...The standing army is different from the government soldiers. The money and food consumed by the government soldiers during the imperial war are actually very small. The people prepare their own weapons and horses, and even the dry food and so on are prepared by themselves. However, the standing army is different.

It costs the court a lot of money and energy. The daily consumption of a standing soldier is equivalent to the consumption of three imperial soldiers. Standard suits, standard weapons, etc. are all the affairs of the court, as are grain, grass, salary, etc.

From the Ministry of Household Affairs. More importantly, listening to Lu Zhaoci's tone, the number of this standing army is not just tens of thousands, but hundreds of thousands. With so many soldiers, what can the court use?

To feed them?

This Ben Ben may not really oppose the establishment of a standing army in his heart, but the money spent to establish a standing army is like a big mountain, weighing on the cabinet headed by Ben Ben Ben how much more expenditure will be increased in the future. This Ben Ben is Lu Zhaoci's first

As a counselor, this matter will still fall on him in the future. So even if others don't say anything, he has to step forward.

"A country without an army is not strong; without an army, a country is weak." Lu Zhaoci said calmly: "Lian is the founder of the country. He should establish eternal achievements. All rules start from Lian. This cannot be changed, and military reforms cannot be changed.

It has to be changed. Hum, Lian doesn't believe it. Hundreds of thousands of standing troops have been added to the imperial court. Eliminating those useless soldiers who have no effect on the war will affect the income of the imperial court. Hum, if

Without money, Lian Lian would lead those standing armies to fight and rob. Lian Lian did not believe that the huge Tang Dynasty could not support hundreds of thousands of standing armies." Lu Zhaoci's voice became louder and louder, and his face became more and more stern.

The eyes flashed with authority, scanning the faces of the ministers. Feng Wenwen and others turned pale with fright, lowered their heads deeply, and no longer dared to look at Lu Zhaoci.

"My brother, the emperor, has gone through countless hardships to create this huge country. His ambition and courage have never been matched by anyone in the past and present. It has only been a few years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and there are already so many rotten rules.

, "Humph! The purpose of establishing a standing army is to revitalize the Tang Dynasty, subdue the foreign people, and achieve eternal imperial status. You don't think about how to arm hundreds of thousands of standing armies, but you think about whether you should establish this powerful standing army.

I heard that you are all talents of our Tang Dynasty. According to the truth, you are all heroes among people. Why do you only want to evade responsibilities instead of taking the initiative to take responsibility? How about sharing your Majesty's worries?" Lu Zhaoying on the side has long been attracted by everyone.

Attracted by his words, it was only then that he realized why Lu Zhaoci wanted to pull him over at this time. There are hundreds of thousands of standing troops. Not to mention commanding such an army, even training such a group of troops is also quite a task.

A pleasant thing. Lu Zhaoying's long-buried ambition was burst out at this moment.

"I am not very talented, and I may have betrayed His Majesty's trust. Please forgive me." After hearing this, Feng Wenwen and others suddenly straightened their faces, knelt down on the ground, and said in unison. What Lu Zhaoying said was simply too cruel.

It is simply a slap in the face of everyone, how can Ji Wen and others endure it.

"Silang, you are so presumptuous." Lu Zhaoci frowned when he saw this. This scholar is not good at this, he has a very high self-esteem and is extremely concerned about face. I think back then, in order to get the allegiance of this text, Lu Zhaoci, but

After corresponding with him for several years, he laid a solid foundation, and then personally left Chang'an City dozens of miles away. Only then did he impress Feng Wenwen and make him loyal to him. Now Lu Zhaoying's words were vaguely accusing everyone of their incompetence.

How could he not make Lu Zhaoci very angry when he was suspected of being suspected?

"My brother, I know I was wrong." Lu Zhaoying did not dare to neglect and bowed quickly.

"Everyone get up! Everyone get up!" Lu Zhaoci glanced at Lu Zhaoying. Such a good atmosphere was ruined by this guy's words. If he continued to speak according to the atmosphere just now, even if he and others were unwilling to do so, they would still

Will accept Lu Zhaoci's words, now that's good, I finally have an excuse to change the subject of this article. Lu Zhaoci couldn't help but sigh, sometimes the emperor is not omnipotent.

