The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 46 Preparation
Follow Qin Qiong to the cafeteria.

Li Jing saw another incredible scene——

At a glance, there is a half-person-high platform behind the large hall, and dozens of food distribution points are lined up in a straight line

In the very small queue on the far left, Yang Tong, Yang Gongren, Yang Shidao, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Kong Yingda, Luo Shixin, Pei Xingyan, Niu Jinda, Su Dingfang, Xue Wanjun, Xue Wanche, and Xue Wanbei were all there!Except for Jiang Xingben, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, none of the civil and military officials in Jizhou was left behind. At this time, Yuchi Gong, who was in the middle, was looking around in amazement just like him.

What surprised Li Jing even more was yet to come!
I saw Yang Tong, who was ranked second to last, was joking with the elegant, delicate, and heroic girl in front of him.

And no matter whether it is a group of civil and military personnel or soldiers, it seems that it is not surprising that Yang Tong is ranked last, as if—— he is used to it!
That's right!

It gave Li Jing the feeling that everyone was used to it.

Qin Qiong immediately pulled Li Jing behind Yang Tong.

Yang Tong smiled and said to Li Jing, "Why doesn't Pharmacist sleep a little longer?"

Li Jing saluted and said: "Mayi is not peaceful. From time to time there are Turkic cavalry going south to harass you. When you hear the sound of the horn, you can't close your eyes."

Yang Tong smiled and said, "Me too, I woke up on my own when I arrived at Maoshichu." He introduced with a smile, "This is my wife, Wei Fengwu, the granddaughter of old general Wei Xuan... who is skilled in archery and horse... There is one who counts as ten." ability."

"The humble minister Li Jing pays respects to the empress!" Li Jing hurriedly saluted.

Xiao Wu returned the salute, and said crisply: "General Li, you don't need to be extra polite!"

After seeing the ceremony, Yang Tong said: "Everyone is different in civil and military, different positions, different functions, and different missions. If you force it, it will be putting the cart before the horse. So in fact, everyone rarely comes to the military camp. Except for some special days, they usually stay at home. Meals! So going to the barracks cafeteria is not a compulsory execution, and the pharmacist will decide according to the situation in the future."

"Here!" Li Jing really felt that the cart was a little bit upside down just now.If everyone is in the barracks and encounters an unexpected situation, wouldn't Zhuo County be in chaos?
Now after listening to Yang Tong's explanation, I finally understand.

"It's just that exercising every morning is essential! Civil servants are more physically fit, not only in good health, but also have more chances to escape when they encounter danger. The same is true for Zhuo County, and so are local officials."

Li Jing agreed: "The world is impermanent, and no one knows what will happen in the future. Your Highness, this is for everyone's benefit."

Yang Tong said with a smile: "There is no supervision below. Whether you can persist or not depends on your own self-consciousness! But if local officials don't have a strong body, they certainly can't go over mountains and mountains to pay attention to people's livelihood. A project to assess local officials, and those who are as fat as pigs must be people who are divorced from the common people, and I will definitely not use such people.”

Li Jing nodded, and said in his heart: "His Royal Highness Qin's assessment method is weird, but it has to be said to be very reasonable. Fat people are all born out of eating and lazy. Not to mention his corruption, his physical strength alone is not enough. He is no longer competent to be the official of the people's parents."

Yang Tong said again: "We don't lack war horses in Jizhou, how many cavalry do Pharmacist think is appropriate for the [-] army?"

Li Jing replied, "Ten thousand is enough."

Yang Tong was very surprised.

Li Jing explained: "The Central Plains is different from the grasslands. It is mostly a variety of complex terrains, and most of the battles are siege battles! The role of cavalry is actually not very big. Instead of wasting a lot of military resources to raise cavalry, it is better to have multiple arms. develop!"

Yang Tong nodded and said, "Then what if we fight against the Turks?"

Li Jing said: "Cavalry can only be used as surprise soldiers!"

"Why?"

"Prairie people grew up on horseback since they were young. They are good at riding and shooting, but our soldiers are at an inherent disadvantage in this respect. If we compare riding and shooting with prairie people, we are really fighting against the enemy's strengths with our own shortcomings. The prairie people have nothing to do but to ride and shoot. As long as they withstand the impact of the cavalry, we can use our developed skills to block their sharp arrows with solid armor, break their leather armor with a sharp blade, and then destroy their main force with tactics. .”

Yang Tong laughed and said, "I'm an amateur in military training, so you have the final say on how to train! Give people to people, and things to things!"

Li Jing thought Yang Tong was modest: "Your Highness's various training methods are very effective! Jing admires it!"

Yang Tong secretly smiled!He knows his own affairs!

The army is not as good as Li Jing, the military is not as good as Qin Qiong, the strategy is not as good as Fang Xuanling, the government is not as good as Yang Gongren, the law is not as good as Wei Zheng, and the education is not as good as Kong Yingda... What he can do is to provide these people with a stage to display their talents!

It is his job to be a good manager.

"Eat first, after dinner! You settle your family first, and someone will help you! I'm going back to the palace too!"

