Chapter 291: The Balance of Interests

But his words were exchanged for the impatience of the old voice. "Enough, the old man doesn't have time to listen to your feelings here! Tell me the second thing you know! If it's just the return of the tyrant Nicholas, I can only reduce your tax by one percent! ”

"Don't worry! Old fellow, the night is long, why don't you take this opportunity for you and me to have a conversation on the night of candlelight! But apparently the Tatum City Lord was very happy to see his impatience, and couldn't help but tease again.

"Get out!" For the ridicule from the city lord of Tatum, the old voice only answered him with one word.

If the other party dared to talk to him like this in normal times, he would have cut off contact a long time ago, but with the existence of the first two things, he had a great curiosity about the third thing, and the former actually said that the third thing was the most important of these three things.

"Hahaha! Old fellow, this city lord doesn't have time to fight with you here! If you listen to this news and bargain with the city lord again, don't blame the city lord for turning his face against you! Finally, he was not ready to fight with the old man's voice anymore, and the voice of the Tatum City Lord suddenly sank, and he said very seriously.

"Say it! You know the old man's character! ”

But he never thought that Tatum City Lord would say such a sentence.

"It's because I know you very well that the lord of this city wants to say ugly things in front of me!"

"You...!" The old man's voice was speechless for a moment.

It is not difficult to imagine how depressed the heart of the owner of the old voice is at this moment, but he is helpless against it, every time he fights like words, the former will always leave the scene as a loser, and this time will not be an exception.

"Listen, Zuo Xiang! The Don Quixote family will be moving out of Lusa within this month! It seemed that the patience of the old voice had reached the bottom line, so the Tatum City Lord ended the rambling and said the last thing very seriously.

After Tatum's words fell, the room fell silent, so quiet that the former could clearly make out his breathing, as if the old voice had left, but the former knew that the other party was still there.

After a brief silence, the old man's voice sounded again, only this time, his voice carried a subtle tremor.

"What do you say? You tell me again!! ”

"I said that clearly! The family of St. Don Quixote is about to move out of the city of Lusa, just within this month! Lord Tatum repeated his wish.

"Reliable information?" The old voice asked again.

"Huh! The Ice Emperor himself said to me, you say reliable or not! "This time it's Tatum's turn to get impatient.

There was a brief silence again, and the old voice suddenly agreed.

"You can reduce this year's tax report by 20%, but you must not go overboard, these are extraordinary times, and I am already taking a big risk by doing this!"

Obviously, under the blow of the last news, the former finally agreed to the request of the Tatum City Lord.

"Don't worry, this city lord has his own measure!" After getting the conditions he wanted, the Tatum City Lord immediately agreed with a smile, even if he was the only one in the room.

"You guy doesn't show up once in a few years, and as soon as he appears, he brings such heavy news, hehe, I underestimated you!" As if he had detached himself from the shock of the last incident, the old voice praised the Tatum City Lord.

"Thank you for the compliment! The lord of this city has always been a blockbuster if he doesn't make a sound! In the face of the boasting of the old voice, the city lord of Tatum was obviously not so modest, but very cheeky to admit it, it can be said that he is in a good mood now.

Because he got what he wanted, he could use the tax revenue of 20% of Conyounis City to do what he wanted, and with this 20% of the tax, he could start to try things that he had been planning for a long time.

Just as the Tatum City Lord was immersed in joy, the cold old voice sounded again, and it instantly pulled him out of the excitement.

"Tatum, it's time to take sides! Don't you choose the city of Conyounis, my grandson is the most popular candidate! ”

As soon as he heard this, the city lord of Tatum couldn't help but secretly scream in his heart that it was not good, he should have cut off contact directly just now and not give the other party a chance to mention this matter, but this matter that he ignored in a moment of excitement was finally brought up by the other party.

"Stop! Stop! Lord Zuo Xiang, don't mention this matter, the city lord is not in good health, what if he is scared by you! Tatum City Lord pretended to be stupid.

The person who can say that his grandson is the most vocal candidate for that position, and if you look for the entire Opdos Empire, there is only one person who can meet this condition, and that person is the Left Prime Minister of the Opdos Empire, the person who is in charge of the financial power of the entire empire.

When the Tatum City Lord tried to use this method to confuse him, the left minister of the empire did not give him a chance to wait, and directly spit out something that made the former's good mood collapse in an instant.

"Hehe, make a choice! I didn't force you, Tatum! Your Majesty's body has already appeared abnormal, that day, sooner or later, it will come, choose to stand in line now, it is much stronger than in the future! You won't be unexpected, so think about it! ”

After these words, Zuo Xiang's old voice completely disappeared from the room, and only the remnants of the last words lingered in the ears of the Tatum City Lord.

If you want to find the one thing that most surprised and made Tatum City Lord the most unpredictable and at a loss among the many things that happened tonight, the only thing that was just said by the old voice of the left prime minister, 'Your Majesty's body has appeared abnormal'.

Because whether it is the change of Sophia's mercenary group, or the return of the tyrant Nicholas, or the departure of the St. Don Quixote family, it can only indirectly affect its interests and its plans for the future.

But when he learned that the ruler of the Opdos Ben Empire, Romanov XIII, had a strange body, his confident heart suddenly became upset, no, it was panic!

Because the only person who can have a direct impact on his future is Romanov XIII, who is the ruler of the Opdos Ben Empire, it is no exaggeration to say that the city lord of Tatum has been planning for his future for so many years, and all the foundations are built on the support of the former, if things are really as the left minister said, then everything he does will be disrupted, and the impact on him is unimaginable.

