Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Chapter 893 The blood in front of the Xuanwu Gate is still wet

Chapter 15 The blood in front of the Xuanwu Gate is still wet (add one more for the leader)

As soon as Yu Chigong's words fell, Chen Ying slowly entered in casual clothes.The reform of Fang Xuanling's policy has affected the interests of too many people, the first of which is the military.

Li Jiancheng's core direct line troops are not many, and the 15 troops of the Twelve Guards in Guanzhong account for only one-fifth.

Now all the guards and armies are watching, hoping that the old part of the East Palace will jump out and Li Jiancheng will sing the opposite.

In fact, Chen Ying is very much in favor of the reform of the administration of officials. Since Li Shimin, Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanji, including Li Xiuning and Li Yuan all had the power to appoint officials in the early days of the Tang Dynasty, some prefectures and counties did not have chief officials, while some prefectures and counties had most of them. Two or even three sets of administrative teams.

In the past, when Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin were in the same situation, the officials appointed by Qin Wangfu and those appointed by the East Palace were tit-for-tat and refused to give in to each other.Now that Li Jiancheng has ascended the throne and Li Shimin has left, although the East Palace and the Qin Palace are no longer fighting, the officials appointed by Qi Wang Li Yuanji and Li Yuan still exist.

The factional disputes have only shifted from the bright side to the dark side, not only did not disappear, but intensified.

According to the past practice, when the autumn is high and the weeds are golden, it is the time for the Turks to use their troops. Now the information from all parties shows that the Tang's Andong Protectorate Goguryeo, Buyeo, Silla, Baekje, Xizu, and Khitan The whole family is ready to move.

Anxi Duhufu also found a large number of Lite people, Daqin people (both the Byzantine Empire), Greeks and big cannibals.Jiannan Road also discovered that the Tubo, Baiyue, Diliao, Nanman and other tribes were abnormally mobilized, and they were building weapons and stockpiling food.

Although Li Shimin failed, Chen Ying did not dare to forget the fact that Jieli Khan led 20 cavalry to attack Guanzhong and approach the city of Chang'an in history.

However, as a commander who has led the army for many years.Chen Ying knew very well that the more troops the better, the more troops meant great logistical pressure, one hundred thousand shi would need to eat a full three hundred shi of grain a day, plus the mules and horses in the [-] army, this number would exceed [-] shi as much.

There are still many roads in the Tang Dynasty that cannot be passed by four-wheeled carriages, and the transportation still relies on this kind of two-wheeled carriages, which means that more than 200 carts are needed for food consumption in a day, and more than 2 carts are needed for [-] days.

At this time, Chen Ying would be happy to see the elimination of the old and the weak, retain elite soldiers, strengthen training, and build elites. However, he was too sensitive to raise this question in the past.

Now that Fang Xuanling proposed to abolish the army, Chen Ying is very happy.

Of course, happy is happy, but the dissatisfaction in the army also needs to be appeased.After all, some of these soldiers have worked for Datang since the first year of Wude, and they are covered with bruises. If they leave the army because of physical problems, they will definitely complain.

Seeing Chen Ying's arrival, Yu Chigong, Feng Li, Wei Wenzhong, Xue Wanche and others hurried up to meet him and said, "General Chen, you came at the right time. Look at Fang Xuanling, the remnant of the Qin Palace, and what bad idea he has given His Majesty!"

Chen Ying went to the table behind the main case, sat down slowly, and said slowly: "The general has already read this copy, and the general thinks it is feasible!"

When Xue Wanche heard this, he said even more anxiously: "General, you must not be bewitched by Fang Xuanling..."

Chen Ying didn't explain, looked at Ashina Simo outside and said: "Beat the drums and gather the generals!"

Ashina Simo nodded: "Of order!"

Following Chen Ying's order, the army of twelve guards beat the Jujiang drum one after another.

Immediately, the entire Chang'an drums burst out, full of murderous intent.

Chen Ying then issued a second military order: "This General of Hussars ordered that all guards, armies and mansions be fully armed and march to Longshouyuan!"

