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"My name is Zhu Jiulong, from Tangyu Township, Mei County, Qizhou."

Hearing this man's answer, the sergeant shouted again: "Is there any person from Zhu Jiulong Township present who can testify to what he said?"

As soon as the words fell, several people stood up and expressed their willingness to testify for their fellow villagers.

"Zhu Jiulong was included in the Yongzi Camp, and he was called brave because he chased and killed fierce beasts and sheltered the native land. The rest of the Xiangdang belonged to the Renzi Camp. Old virtue, if you violate the prohibition and make mistakes again, the crime will be aggravated!"

After the sergeant on the stage finished speaking, several people entered the venue and led them to other camps for resettlement.When the other people around saw this, their faces showed envy.The three battalions of wisdom, benevolence and bravery are selected random people who are good. After these people enter the camp, they will have security in terms of food and clothing. If they work diligently, they will even bring in relatives who were separated in the countryside to support them in the camp.

"Is it too hasty?"

After Yao Yuanchong entered Chang'an City, he has been busy with desk affairs. Today is the first time he entered the camp to check. Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but speak.

Before Li Tong, who was traveling with him, had time to speak, the sergeant on the stage continued to preach to the people present: "His Royal Highness King Yong is a hero of the country, and King Ren of the Tang family can eradicate great evil and order great chaos. Why do you have the evil idea of ​​protecting each other? Why do you still do this?

Knowing shame is courage, knowing fear is wisdom, seeking survival is benevolence, this is the virtue of the country!Regardless of whether your deeds are true or not, as long as you still have the heart to survive, you will not lose your benevolence and righteousness. Even if you use treachery to hide evil, at least you know that the riots a few days ago are a shameful crime, and you can stay in the camp and wait for selection. You have already obeyed The wisdom of returning home.

This is the enlightenment of the kingly way, even the six barbarians who admire us in Huaxia, the imperial court is willing to give a place of peace!All my Chinese people, as long as they concentrate on living, there will be work to be done!This is not to nourish your tricks and cunning, but to awaken your benevolence and conscience!The livelihood that was taken away by the evil in the old years is now given to you by His Highness King Yong again. If you still harbor treachery and commit evil, you will kill yourself! "

"This, this statement, was Song Canjun drafted?"

Hearing this, Yao Yuanchong immediately became curious about the sergeant's speech, which sounded strange but made sense under careful consideration.

At this time, Song Jing learned that His Royal Highness King Yong had entered the camp, and came here in a hurry. Hearing Yao Yuanchong's question, he also nodded and said, "It's just a little feeling from a humble position, and it may not be able to match the essence of Your Highness's benevolence and righteousness, but it is used for preaching." Little people, I hope I can arouse the goodness in their hearts. These little people are pitiful, and heaven and man have harmed them and made mistakes. If your highness can live, the humble official will always tell them why they live!"

Chapter 0542 first heard the old clothes, Yao Chong shocked

Let Song Jing manage a chaotic private camp, it is really a bit of talent.

Looking at the banners waving in the wind in the camp, listening to the chanting of the soldiers, Li Tong finally looked at Song Jing with a serious face, and said with emotion in his heart.

He had read the relief regulations of the Luanminying, but he had never had time to inspect it on the spot.Now it seems that Song Jing really put his heart into it.It's just that such a large-scale publicity of King Yong in the camp will cause these guests to only know King Yong but not the heir of the emperor?

Of course it's going to be done!Otherwise, it would be fine for him to stay in Shendu honestly and continue to fight for power, and why would he come to Shendu?

"well done!"

Although he was very satisfied in his heart, Li Tong only had a calm and slightly relieved expression on his face, and nodded to Song Jing while talking.

After Song Jing heard the words, he just smiled and said: "I don't dare to praise my merits in a humble position. If it weren't for His Royal Highness to frame tall trees, there would be no place for humble positions to work hard."

While speaking, he led King Yong and his party to the tent of the camp, and introduced the current situation in the camp as he walked: "All the camps have a total of more than 7 people, and nearly [-] of them are from the suburbs of Beijing. Guest people. At present, there are nearly [-] pacifications, and the disorderly people have gradually become suitable for governance, and the pacification will only get faster and faster..."

