Chapter 388 [Last Sentence]

Adrik didn't speak. He bowed his head, as if thinking carefully about Ruhr's words.

You can't cheat, you can't cheat.

But this matter does not need to be concealed originally, as long as there is an acceptable excuse on the surface.

The key issues are: first, Gislent can't die, he can only hurt him, he can't really kill him. In this case, the Landis Kingdom will not turn its face completely.

As a maritime kingdom, since the Landis have spent so many years waiting for the opportunity to wait for so many years, they will never give up easily because of anger. As long as Gislent is injured and not killed, he will not touch the bottom line of the patience of the Landis, leaving everyone room for continued cooperation.

The second point is the most important! The assassination of Gislent, although he cannot really kill the "son of the storm" of this Landis kingdom, although the crime can be pushed on the head of the warlord party feather on the surface, in fact, it is not difficult for a smart person to guess the real behind Who is planning.

The Landis could guess, and so did Her Majesty Garcia.

Moreover, this opportunity can also give them a little "warning" to a certain extent.

Yes ... warning.

For the Landis. Warn them: No matter what our emperor thinks, at least, the military of the Byzantine Empire is extremely dissatisfied with this matter, and the military will not agree with the emperor so "sell." It showed the military's tough stance, and also hinted at the other party: once a situation that the military cannot tolerate, the military will not hesitate to respond with tough means and will never compromise. In this case, at least warn the Landis not to think that they can do whatever they want with our emperor's mind.

The same is also a warning to the emperor: Although you are an emperor, you can't just think what you want! Of course, the soldiers of the Empire did not allow enemies to invade. Similarly, the Emperor could not allow the Emperor to arbitrarily transfer the interests of his country. When necessary, the military would also take a tough attitude to oppose His Majesty's decision. The assassination of Gislent is a signal that he hopes that the emperor will not go his own way. I want to come to Her Majesty Garcia, who has just been crowned, and is now at a crisis like this. Her Majesty will not run the risk of turning his face with the military?

Ruhr's words ... Adrik listened.

If it were another person, if it was n’t Adrik who was sitting in front of Ruhr, but some other army big man like the old Duke of Minas, I was afraid that even if he was fat, he would never dare to do this. Kind of idea.

Assassination of Gislent to stop this covenant ... Although this seems to be possible, the ultimate core issue touches on a very delicate place:

The authority of imperial power!

Is a country of one person or a country of one country?

The will of His Majesty has always been the final decision of the Empire. So now ... when His Majesty's decision is not in line with the meaning of other power classes. Can the military really disobey the decision of the emperor?

Such an approach is tantamount to directly negating the thousands-year-old practice of "the supremacy of imperial power."

Directly contrary to the emperor's decision, such an approach, no matter how it is said, looks like a "treason".

If you change face to face with other military leaders, the fat man will definitely not come up with such an idea.

But just now, the man in front of him was Adrik!

Adrik! !!

Adrik, who believes in the parliamentary system of the Senate! A hawk-born, but politically inclined to sympathize with and even identify with the Senate system! A senior empire who agrees with the idea of ​​"restricting imperial power"!

As for Adrik's own political propositions, he himself does not have many beliefs about "the supremacy of imperial power."

So, despite this idea, it seems that there is not enough respect for the Her Majesty, the Emperor, and the Emperor's Power, and even some of it is not enough ...

However, for Adrik, it was not emotionally unacceptable.

Therefore, he was silent, thinking carefully about the possibility-if he replaced the old-fashioned imperial high-ranking like the old Duke of Minas. I was afraid that I would have drawn swords directly towards the fat man.

The wheels roll.

Adrik usually does not have the habit of riding a carriage. The temporarily drawn carriage is naturally not of superior quality. It is very bumpy when driving all the way.

The two imperial generals in the carriage were in a dead silence, only the sound of the rolling wheels and the heavy breathing of the two in the carriage!

Finally ... After a long time, Adrik took a deep breath and raised his head. The scar-faced general had a clear look. He gritted his teeth, almost a voice from his teeth:

"The candidate is not easy to handle."

Ruhr listened to Adrik's words, and his body, which had been tightened just now, was slightly relaxed. The fat man exhaled easily, gently wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and suddenly laughed: "I thought you would suddenly turn your face and scold me for rebellion, or greet the guards outside the car to tie me up immediately to the military Trial in court ... "

Adrik gave Ruhr a cold glance: "What to do! To do this, there must be a suitable candidate-Gislent will not be without guards, and he is a senior of Landis. General, the skill is definitely not bad! To be able to hurt him, not to kill him, and at the same time ... to get away safely ... "With this, Adrik's voice became more and more grim:" ... and In the event of any accident, whether it is a mission failure or an injured prisoner, you must have the determination to die. You must not reveal anything. You must find a trusted person. "

Ruhr listened, with a mocking smile on his face, and looked at Adrik: "Did you think about it for a long time, just thinking about such a question?"

