"The situation of the martial arts school is very difficult." Di Qing sighed: "Now it is on the verge of being cancelled."
"I heard something." Chen Ke comforted softly: "It's not the marshal's fault. It's really because the imperial court values civility over military affairs. How can it be changed so easily?"
"Yes." Di Qing nodded and said, "But the situation is much better now than at that time. Let me tell you the bottom line. The series of turmoil caused by this inventory of empty quotas in the entire army has shocked the official family. If you don't open the lid, you won't know.
, the army of the Song Dynasty has been corrupted..."
"Yes." Chen Ke said with emotion: "The Forbidden Army has an infantry camp with a full strength of 500 people, but only more than 300 soldiers, including old and weak people. Less than half of them are actually available. The cavalry camp has a full strength of 400 horses.
, but there are only more than a hundred horses available, and the rest are made up of mules and horses. Such an army will definitely collapse without a fight if it encounters a war. We expect them to defend the capital, hum..."
"Not only that," Di Qing lowered his voice: "The officials are particularly indignant about the performance of the general officers this time..."
"Yeah." Chen Ke nodded and said, "Even in the Imperial Palace, they didn't tell the truth and still concealed part of the vacancies."
"The dangers of becoming a general can be seen." Di Qing said solemnly: "So the officials have made up their mind to set up a martial arts academy to slowly change the blood of the army."
"The official sage." Chen Kegong cupped his hands and said, "If this is accomplished, the merit will last for a long time to come."
"Yes." Di Qing nodded and said: "Besides, the current Privy Councilor Zeng Xianggong is a frank and upright person. As long as it is beneficial to the court, he will definitely support it." Han Qi was shot while lying down...
"What does the marshal mean?" Chen Ke said softly.
"I don't trust whoever hands the Royal Martial Arts Academy to." Di Qing looked at Chen Ke sincerely and said, "So I want to ask you to take over."
"I..." Chen Ke's mouth opened wide: "How am I qualified?"
"Yes. Marshal." Chen Xiliang also said: "He is just a scholar. How can he lead the martial arts academy well?"
"Qualification is not a problem. You are the top scholar and have great merits. You are enough to judge the affairs of the martial arts academy." The official system of the Song Dynasty has this advantage. Officials do not perform their duties and are sent to work. In other words, everyone is
They are temporary workers seconded from other departments, which makes it possible to make extraordinary appointments. Di Qing said: "Besides, you helped me compile the teaching materials for the martial arts academy. You know it best."
"That's just talk on paper, right?" Chen Xiliang said.
"Why is it just talk on paper? He recruited local soldiers on Guangnan West Road and personally trained a strong army." Di Qing said with a smile: "I know all this."
"Training soldiers is different from teaching officers," Chen Ke shook his head and said, "I've never done it before, I'm afraid I'll miss the marshal's important mission."
"Zhong Fang, I believe you can do it!" Di Qingba looked at him and said: "Besides, I have brought out a group of instructors and a batch of graduates over the years. I can call them all back to help you." After a pause.
After a while, he told the truth and said: "Actually, as for the internal affairs of the college, you only need to deal with the general direction. The main focus is still on external affairs. If the college moves back to Bianjing, the conditions will be much better. But under the eyes of those people
, open and covert attacks are inevitable. I believe you have the ability to protect it."
"It turns out that the marshal is here for bodyguards." Chen Ke said with a smile.
"That's what I mean," Di Qing also smiled and said, "Do you agree or not?"
Chen Ke looked at his father. Chen Xiliang looked expressionless and withdrew his gaze. He nodded and said: "The marshal came to visit him personally. If I don't agree, I won't be the son of a man."
"Haha, I knew you wouldn't do anything to save me!" Di Qing also pretended not to see Brother Xiaoliang's expression, stood up and patted Chen Ke's arm and said, "I'll take care of the rest, just you.
Let’s wait for the appointment.”
After sending Di Qing away who had got what he wanted, Chen Xiliang said with a low face when he came back: "You are going astray, do you know?"
"You don't object to Wu Lang going to the northwest to lead troops," Chen Ke said with a wry smile, "I'm just teaching in the capital..."
"Are you and Wulang the same? You are the number one scholar and you want to be the prime minister." Chen Xiliang sighed and said, "You can't tolerate mistakes."
Chen Kemoran. The official system of the Song Dynasty was dedicated to cultivating mature and steady ministers. The imperial court had a trial court, which was responsible for the assessment of officials, which was called Mokan. There was one exam a year, and three exams constituted one term. If one term was passed,
, you haven’t made any mistakes, so congratulations, you can be promoted. So as long as you follow the steps and make no mistakes, with his high level, it will not be difficult at all for Xuan Ma to be the prime minister more than ten years later.
But be careful not to make mistakes, otherwise not only will you not be able to pass the trial court, but the Yushitai will also cause trouble for you... The Yushitai will definitely make trouble for you, because the officials of the Song Dynasty have impeachment targets every month.
It's called a "monthly lesson". If there is no correction within a hundred days, you will be dismissed, demoted, or fined "humiliating money"... In other words, you have embarrassed the Yushitai, and you are sorry for wearing this dress.
