Water Margin: I, Wang Lun, will have many children and many blessings in Liangshan.

When they arrived at Daming Mansion, not only Zhongshi Dao, but also Liu Yanqing, Liu Xi, Liu Qi, Wu Jie, Wu Lin, Zhao Zhe, Sun Wo and others arrived.

They are all general managers, and they are second-grade military attachés with the addition of Jiedu Envoy.

But when they saw the third-rank Liang Zhongshu riding his horse to meet him, these second-rank military attachés still dismounted first to show respect.

There is no way.

They are military generals, and Liang Zhongshu is the minister of Zhongshu. He is superior in culture and inferior in military affairs. Since the ranks of both parties are almost the same, he is superior in civility and inferior in military affairs.

Even if the military generals go up a level, they will at most be on the same level as Liang Zhongshu.

Just like the two lieutenants beside Tong Guan.

The next level up the Jiedu envoy is the second-grade Taiwei.

Going up further is the end of the road to becoming a Privy Councilor and a military attaché.

But after Shenzong, the possibility of a military attache entering the Privy Council was almost zero.

During Renzong's reign, Di Qing became the target of public criticism. After that, military generals did not dare to join the Privy Council even if they had the opportunity. No one wanted to be stung by a bee from a civilian official.

Di Qing died in depression, and the price was not small.

There is a famous story. When Di Qing was a commander-in-chief, a brave general under his command made a minor mistake. Han Qi, the pacifier at the time, wanted to kill this man.

There is no other reason than that Han Qi wants to use this person to establish his authority.

Di Qing pleads for the general, saying that he is a good man who killed enemies on the battlefield, suffered countless wounds, and shed his blood for the country.

As a result, Han Qi smiled coldly and said: He is a good man because he is a good scholar, a Jinshi in high school, and a roll call outside the Donghua Gate. How dare you call yourself a good man when you are fighting soldiers?

Di Qing was furious when he heard this, but he had no choice but to let Han Qi kill the general with many military exploits.

This matter is regarded as a good talk by scholars.

One can imagine what the warriors were thinking.

To become a military envoy with additional titles and a second-grade Taiwei, it would be best if he could be granted a title, but it would be fine if he could not.

Cultivating children and grandchildren and becoming generals from generation to generation is not a bad result.

The Song Dynasty was similar to the Ming Dynasty in that it was not afraid of generals.

Anyway, military generals cannot control local government affairs and finance, and have no way to form their own power.

When you hold military power, the army does not belong to you, but to the imperial court.

Armor, military warfare, is the monitoring and control of weapons.

Salary, official position, in the Ministry of War.

Mobilize, train, engage in battle, in the Privy Council.

There is no threat when a military general becomes a general, just like there is no threat when a eunuch becomes a prince.

The real power was shared by the royal family and the scholar-bureaucrats, and generals and eunuchs were completely suppressed.

Unlike the Ming Dynasty, the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty were also very powerful and suppressed the generals like slaves.

The main reason is that after the Civil War, the Ming Dynasty's noble military generals group was wiped out, and they could not recover for many years. Military power, logistics, and personnel power all fell into the hands of the Ministry of War controlled by civilian officials.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army, which was originally in the hands of the noble generals, completely lost its real power and became a decoration.

But the Ming Dynasty royal family also introduced eunuchs. Unlike the eunuchs in the Song Dynasty who were independent individuals, the eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty became a huge whole due to the existence of the twenty-four supervisors.

In fact, they have no military power and are just the emperor's slaves.

One word makes a difference, another word means nothing.

As powerful as Wei Zhongxian, Chongzhen poked it lightly with his little finger, and the seemingly huge balloon exploded immediately.

But eunuchs were also very good at dealing with civil servants.

The two fought to the death for nearly three hundred miles in the Ming Dynasty, sometimes strong and sometimes weak, with wins and losses.

Basically, when the dynasty changes, it is the time when eunuchs are unlucky.

The new king will definitely use his trusted eunuchs.

What to do with the old ones?

Just in time to push it out, sacrifice the flag and behead him to relieve the anger of the civil servants.

Then a few years later, a new round of drama between civil servants and eunuchs began.

There were also those who made too much noise and were abandoned early, such as Liu Jin and others, who were abandoned while their old master was still alive.

