Power and Empire Chapter 2565: The past is like dust (2)
Getting down from the carriage, the fat man straightened his collar and looked up at the white marble-decorated building not far away. Lias, three big golden letters flashing on the top of the auction house, one was obviously the auction house manager The fat man bent down in front of the fat man, and Lidastorf, who was following the fat man, took out a VIP card from his arms and handed it over. Chan gave a moment, his face became more respectful, he quickly stepped aside, and even lowered his gaze consciously, until he saw the figure of the fat man disappearing in the distance, the attendant took a breath, as if being crushed by a heavy stone. Just as liberated.
Not far away, a gloomy middle-aged man is walking over with a few guards. He is wearing a black patterned gown with two golden leaves on the cuffs. There is a scar under the corner of his left eye. Look It looks a bit hideous, just to see all the scene in my eyes,
The sky has turned dark. In order to take into account the privacy of each guest, the light on Changping outside the auction site is generally not very bright. The middle-aged people have always been paying attention to the people on the luxury carriages. This auction will Among the lots on the list is one thing that is enough to inspire the entire Imperial Capital. It is also the most valuable lot that the entire auction site has obtained from the military in more than half a year. This morning, the Ministry of Military Affairs personally sent a squadron of soldiers. Coming over, we can see the importance attached to this lot
" Captain Anji, let people go in without authorization. If something goes wrong, who will be responsible? Especially tonight, there is such an expensive lot! "The middle-aged man didn’t expect it, and suddenly saw that he had never dealt with him. Another person in charge of the auction house, An Ji, came out from inside, and accidentally saw the scene of the fat man entering. This scene made the middle-aged man’s mouth slightly upward, and his heart was even more happy to laugh. Military affairs The Ministry personally requested that you, An Ji, dare to do this. Even if you An Ji has a solid military background, even the head of the auction house has to be polite to you. But on an occasion like tonight, I don’t know it without authorization. The bottom-line people go in, as long as you report it yourself, Anji will get out. This auction house will be in contact with the military, and I will be Oro in the future.
" Get out of the way, before I get angry, otherwise I will let you get you!" Angie grunted disdainfully, completely ignoring Oro. He only received the order from above. Those who are waiting here, although I don’t know who is coming down, but who can get the golden VIP stickers issued by the military are ordinary people. Such posts are usually given to important people in the imperial military, golden VIPs. The room corresponding to the post must be a vacant compartment even if there is no one all year round. There is only one such compartment in every auction house. It is not necessarily the most luxurious, but it is definitely the best protection for guests’ privacy. And it can have a clear view of the entire auction house, with a great line of sight, avoiding any assassinations,
There are not many people who know that there are golden VIP rooms. Most people outside only know that the highest level of the auction house is a diamond-level VIP post sprinkled with pearl powder. The corresponding nature is that the decoration and setting of the auction house are the most luxurious There are only twenty rooms in the whole auction house. Each post is a symbol of body and wealth. I don’t know who came up with the idea. I came here in Anji, that’s the real pitfall. The place to be taken advantage of is the more luxurious decoration. In fact, the location is not as good as the golden VIP room. Although it is on the top floor and is condescending, in fact, the twenty rooms share the same corridor. There is no way to have a separate room from the golden VIP room. Compared to the corridor,
The real big people are never those who hold diamond posts. The military requires people to participate in the auction, but also for the existence of this factor. A golden VIP post is enough to crush the diamonds of the entire auction house. In the morning, the Military Affairs Department urgently sent a squadron to guard the auction house. In fact, it was because of this "Oro is just an ordinary auction house manager, how can I know this!
"After tonight, when you cry!"
Oro looked at Anji’s back, his face was blue and his teeth were crumpled, but there was no way to get Anji. You know, in the empire, as long as it is a regular auction site, there must be people from the empire military. Joining the management, the personnel stationed in this auction site is Anji. It is said that he was once a squadron captain in the imperial army. He was placed here because of his injuries. It is a feature of the empire that the army opens the auction house by itself.
The empire expanded its territories, slaughtered cities and destroyed the country, plundered countless, and lay down most of the Europa continent. The spoils gained were accumulated like a mountain. These spoils had to be turned into money, military expenses, and soldiers’ compensation. We need a reasonable channel for the sale of stolen goods. Instead of allowing those treacherous merchants to make huge profits, it is better to let the military directly dominate the auction floor
This kind of auction house with a strong military background is definitely the most enthusiastic businessmen of all kinds.
