Half an hour later, the palace, Mingxin Hall.
Li Longji was dressed in a dragon robe and sat in the hall with majesty.
"Your Majesty, Bai Yuxian, the champion of martial arts, is here to bring you."
"Bring it in."
"yes."
Bai Yuxian was then brought into the Mingxin Hall. When he saw Li Longji, who was wearing a dragon robe at the center of the hall, he immediately saluted and knelt down.
"Student Bai Yuxian, I would like to pay my respects to Your Majesty. May Your Majesty live long live!"
Bai Yuxian still calls himself a student to Li Longji, because as a supervisor of the Imperial College, he is nominally the emperor's disciple and Li Longji's student.
Although this disciple of the Emperor is basically just an empty name in name only, don't underestimate this empty name. Its weight is beyond imagination, especially when facing Li Longji, this name is a bonus.
Li Longji was also looking at Bai Yuxian carefully. He had always liked Bai Yuxian in his heart. Now listening to Bai Yuxian's words, especially hearing Bai Yuxian call himself a student, he thought that Bai Yuxian was still a supervisor of the Imperial College. Is he his student, Emperor's disciple? He couldn't help but feel more close and trustworthy in his heart.
Immediately he couldn't help but laugh loudly and said: "What a Bai Yuxian, you really did not disappoint me."
"At the New Year's Eve Poetry Festival at the beginning of the year, I felt that you must be a talent. Now it seems that I did not misjudge you. You are a white jade immortal with both civil and military skills. You are very good."
The more Li Longji thought about it, the more he felt that he had a sharp eye.
When I first saw Bai Yuxian at the Yuanxi Poetry Festival, I felt that Bai Yuxian was a talent, so I looked at Bai Yuxian in a different light. Now it seems that I did not make a mistake.
This is not only a personal talent, but also a super talent, a super talent who is the best among his peers in both civil and military skills.
"Your Majesty is exaggerating. Although he was lucky enough to win the first prize in Wushu this time, compared with the real top masters of the Tang Dynasty, Yuxian is still far behind and needs to continue to work hard."
Bai Yuxian cupped his hands and said.
"Very good, neither arrogant nor impetuous."
Li Longji became more and more satisfied after hearing this, and then spoke again.
"I want to build a new forbidden army. You must have heard about it in the past few days. What do you think of this?"
The real drama is here.
Bai Yuxian was shocked when he heard this, knowing that the crucial drama was coming.
Li Longji asked him directly about the new Forbidden Army at this moment, and it must be a bit of a test for him. If he just obeyed Li Longji's wishes and said a good word, it would definitely not work. He also had to say a good word. So, this needs to test his overall view of the current situation in Datang, especially the army.
"Your Majesty's move should be a policy that benefits the country and is imperative." Bai Yuxian immediately cupped his hands and said.
"Oh, why?"
Li Longji looked at Bai Yuxian questioningly.
"Our Datang now has three imperial armies, Yulin, Yulin, and Longhu, all of which are the elite tiger and wolf armies of our Datang. However, compared to the vast territory of our Datang, only the three armies of Yulin, Yulin, and Longhu will not be able to defeat them after all. It’s not enough.”
"Although our country, the Tang Dynasty, has a rich country and a strong army, suppresses the Central Powers, and overlooks all directions, the Tibetans, Turks and other foreign tribes are still determined to spy on the rich land of the Tang Dynasty, and they still have to guard against it. Moreover, in recent years, the border town army The situation is getting bigger and bigger and is not under the direct control of the imperial court. This is also a hidden danger, and we need to prepare early. Only by strengthening the central military strength of the imperial court can we deter all possible precautions."
Li Longji couldn't help but nodded secretly when he heard this. What Bai Yuxian said was exactly what he was thinking, especially the border town army that was getting stronger now. He was mainly worried about it, so he also decided to build a new army. The idea of the Imperial Guard strengthening the central military.
However, although he agreed with Bai Yuxian's statement in his heart, Li Longji remained calm on the surface and asked instead.
"So, you don't approve of my border town army actions back then."
This question is a bit dangerous. If Bai Yuxian doesn't answer it well, he may offend Li Longji.
However, Bai Yuxian had already expected this in his mind and said after hearing this.
"No, students not only agree with His Majesty's border town army measures, but also admire them very much."
"Why?"
Li Longji suddenly became interested and looked at Bai Yuxian.
Li Longji knew that the hidden dangers of the current Border Town Army were not only seen by him, but also by many people in the court. Therefore, many people were privately discussing that his actions of the Border Town Army back then were wrong, and they believed Li Linfuzhi His words have caused the current hidden dangers. It is even said that he is addicted to pleasure and neglects government affairs.
He was quite looking forward to Bai Yuxian's opinions.
Bai Yuxian cupped his hands and said: "There are two reasons. One is military salary, and the other is foreign enemies."
"First of all, in terms of military pay, His Majesty's border town army measures have greatly alleviated the military pay problem of our country. Otherwise, without your majesty's border town army measures, military pay alone would have been enough to bring down our country."
This is also the main reason why Li Longji vigorously promoted the Jiedushi border town army system. Because the Tang Dynasty was keen on expanding its territory, the territory of the Tang Dynasty was extremely vast. However, the problem caused by this was that the pressure on logistics and military pay directly caused Times soared.
At that time, Li Longji even ran out of money for the once-poor treasury, and the Jiedushi Bianzhen Army system could greatly alleviate or even solve the pressure on military pay.
Why does Li Longji like to reuse Li Linfu so much? It's because Li Linfu can figure out Li Longji's thoughts and can also help Li Longji make money.
Li Linfu may not be a good person, but he is definitely a capable person.
