I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 396 Strategy to Promote Martial Arts! I, Su Jingming, speak for the warriors of the world!

Afternoon, Kaifeng Mansion.

Su Liang and Xu Mang learned that Bao Zheng was questioning the case, so they waited in the back hall.

It takes about a cup of tea.

Bao Zheng strode into the back hall and immediately ordered the judge on the side to hand the confessions from both sides to Su Liang.

After Su Liang and Xu Mang saw it, they immediately understood the whole story.

Lu Cheng'an, a soldier of the Long Yu Army, was on vacation this afternoon. When passing by Xiaotianshui Lane, he heard five scholars discussing Di Qing's appointment as Privy Councilor.

Five scholars claimed that the warriors were in power, and the Song Dynasty was in trouble.

He also said that if there were civil strife in the Song Dynasty in the future, the chaos in the court would definitely start from Su Liang, and the chaos in the military affairs would definitely start from Di Qing.

As a member of the Long Yu Army, the two people Lu Chengan admired most were Su Liang and Di Qing.

"Most likely."

"However, in the current situation, the main fault lies with Lu Chengan."

Su Liang curled his lips.

"Jing Ming, please don't get involved in this matter. Because of the Jiaozhi incident, many scholars also want to cause trouble for you. Tomorrow I will post a notice to make the results of this matter public, and warn those who are causing trouble not to use the topic as an excuse!"

"At the moment, witness statements are still being recorded. If this confession is exactly the same, Lu Chengan will be punished with 40 floggings for fighting injuries, bear all the medical expenses of the injured, and apologize to the injured."

The military orders of the Long Yu Army were formulated by Su Liang.

Bao Zheng stroked his beard.

"It was the five scholars who provoked each other with bad words first. Why did Lu Chengan need to apologize? Shouldn't both parties be flogged forty times each?" Su Liang was puzzled.

However, the shot is not too heavy.

"Xu Dutou, I think Lu Chengan is a very honest man. After he was arrested, he kept saying that he had lost the face of the Long Yu Army. After being punished, you will not expel him from the Long Yu Army!"

Immediately, Bao Zheng looked at Xu Mang.

Later, some officials impeached Di Qing.

According to military orders, anyone who fights with the people will be immediately expelled from the Long Yu Army.

He thought about the curse words in front of the Kaifeng government office.

After Su Liang read the confession, he asked: "Brother Xiren, how will the case be judged next?"

Then he used this incident as an excuse to continue to oppose Di Qing's appointment as privy envoy.

Su Liang said again: "Brother Xiren, is it possible that these five people deliberately..."

Bao Zheng smiled helplessly.

"Didn't fight back? Didn't fight back at all?" Su Liang frowned.

He was angry and started arguing with the five people.

Whether Di Qing knows about such things is not important at all.

"This...what's the matter with Prime Minister Dishu?" Xu Mang on the side couldn't help but ask.

"Brother Xiren, these rogue scholars are really annoying. Isn't there a way to completely deal with them?"

Bao Zheng nodded.

"Those five scholars are famous scholars in Bianjing City. They don't do anything serious all day long, and they always talk about themselves as scholars!"

Su Liang said helplessly: "These people will definitely say that the Forbidden Army soldiers relied on the power of Prime Minister Di to commit murder in the street!"

"I definitely don't want to expel them, but the Long Yu Army has military orders..." Xu Mang looked at Su Liang.

It is very likely that after these five people learned that Lu Chengan was a warrior, they deliberately provoked Lu Chengan to take action.

Bao Zheng shook his head.

Probably got it.

"Lu Cheng'an suffered the consequences of not being good at arguing and not understanding the laws of the Song Dynasty. If both parties cursed each other or got involved, it would be a crime of assault!"

Before Su Liang finished speaking, Bao Zheng nodded.

"I hope so!" Su Liang sighed and said, "Only when the civil and military forces work together can we rejuvenate the country. I hope this storm will pass as soon as possible."

