A moment later, the Central Highway.

Guo Ziyi first bowed to the emperor, then bowed slightly to the Prince of Wuyang, and finally looked at Zhang Jiuling, and seemed to have hesitated for a moment.

But he finally bowed and bowed his hands solemnly.

Zhang Jiuling sighed, his face obviously desolate, and suddenly said with a deep meaning: "Brother Guo, I miss the past very much."

Guo Ziyi was slightly stunned and subconsciously said, "Do you miss the past?"

Zhang Jiuling nodded and said slowly: "Yes, I miss the past. That day, you just came out of the death row and needed to identify the tribute in the court. At that time, you didn't know anything, and even asked me for the most basic understanding. Although it made a lot of jokes, it highlighted your sincerity..."

The old prime minister sighed, as if murmured, "I was so excited at that time. When I saw the young generation of Tang Dynasty appearing, they may grow into the pillar of the country in the future. The Tang Dynasty rose again, and the people were smiling and smiling. That kind of sincere joy once made me look so longing."

"However, it's a pity, it's a pity! It seems that things in the world are always difficult to complete, and the more you look forward to, the easier it is to disappoint people."

"I really didn't expect that you, Brother Guo, also have a heroic heart. When the news of you recruiting soldiers and horses in Lanling County came, do you know how bitter my heart is."

"I even regret that I shouldn't have protected you at the beginning. Let you die in prison. Maybe there will be one person missing in the world in troubled times."

It is worthy of being Zhang Jiuling, who dares to say anything. His words did not care about the slightest and directly exposed the path of the vassal state that Guo Ziyi wanted to take.

However, the more he did this, the more respect Guo Ziyi respected him and bowed: "If you are willing to wait, you can wait a few years before expressing your opinion. Maybe you will become extremely happy at that time?"

Zhang Jiuling was slightly stunned, then shook his head and said, "Is someone who taught you what you said? It seems that there is a capable person standing behind you."

This time it was Guo Ziyi's turn to be stunned and said in surprise: "What does it mean?"

Zhang Jiuling stared at him, as if he wanted to see through Guo Ziyi's heart.

After a long time, the old prime minister spoke slowly and said, "Your words just now are very connotative, obviously wanting to give me some expectations. You need to obtain a military position now, and the officials present are quarreling today. At this time, you need the help of important officials..."

Guo Ziyi frowned and said, "What you mean is that I was deliberately lying to you with words, with the purpose of helping me so that I can get a military position today, right?"

Because he was unhappy in his heart, he stopped using the word "you" and called you directly, and seemed indifferent.

Zhang Jiuling still stared at him and continued, "Brother Guo, someone taught you what he said just now? I know your personality well, and with your scheming, you can't think of such a plan."

Guo Ziyi suddenly sneered and waved her hand directly at Zhang Jiuling.

His tone became even colder, and even a little sarcastic, saying, "Although Guo is a rough man, Guo has his own bottom line. No matter how you view me, Guo Ziyi is still the same Guo Ziyi..."

If you don’t talk too much, there is no need to argue with this old prime minister anymore.

As the saying goes, preconceived ideas and it is difficult to change. The other party thinks that he will take the path of a vassal state and thinks that he will harm the country and the people in the future. He does not want to explain, nor can he explain.

Because the emperor once told him that loyal ministers also had their own factional interests, especially those of Zhang Jiuling, who were stubborn loyal ministers, he would never agree to the plans of the emperor and Guo Ziyi.

Taking the world as the bet and using troubled times as the cornerstone may cause dozens or millions of people to be killed or injured, and may make the people live more dire straits.

But the ultimate goal will eliminate the clan.

This is a great battle destined to be lonely, and only the emperor and the prince of Wuyang cooperate with him in the world.

As for other people, it's better not to participate.

Once you participate, it will be a bad thing.

So Guo Ziyi no longer argued with Zhang Jiuling, and even deliberately acted indifferently and looked at the emperor. He turned to look at the emperor, bowed again, and asked directly: "Your Majesty, what military position are you going to give me?"

This question was direct enough to highlight the suspense of a reckless man. However, the emperor seemed to admire the reckless man very much and asked with a smile: "What official do you think you can be?"

Every question and answer is all about acting.

But the ministers present could not see it at all, because both the emperor and Guo Ziyi had their true colors.

For example, for the emperor, since ancient times, the emperor has been the most suspicious, so the more smart and capable the minister is, the more vigilant he needs to be in the eyes of the emperor.

On the contrary, the emperor usually uses the ministers like the reckless man more than that, because such people are not scheming and show everything on their faces, which is easy to control and not easy to rebel.

This is the character of Guo Ziyi.

He laughed out loud and said proudly: "I just heard General Li say that the top scholar in martial arts can be the general. Otherwise, you can just be granted a title. Anyway, you have the final say in the title of an official..."

The emperor laughed, looked around, and then asked Guo Ziyi again, "You can be a general, but I want to ask you first. Do you know how many soldiers the general can command?"

How many troops can you lead?

