In the evening of the next day, Li Zhan and his entourage arrived outside Xijing City.

Although there are many wandering villagers along the way, especially outside the Xijing City, you can see people eating everywhere on the hill outside the city as far as the eye can see. After all, the city is well-organized and well-defended, and without weapons and organization, it is really difficult to break through the fangju where the powerful are stationed.

Nowadays, although in the middle of winter, there is a cold famine outside the city, but there are also many gardens around the city, which have quite a lot of savings, if good luck can break through a garden, the harvest is enough to make people happy.

Li Zhan's sergeants appeared in the suburbs, and soon attracted the attention of those wanderers, but few dared to come forward to intrude, more than 2,000 war horses, more than 1,000 knights, it looked terrifying, so naturally they had to stay away.

Seeing such an army crossing the border, especially under the banner of marching on the Guannei Road, the strong men who stayed behind in the garden outside the city were also overjoyed, constantly beating gongs and drums in the hope of attracting attention, and some manors even directly used board cars to carry wine, food, horse materials and other things on the side of the road, just hoping that this cavalry team could stay temporarily, so as to frighten the surrounding rebels, but it was quite a bit of a taste of welcoming the king.

After running for most of the day, the group was inevitably tired, so Li Zhan did not refuse the overtures of these manors, and directly requisitioned a garden property after observing and selecting them, temporarily storing the war horses they replaced.

The team rested in the manor for nearly an hour, and requisitioned some food from some of the gardens to the left. But it only satisfies basic needs, and does not take the opportunity to extort goods. After all, dozens of bloody human heads were cut off yesterday, and the soldiers did not dare to disobey the military order again.

After recovering some physical strength, Li Zhan left 300 men to guard the manor and take care of the horses, while he led the others straight into the city.

When Li Zhan and the others entered the city, they saw that many people were already standing here in front of the city gate, and they couldn't wait for them when they met.

"We are the vanguard in front of the tent of His Royal Highness King Yong, and I was ordered to patrol Xijing first. His Royal Highness's army is behind, and it will arrive in a few days, and Xijing will not be far away. Officials, soldiers and villagers, be careful about what you do, and don't help thieves in chaos! ”

Li Zhan casually said that after hearing the words, everyone present was overjoyed, and some people stepped forward and continued to ask: "Dare to ask the general, where has His Royal Highness King Yong reached?" When will I be able to enter the city? ”

"The military aircraft is secretive, how can it be leaked without permission! Xijing stayed in the mansion and Chang'an, and the officials of Wannian stayed here, and the rest quickly returned to their respective places, do not disturb the military! ”

When Li Zhan heard this, he glared at them, didn't give these people a good face, and directly ordered them to be driven away.

Although his attitude was arrogant, the people present did not dare to be angry, and in line with the idea that more things are better than less, they still retreated.

After the idle people were driven away, Li Zhan did not hide his intentions, and said to the officials of the three parties who were still in place: "There are many members of the army, but they are trapped in insufficient resources, so the advance is slow. was ordered to enter Beijing first, in addition to observing the thief's situation, he also told Linger and other officials in Xijing to immediately prepare military supplies, and not to spend the army in a short time! ”

The officials present were not surprised when they heard this, because when the army entered the country, the local government had the responsibility to raise and help the army. Therefore, as soon as Li Zhan's words fell, an official from the left-behind mansion stepped forward and hugged his fists and said: "His Royal Highness King Yongwang has received the emperor's order to relieve the people of the danger of being overhanged, and he has been looking forward to it for a long time. Although thieves are now sweeping the whole city, and it is not easy to use resources, the lowly rank still does his best to pour out the treasury to help the army! ”

As he spoke, he handed a book to Li Zhan.

Li Zhan took the register and took a cursory glance, and then his face changed suddenly, and he threw it in front of the horse and said angrily: "You and other prefectures dare to despise Wang Shi so much, you can imagine how to govern the people!" Xijing is so chaotic, or because of the harsh government of Er! ”

When everyone present heard this, they were inevitably frightened, and naturally they didn't dare to admit such a crime, but the official who stayed behind explained hard: "The general misunderstood, Xijing has its own ...... of illness."

As he spoke, he quickly explained the reason for the emptiness of the Xijing Mansion, and repeatedly said that if he was not satisfied with this number, he could still negotiate, but the floating space would not be too large.

It is a fact that the Xijing Mansion Treasury is empty, and they really dare not anger the rebel army, especially His Royal Highness King Yong, who is already derelict in their duties, if they anger King Yong again, they really don't want to live.

According to the general situation, if the treasury is exhausted, if it cannot meet the demands of the army, it will naturally be sent to those civilians. However, the current turmoil in Xijing is really difficult to control, and they don't know how much oil and water these civilians can scavenge, so they don't dare to make big promises.

"You don't have to sue me if you're in trouble! But the military degree is absolutely indispensable! There are many wealthy families in Xijingfang, among which there are many lords and benefactors who lead the country, this time the Xijing turmoil is not only a disaster for mulberry trees, but also a disaster for the family and the country, how can they be sideways! Since the treasury is empty and insufficient for the military, let them donate money and help the country, and give up goods to serve the country, which is also a good opportunity to be loyal and accumulated! ”

Li Zhan waved his hand to interrupt the official's words and continued.

