Realm of Power

"Grand Duke Pfei, can you please explain what is going on between you and Governor Salon?" Count Remshat's face was gloomy, with deep dissatisfaction in his tone, and he looked sharply at the still confused man. Grand Duke Pfeiffer,

And his unusually serious expression and tone made Grand Duke Pfei, one of the monarchs of Gangfei, tremble in his heart. Regarding the Falcon Empire's rising status in the hearts of the people of Gangfei,

Although he already had a high opinion of this emerging country, the current situation still surprised him. Judging from the performance of Remshat, a senior affairs officer at the Ministry of Military Affairs, he still underestimated the importance of this country in the hearts of the Congolese people. sex,

"Is there something wrong somewhere?"

Archduke Pfey frowned slightly. The Kaisi force occupying the northern sea area certainly represents the strength of the navy, but it is a sea area after all, and it will not have much relationship with the land. Moreover, the Count Remshat in front of him is not a naval officer. , I have long heard that among the latest generals who have just emerged, Count Remshat is the most outstanding.

In the battle with the Eastern Constant Empire, Remshat used 20,000 cavalry troops to contain the 100,000-strong army on the left wing of the Constant Empire, and made great achievements for the Emperor of Congo to seize the central area of ​​​​Rome in one fell swoop. Not the emperor’s appreciation,

At only thirty-two years old, he has already climbed the ranks of countless Gangfei generals. He is extremely eager to be the fifth-ranked senior affairs officer of the Ministry of Military Affairs. He is mainly responsible for supervising the combat orders of the Ministry of Military Affairs. When necessary, he will also serve as the war supervisor for His Majesty the Emperor. Officer, directly supervising the entire battle,

This is a position of real power that even the Marshal of the Empire needs to be somewhat polite to see, because he represents the Supreme Emperor.

But for such an important figure in the Congolese military, the partiality shown at this moment is so obvious.

Without asking for any reason, directly blaming the cause on his own side, there is no doubt that Count Remshat already knows that no matter how he explains it. The other party has already made up his mind and will never offend the Governor of the Falcon Empire.

"It seems that the so-called prophecy wheel of the Burrows family woman has really started to turn!"

Archduke Pfei's face was ugly. Even though he was a Grand Duke of a Principality, he had to lower his attitude when facing an Imperial Earl like Remchat, and huge waves were rising in his heart.

This accidentally worn ring might actually bring a new future to the Principality of Pfei. So now, it’s time for you to make your own decision, whether to continue to be a puppet manipulated by the Gangfei Empire at will, or to step into the A road to the future with no clear direction.

"I can swear on the honor of the Duke that I will never be rude to the other party!" Archduke Pfei quickly made a decision, with a firm face, suppressing the excitement in his heart, and said slowly and pretending to be calm,

"Really? Is that really the case? The Grand Duke should know that this means that once any inaccuracies are found, your title of Duke will be revoked by the Empire!" Earl Prechart sneered at the corner of his mouth and tilted his head. Just as Archduke Pfe was thinking, in order to appease the anger of the Falcon Southwest Governor who played an important role in Gangfei, Remshat would not hesitate to sacrifice Archduke Pfe.

It was Count Remschat who was still serving as Secretary of the Ministry of Military Affairs at the beginning, and proposed to the Emperor of Ganfei that the Duke of Pfe would be released in exchange for ten years of fiscal taxation of the Duke of Pfe. At first, the Principality of Putao was grateful to Gangfei.

But as time went by, the principal's finances gradually became empty, and the principality of Putao had to borrow foreign debt to survive. It took ten years to suddenly wake up. The Principality of Pfeiffer has already fallen into the predicament of economic recession, people's livelihood hardship, internal and external difficulties, and high debts.

Like a patient who has been weakened for a long time and can hardly even move his hands and feet

Without fiscal and tax revenue, even the most basic Patriotic Army cannot be maintained, let alone the secret accumulation of strength and the idea of ​​​​confronting Gangfei.

In order to maintain the operation of the principality, the Principality of Putau had to stay close to the political center of the Gangfei Empire, and eventually became a vassal puppet dependent on Gangfei. This is comparable to directly killing a Pfei Grand Duke and then raising a heart to hate the Gangfei Empire. The Grand Duke’s new principality is much more cost-effective.

