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Chapter 1226: Great Wealth and the Immortals

Many people died in the imperial city, but Yun Chu, the governor of Chang'an, had no way of counting how many people had died.

The only reason is that the Imperial City District is not under the jurisdiction of the Chang'an garrison, nor is it under the jurisdiction of Wannian and Chang'an counties.

The reason why the slave trade in Chang'an City was so prosperous was largely due to the people in the imperial city, especially the Yunting Palace.

For many years, the people of Chang'an looked down on those in the Imperial City District, and they were divided.

People living in the Imperial City District look down on the petty citizens of Chang'an, while the petty citizens of Chang'an look down on the people in the Imperial City District who appear to be righteous and moral but actually behave in a vulgar and dirty way.

Even if you are selling goods, if you sell them to people in the Imperial City District, you will always have to pay a few cents more.

The main reason is jealousy.

When governing a place, if you want to win the hearts of the people, you must set up an imaginary enemy for the people under your rule. Small bureaucrats like Yun Chu who come from the bottom of society are naturally very familiar with this method.

In fact, no one is more suitable to act as the imaginary enemy of Chang'an than the people in the Imperial City District.

They were rich enough, powerful enough, and evil enough, and their status was higher than that of the people in Chang'an. This easily aroused hatred among the people in Chang'an towards the people in the Imperial City District.

It was because of this that when the people in the Imperial City suffered from the war and dead bodies were being carried out in carts, the people of Chang'an remained very calm about it.

A palace wall completely separated the imperial city area and Chang'an into two worlds.

Ruichun walked out of the imperial city area from the Xuanwu Gate in the north and then went around to the Mingde Gate, the main gate of Chang'an, to enter Chang'an.

When he saw Yun Chu again, Yun Chu was no longer willing to pay attention to him.

"It's completely over."

Ruichun also looked extremely tired, and he coughed from time to time while speaking. It seemed that he was seriously injured.

Yun Chu flipped through the document and took a look, then threw it in front of Ruichun and said, "In one day, 1,763 bodies were transported out of the city, and that's just the Ministry of War and three of the sixteen guard offices."

Ruichun waved her hand and said irritably, "It's completely over."

Yun Chu looked into Ruichun's eyes and said, "The consequences will be too great. This massacre will turn many generals who were originally loyal to His Majesty into opponents of His Majesty. Moreover, from today on, if you, the Hundred Cavalry Division, want to plant spies in the army, you'd better do it in secret, otherwise, you'll be dead.

In the past, although the Hundred Cavalry Secret Agent in the army was not well received, everyone at least treated him as one of their own, but after this incident, they became true mortal enemies. "

Ruichun took a sip of tea and said, "That means we didn't kill enough. Let's kill another 3,000 in one go. I want to see who dares to complain about my Hundred Cavalry Division again."

Yun Chu was silent for a moment and said, "I have sent people to pick out the bodies of the Hundred Cavalrymen who died in the battle. You can take them away for burial. To be honest, I never thought that you could form an army of more than 5,000 Hundred Cavalrymen in Chang'an in such a short time. The overall combat power can even surpass the Sixteen Guards. I admire you very much."

Ruichun said: "More than 70% of the people in Chang'an Hundred Cavalry Division have been killed. I am heartbroken."

Yun Chu sneered and said, "When recruiting personnel for the Hundred Cavalry Division in the future, avoid Weinan. Huazhou alone has castrated three to five thousand of its strongest men at once. From now on, the only specialty of this place will be eunuchs, which will not be of any benefit to Chang'an."

Ruichun gritted her teeth and said, "You were not so harsh to eunuchs before."

Yun Chu also gritted his teeth and responded: "The eunuchs before had not yet formed an army, let alone been strong enough to kill soldiers like chickens. My family's mercy is only for the weak. Now that the Hundred Cavalry Division is so powerful, it is natural that they can say whatever they think."

Ruichun covered his chest and coughed twice, saying, "If you are smart enough, you should not purge the Hundred Cavalry Division in Chang'an City."

Yun Chu spread his hands and said, "How can I clean it up? Do I dare to clean it up? If the Baiqi Division in Chang'an and Wannian counties is purged, the two government offices under my command will be shut down.

However, I will pay them back for all the pain you brought me. If it weren't for Wannian and the Hundred Cavalry Divisions in Chang'an County helping you collect intelligence and make plans, the people you brought would not be enough."

"They are all loyal people. You can't just leave them to their own devices."

"Don't worry, I won't. I will use them to death. After all, they are just big beasts who want to get two salaries. There is no need to wait any longer. However, you should at least give me some face and withdraw the Hundred Cavalry Division hiding in my house, Wenrou's house, and Di Renjie's house.

Your Majesty even knows how long I have been having sex, don't I have any shame?"

"You were the first to spy on His Majesty's sexual intercourse, Lord. This time I chose to kill people in the Imperial City because I was kind-hearted and did not carry out the massacre in your Chang'an City. I also swallowed the blood of those royal family affairs.

Don't say I'm sorry to you at this time, it should be you who's sorry to me."

Yun Chu sighed and said, "There are a total of eleven powerful generals in the Sixteen Guards. This time you killed seven of them, three committed suicide, and six surrendered. Ruichun, I tell you, you have killed all the elites of the Sixteen Guards of Chang'an. If there is another war, the Sixteen Guards of Chang'an will be useless."

Ruichun held the tea bowl steadily, looked at Yunchu strangely and asked, "Where are the most powerful soldiers in Guanzhong?"

