The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

Chapter 206 Lead the soldiers, lead the soldiers!
The court meeting didn't end until noon, and even though the Daojun Emperor was furious, the officials below didn't come up with any good countermeasures.

Except for Tong Guan who has always insisted on mobilizing the western army to conquer and suppress, most of the others' words are not feasible, and most of them are perfunctory words.

The Emperor Daojun couldn't hear it, but in the current situation, he has no good solution, but he really can't get past it on the surface. The two conquests have shamed the embarrassment of the Imperial Guards in Gyeonggi. It's hard to ride a tiger.

But thinking of the six people transferred from the Western Army, I had some thoughts in my heart. Although the thoughts were only sporadic, I still had to try.

Originally, these six people were transferred just in case, but at first they thought they were generals, but no matter how confused they are now, how could they fail to see that the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army is not generals, but all soldiers are incapable!
Of the six members of the Western Army, he only summoned Liu Kai. He regards Liu Zhongwu as his confidant, and he treats Liu Kai himself the same way.

When Liu Kai came to the army these days, he already knew something about the situation of the Mabu Army. He knew that the Imperial Army in Gyeonggi was corrupt, greedy for life and afraid of death, and embarrassing to use.

But Emperor Daojun thought, but with you generals of the Western Army leading him, he will always be better than before, right?
Hastily announced the disbandment of the dynasty, and then the emperor turned around and said: "King Qi stays!"

Zhao Tuan came out from the imperial court and followed the emperor to the back, originally thinking to go back to the Yanfu Palace to talk, but unexpectedly went straight into the Chuigong Palace.

The Chuigong Hall was empty, and after the Emperor Daojun sat down, he ordered Zhang Di to close the door of the hall, and then looked at Zhao Tun.

Zhao Tun was shocked, and just about to ask, the Emperor Daojun said, "Second brother, would you like to share my worries?"

As soon as Zhao Tong heard the tone of the Emperor Daojun, his heart couldn't help but move, and he saluted and said: "My child should share his worries for his father and do his best for the court."

Emperor Daojun nodded, continued to look at Zhao Tun, and remained silent for a long time, his eyes full of scrutiny and pondering.

Zhao Tang secretly thought, this is not because you want him to lead troops to suppress Wang Qing, right?This is not a good job, it is better to fight Xixia than to fight Wang Qing.

There are records that the princes of this dynasty led troops to expeditions. During the alliance at sea, when Song and Jin intervened between Liao and Song Dynasties, the third prince, Zhao Kai, became the generalissimo of the Northern Expedition.

It's just that the former army boy was defeated twice in Yanjing and Baigou. Zhao Kai, who was about to leave the capital with a large army, hurried back and returned to the Taoist emperor, saying nothing.

Emperor Daojun originally asked him to accumulate military merits, and then it was more straightforward to replace the prince.

Wen Neng No. [-] Scholar, Wu Shou Yanyun, Zhao Kai, who should be the crown prince?

However, Tong Guan was defeated, how dare Zhao Kai go, even the Emperor Daojun didn't trust him to go.

Zhao Gou also led troops. When the Jin army went south for the second time, he was ordered to send an envoy to the Jinying to seek peace. He turned back halfway and stationed in Xiangzhou.

At this time, the Emperor Daojun said: "Second brother, I remember that you once boasted to take back Yanyun?"

Zhao Tun was stunned, and said: "My child...don't dare to forget."

Emperor Daojun thought for a moment: "Second brother, you can attack the Huaixi thieves first!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Tun's expression immediately became panicked, and he said, "Father, this... I'm afraid the child is too weak."

Emperor Daojun frowned: "Is it more difficult for mere grassroots bandits than to recover Yanyun?"

Have you been lying to me before?He said boldly that he would take back Yanyun for me, and after he finished speaking, he opened his mouth to ask for an official. Now, a grassroots rebel is pushing back and forth, and he is still powerless. Even fighting a grassroots is powerless. What do you use to regain Yanyun?
Zhao Tong thought to himself, is it possible that you, the old man, don't know about it?The Privy Councilors of the West Mansion led their troops out in person, they still lost their helmets and armor, lost their cities and lands, the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are probably only a few thousand left.

And you have to let me play it, otherwise, how can you rest assured about leading soldiers?