Li Tong nodded in satisfaction while listening, quite satisfied with such efficiency.His bottom line is to completely calm down the rioters before the beginning of spring, and put them into the production sequence as soon as possible.There are still nearly two months left, which is relatively sufficient.

After Yao Yuanchong heard this, he couldn't help but said, "You must have recruited a lot of wild men so quickly, right?"

Song Jing nodded after hearing the words, and said with emotion: "Chang'an is worthy of the essence of the people in the pass, and their education is quite impressive. Recently, there are more than [-] people who have recruited people who are talented in swords and pens. Although they are only proficient in writing, they can also be applied. Copywriting. If it weren’t for this, the compilation of records, the collection of campers, and other things would not be able to proceed so smoothly.”

Among the [-] people, [-] junior intellectuals who can read and write are selected. Although this proportion is not high, it is by no means low.

In fact, the administrative procedures in the Tang Dynasty were quite standardized, and the format of letters already had official standards, so the standards for subordinate employees were not too high. Basically, as long as they could fill in numbers proficiently and read and write some simple characters, they would be almost will do the job.

Although Yao Yuanchong was quite touched during the trip, he did not forget the purpose of the trip. After hearing the words, he continued: "These officials are just focusing on their business, and they will be exempted when they are used up, or do they have other promises?"

Song Jing glanced at His Royal Highness Yong strangely after hearing the words, and Yao Yuanchong took a step forward to explain: "This is not His Highness's doubts, I just want to remind Song Canjun that there is the whole Chang'an outside the camp, and Chang'an is not just these troubles. Messy guests."

"Understanding. It's just that Guan Zhongxing's governance needs talents and talents. If there are some people who do have common affairs and talents among them, and instead push the position to incompetent candidates, it's also wrong. It is not in line with the principle of long-term peace and order!"

Although Yao Yuanchong was his recommender, Song Jing did not give up his insistence, but said in a deep voice: "The humble job just wants to give these people a chance. The humble job recruits these people, and it is also careful. Those who can be granted, their respective natures are still respectful, most of them were coerced into chaos, not actively causing trouble..."

While talking, a group of people had already walked into the military tent, and after they sat down, Song Jing continued: "There is a township society in Xijing called the Old Clothes Society, which has a strong reputation in the countryside, and most of them are gathered by the dead households of Zhuzhechong Mansion. Carefully investigate all the affairs of this village, even if His Highness does not come to the camp to ask, he is ready to go to the city to report the matter in detail."

Hearing this, Li Tong raised his brows again, and said with a smile, "I've heard of the name of the old clothing club. The soldiers in front of the account have many disciples, saying that the name of the club is righteous. I was a little curious, and planned to have an interrogation after entering the city, but I was busy with other things, so I ignored it for a while. So, Song Canjun, you already know a lot about this township society?"

"His Royal Highness has also heard of the name of the Old Clothes Club?"

After Song Jing heard this, she was a little surprised, and then nodded again after a while and said: "Your Highness has heard of this company name, it is not surprising. This old clothing company donates hemp to help the poor, and has many people in Xijing and Guan. There are a lot of followers, and the influence is quite great. There are a lot of veterans in the society, and it is normal for soldiers to join the society."

After hearing the words, Yao Yuanchong showed a bit of vigilance on his face, and quickly asked: "There are so many government soldiers in this township, and even the army has been infiltrated? Who is leading this? What is the intention? This time in Xijing Does the riot have anything to do with them? How many members of their community are there in the camp now? How do they order the organization?"

Seeing Yao Yuanchong so vigilant, Li Tong felt happy. To be honest, these characteristics of Guyishe were indeed a little sensitive.In particular, Chang'an is currently in chaos and newly established, so we must be more vigilant against non-governmental rural community organizations.

"This is exactly what the humble official wants to report to His Highness. This old clothing club really has to be investigated. There are more than [-] people in the camp alone. Nearly half of the officials selected by the humble official are from This company."

