The crowd got closer and closer, and soon the people on the top of the city could see these people clearly.
There are a lot of these people. Excluding the dozen or so new people who entered the mountain yesterday, there are at least 70 or 80 people! But the strange thing is that among these people, there are not many young people, most of them are people around fifty years old.
Walking on the road in front of Xiazhou City, these people all had messy hair and looked frightened.
The clothes on his body are even more varied, including shabby cloth, animal skins, and even one wearing thatch! I don’t know how he survived when it was so cold at night!
The city gate gradually opened, and Xiao Lizi, dressed in black armor, and his eldest grandson Shunde, who was also fully clothed, hurriedly welcomed him out.
Originally, in this scene similar to recruiting people, Xiao Lizi should be wearing a crown robe. But this time he and Xiao Han came here in a hurry and didn't bring that thing with them. Now they can only wear armor to deal with it.
There were a lot of people at the gate of the city. They were all crowded together, stretching their necks to look outside.
Xiao Han was hurriedly dragged over by Uncle Lengzi, and he squeezed past the crowd. People passing by were so crowded that they staggered and started to curse when they opened their mouths! But suddenly he discovered that it was Xiao Han. He almost choked to death on the spot without spitting out a breath...
Uncle Fool didn't care and kept dragging Xiao Han to the front of the crowd before letting him go. He persistently believed that the biggest contributor to the success of these people in recruiting and surrendering was his own Marquis! On this occasion, there is no reason to leave Xiao Han aside!
Xiao Han knew that this old man was worried about the method of making salt again. In fact, he had been nagged in his ears by this old man a lot in the past two days!
Even if he explains the reason, others won't listen. In his mind, what belongs to him belongs to him! No matter how useful it is to the country!
The country needs a lot of things! Why haven't you seen other people's property confiscated? Don’t countries like those treasures more? !
There was nothing he could do about this stubborn old man. After Xiao Han said it twice, he had to give up the impossible task of convincing him and just let him go...
Rubbing the red hand and neck pinched by Uncle Lunzi, Xiao Han looked curiously at Little Plum in front of him.
Li Shimin seemed to be born with a unique leadership temperament. Looking at the miserable refugees in front of him, he walked a few steps until he stood in front of the refugees.
"I have met His Highness King Qin!" The dozen or so people accompanying him all clasped their fists and bowed in salute. As for the guide, he was already kneeling on the ground! If facing Xiao Han, he could still stand tremblingly, then facing the prince with supreme imperial power, he could only prostrate himself to the ground...
"Crash..." The refugees fell to their knees, and the older men in front hesitated for a moment, then followed them and fell to the ground.
"The sinner, Mrs. Hu, pays homage to His Highness!"
"Please get up quickly!" Li Shimin bent down, helped the oldest man in front of him up, and said solemnly to him: "The fault of the previous Sui Dynasty is not your fault!"
The old man was speechless, only his wrinkled old eyes were slightly moist.
Letting go of the old man, Li Shimin took a step back, and then loudly announced to the person in front of him: "Because you have no choice but to pardon his sins! I also think that he has made great achievements in offering treasures, and I will reward him with cloth and food..."
At this time, some of the people kneeling below covered their faces and cried. Some looked excited. Some even kowtow to thank you!
Xiao Han frowned when all kinds of people looked at him, pulled the stupid uncle beside him and asked quietly: "Those people just believe it? Aren't you afraid that we will settle the score later?"
"Be afraid! But being afraid is better than living a life that is worse than death!" Uncle Lengzi said.
Kneel three times and kowtow nine times to express gratitude for forgiven sins.
After kneeling down to worship Xiao Lizi, who represented the imperial power, a large group of refugees, led by several old men, bowed to their eldest grandson, Shunde.
The eldest grandson, Shunde, did not want to be arrogant, so he returned the favor and raised his hand, and someone came to guide them into the city.
After thanking Changsun Shunde again, the crowd slowly followed a civilian official towards the city gate.
"Xiao Hou?" The guide who was mixed in the crowd walked to the city gate and suddenly saw Xiao Han standing there. He was stunned for a moment, then quickly whispered something to a few old men. The old men looked up at Xiao Han, with confusion in their eyes, and then walked towards Xiao Han.
"I would like to thank Xiao Hou for saving my life!"
