The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 742
In the side hall of the Li main hall of the East Palace, Han Zhi waited silently. Now he is the direct person in charge of Wu Chuanwei in Xiangyang.

Wu Chuanwei was developed on the basis of Li Yuan's "Single Eye". It was originally a secret assassination supervision organization with a total number of no more than 30 people. It was an extremely hidden existence. Even Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin didn't know about it before.

But after Li Yuanji took over, he went from the darkness to the sunlight, and his name became the current Wu Chuanwei.And with the strong support of Li Yuan, the Oversight Council was established to monitor hundreds of officials. Later, its power was expanded to supervise the army and civilians. Concurrent management, and the right to kill first and play later.

The predecessor of Wuchuanwei was Li Yuanji's new army. The yamen occupied the land of Yilifang and consisted of three parts: military yamen, prison, and barracks.

Especially after the rebellion of the Guanlong aristocrats, Li Yuan’s food and lodging were difficult. Worried that someone would rebel against him, he asked Wu Chuanwei to strengthen control. They cleaned and killed one by one, and the result of this secret order was to plunge Li Tang's army and officialdom into high-pressure terror.

During the period when Li Yuanji was in charge, he even issued an order that "it is better to kill hundreds of people by mistake than to let one go".This order also caused many families to be ruined by Wu Chuanwei.

He came to see Li Jiancheng today to prepare for the task left by Li Yuan, to wipe out all the aristocratic families staying in Xiangyang, collect their money and grain into the treasury, and then transport them to Yizhou.

After waiting for a while, there was a sound of footsteps coming from the apse. Seeing that Li Jiancheng had arrived, Han Zhi quickly got up and saluted: "The humble Han Zhi sees His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Han Changshi is free, please sit down." Li Jiancheng motioned for Han Zhi to take his seat.

"Thank you, Your Highness." After Li Jiancheng sat down, Han Zhicai sat down as he said.

Li Jiancheng smiled faintly: "I used to get together from time to time in Daxing, and I got many exquisite and cheap books through Han Changshi. After so many years in Xiangyang, it seems that Han Changshi has come to the East Palace for the first time, right?"

Han Zhi didn't know Li Jiancheng's implication, his face flushed slightly, and he cupped his hands and said, "If it wasn't for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's support, he would still be a lowly businessman in a lowly position. He will never forget his humble position because of the kindness he has learned from others."

Li Jiancheng chuckled: "It is my duty to recommend for the country, and there is nothing to be gracious about. It is Han Changshi's various performances that make me look sideways."

"Your Majesty's unwavering grace can only be repaid by this humble post," Han Zhi said.

Li Jiancheng was noncommittal, and he didn't bother to go around in circles with him, so he asked, "How is the situation on the streets of Xiangyang?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, the chaos caused by the relocation of the emperor has subsided, but the humble official has also arrested hundreds of people who spread rumors in the past few days. Judging from their confessions, it should be the same group of people." Han Zhi said.

Li Jiancheng was startled, and asked in a deep voice, "Who do you think did it?"

Han Zhi hesitated and said: "These people are ordinary people who receive money from others. As for who did it, I don't know for the time being. The secret work of the Sui Dynasty should be excluded."

"How do you know?" Li Jiancheng asked.

"Xiangyang is about to be handed over to the Sui Dynasty. I believe that the emperor of the Sui Dynasty does not want great turmoil in Xiangyang to prevent the city from being destroyed."

"It's reasonable." Although Li Jiancheng was not ashamed of Han Zhi, who helped the king and abused him, he was more satisfied with the other party's rhetoric, and said, "So, Han Changshi thinks it was done by a family thief?"

"I'm afraid these guys want our army to leave Xiangyang in order to welcome the new master." Han Zhi said here, and quickly brought the topic to the point: "Your Highness, we'd better pull out these weeds as soon as possible according to the order of the Holy One, otherwise, These people used all kinds of connections to drag us on the road, thus creating opportunities for the Sui army."

Han Zhi was just reminding Li Jiancheng that he should not stop being disturbed by it.If he doesn't agree, then Wu Chuanwei will follow the holy order and act on his own.

Li Jiancheng pondered for a long time, finally nodded and said: "Which aristocratic families need to be cleaned up?"

Han Zhi presented a thick memorial, bowed and said: "This matter is of great importance, and I dare not make decisions without authorization in a humble position. Please read it over and let Your Highness make a decision."

Li Jiancheng took a look, his face changed slightly, and he said decisively: "Too many people are involved. No way."

"Your Highness, please forgive me for speaking bluntly. This list is in full compliance with the Holy Majesty's request. Why did Your Highness refuse?" Han Zhi raised his head and looked at Li Jiancheng without denying it.

"Then let me ask you." Li Jiancheng said, "What is Webster's crime?"

"Wechsler bought a large amount of land and shops at a low price, and not only distributed them to the brothers of the houses, but also house slaves. If Webster was loyal, he should change the land and buy it in Sichuan, not in the Inside Xiangyang." Han Zhi shook his head and said, "Wei's intentions are deplorable, and he has a relationship with the royal family of the Sui Dynasty. If they ascend to the top, only a few hundred people can occupy the fortress of the gorge. At that time, His Highness and many How did the soldiers enter Shu?"

"This..." Li Jiancheng frowned and said, "Yiling and Badong garrison are both the emperor's confidants, so they are naturally trustworthy."

