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"Literati learning martial arts! What nonsense!"

"We are the disciples of a saint, how can we go into battle and fight like vulgar warriors!"

"There are specializations in the arts. Literary men are officials and military men are generals. This has been a custom since ancient times. If literati are allowed to join the army, it will be a disaster."

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All the officials in the court were in an uproar, and they all angrily criticized Fan Zheng.

In their view, Fan Zheng's move was simply a rogue move.

It's like saying that you literati don't use culture to control military force. In this case, let's just let you literati go out on your own.

Even Zhao Xu couldn't help stroking his forehead and sighing. He knew that as long as Fan Zheng was allowed to take action, evil would definitely appear.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "Fan is not talking nonsense, nor is he referring to Sang and Huai. At that time, General Di Qingdi made a lot of contributions, but his treatment was far from that of Mr. Han Qi, who had made equal contributions. He once lamented: One less Jinshi and Dier."

All the officials were silent, because what Fan Zheng said was true. Back then, the civil servants excluded Di Qing like this.

"If a warrior is mediocre, he will not be able to protect his family and country. If a warrior is brave enough to kill the enemy, he will be jealous of the court. The court wants to make the army invincible, but at the same time it will crowd out the generals. This is a paradox and is impossible to achieve." Fan Zheng shook his head and said. .

Su Song sighed slightly. He understood that what Fan Zheng said hit the target of the Song Dynasty, but it was outrageous no matter how literati practiced martial arts.

"A scholar has no power to restrain a chicken. How can he fight the enemy? This strategy will not work at all!" Zhao Xu shook his head.

Fan Zheng said in another way: "I will let the generals learn literature. In this way, the generals will understand the way of saints and will naturally be loyal to the court."

All the officials in the Manchu Dynasty could not help but say with disdain: "The generals are vulgar, how can they understand the teachings of the saints."

Fan Zheng spread his hands and said: "Since the civil servants do not know the martial arts, and the military generals do not know the way of the saints, Fan proposed that we can take the best of the two and discard the dross, so that we can completely solve the shortcomings of the Song Dynasty that emphasized civility and neglected martial arts."

"How do you say this?" Zhao Xu asked.

"Weichen once served as the supervisor of Pingxia City, specializing in the audit of merits, crimes, rewards and punishments. He found that supervisors are often dispatched temporarily. Although they are dispatched before the war and leave after the war, they are short-lived, but they are indispensable. Weichen thinks it can The role of the supervisory army can be greater, for example, the supervisory army can be permanently stationed in the army." Fan Zheng said solemnly.

"The supervisory army is permanently stationed in the army!"

All the officials in the court could not help but be stunned. They did not expect that Fan Zheng would make such an incredible suggestion.

Fan Zheng solemnly said: "The DPRK believes that civilian officials are loyal and military generals are good at fighting. It is better to form a dual-chief system in the army. There are permanent generals and supervisors in the army. The generals are served by military men, and the supervisors are held by civilians. The two Sit on equal footing.”

"No, there are no two days in the sky, and there are no two masters in the army. If the military orders are not consistent, it will definitely lead to catastrophe." Zeng Bu was the first to object.

Other literati also frowned. Although they believed in using culture to control force, they also knew that fighting was not a child's play. If there were two masters in the army, disputes would definitely arise.

Fan Zheng explained: "Of course the army does not have two masters. Although the general and the supervisor are on the same level, their division of labor is different. The general is naturally the leader of an army and is mainly responsible for combat deployment and planning, as well as training officers; and the supervisor The mission of the army is to be responsible for military life, cultivate the fighting spirit of the officers, declare the officers and soldiers to be loyal to the officials, protect the family and the country, and handle rewards and punishments in the army, so as to ensure that the army has strong combat effectiveness and is in the court. Under control.”

After hearing this, all the officials in the court couldn't help but discuss the role of the permanent supervisory army among themselves.

However, everyone discussed it for a long time and found that this was the only way to solve the shortcomings of using culture to control force.

"What if the military supervisor and the general have different opinions?" Lu Dafang frowned.

