Go back to the Ming Dynasty to be a thousand households

Chapter 165 Ningxia Rebellion (1)

The wind and sand blowing from the desert in the west of Helan Mountain and the Ordos Desert in Hetao in the east, mixed with the cold snow particles in early spring, swept across the narrow and long Ningxia Town from two directions, blowing the northernmost of the towns in the northwest of Ming Dynasty. The town was shrouded in a haze of wind, snow and dust.

Ningxia Town, surrounded by the Great Wall on three sides, is an important town on the northwestern frontier of Daming. After Chenghua, Daming abandoned the Hetao Plain and retreated to Ningxia, losing its defensive buffer zone.Ningxia Town, especially Yanchi, which is relatively open to the east of the Yellow River, and the Lingwu area bear the brunt of it, becoming the breakthrough point for the Mongolian tribes to go south.

Taoist bandits have become the main border troubles in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. "Before Chenghua, captives were mostly troubled in the west of Hexi. Since the captives lived in Tao, the three hundred miles east of the river have been more hostile. Therefore, if you peep at Pinggu, you will violate Huamachi. When you plunder Huanqing, you will go from the east of Huamachi. Enter the spirit. In the prefecture and other places, the area around Qingshuiying is its classic."
In the 27th year of Jiajing, Zeng Mian, governor of the three sides of Shaanxi, wrote to the imperial court to recover Hetao.However, due to the weak strength of the Ming court at this time, it was already unable to attack.However, due to years of war, Ningxia Town is still relatively strong among the towns in the Northwest.

Ningxia Town used to have more than [-] officers and soldiers on horseback, more than [-] horses, and more than [-] taels of food and salaries a year. However, due to the escape of soldiers over the years, there are only more than [-] officers and soldiers People, more than [-] horses.In addition, since last year, the whole town of Ningxia has not been paid winter clothes for eight months. The soldiers are full of complaints, and there is an endless stream of fleeing soldiers.

The town of Ningxia is Yinchuan City in later generations, surrounded by Helan Mountain in the northwest and the Yellow River in the southeast.The first thaw of snow means the coming of spring. Normally, at this time, the town begins to be bustling and bustling. On the streets of the town, merchants from all over the world lead their pack horses and speak with accents from various places in the town. Trade all over the city.

However, this sandstorm came too violently and too suddenly, and everyone in the town was ashamed, not to mention the residents and merchants, all dodged and ran away with their heads in their hands.Even the guards on the city wall held their heads and rushed into the buildings on the city wall.However, only a small number of them could avoid it. Most of the soldiers hugged their heads, shrank their bodies, and hid behind the wall, trying their best to protect themselves.

It took a full hour for the icy sandstorm to pass.

"Mother, this kind of life can't be passed."

A small soldier stretched out from behind the city wall. He held his weapon, shrunk his head, rubbed his hands, and stomped his feet non-stop.

The weather in Ningxia in the second month of the lunar calendar is still cold, and the cold wind whimpers from time to time, rolling over the dead leaves and clear snow on the street, and sweeping over the thinly-clothed body of Xiaobing, making him tremble all over.

"Who said no?"

The other soldier couldn't bear the cold, so he shrank in a place sheltered from the wind by the city tower, shrunk his head and said: "There is no food and salary for several months, and no winter clothes are distributed, so let people live?"
Another person cursed loudly: "It's all the fault of that old thief Dangxin. I heard that the imperial court has distributed winter clothes for the rations, and the old thief Dangxin has been greedy for money."

"That's right, it's all about old thief Dangxin."

"I can't live anymore. If this continues, my wife and children will starve to death!"

The soldiers next to them all said bitterly, without exception, all of these people were wearing single-clothes jackets, while cursing, their bodies were shivering from the cold.

Everyone is talking about Dang Xin, the governor of Ningxia. Since he took office, he has made a lot of money. post.The two cooperated with each other, and their pockets were already bulging after a while.

Dang Xin is mean, usually oppresses the soldiers, not to mention the deduction of official money from the Tea Horse City, and often withholds and delays the rations and salaries of the soldiers. There is no winter clothes for the winter. In this day when dripping water turns into ice, one can imagine the pain.

Over the past few months, the complaints of tens of thousands of soldiers in Ningxia Town have reached the point of boiling, but Dang Xin ignored them and continued to spend their days and nights, which inevitably gave some people an opportunity to take advantage of it.

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"Father, listen to the voices of the soldiers outside. They are all full of complaints, and everyone scolds the old thief Dang Xin. It seems that our time has come."

The interior of the mansion not far from the Governor's Yamen is as warm as spring. The floor is covered with thick carpets, and the chairs are covered with thick and warm cashmere cushions and cushions produced in Wuzhai Fort. The mellow aroma of the wine can't help but make people a little lazy.

