In the entire Principality of Mia, the Earl of Beishan is the seat of the Duke's Mansion, that is, the capital.
It's just that compared with other earldoms, especially the two big earldoms of Xilan and Nanling, although Beishan has a very nice river valley, the area of mountains is more, and the land is considered barren on average, so the population is relatively small.
Back then, the reason why the Duke of Mia decided that the capital of the principality was in Beishan was mainly due to military considerations.
Because the water system of the entire Principality of Mia meets at one end of the valley between the North Mountain and the South Mountain, this place can be used as a hub for water transportation.
Soldiers and horses go first without moving food and grass. This principle is the same everywhere. Whoever controls water transportation is equivalent to controlling food and grass. This is the core advantage in times of foreign wars.
It's a pity that the old duke's ambition was not fulfilled, and he was severely injured by a titled master when he attacked the leading country.
What was even more unlucky was that he came back with a seriously injured body, and finally confessed his funeral at the sick bed before he passed away. As a result, no one listened to what he confessed.
It was agreed that the eldest daughter Artemis would succeed, but the second son Nemea usurped the position.
Then today, the eldest daughter of the old duke, Artemis, will be tied to the stake and burned alive.
The news had spread long ago, and the seventeen earls of the principality were known to lead the way, so early this morning, anyone in the principality who was wealthy and could afford a carriage was basically on their way.
Burning people is not uncommon in Daxizhou. It is a common method to deal with heretics, and it happens every now and then.
If you burn women, you should do less, and if you burn beautiful women, you should do even less.
And a woman like Artemis, who is well-known in the aristocracy, is the top beauty in the entire Great Western Continent, with a noble status, not only the heir to the principality, but also almost became the emperor's daughter-in-law.
Such a woman must have a different feeling when she burns.
And with her crimes, it wasn't a matter of simply setting fire to it.
Before burning to death, the executioner must try his best to humiliate, and there are many people who like to see this.
In the former China, the executioner was regarded as a half-family member, who had a mentor and knew how to behave properly.
Daxizhou, especially the Tianlan Empire, Lin Shuo only now knew that the atmosphere was different.
The law here is actually out of the question, and the main thing that maintains the social and moral order is religious power.
So the executioners here are the priests of the Sea God Cult, which is a bit like the meaning of the Inquisition in the Middle Ages in Europe.
When they were executing the execution, it was just like Su Dongdong's Assassin's Creed assassination. It was not a process according to the rules, but an impromptu performance.
In order to achieve the best effect of preaching the teachings, how is the murder and execution so cruel? The people of Daxizhou are tough, and the more bloody it is, the more everyone loves to watch it.
Moreover, there is still competition among the executioners. Whoever kills beautifully and gets a good response from the onlookers will have more work and a higher price for appearance.
The executioner invited by Nemea this time is the leading expert in this field in the entire Tianlan Empire, named Tu Liang.
This man is a star in the industry. In the past ten years, whenever he performed the execution ground, the nearby hotels must have been full three days ago.
During the execution, it was even more crowded, not to mention the location near the execution ground, even the roofs of the nearby houses are very expensive, if you don’t pay to book in advance, you won’t be able to stand on it at that time.
The place where Artemis was executed today is in the center of Beishan Town. From the top of the wall of Beishan Castle where Lin Shuo is currently located, it is a little far away, but it is still clear at a glance.
It was already past three o'clock in the afternoon, and the dinner would be delayed due to something to do in the evening. Nemeat set up a small tea table on the city wall to prepare wine and food, and called Lin Shuo to have a drink together.
Lin Shuo really didn't like to go to this kind of entertainment, but it didn't matter if things were short of the last shudder.
So Lin Shuo and Nemea were drinking on the city wall while looking at the town below the mountain.
Nemea was obviously in a good mood, and told Lin Shuo about Tu Liang.
"Brother Lin." Nemea smiled slightly, "Guess, how much did I pay for this expert?"
Lin Shuo had no idea about this matter, and honestly shook his head.
"This number." Nemea stretched out a finger, "One thousand gold coins."
Lin Shuo couldn't help it when he heard it, and couldn't help sucking his teeth, thinking that this man is really a prodigal son.
One thousand gold coins, that's almost ten million yuan. This price is now outside Daxizhou, and the nine leaders of Liemen can get it.
Lao He has accepted a lot of deals at this price a while ago.
Hiring a murderous butcher in Daxizhou requires this money, so there's no reason for that.
As soon as Lin Shuo showed this expression, Nemeya quickly explained: "Hey, brother Lin, you don't understand, I got a bargain this time. He came here for my father's sake."
"Is this also called cheap?" Lin Shuo asked.
"You are the emperor's secret guard, you usually stay in the palace and don't come out for a walk, so you don't know anything about the world outside." Nemea said, "Tu Liang is not a simple person.
In the entire Tianlan Empire, there are no more than a hundred title-level masters, and only this Tu Liang is the only commoner.
Don't look at him from a humble background, but his skill is something that even I admire.
Know how he became famous? "
Although Lin Shuo had some interest in his heart, he didn't argue with him, knowing that this person would talk on his own.
Nemea had a look of nostalgia on his face, and said: "It's a coincidence that I was there when he became famous.
