"Good brother, the brothers outside reported that a disheveled Imperial Knights ran away from the back door of the castle..."
At the gate of Wolvun Fortress, Li Ang and Ramon were waiting for the city gate to open - they only brought a few dozen people with them, and it was impossible to break through a well-guarded castle.
But they are now Imperial Knights, the emperor's personal army. Of course, they can walk directly into the city through the main entrance with swagger...
In fact, Sist's escape was seen by Ramon's men.
Although he slipped away through the back door of Wolwen Castle, Ramon's men are all assassins, and they are all accustomed to entering and exiting through various back doors or secret passages. For them, the back door is much more conspicuous than the front door...
However, this guy Sist ran so fast that Ramon's men didn't know whether to chase him or not, but he disappeared in a blink of an eye.
A group of Imperial Knights are coming, but some Imperial Knights are running away in the city. What does this mean?
Under normal circumstances, shouldn't this Imperial Knights in the city welcome his brothers with tears in his eyes, then complain, and then show his loyalty to Emperor Marius?
Ramon knew very well that this abnormal reaction could only mean that the runaway Imperial Knights had done something shameful, and most likely he did it in partnership with Rimusk.
But since someone ran away so quickly, Ramon planned to pull off the whole trick.
"Good brother, you used Snake Worship Cult to rob Titus, and then disguised yourself as Imperial Knights to kidnap Rimusk's family. This is not only to force those guys outside White Deer Fortress to retreat, but also to make them fight among themselves, right?"
Ramon has always been a perceptive person, and he and Alina can both see Li Ang's intentions.
"Of course, after all we have to rescue Justus. Ramon, do you have any good ideas?"
Li Ang nodded.
"Good brother, you should know that some people may not care about their families so much for the sake of power. Just like the two Bahad Khan in Dexia, they are brothers... Simply coercing those bastards may not solve the problem, but may cause the enemy to jump over the wall."
Ramon spread his hands. "I have been using all kinds of dishonorable methods in Xingar. I probably have more experience than you in doing bad things... Good brother, I have a better plan..."
Ramon's big plan is full of intimidation, coercion, frame-up, and frame-up...
None of this is an aboveboard behavior. Fortunately, Roland is still here at Lion City. If Roland were here, he might beat Ramon...
But if these disgraceful methods were used on enemy lords, especially those who coerced Justus to cause trouble for Li Ang, it would be natural.
Li Ang has never hated anyone from a hostile country, but he hates this kind of behavior that triggers war for the sake of political struggle - those nobles just don't regard the lower-level soldiers and people who sacrificed in the war as human beings.
The same goes for Ramon.
In order to ensure that these nobles who only think about fighting for power will not cause trouble in the future, Ramon suggested Li Ang to get rid of them completely in one go.
Force some people, intimidate some people, and then frame others.
Of course it was Titus who was forced, and the matter has been taken care of.
Titus This outsider is mixed with the old-school nobles. To the old-school nobles, he is actually just a 'supplier' providing combat power.
The conservatives regard him as a thug, but if this thug loses all his family's savings, he will definitely not dare to attack White Deer Fortress with all his strength. Otherwise, the damage to the army will be too great, and the only fate of his 'supplier' will be to be abandoned.
There is no room for any troops to cower on the battlefield. If the thugs don't try their best, other nobles will naturally worry that the thugs have other intentions. If they are bitten back... they must be on guard.
This results in most people not trying their best...
The intimidation is aimed at those small lords, especially Shadow Legion officers who have outstanding combat capabilities but average status.
They themselves are not very powerful and do not have the ability or financial resources to protect their families closely for a long time.
Many Scorpion Assassins had already split up and acted independently.
The security at the little lord's house is not that strict. It doesn't require too many people. All you need to do is put the assassin's flying knife on the bed of some Bax little lord's wife and children.
When they received the news one after another that "assassin throwing knives were found on the children's beds", it was impossible not to panic - being targeted by Scorpion Assassins meant that they would live in the shadow of assassination for the rest of their lives. From then on, the whole family had to worry about whether it was poisonous when eating or drinking, and there might be a killer hidden in every dark corner of the house...
Under such circumstances, it is impossible to expect them to fight with peace of mind, and they will also doubt each other - who sent the killer?
Especially when they learned from each other that Scorpion Assassins's flying knives appeared in the homes of many small and powerful lords, but not in the big families...
