"This move by the officials is not the work of the Holy King..."
Wang Zeng’s righteous advice.
Zhao Zhen glanced at Wang Zeng, "Are you talking about the ten-year period set by me, or are you talking about allowing the families of military officers and soldiers to move to the border?"
Zhao Zhen made it clear that he was pretending to be confused.
Wang Zeng's face turned dark and he said, "What I'm talking about is that the official threatened to become a robber."
Zhao Zhen said calmly: "Have I not gone yet? Besides, today is a political discussion. If you feel that my proposal is inappropriate, you can discuss it with others.
If you had a better way to solve the problem of wives for the soldiers after they return home, I wouldn't have to go out and be a robber."
After Zhao Zhen's reminder, Wang Zeng realized that he was discussing matters now, not making decisions.
Wang Zeng remained silent for a moment.
Zhao Zhen stared at everyone and said: "What Kou Aiqing said is the military system that I, Kou Aiqing, and several other ministers from the Privy Council discussed together. Please help me read it carefully and see if there is anything wrong with it.
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When Lu Yijian and others heard what Zhao Zhen said, they all looked at each other. After a long silence, Zhong Shiheng spoke out what was in everyone's heart.
"Officials, could you ask Privy Councilor Kou to say it again..."
Zhong Shiheng cupped his hands and said slightly embarrassed.
Zhao Zhen was laughing in his heart, but his face remained calm. He looked at Kou Ji and said, "Kou Aiqing..."
Kou Ji stared at Lu Yijian and others and said meaningfully: "I asked you to take out your pen and take notes a long time ago..."
After Kou Ji's words fell, Zhao Zhen said nonchalantly from the side: "I believe that in the future, when discussing matters in the court, all civil and military officials in the court should carry pens. There are so many major matters discussed in the court every day, and we only have to rely on our respective
I'm afraid I can't remember everything in my head.
It should be noted that what we discuss every day are all state affairs, which involve the livelihood of millions of people in our Song Dynasty, and we cannot neglect them at all."
When Lu Yijian and others heard this, their faces remained calm, but they were cursing in their hearts.
Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji are really bad at heart, and they will look bad if they get the chance.
Not a son of man.
Not a son of man.
Lu Yijian was scolding his mother in his heart, but said: "This is a great kindness for the officials, but if the civil servants of the dynasty are allowed to bring paper and pens into the palace, the palace must be equipped with tables and chairs, which is not very elegant. It is better to set up a document in the palace to copy the ministers' records.
The words and deeds of others will be handed over to the assistant officials for copying and distributed to the civil and military officials who participate in the discussion of politics.
What do the officials think?"
The suggestions put forward by Zhao Zhen are indeed good governance.
Especially for these elderly ministers, it is definitely a first-class good governance.
As they get older, their memory is naturally not as good as that of young people. When they participate in political discussions, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty express their opinions. After a large court meeting, there may be hundreds or even thousands of various suggestions. It is impossible for them to remember them all.
Live, there will always be some omissions.
However, most of the people who can sneak into Chui Gong Hall and Zishi Hall to participate in government affairs are elderly ministers.
Kou Ji was the only one in the entire Song Dynasty who was promoted to the top of the military ministers at such a young age.
When the princes left the cabinet, they were granted the title of Privy Councilor, Tongping Zhangshi and the like.
Those are just promotions, they only get salary and do nothing.
But Kou Ji has a real job.
Therefore, Zhao Zhen's proposal was of great benefit to the court.
Lu Yijian did not object, but gave reasonable suggestions.
After listening to Lu Yijian's words, Wang Zeng nodded in agreement and said: "This is a great kindness..."
Seeing that Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng attached so much importance to this matter, Zhao Zhen's face straightened a bit. After thinking about it for a while, he said: "Then let's have two people."
As soon as Zhao Zhen said these words.
Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng nodded together in agreement.
There is a big difference between establishing one person and establishing two people.
Once a person makes a mistake, it will be difficult to make up for it.
Two people can complement each other and avoid mistakes.
In addition, two people can also supervise each other to prevent the other party from bringing in private information when recording the words and deeds of officials.
