On the day of the execution, Lorist did not go to the scene. He locked himself in the study all day without seeing anyone. Knowing that he was in a bad mood, Genorio blocked all requests for audience. Fatty Shi and other high-level family members also understood Lorist's feelings, and did not bother him with business affairs. It wasn't until night that Princess Sylvia, who was worried, came to the study and found that Lorist was sitting alone on the recliner by the window, watching the silver moon in the sky and weeping silently...
This was the largest execution in the history of the Norton family. Three hundred and forty-nine people were sentenced to beheaded or hanged for treason. Young Master Leskett, the eldest son of Norton Patriarch Lorist, who was elected as the heir of the family, was also hanged on the gallows. At the same time, thousands of accomplices and their relatives were exiled to the border and overseas...
Unsurprisingly, this trial and execution caused an uproar in the Northland, the surrounding provinces, and even the entire Antinac Kingdom. In the eyes of outsiders, the Norton family's handling of this bloodless family strife seems to be too much. Harsh too. After all, there has been no bloody conflict in the Norton family since Chief Hanske launched the mutiny, and Chief Hanske did not kill those family officials who did not cooperate, but imprisoned and abandoned them.
Compared to Lorist's treatment after his return, it was a bit too cruel. Especially for the treatment of Lescott, although he is an illegitimate child in terms of status, he is still his son after all. Even the crimes announced are the same as those spoiled noble children, oppressing the people and playing with the maids , killing a few servants and untouchables, blackmailing businessmen, these are no big deal. Even those aristocratic families with strict family education usually send a butler to apologize and compensate for these things. Is it necessary to order him to be hanged
Another point, even if it was a misunderstanding, the Second Highness personally acknowledged Master Leskett's status as the heir of the Norton family, and issued a letter of appointment. Although this is suspected of interfering in the internal affairs of the aristocratic family, when dealing with Young Master Lesket, the face of the Second Highness must always be taken into consideration. Lorist directly ordered him to be hanged, showing no regard for the Second Highness's face. But thinking about Lorist's status as a sword master, all those who muttered behind their backs had to admit that Lorist really didn't need to give His Highness any face.
Only the high-ranking officials of the Norton family, who knew the inside story, understood why Lorist was so angry. The civil strife in the family launched by Chief Hanske almost destroyed the painstaking efforts of Lorist, the artillery battalion, over the past few years. . Only a few high-ranking family members who have truly seen the power of the bronze cannon will agree with Lorist's opinion. It is the most important family force that can ensure the Norton family's prosperity in the next few hundred years.
Chief Hansk committed suicide by himself. On the night before his execution, Chief Kedan brought some wine and meat to meet him for the last time. While munching on wine and meat, Chief Hansk scolded Lorist for not accepting his faithful advice, and would definitely bring the Norton family to a dead end. He wailed wildly, worried about the future of the Norton family, and showed a generous and tragic spirit, as if He also regarded himself as a loyal minister of the Norton family.
Manager Kedan watched Manager Hansk's performance with the eyes of a lunatic, and was silent until the wine and meat were eaten up, before he left with a long sigh: "Hansk, you are blinded by power, your talent is not enough to set off Your ambition. I understand your thoughts. You want to be the next Chief Kress and take charge of the power of the family. But the current Norton family is not the Norton family that lives in a remote corner of the north. The current Norton family rules the entire The three provinces of Beidi and Zhoupan are in full swing.
It is because of the current Patriarch Norton, His Royal Highness, that the family has come to where it is today, and it has developed to such a point that we can only serve the family better under his guidance. In all honesty, it's impossible for you to have the talent to control the current Norton family. It's just wishful thinking to restore the power of Chief Kress back then. Now that things have happened, why do you have to pretend to be such a loyal minister of the family..."
After saying these words, Director Kedan shook his head, turned around and walked away, while Director Hansk collapsed on the ground as if he had lost his support. In fact, Chief Kedan was right. Before Lorist returned to the Norton family, the power was basically in the hands of Chief Kress, and Lorist's father, Baron Norton, didn't care about the trivial matters of the family. , whether it is the income and expenditure of money and the arrangement of the family's personnel, it is under the responsibility of Chief Kress, while Baron Norton is concerned about cultivation, hunting and fighting against mountain barbarians...
It is wishful thinking for Chief Hanks to want to be Chief Kress of the Lorist era. Among the nobles in other territories, many lords, like Lorist's father, entrusted all the affairs of the territory to their family managers, so that the people feared and respected the lord manager even more than the superior lord. But here in Lorist, such a thing is impossible.
No matter in terms of talent and insight, Manager Hanks is not as good as Fatty Shi, who is deeply trusted by Lorist. For the face of the deceased old manager of Kress, it was not that Lorist did not entrust the three managers of the original family territory with important responsibilities. Director Speer and Director Kedan won the trust of Lorist with their loyalty and diligence. On the contrary, Director Hansk is not outstanding in talent. Rist's status in his heart plummeted.
As the elder of the Norton family, Lorist did not treat Chief Hanske badly. He, Director Speer, and Director Kedan were the first batch of members of the family to be canonized as territorial nobles. It's a pity that Manager Hanske didn't realize this, and instead took advantage of it to increase the family history, meddling in areas not under his jurisdiction everywhere, and even began to dictate to Lorist.
Some things can be tolerated, but there are some things that Lorist can't tolerate the presumptuousness of Chief Hansk. In the end, Chief Hansk was kicked out of the family management by Lorist, and ordered to go back to the canonized territory to reflect. But the paranoid Manager Hanske didn't think he was wrong. Instead, he returned to Maplewood Villa and wanted to push Lescott, who he thought was born in Maplewood Villa and truly inherited the Norton family's blood, as the heir of the family.
