Zhao Bing is also a veteran of the army for many years. He knew that the combat effectiveness of an army is not only due to the command ability of senior officers, but also the ability of grassroots officers in this army to lead troops. Thousands of officers at all levels of the imperial guards can not only improve the combat effectiveness of each unit as soon as possible, but will also inevitably affect their strategy, tactical thinking and strengthen the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor.

Of course, after a sudden transfer of more than 5,000 from the front guard, low-level officers will inevitably weaken the combat effectiveness of the guard to a certain extent. However, Zhao Bing knew that the guards were all selected elites. As long as the backbone was still there and his own strong hematopoietic ability, he could quickly recover his combat effectiveness after replenishing the recruits. In addition, it also provided room for promotion for the backwards and solved the problem of "high position" and low position.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of War has some official documents to send. According to our new regulations, by May, more than 3,000 soldiers will be in full force for seven years and face the retirement of the army and returning home. Shangshu Jiang asked His Majesty to inform you." Cai Ruoshui took another document and said.

"What do you mean by sir?" Zhao Bing asked instead of looking at it.

"Your Majesty, Secretary Jiang believes that the current large-scale military expansion is currently underway, and there are many casualties in the battle to restore the country, and there are very shortages of veterans with practical experience, so he wants them to postpone their retirement!" Cai Ruoshui replied.

"What the sir said is right, but the military law is like this and must be implemented, otherwise where is my faith and righteousness?" Zhao Bing sighed, "These veterans were all enlisted in the army between the Jiazi Town and the first year of Xiangxing. It was the most difficult period for us and the most frequent wars. They were all the remaining veterans, and I couldn't bear to leave them!"

"Yes, at the beginning, we had less than 3,000 soldiers, but when we arrived in Qiongzhou, we only had 30,000 soldiers. Some died in battle, some were disabled, and some were promoted. But the remaining people were all for the rest of their lives, and it was difficult to be promoted due to injuries or their own conditions. It was a pity that they had to leave the army and return home!" Cai Ruoshui also sighed.

"That's true, we must treat them well. Tell the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel that for these retired veterans, they must not only pay the retirement funds in full, but also give priority to fertile land based on their military achievements. Those with official positions can serve as county magistrates, headmasters, patrol officers and other military positions in local prefectures and counties. If they have talents, they can serve as officials, village chiefs, and village heads, and some salary to support their families. Those who are injured and sick can go to the local garrison medical hospital for free for life with a retirement certificate; those who do not want to retire must also be comforted and not move roughly." Zhao Bing thought for a while.

"Your Majesty is so kind and righteous, the veterans will definitely feel the holy virtue!" Cai Ruoshui said with deep tribute.

"Ruoshui, you guys have been in Jiazi Town for ten years, but they have been serving as officials by my side. But although those of you at the same time have not been in general or minister, they are in charge of the country. Do you have no complaints in your heart?" Zhao Bing raised his head and smiled at Cai Ruoshui.

"I can accompany Your Majesty, even if I have been a minor official for my whole life, I will never complain. Don't rush me to leave!" Cai Ruoshui was shocked and hurriedly said.

"No, I can't bear to give up on you either. But you are all talented people. How can you always stay in this small world? You should go to a place where you can display your talents and do things that benefit the people!" Zhao Bing waved his hand.

"Your Majesty, I am unwilling to leave, so please take back my life!" Cai Ruoshui knelt down and begged.

"Ruoshui, get up!" Zhao Bing stepped forward and helped him up, "I know your mood, but there is no banquet that will last forever. You can choose to stay in the court and be a doctor in various departments, or you can go to the local government to take charge of the country. But no matter where you are, I will remember you, so why bother so sad!"

"Your Majesty..." Cai Ruoshui wiped away his tears. He knew that the little emperor had made up his mind and thought, "Your Majesty, although his subordinates followed His Majesty, they knew that their talents and knowledge were not enough to take on great responsibilities. They were willing to guard a county for His Majesty!"

"Ruoshui, even the top county magistrate is only from the sixth rank. If you stay in the capital and become a temple supervisor, it will be at least the fifth rank. Even if you wait for the magistrate of the military prefecture, you will be at a loss. Don't you feel you are at a loss?" Zhao Bing frowned and asked.

"Your Majesty, my subordinates have never ruled the country and are not familiar with local affairs. Isn't it a high position to mislead the country and the people? I should start from the bottom and learn how to govern the people!" Cai Ruoshui said politely.

