I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 397 Dare I ask the official, do you want to be a conservative king or a prosperous emperor?
Pay equal attention to civil and military affairs.

A martial artist should also have the honor of performing a roll call in Linxuan.

After Su Liang finished writing "Xingwu Ce", after discussing it with Zeng Gongliang, he decided not to submit the policy to the ban for the time being.

Submitted at this time.

Even if the government can accept it, many scholar-officials will strongly oppose it.

It would be better to take advantage of this incident of literati attacking warriors, suffer a heavy blow, and at the same time reorganize the army of the Song Dynasty.

As the saying goes-

Children who cry are fed by milk, but children who are sensible are not hurt by anyone.

Su Liang was ready to make a move: use retreat to advance and strike later.

After discussing with Zeng Gongliang, he went to the Privy Council together.

It made them feel that the Song Dynasty was entirely a world of literati, and warriors were only worthy of bowing their heads and obeying orders.

"The world of the Song Dynasty must be the world of our literati, and military men must not be allowed to take power."

The memorials of Su Liang and Di Qing were submitted to the ban respectively.

Bao Zheng of Kaifeng Prefecture also presented the case of the fight between Xu Mang, the chief instructor of the Long Yu Army, and the scholars to Zhao Zhen.

The moment he picked up the wine glass, everyone around him fell silent.

Xu Mang, the chief instructor of the Long Yu Army, beat the common people, causing minor injuries, and the impact was so bad that he was dismissed from his official position, demoted to a soldier, and given a forty cane.

Di Qing changed his mind and did not resign. Instead, he took on the responsibility.

They believed that this was because the warriors bowed their heads to the literati.

All officials knew that Su Liang had always advocated improving the status of warriors.

After this result comes out.

Su Liang apologized.

At this time, a middle-aged scholar stood up.

The next day, early in the morning.

Although the punishment is not severe.

The officials who impeached Di Qing and Su Liang were all overjoyed.

But this time Su Liang bowed his head and admitted his mistake without any excuse, not even mentioning the mistakes made by the scholars who used bad words to provoke Xu Mang into action.

"Everyone, this is a victory that belongs to all the scholars in the world. With our actions, we have consolidated the status of the scholars in the world and guarded the dignity of the scholars in the world!"

Sun Degao looked around with a proud look on his face.

All common people can go to the Privy Council to report and expose generals and soldiers who violate the laws of the Song Dynasty, such as misbehaving, bullying the weak, being tyrannical, preying on the common people, flattering superiors and bullying inferiors.

This person was the leader of the five people beaten by Long Yu Army soldier Lu Chengan, named Sun Degao.

More than ten scholars gathered together, changing glasses and drinking happily.

Di Qing posted an order for the first time as a privy envoy.

But it satisfied the vanity of many literati.

Zuo Zheng, the admonishment court, said that Su Liang was not strict in controlling Long Yu's army and was fined one month's salary.

Simultaneously.

He admits that his lax control of Long Yu's army led to such extremely bad fights, and he begs the court to convict him.

He has made a lot of money in recent years with the help of some curious and extreme views and the help of folk tabloids. He has also won some fame in Bianjing City and won the praise of some similar people.

"The officials still listen to their advice. Come, let's raise a toast together to celebrate this victory and to celebrate the fact that the world's warriors have been trampled under our feet!"

into the night.

He even liked to discuss court matters and always analyzed issues from the perspective of a scholar-bureaucrat.

Obviously a compromise!

Su Liang's performance made some officials even more ecstatic.

Sun Degao was just over 40 years old. He took part in the imperial examination many times and failed every time.

He requested a comprehensive purge of the Kaifeng Forbidden Army, and those who had bad tastes or bullied and assaulted the people should be severely punished.

The privy envoy Di Qing's supervision was unfavorable and he was fined one month's salary.

……

After Zhao Zhen discussed with the ministers of Zhongshu, he announced the punishment decision before noon.

……

Suddenly, all the literati in the private room raised their glasses.

Outside the Zhuque Gate, in the Qingfeng Building, there is a private room.

at the same time.

Everyone smiled brightly, and then drank it all in one gulp.

these people.

Each one feels good about himself and calls himself a wise man among the people.

They all believed that they had made great contributions to the stability of the Song Dynasty.

Sun Degao was even more proud.

I feel that I am an outspoken and daring representative among the scholars in Bianjing, and a well-known figure among the people. I seem to have the qualifications to become a famous Confucian in the Song Dynasty in the future.

In Su Liang's eyes.

This group of people are the ultimate egoists.

They seemed to be maintaining the order of the Song Dynasty, but in fact they were safeguarding their own interests.

