Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 381 Both Civil and Military

  Students flew out one after another.

   They galloped, bowed their bows, and shot their arrows.

  Arrows pierced the target full of holes.

"Shot…"

"Shot…"

   "Miss..."

   "Miss..."

   There are many misses, but the probability of hitting is only 30 to 40%.

   But just like that, Fang Jifan still felt that they had performed beyond their standard.

  Although Fang Jifan was a little annoyed every time he missed, he wished he could drag him out and hit him hard.

  Your uncle, you don’t have brain disease, and you usually serve delicious food and drink, why didn’t you get hit?

   But even so, it still made countless people gasp, cheering loudly!

  Compared to those disgraceful military officers before, the bravery of these students, the riding posture when riding a horse, and even the stability when bending a bow and setting an arrow are all admirable.

   There were bursts of cheers from around, even if no one was shot, they got a burst of cheers.

   These students, what is the difference between hitting and not hitting? They are just a group of scholars, they are enough to beat those military officers and honorable children who are under-armed, this... is enough.

  Even Wu Dinghou began to let go of himself. At the beginning, he tried his best to hold back, so as not to make others angry and destroy his prestige, but later, he couldn't help shouting.

  The look of loneliness on Emperor Hongzhi's face was gone, replaced by a flushed face, and even a hearty smile!

He looked left and right, his eyes sparkled, and he put his hand lightly on Zhu Houzhao's shoulder. Zhu Houzhao subconsciously shortened his body and wanted to hide, but when he found that his father was just patting him on the shoulder affectionately, Zhu Houzhao felt relieved He let out a long sigh of relief.

   On the other side, the envoys of the country started to discuss, desperately asking where these military horses came from, and all of them couldn't help showing their appreciation.

   After everyone rode and shot, the drumbeat finally stopped. Emperor Hongzhi was still standing behind the parapet, and Wang Shouren led a group of people on Pegasus out of the Urn City!

  The urn city is finally empty again!

  At this time, Emperor Hongzhi said: "Fang Jifan..."

  Fang Jifan quickly responded: "The minister is here."

  Emperor Hongzhi showed a bit of worry on his face inappropriately, and said: "This... won't delay their studies?"

For Emperor Hongzhi, scholars of course regard reading as the most important thing. Although it was this riding and shooting, even Emperor Hongzhi was excited, and he applauded these knights countless times in his heart, but when he looked at the students After riding off one by one, he finally calmed down again.

   Fang Jifan can't be fooled by others. After all, he is a scholar. Could it be that following Fang Jifan, he will never go to school for the rest of his life?

  If this is the case, their parents sent these people to the academy on purpose, how can you, Fang Jifan, treat them?

"Won't!"

   Before Fang Jifan could speak, someone shouted happily.

A certain person is very lonely, Mrs. Xianglin usually tells the people around her that the first baby boy to come out of Pegasus is her son, the heroic, heroic, and awesome one is called Shen Ao, and it is really her. His son is not only a relative, but also a direct descendant.

   Unfortunately, everyone just went to applaud, and no one paid attention to him.

Shen Wen is standing not far away, he is very regretful and lonely, as if he entered the slums wearing Hermes, the prestige is prestige, but people don’t know what it is called, they don’t look at Hermes, they only look at the neck The gold chain on it is thicker.

  As soon as His Majesty asked, his ears were sharp, he naturally became excited, and he stood out from the crowd with a bright face: "Your Majesty, my son, Shen Ao, is studying at Xishan Academy..."

  He looked cheerful at first, but as he talked, his eyes turned red as if sand had been poured into them.

Compared with more than half a year ago, the unworthy son was so ridiculous in Nanjing, and then ordered someone to send him to Beijing. Thinking of the son's face covered with rouge back then, Shen Wen had nightmares again and again, but he just couldn't control it. Ah, there are thousands of emotions in his heart, his son is now... more like a man.

"Don't cry. If you have something to say, it's okay." Emperor Hongzhi stared at Shen Wen, seeing Shen Wen wiping his tears, choked up and not speaking, he was very emotional. Parents all over the world are probably the same. .

  Shen Wen held back his tears a little and said, "Yes."

  If he hadn't cried so hard, many people would think he was a fool.

At this time, he said: "My son is Shen Ao. Since he entered Xishan Academy, he has made great progress in learning. You can really see it with your own eyes. If your majesty doesn't believe it, I will bring his article. , Your Majesty can take a look."

   As he spoke, he actually pulled out dozens of articles from his sleeve.

  Everyone couldn't help being stunned, looking at the sheets of paper, some of which were old, and some of which were brand new.

   Dare to feel that wherever this Hanlin University scholar goes, he always brings the articles written by his son with him.

   I'm really... overwhelmed.

