Chapter 54: Teach If You Can't
Although the eunuch in the green robe was young, he was very big. He was the son of Liu Yingqi, the deputy general of Liaoyang, and his name was Liu Shimin.
At the age of sixteen, Liu Shimin castrated himself because of a strange dream and was immediately selected into the palace. Under the name of Chen Ju, the eunuch of the Lisi, the eunuch of the Lisi, is now a sixth-rank writing eunuch in the literary room of the Silijian.
Although the Wenshu Room does not belong to the twenty-four yamen, it has an important position in the palace. Generally speaking, seven or eighteen eunuchs who were promoted to the Silijian were first tempered by the Wenshu Room. It can be said that the Wenshu Room was the first step to promote the palace to the great palace, and its nature was no less than that of the Hanlin Academy in the outer court.
Liu Shimin was able to be a eunuch in the Wenshu room, because of his family background, and because of his knowledge and talent, especially his writing skills, which was highly valued by Chen Ju. He was a rare talent in the palace.
In previous years, the emperor would send nobles or internal supervisors to invigilate the examination, which shows the emperor's importance to the martial arts.
However, as the trend of literary nobles in the Ming Dynasty became more and more indifferent to martial arts, the foreign courts became more and more indifferent to martial arts, and even the nobles were unwilling to come to invigilate the exam. The internal supervisor came just to go through the motions and could not interfere with the content of the exam and the examination.
This year's Wushuo Department is scheduled to be in the summer, so no one in the palace is willing to come in the scorching sun. Finally, Chen Ju called Liu Shimin to come.
Although Liu Shimin was not of high rank, he was the emperor, so he had the status of an imperial envoy. As usual, the Jinyiwei had to send someone to guard him, and this candidate fell on Wang Yueqian.
Wang Yueqian knew very well that the opportunity was rare. Although this Eunuch Liu was too young, he was a native of the inner study room and had a great chance of being promoted to the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the
"Eunuch Liu, please!"
Wang Yueqian fell to Liu Shimin and glanced at the faces of a group of idle people in the stands. When he fell on Wei Liangchen who was staring at them, he was a little stunned, feeling that this young man seemed to have seen somewhere.
Liu Shimin nodded and walked towards the officials of the Ministry of War.
Seeing this, several examiners stood up one after another. Whether they wanted to or not, Liu Shimin's identity was there. If they were disrespectful, they would inevitably leave the talk to the inner court.
At present, it is rare that the inner court and the outer court are united and there is no barrier. This is why the government is clear and clear. If the inner court is dissatisfied with the outer court because of trivial matters, it will inevitably make it difficult for the cabinet and the ceremonial supervisor to do.
"Thank you all for your hard work!"
Liu Shimin is young, but he is very good at being a human being. He walked up to greet the examiners with a smile, and his expression was not at all arrogant. His words and demeanor were very appropriate, which made the examiners feel comfortable.
"The military examination is a matter of my military department. We are sent by our soldiers, so why should we talk about hard work? But my nephew came from the big house and worked much harder than us."
The person who spoke was the senior and more polite chief Song of the Arsenal. He had a good impression of Liu Shimin because his father Liu Yingqi had worked with him for several months. In short, Liu Shimin was his junior, so he took it for granted to say "nephew".
"How dare we servants be negligent about the errands that the emperor has assigned... Sit down quickly, the important thing is important."
While speaking, Wang Yueqian had already brought a stool. After Liu Shimin sat down, he picked up the assessment booklet and looked through it. After roughly knowing it, he stopped looking at it carefully. Otherwise, these officials of the Ministry of War would be dissatisfied.
Thinking of something, Liu Shimin turned sideways to Master Li on the side and said, "Mr. Li's resignation has been entered into the inner study."
Upon hearing this, Master Li said "Oh" and said with a wry smile: "What is expected."
Although he had decided to resign directly and return home, Master Li had some hope in advance, but Liu Shimin said that his resignation was indirectly expressed that the emperor still had no instructions, and he was inevitably disappointed.
It should be noted that the treatment of resigning from office and returning home is very different. This is directly related to Master Li’s food and clothing for the rest of his life, and also to his status in the village. However, fish and bear’s paws are not available. Master Li is too old and can’t wait for the great grace of heaven.
"I have to say that the adults' handwriting is really beautiful. We have been watching for a long time and imitating a few words, but it doesn't look like it. If the adults have time another day, our family should visit us." Liu Shimin did not compliment the headmaster Li who decided to resign, but really liked the handwriting of the headmaster Li.
It is of course a good thing to be praised for by others. Master Li was in a better mood and said a few words to Liu Shimin with a smile.
The in-field exam is still going on, and Wei Liangchen noticed that Xu Xianchun had finished the exam and was waiting for something on the sidelines.
