The beauty of April in the human world is gone, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple are beginning to bloom.
Early spring in Guizhou is very cold, and it is even colder in the mountains. There is even snow that has not melted away.
The temperature has been declining since the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty. This trend continued until the late Zhengde period, with only a few small increases in the middle.
However, Emperor Jiajing was very lucky. During his decades of reign, the climate was always on the rise. Emperor Longqing suffered a tragedy. Within a few years after he ascended the throne, the temperature across the country became increasingly colder, and it was not until the end of Wanli that it became warmer for a few years. Then Emperor Tianqi took over.
Temperatures across the country have plummeted, officially ushering in the Little Ice Age.
In terms of climate alone, what era was Wang Yuan living in?
It is slightly warmer than in the early years of Chongzhen. In another twenty years, the temperature will drop to even lower than when Chongzhen succeeded to the throne!
Of course, as long as it survives these twenty years, the Ming Dynasty will usher in a sixty-year recovery period.
The recovery period coincided with the reign of Jiajing, which was supposed to be the golden period of development of the Ming Dynasty. With the economic strength accumulated by Hongzhi and Zhengde dynasties, industry and commerce experienced explosive growth, and agriculture also developed rapidly due to climate warming. And it began to follow the
Western colonists came into contact, a large amount of silver poured into the Americas, and scientific and technological exchanges also occurred in a collision - what a wonderful era.
Unfortunately, Emperor Jiajing was keen on power play and did not play a positive role in the development of the country. Instead, he laid countless hidden dangers for his descendants.
But regardless of the Japanese rebellion, the Jiajing Dynasty was a prosperous period no matter what, because the conditions in all aspects were so good that it would be a prosperous period for a pig to be the emperor!
"drive!"
More than a dozen horses were riding through the mountains, and the horses' hooves splashed up the thin snow, scaring the squirrels who had just gone through hibernation and scurrying around.
"Cement, wood, steel bars, block it quickly!"
Song Ling'er shouted excitedly, riding on horseback with a bow and arrow, aiming at a fleeing muntjac. She is now fourteen years old, has grown a lot taller, and the one bow in her hand has been replaced by two bows
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Three ocelots ran wildly in the forest, blocking the way of the muntjac, which frightened the prey into forcing it to change its escape direction.
They belong to the named subspecies in the ocelot classification. They are not the largest in size, but they are by no means the smallest. Among them, Cement, who has grown the fastest, has grown to weigh five kilograms, has a body length of one foot and five inches, and a tail that is more than six inches long——
It is lighter than the civet cat of the same age, but its body is more slender.
But what about the promised challenge to the wild wolf?
I met a lone wolf a few days ago. The three ocelots turned around and ran away without any desire to fight. The wolf didn't bother to chase it, because it couldn't catch up and might get injured in a fight.
The wild wolves in Guizhou are not very big either. Their average weight is only about 25 kilograms, which is only slightly larger than a local dog. You guys are just kidding!
Wang Yuan felt like he had watched fake videos in his previous life.
Not only did the three ocelots not fight with wolves, they also did so when encountering muntjac deer. When they first started training them to hunt, they saw the muntjac deer standing stupidly, then turned around and ran to chase the squirrel.
After many experiments, Wang Yuan finally figured it out.
Ocelots will not take the initiative to attack any larger animal. This is due to the nature of wild animals, which is to avoid any potential risk of injury.
After training for a full year, these three cute guys finally got the hang of it and were able to obey orders and actively chase medium-sized herbivores. But they were just chasing, with basically no physical contact, and they wouldn't rush up to bite them.
A hunting dog works.
"Haha, look at me!"
With the cooperation of the ocelot, Song Ling'er finally closed the distance and shot an arrow at the muntjac that was panicking.
Not counting the strokes, the arrows passed over the muntjac's back and scratched a deep wound. This was already pretty good. Song Ling'er was shooting on horseback just now, and she was aiming at a high-speed moving target.
The muntjac was injured and in pain, so he immediately ran away faster.
Song Ling'er was extremely depressed and shouted: "Wang Yuan, shoot it to death!"
"call out!"
An iron arrow shot out from the forest and pierced the muntjac's head accurately.
"Good arrow!"
Achai and Yuan Zhi galloped towards the horse, and saw that the arrow just hit the muntjac's eye. They were so impressed by Wang Yuan's amazing shooting that they fell to the ground.
Song Linger was also surprised and said: "Wang Yuan, your riding and shooting are getting more and more accurate!"
In two months, Wang Yuan will be thirteen years old. Except that his body is still thin, he is about the same height as a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old, and his strength is getting bigger and bigger.
Wang Yuan looked at the sky: "It's getting late, let's go back."
