"Attack, protect each other, retreat, stay together. The answer is good, which is also one of the important reasons why our army can win repeatedly, because we all understand that brothers standing by our side and the robes behind us can trust each other to help each other. In times of crisis, brothers will sacrifice their lives to help, and even if they die, they will be with us. Therefore, we can unite our hearts, share the same hatred of the enemy, and directly attack the enemy." Zhao Bing nodded after hearing this, "But what worries me is that we can do what we can do in the past, but can we still do it now?"

Zhao Bing's words were so heartbroken, but he knew that it was better to say it now than to say it in the future. The competition just now made him realize that there was a rift among the generals, and the attitude of a general in the army often affected the views of the officers and soldiers in the army. Over time, small frictions will also cause conflicts, until they evolved into confrontation between the two armies, or even swords and guns. If a war broke out in this state, I am afraid that I would have started to do it myself before I came to an end.

"Your Majesty, I can do it in the past, but I still dare not forget it today!" Jiang Jin stood up and bowed.

"I have always kept your majesty's words in mind, how dare I forget them!" Zhao Mengjin also stood up and politely said.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. If you call me, you will definitely go there thousands of miles away. You will definitely not let your grace!" Han Zhen also stood up and said with a polite manner.

"I know that you are all loyal to the country and me, but now that each army is stationed in all directions, you are also princes guarding a corner. There will inevitably be conflicts in interests with your friends and neighbors, which will lead to a resentment in your heart, resulting in a loss of harmony between your brothers." Zhao Bing suppressed his hand and let everyone sit down and continued, "Now that the strong enemy is on the side, the war may break out at any time. What I am worried about is that you will hold each other because of the small gap in the past. You may not be able to attack and protect each other, and you may stay together when you retreat."

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty is right, sometimes the army will quarrel over the order of defense and material allocation, but it will never affect the plan." Zhao Mengjin stood up and hesitated and said.

"Didn't it really affect it?" Zhao Bing asked back with a smile, "At the time when Jiangbei passed through a large number of smuggling sheep in the border, which was transiting from the junction of the defense line between the two armies. As I know, it was because this army pursued smugglers and crossed the boundary between the two armies, while the other army seized friendly ships and soldiers on the grounds that the other party had crossed the border without authorization, but let the smuggling ships go. Is this a matter?"

"Subordinate..." Zhao Mengjin stammered and didn't know how to answer.

"Your Majesty, you have appointed the commander, but this happened. It was because my subordinates were confused for a while. They intercepted the ships of the second army and detained the soldiers for some past grievances, which hurt the harmony between the brothers. This is the fault of my subordinates, so please punish me." Zhuang Siqi, the chief commander of the Third Army, stood up and politely apologized.

"No, no, this is not the fault of Zhuang Dutong. All the matters have been caused by me. If it were not for the inappropriate handling of the fight between the two armies and favoring our own soldiers, it would not have caused any subsequent events. If Your Majesty punishes me, please punish my subordinates!" Liu Zhixue, the commander of the Second Army, quickly stood up to apologize.

"Well, this seems a trivial matter. If it weren't for the smugglers from Jiangbei who crossed the river, but warships loaded with enemy troops or enemy scouts who spyed on military information, wouldn't it be a big mistake? I will punish you to drink three bowls of wine each. If such a thing happens in the future, I wouldn't be so polite." Zhao Bing said with a straight face.

"I know my mistake and I want to drink three bowls with Zhuang Dutong!" Liu Zhixue said with politeness, then took a jar of wine and poured wine for Zhuang Siqi himself, and bowed, "The mistakes are all on Sa's family. I hope Zhuang Dutong will forgive me and don't worry about it anymore."

"How dare you? This is all blamed for my narrow-mindedness. I forgot about my past concern for each other and made a fool of myself. Please don't blame me." Zhuang Siqi also quickly took the wine jar and poured it for Liu Zhixue, holding it in both hands and present it.

"Come on, come on, brothers reconcile, let's drink two bowls together." Zhao Mengjin stood up and raised her glass and said with a smile.

"Will you have nothing to do with you when they reconcile?" Zhao Bing pointed at Zhao Mengjin and said.

"Your Majesty, do you have any subordinates?" Zhao Mengjin was stunned and put down the wine bowl and said, "It is because my subordinates cannot command the army. I am not strict in the control of his subordinates, which makes His Majesty worried. I will punish myself for three bowls!"

