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Chapter 741: The Suppression of Bandits (5, The Accusation of the City Guard)

Buckley, the warden of Sarazan, sat in the middle of the house, feeling uneasy for some time lately, and was drinking tea while wondering how he had come back.

As the highest military and political chief of a place who is almost fifty years old, there are few things that make Barkley uneasy.

The Semitic city guards are similar to those of the Terran continent, they are appointed by the Supreme Council, they are in charge, manage all local affairs, and command the local guard army.

Due to the intricacy of the political forces within the Semitic tribe, reflected in the locality, the soul is even more complex, the city guard is strong, from a big family, and there are people in the imperial city to support him, that is, he is a complete local king, such as Fiona's father.

If the local wealthy clan is strong and the city guard is not strong, then the city guard is a gas bag, and he is not comfortable doing anything, which is very common especially in remote places.

Because of the proximity of Sarazan City to Akadeline, the central government has a strong control over this place, and although he is not from a big family, Buckley, the city lord, is still very comfortable.

It's just that for a while, the city lord of Buckley has always felt that something is going to happen.

At this time, he suddenly felt his eyelids throb again, and he hurriedly reached into the tea bowl, dipped some water, and wiped it on his eyes, and then he felt better.

Barkley couldn't help but beat a drum in his heart, frowning and thinking to himself: What the hell is going on? I haven't had anything going on for a while, but why do I always feel as if I have a sense of foreboding?

Is it because the energy spent on the seventeenth third is a bit big, and it has been a little empty lately?

I don't want to...... I make up that every day......

Two days ago, when I went to the astrologer to tell my fortune, that grandson took me five gold coins, and at that time, he just said good things, what kind of promotion and wealth, and the future is limitless?

Could it be that he didn't count accurately? Uh-huh, uh-huh, the dead Gisenne

I was fooled by him again, just saying that I was promoted, but he didn't say when I was promoted.

I heard that in the past two days, there is a monk from the Tang Dynasty in the Eastern Soil, who believes in Buddhism, and has a very good set of chanting, what "Pleasant Goat, Beautiful Goat, Big Big Wolf......", just by listening to it, I know that the mana is profound.

When you have nothing to do, you can go to him, this foreign monk has a foreign diploma, compared to the local bald, he must be able to chant the scriptures, maybe he can calculate more accurately......

He was squatting on a chair, sipping his tea, and was pondering these feudal superstitious nonsense when he heard the sound of horses' hooves.

The sound of the horse's hooves rumbled like thunder, and as soon as I heard it, I knew that someone was galloping on the horse, and the sound of hooves came from far and near, and it was rushing quickly.

Immediately afterwards, I heard a loud jī flying dog jumping outside the door, some people shouting loudly, and some people howling vigorously.

Barkley couldn't help but be stunned. I scolded in my heart: Which grandson is this, who dares to run so fast in front of my house?

The lord of Buckley, however, was always the lord of the city, and he was very strict with the people below, and when he heard them crying out in an unseemly manner, he was immediately very angry in his heart, and was about to go out to teach a lesson to those who did not know the height of the sky.

As soon as he thought of this, he put the teacup on the table, and was about to call for someone, when he saw that the door not far away, which was covered with vermilion lacquer, was kicked open from the outside and inside.

The door slammed against the walls on either side, and there were two loud clanging noises.

The servants of the castle guard did not wait for Lord Buckley to speak, and immediately screamed.

"Grandma's, you actually dare to smash the city guard. ”

"It's the other way around, it's the other way around. ”

"Brothers, copy fellows. Kill these things who don't know what to do."

"Someone, someone, go and call the city guards to come to support. ”

“......”

They rolled up their sleeves, glared at each other, picked up the guy, and were about to rush towards the man at the door.

But then, everyone couldn't help but be stunned all of a sudden.

I saw that the man was dressed in bright and bright armor, which was bright enough to reflect the shadow of the person opposite, and there were exquisite patterns on it.

The armor was topped with a hideous battle helmet, and a long colored pheasant feather swayed gently in the wind.

That outfit, no matter how you look at it, it makes people feel dazzling and gorgeous.

But the most eye-catching thing was the sneer on the man's face, the shiny war knife on his waist had been pulled out half, and the war knife was not ordinary, it was stronger than the guy in their hands I don't know how many times, and the cold blade of the war knife stabbed everyone with a chill all over their bodies.

They immediately stopped involuntarily, looking at the fierce and vicious appearance of the samurai opposite, and knew that if they dared to step forward, that dog cub would definitely dare to use a knife to cut people.

Although these dirt buns don't know the armor on the herald, they also know that this uncle's outfit is not cheap, and in Sarazan City, this place is also the absolute top equipment.

The set of armor that the lord of Buckley put in his calligraphy was probably similar to this one.

