Kingdom’s Bloodline Chapter 239: The big fish eat the small fish (Part 1)
"Very well, let's talk about it, and things will be much easier."
Behind the desk, Thales applauded lightly:
"Miss Karabyan, let's talk about a business."
Kasha and Qina looked at each other, and hummed in disdain behind the black folding fan:
"You want us to stop here?"
"Give up the confrontation and help you tame the Emerald City?"
"So that you can depose Master Zhan En?"
"A decent coup to seize power?"
The demon twins waved their folding fans back and forth, with a cruel look on their faces:
"Cut the iris into eight pieces."
"Knead Kongming Palace flat and round."
"The wealth of the south bank belongs to the imperial funds."
"The emerald is prosperous and the clouds are gone?"
"One sentence per person, finish what I want to say," Thales opened his arms and smiled softly, "That's what I like about you."
The two sisters sneered together, shook their hands, and flipped the black fan again!
The more obscure and obscene dialect is depicted on the fan:
[Lean back against the wood and lean on the lazy sleep. 】
[Ji Beng Jia Jia Jia Ji Mai. 】
Put two fans together, and form a short sentence adjacent to each other:
【Yaoshou Nanzi】
Thales looked at it for a long time but didn't understand.
"What does this mean?"
KaSa is all smiles:
"Dialect. It means that your Highness speaks really well."
Qina's eyes sparkle:
"We are simply flattered."
"Oh, thank you," Thales couldn't help frowning, but he didn't want to go into it, "Then what's your answer?"
"Impossible." Kai'Sa refused.
"It's unrealistic." Qina sneered.
Thales raised his eyebrows.
"You know, we spent so much hard work and little money..." Kaisha narrowed her eyes.
"Just to dismantle this pile of building blocks called Emerald City, which is crumbling..." Qina focused on picking her nails.
"Now we want to put it back together completely?"
"How many shadows and holes, regrets and disappointments should we leave in our hearts?"
Thales sighed and leaned back in the chair.
"I haven't had time to report to the Fuxing Palace about the fact that you acted in the middle and disrupted the Emerald City," he said in a deep voice. "You must know that your brother is in the capital, and he has been suspended for self-reflection because of breaking the law."
The expressions of the two sisters did not change as Thales expected, but their eyes were slightly cold.
"Oh, thanks to you!"
"The most filial prince in the world!"
Thales raised his eyes:
"Then let me ask again: what is your answer?"
The twins looked at each other firmly:
"No!"
Thales frowned.
"You can go to His Majesty to file a complaint!"
"And tell us the result?"
"It's better to leave a whole body for the stupid brother!"
"At least the kind that can be sewn with thread!"
Tales couldn't help frowning in front of the two girls who were smiling brighter.
"You guys, are you really Cohen's sister, biological sister?"
The two girls exchanged glances, covered their mouths and smiled:
"Of course it is!"
"Just in front of the family..."
Kasha closed her smile and her tone became cold:
"Individuals don't matter at all."
Qina snorted coldly:
"Even if it is the heir of the family."
"Besides, Karabyan is willing to let the heir stay in the capital, under the eyes of the Fuxing Palace, doesn't that explain the problem?"
"It's like you are staying in Dragon Clouds."
Whether it was the content of the last sentence or the cruel meaning in the words, Thales' mood sank.
"It seems that I guessed wrong before."
Thales came back to his senses and let out a long sigh:
"You didn't come to Emerald City to wipe your **** for Cohen breaking into the palace."
He looked seriously at the two girls whose smiles were getting colder.
"What you, or the Karabyan family really care about, is the political game between Fuxing Palace and Kongming Palace, Yongxing City and Emerald City, which is related to the future of the kingdom."
Kasha and Qina did not speak.
Thales continued:
"What the Karabyan family is really worried about is: If you don't come this time, if you don't participate in this coup d'état that sweeps across the South Bank and affects the pattern of the stars, then no matter what the result is, the twin towers and long swords in the South Bank may not be able to move an inch in the future. .”
Thales said disdainfully:
"Korn Karabyan is at best an addition to this goal, right?"
The two sisters sneered.
"He is Tiantou..."
"You are not."
Thales' expression changed:
"What do you mean?"
The two Miss Karabyan exchanged glances.
"This is the end of the matter, Xiao Taitai, Emerald City is out of control, going from bad to worse, one chain after another."