"That's another matter. I said that last year, when transporting food supplies to the Huguang army, you should know that the upstream will enter the dry season first. If it is delayed, the river will narrow, the water depth will be insufficient, and it will be difficult to sail. But why did you use your position as Deputy Privy Councilor to change your plans without authorization and supplement the Jiangdong army first and postpone the supplement to Huguang? If it weren't for the abundant rainfall and the dry season was delayed, the Huguang army would probably go hungry and would not be able to get cold after getting winter clothes. Can you take this responsibility?"

"Your Majesty, this matter...it's my subordinate's fault!" Zhao Mengjin slashed his mouth twice and bowed his head to salute.

"It's not your fault, are you still blamed others?" Zhao Bing slapped the chopsticks in his hand onto the table and said sternly.

"Your Majesty, this is my subordinate's fault!" Liu Zhu stood up and said.

"What do you have to do with you? Do you still have to protect each other!" Zhao Bing glared at Liu Zhu and said.

"Your Majesty, this is really a crime. It is all because of the matter of changing defenses with the Inland River Water Army at that time. The navy stationed in Ezhou area used his idle to build water camps, reclaim some deserts, and planted rice. He thought that he would be more abundant when there was a harvest. However, the military order was like a mountain. Seeing that harvest was about to be harvested, he wanted to move defenses. His subordinates thought of changing the unrecovered rice with Jiang Zhishuai for some money and food, but they were rejected. Therefore, he was always uncomfortable, so he tampered with some thorns when transporting supplies last year and wanted to give them some colors. Now he thought that if he missed a big deal, his subordinates would be dying, but they had nothing to do with Zhao Zhishuai!" Liu Zhu said with regret.

"The matter cannot be blamed entirely on Liu Dutong!" Jiang Jin also stood up and said, "This matter is not considered by his subordinates. He thought that the navy officers and soldiers had worked hard for a year to reclaim land and farm. When they were about to harvest, they returned empty-handed. They just wanted to exchange with half of their subordinates, but were rejected. Afterwards, no matter who they were, they would be resentful, which led to the subsequent events. The reason for pursuing their roots is the fault of their subordinates!"

"I am deeply pleased that you can admit your mistakes, but I think this matter is my fault. I should punish myself three times!" After Zhao Bing said that, he drank the bowl of wine in front of him, and then ordered the wine bowls for the little yellow gate to pour wine.

"Your Majesty..." Seeing this, the generals stood up and raised their wine.

"Let go, the reason why the army is incompatible is because of the responsibility of the chief official, which has led to the action of the superiors and the inferiors. As the leader of the army, I should be punished!" Zhao Bing waved his hand and asked everyone to put down the wine bowl and drank three more cups in a row.

"Your Majesty, I am strict with myself and I admire you, but I should also take care of myself and do not hurt my body because of my anger. Otherwise, I will have the face to stay in the world!" Zhao Mengjin couldn't help but shed tears when she saw this.

"Your Majesty takes care of you. All subordinates have forgotten your Majesty's teachings, which has hurt the friendship between the various armies. If there is any violation in the future, we will be willing to be the military law, and even if we die, we will have no complaints!" Jiang Jin also said with red eyes.

"Come on, we have done this bowl. If we do something traitorous from now on, we don't have to wait for Your Majesty to punish you. I will punish you to thank Your Majesty for your kindness!" Han Zhen first drank all the wine in the glass, and the others also drank no more wine.

"Sit!" Zhao Bing drank three bowls in a row. Although the wine was not high, it was a bit a little bit better when he drank it hard. He slowed down and let everyone sit down and said, "There was constant storm in the court, which led to the storm of the court, and frequent disasters. I think the root cause was that after returning to Lin'an, some court officials began to let themselves go, forget their former ambition to restore the country, and then began to form cliques for personal gain, fighting for power and profit for their respective interests. However, what made me happy was that the army was still loyal to its duties and played a role in stabilizing the situation, so that I could regard it as a support."

Zhao Bing drank a little more wine and talked too much, but his mind was still clear. Thinking about the Chinese revolution in his previous life, it also experienced these situations before him, but they were still able to overcome difficulties and move towards victory step by step, and the experience in it was not only because of the forced situation, but also because all the ministers could look at the overall situation and look at the big picture. The individual could unconditionally obey the interests of the country, not caring about personal gains and losses, or even endure humiliation, and even sacrifice their lives!

