Datang: Integrate three times the combat power of Lv Bu at the beginning

Before Li Chengqian could speak, the system popped up suddenly.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the system tasks, capturing Luoxie City, and destroying the Tubo regime. Reward: "Wind Spirit Carrier Pigeon". The reward has been sent to the host space, please pay attention to check it. "

"Ding! System task: reopen martial arts, establish a military academy, rewards: "Six Secrets", "Three Strategies", "24 Art of War", after accepting the task, the rewards will be sent to the host space in advance. "

"The host can refuse, and there is no penalty for refusing."

Li Chengqian thought: "Accept."

If the system doesn't respond today, Li Chengqian will almost forget about it.

But he didn't expect to send him such a fine book today. These military books produced by the system are all divine books of ancient military strategy.

When he attacked Goguryeo before, Li Chengqian obtained "Sun Wu's Art of War", "Sun Bin's Art of War", "Meng De's New Book", plus these three books. If Li Chengqian made these things public, it would definitely cause another sensation in the military circle of the Tang Dynasty .

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Li Chengqian responded: "Returning to my father, the preparations for the military academy have been basically completed, and the position of the director of the military academy has also been finalized. I want to invite General Li Jing to take the position."

After saying that, Li Jing's eyes lit up. This is a great honor for him, after all, this will be a great event that will go down in history.

Hearing this, Li Shimin frowned slightly, "If a pharmacist is the dean of the military academy, it would definitely be the best. No matter in terms of prestige or qualifications, a pharmacist can be worthy of such a great job. After all, he is a university student. Tang is a veritable military god."

Before Li Jing could be overjoyed, Li Shimin's second sentence came out.

"But the pharmacist is the Generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, and he is also the Minister of the Ministry of War. He is busy with official duties and has a lot of government affairs. If the post of dean of the military academy is imposed on the pharmacist, then I don't know how to understand the suffering of the pharmacist."

Li Shimin specially emphasized the word strong.

As soon as these words came out, Li Jing was very anxious in his heart, and hurried forward and said: "Your Majesty, you are worrying too much. It is the duty of us courtiers to do things for His Majesty. Don't worry, Your Majesty. , the post of dean of the military academy will definitely be a good job in the end."

"Besides, didn't you say that besides the last general, there is no one else who can take up the post of dean."

Li Jing was originally an honest person with outstanding ability and kindness.

Although he is the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, and the Minister of the Ministry of War, he is very modest and never seeks any fame or fortune, and he is never greedy for merit.

But under the influence of Li Chengqian, Li Jing gradually changed. As long as he had anything to do with Li Chengqian, he would definitely dare to confront Li Shimin hard on things that would benefit the Tang military.

Chapter 505 Martial arts test project

Pharmacist, don't worry..." Li Shimin waved his hand, signaling him to sit down and talk.

As soon as Li Jing sat down, Li Shimin's words followed suit, "Isn't I still the head of the Military Academy?"

Hearing this, Li Jingteng stood up from the futon suddenly, he didn't expect Li Shimin to be waiting for him here.

Li Jing hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, you are the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the Ninth Five-Year Honor, how can you easily assume the position of the head of this military academy, how can such a trivial matter easily alarm your great master."

"It's okay..." Li Shimin waved his hands nonchalantly, "I deserve the position of the dean of Bailu Academy, but why can't I be the dean of the Military Academy?"

"Besides, isn't I afraid that you are busy with government affairs and don't want to worry about it? I also feel sorry for you."

"This……"

Li Jing was speechless by Li Shimin's words, very depressed.

He thought in his heart: You f*cking don't feel sorry for me, isn't this bullshit?

There is no emperor who has a dean on the left and a dean on the right.

Li Chengqian stepped forward and said: "Father, you don't have to worry about this matter. According to my son, my father is appointed as the dean of the military academy, and General Li Jing is the vice president. He is the actual controller of the military academy. All things Military Academy."

He could tell that Li Shimin had long coveted the post of dean of the military academy.

If you don't agree to him today, I'm afraid he won't let it go.

What's more, Li Chengqian cheated on this cheap father a lot on weekdays, and he still had to give him a little bit of fluff at critical moments.

Moreover, Li Jing's position as the vice president of the military school is not bad, after all, he is actually in power.

"Okay, then follow what His Highness said."

