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Chapter 438: Death of Li Tang in Changan

Not long after Shi Feixuan left alone, she came back again.

At the same time, she also brought news that Li Tang was willing to surrender immediately without resistance.

Of course, there is another news that is the death of Li Yuan.

According to Shi Feixuan, Li Yuan committed suicide.

It turns out that Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were in the square before and are now dead.

Naturally, Li Tang would not have no one involved in such a big event as Zhao Mingyuan's siege.

However, perhaps because they were afraid of Zhao Mingyuan's reputation as the best in the world, and feared that he would come to them for help when he was at the end of his rope, the two of them had not shown up before.

Later, when he died, it was too late to reveal his identity.

Now, he was lying quietly among the crowd, not getting any attention at all.

There were really too many people who had died before, and many of them were world-famous masters. Although the two of them were considered princes of Li Tang, they did not deserve special attention.

But after Li Yuan learned the result, he knew that all his sons were dead. He felt lifeless and committed suicide.

Although Zhao Mingyuan felt that with Li Yuan's temperament, seeing all his sons dead, he might break the pot and fight him desperately.

Since this is the final result, no matter whether there is something fishy in it or not, as long as the final result is beneficial to him, Zhao Mingyuan does not intend to delve too deeply into it.

As a result, Zhao Mingyuan reopened the passage to Yang Gong's treasure house, and the army filed out and took over the defense of the imperial city.

The palace is a city within a city, easy to defend but difficult to attack.

What's more, the city walls are designed to be external, so how could they be designed to restrict the terrain of the palace.

Therefore, once you master the imperial palace, it will be easy to attack Chang'an City from the inside out.

However, Zhao Mingyuan did not order an attack, but only ordered the army to defend the imperial city.

Then he sent someone to deliver the news, and in the name of Li Yuan, a group of generals who defended the city were announced to the imperial city, and gradually took over the defense of Chang'an City.

Zhao Mingyuan did not stay in the palace, but returned to the camp outside the city through the passage of Duke Yang's treasure house.

The next day, the city gates of Chang'an were opened wide, and all the civil and military officials of Li and Tang Dynasties, all dressed in plain clothes, knelt outside the city gates, waiting for Zhao Mingyuan to surrender.

This was supposed to be a ceremony of surrender and dedication to the country.

It's a pity that too many people from the Li family died last night. Now, the Li Tang clan has no worthy person at all.

Perhaps the only well-known person is Li Xiuning.

Forget it, Zhao Mingyuan had no interest in bullying any orphans or widowed mothers, so he hastily ended the ceremony and went directly to the city.

Naturally, someone had already gone to take over the military camps, treasury and other departments in Chang'an City. Zhao Mingyuan did not need to worry about those trivial matters.

Looking at the people along the street, Zhao Mingyuan found that the people in Chang'an City were not happy or unhappy about Li Tang's demise, but they seemed a little uneasy and afraid about Zhao Mingyuan and the Ming army entering the city.

This is not difficult to understand.

After all, Li Yuan can be regarded as the founding king of the Tang Dynasty, so naturally he would not be ruthless in Chang'an. Therefore, the people's impression of him is not bad.

But to say that the people were grateful to Li Tang and sympathized with their demise was not enough.

Therefore, the people of Chang'an are now only worried about the future of the people who are about to become the people of the Ming Dynasty.

I don’t know how Ming Dynasty will treat people like them who have subjugated their country, and whether they will treat them differently.

Don't say it's impossible, what does it have to do with the people?

In fact, after capturing a city in ancient times, it was common to directly demote the opponent's people into slaves. It was even common to kill one out of ten and massacre the city.

Even, let alone ancient times, even in modern society, are there fewer such things?

Many times, when the strong can do whatever they want to the weak, they will reveal their true colors. Even if they do things that break through the lower limit, it is unimaginable.

That is to say, after the concept of the great unification of the Han people was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the various princes vying for hegemony in the world treated the people of the world as their own subjects, and this kind of thing gradually decreased.

But at this time, the Sui Dynasty had just been destroyed, and the chaotic war between the Southern and Northern Dynasties had just ended for a few decades. Many old people still remember the original chaos.

How could it not be terrifying to experience such a situation where the country is destroyed and the family is destroyed?
What's more, under Li Tang's propaganda, Zhao Mingyuan has long been demonized.

To say that Zhao Mingyuan is three feet tall and three feet wide is considered light. Ever since the news of the attack on Hangu Pass came, Zhao Mingyuan has been rumored to be a monster who can control thunder and fire.

Since it is a monster, it naturally eats people.

It is said that Zhao Mingyuan is not disliked by everyone. The adults eat it steamed and the children eat it boiled. If they don't eat a meal, both of them will feel uncomfortable.

Thanks to these rumors, Zhao Mingyuan's reputation in Chang'an City is now enough to stop children from crying.

It was precisely because of the influence of these rumors that the people of Chang'an were naturally uneasy about Zhao Mingyuan's rule.

In this case, let’s deal with rumors with rumors!
For the common people, it is difficult for them to understand even how Zhao Mingyuan promotes policies that are beneficial to them.

