Under the roof of others, I have to bow my head.
After realizing that protesting was futile, the Jinshi recognized the reality and contained their dissatisfaction.
Those who had been whipped were all treated by the resident doctor one by one, and they were not seriously ill. Everyone's mood gradually relaxed.
Perhaps the doctors were very experienced in treating whip wounds. After applying the dark ointment on the whip marks, a burst of coolness suppressed the pain, and they were told that no scars would be left.
The doctors' skillful techniques and indifferent expressions when treating injuries showed that whipping was extremely common in military academies.
This made the Jinshi understand that the rules are not just words. As long as discipline is violated, various punishments will definitely be implemented.
Some people who had the potential to be "heroes" immediately began to read the manual carefully...
The various conditions in the military academy made the Jinshis very uncomfortable, but the food aspect still made them happy.
Although it is not exquisite, it has fish and meat, both meat and vegetables. It is very rich and tastes very good. Except that there is no wine, it does not seem to be much worse than Qionglin Banquet.
These two hundred or so people were basically common people, and most of them were from decent families who could afford to read books. However, not many had the wealth and freedom like the Wen family, and their daily lives were relatively simple.
Being able to eat with such openness, at least the appetite is greatly satisfied, and I have to sigh in my heart, King Yan is really generous in spending money.
After eating and taking a short rest, the Jinshi went to the auditorium and sat down on rows of simple seats.
There were many other people in the auditorium, with more than two hundred officers and cadets on the right and nearly three hundred instructors on the left.
Immediately, King Yan and Qiu Yue, the great priest, walked hand in hand to the big podium. As they walked, King Yan, who was wearing the uniform of the Eastern Wei Army, waved to the audience.
After Qiu Yue took his seat, Zhao Mengqi did not sit down at the main seat. Instead, he walked to the edge of the stage and sat down directly on the ground, with his legs hanging outside the stage, looking casual or vulgar.
Everyone is familiar with King Yan, but also very unfamiliar. Most of them see him at such a close distance for the first time.
The eyebrows and eyes are very similar to those of Zhao Guan's family, but his face is not graceful, elegant, nor resolute and majestic. There is a hint of cynicism on the dark-skinned cheeks, but his eyes are like an abyss, which seems to be able to see through everything and swallow everything.
Zhao Mengqi glanced down the stage and easily recognized Wen Tianxiang in the front row.
So handsome!
"The body is majestic, beautiful as jade, with beautiful eyebrows and long eyes, looking brightly."
No wonder history books that cherish words like gold use so many words to describe his appearance.
Perhaps, selecting Wen Tianxiang as the number one pick should be the wisest decision that Zhao has ever made in his life.
Zhao Mengqi glanced at him, guessing that the more mature person next to him should be Xie Fangde, with thick eyebrows and a square face, with a typical literati temperament.
After searching again, I saw Lu Xiufu, who had a delicate and gentle appearance and a calm face. It was not obvious from his appearance that he actually had a strong character of "throwing the emperor into the sea" inside.
Finally, he glanced at Zhang Shijie, who was sitting in the front row where the instructor was sitting.
At this time, Zhang Shijie was only in his twenties. When he was young, he served as a soldier in Zhang Rou's army, a fellow from Baoding. Seven years ago, he defected to the Song Dynasty and joined the Huai Army.
At that time, Lu Wende was guarding Huaixi. Seeing that Zhang Shijie was a talented person who dared to fight and charge, he promoted him to a school captain, and later he was promoted to a general based on his merits.
Hehe, the three heroes of the late Song Dynasty! It’s all in my mouth!
I hope that the "late Song Dynasty" can be changed and you will become the three heroes of the revival.
After looking around, Zhao Mengqi nodded subconsciously, with a smile on his face.
"First of all, on behalf of the Royal Military Academy, I welcome you all. Maybe this will become your new life."
Zhao Mengqi's opening remarks were different from the tradition at this time, and his tone was more like chatting.
"I know, in fact, you are not willing to do it. You even think that this king is fooling around. You think that you should go to point out the country and scold Fang Qiu at this time, instead of sitting in jail here."
"I have to say that it is possible to stand out among tens of millions of scholars, squeeze across the single-plank bridge, and board the
To go to the Tianzi Hall, you indeed have the proud capital. "
"Our dynasty has always valued culture and treated scholars with great kindness. The common people are also respectful to scholars. You are the best among scholars. Ordinary people even regard you as literary stars."
"Why is this? Is it because you have knowledge that exceeds that of most people? I think you think so."
"However, in my opinion, having knowledge is not worthy of respect from others."
As soon as these words came out, the Jinshi were in an uproar and seemed to be unconvinced.
Zhao Mengqi waited for them to make trouble nonchalantly, not even bothering to distinguish the basis of their arguments, which was nothing more than what Confucius said.
If you look at it from above, the three melons and two dates in his belly would be worse than a primary school student in front of these knowledgeable people.
When the voice of protest was slightly quieter, he lowered his hands and continued talking.
"Don't worry, everyone, let me finish. Knowledge is actually a kind of wealth. Simply being knowledgeable is like a person who is simply rich."
