Crown Tang emperor

After Li Tong heard this, he pondered for a while, then raised his eyes to look at Yang Jiaben, frowned and said: "Xiao Wang has been in Shaanxi for a long time, and he may not be familiar with the affairs of the court. This time he returned to the country to support the tripod, and it is also the time of the situation." Compulsion. Although the actions of the order are for one's own thoughts, the purpose of words and deeds is that morality cannot be lightly compromised! Seeing the remonstrance of the Duke, is he trying to bend my back?"

"I, I don't dare! Only now that the city is in turmoil and the palace gates are freshly painted with blood, the reason why the sage fell is because of..."

Yang Jiaben was still waiting to argue, but Li Tong had drawn his sword out of its sheath. He flicked his sword and said with a sneer: "There may be strangers in people and things, but we will inevitably meet again. If you want to make the people in the capital of God see me again, you need to use Guan Guogong. Donate, or do you have to ask my envoys to pick it up?"

Hearing this, Duke Guan Guo, including the other gods present at Shiliu, all changed their expressions, and Yang Jiaben even drew back and hurriedly retreated and shouted: "Sheji's life is hanging by a thread, and His Highness still wants to use abuse as a prestige and forcefully kill you!" Minister..."

"Someone kills this old thief for Your Highness!"

Yang Jiaben retreated less than a foot, when a knife flashed behind him, Chen Mingzhen chopped off Yang Jiaben's head with a single blow, and roared with enthusiasm: "The Tang family's national fortune, we all look up to His Majesty! Who dares to disobey His Majesty's orders!"

Seeing this scene, Li Tong's eyes lit up unavoidably, and he held his sword and shouted: "For the survival of the country, the destiny will return! Loyalty and rebellion coexist in the world, a shame of morality! The Tang family's supporters have never been mean, and those who threaten their lives inside and outside , only kill it! I temporarily hold the talisman to suppress the country and punish the evil, and I will never let it go!

If rebellion still needs to be slowed down, why is meritorious deeds rushed?This way sincerely needs help from all over the world, don't say that people with lofty ideals don't meet, the city is full of foxes and mice, all of them are famous nobles!Yang Jia originally relied on his favor and power, and indulged in evil deeds, but now he is killed by loyal and brave people inside and outside!Those who go against the way will be treated with bows and knives, and those who follow the way will be rewarded by magnates! "

The officers and men of the Western Army stationed at Zetianmen did not need to say anything, but as soon as King Yong finished speaking, he drew his sword and beat his armor and applauded.As for the members of the families in front of the Zetian Gate, when they saw Guan Guogong's decapitated body in an instant, there was a commotion.

Not to mention Chen Mingzhen, who swung a knife and beheaded the Duke of Guan, Zhang said that after seeing this, he walked up to King Yong and bowed down, then turned around and waved his arms, pointing at his own troops, and shouted: "The ministers and their families donate their lives to serve the country. Great achievements! Famous kings have lofty ambitions, amulets of fate, courageous upholding, magnanimous honors, ministers are not afraid of great achievements, only loyal and courageous, follow the path!"

Chapter 0771 given by Enwei, owned by public artifacts

The turmoil in Shendu City lasted less than ten days, but when the street drums sounded again, it gave people a feeling as if a world had passed away.

The sound of street drums means that the order in the city has begun to restore. This is naturally not good news for some people who are full of ambition and greed, but such people are a minority after all.

The vast majority of the residents in the city, if they were full of beautiful imaginations about life before the turmoil, but after the turmoil that swept across the city, their expectations for life have further decreased. As long as they can protect themselves and their families, Not being threatened or violated is the only hope right now.

After the three-way drum sounded, the curfew officially began, and the wandering people in the street also seized the time to enter the nearby Fangqu.Whether it is due to the conditioned reflex formed over the years, or the desire for order, there are very few pedestrians on the criss-crossing long streets in the city of God, which also provides favorable conditions for the army to clean up the entire city.

The sound of street drums not only brought order back to the turmoil-affected city of God, but also caused great damage to the remaining violent gangs in the city, and even to those clans in the imperial city that participated in the encirclement and suppression of the rebels. of deterrence.