In this era, a set of gorgeous and sturdy armor is as eye-catching as if an imported BM was opened in later generations

This thing can't be faked, because the cost of the armor is there, and the price of this armor alone is not something that ordinary people can care about.

Those who can wear this kind of armor are definitely samurai with status.

Even if this person is not strong, it is definitely not something that a low-level NPC like himself can deal with. Maybe people are like slaughtering monsters, flicking their fingers, and killing them in seconds.

The soldier saw that everyone had stopped, so he sneered, shook his hand, and with a 'snap', he sheathed the war knife heavily.

He raised his chin slightly, narrowed his eyes, looked at Buckley in the hall, and said, "Excuse me, which one is Lord Buckley who is the guardian of Sarazanne City?"

Barkley couldn't help but grin, he saw the menacing appearance of the other party, and knew that there was absolutely nothing good. Originally, according to the rules of officialdom, at this time, you should pretend to be sick and hide from it.

But that person's eyes were vicious, and he locked himself at once, so that if he hid again, he would cause more trouble.

He immediately stiffened his head, stood up, and said in a deep voice: "I am the Barkley of Sarazane, I wonder what happened to your royal guards, and they actually came to our place?"

"Royal ...... The royal guard ...... "When everyone heard this, they were all cold.

It turns out that this majestic-looking old man is the legendary royal guard

That's the old man from the imperial city, I heard that he can stand on his fists, he can run horses on his arms, and cutting off his head is like mowing grass, all of them are amazing.

Most of the people here have never left the city of Sarazan in their lives, and this time it is a novelty, and the people of the palace crowded to see the Praetorian Guards from Arcaderin.

Immediately, a pregnant girl in the city guard mansion screamed: "Ah, so handsome......"

The rest of the crowd was also talking.

Barkley couldn't help coughing in embarrassment, his head was black, and he was embarrassed to throw himself in front of the Praetorian Guard, he glanced at the family next to him, and whispered, "Hurry up and pull my sister away......

At this time, the Praetorian guard snorted coldly, shook his hand, nailed a command flag to the ground, and then said in a loud voice: "Praetorian Order: Order Buckley, the lord of Sarazane, to run to five miles west of the city, and report to our army." Those who dare to disobey will be killed."

As he spoke, he turned around, jumped on his horse, and then whipped his horse and galloped away, without even looking back.

Barkley couldn't help but be confused, and wondered in his heart: What happened to this singing, why didn't you tell me?

But when he saw the bright red order flag, he couldn't help but shiver. According to Semitic military regulations. Under the Red Military Order, if there is any disobedience, there will be no forgiveness.

It was originally a command flag used by the Praetorian Guard division to mobilize local forces, and in order to go down and do things well, the Admiral granted the right to suppress the bandit troops, and it was specially used to deal with disobedient magistrates.

He immediately picked up the flag quickly, and then shouted to the butler next to him, "Prepare the car, uh, no, prepare the horse." The horses ran a little faster.

The Demon God is above, this is a major event in the army, I have to hurry over. Grandma's, what's wrong with the Praetorian Guards? I know it's not been peaceful lately, isn't it going to kill me? ”

The butler grinned and said, "Master, you have forgotten, the herald said that if you want your old man to run over, you will run over." ”

Barkley was immediately stunned. That heart couldn't help sinking, and he felt as uncomfortable as if there were more than a dozen knives stirring together in his stomach, and scolded in his heart: Grandma's, which grandson is me

'Running past' is not only to obey military orders, but also to have some disguised corporal punishment, which shows that the officers who are looking for him are deliberate.

Barkley couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in his heart, and said secretly: What's going on? Could it be that I'm embezzling and taking bribes? Corruption and bribery are the work of the inspectors, what does it mean to come to a group of soldiers?

It was me who falsely reported the soldiers and risked the army's salary? But that was only 300 people. It's just the size of a brigade, and it's not even half the strength of Sarazane, and it's not the Praetorian Guard's turn......

Who have you provoked lately? No, I've done everything I need to do......

Just as he was thinking about it, the old housekeeper next to him pulled him and said, "Master, don't be stunned here, hurry up." It looks like they're not going to give you a good look if you're late. Maybe it's going to be beheaded. ”

Barkley then came to his senses. Stretched out his hand to take the coat and hat handed over by the old butler, and after hurriedly putting it on, he threw off his big stride, shook his big belly, and ran out.

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Although there are only more than five miles of land, but he has also been the emperor of the soil in this place all these years, pampered, going out is either a car or a horse, the most common exercise is still on the G exercise, this body is naturally féi fatter, only a few steps to run out of breath.

Running down all the way, I was tired and sweaty, and I was panting.

When he ran five miles outside the city, he had already spit out his tongue, and he was panting to spit out his lungs, and he could hardly crawl, and he cursed the immoral fellow in his heart.

