If tonight was a simple celebration banquet, Rurik would only have to ask all the generals of the regular army of the Principality of Rus to have a feast of barbecue and spirits.
Usky and Toli, the two local manor owners, were lucky enough to attend the banquet because they provided Rurik with a list - a cleansing list.
There are twenty manors living by the lake. The leader of Pine Needle Manor, Vadim, launched a great rebellion. His whereabouts may have been buried or he may have escaped. His life and death, Rurik has Not much concern. What he cares about is the attitude of the other seventeen manors towards the rebellion. Five of the seventeen manors sent troops to directly participate in the rebellion. What about the remaining twelve? I'm afraid they simply didn't have time to send troops!
Uski and Toli, at this moment, they could no longer care about other manor owners. In order to flatter Duke Ross, they selected five of the seventeen main manors. In fact, it was those five who sent troops. They only participated in the war because the two of them learned that when Vadim declared war on Rus, these five estates were particularly enthusiastic about war mobilization. As for the others, most of them were hesitant. Unlike themselves, who thought this was a suicide attempt, they grasped the reality and ran away, thus achieving today's victory and glory.
They came up with their names, and Rurik personally found a wooden board and carved the names of these killers in Roman letters with a knife.
As a monarch, Rurik even wanted to purge all the local nobles in the area around the lake, leaving only the masses for easier management. After all, even if they choose to resist again, they must have a leader with appeal.
Purge the local nobles and replace them with their cronies. This kind of technical operation was very common in ancient times.
But if you put yourself in their shoes and wipe out all the local nobles, how would you manage the huge lakeside fields? The locals have formed a fairly stable agricultural ecological structure, forming manors one after another. They have really killed the manor owner's family, and I am afraid that subsequent tax collection will become a big problem. For the time being, these local nobles still have use value and should be abolished.
It is still a good idea to find the culprit and punish the culprits.
Rurik deliberately stayed in the occupied Pine Needle Manor and waited. While he was waiting, the huge manor ushered in a vigorous demolition operation.
Pine Needles Manor will cease to exist! This is the severest punishment for rebels.
No, many wooden beams in the house were demolished indiscriminately, and an astonishing number of beams became a very special and important trophy, divided among the three hard-core "Conglong" manors based on their skills.
Both Calf and Fisherman’s Manor, their homes are on the other side of the lake. Without the help of Russian boats, it is really impossible to quickly bring the trophies back to their homes. Simply, they began to build brand new wooden houses on the spot, each guarding the 5% share of the farmland spoils they had just received.
As for White Tree Manor, the bare-armed men have the right to directly borrow Ross ships to transport wood home in large quantities.
They have to put in some effort to do this, simply becauseLord Rurik ordered the immediate implementation of the policy - basically building a circular wall with towers outside the White Tree Manor in the style of New Roseburg.
The White Tree Manor will also get a new name, and the so-called vague concept of Novgorod is completely confirmed.
The core of the city lies on the Volkhov River, and not far to the south is the huge Lake Ilmen.
This is the case for Novgorod, and the location of her city construction is very consistent with the historical process.
Loot beams allow walls and towers to be built faster. Novgorod will be used as residential buildings and military camps. It will definitely be expanded and truly become the political, economic and military center of this lake area. The most important thing is to become a land of plenty and plenty for the Principality of Rus in a real sense.
No, the Russian conquerors were already cruising on the lake in traditional long boats. The fishing ropes were thrown down, and the people on the boats started fishing.
Even the sail destroyers were ordered to carry large trawl nets made of hemp rope, throw them into the lake and sail around, plundering the local seabass, burbot and tench. The general water depth of Lake Ilmen is only ten meters, and the bottom of the lake is quite flat mud with almost no decaying trees. Under such hydrological conditions, although Ross's ship could not have any sonar equipment, their trawl net seemed to be sweeping the water aimlessly, but it was actually a sweep of fish schools.
The ship started fishing in the morning, and in the afternoon a group of people who looked like fools with smiles drove the boat closer to the lake shore. There was a gratifying number of catches in the nets reflecting the silvery white luster, and they were immediately greeted by the dragon-headed longboat. The paddler laughed.
The Slavs on the shore never expected that the Great Lake would have such a rich output! In fact, the Slavs who serve the Principality of Rus have almost never seen trawling. This is a normal technology in Northern Europe. They are envious of it. Some of their own people blame themselves for guarding the Great Lakes for hundreds of years. They can't even catch fish. Do you want outsiders to teach you?
The ruins of Pine Needle Manor are disappearing at a speed that can be seen with the naked eye. The roofs of the residential houses that have been emptied of their belongings have been demolished, and a large amount of thatch and broken wood have a destination as fuel.
The Ross army grilled and ate the caught fish, and the salty wheat porridge cooked in the clay pots, life was really good.
