The days when I pretended to be a cat in the Forbidden City[Comprehensive]

Because the drama was not finalized at that time, it was constantly being improved based on the opinions of the audience, so even after two months, there were still new "victims" appearing, and with the spontaneous writing of small compositions and the development of a certain talent The audience appeared, and the repertoire after each adaptation was even more heartbreaking.

And the three two thousand stones who lost face are still in their minds.

Xia Anran had a cute face, she was almost on the verge of putting an "I'm innocent" sign on her head.

In fact, the story of Liang Zhu is not a tragedy. Didn't they become butterflies together in the end?He originally suggested that it was a mistake, for example, one escaped from marriage by feigning death, the other committed suicide, and finally woke up after feigning death... That is the real tragedy.

The little king, who has suffered from various tragic stories in modern times, accepts Liang Zhu's basic ending well, let alone for Chen Jiaojiao?If it wasn't for his sister, he would have made up a "Little Dragon Man" at this time.

The story of the little dragon looking for his mother is full of love and peace. He was cute when he was a child.

The matter about Chen Jiaojiao is the little king's private matter, of course he would not tell his courtiers that he made this drama to help his sister.

The little king, who had a scapegoat on his back, could only forcefully change the topic to the issue of the classmate book, and then talked about topics such as the school motto of Zhongshan Country.

Motto?This vocabulary makes a few people very interested.

What is school motto?In the words of the little king, it is to choose some eye-catching words that are in line with the purpose of running the school, and set them as the goal of all the staff of the school. Simply put, they are slogans.

As the saying goes, a school without a school motto is incomplete, just like a company without corporate culture is not a good company.Goals are like a morning star, guiding people forward. Going forward without goals is easy to go astray in the end, so when the school was officially established for five years, Little King felt that it was time to make some changes.

Why not leave the matter of setting the school motto to the old father... Xia Anran also has considerations for this matter, he does not want to send a group of "official fans", students who wholeheartedly want to become officials in the central government are not what he wants.To be precise, his original purpose of building the school was to use these fresh officials who came from the people and could see the sufferings and problems of the people to continuously bring the real people to Chang'an City.

The emperor must not be surrounded by a group of people from rich and noble backgrounds, because they are too beautiful to see.If the emperor really thought that the world was peaceful, the country was safe and the people were safe, and he could not see the undercurrent and danger, then he would probably drive a carriage to a place of luxury and enjoyment.

The decline of every dynasty begins with this.

"The talents I want to cultivate are people who can pursue the truth and dare to strengthen their beliefs, and they must also be able to do it in a down-to-earth manner. The most important thing is to be able to distinguish right from wrong and strive for self-improvement."

Xia Anran said so, and he wrote down in turn on the paper - erudition, truth-seeking, earnest practice, discernment, self-improvement.

He sighed, feeling that every word was very important, and he was reluctant to delete any of them, but ten words were not unified.So, he handed the paper to the three people opposite, and asked their opinions with anticipation.

Zhidu was silent for a while, but picked up a pen and crossed out the two words "seeking the truth". Afterwards, Cheng Bushi crossed out "discrimination", Han Ying hesitated for a moment, and crossed out "erudition" .

Only "Practice earnestly" and "Self-improvement" remained, Xia Anran was also taken aback when this piece of paper was returned to Xia Anran, and he heard Han Ying say: "Learning, interrogating, thinking carefully, discerning, and practicing earnestly, the first four are not difficult. , is what the master can teach the society."

"Only earnest practice is what students need to persist after they leave." The man smiled slightly, "Yes, I think this is the most important thing."

Zhidu had a slightly different opinion. He said: "Your Highness's five wishes, erudition is the easiest, just read the books; discerning is not difficult, just read the law; seeking the truth is a little difficult, but self-pursuit is okay, only Self-improvement is the most difficult thing to do, and it can be driven by perseverance, but self-improvement requires restraint."

"I believe that the weak are easy, and the same is true for the decadent. Only those who can continue to strengthen themselves in the face of difficulties are the athletes of the world."

"I don't have that much reason," Cheng Buzhi chuckled, "I just crossed out one thing that I thought was the easiest."

