Kingdom’s Bloodline

C.621 Not easy

Chapter 621

According to the records of "Dark Star History", in 679 of the end of the calendar, the second son and heir of the Iron Fisted King, Thales Canxing, who was known as the "Polaris" at the time, broke away from the sinister hostage career through complicated political mediation and was taken by the North. The princes of the land were sent out as gifts and returned to the Kingdom of Stars, and they were immediately canonized as the Duke of Xinghu Castle.

(There is also a saying that the Northlanders did not want to let the prince go. The latter escaped in embarrassment after breaking a **** road, but he was separated from his entourage and had to travel through the desert alone and return to the country with the help of the orc tribe. But this said The source of this is the folk bardics and tribal ballads circulating in the Caligri Independent State and the surrounding area of ??Sabah. It is more like a literary interpretation full of passion and fantasy by poets. There is neither logic nor evidence, and it is not credible. )

On November 2nd of the same year, the Duke of Thales attended the Imperial Conference for the first time in the records and formally participated in the politics of the kingdom.

And this meeting is of great importance, mainly to solve two difficult problems:

The first is a vicious accident that offends the royal family: a debt-laden and desperate squire broke into the Mindis Hall (in other words, was invited into by someone with a heart). At that time, Polaris was banqueting guests, and the former was in front of all the dignitaries. He drew his sword to intimidate the guests, accusing the royal family of slaying foreign ministers in the West. Although the uninvited guest of the Western Wilderness was eventually killed by the Duke of Thales himself ("Your Highness's bravery is not inferior to the fury of the kingdom." Earl Godwin who was present was so emotional to his sons afterwards), but this incident caused the royal family's face to be disgraced, and even more Shocked the ruling and the opposition, and rumors swirled.

The second is the worse political incident: a few months ago, headed by Viscount Lugo of Xizhanbao (now Four Points District of Fusha City), the insatiable vassal of the West Wilderness monopolized the desert trade road, and he did not hesitate to spread rumors and slander, so he was forced to go. Known as "Legend Wings", he represents the royal family and guards the blade Ya camp (note: the castle community ruins park in the western suburbs of today's blade Ya City), Marshal Williams. Only one month later, without the support of the standing army, the desolate princes of the Western Wilderness were attacked by the desolate man and the orc (sand thief pretending to be their own people and entering the camp), and almost lost the Bladefang Dune, Lu Viscount Ge and his two sons were killed on the spot. Fortunately, Marshal Williams was not far away from the garrison and led the troops back in time. Although he disregarded the noble character of the Western Wilds, he still saved the friendly forces regardless of the predecessors, held the front and expelled foreign enemies, and only then did his best to protect the border.

Two things, one is more shocking than one (not to mention that they happened strangely at the same time). There is no doubt that the arrogant and domineering attitude of the princes of the Western Wilderness gave the Canstar royal family a head, as a gift to congratulate their father and son for their reunion.

And the whole kingdom is waiting for the response of Fuxing Palace.

It is said that the imperial meeting lasted a whole day from morning to late night, and the imperial ministers had serious differences at the meeting:

Military adviser Sodor Reid believes that these two events are proofs of the ineffective rule of the princes of the Western Wilderness and defiance of the royal family. He suggested that the iron-fisted king take a firm stand and appoint Marshal Williams (see also Thales Daniel Doll for his biography). "Records of Famous Officials and Generals at the End of the Period" by Dr. Yier) was commissioned by the royal family, sent troops to the ruins (now the Duke District of Fusha City), and asked the vassals of the western famine headed by Duke Falkenhaus. He did not hesitate to fight for his prestige in order to follow his example. People who hold similar opinions with him include the Minister of Commerce and the Faith Advisor.

On the other hand, the Prime Minister, Duke Bob Cullen, is more willing to believe that these two incidents were accidents, and he is worried about the bad consequences of this move. Treasurer Jok Mann lacks confidence in the budget for the expedition, and the Minister of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry is also unwilling. The brutality of soldiers affected production, and all three of them resolutely opposed the radical opinions of military advisers. Strangely, this time, the kingly proponents who have always supported the king to fight against local vassals, the respected ‘sly fox’ Caso is also on their side.