"Today we are mainly talking about military affairs. Let's talk about military affairs first, and we will talk about other things later."
After Zhao Zhen confirmed the establishment of a record officer, he continued to speak.
Lu Yijian and others looked at Kou Ji together.
Kou Ji smiled and said: "The official family, I, and the officials of the Privy Council, after discussing the military system, have made records and made several copies."
Lu Yijian and others glared at Kou Ji complainingly.
Kou Ji ordered Chen Lin to deliver the military documents prepared in advance to Lu Yijian and others.
Lu Yijian and others picked up the documents and read them carefully.
Now that Kou Ji has proposed a relatively complete military system and has received Zhao Zhen's approval, there is no need for them to continue to make plans. They only need to find out and fill in the gaps based on the military system proposed by Kou Ji.
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Lu Yijian was more concerned about the issue of supervising the army, so after reading the document, he took the lead and said: "The Ministry of War is under the control of the inner court, so will the supervising army sent by the Ministry of War also be under the control of the inner court?"
"In non-war times, the supervisory troops in the army are under the control of the Ministry of War. Whether it is the Privy Council or the inner court, if the supervisory troops are to be used, they must go through the Ministry of War. In wartime, no matter who they are, whether they are in the army or not, they are dispatched by the Privy Council."
Kou Ji gave his own answer.
Lu Yijian frowned slightly and said: "Wu Jinshi serves as the supervisor of the army, but who serves as the general of the army?"
It stands to reason that those who pass the martial arts examination are preparatory generals.
Although the martial arts department has been in disuse for many years and has existed in name only, the martial arts department has always existed.
After Zhao Zhen revitalizes Wu Ke, Wu Ke should be able to recover a lot.
Nowadays, most of the imperial relatives and military honors have been eliminated.
In the future, the successor of Lieutenant General should be Wu Jinshi.
From what Kou Ji said, it seemed that he did not intend to appoint Wu Jinshi as a general.
Lu Yijian does know a little bit about why Kou Ji appointed Wu Jinshi as the supervisor.
It is nothing more than retaining the military supervisory system and doing our best to prevent people who are ignorant of military affairs from serving as military supervisors.
Faced with Lu Yijian's question, Kou Ji said categorically: "The lieutenant generals in the army are naturally served by meritorious officers in the army. The military supervisors appointed by Wu Jinshi must not be confused with the generals in the army, otherwise the system of military supervision will be in vain.
However, it is not impossible for Wu Jinshi to serve as a lieutenant general in the army.
If Wu Jinshi has established merit while serving as a supervisor in the army and wants to stay in the army, he can transfer his general status from the Ministry of War to the Privy Council, and the Privy Council will appoint him based on his merits.
But once Wu Jinshi serves as a general in the army, he can no longer serve as a supervisor of the army."
After listening to Kou Ji's words, Lu Yijian nodded thoughtfully.
After Lu Yijian finished questioning him, Cao Wei said to Kou Ji: "From now on, the Privy Council will only control the imperial army and will not care about local troops. Local troops and horses will be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, but will be controlled by the local government. Will this cause chaos?"
Kou Ji explained: "There will be no chaos. Yamen at all levels have soldiers and officers in charge. They are responsible for the dispatch of local soldiers and horses. If there is something difficult for the local Yamen to decide, they can go one level at a time."
Level reporting.
If the yamen at all levels cannot handle the matter, they can report it to the Ministry of War.
The Ministry of War can bring this matter to court for discussion.
During non-war times, the Privy Council is only responsible for the promotion and scheduling of the Forbidden Army.
In times of war, the Privy Council is responsible for the deployment of all troops and horses in the world."
When Cao Wei heard this, he was slightly stunned, tasted the product carefully, and said nothing more.
Cao Wei roughly understood the profound meaning of this move.
After the restructuring, the imperial court apparently had only 710,000 capable soldiers and horses.
But if there is really going to be a war, you can quickly pull out a large number of soldiers and horses with just one lift.
What's more important is that all the soldiers and horses capable of fighting are placed at the border. If the enemy really invades, there is no need to mobilize the troops and horses.
