Taoists believe that there are 36 Tiangang stars among the Big Dipper stars, one star and one god. The Earth Devil is the main killing star.

Tiangang subdues demons and subdues demons, and when the Taoist Zhai Jiao practice, they are often called to go down to the earth to exorcise ghosts.

"Thirty-six Tiangang, the Great God King of the Heavens. Seven total Taiyuanjun, drive disaster for me! ”

When Liu Dong had just returned to his home in Luoyang, he heard that there was a Jiao in the house, and the Taoist priest was reciting a word.

He was confused, but he couldn't delve into it for a while, but ran to Liu Jian's spirit crying and crying.

If his father failed to rush back before he died, it was naturally "unfilial".

The journey is far away, and although it is still hot in September, Liu Jian has not yet been led to be buried, in order to wait for Liu Dong to return home. Liu Jian has a total of three sons, the eldest son died early, Liu Dong is the second son, and there is a younger brother below.

It is indecent to not bury for a long time. Liu Jian is only four or seven, after all, it is not like some families who choose feng shui treasures to stop the funeral for several years without burial.

But what does it mean to have Jiao at home?

"Confused! My father has never been close to Buddhism, and in the past years, he asked to suppress the monks and stop building temples. The "Da Ming Law" contains a clear text, the mourning home repairs fasting, sets up Jiao, the head of the family is eighty canes, and the monks and Taoists are guilty of the same crime. Although there are many people who practice fasting and set up Jiao, most of them are not pursued by the government, but my father is on that testament, how do you know that no one will take advantage of this to make a living? ”

After receiving some relatives and friends as a filial son, Liu Dong scolded Liu Jie, the younger brother born in his father's side room, in front of Liu Jianling.

“…… This matter was told by my father. Liu Jie was aggrieved.

Liu Dong was speechless for a moment.

He couldn't figure it out.

Liu Jie has just found an opportunity in private now, and took out an envelope from his arms: "The suicide note left by your father." ”

Liu Dong hurriedly took it, only to hear Liu Jie say: "Dad has confessed, let you burn it after reading it." ”

Thinking that his father was still worried about making so many arrangements before his death, Liu Dong was still sad and wept for his son.

When he opened the letter, he was stunned for a moment: it was his father's handwriting.

Didn't you say that there was an image of wind paralysis, and even the testament was written orally?

The letter was very long, and Liu Dong read it word by word, tears did not stop.

When he saw the back, not only did tears roll in his eyes, but his face also turned red unhealthily.

Finally, he cried out in grief and shame, and his voice was hoarse: "My son is not filial......"

In a stirring mood, he knelt there crying and kowtowing, and his forehead was quickly broken, and blood flowed.

Liu Jie was startled, and went up to pull him: "Brother......"

The movement in the mourning hall made relatives and friends outside look sideways, and some people sighed: "His filial piety is so ......"

Then I heard Liu Jie shouting inside: "Come on, come on!" ”

In the gap exposed by the curtain when the Liu family rushed in, they saw Liu Dong fainting between Liu Jie's arms, and his forehead was covered with blood. And the brazier next to it was burning with a raging flame, as if a lot of paper money had been put in it.

"His filial piety is so far!"

Crying and fainting in front of the spirit, isn't it sincerity and filial piety?

Liu Jian has lived in his hometown in Luoyang for so many years with the respect of the first assistant in the past, and there are not many people who have interacted with Liu Jian here, including Confucians and local gentry.

Now seeing Liu Jian's son grieving like this, and Liu Jian's death at the age of ninety-four can be called a happy mourning, and the emperor's name is also given by the emperor "Wenduan", which is enough to make many old people envious.

That night, when I heard that the two brothers were keeping vigil, Liu Dong cried and fainted several times. In the words that came out, there was also a description of Liu Dong vomiting blood.

When outsiders saw Liu Dong again the next day, his face was indeed so pale that it could be frightened, and it looked as if he was also seriously ill and went with his father.

"The virtuous nephew wants to mourn!"

As soon as he said a word, Liu Dong burst into tears, and the old man who comforted him was even more moved, and there were tears in his eyes: How good would it be if my son was so filial?

But Liu Dong, who already knew the real situation, only blamed himself, and at the same time was also very resentful.

From his father's previous letters, he already knew that he was afraid of making a big mistake, so that his father, who had experienced many ups and downs, was shocked and sent a letter to reprimand and point out.

But what he didn't expect was that in order for himself to have more tandem agitation in Jiangnan, and even wrote a letter to his father to come forward to advise the emperor, his father's choice was to take the initiative to catch the cold and eat a little more after being angry and injured.