As one of the parties involved, the young Duke of Thales wanted to behave in the meeting, but he soon discovered that, including his teacher, Count Caso, the imperial court officials did not care about this six years of confinement in the north. With the virtual title of the Duke of Xinghu, attending the imperial Maotou boy.

Seeing his own words were soft, the Duke of Xinghu was extremely disappointed, so he left his seat halfway and went out of the palace.

The imperial council continued, the two parties divided into two parties held their own words, the quarrel was fierce, and Kessel V was upset ("I can tell you that the king is not happy-quite, very, special, very , I’m not happy.” The then Minister of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Lord Clapham wrote in a personal letter) and even had to interrupt the meeting several times.

Until dusk, the Duke of Thales returned to the Palace of Renaissance.

This time, he brought a sword.

At first, no one understood the Duke’s intentions, and even the royal guard guarding the court was shocked enough ("The Duke returned with his sword at night, and the guards were all shocked."-"The Watchman's Secret Record: Mallos"), but this Once, Polaris at least attracted the attention of the imperial court officials and asked them to be patient and listen to their own words. Military advisor Sodor commented: "His serious appearance reminds me of Prince Horace."

What happened during this period is unknown to later historians, but many people believe that it is precisely by this Falkenhauser family sword that the prince has proved his influence on the Western Wilderness, and he successfully convinced the king and The ministers, and allowed him to deal with the crisis in a more ingenious way (compared to sending troops to the west).

Fuxing Palace soon sent a letter written by the Duke of Thales to the ruins, which is the "Report to Cyril" (now in the Meri Hexer University Museum, the original is a lost page).

The Duke of Star Lake in this letter is sincere, neither humble nor overbearing. It not only reviewed his friendship with several Western Desolates, but also mentioned the royal family’s permanent garrison in the Western Desolation (this is for the study of the Star Kingdom’s military and foreign policies in the Great Desert. Scholars provided important evidence), and especially thanked Duke Cyril Falkenhaus for the sword, except that the accident at the Yaga camp and the banquet was not mentioned.

Scholars of later generations have many interpretations of this letter. It is generally believed that the Duke of Thales carefully selected his own wording and content. Every word, including the degree of rhetoric, is a deliberately polished information. He hid the needle in his cotton, and he showed good intentions. On the one hand, he secretly threatened, and analyzed the situation of the Western Famine. He had a clear and unique insight. The most important thing was that he pointed out his intentions in a blank way.

("It is impossible for Duke Cyril not to know the seriousness of those two things. He must be prepared for bargaining, but the more Duke Xinghu cherishes his words like gold and refuses to mention it, the more disturbed and fearful he becomes. Not to speak, but to make a sound, the highest state of diplomacy is nothing more than this."-Dr. T. D. Doyle "Research on the Changes of the Feudal System of the Western Famine in the Old Kingdom")

In any case, the letter worked.

Baron Vanke Gutz, the palace staff of the Floating Sand Palace, said that after reading this letter, the Duke of the Western Wilderness "meditated for a long time". Soon, under his leadership, the princes of the Western Wilderness who had always bowed their heads to admit their mistakes, not only confessed themselves. The rule was weak, and he apologized for the accident at the camp of Bladeya and the injustice suffered by Marshal Williams, and he took the initiative to request the Fuxing Palace to send troops to the west and surrender to the kingship of Kessel V.

No conflict, no bloodshed, and the successful handling of the Western Famine crisis greatly enhanced the political status of Thales Canxing and gave him a solid place in the Imperial Conference.

If the reputation of the Duke of Thales (because of his intelligence at the conference and his experience as a North Kingdom) was only limited to the "distressed little prince" of the common people, after this incident, from the nobleman to the official From the vassals to the princes, the entire kingdom has the impression that "the Duke of Xinghu can only be responsible for his political affairs."

