"Warrior?" Di Qing said with a serious expression: "Of course it is needed. (Temple) The military of the Song Dynasty is weak. The crux is not the soldiers but the generals. There is a saying that one soldier is raging and the generals are raging. It is precisely because of the current military generals.
They generally love money and cherish life, are cowardly and languid, cannot lead troops, lack strategy, and are of shockingly low quality... Sanlang has seen the virtues of those officers in the southwest. To tell you the truth, the army in the north of the Song Dynasty and the imperial army in the capital are also strong.
It's not much stronger. The only thing that can be used is the Western Army, otherwise I wouldn't have asked for the Western Army to be mobilized to counter the rebellion."
After a pause, Di Qing said sadly: "What I didn't expect was that in the battle of Kunlun Pass, we fought on the best battlefield, at the best time, in the best condition with the hurriedly arriving Nong army, and the result was still
It was a narrow victory. It can be seen that in the more than ten years since I left, the Western Army has also begun to decline rapidly. One of the most important factors is that the group of veteran generals who fought fiercely with Xixia have all withered. Although the imperial court reopened
Military examinations, however, are just a formality and cannot select qualified talents, resulting in a shortage of qualified generals in the army and a sharp decline in the quality of the army..."
When talking about the army's problems, Di Qing looked worried and even temporarily forgot about his own situation.
Under the influence of the concept that "external troubles are minor, internal troubles are more to be feared", the emperor of the Song Dynasty adopted the policy of cultivating literature and suppressing military affairs, and listed military books as **, which inhibited the development of military education, and there was no martial arts and martial arts education. The Song Dynasty
The direct reason for the change of attitude was the establishment of Xixia... Under the dual military threats from the Liao and Xia countries, Zhao Zhen had to re-examine the national policy, invigorate the military, and select military talents. It was imperative to interrupt the century-old martial arts competition.
Just reopened.
Since then, martial arts examinations have been established along with Jinshi subjects. When there are liberal arts examinations, there will be martial arts examinations at the same time. It has a history of more than 20 years. At this time, the martial arts examinations were divided into competitive examinations, interpretation examinations, provincial examinations, and imperial examinations.
The fourth level tests both martial arts and strategy, focusing on examining the military theoretical literacy of the candidates, with the purpose of selecting talented generals who are both civil and military.
However, the effect is very unsatisfactory, because the whole society values civility over martial arts, and the civil servants do not pay much attention to it, so very few people are willing to participate in the martial arts examination. Even if they participate, it is nothing more than memorizing a few military and nine astronomical literature to learn about the best in the world.
For talented people, the martial arts examination is not enough. Has the marshal ever considered this issue?"
"I have considered it," Di Qing nodded and said: "I think there are three reasons. First, the culture of emphasizing literature over martial arts makes people take the civil examination. Only those who are really hopeless will take the martial arts examination. Second, the examination
Those who pass the imperial examination will become the best among people, so everyone flocks to them. Those who pass the martial arts examination cry and shout that they will not take up military positions, because being a soldier is a despicable career, and even officers are looked down upon."
"The third thing is that there are martial arts examinations but no martial arts," Di Qing continued: "Just like school is the foundation of the imperial examinations, martial arts is also the basis of the martial arts examinations. Martial arts without martial arts is like a tree without roots.
How can the water from the source have any effect?"
"The marshal is very accurate." Chen Ke nodded in approval, his eyes flashing and said: "But the marshal can change everything!"
"Me?" Di Qing said rather unconfidently.
"Yes! You said that the three reasons for the lack of interest in martial arts can actually be improved." Chen Ke said: "It is the masterpiece of Emperor Taizong and Zhenzong to emphasize literature over martial arts, but now the officials have realized the harm of doing so. Otherwise,
We will not reopen the military examinations, let alone allow two military men, the Marshal and Wang Xianggong, to become privy councilors. But doing so will damage the interests of the civil service group, so the resistance will be too great, and the officials
Over the years, I have become more and more depressed and have no intention of cheering up, so I can’t see any improvement.”
"The only one who can change the status quo is you, Marshal!" Chen Ke said in a deep voice, seducing Di Hanchen: "Your appeal and influence among the people have been beyond imagination. This is why those civil servants are afraid of you.
The reason. Because I am afraid of you, I am so anxious to get rid of you!"
"If the marshal proposed to the officials to build a martial arts academy of the highest standard, with the officials personally serving as the mountain chief, supplemented by the best teachers, specializing in teaching students civil and military skills, and clearly stating that all martial arts must be done by martial arts, would it be possible?
Are you still worried about the lack of applicants?" Chen Ke waved his hands excitedly and said: "When the time comes, I don't know how many people will flock to it in order to become the emperor's disciples and the marshal's students!"
Di Qing was also excited by what Chen Ke said. He immediately found his proper position in an era without war. He couldn't help but excitedly pressed Chen Ke's shoulder and said: "Sanlang, why didn't you tell me earlier?
!”
"It's not too late to tell now. (Temple)" Even though Chen Ke was a man of steel, he was pinched painfully and said, "I just don't know if the marshal can bear the hardship of teaching and educating people."
"Hey," Di Qing let go of his hand and said with emotion: "This is a century-old plan for the country to revitalize the military. So what if I become a teacher for the rest of my life!"
"The Marshal has not yet understood the profound meaning of this..." Chen Ke's eyes flashed with light as he said, "This is a lever that can move the world."
