The old clothing club is located in the straight hall of the Waiting Age Fang, and people come and go frequently today.

There were dozens of people present in the hall, all of whom were figures at the level of direct cases in various states and counties. Seeing that all the participants had arrived, Li Yang, who was presiding over the meeting, stood up, raised his hand to suppress everyone's discussion, and then said: "Today, we convened everyone to discuss how our old clothes society should deal with itself after the turmoil in Chang'an?" ”

When everyone heard this, they all cheered up, and several straight cases who arrived in a hurry from other states said: "Li Zhi's case, we, the people outside Beijing, don't know the specifics of the chaos in Chang'an. But when such a big event happens, everyone has been prepared for a long time. Our old clothes society is strong, and if the government strictly investigates the cause of the turmoil, it will definitely target our old clothes society. If the people in Beijing retreat to the countryside, we, the out-of-state branches, will definitely do our best to respond. ”

With the voice of one person, everyone present also spoke, and someone said directly: "Our Linjing County is far away from Beijing County, it is not easy to organize people to go out to welcome, but the pack horses are not lacking in foot strength, before entering Beijing, the community has gathered two thousand pack horses, grazing along the Jingshui, there is really a demand, and it can arrive in Xianyang within a few days." ”

"Zhongnan Branch Jugu 3,000 Hu, in previous years, it was all transferred by several societies in Jingxian County, and now there is finally a chance to repay it. Shetian and Sheju have also vacated a lot, and it is not a problem to contain 3,000 people! ”

"Zhongnan Xiaoshe has been complaining for many years, and now it is really courageous. If the people retreat westward, five or six thousand people will not have to worry about food and clothing. There are also several officials in Xukuo County who are all members of our society, even if the government enters the township to search, there is no need to worry about not responding! ”

Hearing the statements of all the branches rushing to take the lead in the case, Li Yang's face was also full of smiles, but he still continued: "The matter is not so serious, this turmoil in Chang'an, our old clothing club is not involved much. Although many of the members of the community were trapped in the city, they also lived in the west of the city. Even if the government strictly investigates, there are not many crimes committed by our old clothing society! ”

"Li Zhi, you are in charge of the Chang'an branch, of course we can rest assured. But the government does things, hey, don't think too well. Chang'an is such a big crime, they always have to find someone to punish the crime.

I'm not preaching heresy, in the old years, the Dafei Sichuan army was defeated, and our group of government guards also sacrificed their lives to fight, hundreds of people went west, ten people returned to their hometowns, and finally the crime was judged, and most of the defeated soldiers became hard labor.

Those who have no worries can still escape the crime, Lao Tzu was dragged down by his wife and children, and went to Shuofang to work hard for a few years, and when he returned to his hometown, his son did not know where he was requisitioned......

A straight-looking old man sighed and said: "I don't dare to say whether this world is good or bad, but since our flesh and blood have not been harvested by heaven, we have to work hard to live." The lives of hundreds of thousands of people in several societies in Jingxian County are still not good to expect those powerful people to give them mercy. At present, the branches in various places still have spare strength, and they must always make a few retreats for the righteous people, and how many people can survive......"

As soon as the old straight case said this, there were many relatives in the audience, especially some elderly people, and they all advised Li Yang not to be too optimistic at this time: "Several communities in Jingxian County are prosperous, although it is easier to survive, but that is usual. Now that Chang'an is in turmoil, no one knows what the situation will be in the coming year. If it weren't for the loss of materials and power in Beijing, it would be difficult for the surrounding countryside to spread out its momentum. We are miserable soldiers, and all we can rely on is each other......"

Everyone talked about it, and their attitude was not very optimistic. This is also because of the cruelty of reality for many years, and there are few illusions about people and things.

Hearing everyone's discussions, Li Yang's mood was also quite complicated.

Before he could speak, a Wannian County case had already spoken: "You elders should not be discouraged by this, although the world is hard, it will not be completely lifeless. There are hundreds of thousands of disciples in our old clothing society, and the government does not dare to persecute them easily. What's more, Xijing has just made a mess, so don't they have any fear?

Needless to say, the disciples of the Beijing Society are scattered in other states, and there are more than 100,000 people in the Beijing Society. Everyone is in the club, and you are living a hard life, how much energy can you have? In the cold winter season, how many people can survive if so many people are scattered rashly? ”

The name of this Wannian case is Xu Gong, who is in his early thirties, and he looks very shrewd. When everyone heard his words, they all showed contemplative expressions.

