Realm of Power

"Sir, he is a noble from Rosende!" Hu Keqili walked over with his feet on the gravel on the ground. Beside him, several murderous guards escorted the somewhat timid and frightened guard. middle-aged nobleman came over

"I just want to find a safe place to rest. I'm not a bad person. I can pay for it!" The middle-aged noble was obviously a little frightened and explained to the guard behind him. But no matter how much he was, he just lifted him up from the ground and threw him heavily to the ground.

"Don't hurt me, I'm really malicious!"

The middle-aged noble was lying on the ground begging for mercy. The grass on the ground was stained on his pale face. He was wearing the customary braided alternating-breasted dress of the Nobles of Rosend. The sleeves were embroidered with the golden embroidery of the high nobles. The long yellow curly hat rolled to one side

"Rosenders?"

The fat man frowned slightly when he saw this scene. Although he had never been to Asende, with the rise of commerce on the northwest coast, other northwest merchants and nobles often appeared on the northwest coast, including Denia and Luo Sen The largest area in Germany is Denia. Compared with the usual strictness and unsmiling nature of Denia people, it is completely different from the Rosende people who border it. The Rosende people are generally talkative and like to make noises in taverns. They often use the name of the northwest native. People think of themselves.

"Yes, this lord is right, I am from Rosende!"

The nobleman Rasonde nodded quickly when he heard the fat man's voice. He did not expect that the adult these fierce men were talking about turned out to be a somewhat naive-looking young man. In addition to being overjoyed, he quickly took out a certificate from his arms. I raised the proof of my identity with my hand. "This is the proof of crossing the border given to me by the Principality of Rosend. It also has your country's signature and seal on it. This can prove that I am not telling lies."

The fat man didn't care about proof. He walked over from the opposite side, squatted down, and used the wooden stick in his hand to pick the fire. I picked up the noble's face and took a look. Under the light of the bonfire, the middle-aged noble's hair was the iconic perm of the northwest nobles. It was like a watermelon rind upside down on the head. Although he was thrown to the ground in an awkward manner, , I still don’t know a thing about my hair,

"It's obviously been combed with egg white. In this era, except for nobles who are stupid and have a lot of money, ordinary people will not spend such unjust money." The fat man grinned slightly. It's boring. He is really a noble. The fat man said to Konoe Made a gesture

"Pick him up!"

Hear His Majesty the Falcon's command. Two stout guards pulled the middle-aged nobleman up from the ground like a dead dog.

"Sorry, I hope I didn't hurt you! It's always better to be cautious when traveling at night." The fat man gestured to the middle-aged man to sit down.

"It's okay. I'm understandable for being reckless late at night!" The middle-aged nobleman moved his limbs that were hurt by the fall. Xiang Fatty smiled bitterly and said, "My name is Angelio, the equerry of the Marquis of Sbury, the princess of Rasendebina. This time I am escorting the lady and the young lady to Haicheng. The road ahead is blocked and I have to stop. I can camp." There are only so many places, other places are already crowded, and there is only some open space here. I really don’t know that this is an adult’s camp!”

"Madam and young lady? You mean that carriage..." The fat man pointed with a wooden stick to the carriage where the middle-aged nobleman came down just now.

"You can rest assured, sir. If it's inconvenient, they can rest in the carriage." Angelio nodded acquiescing, his eyes subconsciously glanced at the murderous guards not far away, who were all ten meters away, and suddenly lowered his voice and said

"My lord, if it were me, I would never choose such an army as a bodyguard."

"Oh. Why?" The fat man was surprised for a moment.

"With all due respect, I can feel it. Most of them have killed people and have blood on their hands, and they are not the kind of one or two people!" Angelio said these words with a serious face. Fatty almost fainted from laughter,

The fat man wanted to say that these guys had indeed killed people. If they didn't kill people, why would he take them with him? This Rosende man is really like the legend. He is not an ordinary extrovert. He actually speaks ill of his subordinates in front of him. Perhaps he is too kind-hearted.

Angelio saw the fat man's eyebrows twitching slightly, looking like he wanted to laugh, and because the young man in front of him was a junior who was leading a caravan for the first time, he quickly said sincerely, "I know this reason sounds a bit funny. But this is definitely something worth noting. In our town of Rosende, there have been several incidents recently where soldiers coveted goods and killed their employers on the way. Among the people who were killed, there was another person I knew, Mr. Edley, the financial officer of Bina County. Ten days ago, he hired a team of mercenaries to escort this quarter's tax money to the capital. As a result, he left the county. No one saw him again until three days ago, when someone found his body cut into six sections in the Anli Forest, twenty miles outside the capital city. All the taxes and mercenaries were missing!

Angelio's voice stopped, and he said with a somewhat gloomy face, "It is precisely because of this incident that the capital authorities suspected that the county governor, the Marquis of Sbury, was stealing. In fact, the tax itself is not important, but the time when this incident occurred That’s so wrong. His Royal Highness Locke, the heir to the duchy, has just returned from Kyoto. The governor specially collected one-third more taxes and sent them there just to please the future duke. “Come back from Imperial Kyoto? "

The corners of the fat man's smiling mouth suddenly froze, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. Ten days ago, what a coincidence.

