Kingdom’s Bloodline Chapter 66: Head over heels

[When will you understand that the height of your father's wrist has nothing to do with the result of his arbitrarily heading? 】

The sharp voice that seemed to be familiar to me rang out in memory.

[And not only him, there are countless people, whether it is a kingly party who is on the side of the king, or a person who stands on the side of him like Gust, their intensifying contradictions will bring unpredictable s consequence. 】

Thyls sat quietly in the seat, staring at the map in front of him earnestly, trying his best to drive out the words Falkenhauser said on the Ghost Prince Tower.

Is this the kingdom he faces?

At this moment, all the kings before the imperial court are cautious.

"Do you know, Shuduo, don't talk about it."

At the meeting table, Prime Minister Cullen looks like an old man suffering from a serious illness, with a weak voice:

"Just leaking your words today, will it cause much disturbance in the kingdom?"

The military adviser sneered and shook his head.

He was about to speak, but was interrupted by the foreign secretary.

"We are frugal, and we are responsible for our own profits and losses to support the royal standing army. This is one thing," Gilbert is still gentle, but the warning is eloquent: "As for the general order, reduce the power of the lords to call up the armed forces? "

"Suo Duo, this is another matter."

Suo Duo frowned, seemingly disapproving.

But out of the long-standing respect and admiration for Xingchen Cunning Fox, he did not immediately refute it.

When he saw someone helping, Prime Minister Cullen gratified the foreign secretary with a grateful look.

"Take Yongxing City as an example: the royal standing army and the Canstar private soldiers, one will take this position, the other will be recruited during the service period."

The Prime Minister nodded and smiled at the backlit shadow on the throne:

"Although the sources are different, all are powerful weapons in the hands of your majesty."

The city lord of Huigang, who was born and nicknamed "The Sword of the Gulf", looked back at Shuduo, his eyes were no longer all the greasiness of the good old man, but a little more serious business negotiation:

"It's the same everywhere in the stars: Lords usually hold rare but professional elite guards. If necessary, they will recruit a large number of leaders to serve as the main battlefield."

"One odd and one righteous, cooperate in combat. One recruitment and one campaign, two tracks in parallel."

"This is an example of the kingdom, and a tradition over the years."

Treasurer Jok Mann snorted, Viscount Connie narrowed his eyes, and Lord Clapham simply continued to distract himself.

"But it is this dual-track system of recruitment that seriously drags down our army!"

Suo Duo, with sparse hair and still stubborn expression, doesn’t care about the eyes of others, and retorts loudly:

"The reality has proved that the private conscripts of the lords, even the private soldiers of the Canstar family-unintentionally offended, your majesty-are also poorly organized, with mixed good and bad, let alone comparable to the elite standing army of the royal family."

King Kessel changed his posture in the shadows, his face blurred.

Tyles' eyes moved slightly, and he remembered that the private soldier who had been guarding Mindis Hall, which had been closed for a long time, was the princely soldier recruited from his family territory.

"So he has not been able to make a noble..."

On the other side, Jok Mann shook his head disdainfully at Sodor, and raised his hand to complain to the Prime Minister:

"Every time the atmosphere is good, this **** soldier has to do something, make a big deal and mess up everything."

Consultant Sodor snapped his head back, his eyes sharp.

"And every time you reach the critical moment, you are always yin and yang on the sidelines, acrimonious, and holding your purse tighter than your own."

He is like a general on the battlefield, fighting back coldly:

"This is probably why you have been unable to seal the title, money bag."

Juke Man's face turned red.

But a few seconds later, facing Shuoduo who looked like a knife, the resentful Treasurer lowered his head.

I can't hear the words in my mouth.

Thyls heard in the senses of **** that Jo Ke might be saying "like you don't need to shit".

Si Feng Xiaosheng, Suoduo no longer looks at Qiu Ke, but turns to everyone:

"Since the establishment of the "Sand King" era, the Royal Standing Army has undergone decades of development and testing, and has proven to be a reliable professional soldier. From recruitment to training, from maintenance to combat, its significance and status Far beyond the average lord's personal guard."

