Xia Yunyi stood at the window and listened quietly, if there was a roar faintly coming from the north, if it wasn't for the current season, he would definitely think that this was the sound of thunder and rain.

"Bang dang." The door of Xinghua Pavilion was slammed open, and Xia Yunyi quickly turned around to look.

"Gong Yu, Your Majesty is going to be recruited in person, why are you still in a daze here? Is everyone discussing this in the Hall of Truth? Zhou Zhongzheng grabbed a newspaper in his hand and hurriedly broke in.

"Your Majesty on the march? How do you know? Xia Yunyi hurriedly walked back from the window and asked Zhou Zhongzheng anxiously.

Zhou Zhongzheng casually handed over the newspaper in his hand, "What about today's Daming Times?" The slave chieftain Hwang Tae-gil sent an open letter to the Gyeonggi prefectures, saying that the offense was to seek justice.

His Majesty replied directly with six words, and decided to drive the expedition in person, rescue the soldiers and civilians in the Zunhua area, and drive Jiannu out of the Great Wall. ”

After Xia Yunyi took the newspaper, he read the contents of the newspaper at a glance. Zhou Zhongzheng only had time to take a look at the situation in the room, and there was a stack of manuscripts on the table of the Eight Immortals in the center, and there was a single ink that had not yet dried, obviously just written.

Zhou Zhongzheng curiously glanced at the title of the manuscript, which read: Refuting the ancient doctrine of refuting, he glanced at the content a few times, and his face suddenly turned a little pale.

"Gong Yu, will this article you write offend Brother Qiandu too much? The Restoration Society is now gaining momentum in the south, and Brother Qiandu is regarded as the leader of the Restoration Society. ”

Xia Yunyi looked at the newspaper in his hand intently, and replied casually: "Brother Qiandu's knowledge and character are highly admired.

However, he advocated the idea of reviving retro learning to save the world, and Yu could not agree with it. The ancients still knew the truth of carving a boat to seek a sword, how can I wait for the present to do such a stupid thing again?

The era in which the ancients lived and the era in which they live today have long been very different, and the problems faced by the ancients are far from the problems we are facing now.

Sizhehra once said that one cannot step into the same river twice. Yu was convinced by this. It is good to learn from the ancients to cultivate temperament and broaden knowledge, but it is inappropriate to learn from the ancients to solve contemporary problems.

Brother Qiandu took a detour by himself, and there was no need to write a refutation when he was persuaded by the others. However, Brother Qiandu is now the head of the Restoration Society, a model for our generation of scholars, and his ideas are enough to influence the views of young scholars in Jiangnan.

Therefore there is no need to argue with him, lest more people go astray. Yu believes that contemporary affairs must be solved by contemporary people.

We should rely on the research and development of practical science to understand the real world under our feet, and then solve practical problems through specific analysis of specific problems.

Burying one's head in the pile of old papers will not solve the many problems that Daming is facing now. If Your Majesty wants to go to the Truth in person, what will everyone gather at the Hall of Truth to discuss? ”

Zhou Zhongzheng's mind was immediately pulled back by Xia Yunyi's question, the reason why he persuaded Xia Yunyi was just out of wanting to maintain the friendship between several people, and it did not mean that he had any objections to Xia Yunyi's article.

Zhou Zhongzheng's purpose in joining several societies at first was just to make friends, learn from each other, sharpen his knowledge, and broaden his knowledge. But now, the mind is heavier for the sake of being able to help in the future career.

As the leader of the Restoration Society, Zhang Pu is not only famous for his literary reputation, but also has a high prestige among the Jiangnan literati. Many scholars regard Zhang Pu as the choice of the future minister, and Zhou Zhongzheng is naturally reluctant to make friends with this old friend.

But Xia Yunyi beside him is now more prestigious than Zhang Pu among the scholars in the capital. Since he was praised by Chongzhen last year for his friendship and kindness among his classmates, Xia Yunyi, an unknown Jiangnan scholar in the capital, has become a rising star among the scholars in the capital in one fell swoop.

With Chongzhen's attention, the superintendent who presides over Yenching University will naturally actively give Xia Yunyi the opportunity to display his talents. The student union established at the beginning of the year of Yenching University, and the vice president was elected Xia Yunyi.

If Xia Yunyi was just a bit of a hot-blooded scholar before, then after entering the student union, he could be regarded as initially stepping into an organization. Yenching University, which now has thousands of students, has been largely managed by the newly formed student union after removing the original strict rules of Guozijian.

Without the support of coercive power, relying on a student union organization of dozens of people to manage thousands of students can be said to be quite a tempering task, after all, there is no well-organized party group to rely on in this era.

Of course, this is also an excellent opportunity for some people. Neither a student from a wealthy family nor a student from a poor family can get an opportunity to manage as many people as possible.

In the past, when the jinshi who entered the imperial examination chose to take office, they first had to find two shogunate masters, one in charge of money and food, and the other in charge of criminal names. If it weren't for these two people, these jinshi who had just stepped into the official career would not even be an official.

Now, the establishment of the student union of Yenching University undoubtedly gives these students who are interested in career a training opportunity to learn how to be an official.

