In the Tianzhang Pavilion, Zhao Zhen paced back and forth, glancing at the words on the desk next to him from time to time. More than a dozen characters are placed on it, and what is written is the slogan of each military school in the military city on Hequ Road. Wang Gongchen returned to the capital, and after the face-to-face, today Zhao Zhen gathered several Hanlin scholars to Tianzhang Pavilion to discuss matters.

The normal establishment of Hanlin bachelors is six people, and the one with the longest experience is the Hanlin bachelor Chengzhi, with the highest status, at this time Zeng Gongliang. The rest of those who work in the academy, except for the official who is a member of the middle school, have knowledge of the system. If you work outside, you don't have to know the system, and the Hallym Bachelor is actually the job name.

At this time, there are four Hanlin scholars who are serving in the academy, Sun Luan has something to do, and Zeng Gongliang, Wang Gongchen and Zhao Yi are by their side tonight.

After pacing for a while, Zhao Zhen pointed to a few slogans in the infantry school placed together on the desk, and said to the three people standing on the side: "These in the infantry school, the language is shallow and close, and many strange words are used, what do you think?" ”

Wang Gongchen said: "Your Majesty, these signs standing in the school are indeed shallower than those of the horse and artillery schools. Weichen thought that the cadets in the Hequ Road Military Academy were relatively less literate and less literate, so their words were simple. ”

Zhao Zhen nodded, and said, "Then what's the matter with these strange words?" It's not a good read. ”

Wang Gongchen said: "Du Jieshuai is a battalion built by Baiqi, according to the use of guns and cannons in the army, everything is grass-made. Most of these strange words were taken for granted when the battalion and field army were compiled, and they were finally used. ”

Zeng Gongliang said: "Yingtianxiang Army was originally a person who pulled fiber by the river, worked hard all day long, and did not know poetry and books. When the new army was being organized, those who were literate and had a little knowledge of reading and writing were selected to join the horse and artillery armies. Most of the remaining people in the infantry army could not read a few words, and they used to use colloquial words. ”

Zhao Zhen nodded, looked at the case for a while, and said: "Du Taibao is all good, I heard that he likes to read in his spare time, and he can write articles, which is really indescribable." It is a good thing that the other two schools have put up some warnings on the side of the road so that those who study in them are always alert. Only in the infantry school, there is a strange smell when they look at it. You are free, it is best to help you change it. ”

Wang Gongchen held the wat and said: "Your Majesty, when Weichen was on Hequ Road, he also tried to change these. But no matter what new words are used or what kind of sentences are changed, they all lose their original meaning. Weichen thought that the officers who came out of the Hequ Road Military Academy were born with this strange atmosphere. This is not a bad thing, it is this weirdness of theirs that makes them particularly able to fight, unlike other officers. ”

Zhao Zhen stood in front of the case, looked at it for a while, and said: "The warning words in the army are concise and to the point, although they are simple and clear, they should be investigated." You see that there is no basis in the ancient books, the sentences are very vulgar, and the meaning is difficult for people to understand. ”

Wang Gongchen said: "When the river meanders to the road, Weichen asked Du Jieshuai. Jie Shuai said that when Suizhou was training the new army, everything was created from scratch. Not only did they not know the rules, but there were no suitable officers in the army, and this method was used in order to become an army as soon as possible. That is, constantly recruiting Tianxiang troops to serve in the army, learning and practicing at the same time, and taking exams at the same time. The content of the test is summarized during the usual study and practice, and the useful ones are left behind, and the useless ones are combined. At that time, the booklet in the army was actually thought up and deleted by all the people who had served in the army. Not only did those who remained in the army contribute, but also those who were eliminated. This is the sentence in the infantry school, in the study and practice, discover the law, recognize the law, understand the law, and master the law. In the words of Du Jieshuai, this is the principle of the Hequ Road Military Academy, and when officers enter the school, they not only learn knowledge, but more importantly, understand and master the laws of war. The method of learning is another sentence, practice in learning, and learn in practice. Therefore, in addition to studying, the Hequ Road Military Academy also attaches equal importance to actually leading troops, drills, and all kinds of things. Du Zhongxiao once commented on the talents in the army, and said that when he was in Suizhou, he went north with the Yingtianxiang army, and many generals were produced. Not because there were many talents at that time, but because everything was created at that time, as long as it was talented, it could be quickly promoted. It is necessary to continue to learn and practice in the new position and rise step by step. Jieshuai used a vulgar analogy, when he was in Suizhou, it was like when a person was growing his body, he ate a lot, and his body grew very fast. When the military academy was opened on Hequ Road, the officers who entered the school all had ranks, and it was not so easy to be promoted and deposed, but it did not have the vigor at that time. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Zhen, Zeng Gongliang and Yue Yi all laughed. Although the analogy is vulgar, it is an image. Suizhou training, all positions in the army are actually vacant, as long as the performance is excellent, you can go all the way up. Yao Shouxin, Shisanlang and others rose up in this way, after the Battle of Hequ Road, now in the entire Song army, they are still the best cavalry and artillery generals.

