Chapter 53: Long Wei
Walking through the deep corridor into the castle, there is a wide square paved with blue rock, on which there are several rows of wooden shelves, which are full of all kinds of weapons of different lengths, and Hu Hai even saw a huge crossbow machine in the corner of the square.
On both sides of the square is a circle of stone corridors, and inside the stone corridors are exactly the same rooms, but now each door and window are closed. Even after this uproar, the entire square was also empty.
"I've all come in, won't you show up yet?"
As soon as Hu Hai finished speaking, two rows of black-clothed people wearing masks and black armor suddenly appeared in the square of the castle, neatly arranged in the stone corridors on both sides. It's as if I've been standing there and never moved.
Eight in a row, exactly sixteen.
For these people to appear out of thin air without warning, Hu Hai said in his heart that he was not surprised that it must be a lie, but obviously now is not the time to delve into these, Hu Hai, who looked up and down, did not find any traces of the secret passage, and suppressed the question in his heart,
"Are you the sixteenth lieutenant of the Black Ice Terrace?"
"Back to Your Majesty, the sixteen ministers and other sixteen people are the sixteen captains of the Black Guard in the Inner Hall of the Black Ice Terrace, and the Iron Eagle Swordsmen in the Outer Hall are also led by sixteen captains." The first burly man in black on the left bowed in response.
The voice was exactly the same as the rough voice that had just asked Hu Hai if he had any tokens, this was the person who had just asked if he had any tokens. Hu Hai said secretly. The Black Ice Platform is still divided into two halls, inside and outside, and there are two sixteenth lieutenants? Hu Hai looked at the faintness behind him suspiciously.
Feeling the inquiring look in Hu Hai's eyes, he suddenly whispered weakly: "Your Majesty, it is true. ”
"Who are you?" Hu Hai looked at the man in black who was speaking on the left and asked.
"Back to Your Majesty, the first lieutenant of the Black Guard."
"I ask you what your name is?"
"Back to Your Majesty, all the dark guards in the inner hall of the Black Ice Platform have no surnames and no names."
I see. Hu Hai looked at the other fifteen black-clothed people again, and when the first lieutenant of the black guard spoke, the rest of the people did not move, standing quietly on both sides of the stone corridor, like sculptures.
"First Lieutenant, it's my first time here, why don't you take me around?" Hu Hai said lightly.
"The subordinates don't dare." The first lieutenant of the black guard said respectfully, and then said, "Sixth lieutenant, take the two adults to the lobby to rest." Obviously, he didn't want Zhang Han and Dun Liang to know about the situation inside the black guard.
Hu Hai did not stop the first lieutenant, and nodded at Zhang Han and Dun weakly, who were looking at him. The two of them got Hu Hai's permission, and then followed the sixth lieutenant who was walking in front along a stone corridor.
"I wonder what Your Majesty wants to see?"
When the two of them walked away under the leadership of the sixth lieutenant, the first lieutenant bowed to Hu Hai and asked.
"Just take me around, I have something to ask you." Hu Hai said as he walked down the stone corridor to the depths of the castle. He didn't care about the remaining dozen or so people in black, let's find out the situation first.
The view of the castle is beautiful, lush everywhere, with all kinds of flowers and plants everywhere, and the air is filled with the intoxicating fragrance of flowers. Aside from being a bit eerie and lifeless, it's not meant to be a great place to relax from the heat. There is no indication that this castle is a concentration camp for the dead soldiers of Great Qin.
The first lieutenant has been silently following Hu Hai, following Hu Hai step by step, and wandering around with Hu Hai.
"How many people are in the Black Ice Terrace?" Hu Hai asked as he walked.
"Back to Your Majesty, is Your Majesty going to ask about the dead or the intercrop?" The first lieutenant who was following behind Hu Hai suddenly heard Hu Hai speak, hesitated for a moment and replied.
"Count how many people are in this castle."
"Back to Your Majesty, the sixteenth lieutenant of the Black Guard, the sixth to sixteenth lieutenants each received one hundred dead soldiers, and the subordinate received three hundred dead soldiers, and there were 1,300 people. The intercrop was led by the sixth lieutenant, and the subordinates did not know how many there were. The second to fifth lieutenants did not know. ”
1,300 well-trained dead men who can carry out suicide terrorist attacks. What a terrifying number, but also a huge force. Hu Hai shouted wildly in his heart. But he didn't know about the second, three, four, five, four lieutenants?
"The Blackguard is still loyal to me alone?" Hu Hai asked a question of greatest concern.
"Your Majesty forgives your sins. The black guard of the Black Ice Platform has always been loyal to His Majesty the Great Qin Emperor. This is the foundation of the existence of the Black Guard. All Blackguards can die for His Majesty at any time. Hearing Hu Hai's words, the first lieutenant hurriedly knelt down in the tunnel.
Hu Hai didn't expect that his words would scare this burly man like this.
