The governor of Ningxia, the full name of the governor of Ningxia, is the military affairs of the local area of Ningxia. This position was initially set up in the first year of orthodoxy, with the right to the capital of the imperial history Guo Zhi to pacify Ningxia and counsellor military affairs. The first year of Tianshun. Two years reinstated, to go to counsellor. In the sixth year of Longqing, he was in charge of military affairs.

This post was precipitated by the governor of Shaanxi and was in charge of Ningxia. Because Ningxia is one of the nine borders, the governor of Ningxia is similar to the governor of Xuanfu, Datong, and Yansui, not only in the management of the military and government, but also in military affairs.

At that time, the governor of Ningxia was named Liang Wenmeng, the word Shangxian, a native of Xincheng County, Weihui Prefecture, Henan, a military member, and Gao Pragmatic General Governance "Book of Changes", when he was 28 years old, the Chinese style was the 300th Jinshi of the 300th Jiajing 300th in the Yichou Branch.

Don't look at his final palace examination ranking in the third and third hundredth, but in fact, his ranking in the examination is very high - he ranks eighth in the examination, so from this point of view, his palace examination can be described as "smashed".

However, there is a reason for his "failure", the reason is that someone deliberately suppressed the master who chose his paper at that time.

The seat master is the chief examiner of the department, and the chief examiner of the Yichou section in the forty-fourth year of Jiajing is none other than the then Shangshu Gao Gong of the Ministry of Rites, as for the person who was able to suppress Gao Gong at that time, there is no need to say more.

Although Liang Wenmeng was severely suppressed because of the ranking of the palace examination, but because his paper was personally pointed out by Gao Gong, his later career was quite smooth, and he once served with Luo Zun, Lu Shude, Song Zhihan, and Cheng Wenqi at the same time, and at the same time, he was given to the six subjects, and Tu Menggui at that time was only in the right to the matter, and he was still half a level lower than him.

However, the identity of the top 300 still had an impact on him, so he later mainly served in the local area, and Xu Guodu of the same department had already done the second assistant, and he was promoted from the political envoy of Shaanxi Zuobu to the governor of Ningxia, that year was the thirteenth year of Wanli.

Soon after Liang Wenmeng arrived in Ningxia, he found that the Ningxia Governor Pacesetter General was unruly, and he and his family had committed many illegal acts, so he was quite dissatisfied. Just because he had not been in office for a long time, he had not yet collected detailed evidence, so he only admonished him.

Of course, it was not just a reprimand, Liang Wenmeng also restricted Bibai's military power at the same time, such as transferring several castle garrisons around Ningxia to people who were not very close to Bibai, especially the nearest and most important Heng Castle garrison from Ningxia City, Liang Wenmeng transferred the Han general Jiang Ting to assist him.

If this was the case, the relationship between him and Bibai would not have completely intensified, after all, it was common for the governor of Ningxia to ask for the transfer of the garrison under his command, and even if Bibai was dissatisfied, he had no reasonable reason to oppose it.

However, it happened that the salaries of the three sides of Shaanxi were greatly reduced this year, and Liang Wenmeng was not at ease with Bibai, which caused trouble.

Since Liang asked Meng to be worried about Bibai, thinking that he was secretly saving his family (the border general's armed family Ding was paid by the imperial court, and private savings meant that the quota was exceeded), and he was plotting against him, so he naturally refused to pay according to the amount reported by Bibai, but insisted on sending someone to investigate in detail, so there was already a faint uneasy atmosphere surging in Ningxia City.

On this day, Liang Wenmeng suddenly received a letter from Rong Zheng's squire and the seven towns of Jingluo and slightly more pragmatic.

After reading the letter for a long time, Liang Wenmeng suddenly ordered Jiang Tingfu to serve as the governor of the Heng Castle garrison and the pacesetter of the Chinese army to sit in the camp and go to the post on the same day. When the news came out, the atmosphere in Ningxia City was particularly strange - this Chinese army was originally appointed by Bi Chengen, the son of Bi Bai, but now it was suddenly replaced by Liang Wenmeng, and no reason was given.

The next day, the officers and soldiers in the city suddenly made a commotion, and the governor Yamen sent people to check, and it turned out that the officers and soldiers in the city were arguing with the supply officer.

The officers and men of Ningxia have been in arrears of food and salaries on many occasions, and last year's winter cloth and silver distribution was insufficient, although this is not unique to one town in Ningxia, but also to the entire trilateral towns.

However, after all, a large number of officers and soldiers had survived the whole winter of hunger and cold, and they were hoping that the imperial court would reissue the silver for spring ploughing, but they were unexpectedly forced to pay taxes on the fields. For a while, the crowd was furious, and the supply officer Chen Han couldn't stop drinking, and although the guard officer Li Chengen came forward to suppress the bullet, the officers and men of the fourth battalion of the Ningxia Military Town were still noisy.

