eldest son of Ming dynasty

Han Twelve Lang was squeezed in. He was growing up, but he was still underage, and overall he was the number one student among these military academies.

He was an orphan when he was young, but he grew up in the frontier and saw too many small and big battles. Later, only Yu Zizai, who was born in a military academy, taught him a little bit.

He still remembers the battle at Qianniubao to this day.

Before that, he had never met a person like Yu Zizai, who made him feel that he had seen a lot of the world, knew a lot of knowledge, and could trust and rely on him very much.

In fact, after coming to the military academy, Han Twelve Lang gradually understood.

Yu Zizai was nothing special, he just used some of the military skills and knowledge of the Tatars he had learned in the academy.

But at that time he didn't know anything, just like... like a little boy adored his father, until he grew up and saw that his father was also covered in scars.

That man is not a super warrior.

No one is.

However, this never meant contempt.

On the contrary, he still misses Yu Zizai, the man who was finally exhausted and wanted to die with the enemy.

If he had not died in the Thousand Bulls,

That's good.

Ma Rong in front of the crowd is full of energy, he is very good at talking,
The battlefield he described was full of arrows and screams, just like that day;
He described the battlefield with tens of thousands of horses galloping together and corpses strewn across the field, just like that day...

Like Yu Zizai, he was talking about the fighting habits of the Tatars...

At the end of the lecture, Ma Rong asked people to ask questions.

He saw a young man, younger than himself,
"General Ma, the student wants to ask a question."

"Okay, you say."

Ma Rong thought that he should have the confidence to answer any questions about the battlefield.

But what Han Shierang asked was not.

"General Ma, what the students want to ask is, we won the battle, but what does victory mean to those who have already died?"

This question surprised Youzhi standing on top, isn't this causing trouble?

Fortunately, Ma Rong has quick eyesight and quick hands, "Eunuch You!"

There were so many people, he could only shake his head slightly, "I'll answer this question."

Then he turned around, "Excuse me, what's your name, little brother?"

"My surname is Han, and my name is Twelve Lang."

"A very special name."

"My adoptive father gave it to me."

Ma Rong used the time of these two sentences to think about this question seriously, "Everyone, in order to answer this question well, I want to tell a story about a person. He is the oldest soldier in our army."

"His name is Chen Jiu. He is 46 years old. He used to be one of the four guards of the Ming cavalry. None of the guards wanted him, but he was a man of meritorious service, and his only requirement was to join. There was no way, and he was transferred to my subordinates. I asked him, why do you still want to be a soldier at such an old age? If you die in battle, what should you do with your mother and children? He said, I don’t have a mother or children, and I just make a living. "

"When he was attacking the Tatars this time, he... died. Before he died, he told the people around him that he regretted not being a soldier earlier. We knew that Chen Jiu had a pair of sons, But died under the iron heel of the Tartars."

Ma Rong looked at Han Twelve Lang and said, "I don't know how to answer your question, because the dead can't speak, and they didn't tell me what the victory of the living means to them. But maybe, we can live Well done, that’s the meaning of their death. Ming people keep Ming land, that’s all, no reason.”

It's quiet here,
But Han Twelve Lang was very noisy in his heart.

At this moment, he suddenly realized that Yu Zizai's death was in exchange for his life.

But the thought made him sick,
He didn't want to use Yu Zizai's life as the price for his good life.

It’s raining again in Beijing in September,
The three craftsmen who came to engrave the names of the sacrificed soldiers on the soldier stele in the academy hid in the corridor eaves with their tools. Han Twelve Lang was reading in the corridor pavilion. After he saw it, he came over and asked these craftsmen:
"Can you teach me this lettering skill?"

The craftsmen saw that he was wearing the uniform of the military academy, and they didn't dare to neglect him, but they could only politely refuse, "Young master, this is a trivial trick, and it's not impossible to learn it, but it will be useless after all."

"It's useful. In the future, I'll engrave it for myself."

Later, a gentleman from the military academy passed by and saw Han Twelve Lang lying there with a group of craftsmen. He wanted to go over and say something, but he stopped halfway. Regarding the requirements for reading, Han Twelve Lang is always the first class, forget it.

……

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The weather is getting cooler until October.

The imperial examination of Bingyinke officially started.

For many years, the imperial court held the imperial examination in autumn for the first time, and many people were really not used to it.

The policy questions for this subject were chosen by the emperor himself.
Its meaning is to say: I only ruled by ancient and modern emperors, its ends are solid, but its greatness seems to be only Tao and law.The sages of husband emperors are none more than Yao and Shun, and the sages of kings are none more than Yu, Tang, Wenwu.To the prosperity of governance, if the world sees its way as the trace of the law, which is contained in all scriptures, how can the effectiveness of governance not be as ancient as it is?

Moreover, the masters of the Central Plains, such as the strength of the Qin and Han Dynasties, and the prosperity of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, have not been seen for hundreds of years in later generations. Is there a way and a law that has not been followed?Although the Song Dynasty was weak, it was extremely difficult to reach the annual income. Is there any exception to the Daoism of the Ming Dynasty?

Since I practiced Zuo, I have been cautious all day and night, trying to honor the martyrs, but the treatment effect has not been achieved to the extreme, and the children who have learned the scriptures and accumulated knowledge must have a firm opinion.It is straight to the point, without floating words and impractical.I will adopt it.

Zhang Cong had already answered all the previous questions, but he fell into deep thought when he looked at the last test topic.

He has taken the exam several times, and he has already experienced the astounding and peerless talent of the talented people in the world. No matter what the topic is, there must be someone who can write a very beautiful stereotyped essay.

But he can't.

However, it is said that the addition of the branch this time was ordered by the emperor.

From Hongzhi to Zhengde, the emperor's style has been very different.

Not only are there new and novel methods, but the intervention in government affairs far surpasses that of the previous kings. If there is no nod from the present, no one can do it blindly, and if there is a nod from the present, no one can not do it!
Including imperial examinations.

Therefore, the most important thing in policy discussion is the emperor's will.

And looking at the topic itself, the emperor asked why the people of later generations could not achieve the great governance that the sages such as Yao, Shun and Yutang have been able to achieve since ancient times. Is there something missing?Qin Hanqiang, Sui and Tang Dynasties, even the Song Dynasty was far ahead in terms of revenue, did Ming also miss something?
It's nothing on weekdays, but in the context of the big picture, the meaning is obvious. What the emperor wants to ask is, is there any other way to rule the world?
Thinking of this, Zhang Cong probably knew how to write.

All the way through the imperial examination, there were many hardships. Every time he endured it, it was like suffering his life. He didn't want to endure it anymore. No matter who was lucky or unfortunate, the most important thing was to be appreciated by the emperor.

After making a simple draft, he began to write:
Minister to: I heard that the rule of the emperor has the general principle of the world, and has the great purpose of governing the world...

In October, the most busy part of the imperial court was the examination, and the busiest part of the ministers of the court was to mark the examination papers for these candidates from all over the world.
The emperor will not read every paper, but he will balance the examiners, there is the more traditional Lin Shangshu, there is also the more flexible Gu Shilang, and the old Xie Ge who is on both sides.
At least the same style of answer sheet will not be selected.

But the emperor himself had another big thing.

Fifty people living in the palace cannot keep people living forever,

It must be appointed by the imperial court, because the big wedding can't be delayed any longer.

It was at this time that a letter came from Yongshou Palace,
"Your Majesty, I'm so happy!"