The Sun King's Evidence

Surya was exhausted physically and mentally after meeting the emperor. The queen arranged for a bath immediately after lunch and took a short nap in the afternoon before she regained her energy.

The naughty boy Devon Hill was taken to equestrian lessons. After Sulia got up, she asked the head maids Sylvia and Olica to arrange afternoon tea.

Afternoon tea was passed down from the high elves. At the earliest, when the high elves were still colonizing the old world, afternoon tea began to appear among the elven noble ladies. The old world was not as warm in winter and cool in summer as Ulthuan. There will be climate changes, and the elven nobles like to drink tea, eat some snacks, and drink some drinks under the warm afternoon sun.

This habit once disappeared in the continuous wars, but after the high elves achieved peace after the Butcher King Tesiris drove the dark elves out of Ulthuan and defeated the main force of Malekith, afternoon tea resumed again, and in the poet The period of King Isis reached its peak, and everyone had an unbeatable afternoon tea time.

After Fenuba opened the trade route, the custom of natural afternoon tea gradually spread to the human world.

Sulia is a loyal lover of afternoon tea. Female knights must enjoy afternoon tea as long as they have the opportunity. As Sulia's fame and influence in the knight kingdom and the old world continue to reach new heights, the nobles The habit of ladies holding afternoon tea has become a new fashion in the entire old world. From Kislev in the north to Araby in the south, noble ladies will sit together to drink tea, chat and enjoy life around three o'clock in the afternoon.

Along the corridor of the palace, Sulia walked in front and Olika followed. The winter sunshine reflected on the queen and the dark elf maid from the floor-to-ceiling windows of the corridor. There was a lot of jealousy in the voice of the dark elf: "Father. Your Majesty really likes you, and you're lucky, ma'am, that you have little Devonshire, he's so adorable."

"Your expression is so rare, Olika." Sulia said very firmly without looking back. The queen's voice had a touch of pleasure: "If you want to give birth to a child for Ryan, I have no objection. .”

"Ha." Orika sneered, and the dark elf's tone was filled with contempt: "Madam, if I can have children with my master so easily, do you believe that I have already given birth to a whole polo team with my master?"

The expression on Sulia's face changed slightly, and the queen stopped. Up to now, she and Ryan only had this single seedling, which made Sulia always worried in her heart: "Really? Olika, do you have any secret recipe?" ? So sure?"

"Madam, do you know Malus-Black Blade? The champion of the Witch King?" Orica stopped at the same time, she said casually, she couldn't stop being proud: "Marus-Black Blade has three brothers, four There are three sisters, two brothers and three sisters, eight of whom lived to adulthood. Don’t question Druchi’s fertility. Which family in Nagaros does not have more than seven or eight children? More than a dozen are not uncommon, really. Think we're like our weak cousins? Fela!"

Dark elves are really capable of giving birth! Sulia felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this, but the queen immediately found a point to fight back: "It seems, dear Orica, the elves' medicine does not work on humans."

"Oh? Really?" Orika shook her head with a chuckle, her long black hair swaying behind her. She glanced at Sulia unconvincingly: "Madam, do you think if I were a human being, you would still be able to do it?" Is there any chance of giving birth to Devon Hill?"

"What do you mean?" Lidya Su's expression changed.

Orika took out a small bottle in her hand, with pink mist-like gas and liquid swirling in it. The dark elf smiled sweetly: "Just a little bit of Hydra Hydra's venom, pour it in from below. You can never be a mother, madam, do you want to try? It hurts a bit!"

"You..." Sulia's face suddenly turned ugly, and the queen took a step back in fear, as if Orica was holding something very scary in her hand.

"Don't worry." Olika smiled even sweeter, and the dark elf put away the small bottle: "The old man has already admitted that you are his daughter-in-law, so naturally nothing will happen to me. He knows everything, and I finally left it to him. A good impression, I won’t do such stupid things, I love my master, I won’t make him sad or sad.”

"Old man?" Lidya Su couldn't help laughing: "Why do you call him old man?"

"Isn't he the youngest enough?" Orika asked back: "Madam, do you think about what the red-haired one-eyed Ogryn said?"

"Hail, 50,000 years? He is 50,000 years old?"

"But to Asuryan, he is just a child. Maybe this child is already more powerful than him, but his arrogance will not change."

After saying that, the two women looked at each other and smiled, and finally the atmosphere became relaxed.

"Is there afternoon tea in Nagaros?" Sulia asked with interest.

"Why does Madam like afternoon tea?" Olika turned back to the guests.

"Black tea will warm you when it's cold, black tea will cool you when it's hot, black tea will cheer you up when you're frustrated, and black tea will calm you down when you're excited." Sulia gave her own answer.

"Forget it, let me tell the lady why the high elves have tea time." Orica finally spoke.

The Dark Elf told the Queen of Knights why their filthy cousins ​​loved afternoon tea so much.