"Well, you did not disappoint me." Zhao Bing nodded and said, "Although the magistrate is not of high rank, he is in charge of a county's government orders, placing taxes and service, obeying lawsuits, promoting education, promoting wind and governance, and investigating the sufferings of the people. All the elderly, worshiping gods, tribute scholars, and reading methods are all personal and diligent in their duties. They are officials who are close to the people. Only by managing a county well can one manage a state or even a province!"

"I will remember Your Majesty's teachings!" Cai Ruoshui said again.

"You have been by my side for many years and sorting out official documents and memorials, and you should also know that the top priority is to govern a county to collect taxes, manage lawsuits and prisons, and educate and govern the situation. I also believe that you can make the people in a place live and work in peace and prosperity with your own talents!" Zhao Bing said.

"Well, I've written it down!" Cai Ruoshui nodded vigorously and said.

"You must also be prepared to take office. After I have talked with Lin Zhiwu and Cai Qiao, I will inform the Ministry of Personnel." Zhao Bing said...

Zhao Bing knew very well that the group of old ministers he relied on in the court were gradually entering the year of retirement, and he was just fourteen years old and his rule was still very long. He had to start cultivating the next echelon. These people around him were the targets of training, and as for how many people could stand out, it is still necessary to further examine. He also understood that it is far from enough for such a large country to rely on a few people around him, and he could only hope that this imperial examination would really select a few outstanding talents.

However, Zhao Bing knew that he was "unemployed" now, and it was still possible to place a few low-level officials with his past face. It was impossible to form a second echelon. After all, the empress dowager is in charge of the current rule. But he also understood that the empress dowager did not promote young officials and was also considering himself. This was to clear the obstacles after he took power and leave room for adjustment so that he could be kind to the new officials and gain their loyalty. So all Zhao Bing had to do was wait patiently.

However, after Jiang Yu made a precedent for his own report, there were more memorials from the Empress Dowager, not only about military and national affairs, but also about the people's livelihood. However, there were no words about the Chen Yizhong case. Zhao Bing smiled bitterly at the increasing official document. He didn't know whether the Empress Dowager was afraid that he would really get sick, or was worried that he would be used to being leisurely and neglect political affairs. Anyway, he could only take over this chore.

In addition to being unable to leave Gushan, the next days seemed to have returned to their previous days, but the only thing that made him feel inconvenient was Cai Ruoshui. Cai Qiao and Lin Zhiwu had left the imperial office and went to various places to take office. They have been with him day and night since Jiazi Town. They have arranged their lives and work in an orderly manner for so many years. They can tell his intentions with just one look. Now there are only two "old men" left by Chen Shishi and Duke Zhuang. Although they have chosen a few new people, they still need to be trained.

"Why do you say that you are not robed? You are the same as your comrade. The king of the army was established, and he built my spear and spear. He shares his hatred with you! How do you say that you are not robed? You are the same as your marries. The king of the army was established, and he built my spear and spear. He works with you! How do you say that you are not robed? You are the same as your robed. The king of the army was established, and he built my armor and soldiers. He traveled with you..."

"Who is singing?" The weather became hotter and Zhao Bing chose to work in Penglai Pavilion near the lake. Suddenly, singing came from outside. At first, he thought it was the guards who were practicing singing, and humming a few lines, but the voice became louder and louder. He felt something was wrong, so he put down his pen and frowned and asked.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, come and see!" No one answered, but Chen Dun shouted by the window.

"What's wrong?" Zhao Bing looked at his excited look and muttered, getting up and coming to the window. He saw more than ten cruise ships slowly sailing on the lake. There were people standing on it, and they were singing.

"Your Majesty, these people seem to be retired soldiers!" Chen Dun said in certainty.

"No way? Are they gathered to visit the lake?" Zhao Bing snatched the telescope in Chen Dun's hand and looked at it. He saw that the people on the boat were all wearing military uniforms, including infantry and navy, but they all removed the hat badge, military rank, badge and other signs. He wondered.

"It's not like, they are walking on boats on the lake, but they seem to want to attract attention!" Chen Dun looked at him again and shook his head.

"Hurry up, assemble all the soldiers of the guard camp and line up at Guanhutai. I understand!" Zhao Bing thought for a while and understood why, turned his head to Chen Dun and said, and then ordered Wang De to change his clothes immediately and put on military uniforms.

"Turn back, stand attentively, salute the veterans!" Zhao Bing climbed to the lake viewing platform, issued a command to the officers and soldiers of the guard camp who had assembled, and saluted the cruise ship coming to West Lake.

