Chapter Ninety-Eight: A Tortuous Banquet
There were probably a few hundred Praetorian guards sent by the emperor under his command, and these people were originally going to control the situation in the whole city of Soro, but since the sudden appearance of young Albert, the prestige of the Praetorian Guards has plummeted to the bottom because of the people's backs.
On the other hand, Emperor Deliot's cruelty and cunning are well known, so that when the two are stacked, Carignan and his men lose all support.
The people were kind and tactful, pious and blind, and they could gladly accept the new butler sent by the emperor when Borot and his son had no news.
Wherever trade is developed, this 'sexuality' of the citizens will become more and more obvious, such as the northern holy city of Roma, the imperial capital of Sisa, and so on, all of which are similar to the city of Solo. If the three cities are to be ranked by the degree of freedom and consciousness of the people, then Roma is the highest, Solo is second, and Cesar is the lowest. You know, if there is an emperor like Diliot who wants to rule autocracy, the public opinion under his nose will inevitably be suppressed. Therefore, it is understandable that the city of Cesar is at the bottom.
Before attending Albert's banquet, the old chancellor had secretly instructed the Praetorian Guards to quietly surround the entire Duke's palace about an hour after he was seated.
When the great business families jointly accused old Antonio, Carignan estimated that he should be almost ready to act, and he poured his wine unhurriedly, and said in a very contagious tone: "Ladies and gentlemen, Duke Borot invited us to come, but not for quarrels. Now is the time to indulge in pleasures. How can you put the cart before the horse? Come, come, come, let me, an old man, set an example for you first."
After the prime minister finished speaking, he drank the big liquor full of white wine in one go, which caused the people around him to applaud repeatedly.
Albert was glad that Callignan could say such a thing, because he had long been tired of the "forced" palace of the merchant family, and had to use the military advisor Talon Crawford as a shield.
Old Antonio was also very 'excited'. He was the first to stand up and hold his wine glass in response: "All the mistakes have nothing to do with the prime minister and the duke. You can hold on to my past braids, but please pay a little attention to the next occasion. What we merchants need most is political stability and peace in the world........
"Bah." The leader of the Gironde family immediately stepped forward and retorted. The Prime Minister and the Duke are all respected figures, but what kind of onion are you? You want to compare with them, the stability of the political situation, the peace of the world, these words are really good, who made a windfall after the assassination of the previous emperor, and who made a fortune when the Deserts in the north captured the holy city of Roma. Now that your old man has retired, the family is also 'rich' and full of money. Of course, you can start saying these cool words, whoever sets the rules of the game wins, do you think we don't understand this reason....... ”
"Please be respectful." Lao An's eldest son, Fabio, couldn't help but interrupt.
Several major families immediately laughed, and Gironde pointed out unceremoniously: "You kid should take care of yourself first.
If it had been in normal times, Ephbio's fiery temper would have rushed up to prepare for a duel, but today. The behavior of the prognate son made everyone feel a little surprised, I saw him follow the example of his father, and each hand was full of wine, and he respectfully came to the leader of the Gironde family and said: "Uncle has taught me that the younger generation was indeed too 'bastard' before. Now in front of the big guy, I have decided to make an oath and change my mistakes. Please give me a chance."
As he spoke, he handed the drink over.
Gironde was not ready to accept it, but in front of the public, there were the prime minister and the duke watching, and the people showed such sincerity, so they could only reluctantly take a mouthful.
The leader of the Girondins had no time to say anything, he felt like his throat was on fire, his mouth, nose, eyes, and ears were all dripping with red blood.
Everyone present was stunned, but Fabio calmly stepped on the 'chest' of the deceased and said: "He can be regarded as a sacrifice, from now on, if anyone dares to say irresponsible things to the Antonio family, this person's fate will be repeated in him.......
"Nonsense, nonsense." Old Antonio rebuked hoarsely, and if it weren't for the support of the 'squire' guard next to him, he would probably have fallen.
The eldest prince of the Gironde family and his subordinates all fell to their knees with a thud, and begged the prime minister and the Duke of Borot to give them justice.
This unexpected 'chaos' and 'chaos' situation gave Carlignan a perfect opportunity, and he hastened to use this as an excuse to summon the Praetorian Guards, who had been arranged, to come to the banquet in full gear.
