In Yanhe Palace, Zhao Zhen flipped through the books on the desk casually and did not speak. Xu Ping sat aside, holding his breath and concentrating.

Zhao Zhen sometimes studied and studied in Yanhe Palace. At this time, he often served as ministers and ministers in the palace to answer questions and answer questions. Xu Ping was a little old as an attendant, but this was the first time he was brought into the palace like this. In Zhao Zhen's impression, Xu Ping's classics were just as mediocre and well-versed in poetry and books, but he could not be his teacher. Even if he studied "Strategy for Rich the Country and Safeguarding the People", he also asked Li Xu to come.

The etiquette of informal meetings was much looser. There was a charcoal fire between the two, and it was burning vigorously, not as cold as during the day.

Just when Xu Ping was a little distracted, Zhao Zhen suddenly asked: "You have been compiling the military system of previous dynasties recently. What would happen to the imperial guards in the past two days? Will it be the censor or the army interrogated it themselves?"

Xu Ping cheered up and replied: "There are differences in all dynasties. I think the system was the most complete in the Han Dynasty. There were military law justice in the Han army. For example, if the censor of this dynasty violated the law in the army, they were interrogated by military law justice and his subordinates."

Zhao Zhen nodded and asked after a while: "What if the chief general also violates the law?"

"Just just as the censor is not controlled by the prime minister and the military law is just as good as the chief general. Even if the chief general breaks the law, he can still collect evidence of the crime and submit it directly to the court. The court will decide how to make a decision."

Zhao Zhen sighed softly: "Compared with the previous dynasty, the Imperial Military Commission is really a bit simpler and has no subordinates."

This is something that Xu Ping had disliked for a long time. After hearing Zhao Zhen's words, he agreed in his heart, but he didn't say it out.

Zhao Zhen said again: "After the matter in Chongzheng Hall today, I summoned Gao Daquan and asked him about your leadership of the army in Yongzhou. Do you know what he said?"

Xu Ping said: "How can I guess this kind of thing? Everyone will have different opinions on the same thing."

"Gao Daquan said that this kind of thing would never happen in the Yongzhou army. Although the military law in Yongzhou is looser than that of the imperial guards, no one dares to test the law with his own heart. It is not like the imperial guards who treat military law as a joke."

Xu Ping couldn't help but smile and said to Zhao Zhen: "Gao Daquan's words are right. The military law of Yongzhou is not strict, but it is not as heavy as the imperial guards. It is precisely because the military law of the imperial guards is not strict that the heavy punishment is used. Any illegal matters in the Yongzhou army will definitely be dealt with according to the law, so it seems that the punishment is much lighter. Violations of the law will be punished, so there is no need to be too heavy."

Zhao Zhen sighed again: "The military law of the imperial guards is not bad. What else should I do if the 'five kills' and 'ten kills'? But this time, the superiors and subordinates protected each other, and even used the lives of soldiers to punish them. It treated human lives like a joke, which really made me feel heartbroken!"

Because the army is simple in structure and low in cultural level, it is based on simplicity when formulating military laws. However, in order to strictly govern the army, the punishment is not serious and they always have to behead their heads. The "five kills", "ten kills" and even "fifty kills", are all produced under this situation. These laws are simple and clear, and their common characteristics are all ending with the word "kill". It seems that the military laws are extremely harsh, but in fact they are not enforceable. If you really follow the laws and regulations, you will kill all your subordinates without waiting for the war. Therefore, these military laws will inevitably be executed selectively in the end, and instead become a tool for the main general to reject dissidents.

The key to the training of the army's discipline lies in the strict enforcement of military laws, rather than in the seriousness. If you commit a minor crime, you will always have to fight and kill, but it is difficult to bring out a disciplined army. The final result is that the combat effectiveness of the army is seriously dependent on the main general. The main general is a very important factor in whether the army can fight, but the combat effectiveness of the army is dependent on the main general, and such an army cannot bear the heavy responsibility. After all, it is still a lack of an effective management system and is too simple and crude.

