On the morning of the second day, Song Zhen presented the oracle bones given to him by Du Zhongxiao to the imperial court. He was very knowledgeable, and in one night, he roughly translated the text on a small piece of oracle bone, and guessed that it was most likely a divination. And inferring from the name of the year that appeared, it is very likely that Du Zhongxiao said that Xiangzhou was the capital of the Shang Dynasty.

This matter aroused great interest among the ministers of the DPRK and China, and many people participated in the discussion, so that the normal schedule of the work was delayed. After the next dynasty, when Zai Zhi went to the apse to perform, he still talked endlessly. Historiography is the basic quality of officials, and the records of the Shang Dynasty are not detailed, so everyone can say a few words. In the end, it was agreed that the oracle bones would be handed over to the Chongwen Academy for collection, and those who were proficient in ancient history would be selected from among the current pavilion officials for study.

The so-called pavilion refers to the Zhaowen Academy, the History Museum, the Jixian Temple, and the Secret Pavilion, which are collectively known as the Three Pavilions and the Secret Pavilion, collectively known as the "Chongwen Academy". This is the largest library in the world at this time, and it has everything it can collect. The ministry of a pavilion official in Chongwen Yuan is actually similar to that of a librarian. While sorting out the books, choose the direction you are interested in and conduct research. During this period, he did not participate in specific political affairs, but he could put forward his own opinions on the government affairs, which was a supplement to the Taiwan admonition and was an important position.

The oracle bone is not only the divination of the Shang Dynasty, but it is included in the history museum.

After leaving the Ouchi and returning to the political affairs hall, several governors rested with tea. The official sent an official document to handle routine business.

It was almost noon, and the tea soup was served, and the deacons filled their stomachs and gossiped together.

Song Zhen said: "The oracle bones collected by Xiangzhou, according to its records, should be the divination words of the kings after the Shang king Pangeng." Yesterday, Dr. Taichang Du Zhongxiao sleeved Tuowen and came to my house to ask for advice, guessing that it was the Yin capital of the Shang Dynasty. Du Zhongxiao, a young jinshi, was diligent in political affairs after becoming an official, and his knowledge was a little sloppy. There are so many words, he doesn't have many explanations, and he doesn't write a text, so he can't tell the origin of the oracle bones, only guesses. However, he still has eyesight and can guess that Yin Du is going up. From this point of view, if this person is tempered, he will be regarded as a great weapon. ”

Ding Du said: "This person has a good reputation in the local area, and he is ingenious, and he often has wonderful ideas that others can't think of. In the Volcano Army, the fire was refined, and the musket and artillery came out, which was extremely powerful, and it will be a sharp weapon in the army in the future. According to what the Great Counselor said, this person's mind is only used on these things, and his knowledge is naturally unsatisfactory. ”

A few years ago, Ding Du and Zeng Gongliang co-edited the "General Essentials of the Martial Arts", which was a military encyclopedia at this time, and all the weapons used in the army were studied, and there was content about gunpowder in it. At this time, the gunpowder army was mainly used for rockets, and there were one or twenty formulas, some of which were heavy on smoking, some on fire, and some even contained poison in them. Of the many recipes, none of them are more explosive and can't make guns. It was precisely because of this that Ding Du thought that Du Zhongxiao was refining the existing gunpowder and making a particularly powerful one.

After compiling the "General Essentials of the Martial Arts" for several years, Ding Du has a deeper understanding of the value of muskets and artillery than others. But he had never led a soldier, and he couldn't think of how to give full play to the power of muskets and artillery, so he could only use them as special bows and ballistae to supplement the existing army.

The musket artillery supervised by Tao Seventeen in Xiangzhou is completely based on the shape made by Du Zhongxiao in the Volcano Army, and they are all small cannons, and their power is not strong. When he was about to be incorporated into the forbidden army, he was resisted by the three ya. Although the musket is not weak, it is not compatible with the current battle formation.

At the time of battle, the crossbowmen mostly fired in a curved manner, covering the surface, and the muskets had no place in this formation. The bowmen of the forbidden army are all carefully selected, tall, and amazingly pulled, and even many people have asymmetrical left and right hands in their perennial training. They have become accustomed to bows and crossbows, and when they are replaced by muskets, they cannot exert their power. Due to the long time it took to reload gunpowder and bullets, there was still a big gap between the firepower density of the musket array tested by the forbidden army and the bow and crossbow. The body and training habits of the existing crossbowmen have been shaped for the bow and crossbow, and the musket has been changed, and the two hands are not coordinated, so they cannot be used at all, and they can only recruit new soldiers. There was a limit to the number of personnel of the forbidden army, and the three yamen agreed that muskets were useless against the forbidden army.