The heir of the King ?? is well-received, which objectively consolidates the dominance of the Canstar royal family that is not very stable (some scholars believe that it is a solid foundation, but high-pressure and strong), and makes the eager enemies put away redundant ambitions.

But history is not so simple.

In fact, the strong rise of the Duke of Xinghu has aroused dissatisfaction among many people, including many important figures in the Imperial Conference during the crisis of the Western Famine. For many years, they have worked hard and devoted themselves to governing the country and assisting politics. In the end, they are not as good as a teenager who has been confined in the north for many years. People, this makes them dull.

What's more, as soon as this case was opened, the affairs of the Imperial Conference could actually be overridden by the Duke of Xinghu by private reporting to the king, which directly affected the authority and status of the royalists in front of the king.

("I can't disclose the details, but I can tell you that when the prince walked in, all of us didn't even dare to breathe." The then Treasurer Jok Mann once said so.)

More importantly, most of the king-supporters came from new aristocrats. They believed that the Duke of Xinghu stood with the old princes on many matters (such as land and tax policies), which fundamentally harmed their interests.

And this is not out of nothing:

The gentle and effective handling of the Western Famine crisis has indeed won the hearts of many local princes. Many people began to bring disputes and problems (that the king would not understand before) to Mindis Hall where the Duke was located, hoping to achieve the same satisfaction. The facts did not live up to their expectations. The Duke of Thales has long sleeves and is good at dancing. He can always take care of everything, withstand the great pressure from the king and the imperial council, and is extremely charismatic, and gently calms the many dissatisfaction of the local vassals.

As a result, the reputation of the Duke of Star Lake increased day by day, and Mindis Hall soon became the only place for foreign vassals to visit the capital. One of the protagonists of the crisis of the West, Earl Lewis Bozdorf of Valor Castle even sent his heirs to Beside the Duke of Xinghu, I hope that he will follow the Duke and learn something.

At that time, a rural property knight who went to the city to handle affairs said to a friend who was struggling with his family business: "Be relaxed, there is nothing that can't be solved in this world... If there is, then go to the Fuxing Palace, if it is paid back Yes, then go twice...if not, then go to Mindisi Hall."

How to think about Polaris, whether he really sympathized with the local princes, or was ambitious, it is unknown to future generations. But in any case, the Duke of Xinghu's behavior not only earned him fame, but also taught him to be jealous, until these jealousies converged and turned into slander and suspicion, flocking to the highest point of the Fuxing Palace-Kaiser V.

The historical evaluation of later generations is full of discussions and criticisms of the personal character of the iron-fisted king. They believe that the king’s indifferent and stubborn character is the main reason that hinders him from maintaining a good relationship with his son. If Kessel V could not be so brutal, tough and suspicious, Rather than openly and openly understand each other with the Duke of Xinghu, when the kingdom is reforming, many conflicts between the central and local governance (including the crisis of the western famine mentioned earlier, including the stormy waves of the Iris family afterwards), may be in the father and son. Work together to solve it.

Unfortunately, history has no ifs.

Since the spring of 680, sinister rumors such as "double stars governing the country and seeing the big by the small" have appeared in the Star King. Some illegal underground gambling stalls even introduced "how long can the king live" betting market.

Unfortunately, in the summer of 680 of the end of the calendar, under the combined effect of various factors, the Duke of Thales, who had reached the age of fifteen, was mercilessly exiled from Star City by Kessel V.

————

After a day of fright, the prince’s Mindis Hall was finally lifted, and the Star Lake Guards were also released from custody, so that at any rate, Thales had a place to go home and sleep.

Despite the efforts to block the Fuxing Palace, rumors that the Duke of Xinghu broke into the palace at night and broke with the king and his son still inevitably spread throughout the capital.

Regarding what happened to His Royal Highness in the Fuxing Palace that day, the remaining members of the Star Lake Guard were both surprised and puzzled (especially after holding the flag wing to interrogate them for six hours and then retreating in a hurry), and the rumors heard from everywhere were chaotic. Unbearable, so DD, Glover and others who used to "follow your highness up to the sword and down to the sea of ??fire" suddenly became sweet and pastry, and they were sought after and asked everywhere ("If you understand, it is natural to understand. Others, cough cough, sorry, I want Keep secrets for the prince."-Touching his butt, DD with a look of humiliation), except for Jenny who can't speak in the stable, even the new Rolf was handed a note.

