Chapter 1201

"Say!" Li Shimin waved his big hand.

Merton took a deep breath and solemnly said: "Mohist sages once said that absolute power will lead to absolute corruption. Since ancient times, generals have been robbing for many times. What's more, it's because when fighting, the generals have too much power and take all life and death. They can even avoid the life of the monarch outside. It's because the generals have too much military power and are not constrained. This makes the looting happen many times."

"Absolute power leads to absolute corruption."

Li Shimin's face changed. If according to Merton, the greatest power is probably him, wouldn't he also be absolutely corrupt.

The ministers could not help sighing. The Mexican family was really bold. They even dared to say this, but they had to admit that the Mexican family had come to the point.

"The minister can assert that the western expedition is not the first time, but it is definitely not the last. If you want to completely solve this matter, you must divide power." Merton is sonorous and powerful.

"Decentralization!" the general of cultural relics was in an uproar. No one thought that mojiazi wanted to change the military system.

Sun Chong, the commander of the firearm army, directly went out and angrily denounced: "nonsense! The generals most taboo both ends of snakes and mice. The so-called military order is bound to be reached as soon as it is issued. If power is divided, I'm afraid it will only delay the fighters and miss the good opportunity. Sun Tzu's art of war said........"

He has just won the post of general of the firearm army. He dares not neglect reading military books day and night. He knows that a general must be decisive and make no progress at once, otherwise he will only be defeated. At the right time, Mo Jiazi proposed decentralization. Chang sun Chong can't wait to attack, and takes sun Zibing law as an example.

Merton looked at Chang sun Chong and said coldly, "General Chang sun has just come into contact with the book of war. Don't just talk about war on paper, talk about art of war, and don't just recite a few books of war to win the war."

"That general is like listening to the advice of Mo sacrificing wine!" the eldest sun smiled angrily.

He had been involved in firearms and military goods by mojiazi using gunpowder secrets before, and now he was proposed by mojiazi to divide the power of generals. In this way, he, the newly appointed general of the firearms army, was too timid.

Merton did not look at Chang sun Chong, but bowed to Li Shimin: "What Wei Chen said about decentralization is to separate the power of the chief General to unify the army from the power of managing the army. In an army, it is necessary to set up a chief General and a deputy general. The chief general is responsible for unifying the army and killing the enemy. Under the military order, the chief General dares not to obey. Once the war is over, the military power will return to the deputy general, and the deputy general is responsible for the daily management of military affairs, Be responsible for the discipline of officers and soldiers and record their military achievements. Such decentralization will not affect the marching and fighting of the main general. With the supervision and checks and balances of the deputy general, there will be no arbitrariness of the main general. "

"The right to command and govern the army," Merton said.

Suddenly, Li Shimin's eyes lit up. In this way, it will not affect the March and war, but also completely solve the situation of the Lord general's dominance.

Moreover, this law seems to be able to maintain stability in the army. On weekdays, the Lord general has no military power and has no right to mobilize the army. Naturally, it is impossible to rebel, and the deputy general has insufficient power. Even if he commands 100000 troops, he has no qualification and strength to rebel. This is really a good policy.

"Wei Chen also believes that the reason why there are frequent longitudinal looting in the army is also related to the law popularization education in the army. For a long time, the soldiers only fight, but they don't understand the military law. Even if they violate the military law, they are calculated afterwards. If the standing military judge in the army often popularizes the military law for the soldiers, he will stop the longitudinal looting in time whenever he finds that the soldiers violate the military law This is the way to completely eliminate the looting of generals, instead of punishing meritorious officers and men afterwards to deter military discipline, rather than killing without teaching, "Merton said.

"Kill without teaching?" Li Shimin frowned. The army is indeed a group of rough men, who don't know big words and don't say anything. If we popularize the military law and let them know the consequences of longitudinal looting, I'm afraid there will be no looting of 100000 troops.

"The two ministers found that there was no formal military law in the Tang Dynasty, and the same laws of the Tang Dynasty were used to try soldiers and ordinary people, let alone formal military courts. Things in the military were very special circumstances and could not be handled or tried equally with the civil law." Merton suggested.

The civil and military generals sighed that the separation of powers between the main general and the deputy general, military judges, the compilation of military laws, military courts and everything done by mojiazi would have a great impact on the military. More importantly, these methods are practical and feasible, not only Li Shimin, but also they were persuaded by mojiazi.

"Military justice and military court! This policy is feasible! Fang Aiqing, I'll leave it to you!" Li Shimin nodded slightly.

Fang Xuanling couldn't help sighing. He immediately knew that there would be a lot of work to do in the law of Zhenguan compiled by him, and the completion date of the law of Zhenguan might have to be postponed.

Merton said, "Wei Chen is studying the theory of contradiction and found that good and bad are often one. Although it is a mistake for the generals of the western expedition to plunder, it is the imperfection of the military system of the Tang Dynasty, if the imperial court takes this opportunity to reform the military system, make up for the lost sheep and completely solve this eternal problem, it will be a blessing in disguise."

"Make up for the lost! Ministers agree with Mo Jijiu's proposal to reform the military system." Li Ji, the Minister of the Ministry of war, took the lead. Hou Junji and the generals of the western expedition are soldiers and must be saved. However, the premise to save Hou Junji and others is to admit that there are loopholes in the military system of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin was very excited. He didn't really want to kill Hou Junji, but wanted to beat the arrogant Hou Junji. At the same time, he asked all countries to explain, maintain the reputation of Tian Khan, let alone accidentally get the plan to reform the military system, which alleviated his anger.

"Before the Tang Dynasty, there were some loopholes in the military system. This is why the generals of the western expedition are getting deeper and deeper. I am also responsible for Gaochang. If I don't ask about the indiscriminate punishment, I will be punished without teaching! The generals of the western expedition have made great contributions to the state. Although they are at fault, they will make atonement for their achievements, and give orders to release the generals of the western expedition immediately." Li Shimin ordered.

"Minister, take orders!" Li daozong took orders and hurried away.

"Your Majesty is wise!" a group of military generals kowtow one after another. Although civil servants are unwilling, they are not without harvest. Once the military reform of the Tang Dynasty, they can better clamp down on military generals.

Merton couldn't help sighing. Li Shimin only asked Hou Junji and others to make atonement for their achievements. The previous credit was naturally written off, and he didn't follow the previous dynasty's method of soliciting ministers. However, this may be Li Shimin's self-confidence. He believes he can frighten the generals. Merton doesn't know whether he has a private move. I hope Hou Junji won't go back to the old way this time.