Li Tong inspected the city, and when he arrived at Yanping Gate in the west of the city, he secretly gave instructions to his personal entourage.

Soon after, the rhythm of the snare drums outside the Yanping Gate to drive the rebels out suddenly changed. At the same time, the crowd of people who came out of the city gate suddenly increased, and soon became a long procession.

This is naturally the step he agreed with the old clothes society in the city, the reason why he didn't do it as soon as he came up, one is that the atmosphere still needs to be created, and the other is what Guo Da and others said, hoping to select a part of the people who can take the lead in going out of the city, hoping to dig out a group of available talents among them.

Subsequent relief and resettlement also need to make certain differential arrangements. If we treat everyone equally, we don't know how to revere them. Moreover, the materials of the Kanto region also need to be gradually transported into the Kannai, and the extraction of the Xijing nobles also needs to be carried out rhythmically.

With the people of the old clothes at Yanping Gate to set an example, the effect is immediate. After all, people inevitably have a herd mentality, and when most people make this choice, I follow it, even if I can't get a good result, but it will not be too bad.

Seeing that there were more and more people going out of the city, and some of the camps had been filled, Song Jing, who followed His Royal Highness King Yong to inspect the city gates, was also smiling, and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Please forgive me for not being able to accompany me for a long time, so I will enter the camp to do business!" ”

"Go ahead, don't worry!"

Seeing that the young man was full of energy, Li Tong was also in a very good mood. If the talent can be digitized, Song Jing is now the first echelon of talents under his command, it is rare that this young man's thinking is quite synchronized with himself, and of course he is happy to see Song Jing grow up quickly and become a real talent.

After sending Song Jing away, Li Tong raised his hand and pointed at Li Yi behind him, and said: "If you are familiar with ten thousand words, it is better to bow to the matter, and you will also go with Song to join the army." ”

After Li Yi heard this, his face couldn't help but be bitter, and he still felt that it was more majestic to follow His Royal Highness to patrol the camp, but he also knew that His Royal Highness King Yong was cultivating him, so he didn't dare to object, so he could only ride a horse to catch up with Song Jing.

Looking at Li Yi's departing back, a slight smile appeared on the corner of Li Tong's mouth. In Shendu City, his fourth uncle and her aunt were all using their brains to pull their long-dormant Li Tang clan back to the current situation, in order to strengthen their momentum.

However, among the recent generations of clans, the most reliable one has been taken into his pocket one step ahead, although he is still only a half-sized child at the moment, and he is not very useful. But as long as he grows up, he is far better than those who are useless, and at least he is also a handsome talent who can be used in other aspects.

The surrender of the city gates was carried out in an orderly manner, and after Li Tong inspected for a while, he went to the camp of Bashang with satisfaction. The turmoil in Xijing, because of the lack of organization of the people, was not a big trouble. These noble families in Xijing are the focus of what he needs to deal with next.

When they were in the vicinity of Lingyuan, the sergeants who remained in the camp galloped over and quickly reported what had happened in the camp.

"How can such a thing happen?"

After listening to the sergeant's report, Li Tong was slightly stunned at first, and then sneered after a while: "These poor people are afraid that they will die not enough to be happy!" ”

Saying this, he raised his hand again to summon Li Ge, who was also in the personal guard team, and ordered in a low voice: "Order the soldiers to gather in Jingxi for the time being, and wait for the order." ”

When Li Ge heard this, he took the order and left.

The reason why the dare fighters are secretly gathered is also to be prepared. At this moment, there were only more than 30,000 people in the army of Wang Shi gathered outside Chang'an City, and after guarding the city gates and the chaotic camps outside the city, there were not many mobile forces that could be mobilized in Li Tong's hands.

Although there are still some defenders between the two major cities in the city, there is no need to think about it to know that this army is stationed in Xijing, and it must be seriously infiltrated by the Xijing nobles, so Li Tong does not plan to use it for the time being.