And framing means to directly frame the relatively powerful wealthy lords as Snake Worship Cult traitors or traitors.
There are indeed many lords in the conservative faction who have an affair with Snake Worship Cult, but in fact it is difficult to tell - but whatever, just create evidence without evidence, anyway, it is just to make those nobles suspicious of each other...
Several different operations correspond to several different people. When the news spreads to the army, suspicion and panic will most likely lead to internal strife among this group of conservative nobles. There are also small groups within the same faction. Pure trust does not exist in politicians. The more power-hungry people are, the easier it is for them to be suspicious of each other.
At that time, it is not certain whether they will directly fight among themselves, but Justus will definitely be safer - some 'smart people' who react quickly will definitely regard Justus, the most important minister of the empire, as a life-saving straw.
Especially those small lords who have been intimidated, they can no longer let Justus die. Without Justus, they will become the scapegoats for all problems - the big nobles will most likely abandon them to protect themselves.
After ensuring the safety of Justus, Alina can come forward to win over those small lords, and then try to kill the other group in the name of Emperor Marius and Justus - anyway, there are all the charges and evidence.
Sometimes, to defeat the enemy, you don't necessarily have to use a large army. Ramon understands this very well - he has always done this in Xingar.
Soon after, Wolvun Fortress's main entrance opened wide.
The patrol leader who was promoted by the front line of fire, that is, the young recruit, respectfully put the dozens of 'Imperial Knights' into the castle.
Li Ang and Ramon walked straight into the inner castle courtyard, where Rimusk lived, expressionlessly.
Wolvun Fortress actually has many defenders. There are at least 800 troops stationed in the city. Even Rimusk's family still has more than 300 private soldiers - this is a big family, and it is not as prodigal as Livius.
With so many troops, if Li Ang, Ramon and others were exposed, it would be difficult for them to come out alive...
But as soon as Li Ang walked into Rimusk's house, he pulled out his sword and stared at the vines in the courtyard like a lunatic.
"I suspect there are Snake Worship Cult disciples here..."
Li Ang squinted his eyes arrogantly in the castle courtyard. "Look at this green decoration... Is there anyone in Rimusk's family who has defected to Snake Worship Cult?"
The recruit Danzi who was leading the way was shocked. He glanced at the vines on the wall and replied tremblingly, "This... sir, that is the snake vine. It is used for decoration... of course the plant is green..."
"Snake-scented vine! Sure enough... even the decorations at home are with the word snake! It seems that there is probably a senior Snake Worship Cult disciple hiding here!"
Li Ang became more energetic now, with a ferocious sneer on his face, "Come here, search! See if there is anything going on..."
Recruit Danzi swallowed and was speechless at such an unfounded accusation.
He looked around at the 'Imperial Knights' all over the yard, and found that all of these knights seemed to have fierce eyes, and they looked more like gangsters or murderers...
This is not a deliberate disguise... These people are all Scorpion Assassins. They are killers in the first place and they act in their true colors.
Everyone can see that these Imperial Knights are here to cause trouble on purpose.
But the question is - what does it mean that the emperor's Imperial Guard deliberately caused trouble?
"Imperial Knights turns out to be like this... Either he is a fisherman like Sist, or he is this kind of lunatic..."
The new recruit Danzi murmured, probably because his world view had collapsed.
Rimusk The guards at home were all dumbfounded, hesitating whether they should stop him or not.
"The Imperial Guards are searching for Snake Worship Cult traitors! If you don't want to be rebellious, just squat down and don't move! Anyone holding a weapon will be shot to death!"
Ramon was holding up the Imperial Broadsword and shouting, and was quite deeply involved in the scene.
No one in the courtyard moved, no one wanted to be thought of as a Snake Worship Cult disciple...
"Sir, we found this in Rimusk's bedroom!"
A Imperial Knights captain, Ramon, ran up to Li Ang with a set of Snake Worship Cult priestess's iconic equipment.
Viper helmet, off-shoulder snake pattern soft armor, and Black Iron Spear... Actually, this is equipment borrowed from Elisa.
"Huh huh huh... It is indeed a disciple of Snake Worship Cult! And she is actually a priestess! Take away everyone in Rimusk's family! Especially the women, don't let anyone go..."
Li Ang gave the order with a serious face, then turned around and asked the recruit, "Rimusk does he have any other relatives and friends? Including his mistress or other concubines..."