Zhao Zhen sighed again: "For decades, the great martial arts of this dynasty is that you have defeated Jiaozhi a few years ago. I often want to select some talents from your army at that time to come to the imperial guards. However, the generals in the army were unable to persuade, saying that since the Han and Tang Dynasties, the army has always used northern people to join the army, while the southern people are weak, unable to wear armor or hold spears, so things were delayed. This military corruption case reminds people that it is imperative to choose the Yongzhou army to enter the capital!"

Xu Ping just listened quietly and did not answer. Don’t think that there are only party struggles among civil servants, and there are never many party struggles among imperial guards. It’s just that the party struggles among military generals are limited to the army and cannot interfere with the major national policies, and it is not so obvious.

Since Emperor Taizong's reign, there have been many conflicts between the central imperial guards and local imperial guards, especially the border imperial guards. From Yang Ye and Yang Yanzhao to the later dispute between the East and West Army in Shaanxi, to the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty, the party struggle has never stopped. The senior generals of the Third Yamen often serve in senior military positions in local areas, but it is very difficult for generals who have made military achievements from the frontier to enter the Third Yamen. The reason why Di Qing was particularly eye-catching in history was that he began to break the convention that border generals with military merits could not enter the Third Yamen to manage the military. His success was because the number of literati commanded troops increased and he received the support of literati Bian Zheng.

Even if he had a very good relationship with Li Yong and his friends, Xu Ping had no influence in the Imperial Guards of the Three Yas. What Zhao Zhen said now is not something he could interrupt casually. You should know that many generals of the Three Yas are inseparable from the relationship between the emperor and the queen, and they can often speak. It is difficult to prevent hidden arrows, so you have to be careful of the power of such remarks.

Zhao Zhen said: "Sang Yi was originally a Jinshi of Kaifeng Prefecture. Although he failed, he had read poetry and books in the end, and was not comparable to ordinary martial artists. I want to select thousands of people from the Yongzhou army, not just one army. Under the front office of the palace, Sang Yi returned to the court as the main general. What do you think?"

Xu Ping said: "Sang Yi is loyal and reliable, with extraordinary courage, especially when facing the enemy, and is clear-headed. It is naturally a good thing for him to return to the court to enter the imperial guards to practice. However, if he chose the Yongzhou army to enter the capital, he did not dare to swear to the saints. It is a customary practice for the imperial guards not to use southerners. If he chose so many thousands of people to come back, he would be inevitably excluded and would be inseparable from the water and soil."

"There is nothing to be dissatisfied with the current imperial guards! The most common people in your army were Fujian. There were so many Jinshi there a year. I have never heard of anyone who was dissatisfied with the current imperial guards. This time, I chose the Yongzhou army to enter the capital. I don't have to learn from the current imperial guards. I will follow the method you did when you were in Yongzhou. In the end, I have to see how they are different from the current imperial guards!"

Xu Ping then understood what Zhao Zhen meant. It seemed that what happened to the imperial guards this time really stimulated him. Finally, he made up his mind to absorb the experience of the Yongzhou army. It was not very meaningful to transfer only a few people back. If you really want to see the difference, you can only transfer them to Beijing in an entire system. Originally, this kind of thing should have been done to destroy Jiaozhi's military merits.

Among the imperial guards, there are Khitan Zhi, Guiming Bohai, Tuyuhun Xiaodi, and Xiazhou Hall. They are all alien troops absorbed after winning the battle. After breaking Jiaozhi, in order to show off martial arts, according to the rules, there should be Jiaozhi people who were selected to join the imperial guards, not to mention the Yongzhou army that made military achievements. However, because they were obstructed by the generals of the three yamen, let alone the small state of Jiaozhi first. The southern foreign countries cannot compare with the strong enemies in the north. Breaking Jiaozhi is not a great achievement. They also say that the southern people are not good at health, and it is afraid that it will be difficult to pick out a few that fit the military style, so that these people will become jokes. In short, defeating Jiaozhi is nothing great, and the southern people cannot be even more capable of becoming imperial guards.

With the secret report from the Imperial City Department, Zhao Zhen knew much more about the situation in the Imperial Army than Xu Ping and was more urgent. He could not take the imperial army seriously, but it became a big cancer in the capital and could not tolerate it no matter what.
Chapter completed!