Damn it, this boss really has no normal skills.

Unexpectedly, the opposition not only expressed great interest in this, but also had a very positive attitude.

Even the classic pulling and testing phase was gone, and they immediately said that it was no problem, we would definitely be there for His Majesty’s birthday!

However, when the Northeastern envoys entered the capital, everyone was shocked to find that their carriages were suddenly replaced with gilded noble family crests!

This means that the person sitting in the carriage is not an envoy representing a certain nobleman, but the nobleman himself, the actual owner of the emblem!

Including Duke Xiaguang and Duke Liguang, they actually came in person to celebrate the Queen’s birthday!

All I can say is that maybe this is the predetermined fate. No matter who it is, Hui Guang is destined to be struck, even if the one who strikes him is his own people.

The nobles in the royal capital were now dumbfounded. In the chaos, it was Lord Hu who managed to steady the situation and asked everyone to quickly prepare for the proper ceremony to receive the Duke.

They rushed and hurried, and finally made sufficient preparations just before the convoy arrived, so as not to lose face in front of these damn bastards.

Who would have thought that after getting permission to enter the city and arriving at the gate of the Sun Castle smoothly, for some reason, none of the gentlemen in the carriage got off.

This was a serious matter. The receptionist was so anxious that he almost cried. He threw the pot back and forth. Finally, he let a newcomer step forward with a fearless attitude.

"Excuse me, Mr. Knight, is there anything else that the Duke has not resolved?"

Since even the chief knight of a small baron dared to kill people at will, the commander of the guards of a duke of a country would naturally be very proud.

Hearing this, he was not at all happy and just snorted coldly.

"My Lord Duke has not seen Her Majesty the Queen for a long time. May I ask if she is in good health?"

After a brief moment of stunned silence, the young man became filled with anger - damn, this old guy actually wants Her Majesty the Queen to come out and greet him in person?

Although it is not impossible according to the kingdom's etiquette, only great nobles who have made great contributions to the kingdom are eligible to receive this honor.

For example, Lord Xi, if he could win that battle, let alone asking Feiya to come and welcome him in person, you could even ask her to move hundreds of miles to Huguo Pass to welcome him.

But what about today? You, the ministers, are here to celebrate His Majesty's birthday, but you actually want the birthday boy to come out to greet you? How shameless!

However, the situation now is different from the past. It is the Royal Capital Faction that is begging the opposition faction, so they have enough time to waste with you, and all they want is for you to surrender.

But if they really let the Queen come out to greet them as they requested, then there would be no need to talk about anything else in the subsequent negotiations; they should just kneel down and kowtow!

At the critical moment, it was the veteran power field Lord Arc who came out again, fully armed, and went to greet them in his personal capacity.

Good news, Xia Guang and Li Guang gave the old man this face and quickly led the group of opposition nobles out of the carriage.

Bad news, they came here in a group to laugh at this old guy.

——Hey, what's going on today? Why is my dear Duke Arc so cowardly today?

Although no one really dared to say it, their eyes and attitudes said it all.

Lord Hu was naturally well aware of this, but as things had come to this point he could only swallow his anger and, with a pursed lip, invited them into the castle.

If the two dukes walked with great vigour the last time they came here, this time they were in high spirits.

He pointed to the garden that had existed here since the time of the first king and said, "Oh, the design of this small fountain is so unauthentic."

After a while, he looked at the late king's favorite painting and said, "Why is Liv's painting hung here? That old witch is really not as good as Master Custer."

Those who know say that they have entered the palace of the Sun King, while those who don’t think that they have entered their own home and are preparing to renovate the old house left by their ancestors!

The accompanying staff were angry but dared not say anything. They could only put on an ugly smile and let this group of traitors brag in public without restraint.

Fortunately, the area of ​​the Sun Castle was not very large, so after strolling for more than ten minutes, they arrived at the State Hall.

As a very important building in the castle, the State Room not only exists independently, but also has a very grand design, giving it a bit of the feeling of a Greek temple.

Therefore, even if someone tried to find fault on purpose, it would be difficult for the opposition nobles to find fault after they came in. They could only hum and mutter something like "It's too dark!"

After getting used to the dim light in the State Room, they suddenly became quiet after being noisy just now.

