Just when the battle on the front line of Chiling was tense and the households in Shancheng fled one after another, there were a group of people who went against the grain and rushed to Shancheng from all over Longyou.

These people are the chiefs of the Zhu Prefecture Governors who belong to Longyou Dao, and there are nearly 100 people, plus their entourage, most of them are hundreds of thousands, and there are dozens of people, and there are more than 10,000 people together, and they seem to be quite weak.

It's just that although the state capital allowed the people to leave the city, it did not allow these Hu chieftains and their attachés to enter the city at will, and most of them were blocked in the suburbs around Shancheng.

These Hu chiefs are not particular about this, although they have entered the Tang Dynasty's fetters and order, but their own customs have not changed much, they are not very accustomed to living in the city, and they also carry felt tents when they travel, and now it is warm up in spring, and it is not hard to stay in the wilderness.

So soon, large and small tents were erected around Shancheng, which seemed to be chaotic. When people who don't know see this scene at first glance, they may think that the Zhuhu Rebellion has besieged Shancheng, but it has made the people in the city flee for a moment, and they dare not go out of the city casually.

But to be honest, these Hu chiefs themselves don't want to come to Shancheng. After all, even those Tang residents are not optimistic about the next situation, and they really don't want to mix with this muddy water in their hearts.

But each of them has a family business, and it is difficult to run away if they want to. And sandwiched between the two great powers to make a living, you need to be more careful.

It's really good to close the door and live their own little life, but if they really dare to do that, no matter which side wins the next war, they will not be easily let go. So despite some reluctance, I still had to come up and inquire about the development of the situation.

Li Tong, who lived in the inner city of Shancheng, was also paying close attention to the gathering of the chieftains of the Zhuhu tribe to Shanzhou City, and felt that the heat was almost over, so he ordered the state government to invite the chieftains of Zhuhu to come to see him.

After getting permission to enter the city, the chieftains of Zhuhu did not dare to delay, and according to the regulations, they each brought two attachés into the city and headed for the state capital.

When a group of people came to the inner city area, they saw that there were already many armor soldiers inside and outside the inner city gate, and strong crossbows and sharp weapons were even erected at the pass of the city wall, which was a tense and murderous atmosphere.

After seeing this scene, the expressions of the chieftains of Zhuhu became solemn, and they all felt that His Royal Highness King Yong was really not good, and it seemed that the battle with Tubo was inevitable.

At the moment, they are only worried about the battle situation on the front line of Chiling, but they are not worried about their own safety, after all, they are still nominally subordinate to the state capital of the Tang Dynasty, the governor of the assassin, and there are many people. If the king of the Tang family really wanted to issue any harsh decrees, he could also negotiate and resist with his strength.

The group each had different ideas in their hearts, and soon came to the front of the state hall hall, and then they were told that His Royal Highness King Yong did not receive them in the lobby of the official hall, but wanted to entertain them in the inner hall.

Hearing this news, everyone's mood was slightly soothed, and they couldn't help but feel that although King Yong was radical and thirsty for merit, he was not completely impertinent, and he could still maintain some courtesy to them.

However, when they came to the banquet hall of the inner hall, they saw that there were only more than 200 guest seats in the hall, and there was not even a food table, and as for the food and drink, there was not even a shadow of it.

"Please come to the hall and sit down for a while, His Royal Highness King Yong will be here soon."

Liu Youqiu, who was dressed in official robes, led several armor soldiers to stand and wait outside the hall, and when everyone came, he lowered the steps to greet them, and said with a smile.

However, a bearded man at the front of the Zhuhu chieftain stood in front of the hall door but paused, raised his eyes to look at the poorly decorated hall, and said with a displeased face: "His Royal Highness King Yong has a noble status, and we border wild beards dare not look forward to the nobles coming out. But since it is said that there is a banquet for all the tribes, why is the layout so simple? Could it be that the situation of the Tang Kingdom has become so difficult that there is not even wine and meat to receive the people who come to visit? ”

Liu Youqiu raised his eyes and looked at him, and recognized him as the leader of the Qiang Fine Seal Department of the Party, and now he is the Governor of the Tang Dynasty Rail Prefecture, named Bai Shi.

Hearing his words colliding and not being polite, Liu Youqiu was not annoyed, but just smiled and said: "Today's banquet for all officials is just a private banquet for His Royal Highness King Yong." Heyuan has a whole army, everything is in use, and His Royal Highness is unwilling to control the banquet, so the banquet is simple. His Royal Highness also felt a lot of guilt about this, and specially asked him to apologize to the officials and officials, and also allowed you to stay for yourself, after all, it was just a private banquet, and there was no interference in the border affairs of the country. ”

Hearing Liu Youqiu's answer, the reactions of the Hu chieftains present were also different. Some people suddenly realized, and even praised His Royal Highness King Yong's noble style, with national plans in mind, and did not like extravagance. But there are also people who are like the fine seal Bai Shi, and their anger is dark, and they feel that King Yong is arrogant and rude, and they have neglected them.

But no matter what their reactions are, Liu Youqiu also said it clearly, go and stay for yourself, not reluctantly.

Some of the already lacking in momentum Hu chiefs didn't care about this, and walked directly into the hall, not caring about the resentful gazes of several big clan leaders. After all, in the land of Longyou, after all, it is still the world of the Tang Dynasty, and even Tubo can only be wrapped in the west of Chiling.