In their hearts, the status of scholars must be ranked first.

Everyone must serve the scholars. The scholars are the best people and must enjoy the highest status.

Even if this scholar is worthless, he still has a higher status than a warrior.

They hate Su Liang.

It was because Su Liang reformed the imperial examination system and destroyed their future.

They hate Di Qing.

It was because Di Qing's martial arts shine was so great that they felt that their status as scholars was threatened.

and so.

They just kept spreading a saying: In the future of the Song Dynasty, political chaos must begin with Su Liang, and military chaos must begin with Di Qing.

Sun Degao continued: "Everyone, next, we will continue to work hard to make Di Qing the Privy Councilor with the shortest tenure in this dynasty."

"We want everyone to know that our Song Dynasty has such a prosperous age because of us literati. In the world of our Song Dynasty, warriors can only be generals, and literati can be commanders!"

"We want to use our words and deeds to influence the court. From now on, we hope that everyone will report and expose. If any civilians are oppressed by soldiers, we will make them public and let the world know the negative consequences of military men in power!"

"In addition, after our hard arguments, Su Liang has been promoted from the seventh rank. We will continue to work hard to remove his official status, otherwise he will do deviant things. It is called for the imperial court, but actually it is for himself. Bo Ming!”

"No problem!" All the scholars said in unison, each with high morale.

This group of people were completely assimilated by Sun Degao, and they were already a little obsessed. They didn't feel that their thoughts were extreme at all, and they all thought that they were doing a very great thing.

……

Since the promulgation of the Privy Council Proclamation.

For a while.

There are many people who report and expose generals and soldiers.

Some people reported that the Forbidden Army soldiers bought and sold by force, some reported that the Forbidden Army generals raped good women, and others reported that some soldiers occupied fertile farmland, extorted property, etc.

This was all within Su Liang's expectation.

The low status of warriors in the Song Dynasty was not only due to historical reasons, but also because the army of the Song Dynasty was filled with too many vagrants and rural scoundrels.

The overall quality is indeed low.

For a while.

All eyes were focused on Di Qing.

These things.

They are all scandals for warriors, and they are all ruining the reputation of warriors.

According to the habits of many officials in the Song Dynasty.

Cover up such incidents if you can, and make them as minor as possible. The more they expand, the greater the damage to the responsible officials.

Many officials were staring at Di Qing.

As long as he bends the law for personal gain and covers up scandals, officials will immediately impeach him frantically.

However, their idea failed.

Di Qing showed off his handsome talents.

First, he implored Dali Temple, Yushitai, and Kaifeng Prefecture to cooperate in the investigation, and then severely punished all soldiers who violated the laws of the Song Dynasty.

Punish when necessary, expel when necessary, show no mercy.

Moreover, every piece of information is publicly announced.

Of course, those who slander soldiers will also be punished accordingly.

this time.

The soldiers in Bianjing City were very nervous and did not dare to raise their heads while walking.

Many literati once again shouted that sentence: The one who rolls the name outside Donghua Gate is a good man!
in a blink.

The warrior's status has dropped a notch again.

However, concerned officials discovered that Di Qing's position as Privy Councilor was becoming more and more stable.

Although Di Qing is a warrior.

But after all, I followed Fan Zhongyan for several years.

Coupled with the help of the deputy privy envoys Zeng Gongliang and Liang Shi, his ability to handle political affairs is quite outstanding.

In less than half a month, the Privy Council was managed by him in an orderly manner.

Zhao Zhen and all the ministers saw it in their eyes, and they all believed that the privy envoy was not wrong in his choice.

As for the problems that have arisen with the Kaifeng Forbidden Army, everyone is well aware of it.

No wonder Di Qing, no wonder the generals were incompetent in managing their affairs. We can only blame the Song Dynasty's soldier management system which was not perfect enough.

……

On the fifth day of November, there will be a court meeting in Daqing Palace.

It has been twenty days since Di Qing purged the Kaifeng Prefecture's forbidden army issue.

Di Qing reported in detail the progress and results of the matter in the main hall.

Just twenty days.

The Privy Council dealt with more than 300 cases involving Guardsmen soldiers.

It seems to have been fruitful.

In fact, this matter did not make the court look embarrassed at all.

Just when Zhao Zhen was about to make a concluding speech, the Privy Council General Yan Zhi suddenly raised his hands and said: "Officials, I have something to report!"

Yan Zhi was born as a Jinshi. Although he served in the Privy Council, he had always looked down upon Di Qing.

Even some meetings of the Privy Council were absent on sick leave.