Because in addition to the little queen sitting on the throne, there were actually quite a few people sitting here.

On the left were the last few notable nobles of the Royal Capital faction, and Duke Arclight naturally sat at the front.

On the right was the Church of Holy Light, which had suffered heavy damage but still retained some strength, and the giant Pope himself was in charge.

???

However, the church finally chose to stand on the side of the Royal Capital Faction, which was somewhat expected by the two dukes.

After all, just like them, these two are neighbors!

If it were before, they would definitely perform Sichuan Opera face-changing in public to show their loyalty to the best of their ability in order to thank His Majesty the King for his kindness.

but now……

Stinky tomatoes and rotten potatoes, who are you trying to scare?

So after a brief moment of surprise, the opposition nobles regained their composure and very perfunctorily performed the salutations to Her Majesty the Queen one by one.

But probably in order to give them a warning, Fia pretended to be stupid and did not wake up until they all finished their greetings.

"Oh, why didn't anyone remind me to give seats to the loyal ministers from the East and North? Come on, move the chairs over!"

"Tsk..."

Although this matter is disgusting, even if it is broken down, it does not add up to the weight, and it will make me, as a minister, appear very disgraceful.

Therefore, the nobles in the opposition did not make a fuss about this matter. They snorted in dissatisfaction and took their seats one by one.

Then they were puzzled to find out that there were only twenty or thirty people on our side, so how come the little queen gave them so many seats at once?

Fortunately, Her Majesty the Queen is merciful and will not let her subjects be confused for too long. Soon, a report broke the silence in the State Room.

"The delegation from the Aurora Republic has arrived!"

"what?"

The nobles in the opposition were dumbfounded when they saw several guys who looked like Orientals and were definitely pioneers walking into the gate with a smile.

Isn't this just a welcoming banquet? Why is there...

Slow!

According to Huiguang's rules, in order to demonstrate the kingdom's strength, some larger banquets would indeed invite foreign envoys to participate.

For example, those small foreign countries located on the border of the kingdom just invite a few savages to come over for a meal. Anyway, their presence is not high and no one will care.

But today, after gaining wisdom from another world from the pioneers, Fia's birthday celebration was not that simple.

So, amid the announcements one after another like the Olympics, representatives of one country after another entered the State Room.

Although most of them were created less than a year ago, they are merely external disguises of government agencies and even large trade unions.

Moreover, including the Libra Kingdom, a group of true barbarians who were not worthy of sitting at the table in the civilized world in the past also sent people to attend the banquet.

But if you put all these small things together, they have a name that should not be underestimated - the Tower Community.

"Is it possible..."

As the two dukes expected, after the lengthy segment about the strange little country, the big one came right away.

"The Lingxi Kingdom delegation has arrived!"

"The delegation of the Pemos Khanate has arrived!"

Although the people who came in were battlefield observers who had been in Huiguang before, some of them had just escaped from the Western Territory.

But since they can appear here to represent their respective countries, it is enough to illustrate their position and purpose!

Unfortunately, Eleanor has deeply understood the principle of "too much is as bad as too little", and relying on her wisdom, she successfully stole the chicken while Fia was busy making plans.

However, Fia, who was in a hurry and wanted to find a way out for Huiguang and herself, did not understand at all, and kept adding more fuel after it was already enough.

The result of this was that the opposition nobles, who had been somewhat uneasy before, now calmed down and suddenly came to a conclusion.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

——The Royal Capital Faction is scared!

If you're not afraid, why make such a big deal about a small birthday celebration in the face of national crisis?

Humph, don’t you just want to rely on these external forces to suppress me?

Besides, no matter what, if the Wangdu faction really intended to join forces with external forces, why would they go to so much trouble to set up this trap and let them come to Qixia City?

Just announce your joining of the High Tower Community directly, and then settle accounts with yourself after driving away the Deep Forest People. You don’t have to be so humble and swallow your anger!

In order to maintain the reputation of the Glorious Kingdom, the opposition did not openly make trouble at the banquet, and the two dukes expressed their blessings to His Majesty in public.

But this welcoming banquet was only the beginning of the three-day celebration. The real battle between the Royal Capital Faction and the opposition faction took place at a private banquet that followed.