Cheng Enji was a bit drunk, at this moment he clapped the table and excitedly murmured to his old father.This Chengen is the most beloved son of Qianbai. He has a thick body and looks very, very fierce and ugly. However, Qianbai is of Mongolian origin. Seeing his son's hideous and fearsome appearance, he not only does not think it is strange, but loves it Very.

"Hmph." Wai Bai, who was wearing a thick blanket, poured the strong wine in the cup into his mouth, and said coldly: "The time has indeed come, that fellow Dang Xin wantonly deducted military pay, bullied the soldiers, and caused the entire Ningxia town to complain. It's a pity that this idiot doesn't know when his death is imminent."

The nephew next to him, Ningxia Wei Commander Tu Wenxiu said: "Dang Xin and Zhang Weizhong are idiots, how can they be able to control the land of Ningzhen? How about taking this opportunity to send Dang Xin, Zhang Weizhong and others together?" It is reasonable for a group of party members to drive out of Ningxia Town, and let my uncle take charge of Ningxia and rule the roost separately."

Xiaobai couldn't help but be delighted to hear that, Tu Wenxiu's words can be said to have reached his heart.He has always been a person who is unwilling to be lonely. Since he retired from his post as the deputy commander and stayed at home, he often sighs: "The old man is standing still, and his ambition is a thousand miles away."In his old age, the martyrs have great ambitions.The conflict between the Qianbai family and the governor Dangxin has a long history.

Qibai was originally a Mongol. After he was stationed in the Helan Mountains during the Jiajing period, he repeatedly robbed the frontier people for profit and took refuge in Huang Taiji, the leader of the Shunyi tribe of Mongolia. This Huang Taiji is the son of Altan Khan. This person has a cunning personality, so he is suspicious of him.

In a fit of rage, Qiaobai brought 300 people including his subordinate Tuguchi to Ningxia Town to take refuge in Ningxia Town. He was incorporated by the then governor of Ningxia Town Wang Chonggu, and was rewarded by the Ming Dynasty. He was appointed as a guerrilla in Ningxia. With the idea of ​​", the imperial court allowed Xiaobai to form a family of more than [-] people and provide them with food and salaries.

Since then, Qibai has commanded two thousand families. Because of his bravery and skill in fighting, he is familiar with the situation of the Mongolian tribes. He can go deep three or four hundred miles a day, which makes the Mongolians in the three hundred miles around Ningxia town fearful and dare not invade. Deputy Commander.But since then, the frontier fortress has been stabilized, and Kuaibai has nothing to do, so he has to live a boring life.

In the 17th year of Wanli, Xiaobai became an official as the deputy commander-in-chief, and Ziguai inherited his post.Although Qiao Bai returned home after returning from his official position, he was an ambitious man. In order to strengthen his own power, he organized a 3000-man Cangtou Army privately. Christians, mostly Mongols.

In the 19th year of Wanli, Dang Xin, the governor, took up his post. Considering that the worship power was too great to be controlled, everything was suppressed, and the conflict between the two deepened. In the autumn of 19, the Mongolian tribes fell into flames, and the two truths captured Lintao, Hezhou, Weiyuan and other places, killing more than [-] soldiers and civilians, and looting all food and property.

Zheng Luo mobilized Ningxia soldiers to assist, and the military order was passed to Ningxia. Governor Dangxin ordered Tu Wenxiu to lead [-] troops to Taozhou for rescue.Xiaobai heard that Tu Wenxiu was transferred to the west for emergency rescue in Taozhou, and sighed: "Although Wenxiu has been in battle, can she stand alone?"

So he went to Jinglue Mansion to meet Zheng Luo, and said to him: "Tu Wenxiu has never been in battle, how can he lead the army there? Although the old man has returned home, his loyalty to the country has not weakened. Cheng En, adopted son Qian Yun went out together."

Zheng Luo was overjoyed when he heard the words, and agreed to Xie Bai's request.Unexpectedly, when the governor Dang Xin saw that more than 3000 people had arrived, he felt very unhappy. When he heard that Xiao Bai asked him for horses, he even opened his mouth to scold him for messing around, saying that he had already planned how many soldiers and horses he would send to each battalion. , Now it is beyond the budget, so where does the bank come from for his travel expenses?
In the end, they only allocated some old, weak, sick and disabled horses to the father and son. Not only could they not ride, but hundreds of people had to be assigned to take care of them.Filled with anger, the father and son led the soldiers to Jincheng, intercepted the army horses of the invaders, fought several times, and drove them out of the country easily, returning victorious.

On the way back to the teacher, the father and son saw that most of the soldiers and horses in Gansu, Shaanxi and other towns were old and weak, and they were vulnerable to a single blow. In addition, the soldiers under his command easily drove away the invading Mongols. thought.