Hearing what Song Jing said, Yao Yuanchong stood up suddenly, and his face became serious: "This township society is so powerful? Why didn't you report it earlier! How could His Highness enter the camp at risk?"

While speaking, while staring at Song Jing, he was about to pull His Royal Highness Yong Wang up: "The guests and the people gathered together, and His Royal Highness is so precious, it is really not suitable for a long stay in the camp!"

"Yao Shilang is safe and don't be impatient. A lowly position is definitely not greedy and rash. The reason why he didn't report it before is to understand more deeply, and worry that rash remarks may affect the judgment of the shogunate."

Seeing that Yao Yuanchong was so nervous, Song Jing hurriedly got up and said, "The township of Guyishe has been established, and the nostalgia it embraces is many times stronger than that of the rich houses in Xijing. How to deal with it needs to be more cautious. If we can make an appointment, Going back to Xijing will get twice the result with half the effort. But if it cannot be accommodated within the king's law, the shock in the pass will be even worse than before!"

"How can you solve such an important matter alone? Your Highness is so important, how can you..."

When Yao Yuanchong heard this, his expression became more irritable, and there was a bit of anger in his eyes looking at Song Jing.

He originally thought that Song Jing was just being a little aggressive and using too much force on the issue of helping the guest people, but he didn't expect that this guy would get such a big thunder in the camp without making a sound!

How dare you not report such an important matter and investigate it quietly by yourself.Among other things, if the disciples of the Old Clothes Club really have evil intentions, and His Highness enters the camp in person today, if there is a disturbance, the consequences will be unimaginable!

Seeing Yao Yuanchong staring at him angrily, Song Jing was also full of bitterness.It's not that he doesn't want to report, but he doesn't dare to report.

Yao Yuanchong is already so nervous just now that he has revealed some information. One can imagine how the senior officials of the shogunate would react to this if he directly reported the existence of the Old Clothes Club.

Before and after His Royal Highness King Yong entered Beijing, he had already had a bad relationship with those honorable families in Xijing. Instead of citing any help, he had to beware of the noise and noise from those people.At this time, if this hidden old clothing club is brought to the surface, it may directly shake the morale of the army.

Once the inside and outside of the city lose sight of the other, the current fragile and stable situation will not be easy to maintain.

It's not that he looks down on Yao Yuanchong and his superiors, but these people have been in the southern province for a long time, and it is difficult for them to deeply understand the influence and power of the old clothing club.

Even he, the more he understands, the more frightened he is, worried that these superiors are too tough and will inspire such a hidden power among the people.After all, Xuanfu envoy Dou Huairang has learned a lot from the past, and his life and death are still uncertain.Although there are tens of thousands of troops gathered in Chang'an right now, they may not be able to completely control the internal and external situation.

Seeing the discussion between the two future celebrities about his secret hands, Li Tong felt secretly happy. He waved his hands to Yao Yuanchong calmly and said, "Don't be so nervous. Since you have already entered the camp, just listen to it." Listen to Song Canjun's detailed explanation."

After Yao Yuanchong heard the words, he nodded first, and then said: "Your Highness's safety is important, and we should first recruit an elite army to stand by outside the camp."

"Yao Shilang's words are exactly right. If the humble official knows that His Highness is entering the camp today, he will definitely take precautions early."

Song Jing nodded again and again after hearing the words, he really didn't expect His Royal Highness King Yong to enter the camp suddenly: "Although according to my humble opinion, it is very unlikely that the disciples of the Old Clothes Club will cause trouble, but His Royal Highness's entry into the camp is really not to be taken lightly!"

Seeing that both of them said that, Li Tong suppressed a smile in his heart and drew up a military order, and ordered the sergeant to move 3000 troops from the First Army to stand by outside the horse camp, and then said to Song Jing, "Continue talking."

"The humble official found out that this old clothes club is in the camp outside Yanping Gate in the west of the city..."

Song Jing sorted out his thoughts for a while, and then talked about what he knew about the Old Clothes Club.

