Upon hearing this, Wang Xi's expression changed and he stared at Li Xuan closely.
Suddenly, his eyes narrowed. He seemed to feel that Li Xuan looked familiar, but he couldn't think of where he had seen this person before!
"Who are you?"
It stands to reason that the head of a well-established family like the Langya Wang family, who has been to Chang'an City so many times, should have visited Li Xuan.
However, Li Xuan lives in Lijiazhuang all year round. Even if the heads of aristocratic families come to visit him, no one else will see him except the few heads of aristocratic families who have to meet him.
Therefore, Wang Xi only had one portrait of Li Xuan in his hands, and it was a portrait that had been circulated from Chang'an City.
That's why Wang Xicai didn't recognize Li Xuan.
As for Li Chengqian, Li Chongyi and others on the side, Wang Xi had never seen them.
Li Xuan did not answer Wang Xi's words, but turned his head and looked outside the street.
Similarly, Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and others also looked outside involuntarily.
A burly general wearing black iron-colored turquoise silk sash armor, leading a large group of soldiers, squeezed through the crowd from outside and rushed in in a hurry.
"This general is Jiang Ning Zhechong Duwei and Dewu. Please put down your weapons as soon as possible!"
As soon as he finished speaking, He Dewu saw the Wang family being escorted by Zheng Fu and others, and when he saw that Zheng Fu and others were dressed in fine armor, they couldn't help but wince.
Later, when he saw the tragic scene of broken limbs and broken arms all over the ground, He Dewu gasped subconsciously, it was so cruel!
At this time, several more red-colored officers broke in from the crowd, followed by two squads of government officials!
"I am the governor of Jiangning. Who dares to cause trouble in Jiangning City?"
After shouting, he looked directly at Li Xuan, Li Chengqian and others.
However, what they saw were the stumps of limbs and broken arms all over the ground, as well as the Wang family gate that had been blown into ruins. The officials, who had never seen such a tragic scene, felt their stomachs turning subconsciously.
After a long while, several people tried to calm down, but their faces were still very pale.
"You are so bold. The head of the Wang family is the King of Dandong who was personally conferred by His Majesty. How can you be so cruel? Now that our Jiangning army has arrived, why don't you surrender quickly?"
However, after seeing Li Xuan and others not even looking at them, the governor of Jiangning turned dark and turned to shout to He Dewu who was standing aside.
"General He, these thieves dare to be so rude to King Dandong, General He please order someone to capture them quickly!"
He Dewu ignored these officials, but directly dismounted and bowed his hands slightly in salute to Li Xuan, Li Chengqian and others.
"I wonder who you are? This is Jiangning City, and the head of the Wang family is the King of Dandong who has been conferred by your Majesty. Please order your soldiers to put away their weapons and not accidentally injure King Dandong!"
"He Dewu, who used swords against the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, what was his crime?"
Cheng Chusi took a step forward and shouted directly.
"The crime of treason!"
He Dewu was shocked.
Immediately, his expression changed again, "I am the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty?"
On the side, the faces of all Jiangning officials also changed drastically.
"Impossible. His Royal Highness is accompanying the Supreme Emperor and His Royal Highness Prince Jin to patrol the world on His Majesty's behalf. How could he suddenly appear in Jiangning..."
Wang Xi, who was still being escorted by several personal guards, also said quickly.
However, when he mentioned King Jin, his heart was shaken and he subconsciously looked at Li Xuan.
"Jin...Prince Jin...?"
The more I look at it, the more desperate I become!
Although the Langya Wang family is an old-established family, in the southern part of the Tang Dynasty, they completely dominate and dominate!
However, the old aristocratic family has a fatal flaw, that is, it is not very trusted by His Majesty, and even the younger members of the family do not have much official positions in the central government.
Therefore, no matter how large the network of relationships they weave in Jiangning, even the governor of Jiangning has a close relationship with the Wang family.
But he is just a county magistrate!
As long as a powerful person comes to Chang'an, he, the Langya Wang family, must be well fed and served in Jiangning, for fear of causing dissatisfaction with all the powerful people, and even His Majesty.
But now, the most powerful and hot-tempered King of Jin in the Tang Dynasty, together with the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, led so many soldiers to kill him at the gate of the Langya Wang Family, and also captured him, the King of Dandong.
stand up?
Is it possible that this Jin King has a grudge against their family named Wang?
Is the Langya Wang family going to be like the Jinyang Wang family?
Wang Xi was filled with shock and fear!
"I am the King of Jin, and the person beside me is Li Chengqian, the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty. Do you have any doubts?"
Li Xuan glanced at Wang Xi in surprise, and then said to He Dewu.
Among the people present, this person is the only one that Li Xuan can look at!
"I wonder if His Royal Highness the King of Jin and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can prove their identities?"
He Dewu said solemnly.
"You want me to prove my identity?"
Li Xuan was startled.
On the side, Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and others also had strange faces. They patrolled all the way, and this was the first general who did not recognize them and dared to ask them to prove their identity.
