Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 42 Military Power
In Madam Miao's room.

Zhao Xin was seen lying on his father's thighs and said, "Daddy, are you going to hit me again? Daddy, if you don't hit me, just help me put on my pants. My butt is cold."

Zhao Zhen: "..."

Waiting for his dad to help him pull up his pants.

Zhao Xin added: "Since we must have one civil and one military, then the military should be the one to give in. Don't have too many ideas. If we still lose the battle now, then it's all because of the civil. As long as we lose, then we should kill the civil!"

Zhao Xin quickly put forward new suggestions.

Madam Miao couldn't stand it anymore and asked, "Why do you always want to kill people?"

Zhao Xin also rolled down from his father's lap and returned to his own exclusive position, and replied: "If it weren't like this, they wouldn't be serious. Things like Han Qi and Ren Fu would happen again."

"Mrs. Miao, you think war is a game. If you lose, people will die. At first glance, it seems that only Han Qi lost the battle and Ren Fu died in the battle, but in fact, many people in our Song Dynasty lost their brothers and fathers."

"So many people died just because they quarreled with each other and didn't trust each other. Chopping off their heads a hundred times wouldn't be enough!"

Zhao Zhen listened to Zhao Xin's explanation again.

Don't tell me yet...

Most of what he said seemed to make sense.

It turns out that Zui Xinglai was not a person who killed indiscriminately.

He actually has his own ideas.

of course!

Although this approach sounds good.

But Zhao Zhen thought... he still couldn't do this, because if he really did such a thing to the extreme, and his subordinates became disobedient in the future, then he would be completely finished.

For example, what if we really did this, but still couldn’t defeat Xixia?
If we really win, we will be happy.

But what if we can’t win?
after……

Do civilian officials still dare to lead troops?

Zhao Xin was also looking at the map while thinking about the candidates for the four armies.

Among them, there is a name that Zhao Xin can only say sounds very familiar.

Di Qing!

He didn't know why the name sounded so familiar to him.

But for some reason, I feel a sense of familiarity with this name.

Then he asked his father, "Among these generals, are there any who are particularly brave and good at fighting, but also have no brains?"

Zhao Zhen asked, "Why are you asking this?"

Zhao Xin looked up at his father and said, "When I say brainless, I don't mean I'm like Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Ren Fu and others who particularly like to express their opinions."

Zhao Zhen said, "How would father know this?"

Zhao Xin added: "Let me put it another way. If someone asks him to fight, he goes. If someone doesn't ask him to do something, he won't go. He is very obedient."

Zhao Zhen: "This..."

It can only be said that Zhao Zhen didn't pay much attention to it.

Zhao Xin said, "Dad, have someone investigate all the soldiers on the front line, including those low-ranking generals, and find out their personalities, character, performance on the battlefield, official positions, how many people are in their family, and whether any of their ancestors have served as high-ranking officials, whether they are civil or military officials, and what level they served. Give it to me after you have thoroughly investigated it."

Zhao Zhen: "..."

Zhao Zhen glanced at Zhao Xin.

What is this about?
Zhao Xin continued, "If we don't figure all this out, we won't be able to win this battle no matter how we fight."

After Zhao Xin said these words, he turned his attention back to Fan Zhongyan.

I couldn't help but wonder, should I believe you?
Although... you haven't written the poem "Worry about the world before you worry about yourself, and be happy about the world after you are happy about yourself" yet.

correct!

Zhao Xin also discovered that he didn't see the other male protagonist of "Yueyang Tower", Teng Zijing.

……

Without the personal information of the generals, it is impossible to even talk about military operations on paper.

Not to mention……

This is just the beginning.

What about Li Yuanhao?

What is the situation with Li Yuanhao?
If they don't even know the other party's situation, it will be difficult for them to win.

nowadays……

The only thing you can do is to make yourself invincible first and then wait for the enemy to be defeated.

Zhao Xin's performance naturally greatly surprised Zhao Zhen.

He originally thought that Zhao Xin would just talk nonsense and say all kinds of unrealistic things, but he didn't expect Zhao Xin to be so cautious.

Those who never listened to him would be killed. As a result, many people in the Song Dynasty lost their brothers and sisters.

Maybe...

He really became Emperor Taizong Wen.

That myself...

cough!
Wouldn't he then become the emperor emeritus? Thinking of this, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but think that this emperor emeritus was actually not bad, at least like Li Yuan, he could have several sons and princesses with his concubines in his later years.

Of course! It would be better for me not to be the emperor emeritus. After all, if I become the emperor emeritus, I will have no power.

then……

Zhao Zhen then began to ask Zhao Xin: "What kind of person do you think Emperor Taizong Wen is?"

Zhao Xin then said excitedly: "The appearance of the sun and the sky, the appearance of the dragon and the phoenix."

Zhao Zhen continued, "That's what the history books say. What I want to ask is your opinion of him. In your opinion, what can we learn from him, and what can't we learn from him?"

Zhao Xin's eyes rolled and said, "Dad, are you asking me if I want to use the Xuanwu Gate inheritance method?"

Then he said, "Well... the best thing about him is that when he leads his troops in battle, he can sympathize with the soldiers and even bandage their wounds himself. He also leads the charge in battle and is the first to do so. Therefore, the soldiers are willing to listen to him. That is why he can win every battle and no one can stop him."

Zhao Zhen said: "This is exactly what you cannot learn."

Madam Miao also said, "Yes! That's so dangerous!"

Zhao Xin then said: "I'm not stupid, of course I know the danger."

Zhao Zhen then said, "Then tell me again."

Zhao Xin: "But this is the best way to make everyone listen to you immediately. The emperors of later generations were not able to do this, so they were not as good as Emperor Taizong Wen. Therefore, they let eunuchs and military governors lead the troops, and they themselves could not lead the troops. Isn't this just putting the knife in the hands of others, and leaving themselves with nothing? How can this not lead to the destruction of the country?"

"Mrs. Miao, do you remember that in the Tang Dynasty books, there was a case where a eunuch killed the emperor and made someone else the emperor?"

Since Miao had read it before, she still had an impression of it, so she said unhappily, "I remember it, so what?"

Zhao Xin said, "This is the result of handing over the military power to others without taking the initiative to control it. The soldiers in the army only know their own Jiedushi, but not the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."

"As an official, you don't have to go to the front line to fight, but you can't fail to let your soldiers know you're there. And you can't be ignorant of even a little bit of warfare."

"That way, your subordinates will only look down on you, or even chop off your head."

Zhao Zhen only felt a chill on his neck.

(End of this chapter)