Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 858 Shangyuan Festival and Military Honor System

"My lord, these three monsters first appeared in Linzhou. There are 31 people who have come into contact with him, but now 31 of these 19 people are dead and 12 are missing. In addition, the gunpowder The bags were indeed produced in the weapon production base of the Armament Department, but they were not lost from the Armament Department. Fortunately, the whereabouts of each weapon in the Armament Department has been registered in detail. I checked the production number on the gunpowder bag. They were all distributed to the Black Wolf Army three months ago, and the people who were sent to the headquarters of the Black Wolf Army in Fuzhou have returned. It has been issued to three scouts. But these three scouts have all died in battle." Feng Zhiyuan, the head of the intelligence department of the Ministry of Security, said to Hu Sanguang, who was sitting on the main seat, with an ugly face.

Hu Sanguang sighed, and said: "The Song Dynasty's Song Wei Mansion could not be so strict, and the Liao State's Eagle Eye Guard did not have such means. Most likely it was the work of Shengtang Yufeng. It's just that all the clues are broken now... "

Feng Zhiyuan said: "My lord, the person sent to Fuzhou to investigate by the Black Wolf Army is Kou Minglu, the head of the intelligence analysis department. According to him, the attitude of the officers at all levels of the Black Wolf Army is extremely bad, and even had a conflict with our people. However, if Li Guangshun's regiment commander hadn't arrived in time, Kou Minglu would have been besieged and broken his leg. Therefore, I suggest to ask His Majesty to arrest and torture the three platoon and company commanders of the reconnaissance cavalry station as suspects."

If Hu Sanguang glanced at Feng Zhiyuan meaningfully, he said, "No, since this matter happened on Li Guangshun's territory, we don't need to say more, he will investigate this matter clearly. Also, His Majesty was in Song Dynasty back then. When the Huaxia Weifu was established, I was the head of the intelligence analysis department at the beginning. Like Kou Minglu, His Majesty told me at that time that the position of the head of the intelligence analysis department is the most taboo to make any analysis and judgment. Two points: one is emotional impact; the other is selfishness."

Hearing this, Feng Zhiyuan's face changed slightly, he knelt down, his forehead was instantly covered with sweat, and said: "My lord, forgive me, it's because of the incompetent management of the low-ranking training."

Hu Sanguang said: "Kou Minglu's ability needs to be improved. After the nine legions are re-established and full, His Majesty intends to use troops in the direction of the Western Regions. The intelligence network of our Ministry of Security needs to be laid in advance, so let Kou Minglu take charge of it!"

Feng Zhiyuan heaved a sigh of relief. Kou Minglu was the one recommended by him for promotion. Even if he went to the Western Regions, although it was a bit harder, it was easier to make meritorious service: "Then dare to ask my lord, who will take Kou Minglu's position?"

Hu Sanguang said: "Tang Xingwu knew something he shouldn't know during the Battle of Shibeng Valley, and His Majesty should value it. I have asked His Majesty to transfer him to the Security Department, but although Tang Xingwu's details have been investigated very clearly, But I always feel that Tang Xingwu's appearance is too abrupt. Whether it is meeting Kou Zhun or discovering the assassin who assassinated Concubine Yu Gui, it is too coincidental, so I am still a little worried. I always feel that it may have something to do with the Holy Church. The case is basically definitely related to the Holy Church, and this time he was transferred to serve as the head of the intelligence analysis department, and by the way, he was also specifically responsible for investigating the assassination case in the Imperial City Square, which can be regarded as his final test."

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At night, light snow is as fine as cotton, falling from the sky, and the city of Xiajing is a world of lights and fireworks tonight.

Although Xia Jingcheng is still far behind Kaifeng, where "hundreds and thousands of houses are like a chess game, and twelve streets are like vegetable gardens", it has far surpassed the prosperity of other big cities in the northwest, including Jingzhaofu, a big city in the northwest.

It was Shangyuan, and the lights on the city wall were like a brilliant Milky Way, extremely gorgeous. Thousands of times, fireworks rose from the top of the city to the sky from time to time, and countless lights bloomed in the night sky. Red, since Ye Chen came to this era, this is the first time he saw such a scene.

Under the city wall, there are crowds of people. In order to watch the lanterns, a large family often travels at the same time. Children carry small lanterns of various colors and walk in front happily. Everyone is trudging through the crowds. Yong Yong, if a foreigner comes to Xia Jing for the first time, it is easy to get lost in the crowd.

The Shangyuan Festival is a big day of the year, and it can even be said to be a carnival night for the Chinese nation.On the first day of New Year's Day, people are at home with family members, Lichun is a festival closely related to farming, and Shangyuan Festival is a festival with the people living inside and outside the city as the main festival.According to the notice of the Ministry of Rites of Xiangfu, the national prefectures and urban areas have to put lights on for five days, and ordinary counties have to put lights on for three days.

