Du Zhongxiao looked at Zhao Zhen, who was obese, with a majestic complexion, and spoke sharply, which was very different from when he first returned to Beijing. I thought about it while drinking my wine. Slowly figured it out, with the destruction of the party, the Khitan war gained the upper hand some time ago, and this emperor has changed.

Zhao Zhen ascended the throne at an early age, and Empress Dowager Liu was in power, and it was not until she was in her twenties that Empress Dowager Liu passed away that she really took power. In this process, Zhao Zhen has always maintained a good relationship with Empress Dowager Liu. And the Empress Dowager Liu passed away, and learned that her biological mother was Concubine Li Chen, and she was impulsive, and she also thought about destroying the Empress Dowager Liu's family. In the end, I gave up, and took great care of Empress Dowager Liu's family. Liu Yongnian, the deputy commander of the Dingyuan Army who went north this time, is a member of the Empress Dowager Liu's family, and has been loved by Zhao Zhen since he was a child.

Judging from Zhao Zhen's experience, this is a very tolerant and moderate person. For the country, the court, and officials, they have their own opinions. In order to win people's hearts, they will deliberately regulate their own behavior. When Zhao Zhen saw the minister, he always followed the rule of not lighting a fire in winter and not playing a fan in summer. Because when the courtiers saw the emperor, there was no brazier in the winter, and there would be no fan in the summer, and the emperor did this, which meant empathizing with the ministers.

Yuan Hao's rebellion against the Song Dynasty was a great stimulus to Zhao Zhen. At the beginning, a large army was mobilized with the intention of breaking the party. As a result, the heavens did not fulfill people's wishes, and the whole country was helpless, which made Zhao Zhen very disappointed. During the Qingli period, Fan Zhong was transferred to Beijing and carried out the Qingli New Deal, and it was obvious that he was still thinking about doing something at that time. However, in addition to making a difference in education and the appointment and dismissal of officials, the Qingli New Deal disappointed Zhao Zhen in other aspects, and it soon died down. Since the Qingli New Deal, Zhao Zhen has been dead set on no longer major reforms.

In the first year of Jiayou, Zhao Zhen was seriously ill, delirious for a long time, and often talked nonsense. Thanks to Wen Yanbo and other ministers, the government was maintained until Zhao Zhen came to his senses half a year later. So now in the DPRK and China, Wen Yanbo's status is very important, and he is not comparable to others.

Zhao Zhen was well ill, and it was after Du Zhongxiao captured the Western Regions. Immediately afterwards, Di Qing and Han Qi led the army to destroy the party, and took Shuozhou, Dezhou and other places when the Khitan destroyed Yelu Chongyuan, and the Song Dynasty had the upper hand. Stimulated by this series of events, Zhao Zhen slowly had the ambition of his youth. Especially in the military reform presided over by Du Zhongxiao, Zhao Zhen has always participated in it, and he has a deeper understanding of the affairs of the army than before. Now in Zhao Zhen's eyes, it doesn't seem to be too difficult to retrain the forbidden army, as long as it is done step by step, it shouldn't be difficult.

Zhao Zhen is not a strong-willed eloquent person, nor is he a person who can handle specific affairs well, and once he has difficulties, he will often retreat. If he estimates that things will be done, then he will have to get by and just do it. If the affairs of the DPRK and China are not done well, he does not know what to do. His strength is that he can restrain himself and use officials well. Of course, the premise is that there are officials who let him use it.

With the successive victories in the military, especially this training, the formation of the first army gave Zhao Zhen great confidence. In the year since Du Zhongxiao returned to Beijing, Zhao Zhen has also learned a lot of military knowledge, and now he is very confident in the training of the forbidden army. Along with this, Zhao Zhen's body is also much better, and his spirit is strong. Correspondingly, it is more concerned about the affairs of the DPRK and China.

After serving the wine, Zhao Zhen raised his glass and said: "Today, the first army that has completed the training will go north and return to the Hebei Forbidden Army." This is a great thing, and it will not be difficult to train all the forbidden troops in two or three years. Let's have a drink, and today we will gossip. ”

The ministers drank wine and thanked them together.