Yun Chu said proudly: "Of course they are the soldiers of Jingzhao Prefecture in Jingji Road."

Ruichun took a sip of tea and said, "It can also be understood as the soldiers of the two counties of Wannian and Chang'an, right?"

Yun Chu said: "You can say that."

Ruichun put down the tea bowl and asked, "Among the Sixteen Guards of Chang'an, are there any guards composed of soldiers from the two counties of Chang'an and Wannian?"

Yun Chu said: "There is none in Chang'an, but there is one in Luoyang."

"Without the order of His Majesty, can you command the soldiers of Jingzhao Prefecture in Jingji Province?"

"No."

"That's it. This time, I helped you kill all the people who were a threat to Chang'an, so that the soldiers of Chang'an and Wannian counties could dominate. From your perspective, what rights do you have to blame me?"

Yun Chu waved his hands in annoyance and said, "Chang'an is not mine, it belongs to the Tang Dynasty. The Chang'an soldiers are not mine, they belong to the Tang Dynasty. This must be made clear. If we allow this idea that everything belongs to me to spread, within 30 years, there will be a war between Chang'an and Luoyang.

By that time, I don't know who will win or lose. I only know that after this battle, the foundation of the Tang Dynasty will be completely destroyed, and the Tang Dynasty will go from prosperity to decline. We will no longer be able to suppress the barbarians in all directions, and the tragedy of the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China will once again appear on the land of the Tang Dynasty.

I would like to ask you to go back and tell His Majesty that in the future, you must never carry out such large-scale killings, and that the problem should be solved mainly through negotiation.

If you can't solve the problem, solve the person. This should be the last choice, not the first choice.

Getting rid of the person does not actually solve the problem, it just delays the time for the conflict to break out. At the same time, it will also make people in the world form a killing mentality, that is, whoever has the greater power has the final say, and whoever has the bigger fist is right.

Looking through history books, no dynasty’s royal family could always be as strong as Your Majesty, and no dynasty could escape the fate of decline.

When the government is ruled by man, it is easy for the government to collapse with the death of the leader.

You should advise His Majesty that at this moment, when His Majesty's power is at its peak, it is time to set rules for the people of the world. If His Majesty wants the Tang Dynasty to last forever, he must make concessions when it is at its strongest.

"If you give in at this time, it will only make Your Majesty the greatest emperor of all time, and will definitely not damage Your Majesty's eternal reputation."

After listening to Yun Chu's words, Ruichun sighed and said, "Why don't you tell His Majesty in person? Anyway, it's only 300 miles from Chang'an to Jiucheng Palace. You can get there in two days by riding a fast horse."

Yun Chu looked at Ruichun coldly and said, "I'm saving your life, can't you see?"

Ruichun trembled and then kept silent.

Yun Chu looked at Ruichun and said, "Don't you know how your master was beheaded? You committed such a huge crime of killing in Chang'an, do you think there will be no voices of opposition in the court?
By then, no one will dare to hold your majesty accountable, and I don’t think it’s a big deal to use your head to appease the resentment of the people of the world.”

Ruichun pondered for a long time, did not give Yunchu a definite answer, and returned to the Baiqisi Yamen in Chang'an.

Admonishing the emperor is a very, very dangerous thing, especially admonishing an old emperor or a dying emperor.

There is no lack of tyranny in the blood of the Li emperor. If you accidentally touch the emperor's reverse scale when talking to him, you will be dragged out and beheaded in anger. When the head is presented, the emperor will start to regret it after his anger has subsided. He will ask for a grand burial and apologize on the spot. Yun Chu felt that such a life should never happen to him.

He can do things by example and let the emperor understand some great principles and benefits from the process of his work. In this way, even if the emperor changes a little, it is voluntary and he feels that it is the product of his improved knowledge and experience. Only such exhortation and guidance will avoid any unpredictable consequences.

Yun Chu disdained to speak frankly and give advice like Wei Zheng, treating every time he went to court as his last time and the last moments of his life.

It would be appropriate for Ruichun to say these words to the emperor.

The emperor currently values ​​Ruichun's knife very much, especially when Changan performed so sharply. The emperor should listen to Ruichun's subsequent analysis.

The emperor had created a bloody night in Luoyang, which had severely severed the relationship between the royal family and the court. The emperor then caused such a large-scale massacre in Chang'an, which also severely severed the last bit of warmth between the royal family and the nobles.

The foundation of the emperor's rule was the royal family, nobles, and officials. Now, he has offended two of them at once. It has to be said that Li Zhi has gone crazy at this moment.

Just as Yun Chu was thinking about how to deal with it, Zhang Jia quietly came to Yun Chu's official residence and whispered, "Someone is trying to assassinate Ruichun."

Yun Chu collected his thoughts and asked, "Who?"

Zhang Jia sighed and said, "Seven Longxi Modaomen."

Yun Chu asked, "Do they have a grudge against Ruichun?"

Zhang Jia shook his head and said, "There is no hatred, but Ruichun just killed their beloved general."

"Are they planning to take action in Chang'an?"

"No, we are preparing to attack and kill at Baqiao."

Yun Chu slowly stood up, slapped Zhang Jia to the ground, and whispered, "Does it have anything to do with you?"

Zhang Jia curled up and said, "I am just happy to see it happen."

Yun Chu angrily said, “Get lost.”

Zhang Jia crawled away, and Yun Chu made another pot of tea, chuckled and said, "Having tea means great wealth, and having nothing to do means you are a god."

(End of this chapter)