Chapter Ninety-Six: Chapter 3 of the Covenant

"I know everyone's intentions, the truth of the matter still needs to be investigated, but I don't know the cause and process, can you elect a few representatives to come forward and talk to me face to face, like the current chaos and disagreement, it is difficult for me to communicate with you."

The representative who can be trusted and elected by everyone must be a good man with high moral character, a person who is really lurking in the crowd and waiting for an opportunity to make trouble, and he does not dare to show his head at all, and when the time comes, everyone's attention will be on our side, and it will be difficult for them to fish in troubled waters, why do you say I am so smart?

The townspeople gossiped about a few people as representatives, all of whom were young men dressed neatly dressed in armor, and it could be seen from their physique that they should be relatively wealthy families, and could afford to buy private arms for themselves, such people must be wealthy, have a certain social status, and their words are relatively acceptable to everyone.

"Dear Viscount of Germany, my name is Modiyunas, I run an incense shop in the city, and I usually have some friends, this time I was recommended by everyone to negotiate with you as a representative, I have seen such a noble person who understands righteousness for the first time, and the courage to take risks alone is admirable."

The middle-aged strong man with narrow and tight cheeks bowed slightly at me and introduced himself, looking unsmiling.

"Mr. Modiyunas, I heard that the cause of this incident is that several of my men attacked and ransacked the houses of the citizens of the city, and unfortunately caused serious consequences of the destruction of the houses, is that so?"

I carefully organized my words, for fear that one word would inadvertently exacerbate the conflict, but the thin uncle in front of me was obviously shocked by my humble words and tone, and his facial expression softened a lot, just like he said, those high-ranking nobles in the past disdained to deal with ordinary citizens like them, and still on such occasions.

Because in the eyes of the aristocracy, both the free burghers and the serfs on the manor were tools that could speak, but the burghers were just well-dressed slaves.

"We have eyewitnesses who saw the robbers of the citizens of the Germanic soldiers, armed with two-handed swords, swaggering back to the castle after the murder, and it is because of the conclusive evidence that we have gathered together to ask your lord for an explanation." Modiunas's attitude improved significantly, and his words gradually became weaker, and even his waist, which had been straight just now, bent slightly.

"In this case, I will give you justice, I have ordered my subordinates to count the soldiers who have been allowed to enter the city, and now I will bring them all in front of you, and ask the witnesses to stand up and identify who the murderer is, and I will punish them severely!"

The bulls clapped their hands, and the soldiers came out of the city and stood in front of everyone in a horizontal line.

"Come out, witnesses!" I said to Modiyunas.

He turned back to the crowd and looked for the witnesses who had sworn to come out to testify about the murder of the Germanic barbarians, but he could not find the villains who incited everyone to surround the castle, and many people understood the truth in the noise, and the facts were already revealed.

"Mr. Modiyunas, it's clear that you're being used."

I stared at his remorseful eyes, waved my hand to signal that the bull could present the results in front of everyone's eyes, and he whistled, and the soldiers standing in a row quickly dispersed, leaving only the five warriors who had no time to react to the ground, and before they could figure out what was going on, they were pressed to the ground by the others.

"Please look at the faces of these murderers! They are the minions of the Duke of Crescenty, disguised as German warriors to stir up contradictions, what a shameless framing and framing, my heart aches not for being a murderer as a thousand husbands, my heart aches for the German Empire, which is no longer recognized by the citizens of Ravenna of honor, please God forgive me for my sins! ”

I tried my best to squeeze out a painful look, tearfully accusing the enemy of sabotage and my own dereliction of duty to restrain my subordinates, I have played different roles and lived in society since I was a child, and I am very skillful in controlling the image of a sad and painful resentful woman, and I have won the favor and guilt of many people infinitely.

"Please rest assured that these people will be severely punished, and if there are any survivors of the damaged families, I will compensate them on behalf of the German Empire."

I emphasize the importance of these words!

"I now declare:

First, death to the murderer!

Second, conviction for wounding!

Third, theft is punished!

All other unreasonable laws have been abolished! In addition, the German Empire will open the Duke's cellar to put grain in order to help families with difficult lives to tide over the difficulties, Ravenna will be exempted from taxes for two years, and God will testify that the German Empire will protect all the people who submit to the rule of His Majesty the Emperor and fulfill the divine authority of the monarch! ”

I said all the lines that had just come to mind about the ancient and modern China and foreign countries, and all the lines that fooled the common people, and I smiled with satisfaction when I looked at the cheering citizens of Ravenna in front of me.

Grandma's, I was almost scared to pee my pants when I rebelled, and it will be big by then!

"Long live Germany!"

"Long live His Majesty the Emperor!"

"May God bless the merciful Lord Viscount!"

With a smile on my face, I was held on my shoulders by the strong man who was still holding the city cone to attack us just now, accepting everyone's cheers and praises, just like the Wanfanglou Oiran who had just become the top brand, sao was full of pose, still on a man's shoulder!

The old man in the corner smiled and turned to his carriage, the cane in his hand slammed firmly on the stone road, as if he was saying to himself: "This viscount is really extraordinary, I don't think there is any need to investigate, he should be the person we are looking for......"

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Ten days after Ravenna had been comfortably enjoying itself, news finally came that Mantua had fallen, and the German soldiers who had landed from behind the castle had completely surrounded the city, cutting off the rebels from drinking and supplying the city.

The stubborn enemy held out for ten days, and had to surrender when he ran out of ammunition and food, and the largest and last large fortress leading to Rome fell, and the Duke of Cresentie shrank his forces and held on to Engels Castle, his lair of many years, ready to make a final desperate fight, even if the situation changed hands and defeat was certain.

Heribert, the minister of the German Empire and the chief magistrate of the Italian province, came to Ravenna with the emperor's exclusive eagle banner.

This was the first time I had seen this pillar of the empire, known as the watchdog, who was entrusted by the emperor with the task of being stationed at the top of the Italian region all year round.

It is said that he also has some kind of blood kinship with the Saxon royal family, of course, the reason why Herribert is relied on is not by nepotism, but because of his great governance skills, the young German territory of Italy, under the condition of being fed by strong enemies, is well organized, making it a money bag and a big granary of the German Empire, and greatly supports the emperor's majesty's efforts to restore Charlemagne's empire and even the ambition of the Roman Empire.

In fact, the title of Grand Magistrate, more accurately known as the provincial governor, was a newly created official position since His Majesty Otto ascended the throne, responsible for the administration of the newly conquered lands of the German Empire, or important wealth territories, directly responsible to the emperor.

The efficient administrative organization of the governor in the area under his rule on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor, even the small mobilization of troops, was far better than the division of land among the nobilistic knights who knew nothing more than war and drunkenness, and at the same time it was conducive to strengthening the imperial power and suppressing certain powerful hereditary archdukes.