Taking over the capital is only the first step, and more importantly, it is necessary to reasonably transform the capital, at least to ensure the balance between the vast majority of forces and the imperial court, otherwise the whole and not to mention the tens of millions of people in the world, it is not possible to say that these intricate forces in the capital can not be suppressed by the southwest army with 100,000 people left.

Therefore, the transformation of the forbidden army has become a top priority.

Li Xin's idea is to reintegrate the Southwest Army with these forbidden armies according to the previous path of reorganizing the Southwest Army, and then let Hou Jingde, He Xiang and others, together with Mu Ying and Li Shuo, take charge of the two battalions of the forbidden army, so that the Southwest Group with Li Xin as the core can control the vast majority of the military strength of the imperial court, plus the position of Li Xin's governor and Zhao Jia, who controls Shangshutai, it will not be long before the people in the court will completely fall to Li Xin's side.

Of course, this is just a big charter, and specific things have to be arranged, and things in the capital are more complicated, and sometimes it is as detailed as the position of a captain of the Imperial City Soldiers and Horses, and it has to be seriously considered.

This is a relatively large amount of work, even if it is Li Xin, the estimate in his heart is that it will take three years to sort out these things.

Of course, in addition to the power of the capital, what is the attitude towards the Ye family and the seed family in the north in the future, whether the border army is still similar to the pattern of the old feudal town, or whether it is completely returned to the imperial court, is something that Li Xin needs to carefully consider.

Li Shuo half sat on the bed, and after quietly listening to Li Xin's thoughts, he frowned slightly, and said: "Brother, the idea of reorganizing the forbidden army and the southwest army is good, but ...... The officers and men of the Southwest Army may feel a little uncomfortable in their hearts. ”

Li Xin was stunned, and then understood what Li Shuo meant by this.

In the final analysis, the Southwest Army was the victor in this war, and although some of the two battalions of the forbidden army did not participate in the battle, they were undoubtedly the losers from the overall situation, and could even be said to be the "prisoners" of the Southwest Army!

Now, as soon as Li Xin, the general of the Southwest Army, gives an order, he wants to make these victors of the Southwest Army and their "captives" become one, regardless of each other, and the people of the Southwest Army will naturally feel uncomfortable and even make trouble.

Even if it is really reorganized and merged according to Li Xin's will, the people of the Southwest Army will also look down on the people of the forbidden army, if the strength of the two sides is very different, but it is okay, but in addition to firing firearms, the quality of the individual soldiers of the Southwest Army is not stronger than that of the people of the forbidden army, and even much weaker.

Once the troops are united, and there will be no war to "promote feelings" in a short period of time, there will definitely be contradictions, and even a backlash from the forbidden army.

Li Xin frowned and thought about it, and then nodded silently: "What you said is right, but I think less." ”

Li Shuo coughed twice and continued: "In addition, there is also the matter of the firearms battalion, in the past, the Hanzhou Army and the Ningzhou Army both had firearms battalions, which belonged to the two armies respectively, and on the road to the Eastern Expedition, it was also the firearms battalion that made the most meritorious contributions, but if it is to be reorganized, these firearms battalions cannot be mixed with ordinary soldiers, and the younger brother means that the firearms battalion should be independent and become an independent battalion similar to the Praetorian Guard, and if there is a war, a group of soldiers will be drawn from this independent battalion to cooperate. ”

"This firearms battalion is the lifeblood of the new dynasty, and it must be directly controlled by my brother, and we must never fake others!"

Li Shuo paused and continued: "On the way to the east, the firearms battalion has lost a lot, and now it is estimated that there are only about 2,000 people, this number is not enough, according to my meaning, the number of people in this firearms battalion should be between 10,000 and 30,000 people, and when there is a firearms battalion of this size in hand, my brother should be able to ......."

