"What are the most basic conditions required to be a military general?"
Without waiting for the ministers to speak, the British Duke continued: "Do you want to talk about your background, knowledge, experience, coordination, decision-making, etc.?"
"If that's the case, then congratulations, you are already stupid enough."
"As a military general, the most basic thing is to be skilled in bow and horse, have sufficient physical strength, and dare to charge!"
"As a general, what kind of general is he who has never been on the battlefield or fought in a bloody battle and can only talk nonsense?"
"Have any of your descendants been on the battlefield?"
grass……
Being scolded again, the officials were angry.
"Mr. British, I don't agree with your words!"
"What does it mean that only those who have been on the battlefield are called generals?
Why do we have to be skilled in bow and horse and dare to charge? "
"Let's talk about this dynasty first. Zheng Guogong Chang Yuchun defeated Chen Youliang and conquered Dadu in the Yuan Dynasty. He is known as Chang Shiwan. This can be considered brave, but Taizu did not like it. On the contrary, he was disgusted with this kind of fighting behavior.
If you check the history books, you will find that Guan Yu was the only general who personally killed the enemy on the battlefield.
After talking about this dynasty, let’s talk about something further afield. Did Zhang Yi, Han Xin, Zhuge Liang and others ever go to the battlefield and kill the enemy in person?
Aren’t they still commanding millions of troops and strategizing?
Are they not considered generals? "
"General Xiao Talin of the Liao Army was brave. He was killed with one arrow. Liu Wei could wield a hundred-jin sword and was extremely brave, but in the end he was surrounded and killed. This is the fate of those who dare to charge."
"This is the age of firearms. If a thunder cannon hits you, no matter how brave you are, you will still be shattered into pieces and your body will not be intact."
"Don't you hear the saying that generals rely on planning rather than courage?"
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The ministers secretly applauded. This rebuttal was well-organized and included celebrities and generals.
It also lists the horrors of firearms in modern warfare.
Bang... Bang... Bang...
"Ha ha……"
While everyone was cheering, British Duke Zhang Weixian clapped his hands and laughed, but his eyes were full of disdain.
"British Duke..."
"Haha... This is the first time that my lord has heard such a fresh and refined expression of fear of death. Literary men are good at talking, and I can see it today!"
As soon as these words came out, even the corners of Yuan Keli and Sun Chengzong's mouths twitched.
Damn it, if you want to complain about them, just complain about them, what are you doing with the literati?
"Mr. Yuan Ge, Mr. Sun Ge, you two have to forgive me, but my father-in-law didn't say anything about you! You two have been on the battlefield.
Elder Yuan Ge was strategizing in the Longjing Pass and Beidai armies. Elder Sun Ge was in charge of Liaodong for four years and even destroyed Chahar in the Battle of the Grassland. He can be regarded as half a military general! The princess of this country is talking about this group of people! "
As the British Duke spoke, he pointed at the ministers and said with disdain: "Was Zheng Guogong a general from the beginning? Didn't he follow Taizu to kill him all the way up?
You said that there is no record in the history books that generals personally charged. Then I dare to ask you, those generals were able to command tens of thousands of troops from the beginning?
Didn't they rise from the ranks of sergeants or low-level generals through meritorious service?
Also compare Zhang Yi, Han Xin, and Zhuge Liang. Are there any such people among the descendants of your family who are in trouble?
Which of these people was not first announced or recommended by celebrities, and then was reused? "
"The basic condition I mentioned is not to allow them to truly charge, but to be able to protect themselves.
After one shot, you were so scared that you wet your pants and your legs were so weak that you couldn't walk. How could you still make the right decision?
This kind of incompetence can only kill soldiers! "
"Being proficient with bows and horses and daring to charge, this is to set an example for the sergeants. In a few years, the world will be peaceful and there will be no foreign enemies. This most basic condition should be met. If you can't do it yourself, how can you lead troops? "
"On the battlefield, charging with me and charging for me are two different things."
"Then again, civil servants and military officials can only be promoted to the fifth rank. In the army, they are only one thousand households. What do they mean in an army of tens of thousands?
Instead of charging into battle, do you still want to strategize? Didn't you wake up from the dream? "
"When it comes to this, my Lord is curious. He is just a fifth-grade Qianhu, but he has not charged into battle. How did he get promoted to a higher-grade military commander by virtue of his military exploits?
Did you secretly use your connections to seize the credit for killing the soldiers, or did you secretly pay bribes and connections to get promoted? "
Having said this, the British Duke turned to look at Chongzhen, bowed slightly, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask your Majesty to issue an order to thoroughly investigate the military attachés who were promoted due to the shady behavior of civil servants!"
As soon as these words came out, the officials were stunned.
There was a look of fear on their faces. They didn't want to know too much about the fishery involved. If they didn't check it out for sure, at least 90% of them would be innocent.
If a thorough investigation is carried out, it would be a light thing for future generations to be thrown out of office and imprisoned, and they might even be implicated.
It was extremely quiet in the Huangji Palace. The emperor did not speak, and the officials naturally did not dare to speak. They shot the first bird!
After a few seconds, the British Duke Zhang Weixian spoke again: "Someone just refuted my Duke's statement that there will be no more hereditary inheritance and that the nobles will control the military power. This is a big joke!"
“The clan cannot be hereditary forever, let alone the ministers?
Do you all think that your status is nobler than that of a prince or a county king? "
"There is also the matter of having sole control of the military, which is even more ridiculous. What can you do if you control the military?
Could it be that the series of troop deployment procedures set up by the imperial court were just decoration?
Are the supervisory censors and guard eunuchs useless?
Without military symbols, deploying troops privately is a rebellion, and everyone in the Ming Dynasty can get it and kill it.
Having said this, I would like to ask your lords, are the collections of classics and history that we and our generals read different from what you read?
What you see in the books are benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom and trust, loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, but what we generals see are all traitors who seek power and usurp the throne, and are rebellious and traitorous? "
Fuck...
Three more big hats were buckled down, cold sweat broke out on the foreheads of the ministers, and they hated the British prince until their teeth itched.
The status of the clan, the court supervision process, and the generals’ studies cannot be discussed.
The first one can be cut down directly. Didn't you see that King Fu and King Qin were staring at them like tigers?
Secondly, doesn’t it mean that all the works of emperors and famous officials and generals in the past dynasties are useless? Say the emperor is just a decoration?
The third one is even more fierce. They dare to say that the generals are all traitors and traitors. If they can go to court today, they will be lying in the coffin directly tomorrow.
"Honorable nobles are not gods. Those who can control their own offspring must be sons. Among the hundreds of princes and counts since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there are many who have no descendants and have stopped ennobling them. How many of those military generals can continue to be hereditary?
It can be predicted that the Ming Dynasty will usher in hundreds of years of peace. Except for the military attachés who die of illness, violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty, or retire from the army, there will be no deaths.
There are not many general positions in the military. If they are hereditary and shadowed, the sergeants at the bottom will have no motivation to improve. The common people are unwilling to join the army and will be lazy in training.
If things go on like this, the powerful army created by His Majesty will be ruined. Can you bear this responsibility? "
Another bigger hat was buttoned down, and the heads of the officials were buzzing.
The minister who had just retorted suddenly knelt down and said sadly: "Your Majesty, I don't mean this. Please tell me clearly!"
