The twilight was deep, and when the last rays of the yellow sun faded away, the night began to slowly envelop the land.

In the bustling city, dots of lights have been lit up everywhere.

The number of pedestrians on the streets is decreasing, and the toilers who live at the bottom of the social ladder are hurrying to their homes after a hard day's work. In that simple but warm home, there are gentle wives and lovely children waiting for them.

There are fewer pedestrians, but the streets are not empty and lonely. The carriages, which are either gorgeous and ostentatious, or low-key and introverted, carry the nobles and lords of various families to various social occasions.

For these big people in the eyes of ordinary people, a day's work or entertainment only officially begins at this time.

In the most prestigious restaurant in the provincial capital of Hannover, a grand banquet is taking place. Almost all of the most powerful and highest-ranking aristocratic families in Hanover Province have gathered in this restaurant.

This restaurant is noble and luxurious, and it is not a place that ordinary people can enter. Now that so many powerful people have come, they simply chartered the entire restaurant. Not to mention the commoners who don't have a title, the little nobles below the viscount can't even think of entering this door if they don't have adults with them.

This is a real wealthy night banquet, and people who shuttle back and forth take out one at random, and it is also a behemoth that people look up to in a certain field.

These people don't get together for fun, of course—it's not that they're bad at it, it's just that it's more suitable for confidants to travel together, but now is not the time—even seemingly casual chit-talk, the content of the conversation is enough to affect the future of the province of Hanover, and even the future of the glorious empire.

"It has been confirmed that, following the province of Taranto, the Duke of Finney's province of Brussels has also defected from the Empire. He also sent a large army to attack the province of Burgundy, and the Burgundian army was defeated and retreated, so that they could only retreat in the city and desperately defend it. ”

"Tut-tut, the six major provinces of the empire have rebelled against two at once. Before the Riga people from outside came in, we were already in a mess ourselves. I see the future of this empire...... Hehe! ”

"Impossible, Third Young Master, is your news accurate? Burgundy's military strength is one of the best in the empire, except for the province of Edinburgh on the front line, and it is the strongest next. Can the army of Brussels actually press them down? ”

"You're going to pick on the thorns! It's not that you kid doesn't know the energy of the Third Young Master's family, since they have already determined it, there will definitely be nothing wrong with resting. ”

"That's right, although my third young man doesn't have any skills, it's impossible to get this news wrong. Except for Edinburgh, all the provinces of the empire have been peaceful for a long time, and they have not fought very seriously. The comparison of the strength of each other's military strength is mostly based on guessing, or looking at the numbers on paper. But when you really go to the battlefield, these things can't be done accurately at all. Not to mention, look at Aberdeen and Taranto, everyone was guessing whether Kochis could withstand it, but what was the result? ”

The people around them nodded in agreement.

They don't delve into the course of the war, and they don't have any interest in studying the causes and consequences. Even some of the key figures in the Great War, such as Frankie, General John, Anthony, and Mueller, some of them could not even name a single one.

They don't need to know this, they just need to know the final outcome of the battle.

This small circle is just a small corner of this grand banquet, and most of the people gathered around it are young people in their twenties.

At such an age, it is obviously unlikely that they are at the helm of their respective families. And the content of their conversation is also inclined to gossip more.

Of course, it's hard to say whether individual people will have other ideas.

"The rebellion between Taranto and Brussels ruined the reputations of Cocis and Duke Finney. However, the false name is discarded, and what is obtained is benefit. When the Rigas annex the entire glorious empire, they will inevitably be rewarded for their first defections, and their position of power will probably rise to a higher level. Third Young Master, you have always been well-informed, and your family is even more important in Hanover, with great energy. Can you breathe a breath for everyone, so that those of us who follow behind can also have a bottom in our hearts. ”

It was the youngest handsome blonde boy present.

"Oh~" The third young master glanced at the blonde boy and let out a long meaningful sigh.

Despite the innocence and innocence of the blonde boy's face, the questions he asked seemed to be motivated by curiosity and concern for his family's future. But a person who comes out of a noble family, no matter how young he is, his original white and flawless heart has long been dyed colorful, where is there still the slightest innocence?

"How can such a family and country affair involving the future of the family and the empire be accessible to an idle young master like me. Let's chat, just brag, just discuss the situation, choices, etc., should be something that the elders need to consider, we don't have the ability, and there is no need to worry about it. ”

The surrounding youths echoed one after another: "Yes, yes, yes, what the third young master said." ”

Their eyes flickered, and the city government that was not yet hot enough could not completely hide the disappointment on their faces.

