Su Dingfang and Cheng Chumo looked coldly at the guy rolling on the ground. "I gave you a chance earlier. You just followed my prince obediently. How could this happen? The situation in Gaochang won't change in the near future. Don't you know how to live a good life?"
Now look what happened. It's all your own fault. If you hadn't done this, that position would still be yours.
"Do you know what to do next?"
The person brought in was the chief of the palace guards and also a close confidant of Wadahan. Of course, this person only had an empty title and did not have much power under his command. After investigation, Li Xiang also knew about it and he was not involved.
Although this person was originally a close confidant of Wadahan, all the palace guards were Su Dingfang's men, so Wadahan did not trust this person very much. He always felt that this guy might have defected to the Tang Dynasty. If he knew such a confidential matter, he was afraid that this guy would go to Su Dingfang to report him.
So when carrying out a series of actions, Wadhan deceived this person. Who would have thought that this was a good thing? Not letting him participate was equivalent to saving his life. Look at the dead bodies on the ground. These people were the so-called confidants, but what happened to them now? They are probably gathered in the palace of Hades.
"Please rest assured, Your Highness. I know what to do. My men have already gathered and will arrest the people according to the list."
Su Dingfang and Xiao Shougui have already clearly investigated the families these assassins came from. Now they have to let Wadahan's guard captain take people to arrest them. This is also to show an attitude to the people of the whole country, that is, Wadahan does not allow any acts of splitting the country. Even if someone has such an idea in the future, they will never come to Wadahan for cooperation.
Of course, the ones who suffered the most were the major families of Gaochang Kingdom. They had already hidden their ambitions at the beginning, but who knew that Wadahan would dig out their ambitions again. Wadahan knew that these people were powerful, so he tried to get them to contribute manpower and money, but he didn't expect the result to be like this in the end. It was Wadahan who ordered their destruction.
Wadahan was still conscious at this moment. He was tired of rolling on the ground, and his blood was everywhere. When he heard what Li Xiang and his men said, he was already heartbroken. This time, Li Xiang would definitely use an iron-blooded method to wipe out all the opposition forces in Gaochang.
Li Xiang always does things like this. He will never give you a chance to make a comeback. Although he saved this guy's life, there was no other way. If he could rule this place directly without causing too much turmoil, Li Xiang would not have continued to keep Wadahan.
But there is no other way. Many people in Gaochang are still unwilling to submit to the Tang Dynasty. We can only guide them step by step. Unless you kill everyone here, what's the point of taking this piece of land? Are there enough people in the country to build this place?
"Take your men and arrest them. Don't miss any of the names on the list. At noon tomorrow, bring them all to the palace square. Then gather all the citizens in the city and behead them in front of everyone. Also, invite our king to come."
Li Xiang said with a bit of disgust. After this incident, Li Xiang believed that people in Gaochang could not be trusted. Even if they were to be used in the future, they must be investigated thoroughly. If someone had the intention of rebelling, then the following series of actions would be a waste of time.
Take Gaochang today for example. There are many local officials who are still in important positions, but after this major purge, many of them may not be destined to be officials, and they can’t even save their own lives. However, they have been trained for a long time before, and a lot of manpower and material resources have been spent on them. Now it can be said that it was all in vain.
"Don't let this guy die, but make sure he remembers what happened today. If he does it again, I'll make him suffer even more, but I won't kill him."
Wadahan could no longer hear what Li Xiang said, because at this moment this guy had fainted from the pain. He had lost too much blood just now. Now after hearing what Li Xiang said, Cheng Chumo asked someone to carry him back with some disgust. After all, this guy was still useful. Tomorrow he would have to appear on the city wall of the palace to let all the people of Gaochang see that it was indeed he who gave the order to punish the rebels.
Of course, the major families of Gaochang Kingdom will probably curse. We used to live a peaceful life, but under the oppression of the Tang Dynasty, our lives are uncomfortable. This is normal, but at least we can survive. It was you, the bastard, who arranged us and made us contribute manpower and money. Now that the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty has come, you want to show off your ability in front of him and sell out all of us again.
Li Xiang did this to let everyone see that your king has long been at odds with you. In order to please the ruler of the Tang Dynasty, they don't mind taking your heads to please the ruler of the Tang Dynasty.
That night, most of the people in Gaochang Kingdom did not sleep. The sound of horse hooves on the streets never stopped throughout the night, and most of the sounds came near the royal palace. Because the area near the royal palace was inhabited by dignitaries, ordinary people would naturally not be implicated in the rebellion.
The four city gates are tightly closed, there are still a large number of Tang Dynasty troops outside the city, and martial law is in effect inside. If you find yourself on the street for no reason, you'll probably have to explain yourself. We've already issued a martial law order, but why are you on the street at night?
Many noble sons of Gaochang got the news. They didn't want to sit and wait for death, so they thought about rushing out with their men. After all, they were a group of brave men. But when they rushed to the street, they found that the Tang army was stationed at the main intersections. No matter how powerful you are, can you still get through the blockade of crossbows?
Many people died in Gaochang City that night. As for the exact number, few people know, but the bodies carried out filled hundreds of carts...