Law of the Devil Chapter 163: [Du Wei’s choice]

Chapter 163 [Du Wei's Choice]

Earl Raymond's cell is at the very bottom of this floor.

Robsky didn't lie, and Earl Raymond lived in a clean single room with special care.

After the men opened the iron gate, Du Wei saw his father sitting at the desk reading a book with ease.

He is holding a heavy volume of "The General History of the Mainland" in his second hand. When he was reading, he was attentive, definitely not pretending, but really immersed in the book.

Even when Dewey came in, the former Earl just looked up, with a slightly relaxed expression, and greeted him casually:

"Oh, here you are."

This tone, this look, is almost the same as when Dewey walked into his study in Earl's Mansion.

Baron Roberts retired with interest, leaving the father and son to think of it separately.

Earl Raymond is still holding the book and has no intention of letting it go. Du Wei looked at the cell.

Objectively speaking, this is a very clean room. The floors, walls and ceilings are piled with huge and solid stones, and it is said that in order to prevent the detained prisoners from escaping (many detained military generals are masters of martial arts), the walls seem to be made of stones. They are embedded with a layer of steel.

There is only a large iron window in the room, which is very high from the ground. There can be a little light from the outside. The iron railings on the window are already full of rust. The room is full of lack of sunlight all year round. There was a cold, musty smell that couldn't be covered, in the crack in the stone on the windowsill. Mottled moss was also growing.

Apart from that, the room was very clean, but as a prison cell, there was only one hard bed. Although it was covered with white linens, it is conceivable that it was definitely not as comfortable as the bed in Earl's Court. .

A desk is extra special care for the Rolling family chief.

Besides that, the last item left. It's a bucket placed in the corner of the wall.

Simple, rough, and cold.

This is the imperial cell of the generation of empires who once held heavy power and took the Empire's naval fleet to the expedition.

Dou Wei was not in a hurry to speak, and Count Raymond didn't seem to be in a hurry. He still calmly turned the last two pages of the second volume of the Continental Continent, and then he breathed a sigh and stretched his waist . He slowly got up, moved his bones a few times, turned his head to look at Du Wei, and smiled calmly: "I guess you will come, but I didn't expect you to come so fast. I thought I had to wait a few more God. "

Then he pointed to his own bed: "Sit, there is only a bed where you can sit."

After Du Wei sat down, Count Raymond had put down the book and looked at his son quietly for a while. Then he asked slowly, "How is it at home?"

"It's not bad." Du Wei hesitated, and said, "The transferred guards controlled the imperial city defense. The house was surrounded by the guards and could not enter or leave for the time being, but because of my relationship, they were kind. It ’s a lot. Apart from the inconvenience of getting in and out of the house, it ’s quite safe in other places. "

Count Raymond nodded: "What about your mother and brother?"

Du Wei sighed: "Mom's mood is very bad. She's not very good. But I have seen the temple's professors, but I was worried and there wasn't much problem. My brother is still young and recently A little emotional, but I will protect him. "

Earl Raymond groaned for a moment, then raised his head, his eyes lighted, and looked at Dewey: "So. What should I call you now? Or ... just like everyone else. Call you ' Lord Duke '? "

This tone made Du Wei feel like a needle in his heart, and he turned his head slightly. Didn't directly contact Count Raymond's eyes: "Do these words make sense?"

Both father and son are silent.

For a long time, Earl Raymond smiled, and he laughed a little self-deprecatingly: "Yes, you're right. I don't really mean anything like that. In fact, I just can't let it go. I'm here though After staying for a few days, I reminded myself to face the reality of failure, but there are still a few people who can really be happy about such a scene ... ”

After speaking, Count Raymond stared at Dewey, his eyes seemed to be trembling, his lips opened and opened slightly, and finally he spat out a sentence: "You are fine, very OK ... son, you are better than me. "

Looking at Dewey as if he was about to speak, Count Raymond waved his hand: "Listen to me first. These days I'm closed here, and I was very uncomfortable at the beginning. But these two days, I calmed down, quietly read a book, and read this general history of the mainland, and suddenly I understood. We were born in the field of power, struggling, swindling, you die, I live. Some people are beautiful, some people are ruined. But to the end ... "

He pointed to the book next to him: "After a hundred years, everyone is just written on this book, and even if it is beautiful, it is just a sentence in the book."

Du Wei didn't say a word, and tasted his father's words carefully.