"It's not difficult to distinguish clearly. How many people in the world can't see right from wrong? How many people really don't know what they are doing is evil? It's just that they know their mistakes and keep silent."

"So, I think it's not difficult to distinguish clearly, but it's difficult to dare to stop it, and to be able to restrain yourself."

"I think you can add another word." Han Ying dipped his finger in ink and wrote the word "reform" on the paper.

"Knowing the faults is difficult, it is very difficult to correct them," Han Ying explained, "I believe that we should not regard faults as virtuous, but correct them as beautiful."

"Since that's the case, Yunchen will also add one." Zhi Du also used the same method to write the word "responsibility for kindness" on the paper.

"Correction is only for self-cultivation, and if you blame good, you can persuade others to do good. If everyone can blame good and improve themselves, that would be really great."

Xia Anran looked at the four words "Reform", "Responsibility", "Practice", and "Self-improvement" written in different handwriting on the paper, smiled slightly, and made a decision.

Not long after the school motto of Sun Yat-Sen University was set, these eight words were sent to Chang'an City, but it was not handed in by Xia Anran himself, but uploaded by the governor of Jizhou.

Emperor Jing was silent for a long time looking at the message that the Zhongshan Kingdom posted the school motto at the gate of the university with great fanfare. He was also familiar with poetry and books, so of course he knew the allusions of these words.He tasted it for a long time and someone called the prince. When Liu Che arrived, he saw his father splashing ink.

Seeing him coming, the emaciated emperor smiled and said, "Che'er, come and see if the word 'Father' is well written."

Liu Qi's body is not good and his wrists are weak, so he has no interest in writing and typing for a long time.

As the lord of a country, he has no time to rest and recuperate, so even though he has recovered from his illness for several months, his hands and feet are still cold and his complexion is sallow.Seeing his father wanting to persuade people to rest so much, Liu Che couldn't get the words out of his mouth.

He was smart since he was a child, so he naturally knew why his father had such a posture now.

The reason why Liu Qi supported his sick body was because Liu Che couldn't support the sky of a big man.Because Liu Che couldn't stand up, Liu Qi couldn't rest.The young boy had no other choice but to blame himself and double his studies. For this reason, the lights in the Prince's Palace were often kept burning until late at night.

Liu Qi is also happy to see the changes in his son. Now he is just holding on, pouring bitter medicine every day, dragging his weak sick body to try to shelter his son from the wind and rain.Liu Qi himself has no confidence in the depth of his lifespan.

Today, however, he was in high spirits.

When Liu Che came over, he saw the eight characters written by his father. He had read them one by one, and he had some understanding, but he was still more puzzled. He looked at Liu Qi in doubt.The emperor smiled slightly, put down his brush and said, "This is the "school motto" written by your brother for Zhongshan National University, come and see, how does father write it? "

Liu Che realized immediately, "Father, do you want to write a letter for brother?"

"Well, isn't it good?" Liu Qi smiled slightly and tilted his head, and the little prince pursed his lips. If the father really wrote the school motto to his brother, then it undoubtedly means that his father approved of this way of imparting knowledge, and even Encouraging the establishment of universities in various places... He suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "Father, do you want to select talents in Chang'an like Zhongshan?"

Liu Qi just smiled and said nothing, but he was obviously very happy with his son's intelligence.

This demeanor was undoubtedly tacit consent, Liu Che took a deep breath, and excitement immediately appeared on his face.

Liu Che didn't stay in Zhongshan for a long time, but it was enough for him to see the advantages of talent selection.This method of Zhongshan Kingdom is like a vortex stirring up the surrounding situation. If some people underestimated this method at first, but after running for so long, the bottom layer of Zhongshan Kingdom can be said to be the most stable in all countries, and it is even more so under the previous governor system. After the rollout, there are a few countries that have not been singled out.

Of course, the little prince knew that not all of this was due to the talent selection system, but the Zhongshan Kingdom did prove with facts that the ability to govern the world has nothing to do with his birth.

In fact, many students in the universities of Zhongshan Country came from surrounding counties and counties. At first they came to study only because of the quality of teachers, but in the end they were all attracted by Zhongshan Country and stayed.