The curfew system on Jiegujing Street represents more than just a few drums. To restore it and cover the whole city, there must be at least a thousand people behind it.

King Yong suddenly returned to the capital and stationed at Zetianmen, defeating the attack of the rebels. This is indeed a big change for some people in Shendu City, but it also means that King Yong will return to the capital on this trip, and the troops under his command will inevitably be different. There will be too many, otherwise there is no way to guarantee its secrecy and suddenness.

Therefore, Duke Guan Yang Jiaben dared to question and refute King Yong's decision face to face, because it was expected that King Yong was not strong enough in Ji, and if he wanted to control the situation in the capital, he had to rely on the personnel of Shendu.Coupled with the impact of Qi Lianyao's rebellion on the concept of the destiny of the Tang family, it provided the clans in the capital city with a bargaining chip with King Yong.

Yang Jiaben's thinking cannot be said to be wrong. After all, even during the Wu Zhou period when the Empress Dowager was in power, although she was extremely unfriendly to the aristocratic family, she also had to absorb it in order to maintain the stability of her rule.If King Yong wanted to extinguish the turmoil in the city of God, re-establish order, and even aspire to the throne, of course it was inevitable that he needed help from this aspect.

But Yang Jiaben also underestimated King Yong's toughness, or overestimated the power and influence of their clans.

To be honest, when Li Tong was standing guard on the Zetianmen tower and saw the disciples of various families participating in the encirclement and suppression of the rebellious army, he actually had the idea of ​​making a little concession in his heart.After all, no matter how wild your heart is, you still need to face up to your lack of strength in a short period of time.Moreover, he has just returned to the capital of the gods, and he doesn't know how powerful these clans are now, and how strong their union with each other is.

For many things, the bad is that too much is too bad.The current turmoil in Shendu is the same, and the series of these clans is also the same.Because he didn't know their details, Li Tong was a little bit conservative and forbearing, but when he saw that a guy like Xu Junchen was able to sneak into the team, he had to say he was greatly relieved.

Facing the current situation, Xu Junchen is a bright light for Li Tong, allowing him to see clearly the details of this so-called family alliance.Generally speaking, the alliance is stable, the relationship is close, and the power is quite strong. It is impossible for a guy like Xu Junchen to blend into it.

Now even Xu Junchen followed this group of people in and out of the operation, which showed that these people were just stern people. If Li Tong could still be bluffed, then all these years would be in vain.

But no matter how you say it, Guan Guogong Yang Jiaben can be elected as a representative to negotiate with King Yong, after all, he still has a certain popularity.Now it was so easy to be beheaded face to face, although it was one of their original companions who did it, but it was King Yong's order after all.Although no one present dared to disobey King Yong's orders face to face, it is unknown what each of them really thinks in their hearts.

Everyone present, Chen Mingzhen, Zhang Shuo and others expressed their support for King Yong with their words and deeds.

The reaction of the rest of the people was relatively less straightforward. Although on the surface, they were respectful and did not fight over Yang Jiaben's death, but in terms of specific actions, the mobilization of their respective troops was not efficient enough. Withdrew, left the imperial city, and tried to make plans, but also worried that if they left the brigade, they might be isolated and suppressed.

As a result, the situation in front of Tianmen is still quite dangerous.Regarding this point, Li Tong also had a foresight, so after beheading Guan Guogong, he did not force the people present to perform any specific tasks, but only ordered the people in the Great Inner Palace in Zetianmen to quickly prepare meals, Sent here to reward the troops.

So far, the families of Shendu City have fallen into a predicament of advancing and retreating, and have lost their basic judgment on the next development of the situation.However, to make matters worse, when the palace people had just transported the prepared meals out of Zetianmen, the sound of street drums resounding throughout the city also spread from the outer city to the imperial city.

At first, when everyone in the imperial city heard the sound of street drums, they thought it was just an illusion, but when more and more people began to listen, their expressions showed fear, and they realized that they were not the only ones who appeared auditory hallucinations.

The sound of street drums sounded at this time, which meant that King Yong still had personnel arrangements in Shendu City, not only the strength that everyone saw in front of him!

