Section 522 Termination
Shi Rui's heart was once again aroused with strong indignation, and at the same time, there was deep fear.
But he still refused to admit defeat: "That's my part." β
"Deserved?" Tianhao's eyes instantly became sharp, and his fierce expression immediately expanded to occupy every corner of his face: "Until now, you still have the same thoughts as before?" β
This question does not need to be answered by Shi Rui at all. Tian Hao unleashed a strong anger that had been stagnant in his heart for a long time: "Only the army that wins on the battlefield can be captured. Do you think your army is very capable of fighting? What are some of the best achievements you have since the war? In the face of the big and useless man-eating monsters created by the whites, your commanders suffered one defeat after another, and in the end, it was the king who led his army to burn them all to death, so as to avoid the fate of the destruction of Roaring City. β
This is an exaggeration, but it is basically true. A group of high-ranking lion rebels, including Shi Quan and Shi Xin, couldn't help but nod secretly in their hearts. They had long known about the battle situation, and they had also seen the large burning marks left by the dragon army on the battlefield. Whether it was from the front line of Suolong Pass or the defeated soldiers under the command of Shi Li, they all recounted the terrible encounter in a frightened tone. It was because of their experience of despair and horror that they admired the dragon army and the young regent to the extreme...... Who would have thought that that kind of giant red monster that eats people would be a weak chicken in front of the dragons, they were firmly locked in flames and burned into a pile of burnt stinky meat.
"You're an unruly person." Tianhao forced Shi Rui to look at him: "You broke the rules of the game, so there will be no peace between us." The gods are fair to everyone, and if you get what you want, then so will I. β
Shi Rui was a little weak by what he said, and his panicked psychology was quickly swallowed up by anger, becoming an important pillar to maintain the last belief in his mind. He ignored the scolding: "You are not qualified to talk to me about this. You...... You are a despicable usurper, you have killed the king of the cattle people, and you have also murdered the entire cattle people by dirty and shameless means. You...... A mere lowly civilian, get out of my palace at once, get out! β
Tianhao narrowed his eyes slightly, releasing an extremely cold gaze.
"So that's what you're talking about." Looking at the thunderous lion king, he smiled slowly: "I originally wanted to leave you a good way back for the sake of everyone's common resistance to the white people, so that you can be a rich man, and I didn't want to attack your people...... Looks like I was wrong. Some people are born with no understanding of what "mercy" is, and they don't know how to judge the situation...... Well, since you can't wait to die, I'm here to meet your request. β
The bad premonition instantly swelled rapidly in Shi Rui's heart, he was shocked and angry, and shouted repeatedly: "What are you going to do?" β
Tianhao didn't want to explain a dying man. He snapped his fingers and ordered the guards standing beside him: "Gouge out his eyes, cut off his tongue, nose and ears." Be careful not to let him die, then strip naked and pull out, and execute in public in the square, Ling Chi. β
Several wolf-like dragon guards immediately slung their rifles on their shoulders, and they rushed over, grabbing Shi Rui's arms and holding his shoulders firmly. The old lion king had never had such an experience, and he suddenly felt as if he had made a mistake, but now there was no turning back, and no matter how strong the fear in his heart was and how much he regretted it, he would not admit defeat in his mouth. He raised his head with difficulty from the oppression and control of the guards, and said fiercely to Tianhao: "I am the king of a clan, you can't do this to me. Jinni...... You will be punished and tormented forever. β
Tianhao shrugged off this and sneered disdainfully: "Eternal torture...... I am experiencing and witnessing what you are saying. I admit that this is indeed a torture and a responsibility that I must bear. β
Shi Rui felt very strange about this, he couldn't understand what Tianhao said, and he seemed to faintly grasp some important points. However, the reality did not allow him to think much at all, a fierce dragon guard, and a pig-man with a big waist and a round waist, strode in front of him, pulled out a dagger, grabbed the left ear of the lion king, and cut it off.