Because the Zhongshan Kingdom treats talents with enough respect, the treatment is also more generous, and the selection of talents is full of challenges.Almost all graduates set the goal of passing the selection test, and after passing the test... they will not be able to leave.

The cunning little king wouldn't let these people come and "trick" him. Those who took the exam and didn't read the registration form for endorsement, this hidden loss must be accepted obediently.

Li Danghu, who was the first to hold the idea of ​​"molesting", has the most say in this matter.

Liu Che's favorite thing to do is to move around. He has long been displeased with the lifeless Chang'an. Seeing his father's ambiguous attitude, he immediately jumped up, "Father, when will we start the exam? Which subjects? Who will take the exam?" Who will be the chief examiner? Do you want a pre-trial?"

The young boy burst out with a bunch of proper nouns, successfully making the old father faint.

"Wait, wait," Liu Qi waved his hand, he grabbed a noun first, "What is the pre-trial?"

Liu Che blinked, and said quite innocently: "Before, there were too many people in the Zhongshan National Talent Examination, and many people just came to join in the fun, and the answer papers were a mess. Later, my brother was thinking about whether to set up a pre-trial system to reduce the burden on the examiners."

"Oh!" He didn't know about this, Liu Qi asked with great interest, "Then what happened afterwards?"

Liu Che curled his lips, "Brother didn't open it in the end, he built a bigger hall to accommodate all the candidates."

Liu Qi was a little surprised when he heard this, "Why?"

The little boy sighed, with a disapproving and proud expression on his face, he said, "Brother said, he doesn't want to add another barrier to these people's education path, and also one more burden for the students."

"Brother thinks that these people may come from bad backgrounds, be despised by others, or because they are ugly, no one is willing to recommend them, or they may be ill, no matter how talented they are, no one is willing to listen to them. No one wants to go and see."

"So, he wants to give them the fairest chance. However, I feel that if the talent selection test is held in Chang'an, a pre-screening should be conducted, otherwise the number of references will definitely exhaust the examiners!"

After Liu Che finished speaking, the hall was quiet. Liu Qi's eyes fell on the eight words he had just finished writing. After a long silence, he looked up at his younger son. The emperor smiled slightly, "Then, Cheer, look What's it like to choose to try when you arrive?"

The little prince was stunned for a moment, and he recalled from his mind the memory of the only talent selection test held by his elder brother several years ago.It has been a long time since this matter, he thought he had forgotten it long ago, but now he suddenly discovered that the so-called time is nothing more than that.

He said while thinking, his words were even a little messy, "Some people can't write on paper with a pen, so their handwriting is very messy, and some people read very few books, so they can't answer questions about cultural knowledge, and some Some people have never read any books in their entire lives, and they don’t know much about scholarship, and some people are out of the countryside for the first time in their lives, and they can’t even speak official Chinese when they are summoned.”

"But they all took the test seriously, even though they knew they would fail in the end."

The little prince raised his eyes, his eyes were shining brightly, "Brother said, they don't want to pass this exam to enter the officialdom, what they actually want is a rope that can pull them out of the mud. It is a rope that proves that they are not waste and that their efforts will be meaningful."

"And with this rope, those who are in the mud and cannot help themselves will have the courage to change."

"So you think it's a good idea?"

"Great goodness."

"Even if you want to fight against the entire noble and powerful family because of this?"

Liu Che raised his small head high, "If the nobles of the noble family also have great talents, they can come to take part in the test. If they are all mediocre and drag people into the quagmire, what's the point of confrontation?"

Liu Qi laughed out loud when he heard the words, and he clapped his hands while laughing, "Prime Minister, have you heard what my son said?"

Under Liu Xiaozhu's astonished gaze, Zhou Yafu stepped out from the dark place in the hall, took a few steps across and bowed in front of Liu Qi, "Your words are clear."

"Then..." Liu Qi leaned slightly, "Would you like to help me?"

