With the support of Yang Wenguang and Cao Yu, Zhao Yan's rectification of the imperial guards in the capital can finally be officially launched. First, Yang Wenguang and Cao Yu came forward and persuaded a group of generals to support this matter. Then Zhao Yan announced the rectification of the imperial guards in the capital and dispatched a group of imperial guards to the border every three years.

As soon as the matter was announced, it immediately aroused a lot of opposition. Many officials in the court believed that the imperial guards in the capital were of great responsibility and could not be easily mobilized. Some people also said that the imperial guards in the capital were in the ancestral system and could not be easily changed, etc. Anyway, there were all kinds of reasons for opposition. Zhao Yan even heard that some generals led by the Gao family actually ran to Empress Dowager Gao to cry and complained behind his back, saying that he was confused about the government. Although the relationship between Empress Dowager Gao and Zhao Yan has never been very good, he also knew that Zhao Yan must not be without Zhao Yan in the court now, so he drove all those people out in the end.

However, although there are many people who oppose it, there are also many people who support it. Among them, Yang Wenguang and Cao Yu have convinced a large number of generals, most of them are immediate interests in the military academy. This time, Zhao Yan offered some compensation to them, so they will naturally support Zhao Yan with all their strength.

There are also some officials led by Sima Guang. They have long been dissatisfied with the corpse-positioned people of the imperial guards in the capital. Taking advantage of this opportunity, they also criticized the incompetence of the imperial guards in the capital. Many people even used newspapers to expose some of the dark stories of the imperial guards in the capital, which caused an uproar across the country. Many knowledgeable people expressed their support for Zhao Yan's rectification.

No matter how the outside world quarreled, Zhao Yan had already made up his mind to rectify the imperial guards in the capital, so he quickly carried out this matter with opposition. The first batch of imperial guards in the capital that were to be stationed on the border had been selected. Before those opponents could react, he had already sent people to send this batch of troops to the northwest border. Then he issued an order to select a group of troops from the Western Army and the Hebei Army to enter the capital, and give priority to the troops that made contributions in the two major battles of the Destruction of Xia and the Recovery of Yan Yun. This is also an alternative reward for them.

A month later, as the Western Army and Hebei Army were transferred to Beijing arrived one after another, the dispute slowly subsided. After all, this matter was no longer completed, and it was meaningless for them to argue. In addition, as time went by, most people also lost interest in this matter, and even the Song Daily was unwilling to report news related to this matter.

For most people, the exchange between the imperial guards in the capital and the other two imperial guards has passed, but for Zhao Yan, this matter is far from over, and there is a series of related matters waiting for him to deal with.

"Regist, the Western Army and Hebei Army have arrived in the capital one after another. Now the old minister temporarily placed them in a separate military camp outside the city. How should these troops be arranged next?" In the political affairs hall, Zeng Gongliang came to Zhao Yan's table and bowed and said, "The rectification of the imperial guards in the capital is of great importance, so Zhao Yan gave them responsibility to Zeng Gongliang, who is more familiar with the army.

"There is no need to place them separately, just assign them to the various armies of the imperial guards in the capital, so that they can get to know each other!" Zhao Yan said with a smile after hearing this. However, his smile was a bit of incomprehensible.

"This is not possible. The old minister also has some understanding of the army and knows that the soldiers in the army have always been very xenophobic. This is especially true for the three imperial guards. If the Western Army or Hebei Army and the imperial guards in the capital are put together, I am afraid that both sides will have to fight!" Zeng Gongliang was shocked when he heard this, and then hurriedly dissuaded.

"Haha, the army is inevitably fighting and joking, but this is not a bad thing. Instead, it helps to cultivate the bloodline of the soldiers. As long as you control the death of the dead, you don't have to worry about other things!" Zhao Yan said with a smile. He seemed to be not worried about conflicts in the army at all.

"This..." Zeng Gongliang was still a little hesitant at this time, wanting to persuade him again but he didn't know what to say?

"Haha. Mr. Zeng is just going to do it. In addition, you can send someone to meet the newly transferred Western Army and Hebei Army generals. Tell them that it is what I said. You can hit people in the army, but you must never use weapons, let alone kill people. Otherwise, you will all be engaged in military law!" Zhao Yan smiled and ordered again.

"Uh~" Zeng Gongliang heard the words above Zhao Yan, if he still didn't understand what Zhao Yan meant, it would be too stupid. It turned out that Zhao Yan wanted the troops drawn from the border to give the imperial guards in the capital a little color. Although the number of imperial guards in the capital was superior, with the combat effectiveness they showed, it was too easy for the Western Army and Hebei Army who had just been transferred to deal with them.

