The area of the Tanguo Mansion is vast, there is no problem with the placement of 2,000 people, only 300 people are not a problem, the South Courtyard used to be the place where the guards were placed, and now they are moving in and returning to their hometowns, and the martial arts field is also the former martial arts field, but there are more standing jumps, push-ups, pull-ups, obstacle tracks, parallel bars, horizontal bars and other training projects full of the 21st century, these projects have no technical content, Luo Tong demonstrated it, and after introducing their respective roles, he let Luo Yuan take everyone to get acquainted.

Luo Can, Luo Zhan and other guards in the palace have been practicing for a while, and they don't understand the place, so they can come forward to advise.

Seeing that it was still early, Luo Tong entered the palace non-stop to face the saint.

Temple of Manna.

The Tang Emperor Li Shimin was practicing calligraphy, and what he wrote was naturally Luo Tong, the great calligrapher, "created the Qingxiao Body", "Qingxiao Body" is famous for its majestic atmosphere and majestic momentum, and Li Shimin is very fond of this quite domineering "Qingxiao Body". If you don't practice for a day, your heart will itch.

He has worked hard, and there are "famous experts" who do not hesitate to give advice, and he has learned some essence, which makes him feel that this "Qingxiao Body" is broad and profound, and he continues to study every day, and he often feels that his apprentice and son-in-law are really freaks and monsters, and he is an amazing character.

In ancient times, Gan Luo was 12 years old and worshiped as the secretary and prime minister of Qin, and Huo Qubing attacked and killed the Xiongnu at the age of 19 and annihilated 40,000 enemies. Luo Tong is only seventeen years old now, and he has become his own arm and solved a lot of difficult problems for himself. Not only can people kill fiercely, soldiers are well trained, handwriting is good, poems are wonderful, singing beautifully, and playing the piano is pleasant, but they can also create high-quality and inexpensive new paper, and the far-reaching view of the overall situation and the world is that there are few enemies in the Korean Chinese martial arts. is young, deeply valued by Li Jing, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others, and when he grows up, he is definitely the white jade pillar of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin put down the brush in his hand, blew dry the ink on the new paper, saw the poems he wrote, smiled smugly, and thought narcissistically: "Well, yes, it seems that there has been some progress again, and it goes on like this." It won't be long before it can be compared to that kid from Rotong. Just as he was thinking so, the news that Raidone asked to see him was overjoyed, and people announced that he had entered the house to see him.

He went in to see him.

Luo Tong strode into the Ganlu Palace, and without waiting for him to salute, Li Shimin greeted him warmly with a smile: "It's just right to come...... Come on, come on, excuse me, come forward, and see how I write this word? ”

Luo Tong stepped forward, took a closer look, and saw that Li Shimin's writing already had a little charm, and among the people he knew, it was considered to be a good one, and only Princess Changle was better than him, but compared with Li Shimin, Changle's words lacked that magnificent momentum, and he also nodded and praised: "It's okay!" I've got the middle three flavors. said with a smile, "After reading the word father-in-law, my son-in-law's hands are also itchy, and I want to write a few strokes!" ”

Li Shimin smiled and gave him a blank piece of paper to vacate some seats for him to play.

Luo Tong took a look, Li Shimin's words are indeed good, but they are still too far inferior to his, not to mention Yan Zhenqing, a generation of grandmasters.

So, I picked up the pen and wrote a simple poem. Luo Tong also understands the style of officialdom, so he taught Li Shimin a lesson in this silent way.

Li Shimin looked at it in a daze, compared what he wrote, and found that it was not at the same level at all, coughed dryly, and knew the meaning of Luo Tong, and said with a smile: "Yes, the word virtuous son-in-law is really wonderful!" Well, it's a change from the beginning. It seems that I still have a big deficiency in this regard......" When he said this, he obviously accepted Luo Tong's wordless admonition. Li Shimin will appreciate Luo Tong's "Spring Dawn", and said: "This little poem is also a masterpiece through the ages, the literary style of the virtuous son-in-law can be described as the best in ancient and modern times, which is shocking!" He admired it for a long time, spread it on the table like a baby, and then asked, "By the way, the virtuous son-in-law is here at this time, but what is the matter?" ”

"New paper with bamboo, marryseed grass and bagasse as raw materials has been successfully developed! When the new workshop is completed, it will be able to produce paper at full capacity. Luo Tong said, placing a thick stack of new paper on the table!

Li Shimin was overjoyed: "Then can I announce the establishment of the Datang Library?" ”

Luo Tong smiled bitterly: "It will take ten days and a half months for the workshop to be completed. I think that the fact that the cheap new paper is a sensation first, and then my father-in-law announces the library, is so true that even if some people want to oppose it, they can't oppose it. Father-in-law, if you want to hurry, you can't reach it! ”

Li Shimin blushed and sneered: "The virtuous son-in-law is extremely right, I am anxious. ”

"Actually, the son-in-law is here, mainly to ask his father-in-law for equipment!"

