Reese raised his hand, and the other prisoners stopped laughing.
He looked at Cortsim and said, "You are the Sheriff, but you said you wanted to help us escaped prisoners.
How credible do you think this is?"
Spend" Cortsim said: "Rizes, you are criminals and I am the sheriff.
We are born enemies, but this is not absolute.
Now that we have a common enemy, then we have the possibility of becoming friends and allies.
I Is that right?"
Reese sneered: "You are right, we do have the possibility of becoming friends and allies, but this is a situation where both parties have equal status.
Her Majesty the Queen Mother wants to deal with the emperor and form an alliance with us.
To deal with the emperor, but in fact they are using us to deal with the emperor's army and letting us die, isn't it?"
Cortsim said: "Yes, you are right.
The fact that you can be used means that you still have the value of being used.
If you don't even have the value of being used, then don't you feel sad about what you have left?
From now on, your only choice is to be loyal to Her Majesty the Empress Dowager, fight for her, and help her regain her power.
Otherwise, you will wait to starve to death here or be caught and brutally killed by the emperor's army of Alexius after you leave.
Apart from death, I can’t think of any other way for you to survive.”
"Look at how useless you people are now, each and every one of you is so hungry that you look like you have died but have not been buried yet.
I am sure that in just half a day, all of you will be so hungry that you will never be able to stand up again.
Many of you will even I don't want to say anything big about starving to death.
I just want to remind you that there is not much time left for you, and death is coming to all of you step by step."
All the prisoners made no other movements, and each one began to slowly put down their weapons.
Some even lay down again after having exhausted a lot of energy.
Reese looked around, knowing that what Cortsim had just said had become their only choice.
He asked: "What are the benefits of serving us by serving the Queen Mother?"
Cortsim looked at Chiboas and shook his head.
Chiboas took off the bag from his back and threw it over.
"To show our sincerity, we give you these food.
After you finish eating, we can continue talking."
As soon as he heard that there was food, someone immediately came forward to pick up the bag and opened it.
The man swallowed his saliva and turned to Rizes and said, "It's bread."
Reese was silent for a while and said, "I'll give it to everyone."
The bread in the bag was quickly taken out one by one and distributed according to the number of people present.
Everyone got the same amount.
Cortsim saw all this clearly and thought that this Rizes really had some.
In this situation of extreme hunger, the prisoners were able to distribute the food evenly according to his requirements.
It can be seen that this person is indeed very prestigious among the prisoners.
In this way, his confidence has increased a lot.
There was only one cloth bag of food, but there were more than a hundred people present.
The portion given to each person was not enough to eat at all, but they already had something to fill their stomachs and last for a while.
These people ate very slowly and cherished their food. , even a few crumbs dropped on the ground will be picked up and eaten together with the dust.
The prisoners finally finished eating.
Reese swallowed the last bite of bread and looked at Cortesim and Chiboas, asking: "Tell me your plans and how to cooperate."
Everyone looked at Cortsim, who stood up and said: "The situation in Constantinople is like this now.
The emperor's confidant Alexius controls the Praetorian Guard and half of the city guard. , and Her Majesty the Queen Mother controls half of the city guards.
There are four legions outside the city in a neutral position.
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They will not participate in this power struggle."
"The vast majority of officials are loyal to Her Majesty the Empress Dowager, including the church.
In terms of political power, the Empress Dowager has a complete victory over the emperor, but the emperor has the imperial guards and half of the city guards.
Most of the troops in Asia Minor Everyone supported him.
A few days ago, Alexius used force to force the Queen Mother to hand over her power.
The Queen Mother chose to give in for the sake of the overall situation, surrendered the power of governance, and retreated to the Holy Apostles Cathedral.
There was a big riot in the seaside prison.
After you prisoners escaped, Your Majesty saw the opportunity to regain the power of power.
I will lead you to attack the Holy Palace. , as long as the imperial guards are defeated and the emperor is killed, the empress dowager can regain power."
A trace of contempt appeared on Reese's face: "Lord Cortsim, do you think it is really possible for us unarmed and hungry people to attack the palace and attack the palace?
This is not to fight, but to die. " "It is absolutely possible that if you agree to this operation, I will tell you a location, which is the weapons depot of our Sheriff's Department.
You can go through the sewers, operate at night, and kill a few guards to seize the weapons depot. , I will put down enough food there for everyone in advance.
You can bring your weapons and food back here.
