In the blink of an eye, the end of December, commonly known as the end of the year, was led by the Daliang Mansion on the imperial side, and the city of Daliang began to be decorated with lanterns and colors in preparation for celebrating the New Year - the coming of the "Twenty-Two Years of Hong De".
At this time, the people of Wei, especially the people of Daliang, did not know that the "Twenty-Two Years of Hong De" would be the most difficult year for Wei, and they were still immersed in the joy of "The Twenty-First Year of Hong De".
Because in this year, the Wei people finally defeated South Korea, their long-time strong neighbor to the north, and dispelled the dark clouds that had been hanging in their hearts since the "fiasco of the Wei-Han Shangdang".
The people of Wei could finally straighten their spines. Even when they talked about Korea, which had always been talked about with disgrace, they could be brave enough not to be frightened by the rumored hundreds of thousands of cavalry in Korea.
It is precisely because of this that in the "Second Battle of Northern Xinjiang", the heroes who defeated South Korea in this battle were all regarded as heroes by the Wei people - Su Wang Zhao Run, Nan Liang Wang Zhao Yuanzuo, Yan Wang Zhao Jiang, Huan
Wang Zhaoxuan, General Shaohu, and General Weimu of Nanyan.
Even the general Jiang Bi, who was defeated by the Korean general Taiyuan Shou Lian, and the Lintao lord Wei Ji, who just led a fleet of warships and fought a water battle with the Korean Julu Shouyan, were regarded as heroes by the Wei people.
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Wei people generally believe that the reason why the Northern Army led by General Jiang Bi was defeated in Jinyang County, Taiyuan County, South Korea was because the weapons and equipment of the Northern Army were far inferior to those of the Korean Army. It was not the problem of General Jiang Bi -
-During the First Battle of Northern Xinjiang, didn't General Jiang Bi win consecutive victories at the hands of Korean General Jin Pao?
In this regard, Zhao Hongrun and other insiders just laughed it off.
After all, the generals of the northern Xinjiang armies knew that General Jiang Bi was indeed beaten badly by South Korea's Taiyuan Shou Lian. This was not only due to the gap in armaments, but the most important thing was that the chief general - even
Jiang Bi even admitted that Han general Taiyuan Shoulian Pi was a monster.
There was no way, Jiang Bi's troops and tactics were completely defeated by Taiyuan Shou Lian Pi's. Whether it was his troops or the general's solo invitation to fight, Jiang Bi was no match for Lian Pi.
Of course, Zhao Hongrun and others will not reveal these secrets. If they make other people's ambitions destroy their own prestige, they will also become grudges with Jiang Bi. Why bother?
So all the armies in northern Xinjiang unanimously agreed, saving face for Jiang Bi and the three northern armies, and at the same time creating a good relationship for themselves.
As for Lintao Lord Wei Ji, Wei people generally believe that Lintao Lord Wei Ji had no chance to perform in this battle. That was because of the monarch's physical condition - Lintao Lord Wei Ji once pretended to be ill and resigned from the Northern Army.
As commander-in-chief, he assisted Zhao Hongrun in destroying 200,000 Qin troops in Sanchuan County.
Therefore, the Wei people felt that if the monarch had been in good health at the time, Korea's ending would have been even more miserable.
No, even the imperial court and Su Wang Zhao Run recognized the talent of this prince and asked him to take charge of Fenyin.
Zhao Hongrun is naturally happy to see this argument come to fruition. After all, in the future, Wei's Hexi strategy and Hetao strategy will be entrusted to Wei Ji, the Lord of Lintao, and Sima An, the general of the Dangshan Army - these two will be in charge of the Wei State.
In the northwest border of the country, no matter the Qin State, Qiang Hu, or Lin Hu, no one can take any advantage.
But having said that, after defeating South Korea, the Wei people, who had always been very depressed in front of South Korea, were somewhat like Qing Wang Hongxin, and their self-confidence was inevitably inflated.
It's no wonder, after all, Wei has defeated Chu, Sanchuan, South Korea, and Qin. Except for the Allied Powers' younger brother Wei Guo, Wei's surrounding powerful neighbors have all been defeated by the Wei army. Under the outstanding external results, many Wei people
Inevitably, he began to pat his chest and proudly said, "I am the best in the world in Wei Dynasty."
This has even given rise to some blindly optimistic arguments.
For example, "Destroy Handan this year and destroy Korea next year", "Expedition to the Qin State and recapture Longxi", and "Crunt the Ba people to avenge Fangling", etc.
Although Zhao Hongrun felt uncomfortable with the people's gradually expanding self-confidence, he had no good solution. After all, he could teach Zhao Wu a lesson, but there was nothing he could do about the people's inflated mentality.
You can’t just throw cold water on it, right?
Should we tell them that South Korea is very strong and Wei is just falsely powerful for the time being?
In the end, the court chose to turn a blind eye. After all, in the view of Zhao Hongrun and others, the national enthusiasm for this should only be temporary. After a few days, the enthusiasm in the heart will naturally cool down due to the trivial matters in life, and they will not be idle taking pictures.
It is unrealistic to guess when the imperial court will launch an army to attack Pakistan and destroy South Korea.
However, the expansion of national self-confidence also has a beneficial side. For example, the Wei State has gradually adapted to foreign wars. Of course, the domestic nobles support foreign wars because of the tangible post-war benefits, while the civilians are more likely to support foreign wars.
The purpose is to get ahead. After all, killing enemies and making meritorious deeds on the battlefield is the most dangerous but also the fastest way to improve one's status in society.
