Chapter 41: When the Wind Rises
At the end of July, the sun is white and you can't open your eyes, and many of the leaves of the trees on the street are wilted. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Soros wiped his sweat, and his shirt was already soaked. He felt a little stuffy, opened the window, and the heat came to his face. He drank the third cup of green tea, his throat still smoking.
He began to miss the refreshment of the north. In winter, the Orr Snow Mountain blocks the cold winds from the north, and in summer, the south wind blows, and the snow flows halfway up the mountainside, converging into the rushing Olvester River, bringing coolness and sweetness. At the end of July, the Barlando Basin is thriving with crisp air, pleasant temperatures, and thriving.
In the summer, Duke Vincent von Lübeck always took a large group of people up the mountain to hunt. Soros also participated in hunting, when Ivana was still young and clamoring to go, he made a straight face and told her to follow the nun and the girl Red. On that day, he and his brother Marvengraf hunted a lot of prey, a gray wolf and a rabbit, and the Duke praised them as good hunters. It was then that Isaac Graf, the sunny boy, was born.
How long was that? 26 years ago.
Soros looked at Hans. Hans pursed his lips and looked at the pedestrians in the street. At that time, Soros and Lübeck were about the same age as Hans now, they liked to hunt, but they both had a tacit understanding and would not hunt white bears. The white bear is the coat of arms of the Lorenz family.
"Hans, put your clothes on. Soros stared at Hans's dorsal crest, "The tattoo of the white bear, don't show it easily." ”
"What's there to be afraid of?" said Hans, without looking back, "when I was fighting guerrillas in the mountains, in Devil May Cry Mountain Prison, there were so many people who saw my tattoos. Besides, this is the Sunset Province. ”
Soros cleared his throat and took a sip of green tea. He was a little helpless about Hans's stubbornness, after all, he was a descendant of the Lorenz family.
At the hotel at Thundercastle, the Duke of Lübeck and he persuaded Hans to return to Barlando and hide in the capital of the province of Taks to see what was going on. But Hans refused, very thoroughly, and he wanted to come to Sunset Province, saying that he was looking for a friend.
In desperation, he could only follow Hans and bring six iron guards, just in case.
"Where's your friend? the short, rude-talking one. "Soros hasn't seen Sean in days.
"Gone. He said, I can't be angry that you are doing business with Xu Rong, saying that I ignored him and parted ways. Hans still didn't look back, staring out the window.
A subtle smile tugged at the corner of Soros' mouth. In Castle Thunder, he wanted to get rid of this big mouth in secret. Blackbeard, who looks silly, is actually a bit shrewd. Hans disagrees, and claims that he was cared for by Blackbeard when he was in Devil May Cry Mountain Prison.
It's better to go. Sean and Hans are inseparable, and for Soros, Sean's big mouth leaked something one day, but it got in the way.
Footsteps sounded on the stairs, and Xu Rong walked in with Li Liefeng.
He exchanged a few words with Xu Rong and sat down to drink tea together.
"There are no outsiders here. Let's open the skylight and say something. Xu Rong looked at Hans and nodded.
Externally, Hans is Soros's bodyguard and can only stand.
When Hans sits on the Thunder Throne, I want you Xu Rong to kneel and salute. Soros nodded to Li Liefeng.
"Olaf Kruger recruits the remnants extensively, and on this occasion, many of my people here are looking for positions in the Governor's Palace, and at the moment, the work of registering the population and collecting taxes is done by the remnants. Xu Rong touched his beard, "A few Rhodes officials in the Governor's Mansion are too lazy to die, I think, it won't be long before we have substantial control over the administration, people's livelihood, and economy of the province." ”
Soros squeezed out a smile: "Lord Xu is really amazing, in just over half a month, you can penetrate to such an extent." "Olaf gave the Revenge a chance.
"It's just that I have a lot of problems here. Xu Rong shook his head, "Some people were arranged by me, but some people really followed Olaf. ”
"You mean Wu Ren, the magician?" Soros thought of Wu Ren, who was famous in the area of Yuhua City.
"Not only him, but also a large number of people such as Han Xianwang and Qiu Xiaotian. Xu Rong glanced at Li Liefeng, "They are at ease to be the lackeys of the Rhodes Empire, and they are grateful for Olaf's appreciation." ”
Li Liefeng clasped his hands around his chest and snorted: "If you want me to say, go directly to the Governor's Mansion and screw off the head of the Merry Governor." ”
"Alas, gale, don't be impulsive. Tell me, what did you hear from Han Xianwang?" Xu Rong waved his hand, picked up the teacup, blew on it, and said.
Li Liefeng squinted his eyes and said: "Father-in-law, he is old and dizzy, and a few days ago he gathered a few wealthy businessmen and officials, saying that the current governor of Olaf can afford to look down on the remnants, and he should do his best to manage the province well and benefit the people. ”
"Loyalty. Soros said deliberately, "But his ancestor Han Xuanlin is not the Shangshu of the Sun Dynasty?
Li Liefeng blurted out: "He often said that the Sun family is dead, and the rising sun has set." ”
Soros understood as soon as he heard it. The Restorationists and the Rhodes Empire fought openly and secretly for more than 80 years, and gradually declined. Language, culture, thought, all assimilated. Culturally, for example, some of the remnants converted to the Seven Gods. Not to mention the language, the Huanglong language evolved from the lingua franca and Asahi Japanese, and most of the young remnants found it difficult to read the ancient books of the Rising Sun Empire.
