Xiao Niangpi's nature was devoted to dealing with all kinds of dissatisfaction. She immediately raised her eyebrows and turned around to see who was seeking death. She dared to tease Nai Gong on the boundary of the capital.
Yang Fan and Lin Yueru also turned around after hearing this.
After Xiao Niangpi saw the person clearly, she immediately smiled, walked forward and took the person's hand affectionately, and said, "Hey! Why did you run out?"
Yang Fan looked closely and saw a Xibei guy opposite him. He was about 1.6 meters tall. He was not beautiful at all, and his figure was a bit chubby.
But she has an oval face with baby fat, big eyes with long eyelashes, and looks round and round. She looks quite cute.
Lin Yueru quietly said to Yang Fan: "Master, this is the eighth sister of the emperor, Princess Le'an. The man next to her is the consort Gong Yonggu. They have only been married for more than a month."
Yang Fan suddenly realized that this girl was Huang Bamei, Li Kangfei's daughter.
Last year, Yang Fan led the troops to expel the Hakka family from the palace. He met Concubine Zheng, Queen Zhang Yan of Tianqi, and Xili Xuan. But he did not see the eighth sister of the emperor.
When Xi Li selected his servant, he asked Yang Fan to bring a message to Chongzhen.
Later, Chongzhen cleared the air and remembered the tenderness with which he had been raised by Xili Xuanshi and his close relationship with his eighth sister. He did not embarrass the two of them. He also made Concubine Li Kangfei of Xili Xuanshi for his father. He was treated like a concubine and named the eighth sister of the emperor.
Princess Le'an.
When the fire broke out in the Erluan Palace, one of these two girls was forced to hang herself and the other to jump into a well. Now their suffering has finally come to an end.
The eighth sister of the emperor was Princess Zhu Huishi of Le'an, and her mother was Concubine Li Kang. Shang Gong Yonggu died in the 16th year of Chongzhen at the age of 32.
Princess Le'an died of illness before the collapse of the Ming Dynasty, and she was considered to have escaped the tragic fate of the country's subjugation. Among the princesses of the Ming Dynasty, she was considered to have a good life.
Her brother Chongzhen loved her very much and always took good care of her. She married a husband who loved her very much and gave birth to five children. Although she did not live long, she lived a very happy life in her short life.
She died before being buried, and the city of Beijing was captured by Li Chuang. The prince-in-law closed the door and the whole family set themselves on fire. It was regarded as a martyrdom for the country. The couple were rare good people in the royal family in the late Ming Dynasty.
"Humph, you are allowed to run around the city, but I am not allowed to come out for a breather." Princess Le'an wrinkled her little nose and said dissatisfied.
"Hahaha, you ran out secretly, didn't you?" Xiao Niangpi hugged Princess Le'an's arm affectionately and shook her.
Princess Le'an rolled her eyes at her and said, "Those old women are so annoying. I want to see Fu Ma stop them in every possible way. If I hadn't been able to climb trees and sneak out over the wall, I would have had the chance to come out."
Xiao Niangpi worked as a guard for the inner chamber in Prince Xin's Mansion. She was a female from a hundred households. She was very familiar with Chongzhen and his wife.
When Huang Bamei was a child, she and Chongzhen were raised by Xili Xuanshi, and they had a very good relationship. After Chongzhen left the palace and opened a palace, he often wrote to the palace to play, and he became familiar with her.
Before the princesses of the Ming Dynasty got married, they were absolutely the beauties of heaven. If they were biological sisters of the emperor, they would be even more respected.
But once you get married, you just fall from heaven to earth. There is a difference in treatment between heaven and earth.
Therefore, many princesses are unwilling to get married, and would rather stay single all their lives and enjoy the happiness in the palace.
"By the way, let me introduce you. This is my husband, Yang Fan." Xiao Niangpi knew that the princess had escaped secretly, so she whispered.
Yang Fan quickly bowed and saluted and said, "Yang Fan has met Mrs. Gong."
