Entering the hall was a captain from Jingxuan Division who was wearing armor and carrying a sword. At this time, he knelt on one knee and lowered his head, "Tan Jun, the captain under Fang Tuan of Jingxuan Division, pays homage to our emperor, long live long live, long live long live."<
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Cai Xiaoshi, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, had cold eyes and yelled: "How dare you carry a sword in the Jinluan Palace? This is contempt for His Majesty's power. What is your intention? What is Jingxuan Si's intention?"
The captain tilted his head slightly and said in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "Your Majesty, Si Jingxuan does not have the slightest intention to despise His Majesty's power. It is just that the good news cannot be delayed. I have just come to the palace in the dust, and please punish Your Majesty."
When Li Yuan heard the word "good news", he immediately beamed with joy. How could he punish such a subordinate, "It doesn't matter. Tan Jun, since you are the captain of Jingxuan Division, you should be fighting side by side with Qiu Wudi in the nine counties of Western Sichuan. Why did you come back?"
Capital City, if you can’t explain why, I will punish you severely.”
Tan Jun said: "Your Majesty, the chief of the department has sent a small minister back to Beijing to bring good news to your Majesty. Ten martial arts knights with Chen Guang as the main force have successively taken Qilin County, Kang'an County, Linshui County and Changhe County, and will soon be able to report to Shu."
The prefectures and cities have launched a general attack. However, Jingxuan Division is short of manpower and may need to dispatch troops to garrison. Please send troops to Shu County."
When Li Yuan heard that it had only been a short time since he had already brought back the four counties of Shu County, he felt so beautiful in his heart, but he couldn't show it, "Very good, Qiu Wudi has made a great contribution this time. After he returns to Beijing,
I must be rewarded. Then Chen Guang... I remember that I was rewarded for recovering Fuling County. These are my subjects and patriots."
This is a pun. While appreciating Chen Guang, he also criticized the reactionaries who shouted about patriotism, loyalty to the emperor, and sacrificing their lives and blood for their country. Your noise in the court is not as good as the contribution of a martial artist. What do you think?
What patriotism, pure harm to the country.
Cai Xiaoshi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the military strength of all parties is tight. It is really impossible to send so many soldiers to guard Shu County... Not to mention the nine counties of Western Shu, if they want to resist the counterattack of monsters and the invasion of enemy countries, it will cost at least 50,000 soldiers.
Man, the nine counties of Western Sichuan are like a hot potato. Please think twice, Your Majesty."
A general said: "Your Majesty, the last general's field army once reclaimed wasteland for the Tang Dynasty, farmed and raised grain. After the thirty-six counties were reduced to twenty-three counties, the field army has been idle. The last general asked for a military post to guard Shu County.
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Cai Xiaoshi said: "General Lu Guoxiong, you think too highly of the army, right? The responsibility of the army is to cultivate the land. How can you guard Shu County with only 8,000 people? What's more, the army really has a war."
Strength?"
Lu Guoxiong said: "If Shu County falls, please behead the last general."
"Okay." After hearing this, Li Yuan said a good word and said: "Lu Guoxiong listens to the order. I order you to be the general of Shu. You will lead the eight thousand soldiers of the field army to guard Shu County. You will assemble the army immediately and set off without any mistakes."<
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"The last general takes orders." Lu Guoxiong said.
Lu Guoxiong's general who suppresses Shu is very famous. Why do you say that? Because the eight thousand soldiers of the field army are basically farmers. They hold hoes and shovels in their hands. They have neither been on the battlefield nor killed monsters.
What authority does it have to lead such a group of peasants?
But now the Tang Dynasty is short of troops, and Lu Guoxiong is an ambitious general. He is no longer willing to be raised like a caged bird by Cai Xiaoshi outside the capital, so he asked for orders.
But why is it General Zhenshu and not General Zhenxi?