Xiao Han didn't know why the first few old men said it was a life-saving grace, but when he saw these people, they knelt down again! He hurried forward to meet them and supported them to prevent them from kneeling.
"I'm so polite, how could Xiao Han be so helpful?!"
"Yes!" The sallow-faced old man supported Xiao Han and shook his head solemnly, then guided them and said to Xiao Han: "Xiao Hou doesn't need to hide it, they told us all on the mountain. This is precisely because there is You are the one who allows us to come down from the mountain without guilt! Please accept our respect for your love and reason!"
After that, several old men knelt down and kowtowed to Xiao Han before standing up. In the urging of the officials in front, they confessed to Xiao Han and went into the city to see the accommodation arranged for them.
Everyone has entered the city, and the city gates are slowly closing. Xiao Lizi smiled proudly at Xiao Han and rode away. Only the soldiers guarding the city and Xiao Han were left at the city gate.
"There are too many of them..." Uncle Lengzi suddenly said this as he looked at the crowd of people drifting away.
"What?" Xiao Han didn't hear clearly and tilted his head and asked.
Uncle Lengzi sighed and said to Xiao Han: "The guide once told me that the things they exchanged couldn't be from a tribe with so many people..."
"Shh..."
Hearing this, Xiao Han suddenly interrupted Uncle Lengzi's words, smiled, and walked towards his residence with his hands behind his back.
They are all miserable people. When faced with such an opportunity, it is human nature to bring a few familiar people together. This matter cannot be hidden from Xiao Lizi and the others, but they will definitely not pursue it. Legal principles are also based on human feelings.
Resettling the refugees in the city is a matter for Sun Shunde, and Xiao Han will never ask for trouble by getting involved. Someone who wants to do everything is either the top leader or a complete fool.
Wang Shichong in Luoyang City has been particularly troubled these days...
Dou Jiande, who occupies Shandong in the north, has unclear intentions, and Du Fuwei, in Jiangsu, in the south, keeps making small moves! Although Liu Wuzhou of Jinyang sent news of the alliance, it seems that the Tang Dynasty under Li Yuan of Chang'an is not easy to pinch! Seeing the surroundings of Luoyang, it was like a cage, tightly locking his footsteps.
"Report...!"
While he was troubled, a scout hurriedly came to Wang Shichong from outside the palace, knelt on one knee, and presented a roll of military reports with both hands.
"Bring it up!" Wang Shichong glanced at the scout and sat up straight. Someone came forward to submit the military report for him.
After inspecting the fire paint, Wang Shichong opened the seal.
Slowly opening the scroll, a line of small characters appeared in front of me. After reading the content on the paper, Wang Shichong's already not so clear face became even more cloudy and uncertain.
"People from Li Tang always run to the Qinling Mountains? They rise at sunrise and return at sunset? What are they doing?"
Wang Shichong looked at the note in confusion and muttered to himself. Behind him, his brother-in-law Yin Shijie came over, squinted at the content on the paper, and suddenly said confidently: "Brother-in-law, what's the trouble? He Li The Tang family's entire attack in Xiazhou City is less than 20,000 people! We have an army of 100,000, and we are still afraid of him? What if tomorrow I bring my troops and capture these people alive! Even if they have 10,000 tricks, what's the use? !”
Wang Shichong nodded when he heard this, but then shook his head: "It's inappropriate, it's inappropriate!"
"What's wrong? We've been like a coward in Luoyang City recently! Look, Li Tang, Dou Jiande, and Liu Wuzhou are all fighting for territory outside the court! Brother-in-law, the opportunity waits for no one!" Yin Shijie looked at Wang Shichong He hesitated, but immediately became anxious. He wanted to jump on the battlefield and snatch all the treasures and beauties!
"What do you know!" Wang Shichong was a little annoyed by what his brother-in-law said, and stood up and said: "You know how to fight for territory all day long, fight for territory! Let me ask you, what are you doing for laying down territory? Can you guard against it?! Now Dou Jiande is me Waiting for a big worry! If we go to war with Li Tang and he comes and gives us a fatal blow, we won’t even be able to save Luoyang!"
Looking at the angry Wang Shichong, Yin Shijie was stunned, and suddenly smiled treacherously: "Brother-in-law, what if Dou Jiande doesn't come to trouble us?"
