Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 47
Later generations have different praises and criticisms for Li Zicheng. Some say that he is the leader of the peasant revolution, and some say that he is the accomplice of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the chief culprit in destroying Chinese civilization. Charm.

Mr. Yao Xuehen's image of a worker-peasant postman with a hat, a felt hat, and a red scarf has also influenced generations of people's impression of Li Zicheng. Hearing that voice and looking back, Song Qingshu almost blurted out, not knowing whether it was his luck or bad luck, or It really caught him off guard.

The strong and muscular muscles of that burly Shaanxi man tensed instantly, and the black and thin girl behind him also subconsciously tucked her hands into her sleeves, and could faintly hear the sound of drawing a knife.

But at this time, there was a burst of clucking footsteps from the rough street next to the market. Recently, the civil uprising in Shaanxi has become a prairie fire, and Xi'an, a place where feudal vassals have been closed, is even more raging. This is a very important market. There was a battalion of soldiers recruiting for protection. It was a coincidence that Xu Yongyi, the magistrate of Xi'an who didn't go out of the city once a year for some reason, came out to inspect it in person. They also had to greet them in a mess, making the whole market a mess.

With such a large number of officers and soldiers, it was obvious that the two of them could not advance or retreat. They hurriedly lowered their heads. Li Zicheng covered his face with the brim of his hat and led a thick black lenovo. His nephew Li Guo wanted to leave, but who knew that a slap was on his shoulder again. .

Unaware that he had already walked back and forth in the ghost gate, as if seeing a gorilla, Song Qingshu excitedly put his arms around Li Zicheng's shoulders and dragged him into the noodle stall, asking nonsensely as he walked, "But brother Li Zicheng from Li Jiqian's village? I have admired him for a long time, and it is rare to see him today, but let my younger brother show his kindness as a landlord!"

Song Qingshu was really excited, who is this guy?Far away, he is a historical figure. In fact, in the next ten years, he will be the real king who will rule the fate of Shaanxi and Henan. Although he is not sure whether he is still in Xi'an at that time, he can establish a good relationship with this big man in advance. In the future, if you can't get along, it's good to have a head, so that you won't be put on the front line of the peasant army and the government army like cannon fodder like those refugees, and die without dignity.

"Add two more bowls of instant noodles with mutton soup, and more side dishes! Brother Li, sit down."

Under Caiwei's inexplicable gaze, Song Qingshu graciously opened the stool for the two rustic old hats who couldn't be more rustic, and invited them to sit down.After all, they are really not ordinary people. Li Zicheng and Li Guo exchanged glances and sat down, but before the noodles were served, Li Zicheng raised his particularly thick eyebrows and asked suspiciously: "Little brother How do you call him, how did you know Li’s name?”

Song Qingshu choked when he asked this question. He couldn’t tell others what he saw in textbooks and TV shows. He knew that you could be the emperor for more than 40 days. You must have your beard ready in advance. Don’t forget when you get rich In order to support the little brother!
It's no wonder Li Zicheng didn't treat him as a psychopath.

Fortunately, this period of time has not been in vain. Song Qingshu's face has thickened a lot when he opened a shop and contacted these figures of the three religions and nine streams.

"My brother-in-law's father-in-law is also a wanderer. A few years ago, his father-in-law committed some crimes. Thanks to the help of Brother Li in Yinchuan Station, he survived. The father-in-law often played tricks on Brother Li's chivalry, voice and appearance, so I recognized him at a glance. Don't blame, don't blame."

This will make sense when the time comes, Li Zicheng is also famous in the countryside as a hero who fights against injustice, and there are not many high-ranking people who have been helped by him, otherwise Li Zicheng wouldn't be able to get along just like a soldier For starters, although I don't know who Song Qingshu's father-in-law is, but he is kind to him, and the two of them obviously relaxed a lot. Now that the mutton soup instant noodles are served, the two who have been starving for a long time are not polite. Puffing out her cheeks, she swallowed it in big mouthfuls, splashing juice everywhere, making Caiwei shrink back, and looked at the two of them curiously.

"Brother Li, is he here on business in Xi'an? I don't know if I have time to go and stay with my younger brother for a few days after the recording, so that my father-in-law can thank him and finish it off." wish?"

The face was extremely sincere, and the smile was full of sincerity, but Song Qingshu's stomach burst into laughter, he was asking the question knowingly.Li Zicheng rebelled because the post station was withdrawn, and when he returned home, he killed his adulterous wife and his creditor Ai Wannian. Counting the time, it was time for this guy to rebel. He dared not go to Xi'an city because of their courage. Waiting, but he had no choice but to accept this favor. After training for half a year, Song Qingshu's EQ is also good at it, and he doesn't blush or heartbeat when he tricks people.

"Hey, thank you little brother for your kindness, it's hard to say..."

Sure enough, after listening to Song Qingshu's question, Li Zicheng sighed with a sad face, but he didn't say anything clearly. He just said that something happened in his hometown and he had to go out to join the army. Song Qingshu didn't ask any more questions.

The magistrate's patrol outside was still noisy, soldiers were everywhere, Li Zicheng and Li Guo's black households didn't dare to leave for a while, after eating noodles in two mouthfuls, they simply chatted with Song Qingshu without saying a word.

Since this era, Song Qingshu has been living in the city of Xi'an, and the furthest trip he made was to go out of the city to buy cattle today. Although he knew that the disaster that had begun at the end of the Wanli year had dealt a heavy blow to Daming, Song Qingshu did not expect that, The blow has come to such a heavy situation.

