In the traditional Cheng Zhu Lixue, Zhu Xi once said: "If the righteousness is not clear, how to practice it?" ”。

Wang Kefan is the opposite of Zhu Zi, what he just said in the vernacular, that is, scholars should pay equal attention to knowledge and action, on the one hand, they must pursue the road of righteousness and reason in the world, and on the other hand, they should also pay attention to practice and practice.

This point of view is closer to Wang Yangming's unity of knowledge and action, and it is also a bit like Wang Tingxiang's useful learning, which was a very popular academic concept in the late Ming Dynasty, and Xu Bingzhong didn't know how to refute it for a while.

There is really no way to refute it, the relationship between knowledge and action is very complicated, and countless saints and sages have exhausted their efforts for this. Wang Kefan responded to his criticism in this way, and he was already invincible.

In any case, Wang Kefan is not the kind of stubborn person who rigidly drills the eight-strand text, and it is rare to be able to tell this truth.

"This topic is too big, opportunistic, and the PTZ can be punished!"

Xu Bingzhong can afford to put it down, without losing the demeanor of his predecessors, since he was refuted by the juniors, he no longer continued to argue, and persuaded: "Even if the virtuous nephew has the ambition to practice his duties, he does not necessarily have to join the army, but he can start from his career." Since the thieves escaped, Huguang is now a peaceful world, and besides, this new army trained by the governor Yamen is not a good place to go......"

Huguang is a peaceful world? Wang Kefan smiled noncommittally, and arched his hand and said: "The recruitment notice is unknown, and the late students only know that its name is Gongyi Battalion, and there are still many confusions about this new army, and I want to ask the teacher for guidance." ”

"Okay, since you are so stubborn, I will tell you about the origin of this Gongyi Battalion, but this is the official business in charge of the Yamen of the Inspectorate Division, and I don't know some details."

"According to the Inspectorate? Shouldn't military affairs be in charge of the command and envoy of the capital? Wang Kefan was a little puzzled, the Ming Dynasty provincial-level local institutions were divided into three divisions, namely the Political Envoy Division, the Inspector Envoy Division and the Command Envoy Division, whose chief was similar to the modern provincial governor, the president of the provincial court, and the commander of the provincial military district.

"This matter is a long story, and we have to start with the origin of the Gongyi Battalion." Xu Bingzhong took a sip of the teacup, and then said slowly: "Since Jiajing, most of the military households in the guard have been unable to fight, and Huguang has no worries, and the armament is even more sluggish......

Xu Bingzhong carefully explained from beginning to end, and Wang Kefan understood that this Gongyi battalion was a new army created by He Tengjiao himself, and it was not in the regular army of the Ming Dynasty at all, so it was not under the jurisdiction of the Command Mission, but under the Inspectorate Division.

This is also a special phenomenon that occurs at the time of the change of dynasties, if any governor dared to do this ten years ago, he would definitely be locked up and imprisoned, and beheaded.

Xu Bingzhong continued: "But then again, the new army of the Gongyi Battalion has just been established, and there are many clues, and some things have to be handled in coordination with the commander of the embassy, such as the new army training in my Wuchang Mansion, which is presided over by Lord Du Yinxi, the Wuchang Soldier Preparation Road. ”

Wang Kefan nodded, Du Yinxi is very famous in history, he is a rare outstanding figure among the ministers of the Southern Ming Dynasty, known for being pragmatic and changeable, but unfortunately he was suppressed by He Tengjiao and others all his life, and he was unable to show his ambitions to the fullest, and Zuihou died of depression in the army.

With such a pragmatic boss, the new army of the Gongyi Battalion in Wuchang Mansion should be not bad.

"The current Huguang general soldier is Zuo Liangyu?" Wang Kefan asked.

"Yes, Zuo Shuai is a loyal general, I heard that He Junmen (He Tengjiao) also has a very personal relationship with him, but most of his subordinates are unruly, and the soldiers are not as good as bandits......

Zuo Liangyu turned out to be a loyal general? Wang Kefan was silent on the surface, but secretly slandered in his heart.

Scholars hold the right to speak in public opinion, Zuo Liangyu stood in line to support the Donglin Party in the court struggle, and naturally became a loyal general, He Tengjiao and Zuo Liangyu not only have a close personal relationship, but also political allies, a governor and a general soldier, and the two are in the honeymoon period.

