Realm of Power

Sheriff Danis' face was a little ugly. His eyes flickered on these silver cavalry. Unlike the two ministers from the capital who were not very clear about the situation, he

Lengwei County is close to the coast, so it knows more than others.

For example, the true combat strength of the Dunkirk Silver Cavalry requires a light armor appearance. They are the best assault cavalry in the coastal area. The javelins behind them can pierce the defenses of most heavily armored troops. And this time, in addition to a group of light cavalry in front, the more than a hundred cavalry behind them were clearly heavy armored troops, although they were equipped with iconic silver javelins.

This is a place that makes people feel uneasy. On the northwest coast, there are not many heavily armored troops. It is said that on the opposite northwest coast, the Vekia Falcon King makes the entire northwest tremble and dare not speak loudly. There is a heavy armored cavalry named after the Guards under his command. They are dressed in black and have a majestic black armor that looks like a demon. They are also a troop with a reputation for killing.

‘This is close to the northwest coast. Do these cavalry know how to do it? . . . . . ‘

I don't know why, this weird idea came up, and even he felt ridiculously stupid. He was really sensitive enough. Although these knights who followed the Duke of Dunkirk were wearing official combat equipment, they Wearing a decorative and elegant cape, the thick shirt looks ugly but also looks more powerful.

For the sake of the knight's face, it is not uncommon in the northwest to allow the knight to be accompanied by such gorgeous heavy armor, let alone the entourage of a duke.

After all, compared to the light armor with only one breastplate, the heavy armor that covers the whole body is much more beautiful, and can also show the brilliant military exploits of the knights under his command. And he also thinks that the barren Lengwei County has the qualifications to make the northwest coast care about it? No, Danis himself thought this possibility was too ridiculous.

He saw Sidney, the Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, standing next to Home Secretary Angelio, whispering something, while the Home Secretary had a calm face.

‘It seems that the Duke is also very nervous about the arrival of the Duke of Dunkirk! ‘

Danis felt that he could hear such sounds clearly. Everything seemed so lively and friendly, but it always made people feel creepy.

Why? Thinking of this, Danis's eyebrows knitted together more and more. A minister of the interior and a foreign minister, what they could talk about in secret would definitely not be about a small character like himself, or this Dunker. Why did the Duke of Erl enter the country from the northwest coast?

He saw Angelio and Sidney, the ministers of the interior, approaching the carriage in front. The carriage stopped ten meters in front of the two of them. A middle-aged man with a serious face stepped out of the carriage. He had chestnut hair and was wearing a luxurious gold-rimmed dress. There was an aura between his eyebrows that made people dare not look at him. of nobility,

‘Your Majesty, I am Angelio, the Minister of the Interior of Roussende! This is Sidney, the Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs. On behalf of my Lord the Duke, I would like to welcome you again. 'Angelio behaved quite well in the spotlight.

The Duke of Dunkirk on the opposite side nodded and said, 'Long time no see. Angelio, I remember the last time I saw you was at the Northwest Conference two years ago. At that time, Lord Angelio was still the aide-de-camp of the old Duke. I didn’t expect that it was only two years ago. Lord Angelio has already occupied such a high position! ‘

As this sentence came out that was unclear whether it was sarcasm or praise, Danis saw the Minister of the Interior's face turn slightly blue and his body trembled slightly.

But calm soon returned. Sidney next to him looked gloomy,

‘This little man who turned his back on the Lord and asked for glory is still here! 'Danis suddenly shivered in fright when he heard a low voice coming from the local official behind him.

He heard that this slightly country voice was his financial officer Lakto, a stubborn old guy with a head of white hair that stood out among the officials behind him.

It is said that thirty years ago, Luckdo was one of the attendants of the old Duke. Because he offended the then Duchess, he was sentenced to work here as a small financial officer.

‘Don’t talk nonsense! It will cause trouble! ‘

‘Did I say something wrong? I really don’t understand how the new Duke could trust such a person! ' Danis turned his head and glared fiercely before the argument stopped.

‘Your Excellency, we have arranged the reception along the way. . Today we will rest in Cromdor County ahead. . . ‘

At this time, he heard the Duke of Dunkirk on the other side say coldly, "No need to be polite, I didn't come here just to see the face of a villain."

The Duke of Dunkirk, who had only been out for less than a minute, walked into the carriage without any shame, "I will rest here tonight and continue on the road tomorrow!" I was already very tired after traveling such a long way, so why did I have to go to the next county to rest? ‘

The awkward conversation made the atmosphere at the scene tense all of a sudden. The face of the Secretary of the Interior had turned completely deathly gray, but the face of the Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Sidney was unusually calm.

‘There seems to be no tacit understanding between these two adults! ‘

All the welcoming officials clearly felt this. The military music stopped at Danis's command, and the gongs and drums stopped beating.

The maids who were scattering flowers had already been chased away by the knights. Horse hooves stepped on the red carpet and made dull sounds. The street was quiet and no one spoke. It seemed that the whole city felt this dull atmosphere. , the cavalry went straight through the central square of the city,

The recruitment notices posted all over the street seemed to attract the attention of a person in the carriage.

