Chapter 26: The Recovery of the Royal Capital 3
Chapter 26: The Recovery of the Royal Capital 3
“Your Highness, the bandit leader Hals has already given his head, and the rebels at the north gate have all surrendered. “
In the evening, Duke Walker and Princess Catherine rendezvoused at the royal palace and brought Sir Hals’ body over.
“This rebel was probably scared mad by the news of the loss of the east gate, and recklessly rushed towards our military formation, and was finally killed by the archer’s arrows.”
Catherine coldly glanced at Hals, who had turned into a hedgehog, and ordered, “Take this traitor’s head and go to beckon down the remnants of the rebels who are still recalcitrant. “
Immediately, someone came over and dragged Hals’ body down to “dispose” of it.
“Your Highness, Lord Rupert and several other ministers have come over.”
Catherine was overjoyed, “Quickly bring them over.”
On the day of the rebellion, Hals personally led the troops to rush into the palace, if it wasn’t for the palace minister, Earl Rupert, leading a group of ministers to maneuver with Hals and win valuable time for the king, I’m afraid that the king would have had a hard time escaping from the clutches of the rebels, that way the situation would be much more complicated now, or at least Catherine would have thrown in the towel.
Therefore, Catherine is very grateful to Rupert, the ministers who held back the rebels that day, although the secret report said that Hals didn’t dare to kill, just imprisoned them, but Catherine is still worried that this rebel leader will not suddenly go crazy and do something irrational.
Another reason was that if a large part of the kingdom’s administrative hierarchy was clicked off, it wouldn’t be that easy to set up another administrative team, and then how could she rest assured that she would be able to lead her army south to quell the rebellion.
Rupert and the others soon came in, “My subjects pay their respects to Your Highness.”
“Quickly absolve yourself.”
Reunited after the big change, everyone was a bit excited.
Rupert asked worriedly, “I wonder if His Majesty the King is well?”
Catherine said with a shameful face, “Father is well and has regained consciousness, and will be able to return to the royal capital in a few days. On the contrary, you guys, you won’t blame me for taking the risk of attacking the city without caring about your safety, right? I apologize.”
Rupert had a frank face, “Your Highness must not think like that, unnecessary pity is a major taboo for an army leader.”
Several other ministers also stated so.
Catherine was very pleased to hear this, and went to the council chamber in the palace while talking with them.
“Father ordered me to temporarily take charge of the country until his health recovers, and with this situation in front of us, I wonder what guidance you all have for me?”
Rupert: “The first order of business is to stabilize the people’s hearts and order in the Jingyao region and restore production.”
Catherine was in favor of it, “Well, please ask Lord Palace Minister to draw up a notice to inform the Jingyao city area and nearby places of the rebels’ ambush, to stabilize the people’s hearts.”
“Your Highness, please have the army stay under martial law for at least a month to appease the localities. After the rebellion, the Jingyao government is in chaos, the localities are at a loss, and many people trying to fish in troubled waters are taking advantage of the situation, they need to be brought to justice.” The Minister of Justice also offered his opinion.
“Well, this is also an extremely urgent matter, I will inform the army.”
……
Area XC was the location of the official grain warehouse of Jingyao Fortress, and the King’s Army had immediately sent people over to strengthen the protection of the warehouse after recovering Jingyao, and strictly prohibited the entry and exit of idle people.
At this time the sun has completely set, due to the war, the residents have turned out their lights early to rest, the nearby roads are surprisingly quiet, occasionally a soldier patrol passes by before the sound of footsteps can be heard.
The entrance to the warehouse compound was guarded by two soldiers, one of them yawned, “How boring, the changing of the guard hasn’t come yet!”
“Stand your guard properly! It’s only been less than two hours.” The companion on the side was very speechless.
“My stomach is protesting …… Hmm? There seems to be someone coming over there.”
The other soldier immediately shouted, “Who is it? Stop!”
“Hehe, the two of you don’t panic, it’s me.” The visitor walked over without panicking and said smilingly.
The soldiers used the light from the torches to see a chubby face.
“Ah, so it’s Lord Supervisor, I’m sorry for my rudeness.”
