Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 575 The right to know Hangzhou military affairs 21
"Both the principal and deputy of the Privy Council joined the army, the chief and deputy commanders of the front of the palace, the commanders of the horse, infantry, and water armies, and the commanders of the south, north, and west sides. With the introduction of the new military system, there will definitely be no one to oppose it!" Xu Han sighed, the founding of the Song Dynasty was custom-made, and the military officer's position was only from the second rank. vain job.

Even if it is the commander in front of the palace, it is still the fourth rank. Needless to say, the commander and deputy of the guard horse infantry are the fifth rank. The second grade Jiedushi.

Wang Xiu opened up a lot of high-level posts for the soldiers. There are eight third-rank solid posts alone, which broadens their career paths, and they are naturally supported by warriors. Not to mention middle and low-level generals see hope, even high-ranking military officers are willing to compete.

Zhang Qiyuan smacked his lips and said in dissatisfaction: "Wang Wenshi can elevate the status of warriors. You can see his intentions just by looking at his division of long lines into utility. What's even more hateful is that the Taizu restricted the power of warriors and inspected them even when they deposed the imperial army. He actually Li Daitao stiffened, took the name by chance, and re-established the imperial guard inspection."

There is also a certain basis for him to regard Du Joining the Army as the inspection in Chengdu.Coupled with the complete separation of the Dianqian Division, the establishment of the new Sanya is even more like a military inspection.

Xu Han was stunned, looked at Zhang Qiyuan's playful expression, suddenly thought of it, and said in surprise: "All join the army and rank in the new third yamen, half a step higher than the chief of the palace, won't they become the highest commanding yamen of the forbidden army?"

"The Military Division of the Privy Council has no right to deploy troops. Judging from its position, it is only the military officer of the emperor. The military envoy of the capital is the second rank, the deputy capital envoy is the third rank, and the Marquis of Yu is the fourth rank. They are the private officers of the Privy Council. However, , the envoys who joined the army have a lofty status, unmatched by anyone, and they are fully inspected by the capital."

"After all, there are many restrictions on power, and there is nothing wrong with it. It is still a term every two years, and the highest two terms will lead to retirement." Xu Han thought carefully, the actual power of joining the army is not high, and the restrictions are also very large, and they are restricted from a legal point of view.Not only are there job restrictions for joining the army, but even other schools have job restrictions.

There is even a maximum length of service for soldiers, more than 40 years, no matter the size of the official position, they are all retired, and there is no room for negotiation.Unless the imperial court encounters a major event, after the two governments discuss and agree, the emperor can only return by issuing an edict.

He thought for a long time before he said: "What is really meaningful is not all joining the army and the Sanya, but the Tianziwei leading the palace, and the three major military divisions. Fortunately, the three major military divisions have no real positions for the time being. In the north, the Xuanfu Division will act on its behalf, while the Southern Guard Division is vacant, oh, and there are rumors that there will be no command envoys for the Guards and Water Forces, but more miscellaneous affairs."

"That's hard to say. Li Bao and Shangguanqian don't have enough qualifications. They are just the governors of Yaojun. They have jumped from the third rank to command envoys. That's too much. I'm afraid it will cause criticism in the army. Wang Wenshi is not stupid, and he will never commit suicide." Set up obstacles and give others an excuse to object." Zhang Qiyuan saw through Wang Xiu's thoughts, and his face was full of disdain.

Think about it, the navy has just become an independent army, and the ranks of those former guards and infantry commanders are not too high, that is, they are the seventh-rank ranks, and if you are appointed as the governor of Yaojun, you will become a commander-in-chief , directly across the Chengxuan envoy, that's not going to turn the world upside down.

Xu Han couldn't help laughing, and said: "Wang Wenshi created the bodyguard water army alone, and it is the only one in charge of the three yamen, so naturally we must attach great importance to it."

Zhang Qiyuan was a bit apprehensive, but there was nothing he could do about it. You said that Wang Xiu was in charge of the military, but now he is in another county, how could he hold the military power.You said that the bodyguard navy has too much power to lead the army independently, but isn't the commander of the palace also independently leads the army?What's more, wouldn't it be messed up if the fleet of guards sailed across the ocean without restraint?
"Wang Xiu advocated the military system, reunified the forbidden army, divided the staff, commanded the army, and campaigned, established large and small schools, and set up a martial arts academy to train generals and schools, so that military officers can gradually understand words and characters, and put an end to the disadvantages of literati leading the army. Returning to the Ministry of War and not being controlled by the generals is extremely clever! The Ministry of War checks and balances the Privy Council, and the Marquis of Yu checks and balances the command of the capital.

Xu Han shook his head and sighed, and said: "Wang Wenshi is thoughtful and thoughtful, and it looks extremely violent, but in fact he is comprehensive and wins people's hearts. I'm afraid his next move will be even more subtle."

Zhang Qiyuan was stunned, and a bad feeling arose in his heart. The new military system, which he thought would have a lot of opposition, actually caught the emperor's heart. The two government systems still have the morale of the army. will be more perfect.At that time, to what extent will Wang Xiu's reputation and status be, and what should he do?It's time to think about it!

The promulgation and implementation of the new military system caused an uproar. Just like the discussion between Zhang Qiyuan and Xu Han, some people were very dissatisfied, but most people supported it. Even if they were dissatisfied, they were not dissatisfied with the new military system, but dissatisfied with the upcoming establishment of the Army Division. It is almost concentrated on the civil servants, and there are also military officials, and it is concentrated on a few people.

The establishment of the North and West Sergeant Army Divisions is obviously independent of the Xuanfu Division, which indicates that the power of the Xuanfu Division will be reduced, and there may even be the possibility of abolishing the Xuanfu Division.In order to quell the criticism from the Xuanfu Division, the two major military divisions were temporarily merged with the Xuanfu Division, which aroused the dissatisfaction of Qu Duan and Wang Yuan. They set up the Northern and Western Military Divisions. As the commander of the capital, you can also imitate the bodyguard navy, as the deputy commander of the capital or know miscellaneous affairs, how can you let the Xuanfu envoy act as an agent?That is not the same as not setting it, which makes them very aggrieved.

The benefits of the new military system can be seen by anyone who is not stupid. It is absolute restraint during wartime, and the killing is left to one person, instead of the current relative command. Since there is an opportunity, who would like to be restrained by the Xuanfu Division!

The censor could be considered to have seized the opportunity, and impeached Qu Duan and Wang Yuan one after another, saying that it was a sign of the general's interference in politics, and this case must not be opened.The admonishers wrote letters one after another, saying that Li Gang, Xu Han, Tang Zhong, and Wang Shu couldn't control the generals, and they couldn't bear the heavy responsibility.There was a lot of commotion in the imperial court, and various characters from top to bottom came on stage one after another. Most of them wanted to fight at this time, increase their reputation, and accumulate the capital for promotion.

With unprecedented decisiveness, Li Gang unconditionally supported the new military system, and selected low-level generals and officials from various ministries. Hundreds of them went to train in schools, large and small. Zhang Qiyuan was very worried that the Jin army would take the opportunity to invade, but his attitude was likely to be Very resolute, even if life is defeated by the Jin army, as long as the seeds can be cultivated one after another, the final victory can be achieved, and the business is very cost-effective.

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