After listening to Su Chi's suggestion, Zhao Ji, who was addicted to Taoism, also came back to his senses.

Su Chi wants to start a war with the Jiaozhi Kingdom!

If the prince of Jiaozhi County is not a minister, do you still need the imperial history to check? The Jiaozhi Kingdom has sent troops to invade the border states and counties of the Great Song Dynasty many times, and has done a lot of burning, killing and looting! During the Xining period, there was another large-scale entrance to the Jiaozhi State, breaking through Qinzhou, Lianzhou, Yongzhou and other places, slaughtering hundreds of thousands of people, which was worse than the western thieves!

Moreover, the king of Jiaozhi is only for the Great Song Dynasty, in the country, Jiaozhi is based on Dayue as the country name, and the king of Jiaozhi has always regarded himself as the emperor.

The Great Song Dynasty sent the imperial history to investigate? Check the fart! The imperial history sent to him was slashed by someone else, what should I do then?

Although he guessed Su Chi's thoughts, Zhao Ji did not break it on the Chongzheng Palace, but suppressed the matter of sending the imperial history to investigate Ji Yi and Jiaozhi Kingdom.

After asking the right question in the Chongzheng Palace, Su Chi was left alone.

After the ministers left, Zhao Ji frowned, looked at Su Chi and asked, "Su Qing, do you want to use military power to commit a crime?" ”

Su Chi actually nodded, "Your Majesty Shengming!" That's what the minister wants. ”

"Why is that?" Zhao Ji was stunned for a moment, "Your father Su Zhe has never liked to talk about soldiers, how can you like to talk about soldiers?" ”

Su Chi sighed: "Your Majesty doesn't know, the minister has to talk about military affairs...... Now that the army is young and strong, thinking about war day and night, and the minister is the privy, if you don't say anything, how can you appease people's hearts? ”

"The people in the army are fighting?" Zhao Ji was stunned, "It's because the people in the army are afraid of the enemy and war, right?" ”

"Some people are afraid of the enemy and war, and some people think of war!" Su Chi said, "The forbidden army soldiers under the jurisdiction of the Sanya Administration Army are afraid of the enemy and war, but the new army generals under the management of the Privy Mansion have many belligerent fighters...... If there is no war to fight, the ministers are afraid that these people will complain about the court! ”

"Is there such a thing?" Zhao Ji was taken aback.

Isn't he addicted to Taoism now? So he didn't care much about the situation of the army, in his opinion, the military of the Great Song Dynasty couldn't cheer up, and he didn't dare to cheer up. Therefore, they are all thrown to the two governments for discussion, and it is very democratic, and whatever you discuss next, he will follow it.

And the following two mansions are not good, they are not responsible. No one mentioned the disbandment of the New Army, and no one wanted to close down the military academy that was dedicated to the revolutionary party.

And almost all the zaizhi feel that the imperial court still has some force in their hands, otherwise how can they resist the Khitans, Wu Haogu and Zhang Yuan?

Therefore, after the Privy Council took over the Military Machinery Department of the capital, the civilian official group that was supposed to "suppress the armed forces" actually began to run military schools and new armies very seriously - not to mention whether Wu Haogu and Zhang Yuan would come over, that is, the Kaifeng New Army, the Shaanxi New Army, the Southeast New Army, the Hedong New Army (established by Zhang Shuye), the Shuofang New Army, and the Lingzhou New Army, and there are more than 20 generals in total.

Moreover, the Infantry Academy (later changed to the Martial Arts Academy) also has hundreds of graduates every year, how can it be done without arrangement? You disbanded the new army, where did these young warriors go? Are you going to Tianjin to join the martial arts?

In addition, the Shaanxi New Army, the Hedong New Army, the Shuofang New Army, the Lingzhou New Army, as well as the Zhaoyi Army of the Han Family, and the Hailu City Ship System and Placement Division all proposed to the imperial court to use martial arts students to lead the troops. He also continued to recommend young martial artists to study at the military academy in Kaifeng Prefecture.