This plan has been implemented for six years

As originally expected, the Principality of Putau has been unable to shake off the influence of Gangfei. In the face of hardship, the people of Putau have shown full resentment towards the incompetence of the principality. The principality of Putau is rapidly splitting and disintegrating from within.

The time has come. Gangfei's internal plan to get rid of the current Grand Duke Pfei is already being implemented. The Gangfei Empire needs a puppet that is controlled enough to manage the Principality of Pfei on their behalf. It is best to be young and even talk. The kind that I can’t even explain,

As for Archduke Pfe, a monarch who had experienced hardships and had certain ambitions and talents, it was obvious that he did not meet the needs of the empire. It was just that the upper echelons were still waiting, so they allowed this largely ignored archduke to remain here. In terms of position, the Grand Duke’s cousin, the King of Ferras who was strongly supported by the Gangfei Empire during the period when the Grand Duke Pfei was imprisoned, happened to marry the daughter of a wealthy Gangfei family at the beginning of the year.

What the empire lacks now is just waiting for the product of the combination of the two to come to fruition. He really lacks even the most basic courtesy towards Archduke Pfeiffer, who will soon face the fate of being imprisoned.

He looked around with sharp eyes and saw a figure hiding in the crowd. Then he made a gesture. The spy who had been observing the situation just now walked out of the crowd.

"Lord Rem..." The secret agent took off the hat on his head and saluted him.

"Tell me what you know!" Count Remshat said,

"Yes, sir!" The secret agent glanced at Grand Duke Putao with a somewhat gloomy look, and whispered in Count Prechat's ear,

Seeing the spy coming out, Archduke Pfeiffer's face showed a rare trace of relief. Finally, there was a witness. In fact, Archduke Pfeiffer was not worried about the spy's report. After all, the distance was quite far at that time, and even the spy could not see him. Unable to figure out the specific situation, he knew very clearly that the best the spy could do was to truthfully report the fact that the two met at the weapons store and then the two suddenly fell out against each other here.

"Weapon shop?"

Count Remshat listened, frowning, and glanced at Duke Putau.

At such a critical moment, Archduke Pfe went to the weapons shop. The implications here are worth thinking about, but what he needs to know most now is. How could two completely unrelated people suddenly fall out? This is related to the life and death of millions of people on the entire northern border of the empire.

"I don't know, it seems to be because of something."

The spy was a man about forty years old, wearing civilian clothes, with a somewhat flat face, and said with a somewhat confused tone, "At that time, I saw the two of them arguing about something, and then one of them suddenly Falling out"

"Falling out? Where are you?"

"Right here. In the middle of the street"

"Okay, I get it!"

Count Remshat waved his hand to the spy, and glanced unnaturally at the bustling shop on the other side of the street. The gorgeous golden decoration made his pupils shrink.

No explanation is needed anymore. Remshat's mouth showed a wry smile,

What the hell is this!

Two people were arguing in front of the largest jewelry store in Kyoto. What else could it be for than property? It seemed to be a dispute over property. It should be the restless Archduke Pfei who accidentally robbed the property. Your Lord Governor, prepare to go back and collect the treasures for your own monarch!

However, what the governor said was not entirely threatening. If His Majesty the Falcon happens to regard this behavior as an insult, the possibility of leading the army to continue southward is very high. After all, the entire northern border is in his hands! Gangfei has no ability to fight back. It's like a fish on the chopping board. The opponent can chop as many times as he wants.

"Your Majesty the Governor"

Remshat turned around with a kind smile on his lips and a completely different attitude. He saluted Salon, who was full of anger, and said

"In order to express apology and compensation, as a guest of the empire, you can choose a piece of jewelry from the crown of jewelry in front of you and take it back with you. Just think of it as the empire's respect for the governor!"

"Jewelry, what use do I need this for..." Salon's eyes were on fire and he was about to open his mouth with an angry look on his face.

"I heard that Miss Turrit Colleen's favorite is the falcon-shaped ruby ​​brooch!" Crucial moment. Duke Putao gritted his teeth and boldly spoke out suddenly, his whole face turned purple from nervousness,

He didn't know if it would work. At this time, as long as the Governor of Salon refuses, Remshat will probably imprison him happily, and his title of Grand Duke will be legitimately removed by the Gangfei Empire.

Sweat wet the back of Grand Duke Puntau, and then he heard Salon's voice and stopped.

