Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 182 A good man should not be a soldier

Liu He is Uncle Li An's second son. He is one year older than him and is sixteen years old this year.

Mother Liu has four brothers and sisters. There is an elder brother, Liu is the second eldest, and there are also a younger brother and younger sister.

The four siblings are already married, but Li An's grandfather and grandmother both died of illness a few years ago.

Because the two families are dozens of miles apart, there is not much contact between them.

A few years ago, Li An was still waiting in Yangzhou, so he would go with his parents to pay New Year greetings during the Chinese New Year. His eldest uncle and second uncle were very kind to him.

On the contrary, my relationship with my cousins ​​is average because I don't move around much.

Li An passed the exam, so as his uncle, he naturally wanted to come to dinner.

Before Li An went to Bianjing, he once told his parents that he could provide money to support relatives on both sides of the Li family and Liu family to study.

With the support of the Liu family, Liu He also studied for several years, but he was still older when he was studying. In addition, Liu He didn't like reading very much, but he knew some characters. He sometimes even got the names wrong in the classics and history.

"I hope it won't rain too much." Li An murmured.

Liu He had studied, but his uncle was a little reluctant to let him stay in the village to farm, so he wanted to let him follow Li Ping to gain knowledge and learn business.

What left Li An speechless was that Liu He was seasick.

The uncle was reluctant to let his son go to such a far place, but when Liu He heard that he could go to Bianjing, he insisted on going. The uncle couldn't resist him and had no choice but to agree to come.

After Cai'er left, Li An didn't read a book. He opened the window and looked at the gloomy sky outside.

Li An smiled and said, "You'll know when you get to Bianjing. Zhuzhu is stupid, so don't bother pestering him with questions."

Li An was startled, but quickly realized that Liu He thought this master was Liu Xuewen. He rolled his eyes at him and said angrily: "Can you use your brain? My teacher is an official of the imperial court. Can you show me the shop?" Really? The master I’m talking about is Shizhu’s father.”

Li An thought that he could not always let his master Shi Lin be his shopkeeper, so he asked Liu He to go to Bianjing with him.

During lunch, Li An looked at Liu He's face. He looked much better and could eat, which felt relieved.

Judging from the current weather conditions, it will definitely rain. If it rains too hard and the visibility is low, we will have to stop at the shore, which will inevitably delay the trip.

It was really difficult for Zhuzi to describe what interesting things there were in Daxianggong Temple.

"Master?" Liu He said with a grimace, "Cousin, I don't want to study."

"Cousin, I asked Zhu Zhu what fun things there are in Bianjing, and he said that Daxiangguo Temple is fun, and he couldn't say anything else. Isn't Daxiangguo Temple a temple? Tell me what fun things there are. Liu He took a mouthful of rice and said while chewing.

"Didn't my uncle tell you to learn how to do business? I have a shop in Bianjing. When the time comes, you can stay in the shop to help and learn from my master." Li An said.

Although Ang Lee is not in a hurry, he will inevitably feel bored due to the limited scope of activities on the ship.

"Then why did you call Shi Zhu's father master?" Liu He asked strangely.

The boat in the south is the horse in the north. As a native of Jiangnan, he will also get seasick. This is something Li An did not expect.

Regarding the matter of learning martial arts from Shizhu's father, although Li An did not deliberately hide it, he also told the Liu family not to tell anyone about it.

Otherwise, if something bad happens, he won't be able to bear it.

Liu He didn't ask any more questions after hearing this, but said, "How will my cousin arrange for me after I go to Bianjing?"

If Liu He still couldn't adapt, he was ready to turn around and send him back.

After all, literati looked down on warriors. Before the Song Dynasty, literati still learned the six arts of a gentleman, which is to mount a horse to kill people and dismount to govern the place.

The Song Dynasty valued literature over martial arts, and the status of literati was unprecedentedly improved. They looked down on martial arts, and abandoned archery and martial arts among the six arts of the gentleman.

So much so that scholars have become helpless people.

If it were spread, it would inevitably be looked down upon by others.

Although Li An doesn't care, when you integrate into a circle, you must abide by the rules of the circle.

However, Liu He would definitely know when he went to Bianjing with him, so Li An did not hide it and told him about learning martial arts from Shi Lin as his master. After hearing this, Liu He said excitedly: "Cousin, can you let Shi Zhu's father also teach me martial arts?"

Li An was surprised when he heard this: "Why are you learning martial arts? Besides, you are so old, you can't learn anything famous."

"Cousin, actually I don't want to do business. I want to be a soldier and be a general like Zhao Yun and Luo Cheng." Liu He said with longing in his eyes.

Li An: "..."

Another young man who was poisoned by the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

After he created the "Three Kingdoms Benefit Performance", it quickly became popular in Bianjing. Many storytellers came to listen to it and told it two or three times. Every teahouse in Bianjing began to talk about the Three Kingdoms.

Later, Ang Lee also produced "The Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties".

Unexpectedly, Liu He's favorites turned out to be Zhao Yun and Luo Cheng.

"What are you thinking about? Haven't you heard that good men should not serve as soldiers?" Li An frowned.

Li An really didn't want Liu He to serve as a soldier, not because he looked down on soldiers.

The Song Dynasty’s army was really terrible.

Many people know that the Song Dynasty's army is weak in combat effectiveness, and they only think it is because they emphasize culture over military force.

In fact, this is not the case at all. The Song Dynasty's emphasis on civil affairs and depreciation of military affairs refers to officials and generals. In fact, they treated ordinary soldiers more favorably than other dynasties.

Take the Tang Dynasty as an example. The system of imperial soldiers was implemented. Soldiers provided their own armor and equipment. If they could become imperial soldiers, their family conditions were actually not bad.

At that time, soldiers didn't even receive pay, and even training required soldiers to provide their own rations.

Some people may wonder why some people still serve as soldiers.

Because being a soldier is tax-free and there are rewards from heaven and earth. If you win the war, part of what you capture on the battlefield will be given to the soldiers.

However, the Song Dynasty implemented a recruitment system, and soldiers were paid monthly.

Logically speaking, after rigorous training, the combat effectiveness of soldiers will not be too bad.

The bad thing is that Emperor Taizu made a bad start.

At that time, the world was in chaos and there were many refugees. Emperor Taizu was worried that the refugees would be organized to rebel, so he incorporated the young and strong among the refugees into the army.

Many of these people are rogues, good and bad alike.

Over time, lower-level officers were promoted from these people.

Later emperors followed suit and incorporated young men and women into the army whenever there was a famine or refugees.

This leads to the fact that there are people from all walks of life in the military.

In order to prepare for the military generals, the court trained and commanded the troops by different people.

Those who train troops only train troops. When fighting, the generals who lead the troops will order troops to go out.

On the contrary, there will be no changes in the generals at the grassroots level. These people come from all three religions and nine schools. If these people lead to chaos, it will be strange that the army's combat effectiveness will be strong.

Li An was worried that if he asked Liu He to join the army, he would be led into a ruffian soon.

"Cousin, I want to join the army. I am very strong and I should be gifted as mentioned in the book. You can ask Shi Zhu's father to teach me." Liu He looked at Li An imploringly.

Li An was a little speechless. There were a few farm men who were weak and talented.

If you think about it this way, there are too many people with extraordinary talents.

However, he was worried that if he refused forcefully, Liu He would sneak away to join the army, which would be more troublesome. After some hesitation, he agreed to wait until he went to Bianjing to help him talk to Shi Zhu.

(End of this chapter)