"But you are determined to go your own way. You want to go against all opinions and convict Zhan En, so as to replace the Duke."
"Things can only get worse and worse."
"More irreversible."
"It's not just the ugly Xilai who is dissatisfied with you, and it's definitely not just Karabiyan who is secretly working hard."
"There will be people from all walks of life who will resist you, at least you will be disgusted by the positive and the negative."
"The situation is getting worse, and those who support you will inevitably start to question it."
"More people fled."
"At least it seems to be in harmony."
"And there's nothing you can do about it."
"I can only sit and watch the prosperity and silence."
"The people's livelihood is dying."
"Let alone take the South Bank, fill the treasury, and win back His Majesty's trust."
"Expand the royal power, increase the prestige, and lay a solid foundation for your throne?"
Thales was silent, frowning more and more as he listened.
Kasha and Qina both smiled and changed their tone:
"But now, instead of thinking of a perfect solution, you are grabbing at the details and trying to shirk responsibility?"
"Blame all the faults of my ineffective governance on the lower-level vassals?"
"Even to sue the imperial court, take our stupid brother, and threaten others' weakness?"
"If you lose a fight, you go to your parents? If you can't fight, you go to your parents?"
Sister Karabyan sneered:
"It doesn't matter whether our brother dies or not..."
"It's no big deal for Karabyan to suffer..."
"But this will destroy His Majesty Kessel's little trust in you."
"Let the entire kingdom know that their heirs to the throne are weak and incompetent, so they are not worthy."
"He is a little dandy who shirks responsibility, bullies the weak and fears the hard, and is useless without the Fuxing Palace and nepotism."
"He's still a self-willed little waste who can turn a rich town into ruins by scraping the ground three feet away."
The sweet and gentle voices of the two ladies fell.
Damn it.
After listening to this confident analysis, Thales had to close his eyes and gently rubbed his forehead.
It's no use threatening them.
The voice in Thales' heart calmly analyzed:
They know that you are not safe from yourself.
The prerequisite for you to make them unlucky is that you are unlucky first.
So... what should he do?
"That's right, very sharp and realistic," Thales sighed, "I'm sorry, but I really want to ask one more question: Are you two really Cohen's sister?"
Kasha and Qina smiled at each other, and looked at Thales tenderly.
"Then little Taitai, are you really the powerful Duke of Xinghu?"
"The unshakable heir to the throne?"
"The heroic blood descendant of the star?"
"Son of the Iron King?"
Kasha smiled and said:
"Really blood gold?"
Qina licks her lips curiously:
"Sparkling in the sun?"
Thales couldn't help laughing.
The two ladies also covered their mouths and smiled.
It seems that this is just an ordinary gossip.
Where are the swords and swords, and the people's hearts are sinister?
"Then why is it Jen?"
The two girls smiled like flowers: "Excuse me?"
"I mean, I'm curious," Thales raised his chin with a serious expression, "During this political storm, why do you all want to be loyal to Zhan En, stand by the side of Iris, and even go out of the way yourself, taking risks? Trouble again?"
Kasha and Qina Qiqi were taken aback.
But they react very quickly and don't leak water:
"Why are you asking?"
"Isn't that obvious?"
The eyes of the two people brightened, and they danced:
"Master Zhan En is the Duke of South Bank, the lord of Emerald City."
"Kongming Palace is in power, the owner of Iris Flower, the important minister of the kingdom!"
"Our family friend."
"Faithful political blood alliance!"
"It's better to be friends."
"Don't die with the enemy!"
"It's natural to stand together."
"Resist foreign aggression!"
"If we want us to betray him..." Kaisha dragged her voice and looked at Qina.
"Need to pay more?" Thales said suddenly.
The twins, who were originally singing together, froze immediately after this interruption.
"Add what?"
"What money?"
"I'm sorry," Thales waved his hand and suppressed a smile, "There is a joke in Xihuang, don't worry about it."
The two Karabyans looked at each other and frowned.
"Not good, sister."
Qina turned her head, hid her face behind the folding fan, and spoke in a low voice.
"He learned to disrupt our rhythm."
Kasha raised her fan to cover her chin, and nodded.
"What should I do?"
"I have to use all my skills in vocal music class..."
"You know," Thales chuckled and raised his volume, "I can hear you..."