"Your Majesty is mighty, the Song Dynasty is mighty!" The other party soon noticed the movement on the shore. They immediately stopped singing and lined up on the side of the boat. The cruise ships also lined up in a row and headed towards the lake shore. The people on the boat raised their hands and saluted and shouted in unison.

"Your Majesty is mighty, and the retired officers and soldiers of the First Division bid farewell to Your Majesty!" The ship turned to the east and drove slowly in front of the Lakeside Platform. A veteran on the boat stood on the bow and saluted and reported.

"Salute!" Chen Dun also understood at this moment that some retired veterans were saying goodbye to the little emperor. They might only know how to ride on the West Lake, but they didn't know where they were, so they sang to attract them. He issued a loud command to change the shoulder gun to a gun-holding ceremony.

"Go ahead, take care of the veteran!" Zhao Bing put down his hand and responded loudly after returning the gift.

"Long live your Majesty, long live your life, long live your life!" After the troops on the boat saluted, the cruise ship did not dock, but drove straight forward, but their eyes were reluctant to leave, and some people were already crying bitterly.

"Fire a gun to promote the veterans!" Zhao Bing's eyes were wet. These veterans rushed for hundreds of miles, and even came to West Lake with a chance to say goodbye to him. This kind of friendship made him unable to help himself. However, there was no drum music here, but there was a familiar gunshot. He ordered loudly.

"Retired officers and soldiers of the Second Infantry Division, please farewell to Your Majesty!" As soon as the gunshots stopped, the second ship sailed in, and they saluted and shouted loudly.

"Go along, take care of your way!" Zhao Bing looked at the familiar or unfamiliar faces on the boat, and could no longer stop her tears, and shouted loudly with a crying tone.

"Long live your Majesty, long live your life, long live your life!"

‘Bang, bang, bang…’ The gunshots were accompanied by the farewell of the soldiers of the Guards’ camp, and bursts of explosions. I don’t know if they were smoked by gunfire or were infected by the situation in front of me, but the soldiers of the Guards’ camp were also in tears.

"The retired officers and soldiers of the First Cavalry Brigade and the Second Brigade bid farewell to His Majesty!"

"The retired officers and soldiers of the First Artillery Regiment, and the Second Regiment bid farewell to His Majesty!"

"Retired officers and soldiers of the First Navy Fleet bid farewell to His Majesty!"

"Retired officers and soldiers of the Second Navy Fleet bid farewell to His Majesty!"

"The retired officers and soldiers of the First Land War Brigade, the Second Brigade, and the Third Brigade bid farewell to His Majesty!"...

The ship passed by one by one, and the retired officers and soldiers from various departments came forward to bid farewell one by one, and the gunshots and roars of farewell became louder and louder. The gunshots that had just sounded immediately alarmed Yang Shilong. He immediately led his army to arrive. Seeing this situation, he was also moved by the officers and soldiers of the guards lined up along the lake and joined the farewell team. This large formation scared the nearby cruise ships to avoid them, but they soon discovered that there was a little emperor on the island, and the saints gathered together again, and were soon infected by the scene of Yiyi's farewell, and followed the army and shouted long live.

"Your Majesty, they are walking far away!" Seeing that the fleet had gradually disappeared into the vast lake, and the little emperor was still standing attentively and saluting, looking at the direction of the fleet's distant direction, Chen Dun quickly said.

"Oh!" Zhao Bing put down his right hand, wiped tears with his sleeve, and sighed with a dark face.

"I will bid farewell to you for thousands of miles. Your Majesty, don't be too sad!" Chen Dun rarely saw His Majesty's sad look, and it was even more difficult to cry. He advised carefully.

"After that being said, I have shared life and death for ten years, and once we part, we are separated by the world. It is difficult to meet again. I feel sad!" Zhao Bing sighed again, looked at the direction where the fleet disappeared, and murmured.

"Your Majesty..." Chen Dun didn't know how to persuade him when he saw this, but he understood the little emperor very well. Although he was the prince in the commander's mansion, he was the youngest. He hang out with everyone every day, eats a pot of food, and lives in a broken courtyard. Rather than being a relationship between superiors and subordinates, it is better to say that it is more like a relative. Everyone regards him as his little brother, protects him everywhere, loves him, and sacrifices his life for him. This kind of feeling of sharing hardships and life and death is difficult for people who have never experienced it.
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