Chapter 35: in the name of the people

On the second day after the recovery of Port of Flanders, Paul Greiman ordered the townspeople to be summoned to the square in front of the church, where he would hold a public trial to conduct a public trial of the pirates.

Soon after dawn, the soldiers began to go door to door to inform, and around nine o'clock in the morning, the whole town gathered in the square. People found that there were four gallows erected in the square, and they all speculated how many pirates the lord was going to hang.

More than 200 pirate captives of the Shark Gang were **** and knelt in front of the steps of the church gate. The townspeople saw these villains who had been domineering in Port Fullland in recent months, and their emotions were high. Now these pirates are like bereaved dogs, no longer a threat, people have greeted them with rotten fish and rotten shrimp, some people simply throw stones directly, many unlucky captives were smashed to death.

Many people tried to break through the cordon and directly greeted the prisoners with fists and feet, but they were immediately forced back by the soldiers who showed their weapons.

If it weren't for the guarding soldiers around, the pirates would have been beaten to death by the angry crowd long ago.

"They robbed my family of life-saving money!"

"My daughter was ruined by these bastards, woo woo..."

"Lord of light, please let these devils go to hell!"

Such complaints and curses came and went, and the square was full of chaos.

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Paul stared blankly at what happened below from the balcony on the second floor.

He suddenly asked, "Did you see it? Schroeder."

The person behind him immediately replied: "Yes, Lord Earl. It seems that the townspeople hate pirates."

Paul continued: "I suddenly wondered, if I was the one who lost yesterday's battle, and if I were the prisoner who is **** below, how would these townspeople treat me."

Schroeder was silent, he didn't know how to answer.

Paul said in a daze, "It's probably no different from these pirates, rotten fish, rotten shrimp, and stones will still be thrown at my head."

"This...how could it be? Earl, you are their lord." Schroeder comforted, but the lack of self-confidence in the words was easy to hear.

Paul sneered, "That's right, the lord's family has left them indifferent to pirates for more than twenty years, and even came here to collect taxes shamelessly."

The old knight didn't know how to answer the conversation, so he had to keep silent.

"Did you see the way the townspeople looked at me yesterday? I can tell that it's no different from the way they looked at the shark from behind. It's just that the big stick in my hand was heavier and knocked the shark to the ground. They have a little superficial respect for me. If the shark beats me to the ground, it will be nothing more than a different lord for them, anyway, it is the same domineering, the same oppression and blackmail."

The young earl sighed softly: "There is a long way to go to clean up the hearts of the people, let's vent to the people with these pirates first."

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At ten o'clock in the morning, the public trial meeting began.

Captain Holman, with his louder voice, was singled out to read out the crimes of the pirates.

The captain unfolded the scroll and began to read aloud:

"June, 1990 in the holy calendar... In the name of the lord of Arda, Earl Paul Greyman, a public trial meeting was held here to announce the criminal acts of the pirate group, the Shark Gang. After discussion, it was summarized as follows..."

"Plundering money and amassing countless things."

"There is no shame in **** a woman."

"Killing innocents, cruelty."

"Blocking business routes and being greedy."

"Violent resistance to the law, no repentance."

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The crimes were read out one by one, and the faces of the pirates below the steps were ashen.

"Kill them! Kill them!" The shouts of the townspeople gathered into waves of voices, repeatedly impacting the hearts of these sinners.

After the indictment was announced, the pirates began to be sentenced. According to yesterday's discussion, the shark was doomed. Just killing the old lord was enough to kill him several times. Even if Paul did not sentence him to death, other senior officials in the territory would not He will be let go, and other big and small bosses must not be let go. Those who can get mixed up with the leader in the Shark Gang are all ruthless and merciless, and have countless people's blood on their hands. As for those minions at the bottom, you need to make a show to screen them out. Those who have killed people or raped women will be executed, and those who have committed other crimes will be sentenced to hard labor.

The task of screening is left to the common people, so as long as a townsman claims to have been bullied by pirates, he can enter the security circle and line up to identify the personal crimes committed by those minions.

A townsman grabbed a pirate and dragged him out from among the captives: "It's him. The other day I saw this man wanting to leave without paying for food. When poor old Glenn chased him, the **** stabbed him his stomach."

An aunt kept scratching the beast that raped her daughter: "My daughter was ruined by this villain, you have to make decisions for my daughter!"

Similar things continued to happen, until three o'clock in the afternoon, all the identifications were completed, and the pirates who had committed serious crimes were dragged out. They knew that their death was approaching, and they closed their eyes and waited for the coming final judgment.

Paul stood on the balcony and shouted to the crowd below:

"The townspeople of Port of Flanders! I, Lord of Arda, Paul Greiman, hereby announce the verdict on the pirates! For the rest of the lesser criminals, they will be sentenced to 3 to 5 years of hard labor. "

He slowly turned his gaze to the felons who were being detained, and said with a solemn expression: "For these criminals who have been accused of heinous crimes, the death penalty is not enough to calm your anger, so I sentence them to hang! In the name of the people, Execute immediately!"

The soldiers immediately led the felons to the gallows for execution. They put the noose around the prisoners' necks and kicked the stools under their feet. The prisoners lost their lives after a needless struggle. The first batch, the third batch... With the departure of one by one sinful souls, cheers erupted from the crowd.

After the execution was over, Paul shouted again to the crowd: "People of the Arda Territory, in order to offset the losses caused by the pirates, I declare that the coastal areas of the Arda Territory will be tax-free for one year!"

"Wow!" The townspeople exclaimed, UU Reading www. uukanshu.com This is really great news.

Before they could finish their astonishment, they heard the lord shout loudly: "Under the witness of God, I, Paul Grayman, hereby swear that from now on—"

Paul hesitated for a moment, and someone from behind gently poked him in the waist.

"No matter who the enemy is, no matter how powerful the enemy is, no matter whether they come from sea or land, I will never abandon you, and I will always share weal and woe with you."

"I will take your safety as my own safety, and I will take your happiness as my own happiness."

"I will devote my whole life to defending your safety and happiness!"

The people of Port Fulan were moved, they were really moved, after all, people in this era are relatively simple.

They invariably thought of the legends of nobles and nobles that bards talked about. The nobles in them were just, merciful, and loved the people like children. They used to laugh it off as a joke, but now there is a living example in front of them.

Paul turned his head and complained quietly to Cecil: "Damn, which third-rate poet's manuscript did you copy this paragraph from? It's so **** nasty. I'm covered in goose bumps now."

Cecil chuckled: "My lord, this is what I want. The more sensual, the more provocative. The common people here are just like this."

Father Molson hid in a corner and watched the whole process of the public trial. He folded his hands silently on his chest and prayed in a low voice: "God of all knowledge and almighty power, may your glory shine on Master Paul Greiman forever. .”

With the end of the public trial meeting, the pirate rebellion in Ardaland that lasted for several months since the beginning of spring finally came to an end.