"For example, I have a lot of money, but if I just pile it up in the warehouse and don't use it, it has nothing to do with anyone. Why should others respect me?"
"But I can do a lot of things with money. If I use it to do good things, the beneficiaries will be grateful to me and respect me. If I use it to do bad things, the victims and even bystanders will hate me and even want to eliminate me. I."
"The same goes for learning. Most of the officials in our dynasty came from the imperial examination. You should know how much knowledge they have, but are all officials worthy of respect?"
"Take Lai Jiang, who was skinned by me some time ago. He is also a high-ranking Jinshi. Is he worthy of respect?"
"The imperial court selected you because of your knowledge and then granted you power. The purpose is to let you use your knowledge and power to benefit the people, so that you deserve respect."
"The knowledge you have, the swords in the hands of warriors, the money in the hands of rich people, and the power held by this king are all the same in nature, they are just tools."
"Does it mean that just because your tools are more beautiful and noble, does it make you superior to others?"
"My views may not be correct, but you can think about this topic in your free time. Next, I will tell you the purpose of bringing you here."
Although the Jinshi felt that King Yan's words were a bit rough and even fallacious, they did touch the hearts of some people.
And they were more concerned about King Yan's purpose, so they all pricked up their ears.
Zhao Mengqi looked solemn and his voice was a little low, "To tell you the truth, I chose you here because I plan to train you as the backbone so that you can become the pillars supporting the Song Dynasty in the future."
"Our government has retreated to the south of the Yangtze River for nearly 130 years. I don't know how many people still remember their homeland and capital. Everyone in the government and the public has lost the intention of the Northern Expedition. The vast majority of people just want to live in peace."
"But do you really think you can live like this forever?"
"Stop dreaming. The Mongols are currently preparing to attack our country in full force. In three years at most, the war will begin."
"But look at what the officials of our government are doing. They are lazy and lazy. They only seek personal gain and have no idea that death is imminent."
"You have just entered the official career. I hope that you will be different from them. Not only will you not be polluted by the decadent officialdom, but you will also become a sharp sword to rectify the government, sweep away the stagnation, and restore politics to a clean breeze."
"So you need to learn how to control corruption here, and you also need to train your body and mind to have a strong will, a tough physique, and a strict sense of discipline!"
"In my vision, in the future, officials appointed by the imperial court, no matter how they obtain official status, must receive military training in this military academy, then serve in the Department of Integrity, and then be promoted to other positions based on work performance."
Oops! This idea shocked all the Jinshi.
The implication is that if you want to be promoted, you must first remove corrupt officials...
In this way, the Great Song Dynasty Hall must not turn into a pot of porridge?
But soon some people became excited again. Now that the officialdom is so corrupt, it is not difficult to catch corrupt officials. It is simply a shortcut to promotion!
Otherwise, if one follows traditional rules and takes one step at a time, even if everything goes smoothly, it will take twenty or thirty years to go from ninth grade to fifth grade.
Wen Tianxiang frowned deeply. Isn't what King Yan did so nakedly tempting?
There seems to be no Confucian moral values, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the behavior of a villain.
However, if morality is useful, why do so many people who read books by sages become corrupt officials who bring disaster to the country and the people?
Is there really no other better way to purify the atmosphere in the court?
No matter what the Jinshis in the room thought, King Yan's "conversation meeting" ended like this. From the beginning to the end, Qiu Yue, who served as the high priest, did not say a word. Judging from his expression, he seemed to be thinking about it. The words of King Yan.
The style in the military academy is to be vigorous and resolute. Starting from the next day, these Jinshi will officially enter the training course.
In the first seven days, they were treated as new recruits and conducted military training in the style of the Eastern Wei Army.
High-intensity military training not only brought them hardship and fatigue, but also various kinds of corporal punishment. Being whipped was even commonplace, and even Wen Tianxiang did not escape it.
But they couldn't express the complaints in their hearts, because King Yan himself trained more than five times as much as they did!
After the introductory military training was completed, the daily courses began. The most important ones were new mathematics and accounting methods, and then the various administrative procedures of the court and the rules of light and darkness in the yamen.
The former is taught by people from the Royal Bank, and occasionally the King of Yan will make a guest appearance. The latter is taught by capable officials selected by the King of Yan.
All knowledge is stripped to its bones, stripped of useless surface articles, and all is aimed at practicality.
Even so, the coursework is very heavy, making Jinshi students feel that it is several times harder than preparing for the imperial examination.
Moreover, there is an hour of daily military training that is constantly thundering, and sometimes you have to sit in on the battle case analysis classes that the instructors tell the officer cadets.
In addition, the instructors also have to take math classes and have accepted the training content of the Eastern Wei Army. Then the Jinshi have to serve as teachers, using historical allusions to teach others loyalty and cultural classes, and King Yan also attends them.
In this way, the three major groups in the military academy are teachers and students of each other, and the relationship is very messy, but there seem to be signs of getting together, and the discrimination and barriers between them begin to dissolve.
The so-called three pillars of life are carrying guns together, living together in the same dormitory, and visiting brothels together. These people can be regarded as two of them.
If Zhao Mengqi didn't have some bottom line, he might have helped them get it together...
Qiu Yue was also shocked by King Yan's unique teaching method.
