After pacifying his old subordinates, Li Shimin focused on Zuo Wei. Looking at the pairs of eyes full of reverence and fiery, Li Shimin felt that they had sincere respect for him, and he was unconsciously very satisfied.

"I'm very happy with your performance!" He held the battlements with one hand and spoke in a loud voice.

"Defend Datang and expand the territory!"

The soldiers of the left guard immediately shouted loudly, they were so excited, the emperor personally praised us, it was simply a glorious ancestor!

"I hope that you can not be arrogant or rash, and make meritorious contributions to my Tang Dynasty in the future, and make your wife and son. You have done a good job today, and the reward will be given in the near future. Let's all go down and recuperate now! Uncle Chang returned to the palace with me. ”

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he disappeared on the city wall, and the Xuanjia army retreated dejectedly, not even daring to take off the mask. Meng Baolai and Xu Jie walked shoulder to shoulder, each with a happy smile on their faces. The people of Chang'an who watched it were scolded again.

In Li Shimin's study, he and the eldest grandson Wuji, Gao Shilian, Li Jing, Li Ji, Fang Mou Du Duan and other top figures of the Tang Dynasty looked at Cai Cong with fierce eyes, just like a group of thugs looking at their little daughter-in-law.

"Your Majesty, uncles and uncles, if you have anything, don't look at me like this! I'm hairy in my heart, what do you want to drop me? Cai Congzuo clenched his fists and looked at this group of rough men in horror.

"Say, is this an individual case or can it be promoted by the whole army? In three months, this group of unpopular soldiers has become so powerful, can it be promoted by the whole army? ”

As a bigwig in the army, Li Jing stared at his red eyes and asked with pleading. The others also looked at Cai Cong with hope, Li Ji and Wei Chigong pinched the wat board, if Cai Cong dared to say a word, they planned to smoke him half to death.

Looking at the group of villains in front of him, Li Shimin's expression was the most flat, but what was he doing with the jade pillar in his hand? Cai Cong subconsciously swallowed his saliva, and said tremblingly: "If this level is satisfied, there will be no problem with the popularization of the whole army, but now there are not enough thousands of people." ”

What does it mean to that extent? Could it be even better? Li Ji couldn't stand it anymore at the moment, screamed, and lifted Cai Cong up.

"Down, let go, don't get excited and throw me to death. Where is this, this group of people has not finished learning the basics, how can it be considered powerful? Cai Cong said kindly, and Li Ji directly let go and squatted on his big ass.

Before he could scold, he saw these old ministers crying tears and snot together and said hello to Li Shimin. Seeing this scene, Cai Cong rubbed his buttocks and stopped pursuing it.

This group of people established Datang with their own hands, but because of the problem of national strength and military strength, watching the alien race looting in the land of China, the pain in their hearts can not be compared to anyone, and naturally they want Datang to be stronger than anyone else.

Li Shimin smiled incomparably brightly, it is hard to imagine how a thirty-year-old person can smile like a seventy or eighty hero. Suddenly, he suppressed his laughter, looked down at Cai Cong and said word by word: "Uncle Chang'an, I want to promote to the Sixteenth Wei in the fastest time, and I will give you whatever you want." I only ask you, can I trust you? ”

"Why can't Your Majesty trust your ministers? In addition to training, all soldiers are more important to educate them to be loyal and patriotic, they are His Majesty's army, it is the army of the Tang Dynasty, if someone wants to bully the monarch and destroy the Tang Dynasty, the minister thinks that unless it is a harsh government like the former Sui, I am afraid that the soldiers will tie him up and send him to the court first. ”

"Well, that's good. But will this be a reason for a while? Is it an obstacle to the generals and the troops? Li Shimin shouted twice with satisfaction, but asked hesitantly.

"There is no need to worry about this, as long as the military order does not harm the people and violate the laws of the Tang Dynasty, what soldier will disobey the general's words? It is important to know that military law is ruthless and will kill people. Cai Cong said solemnly, this question must not be taken lightly, and he didn't see that the faces of those leading the troops on the side were about to distort.

"Stand down! Think about what you want, how long it will take to push it to the sixteenth guard. The queen hasn't seen you for the past two months, and she was still talking yesterday, you should go to see the queen first, and then leave. Li Shimin was silent for a while before speaking.

