But the lion king didn't intend to let him go like this: "Why don't you speak?" I know you've always had a lot of ideas, especially when it comes to tokens, and you've given me a lot of advice. ”

Wu Guo felt that he had been forced to the precipice, and he could no longer retreat, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "Your Majesty...... The situation is already difficult to control. Even the army refused to obey orders, and continuing the repression would only complicate the situation. It's not as good as ......."

Shi Rui interrupted him in a hoarse voice: "Are you asking me to submit to those merchants, obey their arrangements, and exchange gold and silver for tokens?" ”

The witch's thinking changed quickly, and he avoided the minefield that directly angered the lion king, and chose the aspect that was easy for the other party to accept: "The problems should be looked at separately. The Eagle Clan is in desperate need of our help. When I was on an embassy in the past, I had a few encounters with the Eagle King. He was an arrogant man. If he hadn't been really desperate, he wouldn't have asked us for help. ”

"I know that!" The Lion King became furious, but the ferocity in his eyes clearly had a different meaning: "Those merchants, commoners...... Everybody is working against me. They're brainless idiots, visionless traps, dumber dog mongrels than whites! If there were no eagles, it would be time for us to face the army of dragons. And also...... And also...... There can only be one voice in the entire leon clan, and that is me! ”

Wu Guo lowered his head and sat there quietly, silently gazing at his hand on the table. Shi Rui rarely gets angry, but the consequences of each anger are serious. The most common way for him to vent his anger was to find a few unlucky ghosts from the guards and maids below, strip them naked, wash them, and throw them into a cauldron to cook them alive.

The roar of the lion king echoed throughout the room. He stood up, grabbed anything he could see, and smashed it on the floor and walls, not even the chair, and kicked the table open. If it weren't for Wu Quan's quick reaction and hurriedly sideways avoidance, he would definitely be hit on the spot.

The huge movement caused the guards outside the door to rush in, and the furious lion king immediately found a person to vent. He raised his stout arm, pointed at the nearest attendant, and roared in a terrible voice that rattled his eardrums: "It's him, take him down, dig out his heart, pull out his intestines, I want it now!" ”

Without waiting for others to make a move, the Lion King once again murderously modified the order: "Don't drag it out so troublesomely." And here it is, pluck out his clothes, and the king will watch you do it. ”

No one dared to disobey the king's will, no matter how ridiculous the command sounded. The other guards swarmed up, pushed the poor and frightened man to the ground, strangled his mouth with a very skillful movement of cloth, cut his clothes and pants with a short knife, and completed the dissection process in just a few minutes, piling a slippery mass of intestines with a strong smell of blood on the surface of the garment, and a heart the size of an adult's fist was placed directly above it.

The lion king's anger eased. Looking at the corpse lying on the ground, and the pile of internal organs soaked in feces and blood, he closed his eyes like an addict and took several deep breaths of strong, choking bloody air, and the expression on his face slowed slightly.

A cronie who had followed the lion king for many years tiptoed over, picked up a crooked chair from the wall, and moved behind the lion king. With that done, he returned to his place with the same light steps, glanced at the other guards, and led them out of the room in order, closing the door.

Shi Rui's expression looked a little depressed, he sat down slowly, leaned forward, supported his forehead with his left hand, and clubbed his elbow on his knee, as if to justify his actions just now, and muttered to himself: "He must die...... He has been seducing the maids beside this king, and I have given him a chance...... He is guilty......"

The witch let out a long sigh deep inside. He stood up, moved the chair to a position about a meter opposite the lion king, sat down, reached out and put his hand on Shi Rui's right shoulder, and didn't say anything, just patted it lightly twice.

As children, they grew up together.

Wu Guo knew that this was a stubborn psychological illness that Shi Rui had since he was a child. The competition for the throne of the lion king within the royal family is extremely fierce, accompanied by countless intrigues, assassinations and betrayals. Shi Rui used to be an honest man, the kind with a gentle temperament and loyalty, but it was the cruel experience that made him what he is now. He witnessed the killing of his loved ones and became the target of scams and conspiracies. For revenge, for power, Shi Rui was forced to fight back, tooth for tooth, blood for blood.

