I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 48: Awakening the samurai sword with a scholar’s ​​pen!

The next day, early in the morning.

Su Liang came to the Yushitai early, made tea, studied ink, and read "Generals' Theory of Fighting to the Death" again.

Then with a stroke of his pen, he wrote the title of the article: "Rebutting the Theory of Fighting to the Death of Military Generals".

Two hours later.

On the rice paper in front of Su Liang, there was still only one article title.

Su Liang studied the books of sages for more than ten years, and was blessed by some knowledge systems from later generations.

It is not difficult to write an article with such a clear purpose.

Just praise the soldiers of the Song Dynasty.

Falsely exaggerating his status.

Then we can refute some of the extreme views in "The Theory of Generals Fighting to the Death" one by one, which can reduce the resentment among the people.

However, Su Liang felt that this was not enough.

He felt he could do more.

"On Generals Fighting to the Death" is full of contempt for the soldiers of the Song Dynasty.

This is not only the arrogance of Liu Shi and Qian Mingyi, but also the generals and soldiers of the Song Dynasty who really failed to live up to their expectations.

The Song Dynasty adopted a recruitment system.

The types of soldiers can be divided into forbidden army, Xiang army, rural army and vassal army.

The only ones with real combat effectiveness are the Forbidden Army.

The other arms are just doing odd jobs.

People from poor families can enlist in the army, bankrupt people can enlist in the army, homeless people and beggars can enlist in the army, thieves and rebels can still be recruited into the army...

Their work basically involves building castles, making weapons, building roads and bridges, transporting grain, and opening up wasteland.

It’s no different than being a common person.

Except for a few generals who have great ambitions but have nowhere to use them, most soldiers join the army for the purpose of eating food.

What about defending the home and country, what about making achievements, what about shrouding corpses in horse leather, what about dying in battle...

They may not even recognize these words.

In the Song Dynasty, what is a good man?
Those who can be named on the gold medal list, parade through the streets on horseback, and attend banquets in Qionglin are good men.

The rest are inferior.

The officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty had a low status. Most of them were just waiting to die and had no fighting spirit.

Thinking of this, Su Liang suddenly had inspiration.

He can do nothing else.

But at least it can cheer up the soldiers of the Song Dynasty and increase their sense of responsibility and honor.

Use the pen of a scholar to awaken the sword of a martial artist.

After Su Liang finished drafting the manuscript, he picked up a langhao pen and started writing quickly.

Swish!Swish!Swish!
Less than an hour.

A nearly [-]-word article "Refuting the Theory of Fighting to the Death of Military Generals" was completed.

The core idea is twofold.

First, it discusses when to fight to the death and when to cherish life.

"A soldier should worry about his country as much as his family, for his parents, his wife, for every inch of the mountains and rivers, and to fight to the death is to be a good man. However, if he dies for a false reputation, if he dies of shame because of a defeat, if he has to die because of a crime, then he is actually a handsome man. Wrong."

"Soldiers should not be afraid of death, but they must cherish it. If you survive after being captured, if you can save the country, protect your compatriots, and make a comeback, you should endure the humiliation and bear the burden and return home alive. You can still be regarded as a great hero."

……

Secondly, it discusses the responsibility and responsibility of a soldier.

"Soldiers are the sharp weapon of the country and the bulwark of the people. In times of peace, one should protect every inch of land and keep the stability of the people; in times of trouble, one should charge into battle and show off the power that thousands of others cannot do. This is a true hero."

……

After Su Liang finished writing, he read it through again.

I suddenly felt very satisfied, and even felt a surge of heroic spirit in my heart to fight on the battlefield.

Immediately, he sent the article to the ban and handed it over to Zhao Zhen for reading.

Zhao Zhen was overjoyed after seeing it.

Su Liang not only refuted some of the extreme views in "The Theory of Generals Fighting to the Death", but also affirmed the status and responsibilities of military generals.

And the scale is extremely delicate.It would not make the literati feel that this was against the Song Dynasty's national policy of "advocating literature and restraining military force".

It will not make the soldiers think that this article is just empty talk.

