Power and Empire Chapter 1617: Northwest! (2)
" Your lord, I am a nobleman from Russender! Hu Keqili stepped on the gravel on the ground and walked over. By his side, several murderous guards escorted the one who was a little timid. The frightened middle-aged aristocrat came over
"I just want to find a safe place to rest. I'm not a bad guy. I can pay for it!" The middle-aged nobleman was obviously already a little frightened, and he explained to the guard behind him. , The guards don’t care about him, just lift him from the ground and fall heavily to the ground,
"Don't hurt me, I'm really malicious!"
The middle-aged nobleman lay down on the ground begging for mercy. The grass covered with the ground covered his pale face. He wore the habitually woven and alternately buttoned-up clothing of the nobles, and the sleeves were embroidered with the golden patterns of the nobles. On the side, a long yellow curly hat rolled to the side
"Sendren?"
The fat man who saw this scene frowned slightly. Although he had never been to Ruosende, with the rise of commerce on the northwest coast, other northwestern merchants and nobles often appeared on the northwest coast. Among them, Germany Nya and Rusende have the most regions. Compared with Denia’s usual rigor and unspoken laughter, they are completely different from the Rusends who border them. The Rusendes are generally more talkative and like to make loud noises in pubs. Yelling, often calling himself a native of the Northwest.
"Yes, this adult is right, I am a slander!
Send noble heard the fat man’s voice and nodded quickly. He didn’t expect that the adults in this group of fierce guys turned out to be a young man with a rather mediocre appearance. In addition to being overjoyed, he quickly took it out of his arms. A certificate proving my identity, raised with my hand, "This is a certificate that the Principality of Rusende gave me to cross the border, and there is a signature of your country on it, which can prove that I am not telling lies."
Fatty doesn’t care about the proof. He walked over from the opposite side, squatted down without body, and with the stick in his hand that picked up the fire, he raised the face of the nobleman and looked at it. Under the light of the campfire, The hair of the young nobility is the signature permed head of the northwest nobility, like a watermelon peel on the head. Although it was thrown to the ground in a awkward manner, the hair still didn’t know anything,
" has obviously been sorted out with egg whites. In this era, except for aristocrats with stupid people and a lot of money, ordinary people would not be willing to spend such unjustified money. "The fat man grinned slightly, it's boring, he is really a nobleman, fat man Gave a gesture to the guard
"Help him up!"
Hearing the order of His Majesty Falcon, two sturdy guards pulled up from the ground the middle-aged nobleman who looked like a dead dog.
"I'm sorry, I hope I didn't hurt you! I'm on the road at night, and always be cautious." The fat man gave the middle-aged man a gesture of please sit down,
"It's okay, I can understand it late at night!" The middle-aged aristocrat moved his limbs hurt by the fall, and smiled bitterly at the fat man, "My name is Angelio, the attendant of the Marquis of Sperry, the lord of the County of Debina. This time I was escorting my wife and Sister Xiaoming to Xinhai City. The road was blocked and I had to stop. There are so many places to camp. The other places are already crowded. Only here is some open space. I really am. I don’t know if this is an adult’s camp!"
"Madam and Sister Xiao冇? You mean that carriage. No...
. . . . "The fat man pointed with a stick to the carriage that the middle-aged nobleman came down just now
"Adults can rest assured, if it is inconvenient, they can rest in the carriage." Angelio nodded by default, and subconsciously glanced at the murderous guards not far away. They were all ten meters away and suddenly lowered. Said the voice
"This lord, if it were me. I would never choose such a soldier as a guard"
"Oh. Why?" The fat man was taken aback by surprise
"With all due respect, I can feel it, most of them have killed people, have blood on their hands, and they are not one or two of them!" Angelio said with a serious face. If I almost made the fat man faint with laughter,
Fatty wanted to say that these guys did kill people, they didn't kill people, what would they do with them! This Rusender is really like the legend. He is not an ordinary outgoing personality. He even said bad things about his subordinates in front of him, or he is too good-natured.
Angelio saw the fat man’s slightly twitching eyebrows, an expression of wanting to laugh, and because the young man in front of him was the first brother who led the caravan for the first time, he hurriedly said "I know this The reason sounds a bit funny, but it is definitely something worth noting. Recently, there have been several incidents of soldiers coveting goods and killing employers halfway in Ruosende. Among those killed, there was also me. The person I know, Mr. Aideli, the financial officer of Binah County. He hired a team of mercenaries to **** the tax for this quarter to the capital ten days ago. As a result, no one saw him again after he left the county until March 3. A few days ago, someone found his corpse cut into six sections in Anli Forest, twenty miles outside the capital city. Taxes and mercenaries were gone!
Angelio's voice stopped, and his face was a little dim. "It is precisely because of this incident that the capital suspects that the Lord Marquis of Sperry, the guardian of the county, is guarding and stealing. In fact, the tax itself is not important, but this matter The time of appearance was too wrong. His Royal Highness Locke, the heir of the Principality, had just returned from Kyoto. The county guard deliberately levied a third of the tax and sent it to please the future duke, "Come back from Imperial Kyoto? "
The corners of the fat man’s smiling mouth solidified, and there was a cold light in his eyes. Ten days ago, it was a coincidence.