  Shen Wen was so excited that it was uncontrollable, and he smiled again. His sudden joy and pain made everyone around him feel touched!

At this time, he began to recite his own catchphrase: "The minister's son, Shen Ao, has kept all the stereotypes he has done in the past six months, and he often carries them with him. He has to read them in his spare time. From his monthly articles, I can see that his articles have made great progress, please take a look at them."

   Really good looking...

But Shen Wen was very excited, he couldn't find his bosom friend, although these days, everyone would talk about his son, but he also knew that many people seemed to be perfunctory, after all, this is someone else's child, don't care* thing?

   Today in front of the imperial court, if you don’t hurry up and sell your son, when will you wait?

  He looked at Emperor Hongzhi pitifully, looking hungry.

   But this is a reading test, this Hanlin University scholar is really getting more and more ignorant.

  At this time, who has time to read your son's stereotyped essays.

  Emperor Hongzhi was also unable to get off a tiger. Look, something was wrong.

  Seeing the anticipation on Shen Wen's face, Emperor Hongzhi finally softened his heart, turned around and said, "Sit down, let's take a look."

   "Thank you, Your Majesty." Shen Wen burst into tears, and then became very excited again.

  Hurriedly followed Emperor Hongzhi back to the city tower, Emperor Hongzhi ascended the throne, Xiao Jing took the article from Shen Wen's hand, Shen Wen looked at Emperor Hongzhi anxiously.

  Liu Jian understood Shen Wen's feelings best, so he smiled slightly. This time, the riding and shooting in the test finally... didn't make the imperial court lose face, although it's time to clean up the pro-army and the Beijing camp next.

On the contrary, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian and others did not understand Shen Wen. You, Shen Wen, are a scholar of the Hanlin University and a clear stream in the Qing Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty. You should understand etiquette, but at this time you behaved so excessively. It's not right.

   Fang Jifan couldn't help being speechless, and stood next to Zhu Houzhao. Zhu Houzhao winked at him, and Fang Jifan gave Zhu Houzhao a meaningful look.

  Zhu Houzhao didn't quite understand the meaning in Fang Jifan's eyes, but it didn't matter, he continued to enjoy himself foolishly.

  More than a dozen stereotyped essays were sent to Emperor Hongzhi's desk.

   Shen Wen stretched his neck, seemed to think of something, and said eagerly: "Your Majesty, judging from the last article, it was more than half a year ago."

  Emperor Hongzhi nodded, and took the last article, this eight-part essay...

Ok…

   After just a quick glance, Emperor Hongzhi felt that it was boring. This article... I am afraid that even a scholar could not pass the exam. What is it written?

  He casually read the second, third, and fourth articles...

  Most of the time, he read the articles at a glance. For him...these articles are not a little bit worse than the articles of Hanlin.

   But slowly, when it reached the sixth article, this article began to improve, and it became more and more stylish.

  At the seventh chapter, the classics quoted became more and more proficient, and the problem-solving began to have novelties.

  Eighth...

  Chapter 9...

   When it came to the most recent article, Emperor Hongzhi began to look at it seriously.

  The topic is novel, very good!

  Familiar with the title, connecting the previous and the next.

  Afterwards... a prudent style of writing rushed towards my face. When I only read the title, I thought this article was a slant, but this article quickly restrained its edge and became simple.

And this simplicity can be said to be old-fashioned, every word, every sentence, every allusion, you may not see anything new, but you find that this article is impeccable, you can't even find the slightest mistake.

  Hoo...

  Emperor Hongzhi was a little stunned, he had to find the original article again! This was done more than half a year ago, comparing the two... It's really a difference between clouds and mud...

  With the comparison of previous articles, this latest article can only be known to be good, just like flowers need green leaves to set off.

  At this time, Emperor Hongzhi finally let out a long breath, and couldn't help but slapped the table and said: "Okay, this son has a lot to do, just now he also hit the target while riding, didn't he?"

   "Yes." Xiao Jing's heart moved, and then he nodded.

  Emperor Hongzhi was filled with emotions. Only after knowing the level of this person half a year ago, did he know how far his progress has been. Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but praise: "Both civil and military, he will definitely be a pillar of the Ming Dynasty in the future."

   "Your Majesty..."

   Shen Wen was thinking about it, waiting for such a compliment.

  Now, His Majesty is so generous with praise, and Shen Wen's ears are like the sound of heaven.

  Suddenly, he began to cry bitterly again, knelt down on the ground with a thud, and bowed to Emperor Hongzhi: "A dog is only mediocre, so I can't deserve such a beautiful word from your majesty, your majesty is wise, long live my emperor..."

   "..."

   Clearly, this is over-excited, but…

  Many people can't help but feel a little bit of envy in their hearts. If my son can be both civil and military, I will cry too. What's the face?

  (end of this chapter)