Although artillery is useful, it is too powerful, and there is more than enough to defend the city, but not enough to siege it. The attitude of the Sanya is to make more artillery and use it to defend the city. As for the field troops, they have not yet discovered the benefits of musket artillery, and they are rejected from top to bottom.

Because Du Zhongxiao demonstrated the power of muskets and artillery in the capital, and had the victorious exploits of Tanglongzhen, everyone from the emperor to Zhongshu was interested in this new weapon. While manufacturing in large quantities in Xiangzhou, it pressed the Privy Council to distribute it to the forbidden army as soon as possible. The privy councillor faced the resistance of the three yas, and there was no choice but to procrastinate, and things were frozen there.

This matter has been deadlocked for nearly a year, and the rulers of the political affairs hall are a little bored. Ding Du mentioned Du Zhongxiao's credit, and several members of his team were silent. I saw that Du Zhongxiao demonstrated this thing once, but it was not recognized by the forbidden army, and everyone was a little shaken in their hearts.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Song Zhen said: "A few months ago, recommended by Zheng Jian of Hedong Road and Ming Ho of Kaifeng Mansion, Du Zhongxiao stepped down as the commander of the Volcano Army and returned to Beijing to test the pavilion. Yesterday I took the test of his knowledge, and he has a lot of insight into political affairs, but his poetry is mediocre. If he goes to the academy to try poetry, he will be frustrated, and the court will lose the opportunity to recruit talents——"

Hearing this, Zhaowen Xiang Chen Zhizhong opened his eyes and said lightly: "Then according to what the Great Ginseng sees, what should I do?" ”

Song Zhen smiled slightly: "The one who entered Beijing with Du Zhongxiao this time was King Xie Bin. I have also heard of this person, and he has many achievements in the local area, and poetry is short. In my opinion, it is better to let these two people come to the Chinese book, how about trying to make a strategy? People have shortcomings, but also have strengths, the court should choose their strengths, and avoid their shortcomings, why bother with words? ”

Chen Zhizhong nodded slightly, and looked at Jixian Xiang Wen Yanbo beside him: "What does Wen Xianggong think?" ”

In less than a year, Wen Yanbo went from being the governor of Yizhou to the court as a privy deputy envoy, quickly changed to participate in political affairs, and was promoted to a virtuous minister, and the speed of promotion was jaw-dropping. Inside, he caught up with Zhang Meiren's line, the emperor knew about it, and the ministers outside also knew it, plus he didn't have a deep foundation, so he consciously reined in his edge, so as not to be targeted.

Another point, when Du Zhongxiao was in the Volcano Army, he once paid several cashmere blankets to the imperial court, one of which was in Zhang Meiren's hands, which was very popular with her. Zhang Meiren has a benefit, whoever gave her good things, she kept it in her heart and felt that she owed someone else. In addition, when Du Zhongxiao left Hedong Road, he specially visited Zhang Yaozuo, which made Zhang Meiren very impressed. Before that, I asked Wen Yanbo, if there is a way, help a group of Du Zhongxiao. As for how to help, Zhang Meiren doesn't know. This woman is a collection of thousands of pampering, but she has no ambitions, she cares about trivial things, and she has neither the mind nor the means to affect the government.

Chen Zhizhong's attitude is already very clear, Du Zhongxiao doesn't care about him, but Xie Binwang recommended it himself, and it is of course better to take the middle school exam than to be in an academy. Those Hanlin, because Chen Zhizhong was born in Enyin, has always looked down on him, and said to his face that he has no learning and no skills, what can he do in the exam?

Nodding, Wen Yanbo said: "This is a trivial matter, just be in charge." ”

Chen Zhizhong looked at Pang Ji, who didn't speak, and said, "That's it, let Du Zhongxiao and King Bing call to test the middle book." Song Dashen, you are very knowledgeable, let you try them this time. The place where the pavilion court cultivates talents, it is not more than idle, and it should be strictly examined! ”

Song Zhen arched his hand: "According to the orders of the prime minister." There is another thing, if there is no accident, after Du Zhongxiao enters the pavilion, I want him to go to Xiangzhou. If it is really Yindu, there should be other treasures. It's good to collect some more oracle bones. ”

Pang Ji, who had not spoken, said: "This matter is feasible. This thing can make up for the lack of ancient history, and the pavilion of the collection can show the atmosphere of the holy pilgrimage. ”

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