And as long as you dare to play, you will be rewarded regardless of whether it is true or not! In other words, they can scold you without any basis and will not be punished...
Therefore, the officials of the Song Dynasty were like a bunch of little wolf dogs, looking for trouble everywhere. They still have to find trouble if they have nothing to do, let alone if you really have trouble... Once it is impeached and verified, it is not a matter of standing still.
Positions, idleness, dismissal, and even relocation are all possible.
What kind of system produces what kind of officials? Under the invigilation system of the Song Dynasty, people basically went in with a pricked head and came out with a flat head, and climbed to the top without making mistakes. The most intuitive example is Fu Xianggong and Han Xianggong.
How outstanding people are, one is a single envoy to Liao, with awe-inspiring righteousness, the other is powerful in the northwest, and the enemies and ourselves are frightened, but after a delay in getting to the position, they all become stable, mature and prudent ministers...
Now the Chen family is full of Jinshi, which is enough in terms of breadth, but lacks depth. Chen Xiliang really hopes that Chen Ke can become the prime minister and let the Chen family's name be spread forever. Unfortunately, this kid doesn't seem to understand the way of being an official. You let Brother Xiaoliang
How not to get angry?
"Father." After a moment of silence, Chen Ke raised his head and said, "You often teach me that since you are eating the emperor's salary, you should be loyal to the emperor and not have too many selfish thoughts." After a pause, he said, "I know that if we follow the steps,
"In the next few years, I should study in the pavilion for a few years. After three years, I will move to the local area and serve as magistrate. After returning to the capital, I can become a minister, a censor, etc., and enter the ranks of senior officials." After completing the term,
, you can choose to be a Hanlin bachelor, know how to make imperial edicts, and then Xuanma and worship the prime minister... If everything goes well, eighteen years will be enough: "But, most of my life has passed like this..."
"As a civil servant, you still have to do civil servant things." Chen Xiliang sighed.
"Both Xianggong Han and Fan Wenzheng rose from the battlefield."
"Are we going to fight now?" Chen Xiliang glared at him and said, "Not only are we not going to fight now, we won't be fighting in twenty years!"
"That's not necessarily the case." Chen Ke said: "Although the world is safe, if you forget to fight, you will be in danger."
"So, you have already made up your mind?" Chen Xiliang said coldly.
"Don't change your mind when you promise something to others." Chen Ke said sternly: "Don't worry, father. The child has his own sense of propriety."
"Hmph..." Chen Xiliang ended the conversation with a muffled hum.
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Chen Ke's appointment has not yet come down. Over there, news came from the Su family that Old Su had obtained the official position before his two sons... Although Su Shi and Su Che were genuine Jinshi, they did not catch up with the official department because of Ding You.
Unified arrangements will be made, and you will still have to wait for vacancies after returning to Beijing.
Su Xun was finally appointed as the scholar of Jixian Academy through the recommendation of Han Xianggong. Although the official was not big and idle, he was a minister of literature after all, which meant that his knowledge was recognized by the court. More importantly, he was a minister of literature.
, this time he was appointed without examination, which finally met his wishes.
Su Shi told Chen Ke that the old man was very happy and it was time to take advantage of the opportunity.
So, the day after Su Xun received the appointment, Chen Ke rushed to the Su Mansion by car.
After people got out of the car, the guards carried down a few more wooden boxes and went straight into the yard.
When she saw him, Su Xun lowered her face and said, "You are becoming more and more bold now. I dare to come to you even at home!"
"My father-in-law is not a tiger," Chen Ke said with a smile, "Why am I afraid to come?" He said with a smile, "My son-in-law is here to congratulate my father-in-law on his great job, and I have specially prepared some small gifts for my father-in-law to accept."
"I didn't promise you," Su Xun said with a straight face: "Unless the iron tree blooms..."
"The first gift is a flowering iron tree!" Before he finished speaking, Chen Zhen, who came with Chen Ke, sang loudly.
Accompanied by his words, the guards opened a seven-foot-tall box, and a vigorous and simple potted plant with a stem as hard as iron and large feathery leaves on the top, smooth and shiny, and lovely green potted plant appeared in front of Old Su. This
It's just a pot of iron tree.
At the top of its branches and leaves, there is a cluster of very eye-catching hemispherical yellow flower clusters, which are the flowers of the iron tree...
"It turns out that there are really iron trees blooming..." Su Shi exclaimed in amazement.
"That's right, iron tree, also called phoenix-tailed banana. It doesn't bloom in the north, but it's not rare in the south." Chen Ke said with a smile: "It took a lot of effort to just find it and transport it intact.
." He said with a smile: "Father-in-law, are you satisfied?"
"Hmph." Su Xun snorted: "There are also roosters that lay eggs!"
"The second gift is a rooster that lays eggs!" Chen Zhen sang loudly.
The guards opened a smaller box and took out the big rooster with reed flowers. It had a high crest and golden feathers. It was a real rooster.
What a coincidence, right in front of Su Xun's eyes, a steaming egg rolled out from under the rooster's butt...
