Zhang Mei just listened with a smile, occasionally taking a sip of tea, until Liu Yanrang stopped, and then said lightly: "Liu Jiedu, there is a way that is not in his position, and he does not seek his own government, since the official family asked me to hand over the power of the army, why not take off the heavy responsibility, lest others say that I am in love with the position." ”

Liu Yanrang was told by him, and sighed in a deep voice: "I'm not in love with the power position, I'm worried that tens of thousands of my subordinates will die on the battlefield in vain." Today's official family is not as good as Taizu, he has never led the troops to see the battle, and he does not know that the soldiers are in danger, alas!"

Zhang Mei listened to his words gradually involving disrespect for the official family, and said in her heart that this Liu Yanrang must have been taken into the military power, and she was so angry that she was obsessed with phlegm, she was not a close friend of him, and she was so open-mouthed, but the ten brothers of the Righteous Society all did the things of coercing the prime minister to set up another son of heaven, and of course they didn't take it to heart a little verbal taboo. He respected Liu Yanrang and was also a festival envoy, so he couldn't reprimand him, so he had to diverge the conversation and say: "The official family is also working hard, knowing that the Liao State is not as easy to deal with as the princes.

When he mentioned this matter, Liu Yanrang was even more annoyed, and complained: "Back then, I followed Taizu to select the elite of each town to join the forbidden army, those who were not more than five feet five inches tall were not selected, those who were not 'pipa legs, axle waist' were not selected, those who shot arrows opposite the foot pawn were not selected, and those who stabbed each other and fell off the horse were not selected, and hundreds of thousands of people had to surrender to break the princes, and only tens of thousands of people entered the forbidden army, so the elite of the forbidden army of the Great Song Dynasty was the best in the world. But now the forbidden army is selected, as long as you are tall and strong, you can even join the army with a piece of wood, and the forbidden army has added 50,000 people in a year, and the actual combat power is not as good as before. ”

Zhang Mei bowed slightly, he originally knew these things, but he was not as unscrupulous as Liu Yanrang. Although Zhang Mei has always had a grudge against the ten brothers of the Righteous Society to help Zhao Kuangyin usurp the throne when the lord and the country were suspicious, many years have passed since the change of dynasty, and seeing that Liu Yanyu was from the bottom of his heart, he was also worried about the country, Zhang Mei said with relief: "Don't worry too much about Liu Jiedu, the imperial court has already let the old generals retire, and the military affairs have their own young generations such as Cao Bin, Pan Mei, and Cao Han." ”

Liu Yanrang gulped a cup of tea, frowned, and continued: "Cao Bin was only a capital supervisor under my subordinates when he was in Shu, until he went south to destroy the Tang Dynasty. Last year, he finally took charge of the power, with more than 100,000 forbidden troops to the south, and was actually won two games by a kid named Wu Yingying, if it weren't for Cao Han's bravery, he actually led 300 soldiers to the palace gate to force Cai Yu, and I don't know how long the Jiangnan war will drag on.

I also heard that most of the battles in Jiangnan were the work of Pan Mei, Cao Han, Cai Hanqiong, Wang Ming, and other generals, and Cao Bin was just coordinating the generals. Pan Mei is a fierce general, but he was just a worship officer during the battle of Gaoping, and he also followed Ding Deyu to fight in the second year of Qiande, and then took on the role of conquering Lingnan and Jiangnan, and all the meritorious deeds were obtained from the south, and he never led the army to fight with the Liao people in the north. Cao Han is a personal character, but unfortunately he is too fierce and reckless, and he has done all the killings and slaughtering the city, and it is difficult to convince the public. Seeing that the Liao State is about to fight with the Liao State, the officials depose us and others, and use these shallow-rooted juniors, I am afraid it will be difficult to win favor from the Khitans. ”

Zhang Mei smiled slightly, picked up the teacup and said: "There is a way, blessings and misfortunes lurk, and misfortunes and blessings depend." Since this is the case with state affairs, it may not be a good thing for us to retire as soon as possible. I heard that the official family intends to send eunuchs in the palace to supervise the army, and at that time, just like the former Tang Dynasty, the commander of the army will still flatter the eunuch. ”

Liu Yanrang's eyes widened and said, "Is Zhang Envoy serious?" Seeing Zhang Mei nodding slightly, his eyes widened, and he slapped the table and said: "The eunuch is misleading the country!" The eunuch in this palace is the representative of the Son of Heaven, and this Liu Yan let the light scold the eunuch, obviously avoiding the important and trivializing.

