Do you know: I have a different surname: Wang, uncle Minglan

The establishment of the Jiangwu Hall is mainly to allow talents from Daizhou to receive effective and systematic training.

Of course, Wei Yuan also had some expectations for the Martial Arts Hall.

A few years later, Wei Yuan hoped that when future generations talk about the Daizhou Martial Arts Lecture Hall, they will say, "A Martial Arts Lecture Hall is half of the history of the Zhou Dynasty."

From now on, all generals who came from the martial arts hall will be Wei Yuan's disciples and former officials. When the beads are connected together and form a rolling curtain, then the champion prince's mansion will really stand firm.

At dawn the next day, Wei Yuan went to attend the court meeting early.

After the court meeting was over, Wei Yuan went to the Xuanzheng Hall to ask for an audience with Zhao Xi.

"Officials, there was something that I didn't say at the meeting just now, because I haven't come up with a charter yet. However, I think it should be done sooner rather than later."

After that, he told Zhao Xi about the martial arts hall.

The young Zhao Guanjia's eyes lit up, "Wonderful! It's doable!"

Wei Yuan cupped his hands and said: "On the day when the Daizhou Military Academy is established, I hope that officials can serve as the wine sacrificers at the martial arts academy."

Zhao Xi thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Let Master Wei be the one to hold the position of sacrificial wine. Since I am both a student of Master Wei, it is most appropriate for Master Wei to take up this position."

Wei Yuan said: "Teaching the martial arts school is not a trivial matter. In the future, I am afraid that most of our generals in the Great Zhou Dynasty will come from this school. It should be the officials who hold the post of sacrificial wine. In this way, those generals will be the emperor's disciples from now on."

Zhao Xi waved his hand, "Even if I don't serve as the sacrificial wine, aren't they the emperor's disciples? Master Wei, I can rest assured that you will serve as the sacrificial wine."

Speaking of this, Wei Yuan said nothing more.

In this way, talking about the martial arts hall is on the agenda.

After leaving Xuanzheng Hall, Wei Yuan came to Xu Changzhi to discuss.

"Yang Huairen can be the director of martial arts; you can be the director of military arts."

"As for the commander, I will choose from several generals who stood out in the Great Patriotic War."

"By the way, let Chen Daniu be among the first batch of students. If he dares to make mistakes and disobey discipline, you will beat him yourself."

Hearing this, Xu Changzhi gave a bitter smile, "Daniu is a Tiger Marquis after all, and he has made many outstanding achievements in the Northern Expedition. He has outstanding military exploits. It is more than enough for him to be the headmaster. If you let him directly become a student, he is afraid that Will you be dissatisfied?"

Wei Yuan said: "It is precisely because of his outstanding military exploits that we want him to be a student. We can use him to establish prestige so that those brave generals will not dare to make trouble in the school."

"The Martial Arts Hall will be opened twice a year for the time being, with each session lasting two to three months. It can only be completed after completing our assessment."

"You and Yang Huairen will be in charge of the first term. As for the second term, Zhong E and Qin Zhenlai will be in charge."

Xu Changzhi nodded and said, "When was the martial arts hall established?"

Wei Yuan thought for a while and said: "In the spring of next year, we will look for the first batch of students."

"Before this, the construction of the martial arts hall started in Yanmen Pass. I went to the officials of the Ministry of Industry to discuss that our first martial arts hall in the Great Zhou Dynasty must be luxurious."

"The generals who can go to the martial arts hall are the seeds who have participated in large-scale battles. No matter what, they must be well fed and housed."

Xu Changzhi smiled and said, "I thought Brother Wei was going to make them suffer."

Wei Yuan shook his head and said: "They are all generals who have fought their way out of the mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Who has never suffered? Suffering a little bit in the school will not be of much help to them."

——

Kaiwu three years ago, mid-December.

The entire Champion House is preparing for the New Year. Every servant and maid in the house is beaming with joy.

Whenever the Chinese New Year comes, Wei Yuan is extremely generous in his actions, and everyone in the house can get a reward.

On this day, heavy snow fell in the sky.

Zhang Guifen was walking in the corridor, looking at the list of new year's goods, and told the orb behind her:

"In previous years, Grandma Zhang would take care of these things, but this year, Grandma Zhang suddenly fell ill. I don't know if she can survive. You need to be more careful when preparing New Year's goods."

After a pause, he looked at Tian Zhen aside, "The Chunyi Pavilion is under renovation. If there is anything missing, hurry up and fix it. In the coming spring, I will invite the elders in the family to enjoy the flowers."

Baozhu and Tian Zhen said one after another:

"It's ma'am."

"Please rest assured, madam."

Ever since Grandma Zhang fell ill, Zhang Guifen obviously felt that some things in the house were not so easy to resolve.

Therefore, cultivating Baozhu and Tian Zhen has become an urgent matter.

