When they woke up the next morning, many people in Chang'an were still rubbing their confused eyes. The sound of horse hooves outside the door was already deafening. Since four o'clock, there was already a lot of noise outside. Many people didn't understand what was going on, and only dared to come out to inquire about the news after dawn.
"Have you heard? We won a great victory against Tuyuhun and almost wiped out their third tribe. Now the emperor wants to send more troops and take this opportunity to wipe out Tuyuhun in one fell swoop."
Some well-informed people in the alley have already started to explain the situation to those who have just left.
"Then hurry up and destroy him. These Tuyuhun people are lawless and have been doing all sorts of evil in our Chang'an City. They even dared to assassinate His Royal Highness Changsun. Do they really think they can do anything? Aren't they just a small foreign country?"
"That's right. I've also heard that they frequently rob our Tang border residents. They're truly audacious. We should seize this opportunity to take his life."
The people of Chang'an City were still very warlike, mainly because the Tang Dynasty had won a series of victories in recent times, which made them feel that it would be very easy to destroy Tuyuhun. Even though the court suffered setbacks in the eastern expedition to Goguryeo, the court controlled the public opinion machine of that era, so the people did not know how much the court had lost in Goguryeo, and they thought it was a big victory.
Mr. Li has lived in Chang'an for more than ten years, living a lonely life. He is usually responsible for cleaning the urine buckets of each household, gathering them together in the morning and transporting them out of the city. There were no sewers in that era.
From the outside, this guy is no different from ordinary people, but only he himself knows that he is from Tuyuhun in the southwest. When he heard the people around him talking, he also remembered all the news in his mind. Of course, he couldn't conclude that there would be a war based on what these people said. He also had his own judgment. From the time he pulled the cart over just now, which was just a cup of tea, several teams of cavalry had already left the city.
He has lived in Chang'an City for more than ten years and is quite familiar with some of the situations in Chang'an City. If there had not been a major change, these people would not have been able to ride horses around Chang'an City. Some of them are the emperor's personal soldiers. Unless it is absolutely necessary, these people will not take any action. It seems that the Tang Dynasty is really going to make a big move.
"Come here, come here, everyone between the ages of eighteen and thirty-eight, come register with me."
Old man Li had just turned a corner when people from the yamen came over. This matter naturally had nothing to do with him, but he also wanted to sit next to them and listen to what was going on.
"Pull your manure cart further away. It's stinking. You're not supposed to be on the front lines at your age, so why are you hanging around here?"
The smell of the manure cart made the yamen runners very unhappy, and they ordered Old Man Li to pull the cart away.
"Sir, I haven't breathed a single breath this morning. Please give me a break. Are you recruiting soldiers? Didn't we claim victory in the southwest? Why do we still have so many soldiers?"
Old man Li spoke as he harnessed the cart, his movements very slowly, as he wanted to say a few more words to these people.
"You're just a stinking dung-puller who knows nothing. Victory is the way to go. The Tuyuhun grasslands are quite large, and the imperial court has issued an order to take them all out this time. We're just registering, and we don't necessarily have to go to the front lines. But if needed, we'll have to assemble immediately. Why am I saying all this? Get your car and get out of here."
The yamen runner covered his nose and said this. Old man Li nodded happily and quickly pulled his cart out of the city. Along the way, he saw that the entire Chang'an City was in motion. All kinds of armies were everywhere, and these people looked ferocious. Many cavalrymen were carrying luggage behind them, and it was obvious that they were in a hurry.
Old Man Li found an empty alley and quickly parked his manure cart inside. Then he climbed over the wall next to him with the speed of a young man. If someone knew him, they would be shocked by his skills. He was not an old man at all. Even an ordinary young man could not catch up with him.
These people are usually scattered throughout Chang'an City, gathering information about the city. Once they find some important information, they will immediately report it to their superiors, who will then use other means to send the information to Tuyuhun.
When Old Man Li arrived at the contact point, there were already five or six people there. He usually delivered messages here, but he had never seen other people. Everyone covered their faces. This was also their requirement here. No one could find out what other people's jobs were. You only needed to report to your superiors. This was also for everyone's good. Otherwise, if one person was caught, everyone would be arrested.
The news today is more or less the same, that is, Chang'an City is recruiting soldiers on a large scale, and the entire army in Chang'an City seems to have started training. Even some of the private soldiers of the generals' mansions in the past are now gathering outside the city with their weapons. It seems that they are really going to take action against Tuyuhun.
"You stay and record these people's information for me. I will be back before tonight. The Tuyuhun Guild Hall has been destroyed, and I have to pass the news back in another way. This matter is too important, and we can't have any form of delay. In the past, we used to pass news every three days, but now we have to do it once a day."
The superior was a middle-aged man in his forties. After pulling Old Man Li into his room, the guy left through the back window. Old Man Li was the spy who had been under his command for the longest time, so he was more trustworthy.
As it was getting close to evening, Old Man Li finally wrote down the information about these people. The rear window was opened again, and the middle-aged man came back.
“What are the conditions like in various places?”
Old man Li said anxiously. He knew that everyone had his own level. He could only know what the people under this intelligence point said, but this middle-aged man could know other intelligence points in Chang'an City.
"The entire city of Chang'an is on the move. It should be said that the entire Tang Dynasty is on the move. We have sent a pigeon to Prime Minister Midu, asking him to make early preparations. Tuyuhun is in danger this time..."
The middle-aged man's face was solemn, and even Old Man Li began to worry about his family...