Chapter 12: Dog Dueling
One by one, Shuisky's family was taken out of the mansion by Ivan IV's bodyguards and forced to kneel before the Tsar. Some people were dragged out of bed by their hair while they were still asleep, and dragged all the way out to the street.
Their expressions were gloomy, and they looked at Ivan IV in front of them with a cold expression, not knowing what fate they would face.
The men of the Shuysky family wore Persian-style peaked bowlers, lined with fur black fox fur, and wore embroidered undergarments, the longest of which reached the knees, and a tight-fitting gold brocade robe that was blown down to the feet. The belt was tied under the umbilicus, and the outermost layer was covered with a large silk trim with leather trim that was longer than the brocade robe, and when you knelt on the ground, you could still see the boots embroidered with goatskin.
The dresses of the ladies are silk and brocade, small robes and robes, and the robes are decorated with jade. He wears a fine linen cap, earrings, wristbands, and boots in bright colors and gemstones. The bloated woman barely knelt on the ground, not saying a word.
Compared with the glamorous Shuisky family, Ivan IV is much shabby. He wore only a tawny robe, without any glamorous embellishments. If it weren't for the guards who hugged each other, no one would have thought that this cold-looking teenager would be the master of the Kremlin.
After several years of plunder, Andrei Shuisky took all the property in the Kremlin for himself, emptied almost the entire treasury, and left him with only an ornate shell of the Kremlin.
At this moment, Ivan IV finally felt the grief of the emptiness of the treasury of the Ming Dynasty, a group of moths were wantonly eating the treasury and filling his pockets, coupled with the fact that the greatest wealth of Russia was in the hands of the Church, and the monks had vast territories and enjoyed tax exemptions, Ivan IV had nothing but the authority to firmly grasp the natural authority of the monarchy.
Having lost the glitz of power, he is no different from ordinary people.
The Moscow citizens on the streets gradually gathered around, and the Tsar's guards dispersed to maintain order. Ivan IV paced back and forth in front of the people of the Shuisky family, and finally his eyes were focused on Shuisky's wife, Varianna.
Just learned that his son was killed by the Tsar's canine officer, and the whole person was in a trance.
"I killed your son."
Varianna, who had been expressionless, raised her head, and the confusion in her eyes turned to anger.
And Ivan IV said unabashedly, "I made the canine officer beat your son to death with a stick and hung the body on the palace gate." It is to let the other princes know that the fate of going against the tsar is different from the past. ”
"So you killed my son?"
"In the past, I was too merciful, and when you oppressed me, I didn't dare to resist. I did not dare to resist when you humiliated me, nor did I dare to resist when you banished my only relative to the monastery. You do whatever you want, I can only swallow my anger. ”
Varianna angrily denounced him, "Is this your excuse to attack the families of your political enemies?" Even the first king didn't kill them all like this! You tyrant! ”
The Tsar slapped Varianna in the face and said in a gloomy voice, "When you say this, don't forget that you are the first to attack my family, and all sins need to be paid for with blood." Your property will not be left in a single ruble, and no one will inherit it. ”
Ivan IV snapped his fingers, and the canine officer appeared in front of the Shuisky family with a group of hunting terriers, and the hunting terriers let out a low roar and roared at the Shuisky family with a fierce gaze.
Hunting Terrier
Varisi Vorozov was the only court servant in recorded Ivan IV to be executed with hunting dogs for offending the Tsar.
He waved his hand and said to the dog officer behind him, "Execute all the men of the Shuisky family on the street." ”
"None of them will be left."
All the men were dragged out and gathered together. The canine officer let go of the leash and pounced on the hound that could not bear it.
Bloody splatters.
The wails of pain resounded throughout the streets, and the citizens of Moscow could not bear to look at the bloody and horrific scene, and only Ivan IV watched their miserable state of affairs intently.
Bright red blood seeped into the earth, solidifying into a black stain. And the women of the Shuisky family were so frightened that they trembled like chaff, and they hugged together in a panic.
Varianna looked at the indifferent Ivan IV in front of her, her eyes full of resentment and unwillingness. However, she is facing the most powerful emperor in the entire country, which is completely different from what her husband described.
The cowardly, weeping and begging the Grand Duke not to take his relatives away, had grown up, and he began to know how to seize power in his hands and execute his enemies who had humiliated him.
All Varianna could do was stare at the enemy in front of her with hatred.
The hunting terrier was still desperately tearing at the flesh and blood, and the dog officer couldn't bear to look back and no longer look at the bloody scene.
The tsar turned around and prepared to leave the door of the Shuisky family's mansion. His eyes looked at the Moscow citizens around him, all of whom subconsciously avoided Ivan IV's gaze, their eyes full of fear. I'm afraid that the next one will be my turn. They used to think that the other party was just a mischievous child, but now it seems that they guessed wrong.
The monarch was demonstrating his authority to them so that it became clear to others that he was far above anyone else.
Now that Tyuchkov should have taken Shuisky and Yusorov, it is estimated that the other nobles have also heard the movement and are eager to replace Shuisky, and it is time for him to go back and prepare, and then there will be an even more exciting performance in the palace, the rivalry between Ivan IV and other nobles.
The fact that the Tsar got rid of Shuisky did not mean that he would fall into the hands of other princes and become a pawn to be manipulated.
After all, Ivan IV's opponents were not just the Shuisky family, there were others who were eyeing their positions. After the fall of the Shuisky family, they will replace each other.
Ivan IV did not speak, and the guards were also embarrassed, not knowing what to do with these women, he followed behind the Tsar's back and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, what about the rest of the women?" ”
Ivan IV paused and replied simply and clearly, cutting off their last hope of survival.
"Hanging."