Unlike the previous reform of the official system, Fang Dongquan and the other generals had no different opinions. This time, after listening to the words of Li Xuan and Qian Mengjiu, Fang Dongquan and the others collectively fell into silence.
Although they could not read a word, they were not deaf, and what Bai Yunqi and the others said was not obscure.
So they all listened clearly and understood that the military reform they talked about had a considerable impact on them generals.
How to reform the system, how much impact it will have on their power, and whether there will be more or fewer bandits under their control are all closely related to their interests.
So it's impossible for them not to pay attention.
Fang Dongquan and Huang Xueren were silent, but Chen Butcher, a big fool, glanced at Fang Dongquan, Huang Xueren and the others, and then glanced at Qian Mengjiu, Liu Bagou and the others, showing a thoughtful expression.
Then he lowered his head again.
He chose to think silently like Fang Dongquan and Huang Xueren.
Obviously he also knew that this discussion on military reform would have a great impact on himself.
Seeing that Fang Dongquan, Huang Xueren, and Chen Tufu, who could be said to be the most important generals in the Tang Dynasty, remained silent, although Li Xuan's expression remained the same, he was already slightly angry in his heart.
He knew that the reform of the military system would not be passed so smoothly because it involved two powerful factions in Huangzhushan: Fang Dongquan and Huang Xueren.
At the same time, Butcher Chen and even Cai Erhu, who had just surrendered, were also involved.
They will worry or even fear losing power due to military reform.
Why?
Just now Bai Yunqi said that there are two serious problems in the Tang Dynasty King's Division. One is the different establishment, and the other is poor command. The two together lead to the problem that various departments cannot cooperate effectively.
If we just talk about the organization, that's it. Ten people in a team or twenty people in a team have no impact on them. It's just a matter of superficial organization.
But there is also the issue of command authority, so they have to be vigilant. If they accidentally become a bald commander, and the bandits under them become someone else's bandits, they will still be there.
Why are you here in Huangzhushan, why are you hanging around in the Tang Dynasty?
During the previous attack on Black Tiger Village and Huang Guishan, although Li Xuan issued an imperial edict giving Fang Dongquan full responsibility and Qian Mengjiu as the supervisor, everyone actually didn't take it seriously, and Fang Dongquan actually couldn't command him at all.
Huang Xueren and Chen Tufu still have to discuss any major issues and only take action after everyone agrees.
However, even this has created a gap between Fang Dongquan, Huang Xueren, and Chen Tufu. If the command authority is officially determined in the name of military reform, it may cause greater conflicts and contradictions.
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And this is the main problem that Huang Xueren, Chen Tufu, and Cai Erhu are worried about.
As for Fang Dongquan, he was not worried about this. He was more worried that Li Xuan made him the commander-in-chief of the army. This was actually not a good thing.
The conflict between Wang Danxu and Bai Yunqi.
Many generals have their own thoughts, and each one is considering gains and losses.
Li Xuan, who was at the top, saw that Fang Dongquan and the others were reluctant to speak, and his patience was losing little by little. Although he had known for a long time that Fang Dongquan and the others might have objections, he never expected that they would actually say a word.
Not sent.
And this is not a good sign!
It's a pity that as the emperor, he can't end things personally. Even if there is a big quarrel below, he still has to maintain the image of a high-ranking emperor.
He had been the emperor of this mountain valley for more than half a year, and Li Xuan slowly figured out how to be an emperor, or how to protect himself wisely and always maintain his aloof emperor status among the ministers.
That is not to personally participate in the debate on some matters, especially those that are full of contradictions. When encountering such matters, he can let the spokesperson speak, but he must not personally participate in the debate.
For example, for the military reform this time, he asked Bai Yunqi to come forward and propose it. If it passed smoothly, then it would be the best, and he would approve the military reform plan.
If Fang Dongquan and the others strongly objected, Li Xuan would naturally not push for it, but would find a way later. Because he did not end the situation personally, he would not completely fall out with Fang Dongquan and the others, thus retaining room for buffering.
Seeing that Fang Dongquan and the others were still silent, Li Xuan gave Bai Yunqi a warning, and Bai Yunqi immediately spoke again: "It seems that everyone agrees to the reform of the military system?"
This is a forced question. Fang Dongquan, don’t you want to speak in silence and want to fight in silence? Bai Yunqi or Li Xuan will not give them this opportunity and force them to speak. As long as they speak, they will participate and even enter later.
Bargaining is better than the current stalemate.
Sure enough, after Bai Yunqi spoke, Fang Dongquan finally couldn't help but speak, but he did not object immediately, but said: "Reform of the military system is naturally needed, but how to change it must be cautious and cautious!"
As soon as Fang Dongquan opened his mouth, Huang Xueren was not to be outdone: "Yes, the Ming army is about to attack, and continuing like this is not an option. We must find a comprehensive way to increase our strength, so that we can effectively block the Ming army's attack!"
The focus of Fang Dongquan's words is prudence, while the focus of Huang Xueren's words is the word "thorough".
Butcher Chen rolled his eyes at this time and followed their words: "I also think it needs to be changed, and it needs to be changed well!"
When Li Xuan heard Butcher Chen's words, he couldn't help but think to himself, this Butcher Chen usually seemed like a stupid guy, but at the critical moment, although he only spoke a few words, he had hidden secrets.
‘Good change’?
What is considered a good change? How is a good change considered?
Damn it, these three generals are all illiterate. They usually look like rough guys, but how come they have become so shrewd today?
Their shrewdness is something that even scholars like Liu Bagou and Qian Mengjiu don't have.
However, Li Xuan can also understand that Fang Dongquan and Huang Xueren are both bandit leaders who have been around for many years, and they have hundreds of bandits under their command. They can be bandits for more than ten years, and they still become bandit leaders without being killed in the process.
Even though the officers and soldiers killed them, they were not killed by other bandits. How could this be possible without some means?
Even if Tufu Chen could go from being a butcher to becoming the third most powerful person in the Tang Dynasty's military in the past six months, could he just rely on his bravery?
Absolutely impossible!
Not to mention anything else, he was able to make his more than twenty armored bandits obey. As soon as he told them to charge, they rushed out without hesitation. With this ability alone, Lian Fang Dongquan and Huang Xueren were