After the war, although there was a military academy, there were no conditions at that time. A large number of officers who have entered the academy already have official positions, but after they have studied them, they will be assigned to the army roughly according to their original official positions, and it is inevitable that the good and the bad will be mixed.

Zhao Zhen thought for a while and said, "Although Taibao's words are vulgar, the truth is good. Without the rapid promotion of Suizhou at that time, how many years would it take for the generals of several aspects of Hequ Road to be promoted to their current positions? At present, the military academy in the capital is not running a good school, and in addition to not being able to teach the law, those who study in it have to be promoted after they come out because they have their original official positions, and it is also difficult to promote the military academy. ”

Zhao Yi said: "Your Majesty, now that you have entered the military academy, you will definitely be promoted when you come out, which is unreasonable." Some generals, who learned it in it, really did not learn it well, and they were not suitable for officers. After coming out, all of them were incorporated into the army, and they lost the intention of selection. ”

Zhao Zhen sat down behind the case and said, "So what?" If the middle school in the military school is a little worse, it will be laid off, which is not a peaceful and beautiful thing. ”

The crowd was silent. In the final analysis, if the emperor wants to show favor to the army, go to the military academy for a period of time, and when he comes out, he will be demoted, or even eliminated from the army, and there will inevitably be complaints. The emperor doesn't carry this pot, and it's better for an official to come out and carry the black pot. Officials are not stupid, who is willing to carry this kind of black pot.

Wang Gongchen said: "Weichen thinks that such as the Hequ Road Army, it is a way to subdivide the officers in the army. As long as you are literate and literate, you can learn knowledge in military schools, and there are no major mistakes, and you can be promoted without being a commander or a general officer. ”

Zeng Gongliang said: "Once this is the case, the opportunity to be a commander will be lost, how many people are willing?" Not a commander-in-chief in the army—"

Speaking of this, Zeng Gongliang shook his head. Since it is clear that commanders in the army have their own system and are superior to others, no one wants to be excluded from this system. In particular, in the tradition of the forbidden army, the commander of the army holds all the powers, and it is more difficult to carry it out.

There was a moment of silence. After a while, Zhao Yi said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that since the commander has his own department, it is better to follow the example of the previous martial arts, and those who pass the examination will be the commander, and those who fail the examination will be the general affairs officer." ”

Zeng Gongliang said: "Then you are not a martial artist, but a martial artist." ”

Zhao Xuan and Wang Gongchen nodded together. The difference between a person and a soldier is not rank, but origin. The rank affects for a while, and the background accompanies the entire career. Commanders have their own department, and if they rely on examinations, they will actually become scientific examinations in the army. After passing the commander's examination, he has a background, just like a jinshi among civil officials. The status is higher than that of other officers, and the promotion is faster than that of other officers, and it has become a separate group.

Zhao Zhen thought for a long time and said, "This method may not be impossible. The two governments gathered on this matter, and the courtiers expressed their opinions, and if it was feasible, it would be much less troublesome. Military schools are originally set up to select elite soldiers and good generals, and there is nothing to conduct scientific examinations. ”

Zeng Gongliang, Zhao Yi and Wang Gongchen were appointed together. This change involves a lot. The biggest impact is the current promotion and selection system of the forbidden army. In the past, elite soldiers were selected into the Zhubanzhi, and the Zhubanzhi was around the emperor, and there were also exams, and then they were promoted or sent abroad.