The count looked at his quiet son, and his eyes were a little eager, then he lowered his eyelids and whispered, "I have been thinking, where is my biggest mistake. I have been thinking about these two days, always thinking I did n’t understand, but then I figured it out ... I was wrong, not because I was fighting for the Grand Prince, nor was I standing in the wrong team. No one in life has the beauty of politics. Someone wins and someone loses. What. My biggest mistake is that I didn't see you and my son clearly from beginning to end. "

"You are outstanding, even far beyond what I expected." Count Raymond smiled with a smile in his mouth, sincerely, looking at his son: "On the square that day, you and the public Family breakup ... In fact, both you and I understand what is going on. Du Wei, I didn't really regret it until that moment! Because I saw you clearly, and you actually knew that you had this family in your heart. Responsible, you want to preserve the family. That's why you broke up with the family in public ... That kind of approach shocked me. If I said that when you returned to the capital, I said a lot to you, it was false, I even decided to send someone to assassinate you on the road, which I decided. It hurt your heart after the fact. In fact, I didn't regret it at that time. Because I always thought that losing a son and protecting the family was worth it. But that day, Above the square, you took the initiative ... "Earl Raymond sighed and stared at Dewey's eyes:" Until that moment, I regret it! Dewey, your excellence is beyond my expectations. And it is far beyond I suddenly Understood, I lost more than just a son. I lost an outstanding heir I dreamed of! Unfortunately ... I was wrong from the beginning, but pushed you farther and farther. When I understand, the relationship between us The crack can't be repaired. "

Du Wei didn't speak.

"The coup. I lost, but I will not hate you. Because of the events of that day and time, I now think about it carefully, I feel that Prince Chen's plan is first. But it is hidden. Smart, it ’s really not comparable to the great prince. On that day, he took one after another, from the temple to the magic union, from the guard to the knight ’s gun, and his means of drawing people ’s hearts. His vision ... these are far away. Far better than the Grand Prince I support. I read the general history of the mainland in the past two days. Looking at one thing in history, I suddenly understood that this is an inevitable rule. The strong will respect and the weak will naturally become strong. The cornerstone of the superior. I don't think you ever expected that Prince Chen would win in the end? "

Du Wei nodded and admitted: "I did not expect it. Originally, I planned to, if the coup d'état was successful, I would rescue Prince Chen in a mess and save his life. I would be worthy of him."

Earl Raymond laughed: "That day. We are all doomed to fail without you. So. I have become like this now and have nothing to do with you."

Du Wei breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at his calm-faced father, and then slowly said, "Father, tell me, what should I do to keep the family?"

"Huh?" Count Raymond froze. He didn't expect Dewey to ask such a question.

"I promised my mother," Du Wei said lightly, "I will never let the glory of the family be destroyed when I am there."

Earl Raymond was silent for a while, and sighed, "You have done it."

He smiled bitterly: "Although you have nothing to do with the Rowlings in name now, who in the nobles and ministers would really think so? Although I fell, everyone would think of you as The continuation of the Rollin family. I was only an earl before, but you are now a duke. Although you were given the last name Rudolph, who will take it seriously? You know that although my coup failed that day, I was not desperate after I had captured it. , Because at least you have successfully saved, your stay, no matter if it is, the Luo Lin family left a seed. "

"What should I do?" Du Wei asked in a deep voice, staring at his father tightly.

He came here today to ask for advice.

At the moment, the imperial capital coup ended, Du Wei was adored by Emperor Chen, and he was duke and duke. The regent almost regarded him as the first relative, and on the day of the coup, he was wrong and rushed away. The mighty Green Robe Gandolph is now one of the top continents in the circle of magicians. Such a character can almost be said to be the first person to become popular in Emperor.

But Du Wei himself also understands his own problems. Although he was a man of his own life and arrogant and clever, he did not understand things in politics.

Although he was born in an aristocratic family in his whole life, he has tried to avoid curling up these things since he was a child. His political experience is definitely not something that can be compensated by talent and intelligence.

Politics, in this field, Du Wei knows his position very well, he is still a complete rookie! Although he was a man of two lives, he has not experienced the true test of politics, and even if he is outstanding in other aspects, don't want to be a qualified politician.

While being in the capital, Du Wei has faintly felt a sense of crisis, despite the recent momentum.

Since Chen Chen gave the map of the Roland Empire to himself in public that day, and gave out his arrogance to allow himself to draw the territory at will, at that moment, Du Wei could obviously feel the envy and even envy of his enemies from around.