Zhao Tong bowed his head and said: "Father, my son thought that the western army must be used to recover Yanyun, but to hunt down thieves is to..." The implication is that the Jingji Forbidden Army is useless.

The Emperor Daojun was half angry when he heard the words. It turns out that the second brother was thinking about this matter, which makes sense, but I never thought that the Gyeonggi Imperial Army is so useless, but now I have to fight again Fight, after all, there are generals from the Western Army.

He said: "Liu Qi and the others are all excellent men of the Western Army. With them leading the army, they will always be stronger than before."

Zhao Tang didn't say a word, and said to himself, do you really think that a lion leading a group of sheep can beat a group of lions led by a sheep?
Even if the lions don't fight back, you sheep have to be able to chew.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Emperor Daojun said again: "Besides, Deng Xunwu and Wang Xiang don't know soldiers better than you. If the generals in the army don't know soldiers, it will be difficult to win."

Zhao Tang said: "I don't know about soldiers, my son, I just read some of Sun Tzu's Art of War, Duke Tan's strategy, Six Secrets and Three Strategies, and all the classics of martial arts. It's all about armies on paper, so I'm afraid I might miss the important task of hunting for thieves..."

The Emperor Daojun was silent for a few breaths, and said: "Hebei Tianhu is also going to continue to conquer. I have already asked my third brother to prepare and let him lead troops to Hebei to suppress Tianhu."

Zhao Tun was stunned when he heard the words, and looked up at Emperor Daojun, are you serious, old man?
Emperor Daojun sighed slightly: "But it is a big taboo to use troops on two fronts at the same time. The matter in Huaixi is more urgent, so we have to suppress Wang Qing first, and then fight Tian Hu."

The corners of Zhao Tun's mouth twitched, your old man is asking me to take the lead, if I win, then send Zhao Kai to fight Tian Hu, if I lose...I'm afraid that Zhao Kai's fight against Tian Hu will be useless, right?
How could the Emperor Daojun fail to see what he was thinking at this moment, and said: "The third brother is not as good as you in military affairs. You have been in charge of the army for two years, you know the art of war, and you have raised horses in Longyou. The third brother is incomparable." .”

Zhao Tong said: "Third brother may not be ignorant of soldiers. When I was in the palace, I saw him reading Sima Law and Wuzi's Art of War at night..."

Emperor Daojun's eyes lit up when he heard the words: "Oh, it turns out that the third brother also read military books? This is something I didn't expect earlier... Now that no one in the court can use it, I still have to have my own children!"

Zhao Tang knew that no one could use it, which meant that civil officials were unwilling to stretch their heads to take orders to go to war. Military generals did not have this right, they had to go if they asked, but they could not lead troops alone.

If a military commander wants to lead troops independently, he must be assigned a civilian position, and this civilian position must be higher than the military position, leading the military with civility.

The six people from the Western Army are all military officers, and they certainly cannot lead the army alone. Their qualifications are not enough, and it is not appropriate to give them civilian positions to lead the military, and even hundreds of officials will not agree.

At this moment, Emperor Daojun looked at Zhao Tun and did not speak, his face darkened, and said: "Second brother, Zongzheng Temple wrote me a reprimand again the day before yesterday..."

"Father, my son is willing to lead the army to hunt down thieves, to share father's worries, and to serve the court!" Zhao Tang hurriedly said with a serious face.

Emperor Daojun looked at him for a moment, then smiled and said, "Okay!"

At this moment, Zhao Tang took a step forward and said politely: "Father, but the child wants to be a military supervisor alone."

"Supervisor the army?" The Emperor Daojun was stunned when he heard the words, thinking that you are the coach yourself, what more do you need to supervise the army?

Supervising the army is generally a temporary position for civilians when they are civilians leading the military. Leading the army with this position is considered relatively low among all wartime positions.

"Second brother, what do you want to supervise the army for?"

Zhao Tong said: "Father, it's my first time leading an army, and it's such an important matter as hunting for thieves. I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of it, so I want a deputy."

Emperor Daojun thought about it, and felt that it made sense. If the third brother wanted to beg Tian Hu, he should have a deputy for him, and said, "Who does the second brother want?"

Zhao Tun thought for a while and said, "Dengzhou Tongju, Zongze!"

(End of this chapter)