He spoke generously:

"Take the Three Davids as an example: Baron Mu's Rage Guard is a powerful army of the world who is good at fighting tough battles, iron-blooded and fearless, not inferior to Exter's heavy equipment;"

"The Star Guards of Lady Sutherley have a heavy responsibility to guard the Broken Dragon Fortress. They have rich experience and are especially good at defending, depleting and blocking in the face of strong pressure;"

"The Stardust Guard of Baron Williams is even more of a sharp and sharp arrow on the western front. It rides like electricity and travels for thousands of miles. It is very famous."

Thyls thought back to the three marshals of the stars and their elite soldiers.

Suo Duo turned to Duke Cullen, a bit of a challenge:

"All of these, can the princes of the Stars who are conscripts do it?"

"Even the professional soldiers of a few lords—the Black Lion Infantry Regiment of the Western Wilderness, the White Eagle Scout of Arund, the Mountain Walker of the Giant Horned Deer Family, they might do it?"

The king's figure moved slightly, revealing the sunlight behind him, which just hit Shuduo.

The military adviser at the moment seems to be upright and powerful.

Duke Cullen was silent for a while.

After a while, the prime minister raised the tea cup at hand and took a sip:

"When it comes to fighting, So Duo, I am not as good as you."

"But armed self-defense is the natural right of the lords, and it is also their traditional duty to assist the lords. It is the normal state that everyone has heard from birth."

"From the central leader to the blade leader, the conscripts under the lords of the stars accounted for 90% of the total strength of the kingdom. The command and command responsibilities of their children are more related to the rise and fall of countless people's titles and places. Legal system."

Cullen looked at Shuduo seriously:

"Territory population, fiscal and tax output, and governance by one party are all in it."

"Never mindless."

However, he did not get the response he wanted.

"90% of the kingdom's total forces?"

Suo Duo hummed softly:

"That was the hundreds of people you and your loyal lords put together at the National Meeting six years ago?"

Faced with Sodor's cold gaze, Prime Minister Cullen paused with his teacup hand.

"Suo Duo, we are at the Imperial Conference," Gilbert said in time, with a warning, calming the bad atmosphere a bit:

"Pay attention to scale."

Faced with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, So Duo suppressed the momentum of fighting to the end, and said slowly:

"Sorry, Lord Caso."

The military adviser turned to others, his expression firm:

"Your Majesty, Lords!"

"His Royal Highness Thales has returned to China, and the "Fortress Peace Treaty" exists in name only. There is no longer any political buffer between us and Exeter!"

Thyls frowned.

Gilbert gave him a soothing look in time, indicating that he does not need to be nervous.

"And six years ago in the Hall of Stars, the embarrassment of the princes discussing the number of troops sent is still vivid."

Suo Duo didn't go to see the Prime Minister, but he couldn't control everyone else's eyes and turned to Duke Cullen.

The latter just shook the teacup lightly, seemingly unconscious.

"This is why I took the trouble to move the detailed report to the Ballard room."

The military adviser's face is sad:

"The Star Kingdom cannot stand the next **** year."

In a moment, it seemed that someone suddenly turned off the sound of Ballard's room.

Never heard the sound of breathing.

Desktop, palm, file, teacup--all the ministers seem to have found something more interesting, but no one dared to look at the throne at the end of the long table.

Tyles took a deep breath and caught a glimpse of it in the peripheral light:

King Kessel remained calm and calm, as if he was just an observer in the meeting before him.

It was just a bystander of the disaster ten years ago.

"Enough, don't be alarmist!"

A few seconds later, the Treasurer who had already had an opinion, Jok Mann finally couldn't help but speak up:

"Earl Caso made it very clear just now: Exter's internal friction is not stopping, it is declining!"

Suo Duo's face was cold, and he quickly responded:

"So the balance is no longer, the pattern is turbulent!"

"We need a strong army more than ever!"

Qiu Ke showed disdain and was about to sneer, but his face changed before he could speak.

"Ah, Shuduo, I understand."

