This incident happened in mid-February or early March. The time was over, but the lingering power was still there.
Su Yonglin's powerful ability to organize an army and decisive killing methods also make many people fear him, but at the same time they also admire him.
They saw with their own eyes that Su Yonglin used powerful force to kill people without mercy, showing no mercy to those who opposed him.
At the same time, they also saw with their own eyes that Su Yonglin rectified military affairs and changed military regulations and laws to make the army's orders clear and well-written, so that various problems could find corresponding solutions.
The messy situation was quickly sorted out, giving people a feeling of sudden enlightenment. Everything became different from the past, everything looked so new and energetic.
So they understood a little bit why the original Shengjie Army had such strong combat effectiveness.
There are some things that you really don’t accept.
You can't do it well on your own, but some people can solve all problems very easily. It doesn't matter if you don't admire them.
Su Yonglin completed the reorganization of the army, integrated Hebei's military forces, and put them all under his command. The goal of the next stage is to improve the training level and organization of the army, so that it can be regarded as a combat-effective army. .
Spirit is soft power, and fists are hard power. Spirit alone is not enough. You cannot just pursue death standing up, you must find ways to live standing up, and even make money standing up.
In order to achieve this goal, the original military training regulations of the Shengjie Army have also been implemented. In the end, the main job of the army is to fight. If military skills are not good, everything they talk about is false.
The intense military training began.
While this plan was in progress, Su Yonglin unexpectedly received a visit from Zhao Zuoliang.
He really didn't expect that Zhao Zuoliang would come to visit him.
After all, the two of them had always been acquaintances, and he could feel Zhao Zuoliang's alienation and indifference towards him, even to the point of being slightly wary.
Of course, he definitely didn't have any good impression of Zhao Zuoliang.
It's just that compared to other Zhao family members, Zhao Zuoliang is relatively more rational, and the things he does are more attractive, and he is not as reckless as Zhao Kaishan.
This is the news that Su Yonglin found out, and it is also his basic view of Zhao Zuoliang.
But after Zhao Zuoliang came, he basically wanted to shock him for the whole year.
Zhao Zuoliang came to discuss marriage with him in person.
When talking about Su Yonglin's own marriage, the target was Zhao Zuoliang's daughter.
"General Su is not young anymore. It's time to talk about marriage. I have a daughter who is twenty-eight years old. She is beautiful, well-educated and courteous. She is very smart. She is not yet married. I wonder if General Su will like her. People? If not, how about my little girl?"
Su Yonglin even felt for a moment that this person who came specifically to talk about marriage matters was here to cause trouble, to have fun and have fun with him.
Zhao Kaishan's clan uncle has been assisting Zhao Kaishan in running the family all year round and is an indispensable helper.
We have such a close relationship, but you come to me to talk about marriage?
It doesn't seem real at all.
But looking at his serious expression, Su Yonglin felt that this matter did not seem like a joke.
Parents' orders, matchmaker's words, and marriage are definitely not something to be joked about.
Especially people like them.
And to be honest, Su Yonglin is not a hot commodity in the marriage and love market.
During this period of time, let alone wealthy families, even ordinary landlords and wealthy families have not shown much thought.
Occasionally, some people came to ask for information, but they didn't sound sincere. Su Yonglin's marriage suddenly seemed to be in trouble, as if no one wanted it.
This somewhat embarrassed the Su Yonglin Group, which was growing in popularity.
But this also made Su Yonglin feel the real political environment of his entire group under Jin Ting's high pressure, as well as the true attitude of the entire local forces in Hebei towards him.
They still weren't really ready to surrender to him and abandon the Kingdom of Jin.
Even if some families participated in the rebellion, they were divided accordingly. Only one clan followed Su Yonglin in the rebellion, and the other clan remained obedient.
Some families simply turned a blind eye and acted as neutrals, not helping anyone - or in other words, helping whoever won.
It’s really a clear view of all the different states of all sentient beings.
Su Yonglin imagined that this embarrassment would be broken by a certain stubborn family, but he never thought that this embarrassment would be broken by Zhao Zuoliang.
He had heard before that Zhao Kaishan was vigorously fighting corruption, but it turned out to be the fault of his own family, and Zhao Zuoliang was killed. Zhao Zuoliang was forced to resign, hand over power, and go home.
He thought it was a bit funny at the time, but he didn't expect that Zhao Zuoliang would appear in front of him at this time and talk to him about marriage.
Zhao Zuoliang was an uncle of Zhao Kaishan, and he was an important figure in the Zhao family. How could he come here to discuss marriage with him?
Could it be that someone within the Zhao family already feels that Zhao Kaishan is unreliable and wants to leave a way out for himself?
