Even for these young soldiers who have been working hard since childhood, this whole day first stood in line to divide the general flag of about 100 households, and then tug-of-war for many games, only four white-flour steamed buns were used at noon, and in the evening, almost everyone was so hungry that they could eat a cow. As soon as the meal arrived, a long queue formed in front of the four cauldrons. Seeing that those men who said they were adding vegetables were holding a large piece of braised pork belly in addition to a few steamed buns, and everyone else was suddenly hungry. Especially when those few lined up to take their turns, they only got two steamed buns, and they suddenly became weak.

Winning extra meals, losing meals halved, how can there be such bad luck!

Seeing a few malicious glances swept towards those lucky people, Xu Xun, who was watching coldly, suddenly shouted: "If you want to eat well, you will work hard when you practice tomorrow!" If anyone is found to have no chance to rob someone else, the military stick will be expelled immediately! If you want to turn the book, you have to rely on your own skills, I don't want to be crooked here! ”

As soon as these words came out, several teenagers who were usually slippery suddenly withdrew their gazes. At this time, the five hundred households who had already gone to eat in advance also returned, and one by one stood beside Xu Xun, and one of them, a man with a strong figure and a black tower, spoke: "My lord, now they are all divided into general flags, but whether it is the general flag or the small flag below, none of them have been designated. If you want me to say, if you want to get rid of those 20 or so useless flags, it is better to transfer a dozen or twenty experienced general flags and small flags from outside. ”

"It's enough to have you experienced ones." Xu Xun saw that the young soldiers were loaded with food, so he casually found a place to squat down and gobble up, and immediately replied. Glancing back, he saw that all five people were very happy, so he smiled at the big man in the black tower and said, "Ma Qiao, it is the right lion under you who won today, among which the little fat dun who pressed the rope at the end is good, I plan to promote him to be the general flag, in addition, the pock-faced boy who shouted the trumpet in front, and the square-faced old man in the middle who loves to laugh, is the two of them for the small flag." Whether it's done well or not will be talked about later, but now let them go up first. ”

The ancestors of the Black Tower Dahan Maqiao were under the Dingguo Gongmen, because his father was diligent and diligent, so this time Xu Xun trained the troops, and Xu Guangzuo, the eldest grandson of Dingchang, was the first to think of him and recommend him. He was a man with no heart, but he was full of energy and wanted to do a good job, so Xu Xun was stunned for this order, and he immediately agreed, not noticing that the other four people were looking at each other.

Unexpectedly, this afternoon's tug-of-war is not just for any run-in, nor is it purely for the purpose of motivating people with reward and punishment competition, but also for the purpose of selecting talents!

Xu Xun said to Ma Qiao about the three people, and then turned his head to the other four people and selected eight more people, either to assign the general flag or the small flag, but this time they all left a vacancy for them to fill by themselves. Seeing that the four of them were surprised and happy, he withdrew his gaze and glanced at the young soldiers who were working hard in the greenhouse, and then said: "All in all, after eating, gather all these people who want to make the general flag and small flag, and I have something to say to them." ”

The new official took office with three fires, and how could a few hundred households not know, so he immediately agreed. Seeing that they had each dispersed to find someone, Xu Xun turned straight to find Wang Shouren. As soon as he entered the room, he saw that the man who had always been unhurried was absentmindedly pulling the rice grains in the bowl, and the person was obviously distracted, so he coughed.

"Huh?" As soon as Wang Shouren turned around and saw that it was Xu Xun, he found that the food was already cold, so he immediately put down the bowl and smiled bitterly, "If it weren't for your surprise today, I would have thought that you were the shopkeeper." Tell some young soldiers who don't even know a word about marching formations, and for only three months, I'm not one of those saints who can be indoctrinated by anyone! ”

"Saints are human beings, too." Xu Xun almost wanted to say that you, Yang Mingzi, were almost worshiped as a saint in later generations. At this time, as soon as the conversation changed, he said sincerely, "The saints are not classified, these young soldiers have a poor foundation, but everyone is holding back a lot of energy to improve. Moreover, you don't want the king to rule, you tell them the way of the sages, but just talk more about the rules of advance and retreat in addition to being loyal to the king, and so on. As the saying goes, one soldier is a bear, a nest of bears, and these lowest-level petty officers are the most important. ”

"Okay, then I'll give it a try!"

Although Wang Shouren, who is in his early thirties, is not ambitious in the court, he has presided over the township examination for a term, and he can already be called a teacher by many people, not to mention that he has also given lectures in the capital, and he is not a fledgling young man. It's not that he dislikes that those young soldiers are all remnants of the army, but he can't help but think of the impact that this will spread. However, Xu Xun's elite soldier Jian really said the four words to his heart, so he thought about it again and again, and finally agreed.

On this night, Wang Shouren gave a lecture to the fifteen young officers who had just been promoted to the general banner of the small banner and could not hide their joy, while Xu Xun followed them and told them the queue and orders. As for the rest of the young soldiers who had only been in Xiyuan for a day, most of them were either satisfied with burps or hungry and fell asleep soundly. And around this place that was temporarily set aside as a military camp, I don't know how many eyeliners sent by the great masters were quietly watching, especially the master of ceremonies and the imperial horse supervisor.