"What?" Adrik was expressionless.

"Looking for the dead. It is indeed an important issue, but you need to think about more and more important things." The fat man raised a finger: "In the first place, it is your Adrik head!"

Adrik was silent.

The fat man's voice became more feminine against the creaking sound of the rhythmic wheels: "Things are not exposed, and it won't take long anyway, everyone will know what the truth is about this thing-although there is no one It will be silly, but everyone, you, me, including the Randy side, and Her Majesty the Emperor, will know who did this thing! The meaning of this thing was originally to show His Majesty's determination The determination to never compromise! Your Majesty will surely understand that the ambassador of this incident is you Adrik! You are now the number one in the military and the number one opponent who strongly opposes the compromise with the Landis. . Who else is your master? "

Adrik remained silent.

"... So, what you need to consider is your head! Indeed ... if this thing is done, I believe that 70% of the certainty can delay this covenant for some days and force His Majesty to face the military. Will. But! You, Adrik, have since become a nail in the eyes of your Majesty, a thorn in the flesh! No emperor will tolerate a senior general who dares to confront him with his extreme wrists! Especially you Also has the influence of the army! Once you do this thing, then Your Majesty the Emperor will treat you as an enemy! If the Empire can survive this difficult time, then the first thing His Majesty will do in the future is to use whatever means, but also Get rid of your rebellious military leader. "

Ruhr's expression gloomed down: "I know you very well, Adrik. You will never be the kind of power minister who threatens the emperor with power. I know your love for this country and the integrity and fairness in your heart. So ...... Once the emperor wants to liquidate this matter in the future, you will never be able to fight with the emperor ... No, you will not fight with him at all. No matter what crimes His Majesty will weave you in the future, or even how to deal with you, I ’m afraid You will be bound by your hands. So. Once you do this thing, then in the future, you will undoubtedly die! Our young emperor is not an open-minded person. I have been with him for half a year. I I know him very well. What about this young majesty? He can bear it, but his temperament is radical. Once he hates you deeply, he will find a way to kill you. So ... "

Adrik smiled suddenly, his smile was calm, but his voice was so cold that the evening breeze outside the car was so engraved.

"If it's a country, why should I adore it," Adrik said lightly, "this matter, so do it."

Ruhr looked at Adrik, and the fat man's eyes were dignified. After a while, Ruhr sighed softly: "Well ... you are not afraid of death, and I am not a coward. Ruth, you? I do n’t have to bother to find it. I ’ll do it. My old Ruhr ’s skill, you should be assured, haha! Hmm ... Gislent's guy should be good, but when we were at the military academy, we Just drinking and fighting together, I am confident that I can still solve him, hey! "

Adrik glanced at Ruhr, his eyes were a little excited, but then he shook his head: "You? I'm afraid you can't do this. We are trying to plant the warlords' party feathers, but your figure is only afraid of the high empire Anyone in here can recognize you from the back-unless you can lose a hundred pounds in two or three days. "

Ruhr hesitated and laughed twice: "I do n’t need it. I, a friend of three teachings and nine fluent friends, know better than you. I knew a magician friend, and asked him to cast a spell on me, and change my appearance in an hour or two. And body shape. It can still be done. "

Adrik then determined that Ruhr was serious. He frowned and looked at Ruhr: "... Fat, this is a dangerous thing, and you will die if you are not careful! And once you miss, you must not be caught. "

"Once I missed, I broke myself." Fatty said lightly: "I heard that a magician can formulate a potion, hide it in his teeth, bite and swallow it before death, and the body will melt into a pool of blood for a moment, even if It ’s dead, and you do n’t have to worry about revealing your identity—as for the outside world, just say that I died on the wall or I was wounded at home, and I died without serious injuries. ”

"... I'm not joking with you, fat man, really will die!" Adrik looked completely.

"dead……"

Ruhr's eye muscles picked up. He suddenly pulled the window of his car and looked out the window. The evening wind blew in, sweeping away the sweltering heat in the compartment.

The fat man stared at the sky without looking back, but murmured in a sullen voice: "You know, these days, I can't sleep well. When I close my eyes every day, I can see that night ... I see my brothers fighting one by one. Died in front of my eyes, and saw the scene of my lieutenant general, my banner officer, my officers leaping away. I remember one of my guard captains who had followed me for almost ten years and had not died for many years of battle He had already retired, but because of his loyalty to me, he stayed with me for an extended period of time. He also often joked with me that it is safest to stay with me because I am the best at protecting myself. But that day At night, he helped me to stop the rebel spears. Several spears picked him down immediately. I didn't even have time to pull him, and his body was picked into the chaos and trampled into flesh. Mud. That intensive horseshoe sound is ringing in my ears all night long ... "

The fat man's voice was slow, and he suddenly yanked the corners of his mouth, showing a weird smile, and then turned back.