Saying that, Chen Ying got up and walked towards Longshouyuan with his personal guards.

Yu Chigong, Xue Wanche, Wei Wenzhong, Feng Li and other generals had no choice but to follow Chen Ying to Longshouyuan.

The so-called Longshouyuan is actually Longshou Mountain.It is also the dividing line between Chang'an in the Han Dynasty and Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty.Chang'an City in the Han Dynasty was in the area north of Longshou Mountain, while Chang'an City in Tang Dynasty was in the area south of Longshou Mountain.

However, the city of Chang'an is the Tai Chi Palace.Naturally, ordinary troops cannot pass through. If the troops in Chang'an City want to reach Longshouyuan, they must pass through the city along Anhua Gate, Xuancheng Gate, Qingming Gate, Bacheng Gate or Zhicheng Gate.

Chen Yingzeng made calculations, and the closest ones to Longshouyuan from the city gates were the Zuowuhou Wei mansions near the Yizhi City Gate. Their distance was the shortest, about 25 li.The farthest ones are left and right Wuwei, because they are directly stationed in the South Palace of Taiji Palace, which is separated from the South Yamen by a wall, but they cannot directly pass through the palace city and pass through the Luocheng Gate, so they have to go out of the palace city of Chenganmen, and then walk along the square. The road arrived at Qingming Gate, bypassed Chang'an City, and arrived at Longshou Mountain.

The distance between the left and right Wuwei armies is the farthest, and it takes about sixty miles for the whole journey.

Chen Ying and his cavalry went to Longshouyuan at a faster speed. After about two quarters of an hour, they arrived at the assembled Longshoushan wasteland.

Chen Ying's personal guards began to arrange the camp of the Chinese army and point out the commander's platform.

It was still early and the troops had not arrived yet.

Chen Ying drank tea leisurely.

Feng Li frowned and said, "General, this is not fair!"

Chen Ying said coldly: "Will our enemies tell us where they are attacking?"

"This……"

Feng Li was speechless.

Chen Ying's voice suddenly rose an octave, and he looked at the generals and said, "The enemy will not tell us where they are attacking from, nor will they tell them where their empty soldiers are, and where their key breakthroughs are. , we must be the first to strike, and then be controlled by others, and now let you see, what is the quality of the troops you are reluctant to abolish."

It didn't take long, maybe half an hour.The ten training mansions of the left and right Wuhouwei all arrived at Longshouyuan.

Arriving at Longshouyuan, the left and right Wuhou guards consciously lined up in a huge square array of fifty by three hundred. The array was dense, with spears like forests and horizontal knives like walls.

This is the army that Chen Ying has raised with strict military discipline, cruel training and generous treatment since he took over the Marquis of Wu!Maybe they have been in the army for a short time, and they are not yet capable of defeating too powerful enemies, but they will not be afraid of any enemies!
As the saying goes, if there is no comparison, there is no harm. After waiting for a full quarter of an hour, Zuo Xiaowei's army began to arrive at Longshouyuan.

The equipment of the Tang Dynasty army was superb at this time. They were equipped with the best fine steel armor and used the best equipment, but the weight was not light.Take armored warriors and spearmen as an example, their armor weighs about [-] catties, their luggage weighs about [-] catties, and with the addition of weapons and water bottles, each person can carry nearly [-] catties.

It is also thanks to the good physique of the soldiers at this time, otherwise the team may be miserable.

When the sun was setting, the army of twelve guards finally arrived at Longshouyuan.But looking at Long Shouyuan's loose and disfigured elite army of twelve guards, Xue Wanche cried out helplessly in his heart: "How is this possible?"

Xue Wanche was born in the general family. His father was Xue Shixiong, the former Sui Zuo Yuwei general and the left guard of Zhuojun.He led the army with his father at the age of 17, and thought that his understanding of military affairs was very difficult.

The Twelve Guards Army is the elite of the elites of the Tang Dynasty, even much more elite than the Jingzhou Army he led before.However, the furthest distance for this impromptu training was only sixty miles.Actually ran for a whole day.Even if the Jingzhou army is not as well trained as the Twelve Guards, it is not particularly difficult to force [-] miles in three days
However, with such a low-intensity marching training, nearly one-third of the twelve guards' army was on the verge of collapse.

