After leaving the restaurant and bidding farewell to the three of them, Du Zhongxiao looked at the full moon in the sky and stretched. It was already midnight, and there were no pedestrians on the street, only a full moon, hanging high in the sky. The moon was as bright as water, shining on the streets of the capital.

Du Zhongxiao's home is not far west of Gaoyang's main store, and is closest to it. The house that Han Yueniang bought for a large price showed benefits at this time. The houses in the capital are too expensive. The closer they are to the imperial city, the fewer the larger the houses. It is really not easy to find a suitable one.

Walking on the street, Du Zhongxiao felt much more relaxed. After returning to the capital for more than a month, he gradually began to have his own life circle and his life became normal. Today the emperor said that it was also a signal that he could find his subordinates from Hequlu Road, which was not so strict with Du Zhongxiao. Of course, this also shows that most of these subordinates, who did not lead troops, were teaching in military academy.

Just teach. Anyway, the officials are promoted normally and the salary is paid, but they just don’t lead troops. The current situation of the imperial guards is that they are not a few troops alone, and they cannot lead troops. The conflict between the old and the new is even more serious than Du Zhongxiao thought before.

Early the next morning, Du Zhongxiao asked Luo Jing to go to the city and invited several important generals who were on Hequ Road, such as Dou Shunqing, Yao Shouxin and Shisanlang, to his home to drink and chat. Since they were transferred to the capital, many people have never seen each other again.

The sun was rising, and the three of them carried two chickens, a few fish, and a jar of wine, and happily arrived at Du Zhongxiao's mansion.

Du Zhongxiao saw what the three of them brought and smiled and said, "Why do you still bring chickens and fish when you come to me? Are you afraid that you can't afford to treat you?"

Dou Shunqing said: "This is etiquette. How can we be empty-handed when we go to the Jingli Mansion? However, the Jingli Mansion has a great career and generally has no shortage of gifts. We really can't afford to buy those who can attract attention from the Jingli Mansion, so we have to bring some food."

Du Zhongxiao smiled and shook his head, asking his family to take the things and sit down in the living room.

After getting tea, Du Zhongxiao said, "It's been three years since leaving Hequ Road. Are you doing well in the capital?"

Yao Shouxin said: "When I first came, I was busy, and later I was in the military academy and taught classes every day. If I was relaxed, it would be much more comfortable than in the military. However, the master knew that we were from Yingtianxiang Army and finally got a formal military position, but we came to the military academy again. To be honest, at the beginning, everyone was full of complaints, and after a long time, they got used to it."

Du Zhongxiao sighed: "What's the solution? Tang Longzhen defeated the Khitan in a row, killed the Khitan king, and brought a group of generals. When he arrived in Huedu, he defeated Dangxiang cleanly. We have made too many military achievements and too great, so we can only do this. It is a rare day to be able to teach with great merits but not rewarded, and to be able to teach safely. Don't complain."

Yao Shouxin said: "When I first came, I didn't understand. A few years have passed, and everyone has figured it out. So I am just like a strategy, and later pacified the Western Regions. What a great military merit, isn't it that I will return to the court to be the chief censor?"

Du Zhongxiao smiled and shook his head: "What's wrong with being the Chief Censor? As long as you are more cautious, no one will offend you and you can gain a good reputation."

The other people laughed together. For so long, everyone figured out that the court's arrangement was actually to strip Du Zhongxiao of military power. Although Yang Wenguang and Zhao Zi were left on Hequ Road, the most important cavalry and artillery leaders were raised in the military academy. Yang Wenguang and Zhao Zi were originally officers of the imperial guards, which was different from these people. The matters in the officialdom were like this, and they could not think too much about it.

After talking, Du Zhongxiao said, "What is the current situation of the Beijing Military Academy? I heard that although your teaching staff is good, the effectiveness of teaching is hard to describe. At first, the military academy of the martial arts competition was poor, but later everyone gradually did not take it seriously."

Shisanlang said: "Apart from some of the martial arts scholars and failed Jinshi who came in, the rest were all officers of the imperial guards in the capital. Many of them didn't know a single word and wanted to teach them from scratch. How could they teach? When we were in Suizhou, we first entered the school and it didn't matter if we couldn't read. We always had a class for literacy. These people were officers, and they were old, so where could they teach the class for literacy? Finally, most of the people who studied in the military academy could not even recognize a few words. What could they teach? Everyone knew this, so no one would care about it."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Where are those martial juren and failed Jinshi who entered the military academy? They are always literate and should teach well."

Shisanlang said, "These people are fine. At first, they attended classes with the people from the Imperial Guards. In the end, it was not a solution. The emperor gave a special order to tell them not to do one thing. These people learned well, but only three years later, and someone was able to go out to lead troops. The official position was too low and it was useless."

