0756 Traveling eastward to ask for his life, he is the king's pioneer
The change in Shendu this time happened suddenly, so Li Shouli's escape was also embarrassing.
Shaanzhou is not far from the Shendu, otherwise it was the new army of the 10,000 cavalry of Beiya who went to arrest Li Shouli, and went straight into the state city without any warning.
"San Lang, does the sudden action of the imperial court mean that the saint has decided to eradicate my brother?"
Recalling the experience of a hasty escape from Shaanzhou, Li Shouli still couldn't help but feel palpitations, and when he talked about the deeds of the saints today, there was already hatred in his tone.
Li Tong was also frowning at this time, and before he could say anything, Xue Chongxun, who rushed to hear the news, was already full of tears, and said excitedly: "The saint is greedy and blind, framing his relatives and disciples, and has completely disregarded the love of flesh and blood, pity my mother...... Cousin, let's send troops, let's kill back to the divine capital! ”
"Xue Lang is a little restless, my aunt is the sister of the saint, and she is deeply entangled with the interests of all the people in the world, even if she is guilty of a crime, she will not be in danger of her life in the short term. My brother is strong in Shaanxi, and Yu Zong's family and Yu Chaoqing are deeply shocked. Once the soldiers are used without permission, the implication will be extremely extensive, and the lives between the two capitals will inevitably be ruined...... Your cousin is a town country, and you must not delight the crime of disturbing the country! ”
Li Guangshun opened his mouth to appease the emotional Xue Chongxun, then looked at Li Tong again and said, "San Lang, now that the saint is impetuous and provocative, he no longer has the prudence to hold his life. Once there is a move, you must have a grasp of the big thing, and you must not act rashly. Now that the military of Gyeonggi has been disbanded, those who know know that all accusations made by the imperial court will be slandered......"
"Everything in the business is operated, there are rules and regulations, and the gods are restless, so that I will not be in trouble."
Having said that, but being suddenly involved in such a move by his fourth uncle, Li Tong felt a sense of aggrieved that he was beaten to death by a random punch. Not to mention whether his fourth uncle did it or not, the timing of this launch was really a bit coincidental, and it happened to be the node when the Gyeonggi army was newly disbanded.
Zhuzhou regimental training has returned to his hometown one after another, if it is stopped immediately, not to mention the negative impact of the change of the imperial order, this will also sit on the accusation of the Shendu Imperial Court against him, and make him morally inferior.
He glanced at Xue Chongxun, who was worried about his mother's comfort, and said: "The saint did this because of me, because of Duji's money, although my aunt was implicated and wronged, her life was not in danger. In the midst of such a turmoil in Dugi, the people's hearts and people's feelings will certainly be tense, and Taiwan will rush to send troops, not to mention whether the relevant military planes can coordinate their plans, and the military will not be able to achieve the situation at all times, which will only further intensify the situation and breed more unpredictable variables.
The safety of relatives is at stake, and the choice of power is not considered for the time being, and the first thing is to ensure the safety of relatives in the capital. Since the saint has been defiled and framed by this sin, I will immediately send an envoy to the divine capital to ask the imperial court to send an envoy to Beijing to investigate my sin. Whether it is a crime or not has not been determined, and whoever dares to commit criminal law without permission and harm my blood relatives will be killed! ”
"As long as I can ensure the safety of my mother, I will listen to my cousin's arrangement!"
Xue Chongxun didn't have an idea at this time, and just nodded and said after hearing this.
Li Tong didn't pay much attention to the emperor's slander and accusations, anyway, this matter would become a fact sooner or later, and the difference was just a choice of timing and method.
Now that the situation in the court is extremely critical, and there are still Hu Lu Kou plundering on all sides, even if the emperor wants to sit on King Yong's crime of rebellion, it will only make the situation more chaotic. Before Xingtai did not make further moves, some false accusations could not bring any substantial harm to Li Tong, but would only make the situation more torn.
Taking advantage of this turmoil, Li Tong was able to see more clearly who was full of malice towards him and must be eradicated, and who was worthy of acceptance and co-optation and became a part of the new order in the future.
What is more noteworthy is the money related to Shendu Feiqian. Since last year, Shendu's flying money business has expanded rapidly, and the amount of goods gathered has been amazing. Although the initiative of this business is still in Chang'an's hands, Xijing can cut off the connection with Shendu Feiqian at any time.
But after thinking about it, Li Tong still didn't choose to do it, although announcing a day earlier that he would be able to control the loss of money one step earlier, and it would also make his fourth uncle feel what it was like to stab a hornet's nest.
The situation has developed to this point, and some of the struggle of will is no longer meaningful, and Li Tong is more focused on the establishment of a new order in the future. The flying money system is undoubtedly a very important way to circulate wealth, and it is not worth destroying the credit foundation that he has built up with great difficulty because of his fourth uncle's manipulation.
