After seeing the recruit camp, Zhao Zhen held a banquet in Houyuan, had a banquet with officials from the Privy Council and the Third Office, and discussed military and political affairs at the same time.

At this April, the weather is warm, and flowers bloom in the back garden, fragrant.

Zhao Zhen sat down in the pavilion and said, "Since the Imperial Army's training, I have been killed every day. Today, I have a banquet in Houyuan. There is no need to restrict the king and his subjects. You can relax."

Du Zhongxiao and others thanked each other. Compared with Chongzheng Hall, Tianzhang Pavilion and other places, the Houyuan is the emperor's private space, which is more casual and not as restricted as those places. The king and his ministers drink and have fun together, and they have everything.

After the wine came, Zhao Zhen raised his glass and said, "Today, the soldiers were so energetic that the coach was good. Let's drink a drink!"

Everyone drank wine and used some fruits and vegetables.

Now the officials and generals of the Privy Council and the Third Order have been fully equipped. The Privy Council is Du Zhongxiao and Tian Kuang, three deputy envoys, Zhang Sheng, Fu Bi, Zeng Gongliang, and four officials in charge of the yamen, Zhao Zi, Li Fugui, Li Zhang and Chen Xu. The Third Order is managed by Yang Wenguang in charge of military affairs, Li Zhaoliang in charge of mobilization, and Yu Jing in charge of military law. The three of them have affairs that cannot be decided, so they directly ask Zhao Zhen for instructions. In name, Zhao Zhen is the supervisor of the Third Order.

Li Zhaoliang is the son of Li Jilong and the elder of Zhao Zhen. He is a typical general. Due to his prominent family background, Li Zhaoliang was not promoted from the grassroots level to level. He became an official of the East Head tribute at the age of four and held important positions. His wife died early and three concubines interfered in the family affairs. It was very chaotic and no one could take care of it. It was said to be a joke in the capital. However, Li Zhaoliang is kind, familiar with the affairs of the military, and is good at appointing assistants, and is now in charge of mobilization.

Yu Jing made great contributions in the fight against Nong Zhigao. He served as a censor for a long time and was serious. He was specially changed to a military position by Zhao Zhen and now in charge of military law.

After drinking for a while, Zhao Zhen said to Li Zhaoliang: "My uncle sent officials to recruit soldiers. I saw it today. The newcomer is very brave. I have worked hard recently."

As he said that, he raised his glass and had a glass of wine with Li Zhaoliang.

Li Zhaoliang finished drinking with a glass of wine and said, "These recruits were summoned from Jingdong and Jingxi, not from the three borders. These two routes were not enlisted in many troops before, and the people were jealous of the salary of the year, so they attracted many people."

Zhao Zhen sighed: "I have been treason for many years and have no reputation. The people along the border have been dispersed. The imperial guards have a bad reputation in the capital. They are not idle and refuse to join the army. In recent years, in addition to picking out old soldiers, they have recruited people from Jingdong, Jingxi and Lianghuai Roads."

Li Zhaoliang bowed and said, "I think so too."

The imperial guards were stationed in the three border routes, and the military discipline was really hard to describe, and the people's reputation was not good. In the capital, when facing the Dangxiang war, they failed several times, and the people in the capital looked down on the imperial guards. Because their military uniforms were red, they called it "red man". Du Zhongxiao's Hequ Road army was stationed on the border route and had a good reputation, but the people in the capital were not familiar with it.

Zhao Zhen told Yang Wenguang: "It seems that the Imperial Guards will be trained. Now it seems that apart from Hequ Road, more than half of the 600,000 people will be replaced. When Li Taiwei went to recruit newcomers to the army, the Taiwei had to watch the training of newcomers well. Two or three years later, the Imperial Guards will have to change their appearance."

Yang Wenguang bowed: "I will do my best to do things with all my heart and live up to your Majesty's expectations!"

Tian Kuang said: "In two or three years, the Khitan should completely eliminate the influence of the two emperors' struggle for arriving. It is time for us to train strong soldiers and fight against the strongest Khitan."

Fu Bi said: "It is to use a dignified and upright army to defeat the strongest Khitan and let the world take a look!"

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "If you can choose, who wouldn't want to attack him when the Khitan is weakest? But since Yelu Hongji ascended the throne, he has done things very well and is not a foolish monarch. Then there is no way, so he has to touch him when the Khitan is strong. After the training, the 800,000 imperial guards, all the ministers think, how about fighting with the Khitan?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "Eighty hundred thousand imperial guards are enough to restore Yanyun. However, the soil in the Khitan field is traversing thousands of miles and the rule is stable. It is not easy to destroy it for a while. As long as you take back the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun and seize its wealthy land, you can leave it for later."

Zhao Zhen nodded: "Yes, the Khitan was established for 150 years, and the Khitan ruled thousands of miles and the Khitan armor was one million. It should not be underestimated. Being able to restore Yanyun is an amazing achievement, so why dare I hope too much! Since the Anshi Rebellion, the Central Plains have not taken the north again, and the people have not known that the Central Plains court for two hundred years. Even if the 800,000 imperial guards are still difficult to defeat the Khitan."

Yang Wenguang said: "If you want to do it, you must have the imperial guards who have been trained and no longer like before. The imperial guards in the past can only fight in small battles, and when they fight with large troops, there will often be chaos. The Khitan is a big country, and once there is a mistake, it will be extremely remedied."

While drinking wine, the monarch and ministers chatted about the recent training of the imperial guards. The birds sang and the flowers in the back garden were very relaxed.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Zhao Zhen asked Du Zhongxiao, "The Grand Marshal thought that this training should be done well, what should I do?"

Du Zhongxiao thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, I think we must strictly require strict requirements, fast in and out quickly, and we must not waste time. I call this kind of practice method to be a fast iteration. That is, starting from the lowest-level generals, we must summon more people to the military school and take more exams during the study process. If we do not, we can quickly arrange it to other places. Because there are many people recruited, the number of people who pass the qualification is always enough. In this way, we can select enough qualified talents in a short period of time. With enough grassroots generals, everything is possible."

Tian Kuang said: "But for many people, it is not that they cannot learn it, but that it takes a long time. If they are eliminated quickly, they will always miss many talents. For the court, it is not easy to cultivate a general, so how can they do this?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "This is true. Some people need a long time to learn well. Some people need special opportunities to show their abilities. But now they are different. They need to complete the training in a short time and cannot wait. Those who have been eliminated by mistake can only have bad luck and no choice. After the training of the imperial guards is completed, the army will not be as short as they are now, so they can avoid this."

Yang Wenguang said: "Did the Taiwei mean it is like when training troops in Suizhou?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "It's still different from Suizhou. At that time, people who learn how to organize, command, and fight must try out. Now all textbooks are available, and learning according to the rules is. All students in military academys, regardless of their years, only have a grade, and determine their stay and stay based on the exam. Those who pass the exam will be promoted to the top, and those who fail the exam will continue to learn. In this way, they can select people as quickly as possible."

Li Zhaoliang frowned when he heard this: "The ancients said that fierce generals must be led by the soldiers. How can they lead the troops after they come out so quickly?"
Chapter completed!