Chapter 126 Passionate Speech

"Your Majesty, there is no definite news from Lu Wende, and there is no further movement after the Mongolian army is assembled, and Xia Jiangang's forbidden army will be able to reach its goal in two days."

I frowned slightly and said: "Master, the speed of this forbidden army is too slow, as the saying goes, saving soldiers is like fighting fire, if the Mongols really start a war, wouldn't it be a delay in the war, besides, Xia Jiangang led all the cavalry known as the elite of our dynasty." ”

Jia Rudao secretly scolded in his heart, Xia Jiangang, a stupid person, usually boasts of how powerful he is, and he always drops the chain at critical times.

"Back to Your Majesty, it has been raining a lot lately, which has slowed down the march a lot, and the old minister has sent a message urgently, ordering him to arrive within two days."

"Really?" I stared at Jia Rudao, and suddenly smiled, "What the master said is not unreasonable, even the heavy rain is a natural disaster, and it is beyond human power to resist." It's just that the forbidden army of our dynasty should also be beaten. ”

"Bang knock bang? What do you mean? My understatement surprised Jia Yidao slightly, and he didn't know how to deal with it for a while. Since the last time I inspected the sailor, Jia Rudao has sniffed out a hint, is it really coming this time?

In the struggle for imperial power, with my strong rise, Jia Rudao also felt that his control over the court was becoming weaker and weaker, although it was not to the point of powerlessness, but it was no longer as handy as in the later era of Li Zong. It's like a duel between two martial arts masters, and I have a vague upper hand in terms of momentum.

And Jia Nidao in history, like my strategy, was to test Song Duzong's bottom line step by step, and constantly crossed, causing Song Duzong to blindly retreat, collapse his confidence, and simply hand over the government. Although this is related to Song Duzong's congenital insufficiency, the fundamental reason lies in his weak willpower. With the weakness of Song Duzong, the Houquan and the neutral faction were no longer optimistic about the imperial power, either catering to the relative power, or being indifferent, and even decadent and retiring, and finally forced Song Duzong to enjoy himself, and he died in his thirties.

"Your Majesty, Hideo Lu has a book."

Just when Jia Rudao was a little confused, Lu Xiufu went out to class at the right time to play, interrupting the embarrassment of the scene.

Jia Rudao said helplessly: "Yes, Your Majesty, the old minister will follow His Majesty's will to knock and knock the forbidden army." ”

"Well, Lu Aiqing, what's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, the recent heavy rains have led to a sharp reduction in grain production, and Your Majesty has used our Korean reserves to calm the price of rice, and it coincides with the build-up of the Mongol army, if war breaks out, it will make the DPRK and China have insufficient grain and grass.

"Shrink the van army?" I still pretended to be surprised.

"Exactly, Your Majesty, the number of the Xiang army in our court is huge, and the sum of the Xiang army in various places has exceeded the forbidden army, but most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled, and there are a lot of empty salaries, and most of the original defense and town soldiers of the Xiang army are borne by the town border army, plus the training is not in the law, so it can only be used as a conscription."

Among the military systems of the Chinese dynasties, the military system of the Song Dynasty can be said to be the most complex and changeable, and its main classification is "regular soldiers" and "militia", and the names are also divided into forbidden soldiers, box soldiers, village soldiers, fan soldiers, archers, etc. The Song Dynasty adopted a conscription system, which first entered the box army, and then supplemented the forbidden army after training. The main functions of the Xiang Army are three aspects, one is internal suppression (local inspection and public security) and external defense; The second is to garrison, and the third is to provide troops for the forbidden army. In the Northern Song Dynasty, the Xiang army also played a certain role, but in the late Southern Song Dynasty, with the decay of the imperial court, the Xiang army gradually degenerated into a conscription, similar to today's engineering troops, but the number of engineering troops actually exceeded the combat troops, which is incredible.

"What is Aiqing's detailed plan?"

Lu Xiufu said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it can be carried out in two steps, the first step is to re-approve the number of people, resolutely put an end to empty salary, the second is to dismiss the old, weak, sick and disabled, and the third can transfer part of the box army to the local government to maintain local security, and the rest of the army will stay in the box army after assessment and serve as a service or auxiliary; In the second step, the establishment of the box army will be completely abolished, and those who pass will be incorporated into the forbidden army or the town border army, and those who are not qualified will be discharged. ”

"Lu Aiqing, the detailed plan is folded to me, and I will consider it well."

"Your Majesty, this is not appropriate." Ma Tingluan came out of the squad and said, "This is the establishment of the Xiang Army, which is determined by Taizu, and secondly, if there is a riot in the place, how can we deal with it?" ”

"Ma Aiqing, I ask you, why did there be a riot?"

"Well, it's because some ill-intentioned Diao people took the lead in making trouble."

"Yes, there are indeed some people who make trouble, and the number of these people is very small, but why do many people follow?"

Ma Tingluan thought for a while and said: "There are two reasons for this, one is that those Diao people are very incendiary, and the other is that the people who follow them can't eat. ”

"Well, Ma Aiqing's words are reasonable. Throughout history, the riots of our dynasty are the least, and there are basically no large-scale riots, because the economy of my dynasty is relatively developed, and the ancestors of my royal family are people-oriented, and most of the people can live and work in peace and contentment. Master, did you say yes? ”

"Huh? Yes, Your Majesty. Jia Rudao didn't seem to have come to his senses.

"The ancient sage once said, the king is more important than the people, what does this mean? I think this is to tell you that any dynasty is like a pagoda, the base of the tower is the people of the world, and I am the spire, what about you, you are the connection point between the base of the tower and the spire, as long as the people are important, the base of the tower is solid, and the connection is continuous, this tower can stand. In the thousands of years of history of China, which dynasty was not the cornerstone of self-rebellion? This is true from the distant Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties to the once glorious Han and Tang dynasties. Speaking of this, I raised my voice and continued, "Ladies and gentlemen, you must remember this, and you should be mindful of the people for the officials, so that my dynasty can prosper forever." We must not only laugh at history, but more importantly, we must not repeat the mistakes of the past, history tells the future, and only those who learn from it can have the last laugh. ”

The more I spoke, the more excited I became: "Since I ascended the throne, it has been half a year, and I have read through all the books left by the previous emperor, and I have learned a lot about governing the country. At the beginning, I felt that my confidence was seriously lacking, and I had a strong Mongolian enemy outside the country, and there was a sound of discord inside, which was really unsustainable, but now, I am full of confidence. There are three reasons, the first of which is from the dream of the first emperor, in which the first emperor told me that if the dynasty can prosper, there will be a phenomenon of eating. Second, after reading these books, I understand the way to be a king, combined with the current situation I also figured out the advantages and disadvantages of my Great Song Dynasty, you Aiqing, I think you all think that our dynasty is not as prosperous as the Han and Tang dynasties, the Han and Tang dynasties are indeed prosperous, but the external troubles of the Han and Tang dynasties are all clan associations, and they cannot be called countries, and our dynasty has gone through the three real national political systems of Liao, Jin, and Mongolia, and it is still not falling, which is enough to prove the advantages of our dynasty, as long as we can make use of our strengths and avoid weaknesses, Zhongxing and our dynasty can be waited. Third, it is the loyal people in the court and in the opposition, such as Jia Aiqing, the former minister of the first emperor, He Ji He Aiqing, etc., the backbone such as the master of the various departments, and the newcomers such as Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu are all immortal talents. I am very glad to have your help, you and I are of the same heart, why worry about the big thing? ”