Look at the vast wheat fields by the lake! This year, the farmland output left behind by Pine Needle Manor is all owned by the Principality of Rus. Even though Lord Rurik claims that the wheat produced belongs to the Principality (actually equivalent to his property), the general public can still use their money to pay the old price in the severe winter. Buy it.
It was Duke Rurik who brought victory to everyone. How he planned it must be wise and profound. Mortals should not question the decision of the Son of God. Everyone was so self-disciplined that they did not care and were busy. Enjoy and even exchange loot with your teammates.
Will the army stay here for a long time? Is the crusade against the Karelians finally about to begin?
Presumably the Duke hosted a banquet for all the manor owners in the lakeside area, and a new expedition began.
A banquet is requiredA group of "distinguished guests", Rurik was setting up an open-air venue.
A banquet? Pooh! It was clearly a Hongmen Banquet, but Rurik would never be the hesitant King of Chu.
The venue he chose for the meeting was the largest courtyard of the mansion of Borudne, the old leader of Pine Needle Manor. The place had been cleaned quickly, and there was no blood stain on the dry and hard soil, as if there had never been any killings here. .
It happened to be here that Otto was assassinated and narrowly escaped.
Borudne himself was assassinated here by his own son Vadim.
Since this place is unlucky, let the five rebels die together!
There are a hundred knife and axemen lying in ambush outside the wooden wall, and they will all rush out as soon as they hear the sound of the horn.
The plan was being carried out in detail. The manor owners, who were completely unaware of the Hongmen Banquet, were forced by the pressure of reality and could only take a very small entourage and paddle canoes towards the defeated Pine Needle Manor.
Will the Russians really kill the huge manor without leaving any human or animal behind, as the messenger said?
Many manor owners had illusions, but when they saw the Varyag ships wandering around the lake, their inner illusions collapsed. When they landed again, a ridiculous question emerged in front of them - where is the huge Pine Needle Manor?
A large number of buildings have been demolished and wandering Varangians are everywhere.
Every manor owner who landed was closely searched by heavily armored Russian soldiers armed to the teeth, and all the knives used for cutting meat were confiscated. The soldier only allowed the manor owner to meet him, and his entourage was driven to a wooden house that had not yet been demolished to wait.
The manor owners seemed to have been in contact. They all arrived at Pine Needle Manor by boat around noon on the last day of the agreement. When all their personnel arrived, it was already evening.
This group of manor owners was already unarmed. They were collectively driven into a room, like a group of sheep in a sheepfold. Some people are complaining and some are shouting. The Ross warriors bared their teeth and came over, speaking dirty words in Norse, fiddling with the axes in their hands, and forcing them all to shut up with a ferocious expression.
Arik happily walked into Rurik and Otto's temporary residence, and the sound of footsteps woke up the dozing people.
“Are they finally here?” Rurik, who was petting Svetlana for a nap, opened his sleepy eyes and asked.
"It just so happens that I am explaining this to you. Brother, it's time for the knife to see blood."
"Okay! Let them all see the fate of the traitor!"
His son became a fierce man, and Otto was most satisfied with Rurik like this. He stood up without saying a word, determined to take a good look at his son's methods with his aging eyes.
Duke Rurik of Rus with his wife Svetlana, old Duke Otto, Duchess Carlotta of Ostara, captain of the first banner Arik, captain of the third banner Hellafed, Medved, the Slavic flag-captain, and Fraser, the master of archery.
Calves,Fisherman, Baishu, the owner of three manors.
Even Rurik’s young close comrades.
This group of noble people all attended this open-air feast. There was a leather mat placed on the ground, and there was nothing wrong with sitting on it. As for the feast, it was a chosen calf. At this moment, the skinned, boneless and washed calf meat is being roasted over a hot fire. It will take some time for it to be completely cooked.
Rurik sat in the most distinguished place, while the others sat on both sides. Some of the leather cushions in the distance were empty, and they were about to be filled with all seventeen manor houses arriving later.
People are sitting quietly and vigilantly, because in a short while, a big drama will be staged here.
In the banquet hall, there were more than fifty armed guards. They stood against the wooden wall holding halberds. A hundred swordsmen and axemen were separated from them by a wooden wall. Grund is like a tool man, his steel sword is like a monster that wants to drink blood, and his ears listen to small sounds, hoping that as soon as Rurik's order is given, a hundred brothers will rush in to kill him.
No, Rurik clapped his hands: "Come here! Invite all the guests in!"
Finally, the ten people who were locked in the increasingly dimmed room The seven local manor owners finally left their restrained place. They all wore calico robes and furs that they regarded as noble. Although it was a little hot, they continued to wear them to show their status.
Before they entered the venue, they had to walk alone in the presence of thousands of Varyag warriors. They endured their fear and finally entered the venue, sitting on leather mats in accordance with the requirements of the Russians.
For a moment, the scene fell into an eerie silence.
Rurik looked at them first. Five of them will be executed. Which five lucky manor owners are they?
Well, you can talk to them about old times first.