"You should have heard the noise outside when you came. These scholars are trying to use the incident of soldiers beating people to throw dirty water on Prime Minister Di!"

After being defeated by five people, he couldn't help but take action.

"Isn't this...a fight?"

The five of them only received a few punches on their backs and stomachs, and the corners of their mouths were slightly bruised.

"The five scholars didn't fight back at all. Only Lu Chengan did. However, they insulted them first and were also at fault. After being reduced to one degree, they were given forty whippings."

Su Liang puffed up his chest and said, "I think the beating was very good. If you don't fight back even after being scolded, you would be a coward!"

"In our country, we have freedom of speech. Those scholars who are looking for trouble are just accustomed to the feeling that the civilized are superior and the military is inferior. And because of our country's establishment of the country, they are prejudiced against military people, reject them, and still want to trample military people under their feet. Most of them Scholars are still sensible, this small group of people cannot make too big a stir!”

The important thing is that once the warriors do something that violates the law, they can all be related to the warriors who have become increasingly arrogant and domineering after Di Qing became the privy envoy.

When Bao Zheng heard this, his expression became serious.

"Jing Ming, you don't need to punish, but you definitely can't reward. You must never say words like 'well done, fight back' in the army, otherwise it will only make the civil-military struggle more and more intense."

"When it comes to fighting, warriors are good at it, but this is Bianjing City. Those scholars who are looking forward to seeing Prime Minister Di step down have many bad ideas. How can warriors be their opponents!"

Bao Zheng knew Su Liang's temper very well, and it was really possible for him to do such a thing.

"Understood, we will endure it this time!" Su Liang said.

……

After a while.

Su Liang and Xu Mang left Kaifeng Mansion.

On the carriage.

Su Liang thought for a while and said to Xu Mang: "Tomorrow, you go to Kaifeng Mansion early. After Lu Chengan's punishment is over, when he apologizes to the five scholars, the latter may cause trouble. Don't let Lu Chengan fall into their words. In the trap!"

"Besides, didn't Lu Chengan take half a day off to visit his family in the suburbs? Buy some more gifts, go with him, and then tell him for me that he has not disgraced Long Yujun!"

"Understood, boss!" Xu Mang nodded.

at this time.

Su Liang suddenly heard a shout from outside: The one who rolls call outside Donghua Gate is a good man!

present.

This statement has become a mantra for many readers.

As for Su Liang, what he hates the most right now is this sentence.

This statement seems to be instigating the confrontation between civil and military people, encouraging those scholars with an inexplicable sense of superiority to more unscrupulously exclude and belittle military people.

Su Liang clenched his fists.

"This Han Zhigui (Han Qi) is really confused. I will write a book tonight and scold him!"

……

At dusk that day, the matter was still fermenting.

Just as Su Liang expected.

Some people made a fuss and implicated Di Qing in this matter.

They claimed that it was because Di Qing was appointed Privy Councilor that the warriors had the confidence to become arrogant and domineering. In the future, more warriors might cause chaos, which would eventually turn into a big disaster.

at the same time.

Some officials also continued to submit memorials, hoping that the imperial court could remove Di Qing from the post of Privy Councilor.

Zhao Zhen's heart is like a clear mirror, so he will naturally not accept such suggestions.

However, if such things happen frequently, this may not necessarily be the case.

……

The next day.

Su Liang sent the letter scolding Han Qi, but he still felt that he could not understand his hatred.

I immediately wrote another letter.

He had a good personal relationship with Han Qi, and he was not afraid that Han Qi would sever ties with him because of this matter.

Near noon.

After Su Liang learned that the officials who submitted the impeachment memorial to Di Qing were scolded, Su Liang couldn't help but feel much better.

At this moment, someone came from Kaifeng Mansion.

A government officer told Su Liang that Xu Mang, the chief instructor of the Long Yu Army, beat up more than fifty scholars when Lu Chengan apologized to the five scholars.