Zhou Yafu was startled when he heard the words, he turned slightly sideways, and his eyes met the surprised little prince, obviously Liu Che didn't expect this to happen.His thoughts turned, and all kinds of thoughts entered his mind. As soon as he gritted his teeth, Zhou Yafu bowed in front of the emperor, "I am loyal to the emperor of the Han Dynasty."

This little old man is still stubborn.Liu Qi raised his eyebrows, but it's not bad to see this guy bow his head.

He snorted and waved his hands, "Good."

In the second year of Emperor Jing's Zhongyuan, in the middle of winter, Xia Anran not only received the school motto written by his father, but also received an order that was a bit of a headache for him.

——Support the troops stationed in Jicheng.

While Xia Anran was thankful that she had purchased some food just in case, she was also a little worried about how much food she should send.

Dad didn't write down the number of troops stationed too clearly, he only said to let him prepare the food first, and then someone will come to pick it up.

Xia Anran savored the meaning of the words for a while, and asked people to call Zhidu, and then handed the emperor's decree to Zhidu for people to prepare.

Apparently, Zhidu was also very troubled by Liu Qi's unclear decree. The two monarchs and ministers looked at each other with pity for each other in their eyes.

Xia Anran: Prime Minister, I will leave this matter to you!

Zhidu: Your Highness, it is really difficult for His Majesty to make such a statement, please ask for instructions.

After the two eyes met, they were all stunned, and the little king immediately got up with a dry cough, "Prime Minister, I can rest assured that you will handle the matter, and I will leave this matter to you. I will go to the arsenal to see the current situation of the martial arts association in Zhongshan Kingdom."

He ran away while talking.Before he finished speaking, the man ran out, and Tu Liuzhi was too late to react and couldn't stop him.

Xia Anran wasn't really looking for an excuse, he was indeed going to the arsenal to look at the armor and weapons.Although these things can also be viewed by data, the little king thinks it is more conceptual to see it with his own eyes, and he especially likes the feeling of seeing the weapons and equipment fully loaded.

In the Western Han Dynasty, in order to control the barracks and prevent those with military power from committing rebellion, most of the weapons were stored in a fixed place and specially assigned to guard them. Even if the army wanted to get it, it had to be approved, and only relatively low-quality weapons could be used in ordinary exercises.And the location of the arsenal is closer to the palace, which is also for the soldiers in the palace to be able to equip weapons as soon as possible when they encounter an accident.

Therefore, the arsenal of Zhongshan Kingdom is also located in a place separated from the royal palace by a wall as usual.Seeing him coming suddenly, Wu Kuling was also taken aback.However, after the little king made his intentions clear, the arsenal order immediately took out the keys of each warehouse.

Usually, if you want to use weapons, you still need the little king to write "Out of the arsenal", even if you come here in person, you have to write, but it doesn't matter if it's just a daily inspection.After signing and stamping the entry inspection form, Xia Anran walked in with Duo Duo Goose who had been sticking to him halfway to join in the fun.

The treasury of Zhongshan Kingdom has four warehouses. The warehouse closest to the door is for offensive weapons such as spears, swords, and arrows. The second warehouse is for armor. The third warehouse is for long-range weapons. What is placed is a large weapon. In the past, it was mainly a chariot, but now it is a large bed crossbow.

The three-bow bed crossbow has not been built yet, the bed crossbow here is a common configuration, used on the archery tower, mostly for shooting burning objects downward, and there are also two catapults.Although the No. [-] warehouse is also full, it is actually large and there are not many things.

Xia Anran just took a glance and passed by, what he focused on was the armor.

The armor matching rate shows the strength of an army, and the armor of Zhongshan Kingdom was mainly leather armor before, mainly using rhinoceros hide and cowhide.Even today's wealthy Zhongshan country cannot be equipped with iron armor on a large scale, because the cost is too high.Today, only the southern and northern armies, the emperor's confidantes, have iron armor as the protective umbrella of the capital.

Today's armor in Zhongshan is basically a combination of leather armor and iron armor. It is also equipped with a helmet, and the protective area is also increased to the head and neck.

The craftsmanship of leather armor in the Han Dynasty basically followed that of the former Qin Dynasty. The craftsmen of Zhongshan used black and brown lacquer leather sheets as materials. Because of the king's request, they ground the armor pieces to a finer size, which ensured that the armorers could move more freely.

