Forbidden City, inner school field.

Today it has been set up as an examination room!

It is the field of assessment and selection of the 65th generation of Yan Shenggong!

Emperor Zhu Cihong of the Ming Dynasty and Emperor Zhu Youzhen of Chongzhen sat side by side in a pavilion in the center of the inner school field, the pavilion was surrounded by empty squares, the ground was paved with cinders, and it was divided into two areas in the north and south by a wooden fence, and the north was the racecourse; To the south is the shooting range.

"Father, this Yan Shenggong is a Confucian exemplar, so he must be strictly selected. If the most holy people can't learn the truth that has been handed down by his descendants, can others learn it? Therefore, Erchen felt that this Yan Shenggong must be examined, and all the saints' descendants must be examined, and the most capable person can be the Yan Shenggong......"

Listening to his son's nonsense here, Emperor Chongzhen thought: When Yan Shenggong wants to take the exam, then should he take the exam when he is the emperor? Is it also to let the Miao descendants of Emperor Taizu Gao take the test? If you are admitted, you will become an emperor? Didn't you pass the test?

"Brother Chun," Chongzhen asked again, "what does the Holy Father of Dangyan have to test?" ”

Zhu Cihong crossed his fingers and said to Chongzhen: "The first is to test the six arts, and the focus is on the two arts of archery and royalty, because these two arts are necessary for preaching and protecting!" ”

Chongzhen was stunned: "What?" Preaching and defending the Gospel by archery and riding horses? ”

Zhu Cihong shook his head: "Of course not, horseback riding and archery are just basics, and it is even more difficult to take the exam to become a Yan Shenggong." ”

Chongzhen asked, "What's more difficult?" ”

Zhu Cihong said: "Archery must not only be able to shoot arrows, but also be able to shoot muskets and cannons!" ”

Chongzhen was stunned: "Huh? And cannons? ”

Zhu Cihong said seriously: "Bismarck, the philosopher of the Western German State, once said that the truth is only within the range of the cannon!" Therefore, in order to spread the truth of Confucianism and educate the barbarians of all directions, we must first use a good cannon! As the Holy Father of Yan, of course he has to be able to fire a cannon! ”

Chongzhen sighed and said in his heart: This is something that seems to make sense...... I only have the truth, not the cannon, so I was usurped!

Emperor Zhu continued to educate Chongzhen and said: "And Yuyi, in the past, was to drive big cars, but now there are car battles from time to time, so I will test the ability to fight on horseback and horseback." Cavalry archery, horseback charging with guns, riding horses and swinging swords to slash and slash with Zhangbachang Gok cavalry are all skills that need to be mastered. ”

Chongzhen said in his heart: It's really not easy for you to be the Holy Father, I can't do it, and I will ride a horse and shoot arrows.

Chongzhen thought for a while and asked, "What else do you take besides the six arts?" ”

"I still have to talk about it!" Zhu Cihong said, "There are two kinds of Taoism, one is on the way of the sword, and the other is on righteousness!" ”

"On kendo?" Chongzhen was stunned for a moment, "The gentleman doesn't move his mouth!" What is the word of convincing people with reason, but what is the sword? ”

"It's not the Holy of Saints to say that a gentleman doesn't move his mouth," Zhu Cihong shook his head and said, "When the Holy and his disciples traveled around the world to spread the truth, they never left their swords...... The sword does not leave his body, so he is naturally ready to cut people, so Yan Shenggong should also be proficient in swordsmanship!

After the sword, it is only about the righteousness, only on the righteousness of the holy teacher, and does not involve the rest of the Confucian sages. ”

This is the idea of Wei Zaode, the tutor who makes up the class, Confucianism has developed for so many years, and there are a lot of Dadao Xiaoli, and even Wei Zaode, the champion, can't remember it completely, let alone Kong Yinzheng, who only remembers half of the "Analects"?

Therefore, "Teacher Wei" simply came to "only Confucius said", and only "Confucius once said" can be used to test the Holy Father. As for anything else that Zizi said, don't use it to toss the descendants of Confucius. Kong Yinzheng has been miserable enough these days, there are so many things to learn, and the time is so tight, and if he doesn't learn well, his life may be in danger!

In order to save his life, he really gave up his life, only slept for two hours a day, and spent the rest of his time practicing martial arts.

What's even more unreasonable is that when you practice martial arts, you still have to learn to shoot a cannon, and what truth is only within the range of the cannon! Only by using the cannon well can we better protect the Tao and preach and educate the barbarians in the future—what does this mean? If you can educate, you can educate, but if you can't educate, you can kill with a cannon? Is this unreasonable?