It can only be said that the Royal Capital Faction really has no soldiers capable of fighting. In this battle, it is still the Duke of Arclight who takes action, and he almost has to fight against the opposition group on his own.

Who would have thought that when he had devoted all his energy and thought, ready to go all out in this war of words to preserve the interests of the Wangdu faction to the greatest extent possible.

As soon as Duke Xiaguang opened his mouth, the old man was completely confused.

"Master Arclight, don't you understand? Wake up! We have no chance of winning this battle!"

???

"Aren't you here to discuss cooperation?"

The opposition faction did come to discuss cooperation with the Royal Capital faction, and the main topic of discussion was indeed related to the survival of Huiguang.

However, in some specific aspects, the direction of their thinking is probably very different from that of the Wangdu faction.

In short - Captain, the Imperial Army asked me to bring you a message!

boom!

Lord Hu was so angry that his face turned red. He slammed the table and stood up, calling him by his name.

"Earl! Ortiz! As the Duke, you actually want to betray the Glory!"

Faced with the opposition's proposal to unite with the Royal Capital faction to surrender to the Deep Forest People, not to mention him, other Royal Capital nobles also expressed their opposition on the spot.

But since the opposition dares to say this, they naturally have the strategies and confidence to deal with this.

"Don't worry, you should take a look at this first."

Duke Li Guang smiled, slowly took out a wooden box from his storage ring, pushed it towards Lord Hu, and motioned for him to check it.

"what?"

As a civil servant, Duke Arclight did not open the box directly, but asked the guards to open it for him, only to find a bloody ring inside.

To be more specific, it is a ring with half a finger attached and the Xiguang family crest engraved on it!

"you!"

Duke Arclight was so frightened that he dropped the teacup in his hand, and pointed at the two noble colleagues opposite him while trembling all over.

In the end, he got so angry that he fainted!

Negotiations require bargaining chips and confidence. If Lord Xi is captured and Lord Hu falls again, the Wangdu faction will have nothing.

And when a person loses hope, no matter whether there are gains or losses, any path before him will be considered, which naturally includes the one sent to them by the opposition.

And the opposition is really smart. They know that you can't do things to the extreme. While calling on everyone to surrender to the forest, they also give them considerable leeway.

"We are not traitors, look at this!"

It was a letter of guarantee from the new king of the Deep Forest, in which he promised that after the Glowing Kingdom surrendered, the legal system of the Glowing Kingdom would be retained and all the lands occupied by them would be returned.

With this parchment, the opposition faction promoted the century-old friendship between Shenlin Huiguang and how powerful the two countries would be if they united.

"Pioneers, you can't be trusted!"

"They are a bunch of thieves and profiteers. Sooner or later, they will sell us all out."

"Orcs are joining in the fun too? No, that's too disgraceful."

After a few rounds, they actually cultivated a group of surrenderists in a short period of time, and they suggested that everyone surrender to the Shenlin people together.

"The Kingdom of Radiance, no, but the Kingdom of Deep Forest, yes!"

"Dad, I've actually been a Shenlin person for a long time. I've even become a Shenlin citizen."

"I heard there's fried chicken for a copper coin in the deep forest. Why don't we just go the route?"

After learning about this, the person who was most anxious in Jingji was not Fia, but Xiao Rito, who was farming peacefully on the holy mountain next door.

The Son of God is so confused. He, a god who has died once, is still trying hard to take revenge. Why are you, a bunch of damn princes and nobles, getting scared first?

However, under the iron rule that royal power and religious power are independent of each other, as a church giant, the only thing he can do is to send a group of high-level monks to Sunshine City, except for a few words.

In this way, even if Huiguang really surrendered, he could move to Sunshine City and continue to develop based on his base in the High Tower Community.

As the saying goes, only when everyone is numb are they truly numb, so Ji Ming also felt numb after hearing about this.

"It's so hard. Why are things about Huiguang always so bad? In such a big city like Gyeonggi, everyone is either surrendering or fleeing?"

The biggest problem is that Eleanor, who Ji Ming had just sent away, is still a stubborn resistance faction. If this capital really becomes a nest of cowards...

Turtle, why do I feel that after the Little Ming Dynasty and France, the Glorious Kingdom has started to rush towards the direction of the Great Song Dynasty?