"Uncle Cheng, is this matter really that serious?"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Yaojin shook his hand around his neck.
"Military orders are absolute!"
"His Majesty just issued a military order that no one is allowed to enter the city, yet you and Cheng Chumo sneaked into the city. Isn't this a slap in His Majesty's face?"
Li Jue asked, puzzled.
"Uncle Cheng, I have a question. Why did His Majesty issue such a military order?"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Yaojin sighed inwardly.
"Eldest grandson, this is not a military order His Majesty wants to issue, but a military order that must be issued for the army to move forward."
"Even if His Majesty were to lead the army, or even if Old Cheng himself were to lead the army, he would stay far away from towns..."
"Uncle Cheng, what's going on?"
"The eldest grandson of the legitimate wife, since ancient times, weapons have always been instruments of violence, not only harming others but also harming oneself."
“Towns are prosperous, but difficult to manage. If a large army is allowed to enter, it will inevitably cause unrest.”
"Although the Tang Dynasty's military orders were very strict and could greatly restrain the soldiers, the allure of wealth was blinding, and no one dared to gamble with their humanity."
"If looting, murder, robbery and other incidents occur when the army enters the city, it will not only disgrace His Majesty and the court, but will also turn this eastern expedition into nothing."
Upon hearing this, Li Jue shook his head in bewilderment, unable to comprehend the relationship between the military and civilians of the Tang Dynasty.
"I still don't understand. Aren't our Tang Dynasty army the people's soldiers? Why are the people afraid of them, and why do they rob the people..."
"The People's Liberation Army?"
When Cheng Yaojin heard this, it was as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.
"Eldest grandson, you are still too young. If you had experienced the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, you would know that sometimes war is a hundred times more serious than drought, flood, or banditry!"
"Think about what an army is. It is a specialized force that studies how to kill people in an organized and disciplined manner. Once they wreak havoc on a region, their destructive power is far beyond that of bandits or mountain thieves!"
Is that so?
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