Du Wei's side, although there are many strange companions, there is Hussein, and there is a mouse gege witch in magic. There is also a Medusa. However, it is true that he can serve as his staff's think-tank, because he never felt it was unnecessary before, and his own brain was enough. Having a life experience of two generations makes Du Wei even unconsciously, and has a trace of superiority to people in this world.

It is none other than Prince Chen who shattered his superiority!

When the prince Chen was planning. After every move, after pushing the eldest son to death, this deeply hidden and gentle gentleman who always laughs at people, gave Du Wei a deep dread!

Just a joke, sometimes, Du Wei even had a ridiculous idea: Who came through? This prince Chen is even more like a person crossing through than himself!

Later Du Wei just wanted to understand. This has nothing to do with crossing or not crossing. The political things cannot be honed without the experience of being in them.

I have tried to avoid the whirlpool since I was young. Free and peaceful days. The emperor Chen was in a fierce struggle for imperial power in the imperial palace from an early age. The distance between them is really difficult to calculate.

After thinking about it, maybe only this lost father. In order to confuse myself one or two.

It can be said that this strange pair of fathers and sons have never had a real relationship like today. Du Wei is seeking advice and has lost the count. At this moment, he is also dedicated to his own son: after all, himself Has fallen down, all the hopes of the Luo Lin family rested on this son!

"If you really want to preserve the family's hope ..." Count Raymond smiled bitterly: "Then the most thing you should do now is keep away from me! Keep away from the original Rolling family!"

Earl tapped his finger gently on the table. Slowly said: "As soon as I fall, Prince Chen must clean up! This is inevitable. No matter how much he values ​​you, you can't let the Rolling family do it for your sake! So, in the short term Come, the Rowlings family has become a quagmire, who is unlucky. And you are my only hope now. To protect the family's hope. First of all, to protect yourself! So, for a period of time. You must stay away from the Rowlings. This vortex, the best way, is to make a detached look to the outside, indicating that you have really broken with the Rollin family, it has nothing to do with it!

Suddenly, Count Raymond laughed, "Do you know why Prince Chen still keeps us guys here without killing?"

Du Wei nodded: "I know."

He sighed: "Either the Luo Lin family or the Solomon family, they all have their own territories and their own private army. Prince Chen is so smart, of course, if you kill you now, Well, first of all, the family territories are messed up! The Rollin Plain is almost the private property of the Rollin family. Everyone there is proud to be the Rollin family. Triggered a civil war ... How could someone like Prince Chen fail to see this? "

"Yes." Count Raymond looked at his son with satisfaction: "You see very clearly. So, I am not dead yet, because Prince Chen wants to make his first move, play this game well, wait for him We have taken back the territories of several families, and the private army has been retrenched before we finally settle our crimes. Anyway, our leaders are locked here, they ca n’t even run, they are always in his hands. What's the difference between killing one day early and killing one night? So, he is not in a hurry and can gain a generous reputation. "

Du Wei frowned: "Do you think he will kill you?"

"It's hard to say." Count Raymond smiled bitterly: "This can't help me ..." Speaking of this, he suddenly changed his face and looked at Du Wei: "You must promise me two things!"

"Say it." Du Wei sighed, he had already guessed what his father asked for.

Sure enough, Count Raymond's face was serious: "First, if one day in the future, Prince Chen orders me to be executed, you must not try to dissuade, let alone try to change his mind! Du Wei, you must understand, The emperor is the emperor, and he may look at you differently, but the bottom line of the emperor's heart is absolutely not allowed to be challenged by anyone! Once you challenge his bottom line, even if he is good to you, he will never show affection to you Now! So. I just said, for now, to protect yourself is the best way to leave hope for the Rowling family, so if he wants to kill me, you must not do anything from it, the most A good way is to say nothing. Don't ask! "

Du Wei didn't say: "What about the second?"

"Second ..." There was a loneliness in Count Raymond's eyes: "After I die, take care of your mother and brother. If you read a trace of love, in the future, after you get married and have children It ’s already my biggest request for you to pick a child and change his surname to Luo Lin.

Du Weiming.

Earl Raymond's fall is not only unlucky. Even Dubri's brother Gabriel was implicated. The crime of coup is not general. Although the order has not yet been issued, the count of Count Raymond is definitely not going to set foot in the career forever.

A sentence that will never be titled. It is enough to make this pulse never turn around in the future.

In other words, Gabri, do n’t even think about turning over to be a noble, and Gabri descendants. The same is true.