"Madam, yesterday Aunt Lai in our house came to see me and said that her son was busy in a nursery shop in the capital. Chunyi Pavilion was in urgent need of a batch of flowers and plants. Do you think we should use Aunt Lai's son's? "

Zhang Guifen said nonchalantly: "Just take care of this matter."

After that, Tian Zhen resigned and went to make arrangements for the matter.

When Zhang Guifen returned to the room, she suddenly felt a slight headache and was pressing her forehead.

Seeing this, Baozhu quickly poured her a cup of tea and said:

"Is Madam frozen? It's been cold lately, so you should take care of yourself."

Zhang Guifen shook her head and said, "I just thought of something. In two days, you can come with me to visit eldest sister."

A few days ago, when Wei Shuyi went to a temple to burn incense, he suddenly fainted on the way.

After the imperial doctor's diagnosis, it was said that Wei Shuyi's vitality had been seriously injured and he could no longer recover.

Now I feel the wind and cold again, and my body's bones are declining rapidly. If I continue like this, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive next winter.

Wei Shuyi insisted on hiding this matter from Wei Yuan.

She knows her little brother's temper better than anyone else.

If something happened to him, he would definitely not be able to bear it.

Simply don't tell him.

Wei Shuyi felt so, but Zhang Guifen had been worried about this matter in the past few days.

What if Wei Yuan knew about this? How should she explain it?

Wei Shuyi understood his younger brother's temperament, but Zhang Guifen also understood the thoughts of his officials.

If this matter is kept secret, once it is discovered, I am afraid that from now on, I will be alienated from my own officials.

Zhang Guifen didn't want to see this kind of thing happen.

Baozhu nodded and said, "What do you need to prepare?"

Zhang Guifen said: "Ginseng, deer antler, and some medicinal materials that can replenish vitality are enough."

Baozhu said: "I know this."

Afterwards, Zhang Guifen fell into silence.

Seeing this, Baozhu hesitated again and again, and suddenly said softly:

"Madam, I heard that yesterday, Grandma Lai, who was in charge of the charcoal fire, gave Tian Zhen a banknote. The exact amount was. I don't know the flowers and plants in Chunyi Pavilion. Shouldn't I be more careful?"

Zhang Guifen shook her head and said, "As long as it's not too much, let her go."

In a big family, this kind of thing happens so often that it is impossible to prevent it. As long as the errands can be done well, it doesn't matter.

"What is the Marquis doing?" Zhang Guifen asked.

Baozhu said: "I'm taking Sister Jing to watch Brother Zhuang practice martial arts."

Zhang Guifen said 'hmm' and said: "This year at Xiaoxiang Pavilion, we will send more charcoal fires, tea leaves, pastries and other food items. Yuying's monthly silver will be increased by another hundred taels. During the Chinese New Year, what will she need to buy? Record it in the government’s public account.”

The courtyard where Xie Yuying lives is called Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

Baozhu said: "Meeting a mistress like you is truly a blessing that comes from three lifetimes of cultivation."

Zhang Guifen smiled and said: "Before Xie Yuying came to the Hou Mansion, just playing and singing a song was worth thousands of gold. How can we mistreat her in terms of money? If word spreads, people will laugh at us, the champion of the Hou Mansion."

After she rested for a while and felt her headache relieved, she went to look for Wei Yuan.

At this time, Wei Yuan and Sister Jing were sitting under the eaves, watching Brother Zhuang practicing the Gu family's marksmanship over and over in the martial arts arena.

Zhang Guifen brought a cloak and put it on Wei Yuan.

Wei Yuan smiled at her.

Zhang Guifen stroked Sister Jing's face, "Is it cold?"

Sister Jing shook her head, "Mom, little sister Hua is coming to our house tomorrow to play. She wants to eat the sweet-scented osmanthus cake made by sister Minglan."

Zhang Guifen said: "Sister Minglan is busy. I will send someone to the city to buy some fresh osmanthus cake tomorrow."

Sister Jing nodded.

Suddenly, Wei Yuan asked Sister Jing to play alone.

Zhang Guifen felt that Wei Yuan had something to say.

After Sister Jing left the room, Wei Yuan asked, "Is Sister Jing's condition serious?"

Zhang Guifen was shocked, "How did the Marquis know?"

Wei Yuan said: "The imperial doctors have gone, it's hard not to know."

Zhang Guifen knelt down next to Wei Yuan, leaned on his shoulder, held his hand, and sighed:

"When my eldest sister gave birth to Brother Mu, she lost too much vitality, and now she can't make up for it. Coupled with the wind and cold, her body and bones have already lost their strength. The imperial doctor said that she might not be able to survive next winter."

Wei Yuan nodded. I don't know how long it took. Even Brother Zhuang finished playing with the gun, but he still didn't say a word.

Brother Zhuang felt that his father was dissatisfied with his shooting skills, so he practiced again.

At this time, Zhang Guifen said: "Sister, I don't want you to be distracted by her affairs."

Hearing this, Wei Yuan sighed deeply, "Sister, I've always been like this."

