Chapter 4835 Narrow capacity
Liu Jie returned to the official residence of Zhongshu Provincial Government. He was alone in the duty room and drove away the clerks. None of the officials who came to apply for review were missing. The more he thought about it, the more something was wrong. There is nothing wrong with the reform of the military system. This is a necessary means to prevent local armed forces from becoming bigger and stronger. Once local armed forces collude with local officials and aristocratic families, it is very likely that "vassal towns" will appear that only regard local interests and ignore the national interests. Interests, and even disrespect for the emperor's orders appeared.
But now the "vassal town" has not yet appeared, but the "warlord" has taken shape. The Anxi Army and the Royal Navy are nominally one of the imperial army and the other is the emperor's private army. But which one can your Majesty mobilize beyond Fang Jun? An army?
The Royal Navy has leased many ports overseas, planted many fertile fields, and even rented, bought, or robbed countless mineral deposits. It is completely isolated from the center of the entire empire. If the Anxi Army also uses farmland to protect its own power in the future, Food and salary were depleted, and these two armies were no longer under the control of the central government. Why not say that they were Fang Jun's private army?
One Fang Jun may not be the best, but what if everyone follows his example?
If things continue like this, the country will no longer be a country!
Liu Ji couldn't sit still anymore, so he got up and walked out of the official residence of Zhongshu Province. He walked a few steps towards Taiji Palace, thought for a while and then turned back to Shangshu Province.
The officials of Shangshu Province were a little surprised to see Liu Ji, the Secretary of the Central Committee, coming in person. They hurried forward to greet the inquiry. When they learned that they were looking for Li Ji, they hurriedly invited him into the official residence and reported to Li Ji. After a while, Li Ji came to see him. He ordered him to be taken to the duty room of Shangshu Zuopushe.
Li Ji was making tea when he saw Liu Ji coming in. After asking him to take a seat, he smiled and said, "Zhongshu Ling is here to give me advice. I wish Shangshu was very happy! We just met and you left and came over. But what's the important matter?"
With that said, he placed a cup of tea in front of Liu Jie and sat on the mat in front of the window with Liu Jie holding the tea cup.
Liu Ji took a sip of water and spoke directly about his worries without beating around the bush. He finished with a heavy tone and a worried expression: "Young Master Ying is a famous general in the world, and his military attainments are not inferior to those of Wei Gong. You should know that my words are true and are not groundless worries." , I am not targeting a specific person, but I feel that this kind of thing must be stopped, otherwise once the "warlord" is formed, it will inevitably become too big, and if we try to cut it off, it will inevitably cause a huge shock, but it will be too late!"
Today, the army of the Tang Dynasty has the trend of "three pillars". Wei Gong Li Jing is praised as the "Military God", with outstanding prestige and godlike military skills. However, due to many reasons at the time, he had no prestige and no real power.
Yinggong Li Ji made great achievements in battle, and his generals were all over the army. He also had the bonus of Shangshu Zuopushe, so he was called "the first man in the army".
Fang Jun was a rising star, but he also had outstanding military exploits and made great contributions to the improvement of tactics and tactics of the Tang army. He also promoted and placed a number of young generals and held several armies, which already posed a threat to Li Ji's status.
Only Li Ji can suppress Fang Jun, and even His Majesty is helpless...
Li Ji sat upright with a calm expression, took a sip of tea slowly, and said slowly: "Since even you can see these shortcomings, how can we not notice them in the military? Not only me, but also Fang Jun is well aware of the harm. .”
Liu Jie was stunned: "Knowing its harm and avoiding its harm are two different things. Now that Fang Jun has benefited from it, how can he take the initiative to change it? Yinggong is the head of the Prime Minister and the number one person in the army. He must not sit idly by and ignore it!"< br>
Li Jidao: "How to change it?"
Liu Jie: "..."
If I knew how to change it, what else would I need from you, the chief minister? Come down and let me sit on it!
"Now that we know the disadvantages, there are naturally ways to solve them."
Li Ji shook his head: "How could such a simple thing be possible? For example, the Anxi Army. Today's Anxi Protector Pei Xingjian is almost equal to Fang Jun's disciple, and Xue Rengui is even more obedient to his orders. You said the Anxi Army It is necessary to have Fang Jun's private army, but there is only one way to change this situation, which is to replace the general and transfer Pei Xingjian and Xue Rengui from the Anxi Army. But who should be sent to take over? The superiors do not know the generals and the subordinates do not know the soldiers, which will inevitably lead to the sudden decline of the Anxi Army's combat power. The current Western Region seems to be calm, but in fact, the undercurrent is surging. The Turks are not dead and are ready to eat people, and the Tubo people are eyeing them. It can be said that they are surrounded by enemies on all sides. Who will be responsible if internal disputes in the Anxi Army arise due to a change of commander and affect the strategic situation of the entire Western Region? ”
Seeing that Liu Jie was silent, Li Ji continued: "This is not only the case for the Anxi Army, but also for the Navy, Han Haijun, Annan Army, Anton Army, etc. One move can affect the whole body, and the chaos is unimaginable."
Liu Jie said helplessly: "So you know that 'warlords' are forming and that the armed forces of one side will definitely damage the empire, but you are helpless for various reasons?"