Kasachina suddenly raised her head, exasperated:
"WE KNOW!!!"
Thales didn't look angry, and said softly: "But he can't."
"Who can't?"
"What doesn't work?"
"Jane Kevin Dill, if the condition he asks for your cooperation is to marry Karabyan..."
Thales took a deep breath and said seriously:
"Trust me, he can't."
The originally aggressive twins were taken aback when they heard the words:
"What can't he do?"
"What's wrong with him?"
Kasha and Qina's complexion changed slightly, but they reacted very quickly. One of them held hands together in surprise, and the other covered her face in embarrassment:
"Hey! Oh, what are you talking about..."
"How can I say this in front of the girl's house..."
"Don't tell people's sincere wishes!"
"What if it doesn't work..."
"Girls should be reserved, shy and beautiful..."
"Especially in front of marriage..."
Thales sighed:
"Trust me, he won't be a good husband."
It was quiet again in the study.
Kasha and Qina looked at each other with contempt and disdain.
"What did he say?"
"He said Master Zhan En is not a good husband?"
The two sisters burst into ironic laughter:
"How is it possible!"
"Your Excellency will be richer next year!"
"The prime of life!"
"Bit height weight!"
"The world is rich!"
"He also has a good father..."
"Especially with a good father..."
"The best dad..."
"His father is dead," Thales said blankly, "Jane lost power because of this."
"That's why he is a good father!"
"Sometimes, the dead dad is the best dad!"
Thales frowned fiercely.
"But I'm sure, Zhan En will never die early after marriage, so that you will become rich, entitled and titled duke widows, wealthy widows without being controlled by your husband."
Kasha and Qina's coquettish laughter suddenly stopped.
"That's right, I've heard your gossip these days," Thales shrugged, "especially the part about your husband's early death and you being widows..."
Thales paused, his eyes flickering.
"But as I said, I heard it and listened to it, but Jen can't. He won't hear it, and he won't understand it."
At that moment, the two sisters looked at Thales differently.
They looked at each other and smiled.
"Oh, my husband died early...that was just an angry remark!"
"Kind words!"
"Don't take it seriously..."
"Don't take it too seriously!"
Thales interrupted them coldly:
"But based on what I know about Zhan En, if he marries you, not only will he not die early for you to take advantage of..."
The smiles of the two Miss Karabyan faltered slightly.
Thales' seriousness:
"Probably will also drain all the value of you from dowry fame to natal family power to camp position, and even to the birth of offspring. A one-way ticket, when it's over, he can turn into a perfect widower with snot and tears, and then subtly manipulate the reputation, making people feel that all the faults are on the dead wife, and he is just a good man who is affectionate and responsible. A good parent, a good husband forever.”
The smiles of the sisters gradually disappeared.
Thales added softly:
"Deception, utilization, defense, restraint, destruction... just like what he did to his subordinates, to his servants, to his opponents who wanted to get rid of them quickly, and even to some of his allies - such as Carabi Jan?"
Thales took a deep breath and looked at the expressionless sisters:
"Of course, you must have known this beforehand?"
The study was quiet for a few seconds.
I saw Kasha Karabyan snorted coldly, she sat back, pulled up her skirt, and crossed her legs in an indecent posture.
Kina Karabyan also leaned loosely on the armrest.
Whether it's Kai'Sa or Qina, the smiles on their faces have long since disappeared.
"It seems that you really understand him." Kai'Sa said coldly.
"Maybe you are more suitable to marry him?" Qina sarcastically said.
Compared to before, their voices have become deep and cold, and are no longer sweet and cute.
The gags and funny humor all disappeared at this moment.
"In that case," Thales smiled slightly, "do you still want to find him as your husband?"
At that moment, the three people in the study looked at each other and remained silent.
"Actually," Kai'Sa sneered and shook her head, "we don't need a husband at all."
Compared to before, their voices have become deep and cold, and are no longer sweet and cute.
"It's just that this world needs us to have a husband." Qina said with a blank expression.
The gags and funny humor all disappeared at this moment.
"At least act like you need a husband."
"That's why we need a husband who dies early."
"To make the world think we have a husband."
"At least 'had' a husband."
The twins hum in unison:
"Satisfied?"
"That's right," Thales relaxed a lot in the face of their stern looks, and was no longer cramped, "But in history, Kevin Dill and Calabyan, who were both on the south bank, were close partners and married many times. The family tree is very closely connected..."
