"Sir" a voice woke up Cortsim from his deep thoughts.
Cortsim turned around and saw that it was his official Chiboas.
He turned around and asked: "Chiboas, is something wrong?"
Chiboas hesitated for a moment and reported: "My lord, although the emperor ordered us to investigate the riot in the prison and assist the city guards in hunting down the fugitives, the people of Ferlandrius always prevented us from doing things.
Now we only have The brothers were very discouraged when they found out about Ferlandrius's men.
Ferlandrius didn't let us come into contact with the captured fugitives at all.
They were too bullying.
The brothers were very discouraged.
All the functions that originally belonged to us were taken away by Ferlandrius' people.
If this continues If this continues, our Sheriff’s Department will become a vassal of the City Guards, and may even become a decoration.”
Cortsim sighed: "Now that Her Majesty the Queen Mother has retreated to the Holy Apostles Cathedral, all power belongs to Her Majesty the Emperor.
Alexius and his gang are becoming more arrogant day by day.
Ferlandrius, the city guard chief, Being bribed by Alexius again, this guy was originally He has been following me since he came.
Now that he has the support of Alexius, he is even more disdainful of me.
Our immediate boss, Alderman Griches, is a member of Her Majesty the Empress Dowager, and the emperor has made it clear that he does not like me.
He, we don’t have anyone behind us to support him.”
Chiboas said angrily: "Sir, are we going to let Alexius and Ferlandrius' gang bully us?
If we don't do something, as time goes by, the influence of Her Majesty the Queen Mother will The lower the power will be, once the emperor and the If Alexius and his people gain a foothold, we will really be doomed.
They dare not touch us now because they still cannot control the dynasty's offices and armies.
When they gain key rights, they will This is the day of our death.”
Cortsim frowned and shook his head: "What can we do now?
Although half of the city guards listen to me, isn't there the other half to contain us?
The four legions inside and outside the city are currently neutral and do not want to interfere with their rights.
Fight for it, and Alexius’s Praetorian Guards are something we simply can’t deal with.”
Chiboas was silent for a moment, as if he had made a great determination, raised his head and said: "Sir, do you know why less than a thousand fugitives have been captured so far?"
Cortsim said: "These people are all very cunning.
Constantinople is so big, it is not easy to catch them one by one."
Chiboas shook his head and said: "Sir, this is not the most important reason.
There are several reasons why thousands of fugitives have not been captured so far: First, these people hide very secretly, and many people think that They are hiding in residents’ homes.
Actually, they are not there, but I know where they are hiding.
Secondly, I have already warned my brothers.
Huh, don't try your best during the arrest.
What Ferlandrius' people do is their business.
Our people can just follow behind and watch.
In fact, more than half of the more than a thousand prisoners who were captured were It was our people who captured it, and when I found out that Ferlandrius’ people were preventing us from doing things, I gave this order to the brothers.”
Cortsim was a little surprised and asked: "Why did you do that?"
Chiboas said: "My lord, don't you understand?
Now that Alexius and Ferlandrius' gang have gained power, they have begun to squeeze us out and take our credit.
In this incident, No matter how much we do and how well we do, in the end the credit will definitely be taken away by their people.
There is no doubt about this, because the emperor is obviously partial to them."
Cortsim was silent.
After a few minutes, his mental outlook seemed to have changed, and he asked: "You said you know where the remaining prisoners are hiding.
Where are they hiding?"
Chiboas immediately walked to the door and looked around, then retracted and closed the door, pointed to the ground with his finger and said to Cortsim: "They are hiding underground."
Cortsim yelled: "You do it" The cursing stopped suddenly, and Cortsim seemed to have thought of something, his eyes widened in anticipation: "Wait a minute, you didn't mean they were hiding in the city's sewers, did you?"
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Chiboas nodded and said: "Yes, they are hiding in the sewers.
The sewers are full of dirty things and the smell is so bad.
Who would have thought that they would hide in a place like that?"
Super-large cities of this era, such as ancient Rome and Constantinople, had extremely developed and complete underground drainage systems.
Some of the sewers were wide enough to allow several carriages to pass side by side at the same time.
Thousands of fugitives infiltrated the entire city.
Fort Tantino's underground drainage system doesn't take up much space at all.
Cortsim took a sharp breath, "No wonder the city guards and our Sheriff's Department dispatched everyone to work for a whole day.
They almost searched the entire Constantinople and only captured less than a thousand.
People, it turns out that these people are hiding in the underground sewers.
If these prisoners arrive near the Holy Palace through the sewers and suddenly attack the Holy Palace, the Holy Palace will be defenseless."
Cortsim didn't finish his words, he was frightened by his imagination.
Chiboas walked up to Cortsim and whispered: "My lord, this is what I want to tell you.
If your lord wants to help Her Majesty the Queen Mother regain her rights, now is the best opportunity, as long as your lord agrees." , I went to contact those prisoners, and I knew one of them, a death row inmate named Reeses.
This guy was arrested and imprisoned four years ago, and was later sentenced to death.
But the prison allowed him to participate in gladiatorial games.
In the past few years, he participated in a total of 234 games and won all of them.
He is a famous figure in the prison and has a good reputation among the prisoners.
I can persuade him to lead the prisoners Go attack the Holy Palace, but you must convince Her Majesty the Queen Mother to promise to pardon all of their crimes afterwards and give them generous rewards."
