(0382) The game of interests, there is still room for turnaround. Once you get caught up in party strife, you can't help yourself. Unless you didn't participate in the party struggle at the beginning, otherwise, once you get into it, you will only have a dead end to the end. It's simply impossible to quit halfway. If you quit halfway, your former allies will think you're joining the enemy and want to kill you. Your original enemies will think that you have a conspiracy and will also want to kill you. Do it on both sides together, and you won't have any scum left.

In particular, under some influences of later generations, Xu Xingxia's impression of the Donglin Party was actually not very good. He knows that some people in the Donglin Party are actually very shameless, and what they are best at is reversing black and white and confusing right and wrong. As long as you do not agree to the request of the Donglin Party, you are an enemy of the Donglin Party. If he stands on the opposite side of the Donglin Party, not only will his reputation be completely ruined, but in other aspects, I am afraid that it will be difficult to move an inch.

How strong is the power of the Donglin Party? When Emperor Taichang ascended the throne, the six cabinet scholars were all members of the Donglin Party. Fang Congzhe was forced to resign from the position of first assistant, and Ye Xianggao, the boss of the Donglin Party, was once again appointed as the first assistant. Among the six Shangshu, five are the backbone of the Donglin Party. If it weren't for Emperor Taichang's early death, and Emperor Tianqi was a professional carpenter, it would be hard to say whether the future imperial court would be the one-party dictatorship of the Donglin Party.

Zuo Guangdou, the prefect of Ningxia, is a radical member of the Donglin Party. He is an important backbone of the Donglin Party stationed in Ningxia Town. Don't look at him as just a small four-rank prefect, in fact, he can be transferred to the capital at any time and take up important positions. The grade of civil officials is generally not very high, and there is the grade of the fourth grade as a springboard, and there is no problem at all with Lang Zhong and Wai Lang, who serve as the sixth department. If you are promoted unusually, you can even be promoted to a squire by skipping the ranks.

The last time Xu Xingxia met Zuo Guangdou, he could feel that Zuo Guangdou had a strong rejection of military generals. Even if his performance is very good, there is no possible intersection between him and him, a civil official. The party struggle in the Ming Dynasty, no matter how fierce, was a struggle between civilian and official groups, and had little to do with military generals. From this point of view, it is impossible for Zuo Guangdou to win himself over. Even if he takes the initiative to take refuge in the past, it is estimated that others will not accept it. This is not a question of party struggle, but a question of basic civil and military checks and balances.

In the civil and military battles of the Ming Dynasty, by the Wanli Dynasty, the generals were completely at a disadvantage. In the major affairs of the government and politics, there is no longer the right of the military generals to speak. Like Xu Xingxia, a thousand households of the guard, in Zuo Guangdou's eyes, it is estimated that they are not even muddy on the soles of their feet. Perhaps, a military attache like Li Guozhen, Zuo Guangdou will not care. Because, if necessary, the Donglin Party members who are backed by Zuo Guangdou can easily pinch Li Guozhen to death countless times.

There is no doubt that if he goes against the Donglin Party, Zuo Guangdou will definitely be the first to jump out and refute himself to the fullest. The biggest ability of the Donglin Party is that it can describe itself as righteous and awe-inspiring. And all those who oppose the Donglin Party will be described as bad and infamous. At that time, such skills were very fatal. The three of them became tigers, and they were splashed with a lot of dirty water, and their reputation naturally stinked.

Of course, Xu Xingxia can completely ignore the existence of the Donglin Party and do whatever he wants. With the powerful white-clothed army in hand, it is impossible for the civilian officials of the Donglin Party to cut him with a knife in person. However, what is certain is that under the attack of the Donglin Party, all his actions will be slandered into incomparably dark, incomparably desolate, and incomparably ugly. He will become the most shameless, desolate and ugly demon in the heavens and earth, in the east and west worlds since Pangu opened the world.

