Law of the Devil

Chapter 278 [Blood]

The team went all the way and did not go fast. There is nothing urgent about returning to the emperor this time. It is purely to go back to the feast of the year-end, and there are still twenty days to calculate. Du Wei is not in a hurry. Anyway, even if he is going back, it is just an endless feast of banquets, as long as he arrives before the Regent's annual ceremony.

After ten days of departure, I have already walked through the Nurin Province and bowed to the Governor of Bohan. However, at the end of the year's grand ceremony, Bohan was not recalled by Emperor Chen. According to himself, before the failure of the great emperor's coup, he would be recalled to the emperor for acceptance at the end of each year, and since the failure of the great emperor's coup in the previous year. Bohan never returned to the Imperial Capital. Obviously, this is also an obvious signal that he is an official of the Great Emperor faction and fell out of favor.

However, Bohan seems to have seen through these things, and there is nothing too frustrating. Instead, he asked Du Wei to bring some gifts back to the emperor to visit his family. According to the practice of the empire, all the governors like Bohan, who are the important figures in the military and political affairs, stayed in the capital when they took office. The meaning is not to be said.

After ten days of carriage, out of the Nurin Province, I have entered the middle of the empire. I followed the road to the east and then to the south. I can walk to the upper port of the Grand Canal and board the ship here. Down the river, you can go directly to the capital.

Although it is a little faster to go on land, it is more comfortable to take a boat, and there is already a big ship in Duwei's name waiting in the port.

Mingfan Port is the most upstream port of the Grand Canal. It is also the last destination to the west of the Grand Canal. The excavation of the Grand Canal ends here, and further west is the difficult river. And a few tributaries.

As the last stop of the Grand Canal to the west of the river, every year to the end of the year, it is the most lively time of Mingfan Port... even the level of excitement exceeds the annual summer celebrations that the Roland people most value.

Numerous come and go caravans from here and now have to go in and out from here, the caravans from the west have to rush home before the end of the year, while the caravans in the east are going to take advantage of this time to transport the most tight cargo in winter. To the northwest.

At this time of the year, the river is busy and the ships are very nervous.

As an inland river port, Mingfan Port is already very large. However, in the past few days, the docks were still full, and all the merchant ships declared that the cabins were full, which made many caravans waiting for the cabins have to helplessly stay in the small towns of the port.

This is a last resort. After all, the transportation cost of the river transportation is much cheaper than that of the dry road. The same goods, the transportation cost of the dry road is about four times more expensive than the river transportation. After all, the cargo of a carriage fleet can be transported as long as a large ship.

Du Wei and his party arrived in Mingfan Port in the evening. Thanks to this bustling port, this small town near the port has also gained considerable benefits. It has become a very lively market town, even a caravan that exchanges things. Brought a variety of rare goods, so that there are a lot of shops in this small town, and even a few high-end porcelain stores compared to a town with a population of less than 20,000, this is very rare It is.

Du Wei’s arrival did not inform the security officials and the mayor of the town in advance. As a result, they were directly blocked outside the town.

There are so many caravans. I heard that in the past few days, there have been more than forty caravans in the small towns. The hotel has been fully filled, not to mention the rooms in the hotel, even the kitchen. Can't live without it. Several warehouses in the port have already been full. Some caravans who often travel to the northwest are accustomed to the wind and food. Just put a tent camp on both sides of the road outside the town, send people to the port every day to inquire about the news, to see when there is room available.

It wasn't too wide on the streets. Too many cars and horses had blocked most of the roads. Duvi's team took two hours to get to the port.

Finally, it was not because the river transport officials were proficient in the badges, but the "flame tulips" were used as badges. There is only one person in the whole empire! Even an idiot can see it.

quickly. The mayor and the sheriff rushed to the dock in a hurry. Because there was no hotel in the town, Du Wei declined the proposal of the mayor to invite himself to live in his home. Instead, I decided to live on board.

However, when Du Wei asked for immediate departure from the boat, there was a cold sweat on the face of the river officer, and he said: "Adults...this is hard."

Later, under the eyes of Du Wei's question, the river transport official explained the reason.

It has been many days since Du Wei’s big ship was moored in the port. Previously, because Du Wei was slowly on the road, he was not sure which day he would arrive. Therefore, in order to vacate the berth, the river officer ordered the ship to enter the auxiliary road of the river. After all, Du Wei’s ships were sea boats. Although this is the smallest sea boat, it is still too big on the inland canal. Such a big ship always does not go and stops at the port. When such a peak is busy, it occupies the usual two. The berth of a merchant ship is really a waste.

