In the sixteenth year of Wanli, May 15, the sun was shining.

The sun is getting warmer and warmer, the breeze is blowing, and on the official road to the West Mountain, more than 1,000 Praetorian Guards are escorting Wanli's car to move slowly, and during the march, a small wind is set off, and the green grass on both sides is slightly shaking.

On the road driven by the emperor's chariot, every ten paces there were heavily armed sergeants holding Changge standing proudly. The sergeant's weapons and armor glowed in the sun, all of which demonstrated the emperor's authority.

Wanli sat on the frame, his eyes closed, and his body moved with the slight shaking of the car.

It is estimated that some people will ask, why did the emperor travel? That's because today is the opening day of the Xishan Military Academy, and Wanli promised Zhang Yun to attend the opening ceremony, which can be regarded as giving these students some encouragement.

No, early this morning, Wanli took his entourage and set off slowly from the city of Beijing.

Because the emperor traveled very cautiously, there were brocade guards on both sides to clear the obstacles along the way, for fear that the unsightly man would collide with the emperor, which led to the slow march.

In an ordinary hour's journey, they walked for more than an hour, which was more than half of it.

Wanli really couldn't stand this speed, and unconsciously complained, "Feng Daban, you go and urge the army in front to hurry up, I am about to suffocate to death in this car." ”

"Yes." Feng Bao nodded in response, then waved his hand to call Han Cheng and ordered: "Han Zhenfu, the emperor is a little anxious, hurry up and urge the people in front to hurry up to clear the obstacles, don't delay time." ”

"Yes." Han Cheng bowed his waist and received the military order, he didn't dare to slack off, so he rode his horse and ran forward, "The emperor has an order, speed up, the emperor has an order, speed up." ”

"The actions in front are a little slippery, and if you dare to be lazy, don't blame Lao Tzu for being ruthless!!"

This scare still has some effect. In an instant, the speed of the team increased suddenly, at least one notch faster than before.

West Hill Military Academy.

The military academy is located in a corner at the southern foot of the West Mountain, where the air is fresh and the scenery is beautiful, just like a fairyland on earth, it is a good place to build a school.

From the foot of the mountain to cross the hundred and ten steps, into the eyes is the gate of the military academy, only to see on the iron gates on both sides, slowly written a line of couplets: "Please go elsewhere for promotion and wealth, do not enter the gate if you are greedy for life and fear of death." ”

Entering the gate, the first time to enter the military academy, the road is extremely smooth, all the stone paths, there is not a trace of dust on it, it is also extremely smooth and comfortable to walk up, there are two small canals on both sides, the water is murmuring, the stream flows down from the top of the mountain, and finally converges here.

Then through the flat barracks, there is a huge square, there is a huge statue on the square, the statue is none other than the statue of the Wanli Emperor stepping on the figures, but the size is smaller.

At this moment, on the square, thousands of young people dressed in student costumes gathered together under the scorching sun, their eyes staring at the five figures on the high platform.

Zhang Yun and the five of them stood here with an anxious look on their faces.

As the sun grew bigger and bigger, he felt a hint of heat, but he couldn't see the shadow of Wanli for a long time.

He even wondered if the boy had forgotten about it, or if he had set his sights on releasing his own pigeons.

Zhang Yun licked his pale lips, and was about to let someone go to find out where Wanli was, when suddenly, a pawn's voice pierced the entire square, "Coming, coming, the emperor is coming, the emperor has arrived at the Xishan camp and is rushing towards us." ”

"Whew...... It's finally here. Zhang Yunchang breathed a sigh of relief, turned to the rest of the people and said, "Let's go, let's hurry up and pick up the car." ”

After speaking, several people did not dare to slack off, and walked down the mountain together.

At the foot of the mountain, more than 1,000 students lined up neatly, and Zhang Yun and others in front of the queue were looking forward to it, their eyes moving with the movement of Wanli's chair.

After the car stopped, Zhang Yun and the others did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly walked up to meet them.

