As soon as Chu Tianya said this, Ma Kuo and Wang Yu fell silent.

After a long time, Wang Yu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Chu Tianya, you are really bold. You were born as a small official and are now the last general, and you dare not even plan the military affairs of the ruling and the marshal, but you dare to point fingers! ”

Ma Kuo lost no time in interjecting, "Father-in-law, as the saying goes, heroes don't ask where they come from. Brother Chu judged the situation and saw the bottom of the extraordinary, and dared to do it, which is more than a hundred times stronger than many people who are in high positions but are in a vegetarian position! If everyone in the world is like Chu Tianya, how dare the Jurchen barbarian slaves deceive me in the Great Song Dynasty? ”

"Oh, you're scolding the old man around the corner?"

"Don't dare!" Ma Kuo hurriedly clenched his fists and apologized, "The child still doesn't understand the behavior of the father-in-law, how dare he be disrespectful to the father-in-law?" - The child just wants to say, it is rare to have a talented person like Chu Tianya at this critical juncture, standing up for the country and the people, my father-in-law, don't miss such a talent! ”

"Oh? Ho ho!! Wang Yu laughed, "After talking for a long time, it turns out that you are recommending and promoting him!" ”

"Thank you, Supervisor Madu." Chu Tianya also smiled, "There is no need to introduce and promote." Chu was born as a small official, who did not learn and had no ambitions. To be able to be a military envoy is already content. I only hope that Wang Dutong can put the overall situation and the people first, come forward to fight against Jin, and persuade Tong Taishi to stay in Taiyuan! ”

"Impossible." Wang Yu and Ma Kuo actually spoke in unison.

Then, the three of them were stunned together.

Chu Tianya could only shake his head with a wry smile, "The two Shangguan are the generals under the command of Master Tong, so they must know him as a person." In this way, it is indeed unrealistic to want to keep Tong Taishi stationed in Taiyuan? ”

"It's not realistic at all." Wang Yu said, "The old man doesn't want to talk about the affairs of the Taishi behind his back. However, even if the Taishi wants to leave, the old man will definitely stay and live and die with Taiyuan! ”

- "Coexist and die with Taiyuan!" ”

Hearing these words, Chu Tianya's heart was inexplicably boiling! - That's right, this old general in front of him is the hot-blooded and generous king in history who died for his country!

"But if Master Tong leaves, he will definitely take away the Shengjie army under his command." Ma Kuo said worriedly, "When the time comes, what will the righteous father use against the Jin soldiers?" ”

Wang Yu's brows furrowed deeply, pondered for a long time, and shook his head regretfully, "Although the old man is in charge of the Xuanfu Division of Hebei, he only has the right to temporarily use troops when he goes out to fight, but he does not have the right to transfer troops and command troops. The military power of my Great Song Dynasty is all held in the imperial court; The envoys are outside, but they are all in the hands of eunuchs like Tong Taishi. The old man is a general in vain, and there is actually no soldier under his command to be driven. ”

Hearing this, Chu Tianya sighed again and again in his heart! -- Wang Yu's words directly pointed out the drawbacks of the current military system of the Great Song Dynasty.

Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin was a Chen Qiao mutiny, and only then did the yellow robe become the emperor. Since then, the emperors of the Great Song Dynasty have been afraid that their generals will also follow the example of the "Chenqiao Mutiny" and seize their country, so they have imposed very strict restrictions on the army of the Great Song Dynasty, and the power of the generals is also quite tightly constrained - that is, the legend has that the Song generation "emphasized literature and suppressed military force".

As Wang Yu said, all the military power of the Great Song Dynasty was concentrated in the imperial court and in the hands of the officials. Among them, the power of expropriation and appropriation is vested in the Privy Council, and the power of command and management is vested in the Sanya. Most of the officials of the Privy Council and the Sanya are civil officials or eunuchs like Tong Guan, and they all directly obey the orders of the officials.

After the army went out, Wang Yu's "leading ministers" only had the right to use troops. Even outside, Wang Yu can't have the final say on how to fight this battle and how to mobilize the army, and he must ask the court back and forth to decide. Therefore, in the history of warfare in the Song Dynasty, there were many extremely absurd things about "talking on paper" -- the officials and ministers discussed the battle plan and drew the march map at the imperial court, and then arranged for the generals to strictly implement it outside!

As the saying goes, soldiers are impermanent, water is impermanent, the battlefield is suddenly changing, and victory or defeat is often only in a blink of an eye. The Great Song Dynasty court is still fighting a fart battle like this, and it is difficult not to lose!

Such a military system has also caused generals and colonels at all levels to pass the buck to each other and fail to do anything, and when a war really starts, they are self-hindering and completely incapable of adapting to the situation. Whenever something happens, they begin to fight with each other to settle their responsibilities, and they are also prevaricating and attacking each other......

Thinking of this, Chu Tianya couldn't help but sigh and said, "Wang Dutong, Ma Dujian, I can see it clearly." When we are about to face the threat of the Jurchens, if we give it a go, the Jurchens are not three-headed and six-armed, and we don't have to be afraid of them at all. The problem is that now our Li Shu people and the million-strong army of the Great Song Dynasty have all tied up their own flowers, and they are still honestly kneeling on the ground and stretching out their heads, just waiting for the Jurchen scimitar to cut down -- this uncontested war is indeed losing before it has even started! ”

Hearing Chu Tianya's words, Wang Yu's old eyebrows furrowed deeply and did not comment, but Ma Kuo was startled, and secretly pulled Chu Tianya's sleeves under the table, signaling him to say less.

