"But…but Your Majesty…"
Li Jing agreed quickly, but Cheng Yaojin hesitated and said in fear,"At present, other than the border defense, I…I don't have any troops available in Chang 'an.”
"Minister Cheng, do you mean that I can't complete my order just now?”
Li Xuan snorted coldly and looked at him angrily.
"Your Majesty, I…I will do my best to complete it!" Cheng Yaojin pursed his lips.”
"Minister Li, I have already appointed you as the Grand Marshal of the Western Expedition. You can choose any general in the court. What do you have to say to me?”Li Xuan said.
He had put Li Jing in an important position. After all, even when Li Er was still in power, he was only promoted to Minister of Justice and Left Guard of Crown Prince Mansion after the alliance at Weishui River was avenged.
"I thank Your Majesty for your kindness."
Li Jing, on the other hand, was straightforward. He clenched his fists and said,""I don't have any generals to use for the time being. I just hope that all the generals can cooperate in the following days.”
"I approve!"
Li Xuan said without thinking," Before the Jie Li Khan is destroyed, all matters in the army will follow General Li's orders. If anyone disobeys, they will be punished by military law!"”
It was simply a calming pill. At this moment, Li Jing was extremely excited. He could not figure out why the Emperor would use him. One had to know that during the incident at the Black Tortoise Sect, he had always maintained a neutral stance. Even when Li Yuan was forced to abdicate, he did not say a word.
After obtaining the authority in the army, all the generals retreated and the crowd left.
However, the atmosphere was even more somber than the group of civil officials.
After a short while, only Zhao Zilong and Li Yuanba were left in the court. They stood on the left and right like door gods. Li Yuanba was simple in thinking, active, and full of childishness.
"Zilong, I have a mission for you!”
As Li Xuan spoke, he took out the edict he had long written and handed it to Zhao Zilong.""You will help me form an army of tigers and wolves. The soldiers will be selected from the people or from the army. If Li Jing stops you, don't worry about telling him. At the same time, he also announced to the people of the Great Tang that anyone who joined the army could retire after three years. The retired soldiers would be given fertile land by the imperial court and be in charge of settling down!”
"Your Highness…"
Although Zhao Zilong was not familiar with the national policy of the Tang Empire, he was stunned when he heard about the three-year military service system.
"In every dynasty, the royal family would recruit soldiers everywhere during the war. Once the war was over, the villages would be left with a group of old, young, sick, and disabled. How could they reproduce the descendants of the Great Tang?”
Li Xuan had long wanted to use the three-year military service system of his later generations. Only by improving the country's welfare could the people truly support the imperial court.
"General's decree!"
Zhao Zilong didn't think too much and bowed.
"Yuan Ba…"
Li Xuan turned around and placed a hand on Li Yuanba's shoulder as he smiled at him.""From today onwards, you will follow General Zhao at all times. At the same time, you will form a special forces vanguard army. You can choose from the armies of General Zhao and General Li. There will be 1,000 people. You will personally choose and train them until you are satisfied. How is it?"
"Is Imperial Brother's words true?" "I can really lead an army now?" Li Yuanba smiled excitedly.”
"Of course you can." Li Xuan said," However, your special forces vanguard can only listen to my or General Zhao's orders. You can't act on your own!”
" This..." Li Yuanba felt a little uncomfortable."It's not fun anymore!"
"Other than when you participate in the war, you can train freely at other times. Moreover, after this group of people retire, the Imperial Court will give them a residence and a lot of silver.”
Li Xuan treated Li Yuanba like he was coaxing a child. He seemed very happy to interact with Li Yuanba like this.
He knew that the might of the West Prefecture's Zhao King's valiant general had not reached the stage where he could truly shock the world.
"Your…Your Majesty! Your Majesty…"
Just as he was speaking, a sorrowful cry came from outside the palace door. He looked up and saw a person staggering in. It was the old eunuch beside Li Yuan. He knelt down in front of the palace door and wailed,"Your Majesty, the Retired Emperor has passed away…"
Upon hearing that, Li Xuan suddenly turned his head." What did you say? Imperial Father…Imperial Father, he…"
"Yes, Your Majesty. You…you should go and take a look!”
The old eunuch wiped away his tears because he knew that his good days were coming to an end with his old master gone. He sobbed,"The entire harem is in chaos. The princes are fighting. Your Majesty…"
"Let's go!"
Li Xuan's extremely dejected face was filled with excitement. The old fellow was finally dead. Otherwise, he would be tied up.
…………
At the same time.
Li Yuan, who was still in his bedroom in the backyard of Taiji Palace, was completely dead. His mournful wails spread in all directions. Eunuchs, palace maids, concubines, and imperial concubines all knelt on the ground and cried miserably.
Following that, there was a fierce argument.
Just as Li Xuan stepped through the door, he saw several princes fighting from afar. Everyone's faces were flushed red from fighting.
"Let me go, let me go…I'm going to fight Li Jiancheng! His father was not in good health yesterday and had yet to recover from his serious illness. Today, he was claiming to be the emperor. This was a treasonous bastard. Could he not even stay by his father's side for a moment?”
"Quick, stop the King of Jing, stop him…Yuan Jing, what are you doing? Are you going to defy your superiors in front of Imperial Father?"
"The Crown Prince has just ascended the throne. If you anger him now, I'm afraid you'll harm your mother, do you know that? Have you forgotten what happened to the King of Qin?"
"I don't care!"
The prince named Li Yuanjing was about to squeeze out under the obstruction of a group of people. When he looked up, he happened to see Li Xuan walking over and cursed,""Get lost! Li Jiancheng, even if you don't kill me today, I will kill you with my own hands. At most, I will be buried with my father!”
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