"However, people will change. The fortress they control can be exchanged for high officials and generous salaries. It is inevitable that some people will not be able to withstand the temptation. Even if they are loyal ministers and good generals, what about their subordinates? The situation is not good in my Tang Dynasty Under the circumstances, does His Highness think that thousands of soldiers can withstand the coercion and temptation of money, beauty, and high-ranking officials?" Your Highness, don't forget that Wang Shichong's family was also in a difficult situation, and was sacrificed to the city by internal thieves. "

Han Zhixin sighed: Everyone knows that the hearts of the Wei family and others have reached this stage, but this Li Jiancheng is still soft-hearted and hesitant. Li Shimin and Li Yuanji, who are eager to move and ambitious, can't be suppressed.Li Yuan's reluctance to hand over power may have something to do with Li Jiancheng's weak character, right?
Li Jiancheng was silent for a moment before returning the roster, and said with determination: "Forget it, Han Changshi can figure it out. If you need any cooperation, just come back and find me."

"Resign from humble position." Han Zhi took the roster, turned around and left in a hurry.

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Today's prices in Xiangyang are still high, but generally speaking, they are relatively stable, and because Li Yuan is coerced by hundreds of thousands of soldiers and family members, the common people get their due compensation, and almost every family has surplus food.Therefore, the life of the people in Xiangyang is relatively normal.

However, the number of Wuchuan Guards appearing in the streets and alleys at any time has expanded to 3000 people. They now have great power. They can not only arrest people at will, but also break into residential buildings at will. Since Li Yuan left, they have all been dispatched every day, distributed in every corner of Xiangyang, Monitor every key point.

But for Wu Chuanwei, the people are no longer as afraid as before.First of all, after Wuchuanwei was handed over to Han Zhi, he no longer did all kinds of evil like Li Yuanji, even if he arrested people, but as long as the background was clean, he would be released safely. People are forgetful animals. Forgot; secondly, the truce agreement between the Sui and Tang Dynasties has been rumored throughout the city, and it is also known that the Tang Dynasty cannot use innocent people. People think that the war will not happen, but they forget that the current Xiangyang is still under the control of Li Tang .

In a wine shop, more than a dozen sons of noble families are gathering in a spacious elegant room on the second floor. Today is the 25th birthday of Wei Kuangbo's second son, Wei Siqi, and he invites friends to drink to celebrate.

Wei Siqi felt dizzy after being poured more than a dozen glasses of wine by the crowd, and his tongue was a little too big. Seeing that everyone was booing and the second round was coming, he hurriedly said: "This wine is heroic, not an ordinary drink. If you put me down, who will pay the bill? Who will take you to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion?"

"Today, the birthday star is only in charge of drinking, and we will pay for the wine. If the birthday star is drunk, we will take him to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion to listen to the music. Do you agree?"

"it is good.."

Everyone applauded loudly, everyone pressed Wei Siqi so that he couldn't move, one pinched his nose, and Wei Siqi, who was not breathing well, could only open his mouth to breathe, while the other poured wine into his mouth.Wei Siqi had no choice but to drink it.

At this moment, the door was kicked open with a bang, and a group of Wu Chuanwei rushed in from the outside. Everyone sat up in fright, and the room was suddenly silent.

Wei Siqi also sat up. He was a bit top-heavy, but his mind was clearer. As the saying goes, alcohol makes people cowardly. This is also true for Wei Siqi. He patted the table and asked, "What are you going to do?"

"It turned out to be Mr. Wei, no wonder he is so arrogant." A tall and thin general said coldly, with a hideous scar on his face. His name was Ren An, and he was the captain of Wuchuan Division. But at the same time, It was also the captain of the Black Ice Terrace that Han Zhian inserted.

"We drink here. Firstly, we didn't break the law, secondly, we didn't talk about politics, and thirdly, we didn't affect others. What do you think?" Wei Siqi glared at him.

Ren An glanced around and found that they were all the children of the family on the list. He was overjoyed and said coldly: "We have received a secret report that you are the spies of the Sui army. Search me!"

All Wu Chuanwei rushed forward, no matter how these scribes struggled and cursed, they forcibly pulled off the coats of each scribe, and suddenly a soldier shouted, "General, I found it!"

The soldiers got up one after another, and saw that this soldier was holding up a bronze medal, which was the waist badge of the former Sui Army scouts. The scribe was not a fool, and he argued loudly, "This is not my badge, you deliberately framed it."

Of course, Wei Siqi also knew the other party's intentions, if Wu Chuanwei allowed this Du family's disciple to be taken away, everyone would not be able to escape the guilt, and immediately said angrily: "He is a Du's son, he is not an enemy spy at all, don't think that We don't know, you framed it."

Wei Siqi didn't become an official, so he didn't know that people's hearts were sinister. He didn't realize that Wu Chuanwei was here for them, and what the other party was waiting for was his words.

Ren An sneered and said, "The evidence is convincing, Mr. Wei actually wants to protect him, so you are in the same group, no wonder you ate and drank together. It seems that I caught a big fish, so I took them all away. "

Hearing this, Wu Chuanwei stepped forward and dragged people away. The scribes were not willing to go with these wolves. They resisted desperately one by one. Ren An pulled out his saber and hit Wei Siqi hard on the back of the head with the hilt of the saber, causing him to faint immediately.

More than 100 soldiers of Wu Chuan Guard had been surrounded outside the restaurant, and the pedestrians around were pointing and whispering.

Soon, a large group of soldiers came out of the wine shop. A group of scribes who had been beaten with bruised noses and faces were tied behind their backs and their mouths were stuffed with rags. They were thrown into the airtight carriage like dogs, and went straight to Wuchuan Wei Yamen left.

(End of this chapter)