When Mei Lin carried Ying Thirteen back to Nuange, Jin Miaomiao was discussing with Xue Ruitian the issue of the three children continuing to study.
After Jin Miaomiao decided to accept the three children, she went to inquire with the gentleman who taught the children in the military. Among the three children, the eldest, Li Yu, was the best at studying, and the youngest, Mo Kai, was the best at studying. Then, there was Zhang Jing in the middle. The teacher said that he had no talent for learning, but he was very outstanding in other aspects.
Especially in terms of hands-on ability, my husband once gave Zhang Jing a set of wooden models. There were six models in total, with varying degrees of difficulty from small to large, and asked him to dismantle them and reassemble them. Those models were obtained by my husband from his classmate and friend who is currently the Minister of Works. They are used to train young people who have just joined the Ministry of Works. If you want to master this set of models skillfully, the fastest record of the Ministry of Works is half a month. But Zhang Jing, a child with very clear thinking and nimble fingers, completely understood the mechanisms inside in less than ten days, and even made a set of them himself.
My husband gave the set of models made by Zhang Jing to his classmates, and received praise and praise from his classmates. He said that this child will definitely achieve something in this field, and he hoped that his husband could train him well.
The husband told Jin Miaomiao exactly what his classmates said. Jin Miaomiao also felt that the future of the children should not be delayed, so he thought of discussing with everyone whether to let the children take the exams and come back with merit.
"I think so. Since some of the three of them are very talented in reading and some have their own opinions in making things, wouldn't it be too wasteful to just learn cooking from me?" Jin Miaomiao squatted in front of the three children, "At your current age, in an ordinary family, you should be ready to take the scientific examination? I remember that two years ago, a ten-year-old kid passed the examination. Scholars have been talked about for a while, saying that he is a rare prodigy. If you take the exam now, you will not be able to get the title of prodigy. If you get a Jinshi or work hard to get a top scholar, you should be fine. Bar?"
"Hey, hey, is your brain corroded by those poisonous weeds or something? Or is your memory confused?" Xue Ruitian rudely tapped Jin Miaomiao's head with a fan, no. He said hurriedly, "Have you forgotten that the law of Daxia clearly stipulates that military households cannot participate in scientific examinations. These children were born in the border pass. After their parents died in the war, they became military households worthy of the name. Those who will join the army when they arrive are destined to be ineligible to take the scientific examination, do you understand?"
"But...but..." Jin Miaomiao finally remembered that Daxia did have such a rule, but she was a little unwilling to do so, "but..."
"What's the point? As a military householder, it is a capital offense to hide your identity and take the scientific examination. Do you know that?" An identity check is necessary. No matter how carefully the fake identity is done, it will be discovered at this stage. Once the identity is found to be fraudulent, all people related to the candidate and officials who have come into contact with the candidate will be dismissed and investigated. . You ask them to take part in the scientific examination, and if they are found to have problems, then the entire Shen Jiajun and Jiaping Guancheng will be jointly and severally responsible."
"Are there no exceptions?" Jin Miaomiao frowned and said unconvinced, "What if these two children... are born to be officials?"
"Born to be an official? What do you mean to be born to be an official?" Even if you are second in the rankings, top pick, or at least a Jinshi, but do you know how many students in the world can study? How many official positions are there in the world? How many people can actually be officials?" Xue Ruitian sighed, "How many talented people who have become world-famous at a young age still encounter obstacles when they reach the court. In the end, they can only comfort themselves that they were born at the wrong time."
"I agree with what Brother Xiaotian said." Shen Cha shook the Di newspaper in his hand, "Miaomiao, don't take scholars and scholars too seriously, and don't think too highly of them. Once they are frustrated in officialdom or in love, When you are frustrated, you will be just like ordinary people, feeling depressed and not wanting to work. Look at the crap written by these frustrated literati, they are not as good as those written by a child who is just learning composition!" Shen Cha looked disgusted. Throwing the newspaper in her hand into the corner, she sighed, "The matter you are thinking about has not been discussed in the court, right?" She looked at Shen Haolin, "I remember that both civil servants and military generals tried their best to We are opposed to this proposal. If young people at the border take part in the imperial examination, their ability to replenish the personnel losses in the army in a timely manner will be weakened, which is very detrimental to the border armies, especially in wartime."
"Xiaocha is right. Although we can continue to recruit from other places, water from afar cannot quench our thirst. Moreover, those recruited from other places are not like border military households who can go into battle to kill the enemy without fear. .”
"There is one more important point." Jin Jing read the paperwork for a long time. She was a little tired from sitting. She stood up and walked to Jin Miaomiao, patted her on the shoulder and said, "These military households all have to follow. All the soldiers in the army train together and understand the tactics and fighting methods of the army. They will not retreat in the face of battle or become disorganized. Those soldiers recruited from other places must be retrained. In battle At that time, we didn’t have that time.”
"I understand!" Jin Miaomiao nodded, "I thought about this matter too simply."