When he was so tired that he was about to vomit blood, he saw several large boats parked on the bank of the river in the distance. On the roof of the ship, several large flags embroidered with black flames greeted the wind, hunting and fluttering, officially the military flag of the Praetorian Guard.

On Wei's boat, an officer in a red cloak stood with his hands in his hands, looking at the river in the distance.

Dressed in gorgeous armor, his wide cloak was blown by the long wind, and fluttered back and forth behind him, like a red flame, not angry and arrogant, and imposing.

Barkley's eyes immediately shrank when he saw this, he was considered to have been far away in Sarazane. I've seen a lot of the world, and Arcadherine has been around for a few years.

But at this time, seeing that the man was simply standing there, he couldn't help but feel like his heart was pressing a heavy mountain, so stuffy that he was almost out of breath, and his momentum was the same as those big people he had seen.

He didn't care about resting at once, so he hurried over, and then looked up at the boat, panting heavily, and shouted loudly, "Sa...... Sarah...... Razanne City Shouba...... Bar...... cough cough cough cough ...... Barkley was ordered to arrive. Please...... Request an Interview ......"

Later, I couldn't help but cough again, and I almost didn't lose my breath.

Lorraine listened, couldn't help but turn his head, glanced down coldly, only to see the other party sweating profusely, sincerely frightened, and then whispered to the soldier next to him: "Pass." ”

The soldier raised his throat and said in a loud voice, "Pass"

Barkley couldn't help but take a secret breath when he heard this, and then stepped forward and stepped onto the boat.

When he saw the collar flower on Lorraine's shoulder, he was immediately shocked again. That uncle was a captain officer. This captain is nothing in the Imperial City, but to put it mildly, more than a dog. But when you go to the countryside, everyone is a big man, and this is from the headquarters.

This is also why those Beijing officials run outside when they are fine. Because when you go outside, the official rank is the biggest, whether it is eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, accepting bribes, spending money or whatever, all of them are a lot of money.

The most important thing is that the urgently summoned order flag illustrates a qiē problem, this lord came on the orders of the commander or admiral, representing the high-ranking of the Akaderine Praetorian Guard, he is just the lord of a city, with a population of tens of thousands, hundreds of soldiers, in the city of Akadeline, he is to be regarded as a hillbilly.

Barkley stepped forward, saluted Lorraine, and then gasped, "See...... I've seen a big ...... My lord. Ignorance...... I don't know if the adults called me to come, there is ...... What do you command......

Lorraine's face sank, and he said sharply: "Barkley, are you guilty?"

A dark cloud immediately flashed across Barkley's face, but then he feigned ignorance and said, "Big ...... My lord. Where do you start?"

Lorraine keenly saw the change in his face, and immediately knew in his heart that this dead fat man was definitely not so innocent as he appeared on the surface, and he immediately became murderous. The boat was in the river outside the city, and he would have died if he didn't know.

Lorraine sneered and said, "Okay, I'll let you die." ”

Then he pointed to the stranded ship in the river and said, "As a city guard, there was a murder in this river, but you ignored it, what crime should you be guilty of?"

He bowed his head slightly and said, "Could it be that you have colluded with those water thieves?"

Barkley could not help but fight a cold war when he heard the hidden murderous intent in his words. This charge is deadly.

He immediately shook his head quickly and said, "Big ...... My lord. I've been wronged for this. You listen to me. ”

He paused, peeked at Lorraine's expression, and said, "That's the case, we already knew about the life case in the river." However, it was late at night, and the situation of the enemy was unknown. Moreover, there are not many city guards in my city, so I can only defend the city and strengthen our guard. ”

Seeing that Lorraine didn't speak, as if he recognized his words, he couldn't help but be a little bolder, and then continued: "It's daytime, we will send someone over." But by then it was too late, and only the wreckage of the ship was visible, and ...... And those corpses on board. ”

As he said this, he suddenly felt that the soldiers behind Lorraine were looking at him angrily, and on the deck behind them, they seemed to be covered with a long strip of white cloth, and they could vaguely see human figures.

Barkley couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. I wondered in my heart: why did these guards care so much about the corpses, as if they were their own people who died......

Thinking of this, his heart immediately felt cold, as if he had fallen into an ice cave. I suddenly understood. Those who died must have been the people of their guards, otherwise, they would never have been like lions with their tails trampled on, so angry.

Lorraine glanced at him coldly, saw that his face was as pale as a blank piece of paper, and immediately said, "It seems that you already understand what is going on." I know who is dead. This matter is important, and I don't need to explain it to you. Now let me continue. If you lie, you know the consequences. ”

Barkley nodded mechanically in fear, then took a deep breath and said, "Yes, my lord." I was going to bury these people, but the thieves left their words on the corpses and on the ship.