No way, that's someone else's strength. On this project, he Xu Xingxia couldn't catch up even if he was a horse. The literati around him are Zhang Tianhao, who is still a small talent. And the Donglin Party, university scholars, jinshi, tongjinshi, and people...... Brilliant as a galaxy, innumerable! Speaking of bickering, the Donglin Party casually sent someone out to scold him Xu Xingxia, citing scriptures, it is estimated that he Xu Xingxia didn't know that he was scolded.

If you think that the Donglin Party people are all powerless guys, the gentleman doesn't move his mouth, and our villains can't do anything, and we can kill them at any time, then, congratulations, you got the wrong answer again. If the Donglin Party was really so easy to be killed, Wei Zhongxian would have killed them a long time ago. In fact, the Donglin Party has existed much longer than Gonggong Wei. Xu Xingxia admitted that his own methods were still a little inferior to his father-in-law Wei, who had been stinking for thousands of years. Since Father-in-law Wei can't handle it, I'm afraid that he will also have some pressure.

The biggest foundation of the Donglin Party is that it represents the fundamental interests of big bureaucrats, big businessmen, and big landlords. This class is the so-called elite class of the Ming Dynasty. Khan, again the elite. It was this elite class that occupied almost seventy percent of the wealth, more than eighty percent of the commercial trade, and more than ninety percent of the land in the Ming Dynasty, but they did not need to pay any taxes. While the treasury of the state was empty, they were making a lot of money.

In order to safeguard the interests of this "elite" class, the Donglin Party can be said to have reached the point of madness. As long as it is a policy that is harmful to them, whether it is beneficial to the country or not, they are absolutely opposed. On the contrary, as long as it is a policy that is beneficial to them, whether it is harmful to the country or not, they absolutely support it. In their eyes, they only have their own class, only their own wealth, and any country or nation can stand aside at will.

Don't think that Zuo Guangdou, Yang Lian and others are fighting to the death with Wei Zhongxian, it is really for the interests of the people, in fact, this is just a dog eating a dog. and ordinary people, not a dime. If they were really for the benefit of ordinary people, they would not have suggested desperately raising taxes. The wealth of the world is originally a piece of fat, the Donglin Party wants to rob it, Wei Zhongxian wants to grab it, and the Donglin Party can't grab it, so the only way to do it is to take the most heroic means.

From the perspective of the country, Wei Zhongxian's contribution is greater. At the very least, he ensured the state's financial revenue, the military expenditure of Liaodong and other places, and the basic money and food to appease the displaced people in various localities. When he was in power, the war in Liaodong did not have a major collapse. There were no large-scale peasant uprisings in various places. On the contrary, after he was cleaned up, the "heroes" came to power, and the Houjin Tartar hit the door of Emperor Chongzhen's house instead. In Shaanxi, there was a vigorous peasant uprising, and the whole country was full of chicken feathers.

But history is such an irony, a group of moths who have become heroes, who describe themselves as glorious and holy. It seems that without them, history cannot progress, the earth cannot rotate, and human beings cannot continue to reproduce. And those who have really contributed to the country have been choreographed for 10,000 years, and they cannot be reborn after 10,000 deaths.

For these guys who can't be described with a turtle son and a bastard, Xu Xingxia really doesn't have a good impression. Of course, he wouldn't have any good feelings for Wei Zhongxian. Lao Wei's butt is also full of shit, and it stinks. If it is according to his meaning, whether it is the Donglin Party or Wei Zhongxian, it is best to kill them all! Kill as many other parties as you can! All the moths that are harmful to this country will be killed!

"Paralyzed, it's really people in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves!" Xu Xingxia couldn't help but sigh for a while. He hoped that there would be no shadow of the Donglin Party in the secrets of the Seesaw Society. Otherwise, between him and the Donglin Party, I am afraid that it will be a direct move. When encountering an opponent like the Donglin Party, it was really fatal. This is definitely a group of opponents who are even more difficult to deal with than the emperor. Forget it, I still don't rely on anything, it's better to go my own way.

