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"Your Majesty, this involves too much. What if the state capital is reduced in such a way that bandits are infested?" Changsun Wuji asked suspiciously.

"This is easy to solve. Although the captain's troops have been reduced, some military camps will be established in the main areas. At that time, the military system will be changed to a full-time system. If there are bandits, they can be concentrated and cleaned up. Let's talk about the state capital. The captain is not free to eat, and those who remain will also be tested for combat effectiveness, don't they still have weapons without armor?" Li Shimin said.

What else did Changsun Wuji want to say, especially about the full-time military camp? Isn't he afraid that someone will take the opportunity to make trouble? Wouldn't it be easier to control the soldiers and horses? Wouldn't it be powerful? Don't speak, don't know what he thinks.

"Fang Shangshu, you seem to be thinking, do you have any thoughts?" Changsun Wuji asked.

"Your Majesty's method is very good. If you want to do it, you need to be more thorough. From now on, no princes and nobles will be able to keep servants in their homes, and they will all adopt hired uniforms. This will prevent the servants from doing their best. It's just a matter of duty. As for the matter of the barracks, we need to be cautious." In this way, where the military department is placed is the key." Fang Xuanling said.

Changsun Wuji immediately understood that if there was no government army system, it would involve the management of soldiers and horses after all. Undoubtedly, the rights of soldiers and horses would be expanded. Controlling soldiers and horses would be equivalent to controlling half of the world. Who can take over? Whoever takes over will make His Majesty restless.

"Your Majesty, what Fang Shangshu said is very reasonable, what will happen to the Ministry of Military Affairs about the barracks?" Changsun Wuji said.

Li Shimin was very calm, because Yuan Shan had said it before that, took a sip of tea, and said calmly: "The functions of the Ministry of War will be changed. Responsible for the overall planning, coordination, and support of food, armaments, etc., and transferred outstanding generals from the Tang Dynasty to re-establish a Datang Defense Department, and one department will work independently."

It still didn’t mention how to prevent mutiny. It’s actually very simple. After the two independent departments are separated, the grain and grass reserves needed by the soldiers and horses are separated. Do the rebels have food supplies?

It's just that Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others haven't reacted yet, and there are some of them. The most important thing is that the generals have the right to command troops but not the right to deploy troops. Everything is within the rules and regulations.

Li Shimin is bound to take back the local military power this time, and no one is allowed to question it at all. Both Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling can see it, but they have to persuade them because it is their responsibility. Work.

Chapter 962 Vibration

In the court hall, when the content of the imperial decree was read out by Ma He in a sharp and clear tone, everyone in the court hall was shocked.

"Tear down the wall?"

Many people can't understand why the city walls of a good local state capital have to be demolished, and how to tell if they can't see the city walls in the future if they want to go to a local city. Many people have doubts in their hearts.

I have doubts in my heart, but the imperial decree has been read out, and it has nothing to do with them. Isn't it just tearing down the wall, tearing it down.

Then Li Shimin continued: "The evidence of King Lu's rebellion is conclusive. In order to avoid such things from happening in the future, I decided to make some changes."

With a wave of Li Shimin's hand, another imperial decree was taken out. Ma He's voice was still quite good, and he read clearly and crisply: "...withdraw the power of the personal guards of the princes, retain the post of governor in all state capitals, and change the ranks of the captains and horses to the states." The number of guards in the mansion will be reduced according to the standards of the upper states, middle states, and lower states. The inner guards of the state capitals are only equipped with weapons, not armour, and the number of horses used by the inner guards is limited. The details are as follows..."

Ma He read it for a long time, the number of internal guards in the state capital is limited, all the internal guards are uniformly deployed in the state capital, and the county towns are only equipped with official messengers and fast arresters.

Everyone was surprised this time. The changes in local military power are so huge, and it will be difficult to guarantee security in the future. From another perspective, it will weaken the power of the governor, and the biggest impact will be on the kings in various places. Without relatives Bing, what prestige do they have? King Lu has made a good start for His Majesty today.

"Ministers, do you have any objections to the change of soldiers and horses in the state capital?" Li Shimin asked.

Everyone was silent, but the general Zhong Cheng Zhijie stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say."

"Speak." Li Shimin said.

"The governor's soldiers and horses are changed like this, what if there is a bandit problem?" Cheng Zhijie said.

"You're what I'm going to say next, just step back, and you'll find out later." Li Shimin said.

Cheng Zhijie stepped back, wanting to hear what else was going on today.

Then there was Ma He, who continued to read the imperial decree: "...to consider the safety of the Tang state government, the government soldier system will be abolished and replaced by a compulsory soldier system. All males who have reached the age of 16 are obliged to participate in the Datang military system. The condition is that those who are healthy, have no criminal record, and good conduct are the first choice. Those who have meritorious service and hereditary children will not be included in the list of conscripts. The Ministry of War will be reorganized into two departments. One is the War Defense Department of the Tang Dynasty. Soldiers and horses, the second Datang War Logistics Support Department, is dedicated to providing logistics support for the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty. The soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty will build multiple barracks, and the generals who lead the troops have the right to command the troops, and they have no right to lose troops..."

After Ma He finished speaking, the entire court was blown up, especially Hou Junji, who was in a bad state. After finally getting mixed up with the Minister of War, His Majesty actually separated all his strength. He thought that the War Defense Department had more power Some, won't controlling the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty control enough right to speak in the future?

He thought well, as if all the discussions in the court had nothing to do with him, the amount of information in today's court meeting was too much for him to accept, but it is not difficult to see from these changes that military power will become a key in the future Point, whoever gets it is a hot potato, it's like walking on eggshells.

Just when he was thinking about things, a group of generals were not calm. The Ministry of War was divided into two independent offices. Originally, it was not as powerful as other civil servants. Is it the warehouse?

