Although he is now the most powerful person in Chang'an City, Li Tong did not go so far as to live directly in the two major cities, and after occupying the office space of the imperial city, his daily life is still in the former residence of Chongrenfang.

"His Royal Highness King Yong's achievements cover the world, his reputation is full of the government and the opposition, and he is a treasure of the family and the country, and the pillar stone of the society. I heard that you and others are also appreciative of the righteous deeds of the society, so I met you in the private residence. ”

After entering Chongrenfang, Song Jing couldn't help but tell a few people behind him: "You must seize this opportunity, if you can respond decently, you will be favored by His Royal Highness, not only will your own future be entrusted, but also the hundreds of thousands of members of your Former Clothing Society will also benefit a lot......

Along the way, Song Jing has said these words at least a dozen times, and Li Yang and the others can almost recite them backwards. But looking at this young man who still told them seriously to join the army, Li Yang and the others did not feel bored, but were faintly moved in their hearts.

After all, this Song Senjun did not know the relationship between them and His Royal Highness King Yong, and his tireless advice at this moment was really worried about the future of their former clothing society, which was completely different from the contempt of ordinary officials for their grass and wilderness.

While speaking, the group came to the door of King Yong's mansion. The entire Yongwang Mansion, inside and outside the Jiashi garrison, the atmosphere is quite solemn, there is no shortage of people wandering and peeping between the songs, but all dare not approach.

"His Royal Highness has an order, after the Song army introduces the righteous soldiers, he can go to the imperial city to report the matter."

Inside the gate of the palace, Yang Siqiao had been waiting here early, and when everyone entered, he stepped forward and smiled at Song Jing and said.

Song Jing was stunned for a moment after hearing this, but he didn't force his peers, pulled Li Yang and a few others to tell him carefully, and then withdrew from the palace and went to the imperial city.

In the middle hall of the royal mansion, looking at Li Yang and the others who walked in, Li Tong also smiled. At this time, the people who stayed in the middle hall were already a group of daring warriors who had already been whitewashed in the divine capital, so he didn't have to shy away from it, he looked at a few people and said with a smile: "Everyone, it's hard work!" ”

"Wait, knock on Your Highness!"

After Li Yang and the others heard this, their expressions were also quite excited, and they went in front of them to greet each other.

After a long absence, they have too much to say to each other, but they don't know how to say it for a while.

After a few people sat down, Li Tong looked at them and spoke first: "This time in Xijing, before we met, I have heard of the heroic deeds of the Old Clothes Society. Although we are separated from each other, we are all working hard and can be said to live up to each other! ”

"The servants are happy to hear about the revolution in the Shendu in the Guannai, and they are all grateful and excited, but they only hate not being able to go to state affairs with His Royal Highness and support Sheji!"

After hearing this, everyone stood up again and bowed, looking at His Royal Highness King Yong's eyes, both excited and joyful, but also slightly regretful.

"Don't be anxious, the old clothes are together, this is the rest of your life, the future is still long, we will not die lonely and old on the couch, this world, there should be a strong voice!"

Li Tong continued to encourage a few words, and then asked about the current situation of the old clothes society. Li Yang and the others also suppressed their excitement and began to tell their development process in Xijing in the past period.

When Li Tong left Xijing last year, the Ancient Clothing Society had developed quite a large scale. After a period of time, the situation in Xijing was more turbulent than before, which was undoubtedly a good opportunity for the development of the Ancient Clothing Society, especially the Dou assets that had been swallowed before and the interaction with the merchants in Shuzhong, which solved the biggest constraints on the financial resources of the Ancient Clothing Society, so that the development momentum of the Ancient Clothing Society was better.

"Now there are nearly 300,000 people registered in the Guannai Society, covering the states in the Guannai, as far as Longshang, Shuofang ......"

Hearing Li Yang's advice, Li Tong also nodded with satisfaction. 300,000 members of the society does not mean that 300,000 strong men can be pulled out. After all, there were only 600,000 soldiers in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, so the clothing society, as a non-governmental collective organization, certainly did not have such great organizational power.

Of these 300,000 social members, a considerable number of them are the families of the elderly, weak, women, children, and other government soldiers. As for the real Ding Zhuang, it should be less than 100,000. But even so, the huge power of the Former Clothing Society is enough to make people marvel.

The scale of the Clothing Society has grown, and the number of daring warriors based on it now has nearly 6,000 people. Although this proportion is not high, it is also a limit that the old clothing society can maintain at the moment.

Although the Former Clothing Society is mainly composed of government soldiers and their families, not all government soldiers are belligerent, on the contrary, the vast majority of government soldiers, especially the bankrupt government soldiers of the Ancient Clothing Society, are extremely war-averse.

Therefore, the recruitment of daring warriors by the clothing club itself is mainly voluntary, and it has extremely high standards for the quality of individuals. It is no exaggeration to say that these nearly 6,000 brave soldiers are the elite people who are now the elite of the government soldiers and military households in the entire Guanzhong region.

These brave warriors have three main purposes, one is to suppress bandits in the Qinling Mountains, the second is to train in Denglong, and the third is to protect the countryside, especially those righteous mills and righteous mills built by the Ancient Clothing Society in the countryside, if there is no protection, they will soon be destroyed by the local mansions.

In order to create conditions for His Royal Highness King Yongwang to return to Xijing, there are now more than 3,000 brave soldiers around Xijing. Like the Caotang Temple, the Tibetan soldier site that Li Tong chose before, under the operation of multiple means, it has now become one of the important strongholds of the brave soldiers in western Beijing. Near Lishan, Zhongnan Mountain and other places, there are also a variety of daring warriors.

