King Xi Tianzhu looked at the two ministers who rushed over, and the feelings in his heart were very complicated, and even his face became complicated.

These two courtiers, one is an important official he trusts very much, and the other is an important general of his Western Tianzhu, once, he relied on these two people very much, and never dreamed that one day he would personally order them to be disposed of.

And at this moment, these two courtiers, after receiving their own orders, rushed over, and there was no pause on the road, which made the king's heart somewhat unbearable.

However, the law of the country is ruthless, the two of them accept the benefits of pirates, and the behavior of harming the interests of Xi Tianzhu is unforgivable, if the two of them are not disposed of, the prestige of the entire West Tianzhu court will be greatly hit, so they must be ruthless and executed.

"Come on, tie them both up."

King Xi Tianzhu suddenly ordered.

Soon, the soldiers who had already been ambushed rushed out and controlled the two.

"What is this for, king, what mistakes have we made, what mistakes have we made?"

"What does the king mean?"

The two were suddenly arrested, looking a little confused and slightly angry.

"Colluding with pirates, accepting the benefits of pirates, and ignoring the interests of the imperial court, the common people have complained, and you are still not guilty."

King Xi Tianzhu asked loudly.

The minister of the capital first said aggrievedly: "The king, the compromise with the pirates is agreed, in order to avoid the invasion of the Great Food Country, this is a good policy of the country, as for the benefits received, the minister has dedicated half of it to the king, and the minister is not guilty." ”

"The king, the army spends a lot, and the benefits received by the ministers are used in the army, and the ministers are loyal to the king."

The general also opened his mouth to explain.

The king listened to their explanation, and instead of forgiving them, he became even more angry, because the courtiers meant to put the blame on him, the king, which he could not tolerate.

In fact, he, the king, is obviously also responsible, although the idea is made by the courtiers, but it is he, the king, who ultimately decides, if he had not ordered the connivance of pirates, pirates would not be so rampant.

People are selfish, of course, the king of West Tianzhu will not be an exception, in order to maintain his face, for the prestige of the West Tianzhu court, he must sacrifice the lives of these two courtiers, otherwise, he really can't explain to the merchants.

"Strong words, bet on."

King Xi Tianzhu ordered angrily.

In this way, the two Western Tianzhu courtiers who came in the dust became prisoners.

In the direction of the Tang Army camp, Li An is studying the construction plan of the northwest seaport, which is now the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and from now on, it should be planned to begin.

As for the construction of the seaport, it is natural to adapt measures to local conditions, and it is necessary to carry out planning and construction according to the natural conditions of the port, so that the highest construction effect can be produced with the least money, the least time and manpower.

"Li Shilang, the ship escorting the pirates has entered the port."

A subordinate reported that Ang Lee's train of thought was interrupted.

Ang Lee put down the pen and paper in his hand, stood up, and walked to the port outside.

"Hey, these pirates are drenched like chickens in soup, haha!"

Li Ang looked at it with a telescope and found that the pirates were all soaking wet, and a smile appeared on the corner of their mouths.

"It must be raining on the road!"

A subordinate spoke.

"Let's go and have a look."

Li An led a group of subordinates to the port dock, ready to greet the triumphant warriors.

"Li Shilang, more than 100 pirates have been ordered to arrive."

The general in charge of the escort spoke.

"What's going on with these pirates, how did they get drenched like this?"

Li An opened his mouth and said, in fact, he was also asking knowingly, just wanting to be sure.

"Back to Li Shilang, on the way here, they suddenly encountered a storm, so they were drenched like this."

The general didn't think there was anything wrong with this, and replied calmly.

"Very well, you have worked hard along the way, escorting all these pirates to the busiest streets, ready to deal with them in public."

Li An opened his mouth and ordered.

"Yes, my subordinates understand."

One of his subordinates was ordered to take a large group of people aboard the ship, escort the pirates to the port, and send a team of 300 people to escort more than 100 pirates to the busiest streets of Harbour City.