‘Look at the recruitment notices all over the city! It is conceivable that as long as we are wiped out in one fell swoop, it is not impossible to cooperate with the troops mobilized by Rosende across the country and the 180,000 troops in Kyoto to sweep the entire northwest in one fell swoop and avoid future troubles forever! '

The fat man was dressed in casual clothes. The sunlight outside shone on him through the curtains. He sat opposite the Duke of Dunkirk. His eyes swept over the streets and buildings passing by.

Passing through miles of streets, the central square that was originally luxuriously decorated and had a lively atmosphere is now deserted.

The nobles and their families who were present to welcome him had already received notice that the welcome party had been cancelled. The entire square was empty except for the dazzling and gorgeous silk ribbons on the welcome platform that had just been tied up, floating there alone.

‘Is His Majesty Falcon so sure that the new Duke of Rosend is someone sent from Kyoto? 'The Duke of Dunkirk sat opposite. There was some uncertainty in his tone;

Although he is already middle-aged, his appearance can still be regarded as a majestic appearance that can make many young women's hearts flutter. He is the kind who looks very literary and aristocratic at first glance.

Compared with the pink and tender figure of Fatty, the Duke of Dunkirk is obviously more convincing.

‘I know that too many explanations are meaningless. The Duke will not believe it before seeing real evidence, so I can only say. Everything will be clear when we arrive at the capital of Ruosen! 'The fat man pretended to smile mysteriously,' but I still want to thank the Duke for his willingness to help.'

He entered the country secretly this time. Three-quarters of the hundreds of cavalry accompanying him were Guards Cavalry. Although they were dressed as the Dunkirk Silver Cavalry, they were actually equipped with three more javelins. In the early days, in order to deal with Kujit The cavalry and the Ridian knights and the Guards cavalry are equipped with javelins.

But with smaller body size. A large number of equipment for the more practical assault crossbow, the javelin was replaced by the assault crossbow.

Surrounded by these fake silver knights, the carriage slowly entered the Sheriff's Mansion. Because there was no prior arrangement, the entire county governor's office was in complete chaos. Although Danis's life has been better in the past two months, as a local county governor's office. Far from being qualified to entertain a duke,

What comforted Danis was that the Duke of Dunkirk had just snubbed the Minister of the Interior. It seems that the requirements in this aspect are not high. He just asked his entourage to tidy up before moving in safely, leaving behind the depressed-looking Minister of the Interior who had to accompany him with a smile.

‘Sir, look. . . . . . ‘Danis looked at the Minister of the Interior with a confused look on his face.

‘Just arrange a room outside the main hall! I'll be here tonight.' Angelio turned his face. Undersecretary Sidney, who didn't want to be in the cold next to Angelio, took advantage of the busy time of the servants in the Sheriff's Mansion to follow Danis to the second floor. In the small living room on the first floor.

As soon as he entered the room, Danis had a calm face and was about to say a few compliments and pat the undersecretary of foreign affairs on his ass. Unexpectedly, Sidney first took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Danis, only to hear him say with gloomy eyes.

'Governor Danis, this is an order from His Majesty the Duke. Starting today, Lengwei County will enter a high state of combat readiness, and the supplies stored in Lengwei County must also be taken to the capital immediately. That's it, the time is very close. , execute the order! '

Danis looked at the Duke's order in his hand and was completely stunned. He was in a state of war readiness! Oh my god, what is combat readiness? There are only 1,500 garrison troops in the entire Lengwei County. Even with the recent recruitment of new soldiers, the number is only 2,500 people!

Even so, the Duke will still take away all the supplies in the county! Doesn't this push Lengwei County into a desperate situation? It would have been okay before, but now the Chamber of Commerce in Lengwei County controls almost half of the resources. If these businessmen get into trouble, the entire Lengwei County will collapse!

'What's the matter? Want to disobey? 'Sidney looked cold and glanced coldly. 'I heard that your Lengwei County has been involved with lowly businessmen in the past two months. The Duke is very unhappy about this. Lengwei County is the Duke's Lengwei County. It's not a businessman's!'

Danis had beads of sweat on his forehead and quickly explained, 'No, don't get me wrong, sir, it's just a rumor spread by some people who want to slander me. It's just that under the current situation, I have to give some benefits to those businessmen.

‘However, you can rest assured that after the Duke of Dunkirk leaves, I will immediately dissolve the Chamber of Commerce Alliance. I will definitely be able to control the situation. '

Hearing Danis's explanation, Sidney snorted coldly and said, "Even if you still have a little bit of loyalty, you also know that some local county governors have acted irregularly recently. I hope you will not participate in it. If you still If you want to stay in this position as a county guard for a longer time, you will definitely cut ties with the merchants. Although gold coins are cute, you have to live to enjoy them.'

, otherwise, the small Lengwei County will not be able to withstand a finger from the Duke.

