Li Zhenzong said: "Emperor Qi, if you want to stabilize the rear, you don't necessarily have to conquest Luo Yi and Luo Tong, the emperor can promise Luo Yi to sign an armistice agreement with them and coexist peacefully." In this case, is it not a soldier who surrenders without a fight? ”

"Master Li, don't forget, Luo Yi and Luo Tong are judges, how can they be soft when dealing with judges?"

"It's true that they're judges, but they're also forced to do so. As long as the emperor has a little grace, I believe that the Luo brothers will still be able to turn back. Furthermore.... ”

Li Zhenzong said: "Again... Even Zhou Gandang was driven out of Xiliang by Luo Yi, which shows that the combat effectiveness of Luo Yi's army is extraordinary, and no matter how much price we have to pay to attack Xiliang, if we can subdue Luo Yi, it will be beneficial to my Datang and no harm. ”

"What Aiqing said is reasonable." Li Shimin said with a smile: "In the past... It was I who treated the two brothers badly, and after this country was in trouble, I also figured it out... He said this almost through gritted teeth. But at the same time, it was also said by him after careful consideration. Compared with the lives of thousands of soldiers, his face is really minimal, and if he wants to dominate the world, he has to pay something.

Li Shimin said: "I immediately agreed to Luo Yi and signed an armistice agreement. ”

Li Zhenzong said: "Your Majesty, this is only the first step, after the agreement is signed, we have to find a way to recall Luo Yi and Luo Tong back to our dynasty in order to completely recover Xiliang." ”

"Well, Uncle Huang has a point."

Li Shimin said: "This matter will be handed over to you, and you must persuade Luo Yi!" Tell him that as long as he is willing to work for Datang, I will give him whatever he wants. ”

"Obey."

After a pause, Li Shimin took a deep breath and said, "Let's talk about military training, the reason why I agreed to stop fighting with Zhou Gandang and Beimo is that I want to train an invincible elite so that I can fight for my Tang Dynasty." ”

"Think about the Battle of Xiliang, the Battle of the Northern Desert, and the Battle of Jiangnan, which were fought for several years, and spent a lot of baggage, grain and grass in the treasury, but in vain, the reason for this is that we have no elite people. For example, in the Battle of Jiangnan, Xu Junshi dispatched 300,000 troops, but was defeated by Zhuge Can's tens of thousands of troops, why is this? ”

"So, I want to train an army that will make everyone in the world fearful!"

For this point, Li Zhenzong and the eldest grandson Wuji agree very much.

The eldest grandson Wuji asked, "Your Majesty, what are you going to set the number of elite soldiers to be?" ”

Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "It's set at 200,000!" I give --- name to the Tiger and Par Army! ”

"Lord Changsun, pass the decree and let Lu Guogong, Qin Huaiyu, the general of Zhengbei, and the envoy of Guannei Daojiedu gather enough of these 200,000 people to be transferred to Chang'an, I want to see with my own eyes that this army will become an elite that no one can stop!"

"Yes."

Eldest Sun Wuji frowned and said, "It's just, train this elite commander...?" Is there a candidate for the emperor? ”

"This... I haven't figured it out yet. Li Shimin asked: "You two, do you have a candidate in your heart?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "Your Majesty, the minister can recommend one person, and he will definitely be competent!" ”

"Oh? Who is it? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "Xue Dingshan! ”

Li Shimin thought about it, he didn't remember it deeply, but he felt very familiar, so he asked, "Xue Dingshan?" Who is it? Is it a descendant of Marshal Xue Rengui? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji replied: "Yes, Your Majesty, after the death of Marshal Xue Rengui, Xue Dingshan has been learning art in the deep mountains, and now he has achieved academic success, and his martial arts are no less than Luo Tong." If he is allowed to train this 200,000 army, he will be able to serve the people, and he will never disappoint the emperor! ”

"Xue Ding Mountain, Xue Ding Mountain... Good! Just Xue Ding Mountain! ”

Li Shimin laughed and said: "After being loyal, I will definitely not let me down." Lord Eldest Sun, you should do it as soon as possible, and when you are done, bring him here, and I will see it with my own eyes. ”

"Yes."

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The news of Huainan and Chang'an's movements was all sent to Jincheng.

But for the actions of both sides, Luo Yi is not very interested, as long as it does not endanger Xiliang, it is not important.

His current attention is all on Xiliang's military strength, money and food, which is the foundation of being rich and strong.

In the main hall of the military department, Sun Jian asked, "Lord, how did Zhou Gandang and Li Shimin respond?" ”

"Don't worry about this matter, take care of your soldiers." Luo Yi looked at the sand table made in the hall, walked to sit down, picked up the tea and took a sip.

Sun Jian said: "Lord, this is not a trivial matter, I am very worried." ”

Luo Yi said: "Okay, then I'll tell you." Both Zhou Gandang and Li Shimin have agreed to sign a peace agreement with us and a three-year truce. ”

Moreover, Zhou Gandang, the Northern Desert Wolf Lord, and Li Shimin also signed a peace agreement. Looking at it this way, there will be no more major wars in the world in the next few years. ”

"That's good, that's good..." Sun Jianchang breathed a sigh of relief.

Luo Yi smiled and asked, "What's wrong?" If there is a war, are you still afraid that it will not happen? ”

"That's not it, it's just that I think... The strength of our army is still weak, and it is not enough to resist the two enemies of Datang and Zhou Gandang. It takes time to train the soldiers, and only with time can we ensure that nothing goes wrong. ”

"Hmm."

Luo Yi said: "Isn't there time now, there are three full years!" ”

Sun Jian smiled and promised: "Don't worry, my lord, after three years, our strength will be unimaginable to them!! ”

"Oh? Then I really want to know, what is Sun Shangshu's plan? ”

Sun Jian smiled and said: "Lord, we have Xiqiang and the Snow Region, and the war horses are at our fingertips, especially the Snow Horses, which are unique in the world!" There are also large grasslands in Xiqiang, if water is introduced, rice can be grown, and with food, soldiers can be recruited. ”

"Some time ago, I roughly calculated that with our strength, we can raise 250,000 soldiers!"

Luo Yi exclaimed: "So many? ”

"Yes."

Sun Jian nodded first, and then smiled bitterly: "Lord, is this still called a lot?" Do you know how many soldiers he raised when Zhou Gandang ruled Xiliang? With the addition of local soldiers, there are more than 400,000 people!! Now that we have Xiqiang and the Snow Region, we have only raised 250,000 soldiers, which is already a conservative estimate. And... The lord ordered that the agricultural tax be exempted, which greatly weakened the revenue of our treasury, and we could only rely on suppressing the clan and collecting the toll tax at important checkpoints. ”

"Hehe, yes, Wang Youcheng has also cried to me a few times that he is poor, and I am thinking about whether to merge the business of drunken immortal liquor into the household department and make it a state-owned enterprise, so that the income of the household department will be large, but I am worried..." Luo Yi hesitated.

Sun Jian said: "The lord is worried, Wang Youcheng is disloyal? Will it swallow up money and grain? ”

Luo Yi said: "That's not it, I'm worried, he used his power for personal gain, and got involved with those big families, especially after merging the Drunken Immortal Residence into the household department, will he make a profit from it?" ”