Taking over the capital is only the first step. What is more important is to transform the capital reasonably, at least to ensure the balance between the vast majority of forces and the court. Otherwise, not to mention the tens of millions of people in the world, the complex forces in the capital will not be able to suppress the Southwest Army, which has 100,000 people left.

Therefore, transforming the imperial guards has become an urgent task.

Li Xin's idea was to reorganize the Southwest Army with these imperial guards according to the previous method of reorganizing the Southwest Army, and then let Hou Jingde and He Song and others take charge of the two battalions of imperial guards together with Mu Ying and Li Shuo. In this way, the Southwest Group with Li Xin as the core can control the vast majority of the military power of the court. In addition, the position of Li Xin's Grand Governor Li Xin and Zhao Jia, who is in charge of the Shangshu De, will not take long for the people in the court to completely turn to Li Xin's side.

Of course, this is just a big charter, and specific matters need to be arranged in detail. Things in the capital are quite complicated. Sometimes, as long as the position of the Imperial City Military and Horses and Secretariats, one must carefully consider it.

This is a relatively huge workload. Even Li Xin's estimate is three years before he can figure out these things clearly.

Of course, in addition to the power in the capital, Li Xin needs to carefully consider what his attitude towards the Ye family and the Zhong family in the northern border will be like a vassal state in the past, or whether he will completely accept it to the court.

Li Shuoban sat on the bed. After listening to Li Xin's thoughts quietly, he frowned slightly and said, "Brother, the idea of ​​reorganizing the Imperial Army and the Southwest Army is certainly good, but... the soldiers of the Southwest Army may feel a little uncomfortable."

Li Xin was stunned for a moment, and then he understood what Li Shuo meant.

After all, the Southwest Army was the winner in this war. Although some of the two battalions of imperial guards did not participate in the war, in the overall situation, they were undoubtedly the losers, and they could even be said to be the "captive" of the Southwest Army!

Now, with the order of Li Xin, the general of the Southwest Army, wants to combine these winners of the Southwest Army with their "captives" into one, without distinguishing each other, the people of the Southwest Army will naturally feel uncomfortable and even cause trouble.

Even if they are really integrated and merged according to Li Xin's will, the people of the Southwest Army will look down on the people of the Imperial Army. If the strength and weakness of the two sides are very different, it would be fine. In addition to firearms, the individual quality of the Southwest Army is not stronger than that of the Imperial Army, and it is even much weaker.

Once the troops are united, there will be no war to "promote feelings" in a short period of time, and there will definitely be conflicts and even a rebound in the imperial guards.

Li Xin frowned and thought for a while, then nodded silently: "You are 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 had firearms battalions, which belonged to the two armies respectively. On the east expedition, the Firearms Battalion made the most contributions. However, if they were to be reorganized, these firearms battalions could not be mixed with ordinary soldiers. My brother means to let the Firearms battalion be independent and become an independent battalion similar to the Imperial Guards. If you want to fight, a group of soldiers will be drawn from this independent battalion to cooperate."

"This firearm camp is the lifeblood of the new dynasty. It must be controlled by the brothers, and we must never pretend to be others!"

Li Shuo paused and continued: "On the East Expedition, the firearm battalion suffered a lot of losses. Now, it is estimated that there are only about 2,000 people. This number is not enough. According to my opinion, the number of people in this firearm battalion should be between 10,000 and 30,000 people. When the firearm battalion of this size is in hand, brother should be able to..."

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

Li Xin was silent for a while, then smiled: "You are smart. Your Ningzhou Army's firearms battalion is almost empty, with only three or four hundred people left. The more than two thousand people you mentioned, the rest are the firearms battalion of the Hanzhou Army. Are you willing to hand over these three or four hundred people? How could Mu Ying be willing to hand over his treasure?"

Li Shuo's face was calm: "After my brother mastering the source of the firearm, he can naturally have the final say. Besides, General Mu is a smart man, at least he is loyal to his brother enough at the moment. He will do whatever his brother says at this time."

“For this reason.”

Li Shuo's voice was low: "Brother must do what he should do at this moment, and he cannot leave hidden dangers in the future. People's hearts are unpredictable and changeable. Not only General Mu, but even me, after standing at a high place for more than ten years, have enough strength in my hands, maybe I will think about looking up."

“Besides…”

Li Shuo's eyes were calm and he spoke, "Besides, even if the brother has enough ability to suppress us, the brother will die one day. When we launched a military army in the southwest, the brother said that we cannot lay the root of disaster for future generations, and the same is true for today's affairs. If the brother should receive the power in his hands, he must be more decisive and cannot lay the root of disaster for future generations..."

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

There is a saying that goes, the butt determines the head.

In the past, he was just a minister and could figure out why several emperors of the Ji family were so mean, but after all, they could not understand. To this day, Li Chang'an has become the master of the human race. Before he could think about what happened in the future, someone had already helped him think about it.

Thinking of this, he remembered the somewhat petty Prince of Wei again.

General Li sighed silently in his heart.

Maybe you didn't let me down, and I didn't let you down.

But your son... is really unable to treat me.

General Li was silent for a long time before finally saying slowly: "I will talk to Mu Ying about the Firearms Battalion in the past two days and will be done as soon as possible. As for the reorganization of the Southwest Army and the Imperial Army, it seems that it still needs to be carefully considered."

Li Shuo smiled.

"According to my opinion, there is no need to reorganize the two armies together. The number of troops in the southwest is not enough. You can recruit soldiers from the capital or nearby prefectures and counties to fill the Southwest army, and by the way, take advantage of the recruitment opportunity to replenish the staff of the firearm battalion."

"There is no label on this kind of recruit, and it will not be too contempt for the veterans of the Southwest Army. Moreover, the elder brother's firearm battalion also needs these clean recruits to be able to control them in the future."

"As for the imperial guards..."

Li Shuo whispered: "When we entered the city, General Hou and General He both made a lot of efforts. According to my brother's wishes, these imperial guards can still be handed over to them. These people will still be stationed near Jingji in the future, but they do not have to protect Jingji all the time. If there is a shortage of people in the western and northern borders, the elder brother can draw personnel from it to support."

"I still think that as long as the firearm camp is in the hands of my brother, there will be no big problems."

As he said that, Li Shuo was silent for a while: "As for how the Southwest Army should be arranged now, my brother must also consider it carefully."

"They have made contributions, but to put it bluntly, the contribution of firearms is far better than these Southwest soldiers. Of course, how to treat them depends on the brother's intention."

Li Xin looked at Li Shuo in surprise, then stroking his hands and sighed: "You have grown too much than before. After hearing what you said, I think you are much more suitable for me to sit in my position than myself."

Li Shuo quickly shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I've just been bedridden for more than half a month, and I've been idle, so I've thought a little bit more. If my brother calms down, he will definitely think more carefully than my younger brother."

"For so many years, no matter when and where, my brother has always had a kind heart. This is the blessing of us and the blessing of all the people in the world."

He looked sincere: "Brother is the person Li Shuo admires the most in his life."

Li Xin waved his hand and said with a smile: "Stop flattering."

"What you said makes sense. The Firearm Camp is the lifeblood. I have started to prepare in the past two days. As for the name of the Firearm Camp, it should be changed."

General Li smiled and asked to his cheap brother.
Chapter completed!