Yes, although the development momentum of the Clothing Society is good, and there are branches in all states, nearly half of the society is concentrated around Chang'an. Two-thirds of the materials of the Former Clothing Society itself were concentrated in several societies in Beijing to deliver relief to the Zhuzhou Branch.

Once Chang'an is abandoned, not to mention the livelihood pressure of more than 100,000 people, and the sharp decline in income, it will be extremely difficult for the Zhuzhou branch to maintain itself.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Xu Gong continued: "I don't think that this turmoil in Xijing is a crisis for our old clothes society, but a big opportunity. Our old clothes club didn't participate in the turmoil, and those guests around Xijing were swept out again, and their past lives must no longer be in business, and our old clothes society just took over. ”

"What everyone is worried about is that the government will investigate and ask for the guilty. But no matter how much the government examines the guilt, it is always inevitable where manpower should be used. Those troublesome guests are no longer available, and it is time for our old clothing club to continue to grow. Not only the Beijing Society, if it works well, maybe other out-of-state members can also take advantage of the situation to enter Beijing. Although it is said that it is difficult to give up the homeland, there is obviously a better way out here in Xijing, why not fight? ”

Hearing this, Li Yang and the others frowned, but some out-of-state direct cases showed interested expressions, and several people asked, "How should it be operated?" Can you talk about Xu Zhi's case carefully? ”

"I don't want to take away the power of Li Zhi's case, but recently you have been in the camp outside the city, and you can't help but not know much about the situation in the city."

Xu Gong smiled apologetically at Li Yang and the others, and then said: "I am originally from Chang'an, and I stayed in the city after the army entered the city. Recently, several nobles in the city have come to visit me, hoping to borrow our popularity and their official power to seek a seat in Chang'an City. They are willing to lure our disciples to take on the work of the government, as long as we can temporarily attach ourselves to a few subordinates to boost their momentum. ”

Speaking of this, Xu Gong sighed: "His Royal Highness King Yong, who is now in charge of Xijing, is a young man who is very ambitious, and he is very brave of the rules. Even those strong families in Xijing have been suppressed so hard that they will not take us small people in their eyes. But if our nostalgia and the official power of the nobles are combined, although King Yong is a strong dragon entering the country, if he wants to make Xijing stable, he must also be a little more restrained. ”

"So, recently, Xu Zhi's case has been left in the city, and you have already had a deep relationship with those families in Xijing, and you want to sell the power of our old clothes club into your family and seek wealth?"

When Li Yang heard this, he asked.

Hearing what Li Yang said so bluntly, Xu Gong's face was slightly embarrassed, but he still looked at Li Yang and continued: "Li Zhi, you don't have to say anything about me, everyone is in the society, and naturally they are all the children of Guanzhong Shangyi." Although I didn't wait as long as you to join the company, everyone has seen the contributions I have made to the members of the club over the past few years. I did this because I didn't want our old clothes club to give up Xijing, a place to rest, and I hoped that everyone would fight for a way to live. ”

"As for saying that I am seeking wealth for myself, I am afraid that you are not qualified to say that in the case of Li Zhi. Do you think you can hide your old words from the world? You are the remnant of the criminal family of the late Xun Gao clan, and you have joined our old clothes society, don't you have any other plans? In the old days, Tian Zhi's case, Yang Zhi's case, etc., that is the real single-minded righteousness and righteousness, but with your deacon Chang'an social affairs, the old people are gradually excluded. Now in front of the direct case of the branches, do you dare to say that the Li case has nothing to do with you? ”

When Xu Gong said this, the faces of everyone in the hall became a little unsightly, and one of the hot-tempered Zhizhi even stood up directly and pointed at Xu Gong and shouted angrily: "Xu Zhizhi, what nonsense are you talking about?" When the Yang Zhi case was handed over to the Li Zhi case in the old days, you hadn't joined the company yet! Therefore, the clothing society has been strong from a small point to a group of old people who have worked hard to spread the righteous name. These hard-working people are living in poverty and hardship, and now they are only a few people who can conspire, do they want to ignore the righteousness of the society and engage in private plots! ”

Xu Gong was not annoyed when he heard this, and raised his hand to wave some party members behind him who stood up to support him, and he also stood up from the seat, looked at everyone and said: "If you really work for the society, Li Zhi's background is much more than mine, and you must know that Xijing Xunmen is mostly your family's old good."