If there are not enough soldiers and horses at the border, local soldiers and horses can quickly gather together and rush to help.
It saves a lot of marching distance in the middle.
This move can be said to have greatly saved marching time.
The only disadvantage is that if local soldiers and horses stay in place for a long time, they will lose the ability to fight evil wars over time.
However, considering Zhao Zhen's decree to retire in ten years and the decree that the border troops would be replenished into local troops after their retirement, Cao Wei did not care about the matter anymore.
The officers and soldiers of the border army have been in the army for ten years, and they are probably already familiar with the life in the army.
Even if he retreats, he will not be able to farm peacefully in the local area. It is very likely that he will join the local army.
By adding them to the local troops, they can also make up for the shortcomings of the local troops.
Subsequently, Wang Zeng, Zhu Neng, Zhong Shiheng, Li Zhaoliang, Wang Deyong and others successively inquired about the areas in which they had doubts.
By the time everyone figured out the military system, it was already dark.
Zhao Zhen did not let them leave, but kept them in the palace to continue discussing the matter.
Zhao Zhen specially prepared accommodation for them in the side hall where the meetings were held.
In order to avoid gossip, Zhao Zhen prepared a residence for them far away from the harem.
The reason why Zhao Zhen did this was to prevent Lu Yijian and others from leaking the undiscussed military system in advance.
Although Lu Yijian and others were already familiar with the confidentiality laws set by the imperial court and knew that such things could not be disclosed to outsiders, Zhao Zhen still had to be careful.
Nearly half a month later.
Several people gathered in the palace to discuss the military system.
They appeared in the Chui Gong Hall during the day to accompany the ministers to discuss matters, and at night they discussed the military system in the side hall.
Lu Yijian and others understood the military system given by Kou Ji on the same day.
But some of them are unreasonable, or need to be corrected based on the details of the Song Dynasty, and they all need to be discussed.
In addition, the new military system is equivalent to disrupting and relocating all the soldiers and horses in the world.
How to properly deploy troops and horses without causing a major backlash also needs to be discussed carefully.
In short, it is absolutely impossible to discuss such a big matter in one day.
After half a month of discussion, we finally came up with a military system that was very suitable for the Song Dynasty.
Several people also discussed how to implement this military system step by step.
The military system and the methods for implementing it were written into two documents and placed in front of Zhao Zhen.
Under the watchful eyes of Lu Yijian and others, Zhao Zhen wrote his name and stamped his private seal.
Lu Yijian and others stepped forward and followed suit.
The reason for this is mainly for confidentiality.
Signing your name on the document and stamping it with your private seal is like submitting a certificate of investment.
Once the contents of the document are leaked before being implemented, causing huge changes, then everyone above will need to bear responsibility.
This is not kind and righteous.
But in the face of major national and dynasty affairs, there is no way to talk about benevolence and righteousness.
This move was first proposed by Kou Ji, and was finally recognized by everyone.
After inviting Zhao Zhen, the agreement was made.
Zhao Zhen watched Lu Yijian and others finish writing their names, and after using the seal, he carefully picked up the documents and put them away himself.
After Zhao Zhen put away the documents, he stared at Lu Yijian and others and said with emotion: "I don't know what will happen in the next thousand years. But in the past thousand years, no monarch or minister can do such a feat like our monarch and ministers."
Lu Yijian and others felt an inexplicable sense of pride in their hearts.
It's just inexplicable.
Although they had only made a military system and had not yet implemented it, each of them felt that they seemed to have participated in a great event, and they were proud of it.
Zhao Zhen was also a little proud in his heart, and he continued: "Due to my status as a monarch, I cannot express my gratitude to you in person. But I will keep your contribution in mind.
If our Song Dynasty becomes stronger and stronger because of your actions today.
There must be a place for you all in Zhaoxun Chongde Pavilion."
Zhao Zhen is making a promise.
Although Zhaoxun Chongde Pavilion is still under construction.
However, some people among the people already regard it as a holy place comparable to the Ancestral Temple.
Who are the people listed in Zhaoxun Chongde Pavilion today? They are all people who have made great contributions to the Song Dynasty.