Knowing the current development status of the Old Clothes Society, Li Tong couldn't help but smile.

The Dare Warrior is a team of faith, and although it is not possible to do the propaganda that emphasizes his existence as in the chaotic camps, the backbone of it is not ignorant of his existence.

This team can be regarded as his henchmanship. When he returned to Guanzhong this time, he planned to send Yang Xianzong, Li Ge and other old leaders of the brave soldiers who had been preliminarily whitewashed into the camp, so that the brave soldiers would officially come to the forefront, and if necessary, they could even participate in the battle between Anxi and Tubo.

Although Li Tong has now mastered tens of thousands of troops in Guannei Dao, the internal composition of this army is complex, and it is far less pure than that of a daring soldier. Li Tong is sure that the only ones who can be completely controlled are the Qianqi and Suyue army from the Shendu, and as for the other people, they are mainly based on deterrence, and they can't do it like an arm.

If the 6,000 soldiers of the Dare Warrior join in, then the strength of his henchmen will be greatly increased. With the cooperation of the disciples of the Old Clothes Society, even if they directly turn their faces with the imperial court, they will not be afraid, and they will naturally have more power to engage in Xijing Xungui.

"Next, a few of you should also prepare, I will set up a township group around Chang'an to prepare for bandits. All of you, all of you are chosen. ”

After understanding the current strength of the Old Clothes Society, Li Tong then said.

After Li Yang and the others heard this, they couldn't help but smile, although they had joined the society before, they did not have an official identity, and they were still a little panicked in their hearts. Once you have the identity of a state and county regiment training envoy, it will naturally be much more down-to-earth.

"Could it be that there are still hidden dangers in Xijing? In the previous turmoil, we and the others also watched from the sidelines, and we really didn't find any signs of big thieves and giants gathering forces. ”

Although he was happy in his heart, Li Yang was still keenly aware of the problem with this arrangement. At present, there are tens of thousands of troops inside and outside Chang'an, even if there are any bandits, they can be fearless, and it seems that it is a bit redundant to organize and train the township regiment under such circumstances.

"It's not an internal trouble, it's an external disturbance. The revolution in Shendu, the chaos in Xijing, such a big thing, can Bian Yi be shaken? After that, the army in Beijing may go out of the town and border state one after another. Whether our country's affairs are chaotic or not, how can foreign thieves covet it! Whoever dares to stir up a nuisance will return it with blood! ”

If we only consider the domestic situation, of course, Li Tong does not need to organize a new army, but whether it is Tubo in the west or the Turks in the west, they are not good at stubble. Even those border states are not good things. If you don't mess around, then hell!

"Baoli Xingshe will have a batch of capital freight arriving in the customs, which can temporarily support the consumption of the old clothing society before spring ploughing. But this batch of materials will not be directly into the company. ”

Li Tong continued: "In the next few days, the shogunate will convene the Jingzhong Baiye Xingsha, and you will hand over the membership to the government at that time. In the future, all the societies in the customs must have a unified control. Don't worry, I won't entrust it to others here, I will personally lead the supervisor. ”

When everyone heard this, they were not surprised. When they learned that behind the old clothes society was His Royal Highness King Yong, they knew that this society would never sink into the grass and fields for a long time, and once King Yong's power rose, it was a matter of course to wash white.

Although their influence and power in the society are not small, compared to the future arranged for them by His Royal Highness King Yong, there is really nothing to be nostalgic for. What's more, the Ancient Clothes Society was originally founded by His Royal Highness King Yong.

"So, when should I announce His Highness's identity to the public? To be honest, since the growth of the Clothing Society, there are also some greedy people who have joined the society to swagger, and they have been somewhat unable to suppress it. If you know that His Royal Highness is the head of the Old Clothes Society, see if they dare to be self-fattening! ”

Li Yang and the others said again after hearing this.

Li Tong sighed: "My identity is unusual after all, and it is not appropriate to announce that I have already been involved with the Old Clothes Society." What's more, since the founding of this society, you have been operating and growing, and it is not appropriate for me to come forward to rob the matter. ”

"Why did Your Highness say this? Servants and other grass and field micro people, it is a great fortune to be able to create this society from His Royal Highness, how dare you be greedy for merit and reputation, and take responsibility for yourself! ”

Li Yang was originally from a big family, and he could understand the concerns of His Royal Highness King Yong, and after a little mover, he said: "The Ancient Clothing Society has grown from scratch, and His Royal Highness is powerful. His Royal Highness lives in the temple, and it is true that it is not appropriate to go down to the grass. Can the servants borrow the story of King Xianyong temporarily? Describing the front edge with His Royal Highness, can it be regarded as an explanation to the wandering disciples? ”

"That's something to consider."

Hearing Li Yang say this, Li Tong suddenly became interested. To be honest, he built such a big organization as the Old Clothes Society from scratch, but he was forced to hide his name and reputation due to political influence, and he was more or less regretful in his heart.

However, the living need to consider political influence, and the dead are not too taboo. Let the Former Clothes Society have a little bit of a plausible connection with his deceased father Li Xian, which will also help the subsequent whitewashing of the Former Clothes Society, and strengthen the sense of identity of the Former Clothes Society.

As for whether others believe it or not, do you believe it or not, and is it good for you not to believe it? Anyway, if Lao Tzu doesn't admit it, you just ponder. If you have the ability, you go down and ask my father.