I am Da Song

Chapter 10 The Brave Warriors
Wu Ge was born in a meritorious family, with a majestic body, a full height of six feet (one foot in Song Dynasty is 31.68 cm, or 1.9 meters).

But when he saw Zhao Huan, this tall, majestic and indomitable military official, he was very cautious. When he met, he praised him twice and said: "Holy bow, all blessings."

For a moment, Zhao Huan felt an inexplicable sadness in his heart, and said, "Zhen An, come forward."

Wu Gefu kowtowed and kowtowed again, the sound of knocking his forehead to the ground was loud.

Zhao Huan only felt that there was a fire burning, and all the long-term depression and long-term dissatisfaction with the Song Dynasty all broke out, and he scolded: "Don't worship. The integrity of my military officials in the Song Dynasty has been lost in this kowtow again and again. It's all over! So the army will collapse at the first touch, it will collapse when it hears the sound, and even if it sees the Jin army from afar, it will collapse without touching it!"

No wonder, facing the humiliation and backwardness of the late Qing Dynasty, Yan Fu said with emotion: "The reason why China has become a phenomenon today is to do evil and do good, let alone, but it was created by the people of the Song Dynasty. It can be asserted in all likelihood."

Historian He Changqun also said: "Since ancient times, the weakness of Chinese literature has probably originated from the Song Dynasty."

Facing the sudden outburst of anger from the Da Song officials, Wu Ge was at a loss, not knowing what he had done wrong.

Zhao Huan spoke firmly, and said: "When the country is in crisis, it is necessary for the soldiers to cheer up and repay the righteousness with loyalty. During the defense of the city, the soldiers wear armor, and all the etiquette is simple. Like in the camp, only military salutes are performed. Military officials who take the initiative to kneel down, some Lose your integrity, humiliate the king's teacher, and kill him with military law!"

The servants at the side all knew that they were shocked. If civil servants kowtowed and military ministers saluted, since the mid-Tang Dynasty, the arrogance of military officials, which had been suppressed with great difficulty, would become arrogant again?Someone took a step forward and wanted to speak out.

Zhao Huan glanced at the other party with cold eyes, and asked, "Do you have any objections?" Do you really think you were made of clay?Make a decision yourself, and someone will object?

During the defense of the city, the soldiers were in armor, and there was no need to kneel down for such a trivial matter. If he couldn't make up his mind, he wouldn't be the emperor.

All the people who were going to make an admonition felt their scalps go numb instantly, and their footsteps froze in mid-air.Today's officials are iron-blooded and tough, killing decisively.Everyone thought about it, and felt that they might not be able to shoulder the important task of rectifying the country, regardless of life and death, so they should leave this difficult task to Taiwan's admonishment.

The hall was silent, and a needle could be heard falling.

Then Zhao Huan looked at Wu Ge and said, "Get up."

Wu Ge tried to straighten his chest, glanced around the hall from the corner of his eye, and suddenly realized that he stood out from the crowd. People who used to look up to him were now more than a head shorter than him.At this moment, Wu Ge felt that there seemed to be an inexplicable light flashing through his heart that had been hazy for many years.

The voice from the silence broke Wu Ge's wild thoughts, "I have appointed you as the commander of the Imperial City Department, and is fully in charge of the Imperial City Department. Let’s prepare the Imperial City Division first.”

Wu Ge immediately replied solemnly: "The officials have a lot of trust in the minister, and the minister will not dare to let him down even if he dies."

"Very good. You are in charge of the Imperial City Department. The most important thing is to guard the safety of the Taishang, so that no one with evil intentions will assassinate the Taishang!"

Then Zhao Huan stared at Wu Ge's eyes and said slowly: "Repeat what I just said."

Wu Ge raised his head, faced the scrutiny of the officials, and said in a stern tone, "The minister who is in charge of the imperial city will guard the emperor closely, and no one is allowed to approach the emperor."

The corner of Zhao Huan's mouth raised a faint smile, the word "no one is allowed" was very spiritual.

During the Jingkang disaster, the performance of the wonderful flowers in the Northern Song Dynasty was also inseparable from Song Huizong.Song Huizong and Song Qinzong have been intrigue with each other and compete for power.The Jin army had already broken through the four walls of Kaifeng. Song Qinzong didn't want to think about how to resist the Jin army, but immediately placed the Supreme Emperor Song Huizong under house arrest in Yanfu Palace.

What's more, the threat of the Jin army was right above his head. Song Huizong hosted a banquet for Song Qinzong, and Song Qinzong was worried about whether he would be poisoned.

Zhao Huan may not be as good as Song Huizong in terms of palace fighting and power, but since the trouble cannot be solved, let the person who caused the trouble be solved from the root.

Anyway, Song Huizong has been successfully imprisoned in Yanfu Palace by Zhao Huan's predecessor. As long as he sends his confidants to completely guard the palace gate and prevent anyone from entering or leaving, all of Song Huizong's conspiracy methods can be solved physically.

Zhao Huan was very satisfied with Wu Ge's performance, so he said: "As far as officials are involved, the situation of my dynasty is very serious. The first thing you need to do to prepare the Imperial City Secretary is to personally count the number of imperial city officials. Personnel. The face-to-face counting is completed one by one, and I would rather have five hundred real personnel than three thousand with serious vacancies."

