On the morning of March 25, the streets of Henglus City were empty. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Today was the day of the execution of Abdullah and Monte, the culprits involved in the theft of paper, and before dawn, many people in the city rushed to the execution ground outside the west gate, ready to grab a good seat to watch the excitement. Since ancient times, the Chinese people have the habit and tradition of watching the excitement, and even if they moved to Western Qin, they did not change.

The execution ground outside the west city gate was specially built by the government, the execution platform was only ten meters square, the surrounding area was very empty, located on the edge of the desert, here is a depression, low in the middle, high on all sides, so there is no need to build a stand, the onlookers can watch the execution on the slope around.

This is the first time that Western Qin executed a criminal from abroad, so the government attaches great importance to it, and there are many sentry posts around the torture platform, and no one is allowed to approach within ten meters.

The Western Qin government sent heavyweight officials to supervise the execution, and at the same time, the deputy envoy of the Great Food Country, Aziz, also came to prepare for the aftermath after the execution.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, as soon as the hour came, the supervisor took out a stick from the lottery holder and threw it on the ground, shouting: "The hour has come, cut!" ”

After drinking the wine in the porcelain bowl, the two executioners with big shoulders and round waists drank the wine in the porcelain bowl, sprayed on the ghost head knife in one gulp, raised the ghost head knife and slashed it with a swing, and the surrounding onlookers collectively let out an exclamation: "Ah-"

Two flashes of knife light flashed, two human heads rolled down, blood water was like a fountain, and the corpse's heart was still beating, pumping blood out of the blood vessels, thus forming a brief fountain scene.

The warden walked up to Aziz, the deputy envoy of the Great Food Country, and asked, "Your Excellency Aziz, the execution is complete." Will you bring the corpse back to dispose of it yourself, or will you leave it to us? ”

Aziz's face turned a little pale, he stood up tremblingly and said, "Let's take it back!" ”

"Good! The official took the first step and took his leave! ”

On March 28, the third day after the execution was completed, the Judicial Temple officially began to hear the case of the deceased's family demanding compensation for the settlement expenses of Mahdi, the son of the Great Food King.

At the end of the second trial on the second day of April, the judge ruled that Mahdi, the prince of the Great Eclipse, must compensate the victim's family with 100,000 silver coins, which will be delivered to the victim's family within a month under the supervision of officials of the Judicial Temple, a verdict that stunned everyone.

After the families of the Western Qin merchants and the Zhuluo merchants, who were also victims, learned of this lawsuit, they also went to the Judicial Temple to file complaints, and the Judicial Temple also accepted the two complaints and decided to try them together.

As a result, it was not surprising that Mahdi, the prince of the Great Eclipse, was again sentenced to pay compensation to the families of the other two foreign victims, of which the families of the merchants of the Western Qin Dynasty received compensation of 160,000 silver coins, and the families of the merchants of the Chola Kingdom received 70,000 silver coins.

Prince Mahdi was miserable, losing money is a trivial matter, he has become the focus of heated discussions among the people of the entire Western Qin, people talk after dinner, Prince Mahdi relied on his identity as the prince and envoy of the Great Food, in order to obtain the technology of papermaking, sent people to steal the technology of papermaking, and sent people to kill witnesses after the failure was discovered, the people were really eye-opening, it turned out that the rich people used this despicable means to obtain power and wealth.

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At the mouth of the Aral Sea, a group of knights were drinking, resting, and eating on the banks of the river.

As the others began to sit down to eat and drink, one of the attendants took out two loaves from the blanket on horseback, took out an oiled paper bag, took a handful of pickles from it, rolled it up on the bread, and went before Julius respectfully handed him the rolled flatbread.

"My lord, let's have something to eat!"

Julius's expression was a little haggard, and the forced expulsion from the country by the Western Qin government hit him very hard, as a diplomat, he had been in the Khazar Khanate, the Bulgarian Khanate, and the Great Food Country, and had also been to Rome and the Franks, and had never encountered such treatment.

His stomach was indeed a little hungry, and Julius took the flatbread and took a big bite of it, and ate in a hurry, and the food entered his respiratory tract, making him cough incessantly.

"My lord, drink some water!" The attendant immediately handed over the hydration bladder.