Li Shimin didn't respond yet, but Li Jing couldn't wait to answer.

Li Jing cared more about the military academy itself than the false name. He heard that Li Chengqian had several books of ancient art of war in his hands, which he would take out as the treasures of the military academy when recruiting students.

These ancient books on the art of war are what Li Jing valued the most, and his research on the art of war has reached the point of fascination.

Now that Li Jing agreed, Li Shimin naturally had no other opinions.

Even if this matter is finalized.

Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian and continued: "Chengqian, do you have any thoughts on the subjects of the martial arts exam?"

Li Chengqian said in a low voice: "This matter should be decided by the emperor."

He looked at Li Shimin's appearance, it was clear that I had already thought about it.

In fact, in the Tang Dynasty, although the martial arts examinations were very popular, compared with the imperial examinations, the status was very embarrassing.

One: There is no regular subject in the martial arts examination, and it is not as normal as the imperial examination. The emperor's temporary decree for the examination is conducted as a temporary additional subject. The temporary decree will make it too late for many people Participate, so that it develops into a phenomenon that some people have no subjects, and some subjects have no subjects.

Second: The martial arts examination is very difficult, and the number of people admitted is very small, which makes many people abandon martial arts and follow the civil service, and go to the civil service examination.

Third: In the later period of the Tang Dynasty, the emphasis on literature and military was gradually developed. The space for promotion of generals became narrower and narrower, and there was no way out in the martial arts exam. This made the martial arts exam useless. There is hope of promotion.

Li Chengqian planned to reopen martial arts and establish a military academy just to prevent this phenomenon from happening.

Take the martial arts test as a regular subject.

Emphasizing literature over military affairs, and military affairs over literature, are not conducive to the development of Datang.

Only by giving consideration to civil and military affairs can the development of Datang be more balanced.

Li Chengqian has always believed in the saying, "Government grows out of the barrel of a gun. If you don't have a strong military force, how can you talk about development?"

No matter how well you develop, no matter how rich the country is, it is nothing more than a piece of fat on the lips of others.

It looks strong, but fragile and vulnerable.

Li Shimin got up and paced in the hall, "Well, from my point of view, four subjects will be offered, the first subject: riding and archery, the second subject: cavalry spear, the third subject: strength, and the fourth subject: talent and appearance."

"From these four subjects, 100 people will be selected for the second subject: military strategy exercise, and the top ten will be determined during the military strategy exercise."

"The top ten in the military strategy exercise will go to the third subject: the Golden Palace Competition, and the top three will be determined in the Golden Palace Competition."

"That way, it's simple and clear."

When Li Shimin spoke eloquently, it was obvious that he had already done his homework.

Hearing the word "talent and appearance", Li Chengqian frowned, he really forgot about it.

In this period, talent and appearance were indeed a subject in the martial arts examination, and both talent and appearance were one of the criteria.

Unexpectedly, the ancients are also an appearance association.

At that time, candidates for military generals should pay attention to being tall and powerful, with a dignified appearance, and have a certain deterrent effect on the enemy when the two armies are at war.

In fact, it's not so handsome, as long as there are no major flaws, you can pass the test, but height is a rigid requirement.

The minimum height requirement is six feet, that is to say, if you are less than six feet, you will not even be eligible to take the martial arts test.

More than six feet high, that is 1.86 meters, this requirement does not know how many people are turned away.

Li Chengqian stepped forward and said softly: "Father, I have no objection to the other items you mentioned, but this is one of beauty, I suggest canceling it."

As soon as these words came out, all the princes in the palace were stunned for a moment, and looked at Li Chengqian suspiciously.

They didn't expect that Li Chengqian would target this.

"What?" Li Shimin frowned and looked at Li Chengqian, "What do you think differently about this?"

Li Chengqian remonstrated: "I believe that in the selection of martial arts examinations, one must not judge people by appearance. We select top talents in the military field for Datang, not a beauty pageant. Talent and appearance are important, but they are not a necessary condition."

"A joke..." Li Shimin waved his hand and said solemnly: "The selection of generals is based on stature and stature. Standing in front of the enemy's formation must be imposing, valiant, high-spirited, and have great strength. deterrence."

"This has always been the most important thing in martial arts examinations, how can we abolish it lightly."

What Li Shimin said was eloquent and convincing.

