On the thirteenth day of the first month, Wang De used the music to ask for permission from Zhishi, and the privy envoy came out with a vacant position, and for a time there were many discussions. Because the next step was Shangyuan's leave, the new privy envoy was not appointed for a while.

Du Zhongxiao returned home, changed into civilian clothes, and said to Han Yueniang: "This year's Shangyuan Lantern Festival is more lively than in previous years. Tomorrow when it gets dark, you will go out to see the lanterns. When the Xuande Sect is dispersed, I will go to find you. ”

Han Yueniang said: "There is a lot of excitement under the Xuande Gate, where is it easy to disperse." Why don't we go out and look around a day in advance? I heard that there are all kinds of juggling in the state bridge, and it is very lively, so I want to take a look. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "That's fine. In addition to the lack of fireworks, in fact, the lights have been hung out these days, and there are many tours. Looking at the lanterns, after all, it is a lively look, as long as there are pedestrians, you don't have to go to the yuan. ”

After a few words of gossip, Du Zhongxiao went to the study and sat alone and read a book. Wang Deyong is nearly eighty years old, too old, and is just ready for the position of privy envoy. Officially allowed him to serve today, Du Zhongxiao understood that Zhao Zhen intended to let him go to the Privy Council. It's just that whether he will be a privy envoy or a deputy envoy is unknown. According to the convention, he should be a deputy envoy, and he should be a privy envoy directly, and his promotion is too fast.

Putting down the book, Du Zhongxiao looked out the window, and there was no sadness or joy for a while. According to his own merits in the past few years, it is actually a logical thing to enter the court as a privy council, but it just involves military power and is suspicious.

The marshals of the Song Dynasty, there was actually no obstacle to entering the court as a privy envoy, and it was originally a normal promotion. It's just that Du Zhongxiao is different, the previous Yingtian Xiangjun was built by himself, and his performance was too dazzling, so he first came to the imperial history to take office. In the past half a year, Du Zhongxiao has not made any big achievements in the imperial history, so he has to lose. The most important role is to let the emperor understand himself.

Standing up, Du Zhongxiao looked at the moonlight outside the window and thought about the way forward. The military reform of the Song Dynasty was not complicated, and the main thing was to re-add the political functions that had been slowly separated from the army since the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty. So that the army is no longer a system isolated from reality, but closely integrated with the state. The difficult thing is how to combine it with reality and how to attract people to join the army.

Times have changed, and for small farmers, a strong man who can join the army can do a lot of good things for the family. If no compensation is given, the people will not have enough incentive to join the army. If compensation is made, it should not be too little, where and how the compensation will come from. How to select people to join the army and how to retire these people must ensure combat effectiveness but also not be able to influence society.

If these problems are not properly handled, they will directly affect the results of reform. The Song Dynasty's habit of collecting money and grain to support the army made it easier to compensate the army, but now it is difficult how to remove the army.

Du Zhongxiao sighed, in fact, his reform in Hequ Road is still very incomplete, and there are still too few things to consider. In order to truly complete the new military system, there are many things to consider. How to ensure combat effectiveness in the combat and training of the armed forces is a major issue. It is not easy to solve something that has not been solved for thousands of years, and it is not easy to solve it all at once. It is easy for the combat effectiveness of the army to be strong for a while, but it is not easy to maintain it for a long time. This is a big problem, especially for farming peoples.

Early the next morning, Han Jiang and Wang Jue came to find Du Zhongxiao and went out to play together. Du Zhongxiao has been an official for many years, and this is the first time to participate in the Shangyuan Lantern Festival in Kaifeng Mansion, and there are many novelties.

The lively place of Kaifeng Mansion is called "South Hebei City". The South River is the Bianhe River, a large number of ships enter Kaifeng City from the water gate, and there are many shops on both sides of the river. Kitashi is the cattle and horse market near Miyagi, and because it is close to Miyagi, a consumption center, it is also very lively. In recent years, because of the rise of the railway, there is also a train station nearby, which has begun to flourish.

