For Cheng Zhijie said: "Your Majesty, because of the war, the minister lost his father when he was a child; The follower's mother wanders around; In the end, he settled down in Shandong Dong'a turtledove shop. At that time, my mother helped other people's families sew and mend clothes and raised her ministers.

The minister has been stubborn since he was a child, disobedient to control, and often worries his mother, making her old man think that she has lost her trust in her father, and she has no face to see each other underground.

At the age of 17, the minister suddenly woke up and began to read and write. Since then, thanks to the friends who have not given up, there has been a little bit of success.

However, this small achievement did make the minister lose his heart, indulge in the temptation of power, and gradually alienate his family, so that his wife and children could not sleep at night with his husband's father; It makes the old mother want her son to tears.

Now that Chenzhi's mother is sick and bedridden, I will serve her to eat and drink medicine, and I cannot stay away for a moment.

I also want to share the honor with Your Majesty and a friend, but if I didn't have a mother, I wouldn't be alive today; Mu Qin would not have been able to spend the rest of her life happily without my care. We mother and son rely on each other and love each other, and it is precisely because of these that my heart really can't bear to leave my mother.

I value filial piety in the Central Plains, since ancient times, filial piety is the first, my dynasty is also to filial piety to govern the world, where the old old people, but still be pitied and raised, not to mention my loneliness is more serious?

Therefore, the minister hopes that His Majesty can approve my commendation, so that I can accompany my mother for the last period of time, and the minister will repay His Majesty's kindness even if he dies. ”

Li Shimin frowned, he had the heart not to agree, seeing that his intention was very resolute, he agreed but was a little reluctant.

When he was in a dilemma, the eldest grandson said: "Fifth brother, we deeply regret that the old aunt is seriously ill, and we can understand your feelings; But now the world's famous doctors, the best medical conditions are in Chang'an, I think you still have a good stay. ”

Cheng Zhijie said: "What the queen said is reasonable, the minister must have lived in Chang'an for a period of time; As for the future, I will wait for the minister's mother to get better before making plans. ”

Li Shimin still wanted to persuade again, but the eldest grandson Wujian said: "Your Majesty, the fifth brother has been tired of fighting in the east and west for a while, and now the world is peaceful and the four seas are served, let him have a good rest!" ”

Li Shimin pondered for a while and said, "Okay! According to what the queen said, the fifth brother has a good rest, but the fifth brother's military ability is unmatched; You still have the name of the military academy sacrificial wine, okay! And if I have something embarrassing, please ask the fifth brother to give me advice. ”

Cheng Zhijie saw that the emperor had already given in, so he didn't insist on kowtowing and thanking him and leaving.

"Why did Guanyin agree to his resignation?"

"Your Majesty, Cheng Zhijie is a stubborn donkey, the more you choke him, the harder he becomes, but it hurts the feelings of your monarchs and ministers. Now that the world is peaceful, it's time for these generals to rest. ”

"Cheng Zhijie is talented, I just think it's a pity to let him be idle."

"Poof!" The eldest grandson Wujian suddenly smiled and said, "I know what Your Majesty means. The talent of not knowing the process is not in the court. Let him enter the court as an official, and he still has to make trouble every day? His talent is both great and crooked, and it lies in planning for the future. Your Majesty might as well give him some topics that are beneficial to the long-term peace and stability of the country, and let him think of a way. ”

"Smack!" Li Shimin clapped his hands and said: "Guanyin wakes up the person in the dream with a word, I am discussing with Pharmacist Li how to improve the government soldier system for a while, and I might as well listen to Cheng Zhijie's opinion." ”

The next day, in the Taiji Palace, Li Shimin added Cheng Zhijie as the first-class king of the Great Demon County, with 3,000 households, and relieved him of all his duties, and only kept a Tang Military Academy sacrificial wine.

Cheng Zhijie knelt down to thank him, and then returned home happily, he found a craftsman to build a wheelchair, and pushed his mother around the home every day.

Because of the exemplary role of the first batch of military academy graduates such as Xue Rengui and Qin Huaiyu who were promoted to generals in just a few years; Now the Datang Military Academy has become a sweet spot, although the enrollment has increased to 5,000 people, but this year's enrollment is still overcrowded.

Cheng Zhijie once again presided over the enrollment of the military academy, but among the many instructors, he saw Hou Junji.

Knowing that Li Shimin asked him to learn military law from Li Jing, Cheng Zhijie was secretly funny; He secretly said to Li Jing: "Third brother, be careful of Hou Junji, don't be bitten by him." ”

Li Jing smiled slightly: "Zhijie, don't worry, although I am not as accurate as you in seeing people, I can also see a person's nature clearly." Speaking of which, after the first session of the amazing, the level of candidates in these years has been much worse. ”

"We can't hope that there will be some Xue Rengui every year, with the support of our old guys over the years, the second generation will gradually rise, and there will be no shortage of military talents in Datang for at least a few decades."

