Chapter 219: The Voice of the Veteran

When Suo Wuji heard the middle-aged man ask about Miss, he was in a good mood and said, "Master, Miss has returned." ”

"Well, Suo Lao, you will show your hand tonight, your vinegar fish is the lady's favorite."

Suo Wuji smiled: "No question. ”

The middle-aged man also seemed to be in a good mood: "Then everyone will have a good time tonight for this reunion festival." ”

"Yes, master, my subordinates still have one more thing to report."

"Come on, let's go meet Miss together after that."

"Well, master, the subordinates sent out several groups of people, including Suo Wusoul, have not been able to find out the identity of the son of Huyan, the only thing I know at present is that the Shifeng Commercial Bank was just a small tea shop last year, only selling some high-end tea, this year and the Shifeng Commercial Bank is the closest is Tongle Building, now it has become a subordinate industry of Shifeng, its original owner Xiao Tian is simple and clear, even Suo Wuxian did not dare to use unusual means, first the master ordered, Second, Suo Wusoul felt that there seemed to be an unknown force around the prince of Huyan, and this force was not weaker than my alliance. ”

"Haha, I can't find out with Suo's soulless ability, it's enough to see the cleverness of this Huyan son, Suo Lao."

"Master, subordinates are here."

"Pass the order, don't go after Huyan Gongzi anymore, if you don't get it, they will catch the handle."

"Yes, then, is it necessary to ask Miss."

"No need, if it weren't for the matter of the Red Pine Sutra this time, I would have already gone to Lin'an, and after I practiced the Red Pine Secret for a while, I would personally go to the capital to meet this mysterious and interesting Prince Huyan."

Suo Wuji nodded and said, "Yes, that subordinate will go to convey the master's notice first." ”

The middle-aged man was a little anxious and said, "Don't worry, it's not too late for you to go again, let's go, follow me to see Miss first." ”

On August 16, at the end of the court meeting, I sat on the dragon chair in the Daqing Hall and said to Ma Tingluan: "Ma Aiqing, this is my reply to the monarch of Annan, you give it to Chen Yuan, let him return, and return the gift by the way, the value of the return gift will be calculated according to the same value of the gift offered by Annan." ”

"Your Majesty, this is not appropriate, it does not show the demeanor of a great power in my Celestial Empire."

I snorted, and I didn't want to explain to Ma Tingluan, so I said coldly: "Ma Aiqing, just do it." ”

"Yes, yes, obey."

"Retreat."

Xiao Qi on the side then shouted loudly: "Retreat from the court, please invite the Privy Council, the Ministry of War, Lord Wen Tianxiang, and Lord Zhao Kui to move to the side hall." ”

The Second Army Reform Conference was held in the side hall after the court meeting.

I looked at the ministers who participated in the military reform meeting, and they all seemed to be a little nervous, and even Jia Rudao, who had always been expressionless at the court meeting, could also see a trace of uneasiness on his face.

As far as reform is concerned, in a sense, it is the redistribution of the interests of the existing interest groups, which is bound to touch the vested interests of the majority of those in power, and will naturally be opposed by them.

In China's thousands of years of history, there are three famous reforms, the earliest is the Shang Dynasty reform, although the emperor's support, the result of the change also made the Qin State the strongest country at that time, and laid the foundation for the Qin State to dominate the world, but as a changer, Shang Yang paid the price of his life, even the life of the whole clan, and then the Song Dynasty's Wang Anshi reform, its new law lasted for fifteen years, although it also achieved certain results, but because the new law more or less offended the middle and higher officials, the royal family, The interests of the powerful and usurers were finally deposed, the last time was the Wuxu Reform at the end of the Qing Dynasty, this time the time was even shorter, the reform carried out by the Guangxu Emperor who had no rights and several scholars with advanced ideology was quickly suppressed by the authorities because it offended all the upper classes at that time,

I believe that my reforms will be successful, because this is a decision made by me, the emperor,

"Ladies and gentlemen, at the meeting three days ago, I said that we would carry out military reforms, and today we will continue to discuss this issue, what suggestions do you have and how to change them, so as to enhance the combat effectiveness of our army."