Chu Tianya was pulled by Ma Kuo, and his heart was also relieved. He thought, after all, Wang Yu is a person of the older generation, and his thinking is different from me, a person in the 21st century, and even there is a generation gap with Ma Kuo. Moreover, Wang Yu is a typical die-hard minister, even if the official family and the court are about to cut off his head without asking, even if he has thousands of resentments in his chest, he will obediently stick his neck out.

"My rhetoric today seems to have gone a little too far, and I have not fully taken into account the differences in thinking between the people of this era and mine. The collision of two ways of thinking with a difference of thousands of years is inevitably like Mars hitting the earth, if it weren't for Wang Yu's magnanimity, I'm afraid he would have been furious at this time. Chu Tianya thought secretly for a while, then changed his pleasant demeanor, raised his glass and said to Wang Yu: "The last general is drunk and talks nonsense, please don't blame Wang Dutong." ”

Wang Yu smiled generously and didn't say much, and raised his glass to drink this cup with Chu Tianya.

Seeing that Wang Yu was not angry, Ma Kuo let out a long breath in his heart, and glanced at Chu Tianya again and again, signaling him not to stimulate Wang Yu anymore.

"I don't have to squeeze my eyebrows, the old man naturally knows it." Wang Yu said with a smile, "Brother Chu's words are actually rough and unreasonable. The old man has led the army for decades, how can he not know the shortcomings of my military system in the Great Song Dynasty? However, these shortcomings have been a century-old disease, and how can they be changed overnight? Therefore, it is not in the slightest benefit for us to repay our grievances. For this occasion, we can only think hard about good strategies and guard Taiyuan by ourselves. ”

Chu Tianya remained silent and said no more. Even if Ma Kuo wanted to say it, he couldn't say why. So, the scene suddenly cooled down.

"Why don't you speak?" Wang Yu frowned, and said unhappily, "Could it be that you can't trust the old man, or are you worried that the old man is just stubborn and has a small amount of self-use?" ”

"That's not what I mean." Chu Tianya smiled apologetically, "Actually, it's too early now. We talk a lot, but it's just on paper. Previously, Wang Dutong also summed up that there are only three ways to defend Taiyuan, accumulate grain to build a city, connect with foreign aid, and stay behind. At the moment, we can't just spread the news to worry the people, which will lead the people to panic and chaos without a fight; Even if the possibility of Wang Shi staying behind is very small, we might as well find a chance to give it a try; The top priority at the moment is the Nine Mountains and Eighteen Villages Righteous Army that connects Xishan and Taihang. ”

"That's right." Wang Yu showed appreciation on his face and said to Chu Tianya, "You are indeed good, resourceful and sober-minded. The old man will secretly try to implement the matter of accumulating grain and building a city; The West Mountain, where my son can go the day after tomorrow. You must do everything you can to persuade the rebels of Xishan Village to unite against Jin! - Otherwise, the old man will be right, if you are greedy for life and afraid of death, you will fall into the grass and become a thief, so you will break off your kindness and swear not to stand up! ”

Ma Kuo was shocked, and hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "The child will do his best, and he will not dare to disappoint his father's expectations!" ”

"As for the many cottage ...... Taihang," Wang Yu turned his eyes to look at Chu Tianya, and stroked his hair meaningfully, "Chu Tianya, do you have a way?" ”

Chu Tianya wrinkled his brows, and said with an embarrassed face: "There is no certainty that it will be successful, I can only do my best." ”

"Men are big husbands, Congo is a little more generous!" Wang Yu suddenly shouted, "If you don't succeed, you will become a benevolent person-the old man wants you to say that you will succeed!" ”

"Good!" Chu Tianya gritted his teeth fiercely, "If you don't succeed, you will become a benevolent!" ”

"Haha!" Wang Yu laughed loudly, stretched out his generous slap and patted Chu Tianya's shoulder hard, "You kid is a little stupid, very similar to the old man when he was young-come, just rush at your stupidity, the old man will give you a drink!" ”

"How do I feel, like being beaten by the royal capital's radical method?" Chu Tianya smiled, "However, Chu Mou is willing to fall for this plan." In the current situation, we really can't afford to slack off or have a trace of luck. If you don't have the courage to fight against the water, you will definitely lose! ”

"Well said!" Wang Yu nodded and praised, "Did I hear it, although Chu Tianya is young, he has a lot to learn from you!" -- When you go to Xishan, you must also have the consciousness of becoming a benevolent person if you don't succeed, and you must also have the courage to fight against the water! ”

"Remember, child!" Ma Kuo seriously and convincingly hugged his fists and bowed, and said with a smile, "Before, the child boasted about the end of the world in front of his father-in-law, but his father-in-law still didn't believe it; Now, the father-in-law himself is full of praise, right? ”

"Haha!" Wang Yu laughed heartily, "That's right, the old man just scolds when he sees a mistake, praises when he sees a good thing, and never beats around the bush - Chu Tianya, listen, you don't want to stay in the backyard of the palace to take care of the group of mules." Tomorrow you will come to my capital to serve as an errand and the capital will ensure that you will be a deputy commander. From now on, you will follow me day and night, and be my personal companion. ”

Ma Kuo was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Congratulations to Brother Chu, you have become the deputy commander in an instant-haven't you thanked your father-in-law?" ”

Chu Tianya smiled slightly, hugged his fists and said: "Thank you Wang Dutong for his good intentions, in fact, Chu Mouzhi is not in the officialdom, and Chu Mouzhi is not very concerned about the big and small officials, and the position of Chu Mou. Chu stayed in the palace, just wanting to take the opportunity to get close to Master Tong to see if he could act on the camera to win the power to resist Jin. ”

"You mean, you refuse?" Wang Yu frowned, and stared at Chu Tianya with a look of surprise.