If at ordinary times, Dong Jian would kick Mongolia's head away in front of him, it would not mean promotion, but rather a death knell.
The Song Dynasty had been discouraged by the Jin Kingdom and Mongolia. It did not dare to offend these powerful countries in the slightest. It just wanted to linger in Lin'an City and live in revelry.
If his subordinates suddenly came to retaliate and beheaded the Mongolian army, then the emperor of the Song Dynasty would only cut off the heads of all relevant people and send them to Mongolia to please the king and avoid the attack of Mongolian soldiers.
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But it’s different now!
Dong Jian looked at the Privy Councilor in armor with great admiration, at the man who came to the world riding a dragon.
As long as this heavenly being existed in the Song Dynasty, their status was destined to change.
This change may even extend to the entire Song Dynasty, and the national policy of the Song Dynasty may be shaken and no longer treat military commanders so harshly.
In the past, Di Qing's most trusted generals were beheaded by civilian officials at will, and on random charges. At that time, Di Qing, who was in a high position, did not dare to speak. If he spoke, even he might suffer disaster.
Di Qing, the fierce general who had reached the rank of privy envoy with his military exploits, was dismissed by Ouyang Xiu, the leader of the literati, because of issues related to Feng Shui, rather than any political mistakes.
Ouyang Xiu believed that it was precisely because Di Qing reached the position of privy envoy that there were successive floods in the Song Dynasty, so he dismissed Di Qing from his official position.
The entire Song Dynasty civil servants cheered and cheered. They only agreed and did not object. This completely kicked off the Song Dynasty's belittling of military generals.
Only those who call names in Donghua are considered good men. How do you explain this?
Only serious civil servants are good men. As for military generals, they are no more than beasts in the eyes of literati.
The Song Dynasty is said to be the best in the world economically, but it has never won a war in hundreds of years since its founding. Doesn’t the Song Dynasty have this strength? No, the Song Dynasty is not only the best in the world in terms of economic strength, but its technology in all aspects has also reached its peak.
The cannon that can destroy cities was invented by the Song Dynasty, and the shooting distance of crossbows and arrows was also the best in the world in this era.
Did the soldiers of the Song Dynasty lack courage? No, no one could resist the impact of war horses with their flesh and blood. Looking through the entire history, no one can be found.
In the Song Dynasty, this was the norm.
Using flesh and blood to resist a charging horse is like a normal person resisting a moving car. Thinking about it, it seems like a lunatic's behavior, but the soldiers of the Song Dynasty did it.
But they just can't win.
Because every time it is the civilian officials who only know how to fight, and the generals who command the troops have made all the arrangements, the civilian officials just like to show off their operations.
Just like a mage who has to fight head-on with warriors, he will be taught how to behave by his opponents at all times.
But the Song Dynasty had a good policy towards civil servants. They didn’t have to take the blame if they lost anyway. It didn’t cost money to chop off the heads of generals, so you could chop them off casually.
This led to a vicious cycle that continued. Yue Fei, the most famous general of the Song Dynasty, was framed to death on unfounded charges. Di Qing, who was able to beat Xixia to the point of fleeing, never had the chance to command the army after serving as Privy Councilor, and finally resigned from office and died in depression.
Even if the Song Dynasty carried out such a showy operation, it still had hundreds of years of national destiny. It has to be said that its economy and technology had really reached the pinnacle of this era.
And now that Tang Xuanming has come here, all this is destined to change.
During the five days he stayed in Lin'an City, he didn't do anything but just practice. He discussed with the Emperor of the Song Dynasty every day how to become an immortal and a god.
"The one who rules the world will become a god!"
This is the most important sentence Tang Xuanming left to the Song emperor. I believe this sentence can stimulate the Song emperor who was crazy about immortality and becoming an immortal to make some changes.
As long as the emperor made some changes and was no longer so afraid of the rebellion of his officers, allowing Tang Xuanming enough time to unite the army, he would be confident that he could lead the Song Dynasty to sweep the world.
"Have you memorized the military merit system I asked you to remember?"
Tang Xuanming asked Dong Jian beside him.
Dong Jian bowed and saluted, and said: "I remember it almost, but this system seems a bit like the policy of the Qin Dynasty."
"Oh, violent Qin?"
Tang Xuanming just sneered. It was the system of Qin that was followed. The Han Dynasty lasted for more than four hundred years. Under the stimulation of the military merit system, the Huns fled frantically. They did not dare to stay within the territory of the Han Dynasty, let alone go south.
After herding horses, even saving one's life was a problem, and they were directly driven to cause trouble in Europe.
The Song Dynasty had the best economy in the world, and it was also the weakest in the world. If you want to turn this sheep into a hungry wolf that eats meat, it is necessary to adapt some of Qin's military merit system. Of course, it is impossible to copy it directly. So for this era
It's impossible to say.
It needs to be changed little by little according to the context of this era.
Of course, these all take a long time.
"Sir, the Mongolian protector mage died here, and there is also a Mongolian prince. I am afraid it will cause an uproar in Mongolia. The Mongolian emperor Meng Ge himself is eyeing the Song Dynasty. If the news is spread back to Mongolia, I am afraid that Xiangyang City will not be around soon.
We will face weapons."
Guo Jing, who has entered middle age, still has a simple and honest face, but has become more and more dignified. His face has a Chinese character, which is more in line with the aesthetics of the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China during the Tang Xuanming era.
Since taking control of Xiangyang City, Guo Jing's majesty has grown day by day. He is no longer as stupid as he was in his early years. He is the most energetic general that Tang Xuanming has seen since the Song Dynasty.
"It doesn't matter! This is all my decision. I will report everything that happens here to Lin'an City. You are confronting Mongolia head-on and buying us precious time. We will never forget this contribution."
Tang Xuanming smiled and patted Guo Jing on the shoulder. He had a good impression of this chivalrous man who said that a great chivalrous person serves the country and the people.
This person did not just talk in vain, but he actually did it to the death. The fight to the last moment in Xiangyang City, and the death of Guo Jing and Huang Rong in Xiangyang City really happened.
With Guo Jing's strength, which was close to the best in the world after middle age, it was as difficult for him to defend Xiangyang City, but it was easy for him to escape with his whole body. However, he fought to the death in Xiangyang City, and like all the people of the Song Dynasty, he was splashed with blood.
battlefield.
Tang Xuanming had no doubts about his belief that the emergence of such a warrior capable of leading troops in the Song Dynasty was the luck of this era and the luck of all the people of the Song Dynasty.
The sad thing is that Guo Jing can only command the soldiers of Xiangyang City without any help, no matter how outstanding his civil and military skills are.
"If I come, all this won't happen like this."
Tang Xuanming looked up to the north, as if he saw a vicious wolf roaring.
But Guo Jing just smiled bitterly under the comfort of this adult. Over the years, he had fought too many battles and sacrificed too much for the Song Dynasty, but received too little and even criticized him more.
He deeply understood the problems of the Song Dynasty, but was unable to change them.
He understood that, normally, killing an enemy prince and a national advisor was a great achievement, but for the Song Dynasty, it might be a huge death penalty.