Many of his actions were classified as "sins" by his father in the form of a testament. And the deceased is gone, and since he has resigned to the office, can the emperor still be mean to kill the Liu family?

As for the death of the soul...... Liu Dong thought about his father's good intentions, and sorrow came from it.

When will the imperial court not even tolerate the slightest disagreement?

Isn't Nanjing the capital of the country? What's wrong with yourself!

……

“…… So careful? ”

Zhu Houxi, who knew the news, was also stunned for a moment.

"Whether it's careful, the slave doesn't know." Huang Jin only replied, "The folk discussion, now one is that Liu Jian's testament discusses many hidden dangers such as the ancestral system, redundant officials, military recruitment, and commercial law, and the second is that the word Wenduan is not enough to show Liu Jian's merits, and the third is this Jiao incident. Some people say that Liu Jian's death is like this, because he wants to use his words and deeds before and after his death to say that the etiquette system has collapsed now. Some people say...... That article has been deleted from the newly revised "Daming Statutes", and Liu Jian actually wants to tell His Majesty that he submits to the new law......"

Zhu Houxi was a little speechless: What is Liu Dong doing in Nanjing, what is he doing. It is impossible to block the new law, nor can it stop his grand strategy of Nanzhili. As long as it's not a substantial rebellion or something, what will the emperor do to them? Or is there anything unclean about Liu Dong, as the direct official who was in charge of the former head of the Yellow Book Library?

In short, Liu Jian overreacted a little.

Although he didn't check it out in detail now, Liu Jian's last watch, which seemed to be ten thousand words, actually didn't express much resolute opposition. If you taste it carefully, it is really a feeling of surrender but persuasion, not to make trouble.

Combined with the abnormal speed at which his condition worsened, combined with his move to donate 300 acres of land at home as Luoyang County's Xuexue Field, all revealed a taste of avoiding disaster.

“…… A little thing, let it be. Zhu Houxi asked again, "The martial arts will try to elect the heavens and the earth, and some people think it is not beautiful?" ”

Huang Jin laughed: "It's just that the folk storytellers, some of them talk about "Zhongyi Water Margin", and some of them have named Song Jiang and others as Tiangang and Earth. Those are all rebels, and now some people are talking about the fact that this martial artist is not beautiful in the name of Tiangang and Earth, but it is just that some literati are worried that the military ministers are gradually becoming more and more powerful. ”

This "Water Margin" was written in the early Ming Dynasty, but it was not listed as a banned book at this time.

Not only that, but its influence is not small.

"It's not just some literati." Zhu Houxi smiled faintly, and then looked at Wang Shenzhong, "This is sparse, the State Hall has actually sent it to the imperial study to petition for the Holy Judgment, what do you think should be done?" ”

Wang Shenzhong was just a little transparent who had just entered the imperial study, and he couldn't help but look at the chief who was older than himself and another companion scholar.

"Ask for your opinion. Tian Rucheng is your fellow subject, he said that "Water Margin" narrated Song Jiang and other things, and the traitor and thief got rid of the deception machinery in detail, and he became a hundred deceitful, and the bad people were tricky. The author of the book is the sin of being dumb for three generations, and this book should be banned. What do you think? ”

“…… The ministers of state thought that they could do so, and the ministers thought that the princes were thoughtful. ”

Wang Shenzhong has no opinion.

Huang Jin just said that now the discussion about the name of Wu Jinshi is that the literati are worried about the power of the military ministers. The State Hall presented this small matter to the Holy Judge, which also faintly expressed their concerns, at least after Zhu Houxi's idea of "military league" was mentioned in the military affairs meeting and the national policy meeting, it made them feel big.

How can it stimulate the hearts of the people so bravely? Do you want to build a special school and sell tickets for them to see?

"What do you think?" Zhu Houxi asked another imperial study companion, Jiang Rubi, a Jinshi in the sixteenth year of Zhengde.

"The minister thinks that this matter is a big fuss. Tian Rucheng was appointed as the head of the Nanjing Criminal Department, and this statement blamed the people's adultery and criminals on the circulation of books such as "Zhongyi Water Margin", which is really a fallacy. The State Hall thought it was okay, but it was because Tian Rucheng served in Nanjing. If this book is banned, it will be for Jiangnan scholars and booksellers. Such trivial matters show that the implementation of the new law by the imperial court has long been strictly guarded against rebellion, and it is really inferior. ”

Jiang Rubi's words made Wang Shenzhong look sideways: Yong, say that the ministers of state are inferior.

"Jiuhe, what about you?"

