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Li Yuan did not stay in Luoyang for a few more days. Two days later, he hurriedly embarked on the road back to Chang'an.

Because of the lack of maintenance in recent years, the palaces in Luoyang have been desolate and desolate, which has long been displeased by Li Yuan. What's more, he established Dongdu this time just to provide Li Shimin with a name for expanding his power. It's not that he really wants to enjoy the life of accompanying the capital in Dongdu.

This can be seen from what he told Li Xiaogong.

Li Yuan's explanation to Li Xiaogong was that within three years, Li Xiaogong could use the Dongdu General Administration as the basis, set up a court agency, and appoint officials with corresponding positions on his own, but he would not be appointed or removed from his official position for the time being. The salary grade was determined by the demotion of the court position by the court, and then it would be determined as appropriate after three years.

This explanation expresses several meanings of Li Yuan. First, it is that Li Xiaogong can toss a court institution, but it is only temporary. Although officials have real powers, they do not have a legitimate name, but they just give some symbolic salary.

Secondly, the time Li Yuan gave Li Xiaogong, or the time he gave Li Shimin, was three years. Within three years, if Li Shimin and Li Xiaogong couldn't make any trouble, it would really have to be "decided as appropriate".

Of course, Li Yuan didn’t just give Li Shimin and Li Xiaogong a name, but the actual benefits were still numerous. The first benefit Li Yuan gave was to allow Li Xiaogong to imitate Chang'an and form the "East and Left Yulin Guard" in the Dongdu Palace City.

The establishment of this Yulin Guard is tentatively set at 20,000 people, and all the costs will be borne by Chang'an.

After the formation of the Yulin Guards in the East Capital, it was actually equivalent to adding 20,000 elite Tang troops to Luoyang. Since it was a regular Tang army, Li Xiaogong naturally would not let the Yulin Guards have a good meal in the palace city. He would use it whatever he should use it.

There is absolutely no soldier who can make a living in the Tang Dynasty today.

The second benefit Li Yuan gave was what Li Shimin and Li Xiaogong worked hard to win, that is, allow Li Xiaogong to intercept all tax revenue in Dongdu and arrange and dispatch it themselves. If finance allows it, you can increase your military strength by yourself.

This is a great power. After the decentralization of the power to intercept taxes and expand military power, Luoyang was equivalent to a country within three years. This was the most opposed by officials of Li Jiancheng.

The current eastern capital Luoyang, coupled with more than a dozen counties around it, accounts for nearly a quarter of the entire Tang Dynasty's tax revenue, which is definitely not a small number.

In this chaotic era, the restrictions on the rank and title of officials in Dongdu actually did not have much significance. However, once the financial and military power are liberalized, it is equivalent to the relaxation of all constraints on Li Shimin. Although the nominal leader of Dongdu is Li Xiaogong, the power formed on this basis is not the force that supports Li Shimin?

However, it can also be seen from this that Li Yuan trusts his cousin in terms of ability and loyalty. I am afraid that it is still above his trust in his own son Li Shimin.

Otherwise, Li Yuan would not have to borrow Li Xiaogong's hand to develop Li Shimin's power. It would be better to just hand over the Dongdu to Li Shimin's personal management. He added Li Xiaogong to the middle, and it was a link to control all real power in the true sense, which was actually a limitation on Li Shimin.

No matter what, Li Yuan is a little afraid of his Erlang!

However, no matter what, after Li Yuan left the Dongdu, Li Xiaogong finally became the most powerful figure in the Tang Dynasty, second only to Li Yuan. From then on, Li Jiancheng, who was the name of the prince's reign, was probably not as powerful as Li Xiaogong.

Everything in Luoyang now, plus the more than ten major counties around it, totaling more than 2 million people, as well as the 100,000 elite Luoyang Tang Army, including the Yulin Guards at the Dongdu, etc., are already Li Xiaogong's capital.

Moreover, it is definitely extremely strong capital.

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Just the day after Li Yuan patted his butt and left, Li Xiaogong couldn't wait to ask Xiao Feng to meet him at the Grand General Administration.

During this period, what lingers in Li Xiaogong's heart is always the "strange weapon way" that Xiao Feng mentioned.

In fact, Li Xiaogong had already prepared the manpower that Xiao Feng needed and circled a military camp in the East City next to Luoyang Imperial City for Xiao Feng to train troops. However, Li Xiaogong did not dare to openly start training private troops so blatantly because he did not have the power. Now, after Li Xiaogong got Li Yuan's authorization, it is legitimate to form this new army.

Li Xiaogong is a very steady person. He was so trusted by Li Yuan and was granted such great power. He was even more cautious, for fear of being honest and attracting Chang'an's suspicion.

Another reason why Li Xiaogong is so cautious is that he remembers several requirements for forming this "shock soldier" proposed by Xiao Feng, the most important of which is confidentiality.