Li Ji was a little speechless. He glanced at Liu Ji, took a sip of tea, and couldn't help but said: "Then what do you think Fang Jun is doing by taking the lead in creating such a useless 'military reform committee'? Is it a joke?" < br>
After a pause, he spoke earnestly: "People say that Fang Jun is a 'stick', but as a Zhongshu Ling, you don't think so too, right? Sometimes Fang Jun's actions are indeed unexpected and inconsistent with worldly principles. , but he is by no means a selfish person, his mind is much broader than you think.”
Liu Ji blushed a little. You said that Fang Jun was broad-minded. Does that mean that I am not broad-minded?
But I also have spies in the "committee", including Pei Huaijie and Zheng Rentai. How come I never heard these two men mention this in their reports?
Li Ji seemed to know what Liu Ji was thinking, and also knew that Liu Ji had an informant in the "committee". He said bluntly: "The military system of the Tang Dynasty was inherited from the 'Fu Military System' of the Six Towns of the Northern Wei Dynasty. It can be said that it is deeply rooted, even every military order and every military line." There is a very deep connection between the rules and regulations. It is easy to change, but if you want to eliminate the shortcomings, you must clean up the root causes one by one. This is a complex and extremely long-term plan, involving thousands of intertwined interests. How can anyone just hold a few meetings to find out? Very detailed? ”
The implication is that this is an extremely high-end plan with meticulous design and tedious steps. Before the whole story is revealed, your two eyeliners are not able to see through the stakes at all...
Liu Ji smiled awkwardly and said frankly: "My villain's heart is to judge a gentleman's heart. It's good that the hero knows about this and don't let it be spread outside."
He was really afraid that the fact that he was looking for Li Ji to sue Fang Jun today would be leaked, and that guy would knock on the door of Zhongshu Province if he didn't even dare...
Li Ji smiled and said: "It is a good thing for Zhongshu Ling to fulfill his duties, be loyal to the country, and care about the country and the people. No one will misunderstand it. However, this matter is indeed very important and involves a wide range of people. Once it is spread, people will be panicked. , that’s it for now.”
"That's very good, very good. There are still some matters in Zhongshu Province, so I won't disturb the Young Master."
"It's easy to talk about. The affairs of Shangshu Province are not as busy as those of Zhongshu Province. Sometimes I am bored. If Shangshu Ling has some free time, he might as well come over and sit down, chat, drink tea, and relax a little."< br>
Li Ji sent Liu Ji off and went back to the floor to drink tea and shook his head speechlessly. Liu Ji had more talents but less courage. Although he was the prime minister, he was very cautious and walked on thin ice, barely completing his duties. There is no long-term strategic consideration in everything, and at best he is just fulfilling his duties. Fang Jun seems to be ignorant of worldly affairs, rough and unruly, and cannot handle everything in detail, but from a strategic level he is able to dominate.
One can only serve the present, but the other can determine the fate of the empire for hundreds of years. Which one is better and worse is obvious.
However, there are always many people who are diligent and pragmatic, and few people who are talented. If there were people like Fang Jun everywhere, wouldn't it be chaos in the world?
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In the golden autumn of October, the weather turns cooler and the summer heat in Chang'an City disappears. The Hibiscus Garden in the south of the city is fragrant with golden osmanthus and sparkling blue water. The leaves gradually wither and turn yellow. The ginkgo trees have long yellow leaves and are like falling flowers. The scenery changes day by day and is quiet and beautiful.
After bathing, I lay on the soft couch with the beauty of Silla and drank tea. I held my wet hair and shoulders as sharp as a knife with my hands, recalling Her Majesty the Queen's enthusiasm and initiative that were completely different from the past, as well as her abandonment of reserved demands. He smiled and said: "If you are willing to let go of your past status, then come into my house. I cannot give you the position of head wife, but I will never treat you harshly if you get the status."
"Ha," Kinderman laughed, with an indescribable aloofness and self-respect in his tone: "Then you will be on par with Wu Mei Niang Xiao Shu'er? I won't do that."
In any case, she was once the head of the Silla Kingdom, and her bloodline was noble and respectable. It would be fine if she was a head wife. How could she live in the same room with concubines and be willing to fall into depravity?
Fang Jun was silent for a moment and said softly: "But you are so determined to have a child that you won't even have a status after the child is born..."
Princess Changle gave birth to a child with no name or status for him. Now it is safe to say that when the child grows up, it will inevitably attract public criticism, and he may be extreme and suffer discrimination. It's just that sooner or later he has to give Princess Changle a status, so it doesn't hurt to make her suffer some injustice in the short term.
But if Kinderman doesn't want to marry him and enter the Fang family, won't the child always be nameless and statusless when he grows up?
Adults can feel wronged, but he doesn't want children to do the same.
"In your heart, I am just a slave of a subjugated country, a cat and a dog, am I not?"
Kinderman stood up, her black satin-like hair spread on her snow-white back, her waist was as slender as a girl's, she stepped on the floor with bare feet and came to the window, not caring that her delicate body was exposed to the air, leaving it to the man. An infinitely beautiful back and straight legs that seem to poke into a man’s heart...
"Even though the entire clan is annexed, I am still the Queen of Silla, and my people still live in Silla. My children, regardless of gender, will be princes of Silla as soon as they are born. Even if they have lost their country and land, they still have the blood in their blood." The nobility cannot be blasphemed, how can it be nameless and unworthy?" (End of Chapter)