Chapter 26 Battle to Recapture the Royal Capital 3
“Your Highness, the bandit leader Hals has been crowned, and all the North Gate rebels have surrendered.”
In the evening, Duke Walker and Princess Catherine met at the palace , and brought the body of Sir Haas over.
“The traitor was probably frightened out of his mind by the news that the East Gate had been lost. He rushed towards our military formation desperately and was finally shot to death by the archers.”
Katherine Leng He glanced coldly at Hals, who had turned into a hedgehog, and ordered: "Take this traitor's head to recruit the remnants of the rebels who are still resisting."
Someone immediately came over and dragged Hals' body down for "disposal".
"Your Highness, Lord Rupert and several other ministers are here."
Catherine was overjoyed: "Bring them here quickly."
On the day of the rebellion, Hals He personally led the troops into the palace. If the palace minister, Earl Rupert, had not led a group of ministers to deal with Hals and bought precious time for the king, I am afraid that the king would not have been able to escape the clutches of the rebels. The current situation would have been It will be much more complicated, and at least Catherine will take advantage of it.
So Catherine was very grateful to Rupert and the ministers who held back the rebels that day. Although she had received a tip that Hals did not dare to kill them and just imprisoned them, Catherine was still worried about this rebel. Will the bandit leader suddenly go crazy and do something irrational?
Another reason is that if more than half of the kingdom's top administrative officials are destroyed, it will not be easy to form another administrative team. How can I confidently lead the army south to put down the rebellion?
Rupert and others came in quickly, "I will pay homage to Her Royal Highness the Princess."
"Hurry up and get free of charge."
Everyone was a little excited to meet again after the big change.
Rupert asked worriedly: "I wonder if His Majesty the King is well?"
Catherine said with a look of shame: "My father is fine and has regained consciousness. He will be able to return to the capital soon. But you, don't blame me for attacking the city without caring about your safety, right? I'm sorry." "
Rupert said calmly: "Your Highness must not have such thoughts. Needless mercy is a taboo for military leaders."
Several other ministers also expressed their opinions.
Catherine was very pleased to hear this, and while talking to them, they came to the meeting hall in the palace.
"My father ordered me to take charge of the country until he recovers. In this situation, what advice do you have for me?"
Rupert: "The top priority is to stabilize the public sentiment and order in the Jingyao area and restore production."
Catherine agreed: "Well, I would like to trouble the Prime Minister to draft a notice to inform Jingyao City of the news of the rebels' surrender. and nearby places to calm the people's hearts."
"Your Highness, please allow the military to maintain martial law for at least one month to appease the local area. After the rebellion, the Jingyao government was in chaos and the local area was at a loss. Many people who tried to fish in troubled waters took the opportunity to cause chaos. They will all be brought to justice." The Minister of Justice also expressed his opinion.
“Well, this is also an extremely important matter. I will notify the army.”
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Area XC is where the official grain warehouse of Jingyao Fort is located. After Wang Jun regained Jingyao, he immediately sent people over to strengthen the protection of the warehouse, and no outsiders were allowed to enter or leave.
The sun had completely set at this time. Due to the war, the residents had turned off their lights early and had a rest. The nearby roads were eerily quiet, and only the sound of footsteps could be heard occasionally when soldiers patrolled by.
There were two soldiers guarding the entrance to the warehouse compound. One of them yawned, "It's so boring. The changing of the guard hasn't come yet!"
"Stand still. Let’s go to work! It’s only been less than two hours.” The companion on the side was speechless.
"My stomach is protesting...Huh? Someone seems to be coming over there."
Another soldier immediately shouted loudly: "Who is it? Stop!"
"Haha, don't panic, it's me." The person came over calmly and said with a smile.
By the light of the torch, the soldiers could see clearly a chubby face.
“Ah, it turns out it’s the person in charge, I’m sorry.”
