Both of them talked about sensitive topics as closely as possible. This is to prevent anyone from hearing it. After all, this type of topic is only suitable for talking in secret, not for bringing it to the table.
As for the words about eating, they were said deliberately to find an excuse to send the servants away.
Sounds like a coward's precaution.
However, neither Hao Chujun nor Li Xian knew that their precautions had taken effect before they entered the East Palace.
Although Li Zhi has been seriously ill for many years and seems to be slacking off, the secret guards are his eyes, monitoring the entire Chang'an and even most areas of the Tang Dynasty on his behalf.
There are secret guards in every corner of Chang'an, let alone the imperial city. There seemed to be no one in the place where the two passed by, but it was impossible to tell how many ears there were, hidden deep in the flower beds or on the big trees.
"Haha, dignified Hao Zengshan turns out to be a good talker. Although the food in the East Palace is delicious, if you take the initiative to ask for it, you can be regarded as being polite."
“As for the annotations in the Book of Han, they are optional, but since the prince likes them, it’s not impossible to give him this opportunity.”
After reading the secret report sent by the secret guard, Li Zhi smiled and threw the secret report aside. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the national power has continued to grow, and now, there is no longer any worries. The generals do not harbor evil intentions, the ministers are diligent and diligent, and those who make irresponsible remarks about the Heavenly Family are only a minority after all.
Therefore, he only reads the secret reports from the secret guards as a pastime.
After taking a look at the memorial on the desk, Li Zhi rubbed the corners of his eyes, calculated the time, put down his pen, and said to Jiang Hao who was waiting for dispatch: "I am a little upset now, and my lunch is not to my taste, so I didn't eat much. You go Tell the cook to bring me a bowl of cold noodles."
Jiang Hao accepted the order, turned around and went to deliver the order.
Looking at Jiang Hao's back, Li Zhi smiled sinisterly, and then put on Gu Jing Wubo's face again.
He was going to attend the morning court tomorrow in person.
....
After the curriculum and itinerary are planned, a person's life will become extremely boring.
In the early years, our teachers told us that going to college would be easy. In fact, they meant that we could leave school at will and have some free time.
Although rearranging his "curriculum" is like putting a mountain on his back for Li Xian, for the sake of the future, he has no choice but to endure it now.
Besides, compared with working, it would be really unjustifiable if I still complain about my life now.
After washing up, Li Xian sat down next to the case with his upper body naked and checked Fang Furong's homework.
This woman is still very smart. She has completely mastered three-digit multiplication and division.
"Husband, did you do the questions about my body correctly?"
Li Xian nodded, reached out and rubbed her head and said, "That's right. You can rest today. Tomorrow, I will teach you the concept of decimals."
Fang Furong nodded. Since there was no question to answer today, she picked up the embroidery quilt and looked at the patterns on it by candlelight.
When she picked up a pattern, Li Xian was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "This pattern..."
Seeing her husband pointing at the drawings, Fang Furong smiled and said: "I asked my mother for these drawings. This drawing was given to me by a female official next to my mother. Husband, my father's birthday is in June. I have to embroider a pattern with my own hands and present it to my father, to be considered as dedicated, right?"
After saying that, she picked out the pattern pointed by Li Xian and asked, "My husband thinks this pattern looks good? I also think the dragon's posture is majestic and quite suitable."
Li Xian took the pattern, smiled, and asked, "Is the lady who gave you this pattern Chunmei?"
"No, it's another female officer, the one with a pockmarked face."
Li Xian carefully recalled his experience today, but he still couldn't remember where he saw this female officer.
There was no other way. Today's attention was all on his expectant wives, and he didn't pay attention to the palace maids and eunuchs around him.
Although he couldn't remember which female official it was, Li Xian still felt that it was worthwhile to go to Ziyuting today.
Patting Fang Furong's shoulder, Li Xian said: "Idiot, I pointed at this pattern because it doesn't look good enough. Besides, you don't necessarily have to embroider dragons for your father. Think about it carefully."
After speaking, Li Xian put away the pattern without leaving a trace, tore it into pieces and threw it into the trash can.
Seeing that her husband was back on the bed, Fang Furong thought for a while, then turned off the light, stripped herself naked, and got into bed.
Sometimes a woman's mind is as deep as the ocean, and sometimes it's easy to guess.