Even the people and horses in the Guannai, he only mobilized the people of the three states, and the rest ordered them to guard their own borders and not to go out without permission. One is to avoid turmoil and continue to expand to the states outside Beijing, and the other is to not want the people and horses gathered near Chang'an to be too complicated.

So at the moment, if the various families in Xijing can concentrate on the uprising, it is really difficult to say whether Li Tong's current strength can be comprehensively suppressed. However, he didn't underestimate Xijing's family, if they could really be fully integrated, they wouldn't be almost picked up by his grandmother Wu Zetian in the Wu Zhou Dynasty.

The main thing about gathering the warriors is to be prepared. And since most of the people gathered in the west of the city are old clothes and society, the military strength stationed in the west of the city can be mobilized.

"Order Cao Renshi, lead 3,000 horsemen to enter the city from Jinguangmen, patrol vertically and horizontally, and kill anyone who has a private collection in the workshop!"

After giving the order again, Li Tong rode straight to the camp of Bashang, and soon entered the camp. Soon after entering the camp, Wu Youyi hurried up from the opposite side, laughing loudly as he walked: "Tell Your Highness, those thieves and gangsters have all confessed, and they are really daring, they dare to ......."

Seeing that Wu Youyi looked like he had made a great contribution to show off, Li Tong raised his hand to stop him from continuing, turned over and dismounted and entered the account, and a bloody breath came to his face.

He raised his hand and fanned it in front of his nose, and when he saw those people who were tightly bound in the corner of the tent, his eyes flashed, and he turned his head to look at Wu Youyi and said in a deep voice: "The matter here has not been leaked, right?" ”

"No, absolutely not! As soon as I received this news, I immediately had His Highness informed, and after the interrogation, no one was allowed to peep. ”

Wu Youyi hurriedly said after hearing this, although he couldn't do a big thing, but when he cleaned up these Xijing nobles, he still had a bit of wisdom in his hands, knowing that these people could actually do that kind of thing in the turbulent Xijing City, naturally there were also a group of disciples to use it, once the news leaked to the city, it was inevitable that there would be some turmoil.

"Well done!"

Li Tong nodded after hearing this, and then ordered: "Deliver a batch of bows and crossbows and arrows to Yanxing Gate, and after the vehicles are vacated, they will immediately enter the workshop to carry out the forbidden objects, and the rest should not do more." Yes, do you have any secret agreements with the clansmen in the city before they go out of the city? ”

When Wu Youyi heard this, his expression couldn't help but froze, obviously he didn't ask this question, so he walked quickly to the corner, raised his leg and kicked one of them and said angrily: "Your Highness asked, did you hear it?" ”

As he spoke, he motioned for the sergeant to untie the strip of cloth that bound his tongue.

After regaining the ability to speak, the man knocked his head on the ground again and again, and screamed, "We really did not intend to sin, because of the decree ......of His Royal Highness King Yong."

"Whatever Your Highness asks, you will answer! Don't talk nonsense! ”

Wu Youyi raised his leg and kicked this person down, and said to Li Tong with a sneer: "To deal with these thieves, I have experience, Your Highness, and in a short time, I will definitely interrogate the secret." ”

"Dog thief! Don't want to use the flesh and blood of my countrymen as your life! ”

After the man was kicked to the ground, he was also ashamed and angry for a while, and after scolding Wu Youyi, he looked at Li Tong again: "We have committed crimes, is Your Highness completely not responsible?" Chang'an is my native ancestral land, who can bear to suffer from this? Knowing that His Highness is asking for nothing, but in order to allow the army to arrive as soon as possible......"

Damn, are you thieves or did I force you?

When Li Tong heard this reason, he was immediately happy, and raised his hand to signal: "There is no need to try again, if all the families involved dare to resist, they will be cut and killed directly!" ”

After saying that, he retreated from the tent, and soon the man's roar sounded behind him: "I say, I say! I just ask Your Highness to be a little merciful, so that you can leave a trace of blood to pass on to the future......"

