Liu Ziguang liked to listen to storytelling since he was a child, and his story-telling style was like that of Tian Lianyuan. He told the story of the Red Shirt Army's magic soldiers descending from the sky into the Forbidden City so vividly and full of ups and downs that the scholars present held their cheeks and were dumbfounded.
A thousand red-shirted troops marched straight into Huanglong on a dark and windy night, went deep into the tiger's den, and parachuted into the core of Beijing city where there were layers of barriers and 130,000 troops were stationed. It was equivalent to burning the boat and escaping the road. What kind of heroic spirit was this?
Ah, someone couldn't help but interject: "Didn't Mr. Hou consider the way out at the beginning?"
Liu Ziguang said: "At that time, Nanjing was unexpectedly attacked by Hong Chengchou. The marquis had to deal with the remnant enemies in Beijing as soon as possible in order to control the overall situation and force the red thieves to retreat. However, the city of Beijing has thick walls and is easy to defend but difficult to attack. This kind of central flowering method must be adopted to control the situation."
To win, as the saying goes, to survive after death, the Marquis is not without confidence in doing so. The Red Shirt Army airborne troops are the strongest army in the world, and the 130,000 Qing troops are nothing more than chickens and dogs in their eyes."
There was already some admiration in everyone's eyes at this time. Liu Ziguang paused and continued: "During the most difficult period of the battle, I once asked a comrade who was seriously injured and dying, if he had any regrets in dying here. He said,
The fate of the airborne troops is to be surrounded. It is his honor to die in the enemy's lair. Yes, the airborne troops were established to fight behind enemy lines. They are born to be surrounded, but this is their pride.
, every airborne soldier has a solid gold badge personally issued by the Marquis of Zhenwu, and those who can wear the airborne gold badge are the gods of war and military gods of the Ming Dynasty!"
The scholars were moved, and many shed tears silently. Liu Ziguang's narration seemed to make them personally witness the heroism and heroic spirit of a thousand airborne troops facing 130,000 stubborn enemies. Some people asked loudly: "What should we do?"
Are students from the Capital Military Academy qualified to be airborne troops?"
Liu Ziguang said with a smile: "Yes, in fact, among the 1,000 people who parachuted into the Forbidden City, 200 were students from the Martial Arts Hall of the Capital. Each of them received the glorious airborne gold badge and will officially become a red soldier after graduation.
An officer of the Shirt Army."
"Then we also want to take the exam at the Capital Military Academy!" someone shouted, and then everyone agreed in unison, all gearing up and preparing to join the army.
At this time, the little girl who was disguised as a man suddenly asked: "Uncle, so you also participated in the airborne landing in the Forbidden City. You are also a great hero!"
Liu Ziguang smiled reservedly: "I am not a hero, I just fought side by side with heroes."
Everyone was deeply impressed by his words. The middle-aged man in front of them, wearing a linen robe and large canvas boots, turned out to be a fighting hero and was still studying at Jinling Academy with them. This made them both proud and ashamed.
, I am proud that I can listen to real heroes telling stories about the front line, but I am ashamed that I can only talk on paper and talk rhetorically.
Seeing that his goal was achieved, Liu Ziguang bowed his hands to everyone and said: "Okay, that's it for today, let's say goodbye. I hope to see you all wearing real red shirts and playing for the Ming Dynasty in the near future. Goodbye.
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After saying that, he turned around and left gracefully. Everyone bowed to say goodbye to him. Until he walked far away, the little girl disguised as a man was still looking at his back thoughtfully. Liang Shiyi came over and followed her gaze.
He went over and asked, "Yingtai, what are you thinking about?"
"This uncle is really handsome."
Liang Shiyi: "..."
Originally, the purpose of establishing Jinling Academy was to cultivate his own civil service power and expand his influence among the people. Pulling outstanding students from Jinling Academy to the martial arts hall would be equivalent to poaching his own corners. However, Liu Ziguang had his own plan. Although he lacked civil servants, he was more
In the absence of senior military staff officers, these students who have read poetry and books are the best source of students. After being trained in the martial arts hall, they will become qualified staff officers, but it does not mean that they can only hang out in the military world. These days, civil and military personnel
The boundary is not very big. Doesn't the imperial court pay attention to the control of civil and military affairs? Then I will train a group of dual-purpose talents who are good at both civil and military affairs and can manage the army on horseback and the people on horseback.
Besides, the advanced class of Jiangwu Hall is not that easy to get into. The reaction ability and physical fitness of the students are very high. Even if all these helpless scholars go, there will still be 8%
Ten people are eliminated, and only the best talents remain.
As for Xia Wanchun's gang of young people who have returned to society, Liu Ziguang still has a good impression. Although they are Donglin's reserve army, Liu Ziguang is quite confident in his brainwashing skills. As long as they enter the martial arts hall, they are guaranteed to be able to defeat these high-minded and low-handed people.
The scholar became a tough man.
