Under the big willow tree by the small river outside the garden, Xu Ping, Gao Daquan, Yang Wenguang and Di Qing sat face to face, talking and drinking wine, listening to their experiences in the past two years. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Rao is Gao Daquan has always disliked complaining, and when he talked about the days of the Three Forbidden Army in front of Xu Ping, he still complained constantly. is excluded by others every day, or openly or secretly treats him with all kinds of small means that are not on the table, life is not unbearable, it is difficult.

After talking for a while, Gao Daquan said: "It's good that the officials come back, when you look for an opportunity, let's go to the border to lead the troops." If you continue like this in Sanya, you always feel that people are just abolished. ”

Xu Ping said: "This matter is urgent, and I will endure it in the capital first." It's not easy for you to have today's situation, now you feel that life is sad, and it will be even more difficult to come back when you go out, so it's better to run it now. ”

Gao Daquan didn't want to go against Xu Ping's will, so he had to respond, and he could see that he was not willing to do so.

The reason why the Northern Song Dynasty was established was that Song Taizu was put into the yellow robe of Chenqiaoyi and pushed to power by a group of old brothers in the army, just like the old practice of the Five Dynasties. All kinds of conspiracy theories may or may not have it, none of which have anything to do with the overall situation, and the most important thing is the fact that the Song Dynasty was founded because of the actions of the army, and it was a dynasty that first had an army and then a state. The whole country has been until its demise, at least in the situation has maintained the color of militarized management, even the local government has always maintained the official position and pattern of the late Tang Dynasty five dynasties of the feudal town, the most important local treasury is called the military treasury, the use is to support the army. Whether it is "advocating literature and suppressing martial arts", or "emphasizing literature and ignoring martial arts" as some people in later generations think, it is necessary to understand that the rule of the emperor of the Song Dynasty was based on the hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops in the capital. At least in this era, nothing has changed, and the loyalty and patriotism of any civil servants are embellished.

The Sanya Forbidden Army is the guarantee for the Zhao family to sit on the throne, and it is the unshakable foundation of the regime. Whether the forbidden army can fight or not depends not on what kind of military system, but on the emperor's judgment of the threat, what makes him unstable on the throne is an external threat, or is it from internal strife?

The military is an extension of politics, subordinate to politics, and depends on politics, and Xu Ping, who has more than 1,000 years of experience, should and must have a clear understanding of this point. The Great Song Dynasty, which founded the country by army, was particularly evident in this regard, and the combat effectiveness of the army was actually closely related to political understanding, and when political understanding changed, the combat effectiveness of the army would change rapidly.

After Zhenzong, he talked about the law of the ancestors, and the main body of the law of the ancestors was determined by Taizong of the Song Dynasty. Song Taizong's understanding of the threat to the country was very clear, "If the country has no internal troubles, there must be external worries; If there are no external worries, there will be internal troubles. External worries are nothing but side matters, and they can be prevented in advance. But the evil has no form, and if it is an internal trouble, it is deeply fearful. The emperor should be attentive to this. ”

Since it is believed that the threat to the country comes from internal troubles, the most important requirement of the forbidden army is not to cause chaos, and as for quelling the resistance, it is just a matter of piggybacking. Only by understanding this political policy can we understand the root cause of the forbidden army's inability to fight, in fact, the emperor does not need them to fight, as long as they eat and wait for death to not make chaos, they can complete the political task.

At the end of the Song Dynasty, this fundamental political policy remained basically unchanged, and there may have been changes in a short period of time, but it will soon regard the prevention of internal troubles as the core of politics. It is not surprising that the country was destroyed twice by foreigners when it was devoted to internal troubles.

Under such guidelines, the Sanya Forbidden Army is a hateful and helpless monster, devouring most of the world's wealth, but cowardly and incompetent. Since the Taizong Dynasty, there have been few victories in foreign wars.