The Treasurer is fun and authentic:

"You are so keen on this matter, is it because you are about to retire..."

"So I want to help myself at the end, so that the big mud-legged soldiers in the standing army, including the little vampires in the military affairs department, will move their buttocks to make an exception, get promoted and become a knight. ?"

Juke Man squinted his eyes:

"Just like you are now?"

Suo Duo's face changed.

"In the eyes of the businessmen who have the advantage of everything," he hummed and turned his head, very angry, but not as magnificent and generous as before:

"Even the sun smells of copper."

Juke Man sneered:

"Copper smell?"

"Say so much mess," the treasurer patted the table, gritted his teeth and pointed at Shuoduo, his momentum was not inferior:

"Don't you just want to make money from the treasury?"

"The setting sun is on, after Williams made the mess of the Western Wilderness, I also hope that your military affairs department can stop it!"

Suo Duo took a deep breath, seeming to have an attack, but finally held back Gilbert's eyes.

Tyles watched the quarrel between the two, watching the attitudes of the others, and slowly realized the rhythm of the imperial meeting.

"It is exactly what happened in the Western Wilderness that strengthened my determination."

The military adviser's voice trembled slightly, apparently holding back the anger with great perseverance:

"It goes without saying that the conscripted militiamen who serve in voluntary service are faced with the embarrassment of lax discipline, inefficient organization, and embarrassment on the battlefield."

"Although the number of standing professional soldiers is small and good at fighting, if you only listen to the personal lord of Yu Jieyao, it is very easy to cause hidden dangers of internal command when cooperating with the battle, and the harm is even more conscripted."

"It's like the chaos in the Bladeya camp and the defeat of Exeter."

Suo Duo said seriously:

"We think that the two systems of enlistment are parallel, which is the advantage of both, but in fact, we suffer the disadvantages of both!"

"Whether it is for war or politics, whether standing army or draft, reform is imminent."

His remarks are well-founded. Without the anger and offensive he had before, even Ju Ke, who looked at Shuoduo's dislike, was unable to refute it for a while.

But unexpectedly, it was Gilbert who spoke this time.

"In the vicinity of Yongxing City, it is not necessary to expand the standing army of the royal family."

"But Master Shuduo, in the eyes of more people, intervenes in the autonomy of local vassals, especially the restriction of armed recruitment. This will be understood as the persecution of freedom by the royal power."

Maybe it was unexpected that the old friend would not support him all the time, So Duo snorted this time, giving Gilbert no face:

"Don't they understand it that way if we keep silent and just give in?"

Gilbert looked sad.

"Look at last night," the military advisor said coldly:

"The accident happened at the royal banquet."

"Whoever it is, they dare to reach out to the heirs of the kingdom, we must respond!"

Thyls didn't move his face, pretending not to see everyone's eyes.

But in his mind, what the Duke of Western Wilderness said is getting louder and louder:

[But didn’t you find it? Compared to six years ago... Whether it is the father or the current princes, the actions of both sides are too violent...]

[The irony is, do they really think that through such a so-called victory, they can erase the opponent's ambition and hostility? 】

Sodor's words resounded in reality, and Falkenhauser's words were mutually external and incomparable:

"Even if we are planning for our children and grandchildren, sooner or later we will disband the so-called local conscripts that seem to be large-scale and magnificent, but are actually vegetarian meals, and even more terrible at critical moments!"

Thyls closed his eyes gently.

[No, they will only push each other worse and worse until the final step... either now or later. 】

Suo Duo looked around the audience and gritted his teeth:

"Those antiques that are bound to be eliminated."

On the other hand, Jo Ke was finally tired of arguing with him, looking impatient:

"Then tell them!"

The Treasurer slapped the table ruthlessly, making Gilbert and others frowned:

"Master Kulun is sitting here, and you tell him face to face, tell the seven servants of the stars, the six giants, the thirteen noble families, and countless lords, tell them that the kingdom will abolish their levying system and remove them. The power to recruit!"

