Yuxian Tower, as soon as Zhao Zi entered the pavilion, he saw that Du Zhongxiao and Han Qi were already sitting there, and said happily: "Taiwei, Xianggong, I haven't seen you for a long time, and the two of you are still handsome, just like then." After several years in Bianyi, this time in Beijing, it is really like a world away. ”

Du Zhongxiao ordered to sit down and said to him: "Over the years, you have not pulled down several wars, and you have made countless military achievements. Speaking of which, now there is no one in the world who has more military achievements than you. This return to Beijing must be important. ”

Zhao Zi didn't dare to say anything, and said with a smile: "It's also my luck." When the lieutenant was training in Suizhou, I followed. Later, on Hequ Road, it happened to be me in Juyan, and I went to the Western Regions for a walk. It was in the Western Regions, and with Han Xianggong coming back from Hexi Road, great luck! ”

Du Zhongxiao and Han Qi laughed together. Up to now, Zhao Zi should be said to be the most familiar with the new army and new tactics among the generals of the Song Army. This time, Zhao Zi's entire army was transferred back to the capital, and it was because of this that he wanted to dismantle all the Dingxi Army under his jurisdiction, mix it with other forbidden armies, and speed up the rectification and training.

In addition to Zhao Zi's department returning to the capital, Yang Wenguang's department on Hequ Road will also change a large number of generals. These two armies are the old foundations of Du Zhongxiao's training in Suizhou, and many of the generals in the army were promoted directly by fake regents when they were in Tanglong Town. After so many years, they have experience and military merits, and they will be dispersed and incorporated into the forbidden army after training.

In the last training, due to the emotions of the original forbidden army generals, most of the generals who came back from Hequ Road could not stay in the army. In the end, most of them went to military schools, and some of them were idle, and life was not pleasant. This time it was different, after the party war, the emperor and the ministers understood that without completely retraining the forbidden army, they would not be able to adapt to the new tactics. This training is based on the soldiers and horses of Hequ Road.

After chatting for a long time, Yang Wenguang, Dou Shunqing, and Yao Shouxin came in together and saluted Du Zhongxiao and Han Qi.

Today is Du Zhongxiao as the master, Han Qi and Bao Zheng as accompaniment, to catch the wind for the generals who came back from Hequ Road. In addition to Yang Wenguang and Zhao Zi, there is also Li Fugui, who has just returned to the capital, all of whom are old people from Suizhou.

Not long after, Shisanlang and Li Fugui arrived, and it was even more lively for a while.

Bao Zheng arrived finally and bowed his hand to Du Zhongxiao and Han Qi: "There is a little time in the yamen, it's late, don't blame." ”

After sitting down, Du Zhongxiao called the little guy and asked him to serve wine and food.

After a while, the wine and food came up. Du Zhongxiao raised his glass and said: "Back then, we went to save Tanglong Town and open up Hequ Road, and Han Xianggong was the envoy of Hedong Road at that time. Several years have passed in the blink of an eye, and it is really rare to reunite in the capital today. Let's have a drink! ”

After drinking the wine, Han Qi said: "I was in Bingzhou at the time, and suddenly news came that it was Taiwei Du in Tanglong Town, and he repelled Yelu Chongyuan in the first battle, and he was taken aback. Khitan has always been arrogant, but he didn't expect Taiwei Du to be so powerful. As a result, a few days later, news came that the Khitan lord had been killed in Tanglong Town. I was horrified, I couldn't describe it. ”

The crowd laughed aloud. talked about the events of the year, and it was very lively for a while.

When I was in Suizhou, no one thought that I was a strong army in the world, and we didn't know what kind of strength it was. When he arrived in Tanglong Town, he was full of confidence for a while, and he only felt that 30,000 soldiers were not afraid to go all over the world. At that time, the heart was so high that the world didn't pay attention to it. Then Tiantuo River meanders, and the party is even more disregarded. Until the forbidden army was reorganized and the battalion was dispersed, that spirit could no longer be raised.

After gossiping for a while, Du Zhongxiao said: "The court summoned you back this time to train the forbidden army. This time is different from the last time, all unsuitable generals and soldiers of the forbidden army will be eliminated. All the forbidden armies were reorganized in accordance with the new rules. Zhao Zi's Dingxi Army, the imperial court has already decided, all of them were dispersed, and they were mixed with the forbidden army in the capital. There is also Yang Wenguang's department, and many generals will also be transferred back to the capital as the backbone of the army. ”

Yang Wenguang said: "We were all brought out by the Taiwei when he was in Suizhou, if we were mainly from our two armies, wouldn't it cause people to gossip?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "What are you afraid of if you gossip, and you won't lose a piece of meat." However, I will not be involved in the reorganization of the army, and I will depend on you for many things. I will not participate in the specific details of this all-army training, so you don't have to worry. ”

Han Qi said: "Not only the whole army is reorganized, but also the Privy Council and the three ya, which must be reformed together." In the future, the Privy Council will be in charge of military orders, and the three yas - perhaps not necessarily called the three yas, will be in charge of military affairs. There are many complicated affairs, and Du Taiwei's mind should be on those things. As for the training of the forbidden army, it is up to you, the generals who have returned from the front, to do it. ”

Zhao Zi shook his head: "We will only lead the army to fight, how can we do these things?" ”

