After a night, the next day, when Lu Xu and Lu Hao got up, they saw that Tang Xi was asking his servants to clear out a space in the backyard and was nervously arranging it.
"It looks like an arena. I really don't know what idea Lu Yao has come up with." Lu Hao, who had already seen the bank's profits, looked at Lu Yao's posture and said with a smile.
Lu Xu didn't say anything. He knew that Lu Yao's status in the Lu family was actually the same as his own, so as long as he didn't do anything too outrageous, it would be fine. However, Lu Xu didn't understand that Lu Yao had no plans to prepare for a wedding now.
His posture didn't look like he was preparing for the imperial examination. Why did he come out to this arena?
After a while, Lu Xu went to the morning court and Lu Hao went to the bank. Xu had been left at home these days because she was about to give birth. Lu Yao's mother, Yan, was still running around outside, naturally for Lu Yao.
Yao’s marriage.
Tang Xi and his men were busy in the backyard, and Lu Yao became the most idle person in the house. Although there was a game today, as I said before, it was the least suspenseful game, so Lu Yao naturally didn't need to go.
You see, I had gone to the food court and hot pot restaurant yesterday to give instructions. The three families Lao Chen found and the situation given by Yang Tao were quite satisfactory to Lu Yao. The most important thing now is what happens next.
Cao Han's martial arts contest to recruit a bride was a big event.
Lu Yao looked eager to try. At this time, he was sitting in the main hall, recalling the martial arts and martial arts of the Song Dynasty. After all, these had always been criticized and debated by people in the Song Dynasty.
Let’s talk about martial arts first, or more specifically military merit, which is the issue of the military strength of the Song Dynasty. This is also the direct reason why Lu Yao held a new Cuju competition. The military deployment of the Northern Song Dynasty followed the principle of "strengthening the trunk and weak branches, and guarding the interior"
The principle of "virtual external". The army of the Song Dynasty was divided into four types: the imperial army, the Xiang army, the rural soldiers and the vassal soldiers. The imperial army was the central regular army, half of which was stationed in the capital and nearby areas. The Xiang army and the rural soldiers guarded key areas across the country.
The vassal troops were composed of ethnic minorities in the border areas and were stationed in the border areas. The Northern Song Dynasty basically adopted a passive defense policy against Liao and Xixia, so there were only a small number of forbidden troops stationed on the border. The forbidden troops were well-equipped, well-trained, and treated better than other armies.
, so the combat power is the strongest. This ensures the central military superiority over the local areas, resolves the long-standing separatism of vassal towns, and maintains the unity of the country. However, this also results in the weakness of the local military.
Zhao Kuangyin, Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty, abolished senior military positions such as the palace inspection and deputy capital inspection, stipulated that the Forbidden Army would no longer have a supreme commander, and divided the Forbidden Army into "three yamen", namely the Palace Front Division, the Guards Ma Jun Division, and the Guards Infantry Army.
The division, standing on a tripartite footing, was frequently mobilized. The deployment and movement of the army were controlled by the Privy Council. The Northern Song Dynasty also implemented the "Garrison Law", which meant changing the garrison location of the imperial army every few years to prevent the army from becoming the general's private army.
Although this situation of "there are no generals and divisions" is helpful in preventing generals from abusing their military power and preventing local mutinies, it also creates a situation in which "the soldiers do not know the generals and the generals do not know the troops", which has serious adverse effects on the combat effectiveness of the army.
Influence.
The Northern Song Dynasty followed the mercenary system of the Tang Dynasty and tried to use this system to recruit bankrupt peasants into the army to prevent them from taking risks and launching armed riots. Therefore, wherever there was a famine, the government recruited a large number of hungry people there.
They did not hesitate to take coercive measures to join the army. The Northern Song Dynasty government believed that even if there were rebels in bad years, there would be no rebel soldiers. If a mutiny occurred in normal years, the local farmers would not revolt. In this way, "soldiers" and
The "people" were completely separated, which indeed reduced the possibility of joint uprising between soldiers and civilians, and maintained local rule. However, the number of troops continued to grow. In the late Song Dynasty, the Forbidden Army and the Xiang Army numbered more than 370,000.
