Chapter 331: Martial Arts and Martial Arts (Part 2)
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"I have great admiration for Fan Wenzhenggong as a person." As he spoke, Chen Ke couldn't hide his disdain and said: "But his words really make people speechless... Could it be that we established martial arts just to show foreign countries? Is it true?
Just because of the temporary difficulty in recruiting students, do you feel embarrassed in front of Liao Xia, so you cancel martial arts and let students learn military skills, sneaking around like thieves? "
"This..." Zeng Gongliang said: "What Wen Zhenggong means is that it is better not to open the martial arts school that no one has signed up for, and it is more appropriate to train it alone."
"Why not try to improve and increase the number of martial arts students, but stop eating because of choking?" Chen Kefa asked.
"With such a trend, how can it be so easy to change?" Zeng Gongliang sighed: "You have also seen that although the original intention of establishing martial arts is good, it is not suitable for our country..."
"Your Majesty spent many years presiding over the compilation of the great military work "Martial Classics General Essentials"," Chen Ke asked in a deep voice, "I wonder what the original intention was?"
"Military Classics" is a comprehensive military textbook compiled more than ten years ago by Zeng Gongliang and Ding Du, the Minister of Industry.
, communication reconnaissance, city attack and defense, fire and water warfare, weapons and equipment, etc. were all explained in detail. Therefore, Zeng Gongliang's attainments in military theory were among the best in the Song Dynasty.
He pondered for a moment and said: "Of course we should let the generals and officials of the Song Dynasty practice it in order to cultivate a group of talents who specialize in military affairs and boost the military strength of the Song Dynasty."
Chen Ke asked: "This book has been published for more than ten years, so it should be effective, right?"
He didn't open the pot and lift it. Zeng Gongliang said awkwardly: "This, it has little effect."
"Is the writing not good?" A gentleman can be bullied. Chen Ke only bullied old man Zeng for his good temper. If it had been Han Qi, he would have been kicked out long ago.
"Alas..." Zeng Gongliang sighed: "Maybe."
"Why do you need to belittle yourself?" Chen Ke said sincerely: "I used to think that was the case, but it wasn't until I read the whole book recently that I found that it was not the case at all. "Wu Jing Zong Yao" is a high-level and far-sighted book, and it has a profound understanding of the factors that led to the weakness of the Song Dynasty's military.
The problems are all pointed to the point. And there are very appropriate ways to deal with them.”
"For example, since the beginning of the People's Republic of China, in order to prevent local separatism and the exclusive power of generals, the general's power to command troops and the power to formulate battle plans have been placed under the direct control of the emperor. However, this went too far, and the result was that the generals did not know the soldiers, and the soldiers did not know the generals.
As a result, the battles were defeated and retreated steadily." Chen Ke paused and said: "The "Wu Jing Zong Yao" re-emphasizes and emphasizes the idea of using troops to 'know how to change' and 'not to decide things secretly'. This is
The magic weapon that our Han army has been invincible in for thousands of years is also a good way to change the invincibility of our dynasty. This is your true insight!"
"Also, my husband is not like those literati who regard war as a simple competition of military strength, thinking that whoever has more soldiers will win. They completely do not understand that the training and morale of soldiers, the command and strategy of generals are the key to defeating the enemy.
However, Mr. Fang clearly pointed out that the number of soldiers is not in the number of soldiers, but in the skill, and in general, it is not in the bravery but in the strategy. He advocated that "the soldiers should be used according to their strength and weakness". He paid attention to the training of the army and believed that there are no timid soldiers and lazy horses.
It's just due to lax training..."
Listening to Chen Ke's talk, Zeng Gongliang's new trend was somehow surging. He seemed to have returned to more than 20 years ago. At that time, the seemingly powerful Song Dynasty was defeated by Li Yuanhao, who had been a minister for generations and came from a small place.
They were defeated and defeated. The sense of frustration and shame deeply hurt everyone...
It was an unprecedented defeat. If we were defeated by the Liao people, people would feel better. After all, they are enemies that have always been stronger than us. But even the Liao Kingdom did not beat the Song Dynasty into such a bloody state.
.This caused everyone to fall into reflection. Only then did they realize how degenerate the Song Dynasty had become. If they did not cheer up, the country would really be destroyed.
So the officials withstood the pressure and vowed to reform, so Fan Zhongyan, Fu Bi, Han Qi, Ouyang Xiu... these talented people from all over the world risked everything and launched the vigorous Qingli New Deal.
In that impassioned era, Zeng Gongliang was so inconspicuous because he was a pragmatist, unlike the reformers. No matter where the problem was, it must be raised to the overall level, thinking that it was the morality of the people and the whole.
There is something wrong with the administration.
But in his opinion, that was too big and too general. Since there was a military problem, he should concentrate on solving the military problem. It was sheer nonsense to talk about moral issues. So Zeng Gongliang spent all his efforts and compiled a book with Ding Du.
He usurped this military masterpiece covering "military affairs and expeditions", hoping to improve the level of the generals of the Song Dynasty.
Officials were also very concerned about this "Wu Jing Zong Yao" and requested the establishment of a martial arts school with specialized teaching. Who knew that before the "Wu Jing Zong Yao" was published, martial arts was shut down by famous ministers...
Years later, "Wu Jing Zong Yao" was published. Because it was confidential, it could not be released to the public. In the end, it became a display in the imperial library. Only generals would get a set and take it home for collection. It did not even stir up any waves.
