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Su Xiaoxiao: "Yes, that's the important thing. Zhao Gou's actions are too heinous. I support Emperor Taizu of Song to give him a just and brutal execution, just like Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang did just now."

Zhao Kuangyin: "This...it seems not so bad. This worthless descendant has completely wasted a great opportunity and even destroyed his own Great Wall. He is truly deserving of death."

Zhang Sanfeng: "If Emperor Taizu of Song has this intention, this old Taoist will also support him."

Wang Chao: "Support the righteous massacre."

Zhao Kuangyin: "It seems I, as a descendant, have quite a bad reputation in history. So many people are supporting me all of a sudden!"

Yue Fei: "Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

Wanwan: "There's nothing wrong with it. Just think of it as Emperor Taizu of Song enforcing family law. Ancestors govern their descendants, and no one can say anything about it."

Huang Rong: "That's right!"

Ying Zheng: "The matter with Yue Fei is simple. I'll send a hundred men there; that's more than enough. Plus, with your reputation, who could possibly turn the tables?"

Zhao Kuangyin: "One hundred people?"

Yue Fei: "Isn't this a bit too little?"

Su Xiaoxiao: "Small? The First Emperor's side doesn't have ordinary soldiers. There are a hundred of them, and each one of them is a master at destroying cities and mountains. Don't even mention a hundred, just one of them could wipe out both of your countries."

Yue Fei: "A deity?"

Zhao Kuangyin: "Are all the experts on the First Emperor's side these kinds of people? Could it be that His Majesty the First Emperor is actually from the celestial realm?"

Ying Zheng: "No, it's just that I spent a lot of spiritual medicine to train the army."

Zhu Yuanzhang: "It's normal to feel curious since you've just joined the group. I'm also training an extraordinary army, although the number is still small. However, given some time, training hundreds of thousands of extraordinary troops shouldn't be a problem."

Zhao Kuangyin: "It seems that cultivating an extraordinary army is an inevitable trend!"

Zhu ignored it: "An extraordinary army! That must be incredibly expensive, right?"

Zhu Youjian: "Of course it costs money, but we can't not do it. How was the arena battle just now?"

Zhu Wushi: "Hmph! I only got a lecture from the Ancestor. I'm your senior, so when I'm strong enough, shall we have a match?"

Zhu Youjian: "Fine, I'll leave then. Do you think I'm afraid of you? A prince, shouldn't he bow and greet me when he sees me?"

Su Xiaoxiao: "You're so filial, your generational hierarchy is all messed up, Yuan."

Xiao Mian: "It's a great filial piety!"

Zhu Wushi: "A last emperor, a crooked tree hanger, is no better than me, yet you dare to act like an emperor? Aren't you ashamed?"

Zhu Youjian: "The last emperor is still an emperor. Do you know how valuable an emperor's title is?"

Zhu ignored it: "You're hanging in the tree!"

Zhu Youjian: "...".

Chapter 353 Emperor Taizu of Song: Get out of the way, I'm about to show off! (6/7, please subscribe)

Daluo Heaven.

Dressed in palace attire, Yaoyue's temperament softened like ice melting, becoming gentle and graceful.

As for the original white dress, it has long since gone where it belonged.

"We can't win, we simply can't win! Even with that witch on the team, there's no hope of victory!"

She originally wanted to control that man, but in the end, she was controlled by him and ultimately lost.

"However, that feeling was surprisingly not bad!"

"My man, who invites the moon, is indeed strong!"

With mixed feelings, Yaoyue opened the passageway and returned to the Yihua Palace.

Lianxing was just worrying when she saw her sister return.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the older sister's demeanor had undergone a significant change.

She is as gentle and refined as a young lady from a wealthy family.

Lianxing could never have imagined looking like this.

"Sister, has something happened?" Lianxing asked in surprise.

Yaoyue snapped out of her reverie, a fleeting blush crossing her jade-like cheeks. With a thought, she took out several plates of fruit and dishes, saying, "It's nothing, it's just that my strength has increased a lot, I might have to go into seclusion."

After giving her instructions, Yaoyue hurriedly left.