"His Royal Highness Locke's mother's family is the wealthy Rila family in Kyoto. Since he was six years old, His Highness Locke has followed his mother to Kyoto." Angelio said in a deep voice. "Everyone knows that the Duke's body has deteriorated due to a bout of typhoid fever in April. It's getting too late. At this time, calling His Highness Locke back from Kyoto University has actually already They are arranging the future of the principality, but something like this happened in Bina County. It is suspected to be a humiliation for Young Master Locke. The Lord is afraid of accidents, so he arranged for the madam and the woman to come to Haicheng on the northwest coast. If There are still places in the northwest that Roxende has concerns about, and that is only the northwest coast."

"What an unexpected gain!" The fat man stirred the fire with a wooden stick. The imperial meeting in Kyoto of Gaul was held ten days ago. At the meeting, the Emperor of Gaul decided to establish a northwest general. Although The candidate has not yet been announced, but it is clear that someone will be sent to intervene in the heart of the northwest.

The fat man once thought that if the Gauls wanted to intervene in northwest affairs in the name of the northwest general, they must have a strong foothold.

Since the original agreement, the northwest has formed a clear north-south division. In the north, the northwest coast is headed, and in the south of the northwest, Denia and Rosende are headed. I even think that the core of future control of the northwest lies in Germany. Nia and Rosende, the Gaul side may not be unable to see this.

The Duke of Denia is an upright man in his prime, physically strong, and has a strict style of work. He lives a simple and regular life. He has an army of 100,000 people with excellent combat power under his command, and his relationship with the northwest coast is not bad. Especially after the construction of Haicheng on the northwest coast, the connection between Denia region and the northwest coast region has become closer, and a community of interests has been formed.

Rosende was different. Rosende was a long-established power in the northwest region. It always regarded itself as the boss in the south and faced the weak Julius family. It was also Rosende who was the first to raise the flag of rebellion. Although Duke Rosende was already an old man in his sixties, he still showed great ambitions. Because he was in the interior, Rosende leaned more towards the higher powers in terms of power. As for the Lu Empire,

"It seems that the other party's plan has already been launched, but I don't know it at all!"

The fat man clenched his fingers into fists. Taking a deep breath, it seemed that the old Duke of Rosende had finally chosen a path of no return. It is conceivable that if it were not for the unexpected rise of Denia and the strong suppression of the northwest coast, this man who had wanted to be a lifelong The old man who is the Lord of the Northwest may have launched a war for control of the Northwest long ago, and now he has the support of Kyoto. Combining the two aspects, if you want to choose an incision that can enter the northwest, Rosende will undoubtedly have the best time and place. No wonder Rosende's troops are mobilizing more and more frequently on the border.

The sky is brightening. The carriage on the road was finally towed, the road was clear, and a large number of caravans turned their wheels and continued to move towards Haicheng.

The sun shines on the ground from the gaps between the leaves above the head, and the breeze blows on the face. The fat man takes his red cloak from Hu Keqili's hand. The guards arrange their equipment, and with a pair of black guards' armor on their upper body, The murderous aura on the guard became more and more pervasive,

Angelio, who had been lying next to a fire not far away all night, realized at this moment that he had actually spent the night with a group of soldiers. He stared at all this in stunned silence. After hesitating for a while, he came over awkwardly. He touched his head and said to the fat man

"I'm sorry, I didn't know you were from the army. Sir, I hope you won't take what you said last night to heart!" Angelio looked a little scared.

"What you said last night? Haha, I don't remember!"

The fat man smiled nonchalantly and got on his horse. The news brought by this Rosende man was much more interesting than his joke. This was probably God's favor for him. Otherwise, he came from Gaul and Kyoto. This move really caught people off guard

"In this case, I wonder if this gentleman can let us accompany you all the way!" Angelio showed a trace of worry on his face, and looked in the direction of the carriage. There were two vague figures there. Judging from their attire, they should be It's a middle-aged lady and a girl

"Of course, it's only half a day's journey from here to Haicheng anyway! I'm not in a hurry."

The fat man readily agreed. In fact, he also saw that the attendant named Angelio was obviously hiding something.

If he hurriedly sent his wife and daughter to another country just because he was suspected, he is probably suffering from delusion or cowardice.

And this attendant named Angelio actually knew from the beginning that he was a member of the army. He deliberately came over to camp together and deliberately asked to go on the road together. All his actions were to cover up one thing. That car spent the entire night There is a secret in the carriage that no one wants to get out of to rest. It doesn’t want anyone to discover it.

The carriage followed closely behind the Guards Cavalry. Many caravans passing by looked at this strange combination curiously, secretly guessing that there must be some important figure in this carriage escorted by the army. The Guards Cavalry in front, carriage behind

"Angelio, do we have to be with these people? I always feel frightened when I see these soldiers." The middle-aged lady in the carriage looked out half her head with an ugly face, a trace of displeasure on her face, and a head of golden curly hair. , has a delicate appearance, and is slightly stout, but it does not affect its beauty, but it shows a bit of grace.

"Madam, with them here, at least we don't have to worry about those who are following us!"