Shi Rui let out a heart-rending scream, he had never had a similar experience. The humiliation, the excruciating pain, the feeling of stagnation that I couldn't even breathe when I was approaching death...... As the dragon guards pried open his teeth with daggers and unceremoniously pulled his tongue out of his mouth, Shi Rui only felt extremely palpitations at the shining metallic cold light that flickered in front of his eyes, and then both in front of his eyes and in the depths of his mind, it was all bright red.
The two dragon wizards hurriedly stepped forward, they opened the animal skin pouch in their hands, took out the medicinal powder that had been prepared long ago, and smeared it on the surface of Shi Rui's wound, who was desperately screaming. These powders have a good hemostatic effect, but they look black and easily reminiscent of dirty things.
The metal bayonet firmly fixed his lips and teeth, and Shi Rui, who had lost his eyes, felt like a large amount of mud and sand had been sprinkled in his mouth. He knew this hemostatic powder, and he was familiar with the smell, which stimulated the fear in his mind to deepen rapidly, and even his body trembled uncontrollably.
He didn't want me to die so soon, and he wanted to torture me with the most brutal means.
His brain suddenly became calm and sober, and Shi Rui remembered the word "Ling Chi" that Tianhao had said before.
He suddenly felt a strong sense of remorseββββ a despicable usurper, and a madman who would do anything to achieve his goals. Why should I provoke him? Why refuse to admit defeat when he already has an absolute advantage? I...... What did you think before?
It's useless to regret it. The lion king, who had lost his tongue, could not even speak, and the metal bayonet that had been forcibly inserted could not spit it out through the movement of his facial muscles. To make matters worse, in order to prevent the powder applied to the surface of the tongue wound from spilling out as the base of the tongue shook and lost its effect, the dragon attendants simply used a rope to strangle through the lion king's open mouth, wrap it around the back of his head, and tie it tightly into a knot.
Even though his ears were cut off, he could still hear some sounds from his surroundings.
"Arrest all the royal members of the lion clan, put them all to death without trial."
This was Tianhao's order, and it was also the last sentence Shi Rui heard before he fell into eternal madness.
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A complete cleanup of Roaring City began.
The task force remains responsible for the priority work, with the Political Commissar as the central task, as always. Led by the Lion City Guards, they walked the streets and alleys, going door-to-door to do propaganda.
Unlike the propaganda content of the Ox Clan, the propaganda in Roaring City is more focused on an alternative interpretation of the Lion King's monetary policy.
"Everyone can see clearly, this is water, this is silver, as long as you follow this simplest method, you can know that the so-called silver coin has no silver in it, it is simply a piece of scrap iron."
"The Lion King has deceived you for so many years with a piece of scrap iron, defrauded you of the grain and cloth that originally belonged to you, and defrauded you of all your wealth."
"This so-called silver coin cannot buy even a grain of rice in the market, and he is using this deception to deceive you. The lion king got all the benefits, and you can't even eat enough with this useless waste money, is this fair? β
As many as hundreds of nobles gathered in the square. Roaring City is the capital of the Leon Clan, and it was originally a city where the powerful settled. When they were captured from their homes by the dragon soldiers and taken to the square, many people were indignant, shouting for "that damned trespasser". In the eyes of the leon magnates, what Tianhao did was to break the rules of the game, which was exactly the same as what Tianhao said to Shi Rui before. However, they forget the most important partββββ the approach itself is not important, the key is whether it has a strong enough army and whether it has the broadest support from the people.
More and more people came to the square from all corners of the city, and the angry nobles stopped talking and did not even dare to make a sound.
The civilians who watched the execution were all leon-tribes. They took out the lion tokens from their pockets, whether they were silver or copper, and smashed them on these people like stones, and even simply pounced and punched and kicked them, releasing the anger in their hearts.
"I always thought that the money suddenly couldn't buy things because the gods sent down the punishment, but I didn't expect it to be you dog mongrels behind the scenes."
