In the east of Chang 'an City.
More than ten people gathered in the study of an ordinary house. The man sitting at the top was in his early thirties. He was thin and had a short beard. His face was fair, but his triangular eyes were sinister, giving people a feeling of being unapproachable.
His name was Guo Huai, and he was the person in charge of the delinquents in Chang 'an City. In fact, before Guo Huai, there were previous people in charge of the delinquents, but they had all been transferred to Xia Xia to take charge of things. It was precisely because the delinquents in Chang 'an City were often changed that the delinquents had never been exposed.
The reason why Guo Huai gathered his men was that he had received news from Du Qi outside the city, asking him to tell the people that Li Daozong was going to blow up Chang 'an City. At the same time, he had to organize the people to pack up and get ready to leave their houses. They would gather at the city gate the day after tomorrow.
Guo Huai looked at the crowd and said slowly, "His Majesty's army has already reached the city. It's just a matter of time before they break the city. Now I've gathered all of you because His Majesty has ordered us to spread the news that Li Daozong has buried gunpowder everywhere in the city. "
"The day the city is broken, Li Daozong will stake everything and directly blow up Chang 'an City."
"Our mission is to tell this news to all the people in Chang 'an City and let them know about it. In addition, we have to tell all the people that His Majesty will attack the West Gate the day after tomorrow. Let the people gather at the West Gate to avoid losses when the city gate is broken because of Li Daozong's gunpowder. "
Guo Huai said in a deep voice, "Finally, the people gather behind the West Gate. We have to urge the people to form an attack and cooperate with His Majesty from inside the city. We even have to strive to open the city gate and welcome His Majesty's army into the city."
Everyone smiled when they heard this. They were all heroes when Du Qi broke the city.
"Boss Guo, I have a question."
Suddenly, someone spoke.
Guo Huai said, "Just say it, don't talk nonsense."
The person who spoke was very young, a young man in his early twenties. He said, "Boss, His Majesty will attack the city the day after tomorrow. We have to take action now. Once we take action, the news will leak out the time of His Majesty's attack. At that time, Li Daozong will receive the news and will most likely take measures. It's even very likely that he will refute the rumors. What if Li Daozong doesn't admit it? "
Guo Huai shook his head and said, "Li Daozong told His Majesty that he wanted to blow up Chang 'an City. Countless soldiers on the city gate tower knew about this, so there was no need to worry. In addition, His Majesty has already said that he will attack the city the day after tomorrow. Even if Li Daozong knows when His Majesty will attack, it doesn't matter. This is an open and aboveboard scheme. "
When everyone heard this, they had no objections.
Guo Huai waved his sleeves and said, "Let's begin. His Majesty's intention is to let all the people know about this matter. Let the people despise the Tang dynasty and Li Daozong. As long as this mission was completed, everything would be fine. Speed is the most important thing in war. I'll give you half a day. By today, you must spread the news thoroughly and let all the people in Chang 'an know about this. "
Everyone responded in unison.
In the end, Guo Huai said, "In Chang 'an City, apart from the common people, there are also some big merchants and some aristocratic families. Now that the news had spread, they naturally wouldn't be able to sit still. They would attack Li Daozong and cause trouble for him. Let's just wait and see. "
Everyone expressed that there was no problem.
They didn't say anything more and turned to make arrangements. There were more than ten bad guys under Guo Huai's command. Each of them had different identities, and not all of them were at the bottom. Some of the bad guys at the bottom were ordinary people. Not only were there men, but there were also women, such as ordinary women and children, even prostitutes in brothels, or some low-level officials. They were quite widespread.
In a short time, the news spread.
Countless people in Chang 'an City knew that Li Daozong was going to blow up Chang' an.
Many people's expressions changed.
There were almost no merchants who stayed in Chang 'an City to do business. After all, after Li Shimin had captured Xia Xia's merchants, the merchants who stayed in Chang' an were mainly merchants in the Tang dynasty.
Among the merchants in Chang 'an, the leader was called Han Yun. He mainly dealt in cement, tea, and grain. After Xia Xia's merchants retreated, Han Yun seized the opportunity to quickly rise and establish a scale in Gyeonggi Province, forming the current scale.
At this moment, in the hall of the Han family, Han Yun was sitting on the main seat, and merchants were sitting below him.
They were all merchants who stayed in Chang 'an to do business.
Some of them ran bookstores, some of them ran restaurants, some of them ran tea shops, and some of them ran cloth and silk businesses. In short, the merchants who stayed in Chang 'an and had some strength gathered in Han Yun's mansion. After all, Han Yun's business was the largest and had the greatest influence. In particular, Han Yun's family was quite powerful.
"Shopkeeper Han, the news has spread throughout Chang 'an City. It's said that the County King of Jiangxia is guarding the city and is going to destroy everything. Once Xia Xia's army breaks into the city, he will blow up the city. "
A merchant said worriedly.
The merchants had shops and warehouses in Chang 'an, and they had a lot of stock. Once Chang 'an was blown up, it would be fine if their shops and goods were not blown up. Once they were blown up, their years of hard work would be in vain.
"Shopkeeper Han, you are our leader. We need you to take the lead! This matter had to be properly resolved. We must persuade Li Daozong to give up on blowing up Chang 'an City. "
"Yes, we can't let him blow up Chang 'an."
"Li Daozong doesn't want to live, but we still want to live. Besides, our businesses are all here. Once Chang 'an City is destroyed, our efforts will be gone. We can't let him do whatever he wants. "
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One by one, the merchants kept talking.
Everyone was talking at once. Their faces were full of worry and even anger. Because Li Daozong's actions were really reckless. He didn't want to live anymore, and he wanted to drag others down with him.
Han Yun was almost fifty years old, but he had taken good care of himself. He stroked his beard and said slowly, "Everyone, I understand your worries, and I'm also worried about myself! It wasn't easy for me to build up my business in Chang 'an.
"Now that it's built up, everything will be gone once Chang 'an City is destroyed. Therefore, I don't want that to happen at the moment. However, I think that it won't be very effective to persuade Li Daozong! After all, we are all merchants. Our influence in front of Li Daozong is very weak.
Han Yun said, "Once Li Daozong is enraged, he can completely mobilize his troops to flatten us."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
They were even more worried.
Han Yun paused for a moment and said, "I think that the only way now is to ally with the big clans in the city. Now in Chang 'an City, there is the Yang family of Hongnong. Although the Yang family doesn't have any high officials in the imperial court, the Yang family is not weak. The head of the Yang family, Yang Song, is in his early sixties and is a scholar.
"Therefore, we ask Yang Song to come forward.
"At the same time, we also gather a group of forces. There are so many merchants, and each of them has their own private army. It shouldn't be a problem to gather three to four thousand people. We don't want to destroy Li Daozong, because it's impossible for us to deal with him with our current strength.
Han Yun said, "So now, we ask Yang Song to come forward and visit Li Daozong, and ask him to give up on blowing up Chang 'an. If he wants to defend it, we can't do anything about it. If he wants to blow up Chang 'an, we won't let him go. "
When everyone heard this, they agreed in their hearts.
They were merchants. They didn't care about other things. They only cared about their own businesses. One by one, they asked Han Yun to represent them to talk to Yang Song. In addition, the big clans also quickly expressed their stance and said the number of troops they could provide.
After all the matters were discussed, everyone waited in Han Yun's mansion for the time being. Yang Song had already left the city in a carriage and began to visit Yang Song's mansion.
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