Chapter 1397: The Lost and Regained Military Power (I)

"If Your Highness has something to do, just go and deal with it, and I'll come back tomorrow." After Li Chengqian sat down, Li Jing said with a straight face.

I had been talking to Cui Yu outside for too long, so that it caused the dissatisfaction of the old guys, of course, it may also be that the old guys found out in their conscience and felt that they should maintain respect for the new leader, so they were so polite.

But these are not important, Li Chengqian swept over a few old guys who were over half a hundred years old with his sharp gaze, and suddenly said with a smile: "I just received a message that a few uncles will be interested. ”

"Let's talk about it." Chai Shao is both a courtier and a relative, and his uncle's identity makes it much easier for him to speak.

"If you want to take it first, you must give it first, how many of you can agree to the previous conditions?" Li Chengqian smiled at Chai Shao's question but did not answer, only bringing the topic back on track again.

Just now they were discussing the transfer of an army from each of the Sixteen Guards to serve as laborers, but they were interrupted by Cui Yu, and now there seems to be nothing wrong with returning to the theme.

"The number of the army of the First Mansion is nearly five thousand, and the Sixteen Guards are 80,000 people, so many people are gathered together, Your Highness has not thought about how to ensure that they will not be bewitched by people with intentions?" Li Jing lived a cautious life throughout the rest of his life, and no matter what happened, the first thing that came to mind was rebellion.

Li Chengqian disagreed with his thinking, and ignored it, but found that Hou Junji and a few of them were sitting on the side, obviously waiting to see his jokes. That is, if he does not solve the problem, they will definitely not agree to this proposal.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but shake my head and sighed and said: "I have a question that I don't understand, if a country has support for the old and young, the people have jobs, the soldiers have salaries, the country is lightly endowed, and all officials are dedicated to the country, why would anyone be bewitched in such a situation?" ”

"This ......" Li Jing was originally just prevaricating and didn't want to assume the position of principal of the military academy, so he used various reasons to shirk it, but now he was asked by Li Chengqian like this, and he didn't know how to answer.

"The military academy is a school for soldiers, and it teaches soldiers not only the skills of fighting on the battlefield, but also the idea of loyalty and patriotism. We've been arming our soldiers' bodies with weapons, but have you ever wondered what I'm going to arm their minds with? ”

"Why did they go to war? What is it fighting for? Is it for that pitiful pension? Or is it for that little bit of rations that can fill your stomach? ”

"I don't know why you don't want to take over the position of the head of the military academy, but this palace can clearly tell you that the proposal of the military school is imperative, and someone will definitely take the position of the headmaster, and you cannot shirk it under the holy decree."

Soft and hard, this is Li Chengqian's current way of dealing with the old guys, these old guys have changed, the ambition when the country was just founded has become the current cautious, if you don't put some pressure on them, I'm afraid that they will all become a creature called 'turtle'.

After waiting for a while, seeing that no one spoke, Li Chengqian finally said: "This matter is so decided, and the guards will transfer the army of the government from the army to the engineering army, mainly responsible for the construction of military facilities." ”

"In addition, all the officers who need to enter the military academy for training must also be in place, participate in the suggestions of the military academy, and exercise their ability through the construction of the military academy, which can also be regarded as a small test for them."

"Whoa!" Regarding Li Chengqian's decision, the old guys who were still raising difficulties just now clasped their fists in unison to show their obedience, showing their true colors of cunning and self-preservation.

After all, the military academy is a new thing for Datang, and no one knows what kind of impact it will have on Datang after its establishment, so the old guys all try their best to avoid making any decisions.

And since Li Chengqian's order has come down, it is also tantamount to taking the responsibility on him, and the old guys will naturally respond without worry.

Li Chengqian knew this, but he didn't have any way, Datang didn't have a policy like retirement at the moment, whether the old guys were cheating or cheating, or Mingzhe was protecting himself, he could only endure it, and sighed in his heart that he didn't know when he would be able to complete the replacement of the old and the new.

After the business was over, Hou Junji and the others did not leave, but looked at Li Chengqian with great interest, as if a flower was growing on his face.

Li Chengqian knew what they were waiting for, but he was not in a hurry, since the old men could play Mingzhe to protect themselves, he could naturally play the bait.

In the end, Chai Shao couldn't help it, and spoke first: "Gao Ming, what is the news that the person came to inform you just now?" Hurry up and talk about it, don't hang the old man's appetite there. ”

"Uncle, don't worry, let's get some tea and talk while we drink it." Li Chengqian said casually while beckoning people to serve tea.

When the issue was just discussed, the conference table was empty, not to mention tea, not even a cup, in order to make the meeting end quickly, so as to save the old people from sitting there and grinding endlessly.

Now that the business is over, Li Chengqian will naturally not be stingy with a little tea.