Xiao Feng's main requirement is that this army will not belong to the organization of the Tang army. Xiao Feng's purpose of doing this is very simple, that is, he does not want this force to be controlled and disturbed by anyone at that time. He does not want the power he trained with hard work, and ultimately makes wedding dresses for others.

Xiao Feng just wants to take this power in his own hands, or take a step back slightly, and it is feasible to master this power through Li Xiaogong's name. For this, without Xiao Feng's detailed explanation, Li Xiaogong also knew it.

What is "shock warrior"? In the final analysis, it is reflected in this "shock". The word "shock" has many explanations, but in any case, the existence of this army is unknown to the world. It is believed that Li Xiaogong has no objection to this.

So Li Xiaogong is also a bachelor. In the carriage on the way to the Dongcheng Military Camp with Xiao Feng, Li Xiaogong said directly: "Xiao Feng, this force will be formed under your name for the time being. These people are selected from the people I trust most, with a total of more than 300 people. At that time, you can choose. If you choose, I will take off their military status and be under your control from now on. As for the military expenditure, you don't need to worry. Although they have removed their military status, all treatment will be paid three times as much as the Yulinwei."

Li Xiaogong's words naturally reflect his trust in Xiao Feng.

Li Xiaogong knew very well that it would be uncertain whether he would be qualified to be the chief general of Dongdu without Xiao Feng's assassination of Jie Li Khan this time. Even if he fought hard and repelled all the enemy troops from all walks of life, he was afraid that Luoyang, which was robbed by the 200,000 Turkic army, would not be able to recover his vitality within three or five years. As for Li Xiaogong's Tang army, it would be a blessing to keep half of it.

After hearing Li Xiaogong's words, Xiao Feng was naturally extremely satisfied, so he smiled and said, "Brother Xiaogong, just don't worry, I will build this force into the strongest force in the world. In a few months, you will probably see some results."

"Xiao Feng, I believe in you!" Li Xiaogong nodded solemnly.

Indeed, can Li Xiaogong be worried that such power is in the hands of his future son-in-law?

Although Li Xiaogong is still struggling with whether Xiao Feng is his brother or his son-in-law until now.

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When Li Xiaogong and Xiao Feng arrived at the military camp in Dongcheng, more than 300 Li family soldiers in the military camp had already lined up in an orderly manner, and Hou was in the training ground.

In order to show his full support for Xiao Feng and to establish his authority for Xiao Feng, Li Xiaogong specially accompanied Xiao Feng in person today, so he made this idea.

Xiao Feng was very satisfied with this hidden military camp located in the East City at first sight.

The military camp was very large. It was originally a training ground for Yulin Guards, which could accommodate thousands of people to train at the same time. The surroundings of the military camp were filled with high walls that Li Xiaogong had recently circled, so it was probably a difficult thing to peek at the military camp from outside.

Dongcheng is originally a small town next to the imperial city, and ordinary people are not allowed to enter. There is also a high wall outside the military camp. Who can peek at the secrets inside the high wall?

On the training ground of the military camp, some training facilities have been built according to Xiao Feng's requirements. Of course, in order to keep it confidential, Xiao Feng did not fully arrange the facilities in later generations, but instead reorganized these training facilities based on some current situation of the Tang Dynasty.

But no matter how the transformation is made, the training principle remains unchanged.

Such details are nothing to others' eyes, but Xiao Feng can carefully consider them.

Xiao Feng absolutely did not believe that among the major forces of the Tang Dynasty, there would be no spies from the Goryeo people. To put it bluntly, whether there are any traitors who have been bribed will still be a problem.

In any era, under the offensive of the Jin Yuan Dynasty, there will always be people who are in decline. If Jin Zhendong does not know how to use these methods, then he will not come from later generations.

So many things Xiao Feng has to do now are extremely careful and must be guarded against before it happens.

After briefly looking at everything in the training ground and the military camp, Xiao Feng nodded with satisfaction. Then, when Xiao Feng turned his gaze on the more than 300 soldiers of the Li family lined up in an orderly manner, the satisfaction on his face became even stronger.

Just looking at the majestic figure, majestic momentum, and the brilliance emitted from their eyes, Xiao Feng could see that these people were all elites, among the elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty!

Xiao Feng doesn't think that it is a fantasy dream that he can train some civilians who are powerless to become elite special forces in a short period of time, and it is absolutely unrealistic.

However, if Xiao Feng relies on these elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty in front of him, he is still confident that he can do it. As long as he gives him enough time, he can build an elite army that will scare all enemies.

How could people of this era understand the extremely scientific training methods of special forces in later generations? I am afraid that even the Goryeo Dynasty in Jinzhendong would not have such a force as Xiao Feng thought.

And this power will be the trump card in Xiao Feng’s future, the unique trump card!

At this moment, Xiao Feng felt very proud in his heart.

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Chapter completed!