In order to prevent accidents, each pirate was escorted by two Datang soldiers, and the rest of the soldiers were responsible for opening the way and breaking off the rear to further ensure safety.

More than 100 pirates were tied into a line with ropes, and each pirate had a Tang soldier on the left and right sides, so that three lines were formed, and they marched towards the most lively streets.

Along the way, the crowd of onlookers grew, and everyone was talking about these pirates and praising the power of the Tang Dynasty's soldiers and horses

"See, I know the one-eyed dragon with the blindfold, the last time he robbed my merchant ship, I know him turning to ashes."

"Yo, this is really a pirate! It turns out that pirates don't look good! How fierce do you think it is? ”

"Who said they weren't fierce, now that they have been captured by the Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses, they look low-brow and pleasing to the eyes, when they rob merchant ships, they are fierce, and their eyes can eat people."

"Really? These pirates are so vicious, but fortunately they have been caught, and they can no longer harm the people. ”

Several merchants and people on the road stood on the side of the road and began to talk.

A pirate who walked over suddenly glared at the merchant on the side of the road with a fierce look, and the merchant trembled unconsciously in fright.

However, he quickly calmed down, and stretched out his hand to the pirate who walked over, and scolded: "What a murderer, it's not that you have become a prisoner, you are about to die, and you dare to play tricks, hum." ”

After the pirate glared at him again, he unconsciously shivered again, causing the passers-by to laugh incessantly.

People like to watch the excitement, especially such a highlight of the excitement, it is not to be missed, the Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses escorted pirates on the way, all the passers-by who watched the excitement seemed to have forgotten what they were here for, and they all gave up the work at hand, and watched the excitement wholeheartedly, and even followed all the way, resulting in the road that was not very wide in the first place, becoming more crowded.

After entering the most prosperous downtown area, the number of onlookers became more, and the number of businessmen who knew the pirates naturally increased, and the passers-by who had worked so hard to follow them could hear more information.

"That bald pirate is a small boss, he robbed me last time, and I lost a lot of money!"

"Coincidentally, I was also robbed by this kid."

"I haven't seen him before, it's me who robbed Scarface next to me, I should be a little boss!"

"It's strange, I haven't seen any of the pirates who robbed me."

"Are you mistaken, take a closer look."

"It's true that the pirates who didn't rob me were killed by the Tang Army."

"It should be about the same! I heard that there were more than 1,000 pirates, only more than 100 were captured, and more than 900 remained, who were either killed or fled, and it is not surprising that no one was found. ”

"Oh, I see! You say, 'What will happen to these pirates, will they be put to death?' ”

"Needless to say, these hateful pirates, if they don't kill them, they will definitely be killed."

"Kill, of course you have to kill, and keeping them is a scourge."

The merchants got together and talked about it, many of them had been robbed by pirates, and they hated these guys in their hearts, and of course they hoped that the Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses would execute these pirates.

"You say, after the Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses captured the pirate's lair, did they get a lot of treasures?"

"Pirates have been robbing for more than a year, and those are our treasures!"

"What's the matter, you're still thinking about recovering your losses! Don't even think about it, it's too unrealistic. ”

"Why not?"

"Joke, the Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses went to exterminate the pirates and dispatched thousands of men and horses, how much did it cost, have you calculated in your heart, and the families of the casualties should also be compensated! These all need money, in addition, the property obtained must also be handed over to the Tang Dynasty court, so that the court can dispose of it, besides, how much property you have lost, who can say clearly, how to compensate you. ”

"That is, as long as these pirates are eliminated, we will have a better life in the future, and we will not think about the looted property before, and we will not bring it up again."

"Yes, yes, it's because I didn't think about it properly, and these financial properties should belong to the Tang Imperial Court."

The merchants began to talk again.

In the most prosperous downtown area, there is a slightly larger square, and the beheading site was chosen here, and this place has always been the place where prisoners were executed in the West Tianzhu Port.

On the front there is a higher platform than a person, the northern part of the platform is higher, and the southern part is where the prisoners are executed.