In the study of the headmaster of Jinling Academy, Liu Ziguang and Gu Yanwu were sitting across from each other, chatting. Gu Yan made a report on the recent development of the academy to Liu Ziguang. Jinling Academy has complete infrastructure, free admission, and no threshold, but to get in
It's easy to get out, but it's hard to get out. If you want to obtain a diploma certified by a college, you can't do it without real talent and practical learning.
There is no fee to attend Jinling Academy, and the academy even provides room and board for poor students. There are tens of thousands of books in the academy, including all kinds of unique and rare books. Peng Jinrong sent people to collect them at high prices. Students can read at will, as well as Gu Yanwu
Famous scholars invited from various academies come to give guest lectures. Coupled with the relaxed atmosphere, scholars can freely talk about politics and comment on the current situation. Therefore, it is very attractive to the majority of intellectuals. There are only a thousand students officially enrolled in Jinling Academy.
There are only one person, but there are no less than ten thousand students hanging out in the academy every day, and the social impact is very great. This is Liu Ziguang's original intention.
If you control public opinion, you will control the hearts of the people. Jinling Academy shouldered the important task of leading the thoughts of the people of the Ming Dynasty, which was helpful to the progress of the entire society. Times are always developing, and the feudal system has actually declined in the late Ming Dynasty.
The feudal aristocratic class gradually gave way to the emerging capitalists, or became officials and businessmen themselves. According to philosophy, the economic base determines the superstructure. The emerging plutocratic class represented by Liu Ziguang is gradually gaining the right to speak politically. On the surface, it seems that
The opposition of the chaebol class is the feudal bureaucracy headed by Qian Qianyi. In fact, the real enemy is the ruler of Ming Dynasty---the current emperor.
Liu Ziguang only did this subconsciously. Many things were not done deliberately, but some unexpected effects were achieved. Of course, these changes all happened subtly. Liu Ziguang did not notice it, and neither did Gu Yanwu.
Now Liu Ziguang thought of another thing. The little girl from the Iron Blood Club who he saw today was disguising herself as a man. Why did she dress up as a man? It was because this patriarchal society values women's lack of talent as virtue and does not encourage women to study.
At most, I ran a private school at home and learned the Three-Character Classic of Hundreds of Family Surnames with my brothers. Once I became illiterate, I would be done. If I read too much, my husband's family would despise me in the future.
"Mr. Gu, are there any female students in our academy?" Liu Ziguang asked.
"This..." Gu Yanwu stroked his beard and said: "There are indeed some girls in the academy who are pretending to be men. I am afraid that the Marquis has already discovered it, so I will not hide it. In fact, it has been made public.
The secret is that I believe that women also have the right to study, so I let them go and the Marquis does not need to care."
Liu Ziguang knew that Gu Yanwu had misunderstood him. He did not want to get rid of these female students, but wanted to give them an upright opportunity to study.
"I have the same views as my husband. I, the Ming Dynasty, should pay attention to the issue of women's education. The prosperity of the country lies in education, and education cannot be biased. Women often shoulder the task of raising children. Children's first teachers are their parents. If we can make the parents
If some mothers are literate, then the illiteracy of our Ming Dynasty will be much less, and the country will be more powerful. Therefore, I think that a special college for women can be opened in the academy. Firstly, they can study legitimately, and secondly, they can avoid a lot of exemptions.
Let’s keep the gossip to prevent people from saying that our Jinling Academy is morally corrupt and that men and women live together.”
"Your Majesty, I would like to thank you on behalf of the parents of these students." Gu Yanwu left his seat and bowed seriously to Liu Ziguang. The social risks involved in opening a women's college were great, and he had to withstand the criticism of the feudal defenders. Even Gu Yanwu like this
No great scholar with a transcendent status dared to say this casually, and only Liu Ziguang had the courage.
Liu Ziguang waved his hand; "Mr. Gu, you are so polite. I also want to prosper the nation. I not only want to open a women's college, but also open junior schools to teach girls how to read and write. This needs to be done step by step. There is no rush. Although there is resistance,
It will definitely be big, but I have made up my mind to do this. Last spring, I held the engineering examination despite pressure from all sides. It was a great progress in the reform of the imperial examination system. What we need to do now is education.
Another major improvement in the system, Mr. Gu, are you willing to help me?"
Gu Yanwu said: "Master Hou is far-sighted and I really admire him. Leave this matter to me."
Liu Ziguang nodded reservedly: "Thank you, Mr. Gu." Then he opened the window facing down the mountain. The long study room was built against the mountain. Outside the window, he could see the beautiful autumn scenery of Zhongshan Mountain and the youthful students all over the mountain.
Liu Ziguang said with emotion: "Decades later, the steering wheel of the Ming Dynasty will be in the hands of these young people. For their growth, any efforts we make now will be worth it."
Gu Yanwu was convinced, and stood in front of the window, looking down at the students at the bottom of the mountain, and nodded deeply.