Therefore, sincerity and unity are one of the magic weapons to overcome countless difficulties and obstacles and achieve victory. The problems that arise at the moment are ultimately here: one is to act freely in politics. Do not ask for opinions from superiors, and do not respect the decisions of superiors; speak casually, be innovative, and replace policies with feelings; act arbitrarily or take pretexts to shirk; two-sided attitudes, obey and deceive superiors and hide from subordinates.

Second, we form a party and set up a new mountain, create a situation, emphasize independent activities, have serious pragmatic ideas, cannot be moved, have no rules and regulations, only personal interests, group interests are supreme, and implement personal control; as long as the subordinate obeys, you can not abide by it; resist the court, rely on your merits to despise superiors, go directly to the court to solve problems beyond your authority; attack others and elevate yourself; have no principles in the selection of officials, promote and fight at will; win over feelings, cover up each other; secretly hook up, factional activities.

Third, pay attention to personal interests in ideology and consciousness, and despise national interests. Everything starts from the individual, and everything is manifested in individuals; regard personal interests above everything; be arrogant and pretentious; stand out in individuals, improve yourself, and flatter others; brag, exaggerate, be limelight-minded, understand the specific situation without seeking truth from facts, do not treat problems seriously and cautiously, be extravagant, unwilling to endure hardships, and be disconnected from the local area.

The root of the problem was found, and Zhao Bing also thought it must be solved, otherwise it would not only be difficult to complete the great cause of unification, but even the current situation would be difficult to maintain. However, it would not be realistic to solve it at once, and it is likely to cause new chaos. This is also a lesson. In order to pay huge military expenses, the Southern Song Dynasty imposed heavy taxes on farmers. In addition to regular taxes, it also added miscellaneous taxes such as economic and general money; in order to dispatch the implementation and purchase of military rations on the border, the burden would only fall on ordinary farmers.

In addition, when the government was in financial difficulties, in order to rescue the government, it randomly issued a kind of non-exchangeable banknotes called Huizi, causing vicious inflation of currency, high prices, and deepening financial difficulties. Faced with this worsening financial difficulties, Jia Sidao issued the Public Land Law at the end of the Southern Song Dynasty. The land quota of large landlords was restricted. More than one-third of the landlords were bribed as public land by the government, and the public land was handed over to tenants to cultivate, and then rented them as military rations.

This method is to achieve the goal of suppressing land and scheduling military rations, but this is actually a forced equalization of fields to restrict landlords from concealing tax evasion and ensuring military supplies. It is an attempt to overturn the mature private ownership of land to save the tragedy of financial crisis. From the perspective of stabilizing the national finance and ensuring military supplies, this is a way. Some scholars in later generations even had a good impression of the public land law, believing that it not only had the positive effect of suppressing annexation, but even thought it contained a certain socialist tendency, because it deprived some of the owners of large land in the form of redemption, allowing tenants with no land and little land to have their own land.

However, this policy that seems to be a country and the people benefited, ended in a tragedy. Because the Public Land Law initially targeted the rank officials and the owners of large lands, it quickly lowered the buyback standards and shifted the targets of deprivation to the small and medium-sized landlord class and some upper-class farmers. Suppression of annexation was neither the original intention of the Public Land Law, nor did it have much inhibitory effect on the major bureaucrats and large landlords.

As for middle-level executors who were between the upper and lower levels during the implementation process, due to the corruption that the bureaucratic system could not overcome, the provisions of the Public Field Law were further distorted. People would naturally think of this phenomenon in the Xining New Law, and even in later dynasties, which made the Southern Song society, which was already at a loss, feel even more turbulent and crisis.

Therefore, in Zhao Bing's view, Jia Sidao's policy of implementing the public land law is good, but the fault is that he is eager to achieve success and forcibly advances regardless of the actual situation. It always makes people feel that he is fighting against the windmill in Don Quixote style. He challenged the mature feudal land private ownership. People will naturally associate his willful behavior with Wang Mang. In short, the public land law uses the coercive power of state administration to change the land ownership, and has brought in the big landlord class, small and medium-sized landlord class, upper-class peasants and a few landless tenants, and has lost all the hearts in all aspects, especially the Confucian scholars and landlords.
Chapter completed!