Out of the restaurant and bidding farewell to the three of them, Du Zhongxiao looked at the full moon in the sky and stretched his waist. It was the middle of the night, and there were no pedestrians on the street, only a full moon, hanging high in the sky. The moonlight is like water, shining on the streets of the capital.

Du Zhongxiao's home is not far to the west of Gaoyang Zhengdian, which is the closest. Han Yueniang spent a lot of money to buy the house, which showed benefits at this time. The houses in the capital are too expensive, the closer to the imperial city, the fewer big houses, and it is not easy to find a suitable place.

Walking on the street, Du Zhongxiao felt a lot more relaxed. After returning to the capital for more than a month, I slowly began to have my own life circle, and my life became normal. Today, the emperor said that he could find the subordinates of the former Hequ Road, which is also a signal that Du Zhongxiao is not so strict. Of course, this also shows that most of these subordinates, generals who did not lead troops, taught in military academies.

Let's teach, just teach, anyway, the official is promoted normally, and he is angry, but he doesn't bring troops. The current situation of the forbidden army is not to train a few armies alone, and there is no way to lead troops. The conflict between the old and the new is even more serious than Du Zhongxiao thought before.

Early the next morning, Du Zhongxiao asked Luo Jing to go to the city and invited several important generals from his time on Hequ Road, such as Dou Shunqing, Yao Shouxin, and Shisanlang, to his home to drink and chat. Since they were transferred to the capital, many people have not seen each other again.

The sun rose, and the three of them carried two chickens, a few fish, and a jar of wine, and happily arrived at Du Zhongxiaofu.

Du Zhongxiao looked at the things brought by the three of them, and said with a smile: "Come to me, why do you still bring chickens and fish, are you afraid that you can't afford to invite you?" ”

Dou Shunqing said: "This is etiquette, how can we go to the Jingluo Mansion empty-handed?" However, the business of the Jingluo family is big, and there is no shortage of gifts, so we really can't afford to make the Jingluo look at it, so we have to bring some food. ”

Du Zhongxiao shook his head with a smile and asked his family to take their things and sit down in the living room.

After serving tea, Du Zhongxiao said: "It's been three years since you left Hequ Road, are you doing well in the capital?" ”

Yao Shouxin said: "When I first came, I was busy, and then I was in the military academy and taught every day. If you are in a relaxed mood, of course, it is much more comfortable than in the army. However, Jingluo knows that we people are from the Yingtianxiang Army, and we finally got a formal military position, but we came to the military academy again. To be honest, at the beginning, everyone was full of complaints, but after a long time, they got used to it. ”

Du Zhongxiao sighed: "Is there any way?" Tang Longzhen defeated the Khitan in a row, and also killed the Khitan lord and brought a group of generals. When he arrived at Hue Ferry, he defeated the party cleanly. Those of us have made too many military exploits, too big, and we can only do that. The so-called high merit is not rewarded, and it is already a rare day to be able to teach in peace and stability, so don't complain. ”

Yao Shouxin said: "I didn't understand it when I first came, but after a few years, everyone has figured it out. is like a strategy, and later pacified the Western Regions, what a great military achievement, is it not to return to the dynasty to be a royal historian? ”

Du Zhongxiao smiled and shook his head: "What's wrong with being a royal historian?" As long as you are cautious, no one will be offended, and you will have a good reputation. ”

Several others laughed together. For such a long time, everyone has figured out that the arrangement of the imperial court is actually to strip Du Zhongxiao of his military power. Although Yang Wenguang and Zhao Zi were left in Hequ Road, the most important cavalry and artillery leaders were raised in the military academy. Yang Wenguang and Zhao Zi were originally officers of the forbidden army, and they were different from these people. Things in officialdom, ups and downs, are like this, and you can't think too much.

After gossiping, Du Zhongxiao said: "What is the current situation of the Beijing Military Academy?" I've heard people say that although your teachers are good, the effectiveness of your teaching is hard to describe. At the beginning, it was worse than the Wudu Military Academy, but then everyone slowly became inappropriate. ”

Thirteen Lang said: "The Beijing Military Academy, except for some Wuju people and Luodi Jinshi who came in, the rest are all officers of the Beijing Forbidden Army. Many of them can't read a single word, so they have to teach it from scratch, how can they teach it? When we were in Suizhou, when we first entered the school, it didn't matter if we couldn't read, there was always a literacy class. These people are officers, they are old, where can they be taught in literacy classes? In the end, most people who study in military schools can't even recognize a few words, what can they be taught? Everybody knows that, and no one cares. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "What about those martial artists and Luodi Jinshi who entered the military academy? They are always literate and should be taught well. ”

Thirteen Lang said: "These people are fine. At first, they attended classes with people from the forbidden army, but in the end, it was not a solution, and the Holy Lord decreed that they should not do anything. These people have learned well, but in just three years, someone has just been able to go out and lead the army. The official position is too low to be of much use. ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded and didn't say anything more. But I know in my heart that the real useful talents taught by the military academy are only among those martial artists and fallen jinshi. The imperial court was afraid that it would also know this, so it taught separately.