During the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty (1064-1067 AD), the number of troops reached millions. According to statistics during the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty, the total annual military expenditure accounted for about sixty-seven-tenths of the total fiscal revenue, which greatly increased the financial burden.
In fact, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin had already foresighted the problem of "redundant troops" in the Song Dynasty. He believed that Kaifeng, the capital of the Song Dynasty, was easy to attack and difficult to defend, and proposed moving the capital to Luoyang or Chang'an to reduce the pressure on defense and reduce a large amount of military expenditures. However, this idea was met with controversy.
After unanimous opposition from the ministers, the matter was finally settled.
And what about the Forbidden Army, which is known as the pinnacle of martial arts in the Song Dynasty?
The Song Dynasty was founded by Zhao Kuangyin, but the core of the Northern Song Dynasty was the Later Zhou Dynasty, and the Later Zhou Dynasty was the inheritance of the property of the Five Dynasties. In other words, the "forbidden army masters" of the Northern Song Dynasty actually came from the legacy of the late Tang Dynasty. This group of
If a person can survive, that's really impressive. Not to mention his age, he still has a lot of experience.
Of course, the number of this group of people is not large. The main thing is that they are young people who were cultivated between the "Tang" and the "Five Generations". They were born in the Later Tang Dynasty and rose up in the Later Han Dynasty. They are at the peak of their abilities in life.
, was finally gathered in the following week, and Guo Wei relied on this group of people to stabilize the overall situation.
The imperial army system of the Song Dynasty was actually the essence of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. In the late Tang Dynasty, local military governors continued to be separatist, but no matter how rebellious they were, the internal "unity" was guaranteed. It was precisely because of the "guards" system that
Unlike in the past, when the essence was concentrated, the number of personal guards at this time was comparable to that of foreign troops.
So starting from the Five Dynasties, this "bad habit" began. The number of the Forbidden Army increased sharply, and a "rotational garrison system" was implemented, that is, local assessments were often conducted, and outstanding local sergeants were transferred to the central Forbidden Army. Over time, the number of the Forbidden Army increased.
The quality far exceeds that of the local army, and there is no fear of rebellion at all.
Zhao Kuangyin, as the commander of the imperial army during the Chai Rong period, also rose in this way. At that time, Zhao Kuangyin's own "martial arts" was very strong. Zhao Kuangyin was born in a family of military generals. His father and Guo Wei had an old relationship at the time, so Zhao Kuangyin started very high at the beginning and could not rely on others.
If you stay at home, you can also build a career with promising people.
After Guo Wei's death, Zhao Kuangyin performed better under Chai Rong. In the "Battle of Gaoping", Zhao Kuangyin sacrificed his life and was valued by Chai Rong, so he became the "replacement" for the missing manpower in the Forbidden Army. This opportunity
, it was also an opportunity for Zhao Kuangyin to usurp Houzhou in the future.
Zhao Kuangyin promoted a set of "Chang Fist" in the army. This Chang Fist has the essence of Kung Fu, and it has the effect of strengthening the body. But more often, the boxing is also used to defend against enemies, so it is true.
Indeed, during the Northern Song Dynasty, the "martial arts" trend was very strong.
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People of the Five Dynasties always liked to admire their pro-army, and all of these pro-army were highly skilled in martial arts. In the Northern Song Dynasty, the military system was revised again, and the imperial army was divided into bodyguard pro-army and "dianqiansi". Zhao Kuangyin was previously the
He holds the position of "inspection in front of the palace", but the palace chief is more inclined to "army" warfare. The real "master" is to look at the bodyguards and the army.
The management of the bodyguards and pro-army seems to be diverse, but in essence, the core job is still to protect the emperor. However, there were many wars in the early Northern Song Dynasty, and the army was simply not enough to fight. The bodyguards and pro-army sometimes had to go up, so the emperor's imperial army and pro-army were
It seems that there is no difference, but in fact the difference is very big. Unfortunately, during the Northern Expedition of Youzhou by Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, morale was unbalanced, which led Brother Yelvxiu to massacre the Imperial Army of the Northern Song Dynasty. Zhao Kuangyin had previously retained the power of the Later Zhou Dynasty.
The remaining members of the Forbidden Forces were all killed in this battle. They were originally capable of more than this, but they couldn't display them and there was no way.
