After Xue Chongxun gathered the army, he went straight to the eastern capital, Li Longji and his important subordinates were dead, and it was impossible for the defenders of Luoyang to resist anymore.

On the way, I met Liu An, the household servant, who took refuge in Xue Chongxun two years ago, and was in charge of Caoyun in Luoyang during the coup d'état in the eastern capital, but he was not dead!

When he saw Xue Chongxun, he cried, saying that all his family members in Luoyang had been killed, and it was extremely miserable to grab the sky and the earth. When Xue Chongxun heard this, his expression was gloomy, and an official next to him couldn't stand it, and said angrily: "Liu Shilang's wife and children are all in Chang'an, and there are only some concubines in Luoyang Mansion, right?" Now that the green mountains are left, dozens more will be accepted. ”

Liu An wiped his tears and said: "It's hard to get along day and night, but it's hard to give up the old love, they were implicated by me and died, how can people not be sad?"

Xue Chongxun paid attention to his expression at this time, and the tears were real, but he really didn't see any sadness, so he casually comforted a few words, and asked curiously: "How could the chaotic party let Liu Shilang go?" ”

Liu An said: "Earlier, I realized that the situation was wrong, and I transported it out of the Eastern Capital under the pretext of inspecting Cao, and sure enough, within a few days, Yao Fu Yin secretly colluded with Li Sanlang to rebel...... At that time, it was miserable in the yamen, more than half of the colleagues were slaughtered by them on the spot, and within half a day, the rebels searched everywhere for the escaped officials and their families! The renegade rebels in Luoyang City are all stained with the blood of their colleagues, and the prince will definitely not spare them! ”

He constantly stressed the need to severely punish the culprits, and at the same time took the opportunity to draw a clear line with Li Longji's henchmen. If Liu An hadn't run away at that time, it is difficult to say whether he would have surrendered and betrayed after the knife holder was on his neck.

Xue Chongxun said: "The imperial court has its own judgments. At this time, he suddenly remembered that Liu An also picked him up when he came back to Luoyang, and he thought that he was quite fated to come to him.

The group was talking in the army and hurrying at the same time, and the army did not stop, and advanced eastward into Luoyang. Originally, it was not far from Luoyang, but before noon they reached the west of the city.

Sure enough, no one resisted, but the city gate was open, and the officials and generals in the city were standing outside and surrendering.

Xue Chongxun raised his hand, and the generals on the side ordered the army to stop in place. Xue Chongxun led the generals and the guards of the Flying Tiger Regiment to ride forward from the side of the road, and when they approached, they saw that the officials at the city gate knelt on the ground one after another, trembling and waiting for the generals of fate.

The melodious little snowflakes were still floating, and the surroundings seemed quiet for a while. At this moment, with only a word from Xue Chongxun, the heavily armed army could slaughter all these people to vent their anger. Although Luoyang is the city of the Tang Dynasty, it is obviously not possible to slaughter the city, but it is completely stressless to slaughter some of the guilty people during the war.

Xue Chongxun found that there was a person standing in the fallen crowd in front of him who was standing and not kneeling, and when he looked closely, it turned out to be Yao Chong. This time, the celebrity Yao Chong committed a heinous crime, and if he hadn't changed his banner, it would have been very difficult for Li Longji to get into trouble.

Originally, there were many celebrities in this era, including Mingjun (Xuanzong), who was supposed to have great ambitions, and a large number of famous ministers who went down in history, including Yao Chong, who stood like a crowd in front of him and did not kneel...... But now Xue Chongxun watched them wither one by one.

Including Wang Changling beside him, he could have gone down in history in poetry, but after being trusted by Xue Chongxun, he had a lot of business to do, and I am afraid that his poetry achievements will not reach a certain height. What's more, in addition to being well-written in a poem, there is also the factor of celebrities touting each other.

Xue Chongxun suddenly had some very strange feelings and moods, mixed with a lot of feelings, but he didn't have a murderous intent. He clenched his fists very calmly on the horse and said, "Yao Xianggong is not harmed?" ”

Yao Chong was stunned, perhaps he didn't expect Xue Chongxun to be so polite to him, one of the initiators, he was silent for a moment and then straightened up and said loudly: "If you want to kill, you will kill, it is useless to talk too much." ”

Xue Chongxun really didn't want to kill him with his own hands, if he killed a celebrity, even if the world wouldn't say bad things, I am afraid that the people of later generations would give An a bad reputation for persecuting Zhongliang, why bother? And in addition to the opposition in official and political opinions, Xue Chongxun did not have any ill feelings towards Yao Chong, and even felt some regret...... Anyway, because Yao Chong is responsible for the civil war, I am afraid that it is a crime full of beheadings, and no matter which officials convict him, it is impossible to pardon him.

But seeing that Yao Chong was still very reasonable, Xue Chongxun couldn't help but say: "In this war, tens of thousands of people were killed and injured, and it is difficult for those whose families are broken and their wives are separated...... Yao Xianggong didn't feel the slightest shame? If you didn't rebel at the beginning, it would be impossible for Li Saburo to get into trouble! Good, very good, your heart is admirable! ”

Yao Chong's face changed slightly, "How can you see that under the nest, there are no more eggs?" When this society is in danger and the country is in crisis, we can't raise our arms to support justice, do we want to sit back and watch the villain occupy the temple and cause chaos in the world! ”

"National disaster?" Xue Chongxun smiled and said in a serious tone, "Yao Xianggong and others take themselves too seriously, without you, the earth ...... The sun and the moon are still working, and the snow is over, and the crops will still grow well at the beginning of next spring. defeated 600,000 enemies in the northwest and opened up territory; Rectify the transportation, the grain supply is unimpeded, and the world is under great control...... Without Li Sanlang and Yao Xianggong, is our Tang Empire about to perish, ah? ”

Everyone didn't want to become a villain and a criminal party, and the generals and officials behind Xue Chongxun laughed when they heard it, and they were very useful to hear.