Only killing can ease the rage in his heart, in any form.

Shi Rui is especially sensitive to the smell of blood, and can even be said to have a strange preference. It's like a cigarette addict in the civilized era, who doesn't smoke it for a day and feels uncomfortable. Shi Rui's situation is similar, but not as serious. As an old friend for many years, Wu Guan knew that only fresh flesh and blood could calm Shi Rui from his furious state. It's not that he likes to eat, it's just that he has a special feeling for the smell of blood, which has the same effect on him as a sedative.

After being in contact with each other for a long time, the witch situation is very clear, and there are always a few sinners around Shi Rui. For example, stealing, such as gambling in private, or like the squire who was just killed, secretly seducing the maid next to the lion king...... With Shi Rui's strong control ability, he naturally knows these little tricks around him. But he never picks and chooses, but only puts it out when he needs it, so that these guys can't defend themselves until they die, and even gives others the superficial appearance of "Your Majesty is wise and cannot be deceived".

To put it bluntly, they are just spare parts.

"Let's take some gold and silver from the royal storehouse! Solve the problem of the army first, and send troops to reinforce the Eagle Clan as soon as possible. Wu Guo patiently persuaded him, and he kept silent about merchants and commoners, and could only take one step at a time.

The lion king, who had regained his calm, had a solemn face. He kept his head down, still in his previous movements, his bloodshot eyes fixed on the ground beneath his feet.

He knew that the witch situation was serious and one of the applicable solutions to the present difficulties. However, as the supreme ruler of the ethnic group, Shi Rui also has his own ideas and considerations.

"You can't use the gold and silver in the royal storehouse. That will only make things worse. Shi Rui let out a deep voice: "Civilians and businessmen don't think about things at the ethnic level, they only care about their own pockets. ”

Wu Jing was slightly stunned. He was keenly aware of the potential alternative elements in Shi Rui's sentence just now———— the Lion King mentioned "commoners and merchants", he put the commoners in front of the merchants, instead of dividing the people from the class level according to the habit of speaking in the past, talking about businessmen first, and then talking about civilians.

"I thought about it for a moment...... The king decided that they would pay the money and be held accountable for it. The lion king narrowed his eyes slightly, and the wrinkles squeezed out extremely dangerous signals on both sides. He added a definite footnote to what he had just said: "...... Yes, they have to blame for it. ”

"Them?" A very bad premonition welled up in Wu Jing's heart, and although he had already guessed the answer, he was reluctant to say it, preferring to remain silent like this.

"You're a smart man, you should know what I'm referring to." Shi Rui put down the hand that was supporting his forehead, sat up straight, and the expression on his face was colder than ever: "Merchant...... It was they who caused all the contradictions about the token. If they honestly cooperate with this king to solve the current predicament, I will not kill him. But herein lies the problem...... They enjoyed all the benefits of the monetary system, but refused to take on the responsibilities that were rightfully theirs. ”

Wu Kuang's face turned a little pale, and he felt as if his heart was being choked by some kind of force, and it was difficult to even breathe, let alone argue with the hideous lion king.

"This king needs their property, and only by restoring the tokens can he send troops to support the Eagle Clan." Shi Rui saw through Wu Qian's thoughts, and said lightly: "Things are scored from two aspects. Whatever you think now, you must carry out the king's commands. Do it as soon as possible, that regent of the dragon clan is not a good man and a woman, if he solves the eagle clan, it will be our turn next. ”

Wu Kuang admits that he was convinced.

This is a difficult problem where there could not be a better choice.

Merchants have hoarded a large number of goods, and as long as these goods are put on the market, they can effectively alleviate the crowding of tokens by civilians.

"Don't waste time, go now!" The lion king raised his hand and pointed to the door: "Let's start with "Shengxinglong". It was a dragon business. This is the best example of what can be done to make an example. ”

……

Wolf-like leon soldiers burst into the Roaring City branch, kicked the proprietor out of the room, and forced them to open the warehouse with spears and knives.

The warehouse was filled with all kinds of goods. It is mainly peat, which has not yet been processed into honeycomb coal, which is transported long distances from the territory of the dragons, and salt. These are the two best-selling main goods of "Shengxinglong", accounting for 70% of the total trade volume.

