Chapter 725: Imperial College of the Imperial Academy
The four children nodded together, and Li Dingguo replied: "My foster father also agrees."
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he fell silent and seriously considered the Fourth Primary School's request.
Li Dingguo saw that Zhong Jinwei was deep in thought and knew that he was weighing their request, so he reminded him with a glimmer of hope: "Uncle, we have won the top four in the competition."
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he couldn't help but smile. Looking at the eager expressions on the faces of the four children, he thought that they had been led by Zhang Xianzhong in the army since they were young, and as his bodyguards, they had participated in many battles and knew what the battlefield was like. No.
There will be those newcomers who are frightened by the cruelty of war after entering the battlefield.
These four boys should not be treated as ordinary teenagers. So, he said to them: "Follow me back to the government office, and I will test you on the use of firearms troops. If you can pass, I will go to the emperor tomorrow to ask for a battle on your behalf."
When the four children heard this, they all looked overjoyed. They knew that as long as their uncle agreed to let them go to Liaodong, there would be no problem with the emperor. The four of them immediately said, "Uncle, my nephew will be fine."
"My nephew is very skilled in the combination of flintlock guns and artillery."
"Uncle, why don't you test us now!"
"..."
Zhong Jinwei couldn't help but feel a little speechless when he saw the enthusiasm of the fourth primary school. He ignored them and walked to the government office by himself.
After arriving at the government office, Zhong Jinwei took care of some official duties in a hurry. When it got dark, he saw that the fourth primary school student was still waiting for the exam with great enthusiasm, and he knew that the four of them were really determined.
So, he no longer delayed and assessed them individually on the characteristics of the firearms unit. The results were obvious. The four juniors all mastered it very well. Zhong Jinwei couldn't help but secretly sigh, it is better to accept new things faster at a young age!
The reason why he thinks so is that he feels that the Four Young Masters are more familiar with the characteristics and use of firearms units than Cao Wenzhao.
So, early the next morning, he went to fulfill his promise and went to the Forbidden City to meet the saint and ask for a fight on behalf of the four little ones.
The Beijing Camp is the army that defends the capital. The four hundred soldiers of the Beijing Camp must get permission from Emperor Chongzhen to leave the capital. Even if Zhong Jinwei agrees, Emperor Chongzhen will definitely agree, but this process must be done again. About this
Point, Zhong Jinwei knew very well.
When Emperor Chongzhen heard Zhong Jinwei's request for a battle, he couldn't help but be a little surprised. He asked Zhong Jinwei: "Master Zhong, among the four of them, the youngest is only over eleven years old, and the oldest is only thirteen years old. Don't worry.
Let them lead the army to fight alone? That is not a joke for children to play house with!"
Zhong Jinwei shook his head after hearing this. Of course he also had this worry, but the fourth primary school performed very well and proved to him that they could go on the battlefield.
"Your Majesty, the flowers grown in the greenhouse cannot withstand the baptism of wind and rain. The four of them have proven to me that they have the ability to spread their wings and fly, so let them leave the nest to face the wind and rain alone! Only in this way will they truly grow.
To open up and expand territory for the Ming Dynasty, to guard the talents in all directions!" Zhong Jinwei said sincerely.
Emperor Chongzhen was quite emotional after hearing this. After thinking for a while, he agreed: "Well, all four of them were trained by Master Zhong. You know best what their abilities are. Since Master Zhong wants them to fly, I
We won’t stop them either. But it’s best if the four of them don’t directly confront the Jianlu elite, in order to avoid any accidents.”
"This minister has considered and plans to send them to Denglai. On the coast of the Liaodong Peninsula, there are not many Jianlu troops, so they can try their skills." Zhong Jinwei replied quickly after hearing this.
The matter was settled. Emperor Chongzhen picked up a memorial on the imperial table and said to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Zhong, new kindergartens are being built along the newly built cement road. I see the progress, and it is fast."
It’s finished. But there’s a problem, the new teacher hasn’t finished training yet!”
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he was a little surprised and said: "It's been a long time, why haven't you finished the training?"
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen smiled bitterly and said: "Master Zhong, in this newly learned course, I have only learned half of the mathematics, and physics is even worse. The learning progress is less than 30%."
"How is it possible? This new teaching material was compiled by Chen and Master Xu. It is the most simple and easy-to-understand content!" Zhong Jinwei was even more surprised when he heard the progress of the training.
Emperor Chongzhen nodded, he also thought it was simple. He had learned it before and didn't find any difficulty.
But what is reported back now is that it is not that one or two people cannot learn, but that the progress of most of them is so poor. This kind of situation sometimes makes Emperor Chongzhen feel a little narcissistic. Is it really my talent?
You are smart, so you learn quickly!
"Master Zhong, why don't you go and find out whether the textbook is too difficult or for some other reason? This matter cannot be delayed any longer." Emperor Chongzhen ordered.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will go and take a look right now. There must be something weird here!" Zhong Jinwei is 100% sure that it is definitely not a problem with the difficulty of the textbook.
Master Zhong is at work, and Emperor Chongzhen can rest assured.
Therefore, Zhong Jinwei quickly left the Forbidden City and headed to Chengxian Street inside Andingmen in Dongcheng District of the capital. Because the training class was located in the Imperial College of the Capital, and the Imperial College was on Chengxian Street.
There are locust trees on both sides of Chengxian Street. Although locust trees are also planted in other places in the capital, they are far less numerous than here.
"Why are there so many locust trees in the Imperial College? Could it be that it's cooler to study under the trees?" Zhong Jinwei and the guards around him chatted while walking.
Seeing that Marquis Zhongxing was interested in the locust tree, Gu Baichuan told him the reason.
It turns out that since the Zhou Dynasty, there has been a saying of "three locust trees facing each other, three public positions", that is, three locust trees are planted outside the palace gate, representing the official positions of Taishi, Taifu and Taibao respectively. Sophora trees are widely planted in the Imperial College.
, which means that the supervisors can pass the examination for high-ranking officials.
"Master Hou, after entering the Imperial College, you can still see the Yuan Dynasty locust trees, including the Wenchang locust tree and the twin locust trees. They were all planted when the Imperial College was first established in the early Yuan Dynasty." Gu Baichuan gave a comprehensive introduction.
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When Li Laosi and others looked at the Imperial College, the highest institution of learning in the Ming Dynasty, they began to look solemn. They were not very literate, so they had a lot of respect for the Imperial College. After listening to Gu Baichuan's introduction, they looked at the people on the roadside again.
The locust tree was also in awe.
Since ancient times, respect for scholars has been inherited.
When the group arrived at the gate of the Imperial College, also known as Jixian Gate, they found that there were no soldiers standing guard at the gate.
"How come there are no soldiers standing guard at the highest institution of learning in the Ming Dynasty?" Zhong Jinwei didn't know the specific situation, so he asked Gu Baichuan who was beside him.
"The Five Cities Military and Horse Command Department assigned soldiers to take turns on duty." Gu Baichuan first answered Marquis Zhongxing's question, and then immediately assigned a sergeant to go to the concierge to check the situation.
Zhong Jinwei didn't wait at the door, got off his horse and walked inside.
This should be a more impressive existence than Peking University and Tsinghua University in later generations. There is no guard at the door. Doesn't it mean that people can come in and out at will? He vaguely felt that the Imperial College, the highest university in the Ming Dynasty, would disappoint him.