Facing the Marquis of Anping, who had a very high status in the court, Shen Yi was much inferior in terms of status, vision, and government methods.
After all, he is still too young and has not been in a high position for a long time.
In front of Zhao Lu, his aura would inevitably be overpowered.
Therefore, Shen Yi didn't want to say anything more to General Zhao. After he handed back the military book, he just lowered his head silently and said: "Thank you, General, for giving me the book. If Shen makes some achievements in the military in the future, he will definitely come." Thank you, General."
"No need to thank you."
Zhao Lu looked at Shen Yi quietly and wanted to say something, but he still shook his head slightly and said softly: "That's all, Chief Shen will leave Beijing in two days. There must be a lot of things to arrange at home, so I won't delay Chief Shen. .”
"I will be leaving Beijing in a few days, and I have a lot of things to do. It's inconvenient to see you off. I'll ask Zhuo'er to see you off."
After that, General Zhao greeted him, and soon Young Master Zhao came to Shen Yi honestly and politely sent Shen Yi out of the Anping Marquis Mansion.
After sending Shen Yi off, Zhao Zhuo returned to his father's study. He stood in front of his father, lowered his hands and said softly: "Dad, Shen Yi has been sent away."
General Zhao said "hmm", then raised his head and glanced at Zhao Zhuo, and said calmly: "My father will leave Jiankang in two days and go back to the Huaihe Navy Camp. My father will not be in Jiankang during this period." During this time, you are not allowed to see your little sister, let alone the King of Yue, do you hear me?"
Mr. Zhao took a deep breath, lowered his head and said, "I understand, kid."
But even though he said that, Mr. Zhao still looked at his father and whispered: "Dad, I don't understand why Your Majesty suddenly granted a marriage to my younger sister so suddenly..."
General Zhao reached out and knocked on the table, and said in a calm tone: "Your Majesty has his own reasons for doing this. There are some things that you cannot just let your father teach you. You have to consider it yourself."
"But no matter what you think, you are not allowed to have any contact with the Prince of Yue's Mansion until your father returns to Jiankang or gives you a letter of approval. If His Highness the Prince of Yue comes to visit your home, you will only treat him as your son-in-law. The normal way to treat him is not to have any close contact with him."
"but…"
General Zhao looked calm: "But if His Royal Highness the King of Yue is smart enough, he will not have much contact with our family."
Zhao Zhuo nodded: "I understand, kid."
"But there's one thing I still don't understand, kid."
Zhao Zhuo looked up at his father and whispered: "Dad, why do you want to show your great-grandfather's art of war to that man named Shen?"
"That man surnamed Shen is engaged in anti-Japanese forces in the southeast. He is obviously a threat to the Huaihe Navy..."
Zhao Lu looked up at Zhao Zhuo and sighed slightly: "Why is it seen as a threat?"
"A mere Japanese invasion..."
Zhao Zhuo whispered: "It's just a Japanese invasion. We just need to send some manpower from the Huaihe Navy to plow the courtyard and clean the caves..."
"Your Majesty insists on sending a clan member and a civil servant south to fight against the Japanese army..."
General Zhao stood up, walked to the door of the study, locked the door, and then clasped his hands behind his back and looked at his son quietly in front of him, as if he was taking a test.
"Then tell me, what is your Majesty's purpose in doing this?"
"His Majesty clearly no longer trusts our family...!"
"If these anti-Japanese troops come out, they will probably replace our family!"
Zhao Zhuo gritted his teeth.
After hearing these words, Zhao Lu shook his head slightly and lowered his eyebrows and said: "In the seventh year of Hongde, we fought with the Qi people for almost a whole year. You should also know the result. More than half of the 30,000 forbidden troops suffered casualties. Our navy Thousands of people were killed and injured, and the imperial court was forced to pay money and property to the Qi people."
"It should be said that we have broken our trust with His Majesty."
Zhao Zhuo's face turned red and he whispered: "Dad, the country's power is not as good as that of others..."
"alright."
General Zhao frowned and stopped his son from continuing. He glanced at Zhao Zhuo and said with an expressionless expression: "During the reign of the late emperor, General Zhao Zhengbei was annihilated by three tribes. At that time, he had no chance to say anything to the court. The national power is not as good as the people.”
The Marquis of Anping sat back in his seat silently. He reached out and flipped through a few pages of the old book that Shen Yi had sent back. Then he looked up at his son and said slowly: "Son, our Zhao family, now It’s been stormy.”
"once."
Zhao Lu rubbed his head tiredly and whispered: "As long as there is another big defeat, our young Majesty will completely lose trust in our family. You have also seen the fate of General Fu's family. At the beginning, his family's status among the generals was not lower than that of my Zhao family. Just a piece of paper said that the three clans would be destroyed."
Zhao Zhuo took a deep breath, and he looked a little unhappy.
"Dad, what does this have to do with the book of war..."
General Zhao whispered: "The military book is dead. If you read it to him, he won't learn anything."
"And as long as he has read this book, even if the Huaihe Navy is defeated again, he may have a reason to lose again..."
Today's Huaihe Navy is completely different from the Huaihe Navy sixty years ago.
This is not because there is something big wrong with the general Zhao Lu. On the contrary, Zhao Lu is very aware of the root cause of the weakening combat power of the Huaihe Navy. Unfortunately, he has no way to stop this weakening trend.
This is caused by the basic power structure of the Huaihe Navy.
The Huaihe Navy was essentially the army of the imperial court and should be under the control of the imperial court. Even though the Zhao family had been the chief general for generations, other generals were appointed by the Ministry of War and the imperial court.
These people can obey the general's orders during the war, but they may not be willing to take the Zhao family's surname as Zhao, and they may not follow the Zhao family wholeheartedly.
To put it bluntly, when the emperor's order is issued one day, they may not be willing to "rebel" with the Zhao family.
Under such circumstances, how did the Huaihe Navy become the Zhao Jiajun?
During the period of General Zhao Chong, General Zhao relied on his lofty prestige and military status to give orders to his subordinates, and easily placed himself in a position of authority among the Huaihe Navy.
But in the second and third generations...
It needs to be bound by interests.
To put it simply, it means giving benefits.
Give benefits to the people who are interested in you and let them get promoted and make a fortune.
And this kind of solicitation...means bottomless connivance.
In other words, as long as the person you win over is loyal to you, no matter what he does in private, sometimes you have to turn a blind eye.
Only in this way can the entire interest group be loyal to you.
Even, let your status in their hearts be higher than that of the court and the emperor.
Under this kind of bottomless connivance, after two or three generations, there will naturally be people who indulge in pleasure, slack off in training, take bribes and pervert the law, and even...
False report of head, empty salary!
These situations basically all exist in the Huaihe Navy.
In this context, the Huaihe Navy will naturally become weaker day by day.
As long as the Zhao family still manages the Huaihe Navy as the Zhao family army, this situation is actually inevitable.
Thinking of this, Zhao Lu silently glanced at the north. He reached out and patted his son on the shoulder, his voice a little hoarse.
"Son, you have been more practical in Jiankang these two years. In another two years, my father will take you to the Huaihe Navy to get to know your uncles and uncles better."
Zhao Zhuo looked happy when he heard this, and then bowed his head respectfully.
"My child obeys!"