Xia Yunyi's personality is too strong, and his personality is actually not suitable for mixing in the officialdom of the late Ming Dynasty, but his talent is not bad. With the support of the school, and the fact that the students are not slick bureaucrats after all, he has actually done a few great things.

Many students admired him as a person, and eventually gathered around him to set up a literary club, called Kodansha. As a member of Kodansha, Zhou Zhongzheng naturally got closer to Xia Yunyi than to Zhang Pu, the leader of the Fusha.

When he saw the article, he wanted to dissuade him, but it was also from Xia Yunyi's point of view. In his opinion, after Xia Yunyi enters the official career, sooner or later he will enter the cabinet. They and Zhang Pu both belong to the southern scholars, and it is better for everyone to cite each other than to tear each other down.

However, since Xia Yunyi didn't mind, Zhou Zhongzheng also put this issue behind for now, "Some people say that the safety of Your Majesty is the foundation of the country, and it cannot be taken lightly. Although Jiannu is vicious, he is only a contemptuous Xiaohu, and it is enough to choose an important minister of the court to lead the army.

Others believe that the vicinity of Gyeonggi is all plains, and the Linu soldiers are not in my favor. If the slave soldiers are allowed to break through Jizhou, the slave soldiers can fight all the way to the city of Beijing when they fall, and defend the city with the soldiers of the Beijing camp who have not been in the capital for many years, it is better for His Majesty to personally lead the army to Jizhou City.

Jizhou City is bordered by Yanshan Mountain in the north, Zhou River in the south, and it is regarded as a beautiful place in the east of Jidong by the mountains and water. Therefore, it is safer to defend Jizhou City than to defend Beijing City. Gong, do you think we should support or oppose His Majesty's personal conquest? ”

Xia Yunyi rolled up the newspaper and said calmly: "Let's go to the Hall of Truth first, whether we support or oppose it, my students at Yenching University can't make a split at this time..."

After seeing the 3rd and 5th Divisions leave the camp and go to Jizhou, Chongzhen returned to the city with a group of officials and ministers. Before arriving at the palace gate, Sun Chengzong and others bowed to the emperor, returned to the official office, and hurried to prepare for the affairs of the emperor's expedition tomorrow.

After Sun Chengzong returned to the General Staff Headquarters in the Wuying Palace, he issued a series of orders to the staff officers below, "... Rally points were set up in Daying, Tongzhou, and Sanchakou in the northern suburbs, and the reinforcements from Shanxi, Baoding, and Shandong were ordered to abandon their baggage and travel lightly.

After arriving at these three assembly points, the logistics department replenished the required military baggage, and the Shanxi soldiers were limited to arrive in the capital within 30 days, the Baoding soldiers were limited to arrive in Jizhou within 10 days, and the Shandong soldiers were limited to arrive at the three forks within 18 days...

He once again issued an order urging Liaoxi Town, and asked Wang Benbing to urge the soldiers outside the pass to enter the pass as soon as possible, hold the three places of Qian'an, Yongping, and Fengrun, and form a complete line of defense with the base camp of Jizhou..."

On the other side, after Chongzhen, who returned to the Qianqing Palace, replaced his cumbersome military uniform, he called Lian Shanxiang and instructed him to prepare arrangements for the imperial camp.

After Lian Shanxiang met with Chongzhen, he immediately reported: "There are a total of 1,028 people in the imperial guard horse army, 1,760 people in the flag guard, and the infantry army..."

Zhu Youzhen quickly interrupted him, "Tell me how many people can go into battle." ”

Lian Shanxiang was silent for a moment and said: "Except for the imperial guards and horse soldiers who have been trained for many years and can barely go into battle, the others can guard the palace and be forbidden, and they may be pulled out to fight..."

Regarding Lian Shanxiang's truth, Zhu Youzhen was not angry, he thought for a while and then ordered: "It is enough to select 500 people from the Ma army, 50 people from the standard-bearer guard, and another 300 people from the Jinyi guard to form a royal camp."

In addition, 10 non-commissioned officers were selected from each of the Jinyi Guard Cadre School and the Army and Navy Officer School to serve as the reserve non-commissioned officer team around me. The three schools are required to provide the best students with the best academic performance, and they are not allowed to choose the students who are indiscriminate. ”

Lian Shanxiang paused for a moment, and then said: "Your Majesty, there are less than a thousand people, do you want to pick some more?" Otherwise, let's bring all the horse army, these 1,000 horse army have been trained for more than a year. He dared to vouch that they would not be much worse than the 1st Cavalry Division. ”

Zhu Youzhen shook his head and said: "I'd rather bring a few hundred tigers into battle than tens of thousands of sheep, this time I will go out to fight against Houjin, and the troops on the left side of Gyeonggi will be present."

If these foreign troops underestimate my imperial guards, it will be a trivial matter for me to lose face, and if they encourage the ambitions of some people, it will be a big trouble.

As for the remaining imperial guards, Ma Jun was handed over to Wang Chengen and Lu Qi to jointly manage, so that they could guard the palace and monitor the capital. Don't fight hard in the front, if someone sets me on fire in the rear, it won't be good..."