Therefore, Li Tong then summoned the operators of Chang'an Feiqian and told them to continue to maintain the exchange relationship with Shendu Feiqian, and not to adjust it because of the changes in the political situation in Shendu, but to report the daily exchange data in a timely manner.
As Li Shouli returned to Chang'an, in the next few days, news about the incident in the Shendu also came one after another. The shop cabinet of Chang'an Feiqian also ushered in a round of run frenzy, with hundreds of thousands of dollars exchanged every day, and even reached more than three million yuan a day.
But this run comes and goes quickly, and most of the customers who participate in the run are bills issued by Shendu Feiqian, which is nothing more than worried that the encroachment of the Shendu Imperial Court on the capital of Feiqian will affect the exchange elsewhere, and after confirming that the credit is undoubtedly and the most worrying thing has not happened, the mood naturally relaxes.
The credit of Feiqian is guaranteed, but the future direction of the relationship between the two capitals is full of uncertainty, although there are a large amount of actual goods to make people feel at ease, but the safety of money and personal life is still not guaranteed.
Therefore, after the initial panic, many people turned their heads to deposit money in the cabinet, and issued a flying money sent to Shuzhong in Chang'an, hoping to ensure the safe transfer of property.
For this phenomenon, Li Tong was also happy to see it come true, and even instructed to lower part of the flying money from Chang'an to Shuzhong. This time the change of Shendu is also a rare opportunity for Feiqian, if it is grasped well, so that the Feiqian handicap will be further expanded, even if Shendu loses some, it is within the range of bearability.
The payment of Feiqian is guaranteed, and the impact is not only limited to the development and expansion of the Feiqian business itself, but also has a considerable impact on public opinion.
The collusion between Princess Taiping and King Yong inside and outside was originally a very serious accusation, and there should be some shaking for the hearts and minds of the people of Chang'an, and in this regard, the Shendu Imperial Court undoubtedly has a great right to speak and take the initiative.
However, in addition to the fact that there was some confusion in the first few days, public opinion in Chang'an gradually returned to stability. Many people feel that this is just nonsense, if King Yong really had the idea of going east to interfere in politics and even peep into the throne, first of all, he would not disband the people gathered around Gyeonggi, and secondly, he would not allow the flying money from Shendu to be disbursed.
For those who want to make big plans, the most important thing is nothing more than people, horses, money and food. Xingtai's actions and performances in these two aspects did not show that King Yong was so ambitious, and comparatively speaking, the reaction and measures of the imperial court were mean.
What's more, he even said directly in the market, even if King Yong returned to the dynasty to interfere in politics, it was reasonable. Now the court is worried about internal and external troubles, and all kinds of situations are chaotic, with Tongguan as the boundary, and the east and west are like two worlds. Compared with the clear politics and orderly people's livelihood in Xingtai, the shortcomings of the large and inappropriate imperial court and frequent turmoil are simply exposed.
That is, there is no authoritative and reliable polling agency at the moment, otherwise public opinion will be investigated, otherwise Xingtai can already celebrate the victory in advance.
Li Tong naturally pays close attention to the changes in public opinion in Chang'an, but if he wants to turn the trade-off of public opinion into a force that is truly beneficial to himself, he still needs some symbolic sublimation.
The Shendu court was constantly operating, and Li Tong's patience was gradually worn out, and he even hit the idea on several ancestral tombs, wanting to engage in some fantasy methods and tricks of heaven and man induction, in order to create a name and atmosphere for sending troops.
However, he is more or less hesitant about this, after all, once this kind of thing is operated, even if it is profitable at the moment, there will be various hidden dangers in the future.
Just as he was still hesitating, there was another turning point on the side of the river meander: the Turkic Mo Si actually asked him to surrender!
"Mo Si actually asked to surrender?"
When Li Tong learned the news, he was also surprised, but soon he couldn't help but sneer: "I see, so it is!" ”
Although the changes in the imperial court did not bring much disruption to Xingtai before, what Li Tong has always been unable to figure out is why his fourth uncle suddenly became so tough? It was precisely because he didn't understand what his fourth uncle's confidence was, so in the past period of time, Xingtai was a little passive, so that Li Tong had the intention of picking up his grandfather's grave and stuffing some private goods into it.
Now that he learned the news of the Turkic surrender, Li Tong's confusion was immediately answered, and it seems that the dog thing Mo Si not only asked Xingtai to surrender, but also expressed his willingness to surrender to the imperial court. Once the Turkic forces under the Mosi Department surrendered to the imperial court, then the people and horses arranged by the imperial court in Hedong Road were naturally liberated, and his fourth uncle relied on this, so his attitude suddenly became tougher.
"Mo Si is cunning, especially if his brother is not killed, this time please surrender, it must be a deception!"