At this time, Li Tong didn't taste the satisfaction of bringing surprises too much. After simply eating some meals, with the help of a little bit of brilliance that remained after the sunset completely sank, he would be able to talk to everyone on the scene again. They got together and started to continue the personnel arrangement that was interrupted by Yang Jiaben.

"Nowadays, there is no order in the city, and everything is waiting for camp. The situation cannot be delayed. Only by returning to governance as soon as possible can the situation be restored and the country can be restored."

Li Tong said this sentence just now, but it lacked a sense of power. Even if Chen Mingzhen turned against Yang Jiaben and killed Yang Jiaben, although it made everyone terrified, the shock it caused was still not big enough, at least not enough to make people feel good about King Yong. After all, there have been many murders in Shendu City in the past period, and Yang Jiaben was not the first one, nor was he considered the highest status.

But when the street drums sounded, people realized that even the current King Yong was still much stronger than they originally expected.So when King Yong repeated his old story, the atmosphere was much more serious than before.

"His Royal Highness has repeatedly made great achievements in ordering chaos and revitalizing governance. All orders and ministers are respectfully accepted. The snow covers three feet and is defeated by the warm sun. Your Highness is like the dawn of dawn and the light of the universe!"

As soon as King Yong's words fell, Zhang Shuo hurriedly raised his hand to speak again. After saying this, he didn't act like inviting pets, and quickly returned to his original place.

Regarding Zhang Shuo's pursuit, Li Tong accepted it calmly, and immediately expressed his position: "The reason for the chaos lies in the injustice of the order. Today, carrying the tripod here, and establishing a life for the community, it is not my words, it is probably false Mandate! Declaring orders, making policies, ordering chaos, punishing evil, arresting, visiting, saving, prosecuting, discerning, and rewarding, each of these things should have a member, teach and accept orders, and promote the king's affairs. Donate utensils bravely, or recommend talents to leave, speak freely, don't be silent."

When everyone heard these words, they couldn't help but be overjoyed.When King Yong said this, it was tantamount to abandoning the original court structure and building a new chaos-fighting team according to the current situation.Although this post may not exist for a long time, at this time of breaking the old and creating the new, everyone understands that if one can occupy a place among them and make a contribution, it will be of great benefit to the future.

Thinking of this, they couldn't help feeling sorry for Yang Jiaben, who died suddenly just now.If Duke Guan is still alive, based on his seniority, title and being in the imperial city right now, there is a great chance that he will get a seat.

Li Tong naturally couldn't hear the voices of these people, if he heard them, he would inevitably sneer at them.If Yang Jiaben was still alive, he would not have proposed such a plan at all, and even if he proposed it, it might not be recognized by everyone in front of him.

Such a plan would undoubtedly completely abandon the current personnel structure of the imperial court and re-establish a temporary team centered entirely on King Yong.At the same time, it also means that the confrontation between the imperial court and Xingtai, which lasted for several years, finally came to an end with the complete defeat of the imperial court.

In fact, Li Tong didn't want to split up so completely at first, he also wanted to preserve the personnel structure and administrative functions of the imperial court as much as possible, but now the situation in Shendu has been messed up, and it would take time and effort if he tried to repair it by force. , will also inherit the ills accumulated before and continue to entangle.

Seeing that everyone present had eager eyes and was too timid to express themselves for a while, Li Tong simply named the generals himself.

First of all, Chen Mingzhen, a go-getter, was first pointed out by Li Tong, and he was awarded the post of chaos control officer, who was fully responsible for the chaos and stability maintenance of the entire city of God.This position entrusts great power. After all, the biggest problem in Shendu City today is chaos and instability. However, Chen Mingzhen's original position as the Jinwu Guard is to maintain law and order in the territory.

Chen Mingzhen was naturally very excited when he accepted this envoy.Comparing with the situation where there is time, in fact, the intersection between him and King Yong was the earliest. When King Yong just entered the world and the world didn't know who King Yong was, they had already had a deep intersection. But it is a pity that this intersection It's not a happy meeting, but a conflict of positions.

