In a very special clearing in the city of Linyi, surrounded by people watching the excitement, and in the middle of this clearing, there were hundreds of ragged criminals kneeling, their legs were tied, and there was a rope connected to the iron ring on the ground, so that they could not stand up, let alone escape.

These prisoners are all the same party who participated in the rebellion of Maha Slow Doga before, last time the five chiefs joined forces and captured the city of Linyi with the army loyal to the royal family, among which the sons of Maha Slow Doga had no time to escape, and the entire family, both men and women, was slaughtered, and although the main henchmen like Yitai escaped from the city of Linyi, they were already struggling to survive, and they did not dare to show their faces at all, as for the rebels who did not come in the city and escaped, they were all arrested, and now the criminals in this open space are part of it, And has already been sentenced to death.

However, unlike the Tang Dynasty, the death penalty here will not be beheaded, but will be executed in a very special way. For example, in this open space that serves as a legal field, except for the criminals who are tied up and cannot move, there are no people who are ready to be executed, but in front of these criminals, there is a row of majestic elephants standing side by side, and next to each elephant there is an elephant slave, and on the elephants, there are several Linyi officials.

"Execution!" With the shouts of one of the highest-ranking officials, the elephant slaves beneath the elephants began to drive the elephants forward, apparently to use the elephants to trample the prisoners to death. This method of executing prisoners should be regarded as a characteristic of the Linyi Kingdom, and to be exact, it is not only the Linyi Kingdom. Some tribes or countries in Indochina also have this custom.

As the elephants advanced, the criminals tied to the ground were afraid. And began to struggle desperately, but unfortunately the rope on his body was extremely strong. Moreover, it had been soaked in water beforehand, and it was not possible for human power to break free, so he could only watch the elephant like a mountain of meat gallop towards him, and at the same time let out a terrible howl from his mouth, as if to vent the fear in his heart.

"Poof~" As an elephant at the front stepped on a criminal's stomach, it squeezed out the other party's intestines, livers and other things at once, and at the same time, blood flowed from his mouth and nose, but at this time, the prisoner did not die immediately, but his two eyes were full of incredulity staring at his trampled belly. The screams in his mouth could not be heard, only a low moan.

However, the criminal's suffering soon ended, and another elephant trampled on his head very cruelly, and as a result, the prisoner's head was trampled like a rotten apple, and the bloodshot brain splattered on the ground, looking extremely disgusting. And the fate of the other prisoners is similar to that of the first prisoner who died tragically, even if he is lucky and not trampled to death by the first round, then there will be a second and third rounds. Until all the prisoners died under the hooves of the elephants.

In a restaurant not far from this open space, Cui Yu looked at the prisoners who died tragically with a wine glass, and muttered: "Barbarian country, it seems that in the future, Lin Yi will carry out the teachings of the saints." Let them understand what kindness is? ”

However, as soon as Cui Yu's words fell, he caused a chuckle from Yan Bei next to him to laugh: "Brother Cui, we control Lin Yi just to make money. It's not here to promote the teachings of the saints. ”

Cui Yu has always been thinking about Yan Bei's thoughts about his wife, and now he listens to Yan Bei's rebuttal of his words. At the moment, he retorted again: "Making money is naturally a big deal, but Liulang Fei has so much strength to control Lin Yi." It's not just about making money, so in order to control Linyi for a long time in the future, it is imperative to promote sinicization here, and maybe even in order to control Linyi, a grain producing area, Rokuro may encourage immigrants on a large scale, and then open a large-scale plantation here. ”

Yan Bei didn't think so far, and he couldn't think of how to refute it for a while. Fortunately, Wang Guo next to him was afraid that the two of them would hurt their harmony, so he hurriedly said with a smile: "It's his business to do what Liulang wants to do, if he needs our assistance, then naturally he has nothing to say, but now for us, the most important thing is to take that Fan Zhenwei in our hands, so as to realize our future plans." ”

Hearing Wang Guo's words, Yan Bei and Cui Yu also nodded in agreement. Just a few days ago, they and a group of merchants from the Tang Dynasty, and then led an army composed of Taiwanese slave catchers, escorted Fan Zhenwei back to Linyi City, and spread the news of Fan Zhenevil's return with great fanfare, which naturally attracted the attention of ministers loyal to the royal family.

The next thing is very simple, although Fan Zhenwei was imprisoned by his brother, there are still many people who know him, so his identity was quickly determined. This made those ministers who were worried that they could not find someone to inherit the throne were ecstatic, and they rushed to see Fan Zhenxi, and sincerely invited him to be the king of Linyi State.

Originally, according to the rules, Fan Zhenwei should resign three times, and then he could sit on the throne, but Fan Zhenwei didn't have so much time to play the game of resignation with these ministers, so at the first time, he immediately agreed to become the king of Linyi, and then with the support of the slave catcher army brought by Yanbei, he entered the palace and held a ceremony, officially becoming the lord of a country.

