In addition to reforming the last piece of land left over from the Tang Empire in these days in Jiangnan, Li Mao also started another major military reform without deception, that is, Jiangnan was used as an experimental point for reducing the number of troops and the compulsory recruitment system.

However, once Li Mao's decision came out, it also set off an uproar in an instant, and the first to stand up against it was those senior generals in the army stationed in the frontier, although Li Mao had already been silently transferred to the army before this, but after all, they have little qualifications and few meritorious achievements, unlike those martial arts students who can quickly gain a firm foothold and grasp the real power under the nose of an emperor like Luoyang in Chang'an, and follow the arrangements and guidance of Li Mao and the military center.

At this moment, the strongest opposition is the meritorious generals in the more than 200,000 troops under Zhang Xiaojing's jurisdiction, because they have fought for five or six years at the expense of their lives, seeing that the overall situation has been decided, and when they are waiting to be crowned and knighted, Li Mao just came out like this, so it is no wonder that they have to be resentful.

"Saint, I am not strict, so there is such a big mess, don't be surprised, they are all rough people like me, they haven't studied for a few years, and their eye sockets are very shallow, thinking that this dismissal army is to send them back to farming and farming, so they will get together to discuss what to face the saint and call grievances, some of them also deliberately pointed their heads at the Ministry of War, and said that they were all blind ideas, not to do personnel, but where will you understand the sage's painstaking efforts!"

Zhang Xiaojing knelt in front of Li Mao and was sweating like rain while talking, after all, he was really Zhu Bajie at this time and was not a person inside and outside the mirror, the army said that he, the commander, did not speak to his brothers to earn benefits, and the old men in the court pointed directly at him Zhang Xiaojing was arrogant and instigated his subordinates to make trouble, if it weren't for Li Mao being in Lin'an and turning off everything with him, even if he Zhang Xiaojing had a hundred mouths at this time, he might be a little unclear.

"Okay, you're afraid of doing this, I won't believe what the court says, as for those comrades in your own army accusing you, I have also thought about it for you, you guys have been settling accounts for a lifetime, and suddenly said that taking off your military uniform and returning home is a bit morally unjustifiable! It's just that now that the four seas are leveling, it is impossible to talk about raising more than one million mouths to eat in vain...... I think you don't have the ability to do anything else, but one thing is very good, that is, you will do things according to my wishes, obey military orders, and do things without the ghostly eyes of other literati, you go back and tell them that these people will say that I will not fly birds and hide with good bows, and they will be of great use, and everyone will have an official and a half value after returning to the township in the future, and they will have to return to their hometowns with fine clothes to stain their daughters-in-law's children's faces, and according to their respective military merits, military age will be rewarded, and it is indispensable to seal a little false name......"

Zhang Xiaojing knelt there and became more and more confused, the more he listened, the more he was confused, the gang of big bosses in the army were still officials, what officials they were, they couldn't even recognize all the words, let them kill the robbers, and the bandits were almost the same, if they tried unjust cases and governed the county, wouldn't it be chaos on top of chaos? Looking back, maybe they all became stupid officials in the mouths of the common people and were unjustly killed?

So Zhang Xiaojing didn't wait for Li Mao to finish speaking, and then hurriedly knelt on the ground again, kowtowing while saying softly: "The saint can't help it, he can't help it, where did they do it, let them get on the horse and kill the enemy, maybe they won't even frown, you just said, we people only recognize military orders, only recognize saints, you, are also rectums, where did you get the twists and turns in the place......"

"You kid, when you are handsome for a few years, your head is also a lot more active, you know the truth, I will not understand, let them be officials, but ordinary officials, but good officials who sincerely do things for the local people, this official does not need to know how to read and write, as long as they can keep their hearts and resist the temptation, our Tang Empire now seems to be peaceful, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, but who knows how many people are suffering under this prosperity? Isn't the old saying that the mountain is high and the emperor is far away? In addition, you, Zhang Xiaojing, also came out of the countryside, you should understand how much power those lords in a village and a township have, and their words are sometimes better than the county lords! This time, I hope that these iron-clad men in your army who do not cause trouble, but are not afraid of things, will go down to the people to do things for me, their officials are a name, in fact, they are the embodiment of me, and I will go to the middle of the people on behalf of me to help them solve their difficulties sincerely......"

After hearing this, Zhang Xiaojing's eyes were about to slip away, and he unconsciously turned to look at Xiao Tiancheng who was standing aside, and after seeing him nodding silently, he hurriedly knelt down and climbed in front of Li Mao's legs with a little joy. "Saint...... You...... You look up to us brothers in the army too much, with your words, I can finally go back to hand over the errand, and be able to do practical things for the saints, you can help the people, that is the blessing they have cultivated for several lifetimes, if they dare to open their mouths and talk nonsense in the future, I Zhang Xiaojing will not be the first to spare ......"

Zhang Xiaojing was righteous, and when he saw that Li Mao had made proper arrangements for the generals in the army after explaining the disarmament on the spot, the big stone hanging in his heart was also immediately put down, because he really didn't dare or wanted to make trouble for this matter, and even wanted to kill them himself.

After waiting for Zhang Xiaojing to bow three times and withdrawing from the door, Li Mao immediately called Xiao Tiancheng to the desk and asked in a low voice, "Tiancheng, do you think that the generals in the army are making trouble collectively this time, is he Zhang Xiaojing involved in it?" Xiao Tiancheng didn't expect Li Mao to ask this question at all, after all, before that, he thought that Li Mao had great trust in this Zhang Xiaojing.

"Sage, although Wechen and General Zhang don't have much time to deal with military affairs together, they still admire him for being a person, Wechen thinks that even if he knows about this matter in advance, he will not participate in it, at most, he can't persuade him, take a wait-and-see attitude, and he will never look ......at it opposite to his subordinates as the commander of an army."

And after listening to Xiao Tiancheng's words, Li Mao immediately nodded and said, "I just asked casually, I still believed in him Zhang Xiaojing, but it was the first time I heard such a statement, on the one hand, the old lord of the king, and on the other hand, the brothers who lived and died together, it was indeed a dilemma, it was too difficult for him...... Huh! After Li Mao sighed, he got up again and walked out of the door slowly, and Xiao Tiancheng, who was standing at the desk, hurriedly followed out after a little pause.

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