Better to live forever [Rebirth]

When Qian Hui went to Zhenbeihou's mansion to seek protection, he said that Dou Changdong sent people to hunt him down because he accidentally found out that Dou Changdong lied about his military achievements.

It is a serious crime to lie about military merits, but it is not easy to really punish them. After all, when military merits are reported to the Ministry of War, most of the wars have passed for a long time, and the verification will not be accurate enough to ensure that no enemy leader has implemented it.As long as it doesn't go too far and people can see exaggerated military achievements at a glance, this kind of thing won't cause big waves.

Although Dou Changdong did it more frequently, he was neither the first nor the last in the army to do it, so neither he nor the old Hou Ye focused on it.

But it would be completely different if a fake battle was planned for the purpose of reporting military merits.

Just imagine, the sky is high in Liangzhou and the emperor is far away, and the major garrisons have their own jurisdictions. Usually, they do not interfere with each other. There is something out of nothing, but Emperor Zhenyuan will not investigate the truth.

Qian Hui sighed, and said: "I know there are two cases, but I can't produce evidence, so I didn't mention it to Lord Hou. It's just that I have thought about it these days, and I feel really uncomfortable if I don't say it. "

"Our Dajing has a clear military policy. Your Majesty has devoted most of his energy to the political affairs of the court. The military system has always followed the method of changing the supervisory army in three years, not changing the garrison, and not changing the chief general formulated by the late emperor. These supervisory troops are imperial envoys of His Majesty However, General Dou has a solid foundation in Xihai County and Xiping County, so it is not difficult to surrender to the Supervising Army and conceal it for him."

Zhu Dingbei was silent for a while, and asked him, "Why didn't you tell my grandfather about this?"

Qian Hui said frankly: "I'm not afraid of the young master's blame. Looking at it these days, although the young master is young, his temperament is extremely stable. Even if he hears this, he will not act impulsively. The marquis... can't tolerate sand in his eyes. Afraid of causing trouble to the Zhu family."

Zhu Dingbei couldn't help laughing, patted him on the shoulder and got up and said, "Okay, since I've heard about this, I won't pretend that I don't know about it. You wait for two days, I'll appease Grandpa first, Ask him to think about it."

Qian Hui bowed and said, "Young Master has been dragged down."

"I don't want to hear this a second time." Zhu Dingbei waved his hands, laughed lightly, and said, "General Dou's actions are unethical. If the military achievements are so good, then we What is a brother in the army who bathes in blood and kills the enemy regardless of his life?"

Qian Hui heard the gloomyness in his words, moved his fists, and held back the courage in his heart.

The next day was a holiday at the end of October, Zhu Dingbei had boxing and martial arts training with the old Hou Ye early in the morning, and after breakfast he went to the study to tell the old Hou Ye what Qian Hui was worried about.

The old Hou Ye was really furious when he heard it, and he was so angry that he said: "Dou Changdong is so brave! He dared to do this! Does he still pay attention to the general's discipline and military regulations? I am afraid that Dou Junzhong will do such a thing. Can't raise a few good birds, a bunch of bastards!"

Zhu Dingbei was as immovable as a mountain. Of course he was angry when he heard this kind of thing, but he calmed down after a night of buffering.

How much he has seen more extreme things, fabricating wars and lying about military achievements are not considered heinous crimes.

Zhu Dingbei took a sip of hot tea, and said in a warm voice: "Dou Changdong's Taoism has come to this point, and he doesn't have the courage to do anything bigger. Grandpa, if we really want to touch him with this matter, we have the intentions now." Powerless."

"Why is there no other way, I will enter the palace to explain the reason to His Majesty, and if I have money to regret to testify, it is not easy to purge Dou Jun?"

After hearing this, the old Hou Ye made such a decision. He must not allow this bad habit to grow in the army. Otherwise, it will spread, not to mention nourishing the spirit of the generals and soldiers. If you specialize in this way, after a long time, the soldiers of Dajing will be finished!