"Oh?" Li Shimin said with great interest: "Could it be that the Modao Army has improved again?" ”

Luo Tong shook his head and said, "It's for my personal guard!" ”

"You're beautiful!" Li Shimin almost choked him to death, the personal soldiers are the private army of every main general, and the equipment and everything are purchased by the lord himself, Luo Tong is a good guy, he opened his mouth directly to him, not reluctantly, not to give, with Luo Tong's idea for his meritorious service, a few hundred sets of equipment are not enough to praise, but he can't start this. In the future, what if every master wants to equip him? If you don't give it, you can't do it, and if you give it, the pressure on the court will increase greatly.

"By the way, where did you come from?" Li Shimin said with a straight face: "The pro-soldiers are not joking, it is not an ornament or a guard of honor!" It's a sharp blade in the hands of a general! Just like my Xuanjia Army, you can turn the tide of the battle at a critical moment, you can't mess around. As the founder of the Xuanjia Army, Li Shimin knew how effective it was to have an extremely brave army in his hands that would go into the battlefield at a critical time and turn the situation around. In fact, not only Li Shimin, but all generals will have a team of military leaders in their hands to belong to their own personal guards.

Luo Tong rolled his eyes with emotion and amusement: "Father-in-law, am I the kind of superficial person?" My guards are not life-saving guards, and I, Luo Tong, have not yet fallen to the point where I need to be protected. The so-called personal guards are a strong army composed of elite soldiers, just like the strong soldiers such as Wei Wushu, Iron Eagle Swordsman, Technical Strike Knight, and Father-in-law's Xuanjia Army that appeared in history, which are specifically responsible for attacking and breaking the formation. ”

"My own soldiers are actually my father's soldiers, when my father and Wang Junkuo changed guards, there were more than 300 personal soldiers who could not enter the city of Zhushui, after my father became righteous, these loyal people stubbornly believed that it was their own incompetence that led to the death of their father, and there was a period of time after being dismissed. Later, when they heard that I had the ambition to join the army, they picked up their weapons again and practiced on their own, ready to serve me! In terms of individual combat ability, none of them are weaker than my father-in-law's Xuanjia Army, and there are still 300 people left after excluding some soldiers who are not suitable for fighting again, and I have brought them into Chang'an, and I will be my blade from tomorrow. ”

Li Shimin patted Luo Tong on the shoulder and sighed: "What a group of loyal people! I misused Wang Junkuo, I'm sorry for you! ”

Luo Tong smiled calmly: "The horse leather sac corpse is the best destination for a martial artist!" The father-in-law thought about it a lot. I know my father-in-law's difficulties, I bought equipment with you, in short, I am very rich now. ”

Luo Tong won 110,000 taels of silver cakes last time, and there were still a lot of silver cakes left after giving them to Changle, Qin Huaiyu, and the Six Immortals, and the flowers he worked hard during this time were only less than 20,000 silver cakes. He has a lot of money and is ready to pay for all the equipment directly out of his own pocket.

Li Shimin also smiled: "Okay! I'll make an exception once! Do this business with you. What do you want? ”

"Five hundred spears, horizontal swords, riding bows, crossbows, captain's armor, and three hundred war horses!" Luo Tong originally asked for 300 each, but when he heard Li Shimin say "make an exception once", he immediately changed his words.

Li Shimin glared at him and said with a wry smile: "You are willing." ”

"They are willing to give me their lives, what are these things outside my body!" Luo Tong said with a hippie smile: "Besides, the better their equipment is, the more enemies they will kill, and it will be harmless to Datang." ”

According to the rules, those who are officers and captains can lead fifty soldiers. But generally speaking, the main general's personal guards far exceed this number, and the imperial court also turns a blind eye to this, after all, there is no harm in having more soldiers, not to mention that the personal soldiers do not need to be paid by the imperial court. is like Luo Tong, according to the regulations, his personal soldiers are only allowed to bring one or fifty people, but now he has doubled it, and Li Shimin didn't say anything.

Li Shimin thought about it and said: "Donate 5,000 silver cakes to the imperial court, and the military department will allocate armor and weapons!" I'll get it myself tomorrow. ”

"Thank you father-in-law for making it happen!" Luo Tong grinned, followed the normal process, and did not fall into the tongue of raising private soldiers! Li Shimin thinks about him, what else does he have to say.

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, one hundred and two sets of equipment is definitely a sky-high price, and he thought that Luo Tong would bargain! But in a blink of an eye, he understood what Luo Tong meant, he didn't want to embarrass himself in the future, and deliberately raised the price of equipment to an unacceptable height.

Luo Daodao: "Father-in-law, I have to go to the grassland for military training in a month. ”

"It's decided?"

"It's decided! Actual combat is the only criterion for testing the army. ”

Li Shimin immediately groaned, and his fingers tapped on the table in order, making a sound of "snatching". In the end, he decided: "Okay, but come back safely!" As far as Yu Gong is concerned, Datang can afford to lose 3,000 elite soldiers, but you, Datang can't afford to lose, and your value is far better than 100,000 male soldiers. Not to mention selfishness. ”

Luo Tong had an epiphany in his heart and was greatly taught.