If you can please His Royal Highness King Yongwang who came from Chang'an, even if the leaders of those big clans are displeased, they will not dare to easily target them and attack them across the border.

Liu Youqiu squinted and stood on the side of the hall door, watching the Hu chieftains present enter the hall one after another, and couldn't help but feel that His Royal Highness King Yong's strategy is becoming more and more skillful, just a simple hall layout is poor, and he tried to find out that the Huzhou of Longyou is also harmonious and disobedient to each other.

Although such a trail is not worth talking about, it does not require any investment in itself, and it can test a lot of information by doing it.

Seeing that everyone entered the hall one after another, although Bai Shi, the governor of the state of the track, although his face became more and more gloomy, after a moment of silence, he still walked into the hall, but after entering the hall, he ignored the guidance of the waiter, and directly kicked the elbow side of Chief Hu, who was already sitting in front of him, and said angrily: "Get out!" ”

Chief Hu was naturally not angry, but after recognizing the identity of Bai Shi, he still dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, and obediently retreated to the other side.

There are many prefectures in Longyou, and generally speaking, the level of the governor's office is higher than that of Huzhou, and it can control several prefectures. Chief Hu, who can serve as the governor, is naturally stronger, and they are all big leaders of large tribes.

For example, this arrogant fine seal Bai Shi was born in the fine seal department of the Dang Xiang Qiang tribe. In the old years, after the Dangxiang Tuoba Department, which was friendly with Tuyuhun, moved into the Hequ River, the Xifeng Department became the largest tribe in the Dangxiang Qiang, and the Governor's Mansion of Rail Prefecture controlled the 13 prefectures of Dangxiang Qiang, which was by no means something that the leaders of the small tribes could contend with.

After everyone was seated, there were still many empty seats in the hall. With a few crisp sounds of golden gongs, the voices in the hall were paused, and the armor in the entrance hall shouted: "His Royal Highness King Yong has come to the hall!" ”

Li Tong appeared at the entrance of the hall wearing a brocade robe with gold thread patterns, and entered the hall surrounded by Guo Da and other twenty saber guards.

The chieftains in the hall turned their eyes, and their reactions were a little uneven, some people directly avoided the table to greet them, some people just got up and crossed their hands, but some people sat upright on the table and just watched King Yong ascend the hall.

Li Tong didn't care about this, walked straight to a rope bed set up above the hall, condescendingly, glanced around the people in the hall, and then raised his hand, and waited until the order in the hall was restored a little, and then said: "Xiao Wang was ordered by the emperor to be stationed in Guanxi, and inspected Longyou. New acquaintance with each other, or shallow love, but after this day, public and private matters will inevitably have frequent exchanges, and they will gradually get to know each other and know each other. ”

In the audience, Chief Hu didn't say what his mood was before, but at this moment, seeing that His Royal Highness King Yong was unparalleled and polite, they also had a good impression in their hearts. Some of the Hu chiefs who had been sitting proudly in the table also stood up at this time and listened to the teachings.

After a short speech, Li Tong sat down on the rope bed, waved his hand and said, "Cloth seat." ”

With this order, dozens of armor soldiers walked into the hall to clean up the unoccupied seats. Li Tong looked at this scene in the hall, although there was always a light smile on the corner of his mouth, but there was already a bit of color in his eyes.

There are fifty-one governors and one hundred and ninety-eight prefectures under the jurisdiction of Longyou Dao, in other words, if all the chieftains of these prefectures are present, then there must be at least more than 200 people in the hall.

Of course, it is not realistic to let them gather here completely, after all, some of them are far away, some are not connected, and some have simply been annexed by Tibet. After removing various factors, Li Tong ordered people to set up a hundred seats in the hall, but even so, there were still twenty or thirty empty.

And even these people present have different attitudes towards him, and there are only a few who are truly courteous. This is just a simple greeting ceremony, and if it is an actual executive order, there will inevitably be fewer people who are willing to obey it.

After those empty seats were evacuated, the fragrant breeze hit both sides of the hall, and many gorgeous orchids appeared in everyone's field of vision holding eating tables, cups and other utensils.

Seeing this scene, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became lively, and the faces of the Hu chiefs improved one after another, and their eyes kept looking at the orchids who appeared, preparing to choose a woman to serve the wine that suited their hearts later.

But there are also some Hu chiefs who are keenly aware that the woman he selected before is among them, and she is walking towards him with various eating utensils.

The orchids in colorful skirts are like colorful butterflies, fluttering into the hall and seats, diligently arranging the dining table and various tableware. But when all the arrangements stopped, there were still more than 20 people in front of them, including the governor of the state of Rail, who sealed Bai Shi.

"What does His Royal Highness King Yong mean by this? Could it be that my fine seal department is so humble in the eyes of His Highness that it is not worth facing and receiving? ”

Seeing that some of the Hu chiefs around him had already prepared all the utensils and were just waiting to eat, but he was ignored, the fine seal Bai Shi couldn't bear it anymore, and got up and glared angrily.

Liu Youqiu was about to step forward to introduce his identity, but Li Tong waved his hand to stop him, and turned his head and ordered Guo Dadao behind him: "Shoot him!" ”

Guo Da raised his bow when he heard the sound, buckled the string and shot, and an arrow flew out, directly through his throat!