When it came to business, Wu Ge was very serious and said in a clear and orderly manner: "When I go to inspect the Imperial City Secretary, I must strictly follow the system, count the vacancies, Sha is too old and weak, and remove all people who pretend to be fake."

Not without worries, Zhao Huan asked: "The great enemy is at hand, and perhaps a bloody battle will be fought in an hour or two. At this time, Sha is too old and weak, so is there time?"

Wu Ge was full of confidence and cheered up Zhao Huan, saying: "I report to the officials that our government has a clear system and detailed provisions. Before that, the various divisions were chaotic, and corruption was rampant. It's just that the law was not strictly enforced."

"For example, the Imperial City Division, as a rule, should be the most elite imperial army in our dynasty. Both the Imperial City Division's personal servants and marriage officials are the confidants of the emperor's own leaders, and talented and brave men are selected from the entire army to serve. Military regulations It is clear and unmistakable that every soldier in the whole army must be at least five feet nine inches one minute and six centimeters."

Five feet nine inches one minute six centimeters, which is about 185-190 centimeters in later generations.

Wu Ge said: "Therefore, I will rectify the Imperial City Department and intend to strictly enforce the law. Gather all the Imperial City Department's relatives and relatives, take off their pockets and line up, and arrange them in order of height. Anyone who is less than an inch taller than the minister will be dismissed. That's it. It can not only clear the empty rate, but also re-register the quota.”

"That's right. Qing's plan is well-founded, and the law enforcement is fair and open. No one can find any flaws." Then Zhao Huan asked: "How many people are there in the Imperial City Division?"

Wu Ge knew nothing about this, after all, Wu Ge had not formally taken over the command of the Imperial City Division.

It was Zhang Shuye, the privy envoy, who replied from the side: "The official family, as far as I know, in the fifth year of Zhenghe, the Imperial City Division and the Huangcheng Division were under the jurisdiction of the five commanders, the first commander and the second commander. , the upper three commanders, the upper fourth commanders, and the upper fifth commanders, with a total of about 3000 people; the sixth commander of the relatives, whose numbers are the next commander, the second second commander, the third third commander, the fourth fourth commander, the fifth fifth commander, and the third outer commander , Huang Yuanzi, Zao Yuanzi, a total of about 5000 people.”

Zhenghe five years, which is the reign of Song Huizong.In this year, Jurchen in the north began to establish the Great Jin Kingdom, and Qin Hui in the Song Dynasty in the south also officially passed the imperial examination.

Zhao Huan glanced at Zhang Shuye, although he didn't understand why there were a total of six commanders in the number of marriage officers, but there were ten commanders and 5000 people.But I don't bother to care about it.As far as what Zhang Shuye said, if the Imperial City Division can be fully staffed, the Great Song Dynasty will not be reduced to the present situation.

Eight thousand mighty men with a height of 1.9 meters, equipped with the most sophisticated armor of the Song Dynasty, each of them looked like warriors of the Buddha, glaring at the King Kong.The whole army is mighty and majestic, and they only fight in formation, not to mention that the entire Jin army that they fought was wiped out, at least the Song army would not see the Jin army from afar, and the whole army would collapse and rely on each other.

You must know that the Huangcheng Division is the only army in the Song Army that does not have tattoos on its face. In order to facilitate the inspection of the capital, the troops of the Huangcheng Division "carved green between the legs", that is, tattooed on their thighs.

But Zhao Huan firmly believed that there were indeed such warriors in the Imperial City Division.Because Zhao Huan searched his memory and found that a few days ago, before the city fell, the predecessor Song Qinzong was driving the Chaoyang Gate, and dozens of soldiers from the Jin Army forced the city, uttering rude words.

So Song Qinzong's 300 guards begged to go out of the city to meet the enemy.

The so-called guards are the troops of the Imperial City Division, because they are the core part of the defense system of the official palace of the Song Dynasty, and they are the emperor's personal bodyguards.According to the code system: "The law of the Imperial City Si Suwei, outside the hall, there are huts alternated with each other, which is more defensive; inside the hall, there are dedicated servants, the most intimate soldiers."

After the [-] Imperial City Division troops left the city to join the battle, two of them held shields and were exceptionally proficient in martial arts. They jumped in alone and killed fifty or sixty generations with their hands.

But at this time, a scene that belongs to the classics of the Song Dynasty happened, "and the remaining soldiers did not enter!" That is, the remaining 290 eight people watched the fun behind, even though Song Qinzong personally issued an edict, and the edict urged them to rescue them (ordering them to rescue quickly) , Those who were unwilling to die, both of them died.

Two soldiers who were so powerful killed five or sixty people with their hands, but they died in the encirclement of the enemy because they were alone and helpless.

And all this happened while the emperor was watching the battle on the city wall.

As a result, Song Qinzong, who was weak, was just "uneasy, because he went to the city", that is, he was sulking, and flung his sleeves and left.

Zhao Huan's later generations also saw this scene in history books, and it strengthened his idea that the emperor of Zhao Song was really too soft.

At the same time, great problems appeared in the incentive, reward and punishment system of the Song Army.

After arranging the affairs of the Imperial City Division, Zhao Huan said to Zhang Shuye: "Come with me to the Zhuque Gate to motivate the soldiers. If you don't motivate the soldiers, in terms of the current military spirit, our soldiers will definitely not be able to stop the golden army, tigers and wolves. division."

(End of this chapter)