Can you actually search out Snake Worship Cult's stuff?
Everyone in the courtyard was panicked, and some guards had already begun to secretly retreat to unnoticed corners.
"This... are our relatives and friends also going to be arrested?"
The new recruit Danzi panicked and stammered speechlessly, "Yes, yes... but that's not..."
Of course he was panicked. After all, this recruit was also a relative of Rimusk - the castle patrol team was different from the garrison. The patrol team needed to enter the main castle to patrol, and the risks were low and the benefits were high, so many people in the patrol team were children of Rimusk's relatives.
Rimusk let Sist serve as the patrol leader. This was to show his trust in Sist and also to show his loyalty to Emperor Marius - letting Imperial Knights sent by the emperor take charge of the security of his main castle. This is indeed a very wise approach.
But in this situation, all the young people on the patrol team are panicking.
The behavior of this group of 'Imperial Knights' is obviously quite arrogant. If someone in Rimusk's family is really a priestess of Snake Worship Cult, then they will all be in big trouble...
"Of course we have to arrest him! Unless we can find a clear Snake Worship Cult disciple, everyone will be suspected! Well... do you know who owns this Snake Worship Cult priestess costume?"
Li Ang glared at the recruit Danzi, and his tone suddenly softened. "If you know, tell me quickly... If you confess, you will be lenient, if you resist, you will be strict!"
In order to prevent themselves from getting into trouble, people generally have two reactions - either to kill them and refuse to admit it, or to immediately change their identity and turn themselves into a tainted witness...
As for who is the leader of Snake Worship Cult, or whether there are any Snake Worship Cult disciples...
It's not important.
As long as you don't get into trouble, even if you have grievances, they will naturally be resolved when your lord comes back - this is the confidence that big families have.
But we can't suffer the immediate loss, nor can we have a direct conflict with the 'Imperial Guard sent by the emperor', otherwise the trouble will be bigger than the appearance of a Snake Worship Cult disciple at home...
"Ahem... Sir! Show mercy! I know who the Snake Worship Cult disciple is! I will report and expose him!"
Although the recruit Danzi is a little naive because of his youth, he is not stupid. He is also a child of a big family and he understands many things.
Afterwards, most of the people in Rimusk's family came to their senses and all echoed, "Sir, let's report and expose..."
At the same time, a box of dinars was moved to Li Ang.
"Sir, we all understand the rules... We failed to take care of our family, a demon appeared, and it took us all the hard work to travel so far. This is to pay for your meals and accommodation... But don't worry, sir, we will kidnap the demon girl Snake Worship Cult to see you, so you don't have to worry about it again..."
Rimusk's wife came forward and acted extremely considerate.
Big families are like this. When they encounter trouble, they usually don't argue, but make quick decisions - sacrificing unimportant minor characters, protecting core characters, and preserving the family's reputation at the same time. This is a choice they will inevitably make.
This time, the small character who was sacrificed was the mistress of Rimusk, a beautiful woman in her twenties.
This was "revealed" by Rimusk's relatives and his wife, and the recruit Danzi also planned to identify this woman.
This woman was Rimusk's mate, and she gave birth to an illegitimate son to Rimusk. The mother and son had a luxurious courtyard in Wolwen city.
"If nothing else, this woman is Rimusk's weakness. If they hadn't 'exposed' themselves, we wouldn't have known that such a woman existed..."
When leaving Wolvun Fortress, Ramon said to Li Ang, "When my brothers do assassination and other tasks, they usually first find the person or thing that the target values the most... Whether it is used to coerce the target to appear or wait and see, it is much stronger than direct confrontation..."
In fact, in addition to the mother and son, Li Ang and Ramon still captured everyone in Musk's family, leaving only the patrol recruit Dan Zi - since they want to report and expose, then these people have to be taken away as witnesses...
The relatives of Rimusk were all taken out of Wolwen as witnesses, but as soon as they left Wolwen, they became meat.
At the same time, he also took away a large box of dinars--the enemy gave them to him on his own initiative, so he didn't want them for free.
These hostages were exchanged for Justus, and the box of dinars, Li Ang, was directly distributed to Ramon's brothers, which was quite generous.
After all, Scorpion Assassins are already worth a lot of money, so Li Ang cannot treat them badly.
Besides, of course you will get rich if you fight with Lord Li Ang. You will get rich if you fight any kind of war. Li Ang decided to make this a tradition...