Li Xian knew very well that although Fang Furong worked hard to be a perfect princess, in the final analysis, the more women her husband had, the less attention she would receive.
Any words of comfort at this time are useless. Liangdi, the concubine of the East Palace, was not something he didn’t want, so he wouldn’t have her. The succession of royal heirs is not only an important matter within the royal family, but courtiers are also qualified to participate in it. It would be a joke if the officials actually wrote a letter asking the prince to choose more concubines.
There was no point in talking. Feeling the body sliding in under the quilt, Li Xian directly turned on the hungry wolf mode.
At this time, having sex is better than talking...
Li Xian woke up at dawn the next day.
Today I have to attend the court meeting and report on the annotation of the "Book of Han".
If the Queen is still in power today, how to obtain permission while ensuring that Hao Chujun and others will not be harmed is a problem.
After dressing neatly, putting away the jade pendant from the Alliance of Despicables and replacing it with a normal jade pendant, Li Xian left the bedroom.
Although the Alliance of Despicables is a very powerful force, it is most appropriate to use this force only when it should be used. If it is used frequently and the Alliance of Despicables is exposed, there will be no place to cry.
It can only be more effective if it is hidden in the dark.
Today was still a routine court meeting. Only Liu Rengui and Cui Yu, the Minister of War, were at the Danfeng Gate gate to report important matters. As for Hao Chujun and others, they were just here to make up the numbers, because they also felt that the prince's participation in annotating the "Book of Han" was a good opportunity to highlight the prince's reputation.
Moreover, it was still difficult to get some credit for the officials of the imperial court during the Taiping years, and participating in the annotation was a good opportunity to gain credit. For a few of them, the merit is of little use, but for other civil servants, it is a rare and good opportunity. As the heads of civil servants, they also have the obligation to take credit for the civil servants.
When Li Xian arrived, several people were still discussing together. When they saw the prince approaching, they were about to salute. Li Xian waved his hand and said, "No need to be formal. You guys can continue. Gu Zheng is ready to listen."
Hao Chujun said with a smile: "It's not a big deal. It's just that the number of troops allocated to the Anxi Protectorate for rotation this year needs to be increased. I don't know what happened, but the number of local rotational troops suddenly decreased in the past two years. The Anxi Protectorate on duty The government’s military strength needs to be wary of the Turks, so it is necessary to remain on alert and maintain the strength of the army at its peak.”
Cui Yu continued: "Your Highness does not know that the standing troops of the Anxi Protectorate are all troops transferred from Longyou and Guannai Road. Although there are servants in the local area, they are all those who captured the land in the previous and current dynasties. The remnants are not worthy of trust. Therefore, the local army from the Tang Dynasty needs to have an absolute advantage."
"As for the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, the time when they are on duty at the Anxi Protectorate has always been a small change every year and a major rotation every five years. In this way, we can ensure that the strength of the Anxi Protectorate can always maintain combat effectiveness. It can also allow the soldiers who have completed their rotation to go home and have a good rest. This year, it is the time for the big rotation, but who knew that the Anxi Protector only asked for a rotation of more than 3,000 people and refused the big rotation."
"And the reason he used is ridiculous. What do you mean those soldiers have adapted to the local environment and don't need too much rotation?"
After saying that, Cui Yu snorted, as if not snorting was not enough to express his anger.
With a frown on his face, Li Xian finally knew why the Tang army lost in the battle of Henglus. Although there was a reason for the sudden rebellion of the Geluolu tribe, in the final analysis, there were still some problems with the quality of the Tang army.
This is not to say that the Tang army's combat effectiveness is not good, but that it takes a long time for the army from the mainland to adapt to a strange place. How can it be possible to maintain the so-called "peak combat power" if the acclimatization has not been overcome?
Although saying this is a bit deliberately excusing, it has to be said that this was indeed a factor that led to the failure of the war.
Normally, local standing forces should not be rotated frequently. After a group of soldiers have adapted to the local climate and environment, they should serve until they retire.
but....
Obviously, this idea is not suitable for the environment of Datang. The Tang Dynasty implemented the government army system, and the government army system was to integrate soldiers with farmers. The government soldiers usually worked on the farm, and only participated in training during the leisure time. When there is a need for war, the local Zhechong Prefecture will summon its soldiers to participate in the battle.