Over there, Zhao Zhen and a few Hanlin scholars talked about poetry and articles, and Du Zhongxiao and Zhao Zi, Yang Wenguang and other generals talked gossip.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Du Zhongxiao said to Zhao Zi: "This time Dou Shunqing went north, what do you think, how is the current Dingyuan Army?" ”

Zhao Zi said: "The original Dingyuan Army, when I returned to Beijing, it was all dismantled. The current army is reorganized from behind, and although there are old people, most of them are newly recruited. To tell the truth, in my eyes, it is difficult to compare with the old army for a while. ”

Yang Wenguang said: "Your original old army, since we saved Tanglong Town, has almost no battles, and has made countless military achievements, how can the new army be compared?" However, I talked to Dou Shunqing that the current soldiers are strictly trained, and the generals in the army are complete, and the command is extremely smooth, and it is not comparable to the original forbidden army. Their army can be regarded as after the completion of the training of the forbidden army. ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Yes, the current forbidden army, it is difficult to train like this, even if it is qualified." I was able to complete the training in more than two months because I had already trained once. Although many things were not satisfactory in that training, most of the non-commissioned officers were strictly trained, and many of them were suitable for the new army. In addition, in addition to the talents cultivated by military academies in recent years, there is no shortage of grassroots generals. ”

Zhao Zi said: "In a few months, it can also be seen that the training of the forbidden army can only be like this. According to the requirements of the army on the winding road, it is realistic. Without a few major battles, the army could not be trained after all. ”

"Yes, the army fights wars, and if you don't fight, it's a castle in the air after all." Du Zhongxiao nodded. "After the forbidden army is reorganized and trained and transferred to garrisoning along the border, there is actually a period of peace. If the generals do not pay attention, it will not be easy to ensure combat effectiveness. ”

After speaking, Du Zhongxiao raised his glass and drank a glass of wine with the two.

Of course, the combat effectiveness, system, and assembly of the army are important, but the most important thing is to temper them in actual combat. Without actual combat, the combat effectiveness of the army is just a castle in the air, and no matter how good it is on paper, it cannot be put into practice. Du Zhongxiao said that after the whole army completed its training, it would immediately engage in a major war with the Khitan, which was the reason. Only after a big battle will the ideas in the whole training process be implemented.

Thinking of my previous life, I don't know how many countries have reformed and other major national plans, and most of them have not worked well with those theoretical masters. Theory is not the truth, it is not naturally correct, it is only a summary of correct experience. Only by combining practice and deepening theory can we achieve success. Theories that are not integrated with practice can only be used as teaching materials, but cannot guide practice.

For so many years, the forbidden army that had been reorganized and reorganized could not compete with the battalion Tianxiang army that Du Zhongxiao trained in Suizhou back then. There are various reasons for this, but the most important thing is that there was no theory at that time, but a theory was summarized from practice. The subsequent forbidden army had to go through a lot of practice to achieve the results of the year. Such an effect can only be obtained after a long period of war.

The banquet in the back garden is more casual, some are willing to gather around the emperor, some like to be alone, and a few people gather around to drink and enjoy themselves. The etiquette in the palace was ineffective at this time, and in the process of drinking, all kinds of people had it. If you don't drink a few people at a time, it won't end.

Du Zhongxiao was not used to this kind of occasion, and he couldn't talk to the officials around Zhao Zhen, so he drank with a few acquaintances. Anyway, I won't say anything about government affairs at this time, it's just drinking and having fun.

A few people were drinking together, while talking about the things they had encountered in the recent training, and they were also happy. The most difficult part of the training was the grassroots generals in the original forbidden army. Most of them only have the ability to be soldiers, and they have no livelihood after being discharged, and some people are unwilling to go to Lianghu to camp in the fields, and things are very complicated. Although it is said that the use of teaching and training to eliminate personnel who do not conform to each other, where is it so clear in actual implementation?

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