However, although Fan Zhenwei became the king of Linyi, he was surrounded by Han people, and even the guards in the palace were replaced by Yanbei's slave catchers. It's not that Fan Zhenwei is willing to be a puppet, but that his wife and children are in the hands of Yang Jiu and others, plus Yang Jiu got a handle from the other party before, and he has all the human and material evidence in his hands, which makes Fan Zhenwei have to obey Yanbei's orders.

"Brother Yan, what kind of person is that Yang Jiu, how could he be so powerful and submissive to Fan Zhen's evil?" Wang Guo suddenly spoke. Although he knew that Fan Zhenwei had a handle in the hands of his own side, he didn't know what kind of handle it was, so that the lord of a country would not dare to disobey in the slightest?

"Brother Wang asked well, I am also strange about this, it is said that although Fan Zhenevil was supported by us, but now after all, he is the lord of a country, it is difficult to guarantee that he will have any different thoughts, I have been worried about this matter for the past few days, but now it seems that although the other party sits on the throne of the king, he is extremely obedient, no matter what conditions we propose, he will agree without care, as if Lin Yi is not his country at all." At this time, Cui Yu also spoke.

Cui Yu's words are not exaggerated, after Fan Zhenwei ascended the throne, he did show great obedience, for example, now Linyi's grain export price has dropped to a very low range, and Linyi's major domestic granaries have been opened to the grain merchants of Datang, as long as the grain merchants can eat it, then Linyi's grain is at their disposal.

In addition, there are some aspects that also take great care of the Han people, such as the reduction of taxes on Han merchant ships at the port of Linyi, and the addition of many special care provisions for the Han people in the law. And Fan Zhenwei didn't show the slightest resistance to this, which made Cui Yu a little strange.

But Yan Bei laughed a few times after hearing this, and then said in a low voice: "I don't know who that Yang Jiu is, but I know that Fan Zhenwei has a handle that Yang Jiu has." In fact, this handle is also very simple, it is nothing more than that before the five chieftains broke through Linyi City, Fan Zhenwei was sent back to the city by Yang Jiu, and then killed the previous king Fan Zhenlong with his own hands, and Yang Jiu not only left human and physical evidence in this matter, but even forced Fan Zhenwei to write a confession, and it is precisely because of this that the other party does not dare to make any changes, otherwise if we publish those evidence, then he will not let alone keep the throne, it is estimated that it will be difficult to save his life. ”

Yan Bei said this, and then said solemnly: "Brother Wang and Brother Cui are not outsiders, so I told the two of you about this matter, but after all, this matter is very confidential, and very few people know about it, so after the two of you hear it, don't spread it, otherwise I'm afraid there will be a lot of trouble!" ”

Wang Kuang and Cui Yu also understood, and they both nodded and agreed after hearing this, but at the same time, they were more curious about Yang Jiu's identity, the other party was obviously Liulang's subordinate, but what they did was something shady, so it can be seen that Li Yu probably had a secret army in his hands, which was dedicated to doing something for him that could not be done on the surface. Although this seems to some people to be unfair, Wang Kuang and Cui Yu are not ordinary people, so they don't think there is anything wrong with this.

When the three of them were chatting, all the prisoners had been executed on the execution ground outside the window, and there was a piece of trampled meat sauce on the field, which looked extremely disgusting, which made the three of Yanbei no longer have the appetite to eat, just drank a few sips of wine, and then began to talk about some business matters.

Speaking of Yanbei, Wang Kuang, and Cui Yu are all among the top businessmen in Li Yu's territory, among which Yanbei's industries are mainly in slave catching, mining, and transportation, and Wang Kuang and Cui Yu are not only big grain merchants, but also one of the top plantation owners, in addition, they also have huge investments in food processing, textiles, etc., which can be described as industrial and commercial giants.

In addition to these, the three of Yanbei also have a common business, that is, maritime merchants, they have a large fleet between various ports, not only dumping all kinds of Datang goods abroad, but also importing a large number of foreign goods in demand, making huge profits. However, it is worth mentioning that although they are all leading figures in industry and commerce, they are still much worse than Li Su, and even the industries of the three of them together may be less than one-third of the industry under Li Su's name, after all, Li Su has to feed a huge naval and land army, and various reforms in the subordinate areas also require him to post money into it, so don't look at the income you earn, but you also spend more.

Just when the three of them were chatting, suddenly someone knocked on the door outside, opened the door and looked, but it was Yanbei's henchman, only to see the other party whispering a few words to Yanbei, which made Yanbei overjoyed, and then laughed and said to Wang Guo and Cui Yu: "Two, do you want to go back to Taiwan with your younger brother, it is estimated that Liulang will also come this time, and then we will have a good get-together!" (To be continued.) )