Because of the rebellion of military generals and vassal states at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty learned lessons after its founding, and was always very cautious about military generals. From the time when Song Taizu released military power with a cup of wine, the military generals were isolated from the core of the power of the court. Although various generals were formed and the power of the army was controlled, under the exclusion and suppression of civil servants, most of the generals slowly lost the blood and ability that military generals should have, and became a group of parasites born to depend on the Song Dynasty. This is the current situation of the military of the Song Dynasty.

"The reason why the generals declined to this level was mainly due to the suppression of the civil servant group. In addition, after years of peace, the children of the generals had also begun to fall. However, these are not important. As long as the Song Dynasty delegates power to the generals again and eliminates the civil servants' interference in the army, I believe that in a few years, the Song Dynasty's military power can be greatly shocked, thus reversing its military disadvantage in one fell swoop. However, in this way, the Song Dynasty court will also bear the danger of the general's rebellion." At this time, Gu Tianjie spoke again.

Zhao Yan was silent when he heard this. He was very clear about the defense of military generals in the Song Dynasty. This approach was also very effective. At least, there had never been any rebellion of military generals since the founding of the Song Dynasty. This was mainly learned from the lessons of the Chen Qiao mutiny of Song Taizu, so as not to be put on the yellow robe in the future.

However, the disadvantage of this approach is also very obvious, that is, it causes the army's combat effectiveness to be greatly reduced. Especially in large-scale combat, the army's command system is even more messy. Generals on the battlefield are restricted by civil servants and superiors and cannot get the freedom to exert their abilities. This is a strange thing to be able to win. On the contrary, small-scale wars only require a certain general to be responsible, which allows them to perform freely. In addition, the combat effectiveness of soldiers in the Song Dynasty is not bad, so they can often win.

Zhao Yan actually knows the above situations more than anyone else. He thought about these things as early as when he fooled Yang Huaiyu into establishing a military academy, and Zhao Yan is now considering whether to tell Gu Tianjie about the military academy?

If the military academy can be successfully established and the current generals are replaced by the military academy students, the army will become a tool to be completely loyal to the royal family. Even if the power is delegated to the military generals, there is no need to worry about the other party rebelling, because even if the generals have different intentions, the lower-level generals below will not agree. This is one of the biggest functions of the military academy.

However, Zhao Yan thought for a long time and finally did not tell Gu Tianjie about the military academy. This is not because he did not trust the other party. Moreover, the military academy was originally an opportunity for the Song Dynasty. Except for Zhao Yan and Zhao Shu and his father and son, only a few people including Yang Huaiyu knew about it. Therefore, before Zhao Shu's consent, Zhao Yan was not inconvenient to reveal too much information. If Gu Tianjie could return to the Song Dynasty alive, he might have invited him to work in the military academy.

"Today, Zhao also felt that he was very eye-opening when listening to Mr. Gu's words. However, although this method to solve the dilemma of the Song Dynasty is novel, it also requires a lot of risks. So I cannot give Mr. Gu any guarantee. However, if Mr. Gu can go back to the Song Dynasty with me, I can help you introduce your father to me." Zhao Yan finally spoke.

"Returning to the Song Dynasty has always been my greatest wish. It's a pity that God will do anything to others. My body cannot last until when. However, if I can go back to the Song Dynasty before my death, Gu will die without regrets. As for meeting Your Majesty, Gu dare not expect too much!" Gu Tianjie also sighed at this time. According to his own estimate, he may not have lived this year, and the date of Zhao Yan's return to the Song Dynasty could not be determined, so he did not have much hope for this.

Zhao Yan sighed when he heard this. Gu Tianjie is indeed a talented person, and he also wants to ask the other party to come out to help him. Unfortunately, he is seriously ill now and has not had much time to go. He is watching such talents without using them, which makes Zhao Yan feel very regretful.

Seeing that it was getting late, Zhao Yan comforted Gu Tianjie again, mainly to remind him to take a good rest. As long as he returned to the Song Dynasty, he would have a way to cure his illness. Gu Tianjie was very open-minded and said that everything would go with the flow, without showing any particularly excited expression.

Zhao Yan stood up and said goodbye, and then returned to the tent where he lived. At this time, Zhou Tong and Su Shi and the others had not returned from hunting yet. Yelu Si and Gutou had already made his clothes. When they saw Zhao Yan coming back, they immediately shouted happily: "Prince, come and try your clothes. If it is not suitable, Gutou and I can also modify them."

Zhao Yan was also very happy. He walked up to look at the clothes in Yelu Si's hand. Because of the limited conditions, Yelu Si made a very simple robe for Zhao Yan. Zhao Yan tried it and found that although this dress was simple, it fit very well and was very comfortable to wear. This made him praise: "It's really good. This dress is much more comfortable than the royal dress I used to do!"

