Chapter 298: Punishment (II)
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For Thomas's words, Marquis William can only believe in his heart, he has no way now, this is the most suitable response plan at present.
"Someone—" Marquis William thought of doing it, and without hesitation, shouted loudly to the door.
"Your Excellency—" The closed door suddenly cracked a crack, and silently, a thin figure walked in quickly, bent over, bowed and humbly replied.
"Take your money and send people to the Norwich market, and spread the word about my story of saving Norwich, don't be stingy with money!"
Marquis William faced his henchman, his gaze lingered on him for a few seconds, and then he commanded unceremoniously, speaking rapidly.
"Yes, sir!" The henchman pricked up his ears and listened carefully to the words of the marquis, and recorded them deeply in his heart, and when he found that nothing was missing, he nodded in agreement.
As a marquis, even if he is only a marquis who has been canonized for a short time, although he is not as powerful as a noble family that has been hereditary for hundreds of years, the position of nobility still attracts a lot of talents of all kinds for him.
Especially in the Tudor Dynasty, the nobles' captivity of keeping private soldiers and possessing weapons was successively banned by Henry VII and Henry VIII, and the power of the nobles was limited to a limit.
At this time, all kinds of people who were chaotic in private and had their own abilities became the power that the nobles loved to use.
After all, these people were far inferior in natural strength to the well-trained soldiers, and in order to prevent excessive persecution, the royal family began to acquiesce to the nobles' methods.
Seeing that his subordinates had responded, Marquis William waved his hand very reassuringly, and he turned around again and set his eyes on Thomas, who was thinking all the time.
Looking at Thomas's serious face, Marquis William felt a little bored for a while, and his original interest in what Thomas was thinking about suddenly disappeared a lot.
This Thomas, really a boring person, doesn't know how to get over these decades!
Marquis William was bored, his eyes rolled slightly, and he thought unscrupulously in his heart.
And Thomas, who was on the side, naturally didn't know what the Marquis was thinking, and still squinted his eyes and looked ahead, looking like a sculpture.
"Your Excellency the Marquis—" Thomas turned around and stared directly at the sleepy Marquis William, who was sleepy, and suddenly said this.
"Ah~" Marquis William was startled, his body trembled, he opened his eyes, saw a pair of deep eyes, smiled a little embarrassedly, and asked, "Thomas, have you found anything?" Tell me quickly! ”
"My Lord Marquis!" Thomas pursed his lips and shook his head, and then said seriously: "I think the atmosphere in Norwich these days is no worse than when you were fighting. ”
Thomas said in a serious way, which made the Marquis William immediately sit up straight, pat his sleepy face, and put on an inquiring look.
"It is certain, my Excellency, in the past few days, there must be a mastermind behind the scenes, quietly but powerfully promoting!"
"It's a powerful force, I guess, if you're not paying attention? Hehe! ”
As he spoke, Thomas stroked his supple sheep's beard, shook his shoulders, and smiled exaggeratedly.
"This-" In the face of Thomas's exaggerated smile, the doubts on Marquis William's face became even greater, and he simply didn't pay attention to the face of any nobles, and asked directly: "My Thomas, tell me, what will be the final consequences?" ”
Thomas has no worries or hypocrisy about Marquis William's question, after all, at present, he needs to be introduced by Marquis William, otherwise, with his status as a commoner, he will not know when and when he will see the king.
"This force, we don't know where it's or where it's coming from!"
"But, the only thing that is certain is that its purpose, it is to disturb the calm waters of Norwich!"
Among them, the most crucial role is none other than Robert. Kate! ”
Hearing Thomas's speculation, Marquis William was not stupid, and then, as if he had thought of something, blurted out: "They want to rob Robert. Kate! ”
"Yes, that's right, that's their most immediate purpose!"
Thomas was relieved to see that Marquis William had finally reacted.
"Hijacked Robert. Kate, then, the scattered mob will be resurrected, and soon, a mob group that is even more powerful than last time will sweep through the six counties of East England, that is to say, my credit for suppressing the mob will come to naught, and I am busy in vain! ”
Thomas's words were like a bolt of lightning, instantly opening the mind of Marquis William, and immediately after, he thought about the serious consequences of this matter being achieved, and he couldn't help but be dumbfounded, and an extremely ugly expression appeared on his face.
