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Zhang Jiashi did not carry out disarmament, and Li Xin and Tu Sui, who did not express too many opinions, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in their hearts. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

This is not to say that Tu Sui and Li Xin hope to grasp more military power, on the contrary, if it weren't for Zhang Jiashi's repeated retention, I'm afraid that the two would have removed their official positions and retired long ago.

They know very well that Zhang Jiashi is not the kind of person who "dies of a cunning rabbit and cooks for a lackey", on the contrary, Zhang Jiashi is the kind of person who can share weal and woe and prosperity.

Except for some people who are not long-sighted and have touched the bottom line that Zhang Jiashi can bear, Zhang Jiashi is not the kind of person similar to King Goujian of Yue. If Fan Li had met a monarch like Zhang Jiashi, I am afraid that there would be no legend of Tao Zhugong, and Wen Chong would not have been ordered to commit suicide by King Goujian of Yue with Lulu Sword.

Li Xin and Tu Sui, after the destruction of Qi and Chu, gradually faded out of military treatment. Because they believe that the Great Qin Empire is now on the right track again, and for the two of them, it is undoubtedly more beneficial for the two of them to let the young people get more opportunities than for them to continue to exert their spare strength.

After all, sometimes, they have to think that people can't recognize old age.

As for their concerns about disarmament, although they did not say it to others, they themselves knew one thing very well, that is, the number of military personnel of the Great Qin Empire had indeed become an important burden for the Great Qin Empire to restore its national strength, but it was undeniable that most of these military personnel were veterans who had experienced actual combat and even had many aftermath of a hundred battles.

Once these personnel are reduced, it will inevitably have a significant negative impact on the military strength of the Great Qin Empire.

As a veteran, Tu Sui and Li Xin did not think that all the young new forces were an important prerequisite for ensuring the combat effectiveness of the army, on the contrary, if there were not enough veterans to maintain the operation of most of the troops, the combat effectiveness of these troops would inevitably decline very seriously or even lack the foundation to survive the actual battle.

A unit with a large number of veterans will not be able to match the combat effectiveness of a recruit unit. It doesn't matter what equipment or the number of people you have. In addition to being disadvantaged in many ways, it is undoubtedly not a big problem for a veteran army to be able to level a new army.

If Zhang Jiashi really implements a disarmament policy. The biggest impact must be the existence of veterans who have gradually become in the war. This point will undoubtedly have a great impact on the military system of the entire Great Qin Empire.

After all, in many respects, the reduction of military forces will inevitably lead to the elimination of the old and the weak. However, veterans tend to be older, and the impact in this regard is undoubtedly evident.

When Zhang Jiashi officially gave up this idea of disarmament, it was quite good news for Li Xin, Tu Sui and others.

They also knew very well that a war between Qin and Hungary would inevitably break out in a short period of time on a larger scale than the Battle of Yinshan in Hetao. The strength of these veterans in this war should bring corresponding results.

Dividing line

In fact. Zhang Jiashi still maintains a fairly large number of army forces until now, and it is not entirely the troops under the corresponding system of the Great Qin Empire, but also a considerable number of troops from other forces.

Among them, if you say that the troops under the command of Zang Tu and the rebel army under Li Mian, they are even within this category.

In terms of equipment, before joining the Great Qin Empire, the combat effectiveness of the officers and soldiers under the command of the two was relatively poor, because their equipment could not be compared with the troops of the Great Qin Empire as a whole.

But after experiencing the war, the combat experience of these soldiers has gradually become richer. The combat capability accumulated by this point, after the improvement of the corresponding equipment level of the Great Qin Empire, is even comparable to some veteran troops of the Qin Army who have considerable experience.

In the Chu land strategy war, the corresponding achievements of many Qin armies that entered the territory of Chu State, the officers and soldiers under Zang Tu and the soldiers of Huiji County under Li Mian all had relatively dazzling performances in terms of combat effectiveness.

Among them, when Zang Di attacked Donghai County, he blocked the road for the remnants of the Chu army to go north to reinforce Xiang Yu. Undoubtedly, a considerable credit was made for the end of this war.

And the officers and soldiers under Li Mian's command are undoubtedly the best in the overall record of the Chudi Raider. So, in many ways, surrender or surrender to captivity. After being transformed into the establishment of the Qin army, the embodiment of its combat effectiveness is undoubtedly quite outstanding.

And Zhang Jiashi considered one point, that is, if these officers and soldiers were disbanded, it would also be a manifestation of the loss of combat effectiveness.

