Unlike Zhang Jia, Li Cunzhong is in his prime and naturally is unwilling to enter the elderly care model. It is understandable that he wants to forge ahead and make achievements.

However, because of his foundation, Li Ze was extremely worried about him. Now the entire Zuowuwei is placed in Yinzhou and has no chance of the Central Plains Unification War. This is why.

Li Cunzhong himself understood, so the only place where he could make achievements became the way to march towards Tubo. However, although Tubo was in constant civil strife, it was still a top-notch country in the world. It was naturally far from the point of being able to destroy the country with the power of a single army.

Unless the entire Tang Dynasty turned around to deal with Tubo, this was obviously not the case in recent years.

But as long as it starts, the Zuo Wuwei will definitely be the unscrupulous pioneer.

"How have the retired soldiers and officers of the Zuowu Guard been placed in the past few years?" Li Ze asked.

Speaking of retired soldiers, we have to mention the current Tang army system. Li Ze abolished the system of the government soldiers and replaced it with the standing army of the Twelve Guards, and the standing army adopted the recruitment system. Under the recruitment system, soldiers served for a period of time. How many years are ordinary soldiers served, how many years are grassroots officers served, and how many years are intermediate officers served. Only those who can truly become professional soldiers are left.

This system, on the one hand, gives the army room for progress and channels for promotion, to promote the soldiers' struggle, and on the other hand, it also prevents generals from having a group of solid supporters during the long-term process of commanding the army. Thirdly, it also allows more people to enter the army for training. The officers of retired soldiers will naturally become reserve forces. If a large-scale war really occurs and more troops need to be recruited, these people will basically play the role of calling and being able to use it when they are summoned. It is equivalent to having more troops in disguise.

You should know that the military pay of the Tang army is quite high. There is a reputation for being a soldier in the army, and the whole family has no worries. There are really many people who want to become a soldier in the Tang Dynasty, especially those who have recently been recaptured by the Tang Dynasty. Because the people are poor, they want to improve their family situation by joining the army.

"Of course this is a proper placement." Dai Lin smiled and said, "Those who want to return home will naturally have generous severance payments in the army. Those who want to stay in the local area are the most fertile land they have given. In the past two years, these people have settled their homes and taken root."

Li Ze smiled slightly, Dai Lin had something in his words, and such a placement naturally made these people extremely dispersed.

Li Cunzhong is indeed a powerful general, and his military achievements are quite high.

Li Ze has always put this person in a high position, of course, not only because of this, but also the meaning of appeasement of Hedong. After Hedong was truly under the rule of Li Ze, the development in recent years has actually been good, but in the forefront, Li Ze has put a strong medicine on Hedong. Several Hedong masters were killed, deposed and exiled, and were basically cured. Now, Hedong still holds a higher position in the new dynasty, only Han Qi and Li Cunzhong are left. If Li Cunzhong goes to Hedong, there will inevitably be complaints.

You should know that there are very few people in Hedong who are officials in the court now. In the early years, almost all the elite children of Hezhong were concentrated in a few families. After those families collapsed, the rest were not enough to bear the heavy responsibility. Although many of the subsequent people also entered Wuwei Academy, it would take some time to become a talent.

In Hedong today, in the entire Tang Dynasty system, no one can speak out for them.

When you hear Dai Lin say this, you can know that Dai Lin knows these things well and has been doing some things silently.

This also coincides with the information fed back from the inner guards. Nowadays, Li Cunzhong and Han Qi are getting less and less exchanges, and it seems that they are deliberately alienating Han Qi. Of course, this is not ruled out that they did it on purpose. However, the longer the time, Li Cunzhong's control over the left Wu Guard will become weaker. In a few years, I am afraid that the original group of Hedong soldiers, except for some senior generals, will be almost replaced.

Senior generals are often mobilized in the Tang army.

In the next step, Li Ze is preparing to tentatively transfer several such generals. If Li Cunzhong has no reaction, then this person can give him more trust.

"Do you know why you two were summoned to Wuyi to report your duties this time?" Li Ze asked.

Xu Ziyuan said: "Please also ask Li Xiang to make a clear statement."

"In the next time, you may have to live a few hard years." Li Ze spread his hands and said, "Do you know why?"

"Is it because the court is ready to launch a large-scale military force against the Central Plains? Complete the final blow to the pseudo-Rich?" Dai Lin asked.

