Section 393 The city of Gabriel

Since coming to this barbaric era, Tianhao has performed spore transplantation on hundreds of people. Among them, the whites, led by Elizabeth, were sent to the south of the continent to each kingdom separately to operate in a latent or overt capacity. Their task was clearβ€”β€”β€”β€” to quickly amass a large amount of wealth in a short period of time, enter the local high society, gain more and greater power, and then achieve the purpose of disrupting society, creating contradictions between the white populace and the aristocratic rulers, and intensifying them.

The spore transplanters within the dragon clan include a large number of loyalists such as Wu Ji, Black Tooth, and Crooked Tooth. It's not that Tianhao doesn't believe in their oath to the gods, but he feels that when it comes to the matter of "loyalty", it is better to hold it directly in his hands than to hand over control to the ethereal gods. Before assigning these people to various places, Tianhao conducted a series of training for them. It is really a hand-in-hand teaching of officials, although a few of them have poor comprehension, but they do not compromise in the slightest in carrying out orders.

By the northern barbarian tribes, the shamans meant an educated group of higher intellectuals, a precious social wealth.

When the great master Wu Peng was alive, he did give Tianhao a list, which listed the most noteworthy and most worthy people of each tribe.

As early as three years ago, Pingjun infiltrated the Tiger Clan at Tianhao's request. While collecting a large amount of information from all sides, he sent special personnel to lurk around Wu Lin, and constantly improved and modified specific personal information through his daily words and deeds, life, and communication.

Wu Lin is extremely loyal to Hu Yaoxian. In the analysis report of the Ministry of Intelligence, it was concluded that "the success rate of the rebellion should not exceed 15 percent."

Tianhao once regarded Wu Lin as one of his most dangerous opponents. Because he directed the land reform in the Tiger Clan, which is similar to that of the Dragon Clan.

Last year, things changed.

Wu Lin and Hu Yaoxian had a disagreement on the issue of reform, and then became the backstabber of the War Horse export project. The family died tragically in a row, from Hu Yaoxian's indifference, and finally removed from the post of national teacher...... In the latest report, the undercover personnel claim that the target is frustrated, and the success rate of the rebellion is more than 70%.

The benefits of early layout are starting to show. Wu Lin's proposal to enter the envoy corps and envoy to the Dragon Clan was actually not Hu Yaoxian's subjective will, but from the suggestion of a veteran royal family member. Of course, the proposer himself did not know that the cronies who made the suggestion were dragons and belonged to the Ministry of Intelligence.

"Be your subordinate?" Wu Lin still felt incredulous: "You want me to betray my own people? ”

"Betrayal?" Tianhao sneered and shook his head: "The Pig Clan is now part of the Dragon Clan, are those who surrendered belong to the betrayers?" And the Deer Clan, at least a million Deer Clan civilians have sworn allegiance to me, can this be considered a betrayal? ”

"It's different. You can't change concepts. Wu Lin frowned: "You didn't conquer the Tiger Clan, our king is still alive." ”

"You mean that Hu Yaoxian's waste?" Tianhao did not hide his contempt: "He could have been a wise king. If you insist on land reform and continue to be led by you, then the Tiger Clan will definitely be strong in a short period of time, and I will not list the Tiger Clan as the primary target, but on the contrary, fight the Lion Clan first, and then the Tiger Clan. ”

Wu Lin could no longer describe the shock in his heart in words.

Such a top-secret plan, the young regent casually opened his mouth to say it, apparently not treating himself as an outsider.

A feeling of being trusted, but also feeling fearful permeated Wu Lin's body.

"Your Highness, I ......" he really didn't know what to say.

Tianhao raised his hand to block Wu Lin, who wanted to stop talking, and said loudly: "There is no need to reply to this king now." You're going to be in Bucks City for a while, and I know the conflict between you and the Tiger Yao Sect. In this case, you can tell him that the king has replied that he will consider the amount of relief you have proposed. 3,000 tons of gold and 20,000 tons of silver. ”

"In addition, this king promises you now that everything you have experienced and encountered in the Tiger Clan will never be repeated with me. The king has absolute control over the nobility and is backed by a strong army. The king's ideal is the same as yoursβ€”β€”β€”β€” so that all the commoners are fed and clothed, so that they can live happily. ”

Wu Lin felt that all the words he wanted to say were forcibly blocked as soon as he reached his mouth.

