Chapter 335: Court Dispute

Although he was not satisfied with the time in three days, he also knew that some things could not be rushed. Besides, if you raise this matter at the court meeting tomorrow, you can first use the original plan to test the reaction of the ministers. Wait for Zhang Yunwen to put the new idea on paper, compare it, and then make the right decision.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin just told Zhang Yunwen to replace his new ideas with words as soon as possible, and then asked him to leave the hall.

Zhang Yunwen took the gold and silk silk given by Li Shimin and walked home, thinking about the military reform.

The training tasks of the day were all handed over to Ma Wangshan and Zheng Fanglian, the former was responsible for the usual training, and the latter was responsible for teaching Zhang Yunwen to Zheng Fanglian their boxing skills.

Zhang Yunwen had already promised to pass on their boxing skills, but because their physical strength was not enough at that time, they did not teach it. After nearly two months of training, the physical strength of these little guys has obviously improved to a higher level, and Zhang Yunwen asked Zheng Fanglian to pass on the boxing technique to them.

Zheng Fanglian taught those princes Bajiquan, but it was a deleted version, and those powerful moves were not taught. These guys have a noble status, and if they rely on boxing to beat people, they will not be punished severely. Zhang Yunwen didn't want to see this situation, so he only asked Zheng Fanglian to teach those basic routines.

In the study, I closed my eyes and pondered, and my mind was full of this military reform.

Li Yu stood outside the door, looked at Zhang Yunwen's figure, sighed softly, and turned to leave.

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that this military reform is too early and should not be implemented!"

As imagined by Li Shimin and Zhang Yunwen, there is great resistance to this matter. When Li Shimin proposed this military reform plan, Shangshu's left servant shot Wen Yanbo and went out to play.

"The minister thinks that since the creation of the military government in the Western Wei Yuwentai grass, the Northern Zhou, Sui and my Tang Dynasty, during which there have been several twists and turns, many reforms, to the Wude years to be perfected, it has been more than 100 years, as far as it is concerned, it is quite complete, there is no major omission! I don't know why Your Majesty wants to change it? ”

Wen Yanbo spoke aggressively and asked Li Shimin directly.

However, without waiting for Li Shimin to speak, one person came out and said: "Hehe, Lord Wen said this well!" Since the establishment of the Western Wei Dynasty, it has been more than 100 years, but carefully observe and look at more than 100 years, first the Western Wei and the Eastern Wei Dynasty continued to fight, and then the Northern Zhou and Northern Qi wars did not stop, until the former Sui, there was a battle to attack Liang, and then there was a battle to attack Goryeo, as for the rebellion at the end of the Sui Dynasty, not to mention. The war was endless, the fields were deserted, and although the former Emperor Wen of Sui made great efforts, the time was too short......"

This person was about to go on a long speech, but was suddenly interrupted by Wen Yanbo: "Lord Eldest Sun, you just say it directly, don't beat around the corner!" ”

This person is the eldest grandson Wuji.

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled and said, "Lord Wen, have you thought about it, why can this army last for more than a hundred years?" Without waiting for Wen Yanbo to answer, the eldest grandson Wuji continued, "This is the reason for the wars I just mentioned. Because of the cessation of wars, the population of the whole country changed very quickly, a large number of fields were idle, and then there were people to cultivate, which was the reason why the government soldiers could develop in these dynasties! ”

Wen Yanbo heard this, but he "snorted": "Lord Eldest Sun, what do you want to say?" ”

"And now, my Tang Dynasty is stable, the population is abundant, and the warehouse is full. Since the first year of Zhenguan, there have been several large and small wars, and the losses have been small. The population is increasing rapidly, but the land is increasing slowly, and in today's peaceful and prosperous times, there are people buying land in large quantities, which makes the land more and more concentrated. The root of the government soldiers is the peasant households who own a small amount of land, on the one hand, they can be self-sufficient, pay taxes, and on the other hand, they can make their family laborers become government soldiers and fight for the country. The shortage and concentration of land has led to a decrease in the number of these farmers. In other words, if the current trend continues to develop, within fifty years, there will be no soldiers available in Datang! Well, Master Wen, have you ever understood that? ”

Wen Yanbo was stunned for a moment and nodded.

"Besides, Your Majesty's reform of the military system is not to completely abolish the government soldier system, but to recruit more recruits!" Eldest Sun Wuji said with a chuckle.

Wen Yanbo had nothing to say, and slowly retreated into the queue, just as Li Shimin and Zhang Yunwen breathed a sigh of relief, they suddenly heard a young voice say: "Father, this military reform is beneficial to the country and the people, and the sons and ministers agree very much." However, this recruitment matter still needs to be considered! ”

When everyone looked at it, they saw a fat young man in the prince's robe come out of the ranks, holding a wat in both hands, bowing down and saying. This person is Li Shimin's fourth son, Li Tai, the current Royal Highness of the King of Wei.

"Oh? Tell me about this recruitment, how do you need to think about it? Li Shimin couldn't help but look a little ugly when he saw Li Tai speak, but he still said with a smile.

Li Tai straightened up and said loudly: "There are many drawbacks in recruiting soldiers. Let's listen to the sons and daughters one by one! As he spoke, Li Tai turned around, his gaze swept over the ministers, and finally fell on Zhang Yunwen, "General Zhang, you are in charge of the reconnaissance battalion, and that unit is all recruits, so you must know the origin of this recruitment!" ”

Suddenly, everyone's eyes in the hall were focused on Zhang Yunwen.

Zhang Yunwen looked at Li Tai, only to see a hint of ridicule flashing in the other party's eyes, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and he immediately knew that this Li Tai was deliberately making trouble for himself, could it be the so-called Wenhui a few days ago?

