Chapter 12 — The Street They Live in Nhan Hoi Quan

Co Thinh Loan's eyes looking at her became strange. "When did I give you the list?" Tien Tu took out a piece of silk from his lapel. "Have you forgotten?" "You said that if the city refused to open the gate, the people would first cause chaos. The Tien family was in charge of the West Street, the Ton Chu Department was in charge of the warehouse, and the people from the drug store in the south of the city were in charge of spreading the news that the Luc family had arbitrarily detained the queen." The people gathered around to watch and stir. Tien Tu raised her hand and slapped her daughter. "What nonsense are you talking about?" Tien Tu was hit in the face. She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, her voice calm. "Mother, do you still want to wait until after the citadel is destroyed to receive the reward?" "When they poured oil into the well, do you think the common people of the West Street also drank water from that well?" Tien Thien's face turned red. "I did that to keep our house!" "The Tien family can keep it, but what about the others?" Tien Tu turned to Co Thinh Loan. "You promised me, after the matter is completed, you will let the Tien family keep it." to the capital." "Before his death, Thanh Hoa also thought that someone would arrange an official position for her younger brother." "Hong Tu thought that His Majesty would release her younger brother from prison." "They are all dead." Co Thinh Loan shouted: "It's Tieu Tan who died!" "You knew he would die." Tien Tu opened the list. "There is one thing up here, after the rebellion, everyone No one in the palace knows anything." Co Ting Loan's face suddenly changed. She wanted to snatch the list, Tien Tu took a step back. Suddenly someone shouted loudly under the citadel: "Tell the queen to explain clearly!" "What happened to the six citadels in front of you?" "Is it you who brought the emperor here?" The shouts grew louder and louder. One night of fire, seven lives, burned away the luck in the hearts of many people. I ordered people to clear the open space in front of the enemy. Co Thinh Loan was led to the high platform. There is no phoenix seat, nor is there a ceremonial staff. She stood before the survivors and civilians, her face pale. The first person to step out was an old coal seller. "My son died in Sung Chau." He held up a wooden sign with his name engraved on it. "Trieu Binh, twenty-three years old. Came to Sung Chau to sell horses, was considered a rebel to meet the queen and beheaded." The second person was a boatman who escaped from Thanh Ha. "My father rowed a boat to help the officers and soldiers find people. After looking for three days without seeing the queen, they said he intentionally covered it up." "The body was drowned." river, there was not even a coffin to place.” The third woman came from Phong Duong. In her arms, she held an old military uniform. "My husband defended the city. The Queen walked to the city gate, crying and saying she was willing to return to the palace." "The emperor took her away." "The next day, Huyen Giap army still entered the city to search for Ninh Vuong's party." "My husband died in front of the house." Co Thinh Loan's lips trembled constantly. "I don't know." The woman asked: "So do you know now?" Co Thinh Loan looked at me. I don't cover for her. In the past, she could always stand up at the last moment. The dead and injured are already there, you just need to cry, everyone will praise you for your honesty. Today those people stood before her. Tears can no longer cover their names. A child suddenly squeezed out of the crowd. He placed a piece of blackened tile at Co Thinh Loan's feet. "This is my roof." "My mother said that you will protect us." Co Thinh Loan bent down, wanting to pat his head. The child stepped back. Her hand stiffened in mid-air. Someone below the stage asked: "Do you still want to hide?" Co Thinh Loan slowly stood up straight. She looked at the crowded crowd and finally said: "I won't go anymore." The crowd did not cheer. The old man selling coal held a wooden board. "You don't go because the gate is closed." Co Thinh Loan's face immediately turned white. Outside the city, war drums sounded again.

The Huyen Giap army pushed a row of large shields forward. Behind the shield, dozens of tied people staggered forward. They wore the clothes of the villagers in the surrounding area. Tieu Tan ordered someone to shout loudly: "If you don't open the gate for an hour, you will kill ten people." "If the queen herself leaves the city, the whole city can be spared." All eyes fell on Co Thinh Loan again. She looked at the people being escorted outside the city. The piece of blackened tile under her foot was stepped on and cracked a corner. 8 Co Thinh Loan took a step forward. I held her wrist tightly. "What do you want to do?" "Get out of the city." Her voice was very quiet. "They will die." "You leave the city, they will still die." "Tieu Tan has promised to spare the whole city." The old coal seller standing under the platform said coldly: "Sung Chau also received a decree of general amnesty." Co Thinh Loan turned her head. The old man held up the military report. "The holy edict said only kill the leader." "After that, one hundred and ninety-six people died." Those being escorted outside the city began to cry. Someone recognized their relatives and rushed to the city wall to ask the city guards to open the gate. Trieu Khac ordered the archers to stand still. Tieu Tan's men shouted again: "Only half an hour left!" Co Ting Loan pulled away from my hand. "Even if there is only a glimmer of chance, I have to try." "Do you want to do it again in front of the whole city?"