But you concealed your life experience, and you just specialized in Xijing's favors, and the hard life of the people in other states was completely gone. I have contacts with various families in Xijing, and I just hope to use the momentum of others to create vitality for more people from other states. Even if there are one or two private plots, the righteousness will not be compromised. It's better than giving up Chang'an and dispersing the members of the society in the countryside! ”

As he spoke, he suddenly rushed into the hall, and the leader was Yang Xianzong. After entering the hall, he glanced at the surprised eyes of everyone in the hall, Yang Xianzong casually pointed at Xu Gong and the people behind him, and said in a deep voice: "Take it!" ”

After hearing this, the soldiers in the rear stepped forward directly and captured Xu Gong and the others.

"Yang Zhi's ......"

Everyone got up one after another to salute, and Xu Gong's face changed after hearing this, and he said loudly while struggling: "Yang Zhi's case, I am definitely not corrupting social righteousness!" I can walk your door and fight for the ...... for our old clothes club."

"Stupid!"

Yang Xianzong waved his hand after hearing this, and looked at Li Yang and the others and said, "You too!" How can anyone be recruited to the society in order to be greedy for growth! This thief is ridiculous, I don't know the origin of my old clothes society, and he actually wants to sell his power to seek glory! ”

While speaking, Yang Xianzong ascended to the center of the hall, looked at the people present and said in a deep voice: "Some of you know me, some don't, you join the club sooner or later, but most of you don't know the origin of our old clothes society, why there is a social number of donating hemp and helping each other." Since we are gathered together today, in order to prevent such treacherous villains from plotting for personal gain, I will announce you and others today. ”

"The origin of our old clothes society can be traced back to the old years of Emperor Yifeng. Therefore, the prince Xianjian stayed in Chang'an, and there was a great hunger in the customs that year, and there were Jingzhao Mansion household names Ma Gong and Zhu Gong who knocked on the que to ask for relief and relief of hunger. But when the treasury was empty, the two saints were still chasing the eastern capital, and although the prince of the prison country had the heart to help, he really had no rice for cooking. Under the worry, Donggong cut one meal a day, saved and reduced material use, got 500,000 yuan, and bought rice in the market, so that people could eat hemp easily......"

There was no shortage of old people in the old clothes society present, but most of them heard such a story for the first time, and there was no shortage of people who sighed for a while, but some people couldn't help but be curious: "Yifeng had a great hunger in the old years, but this old incident is rarely mentioned." Donggong rice is alive, it's not a trivial matter, there should be a lot of living people, why have I never heard anyone talk about it? ”

Without waiting for Yang Xianzong to answer, someone had already opened his mouth and sighed: "Since you are an old man in the Guannei, don't you hear the story of disgust with the East Palace after the old adultery?" Even if the East Palace has the heart to help, many things cannot be put in the open. At that time, the only place in the Guannai was the East Palace, and if the East Palace did not give money to the people without authorization in accordance with the law, it would inevitably be attacked by traitors and betrayed their personal favors and plotted against them......"

Everyone has the heart of gossip. Especially during the period of the queen of heaven, the queen of rape is dominant, and the government and the opposition have a strong demonic atmosphere, even if ordinary people hear a lot and see a lot, they will soon be able to make up countless intrigue dramas in their minds.

"At that time, there were thousands of people living in the East Palace, but most of them did not know the details. Only Ma Gong and others deeply feel the benevolence and righteousness of the East Palace. Later, the East Palace was deposed, and the righteous people such as Ma Gong also crossed the Qinling Mountains and secretly protected them. But we, the country micro-scholars, will not be able to save the first king after all. At that time, some people returned to Guannei, and some people lived in Shuzhong.

One of them was left in my house, and after several years of seclusion, he died of old age in Shu Township. I went north with my family to transport goods, and by the way sent his coffin home, only to learn that the deceased had already helped each other in the Guannai camp, which was our old clothes club. Feeling this righteousness, I have been dedicating myself to the company ever since. At that time, the old clothes society did not have the momentum it has today, only a small community in Chang'an District, and there were only a few hundred members......"

When Yang Xianzong said this, someone in the hall said loudly: "At this point, I will know what happened, at that time I was still begging for food in Jingnan, and I saw Yang Zhizhi on the countryside road pounding hemp with a cane, and came forward to beg for food, and the Zhizhi case saw me cocooned in the tiger's mouth, and suspected that I was an old thief in the countryside, and chased me ......for several miles."

