The little boy held his breath and threw the small stone in his hand into the lake, and the small stone jumped on the surface of the lake, and each jump made a small splash, and the water spread out with the ripples, and the lake returned to calm. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Children love to play water rafting games to see whose rocks float farther in the water and hit more waves.

Caesar blushed, picked up a stone, and threw it into the lake with great difficulty, splashing so hard that it hit his face. His face was as red as an apple, his breathing was a little rapid, and he was obviously a little tired from playing.

He took Sebastian's hand and said, "Uncle Sebastian, you teach me how to play in the water." ”

Sebastian crouched down and wiped the water from Caesar's face. He picked up a thin stone shard, held it with a semi-circular arc formed by his thumb and forefinger, supported it with his middle finger underneath, and used the strength of his wrist to spin the stone shard flat against the water.

“6、7、8…… Oh my God!10 hits!Uncle, you hit 10 hits!" The children screamed, some stunned, some clapping their hands in delight. These horse boys, apprentices, and knightly squires accompanied Caesar, and despite their different identities and statuses, they showed the same innocence when playing games.

Sebastian loves these kids. They don't have the complexity of adults, they are innocent and cute. He hoped that Caesar would remember the moment.

"One stone stirs up a thousand waves. Bill Newton quipped, winking at Sebastian.

Isaac held a basket of apple pie and yelled at the children, whose attention was drawn to the fruit and snacks.

"Your Majesty the Lord Regent, Lord Bill, come and try the apple pie. Isaac smiled and waved. The sun shone on his face, which seemed to be sculpted, and he was somewhat similar in appearance to Empress Ivana, but much sunnier in personality.

"No, I'm not hungry. Sebastian shook his head and headed to the other side of the lake.

Bill took a piece of apple pie and trotted up to Sebastian and said, "It smells good, Your Majesty Regent, don't you want to taste it?"

Sebastian frowned, sighed, looked at the fallen leaves floating on the surface of the lake, and said, "No, I don't have an appetite. ”

"You don't like Isaac, everyone in the Imperial Council can see it. Bill took a bite of the apple pie, "But I think the boy is very endearing." ”

Sebastian looked back at Isaac, a group of children surrounding him, asking him to tell stories and share sweets, and the young Chancellor of the Exchequer looked like a child king. But the thought of him entering the Imperial Council through unjust means as the Queen's cousin made Sebastian's heart sick.

"Yes, he's very popular with kids. After all, the children have no power struggle with him. Look at him, how much like a child king. Sebastian said with a prickly voice, "When there is a conflict of interest, he smiles and plays tricks behind his back." ”

Bill licked his lips, wiped the apple pie crumbs from the corners of his mouth, and said, "There are some things I don't know if I should say or not." ”

Seeing Sebastian nod his head in agreement, Bill came to the lake and looked into the distance. He said, "You knew in advance that Isaac was Her Majesty's cousin. When his name appears on the list of candidates, you should know that the Chancellor of the Exchequer is him, and the campaign is a walk-and-go formality. The queen didn't take care of you?"

Sebastian shook her head, "She didn't mention it. I don't think he's up to the task. "The Queen's appetite is even greater, she asked her father, Count Soros, to be Prime Minister, and I refused.

"You have a soft spot for Adams. Bill smiled, "One stone stirs up a thousand waves." He picked up the stone and threw it into the water, and after it had only floated twice, it fell into the water and disappeared.

"Isaac didn't have any honors. The Imperial Council and the Governors were discredited among the candidates. Every time Sebastian closed his eyes and the thought of announcing the results brought to mind the eyes of those who had not yet been selected.

Some of the losers looked at Isaac dryly with envious expressions, some looked at him as if he were saying, "I knew it was a show," with indifferent but sarcastic eyes, and some of them looked angry.

Bill smacked his lips and said, "If you want me to say, the answer to your question is not right or wrong at all." Isaac thinks from the perspective of defending the imperial power, weakening the potential threat and making the other party feel that there is a rush in life and will not rebel. We should admit that he has a bit of political wisdom. ”

Sebastian sneered. He remembered Empress Ivana. Emperor August said that Ivana had a strong lust for power, and so did Isaac, and it seems that the blood of the Graf family was hungry for power.

"What are you laughing at? Remember the Dietrich family? They died their eldest son, Robert, and His Majesty the Emperor granted a separate pension of 300,000 Reichsmarks in order to appease them. The pension is 10 times higher than that of other mages who have been killed. Bill looked at the sneering Sebastian and said, "If the Golden Family is not rich enough to rival the country, why should His Majesty do this? He is not afraid of the dissatisfaction of the other families of the fallen magicians, just because he wants to win over a bear and scare away a bunch of wild boars." ”

"But I think Adams is right. Sebastian pointed to the horse boys and knight attendants, "Those children are well fed and clothed in order to better serve the second prince." ”

"That's why I said, there is no right or wrong answer to your question, only different angles. Adams just puts the same thing in a different way than you prefer. He put the people first, but the purpose was to maintain the imperial power. Bill shrugged and pouted, "Isaac said it more bluntly, making you think that he was too selfish to keep the power of the royal family. If you want me to say that he is a little stupid, it sounds like a simple thing, how can this kind of thing be said on the scene. ”

"So......" Sebastian saw the carp in the lake swim over, flicked his tail, and went to the bottom.

"Adams had some towns, and he spoke beautiful things, and the people and the regent were happy, and in the end the result was the same. Bill's words pierced the window paper, "So it's easier for the members of the Council to want Isaac in...... Deal. ”

Sebastian chuckled inwardly, and as he pondered Bill's words over and over again, there seemed to be some truth.

