"Answer me honestly, both of you. If you say anything wrong, I'll chop off your heads immediately. I don't care which army you were in before, or how many achievements you have made. In my place, you must tell the truth."
Atez called out six soldiers, and these six soldiers were also put together at the last minute. He could see that the two men, including Laf, were from the regular army and were very strong. If he didn't use numbers to suppress these two men, maybe his people wouldn't be able to deal with them. It was conceivable how ridiculous this makeshift government office was.
Of course, there is no way around it. Now the imperial court doesn't care about the cities in the north. As long as they give you an imperial edict, you will be the local official here. There is nothing else. If you want to be this official, you naturally have to take out your money and then buy everything locally.
If you don't want to be the position, after a while, the court will see that there is no reaction from the local area and will immediately hand the job over to someone else. In short, there is always someone who can do this. When the court does this, it will also find out about some of the local prominent families. Of course, it is impossible to hand over the local official to an ordinary person for no reason. Even if you teach him, he will not know what it is.
When Atez received this imperial edict, he hesitated for a long time. After experiencing many disasters, their family's assets had shrunk a lot, but no matter what, they were still slightly better off than ordinary people. Merchants did not have a high status in various countries. He had always wanted his children to be more ambitious and get to know some high-ranking officials when studying in the royal capital.
But I didn't expect that these guys only knew how to eat, drink and have fun. The only person they knew was Prince Landing. I originally thought that getting to know His Royal Highness the Prince should be a happy thing, but unfortunately, this His Royal Highness the Prince has no power. There is no point in you getting involved with him. If you want to gain benefits from him, I'm afraid you will be killed first.
Everyone in the court knew that the Caliph disliked his half-brother because the previous Caliph liked this kid very much, and the Caliph always believed that the rumor of conspiracy was spread by this kid, so if you get close to such a person, you can imagine what the consequence will be for you.
"Please ask us directly, sir. We will tell you everything we know and will not hide anything."
Sambik looked scared. During the whole journey, Laf had never seen Sambik scared. Now seeing Sambik scared, Laf felt scared too. After all, this guy was a simple-minded guy with strong limbs. He originally thought that this would be easy to get through. It was much better than when we were almost dying of thirst. But he didn't expect that this incident would actually scare Sambik. You can imagine what the situation is like today.
In reality, Sambik wasn't truly afraid; he was just showing it to Atez. In this situation, if you acted calm, how could he believe you were telling the truth? With so many flawed systems, killing us two would be as simple as a single word from him. Don't think he wouldn't dare kill. For someone like him, he's capable of anything.
Sambik actually thought that it was very likely that after he told everything, this guy would still kill people. After all, according to the tradition of the Arab Empire, they were bringing news of rebellion. If you don't kill the messenger, then you are not truly loyal to the Caliph.
"Tell me everything about His Royal Highness from beginning to end. Tell me what you know, and don't tell me what you don't know. If you heard it from others, add what you heard from others, and include your own inferences. Also, from the time you left for the expedition until you delivered the letter to me, tell me everything clearly, word for word, and don't forget any details."
Sambik thought that Atez would ask him some questions, but he didn't expect that the questions would be so detailed. If he were to ask like this, it would probably take him an hour or two to explain himself clearly. But looking at Atez's expression, you'd better tell the truth. If you don't follow along, you'll probably be chopped down with a knife. If you really lose your life then, I'm afraid no one will pity you.
"You can supplement it from the side. If what he said is not comprehensive enough and you remember something he didn't say, then just say it directly. After you two have finished speaking, if it is useful for my judgment, I will definitely reward you well. I, Atez, never speak nonsense."
Raf didn't expect that he would be useful. At this time, he hoped that Sambik could give him a look, but in the public eye, with so many people staring at him, it might not be easy to get the look you want. Moreover, if you are discovered by the other party, your life might be over here. It is not easy for the two of you to run all the way here, and you may die here.
Sambik took a deep breath and told his whole story, starting from when he was forcibly taken away from the village, followed by the attack on the refugees, and then he was transferred from one military camp to another until he finally arrived at the largest military camp.
They thought they were going to have a good time, but who knew that Marshal Sukhguman assigned them to the Prince's subordinates. They actually had to take the initiative to attack. Everyone knew that there was no benefit in encountering the Tang army, but now this task was assigned to them. But you have to go. Your information has been recorded. If you don't go, then your family may not have a good life.
The group went through countless life and death situations before finally arriving at Wunan City.
The rest of the matter was very simple. There was no real fight with the Tang army at all. The 100,000-strong army collapsed. If they had not run fast, they would have been caught by the Tang army. Although they escaped later, the people in Beidaying would not allow them to go back. In order to survive, they had no choice but to follow His Royal Highness the Prince. In the meantime, His Royal Highness the Prince asked them to deliver a letter.
