Zuo Yuliang's hands were very steady, and every movement was skillful to the extreme. With Shen Hao's eyesight, he could clearly see that the thickness of the wax laid by these hands was even and even, and no omissions could be seen at all.
"This armor has been with me for almost twenty years. I have experienced a lot of battles, both large and small, and suffered a lot of damage. It can still be used after repairs, but it is not as good as the new armor. Keeping it is just a souvenir. However, If this thing is not taken care of regularly, it will rust quickly, or it will completely collapse in less than half a year.
In fact, the same is true for new armor. Hehe, no matter how good something is, it can become so bad that if you don't care about it, it will turn into a shameful thing. "
Shen Hao tied up his hands and nodded in agreement, but he had a vague feeling in his heart that there was something in Zuo Yuliang's words. Is this insinuating something?
"You have handled cases here before and caused quite a stir, but do you have any thoughts on the situation here?"
"Xiaoguan thinks that the situation in the south seems to be getting more and more tense. I can't tell you the details. He really knows too little about the situation inside and outside the pass in the south." Shen Hao pretended not to hear the thorn in the other party's words. At the same time, he also said that he is actually "blind-eyed" about the situation in the south.
"Haha, just using "tense" to describe the current situation in the south is no longer appropriate. The troops are on the rise, and the southern barbarians are no longer stable on the line of Baekdu Gorge, Jianchuan, and Huzhuyuan. Since July, there have been no less than two collisions. Ten times. But the last ten days have been quiet, can you guess why?"
Zuo Yuliang didn't wait for Shen Hao's answer. He didn't ask Shen Hao to answer, but continued on his own: "It's like two people fighting, first scolding or pushing each other as a test, and then accumulating strength to attack." Punch thrown.”
"You mean, it's imminent?"
"Of course. The barbarians are riding a tiger, and in order to set up the Royal Court, they took the risk and took the initiative to show us their claws and attract our ideas. Now their goal is basically achieved. As long as our army comes out, it will be the rise of their Royal Court. Days. By then a war will be inevitable.
Within five days at the earliest, and no later than the end of this month at the latest, Nanman will definitely make a big move, and they can't afford it. "
Shen Hao was shocked when he heard this, and then he felt relieved that "what should come is finally coming." The situation in the south has been at a stalemate for so long, and now it's time for it to intensify. It's not surprising. It's just that he didn't expect that this matter happened to happen to him.
Whether within five days or at the end of this month, Shen Hao believed in Zuo Yuliang's judgment. This also caused many flaws in some of his previous plans, requiring him to make adjustments according to the situation.
"So, Your Majesty has redefined the powers of your inspectors, which is also a good thing for our border troops. The war is coming. Waxing the armor leaves is preparation for war, and adjusting the internal rules and regulations is also preparation for war. Do you think this is the reason?"
"What Commander Zuo said is true. This time I came to serve in the army to be a corrective hand, so that all our internal regulations can be carried out reasonably and smoothly."
"Correction? That's a good statement. But some people's mistakes are hard to correct."
"There are laws above, military regulations below, and their respective power regulations. Check them one by one. If there are none, you will be encouraged and if there are, you will change them. I believe that I can perform my duties properly and will never give Commander Zuo more. Cause trouble."
Zuo Yuliang glanced at Shen Hao, then nodded with a half-smile. Without saying much, he turned around and walked to the desk, opened the drawer, took out a signed and printed formality document and handed it to Shen Hao. Say: "I hope you won't disappoint me, and I hope you won't disappoint your teacher."
"Your Majesty, please take note!"
With Zuo Yuliang's signature document, Shen Hao has completed all the procedures for taking office. After bowing, he excused himself and left.
how to say? The first impression Zuo Yuliang gave to Shen Hao was that of a scheming person. He does have the flavor of a civil servant in his speech. He likes to hold a gun and a stick and also likes to keep his words to himself. He needs you to guess or think about it, otherwise it is easy to miss many hidden messages.
After coming out of the pass, Shen Hao was still thinking about Zuo Yuliang's words until he returned to Tanshi's official residence.
It seems that Zuo Yuliang was testing and guiding intentionally or unintentionally. He mentioned maintaining armor many times. Is he implying that the border army was the "armor" of Jing Jiuchao? The job of the supervisory army is to maintain "A". No one cared whether the effect was good or bad before. Now that the situation is imminent, those doing "maintenance" should keep an eye on it to avoid counter-effects.
"You can find me a copy of the internal regulations for supervising the army, and put the rest of the matter back until I can study the situation here."
Li Jiang and Zhang Ye agreed upon hearing this, and then retreated.
Soon, a thick copy of the internal regulations of the Supervisory Army came into Shen Hao's hands.
This is the newly revised regulations on the powers of the Supervisory Army in the past half month. There are signs on it indicating which regulations are inherited from the previous regulations and which ones were recently changed. There are also comparisons between the old and new regulations next to them.
It can be seen that not all of the inspectors are just hanging around waiting to die, there are still many who can do practical things. At least this summary is very good, it is clear at a glance and saves Shen Hao a lot of time.
After reading it carefully, Shen Hao found that these supervisors were not well received by the people in the military. It was not just that they made the people in the military feel constrained, but also because these regulations really had many flaws.
First of all, this regulation makes it very clear about the identity of the supervisor. You must have studied in the "Bing Dao Hall" in the Great Chinese Academy of Sciences, and you also need to be at least in the post-qi refining realm. Only in this way can you become a supervisor. The threshold of the army.
It seems that civilian officials still attach great importance to the system of supervising the army, and the people selected are basically the best in both civil and military affairs.
Especially the "Great Chinese Studies", which is full of top knowledge from the old Jing Dynasty, and the "Bingdao Hall" talks about military tactics.
It can be said that these supervisors are definitely not ignorant people, at least they know much more than laymen like Shen Hao.
Secondly, there is a principle in these regulations for supervising the army: "take action only after reporting in advance".
The combination of these two items would make a layman like Shen Hao feel a bit overwhelmed, let alone those generals in the army who were directly offended? It’s strange that you can get used to seeing these people.
As the saying goes, "It only sloshes when it is half filled with water." These elites with "both civil and military skills" who were selected from thousands of civil servants may really know military affairs, but there is a world of difference between talking about military affairs on paper and doing it in practice. It's also not the same thing to fight with human life. In addition, the supervisory army has no command authority and can only "point and tell" from the side. Only if he can be in the same tune as those generals who are struggling to get up.
In addition, "acting after being informed beforehand" can be called being rigid and unable to respond to changes? If everything is submitted for approval first and then reacted and responded to, where is the possibility of "seizing the opportunity"?