Therefore, there is no such thing as a government soldier stationed in a certain place and serving for a long time.
The situation of the Anxi Protectorate can be said to be one of the shortcomings of the military system.
Governor Anxi was justified. As a general, he chose the best option to maintain combat power.
Cui Yu is also justified, because according to the rules and regulations, this is how things should be done.
In the final analysis, the reason why the two people have different opinions lies in the military system.
Various shortcomings of the Tang Dynasty's military system have already appeared in this period. During the period of Empress Wu, the problem of the government soldier system became increasingly serious, and there was even a social trend of "it is a shame to be a government soldier".
But the problem is that neither the emperor nor ordinary people would dare to rectify the military system now.
Who dares to easily touch the system that has been implemented since the founding of the Tang Dynasty?
"His Royal Highness, since he is deep in thought, has he thought of a good plan?"
Hao Chujun's voice broke Li Xian out of his thoughts.
Looking at the half-smiling faces of the old guys, Li Xian replied without hesitation: "I just put myself in Cui Shangshu's shoes and worried about Cui Shangshu. How can I have a good plan? However, from Gu's point of view, Anxi Governor's The request should be rejected. If the soldiers have been serving in Anxi for too long, especially because of the imperial court, it will not be appropriate to detain them there to suffer, once they have complaints against the imperial court."
Seeing what the prince said, Cui Yu was immediately overjoyed: "What His Royal Highness the prince said is exactly what I am worried about. Compared with the military morale, everything else is just trivial."
As soon as Cui Yu finished speaking, the Danfeng Gate opened.
Several people quickly swallowed their words and entered the palace.
The atmosphere in regular court meetings is not as oppressive as in large court meetings. But the saint went to court in person, which still made several people ecstatic.
Today's saint looks very energetic!
Speaking of which, they were helpless to have such a saint who was in poor health. Especially now that the future is so strong, it worries them even more.
but....
After taking a look at the prince at the front, the few people in court felt at ease again.
Just now in front of the Danfeng Gate, I was chatting with the prince about military strategy that he was least familiar with. Who knew that after the prince thought about it for a while, he hit the point with one sentence. Although the prince had also studied the affairs of the Ministry of War during this period, they were still overjoyed to have such an effect.
Cui Yu, in particular, even considered whether to talk to the saint and sent him, the Minister of War, to teach the prince. If the prince could understand the various problems of the Tang Dynasty's military system in advance, things like today would save a lot of time in the future.
After Li Xian bowed to everyone, Li Zhi, who was sitting on the throne, said, "Sit down, everyone. What are you going to do today?"
Liu Rengui stood up, took out a document from his arms, handed it to Jiang Hao, and sent it to the emperor's desk.
He is the Minister of Public Affairs and Cui Yu's immediate boss, so it would be better for him to hand over this document.
After all, the Sixth Department is the department that carries out the specific implementation. It is inappropriate for Shangshu Province to seal and refute documents, and it is even more inappropriate to replace the Sixth Department. Doing things that are not in compliance with the rules can easily arouse the emperor's dissatisfaction. This is Liu Rengui. If Cui Yu is replaced, whether he can withstand the emperor's dissatisfaction is a question.
After reading the document, Li Zhi could only clasp his forehead and sigh: "I have already guessed that Liu Qing's family will refute this document. The Qing family does not know that this kind of self-reduction of combat power, the military generals in the court and the local generals, You have complained to me more than once. As the emperor, I am also in a dilemma."
Liu Rengui cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, just now I was talking about this matter outside Danfeng Gate. Even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince saw at a glance that this move was not good for the morale of the military. How could you not see it? Perhaps this time we can extend the local time What about the next time when the garrison is on duty? What if we can’t recruit troops? What if all the registered soldiers rush to withdraw? "
Seeing Liu Rengui mentioning himself, Li Xian quickly lowered his head.
Bastard, you just say what you say, what are you doing with me? Isn't this trying to make me run against the emperor?
Li Zhi glanced at Li Xian after hearing this, and when he saw the prince lowered his head and said nothing, he understood what Liu Rengui was thinking.
Speaking of which, such a statement and such thoughts are extremely disrespectful.
However, he really couldn't be angry with Liu Rengui on this matter.