"He Dewu, do you recognize me?"
This is when Li Chongyi took two steps forward and asked He Dewu.
"This young man..."
He Dewu was startled.
"In the seventh year of Zhenguan, when you came to Chang'an, you visited me, Aye. I happened to have a chance encounter with you. Do you still remember?" Li Chongyi said.
"The seventh year of Zhenguan..."
He Dewu hurriedly frowned and thought. After a moment, he remembered something, his eyes lit up, he looked Li Chongyi up and down, and asked hurriedly: "But the little prince in the general's palace?"
"It's me!"
Li Chongyi nodded slowly.
He Dewu looked happy, and then quickly looked at Li Xuan and Li Chengqian, and bowed his hands.
"Jiang Ning, the lower official, rushed to the captain and Dewu to pay homage to His Highness the Crown Prince, and to pay homage to His Highness the King of Jin!"
Behind him, all the Jiangning officials were shocked and hurriedly followed him to salute him.
"Xie Lang, the governor of Jiangning, paid homage to His Highness the Crown Prince, and met His Highness the King of Jin..."
After hearing these words, the children of the aristocratic families who were watching the excitement and the busybodies in Jiangning City all looked shocked.
"It was actually the King of Jin and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who led the soldiers to attack the Wang family?"
"Is this possible? The head of the Wang family is the King of Dandong who was personally conferred by His Majesty?"
"The King of Jin and the Crown Prince came to Jiangning?"
"..."
No matter how shocked these Jiangning family members and those good people are.
The faces of the villagers from the major villages around Jiangning City who had hurriedly arrived were full of joy.
That thing is indeed true!
The Langya Wang family has done many evil things over the years, and when retribution came, it turned out that His Royal Highness the King of Jin and the Crown Prince led soldiers to tear down the gates of the Wang family, killed so many Wang family guards, and captured the head of the Wang family!
Thinking about it, some villagers ran out happily. They must let more villages know about this great event!
The villagers who were harmed by the Wang family were all saved!
At this time, in front of the Wang family gate, the most senior civil servants and military generals in Jiangning City paid their respects to Li Xuan and Li Chengqian.
The identities of Li Xuan and Li Chengqian are completely confirmed!
Whether it was the Wang family guards, the government officials who had just arrived, or the Zhechong Mansion soldiers and generals, they all quickly put away their weapons.
As for the Wang family's chief steward, Qian Guanshi and others, their faces were full of fear and their whole bodies were weak.
Only then did they realize what a stupid thing they had just done!
"I wonder why the King of Jin and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince attacked the gate of my Wang family like this?"
Wang Xi asked quickly, remembering when the Jinyang Wang family was exterminated a few years ago.
"You don't know?"
Li Xuan looked at Wang Xi with a mocking look.
Wang Xi was startled and was about to speak.
A voice full of resentment came from the ruins of the Wang family gate.
"Reporting to the king, dozens of poor people will be found in the backyard of the Wang family!"
Wang Xi, Li Xuan and others all looked up.
Suddenly, everyone was shocked.
"Beast!"
"A dog is not as good as..."
Cheng Chusi and Li Chongyi directly cursed.
Dozens of extremely miserable-looking people, including men, women, and children, were all covered in tattered clothes and covered in scars.
The most important thing is that these dozens of people all have sallow complexions, dry lips, and weak energy. They have obviously suffered countless tortures!
"Your Majesty, these people were found in a firewood shed in the backyard of the Wang family. They seem to have been hungry for several days!"
The leading bodyguard reported again.
"Quickly go find some water and get some porridge!" Li Xuan said.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The personal guard responded and hurriedly ran to the Wang family's backyard.
"Wang Xi, as a famous family, you should spread the fragrance of books to your family, protect the environment and the people, and treat the people well. I didn't expect that your Wang family has turned into a devil's cave!"
Li Xuan scolded him coldly.
"King Jin, these people are all disobedient servants of my Wang family. The Wang family doesn't have much fault in punishing their servants, right?"
Wang Xi said quickly.
"Old Wang Xi, how did they become your servants in the Wang family? And what mistakes did they make?" Li Xuan asked.
"This..." Wang Xi was stunned.
At this time, several guards had already walked out quickly carrying two buckets of water and two buckets of thick porridge.
Seeing this, dozens of people who had been frightened by the hellish sight of broken limbs and arms around them, their eyes gleamed, and they quickly struggled to sit up and crawled around the large barrels.
Regardless of the dirt, he scooped up some thick porridge with his hands and put it into his mouth.
"Here is a bowl, here is a bowl!"
Seeing this, several personal guards quickly pushed the bowls on the side into the hands of the common people.
The common people were not polite, took the bowl directly, reached into the bucket, took out a bowl of porridge, and poured it into their mouths.
Li Xuan, Li Chengqian and others stood quietly aside, watching the people eating.
He Dewu, Wang Xi and others did not dare to disturb them.
It was only after the two large buckets of thick porridge were all bottomed out that the people gradually calmed down.