Obviously, he knew that this conspiracy must not be allowed to succeed, otherwise, in addition to being busy in vain, he would be robbed in front of the criminals, and he would become a laughing stock among the nobles.
He had already made up such a picture in his mind: after he entered the reception with great ambition, in the golden hall, a group of clothes and ornaments hid in the corner of the wall and pointed at him, and said playfully: Look, this is the nobleman who was robbed by bandits in front of him, and is worthy of relying on his sister's skirt, which can't be done well!
At the thought of such a picture, Marquis William felt like he had eaten, and he was extremely uncomfortable.
You must know that he originally got up because of Queen Catherine, but he did not have the convincing record of Duke Edward, and he has always been talked about by the nobles.
And if there is such a big scandal, he will have no face among the nobles, and he will no longer have the face to participate in any aristocratic balls.
"I don't think there's any way they can get there!"
Marquis William squinted slightly, walked to the window, looked at Norwich City, which was gradually regaining its former prosperity, and said word by word without looking back, full of strength.
Thomas could see that he was gritting his teeth.
On the fifteenth of February, the sky was beautiful, no, God forbid, and from the morning, the whole Norwich sky was clear and breezy, and with the faint warm light of the sun, the whole person began to be lazy.
However, this is also the groan of the noble lord, ordinary citizens do not have this mind, when the sky is still pale white, they have already climbed up the quilt and started a day of repeated life.
And on the eve of the dawn of the day, it is the last darkness before the light, and the best place where all kinds of intrigues are born into action.
Norwich doesn't have the same extensive street extensions as London, so there are plenty of dark, damp narrow streets that some people like to see.
A tall and thin man wore a black shabby wool coat, cautiously looking down at his feet, this kind of alley, all kinds of potholes, and all year round no sunlight, moss everywhere, slippery, if not careful, will hit the feet.
After walking nearly a hundred feet, the alley was only halfway through and stopped in front of a small door.
After turning his head from side to side, and when he saw that there were no traps, he knocked on the wooden door in front of him.
After a while, a crack opened in the small wooden door, and then, as if the people inside had seen clearly, the whole small door was halfway open, enough to accommodate a body to enter.
The man didn't hesitate anything, turned sideways, and walked straight in.
Turning his head, he saw that the courtyard was full of men in single clothes and short sleeves, and everyone looked anxious, unable to tell whether they were excited or afraid, anyway, the atmosphere in the air made people nervous.
The man silently walked to the back and became a listener.
Soon, not long after he arrived, a well-dressed man with a majestic face came up to them and did not say anything, but everyone's eyes were consciously on him.
"Ladies and gentlemen, at noon today, that is, the person who was burned at the stake, he is our target, everyone wait for my signal, and act together!"
The man's eyes swept over the number of people in front of him, and after getting the number he was satisfied with, he nodded and said in a deep voice.
As soon as the words fell, a few healthy servants snorted and carried a large box full of tones and placed it next to the man.
"Here are weapons, strong men in need can come and get them!"
Everyone is not very polite about this free supply, even if they don't have a weapon that suits them, they can take one and sell it outside, and they can get a lot of silver.
Everyone is a ruthless character in the fish and meat town on weekdays, and there are no silver coins in their pockets, so for this kind of opportunity to sell their lives, it is better to take the opportunity to make a little more.
Near noon, two crosses were erected in front of Norwich Cathedral.
On the cross, two old men in ragged clothes were tied, one of whom was Robert who had rioted a while ago. Sir Kate, the other, was his elder brother, William. Kate.
And around, densely surrounded by a large number of citizens who came to see the excitement, in addition, selling snacks, juggling, gadgets, and so on.
If you don't understand, you think it's a holiday!
In fact, in this era, ignorant people are still in the majority, and for this kind of execution, it provides rare entertainment for citizens who lack mental activity.
The Marquis William, together with the Archbishop of Norwich and the President of the Norwich Home Rule Council, sat on the high platform, looking at the two Kate brothers, who were bowed and disheveled, and the high platform was silent.
And under the stage, there are many discussions, insults, shouts, and spits.
And Marquis William's gaze did not stay on the Kate brothers for long, and then his eyes fell on the lively crowd of onlookers and examined them.
I saw that occasionally in the crowd, there were many men with unkind faces, and at a glance, they knew that they had other plans.
In this regard, the Marquis William knew that the critical moment had come.