Gu Sheng

This question is easy to answer, but Guo Ziyi cannot answer it directly, otherwise his character will collapse.

So he deliberately grabbed the back of his head and pretended to be stupid and said: "It should be a lot, after all, the general's name is very loud."

All the ministers around laughed out loud.

The faces of the nine major vassal states slowed down significantly.

Everyone can see that Guo Ziyi is not smart. Although he is extremely powerful, he is very reckless.

None of the heroes who have been able to accomplish things through ancient times is something that reckless men can achieve.

Such a person is not threatening.

...

Unfortunately, these ministers didn't know that all this was the result that the emperor wanted.

The emperor smiled again, and his face became very kind, as if it was because he was facing a reckless man like Guo Ziyi, even the emperor's mood would be much easier.

"Guo Ziyi, let me tell you. The so-called general is also called the commander of the Tang Dynasty. He usually commands a guard and has at least five thousand elite soldiers under his command. Moreover, these five thousand must be kept."

Always ready!

Five thousand!

At this time, General Li slowly spoke and added for the emperor: "What Your Majesty said just now is only the organization of the general guards. Having 5,000 elite troops is the bottom line of a guard. But if it is an elite guard, the number of people is at least 10,000. There are even a few special guards, with a total of up to 20,000 troops under his command."

As he said that, he smiled and said, "For example, the Zuo Yulin Guard I am in charge is a special military guard guarding the capital. He always has 20,000 elite soldiers, and 3,000 of them are cavalry."

"The same is true for the Right Yu Lin Guard, with 20,000 elite troops in general, and the commander of these two guards is the general you want to be."

"In addition, there are the left and right Qianniu Guards, the left and right Jinwu Guards, the left and right Wu Guards, the left and right Wei Guards, as well as the left and right Xiao Guards, and the left and right supervisor guards. The above military guards are all organized with 10,000 people..."

"As for the five thousand elite soldiers at the bottom line mentioned by His Majesty, the current organization of the left and right commanders is only like that. However, because the five thousand bottom line is met, the commanders of these two guards are all generals."

Guo Ziyi pretended to realize it suddenly and nodded quickly, "I understand, I understand, it turns out that if you have five thousand elite soldiers, you are the general... Then what are your Majesty waiting for? Get me 5,000 elite soldiers quickly, otherwise even if Your Majesty is named General, my general will be bare. How ugly and embarrassing, right?"

The ministers present burst into laughter again.

The emperor seemed to be laughing and smiled, "No, no, I can't give you soldiers. Since ancient times, the most expensive thing is to raise soldiers, especially elite soldiers. For every five thousand elite soldiers, the imperial court has to eat at least twenty or thirty counties. The imperial court currently has 16 guards, and the general soldiers and horses are as high as 180,000. Think about how much expense is this and how many county taxes are needed to support it?"

Guo Ziyi turned to look at General Li, pretending to look embarrassed and said, "I'm not very good at counting, please help me calculate."

General Li looked at him, reached out to gesture a number, and said, "The current 180,000 regular soldiers in the court need taxes from 500 counties."

Guo Ziyi pretended to be stunned and said, "It doesn't seem to be many. There are more than 1,500 counties in our Tang Dynasty."

General Li smiled at Cen Cen and said with a deep meaning: "Although more than 1,500 counties, the taxes are not enough to be spent. You only think that raising soldiers requires money. Doesn't you spend money on raising officials?"

Guo Ziyi suddenly realized and said deliberately: "It turns out that the officials spent all their money. It seems that the biggest borer is the official."

The ministers present snorted and said, "Don't forget, you are also an official now."

Guo Ziyi immediately glared at me and said, "What's wrong with me being an official? How much money should I get when I become an official?"

The ministers were unwilling to argue with a reckless man like him, and they all acted in a noble manner and said, "Even if you get a small amount of money, it is still paid by the court. As the magistrate of Lanling County, you can't even scold your mother after you have your salary."

Guo Ziyi was furious and said, "I'll use all the taxes to support you. If I don't have any extra money, I will support elite soldiers. What should I do? Will I be a general who is barely?"

The ministers were stunned and said with a strange expression: "Do you really think you are the general? This is just His Majesty teasing you."

Guo Ziyi opened her eyes widened and said, "Why are you joking? Your Majesty clearly agreed. If you don't believe me, please ask Your Majesty, if he wants to make me the general."

This deliberately acted arrogantly and more prominently highlighted his reckless man.

Everyone despised him for being too vulgar and turned around and refused to pay attention to him.

Only one official whispered to comfort him out of kindness: "Mr. Guo, please eliminate the fire. Even if Your Majesty really enthroned you as a general, you shouldn't blame the officials for spending taxes. Although there are more than 1,500 counties in the Tang Dynasty, the income of the treasury is not 1,500 counties."

Guo Ziyi was slightly stunned and said in surprise: "Why is the national treasury income not 1,500 counties?"

He really doesn't know about this.

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...There is another one later, it's very cool
Chapter completed!