But as the rumors spread, the wind direction changed so quickly, the night before Mindis Hall was full of singing and dancing, and the next day it became a vacuum forbidden place in Yongxing City that no one approached.

The guards and patrols, who were always on duty nearby and eager to take up transport duties, were also completely withdrawn on the third day. Mallos had to send some spare guards (DD was aggrieved by this) and The servants went out every week to purchase supplies for their livelihoods, but even the servants in the Mindith Hall broke their contracts and resigned for various reasons.

The avenue outside the manor was originally lively every day. Everyone wanted to take a look at the prince’s place.

The next day I received the news. Jini, who rushed back from outside the city, learned of what happened (outside Ballard), and rushed to Mindis Hall to furious, thinking that Thales’ actions were both reckless and impulsive. His stupid father is no different (Hearing this, Mallos hurriedly dismissed everyone).

"We just fell apart." Thales could only smile at his new ring while touching his new ring, and asked Mallos to send someone (DD was aggrieved by this) to send away the disappointed and unbelievable Gini. .

"You can fool other people, but you can't fool me!"

The court lady was angry when she left, Thales could only hide her head to avoid:

"I'll figure it out, no matter which sucker's mouth I'm going to tear open!"

It is said that after that, the palace chief of the Palace of Renaissance, Baron Quentin took a full two weeks of sickness.

No news came after Cohen returned home, until Commuto inquired from an acquaintance of the Security Department: Director Robick of the Westside Security Department heard of Cohen’s feat, and in a rage asked him to suspend and reflect. As a result, Cohen Whispered to remind the director that he was on suspension, he was so angry that the director announced his reinstatement on the spot, and when Cohen was smiling, he transferred the latter's post to the road maintenance section of the west city gate-it did not last long, because Cohen was in At the gate of the city, he broke the head of a foreign nobleman with a broom, and was suspended again by the director amid the bitter plea and gratitude of his colleagues in the Highway Maintenance Section.

The prince’s schoolwork continued, but Gilbert resigned from his duty of teaching due to heavy government affairs. Thales was silent for a long time, but Wiya was relieved.

At the same time, several teachers who worked in the Royal Academy were also resigned. The Baron Quentin had to post advertisements throughout the city to recruit bachelors, but still very few responded. In the end, the respected Bona scholar came forward in person and "please" in the academy. A few of my own students came to teach the prince.

Tels didn’t know how the rumors had changed, but he didn’t care much about these things.

He knew that all this was destined to happen.

And he has more important tasks.

In the name of the Duke of Xinghu, Thales wrote a letter hastily, without even reading it a second time, he asked someone to send it to the Fuxing Palace, and publicly sent it to Falkenhaus in the ruins—he grabbed the sword , Did what he could do, now it's the other party's turn.

Sir Cyril’s response did not disappoint him.

Falkenhauser wrote back first, admitting his fault: If it hadn’t been for Baron Williams to rescue him in time, the Western Wilderness had almost lost the kingdom’s important town. For this reason, he asked the royal family to send more standing troops to the western front to "guide defense". He is willing to pay part of the tax revenue as military resources to guard the territory and make up for his sins.

I don’t know what the Duke of the Western Wilderness did. Starting from him, in a month’s time, Bozdorf of the Valorous Castle, Chroma of the Wing Castle, and many princes of the Western Wilderness have sent letters to apologize, not only to the Fuxing Palace, but also In the camp of Bladeya, the baron Williams' gradually expanding barracks, guests and gifts are also in an endless stream.

In response, King Kessel graciously replied: Loyalty to the country, I am very relieved. If you make a mistake, you can correct it. Border defense is an important task, and we should make a new army and set off as soon as possible.

As for the camp of Bladeya, it is said that the legendary Wings, who has been tireless, waved his hand: Receiving the gift, leaving behind, imprisoning the cell, and changing the ransom.

