At dawn, all 40,000 Guanlong coalition forces surrendered to the Tang army. The Tang army not only obtained tens of thousands of well-equipped soldiers, but also received 50,000 sets of good armor. This was the military secretly accumulated by the Guanlong nobles in the Sui Dynasty.

As Li Shimin wrote in his letter to his father, the rebellion of the Guanlong nobles was not only a danger, but also the greatest opportunity for the Tang Dynasty. When it was related to the future of the country, he hoped that his father would not have any kindness as a woman.

The next morning, in the imperial study room, Li Yuan summoned several confidant ministers to secretly negotiate the follow-up matters of the Guanlong nobles. Among the people involved in the discussion were King Li Shimin, King Chu Li Yuanji, King Huaiyang County Prince Li Shentong, Prime Minister Chen Shuda, Pei Ji and Liu Wenjing.

This is an important matter that determines the fate of the Guanlong nobles, including the Dou family, the Doulu family and the Changsun family, are not qualified to participate.

Li Shimin made the greatest contribution in this rebellion, and he naturally gained the greatest voice.

"I expected many things to rebel by the Guanlong nobles this time, but there were also things that surprised me, mainly the ships and weapons owned by the Guanlong nobles."

Li Shimin said slowly to everyone: "Last night, I interrogated Dugu Huaide in detail. He told me that the soldiers mainly came from the Dugu family and the Yuan family. Not only did we seize the 50,000 sets of soldiers, most of which were the inventory accumulated over the years by the Yuan family preparing to replace Sui Yang, and some of the wealth of the prime minister Yang Su and Yuwen Shu back then. Even Dugu Huaide didn't know how much. He only told me that it was unbelievable. We need to recruit troops, boost morale, and support a lot of money and grain. If we can get the wealth of the Guanlong nobles, we can support at least four to five years of war. Father, it can be said that this is the only opportunity for our Tang Dynasty to fight back."

Seeing that the fourth son Yuanji wanted to speak but stopped, Li Yuan asked, "What do Yuanji want to say?"

Li Yuanji bowed quickly and said, "Father, the emperor's brother is completely correct. I know the thoughts of these Guanlong nobles best. They are fence-bearers. Whoever is beneficial to them will surrender to whom. There is no loyalty at all. They have saved up huge wealth over the past decades. If these wealth is not used by us, they will inevitably be taken away by Zhang Xuan. Instead of giving the enemy a favor, it is better to use it to support our Tang Dynasty country. I am willing to lead the elite Xuanwu soldiers to complete this matter for my father. I promise that no copper coins will be left out."

Before Li Yuanji finished speaking, Chen Shuda coughed heavily. Li Yuan understood what he meant and smiled and said, "What are the prime minister's opinions? You might as well tell me!"

"Weichen cannot say that we have any high opinion. In principle, we support the opinions of the two high princes, King Qin and King Chu, but the details are slightly different."

"Which aspect is there any difference?" Li Yuan asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty, this rebellion of the Guanlong nobles is actually only part of it. For example, the Dou family, the Dou family and the Changsun family, they always stand on His Majesty's side. If they want to have a one-size-fits-all approach, is it not fair to these three families? If they want to deal with it separately, what should we do? What exactly do we want? What is the principle? We believe that we should clarify these issues first, and then discuss the specific handling plan."

Li Yuan nodded, took a memorial from the table, and said to everyone: "This is the memorial I just received this morning and the prince sent from Hanzhong. In his memorial, I mentioned a plan. I have considered it and thought it was good. Let's discuss it together to see what is wrong with the prince's plan and what needs to be improved?"

Only then did everyone realize that His Highness the Crown Prince had already made a plan, and he actually moved the emperor. Everyone was silent and listened to the Crown Prince's plan carefully.

Li Yuan smiled and said, "He wrote a lot. I will just say it briefly. The prince proposed a land principle, that is, each noble family of Guanlong retains land according to his title, and all the remaining excess land is owned by the court. Whether it is the Dou family or the Dugu family, one principle is implemented on the land issue."

Everyone was secretly surprised. They thought the prince's plan would be gentler, but they did not expect that his plan would be more ruthless and even deprived of the land of the Guanlong nobles. This is the foundation of the Guanlong nobles. Without the foundation, how can they talk about the word "noble".

Li Yuan said slowly, "I also think that the land problem in Guanlong is a cancer of the Tang Dynasty. There are almost no self-cultivating farmers. Without self-cultivating farmers, there will be no taxes, which leads to the financial resources of the court and cannot even afford the firewood of officials. The root cause is that some aristocratic families occupy a large amount of land.