The Guyishe gathered tens of thousands of people in the city, and then responded to the military order to leave the camp in large numbers. The sense of presence is great.The reason why Li Tong didn't take the initiative to mention this matter was because he was waiting for his subordinates to report. After all, it was not easy for him to directly connect with the old clothes club.

"The Guyi Society declares righteousness in words, and keeps it in its actions. There are tens of thousands of people in the Xijing Society, but they only stick to a few squares and did not participate in the riots. This matter has also been verified by many humble officials. It is undoubtedly confirmed. After arriving in the city, its members actively responded to entering the camp. If this society also has the intention of gathering people to plot chaos, I am afraid that the chaos in Xijing will be more than doubled..."

Listening to Song Jing's narration, Yao Yuanchong's expression gradually changed, and he pondered: "Whether it's true or not, but the rural integration is such a momentum, it is a big problem after all! The pass has been out of order for a long time, and you can eat and gather to save yourself , even if it is sympathetic, but now that His Highness has entered the town, you must never let it go unpunished! Since you know Song Canjun very well, do you have a strategy to bring him under control?"

"The humble official has already contacted the principals. If His Royal Highness is willing to condescend to summon him, the humble official is willing to introduce you. But how to quote it depends on the authority of your highness and the superiors. The humble official has only one word, and the staff of this society are very powerful. , don’t regard it as illegal. If you can properly appease, then Xijing will not be far away!”

Song Jing looked up at His Royal Highness King Yong again, and said seriously.

"Then I will meet you. Tomorrow, the king's residence in Chongrenfang will attract people."

Li Tong thought about it first, then nodded and said: "Before we make a decision on this matter, we should keep it secret first, so as not to cause any complications."

He didn't intend to hide it from the two of them, but based on his identity, if he really revealed that he was the person in charge of the Old Clothes Club, it would be too shocking. In the matter of establishing the Old Clothes Club, he is doomed to only Be an unsung hero.

Chapter 0543

Although he is now the No.1 most powerful person in Chang'an City, Li Tong didn't make a fuss and moved directly into the two palaces. After occupying the office space in the imperial city, his daily life is still in the former residence of Chongrenfang.

"His Royal Highness King Yong has made great achievements in the world and is well-known in the government and the public. He is a treasure of the family and a pillar of the country. I heard that you and other community disciples appreciate the charitable deeds, so I met you in the private residence."

After entering Chongrenfang, Song Jing couldn't help telling the people behind him: "You must seize this opportunity, if you can answer decently, you will be favored by His Highness, not only your own future will be entrusted, but your old clothes The 10,000+ community members will also benefit a lot..."

Along the way, Song Jing has said these words at least a dozen times, and Li Yang and others can almost recite them backwards.But looking at this young soldier who still told them seriously, Li Yang and the others didn't feel bored, on the contrary, they were slightly moved.

After all, this Song Canjun didn't know their relationship with His Highness King Yong, and the tireless exhortation at this moment was really worried about the future of their old clothes club, which was completely different from the contempt that ordinary officials had for their grassland people.

While speaking, a group of people came to the gate of King Yong's residence.The entire Yongwang Mansion was guarded by soldiers with spears inside and outside, the atmosphere was quite chilling, there were many people wandering around and peeping in the squares, but none of them dared to approach.

"His Royal Highness has an order that Song Canjun can go to the imperial city to report on the matter after bringing in the righteous men."

Inside the gate of the Wang residence, Yang Sixu had already been waiting here, and when everyone walked in, he stepped forward and said to Song Jing with a smile.

Song Jing was taken aback when she heard the words, but she didn't force her to go with her. She took Li Yang and others to give them careful instructions, and then she left the palace and headed for the imperial city.

In the middle hall of Wang's mansion, Li Tong also had a smile on his face as he watched Li Yang and the others walking in.At this time, those who stayed in the middle hall were all brave warriors who had already been cleansed in the capital of God, so he didn't have to shy away from it. He looked at the few people and said with a smile: "Everyone, you have worked hard!"

"Servant, please greet Your Highness!"

After Li Yang and the others heard the words, their expressions were also quite excited, and they went in to pay their last respects.

