The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 219 The Voice of the Veteran

When Suo Wuji heard the middle-aged man ask about the young lady, he said in a good mood: "Master, the young lady has returned."

"Well, Suo Lao, show your hand tonight, your vinegar fish is Miss' favorite,"

Suo Wuji smiled and said, "No problem."

The middle-aged man seemed to be in a good mood: "Then let's all have a good time tonight for this reunion festival,"

"Yes, master, there is one more thing to report to my subordinates,"

"Come on, let's go meet Miss after we're done,"

"Well, master, several groups of people sent by my subordinates, including Suo Wuhun, failed to find out the identity of Mr. Huyan. The only thing we know so far is that Shifeng Trading Co., Ltd. was just a small tea shop last year, and only sold some tea. It's just high-end tea. This year, Tonglelou is the closest to Shifeng Trading Company. Now it has become a subsidiary of Shifeng. Its original owner, Xiao Tian, ​​has a simple and clear background. Even Suo Wuhun dare not use unusual means. , firstly, the master has given orders, and secondly, Suo Wuhun feels that there seems to be an unknown force around Mr. Huyan, and this force is not weaker than our League, "

"Haha, even Suo Wuhun's ability can't be found out, which is enough to show the brilliance of Mr. Huyan, Mr. Suo,"

"Master, the subordinates are here,"

"Pass down the order, don't go after Mr. Huyan again, or they will catch you instead,"

"Yes, then, is it necessary to ask Miss?"

"No, if it wasn't for the Chisong Sutra this time, I would have already gone to Lin'an. After I practiced the Chisong Cheats for a while, I would go to the capital in person to meet the mysterious and interesting Mr. Huyan,"

Suo Wuji nodded and said: "Yes, then the subordinate will go to deliver the master's notice first."

The middle-aged man said anxiously: "No hurry, it's not too late for you to go tomorrow, let's go, follow me to see Miss first,"

On August [-]th, when the court meeting was about to end, I sat on the dragon chair in the Daqing Hall and said to Ma Tingluan: "Ma Aiqing, this is my reply letter to King Annan, please give it to Chen Yuan, let him return, by the way In return, the value of the gift will be calculated according to the same value as the gift offered by Annan."

"Your Majesty, this is not right, it does not show the demeanor of my great country in the sky,"

I hummed, and didn't want to explain to Ma Tingluan, so I said coldly: "Ma Aiqing, just do it."

"Yes, yes, I obey the order,"

"Back to court,"

Xiaoqi on the side then shouted loudly: "Retire from the imperial court, please invite the Privy Council, the Ministry of War and Lord Wen Tianxiang, and Lord Zhao Kui to move to the side hall."

The second military reform meeting was held in the side hall after the court meeting.

I looked at the ministers who participated in the military reform meeting, and they seemed to be a little nervous. Even Jia Sidao, who was always expressionless in the court meeting, could also see a trace of uneasiness from his face. Perhaps in the eyes of others, this is just A choice to join the team again, and does Jia Sidao have a choice?

For reform, in a sense, it is the redistribution of the interests of existing interest groups, which will inevitably touch the vested interests of the majority of those in power, and will naturally be opposed by them. Therefore, throughout the dynasties, Those who made changes were mostly opposed by the dignitaries. The light ones were expelled, and the serious ones died. Few of them ended up well.

In the long history of thousands of years in China, there have been three famous reforms. The earliest was Shang Yang’s reform. Although supported by the emperor, the result of the reform made Qin the most powerful country at that time, and Qin even ruled the world. The foundation was laid, but Shang Yang, as the reformer, paid the price of his life, even the lives of the whole clan. Then there was Wang Anshi's reform in the Song Dynasty. The new law went through 15 years. It more or less violated the interests of middle and upper officials, royal families, tyrants and usurers, and was eventually abolished. The last time was the Reform Movement of [-] in the late Qing Dynasty. This time it was even shorter. The reforms promoted by the advanced scholars offended all the upper classes at that time, so they were quickly suppressed by those in power.

I believe that my reform will be successful, because this is the decision made by me, the emperor.

"Dear dears, at the meeting three days ago, I said that we will carry out military reforms. We will continue to discuss this issue today. Do you have any suggestions and how to make changes in order to enhance the combat effectiveness of our army?"

As I expected, there was a silence.

I kept tapping the table with my fingers, and glanced at every minister in the room with cold eyes. Once the eyes of these ministers met mine, I immediately felt guilty. I was afraid that I would call them by names. It seems that the teacher called the students in class to get up and recite the text, but the students can't recite it. My eyes stayed on Jia Sidao's face. Jia Sidao's heart trembled, but then he returned to normal. The most powerful person in the military will naturally be the first to be named by me.

This is the honor of the head of a hundred officials.

Jia Sidao was also ready to speak as soon as I called his name.

"Old General Zhao Kui Zhao," my gaze finally left Jia Sidao and turned to Duke Lu next to him, Minister of Agriculture Zhao Kui.

"The minister is here," Zhao Kui stood up and responded, but Zhao Kui also felt a little surprised in his heart. He had retired from the military for several years, so how could he be the first to be called by the emperor.

Jia Sidao suddenly felt relieved, like a tense string loosening, but immediately felt a great sense of loss. Generally speaking, under normal circumstances, when teachers call students to answer questions, they will choose the most important ones to study. Good student to answer, this good student should of course be Jia Sidao, Grand Master Jia, and Jia Sidao himself has long been used to the situation of being under one person, but this time the teacher suddenly changed, and ordered a , and students who are unknown in the class will answer.

"Old General Zhao, you have gone through the four dynasties of Song Xiaozong, Guangzong, Ningzong, and Lizong, and have fought against Jin and Mongolia for decades. You can be said to be the only remaining military master in our dynasty, and you are also one of the few attacking generals in our dynasty. Let me tell you what you think first."

