It's been another morning.

Li Ying held the rice bowl in his hand, and happily pulled Wang Yuan to play: "Wang Erlang, come and accompany me to play the formation." ”

"I don't have time, I still have to read the military book." Wang Yuan is holding "The Art of War", which was dictated by Wang Yangming and transcribed by himself. Maybe in a few places, because of memory errors, but the main content should be fine.

Li Ying has memorized "The Art of War" since he was a child, but he thinks that although that thing is good, it is too pragmatic and does not study the formation diagram as realistically. Immediately shook his head and said: "The book of soldiers talks about the great truth, for the generals, it is still based on the method of battle formation." ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "Mr. said that knowledge and action are one. The formation diagram is the line, the art of war is the knowledge, and all of them are indispensable. You've got to let me understand these things first, right? ”

"It's really boring," Li Ying was born in a hereditary military attache family, and was influenced by his elders for a long time, complaining, "The big turbans know how to be a soldier, and they all talk like a river, and they don't understand fart when they really fight." I only know what kind of temple calculations, and I can't count the enemy to death? Winning the battle is their temple calculation, and losing the battle is the loss of the generals, and they have the final say on whether it is good or bad. ”

"You military attache family, do you really have no responsibility at all?" Wang Yuan asked.

Li Ying was silent.

Not only is there a responsibility, but it is very responsible.

Because military attachés can be hereditary, passed down from generation to generation, it naturally leads to corruption and degeneration. It is possible that the chief military officer of a province has not even read the military book, and he has not even read the formation map, so he still fights with a hammer?

What's more, the occupation of military land and the exploitation of military households led to a sharp reduction in the combat effectiveness of the guards.

This is not an isolated phenomenon, but a universal phenomenon that began before the civil fort.

Zhu Di once made bold remarks, saying that he raised 200,000 soldiers in the north, and even if he went out to fight year after year, he did not cost the people a grain of rice.

This is not a lie, because at that time, the health center system was working well, and the grain grown in the north alone was enough to support an army of 200,000. There is even a lot of leftovers, and the grain in some military granaries is really too much to eat and can only rot.

At that time, there were also Shangtun as a supplement, that is, merchants contributed money and efforts to cultivate land in the frontier. It can not only increase the grain production in the frontier, but also increase the number of Han people in the frontier. While growing grain to make a profit, merchants can also exchange grain for salt, and make huge profits by selling official salt.

Now, the grain grown in the northern border towns is where the devil knows where it went. When Datong encountered a big war, Zhili had to collect people to transport grain, and all of them were apportioned to the people in the north.

Fortunately, there is a Hongzhi Zhongxing, and Liu Jian, the first assistant, has carried out a series of reforms, otherwise the current northern border defense would have collapsed long ago.

Wang Yuan flipped through his hand-copied military book and said with emotion: "This is a problem with the military system, what is the use of the formation diagram no matter how exquisite it is?" ”

Li Ying smiled bitterly: "Everyone knows that there is a problem, but the emperor can't change it, and if he changes, the world will be in chaos." ”

Li Ying was called Li Sanlang, which is the reason why he studied hard, and only by gaining fame could he make contributions on the battlefield.

The imperial court stipulated that the hereditary military attache was inherited by the eldest son, and the second son could also inherit in case of change. If the second son has another accident, then directly let the eldest grandson hereditary, unless the previous ones are dead and disabled, it will be his turn Li Sanlang to take the throne.

Although Li Ying felt that the eldest brother was mentally retarded and his ability was less than one-tenth of his own, what could he do?

He is the eldest son!

Wang Yuan leaned against a bamboo and said casually: "Brother Li, if you make an agreement today, you and I will study hard." Twenty years later, I will be the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, and you will be the secretary of the military department, and we will reform the Ming military system together. ”

"Hahahaha," Li Ying seemed to hear a big joke, "Is it still possible for you to be the first assistant, and I will be the secretary of the military department?" That position must be at least a second-rank jinshi. With my reading qualifications, I can already burn high incense if I can take the same jinshi exam. ”

Wang Yuan smiled slightly: "Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?" ”

Li Ying also got serious and said to Wang Yuan: "If you really become the richest man one day, once you reform the military system, you will definitely be ruined!" Take Guizhou as an example, all hereditary military attache families have been married for generations, you have me, I have you. If you offend one, you will offend a bunch. If one person rebels, one place will rebel, and the nine clans will be exterminated anyway. You moved the benefits of the military attaché, and there was absolutely a rebellion everywhere. The military attaché may not dare to rebel, but the people of his territory certainly do. ”

It's nothing more than holding the Kou to self-respect, that is, there is no Kou in the local area, and the military attaches can raise a few.

