(The title of the previous chapter was wrong, so it will be changed tomorrow)-

"I have great respect for Pham Van Zhenggong's personality." Speaking of which, Chen Ke couldn't hide his disdain: "But his words are really speechless...... Could it be that we established martial arts only for foreign countries? Could it be that just because of the temporary difficulty in recruiting students, he felt embarrassed in front of Liaoxia, so he canceled martial arts and let students learn military books and sneak around like thieves? ”

"This ......" Zeng Gongliang said: "Wen Zhenggong means that if no one has signed up for martial arts, it is better not to open it, and it is more appropriate to cultivate it separately." ”

"Why don't you try to improve and increase the number of martial arts students, but you have to give up food because of choking?" Chen Kefa asked.

"The atmosphere is like this, how can it be so easy to change?" Zeng Gongliang sighed and said: "You have also seen that although the original intention of establishing martial arts is good, it is not suitable for our country......

"Xiang Gong has spent many years presiding over the compilation of the military masterpiece "General Essentials of the Martial Arts," Chen Ke asked in a deep voice: "I don't know what the original intention was?" ”

"The General Essentials of the Martial Arts" is a military textbook with a wide range of contents compiled by Zeng Gongliang and Ding Du, a servant of the Ministry of Industry, more than 10 years ago, which gives detailed explanations on the selection and use of soldiers, education and training, troop formation, marching and camping, ancient and modern formations, communications and reconnaissance, city attack and defense, fire attack and water warfare, weapons and equipment, and so on. Therefore, Zeng Gongliang's attainments in military theory can be called a leader in the Great Song Dynasty.

He groaned slightly: "Of course, it is for the generals and officials of the Great Song Dynasty to learn about it, so as to cultivate a group of talents specializing in military affairs and boost the military strength of the Great Song Dynasty." ”

Chen Ke asked: "This book has been published for more than ten years, should we see the effect, right?" ”

He didn't open this pot and mentioned which pot, Zeng Gongliang said embarrassedly: "This one, it has little effect." ”

"Is it bad writing?" A gentleman can be bullied, Chen Ke bullied the old man Zeng's good temper, if he had changed Han Qi, he would have been blown out a long time ago.

"Alas......" Zeng Gongliang sighed, "Maybe." ”

"Why should the prime minister be self-conscious?" Chen Ke said sincerely: "I used to think this was the case, but it wasn't until I recently read the whole book that I realized that it was not the case at all. "The General Essentials of the Martial Arts" has a commanding height and far-sightedness. For the problems that led to the weakening of the Great Song Army, they all hit the nail on the head, and there were very appropriate ways to deal with them. ”

For example, since the beginning of the country, in order to prevent local separatism, the commander's exclusive power, the commander's right to command troops and the right to formulate battle plans were all under the direct control of the emperor. But overkill. As a result, the generals did not know the soldiers, and the soldiers did not know the generals, which led to the defeat of the battle. Defeat and retreat. Chen Ke paused and said: "In the "General Essentials of the Martial Arts", the idea of using soldiers to 'know how to change' and 'not to decide things in the dark' is a magic weapon that my Han army has been invincible for thousands of years, and it is also a good way to change the invincibility of our dynasty. Xiang Gong is also insightful! ”

Also, Xiang Gong did not regard war as a simple contest of forces, as those literati did, thinking that whoever had the most soldiers would win. They completely do not understand the training and morale of the soldiers, and the command and strategy of the generals are the key to defeating the enemy. Xianggong clearly pointed out that the soldiers are not more than fine, and they will not be brave but strategic. It is advocated that 'soldiers should be used according to their strengths and weaknesses'. Pay attention to the training of the army, and think that there are no timid soldiers and lazy horses, but only because of poor training......"

Listening to Chen Ke's eloquent talk, Zeng Gongliang's new trend somehow surged. He seemed to have returned to more than 20 years ago, when the seemingly powerful Great Song Dynasty was present. Li Yuanhao, who has been called a vassal for generations and has come from the land of projectiles, has been defeated and collapsed. That sense of frustration and shame stung everyone deeply......

It was an unprecedented fiasco, and if it was defeated by the Liao, people's hearts would be more comfortable. After all, that is an enemy who has always been stronger than us. But even the Liao State didn't beat the Song Dynasty into that kind of ghost. This left everyone in reflection. Only then did I know what the Great Song Dynasty had degenerated. If you don't cheer up, you will really be wiped out.

So the official family withstood the pressure and vowed to reform, so Fan Zhongyan, Fu Bi, Han Qi, and Ouyang Xiu ...... This talented man in the world, gambled all of his own, and launched the vigorous Qingli New Deal.

In that impassioned era, Zeng Gongliang was so inconspicuous, because he was a doer, and unlike the reformers, no matter where something went wrong, he must rise to the height of the overall situation, thinking that it was the morality of the people and the overall governance that went wrong.

But in his opinion, it was too big and too spacey. Since there is a military problem, it is better to concentrate on solving the military problem, and it is pure to the hearts of moral people. So Zeng Gongliang exhausted his efforts and compiled this military masterpiece with Ding Du covering 'military politics and crusades', hoping to improve the level of the generals of the Great Song Dynasty.

The official family is also very concerned about this "General Essentials of the Martial Arts", and requires the establishment of martial arts and special teaching. Who knows, "The General Essentials of the Martial Arts" has not yet been published, and Wu Xuexian was shut down by the famous ministers...... A year later, the "General Essentials of the Martial Arts" was published, but because it involved secrets, it could not be publicly issued, and finally became an ornament in the imperial library.

