Chapter 1956: Imprisonment
Li Jinglong looked at the letter in front of him, with a hint of hesitation on his face, and said to Wang Xuance in front of him: "What do you mean by father? Didn't you say that you would kill all the Brahmins and Kshatriyas in the city? Why did you give it to me?
Is there a way for King Harsha to survive?"
"Your Highness, do you really think that Your Majesty is giving King Harsha a chance? I don't think so. Your Majesty is causing civil strife among the enemies and causing discord between their rulers and their ministers." Wang Xuance couldn't help but said: "Your Highness, this is
What would be the consequences if the imperial edict and letters were known to the dignitaries in the city?"
"Either there is a glimmer of hope, or there is loss in the heart, which leads to hatred, which is not good for King Harsha." Li Jinglong suddenly said: "However, according to the past rules, the latter is very likely. After all, death is my fault.
I don’t know how many powerful people there are in Daxia’s hands. How can these people trust us and not be afraid that we will enter the city first and then kill them all?”
"Yes, I believe the people in Qunu City think so too. If this is the case, then the problem is simple. All the ministers may be killed by Daxia, but the king has been pardoned by the enemy, and the king still has the intention to fight the enemy decisively.
"?" Wang Xuance smiled bitterly.
Li Jinglong nodded. Wang Xuance did not say anything further, but Li Jinglong had already understood the meaning. The Emperor of Daxia did not really want to recruit King Jiri to surrender, but just wanted to use the ministers of Jiri to surrender their king.
Got killed.
The emperor's heart is like this, which cannot be explained by ordinary people, and it is quite frightening.
"Father's heart is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people." Li Jinglong suddenly said: "Let Feng Wei send these two things in! I believe Feng Wei will definitely have a chance. Well! The army has temporarily retreated thirty miles, let's come
East Gate, I believe that the powerful people in the city will take the opportunity to leave Qunu City."
"That's for sure. As long as people are thinking about how to survive, if we open up a path, it will be an opportunity. They will definitely not let go of such an opportunity." Wang Xuance nodded repeatedly.
Soon, Li Jinglong passed the order, and the army retreated thirty miles and headed south in a mighty manner.
When the news reached the city, King Harsha summoned Ah Qiu, A Luo Na Shun and others. He looked around and said, "The troops of Daxia moved thirty miles to the south and released the siege of the city. Have our reinforcements arrived?"
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In order to resist Daxia's attack, King Harsha also summoned a lot of soldiers and horses in addition to his own defense. His own city-state and other countries sent messengers to seek help from everyone. In his view, the enemy
In this case, it is possible that his reinforcements have arrived. Thinking of this, his face suddenly showed a look of joy.
"Your Majesty, you must be careful in everything. According to the time, soldiers and horses from major city-states may arrive, but the possibility of soldiers and horses from other countries appearing is relatively small." Ah Qiu felt bitter in his heart. The countries on the Deccan Plateau were all wearing robes.
They are evil wolves in human skin. They will not give up such an opportunity, especially when King Harsha was very high-spirited. He once fought in the north and south, and made enemies of countless countries. At this time, the opportunity has finally come. How can they give up so easily?
, I’m afraid those guys are thinking of taking advantage first.
King Harsha nodded. In his heart, he still hoped that his reinforcements would arrive soon. After all, it felt bad to be besieged.
"Your Majesty, the people of the Roka family have left Qunü City through the east gate." At this moment, Menda burst in with a gloomy look on his face.
"Damn Roka." King Harsha's expression changed drastically after hearing this, and he became furious and smashed all the beads in his hand on the table.
He has also led an army to conquer the north and south, so he naturally knows the impact this incident will have. The Roka family is also one of the Kshatriya castes, and his attitude is almost the same as that of the entire Kshatriya caste.
Qunu City cannot be defended. Anyone who defends here will die.
It doesn't matter if there is one Luo Ka, but there are many castes behind Luo Ka. They will follow and escape from Qu Nu City. The people in Qu Nu City are in chaos and cannot resist Da Xia's attack at all. Even Da Xia's army has not arrived yet.
The hearts of the people in the city had already dispersed.