Xu Ping had a vague understanding of this point, and when he was in Yongzhou, he would rather organize the township soldiers than use the regular army under the Sanya, so he had such concerns. Not only can the forbidden army under Sanya not be able to fight, but it will naturally fight against all the military forces in the territory that can fight. The political task of the Sanya is to eliminate internal troubles, so the elimination of internal combat effectiveness is political correctness, in fact, the more out of the soldiers under the control of the Sanya, the stronger the combat effectiveness.

The Great Song Dynasty was founded because of the army, the foundation of the regime was in the army, and the core of the army was in the Sanya Forbidden Army, where the most abundant military resources were gathered. If you want to make a difference in the military, it is unthinkable to break away from the Sanya, no matter how wronged, Xu Ping still hopes that Gao Daquan can cultivate some contacts in the Sanya forbidden army. With this foundation, only when you make military contributions in the border areas will you have more room for growth. Only by returning to the Sanya system in the end can we truly achieve fame.

Asking about Gao Daquan's usual living situation, Xu Ping racked his brains, hoping to find a way for them, at least not to have such an embarrassing life. Who knows that after thinking about it, he found that he didn't have any connections in Sanya, even if he had established the most important martial arts of this era, he actually had no influence on the core military force.

In the end, he could only give up in despair, just telling Gao Daquan to be patient, there will always be a day to get through.

Just as he was talking enthusiastically, Tan Hu hurriedly ran over and crossed his hand to Xu Ping: "Long Tu, the Holy Lord has sent a lieutenant envoy to ask the two old ministers about their illness, the people have already arrived in Zhuangzi, you hurry up!" ”

Xu Ping stood up and asked casually, "It's just a question, did the person who came bring any other news?" ”

Tan Hu said: "I haven't seen the envoy who came before, but it sounds like the status of the Blue Pavilion Master who arrived a few days ago." I heard him say that the appointment of you and the two ministers in the capital has been decided, and you must immediately get up and go to Beijing to perform your duties. ”

"Oh, did you say anything about us?"

"Having said that, Li Xianggong is a scholar of Zhaowenguan University and a scholar of national history, and he is a scholar of Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi, and Chen Xianggong is a scholar of Jixiandian University and Tongzhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi. - Long Tu, is this the prime minister? ”

Xu Ping nodded: "Yes, Li Xianggong is the prime minister, and Chen Xianggong is the second minister, but it is not unexpected." What about me? ”

"Long Tu is a privy counselor, and the right counsellor is the three ministers of the minister. - I know this, it is the provincial master of the three divisions. ”

"Unsurprisingly, why bother?" Xu Ping shook his head, but in two days, Zhao Zhen couldn't stop it. The real edicts and edicts had to be received in the capital, and there were all kinds of complicated procedures and etiquette, but the position was finally decided. Xu Ping is now in charge of the Third Division, and his officials, positions and dispatches are exactly the same as Ding Wei of the Third Division, which can be regarded as having a relatively high status. The real three envoys, the official must be at least above the middle of the matter, the post is above the bachelor's degree, and the class is higher than the bachelor's degree. Xu Ping's current official position can only be the official affairs of the three envoys of the power, which means that the official position is too low to be a regular officer, and the class position is lower than that of the Hanlin bachelor. Later, Ye Qingchen was in charge of the three divisions, and in order to suppress him, he set up a power and three envoys, and his status was lower than that of the three powers.

After taking two steps, Xu Ping turned around and said to Tan Hu: "You go and tell Lu Song to take out all the treasures such as gold, silver, and pearls and jade in the Zhuangzi, and wait for me." Li Xianggong and Chen Xianggong didn't have any money with them, and when they returned to Beijing this time, they were afraid that they would enter the palace immediately, and all kinds of rewards would cost a lot, so don't be at a loss when you arrive! ”

Tan Hu forked his hand and turned around. When the official reaches this point, every promotion has to test the family background, and those who write edicts and edicts and send official reports are not a small number.

(Note: The Yue family army, which had the strongest combat power in the two Song Dynasty, was independent of the Sanya system, and only Yue Fei did not have the official position of the Sanya.) The book is just a statement, not necessarily correct, so it should provide another perspective to think about the problem. ）