Chapter 9: Undercurrents

Today the weather is sunny and for Sebastian from the south, the weather in Fort Thunder at the beginning of June is pleasant. The weather conditions www.biquge.info the royal hunting grounds are becoming more and more lush, and the air is full of plant aromas. A sika deer looked at the two people walking into the woods from a distance, flapped its ears a few times, and jumped away.

"A baby sika deer, that's cute, isn't it?" said intelligence director Bill Newton changed into an apricot-yellow cotton gown, and in the summer, he couldn't hide his big belly.

Sebastian nodded slightly, and watched the young sika deer turn back and look at him. When Caesar painted, his eyes were no different from those of a young sika deer, clear and innocent. Ivana shouldn't be like this, Caesar is a kind child. Maybe Ivana has a point, in the game of power, you should be wary of the enemy and be ruthless, but the emperor who is truly loved must have a noble character. The benevolent monarch can be embraced, and the tyrant Yudit Rudolph is ashamed to mention even his descendants. Caesar couldn't be like that.

Bill shrugged: "It seems that the little beauty has taken a fancy to the regent." ”

No, I have a sweetheart. Ivana is August's wife, and I don't like this woman either. Sebastian shook his head indifferently and said, "No, I don't like it. ”

Bill scratched his face: "Then shoot it with a bow and arrow, but unfortunately, I didn't bring a bow and arrows." ”

Sebastian came to his senses, and Bill was talking about the sika deer cub.

"Your Majesty the Regent has something on your mind?" Bill asked, smiling, "what do you say you don't like?"

"I mean...... I don't like hunting. Sebastian hurriedly rounded up to hide his gaffe, "It's too cruel." ”

Bill stared at Sebastian and said, "It's good that we're not hunting today, we're just hanging out." ”

Sebastian smiled helplessly, in Thundercastle, he could only win over the few intelligence chiefs in the Imperial Council who did not conflict with him. A few months ago, he, like everyone else, thought the intelligence chief was a sycophant and cunning.

The breeze blows, and the leaves rustle beneath your feet. A hare saw Sebastian and fled as fast as he could, hiding in a cave.

"His Majesty the Regent does not seem to have a good temperament. What can we do?" Bill broke the silence, his tone respectful.

Sebastian touched the pendant on his chest, thought for a moment, and replied, "There are too many things to deal with. The Ministry of Justice's audit report on the use of funds for the Imperial Celebration has come out, and there is a lot of water. ”

Bill patted his stomach and smiled, "More oil than my belly?"

"No kidding. Bill, the Minister of Justice, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Great Craftsman, took me for a fool. Sebastian swallowed, a bitter ache in his mouth, "I am heartbroken, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Great Craftsmen are full of private pockets, I can let the Ministry of Justice investigate them, but even the Minister of Justice ......" He sighed and shook his head.

Bill lifted his chin, and Sebastian saw a maroon horse, unsaddled, grazing with his head down.

"There is a proverb in the province of Sunset: Horses don't eat night grass and don't get fat. How can they wear gold and silver without some oil and water?" Bill blinked, "Remember when the master craftsman lost both the jade ring and the gold necklace to me in the knights' competition?"

I only remember the last mess of the knightly game, the death of His Majesty and the serious injury of the Great Prince. As far as you remember the game. Sebastian shook his head.

"Philip was notoriously afraid of his wife, and after losing the jade ring and the gold necklace, he ran into the bank to redeem them. Bill held out two fingers, "So I doubled the ransom, and he paid without hesitation." ”

"You're blackmailing. O Seven Gods, the great craftsmen have a lot of money. Sebastian frowned and glanced at Bill. It can be seen that Bill is also the master of oil and water, but Olaf said that there is no clue about Bill's crime. What's more, the night of farewell to Kajielun was thanks to Bill. I'll let you go for now, Chief Intelligence.

"With all due respect, as long as it's a good horse, why not eat too much?" Bill smiled, put his hand into his sleeve, took out a handful of olives, and invited Sebastian to eat, "All over the country, there are only a few of them who can enter the imperial meeting, and His Majesty must have noticed it, but he didn't do anything to get rid of them." Give some benefits and let them do things, it's as simple as that. ”

He wants me to be in front, and he is behind, and the enemy is in the dark. Before you have time to get rid of them, go first. Sebastian took an olive in his palm and said, "You mean I want to turn a blind eye?"

Bill smiled, looked at Sebastian, and replied, "The Lord Regent's eyes are as bright as a torch. Let me state first that I am not interceding for them. It's just that His Majesty the Emperor has just died for half a month, and you will take the people of the Imperial Council under the knife, not to mention what others think of you, your foundation is not stable. ”

I didn't have any roots, a painter and an architect, and I was forcibly promoted to prime minister, and I was forced to the title of regent.

