Chapter One Hundred and Sixtieth Wu Jing Xiu Writer
Seeing Xu Huai's overbearing attitude, Shi Zhen knew that he had to board the pirate ship today and it was impossible to avoid it. He picked up the tea cup with a bitter look on his face, opened the lid of the tea cup and blew away the floating water.
Mo took a sip to calm down her mood, but she saw that there was no fine tea foam in the clear tea, and there were a few green buds and leaves floating in the water.
Shi Zhen was slightly startled and felt strange, but the quiet fragrance of tea came to his nostrils. It didn't seem like he didn't know how to make tea. He took a sip of the sweet tea and said slowly:
"In the Emperor Xiaozong's dynasty, during the Zhangtian Pavilion's ministerial system, Zeng Xiang, the governor who participated in the political affairs, was ordered to compile the "General Essentials of Military Classics" to teach the Chinese generals and officials how to defend the war. My grandfather was an official in the Ministry of War at the time and was fortunate to participate in it. Shi Zhen failed to study abroad when he was young.
It was difficult to jump over Longmen. When he returned to Bianjing, he asked his father and grandfather to protect him and worked as an official in the Ministry of War. Because of his father and grandfather's relationship, he had the opportunity to participate in the subsequent editing of "Wu Jing Zong Yao". Shi Zhen was somewhat familiar with military affairs.
, but it’s just scratching the surface…”
Only then did Xu Huai's eyes really shine.
Although he guessed that Shi Zhen wanted to escape at this time because he must have seen through the dangerous situation before him, but he was also very puzzled. As a junior official in the Ministry of War, he had buried his head in documents for half his life. How could he have such a vision?
For a long time, Wang Zhen and him had some differences, that is, although Wang Zhen was extremely wary of the Chihu people, and could even be said to be the most sober among the many ministers in power, he was still not vigilant enough.
Otherwise, it would have been impossible for Wang Fan to recommend Cao Shixiong to take charge of the military affairs of Lanzhou, but they did not know Xu Huai because they were concerned about Wang Fan's feelings, and finally everyone broke up unhappy.
Even a person like Wang Zhen cannot escape such limitations. Why can Shi Zhen have such a clear consciousness?
Xu Huai did not expect that Shi Zhen was the actual compiler of the Military Classics from his grandfather's generation, so all this makes sense.
Imperial laws did not have a complete and clear set of legal documents, but were composed of countless imperial decrees issued since the founding of the dynasty, forming an extremely complex, even inconsistent and conflicting legal system.
Even if newly appointed officials have several years of experience, it is almost impossible to understand the intricate relationships here. Therefore, they cannot handle various affairs without the assistance of their veteran officials who have studied this system for half a lifetime or even a lifetime.
And because of this intellectual monopoly, it is easy to form a monopoly on certain official positions that is passed down from father to son.
Shi Zhen went from his grandfather to his father to him; before his grandfather, there were even several generations of historians who served as officials in the Ministry of War and the Ministry of War in previous dynasties. This was a very common phenomenon.
There has been a tradition in all dynasties of appointing ministers to compile scriptures, but the actual compilation work of a large amount of data collection, textual research, etc. was all done by specific officials.
This can easily form a deep family heirloom.
Dai Viet's original intention when compiling "The General Essentials of the Military Classics" was to hope that all civil and military officers could systematically study and master military knowledge. However, under the constraints of the ancestral law of using culture to control military affairs and using culture to govern military affairs, "General Essentials of the Military Classics"
They have become the support of the ministers on paper, but it is difficult for the generals of the Banxiang Army who have actual experience in commanding troops to participate in military decision-making discussions. This makes the learning and mastering of military knowledge by Dai Viet civil and military officers extremely superficial.
In comparison, Shi Zhen and his father-in-law are the actual compilers of the General Military Scriptures. Even though they have no actual experience in commanding troops in combat, they need to collect a large amount of information when compiling it, and they need to break it into pieces and then compile it repeatedly.
