How can you be happy with this world unless you have escaped into this world?

- Franz Kafka (Austrian novelist)

In Bai Feng's opinion, the Eighth Prince GLP can become one of the strong contenders for the crown prince at such an age, and the power behind him should definitely not be underestimated; Duke Truss, the Imperial Minister of Justice, is the core of the Eighth Prince's power, but he is not the only one. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The high-ranking Imperial Minister of Justice is not only the mainstay of the Eight Princes' forces, but also the existence of the Eight Princes' forces, while Bai Feng cares more about the other components of the Eight Princes' forces.

For example, the Count of Prades in the province of Perpignan and the head of the Blue Bird Swordsmen's Order are hidden forces that the Eight Princes do not know to outsiders, but they are actually the true essence of the Eight Princes' forces.

And what Bai Feng wants to understand is the hidden power in the power of the Eight Princes, because if the Bai family wants to use the power of the Eight Princes to achieve the rapid rise of their own family, they must have enough understanding of the power of the Eight Princes.

Otherwise, the Bai family, who knew nothing about the power of the Eight Princes, could only slowly become a tool in the hands of the Eight Princes; you must know that using other people's tools and being used by others are often just two sides of a double-edged sword, and the slightest carelessness will change identities.

In view of this, Bai Feng, who originally wanted to refuse the invitation of the Eighth Prince, accepted the invitation to the banquet of the Eighth Prince, and he needed to attend this private banquet of the Eighth Emperor to get to know the young nobles in the Eight Princes' forces, and through them to determine the Eight Princes' sphere of influence.

Logically speaking, the Bai family in the imperial capital is most qualified to represent the Bai family to participate in the banquet of the Eight Princes, but the Eight Princes only invited Bai Feng to participate in the banquet;

Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is the only way to win a hundred battles, and this golden saying is not only for the enemy, but also for knowing one's allies and knowing one's opponent is also an important part of knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent; after all, there are no eternal allies or eternal enemies in this world.

After getting the invitation letter sent by the Eighth Prince personally, Bai Feng first found an imperial map accurate to the province, and then marked the Prades County of Perpignan Province on the map, which is the only area of influence that Bai Feng has determined at present!

Unfortunately, even if the Eighth Prince had the powerful Blue Bird Swordsmen in Prades, he still couldn't control the entire province of Perpignan, and it was difficult to even extend his tentacles to other counties outside of Prades.

Count Rundstede, who served as the governor of Perpignan, was no ordinary person, he was a well-known commoner count and iron-blooded count in the empire, and if it wasn't for the Duke of Gner's prevention of Count Rundstede's army, the Blue Bird Swordsmen might have been wiped out in the early days of their establishment.

The 3,000 city defenses of Perpignan County trained by the Count of Rundstead, and the Iron Guards who followed him through the battlefield for more than ten years, these two armies recognized by the Empire were the military strength of Perpignan Province on the surface.

Of course, the eighth prince relied on the Duke of Truss the most, and his fief was in Bayonne, not far from the province of Perpignan, and Bayonne, which also consisted of four counties, had only 11,000 troops in the open and bright.

The capital county of Bayonne has 3,000 city defenses, and each of its three counties has 1,000 city defenses, plus 5,000 dukes' guards belonging to Duke Truss himself, and all the military forces that Duke Truss can provide to the Eighth Prince are here.

Among the ten provinces in the southern part of the empire, Bai Feng knew that only Bayona Province and Prades County belonged to the Eight Princes' sphere of influence, but Bai Feng knew that this was only the sphere of influence of the five counties in total, and it was definitely not the full strength of the Eight Emperors' faction.

Bai Feng, who wanted to know more about the Eighth Prince's sphere of influence, had been studying the maps of the southern provinces of the empire at home before leaving for the Eight Princes' mansion for a dinner party, so that he could easily identify the forces represented by the young nobles at the banquet.

Time passed little by little, and it was not until night was approaching that Bai Feng, who was ready, took Bai Sheng and Bai Er to the Eighth Emperor's mansion, and in order to protect his own life, the Flame Sword Saint Bai Er became Bai Feng's personal guard.

Bai Sheng, the iron tower giant whose loyalty is not inferior to anyone else, his brute strength is indeed amazing, but his strength is still too low; in comparison, Bai Feng still trusts the Flame Sword Saint Bai Er, in the final analysis, his combat power is no less than that of a high-level Sword Saint.

Shi Shiran came to Bai Feng, who came to the mansion of the Eighth Prince, and before he could hand out the invitation to the attendants at the door, he was welcomed into the mansion by the respectful attendants; looking at the young nobles coming and going in the banquet hall, Bai Feng found that he was still late.

Just as Bai Feng stepped into the banquet hall, the Eighth Prince, who was chatting and laughing with several nobles around him, greeted him with a smile and said, "Brother Bai, you are a little late tonight; as the host of the banquet, I have to punish you well!"

Facing the joke of the Eighth Prince, Bai Feng also smiled and quipped: "Your Highness Pross, the reason why I came late is because I specially prepared a special gift for you, if you want to punish me, then I won't give you a gift." ”

"Haha, it's rare that Brother Bai you have this heart!" The Eighth Prince, who was already in a good mood, was even more satisfied when he heard Bai Feng, who he attached great importance to it, say this: "Brother Bai, you are too polite, with the relationship between you and my brother, why are you so polite?"

The conversation between the Eighth Prince and Bai Feng shocked the young nobles in the banquet hall, they neither expected that this young nobleman who was late would dare to speak to the Eighth Prince like this, nor did they expect that the Eighth Prince would call him a brother.

However, the people who could be invited to the dinner by the Eight Princes were the best of the young nobles, and their understanding of the imperial aristocratic system was much more proficient than Bai Feng's, so just by the title of the Eight Princes, they roughly guessed Bai Feng's identity.

Looking at the two people who were still talking and laughing, some aristocratic young people were ready to go up to Bai Feng to talk to Bai Feng as soon as the Eighth Prince left;

After talking and laughing for a while, Bai Feng took out a gold leaf folding fan from the Yamato Empire from the White Spirit Ring and handed it to the Eighth Emperor and said, "Your Highness, do you remember those special treasures that appeared at the auction ceremony a few days ago? ”

"This folding fan is actually one of the treasures of Fusang?!" The Eighth Prince, who exclaimed, sighed very much: "I remember that there was also a similar folding fan at the auction ceremony, which was far inferior to yours, and it was sold for 300,000 gold coins;

As the protagonist of the banquet, the Eighth Prince's every move naturally attracted everyone's attention, especially his exclamation, which made the nobles in the banquet hall tell each other the value of this folding fan and what Fuso treasures refer to.

A noble lady who was only fifteen or sixteen years old had just asked this question to her companion, and her companion immediately said aloud with an extremely proud expression: "Do you know the auction ceremony of Westminster Auction House?

"These strangely shaped and beautifully decorated treasures are special treasures that no one has ever seen, and according to Mr. Duke of Westminster, those special treasures come from a mysterious place called Fuso, so they are also called Fuso treasures!"