"My nephew in my family no longer has to go to martial arts classes, and there is no need to train knights in accordance with the tradition. Everyone is focused on farming and no longer needs to be a soldier. Then all the money and taxes originally used for conscription are handed over to the Finance and Taxation Department for special Do we raise the royal standing army?"

Suo Duo seems to have long been accustomed to the conversation with Jo Ke at the Imperial Conference:

"I don't think you understand the basic causality, money bag."

Military consultant replied coldly:

"It was not because they paid enough taxes that we could afford the standing army."

"And just because we have raised a standing army, they will pay enough taxes!"

As soon as this remark came out, it might have pierced something, and many people looked strange.

The Duke of Cullen, who was cited by Joker as an example, is especially so.

"Ha, ha, ha!"

The Treasurer laughed three times sarcastically, gloomily:

"You know, thanks to you, soldier, when the people outside are filled with indignation,'Oh, the traitor of the royal party, they are blinding the king in the little dark room and persecuting Zhongliang', I will think: Maybe we too Not so innocent."

"Then maybe the innocent you, and the accountants under you, should go to join the ‘Zhongliang’ camp." The military commander retorted.

Thyls scratched his head:

He suddenly discovered that the Star Imperial Conference, which is less crowded, is not necessarily clearer and simpler than the large-scale National Conference, and the wild and unrestrained political hearing day in Longxiao City.

"Be careful, Shuduo."

Prime Minister Cullen sighed and reluctantly interrupted their quarrel before Jo Ke found a new wording to fight back:

"Some words are said..."

"There is a price."

Suo Duo turned his murderous gaze away from Jo Ke and responded to Cullen:

"So, are you the prime minister or the guardian duke of the East China Sea?"

The voice fell, and Prime Minister Cullen looked ugly.

"Suo Duo!"

Gilbert severely interrupted his aggressive old friend:

"Enough!"

The minister of foreign affairs obviously had a lot of weight in the imperial front, and his words prevented the quarrel with colleagues in time, so that it would not turn into a corner of the city.

The meeting room was quiet for a while.

A few seconds later, Cullen let out a sigh of emotion.

"I never thought I would say that here, but, please understand, sir advisor..."

The potbellied City Lord Huigang leaned on the table with a sincere expression:

"At the Imperial Conference, I was also the prime minister and guardian duke of the kingdom..."

"At this moment, the significance of this to the Star Kingdom is far more important than me being one of them."

These words made all the subjects present, including Shuoduo, all startled.

Even Thales couldn't help but raise his head and look at the Duke, who is usually very old fritters.

"Although you were born in a humble background, you are now in an important position, Lord Sodor Reid," the Kingdom Prime Minister, Bob Cullen looked straight at Sodor:

"Should understand this better than anyone."

Sodor was silent for a while.

A few seconds later, he unexpectedly bowed to Duke Cullen:

"My fault, Prime Minister."

"I understand your difficulty."

This makes Thales a lot better about him.

Finally, an uncontrollable voice rang in Ballard's room.

"What Bob said is not unreasonable."

Everyone gathered in awe, looking towards the end of the long table.

I saw King Kessel raised his head, his face was exposed in the light, and he was quite cool:

"It is not wise to rush into the vassal's power of arms."

"Rumba is a lesson from the past."

As soon as this remark came out, it seemed to set the tone for the quarrel just now.

Prime Minister Cullen exhaled with relief:

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

As if there was a tacit understanding, the subjects were relieved.

"All right."

"Since you said that," Suduo looked unhesitating and looked reluctant, but he still said softly:

"I withdrew the proposal to reduce the national draft."

Prime Minister Cullen curled his mouth and turned back into the invisible Duke of the East China Sea:

"Thank you for your understanding."

The Treasurer also leaned back in his chair, with a rare appearance:

"Thank God."

Gilbert pursed his lips and smiled at his colleagues.

At that moment, Thales looked at the king at the end of the long table and suddenly realized:

The Imperial Conference is still different.

At least, at the National Conference, King Kessel could not overpower the six giants and 13 prominent families with a single word.

