Doctor of the Great Song Dynasty: In the beginning, Li Qingzhao and Li Qingzhao made a private decis

Chapter 294 Unnecessary crime

"Great victory in Qingtang!"

When Fan Zheng and the three heard this, their blood boiled with excitement!

The Song Dynasty has been repeatedly defeated in foreign wars. Not to mention the Liao Kingdom and Xixia, even the surrounding small countries want to step on the Song Dynasty. Qingtang is the biggest white-eyed wolf.

Now the Song Dynasty not only occupied Qingtang City, but also wiped out the entire Qingtang army. The Song Dynasty finally destroyed a country and revived its national prestige.

"The mighty Song Dynasty!"

In Kaifeng City, everyone cheered.

Since the establishment of the Song Dynasty, they have been on the defensive. Qingtang has been the first country to be destroyed since the Song Dynasty ruled the world. How can we not let the people of Kaifeng feel proud.

"Zong Pu cracked the qi epidemic!"

Fan Zheng and Su Dun looked at each other, understanding what they said.

Sure enough, when Fan Zheng returned to the court, a more detailed military report came over.

"Reporting to the officials, Aligu deliberately lured the Song army to go to the hinterland of Tubo, in an attempt to use the epidemic to drag down the Song army! General Chong Pu will use his tricks, and finally lure Aligu to a decisive battle!"

"The soldiers of our army who took Rhodiola rosea used to take turns to adapt to the epidemic in the highlands many times. Taking advantage of it, they defeated the Qingtang coalition army in World War I. Aligu's entire army was wiped out, and our army captured countless cattle and sheep."

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In the vertical arch hall, Zeng Bu reported excitedly.

Although there are only a few words in the military newspaper, everyone knows how much preparations Da Song has made for this battle.

"it is good!"

Zhao Xu stood up in response to the case, filled with great pride in his heart.

What the previous emperors had failed to accomplish was finally accomplished in his hands.

Once Da Song occupied Qingtang, he would get an excellent horse breeding land, combined with the evil prescription of artificial breeding by doctors, it would be enough to make Da Song no longer in danger of lacking horses.

More importantly, defeating Qingtang was the first step of Fan Zhengda's roundabout strategy. With Qingtang as a base, Da Song's situation became more active.

The next step is to directly threaten the Hexi Corridor, so that the narrow and long Xixia will be under the attack of the Song army, and it will definitely lose sight of the other.

"Congratulations to the officials. From then on, the offensive and defensive positions of the Song Dynasty and Xixia are different." Zhang Dun said excitedly. The Song Dynasty's achievement of such a record is naturally the result of the strategy of reform and opening up borders, which greatly increased the new party's right to speak.

For a while, the new party was proud.

The old party couldn't help but frown. It is certainly a good thing that the Great Song Dynasty won a big victory. Doesn't that prove that the conservative policy that the old party has been pursuing is wrong.

At that moment, Lu Dafang gave a slight signal, only to see Yushi Yang Wei bite the bullet and play: "Report to the officials, the officials impeached Zhong Pu, Yao Xiong slaughtered the city for no reason, expropriated the various ministries in Qingtang, and the people in Qingtang kept complaining."

As soon as Yang Wei's words came out, the whole court was silent.

You must know that Chong Pu and Yao Xiong have just destroyed Qingtang, and the good news has just come, and there is a memorial to impeach the two in the court.

As soon as Yang Wei's memorial came out, even the New Party, which claimed the Qingtang victory as its own, fell silent.

Fan Zheng frowned, and stepped forward to argue with the two: "The Western Expedition army killed the soldiers defending the city for the sake of stability in the rear. It is difficult to supply logistical supplies, and the only way to ensure food and grass for the army is to collect food and grass on the spot, otherwise there will be no such victory."

Lu Dafang refuted: "Fan Taicheng was too biased towards the second general. The Western Expedition army had already broken through the city, and the soldiers defending the city had put down their weapons to resist. Killing prisoners has been unlucky since ancient times, and our Song Dynasty is a country of etiquette. Zhong Pu’s move brought shame to the Song Dynasty.”

"That's right. As for the ministries of Qingtang, appeasement should be the main priority. How to make the generals return to their hearts through excessive expropriation and extortion, the ministries of Qingtang will definitely turn against them in the future."

At the moment, officials from the old party also came forward one after another, requesting a strict investigation into the matter, and even many officials from the new party joined in.