In the eyes of the ministers of the imperial court, this is the embodiment of the loyalty of the Shaanxi Army, the Hedong Army, the Shuofang Army, the Lingzhou Army, the Zhaoyi Army, and the Hailu City Shipping System Division. If you stop running a military academy and everyone goes to Tianjin Knight Academy to recruit people, how can the imperial court control them?

Therefore, the situation forced the imperial court to run a military academy and a new army. It is necessary not only to do it, but also to do it well, and there are also conditions to do it well.

The first is to have money! Cai Jing's money introduction reform seems to have been successful so far, so the imperial court is not short of money.

Secondly, there is not a shortage of talent. Because there are still many talents in the imperial court system who graduated from the Military Academy and the Knight Academy in the early years.

At the same time, there are six "universities" on the side of the imperial court, which can also cultivate a large number of new talents every year. These talents also provide a guarantee for the teachers of the Martial Arts Academy.

In addition, some of the graduates of the six "universities" also directly joined the military-related government offices such as the New Army, the Privy Council, the Ordnance Superintendent, and the Department of Maritime Shipping and Manufacturing. It has also raised the level of management of the new army to a certain extent.

Of course, there are also factors that are not conducive to the development of the new army.

First, the imperial examination has always occupied the mainstream, and the warriors, both old and new, are in a state of suppression.

Moreover, because the New Army and the Martial Arts Academy have always had a relationship of inheritance with the Wu Haogu, the imperial court was also wary of the military academy and the New Army. This is the reason why the Kaifeng Forbidden Army, which has long been so decayed that it cannot fight, has never been disbanded.

Second, the reform of the government and military system in the Song Dynasty finally failed. The government soldiers who do not spend money and have no land will not be able to sustain themselves after all.

In the third year of Zhenghe, except for the Shaanxi New Army, the Lingzhou New Army, and the Shuofang New Army (they had land), there was still a little guarantee of the source of troops, and the rest of the new army had a large number of soldiers fleeing.

Even the Shaanxi New Army and the Shuofang New Army also saw a large number of auxiliary soldiers fleeing from Wutian, and the regular soldiers of Yutian were also difficult to maintain because of their long service, and a large number of them faced bankruptcy.

The Kaifeng New Army, which was paid military salaries, was also shaken because of the high prices in Kaifeng Prefecture and the lack of pay and land for auxiliary soldiers. The morale of the army was unstable, and many soldiers fled.

Under these circumstances, at the beginning of the third year of Zhenghe, the two governments met and put forward a proposal to abolish the government soldiers (retain the Tianfu soldiers of Shaanxi, Lingzhou, and Shuofang) and replace them with recruitment.

Although the repeated reform of the military system was very detrimental to improving the combat effectiveness of the Song army, the officer corps of the new army was really established.

Thousands of martial arts palaces, universities, and earlier officers from the Fang Nu soldiers (including officials and miscellaneous military ministers) formed the backbone of the new army of the Great Song Dynasty.

And most of these people are just miscellaneous military ministers who have no official status (the status of military ministers who led troops in the Northern Song Dynasty is relatively low, and many of them are unproductive), the level is not low, the salary is not high, and they are not qualified to borrow interest-free loans to buy houses. Especially the miscellaneous military ministers trapped in the Privy Council of Kaifeng Mansion, the Military Academy, and the Kaifeng New Army system, there is no one who is not looking forward to fighting!

However, the goal they are now looking forward to attacking is not Jiaozhi, but to recover Hedong from the declining Liao.

But now Hedong can recover most of it by peaceful means...... What about these bitter new army military attachés? How to buy a house? How to get rich? How to get promoted?

If there is no way out for them, will they rebel?

The North is about to have a republic in glittering military uniforms!