To be honest, the grievances between Chen Mingzhen and King Yong are not inferior to any noble family in the world.But Chen Mingzhen has a fatal flaw, that is, he has no ancestral shadow to rely on, and no other plan to follow. For him, King Yong's growth bit by bit is a pressure enough to make him breathless, so If you want to make a living, you can only seize any opportunity that can be called an opportunity and strive for performance.

Now that he has finally been praised by King Yong and appointed as an envoy, Chen Mingzhen's excitement can be imagined. He even cut his sleeves with a knife on the spot, gouged out his cheek with the knife, and cried: "In ancient times, there were people who were Liu's, but now I am lucky to be King He." Well, if you don't donate your life to honor the king's religion, when will it be!"

Hearing this unsuitable example given by Chen Mingzhen, Li Tong just smiled slightly, raised his hand to signal Chen Mingzhen to excuse him, and then said with a smile: "Masters in the Tang family only value meritorious deeds, not death. The living are honored and honored in the world, and the dead are left in the shadows. Good fortune is short, there is God’s will, and the voice of loyalty will surely resound through the ages! There are billions of people, and I am not alone. Only by following the Tao can I not yield to evil feelings.

General Chen made a generous donation, and Yu Jiaguo has already contributed to his salary. I may not be alone in the world, but if I use it, I will make it worry-free!Today the street drums are sounding, and those wandering in the streets, if they are not loyal and diligent to the king's order, they will be vicious and rebellious.This night is used here, the general will be summoned and suppressed for me, whether the meritorious service will be successful tomorrow, before the end of the gate, you will have your own conclusion! "

While speaking, he looked at the other people present, and continued to smile and said: "On the shore of the land, could it be the king's minister! If the prestige is done, the kindness must be generous! What kindness is bestowed, the public weapon belongs to. I will The weapon is publicized, the momentum has been revealed, but this journey is really difficult and difficult, and it is either me or against, and the only thing I can take advantage of is the momentum. The morality has been dedicated, and there are still empty seats for the staff. There are many eagles and dogs gathered under the door. Who will be the food? For hunting!"

Chapter 0772 righteousness has no size, it is righteousness

In front of Zetian Gate, King Yong was extremely domineering regardless of his words or deeds, and when he was present, no matter how he felt, he could only bow his head and obey orders for a while.

After making the first appointment of personnel, Li Tong changed the subject and started to solve an urgent problem in front of him, that is, the tribes who led the families of the gods into the imperial city and are still gathered in front of Zetianmen them.

There were nearly twenty Shiliu families who led the team into the imperial city this time. There were honorable and powerful families like the Hongnong Yang family, Henan local tyrants like Zhang Shuo, as well as speculators like Chen Mingzhen and Xu Junchen.There are hundreds of people with a large number of people, and a dozen people who follow and listen to the few. If they are all integrated, there are a total of 5000 people, which is quite a considerable force.

Seeing the chaos of thousands of soldiers in front of the Zetian Gate, Li Tong felt a little troubled for a while, and felt a little headache about how to use or deal with this group of people.

It is of course impossible for them to go home individually. Right now, the order in the city of God has not been fully restored. Whether it is to calm or create chaos, these young and strong forces are crucial.What's more, their respective masters inevitably have ulterior motives. There is far more than just one Yang Jiaben.

It is also not advisable to completely incorporate this group of people into the Ding Chao team, at least before the original personal affiliation has not been resolved. The loyalty of this group of people is still extremely suspicious, and it may not be able to fully implement Li Tong's Ding Chao team. Strategy, even if the order is re-established, many hidden dangers will be buried.

After pondering for a while, seeing that the brave eating of the soldiers was coming to an end, Li Tong ordered the horn to be blown again, gathered the crowd in front of Zetian Gate, and said loudly: "Today, in the imperial city, we will work together to fight together and annihilate the enemy. It's a joy to be a traitor. In the previous battles, the banners and orders were not coordinated, and the military exploits of the members could not be recorded in a hurry. Tang family scholars, rewards and punishments are clearly defined, grace and power are bestowed, and you are still loyal. When you are in the battle, you will be cut Meritorious people, come forward and show yourself!"