"The mother of His Royal Highness Locke’s mother is Rila, a wealthy family from Kyoto. Since the age of six, His Royal Highness Locke has followed her.
Mother arrived in Kyoto," Angelio said in a deep voice, "Everyone knows that Lord Duke suffered from a typhoid fever in April, and his body is getting worse and worse. At this time, his Royal Highness Locke was called back from Kyoto University. In arranging the future of the Principality, only such an incident occurred in Bina County, which is undoubtedly a kind of humiliation to Master Locke. The adults are afraid of accidents, so they arrange both the wife and the woman to Xinhai City on the northwest coast. If the northwest There is also a place where Rusender has scruples, that is, only the northwest coast."
"What an unexpected gain!" The fat man picked up the fire with a wooden stick. The Imperial Conference in Gaul Kyoto was held ten days ago. At the meeting, the Emperor Gaul’s decision to establish the Northwest General Although the candidate has not yet been announced, it is clear that someone will intervene in the heart of Northwest China.
Fatty once thought that if the Gauls want to intervene in Northwest affairs in the name of the Northwest General, they must have a strong foothold,
Since the initial agreement, the Northwest has formed a clear division of the North and the South. In the north, the northwest coast is headed, and in the southwest, Denia and Rosende are the heads. I still believe that the future control of the northwest The core lies in Denia and Ruosende. Gaul may not fail to see this.
The Duke of Denia has a strong body, a strong body, a rigorous style, a simple and regular life, and a powerful army of 100,000 under his command. The relationship with the northwest coast is fairly good, especially the new sea city on the northwest coast. Later, Denia and the northwest coast became more closely linked, and it seemed that a community of interests had been formed.
is different from Rusender. Russender is a veteran power in the northwest region. It has always been the boss of the south. Facing the weak Julius family, Russender was the first to raise the flag of rebellion. Although the Duke of Sende is a 60-year-old old man, he is still ambitious. Because he is in the interior, the Duke of Sende is more dependent on the Gaul Empire in terms of power.
"It seems that the other party's layout has already been expanded, but I don't know it at all!"
The fat man clenched his fingers into a fist and took a deep breath. It seems that the old duke of Sande had finally chosen a path of no return. It is conceivable that if it were not for the unexpected rise of Denia and the northwest coast Strong suppression. This old man who wants to be the lord of the Northwest all his life may have launched a war on the control of the Northwest. Now there is the backing of the capital of Beijing. Under the combination of the two aspects, if you want to choose a cut that can enter the Northwest , Rusend is undoubtedly taking advantage of the time and place, no wonder Rusend's army is mobilized more and more frequently on the border.
The sky was bright, and the carriage on the road was finally dragged. The road was smooth, and a large number of caravans turned their wheels and continued to head towards Xinhai City.
The sun shines on the ground from the gap between the leaves above his head, and the breeze blows his face. The fat man takes his red wind from Hu Keqili, and the guards arrange their own equipment, as a pair of black closes approaches. On the upper body of the guard's armor, the murderous aura on the guard's body spreads more and more,
Angelio, who was lying next to the fire not far away for a night, realized that he was actually spending the night with a group of soldiers. He looked at all this dumbfounded and hesitated for a while before he felt a little embarrassed. Come over, touch his head and say to the fat man
"I'm sorry, I don't know you are members of the army, this lord, I hope you don't take it to heart last night!" Angelio looked a little scared
"What about last night? Haha, I don't remember!"
The fat man smiled disapprovingly, and turned on his horse. The news from this sende was much more interesting than his joke. It may be regarded as God’s favor for him, otherwise, from Gaul Kyoto’s move really caught people off guard
"In that case, I don't know if this adult can let us go all the way!" There was a trace of worry on Angelio's face, and he looked in the direction of the carriage. There were two vague figures from the costumes. Look, it should be a middle-aged lady and a young girl
"Of course, it’s only half a day’s journey from here to Xinhai City anyway! I’m not in a hurry."
Fatty agrees with pleasure. In fact, he can see that this servant named Angelio is obviously hiding something,
If he is only suspected and hurriedly send his wife and daughter to other countries, it is estimated that the county guard is either delusional or timid and frightened.
And this attendant named Angelio actually saw from the beginning that he was a member of the army, deliberately leaning over to camp together, deliberately asking to go on the road together, all his actions were to cover up one thing, that Inside the carriage that is not willing to get down and rest all night, there are secrets that people don’t want to be discovered
The carriage followed closely behind the cavalry guards, and many caravans passing by were all curiously looking at this strange combination, secretly guessing that there must be someone in this carriage escorted by the army. , The guard cavalry is in front, the carriage is in the back
" Angelio, do we have to be with these people? I always feel shocked when I see these soldiers. "The middle-aged lady in the carriage looked ugly and poked out half of her face, with a hint of discomfort on her face. The golden curly hair is exquisite in appearance and slightly blessed, but it does not affect its beauty. On the contrary, it shows a bit of grace.