Albert did not show the slightest displeasure, and seemed to be completely unafraid of this transgression, and it stands to reason that as the true owner of Solo City, only he could be arrested and finally tried.
Carignan only said in a loud voice, "Don't do it yet."
This was the most obvious signal, and the Janissaries immediately turned their spears and rushed to Albert.
At this point, both Cagan the Short and Adrian were a little far away, they didn't understand what was going on at first, and by the time they realized what was wrong, it was too late, and Carignan's Praetorian Guards had decisively kept Duke Borot in the palm of their hands.
The moon in the sky was suddenly obscured by a dark cloud, as if to match the drama.
Still unhurried, Carignan laughed unhurriedly: " Ladies and gentlemen, Duke Borot is a sinner of the Empire, His Majesty the Emperor has so much trust in him, but he has caused the whole empire to fall into a mood of disappointment again and again, he was ordered to crusade against the rebellious Kentan Kingdom, but he lived in the city of Birti, which is only a pass away, for more than half a year, he delayed the warplane, did not understand the art of war, caused the enemy's plan to steal the city, and finally lost the entire kingdom of Destinibe. Our merciful Majesty was not prepared to hold him accountable for this, but in the spirit of curing the disease and saving people, he personally sent someone to invite him back to the imperial capital after he had taken refuge in the Danse Forest for several monthsThe duke did not know what he thought, he secretly abandoned his responsibilities, abandoned the life of Empress Isabella, turned a deaf ear to the emperor's trust, and was left to the judgment of the imperial law. his family must be restricted from moving freely, and his subordinates must prove their innocence."
The dwarf Kai Gen couldn't stand this kind of, he was going to pick up the axe and do it. Speaking of which, no one can bring weapons at the banquet, but Kegun, as Albert's favorite, has this privilege. But Adrian was pressed tightly to his seat by the side, and the dwarf scolded in a low voice, "Damn, why are you elbowing outside, let me just put them down?"
"You don't understand...... Adrian whispered a few words in his ear, and the dwarf Kaigan was skeptical, anyway, with his stunned head, he wouldn't figure it out for a while.
It turns out that Adrian knows the truth of observing words and 'colors'.He found that the face of the military advisor Tarun did not show any panic at all.And Albert himself seemed to have a little bit of acting flavor.And then looking at the 'spirit' and 'woman' king, it seems that there must be some twists and turns behind it.Adrian, who is becoming more and more cautious and steady, uses his imagination and reasoning to try to make Kagong calm down and wait for the subsequent changes.He can't let the dwarf's rash actions 'mess up' all this.
Carignan also said a lot of nonsense, but basically everyone present was able to listen to it, because the big guys were worried about their own lives, after all, the other party was a red man in front of the emperor.
When the triumphant prime minister waved his hand to signal that the Praetorian Guard would escort Albert, who was tied up with five 'flowers', to the imperial capital of Xiza City in the starry night, a low and mournful sound of the piano suddenly came from the sky, and a man shouted in a warning "kiss": "If Your Excellency takes a step back now, you may still be able to live, otherwise there is only one way to go to hell."
"Who is there to pretend to be a god and 'play' a ghost?" Carignan yelled.
"Prime Minister, do you really think you've got it?" Albert also suddenly asked rhetorically at this time, that posture really surprised Lao Ka.
"What do you mean?" The Prime Minister took two steps back, ready to take a closer look at his surroundings.
"Prime Minister, have you sent a book to Emperor Delviot, do you want me to read his reply to you?" The voice in the sky rang out again, and he didn't wait for the old man to reply, and read the original letter with a crackle.
At this moment, the little Ah divided five by two to untie the false knot on his body, and the seemingly loyal Praetorian guards surrounded Carignan in unison, waiting for orders from the Duke of Borot's side.
Everyone at the banquet exclaimed.There were too many twists and turns that night.Only Callignan's face was full of anger.He really had been tricked.It was the first time in his life that he had been humiliated.But he still didn't understand two things.First.The carrier pigeon and the envelope were real.Who had such a great ability to do this.Second.The Praetorian Guards he had brought with him.Although the names were not all right.The faces were still very familiar.Could they have been fake?
'Desire' to know how things will develop in the future.