"All of this is the result of your covert manipulation. I am a hardworking person and I have always wanted me and my family to live happily ever after. It was you who robbed me of my wealth. If it weren't for the dragons telling me the secret, I would have been kept in the dark. β
"Spit out my money! Say, do you give it or not? I'll kill you if I don't give it to me! β
There are more than 800 staff members who are urgently stationed in Roaring City, and they have previously arranged new dramas according to Tianhao's orders, respectively, these two plays. The plot is very simple, mainly the "water detection method" runs through it, which makes people understand it at a glance.
The lion and the dragon are enemies, but the psychological estrangement of the general public towards the distinction between ethnic groups is far less strong than that of the nobility. After all, they are not the real profiteers of the clan war, and the more important thing is that the dragon people are on their side this time, and use simple and easy-to-understand principles to make themselves understand the principle of being exploited and defrauded.
Angry leonin civilians packed scrap metal tokens into their clothes and formed fist-sized bags. It is the practice of tying the sleeves of the dress in a knot at the end, and after loading the tokens, continue to tie another knot at the top of the metal currency. This soft improvised weapon is heavy in the hand, and when wielded in the air, it can make a terrible "whirring" sound. The dragon soldiers who guarded the nobility were sloppy and lazy, and they turned a blind eye to the actions of the commoners from time to time to catch one nobleman after another from the group under their care, and they had no intention of interfering in the past.
The nobles who were dragged into the plebeian were miserable, and they were smashed on their bodies by countless "temporary modified flails" that were picked up high, splashing countless blood spots. Despite their incessant begging and scolding, to no avail, the men gradually fell silent, and the ground was littered with shattered corpses that had been smashed and left pits.
Standing on the balcony on the third floor of the palace, looking at the tragic play in the square at his feet, he couldn't help but admire his father's resourcefulness to the extreme. He took two steps forward, stood a little closer behind Tianhao, and asked seriously, "Daddy, did you arrange all this a long time ago?" β
Tianhao didn't turn around, and nodded slowly: "To be precise, it should have started half a year ago." It's just that I didn't expect to use it so soon. β
The prisoner bull thought deeply about this: "Yes, no one expected that the white people would break through the lock dragon pass at that time. β
Tianhao smiled indifferently: "Many things have to be prepared for a rainy day. Both the Tiger and the Lion are problems that we must solve, and only by merging the three clans can the tribes become a whole. Although the white people are the aggressors, they do have a great effect on this matter. β
Looking at the crazy lion civilians in the square, the prisoner bull's eyes were full of confusion: "Daddy, do you want to let them go on like this?" Wouldn't that be too much? β
Tianhao crossed his hands in front of his chest, and the sun illuminated the contours of his hard face: "Losers will always feel angry, no matter what class of society they stand, there will always be a sense of humiliation. It is important to guide them to find an outlet for their anger from the nobility, so that the commoners do not see us as enemies. Think about it, would you consider the person who solves your puzzles an enemy? No, at least not to the most part. You will feel grateful to him, and you will treat him as a friend. That's what we're doing. Speaking of which, this can be regarded as the lion king digging a hole to bury himself, he has a tough attitude on the currency issue, refusing to give enough benefits to the common people. If the lion king remains on the throne, this reasonable and legitimate scam can continue for a long time. Now it's been broken by us and all the hole cards of the lion king are revealed...... Even if I don't kill him, those lion civilians won't let him go. β
The prisoner's eyes flashed with realization: "That's why you threw the nobles to those lion civilians?" β
Tianhao smiled: "Only by taking revenge yourself will there be a sense of satisfaction." Moreover, there are too many examples of aristocracy as a source of chaos and social contradictions. You were young when you were in Rock City, but you should have some impression of what happened in Thunderhorn and Black Horn. The cattle clan has grown to the present, and the nobles have gotten too much, and they want more. They are natural enemies with civilians...... In this case, it is better to intensify the contradiction between the two and kill all the nobles. β
The imprisoned cow felt that a new world had opened up in front of him, but there was one thing he didn't quite understand: "Daddy, when the battle is over, didn't the Tiger King admit defeat and be willing to merge the Tiger Clan with us?" Why did you even give the order to kill him? β
"That's a good question." Tianhao turned around and looked at his son with an approving gaze: "This shows that you have learned to think, and you have your own logical thinking." β