I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 377 Hongwu Military Academy
Chaotian Palace is located in the western city of the capital, between Chaotian Palace West Square and Hecao West Square, north of Fuchengmen West Street, and very close to Xi'an Gate of Xiyuan.

Zhu Yijun, dressed in casual clothes, came out of Xi'an Gate and walked to Chaotian Palace under the escort of casual clothes guards in front, behind and near.

He asked Zheng Luo behind him leisurely, "Lord Fanxi, I remember that there are Chaotian Palaces in Nanjing and Wudang Mountain?"

"Yes, sir." Zheng Luo, the deputy commander of the rear army, was dressed in a straight-collared casual suit. "According to Taoism, Chaotian Palace is the lowest boundary for the gods in the sky to roam around and inspect the human world, and it is also the highest boundary for mortals to ascend.

I have also been to Nanjing Chaotian Palace. It is said that it was first built during the Eastern Jin Dynasty. During the Taishi period of the Southern Song Dynasty, it was renamed Zongming Temple. In the early Tang Dynasty, it was renamed Taiqing Palace. After the end of the Tang Dynasty, it was renamed Ziji Palace, Tianqing Temple, Xuanmiao Temple, and Yongshou Palace.

In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizu issued an edict to rebuild the Yongshou Palace and named it Chaotian Palace. When Emperor Chengzu moved the capital to Beijing, he also ordered the construction of Chaotian Palace in Xicheng.

It didn’t want to fall into the hands of evil people, and became a place for evildoers to hide and commit crimes. In the first year of Longqing, it was punished by Gangfeng Gong and confiscated by the government. "

When Zhu Yijun heard Zheng Luo talking about Hai Rui, he could not help but sigh: "Mr. Gangfeng is a man who cannot sit still. After the affairs of the princes and royal families came to an end, he asked to inspect Henan and Shandong to check the land survey. He cannot be kept."

Zheng Luo laughed along but did not agree.

When Hai Rui was in Beijing, many officials in the capital could not sleep at night. When he left Beijing, many people celebrated at home and almost had a banquet to celebrate.

Hai Heizi, finally got out to cause trouble for others.

"Lord Fanxi, what obstacles and difficulties have you encountered in the reconstruction of the martial arts school?"

"Sir, no, everything is going well. School will start on time in March. The first batch of outstanding officers selected from the Beijing Camp, Ji Liao and Xuan are arriving in the capital and starting school."

"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Fan Xi."

"You are too polite, sir. This is my duty."

A few people came to Fuchengmen West Street and passed by a White Pagoda Temple when walking north.

Seeing the plaque hanging in front of the temple gate with the four characters "Baita Zen Temple" written on it, Zhu Yijun raised his eyebrows, "Didn't the Taichang Temple repeatedly order that Buddhist courtyards can only be named "Zha" or "Tang" and not "Temple"?"

Zheng Luo quickly replied: "Perhaps Shuntian Prefecture neglected it. Shuntian Prefecture was busy with many matters, and Prefect Liu might not have taken care of this matter for the time being."

"That's right. Prefect Liu is busy dealing with the peace and prosperity of millions of soldiers and civilians in the capital, so he doesn't have the time to care about the dirty things of these bald donkeys. I heard that after two years since Lord Gangfeng rectified the Taoist and Buddhist sects, some Taoist bald donkeys have jumped out to cause trouble again.

I think it's all about money. Especially those scums in the Buddhist sect, who ask believers to donate money to do good deeds. Is this cultivating Buddhism or cultivating money?

Once these bald donkeys had money in their hands, they thought about buying land, opening shops, pawning things, lending money at interest, and even claiming to expand the courtyard and gild the Buddha statues.

I don't think it's better to have such a greedy Buddha!"

Zheng Luo was horrified when he heard this. The prince was deeply influenced by the late emperor and preferred Taoism and hated Buddhism.

It is true that both Taoism and Buddhism have bad elements, but Taoism began to expand during the Jiajing period because of the previous emperor's worship of Taoism, and many Taoist temples and Taoist priests broke the law and made money.

Buddhism has long had a huge influence among the people. There are many temples, or rather, many monasteries, with many monks. Their qualities vary, and many of them commit crimes and accumulate wealth through corruption.

The base number is there, and it is certain that Buddhist disciples have done more bad things than Taoist disciples.

So the prince would keep an eye on the Buddhist hammer and shoot the one who sticks out.

"Qi Yan, write this down." Zhu Yijun instructed without turning his head.

Qi Yan, dressed in casual clothes and disguised as a servant, quickly agreed.

When we walked to the main gate archway of Chaotian Palace, the inscription on it had been changed to "Serve the country with loyalty and dedication."

It was written by Li Chunfang, the chief minister of the cabinet.

The top scholar’s ​​handwriting is beautiful and nice.

A group of people were standing under the memorial archway. When they saw Zhu Yijun approaching, they hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, "Greetings, young master!"

The leader was Xue Lin, who was dressed in a saye suit. He was transferred from Nanjing by Zhu Yijun to preside over the preparation and construction of martial arts together with Zheng Luo.

Xue Lin led the way and came to the gate of Chaotian Palace. There was a tall and magnificent archway-style gate with a line of large characters inscribed on it: "Hongwu Military Academy".

A combination of old and new.

Zhu Yijun looked up at the inscription and said, "This is not well written. You refused to write when I asked you to, but you insisted on asking me to write. You know my handwriting is not good, but you still want me to write."

