That night, the residents in Liucheng who had not yet withdrawn with the mercenaries had already learned that the Khitans were defeated and the remnants were coming to Liucheng.
For a moment, the inside and outside Liucheng were filled with a sensation of chaos.
The thriving situation that had been created over the past few days changed instantly, and many lurking figures towards the Khitan jumped out at this time.
Rumors are everywhere now, like the King of Linzi has swept away the treasures from the city government office and ran away, or the King of Linzi has come to Yingzhou this time to plunder some people and sell them.
The most common rumors are naturally that the King of Linzi has already taken advantage of the chaos to get on the boat and run away.
"A rumor is opened, and a rumor is broken. This kind of thing cannot be banned by just one ban. You don't understand the principle that guarding people is more important than guarding rivers. The more you don't let them say it, the more you will spread this matter.
The more outrageous it is.”
When Chen Zi'ang was discussing whether he wanted the factory guards to patrol the neighbors and ban these unreliable rumors, Li Chongrun was very open-minded.
"Instead of forbidding these rumors all over the world, it is better to let them see them directly. After all, hearing is false, seeing is true."
The ceremonial guard representing Li Chongrun's identity is still on the top of the city. Li Chongrun simply brought a lot of lights to light up the city gate of the west gate of Liucheng as bright as daytime.
When Li Chongrun's figure appeared on the city gate building and was seen by the people of the whole city, many unreliable rumors were naturally broken.
However, the factory guards guarding the southwest military camp intercepted three waves of traitors who intended to attack the prison and release the Khitans in one night.
"Hey, I can't figure it out. It's okay if they are traitors when the Khitans are rampant. The Khitans have already suffered defeat and are about to fall. Why are these people still jumping out?"
Li Chongrun held a cup of tea on the top of the city, took a sip in his mouth, and muttered to Chen Zi'ang.
Because the city gate tower was illuminated too brightly, Li Chongrun could not see the situation outside at all, so he could only chat with Chen Zi'ang about the most important battle to welcome the Liucheng.
"Since the prince climbed the city gate, the noise in the city has been much less."
Chen Zi'ang doesn't have to stand in the light and shadow, so he can still grasp the movements in the city. "The people seem to be very confident in the prince. As long as the prince is still in this Liucheng, at least we will not change the people before we meet the enemy.
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"It's all a bunch of pitiful people. In just a few days, Liucheng changed its master several times. No one would have had much recognition of the court."
Li Chongrun is not as anxious as Chen Zi'ang. He is holding his big teapot in his hand and drinking it snored. "If you guess correctly, the Turks will send someone to pick peaches tomorrow morning, and they will probably ask to assist in defense.
If it's right."
"If I were a Turkic person, I would probably think so. But if I were really surrounded by the Khitan people, I'm afraid we would still ask them for help, although it would cost some money."
Chen Zi'ang is not as confident as Li Chongrun. In addition, he has been a consultant for many years, and habits are the most reliable plan to come up with to report to Li Chongrun.
"It's easy to ask for a god, but it's difficult to send a god. If we really suck the Turks in, it will be difficult to clear them out later."
Li Chongrun and Chen Zi'ang talked a lot about tomorrow's plans and arrangements, but the long night was long, and the topic became more and more biased, and gradually turned to the court's policy direction.
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"Sir, what kind of way will the court deal with this time?"
Compared with the conventional methods of handling the court, Chen Zi'ang was much more experienced than Li Chongrun, so he began to help Li Chongrun guess the possible direction of things.
"The chief culprit must be dead, and this kind of thing will definitely not be able to escape."
Li Chongrun nodded and agreed with Chen Zi'ang's statement.
With his grandmother's vengeful nature, if she didn't bury her a group of Khitan people who took the lead in rebellion, it would be inconsistent with Wu Zetian's personality.
"Of course, the leaders of several prison states who assisted the court in resolving the rebellion would probably also be promoted to a magistrate. For example, the Xi people who helped defend Tanzhou this time would probably be promoted from Guiyi Bo to Guiyi Hou.
Those who help less can get a job like Silver Green Guanglu Dafu to reward them.”
"This is certainly the case. The Turks have been eating horses in the west of the city for so many days, and they don't give any benefits. If they just come to attack the city with a firm heart, we will suffer."
This is of course true, and Li Chongrun nodded very much in recognition.
"As for Li Jinzhong's Sun Wanrong and others, according to experience, they usually cut each other against each other after losing, and they all want to use the other's head to exchange for their own chances of survival."
Listening to Chen Zi'ang's analysis, Li Chongrun's brows became tighter and tighter.
"Suppose that Li Jinzhong destroyed Sun Wanrong, he could naturally pour all the dirty water on Sun Wanrong, and then he would naturally be a great young man who was coerced by evil people."
"If Li Jinzhong could understand His Majesty's intentions, say some beautiful words, and please some of the waste from the Wu family who came to suppress the rebellion this time, I am afraid that he would also enjoy the opportunity to reward him. Not only that, because this camp
The state is a ban state, with a complex and chaotic race, so the government office in Liucheng will probably reward the surviving person. Those people are more experienced in dealing with such border affairs, and can also share the worries of His Majesty.
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"If I remember correctly, Li Jinzhong is now the county man. I guess His Majesty will give him a grade and a title like a county."
After listening to Chen Zi'ang for a long time, Li Chongrun finally began to express his opinion: "If other ethnic minorities were rewarded, I can understand it, but Li Jinzhong himself was the initiator of the rebellion. Why can he be rewarded even if he is alive?
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"Is it that the imperial court has not had a strict control over this place. It can only rely on these tribe leaders to manage it. If you kill them all, can you force the deserters to be horse thieves?"
"What sir said makes sense, but it's still very unpleasant."
Li Chongrun threw down the huge teapot in his hand and murmured, then changed the topic.
Everyone who had been waiting for a night found that there was no defeated army to arrive in Liucheng today.
But after all, Li San rode a good horse, and he rushed back to Liucheng from Jieshi Mountain in a few days.
However, although the Khitans did not wait, the Turkic Ashina finally left Liucheng as an envoy to find Li Chongrun for benefits.
Of course, he said that, but seeing how he smiled so sincerely, he was afraid that the Turks would take over all the city gates after entering the city, and from then on, the surname of Asuna was here.
So Li Chongrun was ignored by this old classmate's proposal. Not only that, Li Chongrun also used the excuse of being busy with military affairs recently and was under martial law, and delayed Ashina's proposal to open a shop in the city for a few days.
On the third day, some Khitan cavalry in succession appeared in their sight.
Fortunately, there are still many mercenaries busy moving the residents from this Liucheng, and they can also cook.
Since there have been defeated troops, the speed of migrating residents will be slow.
Then on the fourth day, a rare wonder shocked Li Chongrun for a long time. Not to mention Li Chongrun, even Chen Zi'ang, who had experienced many twists and turns in the court, did not expect a scene.