After a while, Wu Youyi walked out of the tent, hugged his fists and said: "Your Highness, all the tricks have been made, but I don't know the authenticity." In fact, there are still few people in these people's homes in Beijing, and there are many gardens in the suburbs, and that is the big one! ”

"Search their figures, and there will be Lao Pingyang."

Seeing Wu Youyi's nodding with a smile, Li Tong smiled and patted him on the shoulder and said, "I am a new leader, but I want to be thorough, try to be serious, and I am not close to people." Pingyang Gong, your merits are in sight, don't try the punishment lightly! ”

After Wu Youyi heard this, he was busy kneeling and clasping his fists and said: "I will never dare to live up to His Highness's credit!" ”

Li Tong nodded after hearing this, and summoned Li Zhan again, and continued to instruct: "Enter the city in the afternoon, summon the officials of the two counties, and separately tell all the lords in the city to come out of the city early tomorrow morning to see them, and they will not wait!" ”

Then Li Tongcai returned to the Chinese army camp, holding the confessions presented by Wu Youyi, the more he looked at it, the more happy his face became, but at the same time, he couldn't help but sigh: "Lack of greed will harm your life!" ”

It was a real surprise for him. He didn't expect that Xijing and these people were greedy for money and goods, and they actually reached the level of lawlessness.

Guan Longxungui is actually a very large concept, and it has been developed for more than 100 years, and its penetration has been very deep. Even if his grandmother Wu Zetian suppressed it for decades, she still failed to completely eliminate Guan Longxungui.

Li Tong didn't want to completely clean up Guan Longxungui, so his plan was also gradual. The people who asked Li Zhan to visit before basically belonged to the last stream of Guanlong, with low status but rich township capital.

It is a matter of course to do things from shallow to deep. After all, he will develop in Xijing for a long time in the future, and Guanzhong has not yet gained a firm foothold here, and the Shendu court will quarrel again because of his behavior, and it is inevitable that he will lose one or the other.

But I didn't expect that even these Guan Longliu would dare to play these sassy operations with him, and they really didn't know how to write dead words.

He was worried that there was no suitable reason to kill, so these people took the initiative to send a handle, just in time to establish their own rules by the way. Even if the means are more radical, it is difficult for the imperial court to say half a word.

The time soon came to the next day, and when the dawn broke in the east, the camp of Bashang became lively again. Yesterday the vast majority of the rebels had already left the city and entered the camp, and in addition to the defensive camps, some troops scattered on the outskirts of the city were also able to be drawn back to the camp, so that the camp was no longer as empty as it was yesterday.

Li Tong casually had some breakfast, and then gathered in the big tent of the Chinese army. The turmoil in the city has basically been lifted, so most of the county officials from the left-behind government and the two counties have also joined the camp as counselors.

After the generals reported the basic military situation of the battalion, Li Tong pointed to Su You, the county lieutenant of Wannian County, and asked, "Have you done what you ordered yesterday?" ”

Su Yue hurriedly got up and said: "The number of registered lords in Xijing is three thousand nine hundred, and this is recorded in the old year of Yongchang. Whoever dwelt in the city eight hundred and sixty-three, seven hundred and sixty were appointed as heralds, and five hundred and fifty-six were put into camp in the early morning......"

This number may sound like a lot, but the Datang Medal has long been overflowing, and most of them must be honored. From this point of view, this number is actually not much, but it reflects the fact that the Guanzhong government soldiers collapsed.

After all, it is too easy to participate in a few wars and get a meritorious life. Like in the old years of Yongchang, in order to persuade progress, Wu Chengsi often organized tens of thousands of petitions, and these people could often be rewarded. So gradually, the government is too lazy to record these orders, which is really not enough waste paper.