"Speak!" Zhao Zhen said.

Yan Zhi cupped his hands and said: "Officials, in just twenty days, there have been more than 300 cases of soldiers violating laws and regulations in the imperial army of Kaifeng Prefecture. The soldiers at the foot of the imperial city are so arrogant, which shows that the situation in various state capitals is even more serious."

"Prime Minister Di has adopted a policy of heavy punishment and made it public. It seems to be vigorous and vigorous, but in fact it treats the symptoms but not the root cause. It is very rough and rude, and cannot solve the actual problem at all."

"I believe that the current problem in the army is very serious and that the military personnel are not good at handling this matter. I request that we change our strategy to fundamentally solve this problem in the army!"

Yan Zhi’s implication is——

Di Qing, the Privy Councilor, is incompetent and should be replaced by another civil servant to inform the Privy Council.

Hearing this, some officials became excited and felt that the angle Yan Zhi was looking for was so strange that it made him proud of the civil servants.

Ouyang Xiu curled his lips and murmured in his heart: Isn't this nitpicking and looking for faults?

Most of the Imperial Guards of the Song Dynasty were selected from the common people with problems, which can be regarded as selecting generals from the cripples.

If the investigation is strict in the Xiang army, the problem will be more serious.

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

……

For a while.

More than a dozen officials stood up.

These echoes came one after another.

They are all petitions to remove Di Qing from his position as Privy Councilor.

In the eyes of these people.

It was wrong for Di Qing to step his left foot first when entering the palace, and it was a sign that he was not worthy of being a Privy Councilor. And at this moment.

Su Liang couldn't suppress the joy in his heart, and his face was full of smiles.

I almost didn't laugh out loud.

Yan Zhi's words, for his "Xingwu Ce", are completely like handing over a soft pillow when he is dozing off.

Immediately, Su Liang strode out.

"Officials, I think what Yan Ducheng said is very reasonable. He must have a good plan in mind to clean up the military appearance!"

Yan Zhi was stunned.

Su Liang praised him in the first half of his sentence, but hurt him in the second half.

He quickly handed it over.

"The officials and ministers don't have a good strategy for the time being, but our dynasty is full of talented people and there are many people who know how to manage soldiers. You, sir, can definitely think of them."

When Wen Yanbo and other ministers heard this, their mouths curled up.

I want to scold Yan Zhi.

The quality of soldiers in the army is low and the good and bad are uneven, which is a problem that has existed in all dynasties.

As the saying goes: A good man should not be a soldier.

If they could have figured it out, they would have figured it out long ago.

Su Liang looked at all the gentlemen.

Wen Yanbo's face turned red and he stood up and said, "I don't have any good plan for now."

Hearing this, Su Liang handed over his hand again.

"In the official family, all the officials in the court know that the army is unevenly divided between good and bad, and it is very easy for problems to arise. However, Yan Ducheng ordered this matter to attack Prime Minister Di Shu for his incompetence. He intended to cause conflict between the civil and military forces in the court. He should be severely punished!"

Hearing this, Yan Zhi suddenly panicked.

"Officials, I...I am completely thinking about the country and the country! I have been serving in the Privy Council for several years, right next to Prime Minister Di, and my ability is really unconvincing!"

Yan Zhi regretted it after saying this.

It is really taboo in the court to attack Shangguan without any evidence.

At this time.

Swish!Swish!Swish!
Deputy Privy Council envoys Zeng Gongliang, Liang Shi and more than ten Privy Council officials behind them all stood up.

Zeng Gongliang cupped his hands and said: "What Yan Zhi said is purely prejudice. These days, what Prime Minister Di Shu has done is obvious to all!"

"I second the proposal!" the officials behind said in unison.

At this moment, Yan Zhi's forehead was covered with sweat.

He originally wanted to trick Di Qing once, but then the civil servants would definitely respond.

Unexpectedly, Su Liang jumped out.

Not only did he offend the princes of Zhongshu Province, he also offended the officials of the Privy Council.

Yan Zhi rolled his eyes and said: "Officials, I just told the truth, but Su Zhengyan attacked me for no reason and sowed the relationship between civil servants and military attachés. He is the one who wants to make things worse!"

As a civil servant, Yan Zhi still has the ability to "make unreasonable arguments".

Su Liang smiled slightly.

"Officials, just yesterday, Prime Minister Di, Deputy Prime Minister Zeng and I have discussed a strategy that can eradicate the bad habits of the soldiers. Before they reported it, Yan Ducheng slandered Prime Minister Di, and I am naturally dissatisfied!"

Hear this.

