I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 265 The lonely brave man of the Song Dynasty, Su Jingming!

It’s nearly dusk on April 20th.

Yushitai, in front of the writing desk.

An article of more than 3,500 words appeared on the paper: "On the Dismissal between the Privy Council and the Three Yamen".

Su Liang almost finished it in one go.

Everything I have been thinking about these days is written down on paper.

immediately.

Su Liang said to the scribe on the side: "Make another copy of this impeachment chapter. The original will be submitted to the imperial court, and the transcript will be submitted to the Central Committee."

The clerk quickly took the impeachment chapter and sat aside to copy it.

Tang Jie, Ouyang Xiu, He Tan, Fan Zhen, Zhou Yuan and other Taiwanese admonishers all surrounded him.

After seeing the content of Zhang Shu, everyone was dumbfounded.

"Since the beginning of the first emperor, our dynasty has taken Yao and Shun as our teachers, treated the Confucian ministers as guests and friends, worshiped literature and suppressed martial arts, which was a national policy. However, its original intention was to prevent vassal towns, control civil strife, and make the territory peaceful. However, since this dynasty, literati have become more and more Arrogant and arrogant, he takes charge of all military affairs, and all military personnel are his deputies."

"Recently, I inspected the imperial army camp and discovered to my surprise that the imperial soldiers are weak, delicate, lazy, and have no fighting spirit. They are unable to fight. If they encounter foreign enemies, they will be vulnerable to a single blow."

"However, the fault does not lie with the soldiers. The atmosphere in the military camp is lax. The soldiers are all interested in amassing wealth and do not think about progress. This is really the fault of the Privy Council and the three Yamen."

"The Privy Council is responsible for the world's military secrets, border defense, and the imperial army. Even if it is difficult to train a brave and capable army like Taizu Taizong, it should make everyone in the military camp proficient in martial arts, instead of being greedy for pleasure."

"The San Yamen are in charge of the training of the imperial army. They should have done their best to make the generals strong and brave, but they adhered to the Privy Council's training rules, which have not changed for many years. The essence of the training is more about etiquette. It is not about teaching for battle. It is really a deed. .”

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"I know that advocating literature and suppressing martial arts is an ancestral system. However, it has been overcorrected now. Military generals are restrained by the supervisory army and despised by the commanders. Moreover, the court's 'array map' has turned the generals into puppets. This is not a good sign and will continue like this. , the soldiers are becoming increasingly depressed, fearing the country will be destroyed."

"I suggest that the military system be reformed and the status of soldiers be improved. Martial arts should be given equal importance to civil administration!"

……

After reading the chapter, Tang Jie, Ouyang Xiu and others were stunned.

Su Liang is so brave to write!

This chapter is sparse, and on the surface it criticizes the Privy Council for its lax military management and the three yamen's unfavorable management of the military.

In fact, it is a criticism of the current national policy of the Song Dynasty: emphasizing culture and suppressing military force has become a deformed state.

Su Liang believed that if the status of warriors was not improved, the military system was changed, and the soldiers returned to the bravery of Taizu and Taizong, the Song Dynasty would be in danger of falling.

Wang Anshi's sentence "The ancestors are not worthy of the law" was just a slogan, which shocked the whole court.

Su Liang's move.

It is as if he is going against the ancestral family law, and it is the most irreversible one.

The phrase "Martial arts should be given equal importance to civil administration" was enough to cause officials to rush to impeach him.

All the admonishers frowned slightly.

It is impossible for the officials to agree, and it is impossible for the scholar-officials to agree.

If the admiration of martial arts causes something like the mutiny between the feudal lords and Chenqiao in the late Tang Dynasty to happen again, those who promoted it will be infamy for thousands of years.

No one can bear this responsibility!

"Jing Ming, don't be ridiculous. You are going against the laws of your ancestors. The officials will not agree at all. If things get serious, you will easily be demoted!"

"Yes, if you say that the Imperial Guards in the capital are too lazy and incompetent, you can just come up with ways to strengthen the army. Don't say such words as 'Martial arts should be given equal importance to civil servants'."