"Don't worry, Your Highness," Kai'Sa said softly, but there was no doubt about it, "This time, in our cooperation with Emerald City, there is no such thing as marriage."
"Don't be jealous, Xiao Taitai, you still have a chance to win love." Qina said coldly.
The twins stared at Thales, as if they wanted to eat him.
Thales nodded after hearing this, and pondered for a moment.
"Oh, that's good, but you really don't think about it? If you want to cooperate with Zhan En, marriage may be a guarantee for both parties..."
"That's enough, Your Highness, don't bother to spy any more."
Kasha said coldly, interrupting the topic: "About why the Karabyan family cooperated with the Duke..."
"Since your Highness has found us," Qina snorted, "shouldn't you know it well?"
"Oh? Could you please explain it to me?"
Thales put his hands up in a friendly manner, signaling him to listen carefully.
Kasha sneered:
"We and Kevin Dill are not only geographically close."
Qina clicked her tongue:
"It's not just the family tree that is tightly connected."
The twins seem to have a tacit understanding. Even when they are talking about serious business, they can talk to each other one after the other, almost like one person:
"Over the years, the Emerald City has been prosperous and prosperous, and the South Bank Territory is rich and prosperous."
"Wola took advantage of the east wind and skyrocketed."
"It all depends on the new reform policy that Kongming Palace has consolidated from generation to generation and spread widely on the south bank."
"The governance system is becoming more and more perfect, and the foundation of the commercial market is becoming more and more stable."
"Yes, I've heard about it," Thales nodded his head, "Since the 'Parrot' Federico laid the foundation, the South Bank collar has been consistent. It has developed steadily for a hundred years, with few repetitions, until now."
A role model for the stars.
Sister Karabyan coldly snorted and continued:
"Then you should know that the food and clothing business we rely on, the livelihood of the industry..."
"Support and rely on our disciples, old friends, partners and allies..."
"It has already taken root in the soil reclaimed by Emerald City."
"The body is supported by the rhizome extended by the iris."
"Agricultural craftsmanship, business group trade, all rely on it."
"Law and politics, territorial management, are all interlinked."
"Even the common people in our own fief..."
"Even this handmade uniform on your body..."
Thales' expression froze, and he looked down at the clothes on his body.
With a wave of Kai'Sa's sleeves:
"The current situation, of course we can fall to your side."
Qina snapped her fingers:
"Help you replace Kevin Dill and win the Emerald City."
"Even replacing it, entering the Kongming Palace, the twin towers and long swords must be tried."
"From now on, we will attract the power of the royal family, the power of the capital, and change the government of the Kongming Palace..."
"The leadership of the South Bank has undergone drastic changes overnight, shaking the foundation of governance, and that will be death..."
They changed the subject and were vigilant:
"Move your feet!"
Thales frowned.
"The royal power, the power of the royal capital," he thought of all kinds of people in the royal banquet, and couldn't help muttering, "Are they so scary?"
"Scary?" Kai'Sa smiled sarcastically, "Your Highness, what do you think about the Emerald City that makes the capital jealous? Is it just that people are stupid and have a lot of money?"
"In other words, what is Emerald City doing better than the king? To be smart? To make people jealous?"
Thales twitched his eyebrows.
Just hear Qina sneer and say:
"You have never had serious dealings with your family, or even the public and private figures, officials, businessmen and subordinates around the royal capital?"
"Or, it's all because you raised your eyebrows, and they just nodded and bowed down to serve tea and water'Jiaodao'?"
Thales' eyes moved: "How to say?"
Kasha sneered:
"Let's put it this way, for a long time, if the merchants under our hands want to go through the central leadership, the business must rely on Eternal Star City..."
Qina snorted coldly:
"That means twice as much cost expenditure, most of which are spent on management along the way, contributing from top to bottom."
"Open the door, advance layer by layer, and dredge the relationship-the premise is that you still have relationships."
"Especially in lucrative businesses, a few regulations, a few market officials, and a few government-business collusion can make us lose everything."
"One back and one back, one out and one in, going east and west to Muhe and selling it to Yongxing City is more laborious than crossing the ocean to the Far East Shenglin City!"
"He manages the world, but also messes around, and makes a lot of money!"
"It's not bad, but the premise is that all you meet are officials who collect money to handle affairs, and merchants who sign money..."
