Elrond broke out in a cold sweat and grabbed the elven king who was about to leave: "Valandil died last year. ”

Sneering at Elrond, Thranduil said faintly, "Yes, he is dead, but his kingdom, his sons, are still there." ”

"No elf will allow anyone to ruin our friendship with the Dendens. Elrond put on a solemn look and said, "Even the woodland elves will not accept the military order of the Danden people. ”

Thranduil's expression remained unchanged, and he once again pushed away the wise man's absolute dust. When he spoke to Vernor, he said nothing about Valandiel, but as he turned away, he watched her silently say: Inflicting pain on your creatures will pay a more terrible price.

Thranduil was right, it was Valandier's letter of denunciation that provoked Vernor's sadness. In the days when the elven king left the woodland, no one dared to do anything unfavorable to the woodland, but Valandil had the intention of secretly investigating. He sent numerous spies to take advantage of the opportunity to enter the woodland, and instructed the Arnoel officials stationed in the woodland to pay close attention. Soon, he discovers Vernor's role in the Gondor Rebellion.

Due to the power of the Elven King, the already old Valandil did not dare and could not do any substantial harm to the King of the Woodland, but this did not mean that Valandil did not dare to do anything to Vernor. Before he died, he wrote down all his grudges on paper and used them as a reason to denounce them. He also sent his henchmen to get the envelope that Elrond would use when he went to the woodland, and put the letters of doubt and denunciation into it. The year after Valandiel's death, his henchmen managed to place the sealed letter in Elrond's study. Because the bags were exactly the same, the unknown squire handed both letters into the hands of the woodland cavalry.

What was written in the letter from the Emperor of Man, Vernoll will never forget. He questioned Vernor's elven qualities and accused her of assisting the Elven King in dividing the imperial power. Valandil also blamed Vernorr for all the causes, insisting in his letter that Vernorr was the greatest criminal who had split the human monarchy, and accusing her of being an elf for all kinds of fraud.

In 249 A.D., Valandil died, ending his 239-year reign over the kingdom of Arnoor, but the last letter he wrote was successfully delivered to its destination, and it succeeded in provoking the sadness of the elves receiving the letter. Although Thranduil could not confirm the inside story from Vernor's mouth, he did not intend to let go of the deceased Emperor. He set his sights on the kingdom of Arnoor.

Now the kingdom of Arnoor, ruled by Eldaka, the eldest son of Valandil. Unable to find the culprit, the Elven King decided to use his counterattack on Eldakar. However, Elendil came again.

The wise man said with a solemn expression: "Even in the eyes of mankind, it is evil to inflict the sins of a father on a child. If the creatures of the righteous camp are also responsible for the crimes of their own unwitting crimes, then what is the difference between us and the evil camp? Thrandil, no matter how much Valandil has gone too far and how much he has hurt you, you must remember that he is a human being, not an immortal elf. When a short-lived human being dies, everything he does dies with his life. ”

"Well, I finally understand that Eru's best gift is death. Thranduil sneered: "When a person dies, the crime committed is written off, right? However, if Essidor is dead, the one he left behind behind will not bring Sauron back to life, and no more creatures will be harmed by Sauron's reappearance? Elrond, you are a wise man, but I cannot agree with you. For the death of a human being does not stop the harm he has caused. In order to make more humans understand that death does not escape punishment, I will let Arnoel of Valandil get the end he deserves—to make the kingdom of Arnor disappear. ”

"Humanity after death is judged by Mandus, and you are not Villanemu, and you have no right to make any decisions on His behalf. Elrond raised his voice, "And even the woodland elves who regard you as their father's beloved are unlikely to use their troops against Arnor—you have no reason to convince them. ”

Most of the elves only obey reasonable and legal orders, and in the absence of a clear explanation, it is indeed difficult for the elven king to get the woodland elves to carry out the orders to attack Arnoor. Even if the wise man thought of this, he did not feel the slightest sense of relaxation, for Thranduil actually smiled at him.

More than 200 years ago, on the night of Gondor's change, Thranduil also smiled at the wise man. But his dazzling smile and his words about what would make the "Last House" disappear made Elrond panic. This time, the wise man's hunch was still right - to show a smile that is rumored to be enough to make a wild goose fall, but the words that come out will make the wise man feel lazy.

What Thranduil said: "Who said I was going to use an army against Arnol? Is there no other way for me in the eyes of the wise?, for example, a method that does not require a single soldier, is difficult for all living beings to detect, and is even loved by the Arnoles until Arnol's dissolution?"

Even Elrond didn't know why, but the Elven King's words immediately reminded him of Sauron.

In the year 1200 of the Second Age, Sauron, known as Ananta the Lord of Gifts, arrived at Irexhan and was welcomed there. Despite the warnings given by Linton's emissary, the Guild of Jewel Metallurgists, led by Celebrim, warmly welcomed Sauron's incarnation and accepted the guidance of the Dark Lord due to their thirst for technology. They didn't know about Sauron's plot until it was carried out......

No matter how worried Elrond was, Thrandil's plan to dismantle the kingdom of Arnor with trade quietly began to kick in. When the king of the woodland ordered the purchase of Arnol's civil goods at an extraordinary price, the officials of the woodland were amazed at the king's generosity - in the eyes of all living beings, this almost "gift" of wealth, even if Thranduil wanted to do, should be aimed at Gondor, another kingdom of mankind, after all, Gondor was friendly with the woodland.

Through the huge wealth to bombard the price of Arnor's civilian materials, and then to promote the full trust of the people to replace gold coins with gold coupons, and finally let Arnoel enter the realm of "coupons without gold", so as to achieve the goal of the entire kingdom being overwhelmed by the economic burden and disintegrating.

This move, Thranduil knew that it would take a long time to play, and it would also deplete the vast wealth of the Woodland Kingdom. But he was still resolute and silent, so that almost all living beings did not notice it. However, when the hundredth carriage carrying gold coins from the Woodland Kingdom entered the kingdom of Arnor and was welcomed by the Arnorians, the aware ship king sent letters to the wise man and the Fenor.

By this time, Vernor had returned to normal.

Although she didn't understand why Thranduil had kept her in Ringu, she was happy not to mention it because she didn't want to be alone and sad in the woodland palace. If it weren't for Thranduil's spending three months a year in Ringle, Vernor wouldn't even be willing to think about where he was.

Being in Ringu does not mean that the heart is also far away from one's own kingdom. Before receiving the letter from the Ship King, Vernorr was suspicious of the Woodland's unusual ways of trading, but Sedan's letter led her to the ultimate purpose of the trade, and the Wise Man's hints made her understand why Thranduil did so.

Instead of questioning the Elven King, who had once again come from the woodland, Vernorr whispered to the increasingly gloomy Thranduil in an almost pleading tone, "Can you promise that I will never see Mandus and bear his ruling?"

Vernore was afraid of Mandus, and Thrandier had always known it. But he thought about it for a long time, and could only reply in frustration: "I will do my best, but I dare not promise." ”

"Yes, so many great elves don't have the ability to escape Mandus's judgment, let alone you and me?So, even if there is even the slightest chance of being judged by Mandus, don't let me bear too many sins, okay?" Vernor said, "The mistakes left by the deceased should not be borne by Arnoor. ”