This order was not given by him, but by the Duke of Gian, who, after the outbreak of the epidemic in Sicily, learned of the pearl sealing plan and carried it out throughout the Italian peninsula.

For this reason, Eugen was quite sad, and the most sorry thing for his action was the kind old man who had high hopes for him and handed over all the power to him.

It can be said that Eugen used the power given by the Duke of Ji'an without restraint, and the Duke of Ji'an was the lord of Count Mead, and if he wanted to execute Count Mead, he could only order Duke Ji'an himself.

The Duke of Gi'an did say something like 'Eugen's order is his order' before, but killing an earl is still a bit too much.

Eugen's move was indeed a betrayal of the trust of the Duke of Ji'an, and he cut down one of his counts without even informing the old duke in advance.

But there was nothing Eugen could do, he couldn't allow the Black Death to cross the line, and he couldn't allow the nobles to make trouble on the disaster defense line for their own benefit. In the end, they made a lot of money, patted their butts and ran away, only to make those ordinary people bear the consequences.

Therefore, he cut off the head of Count Mead. And the moth is not only Earl Mead, but also the clergy of the church, the lower nobles, and even ordinary soldiers, all of whom have taken advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune.

Eugen's move shocked everyone else in one fell swoop. Count Eugen dared to kill, let alone others, this is the most powerful and direct threat.

He knew that his actions would make the Duke of Ji'an very angry, and even hateful towards him, but for now, he could only pray that over time, the Duke of Ji'an would understand what he had done.

Out of Pescara, the escort team returned to the previous state of casual advance, of course, they would not go too far, although the prince hinted that West could arrive in Viana later, but there was a bottom line, if it was delayed for too long, even the prince would not be able to explain to the nobles of the whole country.

Two days later, the escort team officially passed through Ancona and entered San Marino, the most glorious city in Italy outside of Rome.

In terms of prosperity alone, even the Medici family is located in Florence, which is not as good as San Marino.

In fact, Florence is not very prosperous, but the environment there is more comfortable, which is why the Duke of Gian will live there.

San Marino, by contrast, is a bustling commercial metropolis that is also under the control of the Medici family, generating significant tax returns for them every year.

As for Rome, another famous city, it is under the control of the Holy See, and it is difficult for the Medici family to put their hands in it.

In Italy, the secular aristocracy and the papacy were combined, but they were divided into two systems. Nominally, the Duke of Ji'an is the lord of all the cities here, but in fact, many of the cities under the control of the Holy See have nothing to do with the Duke of Ji'an.

The two sides are combined with each other, but they are distinct.

For example, Count Mead, who was killed by Eugen, swore allegiance to the Duke of Gnaan, and in essence, he was actually serving the Holy See. His father was an elector of the Church with the power to elect an emperor in the Holy See, and most of the huge annual tax revenue generated by his Pescara was sent to the Holy See.

Therefore, some people in the Holy See are more hostile to him, but fortunately he also has some friends in the Church, and the Pope's attitude is still inclined to him, otherwise the pressure on Eugen will be extremely terrifying.

Arriving in San Marino, even if Eugen came to a safe place, there would be no more people like Viscount Ed to trouble him in the future, and the steward of West, who was in charge of the escort, was also relieved.

"Mr. Eugen, let's rest in San Marino for two days, let these tired soldiers relax, and then move forward, what do you think?" Steward Vester followed Eugen, who now looked like a prisoner at all.

Eugen nodded and said with a smile: "It's okay, we're running around in Pescara these days, so it's time to take a good rest." And I'd love to see what the city has to offer. ”

The two of them chatted as they led the team into the city of San Marino.

The security officer of the city of San Marino had already received the news that the residence for the escort party had been prepared in advance, and the arrangement was very reasonable.

Eugen could never have imagined that after coming to San Marino, he would get news of Corleone.

No sooner had he laid down on the quilt bed in his lodgings than a servant knocked at the door and entered his room, and said to him, "Lord Eugen, a knight named Corleone wants to see you, and he says he is your retainer. ”

"What? Corleone? Eugen jumped up from the bed in surprise, grabbed the servant's arm and said, "Are you talking about Corleone?" Where is he? ”

The servant didn't seem to expect Corleone to be so important to Eugen, and hurriedly said, "It's just outside." ”

"Okay, take me there." Eugen said eagerly.

The servant agreed, pushed open the door and hurried outside.

Soon Eugen was led by the servant to a street outside the courtyard, and there was no Corleone outside, and the servant's footsteps did not stop, but continued to walk towards a small alley not far away.

Eugen was a little puzzled and asked, "What's the matter, where is Corleone?" Isn't he waiting outside the door? ”

When the servant heard this, he turned around and said with a smile, "Oh, that Mr. Corleone is wounded and has some difficulty moving, and he is now waiting for you at a dwelling in the alley over there. ”

As soon as the servant turned around, Eugen vaguely saw a brownish mark on the minion's yellow unexpected collar.

"No, who the hell are you!" Eugen suddenly stopped and let out a loud shout.

When the servant heard this, his face changed suddenly, and he jerked his hand into his bosom and drew a short knife, which stabbed Eugen in the chest.

Eugen was already on guard and dodged backwards, avoiding the first stab from his opponent. However, the false servant did not give up, and continued to pursue Eugen, and the short knife in his hand was like a poisonous snake, stabbing at Eugen again and again.

At the same time, in the alley not far away, three bandits armed with short knives suddenly rushed out and chased them head-on.

Eugen immediately fell into a crisis, and the soldiers who escorted him were still in the courtyard, and even if they called for help now, they would not come to rescue Eugen at all.

At this moment, a man suddenly rode a horse and carried a long sword, and rushed towards this side.