The imperial army suffered heavy losses, Song Taizong fled alone, and even the "pro-military bodyguards" were almost completely destroyed. Then the next step was to "recruit troops." During the Taizong period of the Northern Song Dynasty, the number of troops recruited was very large, because this was the middle and early Northern Song Dynasty.
An era with the most frequent wars.
This standard for recruiting soldiers also followed the standards of the Five Dynasties, and was modified by Song Taizu. In fact, it was even better than the Khitan, the great enemy at that time, because in the early Northern Song Dynasty, the "Forbidden Army" was selected, and those with height and strength were
Among them, height is to distinguish the grades of soldiers, while strength is potential.
At that time, the "approval" for soldier selection was based on salary, not that hard work was rewarded. At the beginning, soldiers of different heights joined and received different "salaries". Among them, those with a height of "1.8 meters" were in the first grade, and those with a height of "1.8" were in the second grade.
With a height of "1.7 meters", this is also based on the height standard, and the talents suitable for the Imperial Guard are selected.
But in any case, height is just a superficial thing. To really say whether you are powerful or not, you still have to look at actual combat. However, there were few horses in the Northern Song Dynasty. Therefore, in addition to "Yizhou" and other areas that would be equipped with war horses to block the Liao Dynasty, even in the palace,
Horses are rare, so the "riding and archery" used to select soldiers has been subtracted from the "riding", leaving only archery.
Yes, when it comes to this, a thoughtful person can see that the "masters" of the Song Dynasty are actually not charge masters like Li Jilong and Yang Wudi, but "archers" and "crossbowmen" with long-range weapons.
Later, during the Shenzong period of the Song Dynasty, Wang Anshi synthesized the military system. From Taizu to before Shenzong, the standard for the "King of Soldiers" in the Northern Song Dynasty was "nine bows and three stone strength". In the Northern Song Dynasty, the best soldiers were all
Among the Forbidden Army, the early Northwestern Army was not very powerful. Because of the emperor's diligence, the Forbidden Army conducted frequent garrison rounds, so its combat effectiveness was always maintained at a peak. At that time, there was no such thing as flying over the walls, after all, but these "masters"
They are indeed far beyond ordinary people.
The decline of the Song Dynasty's Forbidden Army was actually due to the shift in the focus of the war in the middle and late Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty's Forbidden Army maintained a strong posture because of the high pressure given by the Liao Dynasty. Therefore, the decadence of the situation in Song and Liao did not cause the Song Dynasty to collapse.
But the subsequent peace alliance made the Forbidden Army become more and more decadent like the Shence Army of the Tang Dynasty.
By the late Northern Song Dynasty, the Forbidden Army really had no one who could fight. The emperor rarely left the palace, because the only enemy on the surface was Xixia. Therefore, it was the Northwest Army that remained at the top, but the Northwest Army did not receive the same training as the Forbidden Army.
, after all, it cannot compare with the peak of the Northern Song Dynasty.
Although after Renzong of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty could be regarded as prosperous and prosperous, it was a pity that the cost was bloody weakness, which eventually made the Forbidden Army a "mascot", so much so that in the Kaifeng defense battle, such ridiculous things as the "Liujia Divine Soldiers" were
happened.
It is precisely because of this that Lu Yao is holding this new Cuju competition. He wants to fundamentally improve the physical fitness of the people first, and then gradually change the culture of the Song Dynasty after he enters the official career and becomes an official in the court.
The situation of military weakness is just ridiculous to say the least. Lu Yao himself was a civil servant and became an official. I am afraid that it will not be easy for him to change the situation and order the generals at that time.
Thinking of this, Lu Yao couldn't help but think of Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi, who had already traveled far to negotiate with Daxia. Judging by the days, they should be not far from the border now. Unexpectedly, Fan Zhongyan, who had received advice from himself and Wang Anshi, arrived at the negotiation.
When, what kind of actions will you make?
Forget it, let's not think about it. Today is a day of rest for Lu Yao. Let Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi consider these things that are far away in Daxia. Lu Yao decided to focus on the present and distance himself from those challengers.
, that is to say, the arrival time of the five escorts that Tangxi found is getting closer and closer, and the competition with them is the focus of today.
