In the third year of Jinyang's army, Li Yuan's power in Chang'an City was already as solid as a rock.

At this time, the world has already changed several times. Yang Guang was killed by his subordinates in Jiangdu, and Li Yuan took advantage of the situation to establish the Tang Dynasty, and in the name of inheriting the Sui Dynasty's Sheji, he successively accepted most of the land and population of Longyou, Hedong, Bashu, Guanzhong, and the Central Plains.

Li Yuan used peaceful means to gain the greatest strength in an extremely pragmatic manner, laying a good foundation for the future competition in the Central Plains.

In terms of princes, the forces of Xue Ju and Li Liang in Longyou were subdued by Li Yuan one after another; Li Mi, the former leader of the world's righteous army, was once defeated; Wang Shichong, who defeated him, killed the late emperor of the Sui Dynasty in Luoyang, and Emperor Tai established himself as the emperor and named Zheng; Dou Jiande is located in Hebei to implement benevolent government, which is quite prosperous; Xiao Mo occupies Jiangling, known as 400,000 soldiers, but he is a mediocre person and a Buddha, and his governance is chaotic; Du Fuwei became king in the south of the Yangtze River, occupied the wealthy Yangzhou, and began to enjoy himself......

The Central Plains is divided, and the soldiers and horses in Mobei are strong, as if they are the leaders of the world. However, at this time, the Khan was critically ill, and all forces coveted the Khan's throne and were unwilling to send large-scale troops south.

For the Central Plains, the Mobei side basically followed the strategy of containment and balance. When the other side comes out, he restricts the other side.

Under the governance of Li Yuan, the Tang Dynasty was thriving, but it also attracted the vigilance from Mobei, and disaster was imminent.

Soon, Chang'an City will face the most serious crisis since the founding of the Tang Dynasty.

The fourth prince Li Yuanji was unfavorable in guarding Jinyang City, and was broken by the thief Song Jingang, and fled back to Chang'an in a hurry.

The enemy army was aided by Turkic cavalry, and the troops were very sharp, and they fought all the way to Xia County, the southernmost point of Hedong, and captured Li Yuan's cousin, Li Xiaoji, the king of Yong'an.

It is rumored that the enemy army will soon go south to drink the Yellow River and attack Chang'an!

The panic spread rapidly, and every household in Chang'an City was panicked and in no mood to live. Restaurants, teahouses, vegetable shops, butcher shops, and Gefang theaters have closed down one after another, and even the Tang West Market, which has always been bustling, has quickly deserted.

In this western market, there are nearly 100 foreign merchants, and at this moment they all have prepared their carriages for a long journey, ready to escape from this prosperous city that is about to be destroyed by war at any time.

Li Yuan got the report and urgently ordered Shi Danai, the general of Jinwu, to lead the troops to patrol the whole city, and issued an edict written by the Tang Emperor Li Yuan along all the main streets of Chang'an City - Chang'an is fine, everything is as usual, I share weal and woe with the people of Chang'an, don't be afraid!

But in the past few days, every night in the middle of the night, the gong is on duty, and you can always see someone coming out of the wall.

Li Yuan had already issued martial law in the whole city, and he had carefully pacified the people of the city, who was so bold as to ignore the order of the Tang Emperor?

Li Yuan felt that this matter was very strange, so he summoned his important ministers to discuss.

The left servant shot Xiao Yu directly to the point, and said: "This must be the enemy's spies who are giving a message to their leader, and it is inconvenient to go out of the city during the day, so they have to act at night." ”

Li Yuan nodded and said, "It seems that the rumors that Song Jingang is going to call are also spread by these people. ”

Xiao Yu immediately asked for his life, asking to lead troops to arrest the enemy spies and punish them in order to calm the hearts of the people in Chang'an.

The right servant shot Pei Lin but said: "Your Majesty, the root cause of this matter lies in the defeat of my Tang Dynasty army in Hedong, please lead the troops to Hedong to retreat the enemy!" ”

Li Yuan said happily: "The two Aiqing are like my right and left hands, and the state affairs are relied on by the two of them, I will follow your requests, go and prepare!" ”

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Three days later, Li Yuan personally came to Suzaku Square to preside over the military parade in Jinyang in the north, and ordered a total of more than 100 enemy spies who were walking around the rumors to be beheaded and sacrificed.

As soon as Pei Lin led the 30,000 elites of the Tang Dynasty to leave, Li Yuan ascended to the Luantai in the center of the Vermilion Bird Square and loudly proclaimed to the people below: "The world is turbulent, and the four sides are in turmoil. Lai Tianyou serves the people, and my Datang has to ensure the safety of one party. Today, the military and civilians of Chang'an are of the same heart as me, and I swear to live and die with them. If Datang is here, Chang'an City will not be broken! ”

The people of Chang'an who were watching were all cheering, and they sincerely began to admire the self-confidence and responsibility of the Tang Emperor in front of them.

After observing the execution, the people returned to their homes one after another and lived their usual lives with peace of mind.

In the early morning, after the bells rang, the sound of rice came and went, and the smoke began to linger in the sky over Chang'an City, and the city quickly returned to its former peace and tranquility.