Chapter 87 Be loyal to His Highness
"Thank you, father-in-law..."
Changsun Chong saw the leader clearly. This person turned out to be the eunuch in charge of Queen Changsun's palace. However, after Queen Changsun passed away, this person disappeared into the palace. Unexpectedly, he appeared now.
When Empress Changsun passed away, she left behind a large amount of various assets. The three children all received a little share. Li Chengqian naturally received the most, but Li Chengqian didn't know how to take care of all this, so now There are only about 200 people left, and these 200 people have severed ties with Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian had given orders several times before, but could not mobilize these two hundred people. Li Chengqian himself had no other ideas, but this time it was related to his son, so Li Chengqian wrote a letter to see if these people still remembered that time. Unexpectedly, my mother's kindness really worked.
"Your Highness, the Queen left 672 people that day, and 410 people were lost due to various reasons. Currently, including the old slaves, there are still 263 people left here."
Normally, a slave of Eunuch Xie should kneel down when he saw Li Xiang, but Eunuch Xie was standing and talking, which shows that Eunuch Xie has not completely surrendered. These people under his command were indeed given a second life by Empress Changsun. They This life belongs to Empress Changsun. If Empress Changsun were here, they would never blink an eye even if they lost their lives. But we have to see if they can fight for Li Xiang.
Usually these people are scattered throughout Chang'an City, working on their own to make a living, but they all remember one thing, that is, one day when Eunuch Xie summons them, they will not hesitate to drop everything.
But two years ago, Eunuch Xie suddenly stopped. That was because Li Chengqian was messing around and didn't take them seriously. Eunuch Xie also remembered Empress Changsun's last words. If Cheng Qian was messing around, then everyone would be dismissed and live their own lives. .
But Eunuch Xie has heard all about the turmoil caused by Li Xiang in Chang'an City in recent days. If His Highness the Crown Prince is useless, I hope His Highness Changsun can make good use of us. So thinking of the kindness of the Queen that day, Eunuch Xie still began to summon his old troops.
"From now on, you will settle here first. No matter how many people are in your family, you can move here. If you die in battle today, I will be responsible to the end. In the heaven above, I swear that I will never let you down."
After Li Xiang finished speaking, he cut his wrist with a sharp blade and let the blood drip on the ground. The hearts of those present were burning like fire. They had been tortured by Li Chengqian so much that they had no idea, but seeing this in front of them In this scene, everyone remembered the kindness of Empress Changsun that day.
"Your Highness..."
Eunuch Xie did not expect that Li Xiang would value them so much. You must know that in Li Chengqian's eyes, they were just a group of slaves, and no one had ever taken them seriously. At this moment, Eunuch Xie knelt on his knees and led these people to surrender to Li Xiang.
Changsun Chong and the others also looked at each other. Li Xiang did have a charming personality. For some princes and grandsons, let alone pricking their own arms, even if they were asked to do something, these People push each other one by one, and they simply don’t have the courage to do so.
Li Xiang's current achievements were definitely not due to luck. They also thought of Li Xiang's strategy in Goryeo. It seemed that it was natural for this boy to win the emperor's favor.
"Cousin eldest grandson, eldest brother Yuchi..."
Changsun Chong felt a little awkward hearing such a title, but he and Li Xiang are real relatives and cannot be treated as brothers, otherwise I will be beaten to death by his father when I go back.
"You lead your troops and charge in from the rear."
"Thank you, Eunuch. You lead your men and horses to insert from the right side."
"Brother Cheng and I go through the main entrance. There is water on the left. We only need to deploy a small number of archers. Anyone who falls into the water will be shot."
Li Xiang quickly completed the arrangements. They were impressed by the decisiveness of this group. Although they were all serving in the army, if they wanted to arrange such a big thing, they might have to study After a whole day's work, who would have thought that Li Xiang drew a picture on the ground and finished researching the matter immediately, which was a little too fast.
"Don't worry, Your Highness. As far as I know, there are no Han Chinese in the annex where Zaterk lives. All the Han people live in the outer courtyard."
Seeing that Li Xiang still had some questions, Yuchi Baolin understood what was going on. Li Xiang might be worried that we would go in and kill the wrong person.
After hearing what Yuchi Baolin said, Li Xiang's face really relaxed.
"Your Highness, there are two to three hundred people inside. In addition to the people from Zaterk, there are also many merchants from Tuyuhun. If we kill them all, then..."
Changsun Chong said hesitantly, if there are few people, you can do this, but if there are many people, it will be difficult to say if someone finds out about this in the future.
"He who is not of my race must have different intentions. Since he wants my life, then I have to give him a thought. Except for Zaterk, all other barbarians who are taller than a wheel will be killed! No! Separate into men and women!”
After Li Xiang finished speaking, the people present were refreshed. No one dared to issue such an order for a long time. When Li Shimin was honored as Tian Khan by the Hu people, the direction of the court began to change, but these Hu people only gave Li Shimin has an honorable title but no actual rights at all. They have long been holding back a feeling of birdiness in their hearts.
"No matter who you represent today, all those who died in the war will receive a pension of 200 yuan. If there are parents at home, I will raise them until they die. If there are children at home, I will raise them until they are adults. If there are women at home, I will raise them until they remarry. If Stay loyal, I will take care of you until the end of your life, and your monthly salary will be the same as yours when you are alive. I will be responsible for healing those who are injured, and those who cannot be cured, I will be responsible for caring for you till the end of your life. As long as you win tonight, you will be rewarded with a hundred guan."
Li Xiang's voice was very loud, and everyone present heard it. In the era of the Tang Dynasty, even if you died fighting for the country, you probably wouldn't be treated like this. According to the court's pension standards, if you died on the battlefield, your whole family would not be treated like this. Shang Xia could only receive something worth fifteen guan.
Li Xiang has now increased by more than ten times in one fell swoop, and has solved everyone's worries. In addition, with the reward of one hundred guan tonight, how can these people not work hard?
"I swear to be loyal to His Highness to the death."
I don’t know who among the people present shouted, and others followed suit. Although they are not Li Xiang’s people, at this moment they really want to be Li Xiang’s people, and they want the treatment given by Li Xiang if not for anything else. Very good……