When Zhao Xi released the items he added, everyone realized that they had misunderstood.
I thought that His Highness the Crown Prince was going to restore Taizu's method of selecting soldiers, deciding on the pipa legs and chariot shafts, or directly selecting the imperial army, sending soldiers to various state capitals and carrying wooden stiles with them.
We have already made preparations... This thing has too much room for maneuver. After all, it is quite standard and there are few people entering the dormitory. There is a lot to be done in the meantime.
Unexpectedly, His Highness the Crown Prince took a different approach and directly set the basic standards. Yes, these are just basic standards, which means that they are only set for local selection. As for the actual selection of the East Palace Guards, that is the final palace examination... His Highness the Crown Prince personally
Select soldiers.
Yes, now it is time to call him His Highness the Crown Prince, and the ceremony of establishing the Crown Prince has been completed. At this time, Zhao Xi has almost built the East Palace guard camp, and you know how long it has been.
Zhao Xi thought that it would be enough to just issue an edict, but who would have thought that he would still be so verbose.
Thinking about the previous dynasty, even if they established a heir apparent, they would be immediately abolished later on. Most of them were those who were determined to inherit the great power in the light of swords. As for this dynasty... although the change is gentle, it seems to be a bit unexpected.
Therefore, Zhao Xi did not see much of the records of the Crown Prince. They were all taboo for the venerable, and those that should not be recorded were ignored.
But this time, the ceremony of establishing the crown prince was finally carried out in a serious manner.
Offering sacrifices to the Imperial Ancestral Temple, reporting to the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, issuing obituaries, and announcing to the people at dawn all have the same meaning: the next leader of the country or the world is named Zhao Mingxi, and he is the third son of His Majesty.
At the same time, it can be traced back to the eighth generation of the ancestors, which means that the status is moderate... I have to say this.
From then on, there was no Prince E Zhao Xi, only His Highness the Crown Prince, so he came out of the clan school and had a special teacher... Taishi, Taishi Pang.
Zhao Xi didn't even know if the drama of later generations had already predicted that he would come here, and at the same time, he also made Pang Jizhen the grand master.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was ten years old, which is the age at which children from ordinary families enter school. Although Pang Ji heard that the Crown Prince was intelligent, he thought it was just a rumor and was not accurate. Therefore, his first class went beyond the Mongolian studies and taught the Five Classics
Start speaking.
"Your Highness, how about your study?"
Pang Ji casually chatted with His Highness the Crown Prince for a few words, only to realize that he was wrong. The Crown Prince's current knowledge cannot be judged by a young child at all.
Fortunately, Pang Ji was originally a mature and prudent person, even as good as the original Du Yan. He avoided being slapped in the face by the prince...
"Sir, Mr. Sun thinks that students can take the exam..."
These are indeed Sun Fu's original words, or Sun Fu had said earlier before he was released because of his friends' involvement: The prince should be promoted to the second level and there will be no danger.
Of course, Sun Fu's words are not accurate. He has no idea what the level of the second-level class should be. This just means that Zhao Xi has now learned everything he should learn in the regulations.
This... Pang Ji really believed it. He had heard a little bit about Sun Fu. Although he had never been in contact with him, he was in the wealthy country and highly respected by Wen Kuanfu and others, so there shouldn't be much wrong with him.
Therefore, Pang Ji found the provincial examination questions from the past few years... There is no need for the palace examination, which is for His Majesty to inquire about politics.
"Your Highness, you only need to answer one question about your strategy."
Pang Ji knew very well what qualities an emperor should have, and the poems and poems that were collected from scholars were not necessary for an emperor.
Zhao Xi has been interested for a long time. He really wants to know what the national examination is like in these years. However, due to his identity and not knowing whether there are any taboos, he has been holding back.
Wang Zhongzheng will definitely not be able to do this.
Therefore, when Grand Master Pang... calls out this title, Zhao Xi always thinks of Bao Heizi.