Although Zhao Kaishan is indeed a scammer, he is still in a period of success at this moment. Without his analytical ability, it would be difficult to see that Zhao Kaishan is heading for destruction.
Could it be that the decision to abandon Zhao Kaishan and join him at this time was a prophet?
Does Zhao Zuoliang have this level?
"You are the elder of the Zhao family, with a high status and close relationship. As far as I know, the Zhao family has a negative impression of me in general, so I really can't imagine that you would come here to talk to me about marriage. , can you please help me clarify my doubts?"
Zhao Zuoliang got straight to the point, and Su Yonglin stopped hiding and asked questions very directly.
Two very direct people will feel comfortable talking to each other without any barriers.
"This return to my hometown made me reflect on what I have been doing for the Zhao family for so many years, what I have gained, and what is left in the end."
Zhao Zuoliang began to tell Su Yonglin completely what he had experienced.
Starting from a series of encounters after returning home, the feeling of grievance is palpable as I talk.
Su Yonglin was silent for a long time after hearing this.
He did not expect that Zhao Zuoliang would actually start thinking about the relationship between individuals and clans.
This is a minefield in realpolitik.
It is a minefield that even the emperor will not touch.
There is no doubt that Su Yonglin's future road plan has the goal of disintegrating the clan. Although the methods are different, the goal is certain.
Since the end of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, the gentry politics dominated by aristocratic families have been destroyed. The original political structure at the grassroots level of society has been destroyed, and a power vacuum has appeared at the grassroots level.
After the establishment of the Northern Song Dynasty, Confucianism gradually moved towards its revival.
After Confucianism reached its peak at the White Tiger Temple Conference in the Eastern Han Dynasty, it continued to decline along with the Great Split Era of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and no longer enjoyed the glory of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Although the Sui and Tang Dynasties were unified, the cultural situation of the Southern and Northern Dynasties continued, with Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism running in parallel, and Confucianism did not completely become the mainstream.
Until the Song Dynasty, as the military became increasingly conservative, the Song Empire needed an idea that could fully protect the status of imperial power and became the dominant idea in governing the country. In this context, Confucianism completed its revival and regained its power. The same status as the national constitution.
Confucian literati repainted the Three Cardinal Principles and Five Constant Principles and put them on the stage again.
Under this framework, an ultra-stable social structure was born.
In the traditional social structure below the county level, the clan is a very important link. To a certain extent, the clan is the real grassroots manager at the local level.
Due to various considerations such as transportation, administrative costs, and stability maintenance costs, feudal rulers did not resist sharing local grassroots power with traditional clans.
The emperor is the suzerain of the world, the head of the family is the suzerain of the clan, and the husband is the suzerain of the family.
Within their respective frameworks, they all have unquestionable power over other officials, clan members, and family members.
If anyone questions it, then those with vested interests will openly use laws, clan rules, and family laws to punish the rebels and safeguard their own power and status.
Countless families make up clans, and countless clans make up a country. Each link is within a link, and people from every stratum of a society can enjoy the benefits brought by the Three Guidelines and Five Constant Rules.
Even a poor man has the power to dispose of his family, and his wife and children cannot disobey him.
A super-stable social structure was thus formed, which greatly reduced the cost of grassroots governance in the feudal empire.
Because all beneficiaries under the Three Guidelines and Five Permanent System will unconsciously maintain this system.
It was in the Song Dynasty that this system was once again carried forward. Social stability was unprecedentedly enhanced compared to the previous dynasty, and the power to maintain stability was unprecedentedly enhanced, which greatly reduced the Song court's ruling and stability maintenance costs.
There is no need to transfer political power to the lower levels indefinitely or increase official expenditures indefinitely. By relying on unified thinking and the Three Cardinal Guidelines and Five Constant Rules, the Song Dynasty can also achieve the goal of maintaining local stability.
The clan is this important stability-maintaining institution between civilians and the government.
The empire's finances are never very generous. Among the many expenditure items, only the cost of raising officials can be a little careless. If expenditures can be cut in this area, how can the ruler object?
Of course, this also invisibly increased the expansion of clan power in the local area, forming a grassroots ecosystem in which the government and clans shared power.
It's just that although this ecology has helped the empire maintain stability and reduce administrative expenses, it will also take back this dividend elsewhere.
There is never a best of both worlds. When rulers make judgments, they often choose the lesser of two evils.
The same goes for this matter.
The clan reduced the cost and difficulty of the court's rule and helped the court pay the cost of governance and maintenance of stability. So is this cost given to the court in vain?
Is the clan a charitable institution that manages local areas for the imperial court for free but also needs to donate taxes and mobilization levels?
of course not.
