Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
In these two days, the city was still quiet. The situation was very peaceful and nothing happened. Even the bullying of ordinary people did not happen. It was very strange.
Under such calmness, there were actually hidden waves.
Du Qi did not care about these.
He was strong enough to suppress all the chaos that happened. The elephant soldiers under Vadhara had entered the city yesterday and were reorganized by Xue Rengui and Su Dingfang. With the elephant soldiers, Du Qi's strength was even more tyrannical. Including the troops under Vadhara, Du Qi's total military strength was no less than 100,000 people.
This was an extremely tyrannical force.
In the morning, Du Qi got up and had breakfast. Then, he basked in the sun in the backyard. The weather was starting to turn into autumn. The weather was quite cool. However, when Du Qi was basking in the sun, it was Guan Zhilan who entered.
Guan Zhilan came to Du Qi's side and reported, "Your Majesty, this morning, Provincial Governor Vadhara tried three cases outside the East Gate. Two of the cases were people of the Brahmin caste who beat ordinary people to death. The other case was people of the Kshatriya caste who bullied an ordinary person, causing the person's leg to be broken. "
"After Provincial Governor Vadhara's public trial, he directly executed the people of the Brahmin caste and imprisoned the people of the Kshatriya caste. Finally, he announced the abolition of the caste system. From now on, there is no caste distinction in Jian Tuoluozhou. Everyone has the same status. "
"When the news spread out, it caused a huge commotion. Countless people were shocked, and countless people of the Brahmin and Kshatriya caste began to blame Vadhara. "
Guan Zhilan said in a deep voice, "Now the atmosphere in the entire city has begun to explode."
Du Qi's lips curled into a smile, "Now, the curtain of the abolition of the caste system has finally been pulled open. He had been suppressing it for the past two days. Although the atmosphere was peaceful, it was actually turbulent. These Kshatriya and Brahmin people were watching from the sidelines. Now that Vadhara has made a public announcement, the situation could no longer be suppressed and finally erupted. "
After a pause, Du Qi said, "Guan Zhilan, arrange for people to keep a close eye on Plana and the family behind him. As a member of the Brahmin caste, his family would definitely be involved in planning the chaos. Especially with how I dealt with Plana, his family is an important part of it. They might even be the ones who took the initiative to lead. Therefore, we have to keep a close eye on him. "
Guan Zhilan replied, "This subject understands."
Du Qi said, "Go ahead."
Guan Zhilan complied and turned to leave.
After Guan Zhilan left, Du Qi ordered people to inform Xue Rengui and Su Dingfang to come to the palace. Du Qi went straight to the palace to wait. Before long, Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui entered together.
Du Qi said, "Do you know that Vadhara has announced the abolition of the caste system?"
"We know!"
The two replied in unison.
Although the two of them knew about this matter, they were still somewhat excited when the day actually came. Because to be able to participate in such an important and crucial matter was an extremely great honor.
Du Qi said in a deep voice, "Mobilize the soldiers in the army. Yes, mobilize our own direct subordinates. Hide their whereabouts and hide in the various checkpoints in the city, as well as at the four city gates. In addition, ambush troops outside the palace. In short, the army must be on full alert and ready to fight at any time. The Brahmin and Kshatriya have lost their power. They will definitely counterattack. If these people jump out, we will catch them all in one fell swoop. "
Su Dingfang said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured. This subject will arrange it immediately."
Xue Rengui said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured."
Du Qi waved his hand and said, "Go about your business. Now there is time for you to be busy."
Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui got up and left.
Du Qi's eyes also flashed with a shrewd light. He was looking forward to what would happen next. Because the current city was bound to be turbulent, and even rivers of blood would flow.
All of this was a path that had to be taken.
But no reform could be completed without bloodshed. If there was no bloodshed and only a mild reform was carried out, then all the Brahmin and Kshatriya castes would go into hiding. When the situation changed slightly, these people would launch an attack.
Those that should be purged had to be purged.
Those that should be dealt with had to be dealt with.
Du Qi had nothing to do now. He took out a blank book and began to copy some skills in his mind. Now, whether it was steel smelting or manufacturing technology, there had been a great improvement.
What Du Qi wanted to create now was the steam engine. If he could develop the steam engine, he would be able to create railway tracks and trains. Once there were trains, Du Qi would be able to control the entire country easily.
Because once there were problems in various places, he could send troops to suppress them at any time.
However, this was still a little difficult.
Du Qi was only writing down some of the steam engine's manufacturing and development history. When the time came, he would hand it over to the people in the manufacturing school to study. In any case, countless talents had gathered in the manufacturing school. There were also countless people.
While Du Qi was writing, a soldier suddenly came in and reported, "Your Majesty, Provincial Governor Vadhara requests an audience."
"Summon him!"
Du Qi ordered.
The soldier turned around and went to inform him.
Now, there were no ordinary servants in the palace where Du Qi was. Everyone who used to be in the palace had been dismissed. In this unfamiliar place, Du Qi only trusted the soldiers under him. Therefore, the soldiers were in charge of everything.
This was the only way to ensure Du Qi's safety.
Not long after, Vadhara entered. With a solemn expression, he bowed to Du Qi and said, "Your Majesty!"
"Sit!"
Du Qi waved his hand and ordered.
Vadhara said, "Your Majesty, I have already announced the abolition of the caste system in front of all the people. As it was announced during the public trial, countless people were shocked. However, the caste system has been around for a long time. Therefore, not many people cheered or jumped for joy for the time being. They were worried that if they stood out, they might be targeted. There wasn't much response at the moment. "
Du Qi smiled and said, "There's no hurry. The changes after the abolition of the caste system have to start with killing and bloodshed. Vadhara, you will return to the Provincial Governor's Residence and properly defend it. Once the right side of the city changes, not only will I be prone to killing, you might also be in danger. In short, be cautious and subtle. "
Vadhara said, "I understand."
After a pause, Vadhara's eyes flashed. He suddenly said, "Your Majesty, if they come to find me and ask me to join them, how should I deal with them?"
The current Vadhara was determined to stand on Du Qi's side. It wasn't only because Du Qi had been planning for a long time and had long since prepared everything. Most importantly, Vadhara wasn't willing to just be a provincial governor.
If he could leave his name in history, it would be even better than being an official. When the future generations mentioned the abolition of the caste system, they would have to start with him announcing it. Moreover, he would be the most important person. This was enough.
Du Qi thought for a moment and said, "If they want to contact you first, it's very simple. Just agree and then mix in with them to attack the palace. When the time comes, you will be responsible for cutting off their retreat. If they only want you to watch from the sidelines, you don't have to do anything. Just keep an eye on their people and wait for an opportunity to act. "
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Vadhara immediately responded.
Du Qi nodded and said, "Vadhara, this battle has opened the prelude to the abolition of the caste system. The brilliant momentum will begin from here. Are you ready? "
When Vadhara heard this, he could faintly feel Du Qi's warning, but he was even more excited. He said solemnly, "Your Majesty, please rest assured. I have prepared everything and will not let Your Majesty down."
Du Qi waved his hand and said, "You may leave."
"Yes!"
Vadhara turned and left.
The hall quieted down again. Du Qi waited quietly in the hall. Now that everything was ready, all that was left was to wait for the Brahmin and Kshatriya nobles to make waves.
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