Because no one knows what precious lots will appear in this kind of military auction. Even the rumored crown of the king’s gems, three or four of them were sold at auctions in the Imperial Palace within a year. , The loot piled up like a mountain, the royal family and the great nobles have the most items. It turns out that the owner is different, and the price is also different. In other places outside the empire, the imperial military opened an auction field, and it was also regarded as A manifestation of the empire’s brutal and predatory nature. The empire does not care so much. As long as it is sold through the auction house, no matter who the previous victim is, it is considered whitewashed in the empire law. The new owner has completely legal Disposal rights, so many times, not only people from the empire, but also people from other kingdoms appear at auction sites
"Master Oro"
Just when Oro was annoyed, one of his subordinates suddenly gave him a wink, and saw that two decorated carriages, which were not gorgeous, but very delicate, drove into the area of the auction house. The first one The carriage is drawn by two white horses with straight backs, and the horseshoes and horse manes are trimmed like flying flags. They are walking in a very elegant style. The carriage behind is made of two brown-red steeds. The red horsemane looked like a flame at night. The surrounding air suddenly stopped a bit because of the arrival of the two carriages. Oro quickly changed to a flattering face, and the others got off the carriage nearby. People at, also more or less stopped,
I saw a cold-looking middle-aged man getting off the carriage, and Oro personally walked forward, saluting "Lord Loria" in a respectful manner.
"That thing really arrived at the auction site?" The middle-aged man looked at Oro with a slightly cold look. Although the auction site is a military background, Oro has nothing to do with the military, but the military hires to run the auction. It’s just a person in charge of the field work. To Oro, he is really not polite, and when he heard that the thing was stolen and sent to the auction house, he was about to explode.
"Yes, the thing has been confirmed, it's just the person who gave it..." Oro said with an awkward expression
"So, that mean guy actually sent things to the auction house?" With a cold voice, the carriage door at the back also opened at this time, and a beautiful woman came down from above, dressed in leather. The two long legs of the boots fell on the ground, followed by a slender waist. She was wearing a knight's black tight-fitting uniform. The woman has long eyebrows on her face and big eyes, but she squinted slightly, as if she was not awake. The red hair is scattered all around, the red hair is matched with the red uniform, and the eyes are full of fiery red. People can feel the hotness and rebelliousness from a distance, and the face is even more intense. Incomparably cold and arrogant, as the woman got out of the car, a low voice of discussion sounded all around, and it seemed that this woman was also a celebrity in the Imperial Palace
"It is true"
Oro's originally flattering face turned a little pale, he didn't expect this woman to come, secretly regretting it, he knew it would be like this, he shouldn't have run so fast
This woman is called Tie Hongluo and belongs to the famous Gaul Tielan family. The Tielan family was originally a great noble of the Gaul Empire and Kyoto, but at the end of the Gaul Empire, Tielan rebelled against Gaul and made the imperial invasion of Gaul Kyoto. As a result, the empire destroyed the Gaul Society and was well preserved. Although Tielan was transferred from a military post to a government affair, after all, she had settled down in the capital of the Falcon Empire and became an official of the empire. Although it is not as good as before, the Tielan family has been operating in Gaul for a hundred years, and the industry and connections owned in Gaul have allowed it to rise quickly in the Imperial Capital. This Tie Hongluo is Tielan’s younger sister, because of his beautiful appearance. , Coupled with Tielan’s spare no effort to promote everywhere, has also become one of the five beauties of the Imperial Palace
Although it is nothing to face the real giants, it can be regarded as the big tree of the Loria family. With the support of the Loria family, Tie Hongluo secretly controls a certain amount of power and specifically suppresses Those who oppose the Loria family, because of their cruel heart and red hair, are called "red-haired witches" by the underground world of the Imperial Capital.
" Since it’s really at the auction site, then take the things out. "Tie Hongluo will naturally not see a small character like Oro in his eyes. The Loria family is in, a small auction. What is the field, that woman’s things must be obtained
" This... something that has already entered the auction room, I am afraid it is..." Oro looked ugly. Of course he didn't have the guts to face Loria, one of the twelve deacons of the Commercial League, but auctioned The field was owned by the military, so he could only say, "The thing is already on the list of auctions, there is no other way except to buy it, and tonight, the military also sent additional personnel." Oro gave a wink at the front. Loria looked in the direction, frowned, and she saw that it was not the servants in the ordinary day standing at the door, but a whole group of imperial soldiers wearing armor and holding weapons. The sharp imperial weapons flashed in the night. With cold light, all those who peep into the auction house will be unconsciously panicked,
"What's the matter?"
Loria asked with a heavy face. The changes in front of him made him feel a bit of heart palpitations, although he knew that his sister had a certain relationship with the original imperial military, and even later, how much he lived to get from the military. Help, but who is in the military has always been a mystery
Until two years ago, the regional plague broke out. The Loria family mainly engaged in cloths. A large number of cloths that went out of the plague area were all detained by the military. I had to ask my sister who was already seriously ill and could not get up for help. In the middle, there was an accident and the candlestick was knocked down. The fire quickly ignited the entire room. The sister was engulfed by the fire. In order to conceal the fact that the person was burned to death, she can only claim that she died because of the plague and hastily searched for a remote place to bury
This is supposed to be the case, but who would have thought that the heart of the Moon God, which has always been regarded as a treasure by my sister, was suddenly stolen by a maid, along with many relics burned by the fire that day. When I arrived at the auction site, most of the traces of the fire were removed. Only the black shining stone ring that had been worn on my sister's hand was cracked in the fire, and the crack was charred and black. It really fell in the eyes of the interested person. As long as Loria thinks about this, she feels frightened and sleepless at night. The business alliance is completely inadequate when it comes to the military. She was able to become a high-level figure in the military at the time of Rivadin. Not a little finger is enough to turn the entire Loria family into flying ash!
