1166. The Storm Rests

Li Pojun sent Hou Ma Kang away, Xue Xiantu walked over with a curious face, and saw Ma Kang arching his hand towards him and stepped away, "General, who is this person, it's quite dragging."

"Hehe, mysterious man" Since Ma Kang's identity as a hundred horsemen is hidden, he can't say it, Li Pojun snorted and asked: "How is the underground clearing?" Haven't you missed the net? ”

Xue Rengui walked over and said directly: "I was about to report this matter to the general, the underground waterways are open in all directions, dirty and messy, and the number of our army is limited, and the last general feels that it is difficult to search like this."

"The 4,000-strong army can't find anyone in the carpet search?" Li Pojun frowned when he heard this, and said bluntly.

Xue Rengui smiled bitterly and said straightly: "The general has never gone down, but he doesn't know the underground situation, there are several sewers in each of the more than 100 squares in Chang'an, and the underground waterways have been changed by the people of the Sanying Society, and many places are easy to hide, if our army is too scattered and vulnerable to attack, too concentrated and not enough manpower, it is really difficult to search and arrest."

Li Pojun was silent when he heard this, thought about it, raised his eyebrows, slapped the table and said, "Then you can only be ruthless." After that, he looked up at Xue Rengui and said, "Inform Zhai Changsun that all the soldiers will withdraw." Let the officials of the two counties go down and ring the gong and declare that if we do not come out on our own initiative within three days, we will smoke it, and there will be no living creature in the underground waterways."

Xue Rengui and the others were shocked when they heard this, "Smoke? ”

"Oh, after three days, if you don't come out, then light the straw and throw it in through the entrance, and I don't believe that there will be anyone alive." Li Pojun sneered and said mercilessly, for these pickled thieves, it is necessary to eliminate evil.

If there is a dispute in the world, when the princes compete for hegemony, it will be okay, after all, no matter who wins, it is good for the world, and a stable world is good for both the people and history, but now, the world is peaceful, the people live in peace, and this group of people still wants to stir up the world to rebel, which is the most hateful in Li Pojun's opinion.

Xue Rengui and the others were cold all over their bodies, and they could imagine that in the dirty and smelly space underground, if they smoked it and didn't run out, they would only die.

But these people who are hiding inside and don't want to come out are either absconding criminals, or beggars and ronins who are walking dead, and the rest are stubborn Sanying Society rebels, and it is not a pity to die if they die, and Xue Rengui also went straight to give the order as ordered.

Li Pojun also asked the 4,000 men and horses underground to reorganize and return to the camp, while the remaining thousands of men and horses continued to squat at the entrances and exits, and immediately collected the pile of letters and quickly entered the palace to report to Li Shimin.

The father and son read the letters one by one, and they were full of harvest, without Yang Gongren's uncle and nephew, they had a few court officials, including seven or eight people above the fifth grade, and the rest of the petty officials were as many as dozens, Li Shimin was also furious, and immediately ordered people to arrest them one by one.

Chang'an City was completely turbulent, and the left and right Hou guards and horses were frequently dispatched, and for a time, the Dali Temple was overcrowded.

When the three days had arrived, there were as many as 200 people who were frightened out of the underground waterways by the gongs and shouts of the officials, and the Dali Temple was full of people, and they were sent to the Criminal Department and the prisons of Yongzhou and Yongzhou counties to be interrogated and distinguished.

Zhai Changsun and others also shouted an ultimatum in the underground waterway according to Li Pojun's instructions, and seeing that no one came out by themselves, they found a lot of straw and dead branches, sprinkled water to make them semi-wet, threw them into the entrances and exits and set them on fire, and sealed the entrances and exits.

After a full day and a night, dozens of people ran out of each entrance and exit in an embarrassed manner.

After a day and a night, open the entrance, the smoke inside has not dispersed for a long time, until a few days later, the court will Yang Gongren and other traitors tried and convicted, the officials dare to go down to investigate, the sewer is still a smoky smell, the officials began to inspect with lights, it took a whole day to complete the investigation, and more than a dozen corpses were found.

When more than a dozen horrific corpses were lifted out of the ground, the people of Chang'an who saw this scene were frightened and inexplicable, Li Pojun looked at the people who were also ragged and described as withered, and thought that this should be the wanderer who avoided life and had no hope for life, and his heart was also silent, this was a unjust death, but Li Pojun looked at the corpses with strong bodies and swords, and his eyes were full of coldness.

Immediately ordered someone to move the ragged wanderer to the outside of the city for a thick burial, and burned some candles and paper money, which could be regarded as a little comfort.

Yang Gongren and other anti-thieves totaled hundreds of people, after trial, Gu was found to be a major crime of rebellion, and there was no need to wait until the autumn to be beheaded, after the court trial, in accordance with Li Pojun's suggestion, in public trial outside the Suzaku Gate, Yang Gongren and others were counted, and did not mention that they were relatives of the previous dynasty, but only said that they were plotting rebellion and thieves, intending to subvert the court and restart the army.

After a series of external victories in the Tang Dynasty, the court implemented benevolent government, and the officials were clear, at this time the people had a very strong cohesion, and they heard that these thieves were actually going to rebel and make trouble, and they were filled with righteous indignation, so there was a very lively scene on the execution ground outside the Suzaku Gate, and the people were still vegetable gangs, rotten eggs, and stinky shoes to smash Yang Gongren and others, but Yang Gongren had a brilliant life, the first half of his life was the prince of the Great Sui, and the second half of his life was the dignified prince of the Tang Dynasty. Yang Gongren was simply grief-stricken and indignant.

With the executioner in place, blood sprayed, and heads rolled to the ground, and this time the turmoil subsided.

In the Ganlu Palace, Li Shimin stood in front of the window, but his face was not the slightest pleasant, but a little low and sad.

Li Pojun was also silent, and chose to be silent, for a long time, Li Shimin turned around and said in a deep voice: "What do you think?" ”

Li Shimin asked, and Li Pojun couldn't be silent anymore.

also looked at those letters, chuckled and said: "I believe in Qingque, he is only eleven years old, what do he know, it is nothing more than Yang Gongren and others saw that Qingque was heavy on literature and light on martial arts, and favored a group of old scribes for them, so they intended to support him, to put it bluntly, Yang Gongren and others saw that Qingque was easy to control."

Li Shimin walked in front of Li Pojun with his back hand, looked at Li Pojun's expression fixedly, and sighed: "It's good if you can figure it out, don't doubt Qingque." After saying that, he actually bowed down, supported Li Pojun's shoulders with both hands and said: "Promise to be a husband, don't make Xuanwumen reappear."

Li Pojun also laughed when he heard this, "Aya still doesn't know me" After saying that, he got up and said confidently: "Do you think you are smart, who dares to jump in front of me."

Li Shimin was also stunned when he heard this, and said with a smile: "You kid, you know how to scare them."