Military strength and martial arts should be discussed separately. Although the Song Dynasty was strong in literature and weak in martial arts, there were some people with strong martial arts among them. Speaking of people with strong martial arts in the Northern Song Dynasty, one person has to be mentioned.
This person's name is Jintai.
There are very few records about Jintai in official history. It is said that he was a native of Jinzhuang, Fotang, Yiwu County, Zhejiang. He was the leading martial arts wizard in the Northern Song Dynasty. The Jintai boxing method created by him has rigorous footwork, both offense and defense, and can be called
It is a great weapon in the boxing world, so there is a saying that "boxing is not as good as gold".
Although it is difficult to find the most authentic historical records about Jintai, his lifelike image is vividly displayed in storytelling novels such as "The Legend of Jintai Chixia", "Jintai Three Attacks on Shaolin Temple" and "Jintai Short History".
In the novel, Jin Tai is the master of Zhou Tong, the martial arts master of the Northern Song Dynasty. As we mentioned before, Zhou Tong is the master of Yue Fei, Lu Junyi, Lin Chong and others. By analogy, Jin Tai can be regarded as the originator of martial arts.
A veteran.
It is said that Jintai's original surname was Bai, but his biological father adopted him to his good friend Jin Peiran, so he changed his name to Jintai. However, little Jintai was unlucky. His stepfather and stepmother passed away when he was 10 years old, leaving him
He was living alone in the world. Fortunately, a monk named Dan Ziseng from the nearby Fahui Zen Temple took him in and taught him martial arts, so he did not starve to death on the street.
Later, when he got older, Jintai began his own journey to explore the world. However, due to his lack of knowledge, he suffered many losses along the way. During this period, Jintai was in danger in Hebei and happened to meet his nobleman Tian Qichu.
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They were rescued by each other's hands and survived. Although the two were of different ages, they got along very well, so Tian Qi gave him a "small stove" for free, which improved his martial arts a lot.
In the second year of Emperor Yingzong's rule in the Song Dynasty (1065), the head of the state Tan Taiwei colluded with Xixia and sent the first warrior of Xixia "Black Wind" to the Central Plains to fight. After many days of fighting without an opponent, he was very arrogant. At this time, Jintai appeared on the stage.
, using the self-created Jintai boxing method, he killed "Black Wind" with three strikes, five strikes and two strikes, which greatly enhanced the prestige of the martial arts community in the Central Plains. Song Yingzong was also very happy, and specially named him the Royal Teacher of the Imperial City Palace and became the bodyguard of the palace.
He was the chief coach and was rewarded with one hundred thousand taels of silver.
After that arena, Jintai began to go on a rampage, setting an unprecedented record of being undefeated in seventy-two arenas. He fought with a pair of iron fists from south to north without encountering an opponent, and therefore earned the title of "Fighting But Not Gold".
Such fighting power, even in martial arts novels, is probably only matched by the God of War Qiao Feng.
During the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, Wang Anshi implemented reforms. He knew that these tough measures would inevitably lead to the revenge of many bureaucrats, so he invited Jin Tai to come out and be his personal bodyguard. With such a god of war by his side, naturally no one in the world dared to do so.
By moving him, Wang Anshi was able to implement the reform with confidence.
Relying on this series of exaggerated achievements, Jintai became very popular in the army. He and Zhou Dong led the army to repel the large-scale invasion of the Liao people. They also led the army to put down the rebellion in the south, and were named "Ping"
"Nan Wang". For a martial arts master to achieve this level, he is considered to be the best.
The reason why Lu Yao knows so much about Jintai is because he was lucky enough to read the "Jintai Boxing Book" left by Jintai in the museum in Yiwu. The Bagua Boxing, Demon Subduing Boxing and Monkey Boxing included in it are rigorous in movement.
It is extremely lethal and has practical combat functions.
Thinking of this, Lu Yao couldn't help but have an idea in his mind, where is Jintai now? Although the time is now messed up, Lu Yao still made a rough estimate. In fact, the greatest possibility should be in Hebei. This Bianliang is in
The boundary of Henan is not too far from Hebei, but the transportation in the Northern Song Dynasty is not as developed as modern times. If you want to find someone, just take a plane there or make a phone call. If you want to find Jintai, you must
Find a reliable person to go to Hebei and invite him over. Lu Yao thought about the people under his command, Yang Tao, Chen Chen, and Tang Xi. These three people would definitely not be able to do it, and Zhe Kexing and Pan Wen still had their own things to do.
