The appearance of the ninth princess of the royal family instantly frightened the state soldiers and government soldiers outside the city, and they all knelt down and worshiped.
Although Jiaozhou has a high degree of autonomy, it is nominally under the jurisdiction of Daliang. There are at least three levels of official appointments in the territory: state pastor, county guard, and county magistrate, and there are six counties.
Although it is located in a remote area, it does not mean that they can be lawless. If it comes to the fierce battle with the Dongshan Army, they still have excuses to protect the safety of the county.
But when the ninth princess of the royal family appeared, the state soldiers did not resist at all. They were joking and dared to offend His Highness the Ninth Prince? This is not simply seeking death.
Those who were inciting and clamoring among the soldiers just now have set an example for them.
Fortunately for the state soldiers, it seemed that the Ninth Princess did not blame them for their neglect.
On the contrary, the soldiers were kowtowing and begging for mercy. Their faces were earth-colored and their faces were shaking like chaff.
Everyone is on tenterhooks. Before, there was such a scum among them, and he dared to question and offend the Ninth Princess. As companions, how could they still be good?
If the Ninth Princess was dissatisfied and killed them all, Zhou Mu would not dare to say no.
The state soldier who led the way glanced at the government soldiers who kept kowtowing and begging for mercy, and felt a little sigh in his heart.
Fortunately, they are not as stupid as these people. Now that they have offended His Highness Ninth Prince, they can only wish for themselves.
The state soldiers will definitely not plead for these people at this time. This is His Highness Ninth Prince. They are not stupid enough to think that they are so capable and ask His Highness Ninth Prince to give them face.
The carriage slowly drove into the county city. At the gate of the county city that was about to disappear, a man in black robes from behind shouted loudly.
"According to the order from the Nine Palaces, all the soldiers in the county and city will be captured and imprisoned for the time being. We will make a decision after the situation in the county and city is settled."
These words were not addressed to the dragon guards around him, but to the state soldiers escorting them into the city.
The state soldiers did not hesitate and acted immediately to capture all the county and city soldiers.
It was relatively smooth to capture this group of soldiers. The main reason was that the soldiers did not resist. If they resisted, it would be troublesome to deal with them.
There are many thoughtful people among the state soldiers, and they can probably guess the reason why His Highness the Ninth Prince did not kill all the soldiers.
There are probably more than a thousand soldiers gathered in the county town now, which is not a small number.
If we really kill them all, it will have some bad influence on the royal family, saying that His Highness the Ninth Prince is cruel and murderous.
Secondly, these government soldiers are soldiers who maintain public order in the county and city. They are the regular army of Daliang and they eat the royal food of the imperial court.
Killing them would hardly cause uneasiness among the other soldiers from the six counties.
The chaos in Qingcheng County has not yet been settled. In order to stabilize the situation, Unintentionally started killing people.
Keeping them in custody will give them a chance to survive. Since they have this chance, these soldiers will definitely not take the risk of resisting and adding more guilt to their crimes.
Their thoughts were probably 50% to 60%, but what the Ninth Princess really wanted was that when the chaos in Qingcheng County was settled, not only the soldiers in the county, but the soldiers in the entire county would have to undergo a major purge.
After so many years of Qingcheng County Sheriff's rule, the mentality of these soldiers may have been ruined long ago.
At that time, we will go back and directly divide and disintegrate, interrogate, and kill those who deserve to be killed if they have serious crimes, and sentence those who deserve misdemeanors. If there are some ideological changes, strengthen ideological education.
All the original generals and officers at all levels have been replaced.
The Ninth Princess had already thought about how to do these things before she came. Of course, all of this was inseparable from the rules and regulations formulated by Su Qi'an when she was wandering around Tucheng County, which gave her some inspiration.
These are all things for later. The most urgent thing in Princess Ninth's heart right now is Su Qi'an's safety.
This Su Qi'an was too courageous. He didn't even say hello to her, and led his men to the county town openly.
Well now, things were self-defeating, putting herself in danger, and she had to take action in the end.
"Su Qi'an waited until I rescued you, and I'm settling the bill with you for not saying hello." The Ninth Princess sat on the carriage, muttering.
After confirming the identity of the ninth princess, the state soldiers who took the lead sent people to the city to report it as soon as possible.
Along the way, all the state soldiers, all
Standing on both sides, half kneeling on the ground, the scene looked spectacular from a distance.
News came that His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince had entered the city, and the battle at the gate of the county governor's house in the city was quickly controlled by the state soldiers.
There were still casualties between the guard company and the government soldiers, but they were not serious, only twenty or thirty people were injured.
The troops on both sides were blocked by the state soldiers on both sides of the gate of the county mansion. As His Highness Ninth Prince arrived, the leader of the Dragon Guard gave the order to let them go.
Without the obstruction of the state soldiers, the guard company commander immediately rushed over, half-knelt on the ground in front of the carriage, and said quickly.
"Please, Your Highness, save my Marquis. The so-called coordination of the county government is just a bureau to lure the Marquis to come and shoot him. There was an explosion in the county government just now and we were blocked. We don't know what the situation is. Please make the decision, Your Highness."
The Ninth Princess, who was sitting in the carriage, hummed softly and signaled to lead the way into the mansion.
The controlled government soldiers suddenly broke out and broke through the obstruction of the state soldiers, heading straight for the Ninth Princess in the carriage.
The boldness of the government soldiers surprised the state soldiers. They had the courage to attack His Royal Highness.
Even though these people are the personal guards of Qingcheng County Governor, they are also soldiers of Great Liang first.
