August 8, 153 New Calendar, the front line of the Kingdom of Taerong. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Two months earlier, the coalition under the command of Meyer had routed a local rebel force of 30,000 men and annihilated 6,000 of them. After nearly a year of fighting, the coalition forces have regained some of the lost ground. The land and property of the rebels were confiscated, the land was owned by the royal family, and cash and other property were distributed to the local people in the form of war compensation. As a result, the people in the occupied areas quickly turned to the royal family and no longer helped the local rebels.

In fact, if he could, Maier did not want to buy the hearts and minds of the people in this way. Because buying people's hearts with money is not stable, but it will also arouse people's greed and make them show the ugly side of human nature. However, it was impossible for the people of the occupied areas to take refuge in him, so Maier could only buy people's hearts and minds in this way.

"Shirley, you have to remember that simple kindness is not easy to understand. In order for those who cannot understand the good intentions of others to understand your good intentions, you have to use some means. Al, these words are also addressed to you. In addition to doing this, you also have to remember that you should not put your sincerity in front of others. You can be kind to others, but don't give your heart to them at will, because you can't see their heart, you don't know what their heart is like. ”

In addition to buying people's hearts with money, there are two little guys in the army that make Mel worried. However, in the eyes of the parties, they are adults and are no longer little ones.

Shirley sneaked into the army on the day of her father's expedition, was covered by the soldiers and hid for three months, and quietly participated in the counterinsurgency battle. It wasn't until the coalition army reached the territory of the Taeyong Kingdom that she was discovered by the King's personal guard. As for Al, she slipped out with her sister, participated in counterinsurgency battles, and killed people.

Myer's children have inherited one of their father's traits, which is that they do not have any psychological burden on killing. As long as they kill the bad guys, they will be at ease, and as for the good guys, they will not be enemies of each other at all. However, as for whether the other party is good or bad, it is all up to their personal judgment.

If Shirley and Al had just slipped out on their own and hid in the army, it would have been difficult for the King's Guards to find them among the 100,000 coalition troops and tens of thousands of people. However, Shirley and Al also have their own personal guards, Shirley's personal guards have sixty people, and Al's personal guards have thirty people, all of which are made up of girls about their age.

Shirley's personal guard is outnumbered, not because Maier favors her. The number and gender of the guards were determined by the princes and princesses themselves, for example, Hart's guards numbered more than two hundred, of which there were less than thirty boys, and the rest were girls; There were only ten men in the Sensible Guard, all of whom were silent boys; Hamr's personal guard, one hundred and fifty men, were young warriors of his own choosing.

When the princes and princesses were 12 years old, their mothers could no longer take care of their finances. They have to learn to write their own statements, they have to persuade the Ministry of Finance to grant them funds, they have to be reviewed by the Supervisory Board every six months, they are cross-examined and answered, and if they fail to satisfy the Ministry of Finance or the Supervisory Board, the appropriations are suspended. In order to protect his pocket, even Al, who doesn't like to think the most, has done special exercises in this regard, and finally can afford to support her personal guards.

The number of people is large, and the goal is greater. Most of the princes and princesses' personal guards came from the families of the Maier family, and some were simply the children of the members of the personal guard. Some of Al's guards had fathers who were members of the King's Guard, and one day the members of the Guards were patrolling the camp, and the little ones who had not been able to hide were discovered by their fathers.

At this time, the army had marched into the hinterland of the Taeyong Kingdom, surrounded by rebel-controlled areas. It was impossible for Mel to send his two daughters back at such a time, so they could only stay in the army honestly. After the news of the princess of the Kingdom of Byron officially spread, the morale of the coalition army was greatly boosted. For the sake of the morale of the two, Maier did not punish them.

When Shirley was discovered, she moved out of her tent and moved into Myer's tent. At first, Mel didn't want to live with Shirley, so Shirley pitifully promised that she wouldn't do anything to make Mel angry, hoping that her father wouldn't hate her because of what happened last time.

Shirley had already lost her mother, and when Maier saw her pitiful appearance, she couldn't bear to drive her away. After settling into Myer's tent, Shirley did not do anything to make her angry, as she had promised. She just slept on Mel's arm as she had done when she was a child, taking care of Mel's daily life, and that's it.

Al wasn't clingy to his father, but she was too independent and always ran around alone, which often worried Myer. Everywhere she went, she carried a two-handed greatsword that Leah had given her when Al was an adult. It's not the one Leah used, it's built to the same standard, enchanted by Leah with Elt magic, and it's flexible and light to use, sharpening iron like clay.

Al loved the sword so much that he even hugged it back when he slept, and gave it a name. When she used this sword to kill enemies on the battlefield, Meir always frowned. Because Al was so happy when he was fighting, he seemed to enjoy it and treated killing as a game.

Mel knew that Al was not a girl who despised life. When the cat named Kiki and the dog named Lily died, Al cried profusely. When Princess Kiki died, Al cried so much that he couldn't get out of bed for days. Maier had seen Al's combat practice, and she was very measured in her shots, and she never hurt anyone.

Mel didn't know why Al had the same expression when he was fighting, but he didn't like the way Al looked during battle. Shirley convinces her father that Al is just happy that he can use his strength, but Mel reluctantly accepts this explanation and does not talk to Al.

"Hmm...... Really, my father always said those big truths, and they didn't mean anything at all. ”

Al is often unimpressed by Myer's teachings. She seldom listened to her mother, let alone her father. No one knows how her rebellious character was developed, because she has been like this since she was a child, so no one can find a reason.

