"How is the Ministry of Rites preparing for the big parade?" In the Taiji Hall, Li Shimin asked uneasily.

Li Junxian bowed down and said: "Back to Your Majesty, since Linghu Shangshu summoned Mohou into the Ministry of Rites, the process was quickly determined, and the proposed plan was very satisfactory to the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War. ”

"Oh! It's also a secret! Li Shimin said with great interest.

Li Junxian said with a smile: "There is ink sacrifice wine, I believe that this military parade will definitely give Your Majesty a surprise." ”

"Surprise, I hope it's not a fright!" Li Shimin smiled and said, he had no doubt about Merton's kid's ability to toss, but as for the effect, it was better to keep a few points, but Merton's plan could satisfy both the military department and the ritual department, which made him look forward to it.

Li Junxian smiled, he naturally couldn't take this topic.

"Continue to pay close attention to Chang'an City, and there can be no chaos before and after the big military parade." Li Shimin commanded.

"Yes!" Li Junxian said.

The order on the surface will naturally be controlled by Chang'an City and Jin Wuwei, and the order in the dark will naturally have a hundred horsemen to be responsible, there are many tasks to investigate, some envoys from the Western Regions are ready to move, and the leaders of various tribes are also restless, and even the people who come to Chang'an City need to be secretly investigated, in case some bandits are mixed in.

As more and more people entered Chang'an City, the time for the big military parade was getting closer and closer, and Merton began to get busy again, and was pulled by the Ministry of Rites to review the parade team in advance, and what worried Merton the most was the first team, the Jinyang veteran team.

"Rest assured! With the proposal of the ink sacrifice wine, the Ministry of Rites rushed to Jinyang as soon as possible to find hundreds of Jinyang veterans in the local area. Ling Hu Dedi said proudly.

Merton was stunned and pointed to the school field and said, "These are the people you are looking for!" ”

I saw that most of these Jinyang veterans had gray hair, and even a lot of pot-bellied poop, where they looked like a soldier, they were simply the rich man in the countryside, no, it was the rich man of the land.

When Li Yuan Jinyang raised troops, most of them were local veterans, and after pacifying the world, they were either promoted to marquis and stayed in Chang'an City, or they had already returned to their hometowns, and Jinyang was indeed the easiest place to find veterans.

But after these veterans go back, they generally have rich rewards, plus a large amount of land and property, and suddenly live a comfortable life, and their bodies will soon be blessed.

Linghu Dedi was suddenly a little embarrassed and said: "Many of them are the emperor's personal soldiers back then. ”

Merton instantly understood the Tao, it turned out that Ling Hu Dedi wanted to pat Li Yuan's ass, and specially found these people.

"This is a big military parade, do you think these people look like soldiers, can you show your hands?" Merton said helplessly.

"Who said that the old man is not like a warrior who can't take it? In the next life, we will have a competition. A Jinyang veteran with a big waist and a round waist heard the conversation between the two of Merton, looked insulted, and repeatedly raised his sleeves and wanted to pounce on Merton.

Seeing this, Uncle Wang's figure moved, and with one hand, he clasped the shoulder of the fat veteran, and with a little force, he immediately controlled the person on the ground.

"Let go of me, I want to be when the old man was a personal soldier by the side of the emperor, and you still don't know where to feed?" The obese veteran couldn't help but roar angrily.

Merton spread his hands helplessly, and said to Linghu Dedi: "I'm afraid this person can't even wear armor now, how can he participate in the big parade, and it's not easy to put on armor throughout the big parade, do you think he can persevere." ”

Many obese veterans were suddenly full of shame, they already felt unbearable just after participating in the training, and if they wore armor throughout the whole process, I am afraid that there were not many who could hold on.

"But it's too late to find time now." Ling Hu Dedi said helplessly.

"Look for it from Chang'an City first, you can always find it, Uncle Wang, you lead them to train in armor throughout the whole process, don't ask to go into battle to kill the enemy, as long as you stick to it throughout the whole process, but the military discipline must be correct." Mo Dun said helplessly, he can only ask of these veterans, after all, not every veteran is so self-disciplined, or Uncle Xiang is also responsible for training the village guards of Mojia Village, and his martial arts have not been left behind.

"Young master, don't worry." Uncle Wang let go of the fat veteran underground, and Zhengsedao.

"And what about me?" The obese veteran jumped up unwillingly.

Merton said helplessly: "If you don't have armor suitable for you, then there is no way, but you can be responsible for maintaining order on Suzaku Street." ”

A group of obese veterans suddenly looked regretful, such a great opportunity was lost by themselves, but fortunately, it was also on Suzaku Street, which was worth the trip.

Merton and Linghu Dedi immediately reviewed the other parade teams, the others are all soldiers in service, naturally there are not so many problems with veterans, all they ask for is the requirements of the formation, in general, it can be said, after all, it is the first major military parade, according to the normal queue.

And what really gave the two of them a headache was the military's weapon display, especially the military's person in charge of this matter was Cheng Yanjin,

I saw Cheng Yanjin pointing to a five-zhang high siege tower with an excited face and said: "Mo boy, how about you look at this weapon, after you let the envoys of the Western Regions see it, you will be scared to the ground." ”

Merton covered his face helplessly and said, "Uncle Cheng, this weapon is indeed powerful, but are you sure you can pass it through the South City Gate?" ”

The highest south city gate is only one and a half zhang, such a tall siege weapon, the power is indeed powerful, but whether it can be transported to Chang'an City or not, Cheng Biting Jin's heart is too big.

"Then forget it!" Cheng Yanjin gave it up with a regretful face.

"This doesn't work, this doesn't work either! ............" Morton picked out a dozen or so weapons that were not suitable for display, and there were still many weapons to choose in front of everyone.

Ling Hu Dedi frowned and said, "There are still too many of these weapons, and if you participate in them all, there will not be enough time at all." ”

"That's not good, I've been practicing hard for so long, no matter what the Ministry of Rites says, don't want it." Cheng Yanjin suddenly became anxious.

"The Chinese army can only give you ten squares!" Ling Hu Dedi shook his head.

"At least twenty, that's not enough?" Cheng Yanjin said urgently.

"Fifteen, no more." Linghu Dedi said firmly.

Merton saw that the two of them couldn't hold each other, so he had to reluctantly mediate: "The two of you don't have to fight anymore, Uncle Cheng, there is no need for these weapons to be displayed alone, can the phalanx of the sword and shield be combined with two, is the bow and crossbow a little duplicated, can you hand over the crossbow to the pikemen to carry ,............?"

It was only with great difficulty that Merton had arranged the entire weapon, and the entire review was over.

"Whew, it's finally ready." Ling Hu Dedi breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

Merton sneered and said, "Lord Linghu, where is this over, and there is more important work to be done next?" ”

"And?" Ling Hu Dedi's heart trembled.

Merton nodded and said: "At this moment, the various departments are just a plate of scattered sand, fighting their own battles, and the next thing I have to do is to twist them into a rope, which is the key to the success or failure of the entire military parade." ”

"Twist into a rope! So how do you do that? Ling Hu Dedi wondered.

"Rehearsal!" Merton said solemnly.

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