After reuniting after a long absence, there is so much to say to each other, but I don't know how to say it for a while.

After a few people were seated, Li Tong looked at them and said, "This time in Xijing, before we met, I have heard of the great deeds of the old clothing club. Although we are separated from each other, we are also working hard on our own. Live up to each other!"

"The servant is happy to hear about the revolution in the capital of the gods in Guannei, and everyone is grateful and excited. I only regret not being able to go to the state affairs with His Highness to help the community!"

After everyone heard the words, they got up again to worship, looking at His Highness King Yong's eyes, both excited and joyful, but also slightly regretful.

"Don't be impatient. We met in the old clothes in the old year. We will stay together for the rest of our lives. The future will still be long. We will never die alone on the couch. There should be a strong voice in this world!"

Li Tong continued to encourage a few words, and then asked about the current situation of some old clothing clubs.Li Yang and the others also suppressed their excitement and began to talk about their development in Xijing during the past period.

When Li Tong left Xijing last year, the old clothing club had grown to a considerable scale.After a period of time, the situation in Xijing was more turbulent than before. This is undoubtedly another good opportunity for the development of the Old Clothes Club, especially the assets of the Dou family that had been devoured before and the interaction with merchants in central Sichuan solved the financial and material constraints of the Old Clothes Club. , so that the development momentum of Guyishe will be better.

"Today, there are nearly 30 registered members of the Guyi Society in Guanzhong, covering all states in Guanzhong, as far as Longshang and Shuofang..."

Hearing Li Yang's report, Li Tong also nodded in satisfaction.There are 30 social apprentices, but it does not mean that 30 strong men can be drawn out.After all, there were only 60 troops in the Tang Dynasty's heyday. As a non-governmental organization, the Guyishe certainly didn't have that much organizational power.

Of the 30 communes, a considerable number of them are family members of government soldiers such as the old and weak, women and children.As for the real young and strong, there should be less than one hundred thousand.But even so, the huge influence of the Guyishe is enough to make people marvel.

The scale of the old clothing club has grown, and the number of brave warriors based on it now has a scale of nearly 6000 people.Although this ratio is not high, it is also the limit that Guyishe can maintain at the moment.

Although the Guyishe is mainly composed of Fubing and their families, not all Fubing are militant. On the contrary, the vast majority of Fubing, especially the bankrupt Fubing of Guyishe, are themselves Extremely loathe of war.

The recruitment of brave fighters by the Ancient Clothing Club is mainly voluntary, and has extremely high standards for the quality of individuals.It is no exaggeration to say that these nearly [-] brave fighters are the elite group of soldiers and military households in the entire Guanzhong area who are now picking the best from the best.

These brave fighters have three main purposes, one is to suppress bandits in the Qinling Mountains, the other is to train in Denglong, and the third is to protect the countryside, especially the Yiduan and Yimill built by the Guyishe in the countryside. Protected, it will soon be destroyed by local wealthy houses.

In order to create conditions for His Royal Highness King Yong to return to Xijing, there are now more than [-] brave warriors scattered around Xijing.Caotang Temple, the location of the Tibetan soldiers chosen by Li Tong before, has now become one of the important strongholds of the brave warriors in the west of Beijing under the operation of multiple means.Around Lishan Mountain, Zhongnan Mountain and other places, there are also different numbers of brave warriors.

Li Tong couldn't help but smile when he heard about the current development of the Old Clothes Club.

Warriors are a team with faith. Although they can't do the propaganda that emphasizes his existence like the one in the chaotic civilian camp, the backbone of it is not ignorant of his existence.

This team can be regarded as his confidant.When he returned to Guanzhong this time, he planned to send Yang Xianzong, Li Ge and other veteran warrior leaders who had been initially cleansed into the camp, so that the warriors could officially step up to the fore, and even participate in the battle between Anxi and Tubo if necessary. fight.

Although Li Tong has now mastered tens of thousands of troops in the Guannei Road, the internal composition of this army is complex, and it is far less pure than the warriors.The only ones that Li Tong could control completely were the Qianqi and Suyue Army from the capital of the gods. As for the other troops, they focused on deterrence and couldn't do anything they wanted.

