Hearing that Zhao Yan came to visit, Cao Lu and his wife were also very surprised, others can not see it, but their son-in-law can't see it, so Cao Lu asked two servants to support him, and finally moved to the front hall, Zhao Yan, who was sitting there drinking tea, saw Cao Lu's appearance, and stood up in surprise and asked, "Father-in-law, what's wrong with your feet?" ”

"Alas, don't mention it, speaking of which, this can be regarded as an injury for the imperial court...... "There is nothing to hide from Zhao Yan, so Cao Lu told him about the troubles he suffered during this time, as well as the experience of accidentally being injured when he went out over the wall today, but Zhao Yan wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh after hearing it, and endured it very hard, Cao Lu has been very fat in recent years, but he still thinks that he climbed over the wall like when he was young, and it is strange if he is not injured.

"Father-in-law, it's a big deal that you don't go out these days, the palace secretary usually has fewer things, and you can't delay anything!" Zhao Yan finally had to open his mouth to comfort him, he couldn't help with this kind of thing, so he could only persuade Cao Lu like this.

"Virtuous son-in-law, you don't know, the palace front division usually has nothing to do, but I also said just now, during this time, the Beijing Forbidden Army is going to replace a group of generals, and the palace front division has nearly half of the Beijing Forbidden Army in his hands, so it is also a lot of affairs, if I don't deal with it, I'm afraid these things will be backlogged, and if I can finish this matter earlier, those people outside can die early, and they won't pester me like this every day!" Cao Lu sighed at this time and said, the reason why he was in such a hurry to go out was actually to get rid of this kind of day as soon as possible.

Hearing Cao Lu's distress, Zhao Yan was silent for a while, and then thought of the reason for coming to Cao Lu today, and immediately spoke again: "Father-in-law, my son-in-law came today, and I happen to have something about the forbidden army in the capital that I want to discuss with you!" ”

"Oh. What do you want to do with your son-in-law? Cao Lu was stunned when he heard this, he also knew that Zhao Yan was busy during this time, and there were all kinds of major things in the court that he needed to deal with every day, but the forbidden army in the capital they were in charge of didn't seem to have any major events during this time, and some small things were not worth Zhao Yan personally coming to find him, right?

Previously, after Zhao Yan received Yang Wenguang's support for him to rectify the forbidden army in the capital, the other party proposed that it would be best to get the support of another person. And this person is the father-in-law in front of Zhao Yan, firstly, the Cao family occupies the largest share of generals in the forbidden army in the capital, it can be said that the Cao family's power in the forbidden army in the capital is almost unmatched, and secondly, Cao Lu also serves as the commander of the front division of the palace, if he can get his assistance, then it will be easier for Zhao Yan to rectify the forbidden army in the capital.

Today, Zhao Yan came to have a showdown with Cao Lu, so he thought about it for a moment and immediately said: "Father-in-law, this matter is complicated and complicated, but it is also very simple to say. It's nothing more than a sentence, that is, the imperial court is preparing to rectify the forbidden army in the capital, and I need your support! ”

"Whole ...... Rectify the forbidden army in the capital! Hearing Zhao Yan's words, Cao Lu stood up in shock, but then sat down with an 'oops', after all, his foot had just been sprained, and it was basically impossible to recover in a short time.

"Father-in-law, I have long been thinking about rectifying the forbidden army in the capital. When Yang Huaiyu and their army were besieged in Gubeikou...... "Zhao Yan started with the siege of Yang Huaiyu and their army, and then listed the reasons and evidence for the decay of the forbidden army in the capital. From these, it can be concluded that the forbidden army in the capital has reached the point where it has to be rectified, and the imperial court will definitely not be willing to spend huge sums of money to raise a batch of wastes that cannot fight!

After listening to Zhao Yan's words, Cao Lu couldn't help but be silent, although Zhao Yan's words were a little uncomfortable in the ears of him, the commander of the palace, he also had to admit that what Zhao Yan said was also true. The fact that the forbidden army in the capital cannot be put into the battlefield is even more indisputable to anyone, if he were Zhao Yan, he would definitely not sit idly by and ignore the forbidden army in the capital.

Zhao Yan saw that Cao Lu did not immediately refute after listening to his words, but showed a contemplative expression, which made him know that Cao Lu was not carried away by the interests of the forbidden army in the capital. At that moment, I couldn't help but be shocked and spoke again: "Father-in-law, as the commander of the front division of the palace, you naturally know better than others the importance of the forbidden army in the capital to our Great Song Dynasty, if there is really a strong enemy near the capital, then these forbidden troops in the capital will become the last line of defense of our Great Song Dynasty, how can such an important line of defense be handed over to some waste hands who only know how to fight chickens and dogs every day, and can't even pull a bow?" ”

Zhao Yan's last few words were very straightforward and mean, but they also said who the forbidden army in the capital was, in the past, the generals selected children to enter the forbidden army, and selected some good children to enter it, which also made the combat effectiveness of the forbidden army in the capital at that time still be retained, but in recent years, all the young children in the gate who are a little promising have gone to the military academy, and the rest are not successful, and it just so happens that the forbidden army in the capital is an iron rice bowl, so many people want to go in with their heads sharpened, which is also the main reason why Cao Lu is so popular.