The reason is simple, because tea time is included in the working hours of the high elves.

As mentioned earlier, during the reign of the poet king Isis, social vitality declined, the upper nobles became addicted to pleasure, society became severely involuted, and structural unemployment led to an economic crisis.

How did Isis respond? At the suggestion of the Prime Minister of the Phoenix King (actually the undercover Dark Elf ace), Isis officially announced a six-hour work system with a weekly work limit of 35 hours. The Phoenix King felt that more jobs could be added in this way. You see , the working hours are reduced, and the number of employees is forced to increase, so that more jobs can be created.

At the same time, Isis also declared that "the afternoon tea time is sacrosanct." Since then, the afternoon tea time at three o'clock in the afternoon has also been included in the working hours, usually from two-thirty to three-thirty, and the legal working hours continue every day. Compressed to five hours.

If there is a chance to be lazy, everyone will naturally have afternoon tea. This unhealthy trend has been blowing for a long time. It was not until the reckless king Moville came to power and announced that afternoon tea time could not be counted as working hours, that the golden age of afternoon tea ended.

"This plan of the Witch King is really dark." Sulia sighed, Orika smiled and said nothing. The high spirit has developed the habit of afternoon tea, and the cousins ​​are continuing to fall.

However, Sulia is not the kind of woman who indulges in enjoyment. The Queen of Knights' preference for afternoon tea is just a means. She truly realizes her strategy of "afternoon tea governance" and "lady politics" through afternoon tea, a way of receiving guests. The nobles and palace ministers of Britannia are often summoned at afternoon tea gatherings to discuss national policy and administrative matters with the Knight Queen. Sulia and his husband Ryan have always liked to listen to the opinions of all classes. In Sulia At the tea party, even the humblest serfs and businessmen can get the opportunity to participate and speak. At the same time, through socializing with the noble ladies, Sulia can skillfully grasp the trends and thoughts of the nobles in the entire kingdom.

Now, under the warm winter sun, three shelves are set up on the tables in the afternoon tea banquet hall.

There are a variety of delicious sandwiches on the bottom shelf, using cucumber, chargrilled salmon, cream cheese, and fried eggs as fillings.

The second shelf is scones. This Britannian specialty is spread with cream and strawberry jam. It is a bit sweet and needs to be paired with tea.

The top shelf contains three highest-grade desserts, high elf mousse, cherry fruit tart and macarons.

Orika served the famous Darjeeling black tea.

This kind of black tea is collected from Indy in the Far East and has the highest quality. It is known as the "Champagne of black teas". The color of the tea soup is orange-yellow and red, and the smell is fragrant and elegant. The top grade has a grape aroma and a delicate and soft taste. It is Sulia's most popular tea. Favorite black tea.

After everything was seated, Sulia signaled that it was okay, and the palace attendants outside opened the door.

Wearing a brand new military uniform and freshly oiled military boots, Beria, the political commissar of the Northern Front Army Corps, strode in from the outside: "Kowtow to Her Majesty the Queen."

"No courtesy, get up." The person Sulia was going to meet for afternoon tea today was Beria who rushed back urgently. This guy specially changed a speedboat and rushed back to Kurona in order to report the situation in detail and provide information. Opinion.

"Thank you for coming all the way." Lidya Su motioned to the maids to serve an identical afternoon tea: "Are you hungry?"

Beria looked at Queen Surya, who was sitting about five meters away, enjoying afternoon tea under the sunshine and maid service, and couldn't help but feel excited. Isn't this what he wanted? Stand out and enter the center of power in the kingdom?

The Ugor people have always been gloomy and unsmiling, but Beria was overjoyed to receive such a level of meeting.

What does this mean? This shows that he has begun to be truly recognized and has entered the circle of the King of Knights' court!

It is inevitable to make mistakes when you are excited. In addition, the Ugor people are not very proficient in the etiquette of palace afternoon tea. When they stir the black tea with a silver spoon, it makes a crisp sound when it hits the bottom of the cup. There are also those who add sugar and milk. The order was wrong. The maids and attendants nearby looked at this scene and couldn't stop laughing. Beria's face was red. The Ugor man was heartbroken. When the matter was settled, he must hire an etiquette teacher to teach him. How to drink afternoon tea by yourself!

Fortunately, Sulia didn't pay attention to this. The Knight Queen began to ask about the battle of Erengrad one by one, and Beria naturally knew everything.

I learned from Beria that the remaining army of Erengrad, about 10,000 regular troops and about 20,000 levies, plus more than 30,000 Mrs. Kisler (mostly women), are willing to come to Britannia to seek life. That is to say, there are almost more than 70,000 people, and most of the remaining 100,000 people still hope to live in the empire. Beria did not force this, because the elites have been selected, and most of the remaining ones are the old, weak, sick and disabled.

"How is Kalad's situation now?" This was something that had been estimated before. Sulia didn't say anything more. He became concerned about Kalad's situation.