The painstaking dedication was put on the shelf, and Zeng Gongliang's mood can be imagined. But the strength of the doer over the reformer is patience, and in fact, he has wanted to make the book work whenever he has the opportunity to do so for the past twenty years. It's just that there hasn't been a suitable opportunity.

Now, he is already a privy envoy, the first person in the military of the Great Song Dynasty, if he doesn't make some efforts, when will he wait?

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After Chen Ke finished speaking, the privy envoy fell into silence for a long time, but there were clearly some emotions brewing.

"How do you think this book should be promoted?" After being silent for a long time, Zeng Gongliang asked in a low voice.

"There is no other way than to set up a martial arts academy to practice!" Chen Ke said in a deep voice.

"What if I make the generals study on their own?" Zeng Gongliang said with a smile.

"Not to mention that he doesn't learn military books, he is already a general, just among my Great Song Dynasty generals, there may not be many people who are illiterate, but there are many people who don't learn and don't know how to do it." Chen Ke sneered: "Xianggong expects them to learn your military book, is it realistic?" ”

"Unrealistic." Zeng Gongliang shook his head and said.

"If I can get the martial arts students to read the military book with the spirit of the scholars studying the four books, what does Xianggong think?" Chen Ke asked in a deep voice, from the beginning of the conversation, a little bit of momentum, step by step guidance, and finally grasped the initiative of the conversation.

"Just that one hundred and ten martial arts students?" Zeng Gongliang couldn't feel that he had been led by Chen Ke, and he couldn't help laughing, hoping to take the initiative again.

"Of course it's more than that." Chen Ke said lightly: "Xia Guan has long said that the official family wants to do a good job in martial arts. ”

"Another transfer." Zeng Gongliang couldn't help laughing and said: "In the Great Song Dynasty, it is not good to run martial arts. ”

"Like Fan Wenzhenggong, I don't want to do it in my heart, but of course I can't do it." Chen Ke sneered: "A dignified court, if you can't even run a school, what do you talk about reforming the old and making the new, let's wash and rest early." ”

"Okay, even if I support you, you say, how can you do it?" Zeng Gongliang can't help but say this, otherwise he just doesn't want to do it.

"As long as one is done, the Martial Arts Academy will definitely rise!" Chen Ke said in a deep voice.

"Which one?"

"Resume martial arts, and those who should be martial arts must first enter the martial arts academy to study!" Chen Ke is following the example of the Ming Dynasty in later generations, 'non-school, no imperial examination'. In fact, in the Qingli New Deal, in order to promote official learning, there are similar regulations...... Students must study enough time in the government school to be eligible for the imperial examination. Even if the Qingli New Deal failed later, this measure was still not abolished, but had become a matter of course.

So Zeng Gongliang is no stranger to this, but he has never thought of promoting martial arts like promoting official science. I couldn't help but fall into a deep groan again.

Chen Ke was not in a hurry, he picked up the teacup and moistened his throat lightly, closely linking 'martial arts-martial arts-military attaché', which was his long-term goal, and he did not expect to be able to achieve it overnight. Now that it is proposed, it is just asking for a sky-high price, waiting for Zeng Gongliang to sit on the ground and repay the money.

However, he still underestimated the sense of responsibility of the scholars, at least Zeng Gongliang, who was bent on sweeping away the decay of the Great Song army. Don't forget, how did he, the privy envoy, come to power, it was because the scandal that shook out during the empty inventory of the forbidden army was shocking, and Han Qi had to take the blame to make room for him. Why would the officials use him as a military expert? Naturally, I hope that he can change the unbearable status quo of the Song army.

"Your proposal is very good," after pondering for a long time, Zeng Gongliang finally spoke: "But the difficulty is too high, first you have to resume martial arts......

The abolition of the Great Song Dynasty martial arts, in fact, ran through the Renzong Dynasty, the seventh year of the Heavenly Sage, the Song Dynasty resumed the martial arts examination since the five dynasties, and the following year, the official family Jindian personally tried the martial arts people, marking the beginning of the Great Song Dynasty martial arts.

However, after that, around the topic of whether martial arts are necessary, there was a protracted and fierce debate between the whole court, and in the end, it was the 'martial arts useless faction' that prevailed, especially in the third year of Qingli, when the martial arts academy was opened for 93 days, and no one was willing to enroll, which dealt a heavy blow to the martial arts.

As a result, after the martial arts examination of Huangyou for five years, there was no martial arts examination in the past six years. Instead, it was changed to a selection examination conducted by the Ministry of War...... As soon as the questions were asked, judged, and manipulated by the Ministry of War, there were naturally many shady scenes, which directly led to the annihilation of the candidates of the Royal Martial Arts Academy.

"It is not impossible to resume the military exercises, because the gang of people in the Ministry of War have done too much nonsense, and they have turned the national examination for selecting military generals into a means for them to open the door to convenience and seek personal gains, and I don't know how many impeachments they have received." Chen Ke said in a deep voice: "As long as the examination methods, learning content, and standardized awarding of officials are standardized, I believe that the officials and the prime minister will agree." ”

"Hmm." Zeng Gong nodded brightly, and said in his heart that the most important thing is that the current prime minister is rich and prosperous.

Partition -

In the past few days, I have figured out some questions, about the Song Dynasty, about the modern era, I immediately understood, where is the meaning of the writing of this book, so I have been consciously or unconsciously adjusting my writing ideas for a few days, hoping to write a work that is more meaningful than "A Product of Official Residence".