However, Xijing has ceased to be a political center for many years, so there have not been many awards in recent years. Li Tong took the list and looked through it, and found that more than 400 of the more than 500 people who entered the camp were lords, and the remaining more than 100 were lords. The remaining more than 100 people are the real upper-class people in Chang'an City at the moment.

Of course, these titles do not necessarily mean the corresponding number of families, after all, some families have more than one family, who makes the family have a thick foundation.

Even if Wu Zetian suppresses Guan Long, it is concentrated at a certain level, as long as she doesn't mess with her or is not qualified to provoke her, she also has a magnanimous side, and there is no need to force a family to the opposite side of herself for the sake of a mere title. Therefore, the retention of the titles of these Guanlong families is still quite considerable.

"Now that we've arrived, let's call into the camp."

Li Tong casually threw the list aside, and then said.

Not long after, under the guidance of the sergeant, a group of Guan Longxun nobles rushed in. Although the area of the Chinese army's tent is quite large, there are many generals seated, and there are armor soldiers on the left and right, and hundreds of people pour in, which still makes the space a little cramped.

The space was too crowded to accommodate everyone to come forward to greet each other in turn, so everyone just saluted together.

After Li Tong sat down on the handsome case, he looked at the people present with an expressionless face, and after they finished the ceremony, he didn't mean to let them sit down, and there was no seat prepared in the tent at all.

"I am reunited with you, or we have met for the first time, but now is not the right time to tell the story. Summoned in the camp today, you must have no shortage of doubts, right? ”

Hearing King Yong's words, the people present couldn't help but whisper. It's not just doubt, it's shame! They also admit that King Yong is in a difficult situation now, but for the people of Xijing, there should be at least politeness, right?

Like a few old men standing at the front, they are all old ministers of several dynasties, and old ministers of Gaozong abound, even if they have no job at home now, but after all, their qualifications are here. Now that he has been summoned by King Yong's decree, there is no tea and rice to the present, and even the basic seats are not set up, who can feel comfortable?

In fact, some of them don't want to come. However, after the rioters left the city yesterday, Wang Shi suddenly rushed into the workshop and directly entered the workshop and arrested more than a dozen families, and it is said that even the young children were not spared, which is really too appalling.

As soon as King Yong's voice fell, an old man in front of him said in a condensed voice: "Your Highness's words are serious, Your Highness's army has entered the customs to set up riots, and he also leads the people, and the ministers and other ministers are all governing the people, and the order is reached, life and death are acceptable, and the body dare not be!" ”

Li Tong naturally heard the old man's words sneering, raised his hand and asked, "Who is this one?" ”

"Your Royal Highness, this is the Shaoqing of the Beiping County Public Duan, the young secretary of the Shaoqing is the elder of the Yanshi, and he was appointed with the lowly position."

Qi Biming, who was sitting on the side seat, said after hearing this.

It is a bit rude to discuss his family history directly in front of others, but Li Tong really doesn't know this old man, and he can't fully remember it. However, hearing that the old man's son was named Duan Yanshi, it touched his knowledge point, and that Duan Yanshi was one of the governors who went to Shendu on behalf of the Northern Dao army to serve as the general of the Southern Ya.

No wonder this old man dared to speak first, it turned out that there was someone in the court.

"This Duke of Beiping, although his words are simple, his meaning is profound. The teaching is fulfilled, life and death are acceptable, do you deserve my private life? After all, it is still the emperor's order, before leaving the capital, His Royal Highness the emperor's heir gave me the axe, and Kansai paid me, lest the big task be difficult, so after entering the country, he only acted cautiously. ”

While speaking, Li Tong stood up from the seat, but he didn't get out of the account, but stepped on the case with one foot, holding a sword in one hand and looking at the audience coldly: "But there are people who deceive me and forgive, mess with my rules, and despise my sword!" Life and death are obedient, if it stops at the tongue, my army is mighty, is it just for you and other tongues to be loyal! ”

"Your Highness is cautious! Although we and the people in Xijing, although they are trapped in chaos, they do not dare to lose the slightest bit, and it is by no means a lie! This body is not empty, or temporarily idle and cannot be used, but the emperor's order is levied, and everything is obeyed! ”

Although they were in the big tent, King Yong's posture was aggressive, but they were not deterred by this and lost their ability to deal with it.