"Emphasis on culture and despise martial arts!"

Fan Zheng was shocked when he saw this scene.

The princes of the Manchu Dynasty are all human beings, so how could they not understand that Zhong Pu's decision at the time was correct, and all they are doing now is to suppress the generals, which is the tradition of the Song Dynasty.

Su Song came forward to reconcile and said: "I would like to report to the officials that the Western Expeditionary Army has just won a great victory. If you suppress the heroes at this moment, I am afraid that the hearts of the soldiers will be chilled. Moreover, General Zhong Pu's move is justifiable. Please think again."

Zhao Xu took the opportunity to get off the donkey and said, "What Su Xianggong said is true, we will discuss this matter later."

Although Zhao Xu put this matter aside for the time being, he will discuss it later. It can be seen that the thought of guarding against generals has been deeply engraved in the bones of the royal family.

Seeing this, Fan Zheng frowned. He didn't expect that the whole court would be so wary of the general. Now that he had just laid down a small green pond, he had already started to suppress the general.

If the great detour strategy is implemented in the future, the Song Dynasty will still destroy Xixia, the Liao Kingdom, and the rising Jin Kingdom, against the Mongolia that dominates the world. He was heavily guarded and suppressed, which made Fan Zheng a little disheartened.

After going to court, Fan Zheng returned to the Fan Mansion with an extremely embarrassed expression on his face.

Seeing this, Li Qingzhao asked: "Now that Qingtang has won a great victory and everyone in Kaifeng City is celebrating, why is your lord so worried.

"Great Victory at Qingtang?"

Fan Zheng sneered, and told about the court's suppression of generals.

Li Qingzhao frowned, not surprised by this, he said: "The imperial court has a long history of emphasizing civility over military affairs, and my lord knows about General Di's past."

"Di Qing, the military god of the Great Song Dynasty!"

Fan Zheng nodded slightly. Di Qing was the military god of the Song Dynasty. During the Renzong Dynasty, Di Qing conquered the South and the North and made great military exploits. However, the more powerful his achievements, the more he was feared by civil officials.

Back then, Di Qing won the hearts of the army, and the more he did so, the more he was feared by the court. As long as Di Qing's subordinates made mistakes, they would be caught by the civil officials and sentenced severely. In the end, Di Qing was dismissed from the position of privy envoy and left to know the place. Not long after, Di Qing died of depression. .

"My husband wants to keep General Chong Pu and others, and he must learn a lesson, otherwise it will only lead to greater suppression by the civil officials. It is not because the generals are guilty, but because they have the ability to rebel." Li Qingzhao suggested.

"Unnecessary crime!"

Fan Zheng paused word by word.

The experiences of Di Qing in Renzong's dynasty, Zhong Pu and others in that dynasty, and what happened to Yue Fei in the future cannot be said to be exactly the same, but they can be said to be completely consistent.

When Li Qingzhao heard this, his eyes lit up and he said, "It's an unwarranted crime, and it's in the words of my husband."

This unfounded crime can be said to sum up the royal family's move of emphasizing civil servants over military commanders.

"My husband knows how to do it!"

Fan Zheng's heart moved and he thought of a way to break the situation.

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On the second day, there were more and more memorials in the court regarding the impeachment of Zhong Pu and others. On this point, both the new party and the old party reached an agreement. Only Su Song insisted on speaking justice for Zhong Pu and others.

"I'm not waiting for the sake of jealousy, but to distinguish between rewards and punishments. Let me remind those arrogant soldiers now, so as not to cause catastrophe in the future." Lu Dafang resolutely said.

The officials naturally understood what the catastrophe Lu Dafang was talking about was!At present, all officials take it for granted, and have no psychological burden on the behavior of suppressing generals.

This time, even Zhao Xu also favored civilian officials. After all, the Song Dynasty had been pursuing a national policy of emphasizing civility over military affairs for hundreds of years since its founding.

Even Su Song couldn't help but sigh. This was the case in all dynasties of the Song Dynasty, and he could not stop the general trend with his own strength.

"Emphasis on culture and despise martial arts, and suppressing generals is nothing more than self-destructing the Great Wall!"

Suddenly a voice resounded through the court, completely shaking all the officials in the court.

When everyone looked back, they saw that it was Fan Zheng who made an astonishing speech.