Thinking of this, Zeng Gongliang nodded immediately, and then turned to do it. Zhao Yan continued to handle the official duties. After finally finishing it, he picked up a booklet next to him and read it. This booklet records the list of generals of all the Western Army and Hebei Army who entered Beijing this time, as well as the forces they led. These generals are almost all graduates from military academy. Some of them can still think of their appearance when Zhao Yan saw their names.

"Huh?" But at this moment, Zhao Yan suddenly saw a very unfamiliar name. What made him even more strange was that this person was not a student from a military academy, but this time he was selected to become a general who entered Beijing, and the soldiers he led were no fewer than other generals, which was a bit strange.

"Zhe Kexing? I seem to have heard of this name somewhere, but I can't remember it for a while. It's really strange?" Zhao Yan finally touched his chin and said to himself with a distressed look. Originally, when he saw the name Zhe Kexing just now, he felt very unfamiliar, but slowly he seemed to have heard it somewhere, which made Zhao Yan even more puzzled.

After thinking for a long time, Zhao Yan still couldn't remember where the name Zhe Kexing had been heard. In the end, he simply went out of the Political Affairs Hall and went to the Privy Council. During this period, in order to transfer the Western Army and the Hebei Army to Beijing, the veteran general Yang Wenguang also came here every day because he was not only familiar with the Western Army, but also taught in the military academy. The army entering Beijing this time was given priority for the school's students, so there was no more suitable dealing with this matter than him. In addition, he had always wanted to rectify the imperial guards in the capital, so he took the initiative to come. Every morning during this period, he would stay in the Privy Council, and there were also managers such as Zhang Zai, who also provided some reference for the transfer of troops to Beijing.

When Zhao Yan came to the Privy Council to find Yang Wenguang, he happened to see him and Zhang Zai having tea and chatting, and seemed to be talking about something interesting, which made the old general laugh. It seemed that he was in a good mood during this period.

"Your Highness, why are you here?" Zhang Zai, who was talking, saw Zhao Yan coming in, and hurriedly stood up and said.

"Haha, I just finished handling government affairs, but I saw a strange person in the list of generals who came to Beijing, so I wanted to ask Old General Yang!" Zhao Yan said as he bowed to Yang Huaiyu.

"Oh, I wonder who made Your Highness strange?" Yang Wenguang also smiled and said when he heard this. Although he was busy more during this period than usual, his spirit seemed better than before. It seems that people always need to exercise to be good for their health.

"That's right. I just saw a man named Zhekexing on the list, but he is not a student from a military academy, so I wanted to ask!" Zhao Yan asked again. The imperial guards in the capital were related to the safety of important places in the capital, so he had to do it with every general transferred to the capital.

When Zhao Yan asked about Zhe Kexing, Zhang Zai and Yang Wenguang also looked at each other, and then showed a 'as it was true' expression. It seemed that they should have guessed some of them before.

Yang Wenguang bowed to Zhao Yan at this time and said, "Your Highness, Zhe Kexing is decided by the old man himself. You may not have heard of Zhe Kexing, but if you talk about Zhe Family Army, you should be able to remember it!"

"Zhe Family Army!" After hearing this name, Zhao Yan finally realized that the so-called Zhe Family Army, as the name suggests, is naturally the army led by the Zhe Family. Although there were novels such as the Yang Family and Hu Family Generals in later generations, in fact, in the end of the Song Dynasty, the only one who could represent a military surname was the Zhe Family.

The Zhe family lived in the northwest for generations and was responsible for guarding the local area since the early Tang Dynasty. After several generations of generations, the Zhe family guarded the Yong'an army for generations and defeated the ethnic minorities invaded from the north several times. Later, the Western Xia opposed the Song Dynasty, and the Zhe family became a bridgehead to defend the Western Xia. Almost every time the Xixia people went south, they would fight with the Zhe family's army. During this period, many times the Xixia people were beaten back by the Zhe family before they entered the territory of the Song Dynasty. It can be said that before the Xixia was destroyed, the Zhe family made countless military achievements for the Song Dynasty.

However, although the Zhe family made great contributions, they also paid a huge price for it. There were hundreds of men in the Zhe family who died in battle, and many of them died in their prime. It can be said that every military achievement of the Zhe family was stained with the blood of the Zhe family's men. Unfortunately, the Zhe family was not as lucky as the Yang family. They were written books and biography, which made the Zhe family not known to future generations. Zhao Yan also accidentally heard that the old lady She, among the generals of the Yang family, should actually be named Zhe, and was born in the Zhe family army. So he checked the information of the Zhe family and then learned that the Zhe family's army came up. As for Zhe Kexing, the Zhe family was the most outstanding general in the late Northern Song Dynasty.
Chapter completed!