Rudderless ship. Not only do they lack leaders who can effectively unite all the remnants, but they lack a common sense of belonging culturally, linguistically, and spiritually. Soros realized. The only thing this ally can do to help is to keep Hans from causing trouble for the northerners until he sits on the throne of thunder.
Soros said with a smile: "Lord Xu, this place is far away from Thunder Castle, I'm afraid Han Xianwang and the others haven't heard a nursery rhyme." Ever since the death of Emperor Augustus, a ballad has been sung throughout Thundercastle: When the sun rises in the west, the sea in the south flows north, and when the moon sets in the east, the wind blows the snow in the north. The empire is a hundred years old and will never be returned. ”
Xu Rong's eyes widened, and his mouth gently repeated the ballad.
"The Sunset Province is in the east of the empire, and the moon sets in the east, which means that the sky is about to change. "Soros knows that these remnants of the Rising Sun Empire believe in omens. He has studied the history of the Rising Sun Empire, and whenever there is a peasant rebellion in the Rising Sun Empire, there will always be some omens, such as catching a fish in the river, and there is a note in the belly of the fish, etc., in fact, someone deliberately stuffed the note into it to build momentum for the rebellion.
"Lord Cervantes, is this true?" From beginning to end, Xu Rong thought that Cervantes was Soros's real name.
"Is this still false? You can send someone to Thundercastle to inquire. After the death of the emperor, the Sulus Canal poured water into Thunder Castle. Soros said with a serious face, "Don't miss the opportunity." As for this one, I don't think it's okay to kill Olaf. If he opens up his authority to the remnants, if he kills him, changes the governor, and completely suppresses the remnants, won't it be a waste of his previous efforts?"
Li Liefeng rubbed his hands together, bowed, and said, "Gale is ashamed, my lord is really far-sighted. It's just that according to the opinions of the two adults, what is the next step?"
Xu Rong took a sip of tea and said, "I still have to ask Master Cervantes for guidance." ”
"I heard that the Arryn family of the province of Meno has gathered an army of vassals, ready to fight the Rundstedt family. Soros deliberately said, "In my opinion, they are feuds, and it is better to fight." ”
"When they fight, I'm afraid the Imperial Council won't be able to sit still. Xu Rong nodded, he looked out the window, as if he was imagining the scene of the war in his mind, "The army of the empire, no matter who it helps, is difficult. ”
"Yes, that's the sea to the south going upstream. Soros added to his words, "This also shows that this is not a nursery rhyme, but a prophecy." ”
"Wonderful! Wonderful! We sat on the mountain and watched the tiger fight. Xu Rong clapped his hands lightly, "And we are here, we have to deal with Han Xianwang and them." Gale called his men to spread the ballad. ”
Li Liefeng understood: "Yes, my lord." ”
Soros smiled and filled Xu Rong with a cup of tea.
Let's fight. It's best for Han Xianwang to fight with Xu Rong. However, no one dares to stand up and say that they can be the emperor of the Rising Sun Empire, and it will be up to you to restore the country. When you are both defeated, my northern army will come to clean you up.
At this time, footsteps sounded downstairs, and a young man with black curly hair was furious and broke in. As soon as he saw Xu Rong, he drew his knife and shouted, "Xu Rong!
Li Liefeng reacted extremely quickly, and he drew his knife to catch the opponent's attack. Both of them used the sword technique of the Rising Sun Empire, and for a while, the sword light was as fast as lightning, and the sound of metal collision kept ringing. The other party may be angry, the offensive is extremely strong, Li Liefeng can only parry, as soon as he shows his flaws, he is kicked to the ground by the other party.
"Up!" Soros whispered, to the guard.
An iron guard rushed forward and blocked the curly-haired youth's slash. Rhodes's short knife against the Rising Sun Empire, one is mainly stabbed, and the other is crackling and sweeping as the main means of attack, with different moves and different lengths of the sword, resulting in the two sides of the battle never being able to close the distance and give each other a blow.
That's amazing. Soros sighed softly. It is difficult to fight with the iron guard, this young man is not simple.
"Ahhh
Li Liefeng stepped forward and swung his knife away, the young man blocked it with his knife, the iron guard attacked again, and two more people came up downstairs.
"Stop!" cried Hans, drawing his sword to block the guard.
"Sun Guanglong. Xu Rong touched his beard, "Why are you here?"
"Sun Guanglong!" shouted the woman who came up from downstairs, she had striking red hair, and the guard had almost injured her by mistake just now.
"Hans!?" the woman looked at the people in the room suspiciously, "What's going on?"
"Xu Rong, you let me go to Devil May Cry Mountain Prison, the person approaching is Haosen!" Sun Guanglong shouted, "He escaped from prison and killed many people in prison!"
Hausen escaped from prison?! Soros was shocked. He looked at Xu Rong in shock, he didn't understand why Xu Rong would learn that Haosen was in Devil May Cry Mountain Prison, and what shocked him even more was that Haosen's escape was related to Xu Rong's planning.
"It's windy, it looks like it's going to rain, so you might as well sit down and catch up. Xu Rong said unhurriedly, he raised his chin, the branches outside swaying, and the leaves rustled.
"Serena!" exclaimed Hans in surprise, "you're here at last!"
Soros closed his mouth in surprise, looking at Hans, he knew Sun Guanglong and Serena, and these people knew each other. In other words, Hans had been waiting for a cellmate.
A woman. The hero is sad to pass the beauty level. Soros has a bad premonition. (To be continued...) )