Five surnames and Seven Wangs!
The Li Clan of Longxi alone was more than enough to suppress a grand clan that had existed for thousands of years. Even their lives were not in their own hands.
However, Eunuch Lin was only an internal supervisor by Li Yuan's side.
Yet, he had the confidence to say such words.
The most important thing was that they didn't feel that it was inappropriate at all. It was as if this was the understanding that people who followed Li Yuan should have.
Eunuch Lin left.
Li Xuanbing and the others stood where they were, and everyone fell silent.
They had fought happily for the whole night, thinking that they would be able to gain Li Yuan's favor and reach the peak of their lives. However, they had never expected that they would risk their lives to capture these people.
However, Li Yuan did not even have the right to look at him.
If Eunuch Lin hadn't spoken, they wouldn't even have been able to see Li Yuan.
Li Xuanbing looked at everyone and forced a smile on his face. He patted everyone's shoulders and said,"Brothers."
"In the past, we all lived in Longxi County and thought that Longxi County was the most prosperous county city in the world, the largest place.”
" But now, reality tells us that we're just a group of frogs living at the bottom of a well. The sky we see is too small, and we're following His Majesty.”
"Even an internal supervisor has such boldness.”
"You don't have to feel discouraged. At least we have a chance, right?”
"Following that General Zhao can also make contributions. As for whether they can make contributions to His Majesty, that will depend on their own abilities.”
Li Xuanbing consoled everyone, as if he was consoling himself.
After saying that.
The disappointment on his face disappeared. Instead, he was full of fighting spirit. He stroked the long saber at his waist and looked at everyone with a burning gaze.
No one spoke.
Only Li Kaiyuan quietly raised his hand, looked around, and then said stealthily,""Big brother, we also want to make contributions and become superior.”
"But if I follow Eunuch Lin, will I…"
Li Kaiyuan had been frightened by Eunuch Lin just now. Even if Eunuch Lin had left, he didn't dare to say anything.
However, he did a downward slash.
Pa--
Li Xuanbing slapped Li Kaiyuan's head and said,""You bastard, what are you thinking about all day? If Eunuch Lin wanted to find the Imperial Attendant Supervisor, would he need boorish people like us?”
"You're already so old, and you still want to enter the palace?”
"He must be working for His Majesty. Didn't you notice those guards who came and went without a trace?”
When Li Kaiyuan and the others knew that they wouldn't become eunuchs.
They also made up their minds and said,"Then let's do it. Brother Xuan Bing, do whatever you say.”
"Those guards?"
"Could they be following Eunuch Lin to protect His Majesty in private?”
Li Xuanbing nodded slightly and said,"When His Majesty goes out, how can he not be protected? Let's go and report to General Zhao.”
"If you want to make a contribution, you have to start from scratch.”
Li Xuanbing led a group of people to find Guan Yu. As they walked, they were full of vigor and vitality. This was also why Eunuch Lin valued them.
These people were the leaders of the Li Clan's private army in Longxi.
However, they were also a group of pitiful scapegoats. They were skilled in martial arts and did not have much sense of belonging to the Longxi Li Clan. Most importantly, Li Yuan's surname was also Li.
These people no longer had a backer and no way out.
If they could develop into the Embroidered Uniform Guards, there was no need to worry about them being bribed, and there was no need to worry about their loyalty. The Embroidered Uniform Guards naturally had ways to distinguish them.
Eunuch Lin stood in the distance and watched as the group of people disappeared. He then walked out from a secret place. A Brocade Guard beside him walked out respectfully and bowed."Commander Lin, this is the information you wanted.”
Although Eunuch Lin was a eunuch, he was still a man. Li Yuan had made him the Deputy Commander of the Brocade Guard.
Let them address each other as officials.
He also wanted to distinguish the positions of the Embroidered Uniform Guards and the Imperial Attendant Supervisor. Only he knew the feeling.
Eunuch Lin took the report and said calmly,""The Embroidered Uniform Guards are currently lacking manpower, but we can't allow others to fish in troubled waters. I've already ordered them to go under General Zhao.”
"Take a group of people to observe them personally. There's no need to care about their lives.”
"His Majesty's Embroidered Uniform Guards only need loyalty and ambition!”
The Embroidered Uniform Guard quietly left after Eunuch Lin finished speaking. He was also thinking about Eunuch Lin's words.
Loyalty and ambition.
He understood loyalty, but did ambition want them to climb up?
The Embroidered Uniform Guard pursed his lips. He suddenly thought that Eunuch Lin was only the deputy commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Then, did His Majesty still want to find a commander?
When he thought of this, he felt his blood boil and his footsteps quickened.
After Eunuch Lin understood everything, he took the accounts that the Li Residence had seized and the information that the Embroidered Uniform Guards had just given him to report to Li Yuan.
Li Yuan sat on a stone bench in the courtyard. The table was filled with Longxi County's specialty delicacies, specially delivered by the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
Of course, these shops didn't know that the owner of the food was Li Yuan.
Otherwise, he would definitely not have accepted any silver.