His smile was reflected in Adrik's eyes.

"Are you dying? I don't care at all ... because I should have died that night with my brothers!"

Staring at Adrik, the fat man said with tears in his eyes.

...

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Surrounded by horseback guards, the carriage all the way out of the palace.

The Imperial City looks a lot more deserted than ever, and even the Imperial Forest Army standing outside the Imperial Palace is much less than in the past-most of the Imperial Forest Army is transferred to the city walls to participate in the city defense. Only a few hundred Imperial Forest troops are left in the Imperial Palace at this moment. It barely supported a shelf, and even many servants in the court issued weapons and armor to fill the Imperial Forest.

Adrik's carriage was unblocked and he was released all the way.

At such a moment, Adrik was the last spiritual pillar of Osgilia. Regardless of the emperor's original intention, he had become the emperor's biggest support. During this time, he often entered and reported the situation in the palace. The emperor also It has been ordered that Adrik can enter and leave the palace at will.

The carriage came all the way to the former majestic palace, and then there were dozens of generous steps.

In the past, the golden armored warriors standing on both sides have long disappeared.

Adrik and Ruhr got out of the car. They stood on the steps and looked around.

"Remember ... when you and I were honoured as generals ... as generals of a corps, all received the official awards and commendations from the Her Majesty here." Ruhr suddenly sighed.

Adrik bit his lip and didn't speak.

"Don't be so nervous. Your Majesty is only to see Gislent to meet and negotiate. To really sign the covenant, we have to wait for a day or two at the earliest. We still have time to do it." Ruhr tried to comfort Adrik.

Adrik nodded silently, and was about to enter with Ruhr, but suddenly heard the direction of the way before, a sound of rolling wheels came.

When I turned my head, I saw a beautiful and luxurious carriage slowly moving under a group of Royal Imperial Forest cavalry. Even the horses that pulled the carriage were pure white Royal Imperial horses, tall and majestic. extraordinary.

This is clearly the royal carriage of the royal family, but in that compartment, an open window was cast, and the two saw the one with a beard and a beard Gislent!

Gislent's bright uniform, badges, and straps were actually a full set of the highest etiquette, looking radiant and energetic.

Ruhr immediately pulled Adrik: "Ha! Your Majesty sent his carriage and guard of honor to meet Gislent, and he will have a big deal."

Now that they had met, the two simply stopped and stood on the steps, waiting for Gislent's arrival.

"Suddenly I remembered the words he saw at Gislent this time."

Ruhr looked at Adrik: "What?"

Adrik looked cold: "At that time, we were standing on the top of the arrow tower in the harbour area and looking at our seawall, Gislent said to me, 'You have a very beautiful harbour.' , Well, that's what he said at the time. "

Ruhr looked, staring at the distant carriage, and said leisurely: "Well, I remember hearing this sentence, but the original sentence was not what he said, and it seemed to be missing a few words. . "

The two generals glanced at each other and frowned at the same time.

...

About forty years ago, when Emperor Cantos had just taken the throne, the state of the empire was still intact. Although the interior was rotten, at least it kept a glorious shelf of the great empire. The new emperor of the Byzantine Empire was crowned, and Landis sent envoys to congratulate him, but the congratulatory mission was more important than ever!

The visitor was the then Deputy Secretary of the Navy of the Landis Kingdom, and Admiral Greene, who has the status of the "Soul" of the Landis navy ~ lightnovelpub.net ~ At that time, the Landis who was over 60 When the admiral disembarked and set foot on the shore, he once asked to climb the tower to see the view of the harbour. This request was accepted by the imperial etiquette officer who was responsible for receiving the messenger.

The Admiral of the Landis Kingdom was at the top of the watchtower. After carefully watching the whole picture of the harbour area of ​​Oscilia, he did not know whether it was sent out or intentionally, whispered. Speaking a word-or talking to himself, but the sound was not low enough, the empire etiquette and diplomats present were heard!

"You have a beautiful harbour. Unfortunately, such a beautiful harbour should belong to a maritime power."

This sentence almost triggered a serious diplomatic friction that year.

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The night at this moment is obviously summer, but the warm evening breeze blows on both of them, but it seems to be with a hint of chill!

As if remembering this past at the same time, the eyes of the two empire generals were a little cold!