After a while, Wei Yuanzhong was introduced into the hall.

"Wei Aiqing, I heard Dai Aiqing say that you have written about the strategy of imperial Tibet, I am very interested, and now you will talk to me and all Aiqing about it, what is the policy!" Li Zhi asked after Wei Yuanzhong saluted.

Hearing the emperor's question, Wei Yuanzhong was overjoyed, he didn't expect to write a feudal saying, just handed over to Shangshu's right servant to shoot Dai Zhide two days, the emperor summoned him, and inquired about the matter in the court, his heart was also beating wildly, and he made up his mind at the moment, and said eloquently: "The key to managing the country is in both literature and martial arts." But nowadays, the rhetorical writer only takes the ornate words as the primary starting point, and does not involve the major affairs of governing the country; Those who speak martial arts only rely on horseback archery and do not know the strategy. How does this benefit the governance of the country? Therefore, Lu Ji wrote the theory of "Defending the Death", but he could not save his own defeat at the river bridge; It is already a well-known fact that the Chu State Doctor Yang Youji has the courage to shoot through the seven-layer armor pieces, and he cannot avoid the defeat of the Chu army in the Battle of Yanling..."

Facing the gaze of the emperor and so many important ministers in the court, Wei Yuanzhong became a little excited in his heart, "There is an old saying: 'People are impermanent, and politics is chaotic; There is no strength or weakness in the army, and there will be clumsiness, so the minister feels that the choice of generals should be based on strategy, and courage second. Nowadays, the imperial court hires people, and generally hires the children of the generals and the families of the war dead, they are all mediocre people, how can they take on the heavy responsibility of leading the troops? Li Zuoche, Chen Tang, Lu Meng, and Meng Guan were all born poor and established meritorious deeds, and the minister had never heard that they had been military generals for generations, so the minister felt that the imperial court should create martial arts, and use martial arts and strategy to win talented people, so that they can be good at fighting in the future of my Tang Dynasty, regardless of their background..."

Wei Yuanzhong's words caused whispers among the courtiers, and also annoyed some people, especially those whose fathers were all famous ministers or famous generals, just like the Huangmen squire Laiheng, whose father was the son of the future protector of the former dynasty, immediately stood up and wanted to express his dissatisfaction, "Your Majesty, this statement is ridiculous..."

How do you know that the emperor didn't give Lai Heng a chance, and motioned for Lai Heng to retreat, "Lai Aiqing doesn't have to worry, wait for Wei Aiqing to finish talking about it!" ”

Lai Heng had to return to the train unwillingly, but he still glared at Wei Yuan angrily, but Wei Yuanzhong didn't care, and continued: "Rewarding merit and punishing crime is the top priority of the military state. The minister often hears people in the market discuss: 'Recently expeditions, the level and standard of awards are in name only,' the minister does not know what the reason is, thinking that Xu is a small talented official, but he does not know the general situation, he is only worried about awarding money and meritorious deeds to the meritorious people, and the treasury is empty, but he does not know such a way, how many soldiers are unwilling to sacrifice their lives to serve the country, and how big the loss is caused by this? ”

Wei Yuanzhong's resounding words shocked the ministers in the court, and also made Li Zhihe and Wu Zetian, who was sitting behind the curtain, ponder.

"Although the status of the recruited sergeant is low, but it is not to be bullied, how can he make an order of no faith, set up a false department, and hope that he will fight bravely to kill the enemy? Since Su Dingfang's expedition to Liaodong and Li Ji's breakthrough of Pyongyang, rewards have no longer been implemented, those with merit have not been promoted, and those who have been defeated have not been punished. Dafeichuan was defeated, Xue Rengui, Guo Beifeng and others were not punished heavily, if Xue Rengui and other generals were killed at that time, how could the generals dare to lose in the future? If this is still the case with the imperial court, the minister feels that the pacification of Tibet cannot be expected to be achieved in the short term..."

Wei Yuanzhong's words, like throwing a big stone on the calm lake, stirred up thousands of waves, and smashed the ministers in the court, such a small student dared to accuse Xue Rengui and Guo Beifeng, who did not kill the defeat of Dafeichuan, in front of the emperor and the ministers, so that there would be another defeat in the future.