After this coup, the final winner is undoubtedly Prince Chen himself. In other words, in fact, such a coup has also brought a certain degree of stability to the imperial power.

Although the Roland Empire has the entire continent and a vast territory, it has been established for thousands of years. I don't know how many nobles have been sealed off. Land mergers on the mainland are serious. In addition, hereditary nobles from one family to another have territorial private troops and taxation rights, forming one country after another. This is clearly a tumor growing on the empire.

The coup d'état, many aristocratic families who supported the great prince, were almost wiped out. Cut the baron, take back the territory, lay off the private army ... and so on.

Some statistics have made the empire's central area rich. Central territories have increased a lot. After the dismissal of the private forces, some of them can be converted into ready-made local defense forces (of course. Relocation of the region is inevitable.)

Reclaimed a large area of ​​land, reduced a large number of private army, and recovered the wealth accumulated by many wealthy families, which immediately eased the already tight empire finances.

Prince Chen does have the potential to become a generation of Mingjun. He is very wise to deal with all the work after the coup, no hurry, little by little, cut a little today, a little tomorrow, no In ten days, the power of several giant families in their hands was almost reduced. Obviously, he did not prepare these things today. Most of them had been premeditated. From the non-stop mobilization of local defense forces, he moved back and forth between several areas to monitor the wind and grass on the territory of the nobles participating in the coup. Sweep at lightning speed.

Putting things one by one, the organization is clear and the effect is very good.

Within half a month, the tense atmosphere was wiped out after the coup d'état. The imperial capital resumed the bustling bustling life, and after the coup, he bought a lot of popular prince Chen, and immediately gathered around a group of loyal families who were loyal to the royal family.

At this moment, after finishing the preliminary work, the prince Chen finally turned his attention to these coup leaders who were detained in the prison of the Inspectorate ...

The Solomon family's property has been confiscated. Above the Rollin Plains, the four local garrison infantry regiments in the provinces of Cote and Lille have been shown to be driven by pinch attacks, supervising the completion of the private army retrenchment in the Rowling family's territory. The Luo Lin family cooperated very well, and did not reveal the stubborn resistance of the jade and the stone, which had a lot to do with the wisdom of Count Raymond. The old count knew that the general situation had gone, and instead of burning with jade, it was better to leave a little vigor for the Luo Lin family, and there would be hope for a resurgence in the future.

Finally, on the Rolling Plains, officials appointed by the Empire Central have taken over, and a team of local guards has replaced the original Rolling's private army.

However, most of the people outside the court have watched Dewey's face. The Rollin family still retains the original Rollin Castle and the surrounding land for more than ten miles.

Prince Chen is proud of the spring breeze, but he is still the calm and insulting, without any pride and complacency, but the extraordinary energy and wisdom of this young prince has already made many imperial empires Another look.

When Augustine VI was originally in office, this old man with great meritorious service had tossed the empire's finances into suffocation, and several finance ministers were finally swept home. The declining weather of the empire is in sight. After the regent took office, he swept away and acted decisively. Moreover, everything was laid out first, which immediately made the twilight emperor's political affairs a little more vigorous.

It is said that the finance minister who frowns from the sky every day, after returning home on the first day of the regent's government, the rigorous old man even made a pot of wine with an exception, while still drunk. The yard shouted: "The empire is hopeful! The empire is hopeful!"

It is conceivable that the prince Chen at this moment is very popular.

Finally. On this day, the Regent and the Minister of Finance looked at the list submitted by the newspaper, the details of the land recovered by the empire, the aristocratic private army retired, and how much income can be added to the central finance each year in the future. , The regent Wang smiled slightly, sighed, and said, "The overall situation is set."

The Chancellor of the Exchequer almost burst into tears.

He has been in this office for ten years. Every year, the most uncomfortable thing is to make ends meet, to dismantle the eastern wall to fill the western wall, look at the long list of income in front of me, thinking that in the future, there is no need to worry about fiscal revenue. There are no military leaders and other departments to collect money . Could not help but swept away the stagnation in my heart.

And then, at an internal meeting of the Regent King Group, Du Wei finally answered Prince Chen's decision on his own territory.

Prince Chen dropped the map boldly and let Du Wei choose it. It ’s no small matter. In the face of envy or enmity, Du Wei is no longer the guy who started his career in politics. He smiled at that time, but just said that he would go back and think about it.