"It's not your fault. You are a doctor accompanying the army. It's normal for you not to understand what's going on here. Once we explain it like this, won't you understand? Don't say such stupid things in the future. We, Jiaping Guancheng, are still The Shen Jiajun has won many battles in recent years and has gained too much limelight. Some people are already jealous, so at this time, it is better for us to be honest and not let others make a fuss about it. " Xue Ruitian yawned, "Then again, what's the benefit of taking the scientific examination? Those students who study hard for more than ten or even decades don't have a penny. But the military household is different. These children Ever since they were born, they have been paid every month. Although it is only a little, it adds up to a lot of money now. Moreover, when they reach the age where they can go to the battlefield, they have established a Not only do they gain military merit and are promoted to military positions, but their pay and wages also increase accordingly. If they are lucky, they can still be promoted to the imperial court, but the speed is much faster than taking the scientific examination. Even if they get a Jinshi, they still have to wait for many years. We are living a miserable life, but we are not as comfortable as we are at the border!"
"So, it was very wise for me to step back from the brink in time." Jin Jing shook her head proudly, "The highest classmate I studied with was only a sixth-grade student."
"The military advisor has now been promoted to the fourth rank by relying on military merit. They still have to bow obediently when they see you." Xue Ruitian squatted in front of the three children and said with a smile, "The ambition of these three children is to fight on the battlefield. You want to be a great general whose name will go down in history, rather than those officials in Xijing who only care about you all day long, right?"
"Yes, what the Marquis said is right!" Li Yu tugged on Jin Miaomiao's sleeves and said seriously, "Sister Miaomiao, we just want to defend the country's borders and go into battle to kill the enemy. We don't want to do anything else. Even if there is something wrong in the future If we have the opportunity to sit in the court, we don’t want to go, we just want to stay here.”
"Okay, I won't mention this matter anymore." Since the children have said so, Jin Miaomiao is a very open-minded person and must follow the children's own wishes. "However, you still have to continue studying. You guys Now that you have become your master, you can’t just learn cooking from me, you have to learn other things as well.”
"Sister Miao Miao is Master Huilan's only disciple. Do you know who Master Huilan is, right?"
"I know." Mo Kai nodded fiercely, "Sister Miao Miao told us."
"Master is very powerful. If we could have been born a few years earlier, we would have been lucky enough to listen to his teachings."
"Although you can't listen to Master Huilan's teachings in person, you can listen to the teachings of your sister Miaomiao!" Xue Ruitian rubbed the head of Li Yu, who was like a little adult, and said, "Master Huilan passed on all his skills to I’ve given it to you, Sister Miaomiao. You should learn from her and strive to learn from another master. But...” Xue Ruitian stood up and looked at Jin Miaomiao, “Master Huilan’s set of kung fu is for self-protection. It's still pretty good, but it's still not fun to go into battle to kill the enemy." He turned to look at Shen Cha, "Xiao Cha, who do you think is more suitable to hand over the three of them?"
"If you ask me, don't you have a definite answer in your heart? Brother Xiaotian, who do you prefer to teach them?" Shen Cha raised his head and looked at Xue Ruitian, then at the three children, "We must be No, I am so busy every day that I almost have no time to practice my merits, let alone teach children. How about leaving it to the shadows?"
"That's great!" Xue Ruitian patted the three children's little heads, "That's what I was thinking too!"
"It's just that the training camp is too cold and cold, not suitable for them. Moreover, they have to study during the day, and only the morning and evening time are free every day, which can be used to practice kung fu. How about this, let Xiao Wu and Seventeen and eighteen take turns to teach them. Whoever is not on duty is responsible for taking care of the children. They are responsible for it. What do you think?"
"Follow the General's arrangements!" Li Yu led his two younger brothers to salute Shen Cha in a dignified manner, "We will study hard and learn kung fu!"
At this time, Merlin came in from outside with Ying Thirteen. He happened to hear what the three children said, and Ying Thirteen burst into laughter.
"Hey, look who this is?" Jin Miaomiao stood up, walked to Ying Shisan, and looked Ying Shisan up and down, "Master Shisan, you have been recovering well during this time. Not bad, looks very good!"
"Thank you, Miss Jin, for the compliment." Ying Thirteen tugged at the corner of his mouth, took a deep breath, walked quickly to Shen Haolin and Shen Cha's desk, knelt down on one knee, clasped his hands in his fists, and said, "Subordinate Thirteen I’ve met the Duke, I’ve met the boss!”
"Get up!" Shen Cha stood up, walked around the table, walked in front of Ying Shisan, stretched out his hand to help him up, "Let the past go by, and don't feel guilty. I haven't already punished you. is you?"
"But the Duke is seriously ill because of my negligence, my subordinate..."
"Hey, don't worry, am I okay?" Shen Haolin patted himself, "Just listen to your boss and forget all those things!"
Ying Thirteen looked at Shen Haolin, then at Shen Cha, and burst into tears.