"Good, good! I am still stationed outside the city, and it is difficult to distinguish the traitors of Xijing. ”

Li Tong bent down, grabbed a book from the case and pointed it at everyone: "This time the chaos in Xijing is really shocking, Guanzhong is the ancestral business of my Tang family, and I haven't returned here for a long time, but I don't know that it has been ruined by the villagers!" Those who live at home have no hometown virtues to boast of, how dare the emperor dare to fight each other! ”

"Your Highness, if this call is only for humiliation, please forgive the ministers and others for not being able to respond! Although the army is large, it is difficult to stop the voice of loyalty! ”

Seeing that everyone present was unbearable and humiliated, and they were all angry, Li Tong sneered, he took out a copy of the book scroll in his hand, threw it in front of the Beiping Gong Duan, and said: "If the Beiping Gong knows about the literature and ink, can you recite this volume for me?" ”

After the old man heard this, he was even more angry, and he raised his head and said: "The old minister's eyes are dizzy, and his middle qi is weak, I am afraid that he will not recognize it!" ”

"Pingyang Gong, then please come!"

was blocked, Li Tong felt a little depressed in his heart, with the same means, Wu Youyi could deceive a secret, this old guy actually didn't give himself face.

After Wu Youyi heard this, he hurriedly picked up the book scroll and read it aloud, and the content was naturally the confession of those involved in Xijing who had stolen the official treasury.

After hearing the content of Wu Youyi's recitation, everyone present was shocked, especially the few people in front of them heard it more really, and the Beiping Gong who refused to read it just now snatched the book scroll in Wu Youyi's hand, took a closer look, and then raised his head and said: "This, is this true or false?" ”

"Then may I ask Beiping Gong, is the axe I am holding is true or false? You say it to yourself, you doubt it if it's true or not, can the old thief know and be in awe? ”

After Li Tong heard this, he pulled his face, pointed at him casually and said: "Peel off this old thief's crown and belt, check whether he is guilty or not, and be punished together!" ”

"Your Highness......"

Seeing that the armor soldier stepped forward, knocked Beiping Gong to the ground, and stripped off his robe, everyone in the tent was stunned. But soon, the soldiers in the battalion showed their blades one after another, and surrounded the people in their tents.

"There are all the people in this case, and there is no doubt about it. Convening you today, is there something I don't understand, your lords are self-conscious, better than the common people, can the court treat them poorly? Is it not enough to support oneself, or is it not enough to boast? Now that you have enjoyed this grace and are humane, shouldn't you think deeply about how to repay it? ”

Li Tong stood behind the Jiashi Sword Forest and said in a deep voice: "The small people are in turmoil, and it can still be blamed on the lack of political and religious cultivation. But the lord steals the country, do you want to answer me that the emperor's order is mean? ”

"The ministers dare not ......"

Hearing this, no matter what mood everyone present, they were busy kneeling on the ground at the moment, not daring to make any more objections.

"Young and vigorous, lost in self-cultivation. Seeing that my old court was defeated, I was sad and indignant. The turmoil in Xijing has shocked both inside and outside. It is a shame to say that the families of the lords of the kingdoms have done such a crime! Although my words and deeds are rude to summon you today, they are also the result of anger. If you have such ugly acts, you will change them, and if you do not, you will encourage them. The next day, the army entered the city, blocking our military and political affairs, the magic sword will not be spared! ”

Li Tong raised his robe and said: "Those who are willing to receive the shogunate ministry will be recommended." May those who live in peace keep their doors closed! Out of these two, punish them! That's all there is to say, go back to the house, don't stop. ”

In short, from now on, Chang'an City and even the entire Guannei Dao can only exist with one voice!