……

The conditions on the mountain are hard, and not everyone can stick to it, not to mention that most of the students are from families.

By mid-June, there were only about a dozen students left in Longgang Academy. Some of the people who left later said that they were sick and wanted to go back to the city for treatment, and some said that there was an accident at home that needed to be dealt with.

Those who can stay are those who are determined and resolute.

Wang Yuan followed Wang Yangming every day to learn the art of war, and at the same time consolidated the four books, and devoted himself to the study of the Book of Rites. Coincidentally, Wang Yangming's scripture is also "The Book of Rites", and he doesn't need to change majors to learn other scriptures halfway.

On this day, a man dressed in military uniform, carrying a letter, came from the bottom of the mountain.

"Mr. Yang Ming is here?" The tolerance asked.

Everyone else was studying, only Li Ying was practicing swordsmanship, and he walked over and said, "I'm a student of Mr. Yang Ming." ”

The messenger immediately handed him the letter: "Please forward it to Mr. Yang Ming!" I'm waiting here for a reply. ”

Wang Yuan was chatting with Uncle Wang, and when he saw Li Ying sending a letter in, he couldn't help asking, "Who came from the letter?" ”

Wang Yangming opened the letter and read it, and said with a smile: "An Guirong, the envoy of Guizhou's consolation, sent a letter to me, complaining to me that the imperial court's rewards and punishments were unclear, and wanted to abolish Longchang Jiuyi as compensation, and asked me how this matter should work. ”

"This is unusual," Wang Yuan couldn't help laughing, "Mr. is the Longchang Yicheng, An Guirong wants to abolish the Longchang Station, and he actually wrote to discuss with you." ”

"This may have something to do with Governor Wei Ying." Wang Yangming speculated.

The rebellion on the side of the Anning Division has been suppressed by the imperial court for two years, and it has become bigger and bigger. After An Guirong sent his troops, it took only one and a half months to completely put down the rebellion.

The strength of the Shuixian clan shocked the governor Wei Ying inexplicably, and he immediately wrote to the imperial court, asking for more precautions against the Shuixian clan. It is also said that the Longchang Nine Stations have been abandoned for a long time, and they asked the imperial court to allocate funds for repairs, and add guards to control these nine post stations.

Although Shoufu Li Dongyang is used to being with mud, his mind is still quite clear.

After the cabinet discussion, he severely reprimanded Ahn for his refusal to send troops. At the same time, he praised An for his great achievements, and added an official position of Guizhou Buzheng Zuo to participate in politics.

The political secretary left to participate in politics, which is a very big official, which is equivalent to the deputy province of real power.

The problem is that An Guirong is originally the deputy province of real power, and this reward is purely a fart off his pants, and the only benefit is that he can receive an extra salary every month.

At the same time, An Guirong also learned that the imperial court seemed to intend to add guards and put his hand into the Longchang Jiuyi under his control. This goods wanted to put pressure on the imperial court, asking the imperial court to officially abolish Longchang Jiuyi, and heard about Wang Yangming's name, so he wrote to ask Wang Yangming how to operate.

The real purpose is to discuss with the first assistant Li Dongyang through Wang Yangming - Wang Yangming is Li Dongyang's son and nephew, and the relationship between the two families is very close. If it weren't for Li Dongyang's care, Wang Yang would have died in prison a long time ago.

Wang Yangming immediately picked up the brush and replied, which roughly meant: The post station can be increased or removed. Toast can also be added or removed. Don't fool around, cut your toast when the time comes.

When An Guirong received this letter, although he was disdainful in his heart, he proclaimed his respect for Wang Yangming everywhere, and sent people to send various materials to Wang Yangming.

Governor Wei Ying was obviously confused by this superficial information, and the matter of adding a new guard was put on hold for the time being.

An Guirong quietly made a big move, detonating the dark chess in the Song Clan's territory - the rebellion of the Miao people in the obedient Xisi!

That was where the ancestral house of the Song family was, and in less than half a month, the Miao rebels captured the entire Ganxi Division and dug up the ancestors of the Song family from the grave and whipped their corpses. The Miao rebels then captured the Zazuo Division, quickly fought to the foot of the Black Mountain Ridge, and sent people to invite the Qingzhai to raise troops to do big things together.

The owner of Fangzhai in Qingzhai politely refused, saying that he did not want to mix.

The Miao rebels went south to attack Guizhusi and Longlisi, and once these two chiefs were defeated, they could officially attack Guizhou City!

Isn't your court suspicious of me An Guirong?

Well, continue to be suspicious, look at this Guizhou without my An Guirong, how can you court princes continue to play.

"What? The Guizhu Division has also fallen! ”

Wang Yuan was studying on the mountain, and when he heard the news, it was unbelievable that the Song family's army was too wasteful!