In Tingzheng Day, even when facing her own vassals, the Grand Duke must be careful.

Only here, in Ballard’s room, no matter how loud the quarrels are...

The iron-fisted king always sits at the end of the long table.

"But Your Majesty," Sodor interrupted Thales' thoughts:

"You first pilot in Yongxing City, lead by example, and reduce the regular service of the Canstar private soldiers. You can do it anyway?"

Everyone was stunned.

It was Kessel who thought about it for a few seconds and said slowly:

"If other regions are not involved..."

"Maybe there won't be too many objections."

The military adviser's eyes lit up:

"Very good."

"And we can choose the best from the disbanded Canstar Private Soldiers to expand the royal standing army..."

The king pondered for a while.

A few seconds later, King Kessel re-speaks with an unquestionable taste:

"Well, Shuoduo, Joker, Clapham, you agree on the details."

"Start with Canxing Private Soldiers, start to reduce the conscription period and carefully replenish the Royal Standing Army."

"Look at the effect."

Except for the great change of Qiu Ke's face, the others here hesitated for a while, but did not interrupt after all.

The military adviser is happy:

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The next second, Joker Man hurriedly said!

"Wait—you wait a moment!"

The Treasurer who was originally relieved bounced forward from the back of his chair, and pointed at Shuduo in disbelief:

"Expanded-why did it come back again?"

The military adviser's eyebrows moved slightly, without speaking.

The treasurer looked at the king and then at Shuduo, his expression changing.

"I see, soldier, you did it on purpose!"

He was shocked:

"Anything to reduce the military strength of the princes is all a pretense-you make up your mind from the beginning, ask for the price, and pay it back!"

Jiu Ke pointed at Shuoduo in disbelief, his fingers shaking constantly:

"It's all about making money to expand the army!"

Suo Duo got what he wanted and looked calm:

"I have already given in, and your majesty has agreed, and no one else has any opinion,"

Joe Ke looked around and was surprised to find that Cullen’s expression was silent, and Gilbert was silent—no one objected as before:

"You have spotted me and I am so bullied!"

Suo Duo hummed softly:

"After the expansion is completed, the Department of Military Affairs will hand you a new list of personnel salaries and material procurement."

"Pocket bag."

Now it's the turn of Jok Man Fryer.

"The'Private Soldier' ​​of Dog Day!"

The Treasurer put on a fierce expression of a dog protecting the food, and every word:

"I will tell you again with great compassion—just like I said on countless occasions last year—the maintenance cost of the Royal Standing Army has been strict, heavy, overrun!"

"I strongly recommend that you take a good look at the financial statements of the previous year. If your brain is not enough, at least look at the last quarter!"

"If after that, you still insist on expanding the standing army, then I suggest you find your own money. By the way, Red Square Street is popular in the business of wealthy ladies, and your six-pack abs Strong bosses are all in demand!"

Solon frowned slightly:

"How did you know?"

Master Joker Man blushed and coughed:

"Managing finances, coordinating taxes, and formulating economic policies. Naturally, we must be proficient in that, that... all walks of life."

Amidst embarrassment, a trembling voice rang:

"Can I insert a sentence?"

Everyone turned their eyes and saw Lord Clapham, Minister of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, smiling carefully:

"My lord, last year I read the draft of Lord Sodor's request for military expansion. Although our food and goods are on the rise,..."

"All over the country, the farmland, pasture, minerals, forests, and towns reclaimed in the past ten years are far less than the speed of army expansion and nomenclature..."

He smiled flatteringly and tentatively said:

"Everyone, do you know what this means?"

Juke Man seems to be encouraged, he shakes his shoulders and raises his arms:

"Look at it! Soldier!"

But the person who answered immediately was not Sodor.

"This means that we can't just cut expenditures, but also need to increase revenue."

Qiu Ke turned his head and saw the speaker clearly:

"Viscount Connie?"

The well-educated minister of commerce, Viscount Connie gave him a slight salute:

"Exter’s infighting and decline will inevitably lead to turmoil in the surrounding area. However, their territories are vast. Nearly one-third of the trade routes of the entire Westland will be blocked. Merchants and money will have to find another way out, even Affect the transoceanic trade between east and west."