The director of the comptoir plus the buddies made a total of more than 100 people. Despite the anger on his face and his unwillingness to be overtaken by this sudden robbery, no one rushed forward to reason with the lion soldiers, or even fight.

Seeing this, the lion officer who led the team was completely relieved. I thought that this was a rather tricky task, and it would definitely be accompanied by angry scolding and fighting, and it was even possible to pay a certain amount of casualties...... But now it seems that nothing bad has happened. These dragons who do business show no courage or responsibility. They are like a group of quails with shrunken heads, a group of turtles that immediately shrink their heads into their hard shells to protect themselves at the slightest movement from the outside world, and they don't even dare to come out of the atmosphere, so they give up their valuable goods to others.

He took a packet full of dried apples from his soldiers, took a piece of it and stuffed it into his mouth in front of the steward of the trading house, and munched it with a look of show off and ridicule.

Even such a stimulus did not have the desired effect. All the dragons cowered and stood in the corner, they turned a blind eye to the robbery that was happening in front of them, and did not dare to say a word.

The officer threw his head back and let out a contented laugh.

Soldiers dragged all sorts of goods out of the warehouse, scrambling for cloth and candy cubes, and pocketing all sorts of valuables.

Your Majesty has decreed that today is the day when we will get rich.

A few tall men stood at the front, keeping the diminutive head of the comptoir behind him. In a corner that the leonins ignored and unnoticed, the Director tilted his head and whispered to a fellow standing nearby.

"Has the bald eagle been released?"

"Let it go. We arranged for someone in the Leon Forbidden Army to send the news in advance, and I released the bald eagle ten minutes ago. ”

"All released?"

"Yes, all three eagles have been released."

"That's good. Let everyone not resist, and as soon as these leonins are gone, we will leave Roaring City. ”

……

Leon territory, Donglin City.

The bald eagle is common on the northern continents, but few people are interested in this bird of prey———— it usually flies very high and exceeds the range of the bow and arrow. Even if you are lucky enough to shoot it, it is useless, its meat is hard, and it has an indescribable thickness, which is far less delicious than grouse and wild duck.

Research results in the age of civilization have shown that animals also hold grudges. Bald eagles are no exception. In the ancient legends of the barbarians, there are many episodes about bald eagles repaying their favor or taking revenge. For example, a kind person rescued an injured eagle and released it, and since then it is common to find small animals such as hares with their heads pecked at the door of their homes. A greedy creature steals the bald eagle's egg, is targeted by a mad bird of prey, takes his child, and brings it back to the eagle herd to tear and eat.

The mountain to the north of Donglin City is not steep, and the outline of the mountain peak above the city wall is clear, and it can be seen from any position in the city. There is a hut on the mountainside near the side of the city. The bald eagle flying from Roaring City hovered in the air for a while, and began to lower in altitude, flying steadily into the window in a gliding state, and standing still on the spacious wooden table.

A sturdy man in a leather robe untied a hollow metal tube from his carved ankles, shook out a ball of paper, and glanced at it roughly, his eyes widening. He excitedly handed the letter to another person next to him, and said hurriedly, "Quick, immediately copy the message three times and send it to the other contact points." I'm going up the hill now to signal the people in the city. ”

"Shengxinglong" business is very large, and there are branches in major cities of all sizes in the lion clan. The bald eagle flies extremely fast, but it is a bird of prey after all. Flying into the city during the day is very conspicuous and easy to attract attention, so the Intelligence Department has set up a special contact point outside the city.

The strong man ran on the mountain road in three steps and two steps, and the snow was not thick, which had little effect on the speed. He climbed the mountain peak in high spirits and ran to the edge of the cliff, more than 30 meters in front of him, where stood a lonely "tree" more than six meters high.

In order to cook and keep warm, the lion people of Donglin City cut down the trees on the mountain several years ago. The contact point set up by "Sheng Xinglong" on the hill claims to be a family of five farmers who have planted a few thin fields close to the hillside. Farming is just for example, in effect sealing off the path to the top of the mountain.