Julius finally felt better after drinking a little water, and while eating the flatbread, he said to his entourage: "Go and ask the catchers and soldiers, how long it will be to the nearest town, I am getting rancid, I want to take a bath!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

The attendant walked up to Ma Kun and asked, "Ma Bantou, how long will it take to get to town?" My lord needs to be bathed and rested, and although we are going to be deported, my lord is not a prisoner, and he deserves to be treated as he deserves! ”

When Ma Kun heard this, he saw Feng Yu, the cavalry officer next to him, and asked, "Officer Feng, how far is this from the nearest town ahead?" ”

Feng Yu said with a smile while nibbling on dry food: "This is already the territory of Oghuz, the Oghuz people live a nomadic life, and there is no fixed residence, so there is no town, we have to turn to the northwest from here, there is the station of the Eighth Army in Aralsk on the northern shore of the Aral Sea, there are still two days away from here, it was originally just a grazing land for the Oghuz people, but after we garrisoned there, some Oghuz herdsmen settled there and established a small town, and the herdsmen lived on the legion, We often sell some daily necessities to the soldiers and caravans along the way to earn some money, there are inns and taverns there, we can only send you there and then we will have to return, and you will have to rely on yourselves in the future! ”

"Thank you, Team Officer Feng!" Ma Kun clenched his fists and said, and then said to Julius's entourage: "Just now the general said that there are still two days to go to a small town!" ”

Julius' entourage left, and a knight came over and hugged his fist at Feng Yu and said, "Boss Feng, there is a team of men and horses who have been following us for the past two days!" ”

Feng Yu frowned and asked, "Are you saying that since we came out of Black Wind Castle, this team has been following us?" ”

"Yes!"

"Why didn't you report it earlier and say it now?" Feng Yu reprimanded unhappily.

"They appear and disappear from time to time, a total of four times in the past two days, I was not sure at first, but I just saw them on the sand dunes in the southeast, although the distance is a little far, but I know that it is the same group of people, these people seem to be dressed in big cannibal costumes, and their riding skills are very good, not worse than us!"

Feng Yu looked at Ma Kun and said, "Ma Bantou, it seems that we are in trouble!" What do you think is the purpose of this group of people following us? We are not a caravan, we have no possessions on us, what are they doing with us? ”

Ma Kun sighed: "We people have neither property nor identity, if those people really have bad intentions, their target is definitely not us, but the one over there!" He pointed to Julius.

Feng Yu sneered: "I said, the horse bandits on this route have all been wiped out, where is the team of people and horses who are hostile to us, it turns out that the other party is not a horse bandit!" There are military stations stationed all the way along the way, and these people dare to make up their minds, which is really bold! Lao Tzu has been transferred to this ghost place for two years, and he hasn't used a knife to kill people for a long time, and today I'm afraid that I'm going to open the meat! Qi Guang, how many people are there? ”

"Sixteen!"

"Hey, sixteen people dare to fight our idea, it's really bold enough! Summons to prepare the brethren for battle! ”

"Yes, Boss Feng!"

Ma Kun saw Feng Yu's men and horses begin to gather to prepare for battle, and he also beckoned his seven hunters to hurry up and protect Julius.

Julius noticed that something was unusual, and immediately walked over to Ma Kun and asked, "Ma Bantou, what are you doing here?" Did something happen? ”

Ma Kun looked at Julius and said: "There is a team of men and horses who have been following us for the past two days, there are sixteen people, carrying weapons, their target is definitely not us who eat official meals, I am afraid that it is you, Your Excellency!" ”

"It's me?" Julius was puzzled and asked, "Who are they?" ”

Ma Kun said: "I just want to know who they are, I only know that they are wearing big cannibal costumes!" ”

"The Great Cannibal?" Julius suddenly thought of something, his body trembled, and he shouted emotionally: "I know who it is, it must be sent by Mahdi, the prince of the Great Eclipse King, they want to kill me, and then blame your country!" ”

Ma Kun's face changed, and he said, "If this is really what you said, then we are really in big trouble this time!" ”

Julius looked at Feng Yu and Ma Kun's subordinates and said, "There are eighteen of you, and there are only sixteen of them, are you still afraid of them?" ”

"Your Excellency, it's not a matter of numbers! Since they dare to come, they must have been carefully arranged, and they are in the dark, and we are in the light! As the saying goes, 'it's easy to dodge in the open, but it's hard to defend against the arrow'! If they are willing to fight us head-on, with the combat strength of Team Officer Feng, they will definitely not be afraid of the other party, but the other party is only afraid that they will not fight with us face to face! ”

Julius said: "Ma Bantou, I can't die, you must protect me, if I die, the plot of the great cannibals will succeed, and then the Eastern Roman Empire will blame you for the blame on the head of Western Qin, which is not good for both of us, and the big cannibals wish that our two countries would fight, so that they could pick up the cheap."

Ma Kun nodded and said, "Lord Julius, don't worry about this, we are ordered to escort you back to China, of course we will guarantee your safety, as long as one of us does not die, you are safe." But if we all die, then you can only pray to your God to bless you! ”

Julius smiled bitterly, "At times like these, God doesn't work very well!" ”