What hunger is everywhere, everyone cannibalism is outdated. Li Zicheng walked all the way from Gansu, and the original villages and fields where he passed were almost completely deserted. Even if there were people, they were just old and weak women and children who could not run. The whole village was like a ghost. , and above the mountains and forests, there are even more ghosts and ghosts. The lesser half of Gansu and northern Shaanxi, Shaanxi, and the local rule of the Ming Dynasty are almost completely collapsing. In the cities, the famine still wiped out half of the population, and the city was devastated. The famine farmers have passed the stage of sitting at home waiting to die, and the farmers who are unwilling to starve to death will fight back!The vigorous Peasant War in the late Ming Dynasty is just around the corner, and it will be a series of disasters!
Only the Guanzhong Plain in southern Shaanxi and Xi'an, which are close to the Jinghe and Weihe Rivers, are not bad. This is the case. The last time I saw the old farmer who sold all the hard-earned grain to pay taxes was miserable. Song Qingshu also saw a fuse that seemed to be smoking.

There was no humanitarianism at this time. Marx and Engels also said that the peasants who had no clue and rioted were simply a disaster. The rioting peasants who broke through the feudal shackles also lost all the usual moral principles. There is no tomorrow. There is no hope, just to vent the anger in the heart, burning, killing and plundering is simply doing all kinds of evil. In the words of Grandpa Mao, it is complete banditism.

Although I know that Xi’an city in history was not broken until the 16th year of Chongzhen, Sun Chuanting died in the battle of Tongguan, and there are still 15 years to escape the war, Song Qingshu’s eyes are still straightened after listening to Li Zicheng’s description , as if sitting on a huge smoking powder keg, the pressure of survival made him even more out of breath.

Li Zicheng didn't even think of rebelling at this time, seeing Song Qingshu frowning, he actually patted Song Qingshu on the shoulder, and persuaded him: "A certain family also intends to go to Ganzhou to join the army. Well, we Daming Tietong Jiangshan, even if there are many disasters, we have survived every time, and when the times are good, the world will be peaceful, and Xi'an has a strong city, so you don't have to worry too much."

Song Qingshu almost spit it out when the future famous Lord Chuang put his shoulders on his shoulders and said that the rebellion would definitely fail.

"What's the matter, little brother?" Seeing Song Qingshu's expression was wrong, Li Zicheng asked quite enthusiastically, and Song Qingshu who asked hurriedly waved his hands with a sneer.

"It's okay, it's okay, the younger brother has never seen the world, he was just scared!"

The current situation is difficult, Li Zicheng returned to Mizhi, Shaanxi from Yinchuan, Gansu, and now he has committed a life in the countryside and cannot stay, and he has to return to Gansu to join the army. Pat him on the shoulder.

But at this time, Li Guo, the black and thin lenovo next to him, suddenly interrupted and said, "That little brother, can't you still buy a cow?"

This made Song Qingshu suddenly come to his senses, the main purpose of his trip was to buy two cows!I forgot about meeting Li Zicheng by accident.

The cows that Li Zicheng wanted to sell were tied at the door. They were not the black and white cows he remembered, but they were not the yellow cows that are common in the local area. They were actually two black cows, which coincidentally were all cows.

The black cow is a close relative of the dairy cow. Seeing these two guys snorting and gnawing the grass leisurely, their teeth look quite young, and the strong and healthy cow is not a sick cow. Song Qingshu was secretly happy when he saw it, especially Even if Li Zicheng brought two bulls, Song Qingshu would have to buy them to curry favor with him, not to mention that these two bulls are really better than the rest of the morning.

"Brother Li, I want to buy these two cows, can you make an offer?" Song Qingshu patted his ass, turned his head happily and asked, and Caiwei, who had only eaten half a bowl of noodles, was also curious. Lie Xin looked around the two black bulls happily, and occasionally touched them timidly, but quickly withdrew his hands.

But at this time Li Zicheng hesitated a little, and whispered to Li Guo, but Li Guo didn't know what to push and said, so he shrank to the side without saying a word, and let Li Guo, the lecherous baby, stand in front of him.

Li Guo stretched out five fingers with his black hand, and Li Guo said with a mouthful of Shaanxi flavor: "One cow, four taels!"

During the Taiping period, a healthy farm cattle cost about six silver dollars, but years of famines have left the land almost deserted, and there are not many people who raise cattle to plow the fields. The imperial court still does not allow cattle to be slaughtered. Less, the price of cattle plummeted, four taels of silver was considered too high, Li Zicheng's face twitched again when he heard that Li Guo was asking for prices all over the place.

Who knew that Song Qingshu escaped from the purse without hesitation, and stuffed two handfuls of broken silver into Li Guo's hands.

"This is 20 taels of silver. I bought the two cows!"

"This, how can this be done?" Li Zicheng couldn't jump anymore, and blurted out in shock. Li Guo was also dazzled by the money in his hand. At this time, Song Qingshu was smiling. He waved his hand: "Don't say that Brother Li helped my father-in-law, just relying on Brother Li's generosity. Brother Li is in a hurry now, and younger brother should also help. I just hope that Brother Li can remember me, Song Qingshu, in the future. Already!"

After taking a deep look at Song Qingshu, Li Zicheng bowed gratefully.

"Song brotherhood, a certain family will always remember it!"

(End of this chapter)