I became emperor in the Tang Dynasty by relying on the palace fighting system

Li Zhao didn't need to do small things like sorting out the land accounts herself, otherwise why would she have so many subordinates?

What Li Zhao needs to do is to give reassurance to all the soldiers who follow her into battle.

She gathered all the soldiers, both men and women, in the largest open space in Qingzhou City.

When the people in the city heard that she was going to give a lecture, they followed her and gathered densely outside the circle.

Li Zhao climbed onto the makeshift platform, and Qingluan turned the microphone to maximum.

There were many people in the audience. Li Zhaohong said, "Girls, the kidnapping case in Qingzhou was caused by corrupt officials and the court. You have suffered."

The girls were flattered and bowed hurriedly: "Thank you for your concern, Master Xuan. We are fine now."

Li Zhao hummed and smiled.

She continued, "In recent years, the drawbacks of the prefectural soldier system have gradually emerged. Every time a county sends common people to serve as soldiers, the strong and wealthy ones pay bribes to avoid military service."

"The poor, the old and the weak were forced to serve in the army, and after the war they were stripped of their honors and thrown into prison. There are countless disadvantages."1

"Ugh."

The common people and the soldiers were all aware of this situation.

Everyone looked gloomy and sighed when they heard Yu Dou Xuan Zun talking about this.

In the past, when Emperor Taizong went to war, the people competed to sign up and joined the army. That was also the most prosperous period of the military system.

As land annexation intensified, the equal-field system was destroyed, wars became frequent, and meritorious service devalued. Not only did the soldiers not get any land when they returned from the expedition, but they were also stripped of their meritorious service, imprisoned, and even required to perform corvee labor.

"But, that was in the past."

Just five words lifted the spirits of the people and the soldiers.

Li Zhao's words were powerful: "Under my command, I will never allow such a thing to happen!"

"In my previous life, I was the Emperor of Fengdu in the Heavenly Palace, the Jade Dou Xuanzun; in this life, I am the eldest daughter of the Emperor and Empress of the Tang Dynasty, the Taiwei Changzhu."

"All soldiers will be buried in Fengdu after death. You were my people in life, and you will be my ghost soldiers after death."

Li Zhao said blatantly: "Follow me, you will never have to worry about your merits being taken away from you again!"

Everyone's heart was trembling violently and their eyes were turning red.

"Ruyi, bring the things up!"

Ruyi led several female officials and personal soldiers, carrying several rolls of bamboo slips as big as bamboo mats onto the stage, hung them on the racks that had been prepared long ago, and stood on both sides.

Li Zhao's voice echoed in everyone's ears: "Goguryeo is located in a bitter cold, and it is not easy for the soldiers to go to war, so I specially sent someone to write this merit book to record your names."

Li Zhao pointed at his female officials and said, "They are all female officials under my command. They will go on the expedition with me and be in charge of the merit book."

The female officials wore cage crowns on their heads, long hairpins on their hair, and crown decorations with silk flowers. They wore Hu clothing that was convenient for movement, and looked heroic.

This was the first time that a female official appeared outside the capital.

They subconsciously straightened their backs and used their best posture to let all the people see the elegance of the first batch of female officials of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Zhao said loudly: "As long as I am here, they are here, and your book of merit is here."

"Those who have made contributions will be promoted immediately, and those who have died will have their names recorded."

"After the army returns, we will engrave a stele in the newly built Xuannv Temple in Qingzhou and enshrine her forever in the national shrine."

Eternal national worship?!

The common people, soldiers, ladies and officials were all dumbfounded. This was treatment they had never imagined.

They were deeply moved, but Li Zhao's next words drove them completely crazy.

"As for the fields, the fields we obtained from the cleansing of the aristocratic families this time amount to hundreds of hectares." Li Zhao curled his lips and chuckled.

"When everyone comes back, it will all be yours!"

"Now, who is willing to join me in conquering Goguryeo?"

There was silence at first, and then suddenly there was an earth-shaking cheer.

The experienced old man wiped his eyes, the ignorant children laughed along with the adults, the girls had tears in their eyes, and the burly men all had red eyes.

They waved their arms together and shouted to the stage: "Xuan Zun! Xuan Zun!"

"We are willing to serve Xuanzun, always at his side, and swear allegiance to him until death!!"

In the crowd, Zhang Xiaoxiao, the former singer of the Yuan governor, was shouting at the top of her voice. Her eyes were fanatical and full of admiration for Yudou Xuanzun.

The Tang government also gave a speech before the war, saying that Goguryeo was Han territory and that they wanted to recover the lost territory and be loyal to their country.

But those great principles are too far away from ordinary people.

Thousands of words are not as good as one sentence: "I'll give you some land"!

All the people want is to have food to eat and clothes to wear. Whoever can feed them will be their second parent.

From today onwards, Yudou Xuanzun is no longer a cold statue on the altar, but a distant legend.

She truly went among the people.

Come from the people and go back to the people.

Power exists in the human heart.

Li Zhao has won the hearts of the people and the military.

The military power was truly in Li Zhao's hands.

At this moment, there is no need for any imperial edict or tiger talisman, she is the only ruler of this army!

The female officials were also excited, because this day was the first time that the female officials stepped out from behind the scenes to the front of the stage.

This is a small step for the female officials of the Tang Dynasty, but also a big step for women.

No matter what the future holds, they will have a part to write in this magnificent history!

As the crowd was in an uproar, Zhang Xiaoxiao squeezed forward desperately and asked loudly: "Xuan Zun! Xuan Zun! I have a question that I would like to ask Xuan Zun!"

She is a singer with a naturally loud voice that can make the vegetable market quiet in an instant.

Hearing this, everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at the girl who dared to ask Xuan Zun the question.

Li Zhao looked at her with a smile: "What's the matter? Ask?"

Zhang Xiaoxiao swallowed his saliva and said, "Well, Xuanzun, if the female soldiers and male soldiers go to the battlefield together, how should the camp be divided?"

"Will the female soldiers be... that..."

Ah, so that’s what it is.

Li Zhao was prepared and said with a smile, "I've thought about this."

"Let my lady tell you."

She pointed at Ruyi, but the ten-year-old Ruyi stood in front of the stage.

Countless pairs of eyes looked at Ruyi. Ruyi swallowed nervously and took out a booklet.

This was the female soldier system of the Tang Dynasty that was secretly formulated overnight by Li Zhao and Wu Meiniang using Qingluan to deliver the message.