"Wait, there's no one eavesdropping here, is it?" Isabel looked alarmingly around the empty meeting room.

"No, who can't stay here without my orders." Sir Alex Ferguson dismissed her suspicions.

Then Isabel whispered, "Well, perhaps the Scots' wrongdoing in the county will go undetected by the people of the county, especially Lord Haswell. ”

Sir Ferguson Congreve stood up with his glass, paced in front of him and whispered, "Yes, Your Excellency." However, the Scots were so greedy that they released a large number of homeless people from the prison and let them join their gang, bringing looting, abuse, violence, and riots to all levels in the county. ”

"I know all of this, and then what?"

"Later, the chaos in the bore continued until Sir Augustaco returned."

Isabel took a sip of wine from her glass: "So, the Scots are still committing wrongdoing in various parts of the county?" ”

Ferguson nodded: "Yes, Your Excellency." On the other hand, the honorarium they demanded from me was too high for me to pay them. ”

"These Sugs want more commissions?"

"Your Excellency, MacDonald has asked us to pay 2 shillings per day each."

"In other words, until now they had to be paid 3.7 pounds each, and 20 people had to pay a total of 74 pounds."

Isabel also felt that the price was a bit high. It took only a little more than a month to hire these Scotsmen, and the money spent on each of them was equivalent to the entire income of a northern hired man for more than half a year. However, she immediately thought of a question and said to Sir, "Have you read the secret letter I asked the postman to send you last time?" ”

Sir Alex Ferguson looked embarrassed and whispered, "I see the contents of the secret letter. However, the magistrates who had come from Yorkshire and Lancashire to remedy the situation had received information from some homeless people that the chaos had been instigated. The judges plan to capture the Scots alive and find out who is behind them. ”

"That's why you didn't get rid of the Scots?"

"Well, that's why I'm going to have you come back and discuss what to do with these Scots."

"Sir, even if I am asked to come back, you will still be determined to clear this group." Isabel thought for a moment, then said, "Well, I'll take care of this matter myself. In terms of manpower, you can first gather all the members of the 'Blackfriars' in the castle guards, and I will gather the people of the second guard. Well, the people in the security patrol can not be used for now. ”

"But it's hard to move the army on such a large scale that it won't be detected by the magistrates of other counties."

"Are the judges still in the castle?" Isabel felt that something was wrong.

Sir Alex Ferguson sat down beside her and said, "Your Excellency, the judges want to catch the mastermind behind the scenes before leaving. ”

Isabel glanced at Sir with alarm, her right hand on the hilt of the short sword on her left waist, "Sir, you don't want to rebel against me, do you?" ”

"Your Excellency, I can swear to God that I will never do it."

"Sir, I still believe in you. Now, listen to me, to invite all the judges to the dining room for dinner tonight, it is necessary to make every judge drunk to the point of unconsciousness, and to make them drink enough wine to sleep for the whole day. ”

Ferguson laughed and said, "That's a good idea. ”

"That way, I'll have time to get rid of the Scots. Now, do you know where these Scots are hiding? ”

"This... I don't know very well, but I can get someone to inform them. ”

"Very well, find someone to inform them immediately, and wait until tomorrow morning after sunset to meet them and pay the honorarium."

Sir Alex Ferguson nodded: "Where's the location?" It is better to find an uninhabited vacant lot. ”

Isabel stood up and walked two laps, then stopped and looked at Sir "The location is near the Yule River in the Yorkshire Highlands." ”

"I know the river. However, the river is very long, so you have to tell them exactly where to trade, right? ”

"Well, tell them to be near the village of Hoth, where the Yul River flows."

"Your Excellency, do we really have to pay them that much?" Ferguson felt the money was not well spent. Not only did the Sugs rob a lot of property and livestock, but now they had to pay them so much.

"Sir, how did Lord Darlington pay the ransom of his eldest son the year before? I'm sure you remember what the most stuff was in the box. Isabel said indifferently.

Isabel put down her glass and stood up and said, "Well, sir, it may be two weeks before Your Highness returns." So, I hope that when Your Highness returns, he will not find anything different here than he was before he left. ”

Ferguson laughed and said, "Now that the most urgent matter has been resolved, other aspects must be the same as before His Highness left." ”

"Thank you, Sir. Still, I hope you will do your part in the midst of the impending rebellion. Next year, when His Majesty the King canonizes a nobleman, I will ask His Highness and His Highness's retainers to recommend you to the King. ”

"Is this true? Your Excellency, this is really great, I knew that I would definitely make a fortune following you. ”

"Good. If you have anything to do with me, look for me at the guard station north of the castle. ”

Isabel Walton went to the 2nd Guards station for the purpose of preparing personnel and weapons for the clearance operation. However, the main reason was that she wanted to go to the Viking bath there to do a steam bath, to recuperate her body from the inside out and to nourish her mental and physical strength. Of course, the Aske Manor, which was only two miles away from the Second Guard, still had to go back, and the County Magistrate's Court, which was less than half a mile away, still had to go. For now, the person presiding over the magistrate's court is her beloved Sir Augustine.

Upon riding to the Second Guard quarters, where the members of the "Blackfriars" were in the majority, she summoned Viscount Darlington's second son and several members to the drawing room. The conversation soon shifted from the Duke of Richmond's trip south to the purge operation, and Isabel stared at the men and said softly, "Now, do you understand what you are going to do tomorrow morning?" ”

After a few whispered words, Francis Swift said firmly: "Rest assured, Your Excellency, the members of the Friars will definitely complete this purge." ”

"This time, as usual, the operation was ambushed near the battlefield in advance, and Francis and two others went to make a deal with the Scots. When my arrow is fired, that's where the action begins. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency."

"After the clearance is over, leave a few live mouths for them to tell where they are hiding their possessions. These possessions, too, were trophies of the brothers. ”

"Understood, Your Excellency, when are we going to start preparing?"

"Preparations will start at 12 o'clock tomorrow morning, and be sure to enter the ambush site at 3 o'clock."