When everyone heard this story, they couldn't help but laugh, and the speaker also laughed while talking, just laughing and laughing but hiding his face and crying: "The day before I met Yang Zhi, I just buried my old mother in the field. At that time, I really couldn't live, and I also planned to be a thief, I just wanted to have a full meal, and it was worth dying. But I was annoyed that the case was too brave, and I was knocked over when I raised my hand, and since then I have been in the social ......"

Between crying and laughing, everyone also talked about their experience of joining the company, and behind everyone's words was a bitterness that could not be dissolved.

It is not that Guanzhong has reached the point where the people are struggling to make a living, but that these government soldiers themselves bear heavy military service, and those who have land often miss the agricultural time, and those who have no land are even more miserable. Compared with ordinary villagers, life is undoubtedly doubly bitter.

"It turns out that our old clothes club has such a origin. After the adultery, he will bring disaster to the country and harm my benevolent king...... But so that the East Palace is still there, if we can inherit the emperor's unification, how can our Tang Dynasty be like this? Hateful, hateful ......"

After some crying and laughing, some people couldn't help but sigh and say.

If you have a deep affection for the old clothes club before, you just enjoy the atmosphere and warmth of the society. But after hearing the origin of their old clothing society, this righteousness seems to have a flavor of passing on the torch.

The story was remembered for a while, and soon someone realized the key point in front of him, and couldn't help but say: "I heard that His Royal Highness King Yong, who is now in charge of the Guannei, is the young son of the old East Palace. Since the number of our old clothes society is from the East Palace, will His Royal Highness King Yongwang take more care of us? Then we don't have to worry about being tracked down and persecuted by the government! ”

When everyone heard this, their eyes flashed, but some people were still uncertain: "I'm afraid it's not that simple!" Not to mention that His Royal Highness's Heavenly Family is noble, will he take care of our grass and wild people. This old story is only spread in our society, not necessarily recorded in the scriptures, many members of the society have heard of it for the first time, how can they make others believe it? ”

"I can't say that, didn't Yang Zhi's case also say, when the East Palace was exiled to Bazhou, there were old clothes who followed and protected it? Counting it up, His Royal Highness King Yong should also be the governor, and he should remember the followers of the righteous warriors who worked tirelessly and were not afraid of persecution! ”

Everyone was talking about it, not that they were too gullible and had no doubts about Yang Xianzong's remarks. But the problem is that in the current situation in Chang'an City, if this matter is true, it will undoubtedly be of great benefit to their former clothing society.

Although they had never met His Royal Highness King Yong, they also had a deep understanding of His Highness's power. If the fate between each other can even be traced back to the late Donggong, it will only be good for them, and there will be no harm.

To be honest, even the Xu Gong just now shouted that he could connect with the Xijing giants, and the people present were all tempted for the future of the society. So now being able to directly trace the edge with His Royal Highness King Yong, who is unparalleled in Chang'an City, can naturally make people's hearts more excited.

"You wait to guard the door, and don't allow idle people to approach!"

Listening to the sound of everyone's discussion, Yang Xianzong raised his hand and signaled the brave soldiers to surround the straight hall, and then looked at everyone and said: "What I want to say next, you know it, go out of this door, don't say it lightly!" Even if you leak it out and cause trouble, don't implicate the Old Clothes Society, I won't care! ”

When everyone heard this, they all straightened their postures and said that they would not talk nonsense.

"Actually, His Royal Highness King Yong, I knew that I was waiting for the society! His Royal Highness also admired the Shangyi Society for donating hemp to mutual aid, and even met with several members of the Society and funded goods. Without the help of a powerful person like His Royal Highness King Yong, how could our Ancient Clothes Society develop so strongly? ”

Speaking of this, Yang Xianzong took another deep breath and continued: "It's not that our disciples of the Old Clothes Society don't enjoy their kindness and don't repay it, so let's put it this way, before His Royal Highness King Yongwang killed thieves in the Shendu, there were soldiers in our society who dared to donate their lives to help!" ”

"How can there be such a thing?"

"King Yong is really talented, he can respect the righteousness of the grass, of course we have to sacrifice ourselves to repay it!"

When everyone heard this, they were shocked at first, and then they laughed with their palms after a while, both proud and gratified. It turns out that their old clothes society is not only righteous in the countryside, but also has made great contributions to the society!