But what He Tengjiao didn't expect was that Zuo Liangyu would soon stage a good show of "Qingjun's side......

He Tengjiao's ambition is not small, while he has a relationship with Zuo Liangyu, he is busy recruiting new troops, and he also deliberately bypasses Zuo Liangyu, the general soldier of Huguang, and is responsible for organizing and training the Gongyi battalion according to the Inspectorate Department, wanting to create a force that obeys his orders.

In fact, this is also a good thing, the responsibilities and powers of the new army of the Gongyi Battalion are not clear, and the supervisor is not clear, and after joining it, there will be more opportunities for operation......

Xu Bingzhong introduced the situation in the army, and persuaded again: "Yuntai, the army is full of fierce and brave people, vulgar martial artists do not know loyalty, etiquette and righteousness, and righteous men and gentlemen avoid it, how can you be willing to fall into the company of them?" Besides, the sword and gun have no eyes, the battle array is sinister, you are still young, how do you know the stakes, in case there is a three long and two short, where is the order of the Zun Ling Hall? When it comes to joining the army, think twice! ”

These words can be regarded as reassuring, and with Xu Bingzhong's identity, the words can only go so far. For scholars, enlisting in the army is a serious stain, very detrimental to personal development, and it is also life-threatening, it is really not cost-effective and not worth it.

Wang Kefan was a little embarrassed, from the perspective of the Ming Dynasty scholars, Xu Bingzhong was indeed a good intention, and he repeatedly persuaded him to plan for himself, and it was inevitable that he would not understand human feelings if he insisted on his own opinions.

But he also understands that the opportunity to organize and train the new army is very rare, and he must take this step no matter what.

The Ming Dynasty was noble and martial, and it was a shocking thing to put pen to paper, and the Liu family and others in the family definitely couldn't understand it. Xu Bingzhong is a county parent official and a close friend of his father, and if he can get his support, he can help convince the Liu family and reduce the resistance brought by the family.

There is no way, I can only hurt Xu Bingzhong's face once.

Wang Kefan got up and stood up, came to the window with his hands down, stared at the ancient cypress in the courtyard, and suddenly dusted off his green shirt and groaned leisurely.

"If the country lives and dies for profit, will it be avoided because of good fortune and misfortune!"

Xu Bingzhong's eyes lit up, then his face turned red, and then he instantly turned white, and he sighed for a moment before asking, "Is there a whole poem?" ”

Wang Kefan turned around and replied: "I'm ashamed, it's just an occasional remnant, just a statement of his life's aspirations." ”

"It seems that I'm stingy, hey, ......," Xu Bingzhong muttered to himself, and suddenly stood up, dressed up, and bowed deeply to Wang Kefan: "If Yuntai has the ambition to do this, you can be worshiped by Bingzhong!" ”

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With Xu Bingzhong's handwritten recommendation letter to Du Yinxi, as well as a letter to Liu's, Wang Kefan went to Master Zheng with satisfaction, leaving Xu Bingzhong in a daze in the inner hall.

The cultivation of morality is the most important thing for scholars, and Wang Kefan raised the matter of joining the army to the height of national righteousness, which is naturally unstoppable, and there is no persuasion. If it weren't for Xu Bingzhong's quick wit and frank salutation and admitting his mistakes, he would not be able to see people in Shilin in the future.

Xu Bingzhong suddenly woke up.

Wang Kefan shouldn't be using himself as a gunman, right? This son is abominable!

However, those two lines of poetry are really wonderful, and they leap out!

With such a good sentence, the embarrassing things have become elegant, the elders are frank, and the bones are like bamboos, if Wang Kefan can really make some achievements in the army, it is a good story for today's things to spread.

Can Wang Kefan do it? Xu Bingzhong was a little expectant.

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After bidding farewell to Xu Bingzhong, Wang Kefan found his master Zheng Xuan and invited him to the most haode restaurant in the county and chartered a private room for a few drinks.

After drinking and drinking, the relationship between the two quickly became closer, Wang Kefan handed over the two family members to Zheng Xuan, and asked them to go back to Hengshili to sell their fields, and then they would say goodbye and come to the dock alone.

Take a night boat, out of the water, into the Yangtze River, down the river for 300 miles, arrive at Wuchang Mansion in the afternoon of the next day, and go to the Yamen of Bingbei Road to join the army.