"Madam, with them there, at least we can not worry about those who follow us!"
Angelio rode on a black horse, leaned over and whispered
" As far as I know, the army on the northwest coast is very high in status, and in some cases, it can even be killed directly
People who offend them, unless those people ate the bear heart and leopard and ran out to stop them, otherwise, they can only watch us enter Xinhai City safely, as long as they board the ship that leads to the other side of the sea on the pier. The most outstanding hunting team will have nothing to do with His Royal Highness! Otherwise, all the sacrifices made by Lord Duke to stay alone as bait will be wasted"
" Yes, those who followed H. Locke from Kyoto are too vicious. They controlled Lord Duke, and even his Highness had to kill him. I didn’t expect that H.H. Locke was so mad that he wanted to kill his father and younger brother. To the point! "The middle-aged lady whispered with a pale face when she remembered the situation that day.
Angelio glanced into the carriage. A girl in a bright yellow dress was lying on the table in the carriage. She seemed too tired and had fallen asleep deeply, but she was only seven or eight years old. , If it weren’t for two people to call your Royal Highness, who would have thought that this was a boy,
" is a half-brother of the same father. Although this is cruel, it’s not uncommon that the hunting team is not too tight to follow. We don’t need to make your Royal Highness female pretend to be a man! Although he was born a prominent, but now except for my servant and You poor man, there is no one left.'Angelio smiled and shook his head." Entering Xinhai City, we proceeded according to the plan. The Lord Duke has already arranged it, and at least we can ensure that His Royal Highness will reach the other side of the sea alive! "
"Where are you? Are you going with us?" The middle-aged lady looked at him eagerly, with a little vibrato in her voice
"I can't go, you know, these people have smart noses. I will do my duty as a servant to lead them around the city!" Angelio looked calm, as if he had already expected it, "until they found out that they were fooled. , And cut my throat."
"You just don't want to live like this? Still remember it back then..." The sad eyes of the middle-aged lady were like a cloud of clear water
"Why do you want to live? There is always a reason to live!" Angelio turned away, avoiding the gaze of the middle-aged lady, looking at the distance with a vague look, and a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes
"I don’t remember what happened back then. You know, my family was secretly executed by those people the night they escaped. My wife and three-year-old son were in the sky fire. Sinochem became ashes,
"My only hope now is to watch you take your Highness away from this place of right and wrong.
Actually, I should feel fortunate that if the marriage contract of the year is still there, the people who died three days ago are you and our son. Now, at least we still have the memory of being alone together for three days, dead! It’s better than living in endless thoughts in my next life"
"Angelio..."The middle-aged lady finally chose to be silent. The past was like a smoke, and she couldn't bear to look back. If the fat man saw this scene, he would remember that the dark thorn sent him about the Duke of Rosender. There is one in the report,
Lockstede, the youngest son of the Duke of Ruosende, because the first wife held the status of a wealthy family in Kyoto, she could not afford to stay in this remote area of the northwest. 21 years ago, she took her son to In Kyoto, he put on a posture of old and dead. The Duke of Russend was ashamed of death and focused on the hegemony of the Northwest. Until the age of fifty-four, an aristocratic maid gave birth to his second son. On the day of birth, the Duke of Ruosend declared that this son is the heir of the Duchy of Ruosend.
seems to be in the dark, the wheel of fortune in the northwest begins to spin faster,
Fatty deliberately slowed down on the sixth downhill in front. He has already noticed that behind the slowly moving horse team, a team of more than a dozen people is also following and slowing down at the same time. The team member appeared one hour ago
The leader of the team is a grim-faced young man wearing a white mail armor with delicate patterns and a white cloak behind him. The horses under the crotch are obviously more expensive than the horses used by ordinary caravans. Follow him The dozen or so people behind them, either carrying long swords or curved bows wrapped in animal skins~IndoMTL.com~ Their eyes have never left the carriage in front of them. This kind of look has been seen by a fat man, that is a murderer. Moonlight
"It seems that this is the real secret!"
The fat man made a ready gesture to Hu Keqili, Hu Keqili heartily nodded him, fifty guard cavalry divided into two teams, separated from the queue, horses hoof lifted the fresh mud on the ground , Speed up like a wind and go forward
is Xinhai City in front of , and a section of the road in front is through a forest area, unless the other party does not do it, if it does, it must be a forest!
" My lord, let’s do it, there is still the scope of Xinhai City! "Behind, a burly man came up on horseback and said in the ear of the young man, "That’s a densely populated area, as long as When the other party gets on the boat, we will no longer have a chance to do it."
"Zia, are you crazy? The soldiers are in front of you. If you attack, do you know the consequences! We will be chopped to pieces!"
A young woman with a black hood next to the young man said, a enchanting yellow skirt, a saddle with a purple flower letter mark in full bloom, and hanging on it is a bend called a work of art. The bow, that curvy shape of the bow handle is as attractive as her graceful figure,
"No hurry, the first mile is the forest!" The young man who took the lead said coldly (to be continued) [This text is provided by Qihang Update Team@冰山berg123] If you like this work, You are welcome to vote for recommended votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. )