After speaking, Yang Tong stopped talking, but sat down at the table with the breakfast plate, and ate with Xiao Wu on their own.

Seeing Yang Tong like this, Li Jing couldn't say anything more.However, he heard that someone specially assigned to help him settle down, so he was not in a hurry to go back.

He was fascinated by the various training methods in this barracks. If he didn't read them all at once and feel them one by one, he would feel uncomfortable eating and lodging, and would be restless.

……

Taiyuan County is separated from Jizhou by the Taihang Mountain.

In the back hall of the left-behind mansion.

Sitting high up was a middle-aged man in a Chinese dress, with sharp eyes and wide forehead, with a somewhat ugly face; below him was a Confucian scholar with a short beard and a calm and calm demeanor.

The presiding persons are Taiyuan left-behind Li Yuan and his confidant Liu Wenjing who are in charge of the Daozheng power in Hedong. The two are discussing matters while drinking together.

"Zhaoren (Liu Wenjing's character), the court sent a transfer order, and the Holy Majesty appointed me as the right servant of Shangshu, and entered the cabinet as minister. Let me go to the post immediately!" Li Yuan said solemnly.

Liu Wenjing, who was drunk, gave a disdainful smile, "It's nothing more than coaxing adults to go to Jiangdu! When we arrive in Jiangdu, is it up to the Holy One to kill or cut?"

"In your opinion, how should we deal with it?" Li Yuan was worried.

"Of course not."

Li Yuan said: "What's the reason?"

"Isn't Liu Wuzhou the best reason?" Liu Wenjing said: "Wang Wei has repeatedly urged Sir to go north to put down the rebellion, then go and fight a losing battle. If Sir is 'injured' in the battle, then there is a reason."

"defeat?"

Liu Wenjing said: "For my lord, Liu Wuzhou's uprising can be said to be a god-sent opportunity, and the whole game of chess has survived! There are still [-] troops loyal to the imperial court in Taiyuan. My lord will uprising in the future. This is a very powerful enemy. Now I can Not to mention killing people with a knife, it can also weaken Liu Wuzhou's strength, and when the [-] elite are exhausted, my lord can openly recruit new troops!"

Li Yuandao: "This is indeed an opportunity. After recruiting recruits, we can use concentrated training methods to firmly control the military power, and then lead them to fight against Liu Wuzhou. In this way, the army will not leave our side. Wang Weihe Gao Junya has nothing to say." After pondering for a while, Li Yuan continued: "Although we have recruited nearly one hundred thousand young adults under various names, there are too few elites. It's only [-] people, there are too few elite soldiers, not enough to cause trouble, so what can we do?"

Liu Wenjing smiled and said: "Your Excellency, you don't have to worry about having no elite soldiers. After one or two battles, you will scatter this bloody army all over Taiyuan in the name of 'sacrifice', and then replace it with another batch, so as to achieve the goal of training troops by battle." Purpose."

Li Yuan's eyes lit up, "The strategy of benevolence is indescribable. Stay in rotation for a month or two, and then choose the best to form an army."

"Exactly." Liu Wenjing nodded with a smile and said, "Besides, didn't the major figures in Guanzhong promise to have elite soldiers to help you?"

Li Yuan shook his head and said: "The elite soldiers mentioned by the Dugu family and the Dou family are in Chang'an, and they can't quench their thirst! Besides, I don't want to be controlled by the Dugu family and the Dou family. I can accept his money and food, but the army must We will control it! It is I, Li Yuan, who will stand up to conquer the world in the future, not them... If we fail, we will die, and what they will lose is only a little slaves and food. If they succeed, they can use the power of the army to conquer We are empty. So I have deep scruples about using elite soldiers from Guanlong dignitaries."

Liu Wenjing said in a low voice: "There is no other way. Guanlong's dignitaries started their careers with military force and used this powerful force to replace the Western Wei Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty successively. Now everyone supports the Lord to replace the Great Sui Dynasty. In the future, there will definitely be people who want to take over the Lord's power." Instead, in short, whoever is the emperor is the public enemy of the powerful and powerful in Guanlong..."

Li Yuan couldn't help but sighed lowly. As a member of the Guanlong dignitaries, he understood the greedy nature of the Guanlong dignitaries better than Liu Wenjing.

He had to pay a huge price if he wanted to gain the support of the Guanlong dignitaries headed by Dugu and Dou.

Of course, the Dugu family is his uncle's family, and the Dou family is the deceased wife's family, so it's okay to use them. Li Yuan was worried that he would make wedding dresses for them in the end. , he was also deeply jealous of these two families, unless he had to, he really didn't want to use the power of the Guanlong dignitaries in the army.

Liu Wenjing smiled slightly, "My lord's worry is actually unnecessary, because that is something to be considered after success and fame. Now with the help of the Dugu family and the Dou family, there is at least a [-]% chance of winning. Moreover, my lord can now use the war Consuming the imperial court's [-] troops, in the future, the Dugu and Dou clans' influence in the army can also be weakened in the same way."

A strange light flashed in Li Yuan's eyes.

(End of this chapter)