At this time, someone came to report that Gao Yingxiang wanted to see Xu Xingxia.

Xu Xingxia walked quickly to the medical camp behind the barracks. Gao Yingxiang was treated here. Other injured Gao family disciples were also here, receiving treatment together. Judging from the report of Dong Langzhong, their treatment process is basically smooth. Their wounds have been cleaned and medicated, eliminating the possibility of further infection. If everything goes well, there will be about half a month to go, and their wounds can be opened.

In this era of low medical care, as long as the infection can be prevented, there is basically no problem. Seriously, Gao Yingxiang really wants to thank Xu Xingxia for saving one of his lives this time. He not only had to thank Xu Xingxia for saving him back on the battlefield, but also the military medical system created by Xu Xingxia. It's definitely something new. If it weren't for this advanced medical system, his life might have been lost.

At that time, the Ming army, out of 1,000 people, was only equipped with two doctors, and with such medical equipment, you can imagine what kind of medical ability it will have. Don't talk about war, even in peacetime, you can't sustain it! Besides, because the treatment is too poor, the doctor's chances of escape are also very high. The doctors in the Ningxia Town Guard Center are basically gone. People who really have medical skills, where can they flee to eat and eat? Do you have to starve to death in the army?

Obviously, such medical capabilities cannot meet the needs of the white army. The white-clothed army has won many of its opponents in terms of weapons and equipment, so it must also outperform its opponents in terms of medical and health standards. To this end, Xu Xingxia set up a medical camp with about 100 people. Of these, 50 are full-time doctors. These doctors were all hired by Xu Xingxia with a high salary. Salary per month, at least five taels of silver. Some doctors with particularly good skills can even get a salary of ten taels of silver per month.

At present, the total strength of the White Army is only about 5,000 people. Equipped with 50 professional doctors, that is, for every 100 officers and soldiers, there is one doctor. Such a ratio is definitely super high. Except for Xu Xingxia, except for the white-clothed army, it is impossible for other armies to do it. Therefore, whether it is marching and fighting, or regular training, the officers and men of the white-clothed army are very relieved. If there is an accident, you can also get timely treatment.

At the same time, these doctors, in accordance with Xu Xingxia's requirements, recruited some young apprentices with the surname Wu. Xu Xingxia told the doctors that as long as they brought those apprentices out and could practice medicine alone, they could get a lot of rewards. The more apprentices you bring out, the more rewards you will receive and the higher your status in the medical camp. There is no doubt that this greatly improved the enthusiasm of doctors to preach and teach, and also broke the bad habit of passing on medical skills to children but not to women at that time, and greatly accelerated the spread of medical skills.

This is very important. Because, at that time, the spread of medical skills was very closed. People who know how to heal like to cherish themselves with a broom, and they will never pass it on easily. If you want to learn from a teacher, you definitely have to go through a lot of cumbersome procedures. In the end, there is still the possibility of being turned away. Xu Xingxia's system is equivalent to opening a door for the spread of medical skills. As long as you are interested in medical skills, have confidence, perseverance, have an understanding of the surname, and can endure hardships, it is possible to become a professional doctor.

In addition, Xu Xingxia also specially invited some aunt-level women to carry out some basic medical training to help doctors deal with some basic medical activities of patients. These women were the most primitive nurses of the Ming Dynasty. Their presence will greatly reduce the heavy work of doctors, so that doctors can have more time, more energy, but pay attention to more patients. In case of sudden emergencies, it can also be easily dealt with. At the same time, their appearance also has a certain soothing effect on the psychology of patients.

Of course, a young woman would not be a nurse. Xu Xingxia recruited all those old women. At that time, the concept of men and women not being intimate was still very strong. No matter how well they are paid, there will be no young women who will take up the profession of nurses. Even if they wanted to, their families wouldn't. Changing people's perceptions is definitely not something that happens overnight. A lot of things have to be done slowly.