Lianxing was very curious about her sister's changes. Seeing her sister leave, she could only suppress her curiosity and focus her attention on the food.

She picked up her chopsticks, gently pinched them, and her eyes immediately narrowed into crescent moons.

"So delicious! Is this what banquets serve?" Lianxing suddenly felt resentful. "It's all that evil woman's fault. Otherwise, I could have attended this banquet too."

Upon tasting the spiritual fruit, Lianxing's resentment only intensified.

He almost regarded Wanwan as his mortal enemy.

"One day, I will take my revenge!"

Little did she know that Wanwan and Yaoyue's relationship had become even more complicated, and they had become sisters who had fought side by side!

……

Bianliang.

Zhao Kuangyin ended the conversation, looking somewhat melancholy.

Stepping out of the main hall, I arrived at the highest point of the palace and looked out.

"I never imagined that in just over a hundred years, Bianliang would fall. This beautiful land was lost to my unworthy descendants. Alas..."

After reading the history of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin was deeply moved.

Upon comparing it with the history of the Ming Dynasty, he came to a conclusion that made him very embarrassed.

His descendants were probably no different from the emperors of the Ming Dynasty—a bunch of spendthrifts.

“However, this is also partly my fault!” Zhao Kuangyin reflected, “Because I was afraid that the military generals would cause trouble, I valued civil officials over military ones, which resulted in the army’s combat effectiveness being not very good.”

In addition, the Song Dynasty had another drawback in its military – the source of its troops.

Throughout history, elite troops have been selected to form armies.

Zhao Kuangyin, however, came up with a unique idea: he selected local ruffians and hooligans to join the army, which solved both the local security problem and the problem of recruiting soldiers.

What was initially thought to be a brilliant move turned out to be a disastrous one.

The army demands absolute obedience, while hooligans are naturally less compliant, inherently inferior to ordinary respectable people.

This is something that no amount of training can change.

Moreover, because the army was composed of hooligans and thugs, its discipline was poor, it posed a great threat to the people, and there was considerable resentment among the populace.

"A good man doesn't become a soldier, and good iron isn't used to make nails!"

This is a saying that was widely circulated during this period.

This illustrates both that the career advancement opportunities in the military were narrowed during this period, putting them at a disadvantage compared to civil servants, and that the image of soldiers during this time was extremely poor!

Before the Song Dynasty, although soldiers were not popular with the common people, there were occasionally some good armies that were loved by the people.

After the Northern Song Dynasty, the army became more complex in composition and discipline became lax.

The image of soldiers plummeted, becoming something despised by everyone.

Of course, there are also successful people among the local ruffians—for example, Han Shizhong of the Southern Song Dynasty, who was originally a local ruffian but eventually became a famous general.

However, this did not change the image of the Song army.

"We have to find a way to change this," Zhao Kuangyin thought to himself. "Otherwise, wouldn't the Song Dynasty be in chaos? Now that I've joined the chat group, my strength will definitely be as great as Zhu Yuanzhang's, and I won't have to worry about the generals having too much power."

"Besides, I have no face to bring an army of thugs and hooligans to other worlds. It would be too shameful."

With this in mind, Zhao Kuangyin began to summon his ministers to discuss the issue of implementing military reforms.

Half a day later.

The assembled officials in the palace were completely stunned after hearing Zhao Kuangyin's words.

"Your Majesty, the chaos caused by military men is still fresh in our minds; we must be on guard."

The aristocratic families were naturally the most displeased with Zhao Kuangyin's changes.

Select soldiers carefully and improve the treatment of generals.

If the generals' treatment is improved, won't the status of the aristocratic families decline accordingly?

"Your Majesty, please reconsider!"

Zhao Kuangyin remained calm.

As the founding emperor, he understood the thoughts of his ministers all too well.

It can be said that few of the founding emperors were weak; they were all shrewd and adept at understanding human nature.

"I am not here to discuss this with you today, but to issue an order. Gao Huaide, you will take charge of this matter, carefully select men from good families, and form the Heavenly Dragon Guard!"

"As for the original army, leave it for the time being."