After returning from victory, Qiao Bai and others hadn’t seen the court award for many days, and they were puzzled, but Dang Xin sent soldiers to pass the news to the governor’s yamen, reprimanding him for forcibly taking women from the people as concubines, and charging him with violating the law to induce marriage , beat him twenty army sticks.He also scolded Xiaobai and his son, saying that Xiaobai and his soldiers ate too much food, so that he now has no food to distribute to the soldiers in Ningxia Town, which made Xiaobai crooked his nose.Also, Tu Wenxiu and Qiao Yun, who went to the expedition, should also be promoted for meritorious service according to the law, but they were not able to do so because of Dang Xin's obstruction.

This made Qi Bai's resentment towards Dang Xin more and more intensified. Gradually, he had a heart of rebellion in his heart. He secretly sent his subordinates to bribe the Hetao Mongolian tribe with a lot of money in an attempt to collude with each other.

Until today, the sergeants in Ningxia Town have not been paid for eight months, and have no winter clothes.During this period of time, the anger of tens of thousands of soldiers in Ningxia Town may have been due to the fact that Xiaobai and others were secretly fueling the flames.

The time has come, how to take advantage of this opportunity is a problem, several people in Xibai are plotting, and suddenly heard a report from family members outside, but it is the two army leaders Liu Dongyang and Xu Chao who came.

Xiao Bai's heart moved, this Liu Dongyang was his sworn brother, he was always supported by soldiers, and he had long been dissatisfied with Dang Xin, maybe he could... Thinking of this, he hurriedly greeted him with a big smile, and greeted those who were generally short and strong. The Mongols are different. Kubai is very tall and strong, but the bitter cold in the frontier made his face full of wrinkles and gray hair, but his body is still very strong. He wears a thick leather robe and behaves well. They all look like a Mongolian outside the Great Wall.

Seeing Bai Bai like this, his son Cheng En and his nephew Tu Wenxiu looked at each other and came out together.

"It's freezing cold, my good brother, come in and have a drink."

Xiaobai took Liu Dongyang's hand affectionately, and pulled him into the room. They sat down, and Liu Dongyang was calmer. Xu Chaoji drank a few cups in a row, and suddenly there was a snap, and Xu Chao angrily threw the wine bowl on the table. Fang, cursing: "Grandma can't live anymore. I just came back from the barracks. The weather is so cold that the soldiers are still wearing single clothes and have no food. But the old thief Dang Xin is huddled in the yamen, roasting charcoal fire, hugging the wonderful Girl, drink and enjoy, this breath is really hard to swallow!"

Liu Dongyang also poured wine into his mouth glass by glass, his eyes became redder and redder, and he squinted at each other. Finally, he smiled and said: "You are just too weak. You are usually obedient to the governor of the party. No wonder he You can wantonly insult you, without any scruples withholding the military pay, no, even if the pay is not paid for eight months, the soldiers in our Ningxia military town are also calm, so why should Dangxin bother?"

"Peng." With a loud noise, Liu Dongyang slapped the wine bowl on the table. He said with red eyes, "Old thief Dang Xin is too deceitful. I don't treat my subordinates as human beings. I wish I could kill him."
Qiao Bai was overjoyed in his heart, he said: "Kill him? This Dangxin is the governor, if you kill him, it will be like a rebellion, according to the law of the Great Ming, you will destroy the whole family."

Liu Dongyang said angrily with red eyes: "Anyway, I can't survive anyway, and I will die anyway!"

Taking advantage of his drunkenness, Xu Chao murmured, "That's right, I won't survive anyway, Big Brother Liu, whatever you want, brothers will follow you."

Xiaobai laughed loudly, and exchanged glances with Qiao Chengen and Tu Wenxiu, seeing the joy in each other's eyes, Xiaobai said slowly: "This matter is no small matter, and we need to discuss it in the long run. I heard that the soldiers in the camp are all right. There are many complaints from the party governors, you should contact them more to see what they mean, otherwise the power will be weak and it will be difficult to accomplish anything.”

Liu Dongyang said: "Don't worry, old general. There are many brothers in my camp who are dissatisfied with the old thief Dangxin. As long as they explain how to deal with the old thief Dangxin, they will definitely respond."

Xu Chao also said: "The soldiers in the entire town are extremely dissatisfied with the old thief Dangxin. As long as we go up to the top and call, we guarantee that everyone will respond."

"Okay!" Xie Bai was even more delighted.

That night, several people conspired while drinking, and Chengen and Tu Wenxiu also made suggestions from time to time.It wasn't until dawn that Liu Dongyang and Xu Chao returned to the barracks full of alcohol.

(End of this chapter)