After Gao Yingxiang's wound was treated, there was no major problem for the time being. However, strenuous exercise is still not enough. At the beginning, the arrows had penetrated deep into his body. Subsequently, a large amount of dust and impurities penetrated his wounds. No matter how good the doctors' medical skills were, they couldn't make him recover quickly. They re-cut his wound, cleaned it up, and bandaged it again. As a result, his wound was more than twice as wide.

Xu Xingxia sat on Gao Yingxiang's hospital bed and said bluntly: "Master Gao, let's talk privately?" ”

Gao Yingxiang said: "Okay! ”

The people around him all retreated with interest.

"You're going back to Ansai." Xu Xingxia said straight to the point.

"Why?" Gao Yingxiang's eyes were a little dazed, and he looked at Xu Xingxia strangely.

"I'll give you a number, and it's called the Ansai office where the thousand households of Zhenshuo Fort live. In addition, I will give you another position of 100 households, which is directly subordinate to our Ningxia Town Zuotun Weihou Thousand Households. When you go back to Ansai, you can openly use my banner. Your main task is to raise food and grass for me. Xu Xingxia said methodically.

Gao Yingxiang nodded thoughtfully. As the leader of the horse thieves who has been rampant in northern Shaanxi for several years, he is definitely not a fool. When Xu Xingxia said this, he understood everything. What office, what hundred households, is just an excuse, an excuse that can make Xu Xingxia help him publicly. As long as there is a fair and honest reason, the white army has a reason to interfere. As for the extent of interference, that is Xu Xingxia's business.

"What am I going to do?" Gao Yingxiang asked slowly.

"I want people! Many, many people! The military households in Yansui Town, or the military households in other places, you can send me as much as you can! Xu Xingxia said bluntly.

"You don't want anything else?" Gao Yingxiang looked at Xu Xingxia and asked with some trepidation. Since he was rescued by Xu Xingxia, there has been a big stone in his heart, that is, how to deal with the goods under his hands. Over the years, the wealth he has accumulated is more or less hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. This time, I don't know how much Xu Xingxia is going to take away. What the? Will Xu Xingxia want his goods? What an idiot! Do you think Old Demon Xu's nickname is called nonsense?

"I have money, food, and guns, but I lack people. I know you have some goods, but I'm not going to ask you for them. I am different from other officials, I have many ways to make money, and I am not short of money for the time being. Xu Xingxia's response was short and direct, and directly pointed out Gao Yingxiang's heart disease. In fact, he really didn't covet Gao Yingxiang's silver.

Xu Xingxia has sufficient evidence to estimate that the goods in Gao Yingxiang's hands will definitely not exceed 300,000 silver. In the eyes of others, this may be a great fortune, but in Xu Xingxia's eyes, it is indeed nothing. And the amount of goods in his hands was much greater than that. In addition, on the prairie near the Blue Star Gorge, he still has a larger amount of goods, which he has not yet had time to transport. It's all damned Lin Dan Khan, threatening the safety of the steppe, so that the gold and silver that the Eagle Cavalry grabbed have no way to transport back for the time being.

Gao Yingxiang's goods actually face the same problem. To transport the goods from Ansai back to the Black Mountain camp, the mountains and rivers are far away, and I don't know how many checkpoints I have to pass through in the middle. If something happens, it's not good. Walking with 300,000 taels of goods, it is strange that those officers and soldiers are not red-eyed. People die for money, birds die for food, and stimulated by the silver of white flowers, the combat effectiveness of officers and men can be at least doubled, which is still not to be underestimated.

"The current situation in Yansui Town is not very stable, and there should be no problem with 350,000 military households. The more military households, the more difficult. Gao Yingxiang said thoughtfully. Xu Xingxia indicated that he didn't want his goods, and of course he was grateful. Invest in Li and repay it with a peach, since Xu Xingxia needs people, he must make a good fuss about the word "people".