This kind of silverfish internally corrodes Dajing's military strength, he will kill each one he sees, and will never let him go.

Zhu Dingbei shook his head, "It's easy to deal with Dou Changdong, but if this matter gets involved, it won't be the business of Dou Changdong's family."

Old Hou Ye frowned and said: "Of course I know that he is not the only one in the army to do this, but he has emerged. If we don't pinch him, should we wait for him to grow up to deal with it? As for the others, it happened that Dou Changdong warned They behave with their tails between their legs."

Zhu Dingbei put down his teacup and said solemnly, "Grandpa, the solution to this matter is not on Dou Changdong, but on our Dajing military system."

"The garrisons in each state do not change their defenses, their chief generals, but their supervising troops. This was indeed a good idea during the late emperor's time. Before the late emperor came to power, he fought east and west for more than [-] years. After the generals were familiar with a place, they were able to defend the place well, so that There is nothing to worry about at the frontier. And the generals at the frontier are indeed more experienced and capable of fighting the enemy than other soldiers, so not changing the garrison is actually just that the late emperor had no choice."

"And after His Majesty ascended the throne, he has been fighting wits and courage with the courtiers all these years. It seems that the soldiers only focus on me, Zhu Jiajun, but they are indifferent to the others."

Zhu Dingbei smiled inexplicably, and continued: "Our Zhu family's army can't guarantee that there will be few people who commit crimes out of selfishness. These people are slack, or greedy enough, silently doing things that are not tolerated by the royal family in the jurisdiction, do you think they can do it?"

Old Hou Ye's face was wrinkled, Emperor Zhenyuan kept a close eye on Zhu's army, old Hou Ye hadn't bothered to take care of the affairs of other military camps these years, and he was an upright person, so he hadn't speculated on the friendly army like this.

Zhu Dingbei said firmly: "I say they can do it, and... I am afraid that many people are doing it."

"How many of the supervising troops sent by His Majesty can resist the temptation and are upright? Even if there are some who refuse to obey, after three years, he will get out. How? Once the matter of Dou Changdong is revealed, His Majesty will be reminded of what he has neglected these years, and when the time comes to investigate, it will not be so kind."

Old Hou Ye straightened his back, and said in a deep voice: "If you can't be kind, you have to do it!"

He looked at Zhu Dingbei, and did not hide his dissatisfaction with his indifference: "Changsheng, you should know what is the most important thing for a soldier."

"We are Dajing's weapons. We open up territories and protect our country. We are No. 1 in the way of the common people. If this knife is rusted, it must be sharpened immediately to make it sharp again. Everything else You can mess up, but the generals can't." Old Hou Ye clenched his fists and said with a sullen face: "If there is a problem with our military system, even if it hurts, we have to resettle."

Zhu Dingbei pinched the bridge of his nose helplessly, and begged for mercy: "Grandpa, don't be angry, I haven't finished talking yet."

Old Hou Ye looked at him and stopped talking.

Zhu Dingbei coughed, and said seriously: "Let's put aside the matter of Dou Changdong for the time being, and just say, how should the military system be changed, does Grandpa have any clues?"

Zhu Dingbei really wanted to listen to his grandpa's thoughts. He had been in the army for half his life, and he could see many things more clearly than he did.

Zhu Dingbei would immediately think of the military system, not because of his foresight and foresight, but because of a big mistake in the Jingzhou garrison in his previous life, which made Emperor Zhenyuan so angry that he went to war.The garrisons in the twenty prefectures of Dajing were inspected one by one, and the flaws found almost caused Emperor Zhenyuan to vomit several bowls of blood.

At that time, the imperial court also vigorously advocated the revision of the military system, but those reforms caused Dajing's military strength to be in chaos for a while.

So again and again, Emperor Zhenyuan had no choice but to back down, only killed a few generals who were guilty of the most serious crimes, and increased the military supervision system, and the rest could only continue the old system.

