In the study of the dormitory, Zhao Zhen asked Shi Quanbin: "You have been in the Hequ Road Army for a few months, what do you think of Du Taibao?" ”

Knowing that this was not a casual question, Shi Quanbin thought for a while before he said: "The official family, the small one and the Jinglu are just official dealings, and there is no personal relationship. If something is wrong, the officials are not surprised. ”

Zhao Zhen said: "Say whatever you know." This is my dormitory, out of your mouth, into my ears, only as a prince and a minister to gossip. ”

Shi Quanbin said: "The little one will be straightforward." Du Jingluo, whether it is to me or the rest of the generals in the army, has always been on official business, and the rest rarely have private contacts. Except for Thirteen Lang who has been by his side for several years and occasionally does some private things, the rest have no deep friendships. ”

Zhao Zhen said: "Thirteen Lang, is that the leader of the cavalry on the winding road?" He is a civilian, if he wasn't promoted by Du Taibao, how could he be so high? How many generals of the forbidden army have fought on the battlefield for decades, and they are far from being comparable to him. By the way, where did he come from? ”

Shi Quanbin said: "Thirteen Lang is a native of Bozhou, his surname is Wu, and his clan ranks thirteenth, and everyone calls him Thirteen Lang." When Du Jingluo was an official in Bozhou, he happened to meet him on a patrol, so he asked him to be by his side and named Song. Jingluo appreciates this person, but he is the leader of the cavalry, not because of Jinglu. This person's body has grown up and his strength is infinite, and there are few such heroes in the forbidden army. The camp Tianxiang army built cavalry, and Thirteen Lang also entered the army to study, and he was excellent in every exam. In daily drills, no matter whether he fights alone or with troops, no one is his opponent, and everyone is convinced by this leader. Now the cavalry on the winding road of the river was built by Shisanlang. People are trained by him, and the tactics are also perfected by him little by little. ”

Zhao Zhen said: "In this way, with Thirteen Lang, it is Du Taibao who does not avoid relatives and knows people well." ”

Shi Quanbin thought for a while and said, "For Thirteen Lang, it's true. ”

Zhao Zhen nodded, and asked again, "What about the other important generals?" For example, the artillery chief Yao Shouxin. ”

Shi Quanbin said: "Yao Shouxin was originally a battalion and a field army, and he was a commander before learning artillery. Although his background is different from that of Thirteen Lang, his rise to the leader is actually the same. It was also to study with others, no matter what was the first in every exam, and no one could command artillery, so he became the head of the artillery. This man's ability is convincing to everyone in the army. Especially Tang Longzhen, who killed Yelu Zongzhen in the first battle, was the one who arranged the artillery and commanded the artillery. At that time, there were many high-ranking officials and important generals around the Khitan Emperor, and only one Yelu Yixian survived, which shows that his calculations were accurate. ”

Zhao Zhen listened and asked, "Do artillerymen have to learn a lot of things?" Others don't learn well. ”

Shi Quanbin smiled bitterly: "Official, the Hequ Road Army is full of learning, not only artillery, but also other armies. However, artillery has learned a lot of things, and it is extraordinarily deep, which is really not something that ordinary people can learn. I've read their brochures, but I can't really learn them. The officials thought that they could roughly calculate the distance within one or two miles by looking at them, which involved a lot of knowledge. It's not about overestimating, it's about calculating. Not to mention, calculate the distance, but also adjust the cannon to where it is, which is done by ordinary people! ”

Zhao Zhen nodded: "I asked, although there are cannons in the current forbidden army, no one can do this." The artillerymen are high in rank and rank, and I think it's because of this. Talents are rare, and it is not easy to train one. ”

Shi Quanbin said: "What the official family said is true. When I first arrived in Suizhou, I heard that almost all the artillery was a subordinate and effective, and I felt that the rank was too high. When I went to the river meandering road with them and experienced the war, I felt that their rank was not high. One artillery is equivalent to several infantry on the battlefield. And those heavy artillery, in the face of battle, are more powerful than a battalion of infantry. In addition to killing the Khitan Emperor, when Hue crossed, Dou Shunqing's troops fired several rounds of artillery, scared away the army of the Bury Ling Gong, captured thousands of people, and did not suffer any damage. ”

Zhao Zhen was silent for a while, then nodded: "Artillery is really a heavy weapon. Yao Shouxin is a talent, and he should be reused. ”

Hearing this, Shi Quanbin didn't feel strange at all. In the battle of killing the Khitan Emperor, Yao Shouxin showed his ability, and his military record was difficult for anyone to break. Yao's ability to keep promises, everyone in the Hequ Road Army obeys, that is, there are people here in the capital who don't believe it.

