CH 53

The rebels were executed on the spot.

The war in Gaynor naturally ended, but there are still more things that need to be dealt with later.

Especially the noble ministers in the royal city who’re going to pull their legs in the rear.

Xia Zuoyi directly put the evidence of the noble ministers’ attempt to contact Bruno Green to betray them in front of Wright.

And by vigorous and resolute means, all these noble ministers who had eaten inside and out1 were tied into the Gaynor Palace.

In the huge royal hall.

Xia Zuoyi sat on the throne.

The snow-white beautiful and huge bird stood on the back of a luxurious chair made of gold, with its sharp claws gripping it, it unceremoniously dug out corresponding holes.

The green-gold eyes of Green Dumpling looked at Xia Zuoyi for a while and then glanced down at the back of the chair as if wondering how the throne was so careless…

Three ferocious and thrilling beasts, lying or crouching down, surrounded Xia Zuoyi’s legs and feet in sequence. The tigers and lion’s bright piercing eyes stared at the noble ministers tied up below, making them tremble uncontrollably.

Briquette’s tail is swinging leisurely behind him. One paw is always dishonest and wants to pull the bottom of the throne.

Egg Yolk even opened his mouth and yawned, as if feeling a little bored. He put his fluffy big head on his front paws and his dense and thick mane spread across Xia Zuoyi’s feet.

Snowball squatted gracefully next to the throne, his long tiger tail encircling Xia Zuoyi’s ankles.

Udit, Fernandi, and others stood on the sides below the throne.

Wright quickly read the evidence handed over to him. He couldn’t help his face becoming distorted and his brows furrowing. But in the end, after the noble ministers cried out for mercy, he said to Xia Zuoyi, “Although they are guilty, they won’t be executed together… “

“I hope Lord Desinia can give me some face… and spare their lives.”

Xia Zuoyi placed his right hand on the throne and gently touched Snowball’s soft and clean fur. Hearing his words, he glanced at him, and said, “You can recognize reality, but they can’t. Wright, these people’s actions are betrayal.”     

“You might as well imagine. If they were really able to pass the news to Bruno Green that the black and white cavalry came to Gaynor for support, and let him prepare in advance to fight or flee…”     

“All our previous plans will fall short. It’ll be very difficult to catch and kill those rebellious people, and the price you will pay will be even higher.”     

“Because Bruno Green had been on guard against us at that time…”     

“Wright, you can imagine what the royal city will be like when that time comes, and what the whole Gaynor will look like under his cruel means.” 

There is no room for delay in war.     

Therefore, the sooner the battle between the two sides ends, the better Gaynor will be.     

Of course, Xia Zuoyi won’t say that as long as his black and white cavalry team is here, no matter whether the news has been sent out or not, Bruno Green still wouldn’t escape the fate of being killed by Fernandi in the end.     

And it won’t be too late.     

The noble ministers saw Wright’s expression becoming more ugly and gloomy. For fear that he would leave them alone, they hurriedly asked for mercy.     

“Your Majesty! Your Majesty, we know that we were wrong. Please let Lord Desinia, for our sake, spare us!”     

“Your Majesty, we don’t dare anymore. Lord, please forgive us. I can swear to the God of Creation to never again…”     

“Lord Desinia, please…”     

…     

Wright listened to the messy noise, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath, “I’m no longer the king of Gaynor.” 

“From now on, Gaynor will be under the control of Lord Desinia… I pleaded for you just now. I won’t take care of this matter anymore.”

After he finished speaking, he made a knightly salute to Xia Zuoyi, simply and neatly.

“From now on, I’ll just be an ordinary knight.”

“I will leave Gaynor and travel all over the mainland to see the scenery of every place…”

This was the idea he had decided long ago.

Now that he said it, Wright couldn’t help feeling a moment of relaxation. The expression on his face was loosened a bit, “So please rest assured, lord. I don’t care about Gaynor anymore2 and I may never come back here.”

The noble ministers couldn’t help but fall limp to the ground, their faces showing despair.

Xia Zuoyi nodded to Wright.

It’s better to leave. It just saved him from trying to find a way to arrange Wright Green’s position in the territory.

He later announced the punishment for these noble ministers—they weren’t sentenced to death, but because the crime is very serious, they’re stripped of their noble titles and official positions. In addition, together with their family, they were driven out of the royal city of Gaynor.

As soon as these words came out, the noble ministers couldn’t help but express their gratitude to Xia Zuoyi. They knelt down and thanked him for his forgiveness.

Xia Zuoyi’s initial decision was to execute them. To deliberately frighten them, making them difficult to accept, and fearful.

After all, do you want to take down the roof or the windows3… We all should know how to choose.

Wright Green also packed up his luggage in the next few days, said goodbye to Xia Zuoyi, and left Gaynor by himself.

Xia Zuoyi still needs to stay in Gaynor for a long time.

He can’t return to the territory for the time being. Now everything seems to be calm, but the king of Gaynor abdicated and disappeared. Since then, the “kingdom” has disappeared and become a city governed by the Desinian Territory…

This war is known as the “The Battle of the Gandamia Grand Canyon”.