Then, several older men and women slowly turned their heads and kowtowed to Li Xuan, Li Chengqian and others with expressions full of gratitude.
"I would like to thank you all for saving me, little man!"
"This is the current prince, please tell me why you have suffered such a crime?"
"Prince of the world?"
Hearing this, the eyes of the common people kneeling on the ground couldn't help but light up, and they looked up at Li Chengqian.
"I am the crown prince Li Chengqian. If you have any grievances, just tell me and I will definitely avenge you!"
Li Chengqian nodded lightly.
Hearing this, all the people suddenly became overjoyed.
"Your Highness, I am wronged. I was originally from Liushu Village outside the city. Due to the drought two years ago, I borrowed a thousand dollars from the Wang family to survive. Last year, my husband paid back three thousand dollars to the Wang family. I didn't expect that I would have to pay back this year."
The Five Guan of the Wang Family.
The poor man couldn't afford the money, so he was forced by the Wang family and planned to sell an acre of land. However, who would have thought that the Wang family only paid one hundred pennies for one acre of fertile land. Your Highness, that is fertile land, and it only cost one hundred pennies.
…
The villain wanted to sell it to others, but when those people heard the villain's name and land, they all avoided it like a god of plague...
In the end, the villain couldn't pay back the money, so the steward of the Wang family and a group of guards took the villain's family back to the Wang family by force, and made the villain's family slaves of the Wang family!
The villain refused and asked his servants to go to the Wang family to cultivate the land and repay the debt. However, the villain heard that the Wang family's kingdom was in Goguryeo, which was thousands of miles away.
Don't dare to go...
When the villain refused to go, the Wang family beat the villain and locked the villain's family in the woodshed. They were forced to starve for three days!
I would like to thank His Highness the Crown Prince for your life-saving grace!"
"Wang Xi said that you are their servants?"
Li Xuan asked again.
This made his face change drastically, and he hurriedly explained with a look of grievance: "This noble man, we were forced to write the contract themselves, and then several guards forced the villain to press his fingerprints!"
"Beast!"
Li Chengqian cursed angrily at Wang Xi.
Then, he looked at the people on the side.
"Your Highness, the villain is also wronged, and the villain is also persecuted by the Wang family..."
"Your Highness, the husband of a commoner's wife was taken to Goguryeo by these royal family members..."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."
All the people cried to Li Chengqian one by one.
The more he listened, the more livid Li Chengqian's face turned.
On the side, Wang Xi, He Dewu, Xie Lang and others also remained silent.
"What a Langya Wang family, what a Dandong King!"
Li Chengqian snorted coldly.
Li Xuan turned around and asked: "He Dewu, can the soldiers of Zhe Chong Mansion under your command be under your control?"
"His Royal Highness King Jin?"
He Dewu was startled.
Seeing this, Li Xuan looked at Li Chengqian again: "Gao Ming, go and send five hundred soldiers from Yangzhou and Luzhou!"
"Yes, Uncle Three Kings!"
Li Chengqian responded and looked at Yuchi Baolin and Li Chongyi beside him.
"The captains of Baolin, Chongyi, Yangzhou and Luzhou's Zhechong Prefecture should be the old subordinates of Su Guogong and Wang Shu of Hejian. I also ask you two to bring my fish charms and an edict to transfer eight hundred to each state.
Soldiers come over!"
"yes!"
The two of them responded, took the fish talisman and the edict handed over by Li Chengqian, took their personal guards, mounted their horses and ran away.
When Li Chengqian left Chang'an, Li Shimin gave Li Chengqian several orders to mobilize troops in order to prevent accidents.
Unexpectedly, I didn’t use it along the way, but I will use it now!
Seeing this, Xie Lang, the governor of Jiangning, glanced at Wang Xi vaguely and shook his head slowly.
"If your Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin have any matters, please give us your orders. The soldiers of the Jiangning Zhechong Mansion under General Jiang Ning can still control them!"
He Dewu's face turned red and he said loudly.
"In this case, I would like to ask Lieutenant He to arrest all the direct descendants of the Wang family and the principals of each branch in Jiangning City and around Jiangning City!"
Li Chengqian said in a dull voice.
"yes!"
He Dewu bowed his hands and saluted, turned around and began to give orders to the soldiers he brought with him.
"Prince Jin, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, although I have made mistakes, I am still the King of Dandong who was personally canonized by Your Majesty!"
Wang Xi couldn't bear it anymore and said anxiously.
"Old Wang Xi, when your Wang family used all kinds of dirty tricks to force those people to go to your Wang family to seal the country, you are no longer the King of Dandong!"
Li Xuan said coldly.
"I am the one who personally conferred the title of King of Dandong on His Majesty's behalf, unless His Majesty issues an edict..."
Wang Xi was not convinced.
"According to the feudal agreement, all aristocratic families who are feuding are not allowed to harm the people of the Tang Dynasty, especially those who force the common people of the Tang Dynasty to join the feudal clan like you. Their titles and titles will be removed directly!"