Du Wei’s ship had already paid fifteen days’ parking fees, but in this busy season, the river operator ordered the return of the parking fee and then drove the mooring to other merchant ships.

Originally thought that the Duke adults would be furious, but Du Wei just smiled, but patted the shoulder of this pale-faced river transport official, Wen Yan smiled and said: "Well, this does not blame you, it is my fault. You are a good The official... Then I live on the boat tonight, but I don’t know when I can make a river to let me go on the road?"

"It’s about tomorrow... tomorrow morning." The river officials were relieved.

"Okay." Du Wei shrugged his shoulders: "Well, gentlemen, don't be too nervous. For me, it's a wonderful thing to be able to close the night view of Mingfan Port here."

The town mayor and the river officer were sent away. Even Du Wei also declined the goodwill of the security officer in the town to send soldiers to protect. After all, in this busy season, there are only two hundred security guards in the port. The manpower is already very tense. Moreover, Du Wei felt that she did not need any protection.

"You didn't punish these officials? They took up your berth and you paid for it."

When everyone left, Queen Medusa asked Du Wei: "It doesn't seem to fit the practice of your human aristocrats as I know it."

"The practice of the nobility?" Du Wei smiled: "Who told you the practices of these nobles?"

"Your fiancee." Queen Medusa was very calm: "In the town on the outskirts of the Imperial City, the days she accompanied me, I asked her to read a lot of books about you humans. According to what I know. The practice of your human aristocracy. I am afraid I will immediately order the river officer to hang up and take a whip."

Du Wei shook his head: "He is a very good official. My boat is parked here. Although there is no family crest on the boat, the sailors and captains on the ship are not dumb. So this river transport officer will not know the ship. Who is it, but he still does. He shows that he is a very pragmatic official. This is not the fault, but it is me."

This is a sea-going sea boat, but for the inland river, it is already very big. That night, Du Wei took a boat on a big boat. I lived on the boat and waited for the river transport officials to clear the river and prepare to leave the next morning.

The next morning, the boat finally got on the berth of the dock.

The river transport official and the sheriff came to see Du Wei, and the Duke’s adult was about to leave. These people are also relieved, although the Duke adults look very amiable, but after all, dealing with such a big man is really too much pressure.

Such a large ship entered the dock on the dock. Du Wei’s sailors are busy carrying goods. This ship of the sea spirit class is very large, and even the carriages and horses are enough to load.

But the sailors are busy in the heat, but there is a scorpion.

Du Wei was sitting in the cabin drinking hot tea, and he heard a loud noise from outside. The sound seemed to be not too far away, let him stay in the heart, let people open the window of the cabin and see the outer pier. A group of northwestern interracial people wearing leather robes are screaming under their own boat, and some aliens have climbed the ship from all sides. Several sailors have swollen noses and have suffered a loss. Fortunately, Du Weidi The guards saw it and rushed up. The two sides have pulled out their weapons and are facing each other.

These prairie people look very arrogant, and see Du Wei’s side, although there are several guards with swords. Not afraid. The noisy sound seemed to be getting bigger and bigger.

"What happened?" Du Wei looked back at the river officer and the sheriff. The two guys were sweating. The sheriff rushed to sue and went out, greeting a few security soldiers. However, this group of grassland people began to have only a dozen people, but after shouting, dozens of people came from the pier. Everyone on the grassland is awkward. Although these guys are all caravans, everyone is wearing a machete. If they don’t agree, they will pull the knife, so those around the crowd will stand far away.

Although the sheriffs have all gone out, but these grassland people do not seem to buy the account, for the first few of them to scream at the sheriff.

“What the **** is going on?” Du Wei turned to look at the river officer: “These grassland merchants are so arrogant here? Even dare to face the Imperial Sheriffs?”

The officers of the river have a bitter look and are hesitating. Du Wei’s face has cooled down: “I felt that you were a good official yesterday and I feel a little bit good about you. How do you face these grassland people today, you are so cringed? Do you Have you received their benefits?"

"Absolutely not!" River transport officer was shocked, and this quickly said it.

Originally in Mingfan Port, it is the hub of the east-west transportation river transportation. Many of the merchants who come and go are the aliens on the grassland. These grasslands are savage and unreasonable, and often do not follow the rules. The hard fist is the boss.