"I would like to thank your Majesty." Ben Wenwen and others felt relieved when they heard this. Everyone knew that the discussion in Xifeng Pavilion ended here. In the end, Xuande Hall had the upper hand to a certain extent.

Of course, this is only temporary. If you want to completely gain the upper hand, you must completely stop Emperor Zhenguan from thinking about military reform. Otherwise, there will still be arguments in the future. By then, we still don’t know who will win and who will lose.

What? Juwen and others looked at each other, but they saw a common thought in each other's eyes.

"We're exhausted, you all, please step aside!" Lu Zhaoci waved his sleeves, waved his hands, and picked up the fishing rod next to him, but he was busy catching fish on his own, paying no attention to this text.

Ben Wenwen and others had no choice but to bow to Lu Zhaoci before retreating.

"Did you say something wrong, brother or sister?" Lu Zhaoying looked at the backs of everyone, the look of embarrassment on his face became even more intense. Although he was careless, after this year's ups and downs, he could think of some things in his heart.

As soon as he saw everyone's appearance, he knew that he might have said the wrong thing just now and gave everyone a chance.

"What do you think?" Lu Zhaoci threw the fishing rod in his hand on the ground, with a look of anger, and suddenly sighed again, saying: "Forget it, I can't blame you for this, even without you,

I'm afraid these two guys won't agree with the military reform. Hehe, aren't people just riding on them? This alliance knows it. But Zhuge Liang doesn't appear often. In the future, can't we just watch these civil servants manage the army?

?”

"Brother Emperor, if you don't let the generals submit a letter together, we will overwhelm them with momentum." Lu Zhaoying suddenly laughed and said, "Let's see what else they have to say in the text."

"Confused. If this is the case, it just gives them an excuse to say that those generals are eager for military power. If they form a standing army, they may turn these standing armies into private soldiers and affect the stability of the court." Lu Zhaoci was dissatisfied.

He glared at Lu Zhaoying and shouted angrily: "Mrs. Changsun is also a person who has read a lot of poetry and books. How many years have you been married to her? How come you still haven't learned anything from Madam Changsun? Are you ashamed?"

"Hey, Brother Emperor, you don't know that I don't like reading." Lu Zhaoying couldn't help but touch the back of his head after hearing this, and said with a smile: "I am only responsible for charging into the battle. Wherever I need to pay attention to other things, wherever Brother Emperor points my finger, I will

I just hit wherever I go. Whatever I need to think about."

"I heard that you recently adopted a son of the Li family from Longyou as your concubine?" Lu Zhaoci suddenly said with a smile.

"Hey, Brother Emperor, you know this too!" Lu Zhaoying said with a silly smile: "Mr. Li is dignified in appearance and very virtuous, and she is pregnant recently."

"During the Han Dynasty, there was a man named Liu Sheng, Prince Jing of Zhongshan. He gave birth to a hundred sons in one go. From now on, you and he will be no different." Lu Zhaoci glanced at Lu Zhaoying and shook his head.

He shook his head and said: "But Liande tells you that your title can only be passed on to the eldest son. The rest of the descendants will have their titles reduced by one level. After they reach adulthood, if they have no meritorious service to the court, their titles will be reduced by another level.

, lest you become a dandy in the future when you reach adulthood. Such people are not allowed to exist in our Tang Dynasty clan. You must remember this."

"Brother, I remember." Lu Zhaoying said quickly, not daring to neglect.

"The military reform must be carried out no matter what. You first select 500 outstanding talents from the Zuo Langwei army. These people were all following you and me back then, and most of them were literate people.

, I still know military common sense. The Lian Lian has ordered people to publish General Cui Lian’s minutes. You can take it over and give it to them. After the Lian and Feng Wenwen and others have reached an agreement, they will select the best and strongest soldiers throughout the army.