And took Zhu Houzhao to have dinner in Kunning Palace, and admonished and appeased his son for a while, and now Emperor Hongzhi, who returned to Qianqing Palace, received a report from the bottom of his promise, and learned that Xu Xun and Wang Shouren were still not relaxed at night, and one of them gave a lesson to the teenagers who had just been promoted to officers, and immediately asked with great interest, and finally waved his hand to let people retreat, but he sat on the circle chair and pondered.

Zhu Houzhao's surname has never been able to sit still, so at most he detains people to go to the Wenhua Hall for a half-day class, which is a great improvement compared to before, and it is wishful thinking to let the little guy sit there all the time like when he was the prince. Even so, let Xiyuan give it a try, Wang Shouren doesn't know the prince, but the headache is the name...... You can't just send a prince over, and I don't know how many people will be frightened by then.

The next morning, after the early morning, Emperor Hongzhi personally visited the Wenhua Hall and listened to the lectures given by the lecturers to the crown prince Zhu Houzhao. It was difficult for the emperor to be there in person, and all the lecturers from the first assistant Liu Jian down were naturally excited, and Liu Jian was eager to tell the most incisive way of governing the country with the Analects, while the other lecturers were also full of witty words. However, although Zhu Houzhao, who is a student, does not twist around very face-wriveling, and he sits upright, Emperor Hongzhi, as a father, where can he not see his son's intentions?

So, after giving Liu Jian and the lecturers platinum as usual at the end of the lecture in the morning, after leaving the Wenhua Palace, Emperor Hongzhi took Zhu Houzhao's hand and drove Luan without saying a word. Zhu Houzhao, who had just finished the lecture, was full of energy, and when he saw Emperor Hongzhi in such a situation, he thought that his father must be angry, so he immediately drooped his head honestly and did not dare to say a word. It wasn't until Emperor Hongzhi, whose face sank like water, entered the Dongnuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, that he saw that Sun Hong and those who had promised to be relegated were all retired, so he preemptively shouted: "Father, the son knows that he is wrong!" ”

Unexpectedly, Zhu Houzhao admitted his mistake when he opened his mouth, and after a pitiful appearance, Emperor Hongzhi hardened his heart and said with a straight face: "Then you know, what is wrong with you?" ”

"The sons shouldn't be able to lift their spirits when their father came to the Wenhua Hall to see the sons and daughters listen to the lectures, so that Liu Ge and the others have a reason to go to their father's court to tell the sons."

Seeing that Zhu Houzhao said listlessly, Emperor Hongzhi remembered that he was still the crown prince and was always vigilant and introspective, and wanted to reach out and pat his son's shoulder, but after all, he still held back, and immediately said: "It's good that you know!" You are so tired when I go to Wenhua Palace, let alone if I don't go? You are the crown prince now, and you will be the son of heaven in the future, and in front of your subordinates, you will have to hold up your majesty! You also said to your queen mother before, you are not a person who can be instigated by others, they misjudged you as the prince, so you don't know how to show people the appearance of the prince? ”

Zhu Houzhao's eyes widened when he heard this, and he suddenly understood that when he complained to Empress Zhang before, he actually told his father about it, and immediately jumped up angrily: "Father, you actually listen to the corner!" ”

"Don't divert from the topic!" Emperor Hongzhi was angry and funny, slapped the armrest heavily, and saw that Zhu Houzhao was immediately honest, he sank his face and said, "All in all, if I see you lazy next time, I will punish you...... Punish you not to leave the palace, honestly stay in the palace! ”

"Ahh

Seeing Zhu Houzhao's exclamation, his face was even more bitter than eating Coptis chinensis, he slowed down and said in a tone of voice: "Of course, if you can listen well and don't let those old adults complain in front of me, I will also be rewarded." You pretended to be a little eunuch yesterday, after all, it was very unusual, I mentioned it to your mother, and you went there in the name of your cousin Shouning Hou Shizi, and said that I intended to hone the people of Shouning Hou's family. As long as Xu Xun calls you a little marquis, others will not doubt it. ”

"Huh?"

With two jaw-dropping exclamations in succession, Zhu Houzhao stared at his father and suddenly burst into a loud cheer: "Long live my father!" ”

"Stinky boy!"

Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but curse such a market proverb that had never been exported, and when he saw how happy Zhu Houzhao was, he said angrily: "However, this time you should be vigilant yourself, if there is another Zhu Xiaohou from the Shouning Marquis Mansion, then you don't want to go out in the future." No matter how much trouble you make, I have to keep you in the palace! ”

"Father, rest assured, isn't it Zhang Xiaohou!" Zhu Houzhao agreed, without the slightest reluctance on his face, "The surname Zhu follows his father, and the surname Zhang is not the queen of his mother?" Hmm, but don't forget to say hello to the Shouning Marquis Mansion, don't let my uncle help me in the end, he is the most unreliable person in doing things! ”

Although Zhu Houzhao's evaluation of Zhang Heling is still not good, at least he called such an uncle. In the face of such a major progress, Emperor Hongzhi was not without relief while smiling.

Blessed by misfortune, Zhu Houzhao's escape from the Wenhua Hall was finally worth it!

(To be continued)