The matter was originally initiated by the Shi family, the Tao family and the Wang family.

With their intervention, the whole thing was quickly suppressed.

For the sake of their face, these over-age soldiers who were dismissed did not dare to disobey.

But because of the appearance of this stubble, I listened to it on the surface, but I was still very dissatisfied in my heart.

Coupled with the response of the previous military reform government, many people thought that it was the prince who secretly colluded with the Shi family and other wealthy families to make a compromise, and they would intervene.

Only a few people knew that this matter was initiated by the scholars and others.

And Li Chengqian even removed the general Li Jing for this matter.

But at this time, the scholars and others will never publicize their dark side, and the immature Li Chengqian is not the opponent of these local gate valves at all, and even under the deliberate acquiescence of Li Yuanjing and others, Li Chengqian has not even realized that this matter was actually a fierce battle from the beginning.

And Li Chengqian in this battle, it can be said that he made a lot of stupid moves, not only cutting off his arms, but also stretching out his feet to cut off the other party.

But no matter what, Li Chengqian still has his own arrogance.

When Shi Wei and others came to the door with dozens of heads to ask for merit, Li Chengqian was furious.

The palace has already agreed, and Li Jing has also been withdrawn, and now you say you don't need to recruit?

Where is the face of this palace? Where is the majesty of the imperial court?

Recruit!

Must recruit!

It doesn't matter who comes!

At this time, Li Chengqian was obviously on top, but only Li Chengqian himself didn't think so.

Because he has a complete plan to form these recruited overage soldiers into a baggage team, this is not a waste of resources, although the cost of the imperial court is indeed higher, but the baggage team is a must for the army.

Li Chengqian even made up a new plan for this matter of the baggage team, which he believed was a major mistake by the imperial court at present, and there was no plan for the reorganization of the baggage team.

What Li Chengqian didn't know was that this was not a mistake of the imperial court, but that he was too arrogant.

In ancient times, when wars were fought, soldiers and horses went first before grain and grass were moved, how could the court not know such a simple truth?

Of course, the imperial court knew, and made corresponding plans, in fact, the baggage team already existed in the reorganized troops.

Military reform! Military reform!

Naturally, it is an all-round reform, and the old way of carrying weight in the past will naturally have to be changed.

After getting Li Chengqian's reply, the Shi family made a mistake for a while, this prince is really a tiger, the tiger doesn't want it, he won't go down a step.

But this is something they made up, and they don't dare to let them go, in case the court investigates it in the future, none of them can escape.

So he persuaded the prince that it was okay to recruit people, but the selection conditions should be improved, and as many people as possible, one is to select the best of the best, and the other is that even if there is any accident, the number of people is not large, and it is easier to control it.

Li Chengqian finally sobered up and accepted this suggestion.

So, with the help of the Shi family and other families, Li Chengqian commanded the troops to start a new round of selection and assessment.

There were quite a few people who participated, but there were also quite a few who were brushed down in the first round, and the selection criteria were completely formulated in accordance with the training standards of the Haizhou Army.

Even if you are a real soldier, you can't be qualified in a few months, let alone these lazy border soldiers, and they are also old veterans.

For a time, the camp was constantly wailing, and seven or eight out of ten people were brushed down, and those who remained were naturally triumphant, while those who were brushed down were crying bitterly and complaining.

……

In the middle of September of the seventh year of Zhenguan, the eldest grandson Wuji, who had long said that he was coming, was finally late.

Li Yuanjing didn't care, Li Jing was driven away by himself, and Li Chengqian, who learned that his uncle was coming, instantly had confidence in his heart.

immediately put down everything in his hand and hurriedly ran to the dock to greet the arrival of the eldest grandson Wuji.

And looking at the expressionless eldest grandson Wuji, Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, no matter what, this is his uncle, in Jiaozhou, he will definitely be able to give himself some ideas, and he will no longer be like before, no matter what he does, he can't get any advice, he can only think and do it little by little.

"Uncle, you're finally here!" He was still very happy to see the eldest grandson Wuji Li Chengqian, let go of his identity as the crown prince, and stepped forward to greet him with a smile.

"You have poked a big hole in this day, can the old man not come?" The eldest grandson Wuji reprimanded with a straight face.

