After traveling through time, I became Han Zhang’s grandson?

As Mo Zang Epang and Zhang Yuan made a plan to raid the border of the Song Dynasty and teach the so-called grandson of Han Zhang a lesson, the Western Xia army, which was located between the Song and Xia, began to mobilize secretly.

Han Ming, who was stationed at the border, was also carrying out the final military reform.

In order to better build the army's command system, Han Ming broke the tradition of the Song Dynasty and abolished the malpractice of "soldiers not knowing their generals, and generals not knowing their soldiers."

Commanding generals in various regions were required to be familiar with the troops they trained and not to make temporary transfers during combat command.

This restored the normal way of commanding troops throughout the dynasties.

But in the eyes of the imperial court, Han Ming was granting and expanding military rights to military personnel, giving them the opportunity to accumulate and cultivate confidants in the army.

Even though we know that after Han Ming's reforms, the army's combat effectiveness and command efficiency can be greatly improved.

But Han Ming was completely wrong about the fundamental national policy of the Song Dynasty.

Even those who supported him in the court began to waver.

Because this means that Han Ming is likely to cultivate an army loyal to him in Shaanxi, which is unacceptable to the court.

When the news was reported to the palace, even Emperor Renzong, who had always defended Han Ming, frowned.

You should know that the method of "separating soldiers from generals" was an effective practice after the founding of the Song Dynasty to prevent military personnel from becoming too powerful and causing the chaos of the Five Dynasties.

However, although the method is good, it is easy to be at a disadvantage in foreign wars.

Han Ming's approach was to restore the previous method of commanding troops. It seemed simple, but it made people feel uneasy.

"What does Han Ming want to do?"

Emperor Renzong held the document in his hand and asked the Privy Councilor Zeng Mingzhong in a gloomy tone.

Hearing the official's question, Zeng Mingzhong couldn't help but get a drop of cold sweat on his forehead, and then his eyes kept darting around, glancing at Han Zhang and Fu Yanguo who were silent.

As a result, the two gentlemen didn't even look at him, but just lowered their heads and looked at the jade scepters in their hands, with an attitude of "it's none of my business".

"Ahem, Your Majesty, I thought Han Jinglue just wanted to test the war capabilities of the combined forces of soldiers and generals."

Zeng Mingzhong's words were reasonable, and Emperor Renzong nodded slightly.

"Do you think this is a good thing?"

Zeng Mingzhong immediately started thinking, trying to figure out what the government meant.

"I'm not sure." Zeng Mingzhong turned a blind eye.

"What's so embarrassing? Just speak frankly. I won't punish you."

Emperor Renzong began his daily "peasant's guess" again, with an expression of scrutiny.

Zeng Mingzhong calmed himself down and then bowed.

"I believe this step must be taken."

Hearing Zeng Mingzhong's serious words, Emperor Renzong nodded imperceptibly.

"Your Majesty should be aware of the drawbacks of the 'separation of soldiers and generals' policy that our dynasty has implemented since its founding."

"If we fail to radically change this strategy, this will become a decisive factor in future foreign wars."

"According to my opinion, our dynasty has been established for a hundred years. Now the politics is clear, the society is stable, and the people are all attached to the court."

"As the saying goes, military men become powerful. The chaos of the Five Dynasties is unlikely to reappear. Therefore, in terms of military affairs, whether now or in the future, we must eventually change."

"If we don't change and continue to uphold the laws of our ancestors, the Song Dynasty will be in jeopardy."

"I'm not exaggerating, but this is the reality. There are countless cases of mismatched coordination among various armies during the war against Xia, leading to missed opportunities."

"This is all due to some of the effects of the 'separation of soldiers and generals'..."

Zeng Mingzhong's words were like a resounding bell, which gradually firmed up Emperor Renzong's wavering mentality.

"Then do you think there will be a countermeasure if the warriors become powerful in the future?"

Emperor Renzong's words shocked the important officials standing by, and they knew that the emperor had already shown favoritism and a stance.

"Your Majesty, this is the second brief report submitted by Han Jinglüe regarding follow-up issues. Because it is not a formal document, I have not been able to present it yet."

Seeing Zeng Mingzhong take out a booklet from his sleeve, Emperor Renzong took it with interest and looked at it carefully.

After a long time, the old emperor nodded with a smile and handed the document to Han Zhang and others for reading.

"It seems Han Jinglüe is also somewhat worried. Although he changed the 'separation of soldiers and commanders', he emphasized that the principle of controlling the military with civil officials should not be changed."