Even now, it is so easy for Emperor Zhenyuan to take action on the military system.The major garrisons already have their own forces, united to resist the New Deal, and the imperial court has nothing to do with them.

Old Hou Ye thought carefully, and he couldn't help feeling a little cool in his heart.

After all, he thinks things too simply. He has some ideas of his own about the reform of the military system, but he has no idea how to proceed with the reform in the current situation.

He couldn't help looking at Zhu Dingbei, and said, "My dear grandson, have you thought about it too?"

Zhu Dingbei moved his fingers, held back what he wanted to say, and said with a wry smile: "Grandfather, you think highly of your grandson."

Old Hou thought about it too, how old is his grandson, if he has some insights into the military system, is he still a child?

He thought for a while, and said, "Actually, Grandpa thought about this in private when he was stationed in Liangzhou."

The old Hou Ye said: "It is whimsical to completely change the general system. Grandpa can only think of three things: change the supervisory army, send more people, and report the military situation every month. This is the first. The second , the Zhonglang general and the captain will be transferred to the defense, and these people will be replaced in three to five years. From now on, these people will be the main generals. It really shouldn't be allowed to take root in one place too early. The third thing is military power .”

When it came to military power, the old Hou Ye's face changed a little, but he still spoke out the most true thoughts in his heart.

"The military power held by our general Dajing is too great. The military seal and tiger talisman are in the hands of the two generals separately. Although the two generals can only dispatch an army when they are combined into one. But these two generals have seen each other's old faces for more than ten years. No matter how many conflicts there are, there will be more time to cooperate with each other. If you want to do something, the threat will be too great. Perhaps it would be better for His Majesty to take back this tiger talisman."

He was also the commander-in-chief of Zhu's army, with the power of millions of soldiers in his hands. He was a little unwilling to talk about the separation of powers, but he was really planning for Dajing's future.

Zhu Dingbei looked at the old master Hou in a daze. He didn't expect that the old man had realized this so long ago, and even considered returning the military power.

Old Hou Ye was a little uncomfortable when he saw him, and he gave him an angry look: "What are you looking at me for? Is your grandfather the kind of person who loves power? What is good for our Dajing is what the Zhu family should do." thinking."

Zhu Dingbei laughed out of shame, of course he believed in the awe-inspiring righteousness of the old Hou Ye, but after all, everyone has selfishness, it is not as simple as saying it.

"Grandpa understands righteousness, and it's my great fortune. However, other people don't think so." Zhu Dingbei said bluntly: "If the garrison in the state capital unites to resist the implementation of the New Deal, it will We have already lost half of the battle. Moreover, our Dajing army is unstable, and the Xiongnu and Qiang will not let go of this opportunity. There will be a chaotic war. In order to fight against the enemy, the success of the New Deal will be reduced by three points. "

"Grandfather, you said that the remaining two points are feasible, can His Majesty persist?"

"This……"

"If you can't persist, then it's better not to do it in the first place, don't you think so?"

Hearing this, the old Hou had a stern face: "Even if it fails once, will the royal family let it go and let others take over the military power? Then there will be a second and third time, and eventually you have to change your mind. Since you have to come sooner or later In such a case, it might as well be early."

As he spoke, he paused slightly, "Since we are going to do it, why not initiate it while the Huns are in civil strife?"

Zhu Dingbei laughed. Before he mentioned this, he had already thought of the choice of the old Houye.

This is also the choice Zhu Jiajun and the Zhu family must make.

"The matter of Dou Changdong is a good opportunity to uncover this matter, but it cannot be rushed. This matter needs to be carefully planned by Father, let's see what he says."

Old Hou Ye nodded and said: "It should be so."

Now he is just the Marquis of Zhenbei who is honored to be raised in Beijing. How should he handle matters in the army and let his son do it.His Majesty the Emperor would never want him to intervene.

Not long after Lord Hou sent someone to send a secret letter about Dou Changdong's crimes and military affairs to Xianbei Mansion, the grandfather and grandson received Zhu Zhenliang's letterhead.

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