Xue Wanche never admitted that the army of the Twelve Guards would be so weak, but the facts were right before his eyes.

The best performers were precisely the left and right guards who marched the farthest. Their marching distance was nearly sixty miles, and they all rushed to Longshouyuan within two hours.Although the look is exhausted, judging from the formation, this team of Minyong not only shows no signs of collapse, but shows a firmer will.

"How is this possible?" Yu Chigong was also silent. Since he took refuge in Datang, he either stayed in the Eastern Palace Zuoyu led, or followed Li Shimin's Xuanjia Army. What he saw were the few elites in Datang. Seeing Xue Wanche's solemn expression, it can be said to be ugly.

There were those who threw away their helmets and armor, some who were out of breath, some who ran in the wrong direction, and some soldiers who ran into other armies. The most outrageous one was the Zhechong Mansion of You Xiaowei. Thinking about it, actually bringing the troops to Qujiangyuan, came a different way.

If this is not training, if it is a war, the consequences will be disastrous.

Yu Chigong's face became very ugly at this moment.

Chen Ying had already been mentally prepared for the performance of the Twelve Guards.After all, man is a lazy animal. Once life is too comfortable, he will lose his aggressiveness.

For example, Lao Cheng has been sedentary for a long time, and his weight has increased by [-] catties in just five years.

Chen Ying looked at the soldiers and said angrily: "You can see clearly that this is the most elite army of the Twelve Guards of the Tang Dynasty, the absolute force guarding the pass. Tell me, can you still fight?"

Hearing Chen Ying's words, the leading generals, including Yu Chi Gong and Feng Li, all bowed their heads and remained silent.

"This general is very disappointed!" Chen Ying looked at the generals and shouted, "Can such an army protect the folks in Guanzhong? Is it wrong to dismiss the old and the weak?"

Xue Wanche didn't worry about it at this time, but bit the bullet and said: "General Mingjian, the final general is not disagreeing with the abolition of the old and weak, but how to abolish it. The court must come up with a one-way plan. It can't be just a paper order. Fuck them!"

The generals also followed suit.

After all, in this era, there are no complete military retirement regulations for future generations, and there is no so-called resettlement fee for veterans.Once the soldiers are too old, weak, or disabled, and no longer go to the battlefield, if they are generally dismissed, they will only be issued a sum of money.According to the distance of the soldiers' hometown, the imperial court will give one or several entanglements.

By the time I get home from all these trips, there is basically nothing left.

Therefore, when some soldiers without land and family members heard that the troops were going to be disbanded, they were immediately frightened and at a loss.

In fact, Chen Ying had been prepared for a long time. Chen Ying once participated in large-scale domestic forums and started a heated discussion on the real reason for the collapse of the Ming Dynasty.Netizens put forward "natural disaster theory", "man-made disaster theory" about the demise of the Ming Dynasty, as well as "the theory that the Donglin Party harmed the country", "the theory that traitors betrayed the country"...etc.

However, Chen Ying agreed with Huang Renyu's point of view. Huang Renyu believed that an important reason for the fall of the Ming Dynasty was financial bankruptcy, and the reason for financial bankruptcy was that the state policy in the early Ming Dynasty regressed greatly, and the government did not allow more responsibilities, but only relied on the countryside to take care of themselves. , and thus failed to obtain a powerful fiscal and taxation machine, external and internal troubles, as well as natural disasters, this is how the country perished.

In the Ming Dynasty, it died of carelessness.

According to the national policy of the Ming Dynasty, officials close to the people are not allowed to disturb the countryside, and are not even allowed to leave the county.That is to say, under the county seat, almost anarchic organizations are dealt with, and all are governed by the gentry and local clans.

A teacher who does not forget the past life.

Is the reason for the demise in the history of the Tang Dynasty really the scourge of the feudal town?

Of course, it is a fact that the imperial court did not control the local area strictly. In fact, during the more serious crisis, the imperial court did not carry out detailed control of the local area from the beginning to the end.