The third young master saw it in his eyes, and he just sneered in his heart.

The so-called rafters rot first, although I don't have much ability, but I still understand such a simple truth. Want to lure yourself and the family behind you to make the first bird? There are no doors!

However, it seems that these people and their families should be in a hurry, for fear of missing the last opportunity to bet, and want to find someone to come out and take the lead. They wouldn't have been so eager and explicit before.

Am I really stupid? Hey.

Besides, the one who is most qualified to speak hasn't expressed his position yet, what are you little minions anxious about?

The Third Young Master was muttering to himself, and the voice of the Lord in his heart suddenly sounded from behind him.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what are you talking about so happily?"

Seeing the comer, everyone hurriedly stood up and saluted. Even the third young master, whose status and identity were obviously a notch higher, was no exception.

"Lord Marquis!"

"No courtesy, no courtesy."

The marquis was thirty or forty years old, of medium stature, slightly fat, and his round face was full of peaceful smiles, which made people feel close at first sight.

But the third young master deeply understands what kind of coldness and bloodiness is hidden under this harmless and friendly smile of humans and animals.

The nickname "Smiling Yama" belongs to the smiling Marquis Marco in front of him.

Seeing that everyone, including the Marquis, was looking at him, the third young master cursed in his heart, but he didn't dare to slack off.

"I didn't talk about anything, just some boring gossip. How many big things does the Marquis have to deal with in a day, and he doesn't dare to pollute his ears with these things. ”

"You, you."

Lord Marquis stretched out his hand to the Third Young Master, nodded lightly, and smiled in his mouth.

"You are all young talents in your family, and you are the future and pillars of my Hannover. Well, especially the third young master, he is a dragon and a phoenix among people. ”

At his age, he could barely count as the uncles of the young people present. Compared to the third young master, who is also in his early thirties, he is not much older.

But he spoke in the arrogant tone of the elders encouraging the juniors, and this large group of sons and buddies, including the third young master, who were usually high-flying and domineering, felt very normal and did not have the slightest inappropriateness.

"It's the right time for all the talents to sit around, point out the country, and show their passion. But ......"

The Marquis, who had been laughing all the time, suddenly changed his tone, and although the smile on his face remained unchanged, it had a little more serious taste.

"But now that the glorious empire is in trouble, both internally and externally, and facing many dangers, it is an eventful time. When talking about national affairs, it is better to pay careful attention. After all, everyone is still a nobleman of the glorious empire, a part of the empire. If you are not careful, it will bring unpredictable consequences to yourself and the family behind you, it will not be beautiful. ”

The faces of the "young talents" in that circle changed, and their hearts were tense, and they didn't know how to deal with it.

The Marquis didn't mean to wait for their reply, he just smiled, gently patted the third young master's shoulder, turned around and walked away.

Looking at the direction he was going, it seemed that he was going to leave early.

A group of boys were stunned for a long time, and then slowly recovered.

After being so frightened, everyone no longer dared to talk as loudly as they had just now. It's just that they are talking to each other in twos and threes, asking for opinions in a low voice.

"Shouldn't all the things we talked about just now be heard by the Marquis?"

"I'm afraid that ** is not far from ten, his last sentence is obviously a warning to us."

"It's too bad now, if what happened just now reaches my father's ears, won't he go back and rip off all my skin?"

"You can relax, how many important things do the Marquis have to worry about every day, do you really take your words to heart? He just stopped by and chatted with us casually. I guess by this time, he has forgotten about us. ”

"You say, what is the attitude of the Marquis towards this? Listening to what he just meant, he didn't seem to agree with the approach of the two dukes, Curcis and Finney. ”

"It's hard to say, where can you and I guess the thoughts of the big guys, let alone the 'smiling Yan ......', ahem, let alone the top characters like Lord Marquis."

“……”

The companions around him whispered, and their voices gradually changed from low to high. Due to the little fear and uneasiness caused by Marquis Marco's unexpected interjection, he was left behind in the blink of an eye by this group of noble children who were above the top.

In the end, they are still young, or maybe because the people and things at the level of the Marquis do not have much intersection with them, so they can easily put this little episode aside without burden.

The Third Young Master couldn't be as heartless as them, after all, his family was much closer to the Marquis than his companions, and the impact was naturally more direct.

At this moment, he was just guessing in his heart, the banquet had just begun, and Marquis Marco left in such a hurry, could something major happen?