Especially when the rivers are tight, the other caravans are willing to abide by the rules, and they are waiting for the cabins in the port rivers. Even if they are not honest, they will quietly try to bribe gold coins. Here, the river officer, get the cabin for himself.

Having said that, Du Wei smiled and said: "Oh? Then you must have entered a lot of things lately?"

"Nothing!" The river transport official looked awkward and immediately said: "Duke of the Duke. Although I have some power in my hand, I never dare to accept bribes! I am often severely warned by the people under my command. If anyone dares to accept a bribe and arrange it indiscriminately, he will eat my whip! You can send someone to inquire and the people in the town know my reputation."

Du Wei nodded. "Well, you can't even delay my ship. You can see that you are a business official. Okay. I believe you, I don't have to explain this. Let's talk about these prairie people."

River Yunguan’s hateful color: “Adults... If it’s our empire’s own caravan, at most it’s quietly doing some small tricks and trying to bribe... but these prairie people can ignore this set. If they don’t have a position When you are in the cabin, you usually pull the knife directly!"

"Continue." Du Wei's face was slightly sunk.

“Prairie people have always been so barbaric in doing business, but because of the huge profits of the grassland trade, many businessmen are willing to take risks and trade with them. This is the caravan of the Mingfan port. 20% of the 10% are prairie people. And... Unlike our people, the grassland people are the most united. Often, as long as a caravan has a dispute with others, a whistle, all the grassland caravans in the town will take weapons to help. It is a headache. They despise local officials. Even if they face the soldiers in the police station, they dare to fight the knife. There are only 200 people in the police station in Mingfan Port. If you deal with more than a dozen grassland people, if two or three grassland caravans gather together, it will be It is difficult for people to do."

"At such a busy time, the cabin is tense, and the goods are placed in the warehouse for one more day, and one day's loss. The most common tricks for these grassland people to grab the cabin are to take people to the crowd and go to the port to see. Which one? If the vessel is empty, or if it is loading goods, it will gather a large number of people to rush up. Take the other people’s boats first. Even if it is bad, throw the goods directly into the water. If other caravans come to theory They just intimidated their swords. Even if the security team came, these people would take their **** to the boat! Anyway, they all rushed to the boat, and they couldn’t die because of life and death. We couldn’t do anything. Things, eating caravans often can only admit bad luck. Come out to do business, everyone is only for money, but these prairie people are dead. Most of our empire caravans are not willing to offend these prairie people, in vain And they are desperate."

Du Weiyue listened to the more gloomy face, sneer: "The law and order office will sit idly by? The national businessmen who have suffered losses have not gone to the public security office to complain?"

"Of course there is... but I am an adult, I just said that the police station is understaffed..."

"Nonsense!" Du Wei said: "What is the shortage of people? I think it is timid!! The prairie people are like wolves, bullying and fearing hard. If you really squat down and engage them once, they will hurt them. I am afraid, they will not dare to make troubles in the future! It is because you have tolerated and get to the point of today!!"

He Yunguan heard this, but his neck was one, and he argued: "Duke of the Duke! You said this, I understand, and... We have also made efforts, but the result is chilling!!"

Du Weiyi said: "...you talk about it."

"The year before, these grassland people were embarrassed. I and the sheriff really couldn’t stand it anymore. I decided to teach them once and for all. At that time, we dispatched all the soldiers of the public security, even some of my river transporters took them. The weapons went into battle. And the lessons of a grassland caravan that had been slandered, the prairie people wounded other caravans on the dock, grabbed their space, and lost their goods. Most of them! This kind of evil is already a violation of the imperial decree! Moreover, after our people went, they dared to use force to resist the imperial security army. It was even more sinful, a fight, and the soldiers of our security center died. Three, injured more than a dozen, a total of more than 60 grassland people! At that time, although we were distressed by the dead soldiers, but if we can convinced these grassland people to be convinced, it is also a good thing! Those sixty grassland people were caught After that, according to the imperial decree, even if they are not all executed, they should all be sent to the big ear city to be a coolie!"

"Yes, you did a good job." Du Wei nodded. "And then?"

"And then?" The river transport official looked up and looked sad and angry: "Adult, guess, what happened later?"

Du Wei’s heart has already faintly guessed a few points.