Gu Dingchen, the chief of the imperial study, saluted: "The minister thinks that not only should it not be banned, but it should also be emulated by the Three Kingdoms and published in the Ming Pao in the future." ”

"Oh? Why? ”

Gu Dingchen said with a smile: "There was an interesting incident before. In the past, there were homeless people in Shaanxi who were thieves, and they took advantage of the heavy snow to raid the camp of officers and soldiers, and they actually captured the main general. The lord will be ashamed and doubtful, and ask the leader of the thieves, 'How do you know how to use this day if you are illiterate and do not know the art of war?' ’”

He suddenly told the story, and Wang Shenzhong and Jiang Rubi couldn't help but look at him.

I saw Gu Dingchen talking eloquently: "The leader of the thieves replied: 'We don't know the art of war, we only know that Song Gong earns Suo Chaoer on a snowy night!'" ’”

Zhu Houxi smiled dumbly and looked at him deeply.

Gu Dingchen said: "The book of war has never been passed on lightly, and it is also very difficult. In order to prevent internal thieves and soldiers, it is even guilty to learn the art of war privately. The so-called deception in "Water Margin" is actually not lacking in strategy. Now His Majesty has the heart of rewarding martial arts, thirsty for talent, before the martial arts palace test, he will emphasize martial arts and light strategy, and Ran Liang will always know the art of war. To promote this book, if the people have loyalty, righteousness and bravery, if they can go deep with martial arts, they can understand some superficial strategies. ”

Zhu Houxi smiled and asked, "Aren't you afraid that the thieves will be more difficult to deal with in the future?" ”

Gu Dingchen saluted: "Your Majesty is worried about the vitality of the people in the world, and now with the new law, the student can be an official, and he wants to replace the greedy and cunning officials with people who are well-read and courteous." The so-called officials forced the people to rebel, if the government did good governance, why did the people do that murderous business? His Majesty has implemented simplified characters and published Ming Pao, but in fact, it is intended to enlighten the people's wisdom and increase their strength. With His Majesty's mind, he respects this book, but on the contrary, let the officials who will multiply in the future obey the laws of the Ming Dynasty with their hearts. Otherwise, it will become a thief who harms the people, it will be difficult to deal with, and it will gradually become a big trouble, and it will be even more difficult to shirk responsibility when it comes to asking for guilt. ”

"You're also a dialectic." Zhu Houxi looked at him, and after staying in the imperial study for a long time, he did know the emperor more and more.

Wang Shenzhong looked at Gu Dingchen's smiling face, he lowered his head: It's still too tender.

"The Three Kingdoms haven't finished serializing yet, and there are many strategies in the Three Kingdoms." Zhu Houxi pointed to the song, "Criticize Zhu: What is there to be afraid of." Officials do good governance, and they are not afraid of rebellion from soldiers and people. ”

After saying that, he stood up: "Let's get up, go and see the selected Tiangang and Earth Evil, as well as the recruits that my brave generals have trained in the past three months." ”

……

After five days of martial arts examinations, the dust has settled.

Lu Bing ranked seventeenth, and Yu Dayou was only fifth.

Before the palace test, martial arts were the first, and at most a "literacy" level was added after the test.

Yu Dayou, who was born as a student, cultivated three cultures, martial arts, and the art of war, and failed to compare with the four "strong men" whose martial arts and strength were quite outrageous.

Now, a total of one hundred and eight people have not left the five military camps.

already has the status of a martial artist, in addition to the thirty-six people who still have to participate in the palace examination, the other seventy-two people will start to wait for the next step: either go to the military academy for further study, or directly confer a position.

But until then, today is the day they already know that the first round of the Ming military generals will be held.

The new science and technology warriors want to watch the big competition.

"The lowest is from the five grades of the deputy thousand households, and the highest is the commander of the first guard, everyone is the county lord!" Lu Bing already knew Yu Dayou, "Do you see that big bell?" They went to different places last night. It started at eight o'clock this morning and set off at the same time. Ten miles of marching, see which general will arrive first. After coming, there were three bows and guns, and then they were read separately. ”

Yu Dayou was a little excited in his heart: "So, right now, in the suburbs of Beijing, there are actually tens of thousands of troops on the march?" ”

"Exactly!" Lu Bing's eyes showed expectation, "All go straight here." It should be known that it is not just a simple march, the cavalry of the 3,000 battalions also has scout cavalry on the side. If you fail to discover the existence of this scout during the march, you will be deducted points! The generals did not know this, and it was up to them to see if they would send sentinels to open the way when they marched. ”

“…… How did Brother Lu know? ”

Lu Bing was secretive, but smiled: "Brother Yu will naturally know in the future." ”

has been hit by the Wu Jinshi, he is finally going to officially start his life, and today the emperor will come.