"Father is for our good." Shirley reassured her, "How many people have died in this rebellion?" I heard from the officers that many people had been killed in all the towns except the city of Byrons, and they were all going to kill us. ”

"Kill us? Why?! Al raised an eyebrow unruly, "We didn't do anything wrong. Hum! They must all be bad people! You deserve to die! ”

"Whether they're bad people or not, they want to kill us. We can't tell who wants to kill us and who doesn't, because no one will put that thought on their faces. In order to protect ourselves, we must listen to our father. ”

"Hmm...... Seems to be the case. ”

"So, you can't say anything like that again, you know?"

"Hee-hee, I'm just saying it casually! Say it casually! ”

On the same day, the interrogation room at the headquarters of the Supervisory Commission, in the city of Byrons.

"Still won't say it?"

Wei Xu clasped his hands in front of his chest and looked at Dan Yunhe with a withered face with a cold gaze.

“…… Traitor. ”

Wei Xu has been interrogating Dan Yunhe for a long time. At present, the Tairong Kingdom is still mainly engaged in defensive battles, and there is no shortage of generals, so the generals of the Byron Kingdom are on standby. Every time he interrogated Dan Yunhe, the answer he got was only one word.

“…… Traitor. ”

In Dan Yunha's opinion, Wei Xu betrayed the Irato and betrayed the party, even though Wei Xu had already told him the truth, he still thought so. Dan Yunhe thought that Wei Xu's statements were all made up by him to cover up the fact that he had betrayed his fellow clan, so he didn't believe Wei Xu's words.

"Yunha, I know that I have made a big mistake in the past, and it is very disappointing. Everyone left me at that time, but you didn't leave me. So I really think it's strange, why did you choose to betray Your Majesty and betray me? I've asked these words many times, and to be honest, I'm tired of it. But I still want to tell you that I have regarded you as a brother and sister since then and trusted you unconditionally. I know you must have rebelled for a reason, even a bitter one. I want you to tell the truth so I can help you. ”

Just like Wei Xu said, he had said these words many times, and he had long felt tired of it. But he still didn't want to give up Dan Yunhe, even if Dan Yunhe only had a 1 in 100 million hope that he would defect because of hardship, he would not give up the trial.

"Yunhe, don't force me anymore, I don't want to use any means against you, I really don't want to."

From the successful arrest of Dan Yunhe to the present, the Supervision Committee has not used any torture on Dan Yunhe, even if he wanted to escape, it only knocked him unconscious and threw him back in prison. In fact, even if he didn't have to be punished, Wei Xu had a way to make him speak. Everyone knows that Dan Yunhe is a filial son, as long as he threatens his mother, he will definitely confess.

But in this way, I won't become a villain?

Wei Xu didn't want to be a villain. But if he is not a villain, Dan Yunhe will only say "traitor".

Should you do that......

Just when Wei Xu hesitated, Changrong was already impatient because of Dan Yunhe's matter. At the beginning, Wei Xu begged the Supervision Committee to spare his life on the grounds that "Dan Yunhe had important information on the betrayal of the party". Since Dan Yunha's arrest, Changrong has been waiting for the so-called "important information on the betrayal". Now, months have passed, and the interrogation has not progressed at all. Changrong only felt impatient now, which was already a good temper.

Changrong didn't want to see Wei Xu because she still hated this man very much. However, the matter of letting Wei continue to interrogate Dan Yunhe was decided by Maier, and she had no right to interfere. In order to urge Wei Xu, Changrong had to come to him in person.

Changrong took the initiative to find him, which made the corners of Wei Xu's mouth almost grin behind the root of his ear. His smile made Changrong feel disgusted, so she decided to make a quick decision and leave after finishing business.

"General Wei Xu, how is the interrogation?"

"Ah...... Sorry, no results yet. ”

"The rebels in various places have almost been cleaned up, and judging from the information provided by the other captives, the rebels are completely finished, and there should not be any too important information. The human resources of our Supervisory Committee are limited, and this person named Dan Yunhe is very disobedient and needs to be supervised by many people. If you can't get the result of the interrogation as soon as possible, we can only apply to His Majesty to have him publicly executed for the crimes he committed. ”

When Wei Xu heard this, a smirk froze on his face. If Dan Yoon-ha is publicly executed, his mother will be executed for the rest of her life. In any case, Dan Yunha has been his subordinate, and he chose to stay by his side when he was abandoned by everyone. Even if he really betrayed Maier and himself for no reason, Wei Xu would try to save his reputation and provide for his mother in his old age.

Public executions?! No way! Absolutely not!!!

In extreme panic, Wei Xu only thought of a way to "change the topic". For a while, he didn't know which way to turn the topic, so he had to confess loudly to Changrong.

"Miss Chang, Miss Changrong! I really, really, really like you! As long as you're willing to marry me! I'm willing to do anything for you!! ”

Changrong has been entangled by Wei Xu for a long time, but it was the first time she heard the other party's confession. This sudden attack made her panic, and she wanted to press Wei Xu to the ground and beat him violently, but Wei Xu was no longer the captive who was locked in a wooden house, and she couldn't beat him like she did back then.

Do you want to say no outright?!

With Changrong's understanding of Wei Xu, directly refusing to solve any problems will not solve any problems. She has done so many excessive things to Wei Xu, but Wei Xu still hasn't given up, with this perseverance, he can't deal with it by "directly refusing".

He said he would do anything for me...... That's right! I can deliberately give him a hard time! As long as he can't solve this problem, he won't bother me!

Changrong thought he had thought of a good idea. So she settled down and asked Wei Xu seriously.

"Are you really willing to do anything for me?"

"Of course!" Wei Xu nodded without thinking about it.

"Then you're going to walk around the city of Byron in women's clothes."

Just in case, Chang Rong added.

"But even if that's the case, I won't marry you."

"yes, I know."

So on the next day, Wei Xu wore the Ira's women's clothes that he had made out of nowhere, and walked around the city of Byron with his head held high.