Along with Falkenhauser’s letter, there is also a bunch of high-quality carriage bridles named by Lord Cyril to the Duke of Thales.

According to the attendant at Huaiya, His Royal Highness liked the bridle very much, and cherished it, and even prevented them from storing it in the warehouse.

A few weeks later, the logistics wing reported to Mallos that the sewer tunnel in Mindis Hall was blocked by a broken rope. The watchman had to send someone (DD was aggrieved by this) and worked hard for an hour to clear it. .

As for the royal banquet, the settlement of the debt dispute between Baylar and Doyle’s family was quickly released:

With the full cooperation of the Western Famine party, the Noble Affairs Bureau, the Finance and Taxation Bureau, and the Judicial Hall jointly reiterated the case and ruled that the Doyle family illegally loaned and occupied land. However, the Bailar family was also guilty of the crime, and the judge ordered both parties to accept Loss, reach a repayment ratio that is acceptable to each other.

As for Anke Bailar himself, who offended the royal family at the banquet, he was taken to the prison of bones after being deprived of inheritance rights and imprisoned for life. Thales could only attach a letter, please go from the Duke of the Western Wilds to the Wings of Legend, etc. People pay more attention (the former is very confident, and the latter he simply gives up, leaving only the sentence "It depends on the face of Ricky and the key").

Tels originally thought that the matter would come to an end, but he obviously underestimated the impact of the matter.

In a few weeks, the Mindisi Hall became lively again-the guests who came were no longer people near the central collar, but foreign vassals, officials and even ordinary civilians who could afford the tolls all over the country.

It’s okay if you encounter the euphemism, at least you know to ask for a notification or send an invitation first, and then wait for a response, but more people just rushed in, carrying the weight of the sky collapsed, and they were struggling with the Star Lake Guard. Wrestling (DD is aggrieved) shouted at the window, "I have something, please listen to the prince."

Thales was still very interested at first, insisting on seeing guests every day, listening to things ranging from the squire and landlord "my house collects rent and meets an old Lai" to a certain knight "His Royal Highness, I want to report that my neighbor next door is a bandit and I need one. "The army" and even "His Royal Highness sees whether the portrait of my daughter is worthy" or "A boss owes us wages", but he has learned a lot about the customs and customs of various places in the stars, but gradually, he came to look for the Duke of Xinghu from the field. There are more and more people, Thales finds that he can’t be too busy, he can only be served by Thomas (DD is aggrieved by this) to receive and screen the guests in advance. Most of the guests just leave records and only choose the affairs that matter. Of guests received.

Sure enough, not everyone can enjoy the approachable set of Xiaohuahua Jane.

In the face of these all kinds of guests, some Thales only needs to smile and listen to it, and at most let Mallos return to the last "Knowledge of the Duke" which is full of words of encouragement, and he only needs to sign and seal it. Adding some small gifts, the other party often goes back contentedly, but some of the questions are really big and require Thales to enter the palace again to face the king (most of the time it’s his sentence "get off") to get the answer. Even if it can't be solved.

But what is really tricky is that other people who want to take the opportunity to surrender and join the Duke’s subordinates. For this kind of people, Mallos refused on the spot on the grounds of "insufficient funds" or "full staff", but some people even though they were Thales can hardly refuse.

"Here is Paul Bozdorf, the Black Lion family from the Hall of Souls. I believe we have met before, everyone."

The young nobleman in front of him bowed silently with a bandage on his head, carrying his suitcase.

This is Paul, who was once ordered by his father and led the Black Lion infantry to send Thales back to Star City from Grace Town. He appeared in front of the prince again, as dull as ever:

"My father wants me to join your guard and follow the left and right-in fact, I can be your flag officer, where is the flag he gave you?"

Facing the black lion earl to send the heir over, Thales expressed a headache for the obvious intention.

"Oh, that flag," the prince said awkwardly, "By the way, what happened to your head?"