You can say that Li Linfu was a treacherous minister, but it is also undeniable that he was a capable minister.
As the saying goes, a treacherous minister has many talents. If he is incompetent, he will not be able to hold his position.
"Secondly, regarding foreign enemies, the border town army measures also allow Datang to more effectively fight against foreign enemies such as Tibet and Turks."
This is another reason why Li Longji vigorously promoted the Jiedushi border army system in the first place. Because the establishment and prosperity of the Jiedushi system in the Tang Dynasty, the efficiency of the Tang Dynasty's war against foreigners was indeed doubled. During this period, the Great Tang Dynasty When Tang faced foreigners, he basically suppressed them and beat them.
At this time, the generals of the Tang Dynasty were fighting foreign wars. If you didn't directly cripple the foreigners or directly destroy several foreign countries, you would be embarrassed to say that you had won a great victory.
Therefore, it cannot be said that it is wrong to say that Li Longji vigorously promoted the system of military measures for Jiedushi and border towns.
It can only be said that everything has two sides. The Jiedushi system has its shortcomings for the Tang Dynasty, but it is undeniable that it has its advantages.
Moreover, regarding the issue of the Tang Jiedushi, in fact, as long as the power of the central court can be ensured to be strong enough, it will definitely be able to intimidate and control the border town army.
"So in the eyes of the students, His Majesty's move towards the Border Town Army was definitely a heroic decision. Without His Majesty's heroic decision back then, I am afraid that our country, the Tang Dynasty, would not be as glorious as it is today. As for the issue of the Border Town Army, In fact, it is not difficult to solve. As long as the central court's absolute military strength can be guaranteed, coupled with His Majesty's wisdom, prowess, and strategic planning, we can perfectly deter the border troops and solve the problem."
"I think your Majesty now intends to build a new Forbidden Army. It is precisely for this purpose. As long as the absolute military strength of the Tang Dynasty's center can be guaranteed, it can intimidate the border troops."
"Your Majesty is wise!"
After speaking, Bai Yuxian bowed his hand towards Li Longji.
"Okay, okay!"
Hearing Bai Yuxian's words, Li Longji couldn't help but get excited, because what Bai Yuxian said was exactly what he was thinking, and it simply spoke to his heart.
Nowadays, a group of mediocre officials in the court always talk about the problems of the Bian Zhen family. However, these people do not think about it. If they had not vigorously promoted the Bian Zhen Army initiative, how could the Tang Dynasty be able to afford the huge logistics and military expenses? And if it weren't for the Bianzhen Army's measures, which made the Bianzhen Army almost invincible in foreign battles, how would there be today's glorious Tang Dynasty.
Those mediocre ministers always said that Li Linfu was a traitor, saying that they listened to Li Linfu and neglected government affairs, but they never thought about what they had done during their reign.
A traitorous minister may not necessarily be a mediocre minister, and a loyal minister may not necessarily be a capable minister.
In order to govern the world well, it is not enough to rely solely on loyal ministers. The most important thing is to rely on capable ministers.
Li Longji was not sure whether Li Linfu was a traitor, but one thing he knew was that Li Linfu was definitely a capable minister and he also understood himself.
But now, besides Li Linfu, Li Longji feels that there is one more person who understands him, and he is also a capable minister.
Yuxian also understands me.
Li Longji couldn't help but thought to himself, and then looked at Bai Yuxian Dao again.
"So, what will you do if I hand over this new Imperial Army to you and appoint you as its general?"
Bai Yuxian knelt down and bowed directly.
"Students, you must dedicate yourself to your work, swear to serve His Majesty to the death, and live up to His Majesty's trust and high expectations."
"Okay, I believe you too."
Later, Li Longji took an examination of Bai Yuxian's art of war and tactics.
As an emperor who created the most prosperous period of the Tang Dynasty, Li Longji's ability is absolutely undoubted, especially now that he has not completely entered his old age and started to become confused.
Whether it is martial arts or martial arts, Li Longji is definitely outstanding among many emperors.
You can say that Li Longji in the late Tianbao years was a fool, but before that, there was absolutely no doubt about Li Longji's ability.
After all, if Li Longji had no ability, he would not have been able to create a prosperous Kaiyuan era.
Bai Yuxian feels that Li Longji's appearance can be roughly described as a super god in the early stage and a super ghost in the later stage.
In the early days, Li Longji was definitely a wise and powerful king, but in the later stages, when he became self-satisfied and indulged in pleasure, especially after he entered his old age, he started to become a super ghost.
However, although Li Longji has begun to be self-satisfied now, he has not yet entered the confused super ghost stage.
Li Longji began to personally examine Bai Yuxian's military strategies, from uniting troops in combat to changes in military formations to battles between two armies, etc., and fought with Bai Yuxian on paper.
And Li Longji's attainments in military strategy are indeed not low.
However, Li Longji's military skills are not low, but today's Bai Yuxian will only be stronger.
Especially if you just talk about military theory on paper, the current Bai Yuxian is definitely at the top in ancient and modern history.
After taking the test, Bai Yuxian, who was asked by Li Longji to take the test, all answered fluently. His perfect performance made Li Longji unable to help being surprised and excited.
Make plans and make sure there are no plans left behind!
This is the most intuitive feeling Bai Yuxian gave Li Longji in terms of military strategy.
Li Longji did not expect that in addition to his talent and strength, Bai Yuxian's attainments in military tactics and strategies had also reached this stage.
At this moment, Li Longji even felt towards Bai Yuxian as if he were my champion.
Li Longji felt that when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty suffered from Huo Qubing, that was probably how he felt at the moment.
Jade Immortal, my champion is here!
(End of chapter)
