The emperor nodded, "What the prime minister said is extremely true, there is a degree of stability, and it is indeed a good way to wait for work at ease."

But...... Prime Minister, our current soldiers are seriously insufficient, the garrison is empty, and even the Jingshi Chang'an is only garrisoned by 30,000 Imperial Forest Army, if we don't expand the army, I am afraid it will be very difficult for us to recuperate" Taiwei frowned, looked at Yang Pavilion and asked

The emperor also set his eyes on Yang Pavilion again, "Lord Yang, what Taiwei said is not unreasonable, how should we solve this problem?"

In the face of the problem thrown by the emperor and the Taiwei, Yang Guan did not show the slightest helplessness, but gave people a feeling of confidence, he first looked at the Taiwei and smiled, and then randomly turned to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, some time ago, His Royal Highness King Enwang came to me to discuss with me the current shortage of standing troops and the emptiness of guards in Datang, about this matter, we have already thought of a solution"

"Oh, you have already thought of a solution" The emperor said in some surprise, his eyes were full of joy that could not be concealed, Taiwei was an anxious man, and when he heard Yang Pavilion say that there was a solution, he looked at Yang Pavilion and asked eagerly, "Prime Minister, what is the good way between you and His Royal Highness King En, hurry up and listen to it, I am dying of sorrow for this matter"

Yang Guan smiled, and after a moment of silence, he looked at the two and slowly spoke, "Your Majesty, Tai Lieutenant, if we want to strengthen the garrison in Datang, we don't necessarily have to recruit soldiers and expand the army, my Datang has been fighting for many years, the population has decreased sharply, and a large number of conscriptions will cause a heavy burden to the people and will also cause serious damage to food production, plus Datang is now in ruins, and the treasury is empty, it is really difficult to bear the huge army expenditure, so the current situation is no longer enough for us to expand the army on a large scale."

"However, there is a serious shortage of standing troops in my Datang territory, how can we strengthen the garrison without expanding the army", the Taiwei asked with some doubts, and the emperor also looked at Yang Pavilion intently, looking forward to his next words

Yang Guan continued, "At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, I have been following the military system of the former dynasty, adopting the method of integrating soldiers and farmers, setting up a Zhichong Mansion in the local area, focusing on the unified training of the people when the farmers are slack, and returning to the fields to cultivate the land when the farmers are busy

However, due to the outbreak of the Tianbao Rebellion, our Tang Dynasty has been using troops for many years, and the military service is heavy, coupled with the corruption of local officials, deducting the salaries of government soldiers, resulting in difficulties in recruiting government soldiers, the first emperor had to abolish the government army system, and replaced the government soldiers with recruitment, but now that the war has stopped, we can completely reactivate the government soldier system, so as not to delay the peasants' cultivation, but also to solve the problem of insufficient garrison troops in the territory."

After Yang Guan explained in detail, the Taiwei was still stunned, thinking about what the prime minister said, there were too many contents of the government military system, and he couldn't react for a while

Your Highness, there was the whispering voice of the ministers, they were all discussing the method of the prime minister in a whisper, and the emperor also sat on the top of the main hall for a long time, as if thinking about something

After a while, His Royal Highness sounded the rough voice of the Grand Lieutenant, "Your Majesty, the restoration of the government military system can greatly alleviate the current situation of insufficient troops and empty garrisons, and at the same time ensure that the grain production of my Datang will not be destroyed due to conscription, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone, so the minister agrees with what the Prime Minister said."

"Your Majesty, the government military system is flexible and changeable, and it is more suitable for the current situation of my Tang Dynasty than the recruitment system, and Wei Chen agrees with what the Prime Minister said, restart the government military system" Another minister answered

"Your Majesty, the government military system can greatly save the military expenses of the Tang Dynasty, and the ministers agree with what the prime minister said...... His Royal Highness sounded the seconding voices of the ministers one after another, all of whom agreed to restore the government military system

After receiving the approval of so many ministers, the emperor also felt a little more confident in restoring the government military system, and was about to issue an order, when another voice of opposition came from His Highness

"Your Majesty, the government military system is the old system of the previous dynasty, if it is not for the bad government, the first emperor will not order the abolition, all dynasties, the system is constantly changing, the new policy is generated, the old order is abolished, there is no restoration of the old system of the previous dynasty, the restoration of the government military system is perverse, this is a historical regression, for the restoration of the government military system, the ministers dare not communicate"

He was the first to stand up against the restoration of the government military system, because the government military system belonged to the old system of the previous dynasty, and the restoration of the old system was contrary to the ethical code in the eyes of Confucianism, so it was reasonable for Guo Zijian to stand up against Confucianism, and as soon as he finished speaking, another minister stood up against the restoration of the government military system

"That's right, Your Majesty, what the Emperor Guozijian said is true, the first emperor personally abolished the government soldier system, it is because the government soldier system can not meet the needs of my Tang Dynasty, its disadvantages are self-evident, especially in the face of emergencies can not quickly assemble the army, lack of mobility, the outbreak of the Tianbao Rebellion that year, is because of the slow mobilization of government soldiers in various places, can not be quickly assembled, the enemy soldiers are fast, the standing army is insufficient, resulting in the emptiness of garrisons in various parts of the territory, Luoyang Chang'an has fallen one after another, and we restart the government military system, Isn't this a repeat of the mistakes of the past?"