Hearing King Yong's shout, there was a buzz of discussion in front of Tianmen.Most of these soldiers who participated in the battle were not formal soldiers and had little military experience, but no matter how inexperienced they were, they felt that this way of counting merit was obviously not the norm.

But whether it was a routine or not, since His Royal Highness King Yong had given such an order, some people began to step forward one after another. After all, this is not a bad thing.

There were also thousands of rebel troops who had invaded the imperial city before, and they retreated soon after they were bloodied in front of the Zetian Gate.However, as soldiers from various families poured in from the gates of the palaces, most of the rebellious troops were besieged and wiped out in the imperial city, so there were not a few soldiers from various families who had the skills of beheading.

Soon, the soldiers in front of Zetianmen were divided into two groups. Those who stood in front were those who had the record of killing the enemy in the battle just now. His Royal Highness King Yong accounted for about one-third of the people present.As for those who are still standing in place, they are not without regret and loss. Obviously, even if rewards are awarded in the future, they will inevitably be far inferior to those who were beheaded.

When the two groups stood up, Li Tong raised his hand and ordered Chen Mingzhen, his newly appointed chaos envoy, to lead those who had the skills of beheading to one side, and record their names to make a record of meritorious deeds.

At the same time, he looked down at the people who were still standing there from the top of the city tower, and continued to shout: "The capital of the country is in turmoil, and the house is in turmoil. It is a praise of loyalty and bravery for you to sacrifice yourselves to the battle. The battle is chaotic, and there is no merit." Relying on the records, you can still restrain yourself and guard yourself, not to be greedy for rewards and false merits, with such faith and integrity as jade! It is unfortunate that the current situation is turbulent, but it is also a pleasure to see that there are many talents!"

While speaking, he turned his attention to the families who led the crowd here: "The country is so loyal, brave and loyal, why should there be rampant thieves who overthrow the way? The door to serve the country is now open. Remuneration! In the past, the righteousness of masters and servants is deep. Today, all the members of the battle line are working hard to kill the thieves, which also shows the appreciation of the families. I can't bear the brave and righteous members to be left in the wild, and I can't bear to be called the name of abandoning the master. Today's meritorious service Measuring double rewards, one for each family, one for the group of braves, would you like to give me a plan to love talent?"

When everyone present heard these words, their expressions were shocked at first, and after a while, some people's expressions gradually became ugly.King Yong's calculations were blatantly divisive and poking at the hearts and minds of the people, but he said it with awe-inspiring righteousness and a loud voice.

If they want to refuse on the spot, not to mention whether King Yong will be ashamed and retaliated, the frustration and annoyance of their servants alone may not be able to appease.But if he really agrees to confiscate all these servants and soldiers, he will inevitably feel heartbroken.

Among the people present, there were indeed many speculators such as Chen Mingzhen and Xu Junchen who had made up their minds early on to seize the opportunity and seek refuge with King Yong.

However, such as Guan Guogong Yang Jiaben, it is not uncommon to use power to check and balance King Yong. Although Yang Jia himself died, this idea has not dared to be revealed easily, but now the scene has not even changed, and King Yong It is more or less unacceptable for a while to combine elimination and fight, and to incorporate the strength of one's own chips.

Although it is difficult for some people to make a decision for a while, for some people, any moment when they need to express their views is a rare opportunity.

Xu Junchen, who hadn't seized the opportunity to perform before, came out of the crowd in a hurry, prostrated himself on the ground and said loudly: "As Your Highness said before, the land of the land, is it the king's minister! Righteousness has its size, Your Highness Restraining the country and supporting the tripod is a great plan in response to the destiny of the heavens. There is no one who can be justified more than this in the world! Chen An dares to make private schemes to hinder righteousness, and he dare not be greedy to reward the meritorious deeds of soldiers who steal food..."

Xu Junchen's enthusiastic speech played an excellent role in setting an example, and then several people expressed their willingness to dedicate their subordinates and refuse special rewards.As more and more people expressed their opinions, the few who were still pondering over the decision felt a sense of crisis in their hearts. Even if they were extremely reluctant in their hearts, they could only bite the bullet and express that they would obey His Royal Highness King Yong's arrangements.