There are only 8,000 people in the town. If you live in Shu County, even if you have great military exploits, you are really in the west. Why don't you go to heaven? Besides, you are a fifth-grade general of the field army. When it comes to the fourth-grade general of the Shu-controlled army, you have skipped a rank.
, let me tell you about General Zhengsanxi, do you have that strength and military strength?
Li Yuan promoted Lu Guoxiong not only because of Lu Guoxiong's merits, but who can get a certain amount of credit for becoming a general these days? Lu Guoxiong is a member of Grand Tutor Sun Mingtang. To put it simply, he is also a member of his faction. He himself
People, the more the merrier.
Cai Xiaoshi, the Minister of Civil Affairs, is from the prime minister's faction.
This faction cannot be said to be treacherous ministers, but their ideas are contrary to Li Yuan's. Take the matter of the nine counties of Xishu as an example. He advocated recovering lost territory, while Prime Minister Fan Jian firmly opposed it.
It's okay for others to mention it, but when Cai Xiaoshi, the Minister of War, said this, Li Yuan definitely couldn't stand it. You are the Minister of War, in charge of the world's soldiers and horses, and the boss of the general marshals everywhere. You just know how to give up without any passion. If you really don't have anything,
Man, I will give you a clean blowjob.
After all, Cai Xiaoshi was a civil servant, and he was good at talking about military affairs on paper. But when the crisis came, the shortcomings of civil servants were revealed. He was greedy for life and afraid of death, so generals everywhere looked down upon him.
Cai Xiaoshi refuted: "Your Majesty, the army in the field has no fighting power. Letting them guard Shu County is like letting a sheep enter the tiger's mouth. It wastes the soldiers of the army in vain. I think..."
"Presumptuous." Li Yuan shouted: "Cai Shangshu, do you know what you are talking about? The garrison army has not yet left the capital, but you have already concluded that it will fail. Is this what you are doing, Minister of War?"
"I didn't mean that..." Cai Xiaoshi knelt down and argued.
"That's enough." Li Yuan didn't want to listen to what Cai Xiaoshi said, so he said: "Shang Shu, Cai Shangshu, the nine counties of Western Shu are about to return. They are short of troops, so they have to recruit soldiers. If all the ministries are tight, we can always recruit an army of 50,000 people. Jiang
Minister, the Ministry of Husbandry fully supports the Ministry of War. Before the return of the nine counties of Western Shu, I don’t want to hear about any more troubles.”
"Retreat from the court." The old eunuch Bai Jun shouted.
Li Yuan returned to the imperial study, threw three teacups, and tore up several calligraphy and paintings by famous artists, "Bai Banban, what do you think those people are trying to do? Nine counties in Xishu fell, and they didn't think about how to recover. They started fighting in the court. It's not easy now."
When they see a glimmer of light, they do everything possible to obstruct it. What do they want to do and what do they want to do?"
The eunuch with a fair face and no beard in the corner stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to be angry. Those people's objections did not happen overnight. No matter what kind of suggestions, there will always be people who jump out and sing the opposite. It's not surprising anymore. Today
The Tutor is really in the limelight and almost beats up the Prime Minister, which is very dangerous."
Li Yuan waved his hand, "Danger? That's just the teacher's pretense. Of all the civil servants in the dynasty, the only one I can trust is the teacher. But those generals, on the other hand, haven't felt any problem before. The war is tight and the generals are full of enthusiasm. Now
Very good. You can conduct a secret investigation to find out which armies have been idled by Cai Xiaoshi in recent years like the garrison army. Remember, you must be cautious in this matter."
Bai Jun leaned over and said, "I know this."
Li Yuan sat quietly at his desk, silently looking at the corrugated rice paper spread out. Many details can be seen in the Jinluan Palace today, such as the feud between the Minister of War and the generals from various places.
This is a very dangerous signal.
"It is said that the crown prince and the third prince have an audience." Li Yuan said.
This chapter has been completed!