After thinking about it quickly, Zhang Yunwen said with a smile: "This recruitment system should have started in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period!" Wei Wenhou appointed Wu Qi, reformed Wei's ** affairs, and selected strong soldiers to become 'martial soldiers'. As soon as Wei Wushu came out, the world oscillated, and the attackers were invincible. No matter the field siege, there is no invincible! The history books say, 'He fought seventy-six battles with the princes, and won sixty-four.' Excavate the soil on all sides, expand the land for thousands of miles'. In particular, in the battle of Qin, Wei, Yin and Jin, 50,000 Wei warriors defeated 500,000 Qin troops. The combat power of Wei Wushu can be seen! ”

Li Tai also smiled: "I didn't expect General Zhang to be so knowledgeable!" Yes, this recruitment started in the Wei State, and the Wei State also became dominant for a while. However, what happened to its founder Wu Qi in the end? During the period when Wu Qi was guarding Hexi, he confronted the Qin state, so that it did not dare to look eastward. However, Wu Qi, who held the first army in the world, was eventually expelled by the monarchs and ministers of Wei, why not? It was these 50,000 soldiers who aroused the suspicion of the monarchs and ministers of Wei. Imagine, if General Zhang had an army in his hand that could fight against the world, would he be suspicious of us? ”

Listening to Li Tai's last sentence, the ministers couldn't help but change their faces, and they all looked at Zhang Yunwen.

Zhang Yunwen's heart suddenly burned with anger, and he cursed secretly: "Okay, you dead fat man, you actually gave rotten medicine to Lao Tzu in front of His Majesty and all the ministers, you are unkind, don't blame Lao Tzu for being unjust!" He chuckled lightly and said, "Oh, it turns out that His Royal Highness the King of Wei is worried about the generals who are outside the country supporting their own troops and not obeying orders!" ”

"That's not all!" Without waiting for Zhang Yunwen to finish speaking, Li Tai continued, "The history books say that 'Wei's martial arts are taken by degree, the armor of the three genera of clothing, the crossbow of twelve stones, and the fifty negative arrows, placed on it, the crown and sword, win three days' food, and go to a hundred miles in the middle of the day. The pilot test will restore his household, and benefit his field house' Here, this king has two questions, one is according to the selection criteria of Wei Wushu, how many people can be selected among my Tang soldiers? The second is that these people are supported by the state, and they do not produce, so how much should the country pay for raising soldiers every year? ”

As he spoke, he turned his head and said impassionedly to Li Shimin: "So, father, there are still so many shortcomings in recruiting soldiers, and compared to it, the government soldier system is much better, why do you have to abandon the government soldiers and recruit soldiers?" ”

When Li Shimin heard this, his brows furrowed slightly, and his right index finger tapped the dragon chair rhythmically, falling into thought.

At this moment, a cold voice came: "The fourth brother's words are inappropriate!" Then, the sound of a wooden staff hitting the wooden floor was heard.

When everyone looked, it was the crown prince Li Chengqian who was holding a wooden staff, taking two steps with great effort, and standing in the hall.

When Li Shimin saw Li Chengqian's appearance, he said on the spot: "Prince, your legs and feet are inconvenient, if you have something to play, sit in the same place and say, you don't need to walk in the palace!" ”

This originally caring sentence made Li Chengqian's face pale, and he clenched his fists with difficulty: "Erchen obeys orders!" ”

As he spoke, he slowly moved back to his place.

At this time, Li Tai smiled and said, "I don't know what the eldest brother has to say?" ”

Li Chengqian was silent for a moment, and said solemnly: "Fourth brother, now my father is reforming the military system, in order to take a long-term view in a hundred years. That is why the use of conscription is strongly promoted. And the fourth brother, you just saw the harm of the conscription system, and you want to stop it, isn't this a waste of food because of choking? ”

Li Tai smiled and said, "Big brother, what you said is biased!" The little brother really sees the long term......"

"Oh, in this way, my father can't see far away from you!" As soon as he heard Li Tai say this, Li Chengqian hurriedly said.

Li Tai immediately showed an innocent expression: "Little brother didn't say that!" After a pause, Li Tai said solemnly, "Father and Emperor have been fighting horses for half his life, leading the army to fight, invincible, and intimidating the armies. And with the assistance of characters like General Li and Wen Fuchu, he can confidently say that he can use the recruitment system. If the recruitment is opened, it will be able to dominate the generals with the ability and courage. And big brother, can you do it? ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall looked at the two brothers. Even Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian and Li Tai who were fighting with each other.

"You-" Li Chengqian felt greatly insulted, and Li Tai's last rhetorical question was not only questioning his ability, but also mocking his foot disease.

Suddenly, Li Chengqian stood up and looked at Li Tai coldly: "King Wei, what do you mean by this?" Are you questioning Lonely? ”

Li Tai shook his head: "I'm thinking about Datang's tomorrow!" ”

Li Chengqian was about to say something, and suddenly heard a cold snort: "Enough!" ”

As soon as they heard this undoubted sentence, Li Chengqian, Li Tai, and all the courtiers were immediately silent, and they all lowered their heads and looked at the texture of the floor.

"Okay, the crown prince and the king of Wei, you all go down first! Ladies and gentlemen, go down too, and this is the end of today's court. As for this recruitment, I will make a decision after thinking about it! Li Shimin looked tired, supported his forehead with one hand, and waved the other hand, signaling everyone to leave.

The courtiers glanced at each other, bowed down at the same time and said, "The ministers are leaving!" ”