In addition, the reason why Zhang Xuan was able to become stronger from Beihai County is the land and military merit system he implemented. A general could be promoted and awarded, but the soldiers did not have the opportunity to award official titles. Then using land as a reward is the guarantee for soldiers to fight the enemy bravely. I also want to implement this system, but I have no land in my hands. If the land of Guanlong nobles is owned by the imperial court, not only will the increase of self-cultivation farmers, but the soldiers will also have the goal to fight for it. I believe that implementing the military merit land system will completely change the situation of the low morale and weak combat power of the Tang army."

If Li Yuan didn't say this, everyone would think that it was the prince who convinced the emperor. However, Li Yuan's words made everyone awaken. The person who really wanted to seize the land of the Guanlong nobles was not the prince, but the emperor himself. The emperor had been planning for a long time to seize the land of the Guanlong nobles.

Pei Ji reacted very quickly and said first: "Your Majesty, I fully agree with the plan of the Crown Prince. In fact, this is also the idea of ​​the Crown Prince. Is it the land of the land that is the king? Even if a minister owns land that exceeds the title or the land of the position, it must have been a contribution to the Tang Dynasty and was given by Your Majesty himself. It cannot be said that he received the reward from the previous dynasty, and this dynasty cannot be touched. This is unreasonable and nor is it in line with the court's etiquette. Therefore, the Crown Prince proposed the principle of land, and I believe it is completely in line with the law."

Everyone secretly scolded Pei Ji for being shameless. He retreated first when something happened, but he ran the fastest to grab the merits. Li Shenfu was one step slower and had to follow Pei Ji and said: "I am the one who leads the army. I am also deeply touched the soldiers' desire for land. After a big battle, the imperial court rewards were transferred down one by one, and there was still not much left in the hands of the soldiers. Therefore, the morale of the soldiers was low and they were unwilling to fight. If the land reward system was implemented, then the generals at all levels would not be deducted, and the soldiers would be able to truly get benefits. This is the original strategy. I also believe that this system will fundamentally reverse the situation of the passive beating of the Tang army, and hope that Your Majesty will implement it immediately."

Li Yuanlong was very happy and asked Chen Shuda with a smile: "What else does Chen Xiangguo have to add?"

Chen Shuda also knew that the army had been taken away by Li Yuan, and the Guanlong nobles must have been fish and meat on the case. They were slaughtered by Li Yuan, and the confiscation of the land was irreparable. He had to bow and say, "I also support Your Majesty's land and military merit system, hoping to slightly distinguish the differences between the three Dou clans and other families in terms of property. In addition, I suggest that Your Majesty talk to Dou clan first. After all, it involves two prime ministers, which will affect the stability of the court."

Li Yuan nodded and said, "I know that besides land, they have many commercial industries. I will consider their interests in commercial industries. As for Dou's ideas, frankly speaking, I have already talked with Dou Wei before. He expressed his support for the land military merit system, so Chen's prime minister does not have to worry about the stability of the court."

Although Liu Wenjing also participated in the discussion, he did not express his opinion from beginning to end and remained silent. At this time, a sneer appeared on his face. In the face of absolute power, would the Dou family dare to say a word of no word? Of course, they can only agree, but in fact, how could the Dou family be willing to hand over the land?

The sneer on Liu Wenjing's face happened to be seen by Li Yuan. Li Yuan's face darkened and he said very dissatisfied: "Is there anything that Liu Xiangguo needs to add?"

Liu Wenjing was so scared that she bowed and bowed, "I fully supported His Highness the Prince's land and military merit system. But I suggested that Your Majesty follow the three-court trial method and participate in the land collection matters with multiple parties. This will make the consideration more comprehensive and progress faster."

Liu Wenjing's plan to cooperate with each other is good. Li Yuan's face was a little slow, and he nodded and said, "I can adopt it. The military, the Supervision Hall and the imperial court will carry out this matter. The military is represented by the Shenzhi, and the Supervision Hall is represented by the King of Chu. As for the imperial court, I consider giving in."

Li Yuan glanced at Li Shimin, and Li Shimin hurriedly said: "My son recommended Chen Xiangguo to represent the court in participating in land clearance matters."

Li Yuan saw that the second son had something to say to him, so he nodded and agreed, "Okay! Chen Prime Minister Chen will start to clean up the land of the Guanlong nobles today. I hope to complete this matter within a month."
Chapter completed!