After the Liu majority expressed their position when present, things became simple.The thousands of soldiers gathered in front of the Zetian Gate did put a lot of psychological pressure on Li Tong. From the murder of Yang Jiaben to the various bold words afterwards, most of them were intended to recruit these thousands of people.

After culling the rebels in the imperial city, if they want to further control the city of God, they cannot avoid the thousands of soldiers in front of them.But these people's identities are quite special, they are not ordinary people in Fangqu, but servants belonging to the Shiliu family.

If we deal with it with a simple human rights liberation thinking, exempt these people from the status of guest slaves and give them legally independent status, they will rejoice and die to serve their lives, even if the butcher's knife is swung at the old master.However, this approach is not feasible in reality.

It's not that these people are servile and unwilling to strive for independent status and personality, but Tang people have a more or less chivalrous spirit. The relationship between master and servant is not only a status relationship, but also a relationship of kindness and righteousness. This kind of moral ethics is also very manifested in the group of Guanlong nobles who started with martial arts.

One of the more vivid examples of this is that in the early Sui Dynasty, Wei Gon had a slave peach talisman, which was strong and strong, and he made many meritorious deeds every time he went to war. Later, Wei Gon released him and performed meritorious deeds on his behalf.Taofu killed the scalper and offered the surname to the owner, Wei Gun gave him the surname Wei, but Taofu still did not dare to have the same surname as the old owner, so he only called Huang Duzi Wei.

It is said in "The Chaoye Qianzai" that the reason why Wei Gun gave the slaves the same surname was to guard against the passage of time, and the future generations would marry the slaves without knowing the past. After giving the same surname, there would be no such hidden dangers.But if Wei Kun knew that after the downfall of Empress Wei, who was born in the yellow calf Wei, Jingzhao Wei was implicated and killed, would he regret his shrewdness at that time.

Among other things, this is a living example of the relationship between master and servant.The friendship and mutual achievement between each other sounds obviously more humane than the cold imperial edict.

Li Tong has a deep feeling for Tang people's spirit of advocating righteousness. The lower the family background, the stronger this sense of morality.After all, he himself has benefited from this from being weak to being strong, so in the specific situation, he did not ignore this point.

"Righteousness is insignificant, it is the righteousness of the world! I love the strong talents here, and the rewards are generous. The soldiers use this reward to repay the old. The family deserves it and accepts it safely. There is no need to refuse. Even if the matter is public opinion, I would rather I be the one." The evil of seizing soldiers will not damage the morale of the members of the group."

Xu Junchen, a clever ghost, is a good child care worker, but King Yong also has a grand side, so naturally he will not be stingy with this kind of reward.

Righteousness is meaningless, but there is a future.Taking refuge in King Yong will undoubtedly have more opportunities and a brighter future than staying with the owner, and the sense of betrayal and guilt arising from this choice, King Yong will take care of it for you!

Hearing King Yong's declaration, and saying goodbye to their old masters, they all expressed their willingness to donate soldiers.

This scene fell in the eyes of Shiliu's family, and they felt somewhat uncomfortable. Not to mention the loss of their servants being confiscated, they felt that it was superfluous for themselves and others to appear here.

This group of redundant people didn't stay here for too long, and King Yong soon arranged for his officers to lead them into some idle official houses in the imperial city to temporarily settle down, and at the same time, the reorganization of the officers of each family officially began.

Although all the bureaucrats in the imperial city have fled, the Da Nei has its own institutions such as the Art Museum and the Yunshao Mansion to teach the palace people. There are not a few palace people who can write, read and write records. Dozens of people carry paper and pens to be included in the statistics. , It took less than half an hour to complete the initial book making.

After the military register was drawn up, Li Tong ordered the palace servants to move two extraordinarily gorgeous cages inlaid with gold and jade from Da Nei. One was used to store the register, and the other was placed in front of Zetian Gate. Announced: "Although the thieves who violated the palace have been punished, the rebellious thieves have not yet been wiped out! Tonight, we will make a list of troops, create battalions and brigades, and patrol the whole city. Tomorrow, all battalions will gather here and cast their names in the box. The meritorious person is awarded the Renyong deputy captain, and the meritorious person is awarded the Renyong captain! Establish this golden alliance, if there is any violation, heaven and man will abandon me!"

