Almost overnight, the perimeter of Chang'an City was covered with various banners of the Wang Division's army, especially near some roads and bridges near Jindu, all of which were stationed in varying numbers of Wang Division's generals.

A large number of cavalry teams centered on the big camp of Bashang, extending to the left and right, cruising back and forth, as if two iron arms tightly wrapped the magnificent Chang'an City.

As the capital of the Sui and Tang dynasties, the scale of Chang'an City goes without saying, and the construction of various urban defense facilities is far more comprehensive and solid than that of Luoyang, the divine capital. Luoyang and even the outer Guo city wall were built not long ago by Prime Minister Li Zhaode.

The army of Wang Shi who arrived at the city of Chang'an already had 30,000 people, which was naturally not enough to completely surround the long outer Guo of Chang'an, but it was more than enough to control the exit of the city gate and the surrounding passages, so that the chaotic people in the city did not dare to flee in a big way.

The solid construction of Chang'an City's city defense, which was originally a defense line for the safety of the Acropolis, has now become a major obstacle to restricting the free access of the people.

Out of distrust of the king's military orders, although the king's cavalry continued to circulate the city to promote the king's relief strategy, many people still ventured out of the city to abscond.

After warning and intimidation to no avail, the cavalry of the royal division also began to kill these fleeing people.

Although this method is a little cruel, but it is very effective, those people in the city who are still hesitant to see the fleeing chaos people being driven by the royal cavalry to shoot and kill, throwing corpses in the suburbs, the idea of risking escape in their hearts is also quickly extinguished, can only be trapped in the city, waiting for the arrival of the date agreed by the king division to leave the city, to a great extent to avoid the chaos of the people fleeing, chaos on the four sides.

At the same time, Wang Shi was not just blindly intimidating, and the soldiers who accompanied the army and the villagers who had been requisitioned from the counties and townships near Zuo had been ordered to build camps outside the main city gates to accommodate the people who would later withdraw from the city. There were also many oxen and horses hauling grain to the camps.

Wang Shi's actions were not hidden from the people, and many people could see the progress of the relevant projects when they stood on the city tower, especially after seeing the deep ruts left by the cars transporting grain and grass in the suburbs, they inevitably had more expectations for the future.

Of course, the reason why Wang Shi was able to invest so much material relief was thanks to the generosity of those wealthy families in the city.

According to the previous agreement, they collected 100,000 grains on the east side of the city, but in fact, the specific amount was even more.

Because in addition to the portals that King Yong sent Li Zhan to contact, there were other families in Xijing and even merchants from the two cities, after learning that King Yong's army had arrived at Baqiao, they also used some ways to donate a lot of materials to Wang Shi.

Therefore, the materials that Wang Shi really received were quite sufficient, and there were as many as 150,000 grains of grain alone. In addition to the food that needs to be directly used in the rebellion, all kinds of other money and materials are naturally included in the military expenses of the king division of the rebellion.

Judging from the efficiency of these nobles in Xijing in dispatching materials, although Chang'an City is currently turbulent and noisy, it still does not hurt the fundamental order and accumulation. As long as the chaotic people can be properly handled, order can be re-established in a short time.

This is also good news in misfortune for the entire Chang'an City. At least the entire Wang Shi is quite optimistic about this chaos.

Perhaps there are still some discordant voices in the army, and some soldiers think that King Yong's strategy of fixing chaos is a little weak, after all, the soldiers' military exploits are to be reflected through human life, and King Yong obviously has no intention of making a big move.

Originally, the thirst for merit of these sergeants was also a factor that could affect the plan to calm the chaos. However, because the army was stationed in Lanqiaoyi before, King Yong took precautions and rectified the military discipline, thus strengthening the control of the entire army, so there is nothing to worry about in this regard.

As for some civil officials who caught up with him in the back, they expressed their support and support for King Yong's strategy of fixing chaos. After all, as government officials, it is the embodiment of their deeds to let the chaotic land return to governance as soon as possible.

For example, as one of the famous ministers of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, Song Jing, who has already served as the pastoral official of Yongzhou, did not hide his support for this strategy of fixing chaos in the Daying Conference: "The root cause of the chaos in Xijing is not the treacherous and cunning of the people and the people, but the harsh government decrees, the lack of people to preside over the government, and the lack of township virtue for large households!" His Royal Highness uses benevolence to govern chaos, rather than tyrannical people, which is the right medicine for the symptoms and the way to eliminate diseases!

Xijing has been the emperor's residence for a long time, where the temple is located, how can there be a bloody temple in the world and praise the meritorious? The reason why the imperial court sent His Royal Highness was because His Royal Highness was a nobleman of the clan and had a long reputation, and he used the power of thunder to eliminate the traitors, and now he used the law of benevolence and virtue to govern the small people. Rigidity and softness, do not damage to the prestige, do not compromise on morality, the sincerity of the family and the country is to win people, and the people are sincere! ”

If it weren't for the fact that he still had some understanding of Song Jing's temperament, Li Tong thought that he had recruited a little licking dog again. He has seen a lot of famous ministers in the world, but there is no lack of conflict in the position, and when he heard Song Jing speak so highly of himself, to be honest, he still felt a little beautiful in his heart, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that Song Jing was really pleasing to the eye.