After hearing this, some of the officials present had a slightly soothing face, since King Yong had hit those wealthy families with his idea, the burden on them was naturally lighter. But there are also some officials whose faces have changed suddenly, and they should be from Xijing.

"The general's words are really inappropriate! The chaotic people swept the whole city, and the people of Xijing were in danger of fire and water. At this time, it is natural to help the poor in the same boat. But it is also difficult to run a family in Luli, and the army needs a huge amount of money, which is by no means something that two or three private families can ......."

A Wannian County official stepped forward and retorted loudly.

It's just that before he finished speaking, Li Zhan had already waved his hand and said angrily: "And arrest this criminal official!" It is a big crime to not be able to defend the land and govern the people, and he dares to make a noise to obstruct the military, and he really thinks that the imperial court punishment is a fictitious thing! ”

Several knights were ordered to dismount and directly arrest the Wannian County official who spoke out, and the rest of the people changed color again after seeing this, and without waiting for anyone to speak out to dissuade them, Li Zhan said again: "Those who dare to speak out for this fang will be captured together!" ”

When everyone heard this, they were silent, and after seeing this fierce general's behavior with their own eyes, they didn't dare to provoke themselves again.

After shocking a group of Xijing officials, Li Zhancai said again: "I came by order, not to make it difficult for you and other Xijing officials. Now that you are helpless, you are no longer allowed to stop other schemes, each of you will return to the government, and wait for His Royal Highness King Yong's case to be found! Leaving a few guides, I went into the neighborhood to visit the families. ”

Seeing this, everyone could only retire, as for the few people who were left behind, they learned from Li Zhan's mouth the list of people who were going to visit, and for a while, they couldn't help but secretly speak, His Royal Highness King Yong is planning to capture these top people in Xijing!

However, these lowly officials in the state and county really didn't dare to speak out against it, so they could only obediently lead Li Zhan and the others to the streets. Speaking of which, they also secretly hated these people for causing chaos, and they were happy to see His Royal Highness King Yong come forward to clean up this group of people, and they felt quite happy when they thought about it.

The dwellings in Chang'an City already have the layout of the east and the west, especially after the rise of the riots, the noble families are concentrated in the Wannian County of the East City. Those who can be named by King Yong are naturally not vulgar, and the houses are also quite crowded.

Therefore, although there are many people involved, Li Zhan and the others do not need to travel around the city, and they can visit them directly between a few squares in the eastern city.

Although there is a lot of turmoil in the city at the moment, these few settlements still maintain basic order and are not disturbed by the outside turmoil. Of course, it is no longer possible to enter and exit as usual, but Li Zhan, as a forward general under King Yong, is not difficult to open the door.

The people he visited basically welcomed their arrival, and repeatedly expressed their admiration and welcome to His Royal Highness King Yong. But when Li Zhan made his intentions clear, his reaction became subtle, and few people could simply agree to donate.

As for the reasons, they are all ready-made, the city is in turmoil, they themselves are seriously damaged, the family is trapped in the workshop and cannot go in and out, not to mention, the outside industry has not been swept away, and there is really not much accumulation to come out.

Of course, if you don't sit in the middle hall that is still resplendent with gold, it will be more convincing to say this. But even if it was clear that he was playing sloppy, Li Zhan also remembered the advice of His Royal Highness King Yong, and did not continue to entangle in these mansions, but quickly went to the next house.

After such a visit, when there were still the last few left, Li Zhan's intention to come was also spread in the Xungui circle, and the last few even closed their doors at all, and they were not even willing to talk to him any more.

In particular, one of the clansmen surnamed Yu, who was named the Duke of Liyang County, not only did not receive Li Zhan and his party, but threw out some coarse grain materials from the wall, and the only one who could donate was that.

Li Zhan was not angry when he saw this, but just dismounted and cut a mark on the wooden pillar of the fangmen, planning to wait until King Yong entered the city, and personally led the crowd to copy this family.

Although the attitude of these people in Xijing towards Li Zhan's visit was not friendly, they did not dare to take it lightly. Li Yifu, the son of Hunu, is not worth looking at, but the King of Yong behind him should not be underestimated.

So when Li Zhan left, the families who were visited also sent their own clansmen to gather together to discuss countermeasures. King Yong is different from Dou Huairang, he led tens of thousands of troops to Guannei, and it is very likely that he will stay in Xijing for a long time in the future.

However, everyone has different opinions on which step it should be expressed, and a standard has not been discussed for a long time.

After all, it is not the first time they have dealt with King Yong, and they can't just deal with this time, donating too little is not enough to show respect for King Yong, donating too much and fearing that King Yong's appetite will be raised, so they will become addicted to blackmail. The shadow that Wu Youyi brought to the Xijing families in the old years, they haven't forgotten it.

In the midst of this gossip, a person suddenly spoke: "Have you forgotten that there is no shortage of official treasury warehouses in Dunhua and other squares in the southeast. Now that the turmoil has swept the whole city, and the officials and soldiers are trapped on one side, who can defend it? What's more, King Yong has entered Xijing, but he only leads the army close, even if the official treasury is lost, it will be unfavorable to be chaotic......"