Among the five military camps, they were rearranged after the martial arts examination.

Now, in the past three months, a temporary wall has been built outside the five military camps -- Zhu Houxi said that 50,000 taels were earmarked, and some of them were spent on this.

Today, the colonels in the five military camps are waving their flags, and the veterans of the five military camps are standing behind the outermost wall.

The messenger cavalry kept walking through the walls.

The new martial artists couldn't see the situation in the distance outside, but they all felt like they were on the battlefield.

In the southern suburbs of Beijing, in the mountains and villages in many locations at this moment, many people were stunned to see groups of officers and soldiers who were fully armed and still pulling chariots and guns.

If it weren't for the fact that the Ming Sanchen Banner had already made many people familiar with it, they would almost panic.

Now the officers and men on the march are all in a hurry. did not intrude on any people's villages, and if there were pedestrians and villagers in front of them, they only reminded first: "Officers and soldiers march, don't block the road." ”

Who dares to stop it?

“…… Are the Tartars coming? Why are there so many officers and soldiers? ”

“…… I don't know, hurry back and tell the first head. ”

The officers and soldiers who had marched at night to the requested place in advance, and now suddenly appeared in the sight of the people of Beijing in the morning, caused great trouble to the magistrates of the southern suburbs of Beijing and the Shuntian Prefecture.

But when he arrived at the yamen early in the morning, he saw the eunuch who was carrying the decree.

Being a parent official at the feet of the Son of Heaven is really not a human thing!

What do you say that we should seriously deal with it, test the Shuntianfu's response to the sudden military situation, and seriously sum up the lessons and lessons afterwards?

Isn't it disturbing?

But they also knew that since they were military generals participating in the big competition, they just wanted to rush to the big camp of the five military camps as quickly and neatly as possible, and naturally they would not disturb any local people on the way.

This test is nothing more than to see whether the counties can convey the decree to the township in a timely and accurate manner, and whether the officials can effectively quell the people's discussions, suspicions, and panic.

"It's really a life! Is there a reward for the errands? The autumn grain harvest is about to be harvested, don't be scared to flee! ”

Liangxiang Zhixian almost jumped to his feet and scolded his mother: Your Majesty, you ...... What's the toss?

At this moment, inside and outside the capital, Wang Zuo and Zhang Bo are also sitting solemnly in their respective offices, waiting for news from all walks of life.

"In the next few days, I was in good spirits! The selection of military generals from all over the country to enter the Beijing competition, and the sealing of county knights and other things are only in the army. Today's march, the guns and cannons of the five military camps are firing in unison, and the two armies will conduct an exercise next month to see who is spreading false rumors, and who is particularly enthusiastic, and how many spies can be found out about the spies planted by the Mongolian Tatars in and around Beijing! ”

In the camp of the Fifth Military Camp, Yang Yiqing took the time to ask Zhang Jing: "All sides have been transmitted, right?" ”

As the general manager of the military department, Zhang Jing knows all the things related to military affairs. He nodded and replied, "It's all rewarded." Although the matter of selecting military generals to enter Beijing is not much of a secret, if some rumors are made by some well-intentioned people, it may really spread to Mobei, so that the Northern Yuan Dynasty thinks that the capital is in chaos and has an opportunity. ”

He smiled bitterly: "Although I have been prepared for a long time, the lower officials really don't understand, why don't you first communicate the officials and people of each county to make things clear?" ”

Although the change in the five military camps in the third year of Jiajing subsided quickly, the sudden "transfer" of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the capital was still very sensitive in the first year of the implementation of the new law in the provinces.

Yang Yiqing saw how big the scene was, and only said lightly when he heard the words: "The advantages outweigh the disadvantages." If there is a will to prevent the great disaster of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, Beijing is so close to the border town of Xuanfu, and the military situation will not be less. With more drills, the officials and people in Beijing will not panic in case of trouble. If you listen to some rumors in the north, if you have a heart or not, this year's grass valley in my Ming Dynasty is not easy to fight. After the big competition in Beijing, the officers and soldiers will be neat and tidy, and the cut of the Beijing camp drill will naturally spread to the localities. When the land is cleared and the military system is reformed, if some people are still unwilling, then they must also weigh it. ”

Zhang Jing shook his head slowly and sighed.

He experienced Gao Kewei's incident in Sichuan, and he still remembers the tension in Sichuan at that time.

Although the imperial court has many considerations, as long as the common people see the army, they will always think that they are going to fight and will always be afraid.

"The Emperor has arrived!"

At this time, Zhu Houxi's imperial driver finally came here from the palace.

