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Under the chorus of He Li and Zhao Huan, the theme of today's court discussion has changed from twenty years of hard work to the restoration of the Song Dynasty's basic national policy of using civil society to control military affairs!
That's right, at this point, Zhao Huan still has to return to using civility to control military affairs!
Don't think that Zhao Huan is stupid. He doesn't know that the Song Dynasty's national policy of using culture to control military force is actually a way to weaken the country with a weak army. But if we don’t use culture to control military force, how can we control military force?
Oh, Zhao Huan actually knows this answer. Instead of using culture to control military force, there are only three routes to control military force: using eunuchs to control military force, foreign relatives to control military force, using military force to control military force, and using the martial virtues of kings to control military force.
The Tang Dynasty had already tried the method of eunuchs to control military affairs...it seemed that they were not very friendly to the emperor! And it may not be possible to fight. It is not clear whether the eunuchs of the Tang Dynasty can fight Zhao Huan, but the few military eunuchs trusted by his father, Emperor Zhuangzong, seem to be inferior, and they are not as good as the more powerful civilian official Yan Shuai!
The Han Dynasty often came up with matters involving foreign relatives' military use. Foreign relatives wanted to perform meritorious service to consolidate their status, so they were quite concerned about using troops to fight. However, Zhao Huan felt that his "father-in-law's group" was simply a "coward group", so if they were to go to Yuwu, they should use civil servants.
Of course, if the "coward group" turns into a "evil group", Zhao Huan will not dare to use them... Isn't it rare that the father-in-law takes over the son-in-law's family?
As for using force to control force... an emperor named Guo (Chai) Rong seemed to have tried it. What was the effect? Just take a look at the surnames of the current emperors of Jinling and Chang'an and you will know—how can they become emperors after just one sleep when they have to take good care of themselves in front of the palace?
So this path actually doesn’t work.
Since eunuchs, relatives, and military generals are all unreliable, then the only reliable methods are to use the monarch to control the military and civil to control the military.
When the Zhao and Song Dynasties were founded, they actually did not use civil society to control military affairs... Zhao Kuangyin himself was a military strategist. Fighting was such an exciting thing, why didn't he do it himself and give blind orders to a group of civilian officials?
It’s simply impossible! The civil servants went to play, what else did Zhao Kuangyin play?
Therefore, Zhao Kuangyin actually "conquered the military with the king" rather than "conquered the military with the civilized".
As for Zhao Guangyi, who later became known as the "Gaoliang River Car God", of course he had to play it by himself!
Otherwise, how could he become the "God of Carriage on the Gaoliang River"? Although he was beaten to the ground by the Khitan people, he still implemented "using the king to control the military", and even resorted to the stupid trick of granting plans on the spot.
And the emperors of the Song Dynasty after the "Gaoliang River Chariot God" were all so sick that they asked eunuchs with medical skills from the imperial hospital to follow them every step of the way with various emergency medicines, ready to save lives at any time!
Of course, it was impossible for an emperor like this to "control the military", so the civil servants who were originally the emperor's assistants took away the power of "controlling the military" and helped the emperor to give blind orders.
Zhao Huan was actually in good health. Historically, he lived to be 56 years old while drinking the Northeast Wind, but was killed by Wan Yanliang in the end!
So he can use martial arts on the spot...but he's a coward!
Therefore, Zhao Huan did not dare to implement it as a king to control martial arts, otherwise he would have followed in the footsteps of Zhao Ji, and now he would even have a posthumous title!
Therefore, when Zhao Huan crossed the Huaihe River, he discussed with Geng Nanzhong and He Li to restore the tradition of using culture to control military affairs.
As for the establishment of four general managers and the use of civil servants who combined military, political and financial power to suppress the military ministers below, it was He Li who gave Zhao Huan a clever trick.
"Officials," Li Gang actually agreed to use civil society to control military affairs. Otherwise, what could he do? So he said to Zhao Huan, "I believe that among the four roads of Huaidong, Huaixi, Jinghu, and Jiangnan, Jiangnan Road is the most important. Therefore, I am willing to take charge of Jiangnan Road and guard the gates and courtyards for the imperial court! I have the plan. For one day, we will never let the enemy get close to Jinling City!"
Li Gang's choice was also in the plans of Zhao Huan, Geng Nanzhong, and He Li. Because the general manager of Liangjiang is a big official who protects the official family and the imperial court. To take on this responsibility,
First of all, you must be loyal to the official family!
It’s not Zhongda Song, but Zhongguan himself!
Although Li Gang was invincible in every battle, he was loyal enough and still loyal to Zhao Huan.
Secondly, you must have some strength in your hands and be able to suppress generals like Liu Guangshi and Fan Qiong who lead troops. Li Gang also received support from the Zhong family army. One of Zhongshi Zhong and Zhongshi Minzhong followed him to Liangjiang. Liu Guangshi and Fan Qiong did not dare to make a mistake. In this way, it will be easier for the officials who go out to Huaixi and Jinghu to do their work...
Seeing that Li Gang had fulfilled his wish, Zhao Huan nodded happily and said with a smile: "With Li Qing guarding the two rivers, I can rest in peace." He then said to Zhang Shuye, "Zhang Shuye, you know how to fight. , and you have also served as an official in Huaidong, so you should be the general manager of Huaidong!"
Zhang Shuye also had a group of volunteers, so he was able to secure Yangzhou City for Zhao Huan.