This time, the scholars also took action.

It's a fight.

But more than fifty people have never beaten Xu Mang alone.
"What?" Su Liang was almost going crazy.

A one-on-five person has already made the court uneasy, and now there is a one-on-one person who hits fifty.

"Aren't there only five scholars? Why...why did more than fifty scholars suddenly appear?" Su Liang asked.

"The others were called by the five scholars to hear Lu Chengan's apology," the yamen servant said.

"Do you know why Xu Dutou took action?" Su Liang asked again.

"It seems that there was an argument first, and then a fight started after pushing and shoving. Xu Du hit his head very hard. If the government officials hadn't stopped him, something big would have happened!"

Su Liang's face was ashen and he went straight to Kaifeng Mansion.

He understands Xu Mang.

Xu Mang is not a reckless person. Those scholars must have said something they shouldn't have said or done something they shouldn't have done.

Half an hour later.

Su Liang came to Kaifeng Mansion.

At this moment, in the Yamen of Kaifeng Prefecture, more than fifty scholars with bruised noses and swollen faces were wailing, while a doctor was wiping their wounds.

Su Liang took a big look.

Xu Mang was indeed much more ruthless than Lu Chengan, but no one was seriously injured.

According to Xu Mang's skills.

It was effortless to kill more than fifty scholars who could only talk with their bare hands.

……

Su Liang walked into the courtroom, where Xu Mang and Lu Chengan had finished recording their confessions.

Bao Zheng, who was sitting on it, had a dark face. When he saw Su Liang, he motioned to the judge to hand him the confession.

Su Liang looked at it carefully.

The fight occurred outside Kaifeng Mansion.

After Lu Chengan was sentenced, he apologized to the five scholars with the support of two government officials. But what no one expected was that five scholars actually called more than fifty scholars to watch.

then.

The two government officials signaled Lu Chengan to apologize, while Xu Mang stood aside.

When Lu Chengan apologized, the five scholars thought that he did not bow low enough and was not sincere.

Lu Chengan bowed three times in succession, but the three scholars were still dissatisfied.

at the same time.

One scholar cursed, "You are a piece of shit who has a mother but no father to teach you. You don't even know the etiquette of apologizing!"

As soon as these words came out, Xu Mang suddenly became angry and rushed up to grab the speaker's collar and asked him to apologize to Lu Chengan.

The latter refused, and then a group of people started pushing and fighting.

Xu Mang single-handedly challenged more than fifty people, and the government officials on the side were unable to stop him.

After Su Liang read it, he stared at Xu Mang.

"Xu Mang, Lu Chengan is impulsive because he is only twenty years old. Why are you so crazy? Don't you know the impact of this?" Su Liang opened his mouth and scolded.

Xu Mang cupped his hands and said, "Boss, I am willing to accept any punishment. This matter has nothing to do with Lu Chengan."

"Is this the time to be a hero?"

"The Long Yu Army is the emperor's personal soldiers, and they cannot beat the people like this at any time! In addition, do you know how bad this incident will affect Prime Minister Di?"

Su Liang walked to Xu Mang and kicked him.

"Oh!"

Su Liang used all his strength in this kick.

After Xu Mang was kicked to the ground, he immediately stood back up.

Even if Su Liang slashed him with a knife, he would not resist at all.

Su Liang didn't feel sorry for the scholars outside, but Xu Mang would definitely be severely punished if he did this.

Not worth it at all.

Just when Su Liang was about to kick him again, Lu Chengan stopped him.

"Boss, it's not...it's not Xu Dutou's fault, it's me...I haven't had a father since I was a child, and Xu Dutou couldn't bear to be scolded by others because I had a mother but no father to teach me!"

As soon as these words came out, Bao Zheng, who was sitting on top, showed a clear expression.

Su Liang also put down the foot he had just raised.