"Your Excellency Kalad was seriously injured, but it's not serious. He will need to rest for about four months to half a year to fully recover." Beria said seriously: "The epic victory of Erengrad and the killing of North The great deeds of High King Kha will become a magnificent epic that will be passed down forever. Lord Kalad is the composer, and I am just one note in it."

"No, Marshal Rokossovsky is the composer, and Kalad is the performer." Sulia corrected Beria's mistake with a smile. The Queen of Knights gently picked up the black tea and asked elegantly: " But I heard that when Luo Shuai composed this thrilling symphony, Beria, you firmly opposed it?"

The Ugor man suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly left his seat and knelt down regardless of his image: "Everything is my responsibility. I am stupid and don't understand military affairs. If it weren't for Mr. Kalad's insistence, we almost missed a major military plane. Please, Your Majesty." Punishment!”

"If I want to punish you, I have already punished you." Sulia shook her head and motioned for Beria to get up: "Actually, your thoughts at the time were not without reason. This military plan was too risky and could not tolerate any Mistakes, and the requirements for soldiers are also very demanding. I remember that at least 30% of the soldiers who participated in Operation Bagration suffered from varying degrees of frostbite, right? Kalad was injured like this... You can imagine the difficulty of this championship showdown, We in Britannia almost lost the Holy Grail Knight."

"Thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty!" Beria breathed a sigh of relief at first. He thought about it carefully, and then said tentatively: "Operation Bagration ended successfully. After withdrawing to Erengrad, more than 80% of the soldiers stood in Unable to stand up, most of the knights and soldiers were wrapped in blankets and warming themselves by the fire. They rested for two or three days before they could catch their breath. It’s hard for me to imagine what would happen if something went wrong. A large number of horses died. Erlengrad was too It’s cold. As expected of your Majesty the Queen, the sun, moon and stars are in your hands, Mrs. Sulia, and I can’t hide anything from you.”

Sure enough, even if he is a military bureaucrat, Beria is still a bureaucrat in essence. Sulia nodded lightly, she understood everything clearly.

There is an essential difference between a military bureaucrat like Beria and a military hero like Callad.

What is Kalad's goal? It is to win the war, to perform meritorious service, to gain glory and belief, to gain status improvement and material rewards.

What about Beria? Of course, this guy is also eager to make meritorious deeds and get rewards, but Beria's most important goal is to complete the tasks assigned by Ryan and Sulia. What he hopes most is not victory, but "not making mistakes." He instinctively refuses This is where the risk comes from, but when such a risky plan was proposed, Beria's instinct was to oppose it. The first reason was that he was unwilling to risk his political life, and the second reason was that he clearly expressed his opposition. After that, he will naturally not be held responsible if something goes wrong with his actions.

Therefore, regardless of whether he agrees with it deep down in his heart, he will clearly oppose Operation Bagration. If he wins, everyone will be happy and his contribution will not be reduced. If he loses, he will not take the blame.

Cunning guy, as cunning as Talleyrand, Sulia thought in her mind, very capable and very scheming. In addition to their superior personal abilities, these two guys are also good at answering questions, flattering and trying to figure out the emperor's wishes. top.

Sulia's silence made Beria a little uneasy. When the Ugor returned to his seat, he felt that the sandwich in his mouth no longer tasted good, and the Darjeeling in the cup had no taste either. Beria recalled it carefully. Lidya Su hurriedly recalled the reason for her return, and then went through the entire conversation in her mind. She thought for a long time and remained silent.

"Beria, I want you to come back this time because I want you to come up with something." Seeing that Beria didn't speak, Sulia knew that he was waiting for her to speak. The Queen of Knights put down the tea cup and said softly, her tone Unpredictable: "Guess? What is it?"

"But... His Majesty Katalin came to ask for someone?" Beria immediately realized that he had to show his importance, and he took the initiative to say: "Your Majesty, are you feeling embarrassed?"

"Yes, Ryan wrote a letter saying that Katalin asked Rokossovsky's army to go to the Empire to serve the king immediately." Sulia nodded slightly, she took out Ryan's letter, and the maid gave it to Beria: " Take a look."

Beria did not make any excuses this time. He immediately took the letter, read it carefully twice, and immediately gave his opinion: "Your Majesty, I think that under no circumstances should Constantine and When his troops go to the empire to serve the king, their end will be very miserable. Constantine's execution order has not been canceled until now, which shows the attitude of Her Majesty Katalin."

"I know it too, but no matter what, she sent her credentials as the Tsar." Sulia nodded: "This matter is not easy to handle. Now the entire old world is trying its best to resist the chaos frenzy, why should we stop it? Mrs. Keesler goes back to save their own country?”

"Your Majesty, how about you leave this matter to me and I go talk to Your Majesty Katalin?" Beria thought for a while and planned to take over the matter.

"How are you going to talk?"

"I'm planning to……"

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