The Ming Dynasty started with caution

The Imperial Academy teaches the art of archery, and scholars can learn from doctors.

This has been the case since the Yuan Dynasty. Emperor Hongzhi couldn't figure it out: "The Imperial Academy already has six arts, why should we set up a martial arts school again?"

Bows and horses were a recreational item for the gentry and were not allowed in the hall.

During the Ming Dynasty, culture governed military affairs. If a martial arts school was established, wouldn't it mean that both culture and military affairs were equally important?

Yan Chengjin knew that the martial arts that His Majesty thought was archery, but the martial arts he was talking about was the complete system of how a general is trained.

"Different from the archeology taught by the Imperial Academy, the martial arts taught by Chen Yu emphasizes military strategies, as well as explanations of combat experience in mountains, rivers, lakes and seas."

Wang Yue was a little excited.

The wise nephew said that if he started giving lectures, he could establish a monument and be famous for generations to come.

He naturally believed in Yan Chengjin's words. He was very miraculous and his words always came true.

At the age of thirty-seven, he led the troops to fight against the Tatars. Over forty years, he went through numerous battles, large and small.

He is confident of cultivating generals.

"After I become an official, I can go to Wuzijian to give lectures. If I don't hold a position, I can just serve the imperial court."

Wu Zijian was a temporary name given by Yan Chengjin when he was drawing a pie for Wang Yue.

The Imperial College was established to select talents for the imperial court.

The purpose of establishing Wuzijian was to select generals for the imperial court.

Such a school cannot become compulsory education, so it is not open to the public.

Emperor Hongzhi picked up the tea cup and took a sip with dull eyes, as if what he was drinking was not tea but confusion.

"I have never heard that there was a martial arts yamen in the past dynasties?"

Yan Chengjin put his hand into his chest, holding two gold medals for immunity from death: "I don't know if I should take what I said or not?"

Seeing that this guy was about to take out the gold medal for immunity from death again, Emperor Hongzhi snorted: "That's what Yan Qing's family said."

"The imperial court is prosperous in terms of civility and military affairs. If you want to use generals, you still need your majesty's permission. From now on, in the imperial court, civil and military affairs will be equal."

When the nine-sided army fights, civilian officials can decide to cut off military pay.

This is the embodiment of using culture to govern military affairs.

If you want the court to have good generals in large numbers and be as prosperous as the civil servants, you need a bowl of water to keep it level.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di conquered the world immediately, so the civil servants did not dare to look down on the military attachés, but it is different today.

"To fight foreign affairs, we must first settle the domestic affairs. During the Three Kingdoms period, civil servants and military generals were all valued, regardless of civil servants. Therefore, talents emerged in large numbers. Your Majesty suppressed military power and promoted literature. This is how the atmosphere in the court will be."

This is not what Yan Chengjin said, but the opinion of a later historian.

Xiao Jing was shocked after hearing Yan Chengjin's words.

After a long time, Emperor Hongzhi frowned and said angrily, "Get out."

Yan Chengjin bowed slightly and slipped away.

After Yan Chengjin and Wang Yue exited, Emperor Hongzhi thought for a while and ordered Xiao Jing to check the imperial education courses at the Imperial College.

An hour later, Xiao Jing came back: "Your Majesty, the doctor who taught Sheyu in the Imperial College is Zhang Bo. This person has not taught in several months."

"Laziness and dereliction of duty?"

"That's not true. Jian Sheng emphasized the Five Classics but ignored She Yu. No one practiced it when he started giving lectures. Zhang Shu simply explained it orally instead."

Archery is a tiring job.

Holding the arrow feathers with your hands will cause pain over time, and the force on your back will make you tired easily.

For the pampered prison students, it was simply torture.

There are also royal horses. Some prison students dare not even get on the horses for fear of falling off.

How can you learn archery well like this?

However, in the Imperial College, passing the imperial examination is the top priority. Even if you don't learn archery, the doctor will not blame him.

Emperor Hongzhi's palm hit the desk with a snap. Xiao Jing was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head.

"I was busy with court affairs, so I neglected it."

"The Ministry of Rites was negligent. Your Majesty does not need to blame himself."

It's getting closer to the west, approaching the time of Shen.

The golden sunlight envelopes the palaces of the Forbidden City.