When his teacher gave him the provincial test plan questionnaire, he began to treat himself as a candidate very rudely...
"Your Highness, "On Preparing for the Construction of the East Palace Guards" was written by you?"
It is obvious that the style of this policy question written by His Highness the Prince is similar to the "On the Preparation for the Construction of the East Palace Guards" submitted to the court by the officials... Based on the policy question alone, His Highness the Crown Prince's policy question is preferable... This is no longer simple.
He is wise, and is the real talent of an emperor through the ages.
Zhao Xi was very embarrassed. Originally, he didn't let his father tell the court about the terms of the East Palace Guards... He still needed to wait and see how things would change in the complicated court.
But he forgot about writing style...
"Sir, it is indeed written by students."
Not to mention emperors, even for ordinary people, honesty is a basic quality. Zhao Xi knows this very well.
"Your Highness, can you tell Ji Yi the reason for this sparseness?"
This... Zhao Xi is a little hesitant. The ancestral law and the reality of the country, suppressing military force and promoting literature are the bottom line that cannot be touched, and "On Preparing for the Construction of the East Palace Guards" itself is the central idea that favors military preparation, and the court once said... No matter what happens in twenty years
fighting.
Pang Ji was a civil servant, and he was equivalent to the leader of the entire Shilin. The Shilin would not want to have an emperor who was inclined to prepare military weapons.
"Sir, are you asking about the prince and your husband? Or the disciple and the teacher?"
Zhao Xi didn't say anything about keeping it secret or not, nor did he say anything stingy like "I'll say it in my mouth and it will go in your ear". He just wanted to define this conversation...
Nothing shocked Pang Ji more than these words. Nothing about Luban's nine-link chain lock, any poetry, even "Preparing for the Construction of the East Palace Guards" and this policy paper, including the impromptu decision during the station rebellion, could not compare.
His Highness the Prince's words shocked him.
There is too much information contained in one sentence. From position status, to the current situation of the country, to the direction of future governance, it seems that the answer can be found in this question.
"At this time, Ji and His Highness are master and disciple..."
Pang Ji was a little depressed. His Highness the Crown Prince was not smart, but a monster. His Royal Highness's political wisdom was unparalleled by any of the current court officials above the fifth rank, let alone the officials.
"Sir, the reason for this estrangement between students stemmed from the battle between two thousand imperial troops and two thousand thieves during the Rebellion at the Post Station. Zhang Langzhong should not have died for his country. It was all because of the cowardice of the four armies."
"At that time, Cao and Gao both had envoys, with less than 500 men, and they faced off against the thieves without falling behind. Comparing the two, the students thought that the soldiers were not more numerous but more refined. This is one of them."
"Secondly, students should go to school when they are children and get up at Yin time. If they don't want to waste their morning time, they can create a way of marching at will. When Han Xianggong met, he said it was good and it was a way of marching. Therefore, students repaired it year by year. Now,
You can choose five to try."
"Thirdly, the country has learned from the causes of the chaos in the previous dynasty, and suppressing military force and promoting literature is the proper meaning. But students believe that the yang cannot be born alone, the yin cannot grow alone, and the harmony of yin and yang is the way of heaven and earth. Only the combination of civil and military forces is a good strategy
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"This is the reason for this sparseness. It is not that the students criticize the laws of their ancestors, nor do they have any intention to change the current imperial system. They just want to use the East Palace Guards as a testing ground to try walking on two legs."
"This is called grasping with two hands, both hands must be strong."
The way of harmony between civil and military affairs... At this stage of the dynasty, the princes in the court have never thought about it, but most of them have tried to use civil society to control military affairs, or to impose strict laws. All kinds of methods have been tried, but they have not worked.
As His Highness said, the experimental field requires both hands to be grasped...perhaps it really is the way to go.
At this time, Pang Ji really didn't worry about whether His Highness was leaning towards military preparation, but was delighted by His Highness's novel statement.