"This matter is a top secret in the company, remember not to leak it! We have an agreement with His Royal Highness King Yong on benevolence and righteousness, but there are many people in the world who are contrary to righteousness, or they will attack His Royal Highness King Yongwang for seeing the lawlessness of the heavy duty and acting beyond the etiquette and morality. ”

Yang Xianzong continued to tell everyone, and his expression became more serious.

"Yang Zhi's case, please rest assured, although we are only humble talents in the countryside, we are by no means ungrateful. Since he has made an appointment with the benevolence and righteousness of the two generations of kings and has a profound future, how can he hurt the benefactor because of his willfulness! ”

After hearing this, everyone expressed their positions one after another, and learned that the old clothes society and His Royal Highness King Yong had such a fate, and the hesitation and worry between the eyebrows and eyes were gone.

Feeling the change in the atmosphere in the hall, Yang Xianzong and Li Yang glanced at each other and breathed a sigh of relief. People have a thousand thoughts, how can they keep secrets. Therefore, the reason for this foot of the clothing society is three points true and seven points false, and those who believe in it are confident, and those who don't believe it will not believe it.

Not to mention the meeting of the Old Clothes Society, after meeting Li Yang and others, Li Tong recruited Yao Yuanchong and others to tell them about this statement.

"The world is really wonderful, I can't imagine that this rural miscellaneous society can be traced back to King Xianyong! With this fate, this is really the legacy of the ancestors, and His Royal Highness Tianzhu can quickly set the situation in the pass! ”

After listening to His Royal Highness King Yong's narration, Song Jing couldn't help but smile. He knows more about the old clothes club, and he has a good impression of it, since there is such an emotional entry point, then the next appeasement of the old clothes club will undoubtedly be much smoother.

"I really don't know much about the story of the first king. But whether it is true or not, there is no need to investigate too much. Stability of nostalgia is the right plan. ”

While speaking, Li Tong looked at Yao Yuanchong again. This statement is full of mistakes and omissions, of course he doesn't think he can hide it from his subordinates, but he finally gives an explanation.

Yao Yuanchong has been frowning and pondering after listening.

After listening to His Royal Highness King Yong's story, he first guessed that His Royal Highness King Yongwang wanted to take the old clothes society for his own use, so he fabricated such a statement, and after a little silence, he said: "Those old clothes society disciples are not yet controllable. Since it is to be cited, the clothing club still has to strictly control it. The old reputation of the first king should not be lightly damaged! ”

"Those leaders will only participate in the selection. In addition, the left-behind government will also set up a township community supervisor, who will be directly led by me. They have also stated that they will hand in their membership as soon as possible, and they will no longer gather people for personal purposes, and they need to be restrained by the king's religion. ”

Li Tong said this, and sighed: "If you want to have a long peace in the future, the morale of the clothing society must be heavy." Although this village community was born in the grassland, as long as the fatwa is appropriate, it is also a great help. ”

The members present also nodded after hearing this, they were all frightened for a while when they learned that such a behemoth was entrenched in the Xijing countryside, and it would be good if it could be properly solved.

It's not that no one doubts the real relationship between His Royal Highness King Yongwang and this township society, after all, during the coup d'état in Shendu, many people speculated about where the sudden outpouring of pawns under King Yong's command came from. Now it seems that this old clothes society seems to be quite suspicious.

But this old clothes society is so powerful, it is by no means a short period of time. And His Royal Highness King Yongwang has been innocent since he came out of the cabinet, even if he guarded the mausoleum in Xijing for several years in the early years, but it was inconvenient for the imperial tomb to enter and exit, and His Royal Highness King Yongwang had no one and nothing at that time, how could he gather in the countryside to form such a big trend?

Of course, none of this is the most important issue. As His Royal Highness King Yongwang revealed his intention to appease this old clothing society, the contradictions between the Turks in Xijing will become more acute in the future. After all, this old clothing society itself is an organization mainly composed of guest people, and once it is included in the control of the shogunate, it will undoubtedly arouse the dissatisfaction of the local people.

Li Tong was also prepared for this, and when he heard the staff mention this section, he said: "Previously, the Xijing family stole the official treasury, although everyone got the stolen goods, but the case has not yet been deeply promoted. At that time, there were not only more than a dozen people involved in the turmoil, but also rioters participated in the looting, and there may be hidden evils among them. Who of you, will take on this? ”

"If you are willing to do your job, you must strictly investigate the cause and effect!"

As soon as King Yong's words fell, Wang Meichang hurriedly stood up and took the initiative to ask for his life, with a lot of excitement in his expression.