Chapter 191: The Emperor Recommends Prince Yangming as a Teacher and Friend
"emperor!"
It's not surprising that Zhu Houzhao came over to watch the excitement, because the current prince was originally a character who loved to play around and do as he pleased. However, Xu Xun really didn't expect that Emperor Hongzhi would condescend to come to this place incognito. At this moment, he
While hurriedly saluting, I couldn't help but secretly feel happy that I didn't speak ill of anyone behind their back.
"Get up, I just came to see what happened after Houzhao has been away for so long, but who knows, I heard some wonderful words!" After Emperor Hongzhi sat down, he ordered with a smile, then looked at Zhu Houzhao and said,
"I've been here all afternoon and didn't even know to visit your mother!"
"What my father taught me is that I will definitely visit my mother tomorrow before I come back."
Seeing Zhu Houzhao's serious face as he agreed, Emperor Hongzhi was furious for a moment: "It's so rare that you have such a long temperament! Why didn't I see you with such a good temperament when I was studying in the Wenhua Hall? You are always crooked when sitting.
Yes, if it weren’t for the gentlemen I picked for you, who would be able to bear your neglect!"
"Fortunately, Xing Zi has said this sentence over and over a dozen times, and every time he asked me to recite it, he said at least three times. He also said that after reading a hundred times, the meaning will be self-evident, and the investigation of things will make one's own destiny... Replace it with an illiterate reader
Try it a hundred times? Zhu Houzhao murmured unconvincedly. Seeing Emperor Hongzhi's sullen eyes glance over, he reluctantly turned his head away, but said with a guilty conscience, "That's it, study."
If you can't learn and apply it, it will become a rote book..."
The emperor was admonishing the prince. Xu Xun suddenly felt extremely embarrassed standing here. He originally planned to just pretend to be a wooden person. Who expected that Emperor Hongzhi gave Zhu Houzhao a hard look, but suddenly turned his eyes to look at him and then asked.
It would be difficult to make him big.
"Xu Xun, you heard what the prince said. What did you say?"
"Ah?" Xu Xun was caught off guard and saw Zhu Houzhao's eyes brightening up, looking at him expectantly, as if encouraging him to help him out. Unconsciously, he got a headache even more. After thinking about it, he forced himself
He scratched his head and said, "Reporting to the emperor, I am a dull man. I was playful when I was young and didn't read many books..."
"Don't be humble. A mature and prudent scholar like Zhang Demao of Nanjian Jijiu is very considerate of you, sends you books, and introduces you to Xie Feng, Jijiu of Beijian. He values your character. As long as you have character.
Excellent, there has never been a person who was not good at reading!" Emperor Hongzhi said with an emphasis on his tone, and then said meaningfully, "Moreover, a prodigal son never returns with gold, and what I appreciate most is you."
Wow, why did he forget that Fu Rong once said that the emperor planned to use him as a teaching material to teach the prince!
Extending his head and shrinking his head with a knife is also a knife. Xu Xun glanced at Zhu Houzhao, calmed down and said: "Reporting to the emperor, I feel that the meaning of reading a hundred times will be self-evident. For those who have accumulated a lot of reading for many years, maybe this
You will suddenly understand it, but for more people, just reading it is really too boring."
Seeing that Zhu Houzhao suddenly showed a cheerful expression, while Emperor Hongzhi frowned slightly, he changed the subject and said: "Of course, all the lecturers in Wenhua Hall are well-educated scholars, and most of them will quote from many sources.
I will simply ask the prince to recite it over and over again. However, their age and the prince are really very different. Even if they share the same principles, their understandings are also very different. After all, different experiences lead to different principles."
Xu Xun was able to say such words in a hurry, taking into account Zhu Houzhao's complaints, and taking into account the face of those officials in the East Palace. Although Emperor Hongzhi still felt that it was not enough, he still praised it and nodded immediately and said: "You have said a lot. Divide the focus.
It's just that young people are frivolous. According to your opinion, do you think that those new academicians should be used to teach the prince? Besides, even they, standing in the Wenhua Hall, are too scared to go beyond the bounds and say anything new! "
"What the emperor said is absolutely true, but what if you are talking about an official and don't know he is the prince?"
The words were not surprising, but when he said these words, Xu Xun immediately found that Emperor Hongzhi's face changed, and Zhu Houzhao's eyes widened. The next moment, Emperor Hongzhi said to Zhu Houzhao: " Hou Zhao, you go and wait outside first, I have something to ask Xu Xun."
Seeing the reluctance on Zhu Houzhao's face, he waited for a long time before turning around and walking away. At this time, Xu Xun said: "Your Majesty, among the 500 young soldiers selected this time, only a dozen or so are literate. It is planned to teach them some simple writing and the simplest formation. As for those who are literate, it is planned to promote them to small flags, general flags, etc., and teach them to give orders. Of course, I am young and have only a superficial understanding of the art of war. These ministers I plan to entrust it to Wang Shouren, the head of the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War. He comes from a well-known family, has both civil and military skills, has traveled all over the world, and is in his prime years."
At this moment, Emperor Hongzhi finally understood. To say that he was surprised was of course surprising. But then he thought about it, Zhu Houzhao was so fresh and energetic now that he came to see the excitement every day. It was a waste of time. It's a pity. Once Zhu Houzhao's initial enthusiasm has passed, he may not be so enthusiastic. And Xu Xun can say this, obviously his previous praise was good. This young man is definitely not the one who instigated the prince as the court officials said. He is a sycophant, but his loyalty is commendable.
