The eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others had been informed in advance that His Royal Highness King Liang had returned to Chang'an this time, and he was accompanied by those kings and their relatives. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Therefore, they think that King Liang's words are just perfunctory to the people.

When the people heard His Royal Highness King Liang say this, although they felt a little regretful, no one said anything more. The welcoming ceremony continued.

The crown prince Li Chengqian, the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling and others also breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Li Tai touched his ears and issued an attack order.

Li Tai's sworn friends who were mixed in the crowd saw Li Tai's signal and immediately launched a second round of attacks.

Surrounded by the crowd, Li Su and others walked towards Chang'an City.

Suddenly, there was a great chaos in the crowd, and then, hundreds of men, women and children wearing white filial piety clothes squeezed out of the crowd crying and screaming, kneeling on the ground, blocking the way of Li Su and others.

These people cried out loud and told their grievances.

This time, they did not directly challenge Li Su, the king of Liang, but knelt in front of the crown prince Li Chengqian and begged him to uphold justice.

It turned out that these people were the dependents of the caravan that was hijacked by Qu Zhisheng, the son of the king of Gaochang. At that time, there were more than 300 caravans hijacked, and 67 of them died in Gaochangguo. They were rescued after the expeditionary force captured the Gaochang Kingdom, and then returned to Chang'an City.

At that time, in order to ensure the stability of the Gaochang Kingdom and set an example for the entire Western Regions, Li Su pardoned Qu Zhisheng, the son of the king of Gaochang.

When he rescued the Chang'an caravan, he specially ordered them to be compensated and compensated for their property losses. And they were explained on the grounds that in the past, the two countries were on opposite sides, just as killing each other's soldiers in a war could not be counted as a blood debt. It's inevitable that something like this will happen.

At that time, those people escaped death, and it was too late to be grateful, and no one raised any objections.

Today, these people jumped out of the road, and they came so neatly, naturally it is not accidental, it must be organized by someone in secret.

The families of the deceased in the caravan wept about their grief over the loss of their loved ones, and some of the surviving merchants also told the crowd about the pain and suffering they had endured in Gaochang.

The people were warm-hearted and the most easily instigated, and their already hostile to foreigners began to flood with compassion and anger in their hearts. As a result, the crowd was excited, and the cries for the punishment of the murderers shook the sky, and they had long exceeded the cries for welcoming the expeditionary force.

The emotions of the crown prince Li Chengqian were also infected by the tragic experience of these people, he saw that so many people supported the punishment of the murderer, and he also felt that a prince who had lost his kingdom was of little value, and it was a good opportunity to be able to get the support of hundreds of thousands of people.

He said with great righteousness and awe: "People, I will definitely uphold justice for your requests." I will tell my father and the emperor, and I will definitely give you an explanation. ”

As soon as his words came out, the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and those old and serious ministers were not only disappointed in their hearts, but also shook their heads vigorously. The eldest grandson Wuji wanted to go up to remind him, but in front of everyone, he couldn't go over to dissuade him.

Li Ke and Li Tai were overjoyed, and they were waiting to watch the show.

As the supreme governor in charge of public security in the capital, Hou Junji was worried that something would happen, so he hurriedly arranged for the forbidden army to surround the expeditionary force's convoy to prevent accidents.

Prince Li Chengqian's statement made the people feel excited. The families of the deceased also thanked him. Li Chengqian was very satisfied with the attitude of the people, and he felt that his decision was correct, and he won the support of hundreds of thousands of people at once, and he was secretly proud in his heart.

At this time, someone in the crowd shouted: "Hand over that damn murderer Qu Zhisheng!" Then someone in the crowd chimed in: "Hand it over, hand it over!" ”

Soon the shouts turned into rhythmic shouts: hand over, hand over, hand over! "The shouts of hundreds of thousands of people moved the ground all day long.

The crown prince Li Chengqian's heart was excited, he raised his hands high, signaling to the people that he had something to say, so the people gradually quieted down.

The crown prince Li Chengqian also picked up a bullhorn and shouted at the people: "People, your request is just, I agree to your request, and I will give you justice immediately." ”

After speaking, he said to Li Su: "Sixth brother, hand over that Qu Zhisheng." Talking about giving him a look, it means not to lose a great opportunity to buy people's hearts for the sake of an inconsequential little person.

Prince Li Chengqian's performance today made Li Cheng feel a chill in his heart, and said in his heart: "It turns out that this Li Chengqian is not a good bird, and he, Li Ke, and Li Tai are also some pure politicians. This guy not only has a low IQ, but he is also an opportunist, for his own selfish interests, completely ignoring the overall situation of the imperial court. If the Tang Dynasty is handed over to these people, it will be a disaster. ”

It was from this moment that Li Su's original good impression of him disappeared.

Li Su said calmly: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister has already said that Qu Zhisheng and the others did not come with the minister, they will come to Chang'an with General Su Dingfang's troops." ”

As soon as his words came out, the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others discovered the subtle changes - in the past, Li Su called the crown prince Li Chengqian "the prince's brother", and when he called himself, he was also a "minister's brother".

Now, his titles have changed to "His Royal Highness the Prince" and "Minister", which speaks of the change in Li Su's attitude towards Li Chengqian.

The eldest grandson Wuji was extremely disappointed in his heart, he knew that Li Chengqian had lost Li Su, a strong supporter. He secretly said in his heart: "Li Chengqian is too unlucky, and his road will be even more difficult in the future." I hope that King Liang will not become his enemy. ”

Li Su said in his report to the imperial court that he would escort the royal family members of the Western Regions to Chang'an, which was one of the reasons for him to return to Chang'an. Therefore, Li Chengqian knows.

At this moment, Li Chengqian was still immersed in the passion of winning the hearts of the people, he didn't understand why Li Su didn't hand over Qu Zhisheng, he said very dissatisfied: "Sixth brother, hurry up and hand over the people." ”

Li Su said calmly: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister has already said that they are not here. ”

Li Chengqian was anxious and angry, he was very angry that Li Su did not cooperate with him, and he said sharply: "This prince, as the prince of the Tang Dynasty, orders you to hand over the people!" ”

Li Su still said calmly: "The minister has already said that they are not here. His tone began to grow cold.

At this moment, someone in the crowd shouted: "What the court says doesn't count, they don't hand over people, let's go and find out people ourselves." Then a number of people shouted.

The families of the deceased, already enraged, took the lead in rushing to the convoy of the expeditionary force. The situation is starting to get out of hand.