Sitting in his chair in distraught, Tatum City Lord's originally happy mood became very bad because of Zuo Xiang's words, and he did not doubt the truth of what the latter said.

He clearly knows that the latter can deceive himself in anything, but not in this matter, which is not only related to whether the latter can succeed in winning over himself, but also whether the latter's plan can succeed.

It was he who knew this clearly, so Tatum City Lord understood that maybe he really needed to make a choice, as Captain Serol had said to him, making a choice at this time would undoubtedly be a blessing, because the icing on the cake is something that everyone will do!

Unlike the city of Conyounis, which is silent after dark, even though it is already halfway through the night, this bustling imperial capital still exudes life in its own unique way.

For some careerists, the night is their preferred time!

In the luxurious Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion, a chic single-family small building, this is only the study of the Zuo Prime Minister of the Opdos Empire, except for the full-time cleaning servant, no one is allowed to approach, and the fate of the violator is only to disappear, completely disappear.

Sitting alone in the room, the thin figure was reflected on the wall by the candlelight, writhing, at this moment Zuo Xiang did not seem to be the powerful minister, at this moment he was just an old man, an elder who was worried about the future of the younger generation.

At this moment, his mind repeatedly reappeared the conversation with Channing Tatum, the lord of Conyounis City, and he still admired the latter's ability very much, but his greedy character made him a little disgusted.

To be able to take the initiative to ask to garrison the gateway city of Conyounis in the eastern frontier of the empire at a young age requires not only great courage, but also extraordinary ability, otherwise with just one blood, how could the wise Majesty put this important city into his hands, and it would be thirty years.

Just three things! But one by one shocked him! One piece is more important than another! Especially the latter two things, it is not impossible to say that they can shock the mainland!

But among these three things, the first thing that worries him the most is the young man who has returned to the imperial capital from Conyounis, the person who was recruited by the great prince to fight on his behalf.

Thinking of this, Zuo Xiang couldn't help but snort lightly, but his unsuccessful grandson came to his mind, and at dinner, he patted his chest and promised himself that the eldest prince would not make any moves, and assured himself that he would not have the opportunity to recruit young talents with outstanding strength.

If it weren't for this conversation between Channing Tatum, the city lord of Conyounis tonight, wouldn't he have been caught off guard! His dignified left prime minister will be afraid that the eldest prince will recruit the right candidate, of course not!

What I'm afraid of is that the other party has secretly recruited the right candidate, but his own side is still complacent that he is limited to his control, but he doesn't know that it is actually the other party who is playing with his own side, and he can't afford to lose this person! What he can't afford to lose is this face!

Being played by a young man who is only in his children and grandchildren, how can this make Zuo Xiang, who has always been known for his wisdom, swallow this breath, so the first thing shocked him far more than the last two!

Slowly walked to the window, slowly pushed it open, and looked at the brightly lit block in the distance, Zuo Xiang took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.

"Has Mihawk done anything out of the ordinary lately?"

"Back to the master, except for sending a team to intercept and kill the eldest son of the Henry family, Rolandor Henry, there is nothing excessive!" As soon as Zuo Xiang's words fell, a hoarse voice sounded faintly out of nowhere, as if it had always existed somewhere here.

Hearing this, Zuo Xiang's gray eyebrows were raised, and he said in a deep voice.

"What's going on? Report it! ”

The hoarse voice heard the former's command, and the details were explained in an orderly and quiet manner.

"In order to recruit the second son of the Henry family, Arthur Henry, the second prince agreed to his request to intercept and kill the eldest prince Rolandor Henry, who returned from the Elven Forest, in the hunting forest!"

"But the operation failed, all the killers sent were killed, and the target of the interception, Rolandor Henry, returned safely with only minor injuries, except for Keeley, the bodyguard who followed him, was missing!"

"According to the people I sent to investigate the wounds on the corpses in the battlefield and came to the conclusion that the injuries suffered by that team of killers came from two daggers, according to my estimation it was a pair of two-handed daggers, so the reason why Rolandor Henry was able to escape was from his bodyguard Keeley, who had been hiding most of his strength, which was the main reason for the failure of the interception operation!"

After recounting the ins and outs of this incident without the slightest emotion, the hoarse voice disappeared, as if it had never existed,

"This kid is really not worry-free, now it's okay, old Henry is going to make trouble for me again! Forget it, it's not a big deal, since you participate in this feast, you must be prepared to lose your life! After hearing the news, Zuo Xiang seemed to hate him and complained in a low voice.

But apparently he didn't take it to heart, as if the eldest son of the dignified Henry family was intercepted and killed, as simple as slaughtering a chicken.

Then he commanded in a deep voice.

"You go and check, who are the people tonight, who arrived in the imperial capital through the magic teleportation array, I want accurate news!"

"Got it!" A hoarse voice answered.

As if suddenly remembering something, Zuo Xiang spoke again.

"Wait, check it out for me again, there are those people who have been in contact with the people of the Great Prince's Mansion recently, no matter what his identity is, even if it is a groom, I must clearly know his origin!"

It's just that this time, the hoarse voice is already floating from afar.

"Got it!"

With his hands behind his back, looking down at the brightly lit city, Zuo Xiang stood by the window for a long time, his wise eyes shining with shrewdness, as if he was making various decisions in his heart.

As time passed, the east was already white, and it was only at this time that Zuo Xiang, who had been standing by the window for a long time, let out a faint groan, turned around and disappeared into the room.

"All the stumbling blocks that become Mihawk's way will be crushed by me!"