The river officer was gray-faced and bitten his teeth. "Later. The sixty-seven prairie people were shut down in the public security center for a few days. They came up with orders, not only ordered them to be released, but also detained their caravans. All the goods of the horses and horses are returned! Even the official has paid a sum of money to compensate them for the 'loss'! This kind of thing, let us blow up the lungs! But later, even in the arrest of these grassland people died Several soldiers, even the pension was dragged down for two months before it was sent out! And the sheriff at that time was also exempted from work!! Adults, you said. Is this result chilling? We are not afraid of the grassland People do, but after they have finished, get the result... let us... let us..."

At the end of the day, this river transport official suddenly had a red eye. It’s coming out of tears.

Du Wei listened, silently speechless.

He is very clear that the empire has lost control of the northwest in recent years and has comforted the prairie people. The officials of the Imperial Capital are all striving for stability and peace, for fear of causing rebellion in the grasslands.

The grassland merchants who came to the empire to do business were more and more arrogant, and they had heard it before. When I first went to the northwest and passed through the Nurin Province for the first time to see the Governor of Bohan, I saw the leaders of several grassland caravans, yelled at the Governor of Bohan, and even threatened to draw a knife!

That is the governor of the empire! The grassland people dare to be blatantly rude. What about the businessmen and small officials in these ports?

Du Wei was in the province of Desa, and the law enforcement was severe. The battle in Giliate City made the grassland people suffer. Therefore, the grassland people crossed the border to do business, and the territory in Duweidi was honest, but once in the middle of the empire, The state is re-emerged! Plus they have identified the imperial official policy of the empire as weak. It is even more unscrupulous.

This river transport officer. It seems to be a **** person, but unfortunately it is the weak policy above. Smoothed the edges and corners, cold through the heart.

Thinking of this, Du Wei stood up and handed over a silk scarf. He said warmly, "Well, wipe your tears. I understand that these things are not wrong with you. It is no wonder that you are chilling when you encounter such a thing."

The river transport official took over Du Wei's silk scarf, but the hand shook, but it was a long-running tear.

Du Wei walked to the hatch of the ship and looked outside. The noise was louder and louder.

These grassland people are getting more and more, about one hundred and ten people. Seeing that Du Wei’s people are only thirty or fifty people on board, they are even more arrogant. According to their experience, the Roland people are weak and intimidating, and most of them can The other party let out the cabin.

At this moment, the sheriff was sweating, with several soldiers stopped at the pier, shouting loudly: "All back! No fun!" And the people who led the grassland people screamed: "You guys, here, It’s not your place! This boat is not an officially chartered cargo ship! It’s a private ship! The ship is a nobleman! You are also doing it!”

The prairie people did not wait for the sheriff to finish, and a leader shouted with a machete: "I care if he is a cargo ship or a private ship! Our goods have been in the warehouse for a day, and then the delay has passed, and the winter has passed. The weather is getting warmer, who is going to buy leather goods? Even if it is a private ship, it will give us a shipment of goods, what happened! What happened to the nobility! You aristocrats of the Roland people, we paradise people can not!"

"Nonsense! Nonsense!" The sheriff seems to be a mediocrity, anxiously cried: "How many caravans are waiting, let alone let go of a day, even if the goods are put in three or five days! What are you worried about? Listen to my words and quickly retreat, otherwise, the angry ship, the nobles, you..."

"How are we!" The head of the Prairie was arrogant, and the scimitar faltered. He smiled and said: "We are not stealing his boat! It is how to borrow it!"

Seeing that the sheriff could not hold the scene, the grassland people clashed for a while, and several of them rushed up. The soldiers of the police station could not stop it. They could not be ordered by the sergeant. They dared not to start, and they could only be pushed back and forth.

Du Wei looked at the incompetence of the sheriff from the top and sneered. I called the guardian elder smoke and told me two sentences.

The old smoke immediately ran out and confessed to the sheriff's ear. The sheriff looked at the guardian inconspicuously. Just as he took a sigh of relief, the prairie people had swarmed up and rushed to the boat. The people in the police station were dispersed and two soldiers were squeezed into the river.

Many other vessels on the side of the caravans, as well as the caravans on the docks, saw it. Everyone is helpless, and for the weakness of the official, everyone is shaking their heads and sighing.

Du Wei's men on the ship got orders, and they all let the road open, letting the prairie people swarm up and all on the deck.

Hundreds of prairie people are crowded on the deck. These people are probably used to robbing boats and are very skilled. The first one called: "Several brothers go to the cabin to check, find a few empty cabins to load our goods, and then send a few brothers back to the dock warehouse to let people transport goods, other brothers follow me here. "When he finished, he also smiled and smiled at the security officer. "We have already got on the boat! If you want us to go on again, please ask me if the machete in my hand promises not to agree, then ask me. The brothers promised not to promise!"