After you have eaten and drank enough, take a good rest and wait until late at night before quietly heading to the arena from the sewer.
At night There is no one in the arena.
Even if there is, question the few night watchmen.
You can easily occupy it.
Next to the arena is the Holy Palace.
There is a secret passage from the arena into the Holy Palace.
If we take the secret passage Suddenly appearing in the Holy Palace, the Praetorian Guards will definitely be caught off guard.
As long as you are brave enough, it shouldn't be difficult to defeat them.
After killing the emperor and Alexius, the Praetorian Guards will collapse no matter how stubborn they are.
By then we will have succeeded.”
After Cortsim finished speaking, the other prisoners' eyes showed light, even bloodthirsty and excited light.
In this life, there is no chance to stand at the door and take a look.
If you can enter the palace, ,That A prisoner looked at Reeses and said, "Reeses, I think as long as we have enough weapons and can eat before we attack, those imperial guards may not be able to stop us."
Another white prisoner shouted: "Yes, don't look at the guards who are all wearing tight armor and holding sharp weapons, but in fact they are just showboats and have little combat effectiveness.
If we are allowed to wear the same Armor, holding the same weapon, I dare to use my head to guarantee that I will kill their shit."
Another black prisoner shouted: "Do it, Reeses, we have no other choice but to do this."
These people ate some food and regained some strength.
At this time, they heard that several people supported this move, and they immediately raised their weapons and shouted: "Go ahead, enter the palace, kill the emperor and Alexios" Si, rob money and rob women.”
The prisoners yelled for a while, Reese raised his hand, and the yelling stopped immediately.
"What good do we have?
Her Majesty the Queen Mother can't just let us die with just one word?"
Reese asked, looking at Cortsim.
Cortsim pondered for a moment and said: "After the matter is successful, you will have a legal identity.
All of you will be organized into the Tenth Legion.
If you are willing to stay and continue to serve Her Majesty the Queen Mother, you will be the Tenth Legion.
As a member of the group, if anyone is unwilling, you can choose to quit.
You will all be free men from now on and bid farewell to the past completely.
Regardless of whether you choose to stay or quit, each of you will receive a generous reward of one hundred gold coins."
Reese asked: "What if I die in this battle?"
Cortres said: "It's very simple.
For the person who dies, we will give the reward to his family.
If there is no family, then it will be distributed to everyone.
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However, I must explain one thing in advance.
Occupy the palace and kill the emperor."
After you and Alexius, you cannot touch any plant or tree in the palace or touch the palace maids, because the majesty of the royal family cannot be desecrated.
After you get the reward and become the generals, officers and soldiers of the Tenth Legion, you want to It’s not easy to get a woman” After hearing this, the prisoners were all eager to try, but there was no expression on Reese's face as he said: "If you didn't say that you can't touch things in the palace, I would really doubt your sincerity.
So, after you have said so much, and How can you prove that you represent Her Majesty the Queen Mother and why should I trust you?"
Cortsim took out a scroll from his arms, opened it and handed it over, and said: "This is the appointment edict written by Her Majesty the Queen Mother, appointing Reeses as the commander of the 10th Army, responsible for recruiting soldiers to form the 10th Army.
There is a blank space at the back.
You can write down the names of some people who will become the generals and officers of the Tenth Legion, Reeses.
Among these fugitives, there are not none who have more combat effectiveness and prestige than you, and there are more than one.
Why did we choose you?
, first of all, of course, because you are a friend of Chiboas, who strongly recommended you to Her Majesty the Queen Mother and me; secondly, because you, the Queen Mother, and we all have the same beliefs.
Although you have committed a crime, you He is a loyal person, a person with integrity and faith.
We all hope to restore the worship of icons, and people without faith are like walking corpses, so we must unite to defeat those without faith and heretics. " Rhyses looked at the edict written by Irina, closed it and raised his head and said: "There are thousands of people in the Imperial Guard, and just us people are definitely not enough.
I have to convince everyone else that I did treat you badly before.
I look down upon you for being a soft-hearted person, but now it seems that you are not just a pretty boy, you are a pleasure to work with."
After that, he extended his hand.
The muscles on Cortsim's face trembled a few times, he showed a smile and stretched out his hand to hold it with Reeses.
Reese let go and said: "To convince the other thorny heads and unite everyone, I won't be able to go there alone.
You must go with me.
Only in this way can we be convincing and they will believe it."
Cortsim and Chiboas looked at each other and agreed: "Okay":