The desire for immortality itself is merely a concrete illustration of a universal law, namely, that only things that transcend the limits of time have absolute value.

– Otto Weininger (Austrian philosopher)

"Moritz, Bedouin's team is less than ten miles away from our county town, are we really not going to meet him?" Hess, who felt a little uneasy, made his own suggestion to Moritz in the conference room.

"Hess, you are the civil affairs officer of the county of Browjansson appointed by the general himself, not the civil affairs officer under Bedouin. Moritz, who was once the highest-ranking in the army, said in a rather stern tone: "You have to remember who we are, and don't do anything that disappoints the general!"

"Do you think I don't know who I am?" Hess, who felt insulted, explained dissatisfiedly, "I just want to make our situation less difficult, so that we can better complete the task, and it is not our task to confront Bedouin head-on!"

Seeing that the conversation between Moritz and Hess was becoming more and more quarrelsome, the financial officer Shalah said in a round way: "Okay, let's not say a word, Bebedouin has not yet come, and we will be in chaos ourselves." ”

"It seems to me that we need neither to be too enthusiastic nor too indifferent, and we should not go out of town to greet Bedouin, nor should we say nothing, for he is our nominal direct superior. ”

As soon as the secretary Heinrich's words fell, Hess, who had been reprimanded by Moritz, hurriedly echoed him: "Yes, that's what I think! In any case, Bedouin is our direct superior, and he ignores him too much, which can only provoke contradictions between us and him." ”

Moritz, who is not used to Hess, still attaches more importance to the most strategic Heinrich: "Heinrich, how do you think we should face the upcoming Bedouin, whether to avoid its edge for the time being, or to obey openly and secretly hinder his development?"

"Neither of them fit. Heinrich, who already had an idea in his mind, shook his head and denied: "If we avoid its edge for the time being, Bedouin may use his position as governor to remove us from our office; ”

Looking at Heinrich, who was calm and relaxed, Shalah, who had the best personal relationship with him, said angrily: "Heinrich, don't sell it, if you don't hurry up and make some preparations, Bedouinke will take his 30,000 army to the city gate!"

"If it weren't for the four of us, no matter how big the city of Brocksson was, there would be no place for Bedouin and his army!" said Heinrich, who was full of confidence, and said a bold statement that even Shalah did not believe him very much.

Facing the obviously questioning eyes of Moritz, Hess, and Shalah, Heinrich shook his head and said: "You guys, you just don't have confidence in yourself! But even if you don't believe in yourself, you should believe in the general." ”

"Believe the general?" Moritz and the other three, who looked at each other, still did not understand what Heinrich meant.

Looking at the three who still didn't know why, Heinrich realized why the general had summoned him before leaving, and Moritz was indeed impeccable in their loyalty to the general, but their brains were really not enough!

Heinrich, who was helpless, had to explain to them in a tone of hatred: "Do you think that the general will hand over the province of Bronjancson, which we have recovered with all his blood and blood, to Bedouin, who will only report to Charlemagne?"

"Of course not!" As soon as he mentioned Bai Feng, who was far away on the border of Mengdan Province, Moritz, whose expression instantly became excited, affirmed: "How could the general hand over the province of Brojansson to Bedouin?

"Yes, we all know that it is impossible for the General to cede to Bedouin the province of Brodjancson, which we have regained by bloodshed, and the question arises, would the General not have thought of the present situation?"

Hearing Heinrich say this, Shahah, whose eyes lit up, suddenly realized: "Heinrich, you mean that the general has long expected that the situation will develop to this point, so the general will definitely have a special plan to deal with Bedouin!"

"Not bad. Seeing that his best friend understood what he meant, Heinrich, who no longer played dumb riddles, went straight to the point and said: "As long as we do our part, other things will naturally be solved by the general, so why should we bother ourselves?"

"What if Bedouin comes and dismisses us in the name of the Governor and appoints the earls and viscounts who follow him to our posts?" Hess, who spoke again, said the biggest problem he and others actually faced.

"Then let him remove us from office. Heinrich, with a disdainful look on his face, said arrogantly but not exaggeratedly: "If we no longer hold these positions, no one holding these positions will be able to take our place!"

"The Sophia Chamber of Commerce that affects the situation in the province, the city defense army with 3,000 soldiers, and the millions of people who are grateful to the general are our hole cards;

Heinrich's confident posture made Hess and Shahah feel excited, but Moritz, who was still calm, was a little worried: "What if he replaces the city defense army led by Wink with his escort army? Also, the people don't dare to confront the empire head-on." ”

"To a certain extent, the Bedouin governor appointed by Charlemagne himself can indeed represent the empire, but the governor who cannot give the people hope of survival, and the governor who wants to plunder the land and wealth of the people, even if he represents the gods, will not win the hearts of the people!"

Heinrich's explanation is reasonable, but Moritz is still not at ease: "If Bedouin temporarily adopts a moderate way of rule, using this way to deceive the people who can't tell who is good and who is bad, then how should we respond?"

"Impossible!" Heinrich replied without hesitation, "If Bedouin really did this, then he would not have been able to last even three days;

"The 10,000 most powerful standing soldiers under Bedouin's command were lent to him by Duke Rundstead, and sooner or later they will have to be returned, and what he can really rely on is the escort provided to him by the nobles who follow him, so he must encircle them!"

"Bedouin must have made a promise to the nobles who regarded profit as their life, and willingly handed over their family's escort to him, and presumably, the day he successfully arrived at the Doge's Palace was the day he fulfilled his promise!"

Heinrich, who was dry-mouthed, paused to take a sip of the water on the table, and then continued: "In such a situation, Bedouin still needs us to help him stabilize the situation in the province, so not only will he not remove us from his post, but will try to woo us. ”

Hess, who was completely convinced of Heinrich's words, relaxed his originally highly nervous mood, and then said unabashedly: "Even if he Bedouin also wants to win us over? Even if Charlemagne comes, our allegiance will always be to the general!"

This kind of unscrupulous words in the past are really not suitable to say at this time, Moritz even restrained his smile, and said to Hess seriously: "Hess, Bedouin is a close confidant of Charlemagne, don't say this kind of harmful words to the general, understand?"