"But if you don't do anything after receiving the money, you have to pay again if you want to do something. All the way empty-handed, you will be bankrupt until you can't stand it..."
"That's more than that, if you encounter a hard-working backstage, ruthless heart, black underlings, you won't be satisfied with just receiving filial piety..."
"I'm not forcing you to accept their 'technical shares', appoint their people to 'settled in guidance', give them 'channel dividends', or even **** 'cooperative management'..."
"Or worse, after turning into a business group business with prefixes of 'Wang Family' and 'State-owned' or even 'Star', well, the door is open, and no competitors dare to look up at you..."
"But the business itself is rotten! Contribution fees are more than net profit, small bosses are more than clerks, people who take advantage of pits and collect money are more than part-time workers, and there are more people who point fingers than hard workers... ..."
"Barely operating, insolvency, within a few years, this business will fail, all peers will be squeezed out, profits will not be able to start, the business group will be miserable, and in the end it will be broken up, and maybe it will be owed to all parties. Dividend!"
"Investors, operators, upstream and downstream, buyers and sellers, and even the industry environment, public money and treasury, none of them are good..."
Thales felt heavy when he heard that.
The two sisters gritted their teeth.
"I only fed countless relatives and children of nobles in the royal capital. They ate a lot, their brains were full of fat, and they all felt that they were the pillars of the country. They found ways for the national economy and the people's livelihood. Brilliant..."
"The industry is scarce, they will fly away like locusts, fly to other places, don't eat others..."
"Wait until someone works hard to start from scratch, and then get the business back..."
"They—or their relatives and children who changed a wave of people, flew back again, and repeated..."
Thales was silent for a while.
"You must be suspected of exaggeration. In fact, I have heard similar complaints, but that is," Telston said for a moment, "they are people from Commas, including people from Exeter. People of insight, they complain about the Kingdom of Exeter, but they don't have such a complaint about the Kingdom of Stars..."
"Naturally!" Kai'Sa interrupted him.
"The Kangmasi people themselves started their business in this way. They know the way too well, and they have a good relationship with the dignitaries of the royal capital!"
"Foreign capital, domestic dignitaries, and absolute power, the three are a perfect match!"
"It's hard for the stars to make the country rich and the people strong!" Qina sarcastically said.
Thales sighed:
"This situation, the king, and the princes in the imperial meeting don't know?"
"King? Imperial?"
"Whose pocket do you think the money went into?"
"Whose family's relatives and children, whose family's descendants?"
"Up to the royal charter, down to the petty subordinates!"
"Everyone collects money, and there are relatives everywhere, who dares to think and who is willing to take the initiative to expose such a thing?"
"The donkeys and horses share the same trough, and the up and down are the same way, who can do whoever can deal with this matter without getting wet or worrying?"
"Some people want to, but can he?"
"Some people can, but does he want to?"
Thales sighed.
"In Emerald City, the rules have been passed down for generations. If you can find Judge Brennan for such a thing, even the Duke himself must obey the law and spit out everything he eats!"
"Who can you turn to in the king? Look to the judge? Who doesn't know that their close relatives are deeply involved in the promotion, and everything depends on the faces of 'relatives'? Look to Prime Minister Cullen? Apart from swaying and muddling in politics What else can I do other than 'skin death and safety'? Looking for His Majesty the King? He has to worry about the country's major events and the stars' rejuvenation, and even his son asked him to act like a baby and ask for money, and he was almost cut off with a knife!"
Maybe... maybe because the Iris Dukes know.
Thales was silent, but the voice in his heart whispered:
They know that if they act recklessly, if they do what they want, if they don't obediently abide by the law, then one day, they who destroyed the Great Wall will be eaten by big fish from the capital with bigger appetites.
But those big fish—the supreme kings of the stars of all ages, if they act recklessly...
In the Kingdom of Stars, where is there a bigger fish that can eat the Fuxing Palace and make the kings afraid?
Bigger fish.
But Thales immediately remembered the Bloody Year, and couldn't help clenching his fists.
"I see."
Thales let out a long sigh:
"More than a century ago, the new government of the virtuous monarch, regardless of his background, promoted officials, eliminated disadvantages and reformed..."
"There are only disadvantages," Kai'Sa sarcastically said, "but there are more mouths to eat and more hands to stretch out..."
