The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 126 Passionate Speech

"Your Majesty, there is no definite news from Lu Wende, and there has been no further movement after the Mongolian army has assembled. Xia Jiangang's forbidden army will reach its target in two days."

I frowned slightly and said: "Master, the speed of this forbidden army is too slow. As the saying goes, saving soldiers is like putting out a fire. If the Mongols really start a war, wouldn't it be a waste of opportunity? Besides, Xia Jiangang led all the troops who claimed to be the elite of our dynasty." cavalry."

Jia Sidao cursed secretly in his heart, Xia Jiangang is an idiot, he usually brags so much, but he always loses the chain at critical moments.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the rain has continued recently, which has slowed down the marching speed a lot. The old minister has urgently sent a message, ordering him to arrive within two days."

"Really?" I stared at Jia Sidao, and suddenly smiled, "What the teacher and minister said is not unreasonable. The continuous heavy rain is a natural disaster, and it cannot be resisted by humans. However, the Imperial Army in my court should also beat and beat .”

"Knock knock? What do you mean?" Jia Sidao was slightly surprised by my understatement, and didn't know how to respond for a while.Since I inspected the navy last time, Jia Sidao has sniffed out a clue, is it going to come for real this time?

In the struggle between imperial power and power, with my strong rise, Jia Sidao also felt that his control over the court became weaker and weaker. Times generally come handy.This is like a duel between two martial arts masters, in terms of momentum, I have vaguely gained the upper hand.

In history, Jia Sidao had the same strategy as mine, testing Song Duzong's bottom line step by step, and constantly crossing over, causing Song Duzong to give in blindly, his confidence collapsed, and he simply handed over the government.Although this is related to Song Duzong's congenital inadequacy, the root cause lies in his weak willpower.With the weakness of Song Duzong, Houquan and the neutral faction no longer optimistic about the imperial power. They either catered to the prime minister, or were indifferent, or even decadent and retired. In the end, Song Duzong was forced to enjoy himself all day long, and died in his 30s.

"Your Majesty, my minister Lu Xiufu has a book to play."

Just when Jia Sidao was a little confused, Lu Xiufu came out to play in class at the right time, interrupting the embarrassment of the scene.

Jia Sidao hurriedly said helplessly: "Yes, Your Majesty, the old minister will follow His Majesty's will to beat and beat the imperial army."

"Well, Lu Aiqing, what's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, the recent heavy rain has led to a sharp drop in grain production, and His Majesty has used our North Korea's reserves to quell the price of rice, and it coincides with the gathering of the Mongolian army. If a war breaks out, the North Korean and Chinese armies will have insufficient food and grass. In order to avoid this situation, we will increase income and reduce expenditure. In principle, I propose to reduce the size of the Xiang army."

"Reducing the Xiang army?" I still pretended to be surprised on the surface.

"Exactly, Your Majesty, the number of Xiang troops in our court is huge today, and the sum of Xiang troops from all over the country has surpassed that of the imperial army. However, most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled, and there are a lot of empty pay. It is borne by the town border army, and the training is inappropriate, so it can only be used as a draft soldier."

Among the military systems of the past dynasties in China, the military system of the Song Dynasty is the most complex and changeable. Its main categories are "regular soldiers" and "militia". , Archers, etc.The Song Dynasty adopted the recruitment system, first entering the Xiang Army, and then supplementing the Forbidden Army after training.There are three main functions of the Xiang army, one is internal suppression (local inspection and public security) and external defense;In the Northern Song Dynasty, the Xiang Army also played a certain role, but in the late Southern Song Dynasty, with the decay of the imperial court, the Xiang Army gradually reduced to conscripts, similar to today's engineering soldiers, but the number of engineering soldiers exceeded that of combat troops, which is unbelievable that's it.

"Aiqing, what's the detailed plan?"