One can imagine Zeng Gongliang’s mood when his painstaking dedication was shelved. But the advantage of a practical man over a reformer is patience. In fact, in the past twenty years, whenever he had the chance, he wanted to make this set of books work.
It’s just that there has never been a suitable opportunity.
Now, he is already the privy envoy and the first military person in the Song Dynasty. If he doesn't make some efforts, how long will it take?
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After Chen Ke finished speaking, the privy envoy on duty fell into a long period of silence, but it was clear that some emotions were brewing.
"How do you think this book should be promoted?" Zeng Gongliang asked in a low voice after a long silence.
"There is no other way except setting up a martial arts academy to practice martial arts!" Chen Ke said in a deep voice.
"What if I ask the general to study on his own?" Zeng Gongliang said with a smile.
"Not to mention that he has not learned military skills and is already a general. Among the generals of the Song Dynasty, there may not be many who are illiterate, but there are many people who are ignorant and incompetent." Chen Ke sneered and said: "My husband is counting on them.
Is it realistic to learn your military tactics?"
"It's unrealistic." Zeng Gongliang shook his head.
"If I can get martial arts students to read military books with the spirit of scholars studying the Four Books, what do you think?" Chen Ke asked in a deep voice. From the beginning of the conversation, he built momentum bit by bit and guided step by step, and finally finally
Take control of the conversation.
"Just by that martial arts student No. 10?" How could Zeng Gongliang not feel that he was being led by Chen Ke? He couldn't help but chuckle, hoping to regain the initiative.
"Of course it's more than that." Chen Ke said calmly: "Xiaoguan has long said that the official family wants to run the martial arts school well."
"It's transferred again." Zeng Gongliang couldn't help laughing: "The Song Dynasty could not manage martial arts well."
"Like Mr. Fan Wenzheng, if he really doesn't want to do it, of course he won't be able to do it." Chen Ke sneered and said: "If a court can't even run a school, how can we talk about replacing old clothes with new ones? Let's wash up and rest early.
Come on."
"Okay, even if I support you, tell me, how can we do it successfully?" Zeng Gongliang had to say this, otherwise he just didn't want to do it.
"As long as one thing is done, the martial arts academy will surely rise!" Chen Ke said solemnly.
"Which one?"
"The martial arts examination is restored, and all those who apply for the martial arts examination must first enter a martial arts academy to study!" Chen Ke followed the example of the later Ming Dynasty, "not a school, not an imperial examination". In fact, in the Qingli New Deal, in order to promote official education, there was a similar
It is stipulated that...students must study for enough time in official schools before they are eligible to participate in the imperial examination. Even after the Qingli New Deal failed, this measure was not abolished, but became a matter of course.
So Zeng Gongliang was no stranger to this, but he had never thought about promoting martial arts as well as official education. He couldn't help but fell into deep thought again.
Chen Ke was not in a hurry. He picked up a cup of tea and sipped it to moisten his throat. It was his long-term goal to closely connect 'martial arts - martial arts - military attache', and he did not expect to achieve it overnight. To propose it now is just asking for a high price.
Just waiting for Zeng Gongliang to sit down and pay back the money.
However, he still underestimated the sense of responsibility of the scholar-bureaucrats. At least Zeng Gongliang was wholeheartedly trying to clean up the decadence of the Song Dynasty army. Don't forget, how did he, the privy envoy, come to power? It was because of the vacancies in the imperial army.
The scandal was so shocking that Han Qi had no choice but to take the blame and vacate his seat. Why did the officials use him as a military expert? Naturally, they hoped that he could change the current situation of the Song Army.
"Your suggestion is very good." After thinking for a long time, Zeng Gongliang finally said: "But the difficulty is too high. We must first resume martial arts..."
The abolition of the martial arts examinations in the Song Dynasty actually lasted throughout Renzong's dynasty. In the seventh year of Tiansheng, the Song Dynasty resumed the martial arts examinations that had been abolished since the Five Dynasties. The following year, the official Jindian personally tested the martial arts examinations, marking the beginning of the martial arts examinations in the Song Dynasty.
However, after that, around the topic of whether martial arts examinations were necessary, there was a protracted and fierce debate in the imperial court. In the end, the "military examinations useless" faction prevailed, especially in the third year of Qingli, when the martial arts academy was opened for ninety-three days, no martial arts examinations were held.
People are willing to enroll in school, which has dealt a heavy blow to the martial arts examination.
As a result, after Huangyou's five-year martial arts examination, he never held another martial arts examination in the next six years. Instead, it was changed to a selection examination hosted by the Ministry of War... As soon as the questions were asked and judged, it was all under the hands of the Ministry of War.
Naturally, there were many shady secrets, which directly led to the annihilation of all candidates at the Royal Martial Arts Academy.
"It is not impossible to resume military examinations, because those people from the Ministry of War have done it so shamelessly that they have turned the country's examination for selecting military generals into a convenient way for them to seek personal gain without knowing what they are doing.
How much impeachment." Chen Ke said solemnly: "As long as we improve the examination methods, study content, and standardize the appointment of officials, I believe the officials and prime ministers will agree."
"Yes." Mr. Zeng nodded, thinking that the most important thing is that the current prime minister is Mr. Fu.
After being away from home for the past few days, I have figured out some issues. Regarding the Song Dynasty and modern times, I immediately understood the meaning of writing this book. So I have been adjusting my writing ideas consciously or unconsciously for a few days, hoping to write
Publish a work that is more meaningful than "Guanju Yipin".
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