Zhao Zhen leaned forward and said, "What a good plan, Su Qing, please tell me!"

All the officials looked at Su Liang.

In the court hall of the Song Dynasty.

Officials can be overbearing, play with emotions, and even make trouble unreasonably, but they must be capable.

If you are incompetent and act recklessly, you will be in bad luck.

Yan Zhi's face turned pale.

Since Su Liang became an admonisher in Taiwan, none of the strategies he proposed were mediocre.

Su Liang slowed down and said loudly: "The soldiers in the army are all good and bad. The most fundamental reason is that the soldiers have low status. Most of them are vagrants with no skills. They have bad habits before joining the army and it is difficult to change. And the generals in the army also Most of them are rough people, good at corporal punishment rather than preaching.”

"I suggest that martial arts academies should be built in the same way that prefectural schools and government schools were established in various prefectures to teach warriors to learn the etiquette of sages, military strategies, and the art of war, followed by martial arts."

"In the long run, the quality of soldiers will be significantly improved, and a large number of generals can be cultivated for the imperial court."

"In addition, the martial arts in our dynasty is very weak at the moment, and the sons of good families are unwilling to join the army. I think this is because the court has a low reputation for warriors, and it is even difficult for some soldiers to find wives and start families."

"I suggest that we attach great importance to the martial arts examination system and establish new martial arts champions and martial arts scholars, giving equal emphasis to the imperial examinations, so that those who succeed in the martial arts examinations can also be called out outside the palace!"

"From now on, our candidates for generals in the Song Dynasty will be neither civil servants nor military generals, but talents with both civil and military skills."

……

Su Liang stated all the details of his "Xingwu Ce".

For a while.

The court became quiet.

This strategy can indeed solve the problem of low quality of soldiers in the army, but once this strategy is implemented, the status of warriors will be rapidly promoted.

At this time, Su Liang looked at Di Qing.

Di Qing strode out.

"Officials, the reform throughout the Song Dynasty has entered a mature stage. The biggest hidden danger at the moment is the chaos in the western and northern regions. A war can destroy everything. A large-scale military campaign is the key to ensuring the smooth progress of the reform."

"I believe that there is no civil and military struggle in our dynasty. Many civil servants are also talented generals. How to prosper the country and the country and how to make the people live and work in peace and contentment is the most important thing."

……

this moment.

Yan Zhi, who was ordered by the Privy Council, turned pale, and other officials who opposed Di Qing's appointment as Privy Council were also speechless.

This policy cannot be refuted at all.

If Su Liang proposed this strategy first, he could still refute it by saying that Su Liang "used this strategy to improve his status as a warrior."

But now it was Yan Zhixian who proposed that the military's problems had reached a point that had to be resolved, and then Su Liang gave the answer.

This answer is a good solution.

It can indeed train generals for the court, it can indeed improve the quality of soldiers, and it can indeed improve the immediate combat effectiveness of the Song Dynasty's imperial army.

At this moment, it is obviously a bit powerless to use the term "military men to cause chaos in the country".

At this time.

It just depends on the officials' reluctance to change the ancestral system and improve the status of warriors.

Zhao Zhen thought for a moment and said: "This policy is related to the changes in the military system. I can't decide for the time being. I will think about it again and withdraw from the court!"

Immediately, the officials dispersed.

Su Liang was about to leave, but was stopped by a chamberlain, who then took him to the side hall.

In the side hall.

Wen Yanbo, Fu Bi, Zhang Fangping, Wu Yu and Song Xiang were all present.

Zhao Zhen looked at Su Liang.

"You have already thought about this strategy!"

Su Liang smiled awkwardly and nodded.

"In the official family, after I thought about it, I discussed it with Prime Minister Di, Deputy Prime Minister Zeng, and Deputy Prime Minister Liang. I felt that if this strategy was suddenly proposed, there would be many opponents of the court officials, so I thought that many problems would arise after the purge of the army. When I went to report again, it happened that the Privy Council was determined to find trouble, so I came up with this plan. "

Zhao Zhen thought for a while and asked: "Su Qing, these military changes will involve the future of the Song Dynasty. If I make the wrong move, I will become a sinner of the Song Dynasty and lose the face to meet my ancestors. It is difficult for me to make a decision. , can you give me a reason why I must implement this policy? "

Su Liang cupped his hands and said: "I dare to ask the officials, do you want to be a conservative king or a prosperous emperor?
This rhetorical question stunned Zhao Zhen and the five ministers.

Zhao Zhen smiled helplessly.

Su Liang's words are really clever.

