Although Li Jin is young, as the saying goes, children from poor families have long been in charge. His family has been poor farmers for three generations. He has been working in the fields with his father as long as he can remember.
Fortunately, his mother was a maid from a wealthy family. Regardless of how educated she was, she was still literate. Therefore, when Li Jin was born, his mother attached great importance to cultural education.
It was precisely because of his mother that Li Jin was able to lay a solid cultural foundation at an early age. Coupled with his innate talent, Song Yingxing discovered this good talent at a glance.
He has a very good character and conduct, and he is not arrogant about his talents. He never talks about others behind their backs in private, nor is he proud of his outstanding talents.
This was also the most important reason why the emperor valued him. Zhu Youxiao maintained two standards when looking at people. Either you have real ability, or you have higher moral standards.
As for Li Jin, he was a person who met both conditions. Li Jin himself knew that the emperor had high hopes for him, so he worked very hard and often discussed with the masters at the academy.
Because of his background, he had suffered a lot of oppression and suffering since he was a child. Li Jin also hated the landlords and gentry extremely, and the emperor's various blows against them could be said to be very satisfying.
The recent Yongjiafu made him feel that this emperor who was similar to him in age was so wise and powerful.
He was born and raised in a poor family, so he was well aware of the burdens and pressures on the people. Although the imperial tax was not too high in previous dynasties, Liao Xiang was too terrible.
His hometown in Jiangxi was fine, and natural disasters rarely broke out. But after he came to the capital, and after understanding the situation and the people he saw, he realized how difficult the Ming Dynasty is today.
Isn't it the greatest blessing for students like them to meet such an accomplished, thoughtful, wise and decisive emperor?
If His Majesty had not opened Huangming College, he would still be working in the fields in the countryside of Jiangxi. If nothing else happened, let alone coming to the capital, he might never leave Jiangxi in his life.
Just for the emperor's kindness, he, Li Jin, must try his best to use his talents and abilities to benefit the people and relieve the emperor's worries.
Therefore, the emperor's worries were answered in the affirmative by Li Jin.
"Don't worry, dean, the students will definitely live up to the dean's kindness. The students will definitely sign up for the imperial examination. The students will let everyone in the world know about Huangming College!"
Seeing the confidence on Li Jin's face, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but feel relieved, and immediately praised:
"Okay, with such ambitions, you are indeed a talent that I like. I will wait for your test paper to appear on my imperial record. I will definitely check it carefully!"
Under Wang Chaofu's registration, a total of three students from the college signed up, which was beyond Zhu Youxiao's expectations.
After all, this imperial examination is not a trivial matter, it is related to their lives.
But the emperor had a guarantee, so even if they failed the exam, it would be fine. In addition, these people were all young people no more than twenty years old, and their personalities were relatively reckless, so they got involved as soon as they were hot-headed.
Naturally, Zhu Youxiao came here not just for this one thing. Although the imperial examinations for scholars are important, the military examinations cannot be underestimated.
There are some distinguished students in the military science department who are both brave and courageous, and their training performance in the academy during this period is also remarkable.
Zhu Youxiao will naturally not miss such a naturally formed and stable team. He will train these noble sons and strive to let them regain the command of the army as soon as possible.
The concentration of power in the feudal era still needed these nobles to consolidate. No matter how powerful the emperor was, it was impossible for one person to manage the country and people's livelihood well.
The noble disciples at the training ground were very surprised to see the emperor's sudden arrival. Of course, they knew that the emperor came to the academy today, but they subconsciously thought that nothing would happen without them.
"I have come to see Your Majesty and respectfully wish His Majesty peace!"
"Get flat!"
"I just observed you on the high platform for a while, and it really impressed me. I must continue to work hard, strengthen my body, and learn the art of war and strategies!"
"When the time is right, I will let you join the army and fight with the army. If you have made meritorious deeds on the battlefield, I hope you will not disgrace the reputation and grace of your ancestors!"
The six noble disciples immediately responded in unison:
"I will obey your Majesty's teachings!"
Even though these people are extremely wealthy and noble, those who can enter the academy to study and train in military science are also outstanding among the nobles, and they can be considered carefully selected after all.
The reason why Zhu Youxiao selected them to enter the academy in the first place was to appease the Xungui Group so that they would not oppose or cause trouble.
But as time went by, Zhu Youxiao discovered that he really wore his colored glasses too hard, and it could be said that he killed everyone with one stick.
These noble disciples are not at all as lazy, greedy and greedy for profit as he thought. They have a bit of a gentleman's style, and they are also willing to study and train hard.
This made Zhu Youxiao incomprehensible. When the Ming Dynasty fell in history, only a few nobles resisted to the death, served the country, or committed suicide and burned themselves to die for the country.
Most of the other noble families surrendered to Li Zicheng, and many of them were tortured by Liu Zongmin and exchanged their wealth for their lives.
As for the Manchus who entered the country, they all knelt down in front of Dorgon and shouted long live the Qing Dynasty. There was no trace of loyalty at all. As for their talents, they were even worse than mud.
As for the noble children in front of Zhu Youxiao, among these families, some of them are initiators and participants.
This caused him to think deeply, and there was only one final result, which was the influence of the environment, the people around him, and the market.
No one is born a coward who is afraid of death and only has his own interests in mind. They all change with time and what they hear and see.
The oldest of these noble children is only in his twenties, a young fool who has not experienced the dangers of society.
Their current thoughts are relatively simple, at least they don't think about where to embezzle more money or where to occupy more acres of good land all day long.
He would not think about how to seize more benefits and power from the emperor. Just like Zhu Chunchen, he would only think about how to gain more military power and improve his status to his benefit.
Zhu Youxiao believes that talents and loyal ministers are not given by God, but must be cultivated and discovered by those in power or within the system.
As long as these young people have received his formal education and good training, I won't believe that they are still so miserable.