After Li Shimin returned to Luoyang, he barely had a good night's sleep. He dragged his injured body all night long to deal with official duties, just to make Luoyang's defense stronger.
But no matter how Luoyang's defense is arranged, its defense power is definitely not as good as Hulao Pass, and the Liang army couldn't even defend Hulao Pass, so it is naturally more difficult to defend Luoyang.
Luoyang was already extremely difficult to defend, but at this time, the aristocratic families in the city jumped out to cause trouble, constantly provoking Li Shimin's bottom line without committing any offense, and Li Shimin's hair turned gray.
If Dong Zhuo were in Luoyang now, he would definitely kill everyone regardless of whether you were a collaborator or not. You could kill a thousand by mistake and never let one go!
Li Shimin did not dare to learn from Dong Zhuo, otherwise his reputation in the family would be completely ruined, and in his opinion, this was a way to die.
Li Shimin's treatment of the aristocratic family was basically to appease him, but his tolerance made the aristocratic family think that Li Shimin was easy to bully, which only further aggravated the aristocratic family's momentum and acted more and more excessively.
"Hmph, these damn aristocratic families, do you really think that I would not dare to touch them?"
As soon as Li Xiuning walked into the study, she heard the angry roar of her second brother. As she walked forward, she saw bamboo slips all over the floor.
Li Xiuning asked while picking: "Second brother, which family in Luoyang dares to make you so angry?"
"Which one? All the families in Luoyang are against me. If it weren't for the intimidation of the army, they would have tied me up and dedicated me to Qin Hao."
Li Shimin was also from a noble family, so he didn't understand what the noble family was thinking. Even before the coalition forces attacked, Luoyang City was already in chaos. How could they defend it for a long time?
"Second brother, there is no doubt that the Luoyang family has fallen to the Kwantung Allied Forces."
Li Xiuning returned the bamboo slips to the document and said in a deep voice: "During this period, their contact has become more and more intensive. It seems that they are about to take action. Should we advance..."
As he spoke, Li Xiuning's eyes gradually turned cold, and he made a gesture of wiping his neck.
Li Shimin's eyes flashed coldly, and he said coldly: "Have you found any specific evidence?"
"Not yet. The Aristocratic Family has only been in contact, and it was only when they were exposed that they took action. The Jinyiwei side is also full of elites. They act extremely rigorously and hardly reveal any flaws. We have found clues several times, but they all failed.
It was destroyed in advance."
"Well, the formation of spies did not happen overnight. Although the bad guys have grown several times in size, they are still very weak compared to old spy organizations like Jinyiwei and Da Hehe."
Li Shimin was full of disappointment. It wasn't that he didn't dare to attack aristocratic families, but if he just took people without definite evidence, he would be like Dong Zhuo in the future and would never get the support of any aristocratic family, so Li Shimin needed someone
There is no reason to find fault, but 'colluding with the rebels' and 'plotting to rebel' are just right.
Li Xiuning's face was full of guilt, and she said in despair: "It's Xiuning's lack of ability that made her second brother disappointed."
"This is a matter of foundation. It cannot be reversed by one person. Besides, Xiuning, you have done a good enough job."
Neither Li Shimin nor Li Xiuning knew that the Jin Yiwei were not that much better than the bad guys. In fact, the Jin Yiwei in their eyes also included Hei Bingtai.
"Report...Liangwei Deputy Commander Qin Shuang has something urgent to ask for."
Liangwei is an espionage organization formed by Dong Zhuo. It is not inferior to bad guys in terms of scale and number of experts. It is currently controlled by Dong Zhuo and Li Shimin respectively.
Li Shimin couldn't help but have a flash of expectation in his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Quickly pass."
After a while, Qin Shuang walked in with excitement, followed by Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng.
"Meet the general." The three of them saluted together.
"No need to be polite, when will Commander Qin report?"
"General, my subordinates and two junior brothers have been investigating the details in Luoyang City, and through some clues, they finally found the stronghold of Jinyiwei."
A flash of excitement flashed in Li Shimin's eyes, and he quickly said: "At this time, we should put a long line to catch big fish!"
"What the general said is true. My subordinates and two senior brothers did not arrest him directly, but secretly sent them to monitor him."
Nie Feng glanced at Li Shimin and said solemnly: "After a month of squatting, I finally caught a big fish, Jinyiwei's Tianzi No. 2 secret agent."
"I was just wondering why there was so much commotion in the city today. It turned out to be to arrest Xizuo. Is he the Tianzi No. 2 of Jinyiwei?"
Li Shimin nodded and said with a smile: "It is indeed a big fish. Where is this person? I will see him immediately."
"General, this Tian Zi No. 2 is a dead soldier. He took poison and committed suicide immediately after being captured alive." Bu Jingyun said in a deep voice.
"What?"
Li Shimin's face instantly became extremely ugly.
Qin Shuang continued: "Although Emperor No. 2 committed suicide, some confidential information did not have time to be burned. My subordinates found some very important evidence in it. I did not dare to make the decision privately, so I immediately came to hand it over to the general."
With that said, Nie Feng presented some burned and tattered envelopes. Li Shimin quickly took out the top one, opened it and his expression suddenly changed.
"That's right. These are Qin Hao's notes. His self-made thin gold calligraphy is not something that ordinary people can copy."
"Second brother, look at this list."
When Li Shimin took it, his pupils shrank and he gritted his teeth and said, "There are so many aristocratic families in Luoyang involved. Aren't they afraid that Mr. Dong will settle the score later?"
"Perhaps they think that Liang Jun cannot withstand this disaster." Li Xiuning sneered.
"General, you are reading this letter."
Qin Shuang handed over another letter, and Li Shimin took a look at it and said to himself solemnly: "Should the inside and outside be coordinated in three days? Judging from the time when this letter was sent, three days from now..."
Li Shimin's eyes widened and he said loudly: "Isn't that tomorrow!"
Li Xiuning was shocked when he heard this and said quickly: "Second brother, time waits for no one. Now that the evidence is available, we can kill all these aristocratic families in advance."
As he said that, Li Xiuning was ready to go out, but Li Shimin said: "No, not now."
Li Xiuning looked confused and asked: "Second brother, why? This is so urgent."
A sneer flashed across Li Shimin's lips, and he said coldly: "I was already on guard against the aristocratic family, and now that I know all the causes and consequences, how can I still be afraid of these 20,000 people?"
The combat power of the family soldiers is far inferior to that of the army, and there are currently 120,000 Liang troops in Luoyang City. With the 20,000 people of the Luoyang family, it may be possible to succeed if they are calculated mentally or unintentionally, but once exposed, there is no possibility of success.
Li Xiuning also thought of this and asked, "What do you mean, second brother?"
"When they take action, we are closing the net, so that we can block the mouth of the world."