"Miss Turrit Colleen!" Salon's bright eyes flashed from Grand Duke Puntau's tightly closed eyes and nervous blue face. As the chief training officer of the imperial military doctor, His Majesty Falcon had indeed given a falcon ring

"Miss Turritkolin...! What the hell is this!" Remshat almost fainted when he heard this title. He mistakenly believed that this angry Governor Salon was for My lover was very angry when he failed to buy jewelry! And his eyes happened to notice that Salon, who was angry just now, showed a look of astonishment after hearing this woman's name. His open mouth stood there in a daze, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he couldn't say anything. I didn’t say anything, but that unusual expression said everything.

"What a disgrace to the imperial soldiers!" Remshat's shoulders were shaking slightly, and he suppressed the shame and anger rising in his heart. When did he, a senior affairs officer of the Ministry of Military Affairs, need to take care of such things?

"Sir Remshat, who will pay for the jewelry?" The young man in satin who had been watching the excitement asked inappropriately.

"Imperial Military Affairs Department!" Remshat glanced at the young man angrily and snorted with a strange look on his face.

"Since there is no problem anymore, I still have official business to deal with, so I won't interrupt you. I hope you both enjoy it!" He turned over and jumped on the horse led by the guard. Preshart immediately ran away and disappeared.

"Hello, I am Rem Iko of the Crown of Jewels." As soon as Remshat left, the young man in gorgeous silk came up and introduced himself.

Then his eyes rested on Grand Duke Puntau for a moment, "Grand Duke, the treasures you entrusted to you this time have not been sold yet. The main reason is that the price is too high. After all, besides you, there are also some jewelry from the north that are also for sale." , all gathered together for a while, the price is really suppressed, I’m afraid you will be disappointed this time!”

"Jewelry from the north?" Grand Duke Putau was stunned for a moment. He obviously knew Remuiko. And they seem to be on good terms with each other

"The northwest coast of Obarro! A very magical place. Of course, most of them are contraband, but the quality and style are good. The most important thing is that it is said to be from another continent, with an exotic culture that is enough to whet the appetite of customers. So it’s even more advantageous!” Remuko shrugged with a strange expression, “So unfortunately, I can’t convert funds to you through selling treasures for the time being!”

"There is some trouble this time! You also know the situation in the country. It is getting more and more serious. If it were not for the support of the Burrows family, I might have..." Grand Duke Putao smiled bitterly and hesitated to speak. , fingers intertwined, and his face suddenly darkened. I don’t know what I’m thinking about,

“Contraband from the Northwest Coast!”

And Salon's face was covered with black lines. He did not expect that smuggling in the empire would be so rampant. Thinking that these treasures from the interior of Ikadiva flowed through his southwest, his heart bleeds. This is all money!

This Remuiko's appearance definitely conforms to the feminine standards of aristocrats, with short blond hair, a straight nose, and a somewhat pale complexion. You can vaguely see the blue blood vessels under the skin, but this is the sign of a high-level blue-blooded noble. And his face shape is somewhat similar to Remshat who came just now, but his temperament is very different. Mshat obviously has the martial style of an iron-blooded soldier, but Preyko, who is wearing gorgeous satin, has the demeanor of a typical noble playboy.

"The Crown of Jewels is the property of the Rem family! This is known to everyone in the entire Gangfei Kyoto, and Rem Iko was my best friend when I was in school. If it weren't for his secret support, I wouldn't have been able to persist. Now, of course, he is also the cousin of Count Remshat just now!"

The Duke of Putau next to him looked at Salon's confused look. He seemed to have thought of something, and then he quickly explained with a smile, "Since Lord Remshat is so generous, why should the Governor reject it?"

"I'm not interested in jewelry. In fact, I just want to learn about Gangfei's jewelry trade, but it seems that there are also unexpected gains. For example, smuggling on the northwest coast!" Salon said nonchalantly, but in fact, he was already I'm thinking about how to crack down on these guys. With the war in the Southwest some time ago and the explosive advance of the empire's strategy, it's easy to imagine how rampant smuggling will be.

"Smuggling is always everywhere! Why worry about that!" Duke Putao's voice said with some praise. "Come in and take a look, you may get a good harvest. If Gangfei's jewelry industry is the entire Obaro The crown of jewelry is the most dazzling gem on this crown! Here, you can find the most gorgeous and beautiful jewelry styles in the entire Obaro region!”

"This reminds me!"

