Li Shimin had just returned from Changsun Wuji's place when he saw Cheng Yaojin speaking ill of him.

Although he knew the guy meant well, trying to persuade Li Jue to show him more respect, he was still furious at the guy's constant comparisons of him to a tiger and his own pettiness.

Upon hearing Li Er's voice, Cheng Yaojin was so frightened that he immediately knelt down with a thud.

"His Majesty……"

"snort!"

"You just said I'm petty?"

"I……"

Seeing that he couldn't avoid it, Cheng Yaojin immediately kowtowed twice.

"Your humble servant deserves to die!"

Li Shimin couldn't possibly execute a minister over such a trivial matter, but if he didn't teach this gossipy man a lesson, he would feel quite stifled and uncomfortable.

Therefore, Li Shimin hesitated slightly before speaking.

"You're not allowed to eat dinner tonight!"

"ah?"

Cheng Yaojin was taken aback at first, but after regaining his composure, he quickly kowtowed in thanks.

"Your humble servant thanks Your Majesty for your great kindness!"

Seeing this, Li Shimin laughed and kicked him, then casually snatched the strategy written by Li Jue and began to read it carefully.

"good!"

"Organized and thoughtful!"

"Old Cheng, take a look! See how well our eldest grandson wrote it!"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yaojin quickly and carefully took it, then examined it closely.

"Your Majesty, this old minister does not understand..."

"can't read?"

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin immediately asked with a smile.

"What's there that you don't understand?"

"Tell me, let this bastard explain it to you!"

"promise!"

"There are many things I don't understand, for example, this part, what about patriotic education..."

"Your humble servant has not read many books and truly does not know what this book is!"

"And what about the political commissar and the cultural troupe?"

"Please forgive my ignorance, Your Majesty, I truly cannot understand this!"

In fact, Li Shimin didn't understand it either, but he was too embarrassed to admit that he didn't understand it, so he could only ask Cheng Yaojin, the big idiot, on his behalf.

"Uncle Cheng, patriotic education is very simple: it's about strengthening the ideological construction of the army, making them identify with the Tang Dynasty, love the Tang Dynasty, support the Tang Dynasty, safeguard the Tang Dynasty, and protect the Tang Dynasty..."

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin immediately frowned.

"Specifically?"

"Specifically... specifically, it's about finding some patriotic stories to educate them!"

"For example, Guan Yu, Su Wu herding sheep, Huo Qubing sealing the wolf's lair, Ban Chao, and so on..."

"If there really isn't one, then let the scholars at the Literature Institute compose one on the spot..."

"Compile?"

When Li Jue said this, not only was Li Shimin stunned, but even Cheng Yaojin was almost shocked.

"The eldest grandson, can this really be made up?"

"certainly!"

"However, we're not making this up entirely. First, this person must have existed in history. Then, we'll add some patriotic and people-loving stories around this person..."

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin nodded secretly, somewhat understanding what Li Jue meant.

Back then, before he and his father started their rebellion, they also had people make up a lot of stories, such as the strange phenomenon of the room being filled with red light when Li Yuan was born, and the rumors that the Li family would seize the throne, etc.

"Your Highness, where is the political commissar?"

"Your Majesty, I just read in the strategy document that the role of the political commissar is very important. He is not only responsible for educating the troops, but also for reporting achievements, etc. Isn't that the same as the military commander?"

Li Jue smiled slightly upon hearing this.

"The political commissar does have some of the same powers as the military commander, but the two have completely different roles."

"The political commissar is more focused on ideological work, mainly monitoring the thoughts and feelings of soldiers and junior officers, and regularly organizing patriotic education for soldiers. In other words, the political commissar can manage everything in the army except for training and fighting..."

Cheng Yaojin frowned repeatedly as he listened. As a general leading troops, he hated having someone around him who would hinder him.

If Li Jue makes this arrangement, wouldn't the generals leading the army of the Tang Dynasty be very frustrated in the future?

Li Shimin listened with great interest. In fact, as emperor, he had been busy consolidating his power since the day he ascended the throne.

In the Tang Dynasty, the mobilization of more than 500 soldiers now requires both a personal edict from the commander and a formal document from the Ministry of War; neither can be missing. Otherwise, it would be considered unauthorized troop mobilization, punishable at best by dismissal from office and stripping of titles, and at worst by prosecution for treason!

Regardless of the effectiveness of Li Jue's ideological education, the very act of separating the power to command troops from the power to control them was very much to his liking.

"This method is excellent. Explain it to me in detail at dinner!"

"promise!"

"Grandpa, your grandson still wants to run literacy classes in the army!"

"Literacy class?"

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but roll his eyes.

How dare you say such a thing?

"I've beaten you countless times to make you study and practice calligraphy, but have you ever studied diligently?"

Li Jue blushed with embarrassment upon hearing this.

“Grandpa, I’ve already tried my best…”

Li Shimin snorted dismissively upon hearing this, then said in a muffled voice.

"I grant your permission, but it must not delay the march and the battle!"

"Thank you, Grandpa!"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yaojin hurriedly called out anxiously.

"His Majesty……"

When Li Shimin saw Cheng Yaojin's anxious look, he knew what the guy wanted to say, so he immediately shook his head slightly, signaling him not to speak.

Seeing this, Cheng Yaojin could only sigh inwardly and swallow back what he wanted to say.

In his view, His Majesty doted on his eldest grandson far too much, daring to delegate so much power and allow him to participate in the training of the army.

If the eldest grandson of the legitimate wife were to harbor rebellious intentions in the future, His Majesty might very well be sidelined!

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