Yang Yiqing, Gu Shilong and others had been waiting here at the camp gate for a long time, and when they saw the eunuchs and guards who came to report, they took a hundred steps out to greet them, looking at the imperial car coming from afar.

Zhu Houxi had already arrived at the camp of the Fifth Army Battalion, and the fastest marching team had already reached within three miles of the destination.

When Zhu Houxi arrived in the Fifth Army Camp and climbed the tower in the center of the camp for lookout, there was already a group of figures in the distance.

"Telescopes."

Hearing this, Lu Song handed over the first pair of new telescopes that had just been polished with the transparent glass, and Zhu Houxi looked into the distance.

Through the binoculars, he looked at the group of recruits.

This round only determines the top 10, but it will not be easy.

After a ten-mile march in full gear, they had to pass through "bows, guns, and cannons" and really "fire".

Outside the temporary wall, there are many targets that simulate soldiers. On the temporary wall, there are two guard towers to simulate turrets, and there are targets between the temporary wall and the real wall of the five military camps.

Muskets, artillery, bows and arrows, after the march each team destroyed the watchtower, shot and hit a sufficient number of targets inside and outside the wall, before they could get the real wall of the five army camps, and the veterans who were responsible for investigating the "results" raised the flag to signal that they were qualified, and opened the gate to welcome them into the camp.

After each team of generals and their recruits entered the camp, the first to arrive had more time to rest. Those who arrive later will participate in the parade almost non-stop after marching and attacking the village. At that time, what the appearance of the army will be and what the morale will be, it will naturally not be comparable.

Now, the first group to arrive stopped about 500 paces outside the temporary wall of the outskirts, and then took up their position.

"Veterans, recruits." Zhu Houxi said with a smile while watching, "The two guard towers have collapsed, and more than forty percent of the targets outside the wall have been shot. In the past, those who did not follow the discipline and fired too close to the cannon were directly deposed from the top ten. ”

This round of tests only tested their accuracy with bows, guns, and cannons.

There are only so many guns, ammunition, and bows that you can bring on the march, and if you run out of them and still don't succeed, you can only enter the camp under the white flag signal to rest and prepare for the last item.

It is a red flag that indicates that it is qualified.

The total time for a successful march is also based on the number of soldiers counted after entering the camp.

No one fights back, and those who want to rely on distance to change their heads, and those who want to shorten the time by playing tricks, that is, they don't understand the purpose of spending so much money: whether it is a march or an attack, they want them to treat this big game as a real war, can they play these little cleverness?

Now, that team has put together their battle formation.

"Listen to the general's orders, the spearmen first, the archers second, and the artillery last. Pay attention to the three steps before and after, you can hear clearly, step forward in unison, count the counts, and stop at two hundred steps! ”

The method of assessment, the main general is already very clear.

Each of them was only equipped with five tiger squat cannons, a total of twenty projectiles.

Recently, I could only get as close as 200 steps to the makeshift wall.

With a limited number of ammunition and arrows, you must see the red flag raised in the forward battalion before you can enter the camp.

No one wants to see a white flag.

Nervously advancing to the place, he hissed and roared: "This is the war! The gunners all give Ben a little aim! Count down to five, and don't panic when you hear the cannons! ”

A moment later, Yu Dayou and the others, who could only watch the subsequent parade, heard the sound of cannons and gunshots.

Now, just a few.

And as time went on, the cannon rang out in different directions.

Later, the five military camps were full of artillery fire in all directions. As the number of bows and arrows increased, there was a dull but piercing resonance.

The new science and technology warriors here felt their blood boiling, and the officers and soldiers of the five military camps who did not participate in the big competition had never experienced this kind of battle.

Although the veteran standing behind the real walled wall was at a "safe distance", the ghost knows if anyone was playing tricks and firing the cannon at a distance of one or two hundred paces?

Is it really "like being on the front line", can you not be nervous? Although I know what the actual situation is, now, it is really an army of more than 10,000 people "attacking" the five military camps!

"Your Majesty is already in the camp, don't embarrass Lao Tzu! Keep an eye on it, count the number of targets! Their flag officer cursed in his mouth, and his hand was still holding the telescope that had been issued down temporarily, "Twenty-seven......"

Fuck, this telescope is good, but it would be nice to see a little brighter.

How far can the momentum formed by the incessant artillery fire in the direction of the five military camps and the main camp be transmitted?

In the villages and towns that are relatively close to here, the official officials, the lieutenant chief, and the first lieutenant can only run to tell each other.

"Don't panic! It's not a rebellion, it's a military training! ”

The day before yesterday, I drank until four o'clock in the night, and was seriously injured

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