If the [-] soldiers of the brave warriors join in, the strength of his henchman will be greatly increased.With the cooperation of the disciples of the Old Clothes Club, even if they directly turned against the court, they would not be afraid, and they would naturally be more powerful if they brought up the nobles of Xijing.

"The next few of you have to prepare. I'm going to set up township regiments around Chang'an to prepare for bandits. All of you are on the list."

After learning about the current strength of the Old Clothes Club, Li Tong continued.

Li Yang and the others couldn't help but smile when they heard the words. Although Shang Yi joined the club before, they didn't have any official status, so they were somewhat apprehensive.Once you have the status of a state and county regiment training envoy, you will naturally be more at ease.

"Could it be that there are still hidden dangers in Xijing? Before the riots, we have been watching from the sidelines, and there is really no sign of any big thieves gathering forces."

Although he was happy in his heart, Li Yang was still keenly aware of the problem with this arrangement.Right now there are tens of thousands of troops inside and outside Chang'an, even if there is any banditry, there is nothing to be afraid of. Under such circumstances, it seems unnecessary to organize and train the township regiment.

"It's not an internal trouble, it's an external disturbance. The revolution in Shendu and the chaos in Xijing, such a big event, can the border barbarians not be shaken? Afterwards, the army in Beijing may leave the town and border states one after another. Whether or not China's domestic affairs are chaotic, how can we tolerate it?" Foreign thieves are coveting! Whoever dares to make a disturbance will be repaid with blood!"

If we only consider the domestic situation, Li Tong certainly doesn't need to form a new army, but neither the Tubo in the west nor the Turks in the west are good enemies.Even those border states are not good things.If you don't mess around with things, then hell!

"Baoli Co., Ltd. will have a shipment of goods arrive in Guanzhong, which can temporarily support the consumption of the old clothes shop before the spring plowing. But this batch of materials will not directly enter the company."

Li Tong continued: "In the next few days, the shogunate will convene the Baiye Association in Beijing. At that time, you will hand over the membership to the government. In the future, all the associations in the pass will have a unified control. Don't worry, I am here at the Guyishe. I will not entrust it to others, but will personally lead the social supervisor."

After everyone heard the words, they were not surprised.When they learned that His Royal Highness King Yong was behind the Old Clothes Club, they knew that this club would never sink into the grass and wilds for a long time.

Although their influence and power in the society are not small, compared to the future arranged for them by His Royal Highness King Yong, this is really nothing to be nostalgic about.What's more, the Guyi Club was originally founded by His Royal Highness King Yong.

"So, when should we announce His Highness's identity to the community? To be honest, since the establishment of the Old Clothes Club, there have been some greedy people who have joined the club to show off, and they have been unable to suppress it. If you know that His Highness is the head of the Old Clothes Club, look at them How dare you be ignorant and fatten yourself!"

Li Yang and the others said again after hearing the words.

Li Tong sighed: "After all, my identity is unusual, and it is not appropriate to announce that I have long been involved with the Old Clothes Club. What's more, since the establishment of this club, it has been you who have been planning and growing it. It is not appropriate for me to come forward."

"Your Highness, why did you say that? It's a great honor to be able to start this society from His Highness, servants and others in Kusano, how dare you take credit for credit and take responsibility for yourself!"

Li Yang was originally from a wealthy family, so he could understand His Royal Highness King Yong's concerns. After pondering for a while, he said: "The Guyi Club has grown from scratch, and has the great power of His Highness. It is true that His Highness lives in a temple, so it is true that it is not appropriate to be inferior to Kusano." Can the servants borrow the story of King Xianyong for a while? Having a relationship with His Highness can be regarded as an explanation to the wandering disciples?"

"It can be considered."

Hearing what Li Yang said, Li Tong immediately became interested.To be honest, he built up such a large organization as the Old Clothes Society from scratch, but he had to hide his name deeply due to political influence, and he felt somewhat regretful.