Vincent von Lübeck changed into a light robe, but even so, he was still sweating. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info In the northern part of the empire in May, the Orls-Snow Mountains are still covered with snow and ice, and the province of Taxs is south of the Orls-Snow Mountains, although the north wind is blocked by the mountains, the temperature is also lower than in the middle of the empire, so he looks a little uncomfortable.

It was breezy tonight, and he pushed open the window and took a big breath of fresh air. Outside the window facing the commercial street of the inner city, the bustling crowd was noisy, he frowned, and closed the window again.

Soros saw the irritability in the lord in front of him, and carefully served a plate of melons and a bottle of malt-fermented beer.

"Thank you, Soros, but I can't eat it. Vincent waved his hand, "The melon is too sweet, and the beer is not as good as whiskey." ”

"Adults are homesick. Soros smiled and poured Vincent a cup of black tea, "The temperature here is higher than in my hometown, the weather is hot, if adults feel that melons and beer are not to their taste, small ones recommend drinking black tea." ”

Vincent took the cup, took a sip of tea, and said, "You are not an acolyte, Soros, you are my advisor, sit down." ”

At this time, the guard at the door knocked on the door and said, "Your Excellency, the Prime Minister is here." ”

Vincent and Soros looked at each other, and Soros stood behind Vincent.

Sebastian wears a beige linen tunic with a light linen cape, his hair is loose, and he wears a small braid at the back of his head. He bowed and said, "Lord Lord Vincent, Lord Count Soros, good evening. ”

"Good evening, Prime Minister, it is my honour to have you here. Vincent walked over, took Sebastian's hand, and pulled him to sit down.

Sebastian refused to sit down, put on a straight face, and said: "During the day today, it is really my fault to make the adults feel unpleasant, and I specially came to apologize." ”

Vincent touched the back of his head, "I'm not happy?

Sebastian still kept a straight face and said: "I don't want to shirk the responsibility, although I didn't arrange "The Glory of the Empire", I didn't personally review the show beforehand, which caused unpleasantness, and I, as the prime minister, should be mainly responsible." With that, he bowed deeply.

Vincent and Soros glanced at each other, showed an imperceptible smile, turned around, walked over, and helped Sebastian up: "Prime Minister, why be so serious, it's just a drama." ”

Drama is like life. His Majesty the Emperor could not hide his contempt for the lords and governors of the provinces. Soros thought to himself.

Sebastian breathed a sigh of relief before he sat down.

"I would venture to ask, do you want to apologize to the Prime Minister?" Vincent poured Sebastian a beer.

Sebastian nodded slightly, and said seriously: "In order to eliminate misunderstandings and avoid unpleasantness for everyone, His Majesty the Emperor ordered me to come to the door one by one to apologize, and I also have this intention." ”

"What does His Majesty the Emperor mean?" Vincent was shocked, "Where, it's just a drama, and I'm loyal to the Emperor and the Empire." ”

"No, Your Majesty certainly has great confidence in your loyalty. That's why I was ordered to apologize afterwards. After all, at the celebration, in front of tens of thousands of people, it is impossible for him to stop the performance, which means the failure of the celebration. Sebastian thought for a moment and replied, "I have some brandy from my hometown here, and I don't know if it is for the taste of the Duke, and I should only make amends." After saying that, he handed over 2 bottles of brandy, and after a few words of greeting, he took his leave.

Vincent turned his head, motioned for Soros to sit down, and asked, "What do you think of Sebastian?"

"Serious, rigid, careful, and an honest man. Soros savored every detail of Sebastian's visit just now, "It's better for him to paint, and he won't even lie." ”

Vincent laughed: "How could the emperor feel guilty and come to apologize. I think you know best about his temper, counselor, no, the Queen's father?"

Soros bowed slightly: "My lord smiled." The subtext of his sentence 'His Majesty the Emperor ordered me to come to the door one by one to apologize' was, 'The Emperor asked me to see your reactions and warn you not to act rashly.' But His Majesty the Emperor will not let the Prime Minister do this, nor will he feel ashamed of the lords and governors of the morning's drama. And, I don't think Sebastian came up with this sentence on his own, someone was giving him ideas. ”

Vincent poured Soros a glass of brandy, and the wine was full of wine. Soros owes a debt and takes a sip, Orlando province uses grapes to ferment and then make brandy, and the place where he came up with this brewing method is indeed more artistic.

Vincent smiled and shook his head: "Lord Soros, in fact, you should be the one who sits in the prime minister's position. This is not the same as our plan, the emperor clearly does not trust the northerners. ”

Soros wiped the corners of his eyes: "The little girl Ivana fell in love at first sight with Auguste Rudolph, who was still the crown prince, more than ten years ago, and swore that he would not marry. It's really a family misfortune. ”

Vincent picked up his glass, sniffed it, and took a sip: "So you can only let Schultz out and poison Dorothy." ”

Soros lowered his voice and said, "Be careful that the wall has ears. ”

"Don't be afraid, the sound outside the window is like a north wind, and you can't hear our conversation clearly. Vincent said confidently, "That's why I chose this place to stay." Schultz was gifted in herbalism. ”

"Colorless, odorless, very precious medicine. The university had no way of knowing the true cause of Dorothy's illness. It's a pity that only Schultz knows the formula of that medicine. Soros stroked his beard and said.