There was a warmth in his heart that he had never felt before.

Once upon a time, Hu Yaoxian also said something similar.

Although it was the first time he had met the young regent, Wu Lin had an indescribable closeness to him.

Silent, facing the throne, he bent down and bowed.

When he straightened up, Wu Lin's movements froze significantly. He then bent down again, landed on his knees, and knelt down.

This time, he was sincere.

Tianhao calmly accepted his bowing gift.

There was no more verbal communication between the two of them, and Wu Lin turned around and walked towards the exit of the main hall.

Outside, it was a bright sunshine.

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South of the continent, Holy See, Gabriel.

"Holy See" is a rather broad term. It has a vast territory and a huge population, which is equivalent to the sixth country founded by white people.

The Duke of Calis's guard descended the last hill and walked along the main road into the city gates. The walls on both sides are inlaid with beautiful metal rice frames. It was a practice of casting the exclusive symbol of the Holy See in a special metal, embedded between the rock and the brick, leaving only the surface. Walking along the main street, nearby towers and walls are everywhere. These metal rice frames are polished and smooth, reflecting a bright silver hue in the sunlight.

It wasn't real silver, but an alloy worth much less than silver. Aristocrats liked to use silver objects to make themselves look noble, and the Holy See was no exception...... After all, the all-powerful Holy Lord guides mankind, and even the most extravagant practices are worth it as long as they are connected to the "Holy Lord".

The Duke of Calis did not choose to ride in the carriage, he rode on his horse, and looked at the glittering rice racks on both sides of the street with a complicated gaze.

These things are expensive to build, and they have to be cleaned and polished every once in a while. After all, it is a metal product, and the combination of sun and rain and oxidation will cause corrosion. The rusty surface is obviously not in keeping with the holy and clean image of the Holy Lord, so it is necessary to send people to climb the walls and towers on a regular basis, constantly repeating the tedious and boring work of face.

Noble clergy should serve the Lord, and nuns of high character should listen to the voice of the Lord. Of course, manual work such as climbing up and down with a rope tied to the body can only be done by civilians. However, the city of Gabriel was so large that there were tens of thousands of rice frames embedded in the towers and walls. Cleaning is a huge undertaking in every way.

If you want to hire workers, you have to come up with money. This is a constant truth.

However, the Pope's brain circuit is peculiar, and he believes that this is the best time for ordinary people and sinners to show their hearts to the Holy Lord, and even to repent of their sins. For this purpose, the Holy See has set up a "cleansing office", which is responsible for teaching the people the subtle connection between cleaning the rice frame and its own soul. There are hundreds of pages of "The Theory of Cleansing" and "The Cleansing Procedure" published in a pamphlet, as long as you do it.

The common people, who have been cultivated and revered by the Lord all year round, are delighted. They are willing to take on the manual labor of seeming to be justified by themselves, while at the same time being able to communicate directly with the Holy Lord. They did it day after day, scrubbing tirelessly, but did not get a penny from the side of the Holy See.

This has been going on for generations.

The worship of the Holy Lord by the ancestors has not been passed on to the next generation completely, thoroughly and without reservation. A growing number of young people are questioning the so-called "clean confession," which is officially considered a "public service." Many people refuse to obey the arrangements of the clean workplace and refuse to force the work at regular intervals. They would rather sit in the church and listen to the priest preach a sermon than spend the effort to please the Holy Lord, who is invisible to the naked eye.

By the time the Duke of Calis and his guards passed through the Place de la Rosary, a dozen execution tables had already been erected there. The crowd crowded outside the makeshift cordon set up by the Holy See guards. In the front row are armed soldiers armed with halberds and wearing blue and white striped uniforms. They all carried their halberds on their backs, constantly placing their halberds at an angle, forcing the civilians who wanted to surround them to retreat.