"I said, Your Highness, what the hell is going on, can you hurry up and say it? It's really a person who is not in a hurry to die. Hou Junji was irritable and the most impatient to wait, but Chai Shao and Li Jing didn't say anything, he could only complain and express his anxiety appropriately.

Li Chengqian had already sorted out his thoughts in the short time when the palace maid served tea, and when he saw the old man urging, he said with a smile: "Actually, it's not a big deal, it's just that Xue Yantuo's Khan died, and many people died, and I heard that it was our people who killed it." ”

"Poof, poof, poof......" three times, the three old people sitting around stretched out their burned tongues, their eyes full of shock and incredulity.

"Do you know what you were talking about?" Li Jing deserved the title of the god of war, and quickly recovered from the shock, his tone full of uncertainty.

Who Xue Yantuo Khan is, the three of them, who are the top magnates of the Tang Dynasty, naturally do not know.

Where Xue Yantuo Khan lives, the three of them, who are the top magnates of the Tang Dynasty, naturally do not know.

Since we know both, we are not unaware of the difficulty of trying to take their heads among hundreds of thousands of people.

Moreover, at present, the Tang Dynasty has not used troops externally, and the two most capable teams are also on the way back, how can there be an army that has entered the tooth tent of the Xue Yantuo people, and the result is Zhenzhu Yinan.

After all, if you want to break into the tent of the Xue Yantuo people, how can you need an elite army of more than 50,000 people, but such a number of troops can't hide their whereabouts, even if the Xue Yantuo people can't beat it, they will run, and they are not stupid to stay in place and wait for death.

Therefore, whether it is Li Jing, Chai Shao, or Hou Junji, they all think that Li Chengqian is joking, and everything he says is not a scene that can only appear in his sleep.

Li Chengqian smacked his lips, and in the face of three questions, the old man spread his hands helplessly: "That's the case, the ones who started were Captain Chi Baolin and Xi Junmai with two 'fangs' squadrons, of course, it is also possible that it is not them who will attack, but the two of them have decided on this black pot." ”

The expressions on the faces of Li Jing and the others were very exciting, and there was an indescribable weirdness in their eyes.

Logically speaking, they did not believe that two 'fangs' squadrons, two thousand people, could do such an earth-shattering thing, not even two thousand, even 20,000 people may not be able to do such a thing.

Also, if this is a black pot...... It doesn't seem to be accurate, and the killing of Xue Yantuo Khan depends on the subsequent development of events.

If the one in the Taiji Palace wants to dominate the grassland, then this matter is not a black cauldron, but a great merit and glory; If the Taiji Palace doesn't want to dominate the grassland, the natural black cauldron is a real black cauldron, and it is even possible to lose his head.

What do you think about that? Don't be stunned, let's talk about it. "Just now, the three of them urged Li Chengqian to hurry up, but now there is a big reversal directly, and it has become Li Chengqian urging them.

But Li Jing and the others thought about it for a long time and didn't know how to comment on this matter, during which Hou Junji opened his mouth a few times, but finally closed it tightly, and he didn't know what he wanted to say.

Seeing that they had not spoken, and he didn't want to embarrass them, Li Chengqian turned the teacup in his hand with a wry smile and said: "The cause of the incident is a batch of goods, which disappeared along with the caravan three days after leaving the customs, and then there was the behavior of Wei Chi and them leading people to track down the bandits. ”

"But they have been chasing for more than ten days, and when they caught up with the bandits, they had already arrived near Xue Yantuo's tooth tent."

"What happened next is only known to God, the last news that the palace got was that Zhenzhu Yinan died, and there was a civil strife among the people of Xue Yantuo, and after the melee, the entire Mobei wolf rushed into chaos, including our people, and there are also people from various tribes in Mobei, and the specific situation can only wait for the border pass to send back detailed information."

Even guessing and taking Meng, Li Chengqian speculated about what happened in Mobei during this time, but without knowing the specific process, he still needed the three old guys in front of him to help him consult.

"Gao Ming, what kind of goods are you missing?" Chai Shao furrowed his eyebrows and asked.

"I don't know what I'm missing, it's very important anyway, otherwise they won't chase it." Li Chengqian is obviously pretending to be confused, which everyone can see, but it seems that it no longer matters what is lost in this situation at the moment, and what happens next is the key.

"Wei Chi Baolin, will they chase in the wrong direction? Could it be someone else's way? Li Jing's consideration of the problem is more complicated, and people who are accustomed to calculating others will naturally reason about things in the same way.

However, Li Chengqian shook his head and denied: "Wei Chi has been in the Western Regions for so many years, and their tracking ability has long been trained to be similar to that of the best local hunters, and the problem of chasing the wrong one is ......."

Halfway through his words, Li Chengqian paused abruptly, and another bold speculation flashed through his mind.

(End of chapter)