In the past, Li Xiang was very clear about the distinction and would never arrest people indiscriminately like this, but after this incident, Li Xiang had a new idea in his mind.
Take those who have already been confirmed as rebels, for example. Some of them have met with me, and some have expressed their loyalty to me, but in the end, what can they do? They still follow Wadahan and continue the rebellion.
Instead of waiting for them to change slowly, it is better to directly confiscate their property and exterminate their clans. Firstly, it can increase our income, and secondly, it can do things more thoroughly. What's more, Gaochang is not very large. It is just a small place for our Tang Dynasty. Even if we kill all the people here, we can just send people to manage it.
Li Xiang and Xiao Shougui discussed this matter. Xiao Shougui also said that they only needed to find a few dozen people from the mainland, and then equip them with sufficient armed forces, and reform Gaochang according to some of the mainland's systems, and managing this place would be a piece of cake.
Both of Wadahan's legs were broken, and he had no energy at all. The reason why Li Xiang didn't kill him was because his weapon still had some effect. If it had no effect, he would probably be a dead body now. Weren't there enough deaths in the entire royal city last night?
At this moment, this guy was sitting in the palace with lifeless eyes, listening to the screams outside. He didn't know what to say. Perhaps he was very regretful at this moment that he should not have brought the people from the Tang Dynasty in.
But there is no regret medicine in this day and age. If you regret it, you can only be angry by yourself.
"ah……"
The guy was startled when the heavy door was pushed open.
When he saw the person coming clearly, he felt relieved. This person was General Moren who came from the border area. He was also a supporter of Wa Han. This guy was now crowned king.
"Molun, quickly gather your troops, or we'll all be killed. Bring your troops to the capital. The Tang army is not small, but if you have troops, they'll be more restrained."
Wadahan seemed to have thought of something. General Moren still had an army in his hands. If this army could reach the royal city, it would definitely bring them good gains.
Unfortunately, General Moren did not move, but stared at Wadahan with his eyes, not understanding what this guy meant.
"Why are you looking at me like that? Don't you know what's going on? The Tang army has been killing our people all night long. Is your heart as hard as stone?"
Seeing that General Moren did not take any action, Wadahan even started to blame him. General Moren looked at the miserable appearance of this guy and actually had no sympathy for him in his heart.
"You know the Tang army has been killing people all night, so why did you do this? Since we've come this far, we should have followed them to the end. Besides, haven't you received any information about the Tang army's performance in the Western Regions? Do you think they can't detect your little tricks?"
General Moren said angrily that he and Wadahan used to be of the same kind, but after surrendering to the Tang Dynasty, he wanted to follow the Tang Dynasty to glory. After all, in the eyes of these people, the Tang Dynasty represented civilization.
He has been in the border area, honestly carrying out reforms according to the requirements of the Tang Dynasty's top leaders. He didn't expect such a thing to happen in Wadahan. In his opinion, all the problems were caused by this guy. If you don't take the lead, would the nobles below do such a stupid thing?
Although they didn't want to be slaves of a conquered nation, the Tang Dynasty treated them well. It was only because of your instigation as a bastard that they were unwilling to be lonely, so they took some of their family members with them, which led to all this today. The whole city was a sea of blood.
"That's enough! What qualifications do you have to blame me? As a general of Gaochang, you should protect the safety of everyone here, but what are you doing now? You're actually siding with the Tang Dynasty. I'm afraid you've even forgotten who your biological father is?"
People who do wrong things can always find excuses for themselves. It was clearly they who did something wrong, but Wadahan refused to admit it. Instead, he blamed General Moren and said such harsh words.
"I was just like you, betraying the entire Gaochang. But I won't change my mind. Now that I have surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, I will listen to them. You can take care of yourself. If you cause trouble again next time, I will kill you without waiting for the Tang Dynasty to come after you."
General Moren left after he finished speaking. When Wadahan saw General Moren leave, he felt inexplicably relieved, because he knew that what General Moren said was correct. His rebellion this time was not to recover Gaochang, but to gain more power in his hands.
Ultimately, selfishness was at work. If it weren't for his own selfish ambitions, why would he allow his subordinates to do such a thing? Didn't he know the dangers facing the Tang army? Didn't he know about the military reforms? He knew all of this, but when power was at his fingertips, he couldn't control himself.
And this guy also knew one thing, that is, no matter how excessive his actions were, the Tang army would still be able to keep him. Even though he had lost a pair of legs, his life could still be saved. As for the other major families, they might not be so lucky.
Betting on the future with one's own legs is worth it for anyone. Even if you lose, at most you will not be free in the future, but you can still enjoy everything in front of you. Of course, those big families that were cheated by him can only meet in the underworld now.
This was also what made General Moren angry. All of General Moren's relatives were executed in the turmoil. Although he could beg for mercy from Li Xiang and perhaps still have a little face, after seeing what happened in the royal city, he could no longer utter the words of begging for mercy.
So many people died, is there something special about your family? If Li Xiang were to target him, General Mo Lun might even lose his position. All of this was caused by Wadahan. Just now, he wanted to kill Wadahan with a single blow. This bastard is so abominable...