According to Chen Pingren's rough statistics after the defeat of the Chu State, the military strength controlled by the trusted generals under Zhang Jiashi was the strongest in the entire Great Qin Empire.

In particular, the officers who were born in the original Liaodong military system mastered their military strength. To a large extent, Zhang Jiashi's current prestige in the Great Qin Empire has been maintained.

The military power controlled by those who were subordinate to Zhang Jiashi's cronies and generals was mainly divided into two systems:

One was the military force of the Qin generals led by Wang Li, who had transformed into a local military system, while the other was represented by some local military forces that surrendered to the Great Qin Empire.

This situation is a little different from many dynasties in ancient China. Because in many dynasties that were broken and established, the military power controlled by the monarch was not strictly speaking.

The only founding monarchs who can effectively do this are Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, and Zhu Yuanzhang, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty.

The two adopted a suppressive posture against the meritorious generals under their command, releasing military power with a glass of wine, and even did not hesitate to burn down the "Qinggong Building" to establish a powerful centralized power system.

This situation is different from Zhang Jiashi.

After all, compared to the two of them, Zhang Jiashi used the prestige he established in the campaign more to maintain the relationship between them.

Zhang Jiashi did not want to go too far in this regard, after all, whether it was a glass of wine to release military power or the burning of the "Qinggong Tower", there was no practical benefit to the country.

In terms of releasing military power with a glass of wine, this approach did contribute to the stability of the early Song Dynasty, but on the whole, its disadvantages were as obvious as its advantages.

The release of military power by a cup of wine refers to the fact that in the early Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, in order to strengthen the centralization of power, and at the same time avoid other generals from "adding yellow robes" and usurping their own power. Therefore, Zhao Kuangyin asked the high-ranking officers to hand over their military power through a banquet in the form of threats and inducements.

Compared with the behavior of Han Gaozu to kill heroes, Zhao Kuangyin is regarded as a model of leniency.

The release of military power was only the beginning of a series of political and military reform measures taken by Song Taizu to strengthen the imperial power and consolidate his rule, and later carried out a number of reforms in the military system. As an idiom, "a glass of wine releases military power" has gradually been extended to refer to the easy removal of a general's military power.

In many ways. There is an inevitability in releasing military power with a glass of wine.

Because in the middle of the Tang Dynasty, after the Anshi Rebellion. The situation in which foreign generals were self-respecting and were not controlled by the central government in terms of military, finance, and personnel was affected until the establishment of the Song Dynasty.

Because the division of feudal towns during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period was undoubtedly intensified, and even the direct establishment of state power appeared.

And the founding monarch of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms was basically the original Tang Dynasty period of the feudal town separatist.

In this respect, it shows that the release of military power from a glass of wine is a measure that reflects Song Taizu's clear understanding of the harm of separating feudal towns.

"Releasing military power with a glass of wine" undoubtedly has the nature of strict internal defense, which directly leads to the decay of internal affairs. In the context of strong external threats, the reduction of the military power of the generals also weakened the combat capability of the troops, because the emperor directly controlled the military power, and civilian officials who did not understand military affairs controlled the army. The frequent mobilization of military generals led to the Song Dynasty's successive defeats in wars with Liao, Western Xia, and Jin, and it was unable to solve the border troubles. The military weakness also caused the two Song Dynasty to die because the social system lagged behind their own nomads.

The purpose of the military system established by the Song Dynasty was to completely eliminate the military system of feudal towns that caused the demise of the Tang Dynasty. The ideas are also advanced. The two Song dynasties were confronted by Liao, Xia, then Liao, Jin, and finally Jin and Mongolia. Moreover, it has crossed the threshold of agricultural society, achieved feudalization, and has initially developed agricultural productivity, which has the advantages of both nomadic society and agricultural society.

However, regardless of the pros and cons of releasing military power with a glass of wine, whether the matter of releasing military power with a glass of wine has been truly implemented has become a point of contention in the world where Zhang Jiashi lived in later generations:

The earliest surviving records of "releasing military power with a cup of wine" are the records of the Ding Jin Gong Talks of Ding Wei of the Northern Song Dynasty and the records of Wang Wenzheng of Wang Zeng.