"These civil servants who have been admitted all the way, and then climbed up all the way, are much smarter than the stupid relatives of noble families!" Qina said angrily.
"No matter how new or good the furniture is, it will eventually accumulate dust and become old," Thales said in a deep voice. The system under it is running continuously and healthily..."
But the development of the kingdom is uneven, and there are many contradictions from top to bottom...
On the contrary, it is a corner of the Kingdom, which is ridiculed as "parrot parrot". Its status and size are not as good as the Emerald City of Yongxing City. The Wendell family...
"Do you understand now?"
Just listen to the twins saying coldly:
"Thanks to you, we may be able to win the favor of the prince for a while, Your Majesty favors you."
"But you want to make the Nan'an leader become like this, destroying the foundation of several generations of rule and gathering wealth?"
"Your crown is secure."
"Our stool has collapsed!"
"Then you will send us a certificate of commendation?"
"Write a letter 'Prince Thales sincerely thanks'?"
"It's better to give me a love letter, let us be your maid, lover, confidante..."
"Hug left and right, and sing every night?"
The two sisters were sarcastic, which made Thales frown.
"Because of this..."
"Although the royal family holds great power, its power is hard to beat."
"Overbearing and tyrannical, no opposition is allowed."
"But for the fields at the door of the house and the livelihood of the family members, they are orphans and widows..."
Qina's ending sound was impassioned, and Kaisha waved the folding fan in cooperation:
"I will also do my best..."
"Fight back!"
The voices of the two sisters fell, and Thales was silent for a long time.
"So," the prince said quietly, "cooperating with Zhan En to protect the Emerald City is the choice of the Karabyan family out of interests and positions."
Kasha and Qina looked at each other and nodded slowly:
"It's true."
"It's also a reality."
"This is the situation."
"The general trend."
"Of course."
"It's justified."
"Well, it sounds like an unsolvable problem, and the nobles on the South Bank will not compromise anyway."
Facing the two sisters who were in a good mood, as if they were winning, Thales nodded thoughtfully:
"But why so late?"
"What?"
"What's late?"
Thales let out a breath.
"I'm asking, since the interests are the same, the positions are the same, and you are determined to resist the royal family, why didn't you help earlier?"
The faces of the two sisters changed slightly.
"Why don't you cooperate with Kevin Dill before the general election, frame the blame, throw dirty water or something, and drive me back to the capital early, so as to prevent problems before they happen?"
Thales shrugged and spread his hands:
"You have to wait until Federico shows up, the city is in an uproar, the Duke is imprisoned, and Kongming Palace has changed hands. No matter how late you come, you will mess up the Emerald City and force me to compromise. , to force the Fuxing Palace to return to the Duke?”
The Karabyan twins fell silent together, restraining their smiles.
The study was quiet for a few seconds.
Thales looked at Kai'Sa and then at Qina, with a deep expression.
"It's our fault. We underestimated the development of the situation." Kai'Sa said suddenly, regretful.
"Who would have expected that His Majesty would be so thunderous..." Qina nodded and added with a sad expression.
"By the time we react, it will be too late."
"I can only make amends after a dead sheep, and talk about it as compensation..."
"Or it was intentional," Thales said coldly, "deliberately delaying until the situation is irreversible, so that it can be sold for a price?"
Kasha and Qina's eyes moved.
("He really learned how to interject!" ——The two sisters secretly gnashing their teeth)
"In this way, I, Zhan En, and even His Majesty and others can see..."
Thales stretched out **** and pointed at the two guests unceremoniously.
"In this storm, you Karabyan are the ones holding the key to calm the situation?"
As for the damage to the Emerald City...
Thales felt disdainful.
In the first place, as long as it is not completely destroyed, there is still salvation.
Secondly, if there is no Emerald City on the South Bank...
Isn't there still a Walla collar here?
"If my guess is true, it at least proves that your fear and hatred of Zhan En is no less than your fear and rejection of the Fuxing Palace." The prince took a sip of tea and said in a deep voice: "Then That is to say, compared to what you said before, 'rules cannot be tolerated, and forces are irreconcilable'... we still have to talk, right?"
The twins' smiles fade away.
"Your Highness is trying to sow discord..." Kai'Sa said with a cold face.
"It's really painstaking." Qina said disdainfully.
Thales smiled.