There were no demonstrations and no mass gatherings to express their dissatisfaction with the Lord and the Holy See. They just like to watch the excitement and like the excitement. The execution table was set up last night, and early this morning, before dawn, people came to the square to line up. This was a special business in Gabrielβ€”β€”β€”β€” and whenever a blasphemous person was convicted by the Inquisition, the closest place to the execution table became scorching. People are willing to pay a fortune for these positions and admire every detail of the executioner's slashing of a person's head with a sluice.

From fivepence to one and a half shillings, prices in Gabriel have risen along with the selling price of the "penalty". One of the most representative products is bread. It's getting more expensive, and it's not as good as it used to be. For example, the most common and common brown bread is no longer made from pure wheat flour, but is mixed with a lot of potato flour and corn flour, which has a terrible taste and becomes very hard over time.

The knife fell and made a loud noise, and the crowd of onlookers erupted in deafening cheers at the same time, of course, there was also a frightened element. In particular, the nobles and wealthy who did not want to huddle with the lowly commoners, but were interested in bloody scenes, would only temporarily rent a room near the execution table with a window facing the square. Either use a monocular, or set up a more expensive professional remote viewing scope to see what you want to see.

As the head rolled off the execution table, Duke Calis glanced in the direction where the laughter was loudest, and a sarcastic smile appeared on his face at the same time.

The place has several heads cut off every once in a while. The most common cases are those who refuse to obey the arrangements of the clean workplace.

If you don't even want to scrub the symbols of the Holy Lord, you can't talk about worship at all.

Obedience means that you are a believer.

Rejection means that you are a pagan.

Kill!

Duke Calis was a soldier, and he had seen a lot of killings, and he himself had killed a lot. He had no interest in these rare scenes, which were rare for civilians, and even more scornful of those who watched the executions through the windows in the rooms on the second and third floors of the square.

It's funny to say, the female aristocracy, as well as the ladies of wealthy families, especially love this kind of bloody and exciting picture.

It's not that they are soaked in violence, but every time the Holy See chooses to carry out executions, it is Sunday, and many activities in high society are also at the same time. The wealthy, noble, and excellent men watched the execution, and then left the viewing window to go to various clubs for lunch and begin the afternoon activities.

Men can see a lot of beautiful, noble women through these windows.

Women can see a lot of handsome, noble men through these windows.

It is the best platform to express themselves and find a partner who suits them.

Men usually stand in front of the window and laugh and laugh, even the cream boy who is weak in his bones will laugh out loud when the executioner cuts off the head in a bold tone, so as to show his majestic charm as a man.

Women react differently, and they will behave very delicately. Many ladies and ladies said that they could not see blood, and that they would lose their face the moment their heads rolled off, covering their chests with their slender white fingers, and shouting things like "This is terrible", "O Holy Lord, please forgive him", "This man is so pitiful, what should his family do...... In the final analysis, no one will really come up with the money or petition the Holy See to pardon these so-called "sinners".

In the southern part of the continent, "Elizabeth" is a very common name. This Elizabeth is not Elizabeth. In Gabriel, the allusion to "Miss Elizabeth" is famous, and it has always been a vivid example of inspiring women to climb desperately towards high society.

She is a commoner's daughter, she looks okay, and she is quite beautiful. Elizabeth's father always wanted to get ahead with his daughter, but this idea was an extravagant hope. There are as many as three billion white people in the kingdoms of the southern continent, and there are countless young and beautiful girls. To put it mildly, the nobles could change a different woman every night as long as they wanted to.

Elizabeth's father chose the day of execution and rented a room with a window near the square at a high price.

He was well informed and heard that the Marquis of Summers would come to the square that day to carry out his execution. The Marquis, who was not going to be crowded with the sweaty hillbillies, rented the room diagonally opposite, only eight meters from the window he rented, and the two rooms were at right angles, almost facing each other.

The execution began, and a dressed Miss Elizabeth appeared at the window. She deliberately put on the most beautiful dress, which provoked the Marquis to look at it a few more times.