Chapter 64: The Captured Highness is Invited to the Banquet
Things in the world are sometimes so coincidental, just as Albert rode out of the city to visit the Taiping Mountains, Taren Crawford suddenly received a letter sent by Emperor Deleven himself. Since there was no point for the delivery of the book in the city of Birti, because it was really not enough to meet this qualification, the messenger had to change a fast horse every three hundred miles, and make sure to deliver the letter as quickly as possible.
The measurement standard of the Tambolance Empire is as follows: the horizontal distance is used in li, and the longitudinal distance is used in a ruler, and the unit of the ruler is a little smaller than the li.
Albert was not in the city, and the messenger had to hand over this vital matter to the Crawford brothers, for the two of them had the power of the army and the full confidence of the young Highness.
The letter was only a few words, and the emperor's handwriting was particularly powerful: "The northern city of Roma has been successfully recovered, and my father, Duke Borot, has made great contributions. I am going to hold a celebration meeting in the capital of the empire, Sisa, to commend you for your achievements, and I hope to arrive on time. Kentan is located in the middle of nowhere, and it is really a mustard disease, so you only need to order your subordinates to garrison Destinibe, and you can't hold out. ”
The reason why Tarun opened the letter without waiting for Albert's return was partly because His Highness trusted him, and partly because he was afraid that the Emperor would have other plans.
As soon as the war in the north was over, Emperor Deliot would have enough energy to clean up the internal affairs of the empire. He had already dealt a heavy hand before, and had given several disobedient counts enough deterrent punishments. Now he has returned to the dynasty by successfully resisting the infidels, and his momentum is even more aggressive.
You have to go to this celebration banquet, and you have to go if you don't go. At first glance, Tarun saw some ominous teachings in it. The city of Cesar is Deliot's hometown, the strong dragon can't suppress the snake, no matter what duke and earl you are, you have to obediently obey the arrangement when you get there, you can't bring troops into the city, it's not reasonable to be reasonable. If anyone dares not to go, he will fall into the trap of the emperor and give him a disobedient explanation.
The only thing that Tarun was slightly puzzled about was that the old duke of Borot, Albert's father, had retreated from the northern city of Roma? Did the emperor really not mean to touch the old duke? Could everyone in the world have mistaken the emperor? Could he really let go of the fat piece of the city of Solo?
He connected everything and thought it all over again, but he still couldn't figure out the emperor's intentions. Although this banquet is certainly not a good thing, but the dukes and counts of the whole empire and some nobles are there, no matter how fierce the emperor is, it is impossible to just serve it like this, in that case, wouldn't it kill the chicken and take the eggs?
Killing heroes at the celebration banquet is unjustifiable.
Tarun paced, frowned, and suddenly said a few words to himself: "A glass of wine releases military power!"
He was taken aback by his thoughts, then shook his head again, and said softly: "Countries are far and near, and even if the emperor has the means to reach the sky, he can't give them all the round." Each country has a legal heir, and those nobles will definitely be prepared for the banquet. Even if they were greedy for life and afraid of death, and were coerced and lured by the emperor at the banquet, it was impossible to predict what would happen in the country of those people. It is impossible for the emperor to take such a big risk to do such a thing that has no chance of winning. ”
Taron thought about it again and again, and felt that the only thing he needed to tell His Highness Albert was: don't be a bird in everything, and keep a low profile to keep peace.
Due to the messenger's repeated entrustment before leaving, Tarun packed up his belongings and personally waited outside the city of Birthi to greet His Royal Highness Albert, so that he could know about the emperor's personal letter and the banquet as soon as possible.
The weather was not bad that day, but the so-called waiting for people will never be in a good mood, and the waiting people will always have an excuse to be late.
His Highness Albert was captured by the pointy-eared elven lost and followed the dark-skinned creatures on foot. In order to prevent Albert and Best from escaping, the leading elf specially placed them in the middle of the team to prevent all kinds of accidents from happening.
The tall monster was unusually slow to move, and the team basically took three steps and two steps, so that by the time they reached the head of Birti City, the sun was already about to set.
Xiao Ah told the leading elf: "As soon as the old Count of Destini died, his daughter inherited the title of earl, but she is too young and a daughter, so the current situation is controlled by His Royal Highness Albert, the supervisor of the Duchy of Borot sent by Emperor Tambolance, you must pass his pass first." ”
The pointed ears were still dripping with their eyes, and they smiled strangely: "You human emperors are really busy, and you have to go north and west, wouldn't it be better to leave some place for us elves?"
"Isn't Danse Forest your home?" Best interjected.