You know, Xue Rengui's contribution to the Tang Dynasty is not ordinary, the conquest of Liaodong, the rebellion of Pingtiele, it is precisely because of its great merit, the emperor does not intend to treat him with a capital crime, and most of the courtiers also interceded for Xue Rengui, and finally Xue Rengui was exempted from death and exile, but now Wei Yuanzhong has brought this matter up, coinciding with the time when the imperial court has just announced the punishment of Liu Xianli, who was defeated, and used this matter to show that the court's rewards and punishments are not clear, and it seems to show that the treatment of Liu Xianli is too light, and such a public accusation makes the courtiers even more annoyed, Especially the people who were familiar with Liu Xianli, it also made Emperor Li Zhi's face a little unbearable.

Li Zhi, who was about to get angry, heard Wu Zetian behind the curtain say softly: "Your Majesty, the concubine thinks that this son is upright and has an unusual mind, and he is a usable talent!" ”

"Oh? Does the queen think what this son said is reasonable? Li Zhi asked suspiciously.

"The concubine thinks that the two points just said by this son are quite reasonable, don't you think, Your Majesty?" Wu Zetian said warmly.

"Well, that's a bit of a reason!" Li Zhi thought for a moment, and then continued to say to His Highness's ministers, "Everyone, I think Wei Aiqing's words are very reasonable, I will think about it carefully, Wei Aiqing, you continue!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Wei Yuanzhong, who was very nervous, breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "Your Majesty, our army went out to fight against the enemy, and the horsepower was wholly owned, and now the number of war horses that the imperial court can control is far from enough to meet the needs of the war. If our army goes out on the expedition, you can entrust the state and county magistrates to buy it at a higher price with official money, then these horses are all official, Tubo, Turkic and other Hu Yi, all rely on horsepower to be strong, if the common people are allowed to buy livestock horses, then the number of war horses controlled by my Tang Dynasty will be greatly enhanced, this is an effective means to fight against the Hu enemy! Your Majesty, what the ministers said is as mentioned above, some arrogant words, please punish Your Majesty! ”

Seeing that Wei Yuanzhong finished speaking, the courtiers in the palace also pondered, and many people agreed very much with these suggestions put forward by Wei Yuanzhong, and Dai Zhide, the right servant of Shangshu, immediately stood up and played, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Wei Yuanzhong's suggestion is very reasonable, and I ask Your Majesty to consider and adopt it!" ”

But there are also some people who are a little unconvinced, but Emperor Li Zhi already has an idea, and he doesn't wait for the other courtiers to stand up and express any opinions, and immediately speaks, "I agree with what Wei Aiqing said, how can I punish you, the court's rewards and punishments over the years are not very fair, the meritorious ones have not been rewarded accordingly, and the transgressors have not received the due punishment, I will definitely order the division to strictly implement the reward and punishment system, just like the Qinghai defeat this time..."

"Allowing the people to raise horses is also a good policy, I will make people investigate and make a decision," This is a very sensitive topic, whether the people can be allowed to raise horses, Li Zhi did not say anything in the court, and then continued: "Wei Aiqing's proposal to select good martial arts and strategists from the people is already being done by the imperial court. Since the previous year, I have issued an edict to recommend good martial artists in various places, and within the year, I will order all states and counties to select those who are outstanding in martial arts and strategy, and go to Chang'an to participate in the martial arts competition, which will be held in a few days, and I and the queen will personally confer officials for the top three, and this move will be held every year in the future, and then it will be perfected, and it will be ranked with the imperial examination... The selection of good martial arts and outstanding strategy, in the martial arts competition to achieve the ranking, regardless of their origin, ancestors or not, as long as their surname is outstanding, no bad deeds, can join the army and award officials, for the first place, will be entrusted with a higher position, and the deeds of this person to the world, in order to inspire the world warriors! ”

Li Zhi continued: "Wei Aiqing's proposal is beneficial to the National Congress, and I ordered Qing to serve in Zhongshu Province, even if Wei Aiqing also participated in the selection meeting of good martial artists, and assisted Pei Shilang of the Ministry of Officials and Cen Shilang of the Ministry of War, to select talents of wisdom and Yum, and weft and earth!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wei Yuanzhong was overjoyed, he never imagined that there would be such an adventure in the last chapter, and the time to soar into the sky has come!;