Wanli smiled, and then slowly walked down from the sedan chair.

"The emperor was able to find time to attend the opening ceremony despite his busy schedule, which is really touching for the ministers." Zhang Yun, who was waiting here early, hurriedly said a respectful word.

The students behind him then shouted in unison: "The ministers see the emperor, thank the emperor for his grace." ”

Thousands of voices roared into the sky.

Wanli was also shocked by this momentum, and waved his hand: "Okay, good... Everyone, you will all be the pillars of my Ming Dynasty in the future. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Thousands of students responded in unison, and then got up neatly. The movements are uniform, as if they were done by one person.

Wanli also saw such an army for the first time, and he became more and more curious about this military school.

Seeing that he was stunned, Zhang Yun smiled and proposed: "Your Majesty, let's go inside quickly, it's too hot outside." ”

After speaking, he bowed his waist and made a gesture of invitation to Wanli, Wanli helped Zhang Yun up, and then under the surprised eyes of everyone, he grabbed his arm and walked inside.

Twenty minutes later.

Wanli and Zhang Yun stood on the platform, and the students in the audience had already returned to their original positions.

After everything was ready, Zhang Yun first cast an inquiring glance at the emperor, and after getting permission, he stepped forward a few steps and said with a smile: "Welcome to Xishan Military Academy."

First of all, you are lucky enough to be among the first members of the military academy. ”

"Starting today, you will study in the military academy for at least one year, and now I will tell you the rules."

Speaking of this, Zhang Yun paused slightly, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and continued to speak: "First, for the first three months, you are not allowed to go out of the school gate, and if anything is sent from home, it will be collected by the doorman. ”

"Of course, you can come and ask me for leave, but I'm always busy, so don't come to me if it's not for the death of an elder in the family."

"As for thinking about his wife, let alone this kind of thing."

"Hahaha......" The students in the audience burst out laughing.

Zhang Yun waved his hand and motioned for everyone to stop, and the next moment, the laughter stopped.

"Second, from tomorrow onwards, every day from midnight (five o'clock to seven o'clock), at midnight (21 o'clock to 23 o'clock) to go to bed on time, and do not speak after sleeping."

"Third, we must unconditionally obey the instructor's orders, and those who violate them will be severely punished."

"Fourth, after three months, you can leave the school once a month, but you must be accompanied by the captain, and you are not allowed to go to the brothel after leaving the school, and the offender will be severely punished."

"Fifth, 20 people are a small team, five teams are a large team, and the team that is assessed at the end of each month will all be given to me to help in the room for a month.

Of course, there are rewards if there are penalties, and the first-ranked team will receive a monthly subsidy of 2 taels of silver per person, and the second-ranked squad will receive a monthly subsidy of 1 tael of silver per person. ”

"Sixth ......"

“......”

Zhang Yun said more than ten things in a row, and then after he finished speaking, he wanted to have a cup of tea to moisten his throat, and then shouted: "Everyone, it's still too late to quit now, there is no need to come here to suffer, how good it is to go home and have a hot kang head for your wife and children."

It's hell, and if you don't quit now, you'll regret it. ”

The students in the audience looked firm, and they were not swayed by the superior's words in the slightest.

"Good! I hope you will remember today's decision. Zhang Yun nodded with satisfaction, then turned to the emperor and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, the minister is finished, and I ask the emperor to say a few words to these students." ”

Wanli tidied up his clothes, walked slowly to the railing, and in the next moment, characters came out of his mouth: "You are all the pillars of the Ming Dynasty, since this is the case, I can't be stingy."

Those who are in the top 30 in the assessment will be directly awarded the position of 1,000 general officials, 31 to 150 will be awarded as generals, and the rest will be arranged separately. ”

Of course, if it is recommended by the Marquis of Changning, I will also consider it. ”

As soon as these words came out, there was a commotion in the audience, and finally converged into one sentence: "Thank the emperor for his grace, thank the emperor for his grace, thank the emperor for his ......"