When the gold thieves invaded, he was the magistrate of Qingzhou and organized an army to serve the king. However, he did not enter Kaifeng Mansion. Instead, he was sent by Li Gang to garrison at Yingtian Mansion. Later, Zhao Huan ran away to Yingtian, and Zhang Shuye protected Zhao Huan all the way, and naturally he became the favored one.
"I am willing to guard Huaidong for the officials!" Zhang Shuye came out solemnly and accepted the appointment.
"Wang Boyan, Huaixi will be left to you!" Zhao Huan then gave the manager of Huaixi to Wang Boyan, who was once responsible for rebuilding dragon boats in Yingtian Mansion.
Before the Jin soldiers went south, this Wang Boyan was a doctor in the Yu Department under the Ministry of Industry, and he had also served as a weapons supervisor before that. During the Kaifeng defense war, he was responsible for building equipment and brought a group of craftsmen to Yingtian Mansion with Zhao Huan, so he was able to help Zhao Huan rebuild the dragon boat.
During this period, Zhao Huan personally discussed military affairs with him and thought he was pretty good, so he became one of the four general managers.
Now that Liangjiang, Huaidong, and Huaixi are all under management, there is only one Jinghu Lake left, which of course belongs to Heli.
On the ninth day of September in the first year of Jingkang of the Great Song Dynasty (historically known as the Eastern Song Dynasty), the edict to establish the four general administration departments of Liangjiang, Jinghu, Huaidong, and Huaixi was officially issued by the Jinling court. Li Gang, Zhang Shuye, He Li, Wang Boyan, etc. The four important ministers of the Jinling court also rushed to their new posts with the emperor's orders to serve the officials of the Song Dynasty with their civil and military affairs.
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Dozens of light cavalry in messy uniforms flew across the plain on the south bank of the Wei River and headed straight for the Xuanwu Gate of Chang'an City!
Most of these light cavalrymen, dressed in messy colors, are young people, both male and female. Everyone looks cheerful, and all of them are good at equestrian skills. From time to time, you can see someone standing upright on horseback and heading towards the tall city wall of Chang'an City. Overlook.
From a distance, they saw many civil servants working up and down the city of Chang'an. They seemed to be repairing the city walls and building more defenses, so some boys and girls who didn't know the situation started shouting.
"Hey, are you setting up defenses for Jingzhao Mansion? Is there going to be a war soon?"
"It's not called Jingzhao Mansion now, it's called Chang'an Mansion... We heard from dad that the current official family was the reincarnation of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty. He wanted to be the emperor and conquer all directions, so Chang'an The city's expansion should not be for fighting, but for defense, right?"
"Who should I be wary of? The Western Thief, the Golden Thief, or... the other side of Jinling?"
"It can't be from Jinling, nor is it a gold thief... We have heard that after this competition to find a bride, the officials will go east to conquer the gold thief!"
"That's to prevent sneak attacks from Western thieves!"
"Hmph, they dare!"
"If they dare to come, we won't need the officials to take action. We will kill all those Western thieves!"
"Kill them all..."
These boys and girls were talking loudly and laughing. If Zhao Kai was among them, he would be very happy. Because there is no fear in the tone of these boys and girls... They are all newborn calves, and they are all calves born in the ranks of generals in the Fifth Road of Shaanxi Province. They are all full of vigor and youth, and they are young people who don't know what it's like to be a coward.
As the saying goes, if a young man is strong, the Song Dynasty will be strong; if a young man is timid, the Song Dynasty will be weak!
These young men who will become "female class straight" and "consort members" look quite strong. They are exactly what Zhao Kai wants. They are also the people who have the most in common with him. They are also the ones Zhao Kai wants to focus on cultivating. .
These young men who didn't know what it was like to be cowards talked loudly and laughed, and ran towards a military camp outside Xuanwu Gate. The gate of this military camp is open, and there are two long flagpoles erected outside the door, with two large white flags hanging on them. Each flag has two red letters tattooed on it, which are "competition" and "recruitment".
This camp is the registration office for the "Martial Arts Contest to Recruit a Marriage"!
If you want to join Zhao Kai's "female class" or marry a princess, princess, or county head of the Song Dynasty, there are still certain thresholds.
The first is family background, which must be the son or daughter of a general, a powerful person, or the leader of a tribe. If your family is a commoner, you will have to prepare two strong horses, two bows, a complete range of long and short weapons, and a side card... You must also pass a strict literary test and a preliminary martial arts test before you can be registered. qualifications.
Secondly, of course, it depends on your appearance! When recruiting a bride, you can’t be too ugly, right? Especially the "female class straight", if all of them were to look like dominatrixes, wouldn't Zhao Kai be in trouble?
Again, it’s the “sincerity” of the family... It’s fine if you are a hero among ordinary people, but if you are a powerful person and a general, you have to bring more than ten companions and dozens of good horses, right? The larger the lineup you follow, the higher the probability of being selected.
According to Zhao Kai's idea, when the 36 female classes are acquired at the same time, there must be 500 cavalry, right? Otherwise, you will lose money!
As for the prince-in-law and the prince's horse, they have to cheer and support each other. Isn't it embarrassing to have 100 princes?
So this time the competition for marriage is over, Zhao Kai almost has his own cavalry - because of the expansion of Tiance troops to nine armies (front, rear, left, right, middle, upper, lower, imperial tent, selected front) , the cavalry was dispersed, each army was given a few hundred, and some of them were promoted to officers. Therefore, Zhao Kai's cavalry was a bit insufficient, so he took this opportunity to collect more.
In short, Zhao Kai now has to think of ways to expand his power... Only with power can he control the military with his king, calm the situation, and win the battle!
