Changsun Wuji's eyes were about to burst, and he exclaimed: "The traitor is so brave! How dare you shake the world?"
Then he faced His Majesty Li Er, pointed his halberd at Fang Jun with one hand, and shouted: "This beast has ulterior motives and intends to destabilize the country. I beg your Majesty to kill him immediately to rectify the situation!"
There was an exclamation of exclamation in the main hall, and the officials all looked at Fang Jun, who looked calm, and thought to themselves, could this man really not know how to write the word "death"?
Only the generals were shocked, but their eyes were playful and their expressions were tangled...
Is it Changsun Wuji who is making a fuss out of a molehill and making slanderous remarks?
Not really.
In the third year of Daye, Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty reformed the military system of the government.
"Change the left and right guards to the left and right Yi guards, the left and right guards to the left and right cavalry guards, and the left and right Wuwei still have the same name. Change the leading army to the left and right Tun guards, add the left and right guards, change the left and right Wuhou to the left and right guards, and it is called the Twelve Guards. He also changed the left and right houses to the left and right preparation houses, and the left and right prison gates still had the same name. "Fan Sixteen Houses."
This is the origin of the Sixteen Guards.
After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it immediately began to set up military institutions. In the second year of Emperor Wude's reign, while restoring the equalization of land and formulating the regulation of renting and renting Yong, he ordered the establishment of a military mansion based on the Sui system: "The military mansion was first set up and led by two generals, Hussar and Chariot." Since the war was not over at that time, Military mansions were only set up in the relatively stable Guanzhong area, and Guanzhong was divided into twelve provinces, each with its own army, which were given commendations to enhance military power.
For example, the Wannian Road is the Banner Army, the Chang'an Road is the Drum Flag Army, the Jingzhou Road is the Tianji Army... the list goes on.
After Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty came to the throne, he immediately began to reform the military system and divided the country into ten provinces including Guannei, Henan, Hebei, Hedong, Shannan, Longyou, Huainan, Jiangnan, Jiannan and Lingnan, totaling more than 300 states. Concentrate military power in the center, and set up sixteen guards in the center, each with its own subordinates and checks and balances on each other. Except for the left and right prison guards and the left and right Qianniu guards, the other twelve guards all command the soldiers of the inner and outer palaces.
The most important task of the government soldiers is to guard the capital, which is mostly performed by the government soldiers from Guannei, Henan and Hedong provinces who are relatively close to the capital. The number of government soldiers from these provinces has accounted for one-third of the total number of government soldiers in the country. Two or more. In addition to guarding the imperial palace, his responsibilities also include security inspections in the royal palaces, various government offices and the capital.
Therefore, the total number of troops near the capital has accounted for more than half of the country's military strength.
However, since ancient times, kings have been deeply jealous of military power. They not only want to control military power in their hands to secure the throne, but also control and balance it to appease the world.
It is said that a single move can affect the whole body. Fang Jun proposed that the Sixteenth Guards participate in natural disaster rescue, which means that there must be a force that breaks the current balance, destroys the stable structure, and lays hidden dangers for the security of the capital.
What's more, soldiers are the most dangerous weapon of the country. Once the army moves around the capital, who knows whether it will be used and controlled by rebellious officials and traitors?
The Yin Jian of Xuanwu Sect has not gone far yet...
However, the military generals were different from the civilian officials and thought of something else.
Power is the supreme interest that every official has been pursuing tirelessly. In the military system of the Tang Dynasty, as long as it was not in wartime, the promotion of generals would be judged by the Ministry of War, the deployment and training of troops and logistics supplies would be in the political hall, and the tiger talisman and military talisman would be in the hands of the emperor... no one would be willing to do so.
Without these powers, how can one demonstrate one's status and establish prestige among the army?
Everyone wants power, especially Yu Chigong, Cheng Yaojin, Zhang Shigui and others who have served His Majesty Li Er for many years with outstanding achievements, but they dare to openly remonstrate with His Majesty in the Taiji Hall like Fang Jun and order the army to leave the garrison to provide disaster relief... It is truly unprecedentedly bold.
His Majesty Li Er was sitting on the throne. The light in the palace was a little dark, and the expression on his face could not be seen clearly. He could only hear his calm voice saying slowly: "Soldiers are the most deadly weapons of the country. Advice from Fang Aiqing Regardless of whether it is feasible or not, I ask you, how can you make the troops who have left the garrison stick to their duties and only focus on their orders?"
It's okay to let the troops go out to provide disaster relief, but how to prevent these troops from actually going to provide disaster relief instead of pretending to attack Guo and conspiring to rebel?
Fang Jun is confident: "The troops' participation in disaster relief can, on the one hand, rescue the victims in time and increase the people's attachment to the court. On the other hand, they can also take the opportunity to pull the troops out for field exercises, which is much better than just making up stories in the military camp. Since it is disaster relief, What is needed is manpower, and we can order the troops participating in the disaster relief not to take a single soldier or armor out of the military camp, but just rush to the disaster area in civilian clothes and bare hands."