Lu Xiufu said: "Your Majesty, I think it can be divided into two steps. The first step is to re-check the number of people and resolutely put an end to empty pay. The second step is to abolish the old, weak, sick and disabled. The third step is to transfer part of the army to the local government office." , to maintain local law and order, and the rest passed the assessment and stayed in the Xiang Army as conscripts or auxiliary soldiers; in the second step, the formation of the Xiang Army was completely abolished, and those who passed were incorporated into the Forbidden Army or the Township Army, and those who failed were discharged."

"Lu Aiqing, please submit the detailed plan to me, and I will consider it carefully."

"Your Majesty, this matter is inappropriate." Ma Tingluan came out of the class and said, "This time, the establishment of the Xiang army was appointed by the Taizu. Second, if there is a riot in the local area, how should we deal with it?"

"Ma Aiqing, I ask you, why did the riot happen?"

"Well, it's because some unscrupulous people took the lead in making trouble."

"Yes, there are indeed some troublemakers. The number of these troublemakers is very small, but why do so many people follow?"

Ma Tingluan thought for a while and said, "There are two reasons for this, one is that those troublemakers are extremely provocative, and the other is that the people who follow them don't have enough to eat."

"Well, Ma Aiqing's words are justified. Throughout history, the riots in our dynasty are the fewest. Basically, there are no large-scale riots. It is because our economy is relatively developed. The ancestors of our royal family are people-oriented, and most of the people can live and work in peace and contentment. , naturally the number of followers will be far less than that of the previous dynasties. This is what the ancients said, the warehouse knows the etiquette. Master, do you think so?"

"Ah? Yes, Your Majesty is holy." Jia Sidao seemed to have not recovered.

"An ancient sage once said that the king is less important than the people. What does this mean? I think this is telling everyone that any dynasty is like a pagoda. The base of the pagoda is the people of the world, and I am the top of the pagoda. And you, you are all pagodas. The connection point between the base and the top of the tower, as long as the people are the most important, the base of the tower is strong, and the connection is continuous, the tower can stand upright. In China's thousands of years of history, which dynasty's subjugated king is not the cornerstone of self-disruption? This is true from the distant Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties to the glorious Han and Tang Dynasties." Having said this, I raised my voice and continued, "Dear dears, you must remember this point. Only by being an official with the people in mind can you Make me prosperous forever. We can't just laugh at history, more importantly, we can't repeat the same mistakes, history tells the future, only those who learn from it can have the last laugh."

The more I talked, the more excited I became: "It has been half a year since I became the throne. I have read all the books left by the late emperor, and learned a lot about the way of governing the country. I will not hide it from my dear friends. At the beginning, I felt that my confidence was seriously lacking. I have a powerful Mongolian enemy on the outside, and there are voices of discord inside. It is really difficult to continue. However, today, I am full of confidence. There are three reasons. The first is from the dream of the late emperor. In the dream, the late emperor told Zhen, if our dynasty can be rejuvenated, there will be a solar eclipse on that day. Second, after reading these books, I understand the way to be a king. Combined with the current situation, I also understand the strengths and weaknesses of my Great Song Dynasty. Everyone Aiqing, you must all think that my dynasty is not as prosperous as the Han and Tang Dynasties. The Han and Tang Dynasties were indeed prosperous, but the foreign troubles of the Han and Tang Dynasties were all clan unions, and they could not be called a country. However, our dynasty has experienced the three major kingdoms of Liao, Jin, and Mongolia. The fact that the country’s political system has not yet fallen is enough to prove the advantages of our dynasty. As long as we can make use of our strengths and avoid our weaknesses, ZTE’s revival is just around the corner. The third is the loyal people in the court and in the opposition, such as Jia Aiqing, a former minister of the late emperor, He Ji, He Aiqing, etc., the backbone is like the ministers of various ministries, and the newcomers are like Wen Tianxiang, Lu Xiufu, etc. They are all outstanding talents. I am very grateful to have the help of everyone, and you and my monarch and ministers are of the same mind, so why worry about big things not being done?"