Li Chengen jumped on his horse to patrol the camp and scolded the officers and soldiers: "Ningxia is an important border defense area, how can you allow Er and others to make a noise!" The distribution of food and salaries and the payment of taxes are all clearly publicized by the imperial court, and those who disagree should mention the Shangguan and send the official document to the Yamen of the Division for consideration! If you have no king's law, and incite riots, if the thieves outside the gate have a chance to take advantage of it, their crime should be the same as the general theory of betrayal of the party! ”

At this time, the officers and soldiers were excited, and they didn't care what Li Chengen said, thinking that the law would not be held accountable anyway, and they still kept clamoring.

Seeing that it was not the road, Chen Han, the supply officer, turned to Li Chengen and whispered: "Now that the officers and soldiers are in turmoil, the remaining salary and silver in this town are still in the hands of Futai, what if it causes a mutiny?" Li Chengen was busy covering Chen Han's mouth and signaling that Chen Han should ask the governor to make a decision on this matter.

At this time, among the yamen of the governor of Ningxia, Governor Liang asked Meng Zheng to sit in the hall to listen to the details of the payment of salaries and silver, and Shi Jifang, the deputy envoy of the Ningxia Hexi Army, sat aside to praise him.

At this time, Shi Jifang said: "Futai, I don't know who said that the town's salary and silver have not been fully distributed, especially in the past three years, the winter clothes and cloth have only been issued for one year, and the forced taxes are strict...... The subordinate officer learned that there have been many denunciations in the barracks, and if they are not contained, there may be changes. Futai, do you want to distribute some more? ”

Liang Wenmeng frowned, and shouted lightly: "What nonsense! The money allocated by the imperial court has been distributed in this town, so is it not suspicious that I am secretly hiding and fattening? Now the country is in difficulty, and the government treasury is difficult to support, what is the reason? Of course, there is a huge reason why the imperial court needs to open a feudal ban, but the local guards are not effective, the military discipline is lax, and the meager handover is greedy and excessive, isn't it the reason?

This year, the imperial court has throttled expenditure, and the plotters are big, and it is already the emperor's grace that Ningxia's military salary can have this amount. Even if the ordinary soldiers don't know the reason, how can the generals and colonels of the various departments not know to be considerate and go to talk to the soldiers under their command bravely? The order is passed down, so that all battalions need to feel the difficulties of the country, think about their own responsibilities, and abide by their duties, otherwise military law will be engaged. ”

Shi Jifang was a little uneasy when he heard this, hesitated for a moment, and spoke again: "The commander of the guard, the pacesetter general, the father and son have been supporting the army for a long time, and the lower officials have to report, and the father and son have had a lot of contacts with some of the junior officers in the barracks recently, and they ...... Futai, since you took office, you have been punished many times, and the lower officials are afraid that they have already held a grudge, and if you take the opportunity to make trouble, there will be accidents. ”

Liang Wenmeng heard what he said, suddenly squinted his eyes, and thought: "This Bibai is a bit famous, not only did you come to talk to Ben Fu, but a few days ago, Gao Jingluo also sent a letter to ask Ben Fu to pay attention to this person, which is really strange - Gao Jing is far away in Beijing, and he has never been to Ningxia, how did he know that Bi Bai has a bad heart?" ”

Of course, Shi Jifang didn't know, but he had an idea, and muttered: "Ma Gui, the former chief military officer of this town, is said to be a good general valued by Gao Jingluo, and not long after he returned to Datong, could it be that he mentioned to Gao Jingluo about his misdeeds?" Then he added: "Since Gao Jingluo has already heard about it, I guess this matter really needs to be careful." ”

Liang asked Meng to listen, smiled leisurely, waved his hand and said: "I can't worship the Mongolian slaves raised by my Ming Dynasty, since Benfu took office, he has long known that this fang has always had different ambitions, ill intentions, recruited rebels, and raised private soldiers, which is called the Cangtou Army." His son Bi Chengen is a one-man owl, ruthless, saving his life, lawlessness, killing good and risking merit, vain military salary, doing evil, robbing people's daughters, and is really a scourge. It is precisely because of this that Ben Fu reprimanded him many times.

However, although the strength of Bibai is enough to affect the safety of a town in Ningxia, I have a great understanding of the civil and military officials, the military and political power is not in Bibai, and the food, salary, ordnance and dangerous places are all in my hands, so what can I do with the 3,000 families of Hu Lu? Of course, what Gao Jingluo said must be taken seriously, so Benfu not only transferred Jiang Tingfu back to the Chinese army to sit in the camp as a supervisor, but also asked for a decree, and as soon as the decree arrived, he was ordered to be arrested. If he instigates rebellion, how is it tantamount to self-destruction, and what is the fear of this fu? ”

Before the words fell, Li Chengen and Chen Han came to meet outside, and wanted to explain the details of the riot in the military camp to Liang Wenmeng.

Liang asked Meng that he did not take a penny from it, so he was not nervous after listening to it, but ordered Chen Han to compile the details of the salary and silver to publicize the officers and soldiers, convey the difficulties of state affairs, and once again order the battalions to strictly abide by their duties. In addition, he also ordered Li Chengen to monitor the movements in the camp, and those who instigated riots again were dealt with by military law.

Shi Jifang separately told Chen Han and Li Chengen to stabilize the morale of the army, and Chen Han and Li Chengen were ordered to retreat.

