Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 137 The Undercurrent Surges (2)

What can happen? , Li Tai frowned and thought, logically speaking, it is impossible to entrust a position like General Youwei to a general who has not participated in the Northern Expedition.Then he thought of Yan Lide who spoke abnormally at the banquet.

"Your Majesty also said that the imperial court is studying the establishment of some new military mansions, and many generals from the south will have to go to the state capital to perform their duties, so the local governors will also be replaced.

Changsun Shunde is a veteran of the army, and it is more appropriate for him to act as an agent of Luoyang's military affairs first, so the ministers will be in charge of the right guard first. "

Seeing that Li Tai was deep in thought, Zhang Liang told him all the news he knew, hoping that the news would be helpful to him.

"Except for Xiao Yu's incident, the court seems to be quite calm. Duke Yun, you just came back after a lot of business. Bystanders can tell. Tell me, what is the purpose of your father's doing this?"

Even Prince Li Tai didn't know about it, so it was really a big deal. Thinking about what he had seen and heard along the way, Zhang Liang, who had been in the army for many years, didn't realize that it was calm.

"I don't think so. Chang'an now is very different from the past. The soldiers of the Jinwu Guard and the five prefectures are much more pruned than in the past. There are more soldiers at the city gates and in the workshop, and there are more Marquis Wu than in the past. They are definitely on guard. "

Zhang Liang has fought for half his life, but he is more sensitive to the mobilization of Qi's army. Naturally, he is hundreds of times stronger than himself as a scholar.

"Mr. Yun, it's not a good idea for us to guess like this. You go to the right guard to perform your duties, and I will go to Master Yan to ask."
"Your Highness asked me what Your Majesty is on guard recently. Do you still remember what I said at Qingshan Palace tonight?" Yan Lide, the father-in-law, sat upright and asked while pouring tea.

"My lord said, you smell a murderous aura..."

Yan Lide took a sip of tea: "The abnormal transfer of Zhang Liang and Changsun Shunde just proved my judgment. In order to ensure the victory of the Northern Expedition, the imperial court conscripted government soldiers several times last year, and sent as many as 32 soldiers to the front line of Dingxiang.

In order to provide food and grass for these soldiers and horses, the imperial court has emptied all the treasury accumulated in the past few years. "

"At present, those soldiers who are stationed outside the city and wait to be sent back to the government consume as much as [-] shi of food every day.

In order to transport food for them, the imperial court conscripted 3 logistics troops and laborers.Your Highness, what do you want to do most at such a time? "

The numbers Yan Lide said really shocked her. He only knew that the number was huge, but he didn't expect there to be so many people, and the daily consumption would be a huge burden for the court.

"Naturally, let the soldiers who returned from the squadron disband and go home as soon as possible. The imperial court has so much food to support them."

This idea of ​​Li Tai is a normal reaction that most people will have. The daily consumption of the war is an astronomical figure. The court won this battle by tightening its belt. Naturally, it is hoped that the sooner it can be resolved, the better.

Yan Lide nodded, then poured another glass for Li Tai.

"You're right, but why did Your Majesty propose at this time to deploy a large number of generals and men to fill the sixteen guards and build a new military mansion? It's because the generals in the army are unwilling to give up their military power. There is more than one person who has the same idea as Zhang Baoxiang."

"Since the implementation of the military system in the Western Wei Dynasty, why the emperors of all dynasties have regarded him as a treasure? The mystery is that after the implementation of the military system, there are not many standing troops in the court.

It is mainly the Sixteenth Guards and the frontier soldiers, and the Sixteenth Guards are precisely in the hands of the emperor, so that the military power will not be left behind, and the country will not be in danger. "

"And if the law of recruiting troops is implemented, the army will not disperse all year round, and the emperor's control over the army will weaken year by year. No matter who is the emperor, he is unwilling to see it.

And what His Majesty is doing now shows that there must be someone in the army who wants to use this opportunity to force the imperial court to implement the method of recruiting troops. "

Seeing that Li Tai didn't speak, Yan Lide took another cup of tea, suppressed the alcohol and continued:
"The last time Zhang Baoxiang lied about the military situation, Li Jing took advantage of the situation and made a Western Expedition. Why did they do this? It was to find a good way out for these generals. But how many good positions does the court have for them now.

If you can't keep your military power, what do you ask these generals to do in the future.Some people in the army were not reconciled to the failure of the Western Expedition, so they came up with a new method. "

Li Tai was dumbfounded by Yan Lide's analysis, there are so many ways in it?
How else can I say that people are old and refined, I am usually good at managing power, and I can't compare with the old people who have been through wars in the Qin Palace, just look at him, the old Taishan.

"You mean, the generals in the army have already conspired to ask the court to implement the method of recruiting troops. After the emperor knew about this situation, he was afraid of causing chaos, so he decided to preemptively use high-ranking military positions and these new military residences to stabilize the generals. .”

These people must be too courageous. Could it be that because the father didn't deal with Li Jing and Zhang Baoxiang, they felt contemptuous?

"In the past, I just guessed, but Zhang Liang took over the right guard as soon as he came back, and Changsun Shunde was promoted to the governor of Luoyang.

This is enough to prove my conjecture that those who are close to the King of Shu and Li Jing must have stood together, and His Majesty wants to use the prince and your people to restrain them. "

Yan Lide had followed Li Shimin for many years, and he had guessed the emperor's thoughts.The reason why people from Li Chengqian's lineage were not allowed to face these generals alone was that he didn't want his bloody battles and the passion established by these people to go to waste.

But with Li Tai's participation, it's different. If the water is muddled, who can figure it out.

"My lord sees it thoroughly, thoroughly. But there is still one thing that Xiao Wang doesn't understand. The father has always been known for his toughness. How can he tolerate these generals coming to the throne of the emperor.

According to his old man's temperament, he would eat the soft but not the hard. Why is he so cautious and timid. "

In Yan Lide's view, Li Tai's question showed that he still didn't know his father well enough.How could the emperor be so confused at this moment after all the blood and blood that the emperor had experienced in his life.

"Your Majesty is called advancing and retreating with restraint. He treats His Majesty civil servants as lightly as possible. For example, Xiao Yu, no matter how many troubles he makes, His Majesty doesn't care, because he is just arguing with his mouth.

And what is His Majesty facing in front of him, are some military generals who have just made military exploits and returned to the court. They are red-eyed in front of them, and they can do anything. "

When to use power, when to use patience, and when to use virtue when dealing with killing, this is something a prince like Li Tai who has never seen blood can understand.It's different to look at the one in the East Palace, he has thoroughly understood the knowledge here.

Throughout the ages, the first thing the emperor has to learn is to learn how to control the generals. If the military power falls to the side, then the throne will not be stable for a day.

(End of this chapter)