Eight pairs of red oil wax illuminate the palace as bright as day. The lights flickered, and from time to time there was a sound of wax flowers, and the whole room emitted a faint wax fragrance, which was soothing.

Zhao Chen and Yang Yan sat opposite each other at the table, and Zhao Chen said, "Let your brother-in-law wait for a long time, right?" ”

Yang Yan said: "Is this nothing? Do officials have to review the concerto every day until so late? ”

Zhao Chen said: "It's almost the end of the year, all matters must be settled, and there will naturally be more affairs in the court, and it is always better to deal with everything earlier." In fact, my brother-in-law wrote about the military system reform I have already finished reading, and I have been talking carefully with my brother-in-law, but there are too many affairs, and it has dragged on for several days. ”

Yang Yan said: "The revision of the military system is not about to be implemented immediately, if the official family has a lot of things to do during this time, you might as well put it aside for a while, and you don't have to rush it for a while." ”

Zhao Chen smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know, it's just that we are accumulating national strength, and the gold is also recovering." Time is running out, there are too many shortcomings in the two hundred years of the Great Song Dynasty, and I hate that I can't do everything at once. ”

Yang Yan said: "Having said that, after all, it is still necessary to do it one by one, it is useless to be anxious, and the official family should also pay more attention to the body, and it is better to put some things that are not in a hurry." ”

Zhao Chen nodded and said, "Thank you brother-in-law for your concern, I will do what I can, and my brother-in-law taught me how to breathe and breathe is very effective, I have been practicing for more than three months, and my spirit is much better than before." Can my brother-in-law teach me more? ”

Yang Yan said with a smile: "That's just some simple and superficial introductory kung fu mental methods, although they can refresh people's energy and strengthen their bodies, but they can't completely change people's physique, so don't be too tired." And the practice of the mind is not something that can be achieved overnight, but only gradually. You've only been practicing for more than three months, and your foundation is unstable, so it's not appropriate to practice deeper mental methods. After three years, I will naturally teach you some advanced mental methods. ”

Zhao Chen said with a smile: "It seems that practicing and governing the country are both the same truth, and they must be gradual and gradual. ”

Yang Yan said: "In fact, what is the practice, painting, chess, calligraphy, articles, etc., which can be achieved overnight, must be done step by step, step by step, otherwise it will not be achieved quickly." ”

Zhao Chen nodded and said, "I understand what my brother-in-law means. Let's get down to business. I have carefully read my brother-in-law's recital, and on the whole, it is indeed to the point, but there are still some places that I still don't quite understand, so I ask my brother-in-law to explain it carefully. ”

Yang Yan said: "If there is something unclear about the official family, there is no visit. ”

Zhao Chen said: "My brother-in-law's recital said that there are three major accumulations in my Great Song Dynasty military system: emphasizing literature and advocating martial arts, and returning to weakness, one of them; will be from the middle of the imperial system, with the civil system of force, the second; Redundant troops accumulate heavy and uneven, for the third. The third of them I understand a little, but the first two are the ancestral system set by Taizu Taizong, although the ancestral system can also be changed, but in the past two hundred years, it has changed the chaotic situation of the military dictatorship and the change of dynasty for five generations, so it can be seen that it is not all without merit, should it be corrected?"

Yang Yan said: "The official asked like this, and I said it bluntly." What the official said is of course extremely true, but since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, every time there is a foreign war, there are many victories and few defeats, and it is subject to the Khitan, Juexiang, and Jurchen. Here's why? ”

Zhao Chen was silent when he heard this.