"That's right!" Li Ze said: "Originally, my plan had to wait for two to three years, but the plan could not keep up with the change. No one expected that the Zhu father and son would sing this song. Now, they are already extremely weak. Taking advantage of his illness, he will kill him and beat the dog in the water. Of course, we cannot let go of such an opportunity."

Dai Lin and Xu Ziyuan both laughed.

To be honest, when they saw the specific situation of the Zhu father and son turning against each other in the notice, they were dumbfounded and felt that this was a God-given opportunity.

"If there are two or three years left, with the strong support from the court, I believe you can truly develop, not only be self-sufficient, but also be able to support the court. But now, the court will not have the spare time to give you more financial support. We must do our best to defeat the fake Liang."

Both governors nodded at the same time.

"Although the pseudo-liang has suffered great losses after this civil strife, they are still not without the power of a battle. They still hold most of the land in the Central Plains and Guanzhong, and there are still hundreds of thousands of soldiers who can conquer wars. Now Zhu Youzhen regards Cao Xuan as the general and presides over the military power of the Central Plains. Xu Fu guards Luoyang, and even Zhu Youzhen himself is an experienced general. Moreover, Zhu Yougui is now entrenched in Shu, which is the country of Tianfu. Although this person is also ulterior motives, if we march into the pseudo-liang, this person will definitely be cold and will definitely not sit idly and will definitely send troops to support or restrain us." Li Ze analyzed.

"Li Xiang said it makes sense. After all, it is a battle to destroy the country, so it cannot be that easy." Dai Lin agreed.

"So we have to do our best." Li Ze smiled and said, "But in this way, I won't care about you."

"Don't worry, we can handle it." The two promised.

"The reason why you two are asked to come at the same time is that you two want to watch over and help each other in the next time." Li Ze smiled and said, "This is also the reason why I was dividing the Ningxia province of Gansu and letting you two provinces share the benefits of Hetao and the boundaries were intertwined."

Dai Lin and Xu Ziyuan looked at each other and both laughed.

"To put it bluntly, Li Cunzhong and Zhang Jia are still two soldiers. Sometimes, they can only see their immediate interests and cannot stand at a higher level. So this time I ask you two to come and give you a personal explanation." Li Ze smiled. "After all, the two local styles of Gansu and Ningxia are really strong in the people's customs. If you don't agree, you can draw your sword to each other. But no matter what it is, at your level, you must be clear in your mind. When dealing with these matters, you must take into account the overall situation."

"I understand." Xu Ziyuan said repeatedly: "Li Xiang is relieved, we will never let you be distracted by the affairs of Gansu Province and Ningxia Province."

"This is exactly what the officials want to say!" Dai Lin also quickly expressed his opinion.

Li Ze stood up, walked to the two of them, patted them on the shoulders: "For the northwest, I'll ask you both."

Xu Zifa and Dai Lin also stood up and bowed: "I will never let Li Xiang down."

"Okay, I won't leave you two for dinner today." Li Ze said: "It's the first time that Duke Dai came to Wuyi. I think there are many places to go and have a look. There are also many yamen who want to recognize the doors and meet the heads of various departments. Ziyuan, who hasn't been back for several years, must be homecoming. I want to go to Wuwei Academy to take a look? I'm afraid that many classmates have been queuing up to invite you to have a drink and have dinner. Don't be polite, and I'll hit them hard. When you leave, I'll hold a banquet for you to practice. How about it?"

"Li Xiang knows me!" Xu Ziyuan laughed: "This time Ziyuan returned. Although we had nothing good to do, we still brought some local specialties to Li Xiang. I hope Li Xiang will accept it with a smile."

"Ziyuan brought me something, so Dai Duke wouldn't be empty-handed, right?" Li Ze raised his eyebrows.

"I hope Li Xiang will not dislike some valuable gadgets!" Dai Lin also smiled.

"Do you have a copy for the chiefs of each department?"

"Of course I dare not lack it."

"That's good, you guys go and do your own things!" Li Ze waved his hand and the two governors retreated.

"The days of these two people will be even more busy than when they were in office." Chen Wenliang walked to Li Ze and said, "The wealthy merchants in Wuyi are showing their magical powers and want to meet these two governors in the same place! As far as I know, several of Xu's classmates are now carrying tasks, and those who want to see the governor Dai have already knocked down where Mrs. Du."
Chapter completed!