In front of Zetianmen, hearing the reward offered by King Yong, the atmosphere suddenly boiled again.

All the officers present are mostly guest slaves themselves, and it is a great fortune to be freed from slavery and become good citizens. They originally thought that the so-called grants were nothing more than a few transfers of honor and some money, but they did not expect to be able to do so. With this feat, he became an official in the ranks.

Although Captain Renyong and Deputy Lieutenant are only ranks up to and including the ninth rank, it is a big leap from slavery to official status. For these soldiers who had little future at all, it is undoubtedly a great opportunity .Therefore, the sound of knocking in front of the gate of heaven was like thunder and wind for a while, and it lasted for a long time.

Li Tong issued such an astonishing reward, naturally after some consideration.

Although he has the entire platform behind him and an army of tens of thousands, the various military tasks that will follow are also extremely heavy.Not to mention the harassing bandits from foreign enemies on the borders and the Khitan who have already erected anti-banners, the situation in Shandanji and the states, especially the tens of thousands of troops still stationed in Hedong, need enough force to appease them.

Especially at the moment it is only the end of March, and Guanzhong is still busy with farming, at least until the beginning of May to complete the large-scale recruiting of soldiers.As for now, it can only give full play to the existing strength.

The situation in Shendu collapsed, and the military forces of the two Yamen disappeared. Even if the troops from Shanzhou and Tongguan entered the capital one after another, there were less than [-] soldiers.Not to mention the restoration of order in the capital of the gods, once the banner of his fourth uncle is erected in Hebei, he will immediately organize a cross-river crusade to stop the chaos as soon as possible and prevent the situation in Hebei from becoming a disaster.

Yang Jiaben and other Guanlong remnants, Li Tong didn't take it very seriously. These things are generally expected, and the situation in Shendu will not collapse like this.But the disciple servants mastered by these people are still a considerable force, worthy of acceptance.

Li Tong didn't feel distressed at the release of thousands of low-rank military officers' casual positions, including the corresponding salary materials. In fact, he had long thought of awarding martial arts ranks below the sixth rank as large-scale credits.It's just that Xingtai didn't have such power at all before, and when military meritorious service was paid, it could only increase its efforts in terms of money and silk.

During the Zhenguan period, all civil and military officials with a rank of nine or more were given official titles, which were called original ranks.It sounds like civil and military casual officials are just the corresponding titles and treatment of officials, which is a standard for distinguishing grades.But in fact, although there are officials, there must be dispersal, but if there are dispersal, it is not necessarily official. The latter fully embodies the aristocratic side of the official system of the Tang Dynasty.

The so-called method of describing ranks, some are named as knights, some are relatives, some are honored and mediocre, some are used for wealth, some are used for filial piety, and some are used for labor examination.Among them, titles, relatives, and patronage all mean the hereditaryization of political resources. As long as you are born in a powerful family, you will carry official ranks in your mother's womb.

Xiuxiao refers to people's talents and virtues, aside from talking about them, Xunyong and Laokao refer to meritorious service. Only when you become an official can you talk about meritorious deeds, and you are qualified to be classified.

Li Tong does not reject fathers and sons who have political resources, after all, he himself has a noble background and has many fathers.Moreover, history has already given the answer to how to get rid of family politics and aristocratic politics, that is, to develop imperial examinations and make the way of selecting scholars for the imperial court more sinking and popular.

But in terms of military affairs, the answer given by history is relatively obscure or heavy.Although in the original history, due to the lack of military talents, martial arts were established in the late Wu Zhou Dynasty, the impact and rewards brought by martial arts to society were far inferior to those of imperial examinations.

This is of course normal. The military itself is a highly practical field, and it is also a topic that the ruling group cares about and guards against most. The cost of inspection and trial and error is extremely high, which is far different from imperial examinations and politics.