At this time, Bibai was hunting outside the city. This person has a big waist and a round waist, a rough appearance, and a blazing eye, which is the murderous aura cultivated by years of fighting. At this moment, he was wearing heavy armor, riding a horse and galloping, and today he shot five wild boars and returned with a full load, triumphant.

The subsequent righteous sons Biyun, Bihong, and Bisai led the team, not only to accompany the hunting, but also to train the cavalry by the way. Bi Bai was delighted to see it, and greeted Biyun with the same diet as meat.

During the banquet, the general Tu Wenxiu said: "Taishi, Ningxia Governor Liang Wenmeng regards us as a thorn in the flesh, and has been punished three times and five times. ”

Of course, Bibai is not a Taishi, but the Mongolians have a habit of calling the high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty Taishi. Bibai was originally in Mongolia when he didn't even have the title of "Taiji", but after the Ming Dynasty, he was gradually promoted, and in order to satisfy his vanity, his subordinates often called him Taishi, and he gladly accepted it, so it became a habit in the army.

At this time, when he heard this, he snorted lightly and replied: "Liang asked Meng this thief, I will kill him sooner or later!" However, now that the time has not come, we must not act rashly, and the right to put the thief's head on the item. ”

Tu Wenxiu asked: "I heard that Liang asked Meng to deduct military salaries again, and now it is the beginning of spring, and the soldiers of all battalions are pointing to this money and the use of spring plowing at home, so they are all very indignant, which shows that Liang Wen Meng has committed public anger." ”

Bibai continued to eat and drink, ignoring Tu Wenxiu's inquiry, Tu Wenxiu asked again and again, and Bibai replied: "You don't know, this Ming army system is complicated and harsh, the hierarchy is strict, and there are many checks and balances between each other. I'm the same, I just want to be free, go out to conquer the Kou, collect the goods, and settle down. ”

Tu Wenxiu frowned and said, "I'm afraid that even this wish is difficult to achieve now." ”

Bi Bai grabbed a piece of cooked meat and said nothing, and after a long time, there was a hint of murder in his eyes, and he said coldly: "If you want to achieve such a big thing, it will be like a hunt, you have to calm down, and you can only act when the time is right." ”

Tu Wenxiu asked what kind of time was a good time, but Bi Bai just shook his head and refused to say more.

When he was young, the son of Bibai, now only Bi Chengen, who is the commander of the guard, sent a letter to him, and after reading the letter, he sneered: "The time is coming." ”

Tuwenxiu was overjoyed, and all the generals were also bright-eyed.

The next day, Bibai father and son secretly invited Liu Dongyang, Xu Chao, Liu Chuanbai, Zhang Wenxue, and other officers of the Fourth Battalion of Ningxia Town to discuss the plan. Bi Chengen took the lead and said: "You are all representatives of the brothers in the military camp, and you know that the brothers have suffered for a long time. To tell the truth, my father has been in Ningxia for decades and has long regarded Ningxia as his home. Therefore, it is difficult for you to come, and my father and son have always cared about the military and people of Ningxia.

Ladies and gentlemen, it is okay for my father and son to be bullied, but although your brothers are in the military, they are no different from domestic animals. The royal government, the government, and the local gentry invaded the military fields, forced the military households to become slaves, abolished the conquest and lived on coolies, and the deduction of grain and salary instead forced the tuntian to pay taxes! This is really indignant and unbearable! ”

Everyone really clamored, Liu Dongyang bowed and said: "I heard that the commander was deprived of his post and sat in camp a few days ago, and I was indignant, and I knew that the commander had been running around for his brothers for several days, which was really hard, but why was the commander bullied?" ”

Before Bi Chengen could speak, Bi Bai waved his hand, got up and said: "Everyone knows that I Bi Bai was originally a Mongolian chieftain, and he led the crowd to defect, and he was able to stay in Ningxia without giving up, and this situation will be unforgettable for a lifetime." Therefore, in every battle, we will take the lead and share weal and woe, in order to repay meritorious service! gradually rose from the general to the garrison, guerrilla, general, and now the hereditary guard commander.

Or because he was born in Mongolia, usually as an unfulfilled courtesy, there are always people who think that their hearts must be different, and they want to kill them quickly. Especially since the new governor Liang Wenmeng took office, he first did not allow our troops to go out of the customs to find the fire of Nasong Mountain, and the rabbit was unlucky, so that the two thieves had the spare strength to sneak attack Xining. Later, he repeatedly instigated his subordinates to report and slander, framed me, listed my father and son's so-called illegal deeds more than a dozen times, and even falsely accused my son of robbing the people's daughters, and the commander of the Tang Tang Guard couldn't help but say that he would whip 20 military sticks in public.

That's not all, I heard that the day before yesterday he had played seven charges such as taking our lead salary, and I expected that soon after, the court would hear that the report would be allowed, and it would be a foregone conclusion that my father and son's heads would fall to the ground. It is not a pity that my father and son died, but there is still some surplus wealth in the family, and instead of cheapening this indiscriminate court, it is better to do more righteous to the brothers before this - I swear to you today: I am willing to scatter all the wealth and protect the brothers through this catastrophe! ”

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