"Brother Wei" Zhang Guifen was worried that Wei Yuan's mood would be affected.

He touched Zhang Guifen's head and said with a smile: "Birth, old age, illness and death are human nature. My eldest sister has suffered for half her life. Let her enjoy peace and happiness in the rest of her life."

Zhang Guifen said: "Brother Wei, don't worry."

Wei Yuan said: "Pay more attention to eldest sister's health. If it doesn't work, let Minglan get married as soon as possible."

Having said this, he slowly stood up and wanted to go back to the room to rest for a while.

Zhang Guifen suddenly asked: "Brother Wei, did you already know that my eldest sister was in poor health, so you were eager to facilitate the matter of that girl Minglan?"

Wei Yuan was speechless.

Zhang Guifen already has the answer in her mind.

After Wei Yuan left, Zhang Guifen looked at the strong brother who kept practicing martial arts in the snow, waved his hand and said:

"Brother Zhuang, stop practicing and take a rest."

Brother Zhuang responded: "Mom, I'm not tired!"

Wei Qiji is extremely talented in both martial arts training and studying, and he works harder than others.

As soon as he wakes up, he studies in the morning, practices martial arts in the afternoon, and practices calligraphy in the evening. It has almost become an inertia.

Many people from the upstart Daizhou Group met and felt that there was a successor to the champion house.

——

Two days later.

During the court proceedings, due to Wei Yuan's arguments, Su Shi became the examiner in the spring of the following year.

Late December.

Wei Yuan invited Su Shi to his house for a drink.

Brother Chang is here too.

During this period, Su Shi was always in high spirits, telling Wei Yuan something.

"Master Marquis, I have completed all the routes you took in the Northern Expedition this year. I have also been to Weizhou and Daizhou. People everywhere are spreading the news about your heroic deeds in resisting the Liao bandits. I plan to write a biography of you. "

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "How can anyone have a biography written while they are still alive?"

Su Shi suddenly realized, "I said something wrong. Please forgive me, Marquis Wei."

Wei Yuan said, "I asked you to come here today because I have something to tell you."

Su Shi said, "Your Majesty is speaking directly. As long as I can do it, I will do it for you."

Wei Yuan looked at Chang Ge'er beside him and asked with a smile, "Do you think my nephew has the potential to be the top scholar?"

Hearing this, Su Shi immediately fell silent, his face looked a little ugly,

"What does your Majesty mean? Do you want me to cheat and be partial?"

Chang Ge'er also stood up and said, "Uncle, you are drunk!"

Wei Yuan shook his head and said, "Sit down first."

Chang Ge'er had to sit down.

Wei Yuan said again, "Why do you say such ugly things? I just ask you, do you have the potential to be the top scholar?"

Su Shi frowned and his face gradually darkened.

After a while, he took a breath and said helplessly, "I think he has the potential to be the second place?"

Wei Yuan raised his glass, "Then he is the second place."

Chang Ge'er looked calm, and I don't know what he was thinking.

In short, the general future of Chang Ge'er was determined by the words and deeds of Wei Yuan and Su Shi.

How many candidates dream of being the second place?

Later, Zhang Guifen asked curiously: "Two sentences have determined the second place. The Su family has always been very strict. How can Mr. Su help you?"

Wei Yuan smiled and said: "Su Shi was not good enough before. Now I promised him that he would be a military advisor in the Northern Expedition in the fourth year of Kaiwu."

Zhang Guifen was surprised, "Have you decided to go to the Northern Expedition?"

Wei Yuan nodded.

Zhang Guifen didn't know what to say.

At this time, Wei Yuan took out a letter,

"In fact, Su Shi's help to Chang Ge'er is not really help, at most he is paying attention to Chang Ge'er. He has read Chang Ge'er's article, and the title of runner-up, as long as Chang Ge'er performs normally in the Spring Examination, will almost certainly be his."

"It's just that when the ranking is final, if there are articles of similar level, he will give priority to Chang Ge'er."

"This letter was sent by my father, open it and take a look."

Zhang Guifen was relieved and took the letter.

It wrote about some of the conditions of the three states of Yanyun.

There are many remnants of the Tang Dynasty, and they have greatly hindered the construction of the three states.

In addition, from the original Liao Kingdom's deployment of defense in the three states of Yanyun, the general situation of the other states was speculated.

This is extremely valuable experience for Wei Yuan.

Zhang Guifen sighed, "My father fought the Liao people all his life. Do you want your brother to do the same now?"

Wei Yuan said, "While I am still in my prime, I will fight as many battles as possible and achieve good results. When your brother leads the army in the future, it will be much easier."

No one dares to say that he can completely quell the disasters on the border with his lifetime.

Even if it reaches the point of destroying the Liao Kingdom, at most he can keep the border peaceful for about 50 years.

In this era, there is no real peace at all.

Some battles that Wei Yuan does not fight will have to be handed over to future generations.

Since the Liao army went south, he has vowed that he will never let this land see the tragic situation of the sinking of the Shenzhou land again.