In fact, he didn't plan to come at all, and Li Shimin was afraid that Li Yuanjing would play Li Chengqian to waste.

Therefore, he ordered the eldest grandson Wuji to return to Haizhou from Tamna, and stay in Haizhou to continue to preside over the government affairs of the entire Tokaido, which can be regarded as a guarantee.

As Li Shimin expected, Li Chengqian's misdeeds in Jiaozhou soon spread to Chang'an.

Originally, everyone was still very resigned, even if they knew that the upper age limit of Jiaozhou's military reform was thirty-five years old, everyone had no opinion, after all, few people in that place were willing to go, and it was estimated that the compromise was made because of insufficient manpower.

However, the news of recruiting forty-year-old soldiers quickly spread throughout the Tang Dynasty through the troops transferred from Lingnan, and it was in an uproar in an instant.

As a result, veterans who have been laid off in many localities have also prayed to give them a chance, and other places have not even been able to carry out military reform smoothly, but the voices of these people cannot be ignored.

No, as soon as he received the news, Li Shimin immediately ordered the eldest grandson Wuji to go to Jiaozhou quickly.

Originally, the eldest grandson Wuji didn't plan to be in such a hurry, even if there was an order from the emperor, he was not in a hurry, and after coming to Lingnan, he went to Guangzhou first.

It was the place with the highest degree of completion of the entire Lingnan military reform, but as soon as he arrived in Guangzhou, Changsun Wuji got the latest news from Duan Zhixuan, Li Jing was removed by the crown prince.

The eldest grandson Wuji, who knew the news, instantly lost the idea of staying in Guangzhou, and directly boarded the ship to Jiaozhou.

"Uncle......" Of course, Li Chengqian didn't know how much trouble he had caused, otherwise, he would not have been so tough before.

"You can't even see that there are people behind this matter who are instigating you, and you dare to remove Li Jing so much, you better think about how to face your father after returning to Chang'an!" The eldest grandson Wuji said angrily.

"Uncle, I made a decision after careful consideration in this matter, no matter whether there is someone behind it or not, the army always needs a baggage battalion, right? Wouldn't recruiting these people to serve as baggage battalions allow the troops to free their hands and feet? Li Chengqian defended that although he really thought about it, he still seemed a little lacking in confidence.

"Do you think your father and the military department can't think of this? Or do you think Li Jing doesn't know the importance of baggage? Can the imperial court ignore such a big thing? You are good, the result of your careful consideration is to stir up the things arranged by the imperial court, and now the retired soldiers under the age of forty in Datang are clamoring to return to the barracks, you have successfully disrupted the entire deployment of the imperial court, and you have successfully made the entire imperial court now anxious to wipe your ass! "The eldest grandson has no jealousy, and he hates that iron does not make steel.

Of course, in addition to being dissatisfied with Li Chengqian, the eldest grandson Wuji was also very dissatisfied with Li Yuanjing, and continued to ask: "King Zhao didn't tell you anything?" ”

Li Chengqian subconsciously shook his head, but suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said: "Uncle Wang told me earlier that I would take care of the interests of more people within my ability, and later said that I am a woman, and since then, Uncle Wang has never said anything to me......"

Hearing this, the eldest grandson Wuji's dissatisfaction with Li Yuanjing dissipated instantly, as the eldest grandson Wuji, who was an old fox, how could he not understand the meaning of Li Yuanjing's words, and how could he not see Li Yuanjing's true intentions?

looked at Li Chengqian, and said even more disappointed: "Where is your usual cleverness?" Your uncle Wang has reminded you to this step, are you still stubborn and obstinac? ”

"Uncle, I ......" Even if he is confused, under the criticism of the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Chengqian knows that he is really wrong, but why didn't Li Yuanjing remind him more?

"Okay, this time your mission is over, take note of the lesson this time, and then take a good look at how your Uncle Wang operates!" The eldest grandson Wuji sighed, he naturally did not come to support Li Chengqian, but was ordered to let Li Yuanjing take over.

Although this was not the original plan, Li Chengqian's actions have already disappointed Li Shimin, if he can accept the lesson of this time, it is better to say, if not, his status as the crown prince will be in jeopardy.