis of Xiping may be underestimated." Therefore, Xiaozong ordered Mu Kun to inherit the title of Duke of Qian."
"The Duke of Guizhou has been passed down for ten generations this year. But a big event happened in June this year." Zhang Shize took a sip of water and continued: "Ding Mao, March 5, the fifth year of the Apocalypse (April 25, 1625) Mu Qi Yuan Si's grandfather was the Duke of Qian. Mu Qiyuan was frivolous and lawless, allowing his slaves to harm the people, and Yu Yao, the patrol inspector, arrested the illegal slaves according to the law. Mu Qiyuan actually mobilized troops and aimed artillery at the patrol office. "
Lin Yueru interjected: "This incident caused a big fuss and made the late emperor furious. The adoptive father wanted to deal with him at that time. The Mu family went around looking for people to smoothen the relationship, spending money like water."
Xiao Niangpi sneered and said: "The Mu family is also getting worse from generation to generation. In the 40th year of Wanli (1612), Mu Changzuo resigned due to illness, and Mu Qiyuan began to serve as the commander-in-chief of Qianshi. The real power is still in the hands of Mu Changzuo. Apocalypse In the second year (1622), Guizhou Anbangyan rebelled, and the imperial court ordered Mu Changzuo and Mu Qiyuan to go on an expedition. The two were afraid and made excuses. The imperial court had long been dissatisfied with their family. They were afraid that something would happen, so in order to avoid disaster, they hurried I asked my grandson Mu Qiyuan to take over. I didn’t expect Mu Qiyuan to be even more useless. He caused a big disaster in the end.”
Zhang Shize nodded and said: "Think of the hero Mu Ying back then. Who would have thought that the descendants of later generations would be so miserable. On June 10, 1628, the first year of Chongzhen's reign, his mother, the Song family, was afraid that her son would cause trouble for the family, so she poisoned the general. Mu Qiyuan was poisoned to death, and his ten-year-old son Mu Tianbo inherited the dukedom of Guizhou.
Upon hearing this, Yang Fan asked: "Then the current Duke of Guizhou is a ten-year-old child."
Zhang Shize nodded and said, "Yes, it's this ten-year-old kid Mu Tianbo."
Yang Fan was touched when he heard this name. Mu Tianbo was a loyal minister and a national hero, no worse than Zheng Chenggong. After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, he fought to the end to protect the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Mu Tianbo followed the Yongli court, and then followed Zhu Youlang into Burma. During the disaster of Curse Water, he was kidnapped by Burmese soldiers and went out. He grabbed a knife and resisted until death.
Yang Fan asked: "From the Ming Dynasty to the Chongzhen Dynasty, how many dukes were there?"
Zhang Shize counted on his fingers and said: "My family has a British duke, the Mu family has a Guizhou duke, the Xu family has a Wei duke and a Dingguo duke. There is also a Chengguo duke. The first generation Chengguo duke is Zhu Neng, the hero of Jingnan. There have been twelve generations of Dukes now. The contemporary Duke of Cheng is Zhu Chunchen. He succeeded in the 39th year of Wanli. These are the five Dukes."
Xiao Niangpi picked up the goblet and took a sip of the Bordeaux red wine with ice cubes. With satisfied eyes, she put down the goblet and said, "Sir, the only remaining dukes in these five families were all awarded titles based on their military exploits. . No one got here by relying on nepotism.”
Zhang Shize said with a smile: "Sister-in-law is right, our family was built with swords and guns. It's not like those cats and dogs later who got it by marrying their daughters and Princess Shang as the prince-in-law. They are all soft-hearted. For food.”
Yang Fan nodded, indicating that the matter of the five dukes was clear. Asked: "How many noble families are there in total now?"
Zhang Shize raised his head and thought for a while, then said: "There are five Dukes, twenty-four marquises, and thirty-five uncles in the noble family. Of course, now including you, there are thirty-six earls. There are still 27 in the royal family. The prince has fiefdoms in various places.”
"There are a lot of people here who are freeloaders. The Marquis of Taikang, Zhang Guoji, is the father of Empress Zhang of Xizong. The uncle of Yongnian is Wangwei, the father of Queen Shenzong is Xiaoduan. The uncle of Yongning is Tianrui, the mother of Guangzong is Xiaojing and the father of the Queen Mother. The uncle of Boping is Guo Weicheng, and Guangzong is Xiaoyuan. The Queen’s father is Jiading Bo Zhou Kui, who is now my father.”