Zhang Mei shook her head lightly, and said leisurely: "I also heard that the guards and horses are all commanding the loyal army of the party to enter the town in the near future. "He is an old minister of the Three Dynasties, although he is no longer reused from the Zhou to the Song Dynasty, the foundation of the relationship between the DPRK and China is much deeper than Liu Yanrang, and the news is much better.

"Huh?" Liu Yanrang was shocked when he heard this, this Dang Jin was a fierce general who had defeated Liu Jiye on the battlefield, and even when Xin Zhongfu, the envoy of the Song State, sent an envoy to the Liao State, the emperor of the Liao State had to ask, how many fierce generals like Dang Jin were there in the Central Plains? Xin Zhongfu replied: There are many famous generals in the country, such as the materials of the Dang Jin's eagle dog, and there are as many as they want. The Khitans also changed color when they heard it. It can be seen that the reputation of the party is so great that it can deter the northern country. During the Kaibao period, Zhao Kuangyin let Dang Jin take charge of the guard horse army, he was a genuine commander of the forbidden army, and the letter was unrivaled for a while, and now even Dang Jin has to step down from his post and send it to other towns.

"Not only that, the imperial court has already made clear the holy will, and the generals of the border towns are no longer allowed to buy and sell privately with Fanbang for profit, you are also considered an old soldier, you know the importance of this, and the border marshal of this town is becoming more and more difficult to be. Zhang Mei said lightly.

"If there is no benefit from border trade, the border town has no money to raise dead soldiers, recruit meticulous work to spy on the enemy, and there is no means to restrain which foreign tribes wandering on the border. Liu Yanrang is also a general who is familiar with border affairs, and immediately answered, and a thought immediately came to his heart, maybe he would be relieved of his military power as soon as possible and no longer lead the army, just like Zhang Mei said, maybe it is also a good thing.

The two sat for a while, Zhang Mei was always cautious in her words and deeds, and Liu Yanrang also felt bored, so she got up and went back to the room after a while. Zhang Mei sat alone in the pavilion, remembering that at this time eighteen years ago, it was Emperor Sejong who waved the Northern Expedition, and he sat in Bianliang, and there were military reports back and forth between Bianliang and Youyan every day, and the army was out of the division for only forty-two days, and the soldiers were not bloody, and they received three passes and three states, a total of 17 counties, and when they were about to be completed, Emperor Sejong suddenly fell ill, and the army returned to the division, after which Zhao Kuangyin and Wuqiao mutinied, and most of the generals of the Central Fathers of the DPRK were deposed, and the ten brothers of the Righteous Society rose up in the army. I don't want Zhao Guangyi's brother to end up today, and even Liu Yanrang and other ten brothers were deposed, and he was really a son of heaven and a courtier.

Thinking of this, Zhang Mei couldn't help but feel sad from her heart, looked up at the bright moon, and muttered, In the past, His Majesty made a vow to open up the world in ten years, raise the people in ten years, and bring peace in ten years. Now that all the generals of the imperial court have been deposed, the officials of the court do not know the soldiers and forcibly intervene in military affairs, which is in response to the "Art of War" said that "the chaotic army wins". It seems that if it weren't for the Liao State being even more dim-witted, it would be really difficult for the officials of the dynasty to open up the world, and how to start with the maintenance of peace and tranquility, alas! Your Majesty Sejong, why is there no holiday in the sky! Zhang Mei sighed desolately, drank the tea that had already cooled, and a generation of famous ministers had already been discouraged and staggered back to the post house.