Through textual research and research, their research and understanding of "General Essentials of the Military Classics" are far beyond the reach of those scholars who talk about military affairs on paper.
After Xu Huai sat back at the desk, he stared at Shi Zhen and said: "Mr. Shi said he knew a little bit about military affairs, but I want to hear how this so-called little knowledge made Mr. Shi feel the dignity of being in Yingzhou."
Danger? Especially when Liu Shizhong and Cai Yuanyou talked about borrowing troops today, how did they know a little bit about it, so that Mr. Shi immediately felt on pins and needles and couldn't wait to escape?"
Seeing that everyone was staring at him, Shi Zhen could only break the jar and throw it away. He changed his previous caution and wretchedness, drank tea and said:
"Cai Yuanyou and others thought that the Chihu people were barbarians. It was difficult to control the new land thousands of miles east of Liaodong, and they could not be greedy for territory in the south. They were afraid that the remaining enemies of Datong were still fighting against the trapped beasts, so they wanted to borrow troops.
It is normal. This is also in line with the alliance of troops to conquer the Yan Dynasty. Wang Xiangong strongly opposed it, but it was difficult to support him in the court. The Red Husband secretly sent envoys to Bianjing several times to discuss the alliance and was responsible for recruiting them.
I am also acquainted with the subordinate officials, and we would talk about some of the local customs and customs of Chihu during leisurely tea and wine. And when I returned from several secret missions, I would also have a record of it and submit it to the imperial case. When it was finally filed, we, the academy secretaries,
The petty officials also had the opportunity to see its appearance. In fact, after the Chihu people established the country and formally imitated the Khitan palace account system, and established the Qixuesu Guards to control many tribes with complex systems, their rise was inevitable, and they could no longer be regarded as ordinary barbarians.
, It is a pity that the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty could see this, and only Wang Zhenxiangong and several others - Shi Zhen's official position was humble, which is not even mentioned."
Xu Huai pondered and remained silent, but he knew in his heart that even Wang Zhen did not have a systematic understanding of the Chihu people before walking into Tongbai Mountain.
Wang Zhen's opposition to allied troops to attack Yan was based on his simple thinking and clear understanding of the internal worries of the Dai Viet Dynasty.
Even Xu Huai himself only completed his knowledge of Chihu people bit by bit in the past two years.
Xu Huai did not expect that there were people in Bianjing who had conducted comprehensive and in-depth research on the Red Husbands. However, it was a pity that Shi Zhen failed to take the imperial examination and spent half his life in the Ministry of War before he was recommended to serve as a ninth-grade official. This
In addition to his outstanding talents due to his own hard work, he may also be influenced by the legacy of his father and ancestors.
This determined that even if Shi Zhen himself had a clear understanding of the Chihu people, he could not make his extremely weak voice come out.
"The Chihu imitated the Khitan palace system, but the Khitan did not pose a threat to the Central Plains in the past. On the contrary, the two sides have basically been able to coexist peacefully for more than a hundred years, which is far less fierce than the war in the northwest..." Wang Ju couldn't help but stepped forward and asked.
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Although Wang Ju has not yet had the opportunity to become a famous general, due to various special circumstances, his knowledge is far beyond that of ordinary Western army generals.
"In my dynasty, our great ancestor Dingding, the Central Plains, had elite soldiers and powerful generals sweeping across the Hehuai River, north and south of the Yangtze River, without encountering any opponents. However, at the beginning of the dynasty, we suffered severe losses at the hands of the Khitan several times. How can we say that the Khitan palace system is not strong?" Shi Zhen
He asked rhetorically, "The stalemate with the Khitan for more than a hundred years does not mean that the palace system is not strong, but that the rise of the Khitan coincided with the peak of military preparations in the Central Plains. At that time, the ancestral methods practiced by our dynasty had not yet been exposed.