As I expected, there was a silence,

My fingers kept tapping on the table, and my eyes scanned every minister present, once the eyes of these ministers intersected with me, they immediately gave me a feeling of weakness, for fear that I would ask for their names, which was like the teacher asking the students to get up and recite the texts in class, and the students would not memorize, my eyes stayed on Jia Nidao's face, Jia Nidao's heart was also trembling, but then it returned to normal, as the most powerful person in the military, he would naturally be the first to be named by me,

This is the honor of the head of a hundred officials,

Jia Rudao was also ready, and as soon as I called him by name, he immediately spoke,

"Old General Zhao Kui." My eyes finally left Jia Rudao, and turned to Lu Guogong next to him, Zhao Kui, the secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture,

"The minister is here." Zhao Kui stood up and responded, but Zhao Kui also felt a little surprised in his heart, he had withdrawn from the military for several years, how could he be the first to be named by the emperor,

Jia Rudao's heart suddenly relaxed, like a taut string relaxed, but immediately felt a sense of loss, generally speaking, under normal circumstances, when the teacher asks the students to answer the question, they will choose the best student to answer, this good student should of course be Jia Rudao Jia Taishi, and Jia Nidao himself has long been accustomed to the situation under one person, but this time the teacher suddenly changed, and ordered a student who has rarely shown his head in recent years, and is unknown in the class to answer,

"General Zhao, you have gone through the four dynasties of our Great Song Dynasty, Xiaozong, Guangzong, Ningzong, and Lizong, and fought with Jin and Mongolia for decades, you can be said to be the only remaining military master of our dynasty, and you are also one of the few offensive generals in our dynasty, you will first talk about your own views."

"Your Majesty."

"Aiqing, sit down and talk."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the old minister has been in the army with his father since he was a child, and it can be said that he spent most of his life in the barracks, and the minister thought that if His Majesty wanted to reform, he should first find out the weaknesses of our army, and said that the former Lu Lord said several points are very reasonable, one is that the command system of our army is cumbersome, and the other is that the courage of our soldiers is relatively low, Your Majesty, the last large-scale northern expedition of our dynasty was Duanping into Luo during the period of the first emperor, although it ended in failure, but the lessons are worthy of Your Majesty's reference."

"Aiqing, what experience can only come from the channel."

Zhao Kui hesitated for a moment, and seemed to muster up enough courage before saying: "Your Majesty, the first thing to reflect on is the decision-making system of our dynasty, the court at that time was in the war, whether to defend, or to this issue has been inconclusive, indecisive, hesitant repeatedly, and finally tried every method, but was unwilling to spend great effort, can only accept the result of failure, in fact, whether it is a war or a defense, as long as it develops according to the established ideas, our court will not reach today's passive defense situation, the second is the command system of our army, The various departments of our army have not been able to form a good coordination, often fighting separately, the time and place of the two Huai and Jinghu armies can not be synchronized, and the most critical logistics guarantee is also a mistake at a critical time, and finally after the capture of Luoyang, the army is still defeated and retreated, the third is the morale of our soldiers, in the early days of the Song and Mongolian wars, although our dynasty is still dominated by the infantry army, but it is not weaker than the Mongolian cavalry, when the Huaixi army of our dynasty fought with the invincible Mongolian cavalry with a dignified infantry phalanx, the victory or defeat was not divided, The strength of its combat effectiveness surprised the Mongolian iron cavalry, who had always despised our Han Chinese, however, with the long-term passive defense of our army, the courage and morale of the soldiers had gradually declined. ”