The new imperial minister observed the expressions around him, trying to seize the hard-won opportunity to speak:

"If we can seize the opportunity and take advantage of the Yankee’s overwhelming attention, we will deploy troops to actively attack, such as grasping the three major commercial roads in the great desert, retaking the Lost Sea Corridor, and even further affecting the Long Kiss Land and the Long Corridor Channel...to strive for more benefits outside?"

Gilbert frowned, and Prime Minister Cullen bared his teeth.

Even the king's eyes moved.

"I heard that right, Connie with a sharp face," Jok Mann said incredulously: "Suo Duo wants to ask for money to expand his army..."

"Fuck you still want to go abroad to fight?"

Viscount Connie gave a friendly smile, but unfortunately it didn't work well on that sharp face:

"Manager Qiu Ke, what we are talking about is the absolute control of key business, strategic points, resource-rich land, and huge trans-oceanic trade. That is a'big' sum of money-if successful, I promise you Don’t worry about financial resources."

But the Treasurer heard only one key word, and his face was suspicious:

"What if?"

Viscount Connie smiles undiminished:

"To do this, maybe, what I said is maybe, the number and armament of the standing army can indeed be temporarily increased..."

Jiu Ke gritted his teeth:

"Maybe?"

Connie coughed:

"Yes, but there is no doubt that the kingdom is gradually recovering. To return to prosperous business and trade requires trade routes, markets, gold and silver, exchanges, more opportunities, and in turn, provide considerable domestic Taxation, this will be a continuous virtuous circle..."

Qiu Ke's face is distorted, and his face is getting worse:

"Continue?"

Viscount Connie shrugged:

"Anyway, consultant Sodor, Director Qiu Ke, next time you go out, think about it?"

Juke Man understood what the other party meant, and his eyes kept going back and forth between the secretary of commerce and the military adviser.

Suo Duo pondered for a moment:

"It's not impossible, then we should find time to look at the map and look for possible targets. The Royal Standing Army needs to train..."

Just now.

"Go and go by yourself!"

The officials were startled and turned around.

I didn't know when Qiu Ke had stood up, shaking his lips, furious:

"You prodigal gang, lose money!"

This stingy manager doesn’t stingy with his stingy:

"Don't want to get even one piece from me anyway!"

"One son! One! One! son! Children!"

Before everyone's surprised gaze, Master Money Pouch sipped angrily:

"You said it lightly, why don't you go to the Royal Bank by yourself and invite all the big wealthy people to Red Square Street in a flattery and humble manner, and give them good wine and good food, like a prostitute, humble and toast to them, Sorry and stubborn, just for them to allow more debt repayment dates, and then lend us more money to make up for the financial deficit?"

Gilbert coughed slightly, trying to remind Joke to pay attention to the words.

But Qiu Ke seemed to not pay attention at all, and continued to grin:

"Then go back to the government office and wait for vampires like you and Dabing to chase behind your buttocks like a bear child with no milk, snot and tears, crying and grabbing for money. Financial statements, which are easy to be beautiful, become dark bottomless holes again?"

Qiu Ke talks endlessly, and the more he talks, the more angry he gets, and he smells like a broken jar:

"The treasurer of the kingdom? I yuck!"

Maybe speaking of sadness, Jo Ke slapped on the desktop:

"I'm just a **** male prostitute! I was **** by a guest on the bed and forced a smile. Before the money in my **** was warmed up, I had to get up and give it to the old bust! You have to pay the money yourself!"

Juke Man closed his eyes and frantically waved his fists on his chest, every word:

"Damn it every year!"

"Every year!"

"Every! One! Year!"

Thyles was shocked and inexplicably surprised.

Even the king looks weird.

A few seconds later, Gilbert coughed hard:

"Juke, occasion!"

The Treasurer took a few breaths, and then he came back to his senses and was shocked.

"Ahem, that," he bowed to the king, embarrassed:

"I, I just made an analogy, rhetoric, rhetoric..."