Not only Xia Zuoyi Desinia won easily but also beautifully. The beasts he raised, his thorns cavalry… Everything is too eye-catching.

Even now, there must be a lot of people with ulterior motives watching in the dark. If one doesn’t handle it properly, it’s very likely that this piece of fat will be taken away by those who secretly spies on it.

Because of Bruno Green’s brutal methods before, he oppressed or threatened the nobles and manor owners who were occupied by him to unconditionally obey him.     

Those who don’t follow will be brutally imprisoned or killed…

The Rodney siblings previously rescued by Xia Zuoyi are a good example.

Therefore, the most urgent hope of these people living in the place where Bruno Green has confined them is that someone can execute him.

Xia Zuoyi did it and saved them.

So after the crisis in Gaynor disappeared.

The internal turmoil in Gaynor is not so serious, but there are a lot of troubles to be dealt with. And the various problems caused by the abolition of the vassal enfeoffment system need to be resolved as soon as possible.

During Xia Zuoyi’s stay in Gaynor, the first thing he had to do was to set the palace on fire, which symbolized the end of Gaynor’s monarchy.

From then on, there will be no more Gaynor Kingdom on the Western Continent, only cities incorporated into the Desinian Territory, governed and regulated by Xia Zuoyi Desinia.

He resolutely dispatched cavalry soldiers and so on to garrison in various cities of Gaynor and to confirm the current situation in each city.

All those who had rebelled with Bruno Green were imprisoned and dealt with according to their charges.

After sorting this out, Xia Zuoyi found that the lords currently missing in Gaynor were almost the same as the original Gadaat—all lords who didn’t obey Bruno Green were killed.

The rest are waiting in prison for their verdict. The lords who can survive are the territories that haven’t been captured by Bruno Green.

But there are too few such cases.

According to Gaynor’s current situation, it’s impossible to wait for him to hold an exam and select the people who’ll be the mayors and the officials to manage the cities.

Xia Zuoyi’s solution was to first appoint the nobles who had firmly supported Wright Green.

Even barons and viscounts… It doesn’t matter if their titles are low. He can promise that after they have managed the city well, they will be rewarded and promoted.

Interest is the best catalyst for hard work.

As long as he uses it properly.

For those nobles that are acceptable, Xia Zuoyi will send someone to negotiate with them. If some people were lucky, they could get the position of mayor or official.

If they’re unacceptable, and even planned to resist or plot something, Xia Zuoyi won’t naturally be polite to them. Sending cavalry troops directly to suppress them is the easiest way to deal with them.

So and so.

In contrast to the extreme disparity in their force value, many nobles honestly pinched their noses4 and recognized their reality.

After all, if they stubbornly resist, not only they won’t be able to get any benefits, but they may also lose their only noble titles.

Comparatively speaking, the loss of territory and supreme rulership can be reluctantly tolerated. At least status and titles are the basis of everything.

They, as aristocrats, can never tolerate themselves becoming civilians.

Of course, the most important thing is that they don’t have the power to resist Xia Zuoyi. It’s better to accept it and look for opportunities to get a job.

Among them, most of the manor owners, civilians, and slaves didn’t care who ruled them.

What they care most about is their own lives and the actual money in their hands.

But there are also some Gaynors who reject outsiders.

The effective way to calm down the feelings of anxiety, rejection, and other emotions in the hearts of the people who change their ruler is the Holy See and the God of Creation.

Xia Zuoyi summoned all the priests in the church of Gaynor.

Bishop Stan of Gaynor led the deputy bishop, priests, and others to salute Xia Zuoyi. Even if they faced the king, they didn’t kneel down, but only gave respectful courtesy.

However, this etiquette immediately became a kneeling ceremony after Xia Zuoyi took out the Pope’s order.

“Hail to the Pope. Hail to the lord.”

Bishop Stan’s face changed and he bowed his head respectfully, “I don’t know why the lord called us…”

Xia Zuoyi, “From today on, the churches in the royal city and in other cities need to be prepared…”

Bishop Stan couldn’t help thinking.

Get ready?

Prepare for what?!

“…You need to get out of the church and do psychological counseling and enlighten every person in Gaynor.”

“???”

Not only Bishop Stan, but also other clergymen seemed to have question marks on their heads.

What… psychological counseling?!

Xia Zuoyi: “All you have to do is to let everyone calmly accept the disappearance of the Gaynor Kingdom.”

“Me taking over Gaynor is a logical and reasonable thing to do.”

“Don’t let them reject not being called Gaynors anymore.”

“My patience is not so good, and I don’t want to waste my time on such meaningless behavior. They have to accept the fact that they will become people in the Desinian Territory.” 

“Got it?” 

“Yes, lord, we understand.”

Bishop Stan bowed his head respectfully and said, “I’ll arrange this matter carefully.”

He was a clergyman sent from the Holy See to Gaynor. He wasn’t a Gaynor at all, so he didn’t care much about how it became.

After all, the religious authority of the church is above all else.

However, he never thought that there would be a Pope’s Order in Desinia’s hands.

This is something that can hold their lives, and even remove their authority without the permission of the Holy See.

Bishop Stan didn’t dare to underestimate Desinia. He obeyed his words with great respect.

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