The scale of smelting is extremely weak these days. Even if the Fang family and the Changsun family, the two largest iron smelting families in the Tang Dynasty, join forces, they will not be able to equip the first-guard army with weapons and armor in a short period of time. An army without armor, weapons, and arrows is like a toothless tiger. Even if it really has ulterior motives, what can it accomplish?
His Majesty Li Er pondered for a moment, and someone among the generals stood up and said: "I think that the advice of the Chamberlain may be feasible."
Changsun Wuji was immediately furious: "Fang Jun has ulterior motives. Are you, Cheng Zhijie, an old fool? The Sixteenth Guards and the capital are the cornerstones of the stability of the empire. How can we act rashly? Once used by someone with ulterior motives, it will surely lead to chaos in the country." It’s such a catastrophic disaster that you all will never be able to atone for your sins even if you die!”
Cheng Yaojin chuckled and retorted: "Although we are just ordinary people, we are all generals who have followed His Majesty for many years. We cannot say how much we have contributed. Each of us is so brave and loyal that his loyalty can be seen in the sun and the moon! But there are some people who are not strict in their upbringing. It’s really ridiculous to be so evil that everyone in the world laughs at you, but you can still raise your arms and shout with a righteous look!”
Of course he was talking about Changsun Chong's rebellion...
Changsun Wuji's beard was flaring, his eyes were red, and he got angry and said angrily: "Old man Cheng, how dare you bully me like this? I will never stand against you!"
If his son takes the wrong path, not only will his life be ruined and his family unable to return, but his eldest grandson Wuji will also lose his face. If His Majesty Li Er hadn't been broad-minded and remembered the past achievements of his eldest grandson's family, and even thought about the love between Queen Wende and his wife, I'm afraid the consequences of annihilating the three clans would have been light...
Therefore, Changsun Chong's rebellion is already Changsun Wuji's rebellion. Whoever touches him will be anxious!
But how could Cheng Yaojin be afraid of him?
He immediately stood forward, his eyes as wide as copper bells, his fists as big as an iron bowl clenched, staring at Changsun Wuji without giving in: "I am just telling the truth, is it possible that your eldest grandson's family can do it, but so-and-so can't? Come on, come on, don’t let me bully you and give you a hand, let’s make some gestures on top of this hall and see if I can beat you to the point where you have teeth all over the floor!”
Changsun Wuji is going crazy. Ever since he followed His Majesty Li Er to compete in the world, has he ever been so angry? He immediately became furious and stood up to fight Cheng Yaojin. The ministers around him were so frightened that they quickly grabbed hold of him.
Although Changsun Wuji came from a family of military generals and could mount a horse to kill the enemy, how could he defeat Cheng Yaojin, who was the most brave warrior in the army?
Cheng Yaojin is a well-known demon king. If Changsun Wuji were beaten up by him in the Tai Chi Hall, he would probably lose his dignity...
The ministers around him held Changsun Wuji tightly. Gao Shilian frowned and scolded Cheng Yaojin: "Now that we are all important ministers of the imperial court and pillars of the empire, how can we behave like a reckless man in the market? We really have no decency!"
Before Cheng Yaojin spoke, Yuchi Jingde behind him said quietly: "In the court, everyone naturally expresses his or her own opinion. Since there are differences, quarrels of words are inevitable. What's more, now we are discussing whether the advice of the Chamberlain is feasible. , Zhao Guogong is angry and hurts others, so why should Shen Guogong be partial and protective?"
These words made Gao Shilian very angry. It was clearly Cheng Yaojin, a tough guy, who was making trouble for other people's families, but now he was attacking him again?
His Majesty Li Er knocked on the imperial desk, but he was not too angry and said calmly: "Be calm and don't be impatient. Fang Aiqing, please tell me how this so-called 'emergency command yamen' should be structured and how it should operate?"
Changsun Wuji, Gao Shilian and others were all shocked, secretly thinking something bad was going to happen!
His Majesty was actually persuaded by Fang Jun...
Fang Jun's eyes lit up and he immediately started talking: "Disaster relief is complicated and complex. The Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and Chang Pingcang will naturally all be involved. The Ministry of Punishment can also send officials to investigate and deal with whether there is any negligence of duty or negligence before and after the disaster. It is an act of corruption and perversion of the law. When a natural disaster occurs, capable personnel from various ministries will be allocated to form a temporary government office, and His Majesty will be centrally controlled and dispatched to minimize the losses of the natural disaster. As for the gathering and dispatching of disaster relief troops and the assignment of tasks, the Ministry of War is naturally responsible. , under the command of His Majesty, we are doing our best to rescue the victims, show off the power of our Tang army, and let the people of the world see that our army is an invincible army that is victorious in every battle on the battlefield. When it comes to the disaster area, it is brave and loyal to the people. Soldiers who are with us!"
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