I was more than ten years old at that time, and I followed my father to the capital of the empire to do business, so I was lucky enough to witness the execution.
I think Brother Lin was probably not born at that time, so I didn't know about it. It was a big sensation at the time.
The criminal was from the Lieyang Empire in the south, and his name was Chahe Timur.
This man was powerful. At that time, this man was in Lie Sun Empire, and he was as famous as my father in Tianlan Empire. He was both a military general of the empire, and he was also one of the top ten title-level experts in the empire.
Zhahe Timur will be caught by our Tianlai Empire. It is because their monarch has committed a crime, fell into our tricks, and sold him to us.
But if you catch it, you caught it, and you can't kill it if you want to kill it.
This kind of enemy general naturally wants to show his head to the public and spread his head to the frontier.
And Zhahe Timur is a title-level master, not only good at bare-handed fighting, but also invulnerable to swords and guns.
A man's neck is no stronger than a knife's edge, but this man is an exception.
At that time, the executioner didn't know what to do. He was afraid that the blade would burst if he cut the knife. Even if the person was killed in the end, the murder was so ugly that not only his job was lost, but the emperor would not let the ugly executioner go.
So no one dared to take this job.
In the end, it was Tu Liang, who was still unknown at the time, who unveiled the imperial list and volunteered.
Don't tell me that Chahe Timur is a man. He was chained to death, and he laughed a lot, saying that our executioner would never want his head.
As a result, Tu Liang went up with a clean knife, and his head rolled on the ground. Chahe Timur was still laughing at that moment, and he didn't know that the knife had come down.
From then on, Tu Liang became famous, and the emperor bestowed the title, "Decapitated" Tu Liang.
You see, this is a two-character title, which is two grades stronger than my current four-character title of 'Griffin Lord'. "
Lin Shuo nodded after listening, with a dissatisfied expression on his face: "But this time it's burning at the stake. He's good at beheading, so he's not professional enough?"
"Hey, don't worry about that." Nemea said, "He is an expert at killing people, and there is no way he can't do it. But there is one thing, he has never killed a woman before, which is why I paid a lot of money to invite him to come here this time." s reason."
"Why?" Lin Shuo asked puzzled.
"'Decapitated' Tu Liang killed a woman for the first time, and this woman was Artemis, a famous beauty in the empire. Brother Lin, think about it, won't this matter be a sensation?" Nemea pointed proudly. Beishan Town under the city wall said, "Look at the people who came from all over the principality, why did they come? This is the news that got out."
Lin Shuo sighed, and said, "That Artemis is, after all, the Duke's sister. Even if the Duke has to sacrifice her for the great cause, isn't it too much to do things like this?"
Nemea nodded: "Brother Lin, you are worthy of being one of your own, and you are right to remind me.
Of course I have my own considerations for doing this, but what about the third prince, it's easy to be difficult to explain later.
After all, this is her ex-fiancée. If she was humiliated by a master murderer like Tu Liang before she died, and then everyone talked about it, I guess even if I acted according to the emperor's order, the third prince would not be very happy.
So Brother Lin, when you go back, bring some things and give them to the third prince for me, and say that I, Nemea, made amends for him.
In addition, where is the emperor, Brother Lin has to say a few words of kindness for Brother Yu and me.
Once our fleet of the Principality of Mia goes to sea, this matter will be considered a success. "
After hearing these words, Lin Shuo felt a burst of embarrassment in his heart.
Originally, seeing Nemea's stupid appearance, Lin Shuo actually didn't have a strong killing intent towards him.
Lin Shuo didn't like to kill people. As long as you, Nemea, kept a line on Artemis, Lin Shuo might not take his life.
Hearing these words, Lin Shuo thought to himself that this person seemed unable to keep.
Not only stupid, but also devoid of conscience.
But it's a bit of a surprise that things have progressed here.
That executioner, Tu Liang, was a two-word titled master.
In Great Western Continent, the emperor gave titles to practitioners, and that was not done randomly, there was something particular about it.
One of the biggest considerations is the word count.
For a lord with a four-character title like Nemea, the emperor gave this title mainly to win people's hearts, rather than to really respect his cultivation skills.
Griffon Lord is actually a very perfunctory title. Nemea was only an earl at the time, and the title of emperor was obviously given out of his heart.
The fewer words in the title, the stronger the person, this is the iron law of Daxizhou.
In the entire Tianlan Empire, there is only one person with one title, and that is the current national teacher.
The number one expert in the Tianlan Empire, his single-character title has the word "Holy".
Immediately afterwards, there were ten masters with two-character titles. Lin Shuo didn't know who they were before, but now he knows, including the "decapitated" Tu Liang who was born as a commoner.
So in today's transaction, Lin Shuo's side is a transaction, and Tu Liang's side is also a transaction.
To judge others by oneself, this person must be an opponent today.
Several masters in the Duke's mansion, such as Nemea, Amphitrite, Lun, etc., Lin Shuo has nodded and made corresponding arrangements.
And this decapitated Tu Liang was a formidable enemy who suddenly appeared.
In the previous arrangement, if things got out of control and eventually people were to be robbed, the executioner would be handed over to Wei Xingshan to solve the problem.
This time, Old Wei might be a little choked up.
I don't know if Miao Chengyun, who is eavesdropping downstairs, can understand this and spread the news for himself.
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