In today's Tang Dynasty, the military is in a gradual process of breaking down and then building up. The Fubing system based on the land equalization system has collapsed, and the large-scale recruitment system has not yet been fully established.

The experience of Kaiyuan and Tianbao from prosperity to decline also shows that even if this system is established, the results may not be satisfactory.Later generations often criticized the excessive power of Jiedu in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty and the reuse of Hu soldiers. In addition to Tang Xuanzong's removal of ashes and wisdom in his later years, there are also profound social reasons behind it.

Li Tong has also been in charge of military aircraft for a long time and is often on the front line. Leaving aside the more grandiose military system issues, what he feels deeply in terms of personnel is that there are too few ways to advance in the army. Without special circumstances, it is almost impossible for the elite soldiers to be promoted, from pawns to generals.

Most of the generals in the army are not from ordinary families, and this is no exception in Xingtaixi Army.The main way for generals to obtain lies in the guard system of the guards of the two yamen, especially the three guards of Qin Xunyi in the Nan Yamen.

So Li Tong has also been thinking about lowering the standard of remuneration for military merit, especially for low-rank military officers, so that ordinary soldiers can complete the transition from soldier to general relatively more easily through their own efforts, so as to motivate low-level soldiers They are brave and righteous, and at the same time expand the scope of selection of military talents for the imperial court.

As for the administrative expenses incurred, first of all, low-ranking scattered officials do not have duties and are not given salaries. Secondly, even if they enjoy some economic privileges, killing a state official saves salary expenses and makes up for a hundred low-ranking officials. The loss of the military attache was more than sufficient.

Will such indiscriminate grants cause the gold content of military officials to plummet?This is certain, but after all, it is a problem that needs to be faced in the future.Li Tong's rewards and rewards are still small. When their Li family rebelled, the great ancestor Li Yuan entered Guanzhong and awarded the fifth-rank officials. He was persuaded and rewarded too much, but Li Yuan replied that we are rebelling, not eating banquets. , if it doesn't work, and your fucking life is gone, it's superfluous to worry about it now.

Although the current situation Li Tong is facing is not as difficult as starting a family and rebelling, it is also a time of survival and troubles. If he can't handle it, his ancestors will have to be praised, and there is no need to take what he will face in a few years or more than ten years. Questions to restrict the choice of words and deeds in the moment.

And this time the masses helped to cull the rebels in front of Zetianmen, and they did a lot of credit.Although the door of my house is often opened, it was my own family at the North Gate who were making a fuss. This time I was almost confronted directly.Therefore, it is also reasonable to reward super-grid meritorious deeds.

With the announcement of the reward and the excitement of the crowd, Li Tong ordered the reorganization of the battalion.There are no tricks in this aspect. There are three to 4000 people in the Shendu people present, and 300 people form a battalion. With [-] old soldiers who are in the Tianmen Temple as the core, the people in the Shendu people who have been neatly lined up will draw one out of every ten. , and soon formed fifteen battalions.

Once you have a basic military formation, it's much easier to send missions.The battalions are divided into three squads, two squads go out to patrol the whole city, and one squad stays in the imperial city to clean up the streets in the city. If there is a large-scale disorderly movement of soldiers, there is no need to attack. Return to the imperial city as soon as possible, and the imperial city sends troops to arrest them. Zhao Changxing, the general of Xingtai Department, served as the envoy.

After the rebellion envoy Chen Mingzhen led a team to patrol the city, Li Tong finally had time to understand the specifics of Qi Lianyao's rebellion.This time the rebellion happened suddenly, and the reason why Li Tong knew about it in advance and hurried back to the capital was from Tian Shaoan's report.Tian Shao'an's report only pointed out that there is such a possibility, and there is not much specific inside information involved.

"The root cause of this rebellion lies in the traitor Wei Chengqing. The traitor Wei conspired to welcome King Luling back, and secretly made the accomplices gather their forces. However, because of the saint and the Nanya generals who entered the workshop and slaughtered Wei's family, As a result, there was no coordination among the rebels in the city, and Qi Lianyao used Luozhou Sihu to join the army to plot a conspiracy..."