The three of them went out of Du Zhongxiao's house, one to the south, to the Great Xiangguo Temple. Take a tour of the neighborhood and see that it is almost noon, Han Jiang said: "Let's go to Xiangguo Temple to find food, and then go to Bianhe River to see the lights in the afternoon." This is the most lively place in the city, foreign merchants come to Kaifeng Mansion, always come to play. There are many restaurants nearby, so you can try them. ”

Wang Jue said: "Then go to Changqing Tower." The closest to this, and well done carp. In this season, the carp caught in the Yellow River is the fattest. Let's go and order a large one, which will be used to accompany the wine. ”

Entering Changqing Building, the three of them occupied a pavilion by the window, drinking while looking at the scenery outside the window.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Han Jiang said: "Yesterday, Wang Taiwei sent a letter to the official, and the Holy Majesty did not remove the privy envoy. Who is most likely to take over, you say? ”

Wang Jue looked at Du Zhongxiao and said, "With all due respect, the most suitable person is naturally Zhongcheng." When you come back from the meandering road, you should actually be the ruler. It was only because the officials of the DPRK and China were not familiar with the Chinese government that they finally gave up. ”

Han Jiang said: "I also think so. If Zhongcheng enters the Privy Council, he will be the first one of us in the same year. ”

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "As courtiers, we must not speculate on the holy will. In fact, I already feel very comfortable as an official in Yushitai, which is not comparable to when I was an official in the frontier before. really go to be a ruler, although the power is great, life is not as idle as now. ”

Han Jiang said with a smile: "Since you have entered the court as an official, how can you be greedy for leisure." We officials just have to be busy every day. If you are not busy with anything, it means that you are not important, and your future is worrying. ”

Du Zhongxiao and Wang Jue laughed when they heard it, and the three of them raised their glasses together and drank a glass of wine.

Wang Qi said: "In this battle to destroy the party, in the end, it was Captain Han who attacked Xingqing Mansion, and Captain Di was under the city of Lingzhou. The soldiers and horses led by the two Taiwei happened to be Di Taiwei all the way changed by the Beijing Forbidden Army, and Han Taiwei all the way was the original army of Buhequ Road. In the end, the result is like this, and the court should make a decision. This dynasty was founded, and since the destruction of the Northern Han Dynasty, there has been no great victory in the battle with the Khitan. Later, Yuan Hao was treason and self-reliant, and there was no way to take the party. Zhongcheng carried out military reform on Hequ Road, and won consecutive foreign wars, and everyone saw it. As soon as Captain Han entered Xingqing Mansion, the ministers of the DPRK and China rushed to write a letter demanding military reform, imitating the appearance of Hequ Road, and completely changing the forbidden army in the capital. ”

Han Jiang said: "Yes, when Zhongcheng was on Hequ Road, all battles were easy, as if it was easy to win a battle. In this attack on the party, Han Taiwei came all the way from the east of Xingxing Gorge and did not encounter major obstacles. In the end, the soldiers came to the city of Xingqing Mansion, and the party surrendered. On the other hand, Di Taiwei's progress was slow all the way, and the final attack on Lingzhou was not smooth. ”

Du Zhongxiao was silent for a while, shook his head and said, "It can only be said that Captain Di was killed by his subordinates. If he and Captain Han change positions, Captain Han's military merits, he should also get it. However, the more than 200,000 troops led by Captain Han may not be stronger than Captain Di. What was the forbidden army like in the past, when it came to wartime, the arrogant soldiers were fierce and did not listen to constraints, and there were many places. And 300,000 troops, all the way, is an unprecedented thing, do you think it's easy to command? ”

Wang Qi said: "We are not the ones who command the army, how do we know this." Zhongcheng has been commanding the army abroad for many years, so he naturally understands it better. Time is also fate, and now it is Captain Han's credit that is greater than that of Captain Di, everyone can see that the forbidden army has to change. ”

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