In these days, Dewey went to the Inspectorate Prison three or five times, and talked to his father for a long time each time, and also offered Baron Robertsky a sum of money. Let him treat the two hundred and fifty generals well.

Finally, on this day, Du Wei, holding many maps of Prince Chen, held the map with both hands: "His Royal Highness, I think so."

"Oh?" Prince Chen smiled: "Well, I think you must have picked your eyes. Let's say, which feng shui treasure land do you see?"

There are envious eyes all around.

Du Wei slowly unfolded the map, and everyone beside him could not help but look at his head. Most people agree: the young duke. Most likely will choose Southeast!

The southeast is fertile and has a pleasant climate. The weather is smooth and the population is dense. It is the most prosperous area on the mainland. With the imperial navy's expeditions abroad again and again, maritime trade is getting more and more prosperous, and it is also a source of wealth.

With the duke's duke, in the southeastern part of the province, it is definitely no problem. Rather, it has a province, millions of people plus fertile land, and several large ports are constantly doing overseas trade. In the future, the wealth of money will increase, not to mention the rich and the enemy, I am afraid it is not much worse!

After Dudu slowly unfolded the map, he reached out and pointed his finger on the map with a smile on his face: "I fancy it here."

His finger is above the corner of the map. Everyone who looks at his finger is stuck!

Prince Chen's original smile was gradually fading at this moment. He took a deep look at Du Wei, and suddenly his voice was a little dry: "You ... really want to make it clear? Is this your final decision? "

Du Wei's eyes greeted the Regent slowly, "I want to understand, I'll be here."

Everyone around was showing an incredible expression. For a while, everyone was afraid that the young duke was crazy.

"Don't you regret it?" Prince Chen had stood up and stared at Du Wei.

"Don't regret it." Du Wei shook his head, then he suddenly smiled and slowly bent down: "Please the Regent King!"

This time, there is a half-hearted gentleness on Prince Chen's face. He bit his teeth and stared at Du Wei. After a long time, he took a long breath, dropped a word, and then looked at all Without looking at many subordinates around him, he turned around and walked out of the palace door behind him.

"quasi!"

On the summer of June 960 of the Roland Empire, the coup incident finally came to an end. All the noble giants participating in the coup d'état were swept away, the barons and land were disarmed, and even the capital of the imperial capital was confiscated, and a large family could only leave the imperial capital in distress and seek survival.

Then the royal palace ordered a murderous order!

Families involved in the coup descent all the way down from Marquis Solomon, killing them all the way.

The only exception is to Count Earl of Raymond at the Rollin's House, but it has become "the title of all positions will be removed, never titled"

Just a light sentence, but it saves Earl Raymond from death. It was only that the Luo Lin family had taken it back at the earl's house of the Imperial City, and ordered the Luo Lin family below Earl Raymond to leave the Imperial City immediately and return to the Rollin Castle on the Plain of Rollin to take care of them.

Besides that, an episode is: The Empire has never held such a title as the Duke for a hundred years, but the new young Duke Lord Du Wei, but under the so much favor of the Regent, put down so many feng shui Baodi don't want to, but just pointed to a stunned place ...

Northwest, "Desa Province" by the Kilimaro Mountains.

A barren, stupid, even barren, backward region. In terms of fiscal revenue, the annual income of such a province is not even better than that of a middle-sized city in the southeast.

Unknown, because this scene will never be recorded in any orthodox historical data:

After Du Wei pointed out the territory that day, Prince Chen returned to his room. The regent, who had always been moderate and good, suddenly became furious, smashing everything that could be smashed in the bedroom into pieces, beside him. His trusted guards were stunned, and didn't know why the distinguished regent fired such a big fire.

"He still refuses to be loyal to me! He still refuses to !!!" Prince Chen kicked a three-foot-high coral stand and called out angrily: "I gave it to the Luo Lin family. The Luo Lin family did not give him, I gave it too! But now! He took the glorious pet I gave him, but only had to change the life of the old Raymond !!! He was toward the family! To the family! One by one, in my heart It ’s just that family loyalty is more important than me !!! Ca n’t I find a person who is totally loyal to me in this world! Du Wei! Du Wei! I thought you were the one who made me satisfied. Alternative! But you let me too disappointed! So disappointed !!!!!! "

Father, you are right. If I want to save myself, I really shouldn't save your life ...

But I'm Dewey!

If I don't do this ... me, or am I?

Du Wei walked out of the palace with a smile, a sincere smile.

Me, go the way I choose!