The aristocratic families can be exempted from taxes, but the imperial court requires taxes to maintain the country's operations.However, after the financial crisis, Datang no longer had the land and financial resources to support the more than [-] soldiers in Guanzhong during the Tang Xuanzong period.

Under such circumstances, Tang Xuanzong turned his ideas on the naturalized Hu people outside the pass, because the Hu people are all soldiers, do not need training, and do not need food and fodder. Nature, so Datang turned from prosperity to decline.

Chen Ying insisted that Datang should add an effective management system.Just like the pilot project he did in Lingzhou at the beginning, the Baojia system was established so that the imperial court could directly manage the local Baojia.

Use retired veterans to act as armor chiefs, security chiefs or town mayors.

Usually, the joint insurance company is responsible for the security of the village.Once needed, military mobilization forces can be quickly formed.

Although these old soldiers are not physically fit to support strenuous exercise, they have rich combat experience, and what's even more rare is their incomparable love for Datang.

Chen Ying plans to implement the Baojia system. From the beginning of the county, ten households will be set up with Jiazhang, ten Jiabao will be set up with Baozhang, and ten Baojia will be set up with a town chief.

Ordinary soldiers can serve as armor commanders after retiring from the army and enjoy the job field of [-] acres of land.

Officers at the team leader and team level can act as security chiefs.Enjoy the treatment of [-] acres of land, and enjoy the treatment of the imperial court from the ninth rank to the rank of accompanying captain.

The town mayor needs a retired military officer of the brigade rate or the rank of a lieutenant to serve as a retired officer, distribute [-] acres of land, and enjoy the treatment of the nine-rank Renyong school lieutenant of the imperial court.

For the prefectures and counties that established the Baojia system, Bian prefectures were also given priority.Outside the customs first.Taking a county with [-] households as an example, it would require [-] Jia chiefs, [-] Bao chiefs, and [-] town chiefs.

If the combination of the front and back is adopted, then seven or eight hundred retired soldiers can be arranged in full.

Looking at the regulations on the retirement system issued by Chen Ying, Yu Chigong said excitedly: "If [-] old and weak people are abolished, hundreds of counties will be needed to resettle them (there are also lower counties, less than [-] households). Are there so many counties? "

Chen Ying laughed loudly and said, "The Anxi Protectorate has 150 prefectures and more than [-] counties, which are enough for resettlement. Moreover, the Baojia where I am located, the general can promise that the Chief Jia will get three main rooms and four side rooms at the last time." , and all the fields in Dingkou, the chief security officer can get four main rooms and five side rooms, and the town mayor can get a house with five main rooms and six side rooms!"

Feng Li laughed loudly and said, "The last general wants to retire!"

Chen Ying said solemnly: "This disbandment is based on the principle of voluntary resignation. The same level can be given priority. If you don't retire, you will carry out high-intensity training in the future. There will be an assessment every ten days. Within a month, there will be a three-day assessment. , and all the last ones, they must be forced to retire!"

Xue Wanche pondered: "The skills are not as good as others, and no one can blame others!"

Chen Ying was also immigrating abroad in a disguised form at this time. After all, almost [-]% of the Twelve Guards were from Guanzhong. , migrated out without knowing it.

……

Huai'an Palace in Chang'an City.A group of descendants of the Li family's clan surrounded Li Shentong and said cursingly: "According to Fang Xuanling's plan, our clan will all reduce the title and salary."

Another disciple of the clan also said: "No matter what, we are also His Majesty's close relatives. How can there be any reason for plotting against our own family?"

Li Xiaochang, Prince of Yi'an County, said with a sneer, "Prince Zhao County is definitely fine!"

Li Shentong was depressed.

"King Zhao is the one with the highest military exploits in our clan, how could he be reduced in title?"

Li Xiaochang vowed: "The current emperor sitting in the Xiande Hall has never been a character who cares about family affection. How do you know that King Zhaojun can escape this? Don't forget, everyone, in front of the Xuanwu Gate , the blood is still wet!"

(End of this chapter)