The princes wanted to dissuade them, but they glanced at each other and did not go up because Li Chengqian hadn't fought back yet.

They still decided to be a wave of melon-eating people first, so as not to get burned.

Li Chengqian stepped forward and fixed his eyes on Li Shimin, "Father, in the future, the Tang Dynasty will cover a wide range of military fields, and the combat will gradually evolve into a multi-armed joint operation."

"The era of using swords, guns, swords and halberds as the main weapon is about to pass. In the future, hot weapons must be an inevitable trend in the development of the Tang army."

"The talents that I want to select are not only those tall and mighty generals who are good at charging and fighting. Talents who can plan, make decisions, and be decisive are also what the Tang Dynasty needs."

"No matter how brave the general leads, no matter how powerful the cavalry is, they cannot withstand the baptism of the mighty artillery."

Chapter 506 Military Strategy Issues

What Li Chengqian said made Li Shimin speechless.

Li Shimin stopped where he was, silent, and the surrounding princes were also lost in thought.

Unknowingly, the military structure of Datang has undergone earth-shaking changes.

The scene of the two armies confronting each other and fighting each other may not happen in the future on the battlefield dominated by Datang.

The baptism of Shenwei artillery, the salvo of Shenwei firecrackers, and the heavily armed heavy cavalry cannot withstand the devastating blow of these two hot weapons.

Li Shimin turned around and walked to the front of the hall, quietly said: "Then what do you say?"

He found that he couldn't accept Li Chengqian's words at all. If it was about deterrence, there was nothing stronger than the deterrent power of Shenwei artillery.

The two armies are fighting, a round of artillery goes down, let alone you are six feet tall, even if you are ten feet tall, you will be blasted to pieces.

"Cancel this item." Li Chengqian responded: "This kind of selection is not only unfair to those who take the martial arts exam, but also a loss to my Tang Dynasty."

Li Shimin turned his head to the princes and asked, "My dear ministers, do you have any other thoughts on Cheng Qian's proposal?"

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, silent.

Even you are not as good as the prince, you let us go, isn't this letting us give away the head?

Everyone cupped their hands and said: "It's up to Your Majesty and His Royal Highness to make the decision, and the ministers have no objection."

After saying that, Li Shimin glanced at them and said in his heart: A bunch of old foxes didn't all stand aside to watch the excitement.

Li Shimin withdrew his gaze and landed on Li Chengqian, "In this case, the martial arts test will cancel the talent and appearance."

"Chengqian, then tell me how many people in the martial arts exam can enter the military academy you are planning."

Li Chengqian responded: "Returning to my father, my son plans to recruit 150 students in the first phase, as the training targets for key military generals."

"These students will not only learn the art of war and read military books, but the most important thing is to cultivate comprehensive talents for the multi-armed joint operations of our Datang army."

"In the future, the army they command will not only be a single-armed army, but will also mix and match hot-weapon troops into other armies for multi-armed joint operations."

Listening to Li Chengqian's words, everyone fell into deep thought. His words were really not just for fun.

If Li Chengqian's plan was followed, the combat effectiveness of the Tang army in the future would be immeasurable.

This is the capital for the Great Tang Dynasty to dominate the world and sweep the world in the future.

Li Shimin said: "Okay, since everyone has no other opinions, let's do what I and Chengqian want."

"Pharmacist, the martial arts exam will officially start in three days, and you will be fully responsible for this martial arts exam."

Li Jing stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "The last general takes orders, and he will definitely live up to His Majesty's trust."

Three days later...

The martial arts test officially began.

Three hundred students who participated in the martial arts test entered the martial arts field in the west city of Chang'an City for the first test.

Among the 300 people, 200 are from wealthy families and 100 are from poor families. Even though the number of wealthy families is double the number of poor families, this is surprising enough.

The initial martial arts test is very simple, there are only three items, but it is the standard for screening strength.

Since the Tang Dynasty hadn't set up a martial arts exam for a long time, after the martial arts exam started, Chang'an City was empty of thousands of people, and there were especially many people who came to watch it.

Li Chengqian sat firmly in the East Palace.

But he was clear about everyone's performance in the examination room.

After all, the Military Academy is run by him alone, so he still has to focus on selecting talents for the academy.

Especially the children from poor families, needless to say, they already have natural advantages.