Paul did not stop him, a cold sneer on his face.
Without needing to guess, everyone knew that these people were all Paul's trusted confidantes, or at least instigated by him.
His goal was to embarrass me, to make it impossible for me to be a good minor lord!
"I, this minor lord, have the consent of Prince Matthew and was personally appointed by Grand Lord Barry. If you dare to cause trouble, I will not be lenient!"
Jiang Yi said sternly.
"Even so, what can you do to us? Let me tell you, Jiang Yi, if you act as minor lord, we will all go on strike. All the work will be done by you alone!"
The middle-aged man said coldly.
Jiang Yi raised an eyebrow and shouted, "Take him down!"
As soon as the words fell, the armored soldiers from outside rushed in, numbering seven to eight hundred.
The middle-aged man was immediately pinned to the ground.
Jiang Yi was the minor lord, so these armored soldiers all obeyed his commands.
As the saying goes, a new official should make a show of force, and Jiang Yi would not be soft-hearted.
"You dared to defy me and bring so many people to cause a commotion, so I must teach you a lesson!"
Jiang Yi finished speaking to the middle-aged man, then his gaze fell upon the armored soldiers, "He rebelled, execute him!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned. No one had expected Jiang Yi to be so ruthless.
The middle-aged man began to panic. As a minor lord, Jiang Yi had the power to execute him.
In the end, the middle-aged man could only cast a pleading gaze towards Paul.
"Jiang Yi, you've gone too far. He merely spoke his mind, and you want to execute him!"
"While you have this right, you cannot abuse it. I will absolutely not allow you to act recklessly. Release the man immediately, or I will make you regret it!"
Paul said angrily.
"Paul, stop pretending to be a good person in front of me. I've seen through your tactics long ago. If you hadn't instigated them, would they have dared to oppose me?"
"Furthermore, I warn you, it's best to behave yourself, otherwise, you certainly won't be a minor lord anymore!"
Jiang Yi stared at Paul and said.
"Jiang Yi, don't be so arrogant!"
Paul shouted, his face full of anger.
"So what if I'm arrogant? I repeat, I am the minor lord, and I call the shots here. No matter who dares to oppose me on my territory, I will not let any of them go!"
Jiang Yi said in a deep voice.
These words were not just for Paul, but for everyone present!
Paul frowned.
He wasn't stupid and understood his current predicament. He was just someone working under Jiang Yi, unable to contend with him.
Paul caused trouble because he was counting on these people to listen to him.
However, he hadn't expected Jiang Yi to not fall for it. Jiang Yi happened to want to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, and Paul's actions had just helped him.
"What are you waiting for? Drag him out and execute him!"
Jiang Yi shouted to the armored soldiers!
"Yes!"
Two armored soldiers responded and prepared to drag the middle-aged man away.
The middle-aged man immediately wet himself from fear!
"Minor Lord, I was wrong, please give me another chance!"
"It was Paul who instigated me to deliberately cause trouble for you. If you spare me, I will atone for my sins!"
The middle-aged man had lost all his previous defiance.
Everyone feared death, and this middle-aged man was no exception.
"I'm sorry, I cannot spare you. If I let you go, everyone will think I'm easily bullied from now on, so I must make an example!"
Jiang Yi smiled slightly.
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man fell into despair!
"Paul, help him! He opposed Jiang Yi for you!"
"That's right, if you don't help him, won't you chill all our hearts!"
"Exactly, you can't be disloyal!"
...
The crowd spoke to Paul in a rush.
Paul frowned, his expression looking very solemn.
"Jiang Yi, release him, otherwise, I will be the first to defy you. You know very well that you have just become a minor lord. Without my support, none of the people present will obey you. You better think carefully!"
Paul stared at Jiang Yi and said.
"Did you forget the warning I just gave you?"
Jiang Yi stared at Paul and said, "If I don't punish you today, you won't be obedient. In that case, I will fulfill your wish!"
"I hereby announce that your position as deputy minor lord is revoked. From today onwards, you will guard the gate!"
Upon hearing this, Paul was stunned!
"Jiang Yi, you have no right to dismiss me. I will report this to the Grand Lord!"
Paul said angrily.
"I am the minor lord, and you say I have no right to dismiss you? If you want to go find Grand Lord Barry, then go!"
"I was made minor lord by him. We'll see if Grand Lord Barry helps me or you!"
Jiang Yi said with a slight smile.
These words silenced Paul.
"From now on, you will guard the gate obediently. If you dare to cause trouble again, I will sentence you to clean the toilets!"
Jiang Yi said to Paul.
Paul's face was full of defiance, but he had no choice. For now, he could only remain silent, otherwise, Jiang Yi would surely keep his word.
At this time, the armored soldiers had already escorted the middle-aged man out for execution. Jiang Yi didn't even know his name.
As the saying goes, kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, and Jiang Yi naturally wouldn't be soft-hearted.
Besides, in a place like the Eagle Country, executing someone was very normal.
"Paul, are you convinced?"
Jiang Yi asked Paul.
Paul did not speak, his face was very ugly, because he had just been dismissed by Jiang Yi and assigned to guard the gate, and he dared not resist.
This was a lifelong humiliation for Paul.
"You're not convinced, are you? Fine, then don't blame me!"
Jiang Yi stared at Paul and said.
"I'm convinced!"
Paul quickly said.
"Louder, I can't hear you!"
Jiang Yi said.
"I'm convinced!"
Paul said loudly.
"It's good that you're convinced!"
After Jiang Yi finished speaking, his sharp gaze swept over everyone present.
The crowd was so frightened by his gaze that they dared not speak, nor even look directly at Jiang Yi. Even Paul had become a gatekeeper, let alone them.
Some were even considering changing their allegiance and standing with Jiang Yi.
"Listen to me, all of you. Follow me diligently from now on, and you will not be shortchanged. But if you insist on opposing me, I will have no choice but to execute you!"
"You must be thinking that with so many of you, I wouldn't dare execute all of you. If you think that, then you are gravely mistaken."
"Let me tell you, even if I had to execute all of you, I wouldn't bat an eye!"
Jiang Yi said.