Attacking the royal family is courting death.
The state soldiers reacted quickly and tried to stop him. If something happened to His Highness Ninth Prince in their hands, they wouldn't be able to chop off a few of their heads.
The state soldiers reacted quickly, but the dragon guards protecting them were even faster.
There was no need to give orders at all. Under the stunned gaze of the state soldiers, about twenty or thirty soldiers of the government rushed out to protect them, and it took less than half a stick of incense. ap.
These people were dispatched cleanly by more than a dozen Dragon Guards.
Everyone opened their eyes wide, and even the follow-up soldiers who were about to take action were stunned.
These men in black killed all the twenty or so people who rushed out with their bare hands just now.
Are you a human? It must be a ghost.
Shocked, the state soldiers reacted quickly, swarmed up and forcibly controlled the remaining forty or fifty people.
The Ninth Princess who was sitting in the carriage said nothing and acted as if what just happened had not happened. The wheels turned. Fortunately, the gate of the county mansion was big enough to accommodate a carriage.
More than a dozen dragon guards stood on both sides of the carriage, lifted the carriage up, and stepped over the steps bit by bit.
As the carriage entered the county, the state soldiers outside turned their eyes away. They looked at each other and without hesitation, they raised their swords and killed them all.
Dare to assassinate His Highness Ninth Prince, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a crime of genocide, although His Highness Ninth Prince never said a word from the beginning to the end.
But after looking at each other with the leader Long Wei, the captain of the state soldiers understood instantly and killed these people without saying a word.
The external government soldiers were temporarily put on hold, mainly because they had no substantive actions. It can only be said that His Highness Ninth Prince was generous and did not touch her bottom line.
But these guards dared to take action directly. As subordinate state soldiers, they must have this consciousness to maintain the dignity of the royal family. If he could not even understand this intention, he would not be able to serve as a senior captain in the state.
Not long after the Ninth Princess entered the front courtyard of the county mansion, suddenly, several explosions sounded again in the mansion.
These explosions were obviously much smaller than the previous ones, but they were still more than enough to kill people.
His Highness Ninth Prince is in the county government. This Qingcheng County Sheriff and the High Priest are really desperate for their lives. It’s so crazy.
The captain of the state soldiers sighed, and he immediately rushed in with his people.
After a while, there was a large group of people in front of him, and the first thing he saw was the eye-catching carriage.
The captain of the state soldiers rushed forward, but several dragon guards stopped him, and he opened his mouth to explain.
The dragon guard in black said in a low voice, "Your Highness is fine. You continue to guard the perimeter of the county mansion. I will let you know if anything happens."
The captain of the state army nodded and glanced around. He could see a woman in a white dress standing vaguely among the crowd in front.
But the captain of the state army did not dare to take a closer look. He withdrew his eyes and left with the people.
At this time, in the middle of the crowd, that is where the explosion just occurred.
The smoke was rising, and next to the woman in white were Su Qian and the others.
They were injured, but the explosion just now obviously did not affect them.
The Ninth Princess beside her frowned and said nothing. She was waiting for Su Qian to give her an explanation.
The smoke gradually dissipated, and in front of a wood-carved courtyard lay two charred corpses.
Looking carefully, these two people are clearly the Qingcheng County Sheriff and the High Priest. They must have expired at this time.
On their chests, two daggers were inserted accurately.
This is not the most surprising thing. In front of the corpse, a woman in black stood quietly.
She didn't wear a black robe on her head, but looking at the background, the Ninth Princess felt a sense of déjà vu.
After confirming that the Qingcheng County Sheriff and the High Priest were truly dead, the woman in black stepped forward, took back the two daggers, and then turned around.
The Ninth Princess was startled and said coldly, "It's you!"
This person was none other than the female assassin who assassinated Su Qi'an. She was known as the King of Hell and was named Wang Yan by Su Qi'an.
"Why are you here? Do you still want to assassinate me?" Princess Ninth looked a little unhappy at the appearance of this person.
Come to think of it, no one would be happy when facing a skilled assassin who comes and goes without a trace.
Judging from her appearance, her injuries were almost healed. After regaining her strength, she would definitely not be able to bear it if she had to do it again.
Wang Yan ignored the Ninth Princess's questions and looked directly at Su Qi'an.
The Ninth Princess looked tense, and several Dragon Guards slowly stepped forward to form a double-team situation.
The atmosphere between the two sides felt like they were facing a formidable enemy. Su Qian explained quickly.
With the help of Guard Lin, the twelve of them managed to stabilize the situation. The Qingcheng County Guards couldn't take him down for a while.
As time passed, news from the outside came in, and the Qingcheng County Sheriff and the High Priest naturally learned that His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince had come to the county.
He knew that with the appearance of His Highness Ninth Prince, the trap he had set up was basically ruined, and he would not be able to escape death.
At this point, he had no choice but to make the last move. Even if he died, he had to take Su Qi'an as his backer.
The two took advantage of the fierce battle between the two sides and saw the opportunity. They took out a few black fire beads made of black gunpowder from their waists and threw them towards Su Qi'an.
At this critical moment, Wang Yan suddenly appeared like a magic weapon descending from the sky.
With two whooshing sounds, he threw out two daggers, one step faster than the Qingcheng County Sheriff and the High Priest.
It was inserted into the chests of the two people, followed by a flying kick, kicking the two people away. After hitting the wooden carved courtyard behind, the black fire beads fell to the ground and exploded.
In other words, without Wang Yan's help, Su Qi'an and the others would definitely be killed or injured.