Remuiko looked around, and then said to the two of them with twinkling eyes, "Although I can't buy your treasure, the Governor seems to be able to do it easily. Anyway, the Ministry of Military Affairs only pays! They don't I will care about the content of the transaction. Even if it is investigated later, it will be no problem if I am here. There are a lot of contraband items recently, so just find a fake one, but the total price must be within 50,000 gold coins!"

"Oh? Why?" Salon raised his eyebrows

"Because my generous cousin will not admit it as long as fifty thousand gold coins are included in the account!" Remuiko said with a very dissatisfied face. "This is not the first time that guy has done this. The debt last time The accounts haven't been settled yet! The first famous general in the family to join the military in a century is the target of countless people's attention in the family. It doesn't matter even if he owes the family a little money. Don't they know that there are many people who think so. , it’s not easy to make this little money.”

"What a pity." Duke Putau shook his head regretfully. "The total value of the treasures I brought this time is 60,000 gold coins. It was originally intended to be used as purchase money for the guards' weapons. It seems that this time it will be delayed!"

"Do you still have money to form a guard?" Remuko looked at the embarrassed Duke of Putao with bulging eyes.

"You can't just wait to be imprisoned like this!" Duke Putao curled his lips and said with a bit of envy. "You think everyone can make money just by changing hands like you. The Rem family's business network is... All over the Congo Empire, so many war trophies have been sold through your network. Do you dare to say that all these gorgeous jewelry in your store were bought with money? "

Salon's one eye narrowed slightly. He was a mercenary from the lowest level. How could he not know what these two guys were doing? Are they playing a double act? What a poor acting skill! "Okay, stop acting. I'll give you all the 50,000 gold coins. I only want one thing, the whereabouts of Miss Turritcoline and the falcon ring in your hand!"

"This..." The Grand Duke of Putao, who had shouted irritably just now, now looked hesitant.

"What? Do you have any other requirements? My patience is limited!" Salon's tone turned cold, and the guard behind him once again pressed his hand on the handle of the sword.

"Don't get me wrong, it's just that the owner of this ring, Miss Turrit Corinne, said that this ring is worth at least a principality!" Grand Duke Putao gritted his teeth, thought of what he had said when he came, and said bravely.

"Pferrafel, are you crazy? How much can a broken ring be worth!" Remuiko, who was next to him, angrily shouted the real name of Grand Duke Putau.

The expressions of the three followers behind Grand Duke Putao all changed at this moment. Their master was crazy or stupid. It was just a worthless ring, and he even talked about being worth a principality.

"Protect the Grand Duke!"

The three followers whispered, and in unison they touched the hilt of the sword on their waist. One of the young men took a step forward and stood in front of Grand Duke Putao. They had already learned the lesson just now. This man with a murderous look on his face Governor Salon would fall out whenever he disagreed.

None of the more than a dozen followers was an expert. The young man standing in front of Grand Duke Putao had sweating hands and large beads of sweat rolling down his forehead. He was calculating how to stop the enemy, but in the end he sadly discovered , even if he randomly selected one of the dozen followers, he would not have the confidence to win, let alone the three of them facing him, whose momentum already made it difficult for him to move.

"A principality? Interesting!" Salon looked at the tense situation in front of him. He rarely smiled instead of being angry, and said coldly, "You are indeed very courageous, but you are really lucky. If it were before, I would not hesitate. Order the guards to hack you to death, and then take the ring from your hand. Since you are the Grand Duke of Putao Principality, you are not afraid that there will be no clues to find out, but unfortunately I am not just a warrior now."

"So I'm a little envious of you!" Salon stopped, his eyes focused on Grand Duke Putao, took a deep breath, asked the guards to put down their hands on the handles of their swords, and said

"Maybe the price you offered is a bit outrageous, but the person who wants to buy your ring can really afford it! That's a madman who once destroyed a kingdom with hundreds of thousands of soldiers for a woman!

For him, a bargaining chip like the principality is just as simple as a sentence.

I will report your request to him and tell me your residence. The rest depends on your fate! "

"Destroying a kingdom with hundreds of thousands of soldiers for a woman..." Grand Duke Putau looked at Salon with a blank expression. The wind blew by, and he felt a cold feeling behind his back, and his clothes were soaked.

"Madman, you are mad, and he is even madder!" Remuike's body was trembling, and he didn't know what he was cursing (to be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote at Qidian.com) Recommended tickets, monthly tickets, and your support are my biggest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)