Hearing Zhao Yan unceremoniously denounce the forbidden army in the capital as a waste, Cao Lu felt uncomfortable in his heart, speaking of which the forbidden army was divided into three parts, of which the forbidden army in the capital was the most elite of the three forbidden army, and most of them were from the forbidden army in the capital, but no one expected that with the passage of time, their forbidden army in the capital would become a waste-like existence.

Thinking of this, Cao Lu couldn't help but have a look of unwillingness flashing on his face, and finally raised his head and asked Zhao Yan: "Virtuous son-in-law, I also feel very sad that the forbidden army in the capital has fallen to such a point now, but I don't know how you plan to rectify it?" ”

Seeing that Cao Lu finally expressed his position, Zhao Yan also felt relieved in his heart, and immediately stepped forward and said: "Father-in-law, it is not a day's work for the forbidden army in the capital to fall to the point where it is now, so if you want to rectify the forbidden army in the capital, it is definitely not something that can be completed in a short time, so I have prepared a relatively long plan......"

Zhao Yan explained the rectification plan he had prepared to Cao Lu in detail as he spoke, and this plan had been revised by Yang Wenguang and became more reasonable. First of all, the main reason why the forbidden army in Beijing fell to the current point is that it is too comfortable, and if it does not go to the battlefield for hundreds of years, no matter how powerful the army is, it will become a waste, so Zhao Yan's first step is to break this comfort, select 20,000 elites from the forbidden army and send them to the northwest and Hebei, and they can only come back after being stationed in the place for three years.

In addition, 20,000 forbidden troops in the capital were transferred, and the defense of the capital was a little empty, so Zhao Yan planned to transfer a group of forbidden troops from the Western Army and the Hebei Army into Beijing, and this group of troops will be mainly the cadets who graduated from the military academy and the army under these cadets, after all, they are generally born in the generals or the army, and after studying in the military academy, they can be guaranteed in terms of loyalty.

After the expiration of the three-year period, the foreign transfer of the capital forbidden army returns, Zhao Yan will select another 20,000 people to be stationed in the frontier, which will become a regular practice in the future, until all the capital forbidden army is rotated, although the effect of this is very slow, it will take a long time to improve the overall combat effectiveness of the Beijing forbidden army, but it is better than the word safe, and the resistance encountered is also the least, which is also the most suitable way for the situation of the Great Song Dynasty now.

After Cao Lu listened to Zhao Yan's plan, especially when he heard that only 20,000 people were stationed in the frontier at a time, this made him also relieved and said: "If you only transfer 20,000 people, the problem is not big, of course, there will definitely be people who oppose it, but there are many people in the Jiangmen who are in the Western Army or the Hebei Army, and when the time comes, you can give priority to selecting some Jiangmen people to come back, and there will be no complaints." ”

Zhao Yan also nodded when he heard this, but then he smiled and said: "Father-in-law, in addition to transferring the Beijing Forbidden Army to the frontier to garrison, there is another point that needs to be changed in the Beijing Forbidden Army, that is, it is no longer possible to let people stuff the children of the family who are not successful in the family into the Beijing Forbidden Army to mix their qualifications, and in the future, all the generals of the Beijing Forbidden Army will all need to graduate from the military academy, of course, this matter will not be in a hurry for a while, but from now on, the cadets who graduated from the military academy this year will be transferred to the Beijing Forbidden Army, so that it will be replaced year by year." , I believe that it will not take a few years to make a big change in the forbidden army in the capital! ”

"This ......" Hearing Zhao Yan make such a request again, Cao Lu couldn't help but smile bitterly, originally everyone was scrambling to send the children of the family to the forbidden army, but now Zhao Yan proposed to stuff the students who graduated from the military academy into the forbidden army in the capital, and now he, the commander of the front division of the palace, may be even more difficult to do.

Seeing the wry smile on Cao Lu's face, Zhao Yan naturally understood what he was thinking, and said with a smile at the moment: "Father-in-law, in fact, you don't have to be too embarrassed, the students who graduated from the military academy are not in a hurry to transfer to the forbidden army in the capital, let's first release the news that the forbidden army in the capital will be transferred to the frontier, and then add a sentence, just say that the army that will be transferred will give priority to young people, especially the generals who have entered the army this year, and all of them will be transferred to the frontier to garrison, so do you think there will be anyone pestering you?" ”

"Wonderful!" Cao Lu couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, if it weren't for Zhao Yan reminding him that he would have almost forgotten, the reason why those generals desperately stuffed their own unsuccessful children into the forbidden army in the capital, isn't it a comfortable picture, but now the forbidden army in the capital will also be stationed in the frontier, and then I am afraid that even if those generals are willing, those who are sent will cry and shout to leave, after all, stationing in the frontier is not a joke, and if you are not careful, you may die, just with those unsuccessful things, you don't even dare to enter a military school, Not to mention letting them go to the battlefield to play with their lives. (To be continued......)