"The minister understands, and the minister misses his mother very much, so he will retire first." Cai Cong said briskly, it is his wish to be a big man with a backstage, throughout the five thousand years of China, several emperors have lived a long life, either they have collapsed, or they are tired, and they are basically short-lived ghosts.

After Cai Cong left, the study was quiet for a while, and everyone didn't speak, which is tantamount to weakening everyone's military power, and it's a big deal.

"I think what Cai Cong said is a great blessing if it is feasible." Li Jing suddenly said, I can't help but say it, if I don't say it, Li Shimin should doubt whether the group of people under him are loyal to him.

"I also know that it is a matter of benefiting the country and the people, but in this way, it will be a great injustice to all the old brothers, when I fought the world, I said that I would share wealth with all the kings, if I do this, I am afraid that the people of the world will say that our monarchs and ministers are not in harmony!" Li Shimin sighed and said with an embarrassed face.

"Your Majesty is too worried, your love for us is known to the world. The minister thought that the law of strengthening the army must be implemented, and there were no more than two reasons for the change of dynasties throughout the ancient and modern times, one was the tyrant of the government, and the other was that the lord was weak and the minister was strong, and the power was outward. If the Datang army is all loyal and patriotic, then in the future, as long as the prince is taught well, my Datang will have the opportunity to live for three to ten thousand generations. ”

Gao Shilian said with a fanatical look in his eyes, Qin Shi Huang's slogan has always been the dream of successive kings and loyal courtiers.

Li Shimin shook his head with a smile and said: "This idea was unrealistic in the past, don't forget that people's hearts are changeable, and the way of heaven is clear, and there are too many variables." How powerful the Great Qin was back then, and how loyal the soldiers were, they died because of one Zhao Gao. ”

"Even so, there are advantages and disadvantages to the method of strengthening the army. The Turks are not far away, and the ministers always think about cutting their hearts like knives, and they can't wait to cut off Jieli's head to fill the wine. Wei Chigong gritted his teeth and said, this is not only a shame for the Tang Dynasty, but also a stain on the lives of these generals.

"Ministers, please strengthen the army and change the law!"

Hearing the word Turkic, the faces of the monarchs and ministers became very ugly, and everyone thought in unison that Li Shimin requested.

Li Shimin's eyes shot a light of hatred, smashed the case in front of him with a punch, and said loudly: "Strengthen the army and change the law, I want to pacify the Turks!" ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Everyone shouted in unison, the acting should be a full set, Li Lao Er's heart is extremely resolute, but he is afraid that he will be a rabbit and a dog, and he does not have the name of treating the heroes well, everyone gives a step and asks the clerk to write it down, this is what we requested, not forced by the emperor. Then just hello and I, everyone can sleep peacefully at night.

"Your Majesty, there are officials in Liangzhou who played the Changle King Li Youliang to raise dead soldiers, colluding with the Turks, and I am afraid that he will plot against him, and I am afraid that he will be rebellious." Du Ruhui took out the fold and presented it to Li Shimin.

This Li Youliang and Li Yuan are of the same generation, the son of Li Yuan's sixth uncle, and have a brutal temperament. was demoted by Li Yuan to Liangzhou as the governor, and as a result, the people of Liangzhou and the past business travelers suffered.

Li Shimin put down the fold and said with a sigh: "I, Uncle Wang, has a bad temper and is irritable, but even so, it cannot be concluded that he has the intention of rebellion, but there is evidence to prove that he has the intention of rebellion. ”

"This has never happened, but more than 100 people accompanied King Changle when he came and went, and he had heard of the rampant and domineering thing for a long time. At the beginning of April of the previous year, he had repelled the Turks, but he had been in close contact with the Turks recently, and someone saw that his house was haunted by Turks for a long time, and the minister proposed to send someone to investigate. ”

Du Ruhui said quickly, in fact, this is already an attempt to rebel, but you can't say it to death, you have to leave some room for yourself, right?

"Since this is the case, then send someone to investigate secretly, and if it is true, it will be severely punished." Li Shimin said calmly, his own brothers have been slaughtered, and one of your cousins dares to come to join in the fun?

(End of chapter)