"Oh..." Di Qing's heart almost jumped out of his chest.
"Generals trained from martial arts have the status of 'emperor's disciples'." Chen Ke said lightly: "In front of civil servants, you need to be more confident, and the officials have more trust... To reverse the situation of emphasizing civility and suppressing martial arts, this
Points are crucial.”
Di Qing nodded slowly and said: "In this case, I will devote the rest of my life to it!" After a pause, he said: "It's just an official, will you agree?"
"It will definitely happen." Chen Ke said firmly: "As I said just now, the civil service group has become so powerful that it can coerce the will of the officials. This year's uproar between the Lichu incident, the Liuhe Pagoda incident, and even the Marshal's incident
Everything is proof." He lowered his voice and said: "No matter how benevolent the official is, he has been the emperor for decades. Now that he has understood that the policy of emphasizing civility over military affairs has been passed, and he is making every effort to make adjustments, he will definitely
I agree with your plan... Don’t forget, those generals are all students of the official family!”
Chen Ke didn't say anything else. The emperor's mind is actually two words, check and balance. If you use civil power to control military power, you must make adjustments. Zhao Zhen will not fail to understand this truth.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Speaking of this, Chen Ke smiled and said: "And now is a very suitable time. If the marshal plays this card, it can play the three roles of expressing sadness, showing loyalty, and making the officials feel comfortable."
"Why can Sanlang see so clearly?" Di Qing was completely convinced. He even felt that he had rejected the other party's suggestions several times before, which was really ungrateful. Looking at Chen Ke, he was amazed and ashamed at the same time and said: "And I
You are nearly half a century old, but you have always been ignorant?"
Chen Kexin said, this is too normal. In my previous life, I had seen the 'Hundred Schools Forum' and there were reference answers. Of course, he could only pretend to be sophisticated and said with a smile: "Marshal, don't say that. Is there any specialization in the field? Let me
Even if you study for a lifetime, you will never learn the skills of a marshal in fighting."
"That's not necessarily true." Di Qing shook his head and smiled: "If you are willing to learn, I can give you all my money to teach you. I believe that with Saburo's intelligence, it is not impossible to march through Helan Mountain and capture Li Liangzuo one day." Helan Mountain,
It is in the territory of Xixia.
"This glorious and arduous task..." Chen Ke laughed and said, "Leave it to the marshal!"
"I don't know if I will ever have a chance to return to the battlefield in this life," Di Qing said with excitement.
"Speaking of breaking through the Helan Mountains, I have a poem for the marshal." Chen Ke felt no shame this time and thought to himself, Yue Wumu, you are old-fashioned and magnanimous, and you will definitely not mind if I use it to save Di Wuxiang. Maybe, this
There will be no more Jingkang shame in the world...
"I've heard that Sanlang can write wonderful words." Di Qing said happily: "I will polish the ink for you myself!"
"Okay!" Chen Kexin said, but you also mastered Grandpa Yue's lyrics, so he picked up his pen and drew out Yue Wumu's "Man Jiang Hong" on the paper:
'I am so angry that I lean on the railing, and the mist of rain stops. I look up, look up to the sky and roar, my heart is full of passion. Thirty years of success and fame, dust and dirt, eight thousand miles of road, clouds and moon. Don't wait for it, your young head will turn gray, and you will be filled with sorrow!'
'The shame of the Chanyuan has not yet snowed; the hatred of the ministers, when will it be extinguished? Drive a long chariot and trample through the gap in the Helan Mountains. The ambition is to eat Hulu meat when hungry, and laugh and drink the blood of Huns when thirsty. Let's start from the beginning, clean up the old mountains and rivers, and face the sky!'
Di Qing watched from the side, feeling as if every word was penetrating into his soul. The blood that had cooled was boiling again. Those forgotten ambitions were all alive, scratching his heart and shaking his head.
It hit his lungs, as if it was about to burst out from his chest, as if it was about to turn into the most powerful roar - looking up, looking up to the sky and roaring, so powerful!
By the time Chen Ke finished writing, Di Qing's face was full of tears. He bowed deeply to Chen Ke and said, "Sanlang, thank you for saving me. The Di Qing who was twenty years ago is back again. The Di Qing who pursued fame will never be seen again."
Will be back!"
"The author of this poem is the marshal, not me." Chen Ke said flatly: "Be sure to remember, otherwise the final effect will not be achieved, and it will be easy to have side effects."
"This..." Di Qinglue understood after thinking about it. It has always been a taboo for emperors for military generals to collude with the clan. If it were said that the author of this poem was Chen Ke, the officials would inevitably think of whether he was trying to attract Zhao Zongji.
Network... The relationship between Chen Ke and Zhao Zongji, after the official propaganda, no one knows about it.
"I just stole Saburo's masterpiece, which is really shameful." Like Yue Fei, Di Qing's literary quality is not weak enough to support this poem. Moreover, his identity as a powerful warrior is a natural match for this poem, and it is absolutely not surprising.
It was suspected that someone was ghostwriting it.
"How can the marshal learn from those big measures? They are not very good." Chen Ke shook his head and said: "I help you, but I can't stand the conduct of those civil servants. You don't have to think you owe me, and I definitely don't.
What will they threaten you? As long as you can survive this hurdle and run the martial arts academy, what does a mere word mean?" Right, Grandpa Yue?