The two sides were in a stalemate due to fatigue. Or it may be said that the Khitan had a slight advantage, but seeing that there was no hope of annexing the Central Plains, both sides finally lost their temper. At this time, in addition to imitating the palace account system, the key to the Chihu was to form a cowardly group.
Xue Su Weijun..."
"The Cowardly Xuesu Guards? The Red Husbands conquered Khitan. Several strong armies were famous all over the world, but this Cowardly Xuesu Guards seems not to be famous?" Lu Xiong asked doubtfully.
"The Wei Xue Su Guards, there is no mystery in saying that, they compiled the children of various nobles and meritorious generals into the royal guards. The Central Plains has also had a tradition of recruiting meritorious children to serve as palace guards. It is not a pioneering work - this
Shi Zhen has no way of knowing whether this army is strong in combat effectiveness, but this further solves the many shortcomings of internal chaos, difficulty in unifying orders, and mutual strife among the Tibetan tribes in the northwest, making them all have ambitions and impulses to expand outwards!" Shi Zhen said!
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Xu Huai said with emotion: "Mr. Shi has only scratched the surface. In fact, by this time, there were hundreds of millions of people in the government and the countryside of Dai Viet. Mr. Shi was the first person Xu Huai met who fundamentally realized that the Red Husbands had completed their transformation from tribal alliances.
Those who transform into a grassland empire!"
"Tribal alliance, grassland empire?" Shi Zhen chewed on the two words Xu Huai said and nodded in approval, "What the military marquis said is more accurate, not as verbose as what Shi Zhen said - for thousands of years,
If the northern barbarians can complete this kind of transformation, it will be a great terror and a great threat. If the Central Plains' armaments are at their peak, there will be no worries, but if the Central Plains' armaments are weak, it will be a huge disaster!"
"What do you think of Mr. Shi's words?" Xu Huai looked at Lu Xiong, Xu Wuqi, Wang Ju, Fan Yong, Zheng Tu and others and asked.
When Shi Zhen was dragged into the living room by Xu Huai, Lu Xiong, Xu Wuqi, Wang Ju, and Fan Yong thought that there must be something unusual about him that Xu Huai valued, and since he and Zhu Zhi were the only representatives of the Ministry of War in Yingzhou, it was even more unacceptable.
He got away easily, but he really didn't expect that in front of Shi Zhen, Cai Yuanyou and his like were really nothing.
Based on this understanding alone, Shi Zhen was a figure beyond their reach. Perhaps Xu Huai was the only one who could sit down and talk openly with him.
Xu Huai looked at Shi Zhen and said, "Sir, since you have seen through all this, you should know better that if you can escape Yingzhou at this time, you will not be able to avoid the danger of a military attack."
Shi Zhen felt ashamed and said: "Although Shi Zhen is somewhat short-sighted, I really don't know who can turn the tide. I just want to take it one step at a time! Hey, if there were no calamity, the situation might be better!"
Xu Wuqi, Lu Xiong and others lamented the disaster of correcting the imperial edict, and thought that without this disaster, the situation in the Southern Dynasty would have changed drastically. However, Xu Huai saw that Shi Zhen said that without the disaster of correcting the imperial edict, it would only be slightly better, and he knew that he had no regard for world affairs.
His understanding is far beyond the reach of people at that time.
At this time, Xu Huai made no secret of his next plan and said:
"The general trend is such that it cannot be reversed by manpower. Xu Huai has no illusions about blocking the car with his hands, but he wants to ask Mr. and Zhu Zhi to stay in Yingzhou and defeat the victorious army. If Xuanwu's army is defeated, he will use the name of Mr. and Zhu Zhi to
, to attract the routed soldiers to take refuge in the Western Mountains temporarily - the red cavalry went south, and Hedong was no longer able to stop it, but Bianjing would definitely send an edict to the soldiers and horses in the world, and I would also ask for an edict to lead my troops southward, and in the end this
Whether the catastrophe can be prevented depends on the variables of the war between Hehuai and Huaihe Rivers... What do you think, sir?"