Soldiers, train elite soldiers to prepare for the coming year in the northern grassland.

When the time comes, you will also go out with the general!" Lu Zhaoci said in a deep voice.

"Brother, don't worry. I will definitely select powerful characters to train an elite army for my brother." When Lu Zhaoying heard that he could fight on the battlefield, his blood boiled and he quickly agreed.

"Okay, okay, go back!" Lu Zhaoci was angry and amused when he saw this. He waved his hands and said: "The Lianhe just can't see you imitating Uncle Wang. You are cautious in everything. You and I have fought side by side for many years, and yet we are still here."

If there is anything taboo, why should we be so cautious?"

"Brother Chen also feels awkward." Lu Zhaoying said with a smile. Then he bowed to Hu Zhaoci and followed him out of the palace.

At this time, outside the Zhuque Gate, Ben Wenwen and others looked solemn. They were not at all proud of Wangwang's victory. These people had served Lu Zhaoci for many years, so how could they not know what Lu Zhaoci was thinking.

Zhaoci was very open-minded. This is an indisputable fact. Sometimes, during the imperial meetings, Wei Zheng often argued with him. Lu Zhaoci also listened with a smile. Since the establishment of Xuande Hall, Lu Zhaoci

Ci is also very decentralized. As long as it is not a major matter, everything else will be handed over to Xuande Hall and then handed over to Lu Zhaoci for approval. But if there is a major matter and Lu Zhaoci makes the decision himself, even if many ministers object

, he also had to find a way to open an opening among the ministers and implement his plan. This time Emperor Zhenguan wanted to implement changes to the military system. Although he was opposed by everyone, in fact, I am afraid he would not stop there.

In the near future, there will be other measures. How can everyone take it lightly, so everyone left the palace with solemn expressions on their faces.

"Once Your Majesty makes this statement, I'm afraid it will be difficult to change it." Ben Wenwen sighed and said, "If Prince Liang hadn't been here today, I'm afraid I would have to agree even if I didn't agree today."

"Although we have rejected His Majesty's request this time, according to Your Majesty's character, I'm afraid it's difficult to change it. If you can't change Your Majesty's mind at this time, I'm afraid Your Majesty will still talk about this matter in the future.

." Cui Renshi also nodded and said: "The military generals have long been dissatisfied with the absence of military generals in Xuande Hall. In the past, the government soldiers were outside. Although these generals were very dissatisfied, their strength was not united.

The current situation is helpless, but if the army is adjusted again this time, the power of the generals will be greatly increased, and the position in Xuande Palace will not be an ordinary covetous one. If the army is really successfully restructured this time, I am afraid that it will not be long before

, we will have an auxiliary minister in the Xuande Hall." Cui Renshi glanced at everyone, with a strange look on his face.

"The Xuande Hall is an important place for the imperial court, where daily affairs are handled. If you want to enter the Xuande Hall, I am afraid that only the generals and the generals are qualified... They just want to enter the Xuande Hall. There is no way we can stop them.

.The standing army, which is only so much larger than the world, consumes a huge amount of food and grass every day. Once the standing army is formed, it will be a huge burden for the court and the burden on the people will increase. Your Majesty is kind and caring for the people.

Will you pass this burden on to the people? As long as we persuade you more, I think your majesty will not insist on his opinion." The person who spoke this time was Changsun Wuji. He glanced at Master Cui Ren lightly. This person is not very talented, but he is single-minded.

Thinking about his own power, such a person can enter the Xuande Palace and help the emperor adjust yin and yang and govern the people as a prime minister. It is simply shameful to associate with this person. There is nothing wrong with being greedy for power, but if you don't even have good vision,

That is to lose the conditions for being an important minister. If Emperor Zhenguan wanted the military leaders to enter the Xuande Hall, I am afraid that Li Jing, Xu Shiji and others would have entered the Xuande Hall long ago. In the imperial court, there are Wenbenwen, Wu

There is Li Jing, this is a folk saying. When it comes to prestige, Li Jing's prestige is far higher than your Cui Renshi, and even Xu Shiji's prestige is higher than yours. The reason why you prevented the establishment of a standing army is probably because of those in the army.