The black tooth Changzhi, who had not long returned to Beijing, and the Turks were also old rivals, and they saw the Turkic conspiracy at a glance, and directly Yu Xi asserted: "If the imperial court really thinks that it can negotiate the border situation with this, then the national character will be insulted, and the time will not be far away!" ”
Li Tong also nodded after hearing this, and sneered: "Regardless of the truth or falsehood of this fang's intention to surrender, just use this to tell Xingtai, I already know that his heart is unpredictable, and he really deserves to be killed!" ”
At this time, more than ten days have passed since the change in Shendu, and from the perspective of time, Mo Si should have sent two envoys immediately after completing the plundering of the states of Hedong Province, contacting the imperial court and Xingtai respectively, expressing his willingness to surrender.
At that time, Li Chengqi, the king of Yu, was already in Bingzhou, so he would naturally get the news earlier. As for Xingtai, the news was first transferred to the river meander, and then from the river meander to Chang'an, so there was a lag.
Sirp two ways to surrender, naturally it is impossible to just have a cheap attack, want to find one more master for yourself, and the meaning of sowing discord is very strong.
In the past few years, Xingtai has always been the main force of the Tang Dynasty to meet the crusade against foreign invaders, but in the battle in Hedong Road, there was no piece of armor to cross the river to fight, and the confrontation and contradictions between the imperial court naturally could not hide from the cunning Hu chief, which was nothing more than hoping to deepen the contradictions within the Tang Dynasty and delay the time for the Tang Dynasty to send troops to Mo Nan to counterattack.
Although Mo Si didn't do this, Li Tong didn't regard the Turks as the number one tactical opponent at the moment, after all, there was a Khitan with a deeper calamity that had already revealed its head. But even if Mo Si already knew the news of the Khitan rebellion, he probably wouldn't have thought that the Khitan rebellion would bring much change to the order in the north, and he still didn't pay enough attention to this Turkic life-sustaining medicine.
If it was before, Li Tong might have to put aside the domestic contradictions for the time being, and increase the pressure on the Turks, so that they could not reach an echo with the Khitan.
However, now that the offensive and defensive system of the three surrendered cities has been put into construction, Mo Si's move can be said to be self-exposed, and his judgment of the current situation in the north is not accurate enough, and he still has no intention of sending troops to Hequ to plunder in a short period of time, so Li Tong naturally has nothing to scruple about. The establishment of the Three Surrender Cities has given him the confidence to know that it is a trap and to break it with one foot!
A few days after the news of the meanders returned to Chang'an, the Turkic envoys came to Chang'an. Li Tong did not meet this group of people on the platform, but chose to camp in Bashang.
Although the troops around Gyeonggi have been repatriated one after another, there are still nearly 30,000 armor soldiers in the Bashang battalion, and although the strength has shrunk to a great extent, the composition of the troops is dominated by the Central Fourth Army and the newly returned Longyou Army in Gyeonggi, and the combat effectiveness has not been lost much, but it has become more brave and reliable.
The Turks invited envoys, and there were nearly 100 people, and from the perspective of scale alone, the sincerity was still not small. There is also a special member of the special team, that is, Sun Yangao, the overseer sent by the imperial court who was captured by the Turks in Shan Yutai.
Li Tong personally met with this cadre and others in the camp, and he was not very interested in the nobles such as the Turkic Dacha Xiaoshe, but he was quite interested in this traitor Sun Yangao.
Historically, the Turks have been a border trouble for a long time, but they do not have too strong the ability to attack fortifications, so they often arrest county officials in Datang Prefecture and persuade the city guards to surrender. Among them, Congsun Yan Zhiwei, who was born in Guan Long and Yan Liben, was one of the best, and was detained because he was not close to the Turks, and in order to survive as the Turkic vanguard, he mixed up for more than two years, and even obtained the title of "Han Khan" from the Turks.
However, in this world, as early as the Shendu Revolution, Yan Zhiwei was cut down by Li Tong, and there was no chance to continue to humiliate his ancestors.
As for this Sun Yangao, he is also a living treasure, who originally served as the assassin of Dingzhou in history, and was so frightened that he hid in the official residence when the Turks besieged the city, and all the orders were delivered by slaves. What's more, when the Turks broke through the city, they locked themselves in the cabinet and told the servants not to give the key to the thieves. In this way, it has earned the nickname of a thorn in the cabinet.
After the group entered the tent, the Turkic envoys had not made any moves, and Sun Yangao had already knelt on the ground, prostrate in front and said in a trembling voice: "Sinner Sun Yangao, knock on His Royal Highness King Yong!" In the old days, the Turkic country was lost, and he couldn't help himself, his words and deeds were dirty, although he begged for a living, but he did not dare to turn his back on his home country, and persuaded the Khan not to be arrogant because of the momentary situation, and finally persuaded the Turks to send an envoy to surrender. The guilty minister knows that the general trend of Fang today is not in the sky, but in His Royal Highness King Yong, and only with His Royal Highness's consent and tolerance can the two countries regain their old friendship......"