"Eh, I just said that this year may be mediocre again, but I didn't expect this little guy to come. Finally there is a decent one. ”

Li Jing glanced at it and said, "Pei Xingjian is a handsome talent, we have to cultivate it well." ”

"Alas, third brother, what's the matter with that middle-aged man? Is there no age limit for our military school? ”

Li Jing glanced at it and said: "Oh, because the personnel in the army sometimes have to go to the military academy to study, according to the new rules set by His Majesty, except for special personnel, all those who have official positions and want to join the army can also participate in the assessment, and they have no age limit." ”

Lao Cheng nodded and said to the people next to him, "Tell me about his situation." ”

"Yes! Hui Yu County King, this person's name is Liu Renliang, the word is regular, Bianzhou Wei people, originally Chen Cangwei, at that time Chen Cang Chong Du Lieutenant Lu Ning was proud of his high rank, arrogant and rude, no one can stop.

Liu Renliang persuaded him with kind words and ordered him not to commit it again. But Lu Ning not only did not relent, but intensified, and Liu Renliang threw him into prison. Lu Ning unexpectedly repented in prison and abused Liu Renliang. In a fit of rage, Liu Renliang beat Lu Ning to death with a cane.

Seeing this, Qizhou officials hurriedly reported to the imperial court. When the emperor heard about this, he was furious, but he still didn't understand: "It's the county lieutenant of He, kill me and rush!" ”

So he ordered someone to escort Liu Renliang to Chang'an and question him face to face. In the face of His Majesty, Liu Renliang was fearless, and said with a calm expression: "Lu Ning insulted the ministers like this, and the ministers were really angry and killed them. ”

When Wei Zheng was beside Wan Sui, he saw that Liu Renliang was upright, so he said to His Majesty: "Your Majesty knows why Sui died? At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the people were strong and the officials were strong, such as Lu Ning. ”

After hearing this, Banzai turned his anger into joy, not only did he not punish Liu Renliang, but also promoted him to Liyang County. However, when Liu Renliang heard about the enrollment of military schools, he didn't accept it; Resolutely put pen to paper from Rong to apply for the military academy. ”

Cheng Zhijie's eyes were shining, and he said secretly: "Liu Renliang? Didn't think much would be him. This late bloomer, who did not lead for the first time until he was sixty years old, also appeared in advance. ”

Li Jing saw Cheng Zhijie's appearance and said, "What? Zhijie saw another manufacturable material? Lao Cheng smiled: "It's a bit of an accident, but with them participating, I think the topic of the test will change." This time, I'll take the government military system as the topic and see what amazing articles they can make. ”

Li Shimin took Pei Xingjian and Liu Renliang's exam questions, and applauded the case, although some of their ideas still need to be scrutinized; However, he gave a relative solution, and many ideas such as the division of the government and the previous fan coincided with him; Obviously, these two people put their hearts into it.

"I still have this talent in Datang, I don't even know? Especially Liu Renliang, who has wasted so many years of his youth in the position of county lieutenant. If it weren't for this exam, I wouldn't have known there was such a talent! This is a mistake on the part of my officials. I will ask the civil and military officials for advice and choose the best one and reuse it, what do you think? ”

Cheng Zhijiecai and others hurriedly bowed and expressed their admiration. Li Shimin laughed and said to Cheng Zhijie: "Cheng Aiqing is lazy, I asked you to help improve the government soldier system, and you gave me such an exam."

Yes, that's a good idea and a good way to solve the problem later. But I'd like to hear from you. ”

Cheng Zhijie said with a smile: "Your Majesty, if you let the ministers say, it is not very useful to change the government soldier system. It has too many drawbacks and will soon be eliminated by history. ”

Everyone was shocked, Li Shimin suddenly remembered his wife's evaluation of his eldest grandson, Wujian, he was a person who planned for the future; So I was looking forward to asking, "Oh, Cheng Aiqing, let's listen to it." ”

In Yichen's view, although the government military system is said to be the integration of the military and the people, the army that is cultivated is also unprofessional. And his age span is from 15 to 60 years old, which is also difficult to ensure the elite of the soldiers.

There is also the root of the government military system in the Juntian system, and now the world is preliminary; There are many barren fields, and Your Majesty can give them all to everyone. However, in the early years of Zhenguan, there were less than 2 million households in the world, and now it has reached more than 3 million households in just over ten years. The increase in personnel must make land annexation more and more serious; The government soldiers had no land and could only be converted into tenant farmers, and if they were further reduced, their status would be embarrassed and they would be reduced to powerful domestic slaves. When the time comes, there will be no soldiers available in the world, won't it be dangerous? ”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and Li Shimin asked: "Since Cheng Aiqing has seen the shortcomings of the government soldiers, then there must be a solution, please let Cheng Aiqing make it clear." ”

Cheng Zhijie said: "The minister's meaning is still to implement the conscription system...... Before he finished speaking, he heard someone snort coldly, and when he looked back, it was Hou Junji.

Hou Junji said: "I thought that the king of the county had some good opportunities, but it turned out to be a cliché. Conscription is also nothing new. Youhan has been practicing a conscription system since the beginning. However, this system is not very advanced.

The first conscription came from the fact that the peasants, merchants, and idlers were as good as the bad. Second, these recruited soldiers are untrained and have limited combat effectiveness. The third soldier has been the same for a long time, and he has a sense of belonging, so that the soldiers only know that there are generals, but they do not know that there are kings. Fourth, it made the local powerful and powerful, and the family forces had the opportunity to recruit private soldiers and form warlords.

These are the reasons for the decline and fall of the Han Dynasty, please Your Majesty to be clear. ”