When Yao Chong was about to say something, Xue Chongxun interrupted him rudely: "If you have anything to say in front of the imperial history, see if they will think that you are innocent." Come and detain a cadre of people, and send the big crime to Beijing! Whether there is a crime or not, how big a crime, let the elders of the pavilion have the final say. ”

"Into town!" With a wave of Xue Chongxun's hand, tens of thousands of troops lined up in a neat long column and slowly marched towards the city gate.

Originally, Xue Chongxun thought that the officials and people of Luoyang City would hide at home, and there would be no one on the street...... It was the imperial army, and they didn't worry about being slaughtered, but it was really not safe to go out and run around in wartime. Unexpectedly, as soon as Xue Chongxun and the others entered the city, they saw people standing on both sides of the main road, and cheered when they saw the team, which made Xue Chongxun feel a little surprised.

Wang Changling, who was beside him, said: "I'm afraid it was called by the big families in the city who spent money." ”

Xue Chongxun felt very reasonable when he heard it, otherwise who would rule Luoyang Guan in this kind of civil war?

After Li Longji sat in Luoyang, he had to exclude dissidents and crack down on some opponents, and the big families with some influence in the city should have some dealings with the officials among them. Now that the regime has changed, everyone is afraid of being implicated, so they will try to curry favor with the new authorities, right?

Sure enough, after the army entered the city and stationed, many local gate lords took the lead in transporting pigs and sheep to the army, and a large number of materials were sent for free, which was really a bloody investment.

When Xue Chongxun went out to socialize, his ears were full of sycophants, and there were endless things such as "waiting for the king" and "the prince saving the people".

He was full of kindness, patiently comforted everyone, and repeatedly emphasized that Master Wang was a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, and would not kill innocent people indiscriminately...... Li Longji is dead, what's the need to find trouble with those more marginal family gate valves, and make enemies everywhere for yourself?

The Luoyang gentry rewarded the army, and paid to invite Xue Chongxun and other dignitaries to the restaurant to celebrate. In order to win more supporters in Luoyang, Xue Chongxun immediately promised to attend the dinner after the business was over, which was quite face-saving.

After dealing with this troublesome matter, Xue Chongxun immediately found Liu An and asked, "Two years ago, I promoted a group of Hedong Shituan to manage Caoyun in the household department, and this time they won't all die, right?" ”

Liu An said: "A few days ago, the traitors were hunted for on a large scale, and the people in our yamen died and scattered, and it is estimated that there are still some people left. I will go back to live in the yamen for a few days, and the rest of the people will probably be reinstated. ”

Xue Chongxun nodded and said, "Those officials who have not renegade are all ministers of the humerus of the imperial court...... he pondered for a moment and lowered his voice, "After the turmoil, a large number of vacancies will be formed in the officialdom of the Eastern Capital in a short period of time. Before the court is transferred to a new governor, in the name of maintaining order, we will first promote a group of our own people to key positions, do you understand what I mean? ”

Liu An nodded hurriedly, showing that so many vacancies were an opportunity to develop party henchmen.

Xue Chongxun thought for a while and said: "The Luoyang garrison and the Yellow River Okura garrison once rebelled, and they were directly disbanded and went home to farm, and re-recruited a group of strong men for training. ”

At this time, several generals of the Flying Tiger Regiment next to him also came to their senses, and listened attentively for fear of missing a word. Although Xue Chongxun never said it explicitly, the soldiers of the Flying Tiger Regiment understood in their hearts that they came in to be the material of being a general, and this guard was almost equivalent to a descendant officer corps of the King of Hedong.

As long as he had the opportunity, Xue Chongxun directly selected personnel from the Flying Tiger Regiment to serve as the commanders of the new army, so as to make the new army his descendant corps. Every time the military strength is developed, it is an opportunity for the officers and men of the Flying Tiger Regiment to be promoted. It is about everyone's future, and they naturally care about it.

Sure enough, Xue Chongxun said to Liu An: "Liu Shilang has been an official in Dongdu for several years, and he is familiar with the land, so I will do it for you...... Of course, Liu Shilang may not be too clear about the military affairs, I asked Bao Cheng to follow you, he stayed in the army for a long time, and he may be able to help. ”

Bao Cheng, who is still the captain of the Flying Tiger Regiment, couldn't wait to come up after hearing this, and arched his hand: "The last general, Bao Cheng, has seen Liu Shilang, but he is sent. ”

Liu Anxin understood, smiled and said, "It's easy to say." I don't know much about military affairs, and I have to be assisted by General Bao in everything. ”

After all, Bao Cheng is a military general, and his mind is not as winding as Liu An, so he said directly: "Liu Shilang is Xue Lang's person, and so am I, and everyone is not outside." ”

Liu An glanced at him speechlessly, as if to say that you don't need to say it so clearly! Xue Chongxun smiled and patted Liu An's shoulder and said, "You are busy with Luoyang's affairs first, and as soon as I have the opportunity, I will try to let you enter the court." ”G