The lantern mountains and lantern sheds made up of colorful lanterns stand tall in Xiajing's market, reflecting each other with gold and jade, making them beautiful and splendid. Compete.

The snow has stopped, but the wind has not stopped the snow powder accumulated on the roof and branches. The sparse and soft snow blows with the wind, which will not disturb people's interest. With a soft yellow light, it is like a dream.

Tang Xingwu looked around, but a sense of indifference came to his heart.The noisy street market, the jubilant crowd, and the innocent smiles of the children all speak of the peace and happiness of this place.This is so rare and precious to the Northwest where wars have been incessant since the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, and the people are in dire straits.

The first time... the first time he came to Xiangfu Country, Tang Xingwu thought about the significance of what he did.

Just as he was feeling secretly, he suddenly saw a group of carriages and horses approaching. There were tall horses in the front and back, and there were many servant girls on the left and right, guarding a gorgeously decorated carriage.The carriage had no sideboards on all sides, and was covered with light red silk. One look at the decorations, one could tell that it was a lady or a wealthy daughter, which was Tang Xingwu's goal tonight.

There is a person sitting faintly in the curtain, and a shadow is printed in the lamplight, it is indeed a woman.Suddenly someone shouted loudly: "This is the chariot battle of Zuo Xiangfu! That seems to be Miss Ma's family?"

Many people's eyes were immediately attracted from the dragon lantern, and they all watched with their necks stretched out, and some booed.

The streets were bustling with people, and the carriages slowed down as soon as they entered the City of Lights, and were often stuck in the middle.Because Ye Chen has always shown great importance to the people, and Li Junhao's Overwatch Council is stern and selfless, no one in Xiangfu Kingdom dares to drive away the people celebrating, not even the car battle of the prime minister's mansion tonight.

But Tang Xingwu already knew that Miss Ma's family was not in the car tonight, only a maid of Miss Ma's family was in the car.

Tang Xingwu's eyes were like lightning, and he scanned the nearby crowd, and soon found a woman in a man's green robe and a veiled hat in the crowd. A light veil was hanging from the hat, covering her front face, but she could still faintly see her when she was close. I saw the scene inside the veil; unexpectedly there was a veil covering most of my face inside the veil.Although the lights are gorgeous, the light is not as good as that of the daytime. It is very hazy, and only a pair of smiling eyes can be vaguely seen, which shows how happy the owner of the eyes is to sneak out and be able to visit the lantern market freely.

Tang Xingwu thought that the prey tonight looked very interesting, so he created an opportunity to meet by chance, and then acted out a scene of love at first sight, and captured the other's heart, becoming Ma Wentao's son-in-law and a member of the Ma family.Tang Xingwu suddenly felt that he was really despicable.

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On the [-]th day of the first month of the second year of Tianding, the third military reform after the founding of the Xiangfu Kingdom was officially launched.

This military reform mainly included the official implementation of the military honor system and the normal establishment of military academies.

The military honor system of the army already existed in the Han Dynasty, which is somewhat similar to the military rank system of later generations, but there are obvious differences.Ye Chen originally wanted to directly adopt the military rank system of later generations, but after a comprehensive investigation and research conducted by the military department in light of the actual characteristics of the troops of this era and the cultural particularity of the era, it was found that the military rank system was not suitable. Finally, after Ye Chen and the military department studied and analyzed together, It was decided to combine the military rank system of later generations with the military honor system of this era, and implement the unique military honor system of Xiangfu Kingdom.

In addition to their own grades and positions, military attaches are determined by military honors, uniforms, salaries, seniority, etc. There are eleven ranks from the general to the last captain.Combined with the current Xiangfu military positions and main positions, the specific details are as follows:

Generals are divided into four levels: major general, upper general, middle general, and minor general.Among them, the general, the general, the general, and the general.

The Metropolitan School is divided into six levels: Dadu School, Dadu Vice School, Zhongdu School, Zhongdu Vice School, Shaodu School, and Shaodu Vice School.Among them, all the military attachés from the fourth rank to the fifth rank are generally metropolitan schools, such as the brigade commanders and deputy brigade commanders and brigade chiefs of staff of major legions.Military attachés from the fifth rank to the sixth rank are generally vice-principals of Dadu, such as the battalion commanders of major legions.Military attachés from the sixth rank to the seventh rank are generally vice-principals of Zhongdu, such as deputy battalion commanders and battalion chiefs of staff of major legions.The military attachés from the seventh rank to the eighth rank are generally minors, such as the company commanders of major legions and staff officers of the same rank at all levels.Military attachés from the eighth rank to the ninth rank are generally the deputy commanders of Shaodu, mainly referring to the deputy company commanders of the major armies and the staff officers and subordinate officers of the same rank in the military hub, army, and brigade.

(End of this chapter)