But then again, this Kong Yinzheng really has a talent for playing with cannons, and after learning for a few months, he will be able to measure the distance more accurately, calculate the shooting yuan, and deploy and fire gunpowder by himself. Moreover, he is extremely talented in mathematics, and can use some methods written by Zhu Cihong in "Ballistics" to quickly mentally calculate the elements, which may not be accurate, but they are also inseparable.

It seems that this guy is not only muscular, but also a "science and engineering man", and the liberal arts are not bad, the brush is very well written, and the articles can be read.

......

The six arts have finished the exam, and they have been busy for almost a morning.

Horseback riding, shooting, shooting, firing cannons, dancing Changge, riding a horse and swinging a sword to cut a scarecrow, riding a horse holding a scarecrow and more, all pass perfectly!

If you can't pass the Yan Shenggong exam, this guy can also take the martial arts champion or something...... The written test among the six arts, including "Li", "Music" (not singing, but music score), "Shu" ("Analects" and calligraphy), "Mathematics" and other four arts, also did very well!

All of them passed with full marks - Wei Zaode is really the top talent, his own questions to test his own results are really perfect, and Kong Yinzheng's memory is also good, and the answers given to him by Mr. Wei are all memorized. Oh, it's not all cheating, math is self-examined, and of course it's a perfect score.

However, after the six arts, there are still two exams to be taken: "On the Sword" and "On the Dao"!

The sword is easy to test, and it is in the pavilion in the school field, the building called Guanjun Rongtai. There are two platforms on this viewing platform, one in the south and one in the north. Kong Yinzheng, who finished the six arts exam, walked up to the south platform, wearing armor and holding a long sword, and shouted loudly: "Kong Yin, the son of the Holy Ancestor, is here, who dares to argue with a certain sword!" ”

Who dares to do this?

This is asking Wei Zaode, Qian Qianyi, Zhu Zhiyu, Wang Fuzhi, and Huang Daozhou, the five examiners, of course, no one wants to discuss the sword with him. Among the five examiners, only Zhu Zhiyu knows martial arts. In the eleventh year of Chongzhen, he was recommended to the Ministry of Rites as "the first all-round talent in civil and military affairs", but Zhu Zhiyu did not apply for the office, but continued to be obsessed with learning. He was 39 years old at the time, and now Zhu Zhiyu is 50 years old, of course, he can't compete with the young and strong Kong Yinzheng.

Seeing that no one dared to discuss the sword with Kong Yinzheng, Zhu Cihong, who was sitting under the eaves of the south platform of the Guanjun Rongtai, said with a smile: "Kong Zhuangshi is the first warrior of Confucius, and the way of the sword is naturally good, as for the theory of righteousness...... I wonder what the five examiners want to ask? ”

"Your Majesty, the minister has something to ask!"

It was Zhu Zhiyu who asked the question.

"Ask what?" Zhu Cihong asked.

"Ask Ren! What is benevolence? ”

Zhu Cihong breathed a sigh of relief and nodded appreciatively, this Zhu Zhiyu is still on the road - the core of Confucianism is benevolence. As long as you have practiced Confucianism, you can say that you are the first to speak.

"Kong Yinzheng, let's talk about it!" Zhu Cihong smiled and turned the question to Kong Yinzheng.

Kong Yin pressed the hilt of the sword with his forehand, his eyes burned, and he replied loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the benevolent and the brave have love!" ”

Do the brave have love for benevolence?

This answer is not standard!

Zhu Cihong complained a little about Kong Yinzheng, don't you say that "the blind date between the top and bottom is benevolent"? What do you say that the brave have love......

Zhu Zhiyu didn't expect this Kong Yinzheng to say such a thing, and he was stunned at the moment, "What does it mean that the brave have love?" ”

"Brave, convince people with strength!" Kong Yinzheng raised his sword, "Being able to convince people with force, but not being cruel, not easy to kill, cherishing life, is the real benevolence!" Therefore, the benevolent must be brave, must be strong and powerful, must be good at convincing people with force, must have a sword in his hand, and have love in his heart. If there is no courage and powerlessness to say benevolence, then it is not true benevolence, but false benevolence!

There is a saying in "Huainanzi": Confucius's knowledge, wisdom is more than Chang Hong, and he is brave enough to obey Meng Ben. "Lü's Spring and Autumn Period" said: The strength of Confucius is the gateway to the country. "The Book of Rites" says: Confucius shoots in the garden of the face, and the viewer is like a wall! It can be seen that the Holy Master is the first warrior of Confucianism! Only such a warrior is qualified to speak benevolently! ”