"Self-destruction of the Great Wall? Fan Taicheng dared to question Song Dynasty's policy of building a country, and the officials impeached Fan Zheng for the crime of arrogance." Yang Wei attacked Fan Zheng again and again when he heard Fan Zheng's voice.

Emphasizing literature over military affairs, and suppressing military generals is a national policy formulated by the Song Dynasty after learning the lessons of the separatist regimes of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. In addition, the Taizu Zhao Kuangyin was also a military general who rebelled back then, so naturally he was particularly wary of generals.

Therefore, suppressing military generals is the political correctness of the Song Dynasty. The old and new parties saw that Fan Zheng was speaking out for generals, and immediately attacked together.

They believed that the emperor was a defense against the generals from the bottom of his heart, and it might be possible to use this to make Fan Zheng lose the trust of the officials.

Fan Zheng said without fear: "Since ancient times, the Qin and Han Dynasties were to the Xiongnu, the Sui and Tang Dynasties were to the Turks, and the grassland tribes may be able to flourish for a while, but they will eventually be defeated by the Central Plains dynasty. However, the Song Dynasty was defeated repeatedly in Liao and Xia. , isn’t there an element of emphasizing civility over martial arts?”

There was a sudden silence in the court. They naturally knew that the military force of the Song Dynasty was weak and there was a big reason for emphasizing culture over military affairs. However, emphasizing culture over military affairs was the national policy of the Song Dynasty, and secondly, it was to protect the interests of civil servants. Naturally, they would not admit.

"That's nonsense! Emphasizing literature over military force, strengthening the trunk and weak branches, is a good strategy that Taizu Taizong came up with to solve the problems accumulated in the past dynasties. How can you allow your slander?" Lu Dafang shouted angrily.

"And now that the Great Song has just defeated Qingtang, and there are two powerful enemies from Liao and Xia stalking them. Before the birds are exhausted, the good bow is hidden first. If this is not self-destruction of the Great Wall, what is it?" Fan Zhengfan asked.

Zhang Dun said coldly: "It is important to resist foreign enemies, but it is also a top priority to prevent disasters in feudal towns. Those who have made merit must be rewarded, and those who have made mistakes must be punished. This is recognized by the Manchu Dynasty."

Although Zhang Dun was a reformist, he actually belonged to civil servants, and emphasizing civil servants over military affairs was related to the interests of civil servants, so Zhang Dun naturally stood on the civil servants' side.

Fan Zheng sneered, "So what happened today has nothing to do with justice, it's just a repeat of General Di's past!"

"Di Qing!"

All the officials of the Manchu Dynasty couldn't help but Hao Ran, they knew well what happened to Wu Quxing in the Song Dynasty, and Di Qing finally died of depression, which was inseparable from the exclusion and suppression of civil officials back then.

Fan Zheng said respectfully to Zhao Xu: "I would like to report to the officials, if the government does not change the status quo of emphasizing civility and despising military affairs, not to mention being simple, even if General Di is still alive, I am afraid it will be difficult to fight against Liaoxia. The so-called roundabout strategy is nothing more than It's just empty talk!"

Zhao Xu's heart was shocked, the desire to unify the world in his heart was entangled with the most core national policy of the Song Dynasty.

"The ministers and others ask the officials to punish Fan Zheng for his crime of deceiving the public with his gossip. It is the national policy of the Song Dynasty to control military affairs with literature, and it must not be changed. Otherwise, the disaster of the feudal town will repeat itself, and it will be the end of the Song Dynasty." Zeng Bu solemnly road.

This time, almost all the officials collectively impeached Fan Zheng. Without him, the impact of the disaster of the feudal towns in the late Tang Dynasty was too great, so great that it made all the literati terrified.

Moreover, although Great Song is weak, its offense is insufficient, but its defense is more than sufficient. Coupled with its vast land and rich resources, it is natural not to believe that Liaoxia can destroy Great Song.

"Hey!"

Su Song couldn't help sighing, on this point, he couldn't agree with Fan Zheng either.

Seeing the collective opposition of all the officials, Zhao Xu's balance slowly shifted to using words to control martial arts, and he couldn't help but look at Fan Zheng apologetically.

Seeing this, Fan Zheng sneered and said, "Fan's intention is not to abolish the use of literature to control military forces, but since there are huge problems with the use of literature to control military forces, it is like a disease in the human body. It only needs to be cured, but Didn't you think that the princes of the Manchu Dynasty would hide their illnesses and avoid doctors?"