The key to Zhao Zhen's hesitation on this policy was that he believed that even if this policy was not implemented, the Song Dynasty would not be in great danger of overturning. However, if it were implemented, the hidden dangers that appeared at the beginning of the founding of the country might appear in the future.

At this time, Wu Yu's chest puffed up.

"In the official family, I want to become a famous official in the prosperous world!" Wu Yu looked serious.

Fu Bi also followed suit.

"In the official family, building a prosperous age will definitely involve risks, but I feel that the current Song Dynasty can take such risks!"

immediately.

Wen Yanbo, Zhang Fangping and Song Xiang also stood up.

"I second the proposal!"

For them, the temptation to become a famous official in a prosperous age is greater than the temptation to be posthumously named Wenzheng.

Snapped!
Zhao Zhen slapped the table and said: "This strategy can be implemented. I have this good opportunity, so I should not just be a conservative king."

After saying that, Zhao Zhen looked at Su Liang again.

"Su Qing, I don't want to be suspicious of the military attache, but some words still need to be conveyed clearly. After this policy is implemented, you can go to the martial arts academy more often and tell some ideological articles about loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. If you should hammer on it, you should hammer it on. If the military attache really makes it If there is chaos, the problem will become bigger. I just want to tell you this and hope that you can monitor it for me. "

As an emperor, Zhao Zhen has his own thoughts.

The shadow of the founding of the People's Republic of China was so great that he had to be cautious.

"I understand." All officials raised their hands in unison.

……

Three days later.

The "Xingwu Policy" drafted by the Reform Department was officially promulgated.

from the date of issuance.

Martial arts academies can be built in various state capitals and garrison areas.

The military camp can be used as a martial arts academy venue, and the layout is not complicated.

As for the teaching materials, they will be written entirely by the Privy Council. Zeng Gongliang is an expert in this field.

Starting from the second day of February next year, students can be officially recruited, and all benefits will be in line with those of state universities.

However, if warriors cause trouble, the punishment will be higher than that of literati.

Because they are more destructive.

After this policy was enacted, some officials also opposed it.

All the ministers in Zhongshu would talk to the opponents and tell them their reasons. Those who could not be persuaded would be forcefully pushed back by Zhao Zhen.

When the folk scholars learned the specific content of Xingwu Ce, they were all dumbfounded.

Originally, the status of warriors had dropped to its lowest level in recent years.

This policy suddenly raised the status of warriors.

Since then.

Roll call outside Donghua Gate is no longer exclusive to literati.

……

into the night.

In a workshop that prints folk tabloids.

The scholars headed by Sun Degao are writing furiously, writing about the chaos and crisis caused by the military men taking power, about Su Liang's intention to use the power of the military men to disrupt the government, and about Di Qing's overwhelming potential to cause chaos in the northwest...

It's all conjecture.

They write whatever they want to attract attention and slander warriors.

Seeing the martial artist's improved status, these scholars couldn't sit still and even started biting.

Tabloid information like this has been circulating on civilian streets for two days.

Sun Degao said while writing: "Everyone, let's stop attacking Di Qing and Su Liang now and only talk about the disadvantages of military men in power. We want to stir up huge public opinion in Bianjing City and let the officials see these contents. This is also the reason why we are guarding the great power. Song Jiangshan’s last chance to prevent warriors from stealing the country, if we can make the court take back this policy, we will all be remembered in history!”

"For the Song Dynasty!" Sun Degao shouted, raising his voice.

"For the Song Dynasty!" The other scholars also shouted loudly. Although there were obvious dark circles under their eyes, no one stopped writing and they were very excited.

Just when Sun Degao and others were writing vigorously, a group of soldiers from the Imperial City Division rushed in.

Sun Degao was shocked.

"You...what do you do?"

A tall soldier at the head said coldly: "The Imperial City Division is handling the case. You are suspected of spreading slanderous remarks about the government. All of you should come back to the Imperial City Division with me!"

The arrest of people by the Imperial City Division shows that the crimes committed by those arrested are serious.

It’s hard to get out without peeling off the skin.

"You...you can't arrest me! We are free of speech, we...we are for the Great Song Dynasty, for the stability of the country, and Su Liang is stealing the country with the help of warriors, and Di Qing is a criminal, how can he be qualified? To hold the important position of Privy Councilor, I... I want to meet with the officials, I want to meet with the officials, I..."

Just as Sun Degao was shouting out of control, a soldier hit him in the neck with a knife.

The latter fell unconscious instantly.

The other scholars on the side suddenly didn't dare to speak, they walked out one after another and stood in a line.

The tall soldier curled his lips and said, "You gentle scum are just too full to eat!"

(End of this chapter)