"I have never doubted the Blackguard's loyalty, so get up. Tell me what are the duties of these sixteen lieutenants? ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty. The sixteenth lieutenant, the first lieutenant, is His Majesty's personal soldier, so the number of dead soldiers is the most. The commanders of the second to fourth lieutenants were all deaf and dumb, and the subordinates of the four lieutenants did not know about it, and the subordinates could not inquire about the affairs of the four lieutenants.
The subordinates only knew that the second to fourth lieutenants were the most loyal to His Majesty and Great Qin. These four lieutenants only acted on the orders of His Majesty, and the subordinates had no commanding duties;
The sixth lieutenant commands the inner hall, the seventh lieutenant controls the outer hall, and the eighth to sixteenth lieutenants are responsible for assassinating, plotting rebellion, bribing high-ranking officials of the enemy country, supervising the hundred officials of our Great Qin, and investigating the hidden intermittent work in our Great Qin. ”
It's really finely divided. Is this completely the FBI of the Great Qin Empire?
What especially surprised Hu Hai was that there were still deaf and dumb dead people. can train deaf and mute people into loyal dead soldiers, so these instructors of Daqin really make Hu Hai admire it to the extreme, and more importantly, these deaf and dumb dead soldiers should be the most core force in the hands of the emperor.
As for what the duties of these four lieutenants do, they don't even know that they are the first to command the other twelve lieutenants, which makes Hu Hai curious.
"Well, I see. Gather the rest of the fifteenth. I have something to say. Hu Hai casually found a boulder and sat down.
"Your Majesty obeys!"
After the first lieutenant finished speaking, he raised his hand, and a black light flew straight into the sky from his sleeve, and the black light flew in the air with a unique "whining" sound, and the black light flew up and fell to the ground not far away, and the unique sound disappeared immediately.
Is this a ringing arrow? Hu Hai suppressed the doubts in his heart.
After this unique sound, in less than ten breaths, a group of fifteen black-clothed mermaids with black armor and black masks walked over from a small path, and in the blink of an eye, they came to the boulder where Hu Hai was sitting.
"Captain Sixteen of the Black Guards, greetings to Your Majesty!" Fifteen people respectfully knelt down on one knee.
This time, Hu Hai heard clearly, there are still women among these fifteen people! And listening to the voice is still a very young woman. What's going on? Aren't all women at this time all vassals of men? How could there be a woman who became the high-level of the Great Qin Black Guard?
"You ...... Take off your mask! Hu Hai hesitated for a moment and ordered.
The sixteen lieutenants who heard Hu Hai's order were all stunned, obviously no one expected Hu Hai to utter such an order. Immediately came back to their senses, and the first lieutenant took off his mask without hesitation.
The first lieutenant was indeed as Hu Hai imagined, a big man with a fleshy face and a fierce face, with a pair of leopard eyes and copper bells. A long hair casually draped over his head, showing a bit of unusual flowing.
Seeing the first lieutenant like this, the remaining fifteen people also took off their masks one after another.
Looking at the figure of the sixteen people who all took off their masks and knelt in the middle with their heads half-hung down, covered by their hair and only half of their fair faces were exposed, Hu Hai secretly said that there was indeed a woman. Maybe it was because of the head down, or because the hair was covered, Hu Hai didn't see the woman's face clearly.
Hu Hai was very curious about what this woman was in charge of in the black guard, and pointed to the woman who was kneeling on one knee and said,
"What lieutenant are you? What is the office? ”
"Back to Your Majesty, the sixth lieutenant of the Black Guard, all the intermittent work in the inner hall!"
Hearing the woman's words, Hu Hai understood, it is true that women are more careful than men, and the spy who leads the analysis of intelligence is also in the past. He didn't mean anything else, just pure curiosity.
"Well, I have been on the throne for a year, and I only learned about the existence of this black ice platform not long ago. So now this is the first time I've seen you. When I arrived, I wondered if the Blackguard was really loyal to me alone.
Of course, I just asked the first lieutenant. But I am not my father, I am not familiar with you, and I am afraid that you are not familiar with me as an emperor, if any of you want to quit the Black Guard and exit the Black Ice Platform now, I can give you a chance this time.
If you want to quit, as long as you keep it a secret, I can promise that I will never send people to kill, and you can live your peaceful life. But if I don't quit this time, if one day I find someone with bad intentions, I will definitely not be relentless.
That's why I asked you for the last time, but I was loyal to me, loyal to my Great Qin. Wait until you think about it before you answer me! ”
Hu Hai said indifferently.
"Swear allegiance to Your Majesty!" Everyone prostrated themselves in the tunnel at the same time.
These people's answers were not unexpected.
"Good! Then I will give you the name of the dragon guard today, and my Great Qin will no longer have a black guard from now on! ”
(There should be two or three more chapters, try to complete the brothers' urging.) Ask for recommendations. )