Within the court.
The war in Shu was going smoothly.
The tense atmosphere in the court also eased a lot.
From the beginning, the situation on the battlefield was the main thing, and the state affairs was secondary. It has become the war is secondary, and the state affairs is the main thing.
Li Shimin could finally listen to the political priorities conveyed to him by various departments with peace of mind.
He spoke directly to everyone: "How is the situation in various places? How is the reconstruction work of Henan Road, Huainan Road and Jiangnan Road going?"
Hear his questions.
Wei Zheng, who was mainly responsible for these matters this time, was the first to step forward.
He cupped his hands towards Li Shimin and said, "Report to Your Majesty."
"Datang's recuperation in the past few years has achieved great results in this rebellion."
"Although there are rebels, the treasuries of various places are very full, and the reconstruction work is proceeding very smoothly."
"People who have fled various places for refuge have returned to their hometowns in recent days, and merchants from various aristocratic families have also actively participated in the government's actions."
Wei Zheng said eloquently: "It won't take long for these three places to regain their vitality."
Hearing this, Li Shimin was also quite happy.
He stroked his beard gently and said, "If that's the case, then it's really God's blessing to have a good life."
"It is only because of His Majesty's sage wisdom and the people of the world that we can create such a good situation."
Wei Zheng rarely flattered Li Shimin.
And Li Shimin was also quite comfortable.
After all, this guy rarely says good things about himself.
After Li Shimin laughed three times, he asked everyone: "My dear friends, do you have anything to report?"
"My lord, I have something to report."
Li Ji suddenly stood up.
He cupped his hands towards Li Shimin and said, "Your Majesty, although this war is going smoothly, there are still some problems."
"oh?"
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's the problem?"
"During this war, many irregularities were discovered that were not discovered before."
Li Ji said bluntly: "For example, the military system seems to be unsuitable for the current era."
"ah?"
Li Shimin really didn't expect that Li Ji would jump out and talk about this.
After all, Li Chengqian had said this before, but was rejected by all the ministers present.
And Li Ji has always been a pure minister, neither fighting nor grabbing, let alone offending anyone.
This time, why did he unexpectedly jump out and talk about it?
However, how smart is Li Shimin?
He just thought about it for a moment and figured out what was going on.
It must be that kid who did it remotely...
But knowing that it was his son who did the operation, Li Shimin was not anxious.
He asked directly: "What is inappropriate about it? General Li, please speak out."
"The first is the issue of governance."
"Military power in various places seems to be in the hands of the imperial court, but in fact it is local officials who are in charge."
"This means that the imperial court does not actually have the right to directly dispatch troops."
Li Ji raised his head and looked at Li Shimin and said, "Your Majesty, have you ever thought about it, if someone bribes a local official with money and sex, whose hands will the military power be?"
you still need to ask?
Of course it was in the hands of the people who bribed the local officials.
In fact, Li Shimin had already realized this problem, but he never found a suitable opportunity to speak out.
Now that Li Jing has spoken out.
Then he couldn't help but say a few words.
"General Lee is right."
"Many of the rebels in the Henan Dao rebellion are veterans who opened up territory for the Tang Dynasty."
Li Shimin shook his head and sighed: "But this time, these people have targeted the imperial court and want to destroy the peaceful and prosperous era created by the martyrs with their blood and lives."
"Your Majesty is wise."
"If military power falls into the hands of villains, what happened now may happen again in the future."
"So I suggest that we reconsider the strategy of recruiting soldiers that His Royal Highness once proposed and separate the soldiers and civilians."
Li Jidao: "Soldiers are soldiers, and people are people. People are not allowed to participate in the military, and soldiers are not allowed to have too much entanglement with the people."
"Um……"
Li Shimin rubbed his chin, pretending to be thoughtful, and nodded.
Then, he turned his attention to the others and asked directly: "What do you think?"
Normally, if he raised this matter, he would definitely receive a lot of opposition.
But this time, the court was surprisingly quiet.
Even the few ministers who wanted to stand up and oppose this did not dare to stand up when they saw such a scene.
After all, no one is a fool. What is happening today is right in front of us.
The shortcomings of the government military system were also exposed to the world.
Can this system still be used?
In other words, reforming the military system has become inevitable.
And they could also see that Li Shimin secretly overdid this matter.
There is no need for them to always confront the emperor.
Seeing such a scene, Li Shimin also smiled.
He looked directly at Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling, who had been standing silently by the side, and said, "In that case, Lord Changsun and Lord Fang, I would like to trouble you to formulate a new report on the recruitment system for me."
"After I finish reading it, I will weigh the pros and cons and make a conclusion."
After hearing this, Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling immediately bowed down and obeyed the order.
Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "If something happens, we will start, if nothing happens, we will retreat..."
No one spoke.
Li Shimin no longer hesitated, stood up and walked towards the harem...
…
Shu land.
Outside Yizhou City.
The siege of Yizhou City has already begun.
However, the city of Yizhou is high and the river is wide, so even the Liangzhou army would not be able to break through the city in a short period of time.
At present, almost the same tactics as Gao Zhixing were adopted. The main strategy of shelling and harassing Yizhou City was to make the Shu army in Yizhou City exhausted.
But if I ask what actual progress has been made.
That's definitely not the case.
Li Chengqian is still worried about this matter.
Seeing him like this, Chang Sun Chong and Cheng Huailiang also wanted to help him out.
However, the current battle situation is like this, and the two of them have no good solution.
Looking at the sand table in front of him, Li Chengqian couldn't help but sigh.
"It would be great if the walls of Yizhou City were the same as those of Mianzhou City..."
The walls of Mianzhou City collapsed when they exploded, but the walls of Yizhou City were no joke.
He had directed all the army's artillery fire at the city wall for several days, but there were only a few damages on the city wall.
If this continues, even if he uses up all the cannonballs, he may not be able to blast through the walls of Yizhou City in the end.
As for the city gate, it had already been sealed by Li Ke.
This guy has now made it clear that all Odang is cowering.
If you don’t come out yourself, you won’t let outsiders in either…
"How about I ask the soldiers below to try again?"
Cheng Huailiang said directly: "Maybe there can be some changes..."
"Change into a hammer."
Li Chengqian shook his head and sighed: "Our sky fire thunder and artillery are not powerful enough to cause even the slightest damage to the city wall..."
Having just said this, Li Chengqian paused before the word harm could be uttered.
He looked straight at Cheng Huailiang and said, "How many Heavenly Fire Thunders do we still have in the army?"
"The supplies from the past few days have just arrived."
"Now we have enough Heavenly Fire Thunder."
Cheng Huailiang said: "At least we can bomb them for a few days."
"oh?"
The corners of Li Chengqian's mouth suddenly raised, and he smiled evilly: "If that's the case, I have an idea..."