Cortsim shook his head and said: "Your idea is good, but there are guards stationed in the Holy Palace, and these thousands of prisoners can't break through the defense of the Holy Palace.
Moreover, the underground drainage system of the Holy Palace was built separately, and it is not Connected to the city’s drainage system” Chiboas took a step closer and whispered: "My lord, I heard that there is a secret passage in the palace that leads to the arena.
The empress dowager and the emperor always use the secret passage to watch competitive games.
As the empress dowager's confidant, Don’t you know this secret passage?”
Cortsim's face changed drastically, his eyes widened and he said, "You say so, there is really a possibility of success."
"Sir, you can consider this matter carefully, but the time must not be too long.
We cannot guarantee that the people in Ferlandrius will not think that the prisoners are hiding in the sewers.
If we want to take action, we must do it before They take action before they think of it" Cortsim hesitated for a long time and asked: "Even if you convince Reeses, can he guarantee that all other prisoners will listen to him?
Also, although these people are extremely vicious, they are all using their bare hands now, even if it is a sneak attack. , how can we defeat the heavily armed guards?
If we fail, how can we consider a retreat?"
Chiboas said: "Sir, as long as there are enough benefits, anyone can be bribed.
What is freedom that most impresses those prisoners?
If coupled with the generous rewards after the deeds are accomplished, I believe no one will refuse.
You don’t have to worry about weapons at all.
How many weapons does our Sheriff’s Department seize from criminals every year?
Now those weapons are piled in the warehouse, although they are a little messy and of poor quality.
A little, but it’s still much better than bare hands.
As for the escape route, I have already thought about it.
Except for Reese, no one among the prisoners knows my identity.
I will always follow Reese during the entire operation.
As long as I find out the situation No, I killed him immediately, then this matter has nothing to do with us.
Even if Alexius and the others know that someone is behind the scenes, they will never think of it being related to the Lord and the Queen Mother."
Cortsim weighed it for a while and said: "This matter must be agreed by Her Majesty the Queen Mother, otherwise the identities of those people will not be resolved even after the matter is completed."
"My lord, this is an extremely rare opportunity.
If you lose this opportunity, it will be difficult to say whether Her Majesty the Queen Mother can be in power again.
I believe that as long as your Majesty tells Her Majesty our plan, she will definitely agree."
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Chiboas's persuasion finally made Cortsim make up his mind.
He said: "Okay, I will go to see His Majesty overnight.
You are here to watch every move of those people in Ferlandrius.
Any move they make will be dangerous."
Report to me" "Yes, my lord" Cortsim hurried to the Holy Apostles Cathedral in a carriage overnight to meet Irina.
It was already late at night, and Irina was already asleep.
When she heard the eunuch reporting that Cortsim had come to see him, she didn’t want to see him, but she Hearing that something was urgent, he forced himself to get up and put on his clothes under the service of the maid.
"Your loyal servant Cortsim pays homage to His Majesty."
Cortsim respectfully performed a court salute.
Irina asked: "Kotsim, what's wrong with you coming here so late?"
Cortsim looked at the maids and eunuchs on the left and right, and said: "Your Majesty, I can only talk to you about this matter alone."
The relationship between Irina and Cortsim was no longer a secret to the close maids and eunuchs around her, so she did not need to hide anything from them, so she waved her hand and asked them to leave the dormitory.
When there were only two people left in the dormitory, Kotsimi walked to the door under Irina's surprised gaze, put his ear against the door and listened for a while, then turned around and walked over and whispered: "Your Majesty, now we have A great opportunity to help you regain your power, all it takes is a commitment from you.”
Irina was stunned, "Oh, that's why you came to see me in the middle of the night."
"Yes, Your Majesty, this opportunity is very rare.
The Emperor and Alexius have already started to attack our forces.
If we don't fight back, there will be no chance again."
Irina walked back to the soft side and lay down on her side: "Let's talk about it" "Yes."
Cortesim immediately explained the entire plan in detail.
Irina was stunned when she heard this, "Are you sure this is possible?
There are thousands of prisoners.
Once they are not controlled, the consequences will be disastrous."
Cortsim said: "Your Majesty, we only need to kill Alexius and his political allies, and then you order the remaining guards to surrender.
You only need to appoint a new commander and commander of the guards.
Generals, the Praetorian Guard will be under your control when the time comes.
Now, eradicate the disobedient city guard commander Ferlandrius.
All the city guards will obey your will.
There are only a few thousand prisoners.
What is the difficulty if you want them all to die?
As long as you agree, all the prisoners will be killed.
Everything is arranged by me.”
Irina thought for a long time and said: "This is a good plan, but there will always be loopholes and unpredictable things in the plan.
If this thing fails in the end, Alexius will definitely find out about me. head" Cortsim said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, my cronies will follow the prisoner leader.
As long as there are signs of failure in the plan, he will kill him as soon as possible.
Even if Alexius's gang doubts you in the end, they will No evidence” Irina stood up and walked to the window and looked in the direction of the Holy Palace.
After weighing it for a while, she made up her mind: "Okay, it's up to you to do this.
I hope you won't let me down."
"Your Majesty, don't worry.
Even if it fails in the end, Alexius and the others can only find me at most.
Even if I die, I will eliminate some factors that are unfavorable to you.
You will be safe no matter what
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