Li Yuan savored the food and felt that it was still lacking in flavor compared to the food in the future. However, the ingredients were fresh and had a different taste.
Ever since Eunuch Lin entered, he had been standing there respectfully. He looked down at his nose, looked down at his mouth, and spoke with concern. He did not say a word.
Until Li Yuan put down his chopsticks.
As if he had done it thousands of times, he ordered someone to clean up and then handed over a clean handkerchief. After Li Yuan wiped his hands, he said,"Reporting to Your Majesty, the accounts seized by Longxi's Li Clan are all here.”
"Also, this morning, the Embroidered Uniform Guards discovered an abnormal situation at the main city gates.”
Li Yuan sat there and nodded slightly."I won't look at it. Just pick some important things and say them.”
Eunuch Lin pondered for a moment and said without hesitation,""Yesterday, this old servant ordered people to seal up the Li Residence and found two underground vaults. There are also informants who reported that there are three private residences in the city.”
"A total of 700,000 taels of silver, 100,000 taels of gold, over 3,000 pieces of antique paintings and calligraphy, as well as many land deeds and 10,000 mu of fertile land were seized.”
Li Yuan listened to Eunuch Lin's words.
During the Great Tang's disaster relief, the treasury had been nearly emptied.
However, the wealth seized from Longxi's Li Clan alone was equivalent to the combined taxes of several provinces. One could imagine the methods the Li Clan had used to amass wealth over the past thousand years.
In order to maintain the reputation of the aristocratic families, their spending was also very high.
Li Yuan tapped his fingers on the table and said,""Leave a hundred thousand taels of silver for Kong Yuxiu to use, and the land deed will become the assets of Longxi County's private school.”
"Leave behind two hundred thousand taels of silver. At the same time, inform the merchants and trading companies that are attached to the Li Clan of Longxi to purchase refined iron at wartime prices and transport it to Chang 'an.”
"The blacksmiths will be led by the City Defense Army and the Jinyiwei. They will go to Chang 'an with my personal order.”
"This silver is the blacksmith's compensation and the profits of these trading companies. However, if anyone dares to take advantage of the national crisis to make money, they will be sentenced to death and will not be spared.”
"As for the rest, bring them along with the army. When the time comes, they will return to Chang 'an with me and return to the national treasury.”
Eunuch Lin listened to Li Yuan's words and silently remembered them. He respectfully said,""Your Majesty, this old servant will do it personally.”
Li Yuan raised his hand, signaling him to continue.
Eunuch Lin pursed his lips and reported the information sent by the Embroidered Uniform Guards,""Your Majesty, the curfew ends today.”
"Seven messengers left the east gate of the county city. Three of them went to the Cui family of Qinghe, two to the Zheng family of Xingyang, and two to the Li family of Zhao County.”
"Four messengers have left from the south gate of the county city. One of them went to the Lu family in Fanyang, and the other three went to the Zheng family in Xingyang.”
"There's no need to say where we're going," said Li Yuan.”
Eunuch Lin nodded and continued,"A total of ten messengers have left from the west gate of the county city."”
"A total of eight messengers have left the north gate of the county capital. However, two of them are heading to Chang 'an and are not our people.”
Eunuch Lin reported the situation truthfully.
He didn't dare to speculate. After he finished speaking, he placed his hands in front of him and stood there respectfully.
Li Yuan smiled thoughtfully and said,"If they aren't our people and went to Chang 'an, then they must be Shimin's people?”
"Lin Cheng, what do you think?"
Eunuch Lin's body trembled when he heard Li Yuan's words. However, he still said,""This old servant is guilty. I didn't investigate the identities of these two people, so I don't dare to make wild guesses.”
Li Yuan's gaze seemed to penetrate the endless space-time and see Chang 'an City.
He stood up and looked at Eunuch Lin.""You, ah, sometimes you're just too timid. Don't tell me you're Shimin's man.”
"Will I punish you?"
Eunuch Lin hurriedly bowed and said," After these two people left, this old servant immediately investigated their identities. However, these two people did not leave any traces behind."”
"But he doesn't seem to be one of His Highness the King of Qin's men.”
Li Yuan placed his hand on the Emperor's Sword at his waist and did not speak.
Eunuch Lin felt as if he was standing in front of a real dragon. He couldn't even resist the dragon's might.
He knew that Li Yuan wouldn't be able to let it go so easily like before.
Eunuch Lin quietly retreated and followed Li Yuan's orders.
At this moment.
Outside Chang 'an City, a man and a horse were carrying three commanding cavalrymen on their backs. Smoke billowed behind them, but he was holding a command token high in his hand. He had no intention of stopping while facing the Golden Guards guarding the city.
The Golden Guards drew their sabers and glared at him.
However, in the next second, they all retreated and stood to the side. They watched as the warhorse galloped away. It was as if the warhorse had already left a long distance away, and the soldier's voice was heard by everyone.
"Eight hundred li is urgent. The King of Han has won a great victory. His Highness has recovered Shuofang and unified the Great Tang!”
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