Chapter 422 - Leveraging Force (1/2)
Chapter 422: Leveraging Force
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation <i class="_hr">Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
On the night of the seventh day of the eleventh lunar n, the Shatu people attexi City The news shocked the whole Gan Province!
It had been decades since the Shatu Seven Tribes submitted to the Great Han Empire This was the first time a top Provincial Governor had ever encountered an assassination attempt by the Shatu people Gan Province was a border province in the first place, so for a Military Governor to be targeted for an assassination by a foreign tribe, the ireater than the Ye Clan’s case
The assassination, of course, was not successful Three assassins atteht red handed and killed on the spot Not a single oneto the news frouards and Pingxi Military Governor Liu Yucheng led his soldiers to surround the assassin’s acco the one of the Shatu Seven Tribes’ caravans After a battle, the majority of the members from the caravan were killed The few captives that were still alive not only confirmed that the assassins were indeed from the Shatu Seven Tribes, but they also confirmed that many of the caravan members were part of the Blackwind Bandits
The Blackwind Bandits who once wreaked havoc in the northwestern region, killed countless people, and were feared by uise by the Shatu people from the Shatu Seven Tribes
Many people were utterly shocked by such news
After encountering an assassination atteer Lei, naturally wouldn’t let things slide There was a saying that ‘The rear of a tiger cannot be touched’ The Shatu people had not only wanted to touch his rear, but they also intended to chop his head off this tiht of the seventh day of the eleventh lunar uards to search the Shatu community to capture the “assassins’ accouards conducted a ’s co this search Around one hundred rebellious Shatu people were killed Those arrogant Shatu people who thought that the Han Chinese would always bon to theot their first taste of the Great Han Exi City’s troops and Lei Sitong’s personal guards uncovered a large quantity of weapons and arrows hidden in the basement of a warehouse in the Shatu coxi Prefecture anted to enter the city in the earlyimmediately noticed an additional few dozen wooden fraate’s tower Inside those wooden frames were the decapitated heads of the Shatu people
Most of the residents in Pingxi City noticed that the ated as soon as they woke up The streets were filled with patrolling soldiers and bailiffs News about the assassination attempt on the Provincial Governor spread like wildfire in the city Not only that, but Lei Sitong had also displayed all the weapons, bows, crossbows and arrows on the public square at the entrance of the Prefectural Governor’s Office for all the residents of Pingxi City to see
Although the residents in the city hated Shatu people, ht about it However, when they saw the Prefectural Governor’s Office showcasing a massive amount of military weapons that were confiscated fro, they were all shocked
There were over five to six thousand different types of swords, several hundred bows and crossbows, and tens of thousands of arrows There was also a massive amount of different arh to equip two battalions of elite soldiers Why would the Shatu people in Pingxi City keep stock of so ht the weapons, then ere they secretly stashed within the city and not directly delivered to theive that question a good thought
It was also on this day that the Pingxi Provincial Governor of Pingxi City Lei Sitong issued nes to every prefecture and county in Gan Province
——From now on, all prefectures of Gan Province will increase the toll by three tiates are to tighten security oods transported by Shatu caravans Any weapons transported by Shatu caravans will be confiscated without exception
weapons in public within the Gan Province If any Shatu people are found carrying weapons in the city, anyone is allowed to kill the offender on sight and be awarded five hundred taels of silver Any official caught covering up for any Shatu offenders will be charged with treason, and be subjected to raids and clan extermination The Provincial Governor will personally carry out the trials</eather around to cause riots or attack any bureaucracy offices, barracks, or cause obstruction to bailiffs or soldiers while they are carrying out their duties in Gan Province will be killed without exception Any Shatu people who violate the laws and orders of the Great Han Empire will be heavily penalized without exception Military Governors and Law Enforceht to carry out voluntary decision without reporting
——Every prefecture and county are to put up a notice of the nes for athem, and ensure that their citizens are well aware of the passing of the nes</exi City was the first to post the nes issued by the Provincial Governor With the announcexi City were iardless of the civilians or the military, everyone felt satisfied with the nes from the Provincial Governor that were aimed at the Shatu people With them, the residents of the city could finally stand up to the Shatu people and no longer be suppressed by theer Lei was suddenly known as Justice Lei by the citizens of Pingxi City and his reputation was at its peak
The situations of the other cities in Gan Province were prettyand eager to spread the news The Shatu people froance