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The civil and military officials and nobles in the main hall toasted to Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin said loudly: "No. It is I who should be toasted today. This first glass of wine, I want to respect the sky, if there is no heaven to protect it, it is impossible for the Tang Dynasty to achieve the good situation since the rule of Zhenguan. With that, he raised his glass with both hands, bowed to the sky, and then spilled it forward.

The ministers did the same.

Li Shimin said: "The second glass of wine, I want to pay tribute to those soldiers who died in the war, it was they who defended the Tang Dynasty with their lives in exchange for this hard-won peace. ”

As he spoke, he poured the wine on the ground.

Then, he said: "This third cup of wine, I want to give to the generals of the Tang Dynasty, the splendid country of the Tang Dynasty is what they fought down, without their bloody battles, there would be no peace and prosperity today." There will be no tomorrow for Datang. ”

He continued: "Now, let us pay tribute to the hard-working generals of the Tang Dynasty. ”

Li Shimin's words made the hearts of those generals who were ready to make trouble warm. They began to hesitate to bring it up at the banquet.

Li Shimin struck while the iron was hot and said: "Today is a day for the whole country to celebrate, and I now make a rule, tonight, no one is allowed to talk about state affairs, only drink, dance and sing." ”

At this time, the generals had no choice but to give up their attempt to make trouble tonight and decided to officially play it in the court. Li Shimin's wisdom and courage won him and the imperial court valuable time to discuss countermeasures.

After the dinner, it was already dark at night. Tai Chi Hall Li Shimin's study.

Li Shimin, eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Cen Wenwen, Wei Zheng (at this time, Wei Zheng has been promoted to Zhongshu Sheren and is Cen Wenwen's deputy), and one is Li Su, the king of Liang. Together, they deliberated on countermeasures.

Li Su was not a principal minister of the imperial court, and he was not qualified to participate in such a major secret. Since Wei Zheng had a deep discussion with Li Su, the king of Liang, he really admired this king of Liang, so he proposed that the king of Liang participate in the discussion. Li Shimin was deeply satisfied with Li Su's trip to the grassland, so he allowed him to participate.

In order not to expose Li Ji, Li Shimin just said the content of his recital. Everyone originally felt that something was happening, but they didn't expect that the matter was so serious, there were so many generals' signatures, and there was actually a lie about the military situation.

The eldest grandson, Wuji and Wei Zheng, were adamantly opposed to the introduction of conscription, as was Cen Wenwen, but he feared a fierce backlash from the generals and advocated appeasement. Fang Xuanling is also the secretary of the Ministry of War, and he is a little embarrassed.

Everyone talked for a long time, all about opposing conscription and how to appease the military.

Li Shimin was very disgusted with the methods of these generals, and he did not agree to the implementation of the conscription system. He synthesized everyone's opinions, and had already made up his mind in his heart that he was against conscription, and how to make a smooth transition to what he had to consider now. It can not only prevent the implementation of conscription, but also calm the emotions of the generals.

Li Su saw that no one asked for his opinion, and he was willing to be an ornament, so he played with his fingers there.

Li Shimin suddenly remembered that there was still a sixth son Li Su in the house, so he asked him casually and said, "What do you think?" ”

Seeing that someone finally asked himself, Li Su said: "I agree to implement the conscription system. ”

As soon as his words came out, he was immediately unanimously despised by everyone, and everyone felt that he was still too young and considered the problem too simply. Li Shimin saw that his proposal was contrary to his own ideas, so he didn't bother to ask him again.

However, Wei Zheng felt the need to listen to his opinion. He said: "His Royal Highness King Liang's opinion may have his truth, you might as well listen to him." ”

Li Su said: "The advantages of the conscription system are:

First, the standing army has a long training time, and the officers and men not only have a high level of personal skills and tactics, but also have a long run-in time with each other, and have a tacit understanding of cooperation, and their combat effectiveness is not of the same grade as that of the government soldiers who have been temporarily conscripted.

Second, in order to control the steppe for a long time, it is necessary to maintain a strong standing army on the steppe to quell possible rebellions at any time. ”

Li Shimin was in a bad mood, and said impatiently: "Everyone knows what you said, but how to solve the shortcomings of the conscription system? ”

Li Su said: "The first problem is the issue of military spending.

First of all, after the first war against the grassland peoples, the prestige of the Tang Dynasty spread far and wide, shocking the Quartet. For a long time to come, Datang will basically not be threatened by other places and will enter a period of peaceful construction.

Therefore, it is not necessary to maintain a large army. As long as there is a standing army of no more than 150,000 people, it will suffice. And this standing army is mainly used to guard key border points, domestic strategic points, and garrison troops on the steppe. With the size of this kind of army, Datang is completely bearable.

Second, the conscription system I am talking about is different from the previous conscription system, and it is called the compulsory military service system. ”

Hearing this, Li Shimin asked: "What is the compulsory military service system?" ”

Li Su said: "All subjects of the Tang Dynasty have the obligation to defend the security of the Tang Dynasty. All young men between the ages of 17 and 21 in Datang must register for military service with the government, and the state has the right to recruit them into the army.

Compulsory military service is two years of service. Serving soldiers are only required to receive a meager allowance, but their families are subject to appropriate tax deductions during their service. ”

At this time, Fang Xuanling interjected and said, "You are not a conscription system, you are a conscription system." ”

"Yes, it's conscription." Li Su said.

Then, he introduced the situation of the compulsory military service system in later generations.

After he finished his introduction, Li Shimin said: "This method is not impossible, the key is how to manage the army?" "He is most concerned about how the current generals will be arranged.

Li Su said: "The troops participating in the war this time will retain a scale of about 150,000 people in accordance with the standards of the compulsory military service system, and in the future, they will change soldiers according to the compulsory military service system."

Among these 150,000 officers, as many as they can equip, it counts. The rest of the officers were transferred to the reserves. ”

He then introduced the management methods of the reserves. ”

As the secretary of the military department, Fang Xuanling is very happy, the officers basically have a way out, and he is easy to be the secretary of the military department.

However, Li Shimin was not satisfied, he was worried that the generals would hold the military power, and he was worried that they would not lose their tails and rebel.

The eldest grandson, Wuji, Cen Wenwen, and Wei Zheng, were also not satisfied, and they thought that King Liang had not reached the point.

Li Su said: "Since ancient times, the generals of the army have controlled the army, and it is easy to form personal forces, and when they encounter unscrupulous generals, they may use the army under their control to rebel. I guess that's what you're worried about, right? ”

Everyone glanced at each other, and Li Shimin asked, "How to solve this problem?" ”