The civil servants did not have much reaction to the division of the military department into two parts, and more people were watching the show. Now the military generals may have a passive voice in the court in the future.

In fact, the guesses of the civil servants were right or wrong. What was right was that military generals would really not intervene too much in the affairs of the court in the future, but their right to speak increased, because this was exactly the separation of civil and military affairs.

In the future, civil servants will be responsible for development, and military officials will be responsible for guarding and comforting the Tang Dynasty. It is enough for the safety of the people.

Cheng Zhijie rolled his eyes, and what he noticed was the sentence "he has the right to command troops but not the right to deploy troops". If this is the case, the generals in the future will have to go to the barracks to work. If that is the case, wouldn't it be happy.

He doesn't like to gossip with a group of civil servants every day, it's boring.

Li Shimin heard the heated discussion in the underground, especially the generals did not stop it. No matter what, it is imperative, and he will not leave any regrets or flaws for himself.

After a while, seeing that everyone's emotions were about the same, he said, "I will be the supreme commander of the newly added Datang Datang Strategic Defense Department, and four outstanding generals will be selected to serve as deputy commanders. It will be announced in the process of reorganization. During this period, everything will be as usual, and today’s court meeting will end here. The Ministry of War and all the military attaches will stay, and the others will leave the court.”

The people in the Ministry of War knew that the next important event was coming, and the civil servants left after discussing the matter with all their strength. This problem was solved, but the six ministers and others did not leave. Half of the people in the court walked and the other half left. There were still a lot of people. .

"This reorganization of the Ministry of War is of great significance to the future of Datang. The generals who can stand here are all people who have made great contributions to Datang. I hope that you can still support my decision for the future of Datang." Li Shimin sincerely Said succinctly.

"Your Majesty, as long as you say a word, my old Cheng will never be ambiguous. I will go up the mountain of swords and down into the sea of ​​fire, and I will die." Cheng Zhijie made his statement first, regardless of whether it was sincere or not, but the effect was still obvious. Things are very important.

In fact, these founding fathers have no military power at all. The main officers and soldiers are all guards, or they are generals in the borderlands. People like Cheng Zhijie don’t worry about it. Anyway, if it’s beneficial, they will take it. It’s not beneficial. It doesn't matter.

"The Ministry of War will be independent from the imperial court. I will personally serve as the commander-in-chief, and the generals will assist in managing the troops of the Tang Dynasty. The future of the Tang Dynasty depends on you." Li Shimin said.

Hou Junji knew that it was time to make a statement at this time, otherwise some princes would steal the limelight, and he would not be easy to mess with as Minister of the Ministry of War.

"Your Majesty, the ministers must swear allegiance to the death." Hou Junji said.

"Alright, in order for the reorganization to proceed smoothly, I will take back the military power of the old guards. Do you have any objections?" Li Shimin said.

As soon as he opened his mouth, it was wild news that all the sixteen guards of the imperial city were taken into the hands of the emperor. This means that all the senior generals appointed during this period have become vacant posts, in name only. And the assembled soldiers and horses are only the sixteen guards.

It seems that this is His Majesty's preparation for the reorganization.

Chapter 963

The sixteen guards of the imperial city refer to the forbidden army, including the left and right guards, the left and right Xiao guards, the left and right martial guards, the left and right guards, the left and right Jinwu guards, the left and right leading guards, the left and right Qianniu guards, and the left and right prison guards, collectively called Nanya Sixteen guard.

Among the sixteen guards, the number varies from tens of thousands more to a few thousand less. They can be regarded as the elites of the Tang Dynasty. Ma is also known as the most powerful Beiya imperial army in the Tang Dynasty.

And the next thing to do is not to immediately group the Ministry of War, but to reintegrate the Sixteen Guards of Nanya.

According to Li Shimin's plan, the Beiya Forbidden Army belongs to a very special army. The current supply of funds has reached a limit.

The Nanya imperial guards are different, for example, the prison gate guards are the soldiers and horses guarding the city gate, and it is very messy to classify so many soldiers and horses into a group. He plans to separate the sixteen guards into the Nanya imperial guards and the inner guards of the imperial guards.

Since the Imperial Guards in the North Office are extremely powerful, the Imperial Guards in the South Office will also be formed into an iron-blooded army. The difference may be that the South Office will be dominated by infantry, and the inner guards of the Imperial Army will replace the prison guards and other guards to protect the safety of the imperial city. , Personnel will be selected from the Beiya Forbidden Army and the future Nanya Forbidden Army. It can be said that the inner guards of the Forbidden Army are the elite of the Forbidden Army.

At the same time, the Datang Navy will be formed. The main barracks will be set up in Cangzhou, Suzhou, Fuzhou, Lingnan, Donghai Prefecture and other places, mainly in the name of the fleet to protect the coastal defense of the Datang.

The blueprint in Li Shimin's heart was very grand, and King Lu didn't know that his intention of treason really brought a turning point to Datang.

Above the court, the generals were discussing, and they handed over all the sixteen guards, so Li Shimin immediately appointed Li Ji as the commander-in-chief of the sixteen guards of Nanya temporarily, and Hou Junji, Minister of the Ministry of War, was in charge of preparing for the logistics support department. matter.

"Send someone to notify Li Jing to attend the court meeting." Li Shimin said suddenly.

Li Jing, who has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, is suspected of being a master of merit. When there is no war, Li Jing basically stays behind closed doors and does not socialize. Now that His Majesty sent someone to call him, it seems that things are not easy.

Hou Junji was very depressed. He, a Minister of the Ministry of War, was assigned to prepare for the grouping, and judging by the posture of the Strategic Defense Department, it seemed a little far away from him.