"Jingming, once this chapter is presented to the emperor and the officials, do you know what it means? This is the ancestral system of our dynasty. After many years, nothing has happened. Are you being too radical?"

……

Many people tried to persuade Su Liang, but they felt that Su Liang was overreaching.

Su Liang looked seriously and shook his head.

"If you want to train soldiers who can fight, you must improve the status of warriors and give them something to look forward to. Otherwise, this stubborn problem will never be solved."

"I am not trying to make the generals of the world support themselves with troops, but there are currently 500,000 to 600,000 soldiers in the imperial army, and there may only be 70,000 or 80,000 with combat effectiveness. This is a huge hidden danger, and the military system must be reformed immediately. As for how to check and balance the self-respect of soldiers, Or, I think we can set up new laws..."

Seeing Su Liang's determined expression, the admonishing officers in Taiwan realized that further persuasion would be useless.

They also felt that Su Liang was a little stubborn.

Because they had no idea how embarrassing the catastrophe would be decades later.

……

soon.

This impeachment chapter was passed to Zhao Zhen's court.

Zhao Zhen couldn't help but became furious.

"This Su Jingming, is his life now too comfortable? It's really nonsense. Reform is a reform, but the country's foundation must not be shaken! The Privy Council is just impeaching him to gain reputation, but he actually wants to overthrow the entire Privy Council. It's really Too emotional!”

Zhao Zhen knew that the Song Dynasty Forbidden Army had some problems.

But solving these problems was not enough for the court to improve the status of warriors and give equal emphasis to martial arts and civility.

Immediately, Zhao Zhen suppressed this chapter and was not prepared to reply.

at the same time.

The princes of the two mansions also saw this chapter.

Song Xiang said with a look of disbelief: "This...this...is Su Liang trying to bring chaos to the country? All the reforms have been blamed on the late emperor!"

The admonishment officer in Taiwan can independently report to the court and will not be punished for his words.

But Su Liang's memorial was intended to overthrow the ancestral law.

The nature is different.

After Xia Song saw it, he gritted his teeth in anger. He felt that Su Liang was targeting him. Fu Bi and Zeng Gongliang, deputy privy envoys, had only arrived in Bianjing not long ago. If the Privy Council had any responsibility, it would naturally be his responsibility as the privy envoy.

……

Early the next morning.

The impeachment chapters on Zhao Zhen's desk were piled up like a mountain, all of which were about impeaching Su Liang to shake the country's foundation and attempt to subvert the family law of his ancestors.

Zhao Zhen wanted to minimize the big issue, so he ordered someone to summon Su Liang to prison.

About two quarters of an hour later.

A small yellow man hurriedly came to Zhao Zhen and said: "Officials, it's bad, Su Yushi quarreled with several officials on the way to the ban!"

Zhao Zhen frowned slightly and strode out.

And this moment.

On the corridor about five hundred meters away from the Chui Gong Hall.

Su Liang has been surrounded by more than ten officials.

The leaders were none other than Xu Gechen, Deputy Chief of the Privy Council who had impeached Su Lianggu for his reputation, and Liu Jin, Editor of the Privy Council.

"Su Jingming, as a Taiwan admonisher, you don't want to share the worries of the official family, but you want to destroy the family law. Not only do you attack the Privy Council and the three Yamen for no reason, but you also want to shake the foundation of the country. Do you know your guilt?"

"Su Jingming, you have always been unconventional and deceived the saints, but now you have finally revealed your true colors. As long as we are here, how can we allow you to cause chaos in the country?"

"Today, if the officials don't dismiss you, I, Mr. Xu Gechen, will remonstrate with you to death. I will risk my life to not let someone like you stay in the court."

……

The officials were spitting and cursing Su Liang.

After Su Liang waited for them to scold them for half a quarter of an hour, he smiled and said, "Everyone, can you listen to me?"

"It's too late to admit your mistake at this time. You can wait to be severely punished!" an official said loudly.

When Su Liang saw everyone looking at him, he couldn't help but puff up his chest and said, "Why should I admit my mistake? Why did I make any mistake?"