"Your Majesty, Lord Regent, you have not heard the recent talk of the slums, they say that you are just and trustworthy. An unknown boy from the Qingting Islands, he became the governor of Orlando Province by virtue of his talent. A smile tugged at the corners of Bill's lips, unable to tell whether it was sarcasm or praise, "You have made children of all walks of life dream of entering the King's Tower, and they will be indignant. ”

The intelligence director picked up a thin stone and floated it: "5, 6...... 6! One stone stirs up a thousand waves, you have established prestige and established a good reputation. ”

Sebastian frowned, he always felt that there was something in Bill's words, "What do you mean, Isaac is also good for me to enter the Imperial Council?"

"Of course, everybody was happy. Her Majesty is grateful to you. Isaac is young and simple, you pull him up and make him your man. Bill nodded, "Commander Ludwig's face will definitely be greener." But who cares about him? Maybe one day he will be found guilty of embezzling military salaries and imprisoned? The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Craftsmen have fled for fear of being implicated by Krauser and Walzer. Your authority, like the morning sun, is rising. ”

"They definitely have accomplices, and the Ministry of Justice is fully investigating and searching for the suspects. Sebastian narrowed his eyes and looked at the intelligence chief's silk blouse, embroidered with cuckoos. Perhaps the next one to go to jail is Ludwig. Take your time and sweep them away one by one.

"You threw a big rock into the lake, Your Majesty Regent," Bill gasped, "be careful of getting wet." ”

"Are you threatening me?" Sebastian asked in a low voice.

Bill shrugged, touched his head, and smiled, "I'm reminding you." You should be squatting, not throwing stones. The waves are small, and the lake can't make big waves. Don't be too anxious to make a big wave, after all, we have more important things to do, don't start a fire in the backyard. ”

Sebastian wondered, "Don't play riddles, I hate word games." ”

Bill looked at the clouds in the sky, which obscured the sun. His voice was slow, and his voice was deliberately low: "The bodies of the horses and riders who crippled the eldest prince were found and dug up. The rider wore an undershirt embroidered with heraldic coats of arms depicting a centaur holding a spear. ”

Sebastian was startled, and he opened his mouth as if he had misheard: "House Arryn?vassal of Duke Cullen Madison of Menor?"

"The Regent's Heraldry is not in vain. It's Horst Ayling. The eldest son of the old earl, Shylock Arryn, was a wizard graduate, the one who was burned to the ground. Bill smiled, as if he were talking about something ordinary.

Sebastian shook his head: "Impossible, Count Arryn has no grievances with the Grand Prince. What about the evidence?"

Bill laughed, patted the dirt off his body, and replied slowly, "Shylock Arryn was the only survivor of the Misty Valley Incident, but he was not a ghost. The military department has refused to release him, saying that he is an important witness. ”

"The military department can't be wrong in thinking so. Sebastian commented, "It's just that the Wolf Warrior Squad's investigation is too slow." ”

"I heard that Earl Horst was so angry with his son's learning of magic that he even stripped Shylock of his inheritance, but it was his own son after all. As Bill said this, he looked into Sebastian's eyes, and he blinked, "Now that he knows that his son is alive, but he can't see him, and the murderer has not been found for a long time, he holds a grudge for that." ”

Much better than someone named Count Heinrich. He killed his son with his own hands. Sebastian didn't shy away from Bill's meaningful look and said, "It's not enough evidence, go on." ”

"The Earl of Arryn is a relative of Baron Kuhn, who in turn is a distant relative of Karen Madison. Bill wrenched his fingers and said, "In this way, Earl Arryn is not only a vassal of Duke Cullen Madison, but also a relative." Poor Baron Kuhn was drunk alive by His Majesty the Emperor, and it was useless for Duke Cullen to kneel down and plead. ”

Bloody feast. Also dying was Kasuelon Young. Sebastian's mind was clouded, and he didn't want to remember the imperial celebration banquet.

"Think about it, the son was detained by the imperial military department, no one or a ghost, relatives were drown-to-death by the emperor, and the feudal monarch was humiliated in public. Bill added to the matter, "Earl Arryn's pride is comparable to the regent's sense of honor, can he bear it?"

Sebastian was silent, pretending not to hear Bill's last words.

"Duke Karen returned to the province overnight. The next day, His Majesty the Emperor and the Grand Prince had a so-called accident in a knightly team competition. Bill smacked his lips, "It's really not a coincidence. The point is that the frightened squire, the stableman, and the blacksmith can prove that the rider is the Arryn family, that the horse is his, and that the dagger that pierces the horse is his. ”

"What about the witnesses?" asked Sebastian.

"Witnesses are waiting for your questioning. Bill has finally had enough of playing, "Just wait for your order, and the capital garrison will catch them in front of you." ”

Sebastian shook his head: "I have to send someone to bring in Count Arryn and confront him face to face." ”

"How can you ask for it? Write a letter? Bill stepped forward and went back to the children with Sebastian.

"Send someone directly to please. But I don't want the army to go, that would provoke unnecessary bloodshed. Sebastian thought for a moment, "Neither can the capital garrison, their manpower can't be transferred." ”

"I have a suggestion," Bill said, lifting his chin and gesturing at Isaac in the distance, "Her Majesty's maiden guard went to invite Count Arryn, and said that the Queen wanted to catch up with the Earl. If they resist, it's not too late for you to send an army. ”

Sebastian pushed the boat along the way, and he nodded: "Just listen to you, let Isaac take the guards, and the queen's cousin goes, it's more suitable." ”

Bill smiled, his eyes meaningful.

Caesar's aquarification skills improved, and the stone jumped on the surface of the water seven times before sinking into the water. Horse boys, knight squires, and apprentices clapped their hands and screamed.

One stone stirs up a thousand waves, and you must be cautious. Sebastian looked at the waves in the water and admonished himself.