Chapter 188: There must be a soul in the army
Two days later, in front of the Dali Temple.
A half-bian, dressed in a blanket and a strong face, looked at Geng Rujie, the young minister of Dali Temple who was ranked seventh, who was greeted and said directly: "This is my third trip. I will ask you Dali Temple, will you accept this case?"
Geng Rujie laughed with him, glanced around, walked closer and whispered: "Mr. Yang, since you have retired, why bother with this muddy water? Then Chen Chao was obviously treating you as a gun, so you must be careful."
This half-bian is the founding marquis of Guojun, Yang Hui, who was the prefect of Hangzhou, Wang Cun, and the "grandson" in the Xining period. He was moved out of the capital because of opposing the reform. Later, he argued with Lu Gongzhu and others and was exiled again, so he resigned from office in anger.
According to convention, the court gave him additional titles and gave him a farewell title, and the title was the founding marquis of Guojun.
Yang Hui sneered and said, "Don't I know that you need to remind me? I will ask you, regarding Wang Anli's complaint, will you accept or not? If you accept it, it's all. If you don't accept it, I will take them to beat the drums and I will see if the officials can ignore it!"
Under the steps, there was a group of ragged people who had been trekking hard, with pale faces and thin skin and a sad face.
Geng Rujie was shocked when he heard the words "Dengwen Gu". If he wanted to make trouble in front of the emperor, he would not be able to do anything.
He knew that Yang Hui could do it, and hesitated and said, "This matter is serious and the officials cannot make the decision. Mr. Yang went to the temple to sit and the officials went to ask for instructions."
Yang Hui said without moving, "You go and ask Cao Zheng, I'll wait here! Let the whole city of Kaifeng, see if the Dali Temple is reformed, is it true or false, and see if you reformists are just fighting for power and profit!"
Geng Rujie's face was a little stiff, and he suppressed his anger. He raised his hand, turned around and entered Dali Temple, and came to Cao Zheng's duty room.
Cao Zheng was originally a minister of Dali Temple, but after the reform, the royal family prince, that is, Zhao Hao, should be appointed by the royal family. However, Zhao Hao refused to take office, so Cao Zheng has been there.
Geng Rujie finished speaking of Yang Hui's attitude and said with a serious expression: "My dear, Yang Hui is obviously intentional, just to show us ugly things!"
Cao Zheng looked outside with a cold look and said, "We are not qualified enough. I am afraid this is for Mr. Zhang, or even for the official family."
Geng Rujie nodded in a serious manner and said, "What should I do now? If it is an ordinary person, I will accept it. Wang Anli is the youngest brother of the prince. These people took him to take action, obviously they were recovering from the new law."
If you accept this, those people will succeed in their conspiracy, and maybe there will be a next step. But if you don’t accept it, let Yang Hui and the people behind you continue to make trouble, or even beat the drums, so that the court and the officials will not be able to come to Taiwan, it will be even more embarrassing.
Cao Zheng also felt tricky, thought for a while, and said, "You can pick it up first, I'll go into the palace to meet Mr. Zhang."
Geng Rujie raised his hand and replied, "The King of Yan has not taken office for a long time. Many of our affairs have been stagnated, so we still have to think of ways."
Geng Rujie said not only legally, but also that someone needs to take the blame. There are so many big cases that their little arms and legs cannot withstand it.
Cao Zheng thought about it and said, "I understand, let's go."
Geng Rujie didn't say anything more, and the two acted separately. One went to appease Yang Hui and the other went to the palace.
Outside the Dali Temple gate, many people were watching. When Geng Rujie took Yang Hui and a group of miserables in, they whispered.
Chen Chao at the corner saw him, slammed his high fives and said happily: "It's done!"
Next to him was a middle-aged man of similar age, and he was also overjoyed and said, "What should I do next?"
Chen Chao was overwhelmed by surprise and immediately said, "Cao Zheng should have left the back door now and went to the palace to see Zhang Dun and even the official family. We can't be idle either. Let's prepare the things and I will enter the palace."
The person next to him was stunned and said, "What are you doing when you enter the palace?"
Chen Chao smiled and said, "The Dali Temple official has issued an edict to reorganize it. The real person who makes the decision is King Yan. King Yan is now in the Empress Dowager's harem. Do you think he and the Empress Dowager will remain indifferent when he hears this news?"
The person next to him opened his eyes and said excitedly: "Yes! Why didn't I expect that the Empress Dowager and the King of Yan would definitely not sit idly by. If they took action, we wouldn't have to work so hard."
Chen Chao showed pride and said, "I'll go to the palace. You will continue to spread the news. It must spread throughout Kaifeng City. Zhang Feng will take Wang Anli and others back to Beijing. Let's prepare a big gift for them!"
The people next to him focused on the key points, and the depression in his heart that he was dismissed from office suddenly decreased most of the time.
As long as they take the opportunity to defeat Wang Anli, the legitimacy of the court's reform will be greatly reduced, and the space they can operate will become larger. As long as they find the right opportunity and send Zhang Dun and others away, they will be able to return to the court again!
The two talked for a few words, heard another discussion in the crowd, left quietly, and did their own things.
In the palace, Zhao Xu once again lamented that the imperial garden was really small, and Tong Guan said, "Just be here, sit down and talk."
Zhao Xu sat down in the pavilion, Zong Ze raised his hand and thanked him, and Tong Guanze stood respectfully beside Zhao Xu without sitting down.
The palace maid poured a cup of tea and retreated far away. There were only Zhao Xu, Chenpi, Tong Guan and Zong Ze in the pavilion.
After Zong Ze sat down, he continued to talk, saying, "The official family, Shangshu Xu has already sent a letter, Huanqing Road and other things are almost done, and he will return to Beijing before November 5th."