At this time, a small school came over and said that there were several horses that were on the court continuously, which was a little impatient and needed to be replaced. The chief Song and the others could decide on such small matters, but they still asked Liu Shimin for their opinions. Liu Shimin had no opinions, so the exam was temporarily interrupted, and several examiners sat leisurely in the pergola to escape the summer heat.
A group of people sat in the shed, each holding a tea bowl, which looked like a township leader was in a meeting. The good minister didn't know why, but suddenly he didn't take the exam. He was a little anxious, but he couldn't inquire. At this time, the sun was already high, and the idle people on the stands were all so hot that they had dispersed a lot.
The good minister was covered in sweat. Thinking that this would not work, he quietly moved to the back of the awning where the examiner was and sat down.
Your leaders are busy with yours. Is it okay for me to avoid the summer so much?
Commander Li noticed Liangchen, perhaps because of the young man, but he did not drive him away. Liu Shimin glanced at Liangchen, smiled slightly, and did not ask. The other few were having a happy conversation, but did not notice a young man slipping in.
Not far away, soldiers from the five cities of the military officers discovered the good ministers, but seeing that the adults in the shed didn't say anything, they were too lazy to come over to drive them away.
It is normal for people to hide from the sun when it is hot.
Wang Yueqian was from the Jinyiwei, and finally remembered where he had met Wei Liangchen. Fortunately, he didn't come forward to drive away people, and if he didn't want the bad minister, he really had no place to hide.
Because he was entering the "leadership" circle, the good ministers did not dare to be suspicious and sat there honestly without making any noise.
"I wonder if anyone has chosen this year's Wu Kui?"
"Shandong Zhou Hongmo, Guizhou Yuan Jianlong, Henan Zhou Zongbei, etc., they all have the best bow and horses, and they can all be Wu Kui."
"Oh, that's really full of talents." Liu Shimin laughed, "I guess the emperor will be very happy when he knows it." After the laughter, he asked a question, "After a strategy, two bow and horses will be selected, then you will be able to win a Jinshi. Do you think it's inappropriate?"
This question was too abrupt, and all the examiners were stunned. I wonder why Liu Shimin asked this question, was it the emperor's intention or the instructor of the Eunuch Chen in the palace?
The king said, "What's wrong with it? The system that was set up during the Chenghua period has been passed down to this day and is complete. It is the way to select materials."
Because of Liu Shimin's father, Master Song did not directly say that Liu Shimin's question was inappropriate, but asked him with a smile what he thought.
"Sir, I am a native of the inner court and I know nothing about martial arts. I definitely don't have any opinions about you, but..."
Liu Shimin paused, "My father once told me that the current military affairs are different from the past, so the martial arts department should make some adjustments, first test horse, stance, gun, knife, sword, halberd, fist fight, punching, and other methods; second test camp formation, mines, gunpowder, chariots and other items; third test military strategy, astronomy, and geography. Only in these three items can one ensure that the winner is the choice of generals."
Master Song nodded: "Your father has been in Liaodong for a long time, and his views are reasonable."
Several other examiners were also thinking about what Liu Shimin said, but each had their own opinions.
Master Li said: "Martial arts are a masterpiece. The three items that Eunuch Liu said sound good, but most of the candidates learn at home. If you have the opportunity, you will touch the mines, gunpowder, chariots, etc., and you will rashly change the test, and you may not win any of them."
The head of the king even denied it directly. He shook his head and said, "The martial arts department has already held a ceremony that is enough to inspire people. Why change it easily?"
"The landmines, gunpowder, chariots and other techniques are indeed popular in the military and are used a lot. It is appropriate to add these contents to the martial arts department, but how can candidates learn these?"
Although Song Zheng was old, he was not conservative. He was once responsible for the transfer of food, grass and weapons in the battle to aid Korea, so he knew the importance of firearms.
This problem is a bit tricky, such as landmines and gunpowder are all used for military purposes, and private storage is strictly prohibited by the people. If candidates do not join the army, they will have no chance to contact them. But once they join the army, how can they be able to take the Wu Jinshi exam again?
This is a question of whether there is a chicken or an egg first. Liu Shimin only heard his father's opinion, but did not think of a solution. Today, it was also because of his first experience in the Wu Jinshi exam, and he raised it for a while.
"Our family just mentioned it casually. Whether it is useful. All the experts in military affairs will decide."
Liu Shimin smiled and wanted to break the matter. But he was a native of the court talking about this military affairs. Those who are interested may think he wanted to learn from Wang Zhi.
Regards Song and others did not have any interest in discussing this matter, regardless of whether they thought the martial arts department should be adjusted or not. After all, their official positions were not big, and the so-called official micro-person was light. The reform of martial arts department would at least have to be spoken by the Shangshu level. All aspects involved are also involved, and they cannot be decided by just a slap in the head.
I don’t want to say anything, but a sound came out of the shed, which sounded very immature.
"The solution is very simple. If you don't know how to teach it."
Chapter completed!