Zhao Kai was really angry this time. When the Jin soldiers surrounded Kaifeng Mansion, all the people in the city were in arms. The people rushed to take up arms to defend their capital, but the students in the martial arts retreated. Isn't this
Even the common people are inferior, how can you not get angry when you call Zhao Kai."
But Li Qi felt that Zhao Kai was shirking responsibility. If Qin Hui hadn't mentioned it today, you might have forgotten it, which shows that you are not really interested in martial arts. Of course, this is the emperor's preferential treatment, otherwise you would have to
What are you ministers doing?
Qin Hui said, neither humble nor arrogant: "Your Majesty, please calm down. In fact, this situation is reasonable."
"It makes sense?"
Zhao Kai tilted his head slightly and looked at Qin Hui with a very angry look, as if Qin Hui would kill Qin Hui immediately if he repeated it again.
But when the matter got to this point, Qin Hui had no choice but to put his hair on his head and said: "Your Majesty, you don't know. In fact, the reason why the martial arts can be maintained during the Xining period is entirely due to the generous treatment provided by the court.
The conditions of food and accommodation have attracted many people, but these people are people who cannot make a living and come here because of the pressure of life. They are not really willing to enter martial arts.
In addition, the imperial court also gave out several quotas every year to recommend people to become officials in the court. Therefore, many bureaucrats' children entered martial arts. However, these bureaucrats' children just wanted to become officials in the court, and many of them did not even come to class.
, just regard this martial arts as a springboard, how can these people take on the important task of protecting their home and country."
Zhao Kai was speechless. He knew those bureaucrats. They were all lazy, greedy for life and afraid of death. It was reasonable to shrink from the battle. But who could be blamed for this? He didn't know who he could blame.
Why can't martial arts recruit talents? It's so different from Taiyuan University. Everyone knows the reason. It's all because the Song Dynasty used literature to control military affairs, and the limits of civil and military affairs are very obvious. When martial arts meets literature, it means that their sons have met.
Dad, and the future of a military attaché is extremely limited.
So this resulted in the fact that all those talented people were studying for civil service, and no one was willing to engage in martial arts.
Why did a country in the Song Dynasty that worshiped literature to the extreme establish martial arts and attach so much importance to it? This may sound contradictory, but it is not.
A large part of the reason why the Song Dynasty established martial arts was to make up for military generals. After all, Wen suppressed Wu very well, but the Song Dynasty was always in war, and you couldn't abandon Wu, so the rulers of the Song Dynasty still valued Wu very much.
, but they were afraid that they would follow the old path of the Tang Dynasty, where Jiedushi relied on his own troops.
What to do about this?
The system cannot be changed, so we can only compensate the generals in terms of benefits. Therefore, the salaries of the officers of the three yamen are very generous, and military examinations are established. Every three years, a military champion is selected and let the generals see. In fact,
The court still values you very much.
It is precisely for this reason that no one pays attention to martial arts. Because it only exists as a symbol, and martial arts has political significance and has no substantive significance.
But Zhao Kai is different. He advocates martial arts. That's why he is so angry and surprised by this.
After thinking about this, Zhao Kai also knew that if this really needs to be investigated, it may have to be traced back to the era of Taizu and Taizong. He can't blame others, it's because of the system, so he said: "It is said that the rule of the world is literary, and the chaos of the world is martial. Now, although we are in the Song Dynasty,
We are in the midst of singing and dancing, and hundreds of flowers are blooming, but the world outside is not peaceful, and the current singing and dancing is also based on the premise that we defeated the Jin Kingdom. If we want domestic stability, we must first improve our military. Otherwise, strong enemies will
It will definitely make a comeback, so no matter what, the military must not fall behind, and the same is true for martial arts. I wonder if you, my beloved, have any good ideas to revitalize martial arts?"
He only came to his senses now. No matter what, he could no longer let martial arts exist just for political significance, it had to play a role.
But because of this, this has stumped the officials. If Zhao Kai had the same original intention as Emperor Shenzong, it would be much easier to handle. If you give him some benefits, people will naturally come, and at least he won't look so shabby.
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But if you really want to rely on martial arts to cultivate a large number of military talents, this is not an easy task, especially in a system like the Song Dynasty where civil society was strong but military was weak. Unless you change the system, but that is impossible.
The culture that has been formed for more than a hundred years cannot be changed by anyone, including the emperor.
The ministers were silent for a while, as this had touched upon something quite sensitive.
Li Qi glanced at Qin Hui and said secretly, "You guys haven't stood up to show your heroism. If you don't come out, I will have to speak. Don't say that I didn't give you a chance." He shook his right foot slightly,
Qin Hui immediately stood up and said impassionedly: "Your Majesty, the original existence of martial arts was actually just a flashy thing. If you want to change it, you must completely subvert it and reopen a more practical martial arts school."
Li Qi almost laughed out loud.
Bai Qiannuo behind him saw this and couldn't help but lower his head, but he still couldn't help but shrug his shoulders.
Zhao Kai didn't pay attention to Li Qi's little move and asked: "Ai Qing, do you have any good ideas? Tell me quickly."