Naturally, the carcasses of prey were taken care of by followers. Song Ling'er came to Wang Yuan on horseback and said, "Hey, you really have to take the county exam. Isn't it better to be a warrior? Why do you have to be a scholar?"
"You don't understand." Wang Yuan smiled.
Song Ling'er said: "This year's county examination is not easy. Guizhou City and the three surrounding areas all have to take the examination in Guizhou City, and the examiner is that Xi Shu. You should have taken the examination last year. Our Song family is the examiner.
Guaranteed to make you easily become a scholar."
Wang Yuan explained: "Last year I didn't even finish studying the Annotations on the Four Books. Even if I passed the exam, I would still be fooling around."
"Then you should take the exam too. No one will take care of you this year," Song Ling'er said.
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "If I am even afraid of the county examination, how can I take part in the provincial examination in the future?"
Song Ling'er said: "You are just a fool, you don't even know how to take advantage of me."
In less than two years, Guizhou’s landscape has undergone major changes.
Just last year, the An and Song families sent people to Beijing to bribe officials in the name of offering horses. A piece of white tiger skin made Liu Jin happy. Eunuch Liu did not keep it for himself, but immediately donated it to Emperor Zhengde.
The emperor and eunuchs are both happy, so what can't be done?
Wang Kui, the governor of Guizhou, was immediately convicted and returned to Beijing. From then on, he returned to his hometown as an official, and the post of governor was no longer established in Guizhou.
After the common enemy was eliminated, the conflict between the An family and the Song family broke out instantly.
An Guirong took the initiative to win over Han officials and spent financial resources to establish social schools. In order to please the Buddhist left governor, he also took the initiative to renovate and expand Buddhist temples, and then built bridges and paved roads in the name of the right governor.
The chief envoys and deputy academic officials in Guizhou were very satisfied, and unanimously believed that the An family was loyal to the court, so they began to join forces to deal with the disobedient Song family.
With the cooperation of many parties, the Song family lost control of the scientific research in Guizhou City.
Song Ran was confused by this series of operations, and several tax resistance activities broke out in the area under his jurisdiction. He frequently mobilized troops to suppress them, and was no longer able to fight An Guirong.
Song Jian presented Wang Yuan's strategy in the hope of instigating rebellion in the An family's territory. However, Song Ran was reluctant to part with his property and armor, and was unwilling to use them to bribe the barbarians. He only sent a few random people to provoke rebellion, and the strategy was in vain.
Returning to the Beiya guest room, Wang Yuan began to organize the examination supplies. He was still very confident about the county examination.
The Guizhou academic officer is far away in Yunnan, and the Guizhou scientific examination is completely decided by the deputy academic officer Xi Shu. No matter how strict the Xi Shu is, local conditions must be taken into consideration. It is impossible to use Jiangnan standards to require Guizhou students.
Wang Yuan doesn't need to learn too well, he just needs to be better than others. He is the chicken who eats rice among a group of rookies.
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Huguang, Changde Prefecture, Wuling County.
Wang Yangming carried his luggage and was accompanied by two attendants. He said goodbye to the students by the river: "Wei Gan, Qing Shi, you all go back. Do you still want to send me to Guizhou?"
"Sir, are you still in the mood to joke?" Ji Yuanheng looked melancholy, "The journey to Guizhou is long and dangerous, sir. Please take care of yourself."
Jiang Xin directly prostrated himself to the ground: "Although the students only receive instruction for a few days, they will benefit from it for the rest of their lives. Sir, please go and take care of your health. One day, you will be able to return to the court, wipe out all Liu Jin's traitors, and return the Ming Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty." The world is at peace!"
"Go, go!" Wang Yangming waved and led his entourage onto the passenger ship.
Wang Yangming was demoted to Longchangyi, which was when Wang Yuan snatched Master Shen up the mountain.
But he did not leave immediately because his wife had a miscarriage. After taking care of his wife for a while at home, Wang Yangming visited old friends again and again, and did not go south until the next year. On the way, he was hunted down by assassins sent by Liu Jin. He escaped by throwing himself into the river and feigned death, and then went into hiding. He also went to Nanjing to visit his father.
In the winter of this year, Wang Yangming went to Yuecheng to give lectures and accepted his brother-in-law Xu Ai as his eldest disciple.
On the way from Yuecheng to Guizhou, Wang Yangming kept stopping and was often invited by officials along the way to give lectures. Ji Yuanheng and Jiang Xin were his disciples in Wuling.
The ship floated on the river, getting further and further away, until finally only a shadow remained.
Ji Yuanheng and Jiang Xin kept kneeling on the pier until the boat was completely out of sight, then they helped each other to their feet, with expressions of loneliness and sadness on their faces.