Yang Fan asked: "Who are the nobles in charge of the troops in the capital camp now?"
Zhang Shize smiled bitterly and said: "These are all scenery that are about to pass. Your Majesty has deprived the nobles of their military power this time. The admiral of the capital camp is Xiangcheng Bo Li Shouqi. But the biggest military leaders who actually control the elite troops are my family and Xu There are four families: the Guo family, the Zhu family, and a few marquises, but their right to speak is limited, and the actual troops they control are also limited."
Xiao Niangpi put down the skewers and said: "The Guo family is a waste. Guo Xun actually rented out the cavalry horses pasture for profit, leaving the troops with no way to supply the horses, and the horses were starving and skinny. He deducted food and wages very badly. In fact, in The officers and soldiers of the battalion often did not receive military pay. Because "they were not given food or drink" and "we only provided food and sleep for each other", the quality of the soldiers was extremely low and their physical fitness was extremely poor. They often had food on their faces and could not wear armor and stomach. The cavalry also "mounted their horses" You can't use a whip to make your horse subdue."
Lin Yueru also sighed and said: "This fine capital camp, with its 72 guard posts and 400,000 troops, was so majestic. The tiger and wolf divisions of Emperor Chengzu's five northern expeditions to Mongolia have now been completely defeated by them."
Zhang Shize said: "Zhu Chunchen is a treacherous and cunning man. He is an old official in the officialdom. He is very slippery. Except for leading troops, he is proficient in everything else. He is in charge of the capital camp, and the more he controls, the more chaotic he becomes."
After saying that, Zhang Shize, who was a bit drunk, patted Yang Fan on the shoulder and said: "Among the younger generation of nobles today, the only ones who know how to fight are you and me. The rest are just useless snacks."
He looked down at the empty wine glass again and continued: "It's a pity that Your Majesty doesn't even trust you and me, and wants to change our positions and take back military power. It's not a good thing that His Majesty is so suspicious. Your Majesty doesn't understand that the one who is truly reliable is It must be your honor. If Dong Lin can be relied on, sows can climb trees."
The young lady burst out laughing and scolded: "You are a scumbag with no virtues. Your Majesty is not good to you. You are so young and you are already a general. My master is still a commanding officer in his actual job." Who can I talk to?"
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Yang Fan smiled and said: "How do you know that I have trained the Beijing camp well and His Majesty will not return your honor to you."
"What are you talking about? His Majesty is planning to let you work in vain again." Zhang Shize's eyes widened in surprise.
Yang Fan felt helpless. In fact, Lin Yueru's evaluation of Chongzhen was very pertinent. He used people to death.
"Let's not talk about this for now. If you have this time, let's think about how to train these 50,000 soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp. If His Majesty really lets us take these wastes and go to the battlefield for practical training. I'm afraid they will fail completely. I think about them It’s a pain in the ass to lose their quality. We only have a little more than a month to train them," Yang Fan said.
Because it is already October, which is equivalent to November in the solar calendar. After training for more than a month, they set off before the Spring Festival. The army arrived at Guihua City and all supplies were ready. It was the beginning of spring. Just in time for war.
"Fortunately, I have trained the soldiers from the car camp who defended Qianhu in Hexi before, and they have experienced the test of actual combat this time. They are very reliable for defense. Otherwise, so many rookies like new recruits would go to the grassland In battle, great things must happen." Yang Fan said.
Zhang Shize said: "Guihua City is a fortified city. I spent a lot of money to build it back then. We can't just walk all the way there with siege weapons. There are basically no trees in that place, and we can't attack there. City weapons.”
Yang Fan said: "You don't have to worry about attacking the city. I have a magical weapon. No matter how strong the city is, it won't be a problem."
"Sacred weapon?" Zhang Shize asked curiously, "What magical weapon? Tell me about it."
"You don't understand even after I tell you. This thing is called a heartless cannon. Have you ever heard of it?"
"Heartless gunman, hey, you invented this name as soon as I heard it. It's so damn exciting."
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