Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty looked at Li Xiaogong with satisfaction, and suddenly asked: "In five years, more than 200,000 troops have harvested 35 million stone grain, which is not easy. In addition to Tuntian, has the training of more than 200,000 troops kept up? Don't just cultivate the land and not fight, but no. Datang still wants to count on your more than 200,000 troops in the south to guard the entire south. ”

After saying that, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin laughed.

Shangshu left servant shooting, official department Shangshu Fang Xuanling, Shangshu right servant shooting, criminal department Shangshu Du Ruhui, military department Shangshu Lu Chengqing, Ministry of Wenxuan Shilang Zhongchang Sun Wuji, Ministry of Officials Examination Shilang Zhongcen Wenwen all looked at Li Xiaogong with interest, they all knew in their hearts that there was a trap in the Tang Emperor Li Shimin's questioning, on the surface, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin hoped that the more than 200,000 troops in the south could be trained every day while Tuntian, and guard the entire southern Tang Dynasty, but in fact, What emperor would allow an army of more than 200,000 people far away in the south who are not under the control of His Majesty the Tang Emperor to be able to fight well and have sufficient food supplies? Isn't this army when, if you want to, you can oppose it? Who can make it? Fang Xuanling and the others all looked at Li Xiaogong, looking forward to how Li Xiaogong answered.

Li Xiaogong's face turned red, and he said to the Tang Emperor Li Shimin with shame: "Your Majesty." Since His Majesty asked about the training of the army, the minister did not dare to answer truthfully. Five years ago, at the beginning of Tuntian, there was still some training for more than 200,000 troops in the south of our Datang Dynasty, but later, the minister heard King Yong'an say that the food crisis in Datang would be very serious, so serious that my Tang court had no food to save. The ministers were incompetent and could no longer maintain the training of the army while maintaining the training of the army. The minister is derelict in his duties, and the minister asks His Majesty to punish him. ”

Anyway. Li Xiaogong fell to the ground in fear. In the eyes of Tang Emperor Li Shimin looking at Li Xiaogong, that trace of jealousy and defense has never disappeared.

Li Xiaogong continued to say ashamedly: "At that time, Emperor Taishang and Li Xuan, the king of Yong'an, also supported the minister's efforts to Tuntian. They all said that my Datang had twelve guards stationed in Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, which was enough to deter the Quartet. Therefore, the minister completely abandoned the training of the army and went all out to Tuntian. ”

Li Xiaogong knelt down for a few steps, knelt in front of the Tang Emperor Li Shimin, and pleaded: "Your Majesty, the minister is only worried about the food crisis in the Tang Dynasty, and is afraid that the court will have no food to save. Hundreds of people in our Datang were starved to death, and they did not insist on army training, resulting in more than 200,000 troops in the south of our Datang Dynasty from being able to fight well in the world to farmers who only know how to farm today. The minister is guilty, and the minister implores His Majesty to punish him. ”

Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty looked up and down at Li Xiaogong, who was sincerely afraid of pleading guilty to himself, and the trace of jealousy and defense in his eyes finally disappeared completely. He helped up Li Xiaogong, who was kneeling, and said magnanimously: "It's good to go all out to Tuntian." For five years, although King Zhao gave up army training. But it provided me with 35 million stone of grain for Datang, which is not easy. 35 million stone grain, that will solve the current crisis of my Datang, and will save millions of Datang people. This is the greatest contribution to my Datang. Emperor Taishang, Li Xuan, the king of Yong'an, is right, it is enough for the Tang Dynasty to have twelve guards stationed in Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, which is enough to shock the entire world. Besides, the whole world is now settled. What do you need so many good armies for? It's better to let them settle in the fields and solve the current food crisis in Datang. ”

Li Xiaogong expressed his gratitude to the Tang Emperor Li Shimin for his generosity.

And the Tang Emperor Li Shimin was to Li Xiaogong. He was very warm and friendly.

For Li Xiaogong, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin has always been a little jealous. After all, Li Xiaogong was also born in the Li royal family of Longyou, and he also has high military talents, and he has outstanding military achievements, and he is the second hero of the founding of the Tang Dynasty. He pacified the entire southern part of the Tang Dynasty, and even held more than 200,000 elites in the southern part of the Tang Dynasty. Previously, Li Xiaogong had always chosen to stay away from politics, neither supporting himself nor Xi Wang Jiancheng. Now he is even more sensible and interesting, and has turned the more than 200,000 elites in the south of the Tang Dynasty under his control into farmers who can only cultivate the fields, and completely no longer become a threat to the central government of the Tang Dynasty, and has led more than 200,000 troops to the fields for five years, and all the 35 million stone grain obtained by him have been provided to the imperial court. After all, they were all from the Li family of Longyou, after all, Li Xiaogong pacified the entire south for the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Emperor Li Shimin was still very willing to let Li Xiaogong properly intervene in the affairs of the Tang Dynasty and enjoy wealth and prosperity.

Strong trunks and weak branches, the Tang Emperor's capital Chang'an garrisoned the twelve guard armies are the trunks of the entire big tree of the Tang Dynasty, and the armies everywhere are weak branches. The trunk can only be strengthened, making it bigger and thicker, but the branches can be removed at any time, and even if they are cut off, there is not much difficulty and effect. The Twelve Guards Army stationed in the capital was personally controlled by His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and the place was only guarded by auxiliaries, without cavalry and elites. This has always been the most basic national policy that the Tang Dynasty Emperor adhered to. Only by strengthening the power of the central government and the imperial court and weakening the strength of the local governments can we govern the country. Whether it is Li Yuan, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, or Li Shimin, the current son of the Tang Dynasty, they all know deeply that only the central government has military power, and the local government has no military power, is the foundation of all stability. Once the local government has military power, it will inevitably form a situation of local feudal towns and towns, refusing the edicts of the Tang Dynasty, and forming a situation of local confrontation with the imperial court. Therefore, now Li Xiaogong, the king of Zhao County of the Tang Dynasty and the governor of Jingzhou, has abolished his martial arts, cut off his hands and feet, contributed all the grain to the Tang court, and turned more than 200,000 southern elites into farmers who only know how to cultivate the fields, which is not only what the former Emperor Li Yuan is willing to see, but also the current son of the Tang Dynasty, His Majesty the Tang Emperor - Li Shimin is very willing to see.

Tang Emperor Li Shimin had been the Tang Dynasty Shangshuling for many years, in charge of the six departments of etiquette, households, officials, soldiers, criminals, and workers, and he actually knew very well in his heart that Li Xiaogong had led more than 200,000 troops to Tuntian for five years, and the output of grain was as high as 35 million stones, which shows that the more than 200,000 southern elites led by Li Xiaogong have not been idle for five years, and they have been working hard every day to have such a high grain output. In the past five years, more than 200,000 southern elites have no training, only labor. Can an army that has not been trained for five years still be called an army? The more than 200,000 troops in the south of the Tang Dynasty were abolished, and Li Xiaogong, the king of Zhao County and the governor of Jingzhou, who was the commander of more than 20 armies, was also abolished, and there was no longer any threat.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, immediately ordered: "Li Xiaogong, the king of Zhaojun of the Tang Dynasty and the governor of Jingzhou, is loyal and patriotic, and when my Tang court was in extreme danger, he took the initiative to send 35 million stones of grain, which made great contributions, saved my Tang Sheji from danger, and relieved the suffering of the people of my Tang Dynasty. Li Xiaogong is hereby crowned as the king of Chu, and he is a lieutenant of the first grade, and he is in charge of the national military of the Tang Dynasty. (To be continued......)

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