The lobby suddenly became quiet.

Respect yourself and others.

If you had no father when you were young, and then were scolded as a "bastard who had a mother but no father to teach you", anyone would be angry.

Su Liang walked up to Xu Mang, patted his shoulder and said, "Anyone who insults his parents deserves to be beaten. You did nothing wrong!"

Su Liang looked at Bao Zheng, cupped his hands and said, "Sister Bao, Xu Mang's beating of the people was ordered by his subordinates. I am willing to take the main responsibility!"

Bao Zheng glared at Su Liang.

"Jingming, I will not show favoritism before the law. I know who is responsible better than you!"

"Come here, take Xu Mang to prison first!"

After Xu Mang was taken away.

Bao Zheng said: "Jingming, I will supervise Xu Mang's beating in accordance with the laws of the Song Dynasty."

"Xu Mang was once a subordinate of Prime Minister Di, and he was also the chief instructor of the Long Yu Army that you were responsible for. Think about how to save yourself. If this incident involves the two of you, it will be a huge loss to the court!"

"I will report the situation to the officials now, so that no one will talk nonsense again! If the officials call you, you must tell the truth. Now is not the time for anyone to save whom, but we must not make this matter a big deal. Do you understand?"

Bao Zheng is still very rational.

"Understood." Su Liang nodded.

……

Less than an hour.

The story of Xu Mang, the chief instructor of the Long Yu Army, beating more than fifty scholars alone spread.

Some officials who didn't like Su Liang and Di Qing were overjoyed.

In the past two days, there were two groups of warriors beating the literati, which almost confirmed that the current warriors had begun to take credit for themselves.

All the officials came forward one after another.

On the one hand, the impeachment officers and soldiers of the imperial army relied on the power of the Privy Councilor Di Qing to beat the people without the king's law.

On the other hand, impeaching Su Liang for failing to discipline Long Yujun should take back his responsibility for commanding Long Yujun and punish him.

Just when Su Liang was thinking about suppressing the matter in this way.

Di Qing came to play.

Di Qing apologized, saying that he was guilty, failed to manage the soldiers well, and was unfit to hold the post of Privy Councilor, so he resigned again.

After Su Liang learned the news, he was almost angry to death.

When fighting, Di Qing was like a god descending to earth, very majestic.

But under the impeachment of a group of civil servants, she was as weak as an angry little daughter-in-law.

In this matter, Xu Mang was at fault, and Su Liang was at fault for improper leadership.

But how could Di Qing be wrong?

However, the most impeached court official was Di Qing.

Di Qing was not wrong, but Di Qing, who was a military attache but served as Privy Councilor, was wrong.

No matter what you do, it's wrong.

Di Qing admitted his mistake.

It is tantamount to admitting that warriors are inferior to literati.

this moment.

Su Liang suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness.

He no longer wanted to argue and explain with those officials who opposed Di Qing's appointment as Privy Councilor.

The results these people want.

A warrior should always lower his head in front of a scholar.

of course.

Not all scholars think this way, but one rat droppings can ruin a pot of soup.

As long as Di Qing serves as Privy Councilor, similar things will happen in the future.

Just when Su Liang was thinking about what to do.

Zeng Gongliang walked over quickly.

"Jing Ming, Xu Mang's beating has nothing to do with you. Don't react in any way. There is no need to admit your mistake or not."

"The officials decided to trivialize this matter. Xu Mang will naturally not be able to escape punishment, but we can give you and Di Hanchen a slight punishment. What do you think?"

"Not so good! What's wrong with Di Shuai, what's wrong with me, what's wrong with Xu Mang?"

"Those bunch of dog scholars scolded a man who lost his father when he was young and was uneducated. Prime Minister Zeng, do you think he should be beaten? They are just deliberately looking for trouble. They can't stand the imperial court's promotion of the status of warriors. If warriors are blindly tolerant and the civil and military are in opposition, something will happen sooner or later. Son!"