Destined to be remembered by people all over the world.
The promise Zhao Zhen made was by no means unimportant.
Lu Yijian and others said in fear: "I don't dare..."
The reason why Zhao Zhen made such a heavy promise was both a reward and a seal.
Basically, I told Lu Yijian and others that I will give you whatever I can give you, so after you go out, don't talk nonsense outside and ruin my good deeds.
"Okay, you all have been working hard in the palace for more than half a month. You must be tired. You should go back and have a rest. I have given you medicinal materials to replenish your health and have already ordered Chen Lin to load the car. When you go back,
Bring it with you."
"Thank you so much for your love..."
"After you all went back, someone asked you insinuatingly what you had been doing in the palace for the past half month, and you told them that you were discussing martial arts with me."
"Here..."
Lu Yijian and others all bowed to respond.
Perform martial arts.
It is the first step in implementing the recruitment system.
You can think of it as a basic assessment.
The imperial army of the Song Dynasty will be reduced to 710,000 at once, and some of them will be dismissed. Naturally, they need to be carefully evaluated.
Those who are capable and capable will be retained, while those who are incapable and incompetent will naturally be eliminated.
In the future, the Imperial Army of the Song Dynasty will fight evil wars and face the most ferocious enemies, so they will naturally need elite soldiers.
In addition, if the imperial court wants to lay off some people, it also needs a reasonable excuse.
A thorough examination is undoubtedly the most reasonable excuse.
If you are not as good as others and have been laid off, you have no one to blame.
Lu Yijian, Kou Ji and others left the palace after saluting.
Everyone took their own rewards and left the palace one after another.
After leaving the palace, in order to avoid being disturbed by repeated visits, several of them directly spread the word.
They stayed in the palace for half a month to help the officials prepare for the martial arts performance.
Why perform martial arts?
During the official's reign, he first conquered Hexi, then defeated the Liao Kingdom, and also conquered and destroyed Xixia. Shouldn't he praise his military force and show off to his ancestors?
The excuse is perfect.
Everyone in the government and the public believed it to be true.
Because after Zhao Zhen's victory, he was indeed qualified to perform martial arts and show off to his ancestors his political achievements after ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor.
Kou Ji sat in a carriage and wandered back to his house.
Kou Zhun was already sitting in the main hall.
After Kou Ji saluted Kou Zhun, he was about to leave, but was stopped by Kou Zhun, "Aren't you going to say something to me?"
Kou Ji was stunned when he heard this, and then he cupped his hands and said, "I stayed in the palace for half a month, mainly to discuss martial arts with the officials."
Kou Zhun scolded with a dark face: "Fart, do you think I'm an idiot? A small martial arts performance requires all the important ministers of the Privy Council and the inner court to be trapped in the palace for more than half a month?"
Kou Ji spread his hands, smiled bitterly and said, "The officials won't let you tell the truth... I can only make up lies..."
When Kou Zhun heard this, his expression was very exciting.
He opened his mouth several times, but in the end he did not force Kou Ji to tell the truth.
Kou Zhun has been an official for half his life. Although he has left the central government, he still pays attention to the government affairs.
The imperial court was about to do big things now, but he didn't know anything about it, so naturally he felt itchy in his heart.
That's why I went back to the house to wait for Kou Ji.
But now that nothing has been asked, he naturally feels very uncomfortable.
He felt uncomfortable, so naturally he would not make Kou Ji feel better.
Kou Zhun said with a gloomy face: "I have already sent a letter to your father to summon him back to his home."
When Kou Ji heard this, his face looked a little ugly and he didn't know what to say.
That dad of mine is cheating on people.
Are you sure you want to call him back?
Kou Zhun could see Kou Ji's thoughts through Kou Ji's face. He snorted coldly and said: "I think that his return to Beijing will be a great thing for you."
Kou Ji looked confused.
Kou Zhun snorted: "I heard that after Xia Song was captured, he alienated you and the official family. Neither you nor the official family cared about it."
Kou Ji nodded slowly.
Kou Zhun continued: "When Shi Yuansun was making trouble, he described you as someone who controlled the government."