In the eyes of his close ministers, the only shortcoming of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince may be that his handwriting is not beautiful.

Of course, Zhu Yijun's handwriting was barely acceptable, about the same as that of an average scholar. After all, he had been practicing calligraphy since he was a child, and his skills as a child were still there.

He didn't want to take the imperial examination, so why did he practice calligraphy so well? He had to read many books and documents, was busy with military affairs, and practiced riding and shooting. He didn't have much time to practice calligraphy. "Sir, we all think that this inscription is magnificent and has the momentum of a tiger swallowing thousands of miles." Zheng Luo flattered.

Zhu Yijun chuckled.

My own inscription was carved on the plaque by a skilled carpenter, which was equivalent to eighteen layers of fine-tuning. All the unsightly details were removed and then filled in, so it looked magnificent and extraordinary.

Zheng Luo and Xue Lin accompanied Zhu Yijun into the former Chaotian Palace, now the Hongwu Military Academy.

"Sir, we all keep in mind the citation of the Hongwu era name and the inheritance of Taizu's military achievements. But many people don't understand why it is called a military academy instead of a military school or some kind of academy?" Xue Lin asked from behind.

"You are warriors, you are trained in military affairs, why do you act like scholars? And in my mind, you will become a unique faction, so you should use a unique name."

I also want to use you to change the spirit of the times and lead the trend of the times.

"Hongwu Military Academy, the number of names of this school is larger than the literati's Bailu Academy and Yuelu Academy, which are superior to them."

After saying this, Zhu Yijun burst into laughter. Everyone knew he was joking and they also chuckled.

Chaotian Palace is very large, more spacious than the Imperial College and the Confucian Temple combined. After it was converted into the Hongwu Military Academy, in addition to the school, residences and other buildings, four open spaces were leveled, with the northern area being the most spacious and used as a riding and archery training ground.

The second largest one on the left is used as the main training ground, and the other two are slightly smaller and used for other purposes.

Zhu Yijun pointed to one of the spots and said, "This place will be turned into a Cuju field, and that place will be turned into a polo field. Military academy students must be brave and courageous.

Cuju and polo, team battles, internal unity and external struggles, are wars in peacetime and are also the most suitable amateur pastimes for military academies. Don't learn from those pedantic scholars who do nothing but drink and visit prostitutes, and still boast of being romantic.

Bah! They can't report to the court, and can't comfort the people. What a romantic thing! Bullshit!

The true elegance of the ambitious people of the Ming Dynasty is to stand thousands of miles away, point the whip ahead, and loudly announce, "This is the territory of the Ming Dynasty!"

Xue Lin and others were excited when they heard this, but Zheng Luo felt very embarrassed.

Prince, I am also a scholar, but I am really not jealous.

After a tour, they arrived at the main school, where the military academy students would take classes. Zhu Yijun looked at a few classrooms here and nodded with satisfaction.

"The Hongwu Military Academy is the highest military academy in the Ming Dynasty. It is one level higher than the Xishan Military Academy of the Army and the Dagu Naval Academy of the Navy. It is divided into the Command Department, the Staff Department, and the Training Institute. It is dedicated to training high-level command talents for the Ming Dynasty's army and navy. This is the purpose of the academy, everyone must remember it!"

"I will remember this!"

We are all family here, so there is no need to hide our identities.

Zhu Yijun continued, "As the dean of the Hongwu Military Academy, I cannot stand idly by. I designed two costumes and asked the tailors at the clothing store to make them. Qi Yan, take them out."

"Yes."

Qi Yan turned around and went out, and soon came back with four guards, holding four sets of clothes.

"Find four people of similar body shape to put them on and show them to you all."

"Yes."

Qi Yan took his people to the side and changed them quickly.

The four men were wearing two sets of new clothes, a jacket and trousers, with a knee-length windbreaker on the outside, a large lapel, a row of brass buttons, a belt, red shoulder and armbands, and red stripes on the cuffs.

He wore a hat on his head and boots on his feet. He wore a round hat on his head with a hard brim in the front, a red circle in the middle, and a five-pointed star as the badge in the middle.

The base color of the clothes of the two people on the left is blue-gray, while the base color of the clothes of the two people on the right is navy blue. The rest is similar, with some differences in the epaulettes and armbands.

This was modified by Zhu Yijun based on the Soviet and German military uniforms during World War II, taking into account current aesthetics and tailoring skills.

He pointed at the four people and said, "The one on the left is in army uniform, and the one on the right is in navy uniform. The red stars on their hats represent 'five stars rising from the east, bringing good luck to China'.

Firearms were prevalent in the Ming Dynasty, and the navy was booming. The strongest reaction from officers and soldiers was that the old clothing was very inconvenient to use firearms and operate sailboats.

If it is inconvenient, we should change it! During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, King Wuling of Zhao knew to adapt to the times and changed into Hu clothing and practiced riding and shooting. On the contrary, some people nowadays talk about their ancestors every day and always talk about their ancestors' old customs and practices.

But when it comes to giving up the territory and inheritance left by their ancestors, they are so generous. They are truly filial sons and grandchildren of their ancestors!"

After Zhu Yijun launched his ancestral sarcasm, he waved his right hand and said, "Now we have to adapt to the requirements of the new era. We need to be both practical and beautiful! These two sets of military uniforms are my gifts to the Hongwu Military Academy."

Xue Lin and the others hurriedly bowed and said, "On behalf of the teachers and students of the academy, we thank His Highness!"

(End of this chapter)