"Seize the Luoka family and kill all their people. Hang their heads on the city gate and tell everyone in the city that anyone who dares to escape will have a bad end." King Harsha looked gloomy.
He looked at everyone coldly.
Aqiu's face changed slightly after hearing this, and finally turned into a long sigh. The Kshatriya caste has privileges in Tianzhu, and the death penalty should not fall on the Kshatriya caste, but it is different now. The enemy has arrived at the city, and cannot
Because the matter was minor, if these people escaped, it would have an extremely negative impact on the defense of the city.
Who to rely on to defend the city is not the civilians or the Brahmin class, but the Kshatriya class. These people command the army. These people provide food and grass. For example, the Loka family specializes in making weapons. Once they leave, Qunu City will
There will be problems with the weapon.
Munda retreated. When he arrived at the city gate, the city gate was already in a mess. Many Kshatriya castes began to move towards the city gate. These castes brought their families with them and were preparing to withdraw their troops through Daxia.
Opportunity, run away.
"King Harsha has an order. Anyone who dares to cross the city gate will be killed without mercy, and his head will be hung on the city gate." Munda's face was gloomy, looking at the chaos in front of him, his eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he had already taken out the sharp ax in his hand.
, waiting for a fatal blow at any time.
"Munda, what qualifications do you, a defeated general, have to shout loudly here? Can't you rely on your ability to withstand Daxia's attack? Now that the enemy has given up the siege, how long will it take for this to happen?"
When the obese middle-aged man saw Munda, he immediately started shouting. There were several servants beside him, and they also had various weapons in their hands, and they looked very arrogant.
"Looking for death." Munda saw clearly, with a ferocious look on his face, he clamped his legs on the war horse, and the horse galloped, neighing. In the horrified eyes of the other party, he swung the sharp ax in his hand and chopped off his head.
The huge head rolled on the ground, eyes wide open, and a look of horror on his face, obviously unwilling to rest in peace.
The people around who were about to escape instantly froze and looked at Munda with surprised eyes. Unexpectedly, Munda actually took action and killed a Kshatriya caste in public. In ordinary times,
It was almost impossible, but now it happened.
"Munda, you!" An old man looked at Munda's fierce look, pointed at Munda and said nothing.
When a scholar encounters soldiers, he cannot explain why. What's more, Munda is a furious lion at this moment. Anyone who dares to block his way is his enemy. He wants revenge. These people in front of him are surrendering to the enemy. Munda
How can we let these people go?
But what Munda didn't know was that at this moment, a businessman took advantage of the chaos at the city gate and quietly entered the city from the east gate, and soon disappeared without a trace.
"Go back quickly. Anyone who dares to gather at the gate of the city will be punished by death. This general's battle ax will not show mercy." Menda's eyes flickered, his eyes were red, and everyone's face showed a look of horror. They stood there one after another, not knowing.
Don't dare to be the slightest bit negligent.
Everyone around them had a look of fear on their faces after hearing this. In the end, no one knew who it was, but they drove the carriage away from the city gate. The huge city gate soon became empty, without a single person.
"Hmph, these damn guys are just looking for death if they still want to leave the city." Menda looked at the people's leaving figures, his eyes gleaming fiercely, like poisonous snakes, hiding in the dark, ready to attack at any time.
Launch the most violent attack on the enemy.
In the gorgeous palace, King Harsha breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Munda had solved the problem at the city gate. In fact, he was very worried in his heart. If Munda failed to suppress it, the city would be filled with chaos.
The Kshatriya caste will join forces to rebel. No matter how powerful Munda is and how many soldiers there are in the army, it is impossible to kill all the Kshatriya castes in the city.
"As long as the city is stable, we have a chance to block the enemy's attack and hold out until our allies arrive." Ah Qiu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "As long as we can maintain stability, Qunu City can be saved.
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"Your Majesty, the Queen invites you, Your Majesty." At this time, a palace maid walked in cautiously, glanced at Ah Qiu, and then whispered.
"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you two." After hearing this, King Harsha nodded and didn't take it to heart. He stood up and headed towards the back court.
Ah Qiu bowed and looked at the departing figure of King Harsha with a strange look in his eyes.