Su Liang really puts their importance on paper.

After reading it, one can't help but feel a sense of pride.

If the generals and soldiers can understand this meaning, they will surely have high morale and a certain desire to serve the country.

……

Su Liang did not ask the soldiers to read this article and immediately feel a love for Song Dynasty.

I just hope that some people can make some changes.

This will make the Song Dynasty decay slower!

immediately.

This article was sent to Jinzou Academy for copying and printing.

Going into the memorial hall to distribute propaganda will naturally have a much greater effect than the "Theory of Generals Fighting to the Death" promoted by private tabloids.

In less than a day, all the people in Bianjing became aware of it.

……

Ouyang Xiu's mansion.

Ouyang Xiu took Su Liang's "Refutation of Fighting to the Death by Generals" and murmured: "If I were to write this article, it would probably be as difficult as Su Jingming's!"

"It's such a good saying, 'A soldier should care about his country as much as his family, for his parents, his wife, for every inch of the mountains and rivers, and to fight to the death is to be a good man'. After reading this, I almost want to join the army!"

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The home of the imperial censor Zhongcheng Wang Gongchen.

After Wang Gongchen read Su Liang's "Refutation of Fighting to the Death by Generals", he tore it into pieces.

"In the eighth year of Tiansheng's reign, I was ranked No. 1 in Jinshi and was ranked No. [-] in the Gengwu Division. Everyone said that I was not as good as Ouyang Xiu, who was ranked among the top fourteen. Today, I am in charge of the Yushitai, but I am not as good as a little boy. The little supervisor censor is so arrogant, he is really annoying!"

……

At this moment, he was at the home of Liu Shi, the imperial censor in the palace.

The scene is even more exciting.

Liu Shi, whose five fingers on his right hand were wrapped with gauze, looked at Su Liang's "Rebuttal of Generals' Theory of Fighting to the Death", tore it into pieces and swallowed it.

His eyes dimmed and he murmured: "I still lost. My literary talent and knowledge are not as good as others. Not only did I not overwhelm Ouyang Xiu, I couldn't even overwhelm a young man. If "Refutation of Fighting to the Death by Generals" is passed down through the ages, then I will definitely Nailed on the pillar of shame of history!”

……

After Qian Mingyi read this article, he went out directly.

He ran around telling his colleagues that the article "On Fighting to the Death of Generals" was written by Liu Shi and had nothing to do with him.He signed it because Liu Shi said that it was difficult for one person to compete with Ouyang Xiu, so he deceived him.

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As for the people among the people, it was really a harvest that fell with the wind.

When I learned that this article was written by Jinzou Academy and was praising their soldiers, I couldn't help but be overjoyed and directly helped spread the word.

Some even put this article in letters and sent them directly to the northwest border.

Some booksellers even copied two articles on the same piece of paper and sold them out of stock.

……

Seven days later.

Su Zhai, Meishan, Meizhou.

Seven-year-old Su Che and nine-year-old Su Shi looked at the three articles in front of them, their fair little faces full of helplessness.

The three articles are: "On the Loyalty and Courage of Military Generals" by Ouyang Xiu, "On the Fighting of Military Generals to the Death" by Liu Shi, and "Rebutting the Theory of Military Generals on Fighting to the Death" by Su Liang

Su Xun holds a ruler in his hand.

"Shi'er, Che'er, today's task is to read through and memorize all three articles, so that my father can come and check them during dinner."

Little Su Shi and little Su Che couldn't help but pout when they saw the word "Su Liang". They didn't expect that it was this person's article again.

At this time.

Little Su Shi picked up Liu Shi's "On Fighting to the Death of Generals" and said, "Father, this article has the worst literary talent and its views are very extreme. Why do you still memorize it?"

Su Xun puffed up his chest and said sternly: "As a father, I want to let you know what bad articles are that cause the whole country to curse. Don't write such articles in the future!"

"Yes, father!" they replied respectfully, and then began to read loudly.

　My writing power is really limited and I cannot completely restore the ancient literary style. You just need to know what it means. Please spray it lightly!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)