"According to what you said, if the dignitaries of the royal capital stretched their hands into the Emerald City, it would be like a savage prehistoric giant crocodile rushing into the small fish pond—that's why you have to support Zhan En to protect all the people on the south bank. Rules that benefit everyone.”
The prince changed his voice:
"But don't forget, the reason why Zhan En protects and abides by this set of rules is because this rule is in his best interest, it is his rule."
Thales narrowed his eyes:
"For example, after I took over the Kongming Palace, I discovered that more than 90% of the most profitable industries in South Bank are located around the Emerald City, or are closely related to the Emerald City."
At this moment, the twins exchanged glances.
"And in Emerald City, there are 90% of the business industry, and all the positions are relatives and partners of the Kevin Dill family, disciples or glove spokespersons, who have the right to speak in charge and the right to distribute profits. All of them are under the firm control of Zhan En, and the rest of the forces, regardless of the aristocratic business group—even the Karabyan family who is the lord of Vola—have to rely on their noses. At most, they will eat a little more leftovers than others That’s all.”
Thales changed his voice:
"Why, except for the different positions, the degree is different. Is it similar to the 'royal capital dignitaries' you just complained about?"
The twins frowned.
"So I guess, under this set of rules, the Kevin Dill family itself is a terrifying big shark. Of course, it must not be as big and fierce as the prehistoric giant crocodile in the Fuxing Palace."
Thales looked sharply:
"But big fish eat small fish, there is no essential difference between being eaten by sharks or being eaten by giant crocodiles-just like your fear of Zhan En, and your fear of my father, but the degree is not the same , the inside is the same.”
Thales narrowed his eyes:
"Especially, compared to the king who is far away in the capital, you are too close to Zhan En and have dealt with him for too many years."
The twins looked at each other with serious expressions, without saying a word.
"You know him too well: In addition to sitting in a condescending position and manipulating and dominating his subordinates since birth, Zhan En is shrewd, cunning, ruthless, thoughtful, young and powerful, good at making good use of the situation, and good at dividing Playing power, especially good at winning over with tenderness, but absolutely ruthless at critical moments..."
Thales continued:
"He treats everyone under his hands as pawns and bargaining chips, calculating value and squeezing energy to the maximum extent, but his image is perfect and beyond reproach. Empathically feel that 'with such a good boss, the subordinates should be willing to endure overtime and wage arrears'..."
After the words fell, the two ladies fell into silence.
"The reason why you want to drag him down to lose power, let him be bitten by a giant crocodile before getting out of trouble, is not because he is not a 'good husband'," Thales put down his teacup, clearly talking about others, but I feel something in my heart and empathize with myself, "It's because he is not an easy boss to deal with."
Thales narrowed his eyes:
"Especially for those restless colleagues and subordinates."
At this moment, Kai'Sa and Qina were expressionless, but their eyes were cold.
"But you know this."
Observing the expressions and reactions of the two, Thales finally confirmed:
"Know it long before you teamed up with him to try and take back the Emerald City for him."
This time, the two sisters were silent for a long time.
But Thales was also very patient, waiting quietly.
I don't know how long it has passed.
"Of course, we know." Kai'Sa said softly.
"It's like a wife understands her husband." Qina said coldly.
"Like a subordinate knows her boss."
The twins said intentionally or unintentionally:
"Like a son knows his father."
"Like a courtier understands the king."
"Even if the latter is selfish and unaware."
Thales was silent for a while, thinking of the envoy Harshat's evaluation and fear of Zhan En, as well as what happened to him in the Fuxing Palace.
"But so what?" Kai'Sa came back to her senses and took a deep breath.
"This will not change the facts." Qina said coldly.
"We still won't help you."
"On the contrary, after being humiliated by the Kevin Dill brothers and sisters, your reputation has been discredited, and there is no way to retreat."
Thales was silent for a long time.
"Forget it, Your Majesty," he sighed, "Zhan En, he knows that you are so double-faced, taking advantage of the fire and robbing, and trying to find ways to get him together?"
Unexpectedly, the twins showed no fear and sneered together.
"I thought you knew the Duke very well."
"It seems to be nothing more than that."
Thales frowned.
"Do you think Master Zhan En didn't think of this when he asked us for help?"
"Do you think that he has to be bitten by a giant crocodile to get help, isn't he willing?"
Thales' complexion changed slightly.
He looked at the two sisters with calm expressions and no shame, and suddenly understood.
