Chapter Seventy-Three: Free the Slaves
In the lobby, with the death of Aguga, the escape of Captain Xitu, and the voluntary surrender of Solmu, Su Qi'an basically took no time to control the City Lord's Mansion smoothly.
As for the city of Taning, it took less than half an hour to clear the local honored soldiers.
It is no exaggeration to say that this city of Taning is now under Su Qi'an's control.
Su Qi'an was able to take this city so smoothly, on the one hand, there were not many soldiers in the city, about 500 people.
However, there were more than 1,800 of them, and it was a night operation, so the soldiers defending the city did not have time to react.
The most important thing is that who would have thought that after being ruled by Da Rong for so many years, such a group of cool soldiers would emerge in the rear, which is unimaginable.
Even their commanders, the three captains, were taken by surprise, not to mention the low-level soldiers.
An hour later, the interior of the city continued one after another, and the captains and captains under Su Qi'an came to the city lord's mansion one after another to report the battle situation.
There are not many defenders in Taning City, but their casualties this time are not small, after all, the way to enter the city this time is to dress up as a civilian man, and there are no weapons in their hands.
In this case, in order to take down these 500 people, Su Qi'an's army lost more than 300 people, but fortunately, it was at night, and it was the time when the Rong soldiers were sleepy and hazy, and their vigilance was the worst.
If this had been during the day, the losses would have been much greater, but fortunately, the situation in the end was under control.
Listening to the report of his subordinates, Su Qi'an nodded, and immediately ordered to occupy the commanding heights in the city, guard the main roads everywhere, and do a good job of vigilance.
Everyone who received the order turned to leave, and after a while, a figure rushed into the lobby.
The person who came was none other than Tong Zhan, who was chasing Xitu, and what surprised Su Qi'an was that Tong Zhan, who had never missed, actually missed.
This Situ, after coming out of the secret passage, disappeared in a corner position.
According to Tong Zhan, this Xitu is not as simple as it seems, although it is not good at kung fu, but in terms of escape speed, it is surprisingly fast.
Even with the strength of Tong Zhan's feet, he can't catch up.
Su Qi'an frowned slightly, this Xitu Commander Su Qi'an was blind, and he was able to escape in Tong Zhan's hands, which showed that this person definitely had a background, and maybe he had a more important task.
However, at the moment, it is not to speculate on the identity and background of Captain Xitu, and his escape has brought some hidden dangers to Su Qi'an's occupation of Taning City.
Su Qi'an's eyes flashed, and he quickly had thoughts, and he looked at Sol Mu Dao, who was silent.
"Solmu, your chance to live has come, go, according to my will, issue this order."
Solmu took the scroll that Su Qi'an handed over, and a few words were written on the scroll.
In the city lord's mansion of Taning City, the captain of Xitu intended to rebel, and in the chaos, I fought hard with the captain of Aguga, but the captain of Aguga sacrificed his life for the country in the fight, and the captain of Xitu was injured and took the opportunity to escape.
Special notices were issued to each city, and once there was a trace of the governor of Xitu, he would take it immediately.
There is a blank signature position in the lower right corner, what Su Qi'an means, Solmu knows very well.
Now in the city of Thaning, Aguga is dead, and Situ has fled, leaving him alone.
Su Qi'an wants him to become the city lord of Thaning City, but in fact, he is a puppet, behind the scenes, it is Su Qi'an who actually manipulates people.
This proclamation is a perfect explanation for the coup d'état that took place in the city tonight.
As for whether the other cities believe it or not, it doesn't really matter.
Because in the Qing and Youzhou under the rule of Da Rong, the upper position of every city lord is bloody.
At the right opportunity, such as the death of the city lord, the captain of the city will use a duel, and whoever has the biggest fist will be the next city lord.
As for what means were used, the Darong Royal Court didn't care at all.
As long as you can maintain order in the Acropolis, cooperate with the Daei army to move south, provide sufficient logistical support, and take the position by any means, it is not a thing.
To put it bluntly, the two states of Qing and You, which were ruled by Da Rong, were the vanguard fortresses that invaded Da Liang.
And his life is a guarantee to maintain order in the city of Thaning on the surface.
As long as Solmu signed it, it was the right of the city lord, and what happened tonight was reported to the nearby acropolis.
At most, it is considered to be a kind of rhetoric deliberately made to the outside world because of the fire merger of the three parties, and the winner in order to look good.
Whether it's true or not, just listen to it, after all, the next city lord of Taning City is still Rongren, this is enough, no one will worry about it, and personally run to Taning City to investigate the situation.
And Su Qi'an and they can take the opportunity to quietly, as if they were submerged by the waves, and disappeared without a trace.
Solmu looked at the scroll in front of him, and did not hesitate for long, picked up the pen, and signed his name in the blank space.
Even if Solmu saw through Su Qi'an's intentions, what would he do? Now that the entire city is under Su Qi'an's control, does he still have a choice?
