Chapter 43: The Iron Blooded Duke
"In the law of the principality now, no lord or grand duke is allowed to kill a nobleman without permission, and even if the nobleman is guilty, he must be tried, and he can appeal to the Holy See or ......"
"Do you think the current situation of the Kongdu Territory is not like the Imperial City that my father commanded back then?" Rand interrupted the warden's ramblings.
The warden shuddered, recalling the former Imperial City.
After the Duke inherited the title, as the lord of the imperial city, he was ready to recruit troops to expand his territory, but the nobles under his command sabotaged his recruitment operation behind his back, also for the independence of the nobles, they were afraid that the Duke of Winton was strong enough to suppress all the nobles, so they united against him.
They deliberately smeared the Duke's name, secretly destroyed siege equipment and equipment, and bribed the Duke's close staff in an attempt to monitor the Duke's every move.
The Duke of Winton dealt with it very simply, he killed all the nobles who opposed him, and hung their corpses from the city gates for a whole month until their rotting corpses turned to white bones.
When the news spread, the whole kingdom was shocked, and the day the nobles were put to death was called "the day of hell".
When Tali II, then King of Tieliu, heard this, he was furious and sent an envoy to the Imperial City, ordering the Duke of Winton to explain the matter to him, or to confess his guilt outright.
This time, the Duke of Winton was even more straightforward, he swung his sword and cut off the head of the envoy, and then three months later led his troops to capture the fortress of Valen, which was then the fortress of the imperial capital, and Tali II hurriedly fled from the imperial capital when he heard the news, and did not dare to engage the Duke of Winton's army head-on.
Since then, no nobleman has dared to question or rebel against the Duke of Winton.
"But it was an extraordinary time, and when the Duke's army stabilized, he never slaughtered the nobles again, and a new law was enacted, and any act of killing the nobles was to be tried by the Imperial City Council. The warden cautioned.
"At this point, I have to learn from my brother Ron, who has done a lot of breaking the law but never left anything to chance. Rand raised his eyebrows and said very seriously: "Take out all your means, before tonight, I want to know the specific route of the Ziluo family's evacuation!"
Seeing that Rand had made up his mind, the warden could no longer persuade him, and although it was not allowed to kill Batu from a legal point of view, from a personal point of view, it was refreshing to think about it.
"Yes, my lord!" the warden smiled, remembering some kind of torture instrument, "and in two hours, I'll hand you the road map." ”
The warden agreed so happily, Rand was a little surprised, judging from the performance just now, the hyena was obviously a hard idea, and I didn't know the confidence from the warden that he was sure to pry his mouth open within two hours.
"I have a secret weapon, my lord, would you like to take a look at it?" asked the warden courteously.
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When Rand saw the torture device, which the warden called a "secret weapon", he was finally able to confirm that the warden was not boasting.
When Rand looked at the torture instrument in front of him, which was more than two meters long, like an iron cabinet, with an iron woman's face carved on the top, he immediately thought of specific information about this torture instrument, which made him shudder a little.
The Iron Maiden, a name with an atypical artistic style, does not make people feel intimidated or tremble, but only those who truly understand its usefulness can know how terrible it is.
The claustrophobic space, the deadly iron thorns that will appear at any time and nowhere, the torment of pain and the fear of waiting for death are enough to break any man with an iron will.
Rand had always thought that this rumored torture device did not exist because it was too cruel and exterminating.
"It was made by the previous lord, Barn, a pervert who took pleasure in torturing criminals, and made many new torture instruments, but this one worked best, and the funny thing is that when it was made, the lord was the first to try its effect. "The Duke of Winton wiped out Barn's army and conquered the Empty Realm, and the angry civilians stuffed him into it. ”
He wailed inside for three days before he died. ”
Rand's face did not change, his Adam's apple rolled a little, and he said expressionlessly: "Let's start." ”
When Versailles woke up again, there was a sharp pain and pain all over his body, especially in his shoulder, which was tearing with a little exertion, and he opened his eyes blankly to see a gray wall and frescoes.
There was a foul smell in the air, the windows were not open, and he heard footsteps near him, very messy.
"My medicine is very effective," said Versailles, who heard a loud voice, talking to someone with some excitement, "I'm not like that idiot of Rattle, who only knows how to let blood and bloodletting!
What's wrong? Am I not dead yet? Hell, this is not what it sees.
He tried to make a little noise, but he startled himself, when his voice became so hoarse, like the grinding of a rusty bellows.
Then he heard someone shouting, "He's awake, the medicine is working." ”
"Don't touch his body, the wound hasn't healed yet, it could cause a second hemorrhage. Someone soon commanded, "Feed him something, his physical exertion is too severe." ”
The bloody scabs on Versailles' face had been cleaned, and the servant was very attentive to bring the food that had been prepared and spooned it into his mouth.
The moment the warm porridge was swallowed down his throat, Versailles was finally able to confirm that he was still alive and well in this world.
"Your Excellency is interrogating the criminals, and we have informed you of the news, and your lordship will come to see you soon. The young maid whispered in Versailles' ear, her eyes revealing curiosity, "I heard them say that you were the one who defended our weapons and resources, and now that your deeds are spread in all villages and towns, you are a hero!"
When he rushed up, he didn't think so much about it, as if his blood rushed to his head, and he completely threw his life away.
"No, I'm just doing my duty as a soldier. Versailles was silent for a moment, "If it were anyone else in the army, he would have made the same choice as me. ”
"But you did it. The maid chuckled, leaned into his ear, and said, "Your Excellency thinks highly of you." ”
"Lord Lord is good to us, how can I watch someone treat your kindness badly, I can't come up with anything else to repay your kindness. Versailles said with great seriousness, "Only this life can be taken by Lord Lord at any time." ”
"It's a bit like the speech of the advanced workers at the conference!" Randt stood outside the door, shrugged his shoulders and thought for a moment, and said to the iron fist behind him, "Now, I finally understand what a wise proposal Payne made to recruit troops in the slums. ”
"Only this loyalty is the solid foundation for us to conquer the world in the future. Iron Fist nodded approvingly.
"Let's go, go in and see our heroes. Rand pushed the door in.