The imperial meeting was silent for a moment.

"I know it's difficult, Jok," finally, the king could hardly express comfort:

"So I need you to sit in this position, more than anyone else."

King Kessel stared at Jok from a distance:

"This is a job that a big man of noble background can't do."

The Treasurer shuddered slightly, and his expression instantly became inexplicable.

"Of course, your majesty, of course."

Received the king’s encouragement and approval, Jok Mann looked grateful:

"It is my honor to serve you..."

"Here again," military adviser So Duo said indignantly:

"How many budgets are he scorned in this way..."

And Jo Ke just looked at the king loyally, seemingly unheard of.

King Kessel raised his hand and rubbed his forehead:

"Enough, rest."

"The meeting will be held in the afternoon to discuss how to help Qiu Ke solve the budget problem."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when he said this, as if the bell rang for the end of get out of class.

Only So Duo and Qiu Ke, who were at the center of the issue, glanced at each other and turned their heads in disdain.

Cullen, Clapham, Stilianides, the scar-faced man from Secret... all saluted respectfully and got up and left their seats.

Tyles also took a breath, stood up with Gilbert, and helped him pack up his notes.

Until——

"You stay."

Thyls froze.

The king didn't even open his eyes.

But everyone knew who he was talking about.

The prince sighed in his heart and sat down.

Okay.

Should come, or come.

The ministers looked at him one after another, with different expressions.

"Relax," Gilbert patted him on the shoulder and said softly:

"Just answer it truthfully."

Suo Duo specially passed by Thales to salute the Duke of Xinghu:

"I hope it didn't scare you, my lord."

"It's a pity, if the war in the Western Famine can continue," the military adviser sighed: "That can further prove that the lords' private soldiers are useless and the hidden dangers are deep."

"The proposal to gradually reform the levy into the standing army is more convincing."

He glanced at Thales regretfully:

"Your Highness, if you are in the desert, you can stay a little longer..."

A little longer.

Thyls froze for several seconds.

How come this sounds weird?

A few minutes later, as the stone gate was closed, only him and the king were left in the Imperial Conference.

The narrow Ballard room was much empty.

However, the atmosphere became serious.

Tyles sat in his original position, trying to restrain his anxiety, watching King Kessel rub his forehead.

Suddenly.

"Do you love her?"

Thyls was puzzled:

"What? Love what?"

But the king didn't ask him at all.

"Whenever you mention that girl."

King Kessel put down his hand and revealed a pair of cold eyes from the gloom:

"You are like an old hen who only protects her cubs."

Thyls was shocked and tried to keep his face as usual.

After experiencing the accident last night, he anticipated the reason why King Kessel came to him: assassination, duel, bet, self-assertion...

But this...

"I have a good relationship with her."

Thyls frowned:

"But, no."

The Duke of Xinghu sneered and shook his head:

"She is the Grand Duke of Longxiao City."

"I don't love her."

"It is impossible to love her."

After this sentence, King Kessel looked at him for a long time.

Thyles felt chills.

"Then why, at the banquet last night."

The king spoke softly, every word was powerful:

"Gilbert, the East China Sea Territory, the Yadi Territory, the Elk City, rebuild the tower, you cry for help from everyone you can find, and beg for mercy..."

"Just to help her?"

What?

At that moment, Thales' heartbeat missed a beat.

How did he...

No.

Thyls frowned hard, trying to explain:

"I don't understand, I met many people last night, but..."

But the king used affirmative sentences ~IndoMTL.com~ and he can't argue with it.

"Your performance last night was terrible."

The Ironfisted King leaned back and sank completely into the darkness of Ballard's room. There is a slight contempt in the tone:

"Master Polaris."

Polaris.

I don't know why, this name given to Thales by the Northlander actually made him feel chill at this moment.

"So, the heir to the throne of the Star Kingdom fell in love with a Northland girl from the Walton family."

At that moment, his father, his supreme king said coldly:

"Still fascinated by love."

"Don't extricate yourself."

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