"The people of Liaodong cannot be trusted; those who deserve to die must be killed, and those who do not can be spared." When the topic turned to the necessity of executions, Tang Tong was the first to state his position.
This remark drew immediate dissatisfaction from a group of Liaodong-born generals, including Li Xingzhong, Liu Zhaoji, and Huang Degong.
Li Xingzhong tilted his head and retorted, "Brother Tang, that is not right. Since when have the people of Liaodong been untrustworthy? If they hadn't stood firm in defending the Ningyuan-Jinzhou line, the territory beyond the pass would have been lost long ago."
Chapter 790