Zhao Zhen said: "What do you think of the other generals?" ”

Shi Quanbin said: "Master Liu Jun was originally a civilian, and he was a colleague with Jinglu in Bozhou, and he had some old friendships, but he did not have deep friendships. The two in the army are mostly on official business, and they don't have much personal contact, and the two families have no friendship. Yang Wenguang, Zhao Zi and Dou Shunqing were all sent by the imperial court to study with others, but they, like Liu Junzhu, never took the exam. After several battles on the meandering road and successive military exploits, the hearts of the people in the army really obeyed them. ”

Speaking of this, Shi Quanbin thought for a while, shook his head and said, "The official family asked me what kind of person Jinglu is, I want to think about it, but it's really not good." Because not only with me, Jinglu has no personal relationship with Liu Junzhu, Yang Wenguang, Zhao Zi, Dou Shunqing, including Yao Shouxin. When he was not on business, he read and wrote, and seldom interacted with people. Occasionally, I have an interest, and I drink with people, and I also call which one is free. It's not just them, I have free time, and Jinglu also asks me to drink together. I don't talk about business in private, and I don't ask about personal affairs in business, and I have the impression that this is the case. When the government sent me, they asked for an official letter signed by both of us, and we did so later. Sometimes, when there is a difference of opinion, the manager will carefully discuss with me, and will not be arbitrary. Sometimes things don't matter, and he gets impatient, so he does what I say. Important things didn't make sense, such as dividing the troops into two ways and attacking the party, and I didn't agree with it at the time. Jing Luo wrote on the piece that I didn't agree, but the two of them signed it together. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Zhen smiled: "You didn't agree to fight with the party at that time, and the ministers all remembered it, so you have the least military merits." At that time, if it weren't for Han Qi in the army, he advocated the war, and there would have been no such big victory. Do you regret it now? ”

Shi Quanbin sighed: "What about regrets? It is limited by a small vision, and I can't see the grasp and benefits of this battle. In the final analysis, the little ones are only in the army for a few months, unlike their generals, who have studied and practiced for several years, how can they be able to fight like them? ”

Zhao Zhen's face became serious when he heard this, and said: "On the day of the concert, you wrote that you disagreed, and you also said why you disagreed, this is your credit for this battle." You are sent by me, and you are different from others, and of course your merits are different. This time, you did not agree to go to war, but won a big victory, which just shows that Du Taibao did not object to you as his deputy that day, but required you to sign with him before reporting to the imperial court, which is a good way. You have proved this solution, and you are credited. You have worked the meandering road, don't go outside when you come back, you know everything in the palace. ”

Shi Quanbin was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly thanked him. When you enter the capital, you know that the general leader enters the inner province and serves the province, and all internal affairs are decided by him. Entering the inner service province and the inner service province are called the front and rear halls, and the inner service province is in charge of the front hall, that is, the emperor's front hall is in the court, the great court meeting and so on. The inner chamberlain is in charge of the apse, the so-called inner palace affairs. Because he is closer to the members of the palace, communicates with China and foreign countries, and has the most important status, he is known as the prime minister of the interior, and his status is higher than that of the head of the inner chamberlain. All know is higher than all know, although it is only from the fifth rank of the official, but it is the best of the ministers, and he often observes the officials with festivals.

Complying with his wishes, Shi Quanbin was extremely happy and bowed his hand to Zhao Zhen: "Official, in fact, Du Taibao is not only for the small, but also for the subordinate departments. Wherever the battle is played, the most important place, whether offensive or defensive, has a superior deputy to supervise the formation. The supervisor does not interfere with the command, but the military order must be carried out. If something goes wrong, if you want to change the military order and decide for yourself, you must have the consent of the person in charge of the formation, otherwise you will change the commander on the spot. The small ones are actually the ones who supervise the formation, but the officials don't have clear military orders, so they don't know what to supervise. Of course, without a military order, there can be no change of generals, and there is no one to change. ”

Zhao Zhen had already heard about this, ignored Shi Quanbin's complaints, and said: "I heard that the supervisor of the Hequ Road, even if he changes generals, he can't interfere?" ”

