Chapter 90: The Last Insistence, Reading. (1)
Reading has finally returned to the capital of his empire.
This is the first time in a few months that he has come outside the capital of his country. At that time, he was working with Ms. Sigh, preparing to die at any time for his beliefs and goals. And now, although he has gone through hardships and even died several times, but now, Redding, the auxiliary minister of the Danmos Empire, has finally set foot on the land of his country's capital again!
When he was about to arrive in the capital, Reading made a special trip to the nearest town to exchange the little silver he had left for a decent dress, and bought an old horse that could barely be ridden and was almost the same age as him.
Just as Reading had just arrived under the walls of the capital, the old horse was overwhelmed and fell to his death. The old horse's sudden fall to the ground made Reading also fall solidly, but because Reading's physique has been greatly enhanced after eating dragon meat, it is no longer comparable to the previous Reading, so this fall just made him a little embarrassed.
"Damn, the new clothes are dirty!" Redding immediately got up from the ground and patted the dust off his body in some embarrassment. However, the people around did not care about Reading's current situation, but several civilians of the Danmoth Empire stared at the dead old horse with greedy eyes, and they all wanted to get a few pieces of the meat of the old horse's corpse, either for food or simply for money.
Reading naturally knew very well what these onlookers were thinking, so he said generously: "Civilians, I am Reading, and I am your auxiliary minister! I don't need this horse, so if any of you need it, just come and get it." However, no looting, to ensure that everyone has a share!"
Reading's remarks immediately caused quite a stir. At first, only a handful of civilians slowly walked up to the dead old horse and tugged at its hooves to see if the horse was alive or dead. Then, one of the more daring civilians pulled out a knife from his pocket and began to cut the horse's flesh. Subsequently, now that there is already the first person who dares to eat crabs, more and more people are getting involved.
Reading enjoyed the scene, believing that it would reassert his proud status as Vice-Chancellor of the Danmos Empire. However, what happened next was more or less unexpected to him.
Due to the lack of regulation and control, there are many people who want to get their hands on horse meat, but there is only this dead horse. Gradually, some skirmishes emerged. The guards of the city, who were only a hundred paces away from them, turned a blind eye to this, until the first person to get the meat of the horse was snatched away by someone else, and in anger, he slashed the kitchen knife he used to cut the skin of the horse meat at the man who robbed him of the horse meat. After a brief exclamation, the man's left arm detached from his body. He stared in disbelief at the severed arm that he had fallen to the ground and was trampled on for a long time, before he fell to the ground with a scream of pain and rolled on the ground.
The man who cut him was stunned, he didn't know why he did it in the first place. But now it's too late. According to the laws of the Dammos Empire, if he is caught doing something like this, then he will definitely die. And now the guards not far away have noticed the current situation and are rushing towards here. In a panic, he hurriedly let go and ran out, but because of the excessive force, the kitchen knife he discarded drew a mocking arc in mid-air and pierced the heart of an onlooker.
The scene suddenly became panicked, and the screams continued, and more and more people no longer cared whether they had grabbed the horse meat now, and fled in a hurry, until they thought it was safe. However, there are still some outlaws who do not care about their own lives at all, and start cutting horse meat with the tools they bring with them or those left on the ground. Some even began to snatch the meat carried by some of the escapees.
The people of the Dammos Empire are fierce, and even though many people have fled here, there are still many people who choose to get caught up in the fight for a little horse meat. If you don't have a knife, you can use a stick, a table, or even a stone on the ground to be a handy weapon. As the fighting intensified, more and more people were killed and wounded. At such a critical moment, a few guards who had already walked here chose to stand still and watch the development of the situation as if they were watching a play, and one even took out a handful of snacks from his military uniform and gave them to his other companions, laughing and talking about what happened in front of them while eating, without caring about the lives that were disappearing at any time.
However, their good fortune did not last long, as some mobs soon took their anger out on them because they had fallen into a state of madness. "It's these soldiers, not only do they ignore us, but they are still watching the excitement and killing them!"
With a roar, more and more mobs began to turn their targets on them. They were stunned for a moment, and then one of the soldiers shouted, "What do you want to do, do you want to rebel?" but the mob shrugged off his screams of inwardness, and instead organized the soldiers to surround them, and then waved their weapons at them.
In the distance, the few soldiers who stayed behind didn't have the heart to watch the excitement after seeing this scene, and one of them immediately rushed to report the situation here to his superiors. The rest of the soldiers began to close the city gates in a panic, completely isolating the inside and outside of the city. In this way, the riots outside the city intensified.
Although, these soldiers defending the city are all elite troops of the Danmos Empire, and each soldier wears different armor and weapons according to his function. But even in armor and holding sharp blades and giant shields, in front of a mob more than ten times their size, they gradually couldn't support it. Ten minutes later, the first soldier tripped over his companions and was smashed into pulp by a mob of swarming.
The death of a companion also aroused the blood of these soldiers, and if you are a civilian, you are not afraid of death, will you be afraid of death as the elite of the army? Under the roar of an officer, several of the besieged guards began to launch a counterattack. Having restored their formation, they used their huge shields and strong armor to defence, and at the same time, the blades in their hands no longer had any concern. Do you have mercy on these mobs? And that's something that every soldier doesn't want to do.