Seeing this Sun Yangao's endless complaint after entering the account, Li Tong couldn't help but be happy, and then stood up from the seat, waved his hand and said, "Take it." ”
When the inner and outer armorers heard the sound, they rushed forward and captured all the Turkic people who had entered the account, including Sun Yangao. Li Tong didn't intend to let go of these people, the reason why he was introduced into the account was mainly because he was a little curious about Sun Yangao's little living treasure, since people had already seen it, there was nothing to say.
"Your Highness, Your Highness's thoughts, you can rest the Heshuo Ge, and the Turkic brave people can help Your Highness achieve ......"
Sun Yangao was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly opened his mouth to shout, but before he finished speaking, he had been smashed between his mouth and nose with a cane, and several front teeth fell off immediately, and blood flowed all over his mouth.
Another Turkic envoy was also struggling and shouting: "We are waiting for the envoy to surrender, His Royal Highness King Yong, killing the envoy ominously......"
Li Tong was even more happy when he heard this, and stepped forward to kick the head of this person who was pressed on the felt tent and said with a smile: "Only the communication of the state can be called an envoy, but the branch of the Turkic king is orderly, what kind of evil is the brother of Bu Lu?" Er and others are also worthy of being called envoys under the residence of the Protectorate? ”
Although the Turkic Gu Dulu built the royal tent in Yudujun Mountain, marking the restoration of the Turkic state and the establishment of the regime, this so-called royal tent has never been officially recognized by the Tang Dynasty, so naturally it is not a general envoy.
After the Turks were captured, they were escorted to the front of the general in the camp. The drums and trumpets sounded in the camp, and when the soldiers of the battalion gathered in the school field, Li Tong was already standing on the stage.
Li Tong raised his sword and looked down at the soldiers of the army in the school field, raised his hand and pointed to the Turkic people kneeling in a row in front of the high platform, and then said loudly: "Today, the soldiers of the battalion are gathered in the camp because of an evil thing that needs to be told to the army. The former thief from the east of the Kou River snorted silently, and actually sent his minions to ask for surrender, and the thieves were all listed here! ”
Hearing King Yong's shout, a series of discussions suddenly sounded on the school ground, until Li Tong raised his hand and the police drum sounded, and the scene returned to silent solemnity.
"Since the Jizong family has been ordered to hold the festival, fortunately all the brave and lofty people have worked together, and they have become loyal and diligent. did not dare to be arrogant because of this, but was respectful and self-controlled. Now the thief is disturbing me with this nonsense, and I must not bear it! On the platform, there is even more court, how can the knight's order be granted privately! How can the thief be humiliated by this evil request, seeing me as an outsider and innocent!
In addition, the silent sobbing of jackals is a disaster, abusing the people, the crime is heinous, and the deeds are inhuman, and they dare to bend their fate, cause fornication, what kind of greed, have this illusion! Although the Tang family is generous, if the chapter uniform is awarded to the jackal, what will be the reward? The thief made this evil plan, and regarded me as no one in China! The clan has this six-foot fierceness, and it is inseparable from the thief!
Today, we will gather all the armies, make this hard talk, count the hatred, and only kill to vent our anger! Kill! ”
As King Yong broke off on the stage, the sword-catching warriors in the audience swung their swords and slashed, and in an instant, nearly 100 heads rolled to the ground, and blood gushed out from the cavity of the headless corpses, reflecting a strange brilliance under the sunlight. The shouts and cheers on the school field were even more thunderous and enduring.
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On the high platform, Li Tong waited until the shouting had subsided, first bowed to the east, and then bowed to the direction of the imperial mausoleum in the west, and after getting up, he said in a faintly choked tone: "Since the son of the Zongjia family has held the festival, he has not dared to forget the emperor's order for a day. Hu Lu seed plus my inhuman humiliation, if you don't wash it with blood, this body will not be innocent! ”
After saying this, he turned to the school and continued to shout: "Zhongzhi suffers this humiliation, can you bear it? The jackal chapter is subordinate to the court, can the monarchs endure it? If you can't bear it, how can you repay it? ”
"Kill! Kill! ”
"From now on, go east to enter the court, knock Your Majesty, if the emperor allows me, then beg to kill the thief! If the emperor's order is not allowed, then beg for a donkey to kill me! Swear not to set up this unrighteous day! ”
Speaking of this, Li Tong slowly raised his arms, made a long gesture in front of him, and asked in a choked voice: "I only ask the army to sue me, do you want to go alone this time?" ”
"Hold for the king, pioneer for the king!"
The school field once again shouted like thunder, and the sound shook all over the world.