After the ceremony, Zhang Yun took Wanli to walk around the barracks again, and only sent him back when the sun was lighter.

On the same day, at the second watch, the trainees returned to the barracks with excitement and were about to fall asleep.

Zhang Yun and Wang Zhong and a few other bishops gathered together, as if to discuss something.

"Tomorrow, the weather is good, give them a warm body tonight, and run 30 kilometers with weights."

A man looked embarrassed and said respectfully: "Master Hou, some people have just arrived, I'm afraid they won't be able to stand it." ”

Zhang Yun waved his hand, looking indifferent: "What's this, in the future, they will all be officers, and they can even become generals, and even the general soldiers of a town, if they can't bear this hardship, then let's go home and hold their wives and children."

Tonight, at the third watch, I will wake them up. ”

"Yes." A few people couldn't resist Zhang Yun, so they had to respond.

In a barracks, because there was still half an hour to sleep, several fellow trainees were gathering together to chat, and began to think about the bright future.

"Now that we have finally caught up with Changninghou, the future will definitely be indispensable."

"That's, don't you look at it, even the emperor is here today."

"Graduation is directly awarded to President Qian, smashing, what a big deal, I'm afraid there are not so many President Qianzong in the Changning Army."

The Changning Army cadets on the side sneered and slowly spoke: "That's natural, but don't think about it, Master Hou will definitely only charge the top few thousand generals into the Changning Army at that time."

It's all about the total, I'm afraid it's enough to choke. ”

A few students immediately came over and asked, "Brother, what should we do then?" ”

The Changning military cadet replied lightly: "Of course, it is filled into the Beijing camp, and there are guards in various places." ”

"Huh?! No way? Several people looked incredulous.

The Changning military cadet replied with a smile: "Hey, what's the matter, you guys come here, and the official position has jumped at least one or two levels." Moreover, it is not completely without benefits, Hou Ye said, we are now the protégés of the Son of Heaven.

In the future, if there are brothers who mix well in the army, they will naturally think of us. ”

After hearing this, several people felt that this was also the truth, and put their hearts back. This time, although the general manager of the Changning Army was exempted from the examination, only half of them came to participate in this military academy.

If you come to the military academy by yourself, it will be embarrassing if you can't go back.

"Also, I advise you to go to bed tonight and not take off your clothes." The Changning military cadet smiled mysteriously, then put on his clothes and folded his hands on his chest, lying flat on the bed.

The rest of the group didn't know why, but they did it anyway.

Zhao Yue, who was not far away, heard the conversation of several people clearly, although he didn't understand why this was so, he also fell asleep on the bed in his clothes without believing.

Because of his excellent assessment, he became a captain of this squad, and the cadets in this barracks belonged to his management.

That night, the bright moon was in the sky, and a layer of white blanket was spread on the barracks with blue bricks and green tiles. There was silence in the camp, and suddenly, a nightingale's cry pierced the night sky.

Zhang Yun led the instructors in training uniforms, holding torches, and walked slowly towards the barracks.

"Let's do it."

When the instructor received the order, he quickly scattered and banged into the barracks

"Dangdangdang......"

"Assemble, assemble, assemble!!"

"Hurry up, don't fucking sleep, a bunch of lazy dogs."

"Whoever arrives last, will have breakfast last today."

In the camp, there was a mess all of a sudden.

"What time is it? Why is it so noisy? ”

"Don't sleep, let's gather, I'm late and I don't have anything to eat."

"Holy,"

Many unprepared students were in a hurry looking for their clothes.

"Pants, my pants."

"Ouch, my boots, who stepped on my hand."

“......”

The Changning military cadets guessed that these instructors would definitely carry out a surprise attack in the middle of the night, so they did not dare to undress, and after hearing the shouts, they gathered in the square with their bags on their backs.

Zhang Yun has been counting silently in his heart, and when he counted to 1200, the number of people finally came.

Looking at the disheveled and frightened cadets, he smiled and said, "Welcome to Xishan Military Academy!" ”