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In the city of Chengdu, after the secret conversation that day, Li Mao entered the palace that night to meet the driver. Under the flickering candlelight, Li Mao whispered to Xuanzong the idea of rebuilding the forbidden army in the north and south.

Xuanzong was very surprised, he didn't expect that this matter was actually brought up by Li Mao. He would not be surprised at all if the irascible sixteenth prince Li Xuan or the impulsive twenty-sixth prince Li Heng brought up this matter. Because their personalities are impulsive and irritable, they are ill-considered. However, this matter was brought up by Li Mao, who had a quiet and obscure personality, and Xuanzong looked at him as if he was meeting Li Mao for the first time.

"Mao'er, why did you mention this?" Xuanzong asked quietly.

Li Mao said respectfully: "Father, the son-in-law has been thinking about this all this time. Since coming out of Chang'an, the forbidden army of the north and south has been disbanded almost together. How can this be done without the forbidden army around my father? If there is chaos today, the rebuilding of the forbidden army is not only beneficial in the fight against the rebellion, but also in order to protect the safety of the emperor, which is imperative. ”

Xuanzong smiled and said, "What you said is not right, isn't there a divine army by my side?" Isn't it enough that there are 20,000 divine forces in Chengdu to protect my safety? The Shence Army is the establishment of the Northern Ya Forbidden Army, don't you know? ”

If Fang Xuan talked to him before, Li Mao would have thought that his father was telling the truth when he heard such words. But after chatting with Fang Xuan, he knew that his father had actually wanted to rebuild the forbidden army in his heart, so he knew that his father's words were just tentative words.

"Father, the son has to say something unpleasant. If the father thinks it is inappropriate, he can punish his son, and the son will never complain. Li Mao said in a low voice.

Xuanzong smiled and said, "You and my father and son are chatting, how can there be any offensive words?" You say, I listen. ”

Li Mao coughed and said in a low voice: "Father, Wang Yuan is indeed my hero of the Tang Dynasty, and Ma Weipo has made great contributions to saving the lord." We can gain a foothold in Chengdu and recover the decline, and Wang Yuan has contributed a lot. Especially at present, Wang Yuan has almost single-handedly handled the major counterinsurgency matters. A few days ago, the victory in Tongzhou was even more exciting. Wang Yuan's merits are obvious to all, and his sons also respect and appreciate him. But Erchen has to say that now we rely on Wang Yuan for everything, I'm afraid it won't necessarily be a good thing. The Shence Army led by Wang Yuan was his personal leader of the soldiers and horses, and its predecessors were actually the Longyou Army and the Jiannan Army. The soldiers of these border towns only obeyed the orders of the border towns, and An Lushan was able to instigate the rebellion of the soldiers and horses of the three towns of the Tang Dynasty, which is exactly what illustrates this point. Border town soldiers. In the eyes, there is only moderation and no court, which is where the hidden worry lies. Didn't Erchen say what would happen to Wang Yuan? Just to prevent it from happening. Besides, it is also a normal move to rebuild the forbidden army of the north and south, and the father can't only have one Shence army to protect him, which is the reason why Erchen wants to say it. ”

Xuanzong listened quietly and was silent. Li Mao's words were actually unexpected, these were the reasons for rebuilding the forbidden army, and what Li Mao said was also the words that he thought over and over again in his heart. However, he couldn't nod his head in agreement, because he knew there were still a few hurdles to overcome. If Li Mao really wants to rebuild the forbidden army, he must have a feasible plan.

"Although what you said is true, it is not easy to rebuild the forbidden army of the north and south." Xuanzong said slowly.

"Erchen knows that it is very difficult, but Erchen is confident that he can do this, and Erchen has already thought about it very carefully."

"Oh? Tell me what you did? ”

Li Mao said in a deep voice: "The first thing is not to make Wang Yuan feel that we are distrusting him by rebuilding the general. The imperial court now relies on him to quell the rebellion, and if Wang Yuan is unhappy because of this matter at this time, it will affect the overall situation. This is actually the reason why the ministers are very worried, from another point of view, the imperial court needs to take into account the ideas of the courtiers to rebuild the forbidden army, which also shows our current situation, and also shows the necessity of rebuilding the forbidden army. ”

Xuanzong nodded slightly and said, "What you said is very good, because of this, the reconstruction of the forbidden army is extremely necessary. How could imperial power ever be controlled by others? But that's the status quo. ”

This is the first time that Xuanzong has clearly stated that he wants to rebuild the forbidden army, Li Mao forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart, and continued to say in a deep voice: "Father is right, the forbidden army must be rebuilt, but Wang Yuan must not be unhappy. It could not dampen his passion for counterinsurgency. Therefore, what Erchen thought was that the rebuilding of the forbidden army would not be in the name of the forbidden army, but in other names to establish an army, so that Wang Yuan would have nothing to say. ”

Xuanzong was surprised: "In what name?" ”

Li Mao said: "Erchen dared to ask his father to issue an edict and make Erchen the general of the army. Erchen recruited troops under the banner of counterinsurgency, and said that the soldiers and horses recruited were to quell the rebellion and kill the enemy. In this way, Wang Yuan had nothing to say. ”

Xuanzong's eyes lit up, he thought carefully for a moment, nodded slightly, and said, "This is a winding path." It is called the recruitment of counterinsurgency soldiers and horses, but it is actually the army of the Praetorian Guard. After the soldiers and horses are recruited, the establishment and title of the soldiers and horses can be changed at any time. ”

