Travel to the early Tang Dynasty and become a salted fish

Chapter 623 Li Shimin's Means

So, at noon on the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, Hou San and his group entered a restaurant.

They first asked for a private room, and then ordered a large table of dishes that they would never even think of.

After devouring their food, they immediately acted like a rogue in the restaurant, insisting that there was something wrong with the food and wine in the restaurant, and ate them all up.

After making a fuss for a while, Hou San found that the Wu Hous who usually got wind of the situation didn't even see a ghost, let alone a person.

So he became more and more rampant. Not only did he smash the entire private room to pieces, but he also taught the shopkeeper on the ninth floor and the waiter in the store a lesson. Finally, after emptying all the silver coins on the counter and the ingredients in the kitchen, this Then he left the restaurant with satisfaction.

After this trial, Hou San and his group believed that the current situation was similar to the previous Xuanwu Gate Incident, or even worse.

The Xuanwumen Incident lasted only a short time, and the court's response was also very rapid. Only a few people who saw the right time to take action gained huge benefits.

The explosion lasted for three days in a row. During these three days, not only did the court make no achievements, but it could not even control the rumors in the market.

There must be something wrong in the palace.

Although he couldn't know too much due to his status, Hou San was still keenly aware that this was his chance, and it would depend on whether he could turn over or not.

So, he chose this restaurant as a test.

The result was exactly as he expected, and the court and government had no time to take care of it now.

After the group of people left the restaurant, they went directly to a bank store opposite. Not only did they rob all the jewelry items inside, they even set a fire on their way out.

As soon as the fire burned, it was as if a signal was lit. In Chang'an City, the demons, ghosts, and snakes hiding in the nooks and crannies of Chang'an City saw this scene and immediately jumped out of their hiding places and began to wreak havoc in the city.

Looking at the reports handed over by Qian Niuwei, Li Shimin had a gloomy face and didn't say much. He just asked them to pay close attention to the situation in the city.

Finally, at sunset, as the forbidden street drums beat, a group of thugs who were still beating, smashing, and robbing were stunned by the sound of the drums.

But then I saw that the left and right street envoys and the corresponding patrol officers and soldiers who were supposed to be there on weekdays did not show up.

Suddenly, the people who were originally carnival became excited again.

And those who were observing secretly began to take action slowly.

As the sky grew dark, torches were lit on both sides of the street, but except for the officers and soldiers who maintained the torches, no soldiers appeared to maintain law and order.

Although the atmosphere was a bit strange, those who participated in the carnival, under the cover of the dark night, vented their animal desires more wantonly and began to rob more crazily.

Li Shimin looked at the Chang'an City with flames reflecting in the sky, and tightened his grip on the sword at his waist.

Finally, as he uttered the word "kill" in a low voice, drums began to sound above the imperial city.

As the drums were beaten, the Qianniu Guards and the Forbidden Army hidden in Chang'an City began to take action.

As shrill howls pierced the sky, a bloody purge started from Zhuque Street and spread to every square in Chang'an.

Following the order, countless soldiers brandished butcher knives and began to cleanse the city of these bedbugs crawling out of the darkness.

None of the thugs who dared to jump out and loot could escape this purge.

Even those people who spread rumors during the day were all pulled out of their houses one by one and imprisoned directly in prison.

When the imperial prison was full of prisoners and there was no room left, Li Shimin directly ordered that these people be transferred to the military camp outside the city.

He has only one request for those who spread rumors.

Those who are instigated by someone behind the scenes, those who take the initiative to confess, or those who are simply idle and bored, and love to gossip, will be directly sent to exile.

Those who refuse to confess, or who have hidden forces behind them, will be tortured and taken to the streets to be tortured.

As for those thugs who smashed, smashed, and looted, causing property damage but no casualties, Li Shimin asked them to fully compensate for the losses, and then sentenced them to exile.

As for those who caused personal injury or even death, after interrogation, it was found that someone was behind the scenes. Once verified, the joint sitting system was directly implemented, and everyone in the family was sent into exile.

As for the main culprit, he will be punished directly.

After a series of measures, the entire city of Chang'an was bleeding instantly, and there were cries and begging for mercy everywhere.

When Hou San saw the Qianniu Guards and groups of guards armed with sharp blades appearing on both sides of the street, he knew that he had been fooled and that his end was coming.

Without any resistance, he allowed the soldiers to push him to the ground. He watched helplessly as his men followed in his footsteps one by one, and watched as a few of his men who still wanted to resist were killed. , blood splattered all over his body and face.

At this time, he only had two words in his mind: It's over.

For three consecutive days, the Qianniu Guards and the Forbidden Army thoroughly combed the city to ensure that no fish slipped through the net, and then announced the lifting of the ban and the resumption of travel.

After Chu Mo and others realized that something was wrong, they took the group directly out of the city.

Since the city gates were closed these days, I was worried that I would be targeted by the Royal Enshrined Court, so I did not send anyone to investigate the situation, and I did not know what was happening in the city.

When they learned that the city gate had been reopened again, Chu Mo and Cui Yingying sent people to the city at the same time to investigate the situation.

When they learned everything that happened in Chang'an City in the past two days, the two couldn't help but look at each other.

Although Li Shimin had long been expected to use thunderous methods, Chu Mo could never have expected that after such indulgence, he would then resort to bloody suppression.

He secretly sighed that the other party was worthy of being the emperor immediately, a ruthless man who could really afford to take things and let them go.

Fortunately, I saw a bad opportunity this time and ran fast, otherwise my name might still be on the list of this big purge.

However, what Chu Mo didn't expect the most was that Chu Xin's group of subordinates seemed to have gotten wind of it in advance. Like himself, they stayed away from the matter and did not participate at all.

Moreover, with the disappearance of Wan Shitong, many strongholds have been basically deserted, leaving only some uninformed personnel.

Thinking of the shadow that Wan Shitong had mentioned before, Chu Mo did not act rashly. He just asked Hanshan layman to lead his men to observe silently. After realizing that the other party had basically evacuated, he asked him to withdraw his men.

As for how Li Shimin will deal with Chu Xin and Li Chengqian next, this is not something he should worry about. Now he is preparing to clean up the mess and make a fortune after the disaster.