The visitor was the official in charge of managing the granary, he had met him in the evening during the handover of defense work, although he was a peaceful person, but he was also a minor noble, it was not something that their two big-headed soldiers could offend, the two of them hurriedly bowed and apologized.
“Where where where, the two of you are loyal to your duty is deserved. Not to mention that I am here to labor the two of you.”
“I don’t know what is it that the Lord in Charge has to do?”
“When I left in the evening, I left a very important account book in one of the warehouses. Alas, I still have to write a report all night tonight, and tomorrow morning I have to send it from the palace, and without this ledger I’ll have to make it up.”
“I see, let me illuminate it for you, and help you look for it along the way.” The Chief Warehouse Manager is not an idle person, and naturally has the power to enter and exit.
The soldier lit an oil lamp, and along with the chief steward went to the house near the entrance to get a set of keys and entered the warehouse compound.
“Trouble little brother.”
“It is an honor to serve you, my lord.”
The two of them walked along, chatting one way or the other.
Walking to a warehouse deep in the courtyard, the fat supervisor suddenly stopped in his tracks, “Looks like this is the one.”
“Let’s go in and take a look, my lord.”
The duo opened the door and walked into the warehouse, followed by the light of the oil lamp and searched in detail.
“It doesn’t seem to be here yet. Go look elsewhere.”
“Oh, there’s no rush. Little brother, have you ever seen a play?”
The soldier was very strange, why did this fat supervisor ask him this? But still, he answered honestly, “Your honor is joking, that’s something that only nobles and rich people can appreciate, how could someone like me have seen it.”
“Then let me nag you, the plot of a play always has highs and lows.”
“Uh …… I don’t really understand any of what you’re saying.” The soldier was a bit puzzled.
“There are climaxes and valleys for a play to be considered a complete drama.” The warehouse supervisor’s expression gradually became strange, seeming to smile, seeming to cry.
The soldier was made to feel furtive in his heart by the warehouse supervisor’s expression, what kind of nerves is this guy having, “My lord, we’d better hurry up and look for the ledger. “
The supervisor did not pay the slightest attention to the soldier, and said to himself, “The protagonists in tragedies often start out with smooth sailing, then fall from the climax to the trough, and don’t climb out in the end.”
Both of his eyes gradually became numb and lifeless, while both of his hands tightly gripped a small bag of grain placed at the doorway.
The soldier became nervous, realizing that something was wrong, that the man in front of him was just too evil, and warned, “If you keep this up, I’m going to blow the police whistle.”
But the soldier’s warning didn’t work.
“And the protagonists of comedies often take an unexpected turn after a low point. ” the supervisor said as he began to tear hard at the grain sacks.
“So, is this a tragedy? Or a comedy?”
Just as the supervisor finished his sentence, the bag was ripped open and the soldier’s eyes widened in horror; that bag wasn’t any grain at all, but sulfur, and he recognized the stuff.
“Stop!” The soldier who realized what was going to happen next yelled, drew his sword and charged at the supervisor.
The supervisor quickly stuck his hand in his shirt pocket before pulling it out and raising it, spilling a bunch of powder at the soldier.
“Ah…” a sharp pain sensation and burning sensation quickly traveled to his brain as the soldier threw away his weapon and struggled to cover his eyes.
The warehouse supervisor, on the other hand, picked up the oil lamp that had fallen on the ground, “Who is the protagonist of this drama again?”
……
After having dinner with the ministers and generals, Catherine returned to her room inside the palace to rest, the familiar layout of the room relaxing her heart a little.
She took off her armor, took a hot bath, and changed into a dress.
The princess walked over to the bookshelf and picked up a book of poetry, intending to read it for a while before going to bed, but for some reason she was always so upset that she couldn’t read a single line of those beautiful passages from the past.
“Ugh – is it the recent war that’s making me too nervous? I’ve heard that many veterans become very eccentric in character when they leave the army, Catherine, Catherine, you can’t become like that.”
The princess walked out onto the balcony to get some fresh air, her pretty figure showing under the night breeze.
Suddenly, a bright spot appeared directly west of the palace, and knowing that it was the location of the granary, Her Highness immediately realized that something bad was happening.
Sure enough, the bright spot expanded rapidly until the sky-charging firelight illuminated almost the entire XC district.
(End of chapter)