It's quite a show.

As for the military attaches of the Ming Dynasty, before Jiajing, there will still be a few lucky ones who can be knighted. (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Once knighted, the status of ordinary civil servants is not as good as that of noble generals.

But the period from Jiajing to Longqing was also a period when the power of civil servants exploded.

Jiajing did not like eunuchs and suppressed their power, so the civil service power flourished.

From Zhang Cong to Xia Yan, to Yan Song, Xu Jie... each of these powerful ministers has more power, more prestige, and more ruthless tactics than the last.

There is no bottom line in the civil-official political struggle, and the fight to death also started in Jiajing.

Gao Gong, who was behind Xu Jie, was even more fiery and powerful.

Then there is Zhang Juzheng.

Although Zhang Juzheng died, the era of Ge Lao officially began. After that, Shen Shixing, Wang Xijue and others were fully capable of resisting eunuchs internally and suppressing generals externally.

After Jiajing and until the eve of the Ming Dynasty, no military general except Li Chengliang could be knighted.

Including Qi Jiguang, a famous general with great military exploits, Ma Fang from the northwest, and Yu Dayou from Fujian. These brilliant generals could be granted the title of marquis in any dynasty, but not in the Ming Dynasty.

It was actually not easy to confer titles on the generals of the Song Dynasty. Fortunately, the titles in the Song Dynasty were not very valuable. In addition to the royal title, titles such as Duke of the Kingdom, Duke of the County, and Marquis of the Founder were not noble, and their grades were not very high. The Song Dynasty was the only dynasty where titles were not hereditary. Li and Tang left the clan after the fifth server to make a living on their own. In the Song Dynasty, the titles were descended from generation to generation, and the remuneration was also reduced again and again. In comparison, it would be better to get a Taiwei. , the official position of Privy Councilor is better.

It's just that the pattern of the noble and the military has been established for hundreds of years. Perhaps it was originally because the martial arts were too domineering during the Five Dynasties and brought too much suffering. The entire court and the people formed a consensus to restrict the martial arts.

Over a hundred years, the custom has been formed that studying is noble and martial arts is humble, and it has never been reversed since then.

Liang Zhongshu, a famous scholar, was Cai Jing's son-in-law in Water Margin. With this status and the dignity of a civil servant, although he was only a third-rank official, not only Zhong Shidao and others dismounted from afar, but also Gao Qiu and Su Yuanjing were also a few steps forward. Dismounting after taking a step also shows respect.

Only Tong Guan was still quite reserved. After Liang Zhongshu approached and saluted first, Tong Guan got off his horse, held Liang Zhongshu's hand and said with a smile:"When the atmosphere of thieves was strong, Hebei passed by Banzhou County and fell into the hands of thieves. It was still thanks to Zhongshu Sitting in Daming Mansion, keeping the north of the capital safe, and preserving half of the country on Hebei West Road, Zhongshu has done a great job. After winning this battle, Tong will be the first to recommend Zhongshu for his great merits!"[]

No matter how meritorious a civil servant is in the military, he is considered a"commander" and can pacify and control envoys along the way.

Entering the court can be to participate in political affairs, or to join the Privy Council and become an important minister.

Coupled with the background of Cai Jing, the most powerful official, and the fact that Liang Zhongshu had a large number of troops, and most of the troops on Hebei Road were gathered in the Daming Mansion area, Tong Guan would not ignore this person.

Liang Shijie said with a smile:"This battle is under the control of the county king, and the king's division has the superior strength. The victory is already in hand, and the subordinates are ready to write victory reports."

After that, he met Gao Qiu, Su Yuanjing and others and greeted each other.

On the other hand, there was a group of generals. Liang Zhongshu was very proud of himself, so he only exchanged a few pleasantries with Zhongshi Dao. The other generals only bowed in salute, showing no trace of their civil official arrogance.

Fortunately, Liu Yanqing, Zhao Zhe and others have long been accustomed to it, so it doesn't matter anymore.

On the other hand, Liu Guangshi, Wu Jie, and Wu Lin brothers were young generals with a lot of arrogance. Seeing Liang Zhongshu's behavior, everyone was quite unhappy, but they could only follow the large group of people and ride towards Damingfu City. Go inside..