However, Zhao Yan's words caused Yelu Si to roll his eyes, and she said with some dissatisfaction: "Is the prince praising me or scolding me? Everyone knows that although the prince's clothes look majestic, they are very distressed when worn. I'm afraid that a piece of clothes is more comfortable than the prince's clothes."

Regarding Yelu Si's dissatisfaction, Zhao Yan immediately apologized: "I said the wrong thing, it should be more comfortable than most clothes to wear. Moreover, Sier, you can make such a fit under such simple conditions, which is really rare!"

When there was no one, Zhao Yan called Yelu Si a princess, but now there is an outsider, so Zhao Yan directly called "Si'er", which was also the private agreement between them. After all, they are now a couple, and they naturally have to be closer to each other.

While Zhao Yan was talking to Yelu Si, Su Shi and Zhou Tong finally came back from hunting. The three of them did not get a good harvest this time, and they only got a few hares. However, this situation is normal. In addition to the hunter's own skills, luck is also very important. Some skilled hunters may not be able to catch prey for several days when they are not lucky.

Seeing Su Shi and the others come back, Yelu Si and Gutou immediately started preparing supper. When Zhou Tong and others caught a lot of prey, they directly used fresh prey to make supper. Today's prey is not enough, so they mainly drink wheat porridge and add some hare meat. After it is done, Zhao Yan first asked Gu Teng to bring a portion to Gu Tianjie.

After dinner, Yelu Si, like usual, let the bones guard outside the door, and she took a shower in the tent herself. Zhao Yan was a little bored while staying outside, so she went to Su Shi. As soon as she opened the tent door, she saw Su Shi sitting there looking at Xiao Guanyin's portrait. When she saw Zhao Yan coming in, she was immediately startled and hurriedly put away the portrait in her hand, then stood up and smiled: "Why is the prince free to come to me?"

"Brother Zizhan is a person with a temperament, but the other party is the queen of the Liao Kingdom after all. When you return to the Song Dynasty in the future, you must not spread this matter, otherwise not only will the Liao Kingdom look bad, but I, the Song Dynasty, will also be embarrassed by this!" Zhao Yan smiled and kindly reminded.

After spending time together, Zhao Yan has long been accustomed to Su Shi's romantic temperament. To be precise, almost all scholars in the Song Dynasty have the same virtue. They can fall in love with several women at the same time, and they have no psychological burden. For example, Su Shi can have a physical relationship with laziness, but he still thinks of another woman in his heart. This is a very common thing for scholars in the Song Dynasty. On the contrary, Zhao Yan is a bit too conservative in this regard.

"Thank you for reminding me that the prince and Empress Xiao are only friends of poetry and will never involve the government affairs of the two countries. In addition, I don't know how Queen Xiao is now, and whether she was injured in that rebellion?" Su Shi said with a wry smile, but at the end of the story, he also showed a look of worry on his face. Since they came to Wanyan's tribe, they have been completely isolated from outside news. When Xu Shan left before, he specifically reminded him to inquire about the situation of the Liao court.

Zhao Yan was also a little surprised to see Su Shi being so infatuated with Empress Xiao, but he didn't want Su Shi to worry too much. He immediately went out to comfort him: "Although Yelu Chongyuan rushed to the palace that day, his main purpose should be to kill Yelu Hongji, and Empress Xiao moved to other places in advance, so there should be no problem!"

"I hope this is the case!" Su Shi sighed when he heard this, but the worry on his face did not decrease at all.

Originally, Zhao Yan wanted to tell Su Shi what he had discussed with Gu Tianjie today, and then asked him to help him find out, but seeing his absent-minded look, he probably wouldn't listen even if he had the heart to speak, so Zhao Yan chatted with Su Shi casually and then left the tent.

At this time, Zhao Yan saw that the bones at the door of his tent had left. It seemed that Yelu Si had already washed it. He strides towards his tent. Although the genius had just been dark for a while, in places like Wanyan, there was no other activity to spend time except sleeping at night.

However, just as Zhao Yan walked to the door of his tent, he suddenly heard footsteps. Then he saw the wife of Xialibo walking towards her with laziness. With the dim flame, she could almost see the spring light emitted from her face. And looking at the direction she was moving, the target seemed to be Su Shi's tent.

Nailai also saw Zhao Yan at this time, but she was not embarrassed. Instead, she smiled at Zhao Yan very generously, and then got straight into Su Shi's tent. It seemed that she was free because of the absence of the wise man. Moreover, compared to the Jurchens in Wanyan's tribe, Su Shi, a talented man, had to be more lazy.
Chapter completed!