They want to kill people and forbid anyone to collect their bodies for burial. ”

The soldiers present couldn't help but roar in unison in unison.

Lorraine looked at Barkley coldly and said, "Lord City Guard, the water thieves said that they would not allow you to be buried, and you were obedient, which really makes me wonder, is Your Excellency an official of my Semitic tribe, or an accomplice of the water thieves?"

Barkley was also out of the way at this time.

He slapped his chest heavily and said, "My lord, do you think I don't want to suppress the bandits? I don't want to kill those water thieves? You think I was pointed at my nose by those folks, poked at the back of the back, and I felt good?"

"What can I do, what can I do, there are just a few soldiers under my command, and there is still a shortage of pay every year, and the military expenses have never been allocated to me, and many times I have to raise my own funds, let alone renovate the armament. It's good to be able to defend the city."

"Since the thieves, I have also reported and asked for the bandits, but those masters are far away. They drink wine, eat vegetables, and soak in chickens every day, where does anyone care about our life or death? When we collect taxes, when we think about it, they ask us for money, and when they collect the money, they pat their butts and leave.

I typed the report, and it took half a year before I got an instruction, do you know what is written on it? I have read it, and it has been reported to the military department.

That's half a year, half a year, just waiting for such a result. ”

His face turned red and purple under the movement.

Lorraine listened quietly and did not interrupt him.

Barkley spat heavily on the ground and continued, "That's pretty good

When the report arrived in the imperial city, there were water thieves who sent dead fish and dead cats to my house every once in a while. Or, it's a throwing knife. Tell me not to do much.

Grandma's, how do they know?

I can't think of any other reason other than that there are some big people in the Imperial City who are in collusion with them

This sentence, even when I go to the Dark Council, I dare to say it"

Lorraine saw that he was spitting and his expression moved, but he was not angry. In any case, this person's ability to talk about this shows that he also has a passionate heart, and he has not been smoothed out by the dull officialdom. If the slick old bureaucrat, who doesn't know a word, pushes it cleanly, what can Lorraine do to him?

At that moment, he motioned to the person next to him and sent a glass of water.

Barkley was not polite, took the glass of water, drank it all, and let out a long breath. wiped his mouth, and continued: "Later, not to mention, my report has a lot of circles in the imperial city, and it will be discussed and studied in the middle of the conference. It took two years before it was settled.

Anyway, it finally gives people a little hope.

That's where we start looking forward again. Looking forward to the stars and the moon, like a stupid wife and other wild men, looking forward to sending troops to suppress the bandits. But...... But...... But ......"

He said three 'buts' in a row, but he didn't know what he remembered, he couldn't stop choking, and finally let out a long sigh, and then said: "Who knows, there are bandits and no soldiers, we will suffer, this is like looking forward to the stars and the moon, it is easy to hope that the officers and soldiers will suppress the bandits, and we will suffer even more." “

Speaking of this, he gritted his teeth and scolded, and said hatefully: "Those things raised by dogs* come to us all day long to eat, drink and entertain, and they still harass the people all day long and make trouble everywhere. That's it. As long as they can suppress the bandits and bandits, we will admit it.

But when they arrived here, they just ate, drank, prostituted and gambled, but they didn't mention the word 'banditry'. Ate us all to the bottom of the bar. Rats can starve to death on the stove. In order to supply military supplies, I swept the bottom of the warehouse and took out food from the mouse hole, so that this group of old men could serve comfortably.

Only then did those military men pick their teeth and walk around the countryside with their weapons.

When they came back empty-handed, even if they had completed their mission, they said, 'As soon as my heavenly soldiers arrived, they were invincible, and the thieves did not dare to go against my heavenly might, so they all fled in the hope of the wind.' Then he patted his ass and went into the camp to continue eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling.

That's pretty good.

Seeing that the deadline had arrived, they had no way to hand over to the military headquarters, so they all went to the countryside immediately.

When these dogs arrived in a village, they actually circled the people in the village and pointed out that those people were bandits and bandits. And then they all killed. Take the heads of those villagers and elders to risk their military exploits.

More than 300 lives."

Later, with tears in his eyes, he almost cried out in pain.

The guards couldn't help but look at each other in horror.

These things are too far away for these proud royal elites.

These people would rather lose their heads, but they will never bother to do such a thing.

They had heard of this kind of thing, but it was just a kind of legend, and they never imagined that they would encounter such a thing one day.

Lorraine looked at him and couldn't help but sigh. A deep disgust arose in his heart, although he didn't know the specific situation, but he also knew that behind this matter, the Absolute Shaochi Plantagenet family was secretly doing something.

Otherwise, those water thieves would not obey their orders, and if someone else's ship was not robbed, they would rob his ship.

Lorraine looked at Barkley and said, "Lord City Guard, we are really here to suppress the bandits now, can you sue me about the cottage stronghold of those water thieves?"