The weaving method of the superimposed weaving method can make the nail pieces overlap each other, achieving the protective effect of two layers of leather.If you want to say the biggest difference from the past, it is probably that part of the armor is armed to the lower body.

For a long period of time from the Qin to the Eastern Han, the armor did not protect the lower body, but at most protected the key parts. This is mainly related to the fact that the early army used infantry as the main fighting method.

For a duel between infantry and infantry, the chance of injuring the legs is not high, but in the era of cavalry, if cavalry and infantry fight in close quarters, cutting the enemy's legs becomes the most natural attack angle for infantry, legs Wearing armor on the back has gradually become the general trend.

Simply put, such armor is mainly designed from the perspective of cavalry VS infantry.Cavalry VS cavalry is most likely to attack the upper three. After all, when moving at high speed, the torso of a person is much easier to aim than the legs.

Therefore, in the eyes of several generals in Zhongshan Kingdom, this armor is good, but it is not very useful, and it belongs to the concept type. Compared with this, they prefer the setting of round guard and arm guard.

Needless to say, the round armor, the oval metal armor can add a protective layer beyond the ordinary armor to prevent the heart and lungs from being directly attacked, and the arm guard is based on the habit of the main enemy of the Han army when fighting in close quarters. Made specifically for infantry against cavalry occasions.

In addition to bows and arrows, the main weapon of the Huns is the knife. Except for a small number of nobles who can obtain iron knives through trading or forging, most of the Huns use bone knives.The sharpness of the bone knife can be improved by grinding, but the hardness is flawed.

Most of the infantry of the Han army used long weapons, such as Ge. Long-distance weapons naturally have their advantages on the battlefield, but their lack of flexibility is also their weakness.If the blow fails, the Han soldiers usually have no time to return to the defense when the Huns attack, but it will be much better if they have arm protection.

The arm guard is a kind of armor that is tied to the forearm. In fact, people use the forearm to cover the instinctive movements of people under attack. The arm guard is to comply with this instinct of people.When faced with a top-down slash, the soldier uses the armguard on his arm to block, and at the same time draws back the long soldier with the other hand to attack again.

After testing, the existence of arm guards has indeed increased the possibility of a lot of counterattacks for infantry, especially when dealing with cavalry, it can buy time for one more attack.If the quality of the bone knife held by the opponent is poor, such a slash may even cut the knife into a gap.

Of course, such a result will also cause the soldier's arm to be injured or even fractured, but a fractured bone on the battlefield is much better than being injured and bleeding, at least there will be no danger of excessive blood loss.

After being praised, Xia Anran's attitude was very calm.

The armor of the arm guard became a standard outfit basically in the Song Dynasty. In order to fight the cavalry with infantry, the infantry armor of the Song Dynasty was the ultimate. Otherwise, how could the old Zhao family withstand the harassment of the three nomadic countries in Liao, Jin and Xia? .

Of course, in the end, it was precisely because of the expensive armor cost that the military expenditure of the Song Dynasty was dragged down, which led to the final financial crisis of the Song Dynasty.

Xia Anran can understand this feeling very well, because the first time he saw the various armors in this warehouse, he felt that what he saw was also a mountain of gold and silver.

He took the booklet presented by the arsenal decree, looked at the number on it, and then calculated the number of the standing army of Zhongshan Kingdom in his heart, and then sighed. He was still too poor, and the armor rate was only half of it. .

There is also the general's armor and even his armor. If these numbers are not included, the complete armor will be even less.

Seeing that His Royal Highness frowned deeply, and seemed to be very dissatisfied with the amount, the arsenal order said quickly: "Your Highness, in another ten days, there will still be thirty sets of chain mail in the warehouse."

Seeing Xia Anran looking over, Wu Kuling explained: "These chain mails were processed into iron rings by Zhao Guo, and the workshop is currently doing splicing work."