As the guards of the city fought back in an organized manner, the mob was gradually dispersed, and the guards showed no mercy to these mobs. Five or six minutes later, dozens of mobs had been planted on the ground, either beheaded or with limbs amputated. After chasing for a while, the guards turned their attention to Redding, the one who started the affair.
And our Elder Minister of the Danmoth Empire, Redding, naturally would not have had an accident in the riot just now. Because, just as the first civilian took out the knife in his hand, the keen sense of smell that he had developed made him realize that something was wrong, so he hid behind the desk of a nearby vendor early. And wait until the surrounding area is safe, and then re-enter after the gates are opened. But nothing could have gotten so serious that he didn't even look for a chance to escape. What he didn't expect was that the matter would end like this, and he felt that only a short time had passed, and the incident had been completely quelled. And Reading, who was still reveling in the riots, didn't have time to think about the way out. It wasn't until the army of the Dammoth Empire completely controlled the place that Reading realized that he didn't have to run. So, after tidying up the dirty clothes a little, Reading stood up, looked at the guards who greeted him, and said in a somewhat arrogant tone: "I am your auxiliary minister, take me to see His Majesty the Emperor." ”
After hearing what Reading said, the guards were stunned for a moment. Then you look at me, I look at you, and I can't help but laugh. This made Reading feel very stunned, and just when he was stunned, one of the captain-like guards walked up to him, slapped him, and sneered: "Even a bad old man like you deserves to say that you are the auxiliary minister of the empire, and you don't pee to look at yourself." ”
Rao is Reading has now been greatly enhanced, but he was still caught off guard by this slap, which made him stagger back a few steps. Only then did he look at the guard who beat him in disbelief and asked, "How dare you do such a thing to me!"
Before Reading could finish speaking, the captain of the guard gave him another slap, and this time, both of Redding's faces turned crimson.
"Lord Ben is an imposter like you!" the captain of the guard simply kicked Reading in the stomach, and this time Reading could no longer maintain his balance. Seeing Reading fall to the ground in embarrassment, the captain of the guard shouted: "You don't look at your outfit, Auxiliary Minister, you are also worthy? If you are Auxiliary Minister, I will hate the Duke!"
Reading couldn't bear it anymore, and after fumbling in his coat pocket, he pulled out his family's crest and threw it into the captain's hand just as one of his feet was about to kick him again. In a hurry, the captain of the guard subconsciously took the family crest and took it in front of him, and was immediately stunned. However, as the captain of an elite guard guarding the capital, he still reacted immediately, and shouted at the guards behind him who were still in a daze: "What are you still doing in a daze?
Only then did the soldiers react and swarm to help Redding up. After standing up, Reading touched his injured stomach, looked around and scolded angrily: "Damn, get me the captain of the guard just now, I'm going to kill him!" However, Reading found that the captain of the guard who had kicked him a few times and slapped him twice was now gone. Maybe it was because the soldiers came to help him up and ran away knowing that something was wrong.
However, the scene did not move.
Reading felt even more angry, and continued to scold: "You hillbillies, quickly bring me the captain of the guard just now!"
After a while, a cold voice replied, "We don't have a captain here, and the captain is still in the city." My lord, if you are okay, we will welcome you into the city, and if anything, we will dig a pit for you. ”
Reading didn't expect an ordinary guard to dare to threaten him, which made him feel a little scared immediately: "Who, who dares to threaten me, dare to threaten the auxiliary minister of my empire???"
However, the soldiers at the scene exchanged their heads and ears, and no one responded to him.
"Hmph, when I meet His Majesty the Emperor in person, I will definitely let His Majesty punish you hillbillies. Reading thought to himself, and then under the escort of these guards with evil intentions, he slowly entered the door that was gradually opening.
After a night of repair, Redding ordered the guards to bring him a new and rather high-end suit, and after sending them away, Redding walked out of the hotel where he was staying, and came to the door of the palace. What? How did you buy the clothes? Of course, the guards made up the money! What? You still want him to give money, how is it possible? Why would a dignified auxiliary minister give money to a few small guards, isn't this what those guards should do?
The guards guarding the palace didn't want to be as uninformed as the guards guarding the city gates. After seeing Reading from a distance, the guards immediately led over, and one of the captains flattered Reading without smiling: "Lord Reading, long time no see." ”
Reading didn't have the heart to chat with a lowly captain of the guard now, but coldly ordered, "Take me to His Majesty the Emperor quickly." ”
The captain of the guard still smiled, but he rejected him: "I'm sorry, my lord. You know the rules of His Majesty the Emperor's routine, His Majesty the Emperor only works one day every three days off, and now it happens to be his first day off. You see... ”
"It's okay, I can go back to my mansion and wait. ”
The captain of the guard sneered, "I'm sorry, my lord. Because you have not delivered news to the national capital for a long time, His Majesty the Emperor thinks that you are dead. Your official residence is now back in the hands of the state. ”
"What? What did you say?" Redding said in a hurry, "What about my family?
"Lord Qiyu, most of your family members have chosen to go with you because they thought you had passed away. The few who did not pass away have also left the capital in search of a new life. ”
Sky. Redding's eyes darkened, and he fell straight back.