Du Zhongxiao nodded and said nothing. However, he understood in his heart that the useful talents that the military academy had really taught were probably among the martial arts scholars and failed Jinshi. The court was afraid that he knew this, so he taught classes separately.

How easy is the transformation of the old army? Especially in such a peaceful period, the reliance on imperial power was the original imperial officer. How the imperial court arranged it, the first thing was to ensure the stability of imperial power and appease the old imperial officers. Those who did not want to continue to join the army had already taken the initiative to join other troops, either for the wing army, or for the local area to change their military positions, and some were directly removed from service. Most of the people who continued to stay in the army were generals and had complex relationships in the army. They had no good way out except for joining the army.

The Song Dynasty established a country with military forces, and the attitude of these people directly determined the attitude of the army. In order to stabilize, they could only compromise with them, and the Beijing Military Academy finally became a gilded place. Without enough new officers, these old officers could not be abandoned and used as a matter of money.

Thinking of Di Qing's 300,000 army, Du Zhongxiao understood in his heart that most of the officers inside came from military academy like this. It is really hard to say how much they learned. Many generals may have learned to set off guns and cannons, and they don't even understand how to use it. With such an army, coupled with the old military command system, what would the two look like together?

In fact, the more this happens, the more we should follow the reformed military system, organize and set up officers at all levels, with clear responsibilities. As the war progresses, those who are capable and those who are unworthy will use war to eliminate the influence of the remaining military system. However, as the commander-in-chief, Di Qing is a typical old soldier. Without such courage, he will eventually become that way.

Yao Shouxin said: "In the past, there were no artillery soldiers in the army. I had to recruit people in particular. At least, I had to learn artillery and I had to be illiterate. It was a lot of trouble for those who read poetry and books to learn mathematical knowledge. In the past few years, one-third of the artillery students had to be inappropriate and were eliminated to learn something else."

Dou Shunqing said: "Absolutely different artillery. Those of us who have been taught by others who have retreated from artillery are all treasures. Compared with the officers from the Imperial Guard, I don't know how much it is to teach. Now in the military academy, there are only the most despised infantrymen."

Du Zhongxiao said: "It's not the case. The most infantry learns, and the real commander must be selected from the infantry."

Dou Shunqing smiled and said, "The strategy is so easy! The students in the military academy, except for the old imperial guards, can learn it. Even if they have learned it, they are just a small commander and commander. There are not one out of ten who can become a commander."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Is the future? Who doesn't want a good future? Artillery soldiers have a high salary and a good future, so the requirements for recruiting people are naturally high. After the training, the artillery soldiers are arranged separately, and their official positions are one to two levels higher than the rest."

Shisanlang said: "That is, among the imperial guards, the cavalry was the highest-ranking one. Since the artillery was available, it has not been like this. Everything is the best. Even the horses will be chosen first after they arrive."

Yao Shouxin made great contributions in Tanglong Town. He was a technical officer. Although he did not lead troops, he was still treated preferentially by the court. He was originally just the commander of the Lasser Army, and his mentality was relatively good and he did not blame others.

Shisanlang said: "Actually, artillery soldiers are not good. After all, they are troops that have never been before. Those who are illiterate cannot learn. The military academy teaches them, and there is no one to talk about anything Yao Tuanjian says. Cavalry is not good. In the past, there were many cavalry officers. I wanted to teach this way, but he said that it would be better. I don't know how many worries I have in my daily life."

Dou Shunqing said: "It's all the same, especially in infantry. When I first entered the military academy, even the most basic military postures were taught, and officers came out, saying that they didn't practice this way before, and how to do it. I have been teaching the formation for three years, but I almost never mastered it. They always have many reasons, not to say that they are unwilling to work hard, but the teaching method is wrong. Especially after knowing that after changing to a new army, the gun is equivalent to the previous swords and guns, and cannons are equivalent to the previous bows and crossbows, and there are many ideas, which are sometimes ridiculous."

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "What's so strange about this? We have been training in Suizhou for several years, and wasn't it the same at the beginning?"

Dou Shunqing shook his head repeatedly: "The strategy is different. When we were in Suizhou, we were not educated and didn't know how to use it. Of course, we all said everything. Now we are in school, with instructors and teaching materials, and we still say this, how can we do it!"

Du Zhongxiao understood that without the skeleton of a new army, it was more troublesome to train an army than recruit new recruits. In the end, many of these officers were from fathers and sons to join the army for generations, and their families had their own heritage, and some were regarded as heirlooms, so of course they had more trouble.
Chapter completed!