That's right, although Xia Anran wanted to outsource the entire chain mail at that time, the three two thousand stones all opposed it.Now he could only compromise, but outsourced the manufacturing process of the wire rings to his brother Zhao Wang, and then all the wire rings were transported to Zhongshan for assembly.Although it seems that the remaining process is not outsourced, in fact, if there is no teaching and material, this process can be elusive for half a year or even longer.Moreover, the products produced may not necessarily have the high quality of Zhongshan State.

The little king immediately went to see how the chain mail was made. The chain mail in Zhongshan State used a double-layer braiding pattern, and the hoops were in the form of three hanging ones. It seemed that it was just a simple action of wearing hoops, but In fact, it takes a skilled craftsman four or five days to compile a set.

This kind of chain mail can only be called a preliminary chain mail. The connection point of the iron ring and the iron ring is connected in series by opening the ring, just like an old-fashioned bracelet, but it is actually very easy to loosen.Therefore, after the equipment goes down, the soldiers will definitely need daily maintenance and repair.

Of course, the advantage is that in case of damage, it is very convenient to refill it. You only need to replace the iron ring, but the little king still hopes that the workshop can make a better fixing method.

After all, the chain mail depends on the close connection between the iron ring and the iron ring, and the lifespan of the defensive armor is too short.

The craftsman felt incredible about the little king's concerns.He gave the little king a live demonstration of the defensive ability of the chain mail. Whether it was a knife or an arrow, the straw mat tied inside by the chain mail only broke the surface fibers, and it would be a dead body when placed on the human body. skin trauma.

The craftsman said proudly: "If you put a layer of leather armor on the outside, you won't even have a blood mark."

Xia Anran glanced at him silently, this is the result of limited thinking.

"You know, there is a story in ancient times," His Royal Highness told a "self-contradictory" story, and then said, "There is no indestructible spear in the world, and of course there is no indestructible shield. Chain mail is the new A, the enemy will definitely not be able to crack it at the beginning of the battlefield, but within a month or two, or a year, someone will think of how to crack it."

He pulled out the arrows used by the Han army, and said to the craftsman, "Just reduce the width of the arrow cluster to be narrower than the hole in the iron ring."

In fact, just like the various bullets used in modern times have different effects, ancient arrows also have various effects. The blunt ones are used for training, some can ring, and some are even specially used for piercing armor.

The arrows used in some more reliable TV shows are all strange shapes, because the arrow is the easiest weapon style to change.This is also the reason why Xia Anran set the chain mail as a layer of protection outside the skin, rather than as the main armor.The existence of chain mail can be hidden for as long as possible, because it is too easy to break it.

Of course, the chain mail has not yet been released, and the Huns next door will definitely not be able to figure out how to change it for a while. Even if they figured it out, it would not be easy to change it according to their productivity. After making it, they can still spend a while .

The craftsman was speechless, but Li Danghu, who accompanied him, thought for a while and said, "Your Highness, if the ring is made smaller, won't it prevent arrow clusters?"

Xia Anran smiled, "Do you know what the advantages of chain mail are?"

Li Danghu was slightly taken aback, and after thinking about it, he replied: "The material is easy to make?"

"This is one aspect." Xia Anran said, "The biggest advantage of chain mail is that it is light and has a wide defense area. Under the same weight, the armor next to it will never reach its defense area. But if it is layered Encryption, after its weight is greatly increased, its defensive ability is not as good as that of iron armor."

He raised his hand and patted the chain mail on the outside of the straw mat. "So my requirement for it is that it can achieve the highest protective effect without increasing its weight as much as possible."

Seeing these people's surprised faces, with a look of persuasion, Xia Anran swallowed the bitterness down his stomach. In fact, there was another reason that he couldn't say.

Why not make iron armor?Why not engage in Zhajia?Then there is no need to ask, of course it is because there is no money.

It is building the city wall and infrastructure, and the money spent has not been returned.

The author has something to say:

Xia Miaomiao: Poor!

Xia Miaomiao: I am working hard every day to save money.

Xia Miaomiao: Every day I feel that the country still has a lot to improve, and I can’t save money at all!

Xia Miaomiao: Thinking about gold and silver is not as good as green water and green mountains.

A few years later Liu Che: +1