Zhao Xu had already received the letter and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work in Xu Qing's family this time. After I come back, I will not give him a fake."
Zong Ze was stunned and immediately realized that this was a joke, but he did not react. He paused and said, "Officials, the number of troops under the Huwei Army is currently nearly 30,000, the firearm army has more than 1,000 people and more than 500 cavalrymen. The infantry basically has no major problems, and the firearms have the most problems. First, the firearms are powerful and difficult to operate, and they have limited performance in actual combat. Perhaps it is more appropriate to defend the city. The problem with cavalry is that our dynasty lacks good horses, and second, the cavalry consumes a lot and requires enough energy to train and train..."
Tong Guan stood beside Zhao Xu and listened silently.
He and Zong Ze have been with Hu Weijun for a long time, and they understand Zhao Xu's wish to train a strong soldier. However, although Tong Guan had some thoughts in his heart, he did not dare to say it out loud. He himself knew it was childish.
After listening to Zong Ze's words quietly, Zhao Xu said seriously: "There are indeed many problems with firearms, but they cannot be discarded. We must strengthen their use and gradually eliminate the disadvantages. I still say the same thing. In the future, the battlefield will be decided by firearms. If we abandon them, we and our descendants will suffer great losses. I have talked about the issue of cavalry with Shangshu and others. After Shangshu Xu comes back, the Ministry of War will take charge of the logistics and will build at least three horse farms to cultivate high-quality war horses. As for consumption, I am determined to reduce the army, at least 200,000 to 300,000, which is enough to save..."
Zong Ze listened and immediately said, "Yes, I will receive the order."
Zhao Xu nodded and said, "Thirty thousand people are still too few. After Xu Shangshu returns to Beijing, he will rectify all the northern routes. I will give you three numbers, plus cavalry and firearms, a total of five, with a total of 60,000 people stationed on three sides of Kaifeng City... Once the Xia people were defeated, we will have at least one or two years. The time is not too much, and the task is tight. Don't slack off..."
Zong Ze leaned over and said, "I understand."
Zhao Xu glanced at Tong Guan and said, "You can stay in the palace in the future and sit in the confidential room."
Tong Guan was shocked and looked at Zhao Xu's side face quietly. He instinctively guessed whether he did something wrong. He was frightened and thought of the 'confidential room' and quietly relaxed. He secretly analyzed the purpose of Zhao Xu's words and said quietly: "The villain received the order."
As soon as Tong Guan's words fell, a small yellow gate came over from afar, saluted Zhao Xu, and whispered a few words in Chenpi's ear.
Chenpi frowned, waved her back to the small yellow gate, and whispered to Zhao Xu's ear.
Zhao Xu picked up the teacup and drank tea, and then said, "You mean, Chen Chao is asking for the King of Yan, not his grandmother?"
Tangerine Pi responded and said, "Yes."
Zhao Xu looked playful and said with a smile: "This is learning to be smart."
Zong Ze didn't say anything, as if he didn't hear it.
After thinking for a while, Zhao Xu smiled more and more, and said, "Absolute. I guess Mr. Zhang will come to see me soon. Chenpi. If you ask someone to stop me, I will say that I am talking about things with Zongqing's family and cannot separate myself. Let him take care of it."
Chenpi said, "Yes." As he said that, he called someone and whispered.
Zhao Xu didn't care about this matter and continued to tell Zong Ze: "The army is first in the soul. An army must have strong spirit to have combat power. Soul shaping is very important! It is also necessary to have clear discipline, strict military law, and no slack at all. The army is related to the country and society, and it is necessary to pay enough attention..."
Zong Ze looked solemn, listened carefully, and responded.
Zhao Xu was talking about the army with Zong Ze, and Cao Zheng was now at the Green Tile House.
After hearing Cao Zheng's words, Zhang Dun looked cold and glanced at Cai Bian and said, "How many of these things are true or false?"
Cao Zheng raised his hand and said, "From the promulgation, it is a false sense to form cliques and procure treacherous people. The most important thing is to "occupy Yongye Land", and the subordinates still have to verify it."
After Cao Zheng's words fell, Zhang Dun did not speak.
Cai Bian knew what he meant, pondered for a while, and said, "There was indeed this incident back then. When the prince heard it, he was very angry and ordered to retreat. I also ordered the local supervision. Later, I was released from Beijing, and it was beyond the reach and gradually forgot about it. In short, it was almost ten years."
Cai Bian is Wang Anshi's son-in-law, so there are naturally few things he doesn't know about the Wang family.
When Zhang Dun saw it, he snorted coldly: "It's still for us. Before I took action, they took the initiative! I'll go to see the official family."
Cai Bian said: "The Chen Chao came in. Under the banner of seeing the King of Yan, he might have to meet the Empress Dowager."
Zhang Dun had already stood up, his eyes suddenly flashed and said, "This time, I want everyone to wake up! Come, call Cai You to see me. Cao Zheng, you are waiting here, I will come."
Cai Bian looked at Zhang Dun's impatient and fierce back, took a deep breath, and looked at Cao Zheng and said, "No need to worry about me. After you go back, investigate clearly and deal with whatever you should do. After all, Wang Anli is not my father-in-law, and he cannot shake the Xining method to revive it."
Cao Zheng hesitated and said, "The officials were worried that this was just the beginning. Wang Jingluo returned to Beijing with Zhang Jingluo and others to revise his merits and demerits. If he tore a hole out of this, it would turn into a debate between the government and the people over the battle of Huanqing Road, it would probably affect the arrangements of the court and the officials."
Cai Bian couldn't help but frown when he heard this.
Chapter completed!