But then again, Song Jing is indeed extraordinary, in his early thirties, nearly six feet tall, square and dignified, and has a law of movement and quiet, although he is still wearing a lowly toad skin official robe, but he sits or stands, which makes people dare not underestimate or be rude.

is like some unruly generals, who subconsciously correct their attitudes when facing Song Jing, and they dare not be too lax in their words and deeds.

Li Tong couldn't help but be a little curious, such a good comrade, he looks good and speaks well, why Tang Xuanzong doesn't think much of him, and in his later years, he still has a lot of resentment to evaluate Song Jing as selling his name.

As early as when Luoyang, the divine capital, Song Jing was recommended by Yao Yuanchong, but Li Tong was busy with affairs at that time, and he had not had the opportunity to have an in-depth conversation with Song Jing. However, there is no need to doubt Song Jing's ability, Fang Du Yao and Song are all historical terms that they are used to.

Although Song Jing is still a small character in the officialdom at the moment, and he lacks experience, Li Tong does not plan to directly arrange him in a prominent position. What's more, Song Jing has a deep understanding of his own interests, so he naturally wants to give young people the opportunity to experience performance.

Therefore, Li Tong decided that Song Jing would temporarily lead the camp Sima Shi and be responsible for presiding over the relief work for the rebellious people in Xijing.

Song Jing was also overjoyed for a while when he was appointed, and he stood up and bowed: "The humble position must be worthy!" But before receiving the order, he dared to ask His Highness for a word. The turmoil in Xijing has affected many people, and if you want to rectify it quickly, you must use people's power extensively.

Moreover, the people of Xijing Township have been admiring the king for a long time, and they suddenly became in turmoil, and the disease of food and clothing may be alleviated by money and food, but the collapse of morality is difficult to cure quickly, or there may still be a sudden alarm. If you can recruit those who know the righteousness and have the ability to teach the disciples, it can not only help to make up for the present, but also soothe the heart. ”

Hearing that Song Jing planned to recruit a part of the talents of the people and govern the people with the people, Li Tong couldn't help but hesitate.

He actually considered such an idea, but he still felt that it was a little inappropriate, after all, no matter what hardships these people in Xijing had, it was a conclusive fact that they were in turmoil.

If you don't kill them to stop the chaos and severely punish them, it can already be regarded as opening up the net, but if you directly recruit them as recruits, this will inevitably create an illusion that they want to develop, make chaos first, and then wait for recruitment.

Moreover, he has already planned to turn the Old Clothes Society from the dark to the bright and carry out administrative co-optation, which should be able to receive a considerable number of grassroots talents. It may not be ruled out that Ye Youxian will have a virtuous legacy, but relatively speaking, he naturally trusts the people of his old clothes society more.

"This matter is to be discussed, if there is any talent to use the disease, first find it from someone else to make up for it, and rashly use the chaotic people's wild talents, it is still too rash."

After thinking about it, Li Tong replied.

The proposal was rejected, and Song Jing was not discouraged, but continued to say: "His Royal Highness's concerns are profound, but if the order can be rigorous and the selection is thorough, this method is not inappropriate. This march is indeed a wide range of morale, but if it is said that you know the hometown well, after all, the villagers of this side are better.

If there are no natives to govern things, repeating the order of the countryside cannot ensure comprehensiveness. His Royal Highness should not be satisfied with only treating the diseases on the surface and inside, and if he wants to go deep into the past, the villagers must not use it. The land and guests of Xijing are in deep difficulty, and if you only choose to use large local households, it is inevitable that you will lose the rule of righteousness. ”

When Li Tong heard this, his heart moved slightly. Previously, he mainly focused on the class contradictions in Xijing, where large households had abundant fields and small households had no place to stand. However, Song Jing went further and talked about the contradiction between the natives and the guests here in Xijing.

The natives are the local residents, and the guests are the bankrupt and landless. In the turmoil in Xijing, guests accounted for a large proportion of them. If we do not pay attention to this issue, it will be difficult to call it long-term peace and stability in the future.

Although the Ancient Clothes Society itself also covers some guest groups, it is mainly those government soldiers who have lost their land, which does not account for too much of the entire guest group. After all, there are many narrow villages with little land and many people in the Guannai, and there are also many ordinary people who have lost their land and are in exile, which is also a social problem that needs to be paid attention to.

"The method of use must be meticulous and thorough, and virtue and talent should not be biased over the other."

Li Tong did not plan to recruit too many children of Guan Longxun into his rule over Guanzhong, so he should also increase the selection of talents among the Han scholars. This matter has to be done sooner or later, since Song Jing is so insistent, you might as well give it a try first. If the effect is not as expected, then stop for a while. Song Jing has the name of knowing people and choosing people in the history books, appointing people according to talents, and rewarding selflessly, Li Tong can't help but expect him to give himself some surprises.

Hearing that King Yong agreed to his request, Song Jing was also overjoyed for a while, and said again and again: "Humble duty will never disappoint His Highness's credit!" ”

He was not very old, had shallow qualifications, and had been appointed under King Yong for a shorter time. But His Royal Highness King Yong was able to give him such trust, and for a while, Song Jing's heart was also full of gratitude, and he secretly decided to do what King Yong explained!