Yang Yan continued: "Weichen also believes that military generals should not interfere in government affairs, and it is indeed the correct national policy for civil officials to control military generals, but everything must not be done, let alone done. What's more, soldiers, the great plan of the country, the way of life and death, and the place of survival must be investigated. If the generals are overly suppressed and overcorrected, it will damage the Great Song Dynasty itself. Although it is said that although the country is big, if you forget the war, you will die, but please do not forget that although the country is safe, if you forget the war, you will be in danger. Therefore, those who hold benevolence die, and those who hold courage also die, only the combination of civil and military, benevolence and bravery, is the way to govern the country. Since ancient times, the dynasty that created the rule of the world and the prosperity of the world, although the rule of culture is extremely prosperous, but the martial arts have also reached the peak. ”

After a pause, Yang Yan continued: "At the beginning of the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, the founding of the country was not stable, the people were not convinced, and the remnants of the dictatorship of the five generations of military generals were still there, so Emperor Taizu set the national policy of emphasizing literature and light on military force, governing military with literature, and ruling the military with literature. And it also reversed the situation of military generals holding weight and disrespecting the court in one fell swoop. However, the law changed with the situation, and later the Great Song Dynasty was stable, and the people's hearts were attached, if such a national policy was still implemented, it would naturally be out of place. If Your Majesty wants to go north to the Central Plains, recover the lost land, and shame the Snow Ancestors, you must change it. ”

Zhao Chen was silent for a long time, and finally said: "What my brother-in-law said is right, it is indeed necessary to change." I am very pleased that my brother-in-law can not be afraid of idleness, speak out, and get to the point. ”

It turns out that Zhao Chen is not a person who does not understand things, after the restoration of the Great Song Dynasty, Yang Yan has always been obscure and respectful. Not only did he cut the reward, but now Yang Yizhong's father and son all took the initiative to resign, which is nothing more than because the Yang family is too popular and has been troubled. But Zhao Chen asked himself, he had never had any suspicions about Yang Yan, but Yang Yan was wary of himself by doing this, but he couldn't say this to Yang Yanming. Therefore, I also feel a little uncomfortable in my heart, is it really impossible for the monarch and the minister not to be suspicious of each other?

But this time, Yang Yan said that the military system was reformed, but it was a practical matter, he spoke outright, without any scruples about the various taboos of the Great Song Dynasty, obviously he did not have any scruples about himself, everything was for the interests of the imperial court, and Zhao Chen was relieved in his heart. It turned out that the brother-in-law was not separated from himself.

On the other hand, Zhao Chen's ability to successfully ascend the throne and stabilize the country mainly relied on the support of the army, and in addition to Yang Yan, other generals such as Yang Yizhong, Li Xianzhong, Li Bao, Chen Min, Bi Zaiyu and others were also very loyal to the imperial court, and there was no sign of supporting the army and respecting orders. Therefore, although Zhao Chen also knew the necessity of suppressing the generals, after all, he had no personal experience of the dictatorship of the generals, so he was far from being as suspicious of the generals as the previous emperors. I also have a lot of feelings about the three major suffocating diseases of the Great Song Dynasty military system proposed by Yang Yan, and after Yang Yan's explanation, I also think that it is indeed necessary to change.

For example, the first article emphasizes literature and light military force, and returns to weakness. The Great Song Dynasty has implemented the national policy of emphasizing literature and suppressing military force for more than 200 years, and this concept has almost been formed among the people. So much so that he despised the generals, taboo conquests, and invaded foreign races, he could not discuss peace with Gou An. Nandu Zhihe, in the face of the national hatred with the Jin State, there are still many people who negotiate peace with the Jin State, fundamentally speaking, the reason is this.

Of course, it is impossible to change this concept of emphasizing literature over military force at once, but it is still necessary to adopt the method of gradual and gradual improvement. It can only be imperceptibly improved by gradually improving the status of military generals and advocating the martial spirit among the people. Zhao Chen had previously let the army of pacifying Dali repack into the city to show military might, which was also a retributive test.

The second article will be from the middle of the imperial court, and the use of literature to control the military, which is also one of the important reasons for the repeated defeats of the Great Song Dynasty in foreign conquests. That is, the plan of the battle is indeed planned by the imperial court in advance, and then handed over to the generals to act according to the plan, and must not be attacked, but the situation on the battlefield is often changing rapidly, and it is impossible to completely predict it, and the commander of the front line needs to adapt to the specific situation according to the specific situation.

Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin was born as a military general, and he was also proficient in the art of war. However, the later emperors did not have the ability to use troops like Taizu, and the clamping of generals was stricter, even to the point that there were no main generals, and all generals ... [This chapter is not finished, please click on the next page to continue reading!] ］