Li Mao said: "That's exactly what Erchen thinks, so Erchen wants to ask his father to casually order Erchen to receive a section to make a mission, so that Erchen has the qualification to recruit soldiers." ”

Xuanzong nodded and said, "This is easy to do, but there are other difficulties, you haven't said it yet." ”

"What my father said is that there are still many problems. The second problem is the source of recruitment. This is not a problem. Now that Shu has gathered millions of people who have fled from all over the world, it should not be a big problem to recruit more than 100,000 young people from them. There are also many generals in the forbidden army who came to Chengdu with their father, and they are now also idle here. Erchen wanted to ask them to come out and help train the soldiers and horses. The matter of training soldiers and horses has basically been solved. ”

"Very good, soldiers and training. What else? Xuanzong asked with a smile.

"Then there is the most critical issue, the problem of money and food for recruitment. If the money and food are not in place, it is empty talk to recruit soldiers and horses. ”

Xuanzong nodded and said: "This is what I want to know the most, where does the money and food come from, you know the current situation of the imperial court, the imperial court can't afford to raise too many soldiers and horses at present." Wang Yuan is still leading the troops to fight, and he has spent a lot of money there. ”

Li Mao said softly: "There is something that the minister must tell his father that Wang Yuan has actually hoarded a large amount of grain and grass in Chengdu. Some say that he hoarded millions of stones. ”

Xuanzong was stunned for a moment, frowned, and said, "So many? Is this serious? ”

Li Mao smacked his lips and said: "I don't know if it's true or not, but Erchen knows that there is such a rumor." Some people say that Wang Yuan began to hoard grain and grass a few years ago, and a large number of grain trucks have been transporting grain to Chengdu every day in recent years. If this is true, it means that Wang Yuan has accumulated a lot of money and food on hand. ”

Xuanzong thought for a while and frowned, "Even if this matter is true, it is not a fault. As a festival envoy, it is also his duty to hoard grain and grass. Could it be that you want to reach out to Wang Yuan to ask for food? ”

Li Mao shook his head and said, "Erchen doesn't want to stretch out his hand to Wang Yuan. Isn't it bound by him to use his money and food to recruit troops? But if this is true, then the food and materials used by Wang Yuan's Shence army to quell the rebellion should not use the money and grain delivered by the southern state capital. The grain and grass that he Wang Yuan hoarded was not his personal property, it was also my Datang's money and grain. If he hoards it for the sake of the Divine Army, he should take it out and use it. And the fact is that he is now using the money and grain of the imperial court, not the grain he hoarded. Therefore, Erchen meant that the money and grain delivered by the southern state capital were used to recruit troops, and Wang Yuan had a stockpile of food, and his soldiers and horses would not be affected by this. ”

Xuanzong pondered for a moment, frowned, and said, "This matter is not feasible. In case Wang Yuan didn't hoard much grain and grass, and used the grain and grass of the counterinsurgency soldiers and horses, it would be a big deal. I think that rumor is a bit exaggerated. With Wang Yuan's financial resources in Jiannan in the past few years, how much grain can he hoard? Besides, when I came to Chengdu, millions of refugees came to Chengdu, and he once made it clear that he wanted to open a warehouse for relief. After so many days, I'm afraid he doesn't have much food. ”

Li Mao thought for a while and said, "Father or the emperor is better than this, give priority to supplying food and materials for the rebellion Shence Army, and the rest will be used to recruit soldiers." It will not miss the major event of the counterinsurgency army. Erchen will launch a fundraiser tomorrow, calling on people to donate money and materials if they have money. Erchen plans to donate all the valuable property around him. With the raised funds, they purchased grain from the people of Chengdu and used it to raise soldiers and horses. What do you think, Father? ”

Xuanzong said happily: "This is a good way, although it is a little shabby, but this shows the determination of my royal family to put down the rebellion." It's a good idea. I also donate some things, No, my personal jade pendant, you can exchange it for food and rebuild the forbidden army. ”

Xuanzong stretched out his hand and tore off a jade pendant from his waist and handed it to Li Mao. Li Mao was excited, it seemed that this matter had been approved by Xuanzong, and he was a complete success today.

"Thank you father, with my father's jade pendant, I think all members of the royal family and officials in the court and China will enthusiastically donate. For every additional donation, there will be one more soldier in the forbidden army, and soon we will have thousands of soldiers and horses. ”

Xuanzong smiled and said, "Mao'er, I didn't expect you to have such courage and such thoughtfulness, I am very pleased. I will fully support you in this matter. By the way, I will issue an order tomorrow to let you lead the Hedong Festival to the post of envoy, so that you will have the identity to recruit soldiers and horses. As for Wang Yuan, don't use his supplies, and don't easily believe those unverified rumors. To prevent people, we must also employ people, this is a kind of science. If you want to learn, I can talk to you another day. ”

"Thank you father, my sons should study hard with my father, even if I learn a little bit of my father's skin, it will be enough for my sons."

Li Mao knelt and kowtowed, and her heart was unspeakably excited. What Fang Xuan said was not bad, and sure enough, as soon as this matter was raised, his father treated him obviously differently than before. My father said that he wanted to teach himself the way to prevent and employ people, which was actually the way to be the king.

The door, which had been closed for many years, finally slowly opened in front of him. It seems that you can already see the flowers and the splendor inside.