After the completion of the column, under the command of Zhao Ren, the armies carried out live-ammunition exercises, and for a while, the guns and cannons on the school field were all famous, the sound of hooves was obtained, the cavalry of the hussars broke the formation, the dragoons charged the stone wall, the infantry machine gun shooting, and the artillery bombardment... It's an eye-opener!

In the past, there were magic weapons in the Zhongxing army, and the people only heard of it, but it was really better to see it, looking at the thick wooden planks that were smashed by bullets a hundred steps away, and the sound of cannons sounded hundreds of steps, and the rammed city wall was easily crushed, especially the scene of cavalry charge, the people of the Great Song Dynasty had not seen it for many years, and the last time the forbidden army and horse army went out of the city to the Yellow River defense line' 'performance', it was a world of difference.

The layman looks at the bustle, and the insider looks at the doorway. In previous years, the Song army would also conduct proofreadings and test martial arts in Jinminghu every year, but they were all showy, and the bow and crossbow were compared to who could open a hard bow, rather than the accuracy of shooting. and the horse pistol stopped trying to play left and right, and it was not better than whether it was stabbed or not, it was not a real art, it was a drama in the army, and the Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Army was adapted into a literary troupe.

Although there is no fancy kung fu in the past to turn over on the horse, take the big top, hide in the stirrup, and turn around to shoot the moon, but those who have entered the barracks know that a single dense queue cavalry charge is not something that can be practiced overnight, which not only requires superb individual riding skills, but also closely cooperates with each other, as long as one person and one horse make a mistake, it will lead to chaos in the whole formation, and today's teams advance and retreat freely, like an arm, when a lot of effort has been made.

Other people with good intentions found that today's emperor did not wear a crown dress according to the usual practice, but always wore a military uniform, and most of the young generals accompanied him. Talking warmly with the housekeeper and appearing intimate. The ministers who stood on the side seemed much more lonely. The officials didn't seem to be interested in their donkey-like comments and impromptu poems, and they didn't even bother to listen to them. Turning to it, it made them very disappointed and helpless, and they could only laugh dryly as if they had drunk footwater...

The message conveyed by the emperor's various performances on the parade platform is really unsettling, "suppressing the military with literature" and "ruling the world with scholars" are the rules set by Taizu, and now the official family has used a large number of warriors to guard various places, and deliberately elevated the status of the warriors, whether it is to change the ancestral system to suppress the scholars and engage in martial arts to govern the country, which makes them feel an imminent crisis and have to reconsider how to get along with the new emperor.

But the emperor is still more 'out of line' and still behind. On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, in addition to the royal family, the Xuande Gate City Tower is the place where the court is in charge, and the color shed in front of the building is also the exclusive use of officials at all levels. But this year is different, the Emperor Taishang was invited to the city tower, everyone has nothing to say, is the Great Song Dynasty filial piety governing the country! However, this year, there were still a number of military attachés who were invited to the city tower, and the colorful shed in front of the building was rewarded to the generals who had made meritorious contributions in the army.

When a group of scholars mixed in the crowd, they watched the high warriors enjoy singing and dancing, drinking the imperial wine given by the emperor, and eating all kinds of food. The emperor seemed to announce to the world in this way. Warriors are no longer their followers, but can be on an equal footing with them, and even surpass their existence. At this moment, the scholars are no longer helpless and lost, but have turned into an anxious and panicked. The Emperor is going to abandon them...

Since the Great Song Dynasty ruled the world, scholars have been courteous to Taizu, and successive emperors have deliberately advocated literary affairs. Officials from Confucian origin are selected, so the cultural atmosphere of officialdom is very strong. Many officials were also well-known scholars and poets. At the same time, as Confucian intellectuals, they consciously took on a new mission. This is the 'guiding the monarch in the right', which conforms the new emperor to the political and cultural traditions of Confucianism. This seemed to fulfill their ambition of ruling the world with the king, making the Song the first dynasty in history to be dominated by literati.

Although Zhao Ta has read little, he also knows that "ruling by force alone is rigid and easy to break; Ruling by civility alone, weakness can be bullied; The combination of civil and military, both rigid and soft, can be long-term peace and stability'.

One reason for doing this is that the foreign enemy is still there, and it is necessary to strengthen the armament, but he still relies on tattooing words on his face to maintain the stability of the army as in the past, and he does not need soulless troops who rely on heavy rewards to motivate soldiers to charge, but to establish the status of soldiers among the people, change the image of soldiers in the past, increase the sense of honor of soldiers and soldiers, and improve their status.

The second is that these elegant people who read poetry and books have not been able to eliminate the chronic disease of officialdom in the past dynasties, such a trend has increased unabated, and the loyalty, righteousness, benevolence and filial piety that should have been declined, and the pursuit of utilitarianism has turned to the pursuit of utilitarianism, so that when the Jin people broke the city, the so-called "festival and righteousness" of the Song scholars had collapsed, and the 'king' who gave them a high status was abandoned! Now it is time for the scholars to taste the bitterness, to pay for their previous actions, and to realize that it is not easy to earn a living under him, the 'lord'.

Zhao Ta was not afraid that these scholars would abandon him, because he knew that in an era of decline, there must be a twilight trend of thought that would be reluctant to be the spiritual pillar, and this trend of thought must be quite utilitarian. Nowadays, although Confucianism has deviated from the trajectory of the past, Confucianism is still the sustenance of the empty souls of the Great Song scholars; In addition, Confucianism also became a means of earning a living for them.

If the emperor abandons it now, Confucianism will not be thinking or talking about it after eating a full meal, which will be equivalent to destroying the last straw in the hands of the scholars, and what way will they go? or stay away from the government, or sell yourself for glory. If the "straw" is returned to them at this moment, their hearts will be easily bought and they will become virtuous and righteous again.

And Zhao Tan also understands the principle of moderation, and also understands that governing the country still needs the help of these scholars, but they must also be under their own control and serve their own rule, otherwise the imperial court will take out so much money every year to support these people for what they do, let them make trouble for themselves?

There are countless choices in history, and the choice is sometimes in the hands of one person: Qin Zhi Li Si, aiding and abetting, burning books and pit Confucianism; The king of the Han Dynasty, Mang, ruled the country by scholars, and was in a mess; An Lushan of the Tang Dynasty, the Anshi Rebellion, from prosperity to decline; An Shi, the king of the Song Dynasty, changed the law and reformed, and was chaotic by governance; Wu Sangui of the Ming Dynasty, selfish himself, led the wolf into the room; Yuan Shikai of the Qing Dynasty, betrayed friends for glory, and was capricious.

These are the lessons of history, Zhao Ta is familiar to later generations, and now history has chosen himself, he not only wants to avoid the recurrence of the tragedy, then he should also make a career, wash away the shame of Jingkang brought by the Jurchens, revitalize the national prestige, and make history less regretful!

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I've been in poor health for the past two days, and I've had fewer updates, sorry! (To be continued......)