That's it.
Jane knows.
They know it too.
In a chess game, everyone knows what price they will bear and what consequences they will face.
But they still have no hesitation.
Step forward towards the established line.
Because in the kingdom, the billowing furnace has been opened.
It's scorching hot and burns everything.
Let them not hesitate for a moment.
He realized again that the two sisters in front of him were not people like Tanganga who would submit to fear and threats.
But...
"Aren't you bored?" Thales said quietly.
"Bored?" the twins wondered.
Thales sighed lightly:
"Yes, annoying, this is what Mira...Miss Miranda said to me."
The Karabyan sisters looked at each other with disdain:
"Mira?"
"Miranda?"
"Northern Crazy Approval?"
"Steel ruthless woman?"
Thales nodded.
"For you, this trip to the Emerald City, this storm of power grabs, and this unusual political game, no matter how well you did it, even if you kicked me and the Fuxing Palace out... "
The prince's eyes were misty, and he recalled Mira's act of allegiance to him in Star Lake Castle:
"The leader of the South Bank is still the Kevin Dill family, it is Zhan En, and it is this duplicity boss who is in power."
Thales looked at the two girls:
"The Emerald City is still operating in the same way as before, unchanged."
Sister Karabiyan had a meal, and seemed to be upset and puzzled:
"Isn't this bad?"
"Isn't that the purpose?"
Thales shook his head.
"As for the two of you, Kaisha and Qina, the de facto managers of the Karabyan family..."
He looked at the two of them quietly, with a regretful tone:
"Even if you do your best in this position, do your best, do your best - I think you have already done it - you still bear the expectations of the world asking you to 'marry a husband'."
Ka'Sa and Qina stared at each other.
"I still have to do my best to manage and fight for space to maintain my own value and freedom, but at the same time I am forced to pretend to be crazy and foolish, to find the ideal 'husband who died early'..."
Thales remembered something, and the more he said it, the more emotional he became:
"Still can only spend far more than the cost of gaining, to 'manage up and down, clear the relationship' on another level, do things that you don't like, and pretend to be something you are not used to, just to... ..."
Thales let out a long sigh:
"You really, don't you feel bored?"
This time, the two sisters were puzzled at first, then lowered their heads and remained silent for a long time.
Until they raised their heads abruptly and spoke again, there was a hint of imperceptible anger in their words:
"When His Highness questioned us, he was condescending and confident."
"But I forgot my position and situation!"
Thales frowned.
I saw Kaisha and Qina talking to each other, sneering, piercing the prince's past weakness:
"You were born as an illegitimate bastard, but you did it voluntarily?"
"You went to Exeter as a hostage, but voluntarily?"
"You were in danger at the Saber Camp, but did you do it voluntarily?"
"You fought a duel at the royal banquet, but it was voluntary?"
"You left the dilapidated Star Lake Fort, but did you do it voluntarily?"
"Your mission to Emerald City is voluntary?"
The two sisters groaned together:
"And you really..."
"Aren't you bored?"
Thales opened his mouth to speak, but was speechless, so he could only remain silent.
Then the devil twins took advantage of the victory and pursued:
"In Star Kingdom, you seem to have a high status."
"It's redundant and embarrassing!"
"Your relationship with His Majesty is complicated, and you are suspicious of each other. It is rare to trust, let alone reuse."
"However, you are unwilling to be wronged, unwilling to let things go, and often run amok and cause trouble."
"His Royal Highness is regent in Emerald City, and everyone seems to respect him."
"In fact, no one cares at all!"
"Sitting in the Kongming Palace, you seem to have a high position and authority, giving orders."
"It's just a marionette!"
"Because smart people understand that the two ends of the thread ~IndoMTL.com~ are only King Kessel and Duke Jann, pulling back and forth."
"What everyone is waiting for is the victory of the royal family and the iris family!"
"Who cares which way your **** is facing, what kind of smell it comes out, and what shape is the stuff you squeeze out?"
"In this game between Fuxing Palace and Kongming Palace, you are at best an extra."
Kasha sneered:
"That's why you need to fight desperately at this moment to strive for a sense of existence."
Qina clicked her tongue like revenge:
"Avoid drowning in the waves of powerful and powerful fights."
The two sisters looked at each other:
"And you really..."
"Aren't you bored?" (End of this chapter)