Children of the Cui family! How many people in the Cui family, who are famous for their literature in the Tang Dynasty, understand military affairs? Once a standing army is established, all officers must be truly talented and learned. Those who are just pretending to be useless will definitely be eliminated.

There are more than a hundred Zhechong mansions, and I don’t know how many of them can exist. Your Cui family will lose a lot of power. Huh, Heng, think that we are idiots and think that His Majesty’s actions are random. It is simply stupid.

As if feeling the contempt in Zhangsun Wuji's eyes, Cui Renshi's heart, liver and lungs burned together. His Cui family is from a famous Chinese family and insists on the Han family. What is your eldest grandson's family? They are of Hu origin, ignorant and incompetent, and their ancestors rely on

The ability to point out the vulture has only appeared in the court. Being side by side with you people is simply a shame for us. This current His Majesty is a hero of the generation. If there is anything he can't do, he will be defeated immediately.

The world, are you still afraid that others can take it away? Look, today, our civil servant has blocked this matter. He will definitely use those warriors to mix the sand and destroy the balance of our Xuande Hall. Then Li Jing has already

He is an old man who is about to be buried. The green pine trees beside his grave have grown up. If he is like Xuande Palace, he will not be the Prime Minister for a few days. How can he be feared by His Majesty?

"Actually, the first thing to do when establishing a standing army is to streamline the army, but the general will go out to the border next year. At this time, streamlining the army may have an impact on the general's departure next year. The reason why your majesty can persuade the general is actually

The above is because what every famous general longs for is to have strong troops in his hands, but can establishing a standing army really build a strong army? The establishment of a strong army is not something that can be easily established. Presumably the same is true for great generals.

Understand, as long as we can convince the military generals, His Majesty will have to consider the need to form a standing army." Wei Ting on the side said cautiously.

Ben Benben's eyes lit up when he heard this, but soon the light calmed down, and he shook his head gently. What Wei Ting said can be said to overthrow this matter from the bottom up, but the possibility of success of this matter

It is extremely small. It can be seen from Li Jing's attitude that the senior generals in the army agreed to the establishment of a standing army. This is because the establishment of a standing army will not only replace all the soldiers and horses under his command with elites, but also increase the possibility of making achievements in the future.

will increase. More importantly, the power in the hands of generals with a standing army will be much greater, and their personal status will also increase a lot. Therefore, establishing a standing army is a good thing for them. How can they

There will be booing from behind. Even in Li Jing’s military training routine, the handiwork of those generals is unknown!

"I'm afraid those generals are still yearning for the emergence of standing armies!" The author said with a wry smile on his face: "The peaceful and prosperous age is coming, the swords and guns are stored in the warehouse, and the horses are released in Nanshan. This has always been the era that we literati long for, but for those armies

For lieutenant generals, it is not such a simple matter. They need war, and they need military merit to prove themselves. The existence of government soldiers hinders their pursuit of military merit. The general's title of county king has stimulated these people.

This group of people are all eager to have military exploits and become generals, but what about being famous throughout the ages? They will not agree." Wenwen shook his head and said.

"This matter is a problem. The key is that if the imperial court has a standing army, it will put a lot of pressure on the imperial court! Your Majesty also understands this truth, so he will let us out." Du Ruhui said with a smile: "It's just that your Majesty has something in his heart.

He just wants to be a Holy Lord and conquer the world, but he is worried about not having a strong army in his hands. So this matter has to be done slowly, and we should persuade him slowly! Affairs in the imperial court are always about compromise.

Completed."

"Hey, what Mr. Wei just said made me think of a way." At this time, Master Cui Ren suddenly showed a smile on his face and said with a smile: "Those generals will not agree, but those at the bottom

The generals may have different thoughts. Think about it, if a group of lower-level officers objected, His Majesty's action would have been aborted."
Chapter completed!