"Sorry, there was a carriage that wanted to overtake, so I replied to him in the old way. This is very common in the Western Famine." Paul touched his broken head, his expression unchanged, "but there was a street sweeper at the gate of the city. busy body."

Tyles refused repeatedly, but had no choice but to accept, Thomas gave Paul a place in Mindis Hall (D.D volunteered, but Glover was eventually appointed as Paul’s introducer).

But even inside Mindis Hall, the problem is not small.

In addition to the panic spread by rumors, Mallos had to convene an admonition meeting, the old part of Longxiao City ("the group of fake Yankees"-DD's mantra) and the Star Lake Guard ("the group of people in the city"- Little soldier Willow’s complaint) integration is not as smooth as Thales imagined:

Wyeah is Gilbert’s son. He strives to blend in with everyone. However, DD’s talent is not shared by everyone. Everyone still respects him. Rolf’s equipment and appearance are obviously not easy to mess with. For a few days, I was mistaken for being arrogant and reluctant to speak, so I almost fought with Zoneved; Jenard was a veteran and seemed to have an old grudge with Kong Muto; Willow stayed in Longxiao City for several times. The 19 year old soldiers of the Northern Territory, sitting and lying down, always let the guards look sideways.

So, in order to speed up the familiarization of the two sides, Mallos decided to start from standing guard, breaking up the staff and regrouping, starting with Thales' personal guard.

And this is a bad idea.

The combination of ??D.D and Wya made Thales very tired. On the one hand, D.D knew Wya’s identity and deliberately talked to him. He was flattering and funny between the lines, but Wya gave a stern look, feeling that he had to answer questions for politeness.

The two came back and forth, and the scene formed was called Yu Noise.

"So, Sergeant Huaia, you have stayed in Longxiao City for the past six years, eating and sleeping with the prince?"

"No, Your Excellency Doyle, I will leave the post occasionally, sometimes it is the task of His Highness, sometimes it is a normal holiday."

"Oh, do you have to go back home much then?"

"Not much, Your Excellency Doyle, I said, I am not close to my father."

"Oh, oh, don't we young people like to be close to our parents..."

"I believe not, I have friends who have a good relationship with their parents."

"Well, I had a stepmother since I was a child, but what about your mother?"

"She... passed away."

"Sorry, I didn't mean it..."

"It's okay, I understand."

"Then Count Caso didn't want to marry again?"

Thyls, who was concentrating on doing the exercises, couldn’t bear it, and slapped the table angrily:

"Can you shut up?"

Huaiya and D.D stand at attention.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

"I'm sorry, my lord!"

So the two lowered their voices and spoke with breath:

"Hush - so pregnant with Asia, you name who played?"

"Uh, Your Highness told us not to talk... My mother started it, she used the name of her young brother who died early..."

"That's it, no wonder it sounds so nice, eh, are you the only child?"

"I think we'd better not talk...Yes, my mother wanted to have a second child before she was alive..."

Tales was so angry that he fainted in the book.

Brother Luofo is not good at speech, Rolf can't speak at all, it should be a very quiet and comfortable combination, but the two who came from the street have a problem:

They stood behind Thales, one on the left and the other on the right. When they inadvertently met each other's eyes, neither side would show weakness, so one's eyes became dignified and deep, and the other became cold and sharp. , And then this side became more solemn and solemn, while the other side became sharper and colder, this side changed its strength and returned the color, and the other side did not retreat and doubled it...

As time passed, the two silently looked at each other, and the air gradually became murderous without knowing it, and the chill was overflowing.

The atmosphere is ominous and heavy.

Every time Thales looked up from the book, he felt that he was between the two magic guns, and it was difficult to breathe.

It's like being in a funeral.

"Can you stop staring at me!"

The zombies and the ghost of the wind snorted together, looked away, and the air returned to normal.

Until they (inevitably) meet their eyes again next time.

Thyls, who was protected by them, felt so desperate.

When Huaiya and Glover are accompanying Thales, it is a different situation.