Ding Jingong's record of the conversation recounts a conversation between Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Pu on this matter. Zhao Pu said to Zhao Kuangyin. The commanders of the forbidden army, Shi Shouxin and Wang Xianqi, have too much military power, "neither of them can order the main soldiers". Zhao Kuangyin disagreed after hearing this, thinking that the two veterans Shi and Wang were his old friends for many years, and he would never oppose him. Zhao Pu further did his work, saying that the two veterans Shi and Wang lacked commanding ability, and they would definitely not be able to subdue their subordinates in the future, and the consequences would be unimaginable. Zhao Pu finally persuaded Song Taizu to resign the military power of the two.

Wang Wenzhenggong's transcript recorded more clearly: Xiangguo Zhao Pu repeatedly thought that Song Taizu "had no choice but to summon the trustworthy and other music banquets, and enjoy the old ones", and finally let them "choose their own good land, each guard the foreign domain, and do not discuss the replacement". Sima Guang, who had been in the Chronicles of Lianshui for half a century, recorded the incident in more detail, saying that on the second day of the banquet, Zhao Kuangyin's subordinates all understood, "They are all sick, please relieve the military power." All of them are dismissed."

The points of contention are as follows:

Ding Jin's official talk only talks about the military power of Shi Shouxin and Wang Xianqi, and there is no plot of setting up a banquet to entertain guests.

The records of Wang Wenzhenggong recorded that in addition to Shi Shouxin and Wang Xianqi, there were several other generals, and added the plot of Taizu setting up a banquet and "enjoying the old and old" with the generals. The so-called "release of military power with a glass of wine" in later generations is basically based on this.

The Shushui Chronicle said that Shi Shouxin, Wang Xianqi and others were all dismissed from the military, and they were dismissed as officials, and the old plot of the banquet was extravagant, and the sound and shadow were painted, as if they were in the scene, which was obviously impossible, and the farther away from the era of the parties, the more detailed the record, the more unbelievable. Secondly, all three books say that this matter is related to Zhao Pu, but the accounts are inconsistent.

According to Ding Jin's official talks, the military power of Shi Shouxin and Wang Xianqi was decided by Song Taizu after listening to a conversation with Zhao Pu. According to Wang Wenzhenggong's records, it was Taizu who had "no choice" to remove their military power under Zhao Pu's repeated bitter admonitions. According to Ji Wen, it is the result of the joint planning of Taizu and Zhao Pu, how can such a contradictory statement not become a historical fact and be conclusive. Third, the above three historical materials also have different explanations for the way out of Shi and Wang after they were stripped of their military powers, some only say that "Shi and Wang are not allowed to lead the army", some say that they "seek to return to their own towns", and some say that they "all rank as loose officials". Fourth, there are also different opinions on the content of the "release of military power", some say that it refers to the ban on the army by four people such as Shi Shouxin, while others believe that it was mainly to weaken the power of the feudal town.

In addition, such a major event as "releasing military power with a glass of wine" is not a word in the Taizu Records and the History of the Three Dynasties in the Northern Song Dynasty Historical Officials. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, according to the records of Taizu and the history of the Three Dynasties, the Taizu Ji of the Song Dynasty did not say anything about this matter, and some scholars believe that this shows that the possibility of this incident happening is very small.

But it is undeniable that no matter what the truth of the matter of releasing military power with a glass of wine, in the early Song Dynasty, the power of the feudal towns, which was originally regarded as in the Northern Song Dynasty political system, suffered a considerable blow, which is beyond doubt. And more importantly, with the good deaths of several main protagonists, it shows that it is indeed possible that there have been similar things with a glass of wine to release military power.

Because in terms of the military power controlled by Shi Shouxin, Gao Huaide, Wang Xianqi, Zhang Lingduo, Zhao Yanhui, Luo Yanhuan and others, if these people are not satisfied with Zhao Kuangyin's arrangement, I am afraid that they will not end well, or even die immediately.

Of course, if these six people were not distinguished by the original more powerful military force, I am afraid that Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin really needed to be even more afraid of whether these people would come to the yellow robe once.

And it is possible to ignore a crucial person in the release of military power with a glass of wine, that is, Zhang Yongde, who was still one of the imperial princes of the Later Zhou Dynasty who was courteous to the Song Dynasty during the Northern Song Dynasty.

It is possible that in this regard, Zhang Yongde provided a good opportunity for Zhao Kuangyin to reduce the strength of the powerful feudal towns in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Dividing line

However, the revocation of Zhang Jiashi's disarmament idea has not been directly reflected in many aspects in a short period of time. But it is undeniable that in this melee, the army under Su Jiao's command was able to finally establish a victory, and the basis was that Zhang Jiashi did not implement the disarmament decision. To be continued.

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