Wang Shouren...I remember Xiao Jing mentioned that he was the son of Wang Hua, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, and a Jinshi in the twelfth year of Hongzhi. It was indeed as Xu Xun said, he came from a well-known family, and as for being proficient in both civil and military affairs...let Dongchang investigate it carefully!
Seeing that Emperor Hongzhi was hesitant but did not immediately reprimand him, Xu Xun knew that the matter had already been divided into three parts. In order to avoid adding any unnecessary fuss, he stopped adding any more fuel and jealousy and just stood there respectfully with his hands lowered. The wonderful idea is simply extraordinary and proud.
This is how people make the best use of themselves!
"That's all for today. Without my permission, you are not allowed to reveal a single word to anyone, whether it's the prince or that Wang Shouren!"
"Yes, I obey the order! However, today is the first day of training. According to the rules, I should live in Xiyuan for the past three months. However, the king still has to go home every day. I would like to ask the emperor to let him stay. ."
"Yeah... that's right."
Hearing Emperor Hongzhi's answer without even thinking about it, Xu Xun wanted to laugh three times. Wang Shouren had been waiting to be exploited by him for the past three months!
Although Zhu Houzhao wanted to find out whether Xu Xun's previous words about Emperor Hongzhi were accurate or not, he couldn't find a way to inquire after being forced to do so by his father, so he had to give Xu Xun a few winks before leaving. His eyes, but he never expected that such a look would fall completely in the eyes of Emperor Hongzhi. Xu Xungong sent the number one and number two figures of the Ming Dynasty away, and immediately pulled out his tui and went to find Wang Shouren, only to arrive outside the shed. I happened to see Wang Shouren coming out.
"Commander Xu, you are really good at dispatching people!"
Wang Shouren never expected that Xu Xun would actually send himself, the head of the Ministry of War, who was clearly supposed to be here to supervise, to tell these young soldiers to be loyal to the emperor, but he refused. After all, he asked himself to supervise here, not for the sake of seriousness.
This supervisor wanted to truly verify what Xiong had learned.
When he was building the tomb for the late Uncle King Weining, he also trained the civilian men. However, the civilian men are civilian men, and the young soldiers are young soldiers. Even though these are only half-grown young men of fifteen or sixteen years old, they are now serious children.
The Drilling Army of the Eight Classics. Just after he gave a lecture, he deliberately selected a few people to ask about his family situation and his ambitions. As a result, these people's answers made him helpless.
A total of ten people were asked. Four of them had the ambition to eat meat every day. Four had the ambition to marry a beautiful wife. The remaining two all answered blankly that they didn't know.
"Zhuzheng Wang is a man of great talent. The words "loyalty to the king and patriotism" sound simple, but if you want to explain it thoroughly, you can only entrust it to a learned man like Zhuzheng Wang." Xu Xun did not feel that this high hat made him feel a little disgusting at all and smiled.
Said, "Besides, you have also seen people coming to the East Palace to inquire. These people will all serve His Highness the Crown Prince in the future. If we can't make everyone truly engraved with the word "loyalty to the king" in their hearts, isn't this a fundamental loss?"
"But the prince lives in a deep palace, and the so-called followers are just a name. Do you still want to lead these people to fight?"
Wang Shouren's question was extremely sharp, and his eyes were bright. At this moment, Xu Xun couldn't answer immediately. After thinking about it, he waved to Wang Shouren to follow him, and waited until he entered the place where Emperor Hongzhi and Zhu Houzhao had just stayed.
In a small hut, he just asked: "May I ask the king, who was the wise king of Xuan Temple back then?"
"Of course it is."
"Xuanmiao fought against Emperor Taizong in his northern expedition, and even found himself in danger. If the imperial army's vanguard had already formed a young army at that time, why would it be like this? After Xuanmiao ascended the throne, he personally quelled the rebellion of the common people in the Han Dynasty, and secondly, he personally
He led troops to patrol the north and once defeated the invading Uuliangha people. He used his own troops in many cases, but they were all victorious. Now in the Taiping period, it seems useless to maintain such a mere 500 people with swords and sashes, but if there is an emergency,
It is of great use. You must know that in this world, you are not afraid of ten thousand, but only what happens."
Wang Shouren originally supported the military training in Xiyuan, and this question was just a test. You must know that although he has not been in the Ministry of War for a long time, he is enough to understand the current military preparedness of the Ming Dynasty. It is said that the imperial court is Qingming, but he
When I went to Shandong to preside over the rural examination, I found that there were people dying of hunger on the road, and bandits were rampant in Jiangnan from time to time, and the local governments could not control it! There were so many guard posts and so many military households, but few of them could really join the battle line.
Is there anything questionable about the prince training another avant-garde of the imperial army?
"Okay!" At this moment, he smiled appreciatively, then narrowed his eyes and asked, "Then let me ask Commander Xu, if this troop of soldiers and horses can be trained well, what do you plan to do?"
"Please ask the emperor's decree to select brave and strong men from the military equipment of each province for separate training. They will be specially assigned to catch thieves and suppress bandits. The income from commercial taxes and other taxes will be used to supplement the food and salary. The rest will be used for ordinary defense.
Soldiers value elites rather than numbers. At a critical moment, three to five thousand elite soldiers are far better than an army of hundreds of thousands!" Xu Xun replied without thinking, and