Zeng Gongliang knew that Su Liang had such a reaction.

"Jingming, what you said is clear to the officials and our husbands, but now isn't it true that Xu Mang has taken advantage of those scholars? How can warriors and literati play tricks on each other? If you catch this It will never end, which is exactly what they want to see.”

Su Liang's stubborn temper came.

"Civilization and military affairs should be equal. I will not allow these scholars to ride on the necks of warriors! They have all performed military exploits for our Song Dynasty. I suggest that those scholars be severely punished, otherwise the warriors will be even more unable to hold their heads up in the future!"

"Once severely punished, this matter will become even more chaotic! Don't add any more chaos. Promoting the status of a warrior does not happen overnight. Scholars all over the world need to go through a process of adaptation and be patient!"

"When they adapt, all our soldiers will be useless!"

Su Liang thought for a while, then suddenly his eyes lit up, and he said: "What those people are rejecting is not just the appointment of Di Shuai as privy envoy, but the fact that after Di Shuai became privy envoy, his status as a warrior gradually increased, and no one can stop him."

"In this case, I will offer you a plan to make them give up! Even if Di Shuai is dismissed from his post as Privy Councilor, the military people will not let the literati ride on their necks!"

After saying that, Su Liang dipped his ink in his hand and started writing.

Zeng Gongliang stood aside, feeling excited.

Since the Reform in the Song Dynasty, all the policies written by Su Liang were good policies.

If the status of warriors could be raised at once, the trouble would be fundamentally solved. It would not make much sense for the literati to attack Di Qing anymore.

Swish!Swish!Swish!
The pen moves like a dragon and a snake, and Su Liang's speed is very fast.

In less than half an hour, he wrote out a strategy to improve the status of a martial artist in one go.

Its name is: Xingwu Ce.

Zeng Gongliang blew on the wet ink and immediately started to read it carefully.

After reading it, he was a little confused.

"This policy is indeed a good one, but can the officials...can they agree to it?"

Su Liang's strategy for promoting martial arts mainly consists of two parts.

First, build martial arts academies in various state capitals, just like state academies.

Teach warriors to learn military strategy, military art, and various military formations.

Its focus is: strategy first, martial arts second.

To put it bluntly, the martial arts academy is a place to train military generals.

Secondly, attaching great importance to the martial arts examination, newly establishing the martial arts champion and martial arts Jinshi, and attaching equal importance to the imperial examination, so that those who succeed in the martial arts examination can also be called outside the Xuan.

The martial arts examination system originated from the Wu Zhou period, but at the beginning, people with excellent martial arts skills were selected.

There were also martial arts exercises in the Song Dynasty, but they were not taken seriously. Basically, they were sometimes abolished and sometimes restored, and they even became a way for some relatives to seduce their family members into the army.

Those who are successful in martial arts have no status at all.

Su Liang's strategy was to attach equal importance to martial arts and literary examinations.

If this policy is implemented, the warriors will also be eligible to enjoy the roll call outside Xuanwai.

The warrior's status will be rapidly promoted.

From now on, it will be "learned in literature and martial arts, and the goods will be in the emperor's family" instead of "all the nobles in the dynasty are scholars."

"Jingming, there are two things I admire most about this policy. First, you have been emphasizing that only by paying equal attention to civil and military affairs can we rejuvenate the country. I agree with this."

"In addition, you put the strategy of the warrior above the martial arts and emphasize that the warrior should read more. This is the real strategy to strengthen the army. Only the generals are capable and the soldiers are capable. The brain is always more lethal than the body!"

"I am excited just thinking about it that allows warriors to be qualified to perform roll call. If it can be done, our Song Dynasty will definitely surpass the Han and Tang Dynasties!" Zeng Gongliang said excitedly.

Although he was a civil servant, he was extremely obsessed with martial arts, especially the art of war.

(End of this chapter)