At first, everything went well, people obeyed the curfew that was implemented but once people realised that city gates were locked and no one could exit, and only enter the city. The hunters and mercenaries started protesting loudly.
It was understandable since they had to go out and hunt every day and this was impossible without leaving the city. Soon they roused up the merchants, as they repeatedly told them that they would have nothing to sell and would have to close their shops.
The soldiers repeatedly informed them that the city would provide them with enough food and water to last until the city gates were opened again, but nobody cared. They wanted to earn more money! They had dreams of getting that big game and striking it rich. Every day they spent locked up in the city meant they lost money and opportunities, it was like days or months of their lives wasted.
Soon, some people hidden in the crowd decided to throw stones and eggs at the soldiers and the soldiers started pushing people. When the people were shoved around, their emotions ran high and they started attacking. It was not a surprise that the soldiers eventually started using their shields to bash people to the ground.
Their general had not given the order so they did not want to kill anyone and tried their best to prevent deaths. If this was any other corps, the soldiers would have probably drawn their weapons and started killing people in retaliation, but this was the elite corps of the army. The corps that protected the capital and the last line of defence for the empire before the capital becomes vulnerable.
However unlike the soldiers, the rest of the people did not bother if their punches and kicks could maim or kill, and eventually, their attacks get more ferocious as they witnessed the people they laughed with, bargained with and ate with being smashed to the ground one by one. The soldiers were eventually overwhelmed and they could only defend themselves while waiting for reinforcements to arrive.
When the patrolling soldiers came and saw their comrades being suppressed and beaten, they sent someone to quickly report to General Ling and started dismantling the nearby shops to get poles and staffs so they could whack the townsfolk with them.
Soon, more and more soldiers came and started whack the townsfolk and eventually they were all suppressed. When General Ling came and saw the scene, he was furious. He ordered the soldiers to kill anyone who resisted from now on and to send everyone to the prison.
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The next day, General Ling came to see Governor Shang and told him about the riot that occurred in the market street.
Governor Shang already expected such a thing to happen, in fact, it was odd that the merchants did not protest in Lin Yu city or He Jin city.
Governor Shang could only let out a sigh and ask, "Damage and causality report?"
"Seven people died. They were trampled to death and ten are in a coma. Almost everyone has a fracture or something similar. None of my soldiers was killed but thirty three have to take time off to heal. I have thrown everyone who is involved in the riot into the prison, please pass judgement on them. Also, I have informed my soldiers to kill the rioters if the next time this happens." General Ling gave a report and asked Governor Shang to pass a sentence. It was a question yet it did not allow Governor Shang to reject.
At first, everything went well, people obeyed the curfew that was implemented but once people realised that city gates were locked and no one could exit, and only enter the city. The hunters and mercenaries started protesting loudly.
It was understandable since they had to go out and hunt every day and this was impossible without leaving the city. Soon they roused up the merchants, as they repeatedly told them that they would have nothing to sell and would have to close their shops.
The soldiers repeatedly informed them that the city would provide them with enough food and water to last until the city gates were opened again, but nobody cared. They wanted to earn more money! They had dreams of getting that big game and striking it rich. Every day they spent locked up in the city meant they lost money and opportunities, it was like days or months of their lives wasted.
Soon, some people hidden in the crowd decided to throw stones and eggs at the soldiers and the soldiers started pushing people. When the people were shoved around, their emotions ran high and they started attacking. It was not a surprise that the soldiers eventually started using their shields to bash people to the ground.
Their general had not given the order so they did not want to kill anyone and tried their best to prevent deaths. If this was any other corps, the soldiers would have probably drawn their weapons and started killing people in retaliation, but this was the elite corps of the army. The corps that protected the capital and the last line of defence for the empire before the capital becomes vulnerable.
However unlike the soldiers, the rest of the people did not bother if their punches and kicks could maim or kill, and eventually, their attacks get more ferocious as they witnessed the people they laughed with, bargained with and ate with being smashed to the ground one by one. The soldiers were eventually overwhelmed and they could only defend themselves while waiting for reinforcements to arrive.
When the patrolling soldiers came and saw their comrades being suppressed and beaten, they sent someone to quickly report to General Ling and started dismantling the nearby shops to get poles and staffs so they could whack the townsfolk with them.
Soon, more and more soldiers came and started whack the townsfolk and eventually they were all suppressed. When General Ling came and saw the scene, he was furious. He ordered the soldiers to kill anyone who resisted from now on and to send everyone to the prison.
…
The next day, General Ling came to see Governor Shang and told him about the riot that occurred in the market street.
Governor Shang already expected such a thing to happen, in fact, it was odd that the merchants did not protest in Lin Yu city or He Jin city.
Governor Shang could only let out a sigh and ask, "Damage and causality report?"
"Seven people died. They were trampled to death and ten are in a coma. Almost everyone has a fracture or something similar. None of my soldiers was killed but thirty three have to take time off to heal. I have thrown everyone who is involved in the riot into the prison, please pass judgement on them. Also, I have informed my soldiers to kill the rioters if the next time this happens." General Ling gave a report and asked Governor Shang to pass a sentence. It was a question yet it did not allow Governor Shang to reject.
