Chapter 1203: The Tragedy of Mulu City

In Said's view, Abbas's method of revenge was very different from that of the Tang, whose sons and daughters of the rebels were usually all arrested and cut piecemeal with a knife. But Abbas only sold Yusuf's people and children to local powerful merchants as slaves, is this the old donkey's softness?

Abbas seemed to see Said's thoughts, and there was a fierce gleam in his eyes, and he said:

"Do you know why I didn't put them to death, but sold them into slavery?"

"The villain doesn't know!"

"Yusuf has always been proud, boasting of noble birth and pure blood. It would be a relief to kill all of his family. Now sell them into slavery and prostitution, and let their children and grandchildren be slaves and prostitutes for generations, and see how proud they are!"

As he said this, Abbas gritted his teeth, seemingly trying to suppress his anger.

Indeed, Abbas had a reason for his anger, not because Yusuf had the ambition to replace him, but because he had ruined all the advantages of the empire in the East, and had chosen to be a complete coward when everything was irreparable.

"Said, you go to prison yourself, first whip those prisoners in the square with ten lashes, and then sell them into slavery!"

Said's heart sank, and he suddenly felt as if he was playing with fire, and if he didn't play well, he might burn himself. At the same time, he also secretly swore that he would never put his family in Mulu City, in case one day this old donkey would also concoct himself in the same way, it would be sad!

There was no tension in Mulu City before the great war, and merchants were still coming and going, and herds of camel caravans clanged through the streets.

Saeed slipped under his feet, and subconsciously scolded in Tang language:

"unlucky!"

He had lived in Anxi for nearly twenty years, spoke Chinese almost better than Da Shiyu, and lifted his foot to knock off the camel droppings on the soles of his shoes on the stones by the side of the road.

A hundred or so men and women were escorted over, and a group stood in front of Said, crying, cursing, and buzzing, as upsetting as if they had fallen into a wild honeycomb.

Said was more accustomed to dealing with prisoners in the same way as the Tang people, and ordered men and women to be forced to kneel on the spot.

This is the largest square in the center of Mulu City, pedestrians and hawkers are crowded together, and when they saw a group of soldiers escorting the prisoners to the square, they immediately gathered around to watch the excitement.

In addition to holding large-scale gatherings and celebrations, the square in Mulu City has a more important purpose, which is to punish prisoners.

Whenever flogging and stoning are carried out, there will be mountains and seas of people who come to see the excitement. There are both believers of the Great Food Sect and pagans in the eyes of the Great Cannibals.

Saeed glanced left and right at the prisoners and asked the leading soldier:

"Which is Yusuf's wife?"

He had a list of prisoners in his hand, which recorded that Yusuf actually had seventy-two wives.

Said pouted with a straight tooth, Yusuf looks like he is no more than thirty years old, but how can he clean up so many women? One a day, it will take more than a month to take a round. He even suspected that even Yusuf himself couldn't recognize which of his wives were!

Therefore, most of the people who stayed in Mulu City were Yusuf's wives, and not all of these women gave birth to children for him, including thirty-five sons and forty-six daughters.

With such a large group of wives and children, it is no wonder that Abbas wants to punish him in this way.

Soon, a soldier reminded Said that the time had come to carry out the flogging, so he waved his hand to indicate that it could be executed.

After the sound of the horn, both men and women were stripped of their clothes, and the square was full of white flowers.

The loud whip crackled, and the executioners took the whips and whipped them down one by one, and the square immediately began to cry and wail again.

Said's expression was serious, and he didn't find it pleasant to watch people being tortured, even though it had nothing to do with him.

Ten lashes can be used to kill the victim if they are ruthless, and they may lose half of their lives. In addition, both men and women over the age of six are subject to caning, and some people must be unable to bear it, and may die of pain after being tortured.

Saeed knew that Abbas had ordered them to be flogged for the purpose of humiliation, not death.

Therefore, Saeed specifically explained that the executioners, who were young and infirm, only needed a few symbolic whips.

However, what Saeed didn't expect was that nine of the executioners were killed on the spot, and five of them were slapped on the eyes because of the inaccuracy of their subordinates, causing their eyes to burst on the spot.

The methods are so ruthless that people can't bear to be staggered.

It should be that when Yousufu was in Mulu City, he was flying and domineering, offending many people, and now that the drum is beating, naturally someone will sprinkle his anger on his family.

Said didn't want to delve into these things, and if he did too much, he would only offend more powerful people in Mulu City, and his task was not only to contact the old donkey of the governor of Khorasan, but also to encircle the powerful people in the city.

It's too late to stammer, how can you rush to open the sinner's house?

Those who were unlucky enough to be whipped to death were directly pulled down to the wilderness outside the city, and those who were seriously injured decided whether to be sent to the hospital depending on the situation, and the principle was to spend as little money as possible on the prisoners.

After the execution, the sale of prisoners with only minor injuries began.

Saeed did some research, and sure enough, many of the buyers were well-known figures in the city, and almost without exception had had a disagreement or even conflict with Yusuf.

For a moment, Saeed even began to sympathize with Yusuf. When he was in Anxi, Yusuf was still an ambitious general, and he had the momentum to destroy the Tang Dynasty in a war. But it's only been a year, how did it end up like this?

Back at his residence, Saeed never felt so tired, not even after years of travelling on the business road.

The dwelling, which was given to him by Abbas, contained a one-acre garden and fifty servants, all of which he had never enjoyed while in Ansi.

As soon as he lay down, a servant rushed to report that it was the treasurer in Mulu City who sent someone to bring a gift.

Said can count all the powerful people in Mulu City, and he has a good relationship with this financial officer, but he has always been in a hurry to give gifts, and he didn't expect this person to start returning gifts so soon.

When Said saw the gift from the treasurer, he subconsciously stumped his tongue.

Three pale, delicate women knelt in the courtyard at the request of the servant.

They are all typical Persian beauties, with fair skin, long dark hair, and delicate facial features, which have an unstoppable attraction to any man.