"No, Bill, I won't allow them to be corrupt. In the slums, there were people fighting over a bowl of rat broth, and they ......" Sebastian gritted his teeth and made up his mind, "I will eradicate the moths of the empire and warn the officials." I take the lead in serving honestly and cherishing my people. Only by upholding justice and gaining the support of the people can I strengthen my foundation. ”

Bill shook his head and persuaded, "Good wishes." Your Majesty, have you thought about who you will let into the Imperial Council after you get rid of them?"

Sebastian was stunned. He hated the three bastards to the core, but he didn't think about finding anyone to replace them.

Bill seemed to see Sebastian's thoughts, and changed the subject: "Speaking of the candidate, Governor of Orlando, what are you going to do? ”

Another annoyance. Sebastian spat out the olive pit, threw it lightly into the grass, and said, "It's hard to find." Do you have the right fit?"

"I've heard that the Heinrich family is very prestigious in Orlando?" said Bill tossed the olive pit at a hare, which fled.

"My father wrote to recommend my cousin. "What did the intelligence chief hear?

"That's a good thing. Although Count Heinrich stripped you of your title, he did not expect you to become a regent. Your Majesty, I think you should agree to come down. First, you need to have a person of your own, and second, you have done this favor, just to settle the suspicion with your father. Bill analyzed carefully.

"I refused. Bill's eyes widened when Sebastian said this.

He explained: "I would love to reconcile with my father, but I will not trade the governor's position for his approval. What's more...... "My father still doesn't feel guilty about Rita's death." He broke us apart and killed her by robbers when she eloped with me.

"What's more, I don't want people to say it's cronyism. Sebastian chooses not to tell Bill about Rita. I'm not Empress Ivana, crying and shouting for my father to enter the royal council.

Bill slapped his head: "My God! Your Majesty the Regent, how naΓ―ve are you? If you really have such a genius in your family who governs the country, just because you have the same surname, you don't appoint him? ”

"I know that cousin, he is mediocre. Sebastian thought for a moment, "I have to be responsible for the Empire. ”

"A thousand pounds of burden!" Bill clapped his hands as he threw the olive pits into the grass, "you should find someone to share the burden." ”

"I hope the eldest prince recovers. Sebastian stretched his arms, stretched, and sat at his desk for a long time, which made his back hurt.

Bill looked around and lowered his voice, "I don't know if I should say this or not. ”

Sebastian was beating a drum in his heart, and he looked around, a few squirrels jumped over the branches, and there was no one else. "Isn't that why you asked me to come to the hunting grounds?" he said bluntly. Some of the previous words of the intelligence chief are nothing more than looking for topics.

"The evidence is not strong right now. The horse that collided with the eldest prince that day was stabbed in the buttocks, so he suddenly went crazy. Bill finished and blinked.

Sebastian was shocked, and he couldn't close his mouth: "You mean, this is a premeditated murder?"

"It's not all. Remember the cuirass of His Majesty the Emperor? His figure was blessed, propped up with iron tongs and fastened with rope. But then the blacksmith found that the rope had not been loosened, but had been cut. Bill continued, his tone was flat and surprising.

Sebastian grabbed Bill by the collar and lowered his voice, but his tone was full of anger: "Why didn't you say it earlier?!"

Bill frowned helplessly: "Your Majesty the Regent, it takes time to investigate, not to mention that the scene was so chaotic at that time. The knight team competition was originally chaotic, and His Majesty the Emperor and the Great Prince should not participate. Someone wanted to commit a deliberate murder, but pretended it to be an accident. ”

"What about the people who are alive in the knights' races?" Sebastian asked through gritted teeth.

"Who cares about them when something so big happens?" Bill shook his head, "The knight who rode into the Grand Prince and died on the spot, I suspect he deliberately fell off his horse and committed suicide." The others have long since fled, the world is so big, maybe some people use pseudonyms, and they can't find it. ”

"That's it?" Sebastian tugged at Bill's collar.

"I can only continue to check. So I said it, and it's not necessarily appropriate to say it now. Bill explained, "I know your temper, and you want to catch the killer today." But I say it anyway just to warn you: our opponent is no ordinary murderer, but a veteran of Game of Thrones. Be careful. ”

Sebastian let go of Bill's collar, sighed deeply, and sat down on the ground, clutching his hair. It's all my fault, if I had succeeded in preventing His Majesty and the Great Prince from participating in the team competition by following the example of Kajielun Yang at that time...... Even if I die, it's worth it.

At this time, one of the attendants of the Prime Minister's Tower ran over, sweating profusely, and said, "Your Majesty, your letter is from the Great Wall. ”

"Get out!" Sebastian roared.

The attendant was so frightened that he fell, and quickly got up, and ran away without even picking up the letter.

"Check it for me, Bill, I'm going to hunt them all down!" Sebastian almost burst into flames.