Yan Chengjin came to Zhan Shifu. Tomorrow morning, His Majesty will definitely mention Wu Zijian and inform Wang Hua to invite him to give advice.

At this time, in Youchunfang, Wang Hua was copying lecture notes with a big pen in his hand, preparing to teach the prince about frugality.

The clerk came in and reported: "Master Yan is here."

Wang Hua and Yang Tinghe raised their heads slightly.

Yan Chengjin, wearing a red unicorn suit, stepped into the half-foot-high threshold and came towards him.

Yang Tinghe seems to have become more mellow after not seeing him for a long time.

Yan Chengjin said to Wang Hua: "Master Wang, I have given advice to Your Majesty."

"You don't have to tell me, I am an official of the East Palace, how can I discuss politics?" Wang Hua wrote on the paper with a bold pen, not wanting to see this guy.

The safety of the people in Liaodong is of course important, but it is also true that Yan Chengjin deceived him.

When the old man heard that Wang Shouren was going to war again, he was always in fear.

He was also worried about Wang Shouren's comfort. When Shouren came back, he insisted on making him a heir to the Wang family.

The scholarly family of the Wang family is famous in the south of the Yangtze River, and the incense cannot be cut off.

Wang Hua copied silently, thinking that Yan Chengjin would beg him sincerely.

Unexpectedly, this boy turned around and returned to the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

"I'm really impatient. With a few words of persuasion, I might agree."

There must be something going on when this son comes to Zhan Shifu.

Yang Tinghe was confused after hearing this and looked at Wang Hua: "Brother Dehui, what is Yan Chengjin going to do?"

"I beg your Majesty to open a martial arts yamen in the capital, like the Imperial Academy, to cultivate generals."

"The imperial court governs military affairs with culture, and the generals just practice martial arts. Why study? What a nonsense!"

When the previous emperors were in power, military attachés with the same rank as Yi Pinyi had to kneel down and salute when they met civil servants.

Otherwise, it is a grave sin.

However, Emperor Hongzhi was not strict about this unwritten rule. Therefore, the civil and military battles between North Korea and China were not fierce, and the overall situation was peaceful.

Yan Chengjin helped Wang Yue to beg for retirement, and the news spread throughout the palace.

Ma Wensheng read the petition calmly without raising his head: "This boy is good friends with Wang Yue, and he helped him to beg for retirement. What's so strange about it?"

"Mr. Ma doesn't know that he also begged your majesty to set up the Wuzijian."

"Wuzijian? What is Wuzijian?"

"It is a place where people are taught to lead troops to fight. After Wang Yue retired, he went to Wuzijian to give lectures."

There was a lot of noise in the duty room.

Liang Chu put down the petition and looked at it blankly.

The Imperial College is an old system inherited from the Yuan Dynasty.

The emperors of all dynasties did not dare to increase or abolish the government at will.

First, it was because of waste, and second, it was afraid that it would become a bad policy.

However, the court has always governed the military with civil officials. The establishment of Wuzijian, in the future, will military officials and civil officials be on an equal footing?

The civil officials will never allow it.

On the other side, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue were also in an uproar after hearing the news.

Qin Hong was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.

This kid interfered in the affairs of my Ministry of War again. I gave you the position of Minister of War, and you want to be it?

"Does this kid really say that civil and military officials are equal?"

"The gatekeeper in front of the palace said it, it must be true. The Censorate interfered with the Ministry of War and exceeded its authority!"

"If they are equal, how can the Ministry of War govern the military generals? Tomorrow, you will follow me to advise your majesty."

The next day, early in the morning,

Emperor Hongzhi came out of the Qianqing Palace after dinner and asked as he walked: "Has there been any memorials from Liaodong?"

"Reporting to your majesty, not yet."

After arriving at the Fengtian Palace, the golden bell rang, and the ministers filed into the palace, all with vigilance on their faces.

The civil officials heard that Yan Chengjin was going to ask for the establishment of the Wuzijian and the equality of civil and military officials.

Equality? Absolutely impossible!

Qin Hong was the first to step forward, suppressing his anger: "Your Majesty, I heard that Yan Chengjin proposed to set up the Wuzijian?"

"I was just about to discuss this matter, what does the Ministry of War think?"