The attendant regarded himself as the prince’s most important confidant, and wanted to show his favor to Glover. When the two of them inadvertently looked at each other, they nodded friendly to him. Facing the enthusiasm, the unsocial zombies became unnatural. The latter often Turning his chin back awkwardly, he turned his head and looked away. This caused Wya to be astonished for a while, thinking that he had done something wrong, so he put on a little smile next time, so Glover was even more at a loss, pulled the corners of his mouth stiffly, and turned his head to avoid. If Wiya thinks this is a positive response from the other party, he is encouraged to continue smiling. If he thinks that the other party's response is not good, he will reflect on himself and become more friendly and enthusiastic next time, so Glover becomes more embarrassed, but he is reluctant to speak...

So Thales caught a glimpse of it from the corner of the eye, often like this:

On the left, Wiya smiled momentarily, nodded momentarily, and after receiving a response, occasionally disappointed and frustrated, occasionally full of confidence, always trying to make eye contact with the other party-on the way.

On the right, the guardian Glover shrank into a ball with the least amount of limbs, twisting weakly and painfully, avoiding his gaze, and squeezing a smile, like a little baby who has been poked in the face but powerless to resist. .

"enough!"

Tyles gritted his teeth and started to shoot the case again:

"Go to the next bedroom to flirt!"

Doyle and Rolf's on-duty combination is hard to say.

Doyle has a cheerful personality and is over-familiar. As always, he tries to talk to Rolf, but he knows that the ghost of the wind cannot speak, so he carefully writes down the "interesting gestures" between the latter and the prince, and he is beside the prince. , Face to face on duty, with a mysterious smile from time to time, and suddenly throws a gesture that he doesn't know what he means:

【Eating】

Rolfe rolled his eyes and turned his head to ignore him.

D.D vaguely knew what was wrong, but he was not discouraged, only the more frustrated he became, the more courageous he made the next gesture, and raised his eyebrows to indicate whether he was right:

【you? but? 】

Rolfe was a little angry, but he knew the character of this person and tried to ignore it.

D.D blinked and started to combine different gestures:

【Do it? WC? eat? 】

Rolf gritted his teeth subconsciously and gave him a murderous look.

But Doyle was motivated and became more interested:

【you? Toilet, eating? 】

Rolfe’s eyes were almost cold enough to freeze Mindis Hall.

Doyle feels that he has made the right way:

【Like, toilet? 】

Rolf's anger almost overflowed beyond the mask.

D.D is more surprised:

【Like, fuck? 】

Rolfe squeezed his fists until Doyle’s gleeful gestures:

【Like it? dry? you? 】

In the next second ~www.novelbuddy.com~ The fascinated Thales only felt a gust of wind blowing, a crackling sound, and the ghost of the wind rolled with DD until Bastille came to hear the news. Ya or Nehi separated them.

Thyls, who was watching all this, only felt heavy, and picked up the pages all over the floor in a daze.

In the life of Mindis Hall, there is a stagnant water and hurriedly jumping back and forth, depending on what problems are encountered today, but basically there is no intermediate value.

In short, for a period of time after the agreement with the king, rumors flew outside, and the forces in Yongxing City also stood in line, while the Duke of Xinghu gained rare freedom, no more fate from a higher level, no more Wherever you go, there is a big battle with mountains and seas, and there is no longer a rule and dogma that must be scrupulous at all times.

But whenever Thales looked at the sunset outside the window, he knew that everything had a price in front of him.

The Western Wilderness incident is over, but the kingdom will not stop advancing.

Thyls looked down at the "covenant" in his hand.

The kingdom will not forget him, and the Fuxing Palace will not.

He is the king’s sword and chess piece.

He was waved again and moved...

Just a matter of time.

But before that...

"We are out of money."

Thyls looked back gracefully and was taken aback:

"what?"

Malius, who was indifferent as before, and the logistics officer who looked like constipation, Dward Stone stood in front of him.

"You heard me."

"Our previous expenditures were all taken care of by the Palace of Renaissance. We only need to hand over the ledger to Baron Quentin at the end of the month," Mallos said nonchalantly: "But now..."

The logistics officer Shi Tuo held up the account book awkwardly.