"I've heard that the former prime minister approached Scholz. Vincent narrowed his eyes, "Maybe he's found something." ”

"No way, that medicine didn't even notice the big bachelor in the school city. And, not long after, the former prime minister suffered from Alzheimer's. "I was taken aback when Schultz volunteered to go to the front and appeared as a member of the Council of Magic, after the outbreak of the war for a year. But soon he was nowhere to be found. ”

Vincent shoved an olive into his mouth and said, "Find him." If you live to see a person and die to see a corpse, if you see a living person, let him become a corpse. ”

Outside the window, there was the sound of the lute and the laughter of women. Vincent stood up, pushed open the window, and saw the crowd on the high street. The moonlight tonight is beautiful, because of the imperial celebrations, the curfew has been postponed, and the commercial street is brightly lit. Not far from Vincent's window, people gathered around. A handsome-looking, mustachioed bard, wearing a feathered top hat and a fuchsia gown, playing the lute and singing "After the Rainy Season." With his eyes closed, Vincent's mind conjured up images of the melting snow and tender green leaves rising to the branches of the Taks province after the imperial rainy season, and the farmers of the north, who were often busy planting seeds after the rainy season and when the snow melted, in preparation for the long winter.

"After the Rainy Season" disappeared as the last note was gone, and the bard was surrounded by applause, and he took off his top hat, which immediately clanged with copper plates.

At this moment there was another commotion in the street, and several knights laughed, dressed in beautiful white chain mail, and the trimmed parts were actually gilded.

"Those knights are supposed to be from the province of Orlando, and their armor is exaggerated, and gold is the same as money. It's really a place where there is money, and gold is everywhere. Vincent laughed, "But I bet they can't beat the guy in the back." ”

Soros followed the direction of Vincent's finger to see a tall man, with a long sword on his back, wearing ill-fitting armor with a groove in the breastplate, black gimbal on his left hand, white gimbal on his right hand, and chain mail on his right hand. Beside him followed a short man, with a beard as black as night, who snatched a bottle of wine from the tall man, and the two quarreled with each other.

"Your Excellency is interested in the knights' game?" Soros wondered, and the impression of Vincent was more busy with government affairs.

Vincent turned his head to look at Soros and said with a smile: "Speaking of knight competitions, the queen gave birth to a son to His Majesty, and you are the grandfather of the second prince." Do you think you should thank the Cavaliers for the game?"

Soros was shocked, and quickly knelt down, lowered his head, and his voice trembled: "My lord, I swear allegiance to the Lorenz family to the death. ”

Vincent lifted him up, "What are you doing here? I'm just as loyal to Lorenz as you are." It's just that I originally wanted Her Majesty the Queen to blow the pillow wind and make you the prime minister. Unexpectedly, Sebastian popped up. ”

Soros stood up tremblingly and remained silent.

"Don't mention it, during the Imperial Celebrations, Thundercastle is bustling with activity and the people are happy. Vincent leaned against the window and said casually.

Soros saw a group of men staggering, walking past the window and swearing foul language. The bard plucked the lute again and began to play the Blue Mountain Minor.

"They don't know who the real ruler is. Soros said lightly, "They have always been ignorant and ignorant. ”

"Did I want the person you were looking for to find it?" Vincent tapped the window edge to the rhythm of "Blue Mountain Minor."

Soros replied: "Most of the guards of the year died, and only some escaped. Thankfully, the guards broke their oaths and fled to marry and have children, and I learned from the descendants of the guards that Chris the captain of the Iron Guard fled with his illegitimate son when Rhodes purged the Lorenz family. This became a laughing stock, and the captain of the Iron Guard defied his oath, gave birth to an illegitimate child, and escaped from the battle. ”

"No way. A twinkle flashed in Vincent's eyes, "The Iron Guard swears not to marry a wife or have children, and to serve the Lorenz family for the rest of his life." If it weren't for the Rhodes Purge, you wouldn't even be able to find the descendants of the Iron Guard. But according to the records, Chris was at least 60 years old at the time, where could he still have children?"

Soros smiled slightly: "I also find it strange that the bastard son is the same age as Lübeck Lorenz's son. ”

Vincent's face turned red, I don't know if it was because of alcohol or excitement, and said, "Go ahead, Soros." You reminded me that Rhodes never met Lorenz's son. The child that Chris took away must be the son of Lübeck Lorenz, and that child's bloodline is the true heir of Gusselwes, the real ruler of this country!"