Rurik stood up and said in a voice that was changing rapidly: "Masters of the manor, the rebel Vadim is dead, and the entire people of Pine Needle Manor have been killed by me. Soon , this manor will be demolished and the houses will be turned into farmland, as if Pine Needle Manor has never existed." Hearing these words, the newly arrived manor owners twisted their faces and trembled. Is this young boy really the new leader of the Ross people? The eyebrows do resemble the old Otto sitting next to him, but this kid's vicious methods are indeed a hundred times better than his father's, and he actually explained this terrible killing fact in the calmest words.
Seeing the astonishment on the faces of these people, Rurik deliberately said: "I heard that many of you support the rebellion. The reason why I didn't see you during the war is just that Because you acted too slowly."
This statement had obvious murderous intent. Some wise people stood up quickly: "Sir! We don't dare to rebel. We are all that damn patricide Vaji. Well, he said he would kill us all if we didn’t obey! My farm has a population of only a thousand people, and they can easily kill us. How dare we rebel against the great Ross?”
"Really? What's your name."
"Drevislav Sokoslavich, owner of Green Grass Creek Farm."
This name, Rurik remembered that this name appeared on the list, and he could not mishear it. If we think about this person's words in this way, wouldn't it be a complete quibble?
He asked him to sit down. After hearing what others had to say, even if he had any grievances, he should speak out now.
After this order, these seventeen people all claimed that they were coerced by Vadim, and then rushed to say that they had no objection.
"Quiet! There is a traitor among you!"
After that, Rurik took out the board and winked at a guard with a horn hanging on his chest.
The horn is blowing! There was a commotion outside the wooden wall, and Grund rushed in with a hundred axemen. At this moment, Arik, Khilafeld and others also drew their swords one after another, with serious eyes and murderous intent exuding from their bodies.
The axemen who broke in were ordered to keep quiet, but Rurik continued his words.
Rurik ordered the frightened seventeen people to report their names one by one. As long as they matched the human life carved on his wooden board, he ordered his subordinates to take the person aside.
As a result, five manor owners who were clearly involved in the rebellion were arrested. The five people were immediately tied up with ropes, like a hairy crab, and then pressed to the ground so that they could only struggle limitedly, like fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered.
At this scene, the other twelve manor owners were dumbfounded. They wanted to escape, but were trapped in the wall by the Ross warriors who formed the shield wall.
Rurik continued to shout in Slavic: "The five of you participated in the rebellion and are traitors to the great principality. The evidence of the rebellion is conclusive. Today is the day you die! Come and execute!"
Who would have thought that going to a banquet would lead to death? None of these seventeen people had such a mental expectation. They all felt that they could show their sincerity by coming in person.
Even though Dereveslav claimed that he was coerced and did not want to be an enemy of Ross, his head was still cut off by a warrior with a big axe, and his whole head was raised in public.
All five people were beheaded, and the soldiers held their Guizhou heads high to show the fate of the rebels.
The twelve people were trembling with fear. More than one of them was so frightened that they wet their pants. Not caring about making a fool of themselves, they all knelt down and begged Duke Ross to spare his life.
"Spare your life? Yes! Have you seen the fate of the rebels?"
They said yes one after another.
"Actually, I know that if you move faster, you will join the team fighting against our Russian army. Mine is fair. No one who was killed has been traced and all sent troops to fight. You guys People did not do this. I take note of the fact that you did not participate in the rebellion. You have avoided death by cleverly diluting. You have also seen that this is the fate of the rebels. I hope you will take care of yourself, otherwise you will be like Pine Needle Manor. Such a ruin!"
They no longer know what to say!What's so good, some people even fainted due to extreme panic and sudden relaxation.
This is a Hongmen Banquet. When the dead traitor leaders are executed, the blood of the traitors is sprinkled on the banquet hall. It can also be regarded as a warning to all the local Slavic nobles, or to the entire Principality of Rus. .
The fate of the rebels is to be beheaded in public! This is very consistent with the customary law of the Russians for hundreds of years, and is also understood and accepted by the local Slavs.
The corpse was pulled away and the severed head was thrown out together. The blood-stained ground was temporarily covered with some ashes and covered with soil. In a moment, the roasted whole beef with hard vegetables was placed on a trolley and pushed into the banquet site.
At this time Rurik gave another order, and all the swordsmen and axemen on the scene retreated, even the fifty halberd-wielding guards retreated completely.
Otto witnessed his son Rurik’s clean execution of the rebels. He was so happy that he stood up and announced the beginning of the banquet. A group of people shared the roasted and juicy calf...
The Russians returned the confiscated dagger. The twelve frightened manor owners looked at the roast beef in the glass plate, ignoring the preciousness of the glass plate.
They did not dare to eat it for a long time. Their minds were filled with the killings just now. Look at the Russians who ate beef wantonly. They were simply monsters! It just so happens that they are the worthy masters of this lake area.