"My Imperial Guard soldiers are so rotten, shouldn't we change the military system?"

"Soldiers of the Fourth Army regard height and appearance as the most important thing and ignore force training. They are not good at fighting and are only good at being men in golden armor. Other soldiers are either good at amassing wealth or like to open shops and do business. Who is this? Is it caused by the incompetence of the Privy Council and the Three Yamen?"

"Just think about it, if one day the Liao Kingdom crosses the Yellow River with iron hoofs, how will we defend it? Will we rely on these long men in golden armor who can only stand in line to stand guard? Or will we rely on you civil servants who can only talk the talk?"

"Martial arts must be given equal importance to civil affairs, otherwise the Song Dynasty will be in danger, and all the results of the reform will be to make wedding clothes for others. Think about it, if we are not good at fighting, the Khitans will invade Bianjing and plunder our Gold, silver, cloth, books and paintings have taken all your parents and children away to the bitter cold land in the north, how can we stop them?"

……

Su Liang was so excited that he described the scenes of Jingkang's shame.

And this moment.

Zhao Zhen, who was not far away, could also hear it clearly.

An official was so angry that his whole body was trembling. He glared at Su Liang and said: "It's nonsense, it's complete nonsense! We have the Hebei Forbidden Army and the Central Forbidden Army with more than 100,000 people. How could the Khitans succeed? You Su Liang is just alarmist. , Just talking nonsense."

"It's up to you whether you believe it or not!" Su Liang no longer planned to defend himself.

The literati and officials of the Song Dynasty all had a kind of mysterious self-confidence. They felt that they were both civil and military, while all the Liao and Xia were reckless and had nothing to fear.

Also, they don't like fighting.

Privy Council officials, in particular, always feel that matters that can be solved with money should not be solved by other means.

This also resulted in many soldiers not wanting to train for battle at all.

They felt that there could be no war in the Song Dynasty.

At this time, Zhao Zhen walked over with a dark face and said to Su Liang: "Come with me!"

Immediately, Su Liang followed Zhao Zhen to Chui Gong Hall.

"Su Jingming, are you drunk too much, or are you going to go against the Privy Council? How dare you say such words that emphasize both martial arts and civility? Don't you know how we, the Song Dynasty, got our country? Don't you know the threat of warriors? I The founding of the Song Dynasty for nearly a hundred years relied on this system of balancing civil and military affairs. Advocating civility and suppressing military force is the key to ensuring the long-term prosperity of the Song Dynasty. How could it change because the soldiers were not skilled?"

Zhao Zhen's face was ashen and he gave Su Liang a severe lesson.

"You made the matter so big, and then... next, how do you ask me to protect you? I can't do anything more than the family law of my ancestors. What you just said to the ministers are all conjectures, and they are really nonsense!"

Su Liang thought for a while and said: "Guan family, I don't think I am at fault. I just want to make the matter bigger, so as to attract more people to pay attention to the Forbidden Army soldiers in Bianjing City. When they completely lose their combat effectiveness, we will late!"

"I am willing to be punished, but I will continue to report and talk about the current mistakes of the Imperial Army!"

Su Liang knew very well that he could not overthrow the ancestral method all at once.

But in exchange for officials paying attention to the matter, he has achieved his goal.

"You do it knowing you can't do it, you...you...what do you want me to say to you? You're so stubborn!"

"I think it's worth it!" Su Liang puffed up his chest.

Zhao Zhen was so angry that he just wanted to beat Su Liang.

"The laws of our ancestors cannot be violated, let alone the foundation of the country. Next, you should reflect on it for a while!"

In the afternoon, Zhao Zhen issued an edict.

Su Liang uttered words that went against his ancestors and was ordered to be suspended from his post. Only senior officials would be retained, and he would later judge whether to reinstate his original position based on his repentance.

This is the first time in Su Liang's career that he has been suspended.

Even in future history books, this incident will be regarded as a manifestation of Su Liang's misdeeds as an official.

But Su Liang has no regrets.

Some things, as long as you work hard, will show different results.

(End of this chapter)