Angelio, riding on a black horse, leaned over and whispered

"As far as I know, the military on the northwest coast has a very high status. In some cases, they can even directly kill those who offend them. Unless those people are brave enough to come out to stop them, they can only watch helplessly. Watching us safely enter the sea city, as long as we board the boat on the dock to the other side of the sea, even the most outstanding pursuit team will do something to His Highness! Otherwise, all the sacrifices made by the Duke alone as a bait will be lost. All in vain"

"Yes, those people who followed His Highness Locke from Kyoto are so cruel. They control the Duke and want to kill even His Highness. I can't believe that His Highness Locke is so crazy that he wants to kill his father and younger brother!" The middle-aged lady recalled the situation that day. He whispered with a slightly pale face.

Angelio glanced inside the carriage and saw a girl wearing a bright yellow dress lying on the table in the carriage. She seemed to be too tired and had fallen asleep deeply. However, she was only seven or eight years old, if not two years old. People call him Your Highness, but who would have thought that he is a boy.

"He's his half-brother. Although this is cruel, it's not uncommon! If the pursuit team hadn't followed too closely, we wouldn't have had to ask His Highness to disguise himself as a man! Although he was born into a distinguished family, apart from me, a servant, and you, Poor guy, there's no one left." Angelio smiled bitterly and shook his head. "When we entered Haicheng, we followed the plan. The Duke had already arranged it. At least it can ensure that His Highness reaches the other side of the sea alive! "

"What about you? Are you going with us?" The middle-aged lady looked at him eagerly, with a bit of trembling in her voice.

"I can't leave. You know, these people have sharp noses. I will fulfill my duty as a servant and lead them around the city!" Angelio looked indifferent, as if he had expected it. "Until they found out that they had been fooled. Then cut them off." my throat"

"Don't you want to live so much? Remember back then..." The middle-aged lady's plaintive eyes were like a puddle of clear water.

"Why live? There is always a reason to live!" Angelio turned away, avoiding the middle-aged lady's gaze, looking blurredly into the distance, with a trace of sadness flashing in his eyes.

"What happened back then. I don't remember it anymore. You know, my family was secretly executed by those people the night they escaped. My wife and three-year-old son were all destroyed in the fire. ash,

"My only hope now is to watch you lead His Highness away from this land of right and wrong.

In fact, I should feel lucky. If the engagement back then had remained, the people who died three days ago were you and our son. Now, at least we still have the memory of being alone together for three days, dead! It’s better than living in endless longing in the next life.”

"Angelio..." The middle-aged lady finally chose to remain silent. The past was like smoke and she couldn't bear to look back. If the fat man saw this scene, he would think of the report sent by the assassin about the Duke of Roxende. one piece,

Rockside, the most favored youngest son of the Duke of Roseende, because his first wife insisted on her status as a wealthy family in Kyoto and could not bear to stay in this remote area of ​​the northwest, twenty-one years ago, she took her son to Kyoto alone and put on a beautiful show. The deputy old man is dead and has no contact with us. The Duke of Rosende was heartbroken and focused on dominating the northwest. It was not until the age of fifty-four that a noble maid gave birth to his second son. From the day of his birth, the Duke of Rosende announced, This son is the heir to the Principality of Rosend.

It seems that in the dark, the wheel of destiny in the northwest begins to rotate faster.

The fat man deliberately slowed down on the sixth downhill in front. He had already noticed that behind the horse team that was walking slowly, a team of more than a dozen people were also following. At the same time, while slowing down, this team of people appeared. The time was one hour ago

The team was led by a young man with a stern face. He was wearing white mail armor with exquisite patterns and a white cloak hanging behind him. The war horse under his crotch was obviously more expensive than the horses used by ordinary caravans. Ten people following him followed Several people, either carrying long swords or curved bows wrapped in animal skins,

Their eyes never left the carriage in front of them. Fatty had seen this look before. It was the look of a murderer.

"It seems that this is the real secret!"

The fat man made a ready gesture to Hu Keqili, and Hu Keqili nodded with understanding. The fifty Guards Cavalry were divided into two teams, and separated from the queue. The horses' hooves raised the clear soil on the ground, and the wind galloped. Going forward with normal acceleration

Two miles ahead is Haicheng, and one mile ahead there is a section of road that passes through a forest. Unless the other party doesn't take action, if they do, it will definitely be through the forest!

"Sir, let's do it. There are still 2 miles to the scope of Haicheng!" From behind, a burly man rode up and said in the young man's ear, "That is a densely populated area. As long as the other party comes up Once the ship is over, we'll get another chance."

"Zia, are you crazy? There are soldiers in front of us. If we attack, do you know what the consequences will be! We will be chopped into pieces!"

Said a young woman with a black hood next to the young man. She was wearing a voluptuous yellow skirt. There were blooming purple flower letter marks on the saddle. Hanging on it was a curved bow that could be called a work of art. It was unusually curved. The shape of the bow handle is as attractive as her graceful figure,

"Don't worry, there's a forest a mile ahead!" The young man in the lead spouted out a sentence to be continued coldly. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (.Vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m.. to read.)