"Just do what you can." Xu Xingxia said quietly.

"Do you want to ...... Artificially create some chaos? Gao Yingxiang tried to say.

"I said so, do what you can. As long as it is not beyond my ability to bear, all the consequences will be borne by me. Xu Xingxia's eyes were blazing, and he said word by word.

Gao Yingxiang nodded solemnly and said slowly: "I understand, I will do my best." ”

Xu Xingxia said this, which is equivalent to endorsing him. All the consequences, all the responsibilities, Xu Xingxia has clearly borne all the past. With Xu Xingxia's support, if he doesn't make some impressive results, he is really sorry for Xu Xingxia. Maybe Xu Xingxia won't say anything, but he himself wants to be unhappy in his heart.

Gao Yingxiang can be the leader of the horse thieves, and he can gather a group of horse thieves around him, which is also a bit of an extraordinary ability. His greatest ability is to distinguish grievances and grievances and deal with things fairly. This made the other horse thieves convinced and willing to follow him. Otherwise, where would an unruly guy like Gao Jie easily accept his leadership? It would be strange if you didn't rise up and rebel. This time, Xu Xingxia paid such a big price to save him and his partner back, of course he wanted to repay the grace of dripping water as a spring.

Xu Xingxia said eloquently: "I will write a report to the above, just say that you have been recruited by me." It is estimated that after half a month, your anti-thief status will be cancelled. When you go back to Ansai, just play my banner. If something happens, I'll send troops to help. If it happens suddenly, you can also retreat in the direction of the Montenegrin battalion. ”

Gao Yingxiang nodded, indicating that there was no problem with him. Xu Xingxia's strength, he has been fully aware. can take 2,000 troops and snatch people from Lu Yide's hands, of course, there is no need to fool yourself. When he said to send troops, he would really send troops. What the? Can't send troops without an order? He dares to kill the thousands of households of Jinyiwei, what else does he dare not do? When did the White Clothes Army send troops, did it take orders from superiors?

Gao Yingxiang himself is also a brave character, otherwise, he would not be able to get to the status he has today. What can a cringe-inducing guy do? However, compared with Xu Xingxia, Gao Yingxiang feels that he still lacks confidence! It's no use just being bold. In addition to being super bold, you also have to have super strength to assist. The white-clothed army is Xu Xingxia's guts. In other words, Gao Yingxiang has such courage, he dares to do more outrageously than Xu Xingxia.

Of course, a temporary stay of a few months is a must. Now, the Ming troops in various places have not completely retreated, if Gao Yingxiang suddenly appears at this time, it is equivalent to directly slapping the face of Huang Kezhang, the governor of the three sides, of course, his old man can't stand it. If it doesn't work out, it's another dispute. It is necessary to wait until the officials and troops from all over the country who surrounded Gao Yingxiang have withdrawn one after another, and Gao Yingxiang can return to Ansai. At this time, even if Huang Kezhang is furious, it will be a little difficult to mobilize so many troops again. Frequent troop movements are prone to problems.

Gao Yingxiang said tentatively: "Gao Yigong and Gao Jie, join the army here, right?" ”

Xu Xingxia nodded and said briskly: "There is no problem with this, I can give each of them a troop establishment and let them serve as commanders." Well, let's call it the Lion Cavalry and the Mastiff Cavalry! The establishment of each army is 500 people for the time being, and the officers are not counted! The young military families who arrived from Ansai can be assigned to these two armies first! ”

Gao Yingxiang was relieved and smiled with relief.

Xu Xingxia's arrangement is indeed very sincere. It's exciting to follow such a person! After completing the tasks assigned by Xu Xingxia, he must personally lead the troops, fight in the east and west, fight in the south and the north, and let Xu Xingxia see his ability!

(To be continued)