It was none other than the Taibao, one of the three divisions, who was also a military attaché, and he expounded on the shortcomings of the government military system from a military perspective, and there was also quite a reason, and his words aroused the response of some other ministers, especially a group of ministers headed by the Taishi Taifu took the lead in standing up against the restoration of the government military system

This caused a great burden on the emperor's heart, the emperor's expression was solemn, fell into contemplation, he didn't know how to choose, he knew that the government military system had its shortcomings, that is, it could not be mobilized as quickly as the forbidden army and the standing army, if it was okay elsewhere, even if there was an incident, it would not be a large-scale war, and they had time to react and gather the government soldiers to quell the trouble

There will be no problem in Luoyang, the eastern capital, there is a tiger prison pass as a barrier, even if there is a war, the defenders of the tiger prison pass can also quickly rush to help, solve the dilemma of the eastern capital, you must know that half of the army stationed in the tiger prison pass is the old department of the winner army of the year, the general of Zhenxi won the army trained by the Wuxian hand, this army has suppressed Xirong for more than ten years and can not raise its head, it can be described as brave and good at fighting, and its reputation is far away

Tiger Prison Pass General White Tiger is the most powerful general in the past, this person is eight feet of cultivation, has the courage of ten thousand people, and is familiar with the art of war, good at arranging troops, is a rare general, although because of the events of the year, the emperor is afraid of the White Tiger and others, but if it is guarding the border and defending the eastern capital, the emperor is absolutely assured of the strength of the winner army, the Tiger Prison Pass guard can be said to be the strongest link on the Central Plains territory, no army has the strongest combat effectiveness of the winner army, This is also the reason why the emperor did not dare to change generals and had to reuse the white tiger

Because of the western border of the Tang Dynasty, the eastern capital of Luoyang has to rely on the defense of the winner's army, so the restart of the government military system, the biggest problem is in the capital Chang'an, Chang'an only 30,000 forbidden troops are stationed, the garrison is empty, plus the Xiongnu and Tubo and other forces are eyeing the Tang Dynasty, once the war is provoked, the soldiers from all over the country can not be quickly assembled, send troops to the king, Chang'an will fall into a crisis, the emperor has experienced this tragedy

The Tianbao Rebellion was initially decided, the situation of the Tang Dynasty was still in chaos, the Tubo army took the opportunity to wave the army to the east, and captured Pizhou in one fell swoop, the emperor realized that the enemy army had come to the city, but the defensive army had not yet been mobilized, and had to flee Chang'an, the capital was lost, although the white tiger star Guo Ziyi personally led the army to recover Chang'an, but the capital was looted by the Tubo army, and also caused the king to flee such a shameful humiliation

This matter has also become a dead knot in the emperor's heart, although it has been ten years, but he is still haunted by the things of the year, when Tubo marched eastward, Chang'an was lost, it was because of the lack of mobility of the army, unable to quickly assemble the cause, and the restart of the government military system is undoubtedly the defense weakness of the Beijing division of Chang'an to further magnify, it can be said that the future is endless, when thinking of this problem, the emperor fell into a dilemma, became hesitant, he did not know whether to restore the government military system

A group of courtiers led by the Taiwei advocated the restoration of the government military system, while the ministers headed by the third division and the Guozijian opposed the resumption of the government military system

But the prime minister Yang Pavilion did not participate in the controversy of the ministers, which has to make people wonder, the restoration of the government military system was proposed by the prime minister at the beginning, and the ministers argued endlessly, and the emperor was also very worried about this matter, but Yang Guan, who proposed to restore the government military system at the beginning, put on a posture of staying out of the matter at the moment

The emperor hesitated, he could only look at Yang Pavilion again, and asked what he meant, he looked at Yang Pavilion and asked, "Lord Yang, although the government military system is a good policy to take into account the people's will and national defense, it is not foolproof, and the restoration of the government military system will undoubtedly make the defense of the capital division passive, if we consider this, should we still restore the government military system?"

The other courtiers also stopped arguing, looked at Yang Guan and waited for his reply, the restoration of the government military system was the first to be proposed by the prime minister, plus he was the head of a hundred officials, the elder of the two dynasties, and had the absolute right to speak on this matter, so when the emperor opened his mouth to ask the prime minister's meaning, all the ministers looked at him in unison, expecting his answer

The prime minister was unhurried, and after glancing at the emperor, he said indifferently, "Your Majesty, we can't generalize about the old system, if according to what the Guozijian said, the old system is a bad government, and we should abolish it all, such a statement is obviously unreasonable

However, as Your Majesty said, there can be no system that is absolutely perfect, and every system has its drawbacks, and we should choose its advantages for our own use, and we should not completely replace the new system with the old system, still less should we completely deny it

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