In this way, the crowd of onlookers, no matter where they are, can clearly see the executed prisoners, and there is no need to step on their feet and stick their heads out.

Sitting on the presiding table was Li An, the king and officials of Western Tianzhu, who could only sit on the side, and they didn't seem to have any opinions.

When all the pirates were escorted to the stage, they were forced to kneel and wait for the fate, and in addition to these pirates, two ministers of Xi Tianzhu were also escorted up.

The execution time is not long, the pirates on the stage have not long to live, some of them look lonely, some look indifferent, and some pirates have unknowingly peed their pants.

"What to do with these pirates, let the merchants present talk about it!"

Ang Lee suggested very democratically.

King Xi Tianzhu agreed and nodded.

Soon, some of the merchants who had been plundered by pirates stepped onto the execution platform and saluted Li Ang one by one, completely ignoring the honorable King of Western Tianzhu.

"Look at it first, these pirates don't recognize it."

Li An said.

The merchants nodded, walked over to the hundred or so pirates kneeling on the ground, and carefully identified them.

"Li Shilang, these are indeed pirates, and a few of us can recognize at least twenty people, who are the ones who plundered our goods."

"Yes, I can prove that they are pirates."

"I can also prove that Tang Jun did not arrest the wrong person."

Several businessmen confirmed.

Li An smiled and asked, "What do you think should be done with these pirates?" ”

"It's all up to Li Shilang."

The merchant didn't dare to hold it up, and replied with a smile.

Li An smiled and said, "Eh, don't be polite, this official wants to hear your opinions, say it boldly, it doesn't matter if you say it wrong." ”

"It's okay to kill."

"Pirates endanger trade routes, and the crimes they commit are too numerous to mention, and not killing them is not enough to outrage the people."

"If you don't kill it, it's a waste of food, and you should kill it."

The surprise unanimity of the demands of several merchants forced Ang Lee to make the decision to kill the pirates.

"Well, since you all think that you should kill these pirates, then kill them, it is also a scourge to keep them, and prepare for execution."

Li An ordered casually.

"Prepare for execution."

One of his subordinates shouted, and all the executioners were ready for execution.

There were more than 100 pirates, and there were only 10 executioners who could be executed, so it took more than ten executions to cut off all the pirates' heads.

The terrifying atmosphere that this can create is even higher, and the first batch of pirates who were cut off their heads probably didn't feel much, but the pirates in the back looked at the bloody heads in front of them, and their hearts would be even more frightened, and they would regret what they had done in the first place.

Bloody heads rolled on the high platform like watermelons, and some rolled down the stage, and even rolled down to the feet of onlookers, frightening many timid onlookers and nervously retreating, causing a slight commotion.

"It's a pleasure that these hateful pirates are finally dead!"

"Yes! The resentment that was held in my heart finally came out today, cool. ”

"To be able to see these guys beheaded with your own eyes, that meal is worth it."

"Go, still thinking about the meal you invited? Before Li Shilang went to the banquet, he had already sent thousands of Tang soldiers and horses to encircle and suppress the pirates, and it had nothing to do with your meal. ”

"Is that what I mean? I mean, please, but I didn't say that the pirate was killed and had anything to do with that meal. ”

The onlookers looked very excited when they saw these bloody heads, and many of the businessmen who had been sulking for about a year finally let it out, and there was an unprecedented feeling of pleasure, which made them even more excited than the young girl who had just refreshed.

After the pirates were killed, there were only two officials left in Xitianzhu, who looked at the more than a hundred heads in front of them and closed their eyes in despair.

At this time, it was too late, and there was no point in their quibbles, and if they angered the king, their families would not be able to save their lives, so they had no choice but to accept their fate, and besides, they did collude with the pirates, and their deaths were not unjust.

"What's going on with these two people, why did they come over together."

Li An looked at King Xi Tianzhu and asked.

"They are the people who colluded with the pirates in my Xi Tianzhu, and it was they who did it to make the merchants suffer losses, so they must be severely punished and killed as an example, and in the future, such a thing will never happen again."

King Xi Tianzhu said.