Du Wei has stood on the second deck of the cabin and looked at the grassland people below, just sneer: "Old smoke?"

"Adult!" The old smoke immediately answered.

"Tell me orders. Raise our flag. Then... let people remove the seesaw! These prairie wolves on the deck, one is not allowed to disembark!"

These prairie people clamored for a while, and some people listened to them, but when they just walked to the side of the boat, they saw that the sailors had already removed the seesaw, so that everyone could not get off the boat.

Just reported in the past, I heard a ring. Immediately above the second deck, above the flagpole, a golden flame tulip flag quickly rose...

These prairie people were attracted by the sounds, and they all looked up at them. When everyone saw that the grassland tulips were raised, most of them changed color!

Even the arrogant leader, seeing this tulip flag, turned pale.

These prairie people. Nowhere else, the Roland noble flag is not recognized. But how about this tulip flag? They came to the empire to do business. All are going through the territory of Du Wei! This year, a battle in the city of Giliate, the prairie lost 20,000 cavalry and a shaman, even the head of the golden wolf was cut!

Moreover, after the event, many of the captured grassland people were cut off their heads, tied to the shelves, and transported to the streets of Desa to travel around the streets!

Such a means of iron and blood, the people of the prairie know that it is the hand of the Duke of Tulips!

The prairie human being is like a wolf, bullying and fearing hard. If you are soft, he will bully. If you are hard, he will be afraid of you. Du Wei’s iron-and-blood means, together with the slaughter of prisoners of war, and the corpse’s exposure to the streets, have made the prairie people chilly. All caravans passing through the D’Azur province are cautious and dare not make the slightest.

At this moment, I saw the tulip flag flying, everyone is afraid of the heart...

At this time, suddenly several grassland people exclaimed. Around the deck, dozens of armed tutors of the tulip family had already rushed out from both sides. These guards were dressed in armor and held in each hand. A small Roland empire military is the most elite short-selling, and the smashing arrows are already good, dozens of short squats, facing the densely crowded grassland people.

The prairie man was already panicked, and the leader did not dare to be tough. He shouted: "We...we are businessmen, you can't hurt us...we..."

Du Wei stood on the second deck, his face was indifferent, and he asked the river officer near him: "Well, I ask you, according to the imperial decree, offending a duke, what is the crime?"

"This... is a contempt for the imperial decree, disrespectful blame, heavy whipping thirty, light..."

Whipping?

Du Wei sneered with disdain: "Well, then if it is not offensive, but to seek thorns? What is the crime of assassinating an empire duke?"

The river transported the official body and shook, and the faint understanding of Du Wei’s intentions, the voice trembled: “Seeking to swear words, killing innocent...”

“Very good.” Du Wei smiled and pointed at the people below. He smiled and said: “You are the local official here. You give me a certification! You saw it with your own eyes. Such a group of prairie people took it in their hands. Weapons, rushed to my boat! My boat is clearly hanging my Duke's flag! This is the evidence is conclusive? Hundreds of people holding weapons, not wanting to assassinate me?"

The river officer only felt that the cold on the back had risen. He only thought that the Duke’s adult smiled though gentle, but the faintness was like a bloodthirsty lion. At the moment, where did you dare to say something, nodded again and again: The Duke, I know how to write the report."

"Very good. You are very good, I appreciate you very much." Du Wei praised him two times, then turned around and faintly ordered the old smoke:

"Let your people get ready."

The order was said, and the river officer suddenly felt that his legs were soft. Fortunately, even if he stood firm, the trembling voice couldn’t help but whisper: "Adult...you..."

Du Wei ignored him, but said one more to the old smoke:

"All the assassins have cut their heads for me to leave... Well, these grassland people don't have a habit. Do you like to use the head to build a headrest? So more than one hundred heads, all set up a headrest for me. , set up on this pier for three days!"

After he finished, he smiled and patted the shoulder of the river officer. Wen Yan said with a smile: "This way, your work will be much easier in the future."

Du Wei smiled very gently, and there was no fire. However, in the eyes of the river officer, he experienced the cruelty...

The river officer was already pale in his mind. He finally heard clearly, the duke issued the last command in a soft and elegant voice:

"Let's kill, one doesn't stay."