This is why Director Kedan believes that Director Hanske lacks talent, insight, and the ability to control the overall situation. He started the family civil strife, did everything he could, and even got the letter of appointment from His Highness the Second Highness. He conceived a lot of countermeasures after Lorist returned to the Northland, and believed that the worst outcome would be to divide the Northland, with Lorist and his son governing the new and old family territories respectively.
It’s just that the imagination is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. Lorist returned to the Northland, and the First Guards Army, the main force in the family’s civil strife, obediently surrendered. It's easy to catch. Not only was it declared treason by the family, but even Master Leskett, whom they had high hopes for, was deprived of the Norton surname, and then sent to the gallows.
Up to this point, all the plots of Manager Hansk had come to naught. What he didn't understand was how tight Lorist's control over the entire family territory was. Letting their family's civil strife this time just want to take this opportunity to squeeze out the pustule in the family territory. The real reason for Manager Hansk's failure was that he didn't understand that the current Lorist did not rely on the Norton family to achieve what it is today, but the Norton family could develop to where it is now because of Lorist.
On the third day after the execution day, Baron Christon was ordered to rush to the study of the Lord's Mansion, and appeared in front of Lorist.
Lorist has returned to normal, but there is a gloomy look on his brows. What he held in his hand was the personal data file about Baron Christon.
"Please sit down, Baron Christon, as the criminal director of the family, you have done a great job in the past few years. You have formed patrol teams in every town in the family territory, and presided over the compilation of the criminal code of the Norton family territory. The basis for the punishment of all criminal cases. You have also been conferred the title of baron of the territory by the family." Lorist's words were full of affirmation and appreciation.
Baron Christon stood up flattered and bowed to salute: "His Royal Highness, all this is just the duty of a humble official, and His Highness should not be praised like this."
Lorist nodded: "To make a long story short, I want you to change your seat when I recruit you this time. I plan to split the Volibear Intelligence and Investigation Bureau, one is the external intelligence and investigation bureau, and the other is the family's internal security affairs department." , referred to as the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The responsibility is to prevent outside snooping on the family territory, monitor the rebellion activities within the family, and maintain the security and stability of the family territory. The person in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Schwader recommended you, Baron Christon, you What do you think?"
Baron Christon had a surprised expression on his face. As a thoughtful family official, he understood the relationship between Schwader and Lorist very well. No wonder the family sent a messenger to investigate in Dremke Province. A criminal case brought me back overnight.
"Your Highness, I am willing to serve the family loyally, even if I die." Baron Christon replied with a serious face.
"Very good, Baron Christon, I am very glad that you have the courage to take on the important responsibility of the family." Lorist said with satisfaction: "I will give you three days to go to Tagle to find out about the safety of the current family territory. And monitoring and processing, and at the same time you write a report yourself, explaining your vision for this department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and you also have to list a budget for capital expenditure. I hope to see these reports in three days. "
"Yes, Your Highness, I will not let you down."
Genorio was ordered to take Baron Christon to find Tagle. The second person Lorist will meet next is Belunek.
The white-haired Berunek entered the study and knelt down in front of Lorist: "Your Highness, it was my negligence and carelessness that caused irreparable damage to the family. Please punish me."
Lorist was taken aback by his actions, and hurriedly helped him up, reassuring him that the family civil strife initiated by Chief Hansk was not his fault, and he was fooled and placed under house arrest because he trusted Chief Hansk too much. The First Guards Corps is under the control of Chief Hansk and his associates.
Speaking of Berunek, one of the first batch of golden knights in the family, he is most famous for being the family's silver three-star knight before Lorist returned to the Northland family territory, in order to save Lorist's younger brother Fighting against the devil bear, Lorist's younger brother fell off the horse and died. Although he himself killed the devil bear, he was seriously injured. Then he was poisoned and entrapped by the four big commoner families in Beiye Town with ulterior motives, and he stayed sick for two or three years.
After Lorist returned to the family territory, as a part-time pharmacist, Lorist saw through the conspiracy, took Beirunek back to Fenglin Villa to detoxify him, and gave him a high-level combat qi training cheat, which made Beiruniek Runiek was promoted to the gold rank. For Lorist, Berunek was the most trusted family knight in the original family territory. He appointed Berunek as the head of the First Guards Legion and entrusted him with the important task of guarding the family territory.
Just because he was also from Maple Forest Villa, Berunek did not go to the banquet in front of Manager Hansk, and fell into a trap. After rejecting Hanske’s request to support Master Lescott as the heir of the family, Berunek found himself poisoned by Hanske’s to dissipate his fighting spirit, and his cultivation was completely lost. The two great sword masters who appeared next to Chief Hansk made him realize that he had become a fish.
Fortunately, Manager Hansk also hoped to persuade Berunek to serve Master Lesket with him in the future, so he was put under house arrest in Maplewood Villa until he was rescued by Lorist. Well, having been poisoned twice, Berunek was so ashamed and angry, so he rushed to Bear City to plead guilty to Lorist immediately after his recovery, demanding to be held accountable and punished.
Lorist persuaded him for a long time, but Berunek refused. He believed that as the golden knight of the Norton family, he had to bear the consequences of the family's civil strife caused by his own fault. Lorist was helpless, thought for a while, and dismissed Berunek's nominal position as the head of the First Guards Corps, and deducted his two-year salary and welfare subsidies. , he transferred Berunek to the three armies of the family's armed forces. When Berunek heard that he had the opportunity to go to the battlefield, he left happily.
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