"It was also suggested that civil officials lead the troops and supervise the army, but this is a bit difficult for everyone."

Han Zhang glanced at the document and knew that this was his grandson's way of compromising.

First, seize a breakthrough, and then compensate this group of vested interests of literati in other places.

This will allow these old guys to relax a little and not torture him to death.

This kind of open exchange of interests was something that the New Dealers back then would simply disdain and not do.

Just based on this point, Han Ming's political tactics are better than theirs before.

"In my opinion, the suggestion that 'the court should maintain its logistics and military supplies' is the best."

"As long as we can control the logistics, even if there are abnormalities in the frontline troops, it will be difficult for a good cook to cook without rice."

Fu Yanguo was the most optimistic about this. After all, the Song Dynasty implemented the policy of "one country supporting one city". Except for necessary financial resources, basic taxes from local areas were all deposited into the national treasury.

This resulted in the local area being relatively poor, and even if there was a rebellion, it would not be able to achieve anything significant.

This is Han Ming’s initial thoughts on the current military reforms in the Song Dynasty. After all, one cannot become fat in one bite.

There are many conservative factions in the Song Dynasty now. Being able to make such a change has already broken some of the shackles on the Song Dynasty army.

As for restoring the coexistence of civil and military officials and the prevalence of martial spirit during the Han and Tang dynasties, there is probably still a long way to go.

Han Ming's not-so-formal proposal finally convinced the somewhat skeptical Emperor Renzong.

"But isn't it too far-fetched to have civil officials leading and supervising the army?"

As the boss of the Censorate, Bao Xiren had to express doubts after all, since that was his responsibility.

"It's not too far-fetched. Han Jinglue mentioned the term 'Confucian general' in his proposal, which reminds me of Lu Xun and Lu Boyan of the Eastern Wu. However, this requires a certain military foundation."

"This is similar to Han Jinglue's previous proposal to change the position of military supervisor."

Han Zhang's support for his grandson made many people smile knowingly.

"Did Han Jinglüe explain how to improve the basic military knowledge of civil officials?"

Hearing Bao Xiren continue to ask questions, everyone became curious.

"In fact, Bao Da was worried about me and Han Jinglue had already exchanged letters and made some basic plans."

The person who spoke was the Privy Councilor Zeng Mingzhong. The old man was like Doraemon. He took out another booklet from his sleeve and presented it to the emperor.

Bao Xiren's eyebrows twitched when he saw this, and he thought to himself: This guy is something!

Emperor Renzong took it and looked at it, only to see four big characters written on the booklet - "Wujing Zongyao".

And at the bottom of the cover are three small words - Overview Edition.

This is a synopsis, similar to a plot summary.

Emperor Renzong began his second round of flipping through the books, and the important ministers standing by could only count silently and secretly.

After a while, the old emperor smiled from ear to ear and said, "Zeng Qing, you and Han Jinglie have given me many surprises!"

"Your Majesty, this is entirely due to the young and promising Han Jinglie, who possesses extraordinary talent. I, an old minister, am merely assisting him."

It turns out that in order to better promote military reform, Han Ming brought out the later famous "Wujing Zongyao".

Originally, this was a joint work by Zeng Mingzhong and another minister, Ding Du, but now it has become a new work with Han Ming as the main author and Zeng Mingzhong as the auxiliary.

Not only does it contain the original text of "Wujing Zongyao" from the previous life, but Han Ming also hid some private goods in it for his own selfish motives.

This part of the content is the "Performance Military Book", which is known as the first practical manual of the Ming Dynasty.

This military book was written by Qi Jiguang, a famous general who fought against Japanese invaders, and was mixed in by Han Ming intentionally or unintentionally.

This makes the value of this "Wujing Zongyao" far greater than before.

Emperor Renzong was very satisfied, which meant that in his opinion, Han Ming's military reform had passed, and even made Zeng Mingzhong proud.

Not to mention Han Zhang, who was so delighted reading the "Wujing Zongyao" that he felt his grandson's talent was truly a rare genius, much better than himself.

If Han Ming heard his grandfather's inner thoughts again, he would probably die of shame. After all, everything was copied, so there was nothing to be proud of.

"In short, I have read it, and the suggestions of Zeng Qing and Han Jinglue are both beneficial to the court."

"I think we should put aside our differences for now and discuss the follow-up after the military reform pilot is completed."

Emperor Renzong finally protected Han Ming and set the tone.

Everyone could only nod in agreement and wait and see. If Han Ming really failed, they would jump out to attack him and let him know that reform is not so easy.