Thyls came back to his senses:

"Oh, yes, we... are on our own account."

According to the conditions he negotiated with the king-this is one of the signs of the discord between Mindis Hall and Fuxing Palace.

is also a condition for his independence.

"Wait, do we have no other income?"

The logistics officer Shi Tuo looked sad, and explained carefully to the Duke, who did not touch the sun with his fingers, and did not know Chai Migui when he was not in charge:

"Yes, we have the salary of the royal guard, and you also have the life payment of the star prince according to the law, but..."

"Not enough." Mallos was expressionless and straightforward.

"First of all, you have done so many actions in the past few months. The tea fee alone is... And because the relationship between Mindisi Hall and many urban departments including market officials has weakened, we have increased a lot of expenses for no reason, oh, the most The most important thing is the batch at the banquet..."

Glass wine glass.

Tyers, who was unlovable, helped him finish his words-in his heart.

"And we are still repaying the debt in installments-the total is divided... Forget it, you are already annoying enough."

Stuo's detailed accounts:

"After we are responsible for our own profits and losses, we cannot purchase directly from the channels of Fuxing Palace, and we spend a lot more. You know, the prices of Yongxing City..."

Tyers knows the prices in the Morning Star and Evening Stars, and nodded stupidly:

Yongxing Habitat is not easy.

Then his eyes rolled:

"Wait, I heard D.D say that there are many rare treasures in Mindis Hall, such as famous paintings..."

Marius frowned and looked at a portrait of Su Mei III "Jackal" behind him.

"Even if you dare to sell..."

"Who would dare to buy?"

Tyles’ expression dropped again.

"Then maybe we can open the first floor of Mindis Hall for everyone to visit, and then collect tickets, two silver coins per person?"

"Where did the bad idea come from?"

"Hey, what do I think from the book?"

"Which book? Maybe I should report it to the Hall of Discipline..."

"Well, in Longxiao City, a novel by the people from the North, tells the story of a family living in a manor..."

"That," the logistics officer Shi Tuo tentatively said:

"In fact, many of your customers these days—the kind with extraordinary status—are deliberately investing for you, including..."

"No." Thales and Mallos were in unison at this time, surprisingly unanimous.

The prince and the watchman looked at each other.

It seems that both he and the other party know what can be done and what can’t be done.

In fact, even if Thales made such a rebellious act, which can be described as shocking and terrifying, and it has caused rumors to the outside world, but Mallos still responded mediocrely, did not ask another question, and still worked sullenly. The Xinghu Guards were reorganized in an orderly manner and continued to look after the daily life of Min Disi Hall.

As if Thales had just taken a walk to the Fuxing Palace.

Indifferent as before, numb as usual.

This makes Thales very grateful to him.

Well, it would be better if he didn’t use this attitude towards my orders.

"Then maybe you can tell your majesty and let Baron Quentin pay our expenses again..."

"No." Thales refused decisively, more decisively than before.

"Okay," the logistics officer Shi Tuo sighed and closed the ledger, "then there is only one last way."

Tyles and Malloss turned their heads together, listening.

"We can't stay in Yongxing City anymore-the prices here, even the salary of the guards for the next month have already been withdrawn."

No longer stay in Yongxing City.

Ah, stay away from the Fuxing Palace, away from the king, away from bad people and things, it’s good to dare to love, but...

Thyls raised his eyebrows:

"where to?"

"Of course it is to go to your fief," the logistics officer Shi Tuo said sternly, "According to the sacred star convention, your Excellency, you can exercise your natural rights on the fief-collecting tax and rent."

"Fief? Do I still have a taxable fief?"

Thyls said with a laugh:

"Where? Is D.D's pocket money pocket?"

Mallos coughed.

"Of course, don't forget, you are the Duke of Xinghu."

Duke of Star Lake.

Thales was puzzled, a little surprised.

Isn’t this a virtual title? The courageous kind?

"And your fief is..."

The watchman nodded solemnly, and pointed to the lakeside castle on a landscape painting on the wall:

"Star Lake Fort."

————