Li Fugui said: "How can you not do it? At that time, when I was in Suizhou, how did the captain train the soldiers, and now you learn to practice. ”

Zhao Zi said: "At that time, there were many industries in the fields, and we didn't have to worry about money and food. Furthermore, at that time, everyone studied together, and those who learned well stayed in the army, and those who did not learn well returned to the camp and fields. The whole army is reorganized, how can it be so! ”

Du Zhongxiao coughed and said, "Relax, or I won't leave it all to you." Over the years, the Beijing Military Academy has taught for so long, and there are also young officials who have learned a lot of things, and they will be with you. The training of the forbidden army is of course different from the training of troops in Suizhou. However, the military academy already has its own way, as long as it changes slightly, it will be fine. You are on the front line, you fight the most, and you know the most about things in the army. ”

Zhao Zi nodded, suddenly leaned forward, and said to Du Zhongxiao: "Taiwei, you really don't care about this matter?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "I have my own things to do, and I really don't participate in the training of the forbidden army." Now there are a total of 250,000 troops in the north and south of the Hequ Road and the Tianshan Mountains, and the generals are enough. The most important thing is that as long as you put your mind to it, you can do it well. ”

Zhao Zi looked at Yang Wenguang, and the two still didn't believe it, Du Zhongxiao didn't participate in this kind of big thing, how to do it well. Since Suizhou, the army of Hequ Road has been trained by Du Zhongxiao, and it is not easy for others to do it.

Du Zhongxiao shook his head and raised his glass to persuade him to drink. The Song army used the Hequlu army as a template, and used a large number of generals from the Hequlu Road, and it was no longer suitable for them to participate in army affairs. In this training, a large number of generals were decided by Zhao Zhen, and it was not the Privy Council that was the master at all. After Du Zhongxiao returned to the capital, he told Zhao Zhen and the ministers about military knowledge for more than half a year, and the emperor was no longer the same as before.

The separation of the Privy Council and the Sanya military, government and military orders, coupled with the independence of logistics, the personnel and financial powers were in the hands of the emperor, as long as there was no major chaos in the court, the generals had no chance of rebellion. Du Zhongxiao is a person who trains the new army, and there are some differences, so he will not participate in specific affairs. Many things that had to be decided by Du Zhongxiao before have now been transferred to Zhao Zhen. Du Zhongxiao is clear about his status and does not do anything beyond his identity, which is the basis for the success of this training. If Du Zhongxiao can't do it, the emperor won't be at ease, and he will give up halfway.

Zhao Zi and Yang Wenguang have been away for many years, and they are not familiar with the affairs of the DPRK and China.

Bao Zheng said: "The military power of the DPRK and China, except for the saint, cannot be held in the hands of one person, this is the normal situation of people. Moreover, the Taiwei was originally a civilian official, but because there were no generals in the army, he had to take charge of the army. After the training of the forbidden army is completed, the captain can be the prime minister, so why bother with the affairs of the army. ”

Zhao Zi said: "Zhongcheng said it so easily. If it weren't for the captain, we would have won so many battles? Ten years ago, the party rebelled, and no one in the DPRK had a solution. By last year, it was so easy to be wiped out in a war! ”

Bao Zheng shook his head with a smile: "But last year, the party was destroyed, and the Taiwei did not participate." In the final analysis, the Taiwei has trained the soldiers, and the court also knows what the commander of the first army can do. In the future, there will be people to do these things, and there is no need to bother the captain in everything. ”

Han Qi said: "Zhongcheng's words are reasonable. Du Taiwei's greatest contribution to the imperial court is to make the forbidden army reborn and no longer be what it used to be. Last year, the party was destroyed, and this year it defeated the Khitan, which is already different from the past. ”

Zhao Zi thought for a while and nodded: "There is some truth in what you said." That's it, this kind of major event in the DPRK and China should be ordered by the imperial court. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "This sentence is right, just listen to the orders of the imperial court, don't think too much about yourself." You have been a general in the frontier for many years, and you are not familiar with the affairs of the DPRK and China, so you just need to do your duty. ”

Zhao Zi and Yang Wenguang said yes together.

The two had just returned from the frontier, and they were not familiar with the affairs of the DPRK and China. For them, most of the time they act in accordance with Du Zhongxiao's military orders, which has become a habit. When I come back this time, I have to change it and rely on the order of the court in the future.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Du Zhongxiao turned his head to look out the window. Pedestrians outside the window are weaving, and the state bridge is crowded with people, and it is very lively. In fact, he is not a person with much military talent, and many things are just done according to memory. Your own success is not so much a personal ability as it is a cause of the times. For the country, a person's ability is limited after all, and there is not much that can be done. Instead of holding military power, it is better to set up a system and let the right people do the right things. Institutions and culture will have a long-term impact on the world.

Now the forbidden army, for Du Zhongxiao, is just that many of the systems he expected have not been implemented, and he needs to continue to do it himself. New knowledge and new systems are not known to us, and need to be promoted through practice. If you get more involved in the military, it's actually useless. What I need to do is to put the new system in place and let the new culture be established, not the specific affairs.

I have changed the world too much, and the rest is more to let this change continue, and not die halfway. A new era has begun, and I want to give more impetus to this new era, so that people can't stop it.

vertex