"Didn’t you pay attention to the auction list?" Oro was slightly surprised, pretending to be mysterious and handed over a list of auctions.
"It turned out to be..." Loria took it with a sullen anger, glanced over, her face showing unconcealable surprise, Tie Hongluo next to him looked at it curiously, and suddenly she took a chan. His eyes were shining, like a wild beast saw a table full of food, no wonder, no wonder that even the imperial military must send soldiers to protect it, even in the imperial heart of the Imperial Capital, this thing is really too hot, iron Hong Luo looked at Loria fiercely, gritted his teeth and said "I want it"
"Your lord is right, it is the crown of the Emperor of Gaul, a real crown of the Emperor, not the crowns of the kings sold before! Although Gaul is dead, it is also an empire's crown after all! "Auro also seemed to be surprised at this, and some self-intoxicated said. "Being able to auction an emperor's crown is the highest honor for any auction house, not to mention that he once dominated the northern part of Obaro for more than two hundred. In the Gaul Empire in 1970, the news that the military released the crown of Gaul was explosive for the entire Imperial Capital. The merchants of the entire Imperial Capital were crazy and avoiding suspicion. On the contrary, neither the military nor the Imperial Capital officials came, not them. I don’t want to, but I don’t dare to buy a crown of the Emperor of Gaul and go back. Isn’t it a death by myself! Even so, some people predict that this crown of the Emperor of Gaul will also set the highest record in the empire’s auction, especially legendary. Nobles and merchants from the Gaul region joined forces to buy this crown. The basic asking price is at least more than 5 million."
"What, the base is five million!"
Hearing this number, even Loria secretly smacked his tongue, five million, even the wealth of the entire Loria family, and the iron Hongluo next to him seemed to have been splashed with cold water. , Her rosy and seductive lips were slightly opened in surprise, and her eyes were full of sadness. This thing will definitely not fall into her hands. No matter how Loria spoils her, it is impossible to spend so much money, and it is only a price. In the end, the price may even rise to 10 million yuan!
" Just buy the things back, just take a look at the others!" Loria took a deep breath, as expected to be a merchant, and immediately gave up unrealistic fantasy and put it directly In terms of the goal, he asked about the low prices of Oro's things. Oro hesitated and said with a smile, "The adults are worried, the other party is sold together, otherwise they won't be able to enter the auction house at all, and the others are worthless. That's it. A tear of the Moon God has some value, but it is only three to four hundred thousand at most"
was seated in a special VIP room with steel plates on the walls. The fat man tapped his fingers on the table. Lidastorv stood respectfully behind him. The auction list has been seen. The Ministry of Military Affairs auctioned the Emperor Gaul’s The crown has been planned for almost a month, and it cannot be changed, so I had no choice but to bump into each other and sell the crown of the Emperor of Gaul. It was originally meant to be a fat man. It was not because the empire lacked money, but because after the settlement of the Gaul region, Those Gaul nobles and some old forces still show certain strength and financial resources
Rather than let these people recover slowly and threaten the rule of the empire, it’s better to come to the bottom of the pan and draw a salary
These guys who claim to be the backbone of Gaul~ IndoMTL.com~ all say that they are Orthodox Gaul. After learning that the empire is going to auction the crown of the Emperor of Gaul, it really came all at once and brought them. The money gathered with all his strength wanted to buy back the crown of the Emperor of Gaul. The fat man didn’t value such a dead thing as the Emperor’s crown. At the beginning, Gaul had a million soldiers, but the empire said it swept it away, but now he still cares about one. The so-called crown?
The main purpose is to squeeze out all the money of these Gauls. Without money, the fat man would not believe that these trash fish and shrimps of the Gaul Empire can turn up a few small splashes! I just saw the heart of the moon **** and the ring of black shining stone on the lot list, and I couldn’t help feeling a bit of inexplicable trauma. If anyone participating in the auction tonight knows that in addition to the crown of the emperor Gaul, there is also a representative of the emperor Falcon. Heraldic ring, I don’t know if it will go crazy on the spot!
Outside the auction house, as the shooting time approached, there were not many people walking around. At this moment, an ordinary carriage drove from a distance. After stopping at the door, one was wearing a palace dress. The woman got down from the carriage, her eyes were deep and complicated, and she glanced at the auction house in front of her,
her pale face was illuminated by the dimly yellow street lamp, which seemed to have become so because of her glamour. She had a straight waist, a straight nose, and a proud figure, standing quietly under the sky of the Falcon Emperor. .
She stared at the auction room in the distance, thinking that the young emperor’s crown was actually placed in the auction. Her white fingers were tightly clasped together, and she stepped towards the auction room, muttering to herself in a low voice. "Tonight, I will take you home!" [To be continued] [This text is provided by Qihang Update Group Mengbing@是 Cookies]