"His Majesty,"

"Ai Qing, sit down and talk,"

"Thank you Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this old minister has been in the army with his father since he was a child. It can be said that he has spent most of his life in the barracks. I think that if His Majesty wants to reform, he must first find out the weaknesses of our army. The former Lord Lu The points mentioned are very reasonable. First, our army’s command system is cumbersome, and second, our army’s soldiers have relatively low courage. Your Majesty, my last large-scale northern expedition was Duanping’s entry into Luo during the late emperor’s time. Although it ended in failure, but The experience and lessons in it are worth learning from His Majesty."

"Ai Qing, if you have any experience, just come through the channel,"

Zhao Kui hesitated for a moment, and seemed to muster up his courage before saying: "Your Majesty, the first thing to reflect on is our court's decision-making system. At that time, the court had no conclusion on whether to fight, defend, or fight. Hesitated and repeated, and finally tried every method, but refused to make great efforts, and could only accept the result of failure. In fact, no matter whether it is fighting or defending, as long as we continue to develop according to the established ideas, I will not be in trouble. In today's passive defense situation, the second is the command system of our army. The various departments of our army have not been able to form a good coordination. They often fight on their own. Unable to achieve synchronization, the most critical logistics guarantee also made mistakes at critical times. In the end, after the capture of Luoyang, the army was defeated and retreated. The third problem was the morale of our soldiers. It is dominated by infantry, but it is not weaker than Mongolian cavalry. Back then, the Huaixi Army of our dynasty fought with the invincible Mongolian cavalry with a majestic infantry phalanx for several days. The Mongolian iron cavalry who had always despised our Han people were also taken aback, however, with our army's long-term passive defense, the courage and morale of the soldiers have gradually declined."

When Zhao Kui said this, he suddenly stood up again and said, "Your Majesty, what I have said today has directly pointed the finger at the court at that time for Duanping's failure to enter Luo. It has been decades, and the minister is about to rot, and if it is said today, there will be no regrets. Please punish the minister, and the minister has no complaints. I will say one last thing, the minister thinks that the reform of our military system has really arrived without delay,"

Zhao Kui summed up the reasons for the failure of Duanping's entry into Luo. Although he pointed the finger at the imperial court at that time, everyone present was shocked. Everyone knew in their hearts that the former Emperor Lizong was arbitrarily ruling the court. Zhao Kui's words were actually hidden. It was the late Emperor Lizong who made the wrong decision. In ancient times, this was a crime of deceiving the emperor. Without interrogation, it could be directly sentenced to death.

"This old general's courage is commendable,"

Originally, I just wanted Zhao Kui to throw bricks and attract jade, but I didn't expect the old general to say so much at once. Although it was all true, it was inappropriate for the occasion. I hurriedly said, "Zhao Aiqing, please sit down first. Regarding the memorial to Luo, I believe that the main reason for the failure was that Zheng Qingzhi, Zhen Dexiu, Wei Liaoweng and others were all civil servants and were not familiar with military affairs. What caused the failure of entering Luo is today's military reform meeting, don't talk about these past events anymore,"

Zhao Kui glanced at me gratefully and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, I obey the order." Of course Zhao Kui understood that I was protecting him, and pushed the responsibility back then to Zhen Dexiu, Shi Songzhi and others. Come on, even if the court's decision-making mistakes that Zhao Kui said were on the heads of those ministers, there would be no crime of deceiving the emperor.

"Just now Zhao Aiqing expressed her opinion, everyone should share her opinion too."

Wen Tianxiang stood up and said, "I agree with Mr. Zhao, and I also believe that military reform is imperative."

Li Beiyang, a naval officer of the Ministry of War, also stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the basic systems of our army and navy are similar, and I think that we should also change them to change the disadvantages of our army."

"En" I nodded, and turned my eyes to Jia Sidao's face again, "Master, what do you think?"

Jia Sidao didn't get up, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the time is not yet ripe."

"Really," I said with a slightly changed face, "Master, the reason,"

"Your Majesty, the military system of our dynasty was passed down from the Taizu Emperor and was determined by the late Emperor. This is the law of the ancestors and cannot be changed lightly. This is the first. The second is that the abolition of the Xiang army has just begun this year. This military reform It involves a lot of things, and it will not be basically completed until the end of the year, and the restructuring of the navy is about to begin. With so many affairs concentrated, I worry that I will lose sight of the other. Third, Mongolia and our dynasty have been confronting each other for a long time. The government's military reform at this time will inevitably cause negligence and give it an opportunity to take advantage of it. Therefore, the veterans believe that the military reform is not impossible, but the timing is not suitable at this time. Now it is time to focus on stability. In order to avoid large-scale In the face of turmoil, I suggest that the army should be restructured after the navy is restructured. At the same time, His Majesty can write a letter to inform the envoys of the major war zones and ask for their opinions."

Jia Sidao did not openly oppose the military reform. After discussing in detail with Liao Yingzhong and others last night, Jia Sidao finally chose to stop the military reform on the grounds that the timing was wrong.

I know that from Jia Sidao's original intention, he is unwilling to reform the military, but he can't blatantly oppose it, so he adopts the method of procrastination. In the previous dealings with Jia Sidao, I have seen more and more His paper tiger essence, and the Forbidden Army is the last layer of cover for this paper tiger.

I smiled but didn't speak, and looked directly at Jia Sidao indifferently.

Jia Sidao's eyes seemed to meet mine without any sign of weakness. He couldn't retreat anymore, because there was no way to retreat.

Since I ascended the throne, this fight has been the most tit-for-tat,