Everything is for survival, and the rest, the so-called defection to the enemy and betraying the country, in the eyes of Solmu, is a fart.
Looking at Solmu's demeanor, Su Qi'an smiled and said, "Solmu, you have made a very correct decision, congratulations, your fortune has been saved." ”
Sol Mu immediately knelt down and bowed to Su Qi'an, "Everything is an opportunity given by adults, only the adults will look forward to the small ones in the future, and whatever the adults say, the small ones will definitely do it without reservation." ”
Su Qi'an didn't believe that Solmu's face changed so quickly.
This person has a certain amount of wisdom, but he is not absolutely credible, and it is because of Su Qi'an's absolute control that Solmu is so obedient.
But if the direction changes one day, Solmu, a wall grass, will definitely be the first to turn his face.
Su Qi'an knows what this person is doing, and at present, it seems that it is still somewhat useful to keep this person.
The night passed quickly, and by dawn all the life was gradually restored, and the same was true in the city of Thaning.
Basically as usual, there are still patrolling soldiers in the city, and a kind of murderous aura is released, but if you look closely, you will find that these "honored soldiers" seem to look different.
And looking at the slaves on the road, there will be no abuse, even kicking and beating, just driving the slaves towards the center of the city.
If you look at it extensively, you will find that a large number of slaves are walking towards the center of the city on the streets of the city.
In the center of the city was a large square that could accommodate thousands of people, and all the slaves gathered together and sat separately.
In front of them was a high platform, on either side of which stood a line of soldiers, and in a few moments Solmu came up, beside him, followed by two men, who looked like guards.
Watching Solmu come to the stage, the slaves below were expressionless.
How could they not have heard last night's movements, in their eyes, this was a coup d'état.
This is not the first time that such a bloody coup has been seen in this city of Tannin, and sometimes, these slaves will be implicated.
Looking at Solmu on the stage, most of them had a clear understanding in their hearts.
Solmu seemed to be the eventual victors of the coup, and he brought them together, presumably to celebrate his ascension to the throne.
Every time the city lord is replaced, the slaves of the whole city will be gathered together and distributed by the city lord.
No matter what, it can't change their tragic fate.
Some of the slaves, as if they were used to it, had a numb look on their faces, and waited quietly for Thormu's orders.
Solmu, who was standing on the high platform, looked around and said softly, "I can appear here, I think you all know, then next, the city lord will not go around in circles with you." ”
"This city lord is here to announce only one thing." Solmu's voice paused, and then continued, "From this day forward, you will all be freed from slavery. ”
As soon as these words came out, the gathered slaves, their faces were still numb, and their rolling eyes fell to the ground unconsciously, ready to accept their fate.
But after a while, their brains, which had not been stimulated for a long time, suddenly came into contact with a piece of information.
This message was like a thunderbolt, exploding in everyone's ears, and everyone's minds were confused.
But this confusion did not last long, and some of the young slaves were the first to come back to their senses, and their godless eyes were wide open, and they looked at Solmu on the stage.
It looked like he was going to eat Solmu, and after a long time, he couldn't believe it.
"The city... Lord of the Castle, this! Is this true? ”
Solmu's face was a little unnatural, but he quickly recovered and nodded.
"As the lord of the city, I confirm this to be true like you."
In an instant, the young slave who spoke out of his words immediately collapsed to the ground, his body convulsed, it was not an injury, it was because of excitement, a spasmodic reaction from his body.
Then, among the slaves, the sound of crying and whimpering swept through the square, and the sound of convergence sounded a kind of panic.
But under this kind of painful cry that he had suppressed for a long time, immediately after, several discordant voices sounded.
"Lord of the city, it's really good for you to give this order, but as far as I know, the slaves in the whole city will be separated from the untouchables, and they will be free, not to mention the city lord, even the high-ranking officials of the royal court do not have this right, my lord does this, is there any..."
Looking at it, it was the same few slaves who questioned.
It's just that the clothes on these men are not like the other slaves, dirty, and although they are shabby, they are very clean.
Standing with these slaves seemed so out of place.
These people were valued by the Rongren officers, and they were about to get out of slavery, just like Su Qi'an was valued by Solmu before he entered the city.
The identity should be a commoner, although it can't be equal to the status of a Rongren civilian, but it's much better than the status of a slave.
In the future, he may be able to promote the status of a strategist, and at that time, the status power can be great.
It stands to reason that these people are also slaves, and they should be happy if Solmu is all released as slaves and regains their freedom, but looking at the appearance of a few people, not only is it not applauded, but there is also a kind of questioning of Solmu.
This kind of person exists in any dynasty, especially under the rule of foreign people, and there are more of them, who make a living by currying favor with Rong people and suppressing their fellow people, which is a naked Rong people's dog legs and cold rape.
Wherever this kind of person is, he is actually not welcomed, even if it is Solmu, he looks down on them very much.