"It's very simple! As long as it's military matters, everyone listens to the general, and the supervisor is responsible for other matters." Fan Zheng said straightforwardly.

The other officials asked their questions one by one, and Fan Zheng answered them one by one.

"Maybe this strategy is feasible!" Su Song took the lead and nodded in agreement.

The Song Dynasty adhered to the principle of using civility to control military affairs because it was afraid that military generals would rebel. If there were permanent supervisors in the army and a dual-officer system with generals, it would be enough to limit rebellion by military generals to the greatest extent and ensure the military force.

The other officials were also moved. For a long time, the eunuchs in the palace had been the supervisors. If they could be replaced by civilian officials, it would naturally increase the power of the civilian officials.

However, Fan Zheng continued: "However, what Fan said about the literati practicing martial arts is not empty talk. If you want to supervise the army and make all the soldiers submit to the court, it is not enough to have just literature. You must be both civil and military, be good at martial arts, understand the art of war, and be peaceable with the soldiers. Let’s train together, otherwise, how can we convince the crowd if we don’t have the power to restrain the chicken!”

"When encountering a war, the supervisors must also set an example and serve the court to the death. If the general dies in battle, the supervisors will be on top! To avoid a situation in which the general dies in battle and the entire army collapses."

Fan Zheng said solemnly.

Zhao Xu's eyes lit up. During the war, the role of the general can be said to be the backbone of the entire army. In history, there are many cases where the general died in battle and the entire army was defeated. The existence of the supervisory army is enough to give the army double insurance. .

"In addition, the study of military generals and literature can also go hand in hand. The Song Dynasty not only needs brave generals who are good at fighting, but also needs handsome men who are loyal to the emperor and patriotic. Wei Chen suggested expanding the scale of martial arts and paying attention to martial arts!" Fan Zheng suggested.

"Pay attention to martial arts!"

All the officials in the dynasty couldn't help but froze. The Song Dynasty was not without military examinations. However, under the idea of ​​using civility to control military affairs, most of the military examinations were to test the art of war, and force was second. For a long time, the military examinations were almost abandoned, and the army There is a huge gap between the Chinese heroes.

Fan Zheng proposed to establish the post of permanent supervisor of the army, which gave the military examination a place to be used.

"In addition, we need to promote outstanding young generals from the army and send them to martial arts schools to learn military tactics, tactics, loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. In the future, all generals in the army will be trained in martial arts and martial arts, and all generals will be good at both civil and military skills. The cornerstone of the Song Dynasty’s conquests in all directions.”

Fan Zheng said proudly.

"Both civil and military!"

Zhao Xu couldn't help but feel excited. At this moment, he finally understood what Fan Zheng meant by the integration of civil and military forces.

The generals in the army are both civil and military, capable of fighting in both the south and the north, and are loyal and patriotic. At the same time, there is a dual-chief system of generals and military supervisors to supervise and cooperate with each other. In this way, the shortcomings of using civilized forces to control military forces will be completely cured.

"Do you think it's feasible at this moment?"

Zhao Xu looked around at the ministers and asked loudly.

"You can give it a try!" Zhang Dun said solemnly.

He knew that this time's military reform was more important than the previous Baojia Law and General Warfare Law. The Baojia Law and General Warfare Law were only minor repairs to the military system of the Song Dynasty. The establishment of a supervisory army and the integration of civil and military generals would greatly Influenced the imperial court's national policy of emphasizing civility over military affairs.

The ministers looked at each other and nodded slowly.

Zhao Xu immediately waved his hand and said: "Pass the decree, the imperial court will open the martial arts examination again, recruit talents with both civil and military skills, send the order to Qingtang, let Yao Xiong garrison in Qingtang, Zhong Pu will lead the meritorious soldiers in this battle, come to Kaifeng to study Martial arts.”

"The officials are wise!"

Fan Zhenggong said.

The court has shifted from suppressing the military generals who cultivated Yao Xiong to instructing the generals to further their studies in martial arts. They have changed from using civilized military forces to integrating civilized and military forces. This will be a great leap forward for the Song Dynasty to change the pattern of the weak Song Dynasty. .