Speaking of this, Li Shuo looked up at Li Xin, and his voice was low: "The world is invincible." ”

Li Xin was silent for a while, and then smiled: "You are shrewd, the firearms battalion of your Ningzhou Army is almost empty, there are only three or four hundred people left, the more than two thousand people you said, and the rest are the firearms battalion of the Hanzhou Army, you are willing to hand over these three or four hundred people, where can Mu Ying be willing to hand over his baby bump?" ”

Li Shuo's face was calm: "My brother has mastered the source of firearms, so he can naturally have the final say, and then it is...... General Mu is a smart man, at least he is loyal enough to his brother at the moment, and he will do whatever his brother says at this time. ”

"That's why."

Li Shuo's voice was low: "Brother has to finish what needs to be done at this moment, can't leave hidden dangers in the future, people's hearts are unpredictable and changeable, not only General Mu, even me, after standing on a high place for more than ten years, I have enough strength in my hands, maybe I will also want to look up." ”

"Besides......"

Li Shuo's eyes were calm, and he said: "Besides, even if my brother has enough ability to suppress our people, but my brother will die one day, when we raised troops in the southwest, my brother said that we can't bury the root of the curse for future generations, and the same is true for today's affairs, the elder brother should be more decisive when he receives the power in his hands, and he can't bury the root of the curse for future generations......

After listening to Li Shuo's words, Li Xin was silent for a long time.

There is a good saying that the ass decides the head.

In the past, he was just a courtier, and he could understand why the emperors of the Ji family were mean to that point, but after all, there was no way to understand that today, he Li Changan has also become the master, and he has not thought about the future, and someone has already helped him think about it.

Thinking of this, he thought of His Royal Highness the King of Wei who was a little cautious.

General Li sighed silently in his heart.

Maybe you didn't stand up to me, and I didn't stand up to you.

But your son...... But he really can't live with me.

General Li was silent for a long time, and finally said slowly: "The matter of the firearms battalion, I will talk to Mu Ying in the past two days, and it will be done as soon as possible, as for the reorganization of the Southwest Army and the Forbidden Army, it seems that it needs to be carefully considered." ”

Li Shuo had a smile on his face.

"According to my meaning, there is no need to reorganize the two armies together, the number of the Southwest Army is not enough, and it can be recruited from Gyeonggi or nearby states and counties to fill the Southwest Army, and by the way, it is also necessary to take the opportunity of conscription to replenish the manpower of the firearms battalion."

"There is no label on this kind of recruit, and it will not be looked down upon too much by the veterans of the Southwest Army, and my brother's firearms battalion also needs these clean recruits to be easy to control in the future."

"As for the ...... of the forbidden army"

Li Shuo said softly: "When we enter the city, General Hou and General He have contributed a lot, according to the meaning of the younger brother, these forbidden troops can still be handed over to them to bring, these people will still be stationed near Gyeonggi in the future, but they don't have to guard Gyeonggi all the time, if there is a shortage of people in the west and northern Xinjiang, my brother can draw manpower from them to support." ”

"I still think the same thing, as long as the firearms battalion is in my brother's hands, there won't be any big problems."

Saying that, Li Shuo was silent for a while: "As for how to arrange the current Southwest Army, my brother should also consider it carefully." ”

"Of course, they have merit, but to put it mildly, the merit of firearms is far better than that of these southwestern sergeants, of course, how to treat them depends on the meaning of the brother."

Li Xin looked at Li Shuo in surprise, and then stroked his palm and sighed: "You have grown too much than before, listening to your words, I think you are more suitable to sit in my position than myself." ”

Li Shuo hurriedly shook his head and said with a wry smile: "It's just that I've been in bed for more than half a month, and I have nothing to do, so I think a little more, if my brother calms down, he must be more thoughtful than my younger brother." ”

"Over the years, my brother has always had a benevolent heart in his heart, no matter when and where, which is a blessing for us and the people of the world."

His face was sincere: "My brother is the person Li Shuo admires the most in his life. ”

Li Xin waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't shave to slap the horse." ”

"What you said is very reasonable, the firearms battalion is the lifeblood, I have started to prepare for the past two days, and as for the name of the firearms battalion, it should also be changed."

General Li smiled and asked at his cheap brother.

"What do you think, how is the Divine Machine Battalion?"