When he said the last sentence, Sidney's tone was extremely cold, and Danis felt a strong chill from inside. He did hear some rumors. Someone in the local county governor questioned the legitimacy of the new Duke's succession. Secretly plotting to overthrow the new Duke's rule

'Of course, I understand! '

Danis nodded and bowed, and only after the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs left did he feel that his clothes were soaked. The wind blew and the cold was biting. He could fully feel that a huge storm was gathering over Rosend, just waiting for a thunderclap, and the storm and heavy rain would surely fall on his head.

In a corner of the somewhat deserted building complex of the County Governor's Mansion, in a luxuriously decorated room, Angelio was resting. The dining table in front of him was full of various delicious dishes. They were all leftover supplies that had nowhere to use because the welcome party was not successful.

Sidney pushed the door in from outside. Then he carefully closed it.

'How did County Governor Danis react to the order signed with the Duke's seal? ‘Angelio looked over with sharp eyes, contrary to his previous dejected look,

He looked very hesitant, and vowed in front of me that as long as Duke Dunkirk left, he would immediately draw a clear line with the Chamber of Commerce.

Sidney sat down at the table, wolfed down a piece of three-meat steak, and said unclearly, 'But I can see that there is only anger and hesitation in his eyes. It is obvious that he is very dissatisfied with this order!

'That's enough. I believe that at this moment, the position of this Danis County Magistrate has been hesitating between Rosend and the northwest coast!

Angelio stood up with a calm face. Coming to the window of the room, this is an independent small courtyard. The two guard knights sent by Duke Locke to monitor live outside the courtyard. The previous performance with Duke Dunkirk obviously made the two guard knights relax their vigilance.

Angelio smiled bitterly unconsciously. Others may think that he is in a great position, but in fact, he is not a reliable person in the eyes of the local county governor or Duke Locke. If he is not familiar with the internal affairs of Rosende and is responsible for collecting all the local materials to the capital, the vicious guy Locke would have killed him long ago. In fact, Angelio is very clear about the new duke's inner plan, to let him, a man with a bad reputation, come forward to be the villain, to weaken the power of the local county governor to the greatest extent, and then Duke Locke will remove him and immediately Jianying, one head of his own is enough to earn back everything. This will not only enable him to quickly gain a good reputation in a short time, making the local county governors grateful to him, but also make his position of duke, which was originally a bit difficult to say, become popular. "The time should be when I return to the capital. If not, the complaints of the local county governors will make the princes who come to participate in the alliance feel that there is instability in Rosende. This is not the style of the leader of the northwest." Angelio said secretly in his heart. "Will there be any problems with the modified order?" Sidney put down the wine glass in his hand and wiped the corner of his mouth with his sleeve. "After all, the seal on it is faked by us. Once it is seen by someone familiar, all our plans will be ruined! "Don't worry, I have been with the Duke for six years. I am so familiar with the Duke's seal that I can imitate it even with my eyes closed! ‘

Angelio stood at the window, looking at the beautiful summer scenery outside the window, touched his chin, and said coldly, ‘Open up Lengwei County, then Kromdo County, and finally the Marquisate of Oliver, and open up a passage from the northwest coast to the capital of Nosend.’

”Kromdo’s County Governor Correan is a very selfish and stingy person. After receiving such an order that is close to plunder, he will definitely turn against the capital. The last problem is that your uncle, the Marquis of Oliver who is responsible for guarding the gate of the capital, is a very smart person. Even if he was confused about the new duke’s accession to the throne, he quickly kept silent when the overall situation was determined. He has a garrison of 10,000 people in his hands. He can be regarded as a person who can control the entire situation at a critical moment.”

”That coward, I don’t want to mention him again! If he could be braver at the beginning, my wife’s father would not... . . . . . . . "Speaking of the Marquis Oliver, Sidney's face immediately turned cold. He angrily put the wine glass in his hand on the table. He was obviously a little drunk and furious." It's really disheartening to say. The Duke valued him so much and gave him the important task of guarding the gate of the capital in the hope that he could cut off the interference from Kyoto with a sharp sword at the critical moment, but when the need really came, he retreated! This cowardly behavior is really shameful. "

In the hall of the county governor's mansion, there were bursts of laughter and noisy sounds, music, laughter, and clinking of wine glasses. Although the Duke of Dunkirk stated that there was no need to welcome the dinner, it would be a pity to waste the food that had been prepared long ago. The nobles habitually sought pleasure and completely ignored the tense atmosphere and the mystery of the situation. The luxurious noble carriages that drove into the county governor's mansion with the curtains always lowered,

It can be seen that this party will probably last until late at night. Perhaps when it was late at night, those carriages would carry their exhausted owners back.

The carriages gathered more and more, and the noisy sounds in the living room became louder and louder. In the living room, the nobles were happily enjoying delicious food. They gathered in a group, playing the piano, singing, and playing as much as they could.

Only County Governor Danis held a glass of wine and stood at the window sadly, looking at the rapidly increasing number of carriages outside.

"Is this prosperity really over? Am I going to go back to that boring and miserable time again? "Danis was a little confused and unwilling.

At this time, a middle-aged man in a tuxedo walked towards him and stopped beside him. "Dear county magistrate, have you encountered any problems? If you are willing to speak out, there may be a good solution! '(To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novels are better and updated faster!