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment and roughly understood what Kou Zhun was going to say.
Kou Zhun put away the coldness on his face and said seriously: "If one person talks about you, you don't need to care about it. If two people talk about you, you have to take it to heart. You are so popular now, and everyone in the civil and military circles is looking at you.
You are jealous a lot.
If everyone slanders you, how can you gain a foothold in the court?
The officials trust you and protect you.
You seem to have received favor from the officials.
But once the officials protect you, the civil and military officials of the court will hate you even more.
You were assassinated in the northwest. In order to see you, the officials went against the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.
The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty naturally dare not bear grudge against the official family, but they dare to grudge you."
Kou Zhun is a person who has been through this before. He has often been deceived by other people's rumors, so he said this to Kou Ji.
Kou Ji heard Kou Zhun's words and stood there, silent.
Kou Zhun continued: "Although you are smooth in doing things, you have a sense of righteousness in your bones. You are not greedy for power, and you are not obsessed with money. You have nothing to slander yourself. Officials can protect you arbitrarily once, but they cannot protect you arbitrarily again and again.
you.
So you have to think of ways to defile yourself.
Leave some room for the officials to protect you.
If one day the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty coerce the officials to deal with you, the officials will be able to avoid the more serious ones and take the easy ones and give you a lighter punishment.
What's more important is that once an official feels that you threaten their status, they will have reason to strip you of your title and ask you to retire and return home.
If you don’t have a single stain on your body.
The officials can only frame you and send you to death."
When Kou Zhun said this, he said solemnly: "Your father's misfortune was of no use before, but now it is of great use. After he returned to Bianjing City, he was asked to live in a big house in Bianjing City.
Don't worry about what he does inside.
There is nothing important in the big house in Bianjing City, so our grandparents don’t have to worry about him doing anything taboo.
As long as he doesn't openly raise flags, no matter how big of a mistake he commits, the officials will let him off for the sake of our grandparents."
Kou Ji frowned and Gang was about to speak.
Kou Zhun solemnly warned: "Don't entrust your life to others..."
Kou Ji was slightly stunned.
Kou Zhun added: "Whether it is the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty or an official, knowing that you have a father who succeeds more than fails will make you feel more at ease."
Kou Ji couldn't laugh or cry in his heart.
There was no expression on his face.
Kou Zhun was worried about his future, but he was not worried at all.
He has prepared more than one escape route, each of which is enough for him to live safely, comfortably, and richly.
There is no need to worry about things in court.
Besides, he and Zhao Zhen are in the process of reform, and for a long time to come, they will almost go against everyone in the world.
Zhao Zhen will not be afraid of him at all.
On the contrary, Zhao Zhen was afraid that Kou Ji would be unable to withstand the pressure of everyone in the world and fall first.
On the issue of innovation, Zhao Zhen only had Kou Ji as an ally.
Like Lu Yijian and others, they can only be regarded as temporary allies.
The reason why they helped Zhao Zhen reform the military system was because Zhao Zhen did not touch the meat on their plates.
Once Zhao Zhen comes into their hands, it's hard to say whether they will continue to be Zhao Zhen's allies.
In this case, Zhao Zhen would never be afraid of Kou Ji.
Instead, he will try his best to protect Kou Ji.
Because Kou Ji fell, he was left to face the whole world alone.
He will definitely not be able to hold on by then.
However, Kou Zhun had good intentions, and Kou Ji was not going to refuse.
As Kou Zhun said, with the current status of their ancestors and grandchildren, as long as Kou Li did not rebel after returning to Bianjing City, other troubles would hardly affect their ancestors and grandchildren.
After all, Kou Zhun, as the first minister of Zhaoxun Chongde Pavilion, has more than just a reputation.
In contrast, there are many hidden benefits.
In addition, Kou Zhun said something that Kou Ji agreed with very much.
It's the sentence that leaves room for Zhao Zhen.
He really had to find a way to leave some room for Zhao Zhen, and he could not let Zhao Zhen continue to confront the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty.
The reason why Kou Ji agreed to this matter was not to protect himself, but to innovate.