Inside the Juyan Palace, Tuoqi's eyes gleamed as he looked at the large amount of goods brought back by the guards, his greed growing even stronger.
"How many female slaves are there? Take them all away for trade."
Although these things were enough for Tuoqi to live an extremely luxurious life for a while, they obviously could not satisfy him.
"Uh... Your Majesty, there are less than two hundred female slaves left in the palace. If we were to trade them all..."
A guard standing nearby cautiously refrained from continuing the conversation.
If all the women were sold as Tuo Qi wished, then apart from Tuo Qi's dozens of concubines, there would probably be no other women left in the palace.
Tuo Qi's eyes widened, and without thinking, he said, "If they're all gone, go catch some! There are plenty outside!"
"Ah! Yes!!"
The guard's heart skipped a beat. Without daring to ask where to catch them, he quickly turned and left, leading his hundreds of guards out of the palace and heading towards the area where the people lived in the south of the city.
"A large number of female slaves have escaped from the palace and are hiding here. Search every house in the palace!"
With a loud shout from the lead guard, the soldiers of the guard smashed open the doors of the people's houses and rushed in without saying a word.
Any young woman they saw was immediately labeled a "female slave" and dragged out. If any of them dared to resist, they were immediately beaten and kicked. As for those who were beaten to death, they were few and far between.
As expected, the officials and nobles, seeing that their king was doing the same thing, what else could they say? Let's all join in!
As a result, they all dispatched their guards from their respective residences, who poured into the south of Juyan City.
The entire southern part of Juyan City was immediately plunged into chaos.
Zhao Si and the others watched the chaos unfold in Juyan City from the square, choosing to remain indifferent and observe.
This situation is not unprecedented in Liangzhou.
In the eyes of greedy and tyrannical rulers, these people living in chaotic times were no different from slaves, even cheaper than livestock.
Within two days, all the young women in Juyan City were captured by Tuoqi, Taxing, and a group of extremely greedy officials and nobles.
Zhao Si and his accomplices purchased nearly five thousand women.
Fortunately, another caravan led by Guo Si arrived in time; otherwise, Zhao Si and his men alone would not have been able to keep watch over so many people.
Guo Si went even further, doubling the price of female slaves after arriving in Juyan, which undoubtedly further provoked the powerful and wealthy in Juyan.
What to do now that all the people in the city have been caught? We'll have to go outside the city to catch them.
As a result, both Tuoqi's guards and the guards from various mansions left Juyan City and spread outwards.
After Guo Si and his accomplices exchanged for approximately ten thousand more women, the turmoil of capturing female slaves gradually subsided.
It wasn't for any other reason than that they had already captured almost all the women around them, leaving them with no one left to capture.
Another reason was the obstruction by Tuo Shang, the right prime minister of Juyan.
If young women are being sold like this, how will they reproduce? Continuing like this is undoubtedly digging their own graves!
Upon hearing Tuo Shang's advice, Tuo Qi hurriedly ordered a ban on arrests. This was not because he had suddenly realized his mistake, but because he was worried that if all the arrests were made by his subordinates, what would he have left to arrest?
But the inner demons have already been unleashed, and it's not so easy to take them back. Even though those officials and nobles no longer openly made arrests, their covert actions continued unabated.
In addition, many people are also unable to withstand the hunger and cold of winter. If you're not going to arrest them, then I'll sell them myself.
This situation has left Tuoqi and Tuoshang in a state of utter chaos.
Just then, Zuo Xiang Ta Xing gave Tuo Qi another idea: "We can't capture the women here anymore, so why don't we go to the grasslands and capture the women of the Xiongnu?"
Upon hearing this, Tuo Qi hesitated, because he really dared not provoke those Xiongnu people.
Just as Tuoqi was hesitating, a delegation sent by the Xiongnu secretly arrived in Juyan and asked Tuoqi to send troops to attack the Han Dynasty together.
Tuo Qi refused them without even thinking.
joke!
He wasn't even confident he could defeat the 1,500 merchants in the city, so why would he attack the Han Dynasty? Wouldn't that be sending himself to his death?
Upon seeing this, the Xiongnu delegation returned to their lodgings in anger, intending to have their Left Wise King send troops to destroy Juyan.
That night, after drinking some of the fine wine of the Han Dynasty, Juyan King Tuoqi suddenly felt unwell. Without saying a word, he led his four personal guards toward the palace of one of his concubines.
As they passed a rockery, two dark figures suddenly appeared, wielding curved blades and charging straight at Tuoqi.
"An assassin!!"
Tuo Qi, with his sharp eyes, spotted the two men in black immediately. After shouting, he quickly hid behind the guards.
Tuo Qi's guards rushed forward immediately and engaged the two shadowy figures in battle.
These two assassins were clearly skilled in martial arts. After a short while, two of Tuo Qi's guards were cut down, and the remaining two guards were also forced to retreat.
"Help! There's an assassin!!" Tuo Qi shouted as he ran from behind.
At this moment, the remaining two guards were also killed by them. Just as they were about to give chase, a group of guards suddenly ran over.
"Over there! Protect the King!!"
Soon, a nearby patrol team arrived after hearing the news, and Tuo Qi ran over immediately.
"Damn it!!"
Seeing this, one of the assassins realized that he could no longer give chase. He cursed under his breath, then flipped his scimitar and swung it forcefully towards Tuo Qi's back, the tip of the blade aimed directly at Tuo Qi's back.
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