"Should I wait to avoid diseases and avoid doctors?"

All the officials were in an uproar, and they all looked at Fan Zheng with frowns.

They naturally knew that using culture to control military force made the Song Dynasty's military force weak. However, compared with the harm of the disaster of the feudal town, it was worth sacrificing this little force.

"Does Fan Taicheng have an evil prescription?" Zhao Xu was so excited that he blurted out the word "evil prescription".

All the officials in the court were full of black lines, but they didn't care about these, but stared at Fan Zheng, wanting to know how Fan Zheng could solve the disadvantages of using words to control weapons.

Fan Zheng looked around the entire court and said solemnly: "Wei ministers have three strategies: upper, middle and lower, which are enough to solve the shortcomings of the Song Dynasty's use of culture to control military force."

"Three strategies of up, middle and down!"

The officials couldn't help but twitch the corners of their mouths. Fan Zheng actually had three strategies for treating the stubborn disease that was helpless in their hands: upper, middle and lower.

"But please tell me!" Zhao Xu said impatiently.

"The worst strategy is that Song Dynasty maintains the current status of using culture to control military forces, and supplements various advanced weapons from the Military Weapons Supervision. Although it is not enough to complete the big detour strategy, it is also enough to protect itself." Fan Zheng said seriously.

"Just self-preservation!" Zhao Xu frowned. Although he preferred to use civility to control military force, he was naturally eager to give it a try when faced with the great temptation of unifying the world.

Fan Zheng smiled wryly and said: "Even Di Qing, the martial arts star of the Great Song Dynasty, cannot destroy Liao Xia, let alone the military generals at the frontier now, and even if there is another martial arts star, I'm afraid Di Qing's fate cannot be escaped!"

All the officials in the court couldn't help but look flattered. Although what Fan Zheng said was harsh, it was true. The higher the status of a general, the more he would be feared by the civil officials and the more ruthless he would be suppressed.

"What about the middle strategy?" Zhao Xu shook his head and said.

The reason why a bad policy is a bad policy means that it cannot change the disadvantages of using literature to control military forces, and at most it can increase some of Song's self-protection capabilities.

"The middle strategy is to imitate the generals of the Yang family, appoint loyal ministers and good generals of the Song Dynasty, and form family-style generals. They have lived in the army for generations and devoted themselves to the Song Dynasty. Countless sons died in battle. Their loyalty and force are recognized worldwide." Fan Zheng said solemnly. .

"General Yang!"

"Family-style general!"

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All the officials immediately talked about it. There were not many such aristocratic families in the Song Dynasty, for example, the Northwest Zhongjia and Zhejia.

The reason why the imperial court can accommodate them is that they have fought against the outside world for generations, and they have already become feuds with Xixia, and it is impossible for them to rebel, otherwise there will be no place for them in the world.

Fan Zheng continued: "Of course, this kind of family-style generals can be reused, but they can't entrust all military power to them. They can only be generals, not commanders. In this way, several elite soldiers can be formed for the Song Dynasty, and the chaos of the feudal towns can also be avoided. disaster."

Zhao Xu nodded slightly, this is indeed a good notice, and with the example of the generals of the Yang family, Da Song is more tolerant of the family generals, after all, they have been loyal to the country for generations, and it is unreasonable to doubt their loyalty.

The court officials also nodded slightly, this method can also be tried.

"However, although this method is good, it only has a few elite soldiers. If you want to use this method to complete the grand detour strategy, it is simply impossible." Fan Zheng shook his head and sighed.

Zhao Xu frowned and nodded slightly. Both Liao and Xia had hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers. The Yang family army, Zhong family army, and Zhe family army could not be used on a large scale. They could only be used as sharp knives. It was impossible to fight against the elite soldiers of Liao and Xia.

"There is only one way to solve the shortcomings of using civil society to control military power, and to ensure that the Song Dynasty civil servants have absolute control over the army while ensuring the army's combat effectiveness." Fan Zheng said solemnly.

Baiguan's heart trembled, and he immediately understood that Fan Zheng was about to come up with the best policy.

"That's literati practicing martial arts, combining civil and martial arts, so naturally there is no disadvantage of using literature to control martial arts!"

Fan Zheng spread his hands.

(End of this chapter)