Qin Hui said: "First of all, compared to the Taiyuan Academy, the internal curriculum of martial arts is really sloppy and very loose. It is all about armies on paper. The most interesting thing I have seen is that some of the officials' disciples in martial arts in the past will arrange troops."
The battle array is regarded as child's play, and using the convenience of martial arts to mobilize soldiers from the three yamen for them to play with is really outrageous."
Zhao Kai's eyebrows sank when he heard this, and he felt displeased and said: "Then what should I do according to Qing Yi's opinion?"
Qin Hui said: "Reporting to the emperor, the existence of martial arts is to put it bluntly for war, and it is so. Then the courses involved in martial arts should completely serve the war, rather than just talk about it."
Everyone nodded frequently when they heard this.
Qin Hui added: "In the past, martial arts was very ambitious. This time, it was said that generals should be cultivated. However, how can such generals be obtained so easily? This is undoubtedly a trick and putting the cart before the horse. I think that generals should also be talented."
Starting from the most basic, as a general, you should first understand the use of soldiers. Therefore, a general should also start with soldiers. Instead of studying the art of war for a few years, you can command thousands of troops. Isn't this just treating war as a matter of fact?
It’s like child’s play.”
Awesome! This man is very smart. Even in areas he is not good at, he can speak the truth. This is what a prime minister should do. Li Qi secretly praised him when he heard this.
Zhao Kai finally showed a smile on his face and said: "Ai Qing's words are reasonable. I think that the second prince of the Jin Kingdom was killed with one sword and one gun at the beginning. Now he can become the second prince of the Jin Kingdom who is powerful in all directions.
It is definitely not because his father is Jin Taizu. In fact, whether it is literature or martial arts, one must start from the lowest level. If one does not know the sufferings of the people, how can he benefit the people? You must remember this."
It's Wanyan Zongwang again. I really don't know if you hate him or love him. Li Qi sighed secretly.
In fact, during Yan Yun's competition, Zhao Kai had already regarded Wanyan Zongwang as his benchmark. If he wanted to defeat Wanyan Zongwang, he must first surpass Wanyan Zongwang. From this aspect, Zhao Kai actually felt that
I admire Wanyan Zongwang very much, especially Wanyan Zongwang's domineering attitude towards everything in the world, which Zhao Kai did not possess at that time.
"Your Majesty's golden and wise words, I have learned from them."
All the ministers said in unison.
Zhao Kai said to Qin Hui again: "Ai Qing, please continue."
"yes."
Qin Hui nodded and sang, and continued: "If you want to change martial arts, you must first change its essence. Take the martial arts champion as an example. The previous martial arts existed to give birth to the martial arts champion, but I thought that martial arts should exist to cultivate the martial arts champion.
, the subject of the martial arts examination can only judge whether a person is a talented person, but not whether the person can immediately lead troops to fight. In the past, candidates would first enter martial arts, and then enter the court as an official after passing the first prize. The minister thought that he should do the opposite.
To follow the path, candidates should first take part in the martial arts examination, and if they pass the examination, they can then study martial arts to improve themselves."
Bai Qiannuo stood up and said: "Wenju has always been about studying first, taking exams, and then entering official careers."
"We are different in civil and military affairs. How can we generalize?" This was not the first time that Qin Hui and Bai Qiannuo had argued in the court. This had become a normal situation. On the contrary, Li Qi had rarely argued with others since Zhao Kai came to the throne.
, and heard Qin Hui say: "The reason why civil servants are so good is because civil servants have many opportunities to practice, and the civil service examination of the Song Dynasty is already at its peak, far better than that of previous dynasties. It is very mature in every aspect, but the military attache is different. Once the military attache enters the battlefield,
You have to be responsible for the entire battlefield. A little carelessness may put our Song Dynasty into a situation of eternal disaster. Therefore, the military examination should be more strict than the civil examination and not as casual as before."
Bai Qiannuo said: "But if this happens, wouldn't this martial arts school be even less able to recruit people?"
Qin Hui said: "Martial arts students may take on the important task of protecting our country in the future, so how can we recruit them at will? Those people we recruited in the past are the best examples. It's okay not to recruit such people, so as not to harm others and ourselves."
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"Qin Aiqing's words are reasonable. What I want are talents, not idiots." Zhao Kai nodded, but frowned again and said: "But what Bai Aiqing said is not completely unreasonable. If you just win the martial arts examination every year,
How can those few people revitalize martial arts?"
Qin Hui said: "Your Majesty, even the top martial arts champions have to study martial arts, let alone others."
"This---how do you say this?" Zhao Kaicuo asked in astonishment.
Qin Hui said: "The other people I am referring to are not the common people in the world, but the generals who have entered the dynasty as officials."
As soon as these words came out, Li Qi, Zheng Yi, Li Gang and other central ministers' expressions changed drastically.
Bai Qian Nuodai frowned and couldn't help but look at Li Qi.
Li Qi nodded slightly and asked her to be calm and not act rashly. (To be continued...)