Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War

Many people curled their lips secretly, and some even rolled their eyes at Orville, making him confused.

After waiting for a few seconds, the people in front reluctantly cleared a path to allow Orville and others to pass.

The atmosphere had reached this point, and Orville would feel a little embarrassed if he didn't move forward. He led a dozen officers and soldiers to the center of the square, and found that there were really activities going on here, but the types of activities might not be so pleasing to the eye.

What seems to be a beheading event is being held, and the king or some other dignitary is executing political prisoners.

He didn't even know the cause and effect. After taking a look at it, he lost interest. The people of Heping family thought it was novel and wanted to watch the beheading and killing. Orville watched these things every day on the front line and became numb. It's not a pervert, he has no desire to watch.

As he turned around and was about to leave, several Egyptian officials ran over in a panic. After looking at Orville and others, they asked with some confusion: "We have greeted Governor Antonis in advance. He said today There is a regular meeting and there are no extra people to come?"

Orville patiently explained to the other party: "We came from the northern province, we are not local officials. We just happened to pass by here. If there is no problem, we will leave here to avoid misunderstandings."

Before he finished speaking, another Egyptian official ran over and said anxiously: "I'm sorry to neglect you. In honor of the great king Ptolemy Neos Dionysus Theos Phei At the request of Lopato Theos Philadelphus, we have arranged the best seats for you. Please come with me."

"I'm not a local official, so I can't represent the Romans." Orville was still not interested. This was the jurisdiction of the Egyptian governor. As an outsider, he couldn't represent him randomly. If he didn't follow the rules, he would easily leave a negative impression.

Unexpectedly, the other party winked at me continuously, and cold sweat ran down his forehead: "We will explain it to the governor later, and we will also record you as a Roman official in a jurisdiction outside Egypt. Everything will be done according to the rules and procedures. Please Never refuse, this is our king’s order.”

Orville understood the other party's emphasis. Obviously, this king with a particularly long name was no ordinary person. If Orville didn't go today, this official would probably suffer and have to go to the execution stand with other political prisoners.

After thinking about it, Orville sighed: "Okay, please lead the way. I'll just go there."

Leaving his bodyguards where they were, he followed the official towards the execution platform and soon reached the open space at the front.

There was a makeshift high platform in front of the execution platform, on which sat a graceful old man wearing gold and silver. When he saw Orville approaching, he greeted Orville with a smile on his face, and Orville responded politely.

The two people were not seated together. He was sitting below, about ten meters in front of the execution platform. There were many seats in the row in front, but not many people.

There was no one on Orville's right, and on the left was a child wearing a cloak. This was not a play, it was a serious scene, so he didn't talk casually. He took out the notebook he carried with him and began to organize his words.

Tia appointed him as clerk, and this appointment has never been lifted. Tia has never asked him about this aspect of work. She may have forgotten about it, but Orville has not forgotten it. On the contrary, he has continued to record it.

What he recorded was not the trivial things around Tiya, but the whole war. He felt that this matter was quite meaningful. He was probably the only one who could be so close to this war and still have the time to write with the army. Even if these ancient people are not of use now, his name will be left in future history. As a historian, in his opinion, this is much more valuable than Captain Luo Xiejun.

As he wrote, he gradually fell into a trance. When the restless sounds came from the crowd, he turned a deaf ear and concentrated on contemplating the words.

When the prisoner passed through the crowd and was led to the execution platform, the king sitting on the high platform began to speak, and Orville raised his head to show respect out of courtesy.

"Today we are going to execute a damned prisoner. Her sin is so serious and her personality is so despicable that she can commit the most hideous act of rebellion."

There was some logic at first, but later it turned into a pure verbal attack and emotional venting, which made Orville curl his lips.

In any case, it is inappropriate for a country's ruler to lose his temper like this, not to mention that this is in a public place. It can only be said to be a shameless barking.

After listening to a few words, he found that the other party's attention was not on him at all, so Orville lowered his head and went about his own business, and began to wonder how Si Diya was doing at the meeting and whether she would encounter any trouble.

At this time, the kid in a cloak sitting next door spoke: "You don't seem to like that old man very much?"

His voice was quite sweet and pleasant, but when he heard it, he sounded like a child. In addition, when he addressed the king directly as "old man", Orville felt that the other party was childish and still at an age where he was not sensible, so he let down his guard a little and spoke a little casually.

"The king and I have some different ideas. I think a qualified ruler should be calm and let others not know what he is thinking. This is especially true for rulers of weak countries. If you don't have force, you should use your brain to make up for it."

The little girl didn't speak, and Orville understood very well. This kind of thing is too profound for children, and they may not understand it or know how to answer it.

After a while, the little girl spoke again: "Then why are you a Roman, but you don't care about, and don't hate, the leader of the rebel coup?"

Orville then took a closer look at the person on the execution platform. She had a graceful and slender figure. Even without seeing her face clearly, he knew she was an extremely beautiful woman, but he didn't know who she was.

"I was also the leader of the rebel army half a year ago, but later I joined the Roman army and worked as an official. Facing people like me, I have no need to be angry. I know very well that the actions of the Romans are not It’s not good. Since the Romans can’t be expected to change, they can only rely on their own efforts to change. At least they have courage. At least there should be no ridicule or humiliation for those who have courage. This is the difference between morality and immorality.”

There were only two people talking, the little girl and Orville. He didn't have any taboos, so he just said things that were not very convenient in the military camp.

After he said it, he also felt that he had made a mistake. Saying this to a child was a bit complaining and venting. This is inevitable. In the past year, I have been watching the conflict between the local rebels and the Romans, and I have been holding it in my heart.

Orville was a little lucky, thinking that it would be more decent to tell a child than to make a mistake in the military camp.

He felt a little guilty, so he took out another bag of candied fruits from his arms and wanted to give it to the girl.

This is a high-end product. I originally planned to keep it for myself. It is made from fruits from Syria soaked in honey in Greece. In ancient times, sugar production technology was backward and honey production was very low. The price of this snack was also astonishing.