Zhao Kui said this, and suddenly stood up again and said: "Your Majesty, the minister said that these words have pointed directly at the court at that time the spearhead of the failure of Duanping into Luo, the minister knows his sin of gaffes, but these words have been hidden in his heart for decades, the minister is about to rot wood, and now he said that it will come out, and there will be no regrets, please ask Your Majesty to punish the minister, and the minister has no complaints, the minister finally said a word, the minister thinks that the reform of the military system of our dynasty has reached an urgent step." ”

Zhao Kui summed up the reasons for the failure of Duanping into Luo, although the spearhead was pointed at the court at that time, but everyone present was surprised, everyone understood in their hearts the situation of the first emperor Lizong dictatorial court at that time, Zhao Kui's words, in fact, implied that it was the first emperor Lizong who made a mistake in decision-making, which was a crime of deception in ancient times, and it could be directly condemned as a capital crime without interrogation,

"The courage of this old general is commendable."

I originally just wanted Zhao Kui to throw bricks and lead jade, but I didn't expect this old general to say so much at once, although it is all true, but it is not suitable for the occasion, I hurriedly said: "Zhao Aiqing, you sit down first, I have also carefully studied the relevant twists and turns of Duanping into Luo, I think the main reason for the failure is because of the important ministers of the court and the central government of the year, Zheng Qingzhi, Zhen Dexiu, Wei Liaoweng and others are all civilian officials, do not understand military affairs, plus Shi Songzhi and others perfunctory will of the court, only to cause the failure of entering Luo, now it is the military reform meeting, don't discuss these past things." ”

Zhao Kui glanced at me gratefully and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, the minister obeys the order." "Of course Zhao Kui understands that I am protecting him, and I put the responsibility of the year on Zhen Dexiu, Shi Songzhi and others, so that even if the court decision-making mistakes that Zhao Kui said are on the heads of those ministers, there is no crime of bullying the king.

"Zhao Aiqing said his opinion just now, let's talk about it too."

Wen Tianxiang stood up and said: "The minister agrees with Lord Zhao, and the minister also thinks that military reform is imperative. ”

Li Beiyang, the naval division of the military department, also stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the fundamental system of our army's army and the navy's division is much the same, and the minister thinks that it should also be changed to change the disadvantages of our army. ”

"En" I nodded, and turned my gaze to Jia Rudao's face again, "Master, what do you think?" ”

Jia Rudao didn't get up, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the time is not yet ripe. ”

"Yes." My face changed slightly, "Master, reason." ”

"Your Majesty, the military system of our dynasty was passed on from Emperor Taizu, and by the first emperor, this is the law of the ancestors can not be said lightly, this is one, second, this year just began to dismantle the Xiang army, this military reform involves a wide range, until the end of the year can be basically completed, and the restructuring of the water division is about to begin, so many affairs are concentrated together, the minister is worried that he will take care of one and the other, third, Mongolia and our dynasty have a long-term confrontation, at any time looking for fighters, if our dynasty at this time military reform, it will inevitably cause negligence, and give it an opportunity, so the old minister thinks, In order to avoid large-scale turmoil, the minister suggested that the reform of the army should be carried out after the restructuring of the naval division was completed, and at the same time, His Majesty could revise the letter to inform the envoys of the major theaters and solicit their opinions. ”

Jia Nidao did not openly oppose the military reform, and after a detailed discussion with Liao Ying and others last night, Jia Nidao finally chose to block the military reform on the grounds that the timing was wrong.

I know that from the original intention of Jia Nidao, he is unwilling to reform the military, but he can't blatantly oppose it, so he took the way of dragging, in the previous dealings with Jia Nidao, I saw more and more the essence of his paper tiger, and the forbidden army is the last layer of cover for this paper tiger,

I didn't seem to be smiling, nor did I speak, my eyes looked directly at Jia Yidao,

Jia Rudao's eyes seemed to meet my gaze without showing weakness, he couldn't retreat anymore, because there was no way back,

Since I ascended the throne, I have to count this confrontation as the most-for-tat.