The generals had no intention of eating. Thinking that they were about to be separated from each other, Xiao Kai, Shen Lindong, Hu Li, and Zu Gongmao sighed, but they were helpless. If the court was unfair to them, these four people would jump up and curse and provoke them.
However, the imperial court's transfer of them was a normal transfer of generals. Anyone who did not want to rebel could only accept this job. After all, they were soldiers of the Holy Han, and soldiers have been executing orders since ancient times.
Hu Li, on the other hand, spat on the ground and said, "I have finally seen through them. They are all a bunch of sons of bitches."
The rest of the people smiled bitterly and raised their glasses. After Zhang Xiaowu and Ji Yushi clinked their glasses, they both drank. Wu Song smiled and asked, "Master Ji, how do you feel about visiting Saibei again?"
Ji Yushi smiled and said: "I feel much safer this time."
Everyone laughed endlessly, and the dog barbarian army retreated. It was naturally much safer, and the imperial envoy Ji would also flatter him when he arrived.
After Ji Yushi drank a glass, he continued to raise his glass and said: "Four lords, Ji would like to wish you a prosperous career in the future."
Xiao Kai and Shen Lindong raised their glasses. Zu Gongmao shook his head and raised his glasses, but Hu Li said: "A man should endure humiliation and bear the burden. Since ancient times, heroes have been hardened."
"Why are you enduring the humiliation?" Ruan Qingwen asked, "The Ministry of War trusts you, so why didn't you ask me to serve as an official in the Central Plains?"
Hu Li said displeasedly: "I think some people just don't like us. His grandma's bear!"
Ruan Qingwen said: "Why, you are a young child and you still have to be coaxed by everyone?"
Xiao Kai smiled and said: "We Lao Hu just haven't grown up yet."
Hu Li raised his wine glass and drank a glass. The amount of wine he drank shocked Yushang Ji. He couldn't help but said: "Master Hu, don't be depressed. In fact, the future may not be a bad thing. The road to officialdom is long."
Hu Lidao: "I know it may not be a bad thing, but it may not be a good thing. I just hope that we don't die outside. Official road? Where is the official road? Let me tell you, what I am afraid of now is that others are behind my back.
Stab our knives. Look, what did we get after defeating the Quanyi? They actually tore us into pieces, as if we were going to rebel..."
Zhang Xiaowu slapped the table and scolded: "Stop talking nonsense."
Hu Li remained silent and took another sip of wine. Ruan Qingwen smiled and said: "How can the Han people have any thoughts of rebellion, and they are not the rebels in Yuezhou. Our border army is alone in the north of the Great Wall. If we are not loyal to the Holy Han, we will
How many people can persevere?"
Xiao Kai said: "Old Hu behaves like this when he is drunk. Don't be surprised, Yushang Ji."
Ji Yushi smiled lightly and said: "I know that you are all upset. You defeated the dog barbarians, saved the wooden city, and contained the plague. But there are always excuses for others to cause trouble for you. When I passed through Lianglang Pass,
I found out that Lianglangguan was burning corpses all day long, and then I realized that this plague is terrible. If I were you, I would make the same choice. There is nothing to say, you are just trying to protect yourself."
Ruan Qingwen said with a smile: "If all the people in the dynasty were envoys to Ji, how could we expect to end up like this?"
Zhang Xiaowu changed the subject and asked: "Why is it that someone like Yushi Ji is repeatedly ostracized in the imperial study?"
Ji Yushi said gloomily: "Where are you?"
"Origin?"
"Yes, I was born a commoner. Although I read a lot of books freely, I have always been a commoner." Ji Yushi said helplessly, "I have no title inheritance, and the thirty imperial officials in the imperial study, except me, are all descendants of the gentry.
I will definitely inherit the noble title in the future."
Zhang Xiaowu asked curiously: "Is this noble status so important?"