Queen Amrita is a very virtuous person and a woman who understands the general situation. At what time is the enemy already approaching the city? Everyone in the Harsha Dynasty is paying attention to this matter. Everyone is working together to deal with Daxia. Queen
Why are you looking for King Harsha at this time?
"Go, go to the back court and see if the queen wants to see the king. Maybe I can help." Ah Qiu greeted a servant beside him and whispered. As the prime minister in charge of the Harsha Dynasty, Ah Qiu was both inside and outside the court.
Have eyes and ears.
After a while, the chamberlain turned back with a strange look on his face and whispered a few words in Ah Qiu's ear.
"Guest? Are you a guest of the queen? Have you ever entered the palace before?" A Qiu couldn't help but ask.
"No, I have never seen this person before. He must be a new relative." The waiter had a look of confusion on his face.
"Of course he is not a relative. The queen understands the righteousness well. Even if a relative troubles the king, he will not trouble the king at this time. This person should be the messenger of Daxia, coming with the order of the emperor of Daxia." Ah Qiu.
He snorted coldly: "It seems that the Emperor of Daxia is ready to pardon our king. Otherwise, he would not have sent anyone to see King Harsha."
"This, what should we do?" Aronashun's face changed drastically after listening to it. Unexpectedly, Ah Qiu had guessed all this. The Emperor of Daxia really sent a letter, which meant that King Harsha's
The attitude will change, from a determined resister to a snake and rat, which will have a negative impact on the city's defense.
"There is no other way, we can't kill him! Monitor him, and if there is any change, immediately trap him in the palace." Ah Qiu's face was stern, and a hint of murderous intent flashed through his eyes.
King Harbin cannot be killed now. If King Harbin is killed, Qunu City will be in chaos without a fight. The hearts of the people in the city will be lost. It is impossible to work together. The only thing Aqiu can do is to be on guard, and even
King Harsha was trapped in the palace and could not have any problems.
Aqiu and Aluonashun left the palace with heavy hearts. The weather outside was sunny, but they were not in a good mood and there were no smiles on their faces.
A moment later, a large number of soldiers rushed into the palace, replaced the palace guards, and sealed off the entire palace.
In the queen's palace, King Harsha looked at the imperial edict and letter in front of him, with a complicated look on his face. If he had received such an edict and letter before, he would have dismissed it, and even got angry and killed the person who sent the letter.
He was killed, but it was different now. The enemy had already arrived at the city. Although he was determined to resist the enemy, he knew in his heart that he was definitely no match for Daxia.
"Your Majesty, what should we do now?" Queen Amrita looked graceful and regal. She just looked at everything in front of her with a trace of hesitation on her face. It was not easy for her to give advice on this matter.
"I don't know either." King Harsha hesitated for a while, looked at his wife, and then said: "Daxia's soldiers and horses are very powerful. Although his soldiers and horses have withdrawn thirty miles, the city of Madara
It has been captured by the enemy. Qunu City is no match for Daxia and will be captured sooner or later."
"Your Majesty, are you ready to surrender to Daxia?" Amrita asked after hearing this question: "I heard that the Emperor of Daxia is not satisfied with the current Brahmin, Kshatriya and other castes in India. There are many murderers. If we surrender, will we surrender?"
Won't kill us."
"With the princess here, he probably won't kill us. Moreover, he has issued the imperial edict after all." King Harsha threw the imperial edict aside and then said with a bitter smile: "What's the use of just saving our lives?
All civil and military officials in the dynasty are supporting me and want to defeat the enemy. At this time, if I surrender to Daxia, what will these generals think in their hearts? Aren’t those ministers very disappointed? If you want to be pardoned, you should pardon all of us.
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King Harsha was very good to his subordinates. It was probably because of his strong belief in Buddhism that he had a good temper. Because of this, the seemingly powerful Harsha dynasty had actually been split into many city-states.
"Your Majesty." At this moment, a palace maid came in from outside and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, all the guards in the palace have been changed. When I was about to go to the front hall just now, the general stopped me and said what is needed in the palace.
If you need anything, you can report it to Master Aqiu or General Aluonashun, and they will naturally send someone to deliver it."
Chapter completed!