Practicing martial arts is not an easy thing. Li Ze himself has also practiced martial arts since he was a child. However, he practiced martial arts not to go to battle to kill enemies, but to strengthen his body and not get sick. In this era without antibiotics, a cold may lead to a life of human life. But even with such low requirements, he did not eat less bitterness when he was a child.

Nowadays, Li Dan suffered more than Li Ze. Many years ago, Li Ze got the prescription from Shi Zhuang, but since he was three years old, he had been soaking. Li Dan's body bones were indeed quite good. In addition, over the years, famous teachers have been teaching him, which is much stronger than Li Ze back then.

However, Liu Ruyan's requirements are also higher.

In Li Ze's opinion, Li Dan is already able to practice this level, but Liu Ruyan hopes that his son is an enemy of a hundred people and a thousand people, so the usual training is practical.

Liu Ruyan couldn't do it herself, so she asked Li Peng to take action. She stared at her side. If Li Peng let the water go, she would beat Li Peng. Poor Li Peng was also a dignified third-rank general. Li Ze's personal guard commander. Facing a twelve-year-old boy, he had to keep his energy and not really hurt the other party, and he also wanted to let the other party feel the real risk of killing. It was really hard for him.

"I want to go too!" Li Ning cleaned the porridge in the bowl in a few seconds, "Aunt Xiaochan said that I will teach me how to hold the flying spear today."

"Go, go!" Liu Ruyan waved her hand, and Li Ning immediately followed Li Dan and ran away.

Most people think that Li Ze's family must be servants. In fact, in the mansion where Li Ze lives now, there are not many people who actually serve their family in the backyard. Putting aside the guards, there are less than ten people who take care of their daily life.

"Ning'er actually has no need to learn these things about fighting and killing." Li Ze said while drinking tea and rinsing his mouth.

Liu Ruyan flattened her mouth: "It's Xia He who blows the pillow again? Tell her that there is no way. The daughter of the Li family must understand the account book and master the house when entering the door, recite poems and essays, and even ride a war horse and dance with swords when going out."

"So should I learn to learn embroidery or something?" Li Ze looked at Liu Ruyan with a smile. Seeing Liu Ruyan's eyebrows standing up, he quickly waved his hand and said, "Embroidery or something is of no use," he said.

Only Li Ze and Liu Ruyan were left in the room.

Liu Ruyan then said: "Cao Xin originally thought that the chairman of the Economic Development Committee was his, but now it seems that it is a bit dangerous."

"It's not certain, it's unknown who will win to death!" Li Ze said.

"Do you really care?" Liu Ruyan said: "A few days ago, Li Mi came to me and told me that in order to become the chairman, his father-in-law advised Cao Zhang to give in temporarily and not participate in the election of the Discipline Inspection Commission, and gave up directly."

Li Ze smiled but refused to answer.

Looking at Li Ze's appearance, Liu Ruyan suddenly realized something, "You don't like Cao Xin?"

Li Ze said: "Cao Xin has been the Minister of Personnel for many years. The Ministry of Personnel has always been the largest department. If he is senior, he should go further. But he is too steady and is more cautious now. This is inconsistent with our current enterprising spirit. However, if he wins, I will respect this result."

Liu Ruyan pondered for a while: "Actually, you have already given him a hint that letting Cao Zhang become the chairman of the Discipline Inspection Commission is actually to let him give up, right? But obviously, he didn't understand."

"It's not that he didn't understand, he was just a little dissatisfied." Li Ze smiled and said, "Now I clearly have to ignore this matter. If they both compete, he is even more unwilling to lose to Xu Xiang."

"Xu Xiang is too young!" Liu Ruyan shook her head and said.

"I'm younger than him!" Li Ze said disdainfully: "Youth is never a problem. The question is whether he can do good things. Xu Xiang is a man who dares to think, dares to do it, has motivation, and is also very good at it. Speaking of which, Han Qi and Xue Ping have good eyes."

"When I think of this incident, I feel uncomfortable!" Liu Ruyan rolled her eyes and said, "I will tell you the truth. On the day of voting, I will choose Cao Xin! Who do you choose?"

"You guess?" Li Ze stood up with a big laugh, and walked out of the dining room with his hands on his back. Today he was busy and was going to meet the general who returned to Chang'an.

All the generals did not meet and talk one by one, but gathered them together and talked together.

Compared with Li Ze, the military affairs are simpler and easier to deal with.

The main generals of the twelve guards all returned to Chang'an. There were about fifty representatives in each guard, basically covering the three-level generals of the twelve guards.