Princess Le'an immediately became very fond of Yang Fan. This General Yang, who was so popular in the capital, was indeed knowledgeable and knowledgeable. She knew she didn't want to reveal her identity, so she said this specifically.
The young lady gave Yang Fan a look that was mixed with joy and anger, "Humph, you are good at talking." She turned to Gong Yonggu and whispered, "This is your husband, right?"
Gong Yonggu quickly saluted Yang Fan and others and said, "Gong Yonggu has met General Yang and Mrs. Yang."
Yang Fan also quickly returned the gift.
Yang Fan took a closer look and found that Gong Yonggu was about 1.8 meters tall, a little taller than himself. He was very strong, handsome in appearance, with sharp eyebrows and sharp eyes. His face showed that he was a very decent person.
I have a very good impression of him in my heart. Yang Fan has always believed that there are many bastards in the royal family, and there are very few people with real ability and virtue.
When Taizu was alive, there were only 58 clan members in the country. By the time of Zhu Di, the number of clan members had grown to 127. During the Zhu Zaijing period, the clan members of the old Zhu family had 45,000 people. During the Wanli period, there were 103,000 people. By the Chongzhen period, there were 103,000 clan members.
A rough calculation shows that there were no less than 200,000 clan members in the Ming Dynasty.
According to the etiquette and law, they are no longer relatives after they have passed the fifth level. Normally, they would not have accumulated so many clans. But Zhu Yuanzhang was reluctant to let his descendants suffer.
The order of demotion he set was: Prince, County King, General of Zhenguo, General of Auxiliary State, General of Fengguo, Lieutenant of Zhenguo, Lieutenant of Auxiliary State, Lieutenant of Fengguo. Eight levels.
After being demoted to the rank of Lieutenant of Fengguo, his descendants will always be Lieutenants of Fengguo and will no longer be demoted. They will always remain within the clan and receive a share of money and food. That is why there are so many people in the clan.
Now, after more than two hundred years, the clan has become too numerous to support.
The Ming Dynasty's annual monetary tax revenue was only more than 4 million, and the clan's annual salary required 8.63 million taels of silver. The clan alone was enough to bankrupt the Ming Dynasty.
Now, the annual military expenditure is at least more than 7 million taels, plus more than 8 million taels to support the clan, which cannot be spent. The imperial court can only rely on means such as arrears, misappropriation of officials' salaries, and additional liao payments to maintain its maintenance.
If officials are not paid wages, they can only scratch the land, receive kickbacks, lose money, or otherwise have no way of living.
Since we can't afford to support the clan, we can only force the household department to come up with some destructive tricks to deal with the clan.
There are deaths every year in the clan, and there are new ones born every year. Those who die can be canceled directly, so they don’t need to pay money. Newborns must be given names. Only after they have a name can they receive money and food.
The civil servants delayed not naming them. If they didn't name them, the person would not be in the register, and there would be no need to pay money or food. As a result, many clan members were in their thirties and did not even have names. They became undercover households in the Ming Dynasty.
The clan was not allowed to do business or farm. Because they were concerned about the royal face, they did not have the freedom to make a living. Their salaries were in arrears, causing many people to starve to death.
Fortunately, the princesses are pretty good, Shang's consorts all come from wealthy businessmen's homes, and their lives are still good.
Yang Fan saw that it was inconvenient to talk here, so he whispered: "Let's talk upstairs."
Hu Er also saw that the new couple who came in were also noble people.
Even the notorious Tushan stall owner tried to curry favor with him, so he must be someone with a great background. He immediately brought a few people to the best private room on the third floor with a smile on his face.
"I've covered the third layer, don't let the other people come up and disturb you." Yang Fan turned around and said, and then threw a golden melon seed backwards.
Hu Er's lightning-fast grasp and dexterity of his hands and feet amazed Yang Fan. He thought to himself that this kid was really an outstanding person in the market.
Zhang Cheng arranged for two people to guard the stairs leading up to the second floor. He and two other people sat at the scattered seats on the third floor. The three followers brought by the prince-in-law sat at another table.
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