After thinking about it, Lu Yao felt that he should start with the people under their command, and a name appeared in Lu Yao's mind.
He called Tangxi and said, "Zhang Mou should be working in the bank now."
Tangxi nodded, but she was murmuring in her heart, wondering what Lu Yao suddenly wanted to do with Zhang Mou.
It turned out that Lu Yao wanted to ask Zhang Mou to go to Hebei to look for Jintai. Firstly, Zhang Mou's recent experience in Qianzhuang was pretty good. Secondly, Zhang Mou was also a martial arts practitioner before, so he should be able to negotiate with Jintai. For
Lu Yao had already thought of a solution to the problem raised by Tang Xi that the bank had no stewards. Through the performance of the previous Cuju competition, Lu Yao felt that during the period of Zhang Mou's departure, let Meng Yu, who was the grassroots team under Chen Chen,
It is more appropriate for the doorkeeper to be responsible for the bank affairs.
Tangxi had not heard of the name Jintai, and did not know why Lu Yao went all the way to Hebei to find such a person. Lu Yao then said that without further delay, Tangxi should go find Zhang Mou immediately and let him go today.
Then he set off, and based on his impression and memory of Jintai, he wrote some manuscripts about Jintai's appearance and characteristics, etc., and asked Tangxi to bring it to Zhang Mou.
It seems that the young master must do this, and Lu Yao directly stated that he would be paid fifty guan of gold to Jintai. Of course, it was impossible to transport it directly from here to Hebei, so he asked Zhang Mou to take it with him.
Pay fifteen guans, of which five guans are used as Zhang Mou's round trip fare, and the remaining ten guans are used as a deposit to Jintai. As long as he can come to Bianliang and enter the Lu Mansion, the remaining four
You can give it to him for ten thousand dollars.
"Remember, we must get him back to Bianliang before the martial arts contest starts. If Zhang Mou succeeds in this matter, I will also give him a reward of ten coins. Time is very tight, you understand.
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Lu Yao said to Tang Xi very seriously that he wanted Jintai to come to Bianliang as soon as possible today. If he could learn even one move from his boxing technique, he would be sure to win the contest to find a bride.
You know, even though Lu Yao has special powers now, when he actually gets into the ring, he is not completely sure that he will win against those well-trained people.
"Sir, is Jintai really in Hebei?" Tangxi asked this question. Although Lu Yao could always know all the information and movements of people he had never met before, they were all in Bianliang after all. Even if he didn't
You can also investigate or learn about it through other means during the meeting, but this time the person Lu Yao is looking for is far away in Hebei, so Tangxi still asked. Naturally, he was thinking about Zhang Mou by doing this. After all, Zhang Mou and himself
We have a pretty good relationship with him. If we go to Hebei for such a person we have never met before but come back without success and then be punished by Lu Yao, it is really not worth it. It’s just ten dollars, and our future is ruined for this.
But it’s not worth it.
Lu Yao naturally knew the relationship between Tangxi and Zhang Mou, and smiled and said that they were inseparable, and even if they could not find Jintai, he would not punish Zhang Mou.
After receiving Lu Yao's reply, Tangxi felt relieved. After handing over the work to other servants, he immediately went to the bank and paid the money to Zhang Mou to do it together. Moreover, he had to rush back quickly, after all, it would be a while.
His friends are about to arrive at the Lu Mansion. According to Lu Yao's plan, he wants to finish this arena before Lu Xu goes home after the morning meeting. After all, he doesn't want to have a showdown with Lu Xu now, so this matter
It is better to do things privately. After the first round of the competition, Lu Yao plans to reveal everything about himself and Cao Han to Lu Xu.
After Tangxi left, Lu Yao paced back and forth in the main hall, thinking that if he could really find Jintai to Bianliang, he would simply keep him by his side, and then organize a martial arts team to come out, and wait until he became an official.
, he led them to fight on the battlefield and make great achievements. This strange power must be matched with Jintai's boxing skills to exert its greatest effect.
Not long after, Jin Tai had not returned yet, but five visitors came to the Lu Mansion.