More than 600 people sat in the hall, but the hall was so quiet that it seemed that even a needle could be heard clearly when it fell to the ground. Veterans like You Yong and Wang Sili sat upright.

When Li Ze walked into the hall, there was a clamor, and everyone stood up and saluted with their hands crossed.

"Have you met Lee Sang!"

The neat sound seemed to pierce the dome of the hall.

Looking at these people, Li Ze was also quite excited. He knew very well that the Tang Dynasty could have today, and the bloody battles between the people here were inseparable. The new Tang Dynasty was due to such a brave and invincible army that it has come to this day.

In other words, Li Ze's current situation is also what these people have pushed up.

After the Tang Dynasty, such an iron army was needed to defend it.

"Sit!" Li Ze pressed down with both hands, and watched everyone sit down again. Then he walked to a wooden platform and sat down on a chair above.

His eyes slowly saw the last row from the first row. Wherever his eyes passed, all the officers and soldiers raised their heads and chests, making themselves look more upright.

"Everyone, you are the backbone of the Tang Dynasty. It is with you that the Tang Dynasty has today. It is with you that we unified the north, recaptured the Western Regions, captured Liaodong, and shocked Tubo. Although the world has not been unified yet, it is only a matter of time. Now, as soldiers, we can proudly say that we have regained the glory of the prosperous Tang Dynasty and have been particularly superior." Li Ze's voice was low: "For today, we have killed a total of 58,465 robes and 113,642 brothers in war. Their lives and blood have created today's glorious Tang Dynasty."

Hearing these numbers, the breathing in the hall became heavier.

"I don't want to say thank you! Because as a soldier, this is our duty." Li Ze continued: "Protect your family and defend your country, you are standing in front of the people of the Tang Dynasty. As long as you are still there, you should stand in front of them without hesitation."

"Peace is opened forever!" The officers shouted in the hall.

Li Ze stood up, walked to the middle of the officers, and said, "The ones sitting here today are not only soldiers from the Tang Dynasty, but also members of Yixing Society. I believe that each of you can remember the purpose of Yixing Society, but I also believe that you may not really understand the meaning of this."

All the officers stared at Li Ze intently, not quite understanding what he meant.

Li Ze stopped and said, "So, today, I'm summoning everyone here to tell you what the army is?"

"What is the army? The army is a violent organ. What is its greatest role? It is to defend the country, to resist foreign aggression, to defend national honor and interests!" Li Zelang said. "Well, what is the country? The country is the people. It is the millions of people of the Tang Dynasty behind you. The army is external. If an army aims his sword and gun at the people they once protected, then they cannot call it the army."

"Why did the Tang Dynasty be in chaos in the past few decades? Because of local separatist dramas, these governors relied on their army to suppress the people and attacked each other, and ignored the country and the people for the sake of their own little interests. Therefore, we lost the Western Regions and Liaodong, and Tubo can drive straight in, and foreign races can show off their power."

"Why can we achieve peace and stability now? Because our army has finally found its right position and found its real enemy."

"At this point, I want to ask everyone, the army, who should we be loyal to?" Li Ze looked at hundreds of officers with bright eyes.

The breathing sound in the hall suddenly became rapid.

After a while, a voice suddenly rang out: "Our army, we swear to be loyal to Li Xiang to death!"

He said it immediately, and it immediately caused a loud response.

Li Ze smiled and pressed down with his hands, waiting for everyone to calm down, and then he quietly said: "Wrong. What you want to be loyal to is Li Ze, but this country, all the people of this country, and Yixingshe, which represents the interests of all people."

The senior officers in the front row lowered their heads and did not dare to look at Li Ze, but the lower officers behind them were staring at Li Ze's gaze without fear.

"Because Li Ze will die. When Li Ze dies, who are you loyal to? Who are you loyal to my son?" Li Ze asked with a smile. "What kind of virtue can he be? Can you be loyal to you? Is he my son?"

"So everyone, the army's loyalty target can never be a certain person, but the country and nation I just mentioned, specifically in reality, then it is a loyalty to the Tang Dynasty and the Yixing Society, which represents the interests of millions of people in the Tang Dynasty. You are the army of the country, the army of the people, but you cannot be the army of a certain person. I hope that everyone will keep this in mind what they don't understand now, and slowly think about it and experience it. Read the theory of the state and the theory of the nation several times. It is not only that you can read it or memorize it, but more importantly, that you really understand it."

In the hall, everyone was silent.
Chapter completed!