Based on this situation, Wei's military meritocracy system, which had been cold for many years, seemed to be full of vitality again, so that when the news came out that the "Hedong Five Orders" were preparing to create a new army, whether they were nobles or civilians,
Everyone was very excited, thinking that this was their chance to stand out and shine.
This national mood eager for foreign war gave Zhao Hongrun and the court mixed feelings.
Fortunately, with this national mood eager for war, the military resources of Wei's armies have been guaranteed, and their combat effectiveness will be improved to a certain extent - think back to the Qin army that relies solely on military merit and nobility, what a terrifying opponent it is
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In particular, Zhao Hongrun knew very well that when Wei State eliminated Lin Hu, or South Korea eliminated Dong Hu, there would be a battle between the two countries, a war to determine who could become the hegemon of the Central Plains.
By that time, South Korea will not be fighting as little as these two times. You must know that in these two national wars, South Korea's most elite northern border defense force was only deployed at the last moment. Less than half.
What is shocking is that under such circumstances, the Wei army, which had King Su's army participating in the war, could not take any advantage in the "High Wall War".
Of course, in that high-wall war, the Wu'an and Han troops did not take advantage.
Theoretically speaking, South Korea used about 50% of its strength in this war, while Wei State used about 70% of its strength - after all, Wei State's elites, such as the Dredging Army, Chenggao Army, and Dangshan Army
The army and others were not all dispatched this time.
Wei's 70% strength is tied with South Korea's 50% strength. This is the current gap between Wei and South Korea.
Regardless of the fact that the Wei army captured Handan, the royal capital of South Korea, this was just the result of the internal struggle for power in South Korea. If Lihou Hanwu, Kanggong Hanhu and Zhuanggong Han Geng had reached an agreement earlier, they would have transferred "Shanggu Shou Mashe" earlier.
, stationed in Handan, the Wei army may not be able to capture this city.
What is worrying is that if the military merit system is fully resurrected and replaces the current Wei State's selection strategy, although this can turn Wei into a powerful monster again, it will also cause disadvantages.
After all, the military meritocracy requires constant external expansion as nourishment. It is the most direct manifestation of "fighting to support war." In other words, if left unchecked, the will of the court will be kidnapped by bellicose public opinion. In addition,
Some nobles in the country are fanning the flames. When the time comes, even if the imperial court does not want to go to war with a powerful country like South Korea or Chu, I am afraid that it will be forced by public opinion to go to war with the other party.
For this reason, at the end of the year, Du You, the Minister of Rites, personally visited Su Wang Zhao Hongrun and suggested that the exam be held on a larger scale next year, so as to use the momentum of the exam to suppress the citizens who were obsessed with the taste of victory in foreign wars.
Emotions can clear the minds of the people and make them understand that if they want to get ahead, they can not only get ahead through military merit, but also rely on examinations to enter official careers.
In this case, Du You, the Minister of Rites, proposed to Zhao Hongrun that the military examinations that were not taken seriously should be used as a reference for domestic county captains, captains, and generals. In short, Du You, the Minister of Rites, had a clear idea of improving the examinations.
status, downplaying the national bellicosity caused by victory in foreign wars in recent years.
In view of this, Zhao Hongrun logically put forward the concept of creating a "military academy", surrounded a piece of land outside Daliang City, created the "Great Wei Military Science", and added his own military training based on the Wei army's "Scholarships cannot be conquered without teaching"
Private goods: Will not learn and be irresponsible.
To put it simply, generals who are illiterate and do not understand the art of war cannot be promoted to generals.
The imperial court readily accepted this concept, and so did the nobles, but it aroused some complaints among the common people.
After all, reading and writing were still not common in the Wei State. Before that, many civilians enlisted in the army, mainly because they needed military pay to make ends meet and support their families. How could they have the spare money to study and write in private schools?
It has to be said that this policy is very fatal. You must know that even in King Su's army, there are still many illiterate people among the large-scale hundred-man generals, five-hundred-man generals, and even thousand-man generals. Zhao Hongrun ended this with just one sentence.
The possibility of helping someone get promoted to general.
And in China, those who are illiterate but aspire to become generals are like the crucian carp crossing the river.
Fortunately, the person who proposed this policy was Su Wang Zhao Hongrun, who had high prestige in the military. If it had been anyone else, he would have been sprayed to death by a large number of middle and lower-level non-commissioned officers and civilians. In fact, even Zhao Hongrun felt resentful about this.
civilians complained behind their backs.
In order to save himself from being scolded, Zhao Hongrun decided to wholly establish "Military Science", a semi-imperial institution with the nature of a military academy, which would not charge admission fees.
Of course, since most of the first batch of students selected to join the military academy are potential talents selected from the non-commissioned officer level of King Su's army, that is, between a hundred generals and a thousand generals, it does not make much difference whether they charge a fee or not.
The more important thing is to let the civilians in the country understand that this strategy will also treat Zhao Hongrun's direct army, the King Su Army, equally.
As for who should be invited to teach these illiterate warriors, Zhao Hongrun discussed with Du You, the Minister of Rites, and prepared to select them in next year's examination.
When the news spread, there was an uproar in the country.
Because the Hongde examination in the 22nd year was so tempting, not only did the Ministry of Civil Affairs publicly declare that they would recruit students who were on the exam, but even the newly established military science established by King Su Zhao Hongrun also wanted to recruit teachers to teach the art of war.
With the help of the imperial court, Hongde's examination in the 22nd year aroused strong concern among the Wei people in China.
As the chief invigilator personally appointed by Emperor Wei, Zhao Hongrun spent time in the study room of Prince Su's Mansion drafting the subjects and test questions for next year's examination while the whole country was celebrating at the end of the year.