Shi Quanbin said: "Yes, he is still in the prison formation." Each army has a position, and the commander is killed, and a specific person takes over the command. This position is only used in wartime, and the temporary commander will not be regularized after the war, and the normal promotion will not follow this order. ”

Zhao Zhen was very interested in this and asked: "What should I do if the temporary commander wins a big victory and makes military merits, but cannot be turned into a regular?" ”

Shi Quanbin said: "Don't transfer other troops to be promoted, not in the headquarters." ”

Zhao Zhen nodded, knowing a little about Du Zhongxiao. If you play well and turn positive, most people feel that you should, and you can also win the hearts of your subordinates. The system blocked this road, and the promotion to other departments was to prevent generals from intentionally or unintentionally turning the army into private soldiers. This is true for his subordinates, and obviously for Du Zhongxiao and himself. If according to the rules of the Hequlu army, except for the commander, most of the generals of the Hequlu Road are promoted and should be transferred to other armies. It can't be done, because now there is only one such army.

Everyone said that one of the shortcomings of the Song army was that the soldiers did not know the generals and the generals, but Du Zhongxiao didn't care about this. This is what Du Zhongxiao repeatedly said in his book of 10,000 words, the combat effectiveness of the army comes from organization and specialization, not the physical strength and martial arts of soldiers. Why didn't the Overseer be the commander of the Temporary Change? Because this supervisor is most likely not from a professional commander's background, and he has disrupted the command order. Another point is that if the supervisor can replace the commander, it is easy to have contradictions and seize military power and military merit. He can only choose others, not himself, which is also the specialization of the overseer.

Zhao Zhen asked Shi Quanbin in detail because he didn't understand this. Is it professional to be a soldier in the forbidden army for a lifetime? Du Zhongxiao made it clear that no, specialization is not professionalism, there is no expertise, and being a lifetime is not a specialized talent.

The Book of Ten Thousand Words is not a tantric recital, it is public. However, Du Zhongxiao, Han Qi and Bao Zheng did not publish the recital of the imitation of the Hequ Army to reform the forbidden army, and Zhao Zhen did not publish it, except for a few officials, the content was unknown to others. After watching the martial arts, I know the importance of changing and what it will look like, but how to really do it, Zhao Zhen is cautious. The weight of military power has a bearing on the security of the country.

After thinking for a while, Zhao Zhen asked Shi Quanbin: "In your opinion, if the military system of Hequ Road is used to change the forbidden army, what will Du Taibao suggest?" ”

Shi Quanbin listened and said: "Official, the little one has been in the army for a few months, and he has been thinking about this matter for a long time when he saw that the Hequ army was fighting fiercely. Du Jingluo has already done it in Suizhou how to organize and train the army, and he just does it. First open a school, everyone is enrolled, and those who learn well are selected to be officers. After learning the knowledge below the battalion, he was promoted to the battalion commander, and then he learned the knowledge above the battalion together, and he was promoted. After several years of study and drills, there will be no strong army. ”

Zhao Zhen listened, smiled and shook his head: "Forget it, I shouldn't ask you." You should pay more attention to the affairs of the apse in the future. ”

Shi Quanbin said: "Why did the official family say that? Wouldn't Du Jinglu have suggested that? ”

Zhao Zhen said: "Why ask him such a suggestion? Therefore, only he can train this strong army, and only he can tell how the forbidden army should be. Like you, you know what he has done, and all those pamphlets he has made up are for you, or they are useless. There is only one word in the world, and the rest is ever-changing, and it can be left without a trace. Organizing and training the forbidden army, how can it be possible to follow the camp and field army! ”

Shi Quanbin didn't care, the emperor would say this to himself, and other officials would never say this, this is the difference in identity. As I said just now, I didn't agree to go to war against the party at that time, and the minister had no military merits in his eyes, but the emperor had greater merit in his heart. How to organize and train the forbidden army is the business of the princes, and they just say it casually, there is nothing right or wrong.

Zhao Zhen pondered again and again and asked Shi Quanbin in detail, because of the current dilemma. Changing the forbidden army, he is now inclined to Du Zhongxiao's opinion, but he can't be involved in this matter. Otherwise, grace and power will fall, Zhao Zhen will not be at ease, the officials will not be at ease, and Du Zhongxiao himself will not sit on the fire.