Therefore, it is better to promote it in a way that they like to hear and see.

So, when Zhao Mingyuan entered the city for a parade, all the people felt a lot more at ease when they saw that Zhao Mingyuan's appearance was not what they imagined as a demon.

At this time, someone in the crowd started talking: "It turns out that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is not a demon. Why is it different from what others say?"

Then someone answered: "We are in Chang'an, what kind words can we hear from him? Of course, this is deliberately promoted by someone with good intentions."

"Oh, that's it. Then this thoughtful person, could it be..." "Hey! Now is the time, what else is there that you dare not say?
Of course it was Li Tang who said bad things about others on purpose.

Let me tell you, this King Ming is not simple. "

"Oh? Why isn't it simple?"

“I can’t finish talking about this Lord Mingwang even if I talk about it for three days and three nights.

Prince Ming is the best in the world in martial arts, and he even killed the great master Ning Daoqi. You must have heard of this.

But what he is most famous for is related to two things. "

"Which two?"

"Yang Gong's treasure house and the He family's jade."

"Who hasn't heard of these two? Yang Gong's treasure house and He's jade. If you get one of them, you can conquer the world."

"Yes! Where do you think these two things are now?"

"Could it be?"

"That's right. These two things have long fallen into the hands of Lord Ming Wang. He is the destined emperor who is destined to unify the world!"

"That's it! No wonder Hangu Pass was destroyed in one day. It turns out that it's Prince Ming and he is the destined emperor, and the god of thunder and fire has come down to earth to help!"

Oh!
The people who listened with their ears suddenly realized.

Yes, this explanation makes sense.

No wonder Li Tang lost so easily. It turned out that he was facing the right one.

The common people don't understand the Ming Dynasty's policies, but if you want to talk about this, then I'm not tired.

So, after Zhao Mingyuan walked around the main road of Chang'an City, almost every common person in the city heard such rumors and felt at ease.

Some people even radically want to build a temple statue for Zhao Mingyuan and burn incense to worship him.

Seeing that the people had settled down, Zhao Mingyuan came to the square in front of the palace and announced the Ming Dynasty's policy in public, saying that he would not blame those who had previously served Li Tang.

This is naturally to appease the upper class figures such as the aristocratic families in Guanzhong.

After doing this, Zhao Mingyuan entered the palace and officially announced Li Tang's demise.

Although he entered Li Tang's palace, Zhao Mingyuan naturally had no interest in Li Yuan's harem, and had already ordered his concubine to be expelled from the palace and sent someone to resettle her.

These small things can be dealt with slowly later when you have free time.

The first thing Zhao Mingyuan did after entering the palace was to summon Li Tang's civil and military officials from the main hall.

This is considered routine operation.

At this time, if you are willing to enter the palace, you are naturally expressing your willingness to serve the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, those who didn't come may not necessarily be Li Tang's die-hard fans.

Maybe they just have a little sense of moral integrity and are thin-skinned, and are unwilling to change careers so quickly.

Maybe they wanted to wait and prepare to join the Ming Dynasty after a while.

However, there are many official positions.

Ming Dynasty already has a management system. If it comes too late, there may not be a place for it.

At the very least, the competition will be much greater, and the official positions may also be much worse.

Of course, everyone can figure out the trade-offs.

Therefore, not long after Zhao Mingyuan's news was sent out, Li Tang's civil and military officials arrived one after another.

Obviously, they are also paying attention to Zhao Mingyuan's every move, and may have been waiting for a long time.

After all, who is working for is not a job? How can I hang myself from a tree like Li Tang?
Officials who saw Li Tang came in droves, and those who hadn't come yet probably wouldn't come again. Zhao Mingyuan did not wait any longer and started the court meeting directly.

After all, they were Li Tang's civil and military officials, many of whom had their names in history, and Zhao Mingyuan knew a little about them.

Therefore, most of the people present were given official and semi-official positions, and even some historical celebrities, Zhao Mingyuan, were promoted and reused as appropriate.

Of course, except for a few people who were re-employed, most of the positions given to them were in Bashu, Jiangnan and other places.

It is also considered a newly conquered place. Sending them to serve there can stabilize the local situation and prevent them from affecting the stability of Guanzhong.

In fact, Zhao Mingyuan is prepared to appoint demoted officials from Jiangnan and Bashu to the county officials in Guanzhong.

With this exchange, no matter it is Guanzhong, Jiangnan or Bashu, the subordinate officials are all outsiders. They have no local roots and no interest disputes, so naturally they will not cause any trouble.

This helped the Ming Dynasty quickly pacify the newly surrendered areas.

Although everyone was slightly dissatisfied with leaving their hometown to serve as an official thousands of miles away, it was understandable considering that they were surrendered.

Seeing that they didn't react much, Zhao Mingyuan knew that it was done.

Just as he was about to say something to welcome them to the big Ming family, he suddenly heard an urgent call from someone outside the palace.

"Report to Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from the border, the Hu army is moving south!"

(End of this chapter)