The person who came was the official responsible for managing the granary. I met him in the evening when handing over the defense work. Although he was kind-hearted, he was also an ordinary person. He was a minor noble, but it was not something that these two big-headed soldiers could offend, so they quickly bowed and apologized.
"No matter where you are, you two should be loyal to your duties. Besides, I'm here to trouble you."
"I wonder what the supervisor has to do?"
"When I left in the evening, I have left a very important account book in a certain warehouse. Oops, I have to stay up all night to write a report, and it will be delivered to the palace tomorrow morning. Without this account book, I can only make up nonsense."
"I see, let me give you some light and help you look for it together." The warehouse manager is not just an idle person, he naturally has the right to go in and out.
The soldier lit an oil lamp, followed the steward to the room near the door, took a set of keys, and entered the Kurdish compound.
"Sorry for the trouble, little brother."
"It's my honor to serve you, my lord."
The two of them were walking, and they were having a ride. Chatting.
Walking to a warehouse deep in the yard, the fat manager suddenly stopped and said, "It seems like this is the place."
"Let's go in and take a look, sir."
The two opened the door and walked into the warehouse, then searched carefully by the light of the oil lamp.
"It doesn't seem to be here. Go and look elsewhere."
"Haha, don't be in a hurry. Little brother, have you ever seen a play?"
< br>The soldier was very surprised. Why did the fat supervisor ask him this? But he still answered honestly: "My lord, you are joking. Only nobles and rich people can appreciate it. How could someone like me have seen it?"
"Then let me chat with you. The plot of a drama always has highs and lows."
"Uh... I don't understand what you are talking about." The soldier was a little confused. Lost my mind.
“It’s a complete drama when it has highs and lows.” The warehouse manager’s expression gradually became strange, half smiling but not smiling, half crying but not crying.
The soldier was troubled by the expression of the warehouse supervisor. What was wrong with this guy? "Sir, let's find the account books quickly."
The supervisor ignored the soldier at all. Gu Zi said: "The protagonists in tragedies often start out smooth sailing, then fall from highs to lows, and never come out in the end."
His eyes gradually became numb, but his hands tightly grasped a small bag of food placed at the door.
The soldier became nervous and realized something was wrong. The man in front of him was really evil. He warned: "If you do this again, I will blow the whistle."
But the soldiers' warnings had no effect.
“The protagonists of comedies often take unexpected turns after the trough.” The supervisor said as he began to tear the grain bags hard.
"So, is this a tragedy? Or a comedy?"
Just as the supervisor finished speaking, the bag was torn open, and the soldier's eyes widened in horror. The bag contained no grain at all, but sulfur. He recognized that thing.
"Stop!" The soldier, realizing what was going to happen next, yelled, drew his sword and rushed towards the supervisor.
The supervisor quickly put his hand into his pocket, pulled it out and sprinkled a bunch of powder on the soldiers.
“Ah——” Severe pain and burning sensation quickly spread to the brain. The soldier threw away his weapon, covered his eyes and struggled.
The warehouse manager picked up the oil lamp that fell on the ground, "Who is the protagonist of this drama?"
...
After dinner with the ministers and generals, Catherine returned to her room in the palace to rest. The familiar layout in the room made her feel a little relaxed.
She took off her armor, took a hot bath, and put on a dress.
The princess walked to the bookshelf and picked up a book of poetry. She planned to read it for a while before going to bed, but for some reason she was always uneasy and could not read a single line of the beautiful passages in the past.
"Oh - is it the recent war that makes me too nervous? I heard that many veterans' personalities become very weird when they leave the army. Catherine, Catherine, you can't be like that."
The princess walked to the balcony to take a breath of fresh air. Under the blowing of the night wind, her beautiful figure was undoubtedly revealed.
Suddenly, a bright spot appeared due west of the palace. Her Royal Highness, knowing that it was the location of the granary, immediately realized that something bad had happened.
Sure enough, the bright spot expanded rapidly until the sky-high firelight illuminated almost the entire XC area.
(End of this chapter)