How easy is it to transform the old army? Especially in such a time of peace, and the reliance of the imperial power was the original officer of the forbidden army. How the imperial court arranged, firstly, it was to ensure the stability of the imperial power and appease the emotions of the old officers of the forbidden army. Those who do not want to continue to serve in the army have already taken the initiative to go to other armies, either for the van army, or to change their positions in local areas, and some have been directly dismissed. Most of those who continue to stay in the army are from generals' families, and they have complicated relationships in the army. They really have no good way out except to be soldiers.

The Song Dynasty established the country with the army, and the attitude of these people directly determined the attitude of the army. For the sake of stability, they could only compromise with them, and the Beijing Military Academy was finally reduced to a gilded place. Without enough new officers, these old officers cannot be discarded and put to good use.

Thinking of Di Qing's 300,000 army, Du Zhongxiao understood in his heart that most of the officers inside came out of the military academy in this way. It's hard to say how much they've learned, and many generals may have learned to fire guns and cannons, and they don't even understand how to use them. What would such an army, coupled with the old system of commanding troops, look like when the two are combined?

As a matter of fact, the more this is the case, the more necessary it is to follow the reformed military structure, divide the military system, appoint officers at all levels, and have clear responsibilities. As the war progressed, those who were capable went up, and those who did not do it went down, and the influence of the remaining military system was eliminated by war. But Di Qing, as the coach, is a typical old soldier, he didn't have such courage, and he ended up like that.

Yao Shouxin said: "In the past, there was no artillery in the army, and I had specially recruited people there, so it was better." At least, to learn artillery, you can't be illiterate. It's just that people who read poetry books have a lot of trouble learning those mathematical knowledge. In the past few years, a third of those who have studied artillery have been eliminated to learn something else. ”

Dou Shunqing said: "Of course the artillery is different. Those of us who teach, those who have retreated from artillery, are all treasures. Compared with the officers from the forbidden army, I don't know how much easier to teach. Now in the military academy, the infantry is the most despised. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "It's not like that. The infantry learns the most, and the real commanders still have to be selected from the infantry. ”

Dou Shunqing said with a smile: "It's so easy to say! It is difficult to say whether the cadets in the military academy, except for the old forbidden army officers, can succeed. Even if he succeeds in learning, he is only a small commander, and there is not one in ten who can become a commander. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "What is the future, who doesn't want a good future." The artillery is highly qualified and has a good future, so the requirements for recruiting people are naturally high. After the training of the forbidden army, the artillery is arranged separately, and the official positions are one or two levels higher than the rest. ”

Thirteen Lang said: "That's it." In the past, the highest status of the forbidden army was the cavalry. Since there has been artillery, this has not been the case, everything is artillery is the best. Even the horses, when they arrived, were picked by the artillerymen first. ”

Yao Shouxin has made great contributions in Tanglong Town, and he is a technical officer, although he does not lead troops, he is still treated preferentially by the imperial court. Originally, he was just the commander of the Fiber Wing Army, and his mentality was relatively good, and he didn't complain.

Shisanlang said: "Actually, the artillery is okay, after all, it is a class of soldiers that has not been done before, and those who are illiterate can't learn." What is taught by the military academy is what Yao Tuanlian says, and no one gossips. Cavalry is not good, there were many cavalry officers in the forbidden army in the past, I want to teach it like this, he said that it is good to do that, I don't know how many troubles there are on weekdays. ”

Dou Shunqing said: "It's all the same, especially for infantry. When I first entered the military academy, I even taught the most basic military postures, and some officers came out, saying that they had not practiced like this before, and that they had to do what they wanted. Coaching formations, I have been teaching for three years, and almost none of them have been able to practice well. They always have many reasons, not to say that they are unwilling to work hard, but to preach in the wrong way. Especially knowing that after changing to the new army, the gun is equivalent to the previous sword and gun, and the cannon is equivalent to the previous bow and crossbow, and there are many ideas, which sometimes make people laugh. ”

Du Zhongxiao smiled: "What's so strange about this? We have been training in Suizhou for several years, wasn't it the same at the beginning? ”

Dou Shunqing shook his head again and again: "It's a little bit better, but it's different." When we were in Suizhou, we were untaught, and we didn't know how to use it, but of course we had everything we said. Now it's in school, there are instructors, there are teaching materials, and they still talk about it, how to get it! ”

Du Zhongxiao understood that without the skeleton of a new-style army, it would be more troublesome to organize and train an existing army than to recruit new soldiers. In the end, many of these officers who remained were in the army for generations, fathers, sons and brothers, and their families had their own inheritance, and some of them were regarded as family heirlooms, of course, there were more troubles.

Why not get rid of the old officers and call for new ones? Because there is no way. The forbidden army of the Song Dynasty was a lifelong occupation, and after joining the army, as long as you are not old or weak, or you really don't look good, you will work for a lifetime. When he reaches the age of 60, he will receive half a pension. In fact, many people in the army are still in the army at the age of 60 for the sake of half of the money. These people will only be soldiers, and if they are laid off, what will hundreds of thousands of people eat in the capital?