Ji Yushi said: "It is very important. I heard that General Zhang was born in a martial arts family, but he still doesn't know the laws of our Holy Han. The land of the Holy Han is the land of the emperor. It is given to the people and the land rent is collected from the people. This land rent is
It’s called a grain tax. The nobles are the emperor’s close ministers and have been loyal to the emperor for generations. Therefore, in order to reward the nobles, they are allowed to own their land without paying a cent of grain.”
Wu Song explained: "The nobles do not have to pay land tax, but commoners do need to pay land tax, but it is also one of them." He was from a noble family, but his father was still alive and he had not inherited the title. Naturally, he understood the ins and outs of it, and Wu Song also
Said: "In addition, it is convenient for the nobles to pass when they are doing business, and the checkpoints will not check and exploit them too much. If they are ordinary people, the officers and soldiers have to peel off a layer of skin. Therefore, the people have to rely on the nobles to do things, otherwise it will be difficult to live."
Ruan Qingwen said: "Business is second, the most important thing is food. Why did Jiangnan rebel? It was not because there were many gentry in the north and there were many wealthy households in Jiangnan. Because there were too many gentry, it was impossible to collect grain in the north, so the food tax in the south could only be increased.
.It was said during the Holy Han Empire
, the grain tax in various places in Jiangnan is a twelfth tax, which is one-twelfth of the grain tax. Later, the grain tax in Jiangnan was increased to a tithe tax, and then to the Bayi tax. Five years ago, I heard that the grain tax in Jiangnan was even
If it reaches 70% or even 80%, how can the people not rebel?"
Zhang Xiaowu pondered for a moment and suddenly said: "So, this noble clan has become a chronic disease of the country?"
"Yes." Ruan Qingwen said, "But the royal family must rely on the support of the gentry to govern the country, so it is difficult to obtain the status of a gentry. Every time a knight is granted a title, the emperor must personally confer it, and the most that each emperor can do is
There are about twenty noble clans enshrined, so the status of this noble clan becomes even more precious and difficult to obtain."
When mentioning the identity of the noble clan, Yu Shi Ji thought of the Marquis of Hejian. He whispered: "If one thing had not happened, General Zhang would be a noble clan of the Hous today."
Everyone was astonished. The status of a marquis was so precious. There were only more than a hundred marquises in the entire empire. Murong Yan from Lianglangguan was also a marquis, and he had a bigger reputation than anyone else.
Hu Li asked anxiously: "Speak quickly, tell me who the Marquis is, and what happened?"
Ji Yushi poured himself a glass of wine and said slowly: "Everyone, there's no rush, there's no rush."
"You're not in a hurry, but you're in a hurry for us." Hu Li shouted.
Only then did Ji Yushi laugh: "Let's have a drink together first, and then I'll tell you clearly." Everyone drank quickly, and then Ji Yushi said: "The Ministry of War has regulations that those who open up borders and expand territory must be granted the title of Marquis. General Zhang
He led the remnants of the Blue Dragon Army to form the Ghost Guard, defeated the Inubarbarian tribes in succession, and saved the face of the empire. Logically speaking, he should be granted the title of marquis, but it is a pity that one book ruined everything."
"A book?"
"Yes, a book."
"What book?"
""The Ghost Will Go"!"
Ji Yushi escaped from his arms and put a book on the table. He said with a smile: "This is "The Ghost General", which has been circulated in Beijing. From the ninety-nine to the first time, everyone has read or heard it.
According to this book, in Longdu, the ghost generals Zhang Xiaowu and Zhang Xianzhi were the number one hero of the Holy Han Dynasty. General Zhang, if you are the number one hero of the Holy Han Dynasty, who is Bo Dushan? Who is Prime Minister Zhang? Who is the emperor?"
"Don't talk nonsense!" Wu Song and Ruan Qingwen said almost in unison.
Ji Yushi smiled calmly and said: "After reading this book, you will know whether I am talking nonsense or someone is framing you."