Just when Su Chi couldn't think of who to start a war with, the envoy of the Jiaozhi State happened to go to Beijing to complain - if Li Gande, the Emperor of Renzong of the Jiaozhi Kingdom, knew about this, he was afraid that he would cry to death in the palace!

"Your Majesty," Su Chi said in a low voice, "just give the officers below a chance to make meritorious contributions, and let them attack Jiaozhi." ”

"Attack Jiaozhi ......" Zhao Ji frowned, "Jiaozhi is dysentery, if the army captures it, there will be many casualties!" ”

Su Chi shook his head and said in a low voice: "If you die, maybe you will be stable......"

This is very good, defeat and break the foreign enemy, and kill the internal trouble! It's not a loss!

Zhao Ji sighed, "That's all it can be!" It's just that the imperial history of the court must be afraid that the road of Jiaozhi is far away and refuses to go, so what can I do? ”

Su Chi said: "Your Majesty can send an edict to your brother Su Shi and let him find out the truth." ”

Let Su Shi go and fabricate charges for Jiaozhi Country, right? Zhao Ji thought to himself, the king of Jiaozhi County was really unlucky, so Ji Yi bullied and endured it, and sent someone to Kaifeng Mansion to accuse, but the result was that Su Chi, who was more ruthless, was targeted.

I wonder if it will follow in the footsteps of the "Lion King" of the black sweat Uighurs?

Zhao Ji said: "Then who can lead the army to the south?" How many troops will be sent again? Now that the recruitment is being changed, how many soldiers and horses are available in the new army in Kaifeng? ”

Su Chi said: "The minister recommended Zhang Xiaochun, the director of the military engine room (the former downsizing of the Military Machinery Department of the capital), to be the chief of soldiers and horses, and there is no need to mobilize the northern army to go south, only need to mobilize some officers to go south, recruit troops on Guangnan East Road, Guangnan West Road, Jinghu South Road, etc., and then raise military expenses and purchase equipment by the Sea Road Division. It's going to be a big win. ”

"That's it!" Zhao Ji sighed again, "The Privy Council will draw up a strategy, and then discuss it with the Eastern Mansion." ”

"Commandment." Su Chida breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally found something to do for the thorns below.

Let's go and scourge the country of Jiaozhi!

Zhao Ji asked again: "Su Qing, are there thousands of mighty troops in the Kaifeng New Army now?" ”

"There are still thousands of elites, even tens of thousands can be drawn."

"That's good." Zhao Ji said, "When King Dingwang goes north, let the Kaifeng New Army send 10,000 elite soldiers to escort him." Why can't I fall in front of Wu Haogu and Empress Dowager Xiao to fall the national prestige of my Great Song Dynasty! ”

"The minister's decree ......" Su Chi saluted and was about to retire, but saw a chubby big mink running in while panting, with a crying expression on his face.

Su Chi was a little strange, the Son of Heaven and the Shu were alone, how could the eunuchs come in?

But Zhao Ji saw this big mink, but his face changed, and he said angrily: "What? Hang yourself with me again? ”

The big mink was obviously in a mess, and he didn't notice Su Chi's presence at all, so he blurted out: "Your Majesty, this time the Queen Mother is really here......

"Really?" Zhao Ji snorted. "It's here again, but it's been saved?"

"Nope! There is no ...... this time" Da Mink knelt down with a puff, "The Queen Mother, the Queen Mother has been, she is already angry!" ”

"Angry, angry?" Zhao Ji was stunned. "Dead?"

"The Queen Mother has died!"

Zhao Ji stared at the big mink with beads in his eyes, and said in a lost voice: "Why is this so?" Why? I don't really want to abolish her, I'm just trying to scare her......"

Su Chi was also stunned when he heard this.

Empress Dowager Liu is dead, oh, it should be collapsed! What's going on? Listening to the words of the big mink, it seems that I can't think of finding a short-term view!

This is the ...... You don't know if you're not suitable, right?