A red cloud of anger suddenly appeared in the eyes of the pointed ears, and because of the black carbon on his body, it was impossible to distinguish this face, and he could only hear his angry curse and swear: "These guys on the ground, all the righteous men and gentlemen, one day we will come back and wipe them all out!"
Seeing that the momentum was not right, Albert said two good words in a soothing tone: "The Bodi continent is so vast that it should be able to accommodate all of us." As long as you are open-minded, what can't be solved?"
Pointed Ears looked at Xiao A's face, and said in a slightly calmer tone: "It would be nice if they had the same thoughts as you! They slandered us as lost and thought that we were the victors of the civil war. We have abandoned our homes and uprooted our homes for thousands of years, and even the appearance has become unapproachable. Since they don't care about brotherhood, then don't blame us for being ruthless!"
Albert and Best were muttering in their hearts: "In that case, then why do you want to cut us humans?
They were not sure of the intentions of the dark-skinned people, and they could not ask them in person, so they could only hope that the army outside the city of Birthi would help.
Tarun couldn't wait for His Highness's return, and he was very anxious, so he asked him to stand two miles away in order to report the news in time.
From afar, the pioneer saw a strangely shaped creature, walking and swinging, and its buttocks could reach the top of a person's head. He rubbed his eyes first, calmed down, and then looked closely, yes! It was indeed a monster, with particularly long arms, and was almost dragged to the ground by the bending and arching of its back, somewhat similar to the touch of an ape-man. He let out a cry of exclamation, turned his horse's head, and headed in the direction of the city of Birti.
The pioneer didn't care about any etiquette, so he rolled down from his horse and to the ground, and reported to Taron: "General, there is a group of strange people walking not far from the city, with dark skin, and a terrifying creature with long arms and tall and long arms, like a gibbon. ”
Tarun didn't understand at first, so he asked the pioneer to repeat it again, then stepped forward, touched the man's forehead, and said, "What nonsense are you talking about! I asked you to go to the sentry to spy on His Highness's whereabouts, but you brought me this inexplicable news!"
"General, I don't have a problem with my head, if you don't believe it, you can go and check it yourself!" The pioneer looked helpless, and he couldn't say anything.
On the one hand, Tarun waited in the same place for a long time, and on the other hand, he was full of doubts about the situation, so he personally stepped on his horse and hurried forward with a few retinues and the vanguard.
In front of them were not only the dark-skinned monsters with pointed ears and long hands and feet, but also His Royal Highness Albert and the thief Best who were tied up sturdily.
In order to complete the lie, Xiao Ah deliberately took the lead in shouting: "Your Excellency General, please go and inform His Highness Albert quickly, just say that these elves are friends of the late old Count Destini, and they have come to mourn!"
Tarun was about to open his mouth to call Albert's name, but he had a flexible mind, and after listening to the voice of the other side, he immediately understood a little in his heart, so he responded with a push: "The countess ordered you to wait for the people who went to Taiping Mountain to visit the earl, why did you delay for so long?"
"General, the Earl's Mansion on the mountainside of Taiping Mountain has been damaged for the most part, and it is estimated that it will be difficult for the people inside to escape, these elves we met at the foot of the mountain, they are the Count's friends, you must let them enter the city!" Albert's last words were spoken very loudly and slowly, which was completely different from his usual tone, which was clearly a counter-sentence, to remind the Tarun on the other side to be fully prepared to keep these guys out of the city.
Tarun understood it, and for the safety of His Highness, he took the initiative to meet him alone.
The pointy ear of the leader looked at him and smiled slightly contemptuously, "Aren't you afraid of us? If you're playing any tricks, it's not as simple as being tied up. ”
"Since you are friends with the Count, why do you use such means to force your way into the city?" said Tarun unhurriedly, calmly expressing his opinion.
"We're dark-skinned elves, and we're followed by such a monster, is it possible for you humans to let us go?"
"In that case, how did you come to know the late old Count de Stini?"
"It's just a pretense and an excuse!" pointed ears were not subtle, and he had a look of self-deprecation on his face like those who lie but never lie.
"Then let's open the skylight and say something, what are you going to do in the city?"
"We want to visit the Birty Church!"
"The church?" Tarun asked, confused, "You're also a Bodo?"
"I can't tell the truth about this now, but I'll find out when I go inside. "Pointed ears are kind of gearing.
Tarun was now faced with a choice, whether to keep Albert tied up like this, or to let the gang into the city. Of course, he didn't dwell on it for long, after all, people are much more important than the city, he paused for a while, and made a request: "It's okay to enter the city, you have to release people first, they are cronies sent by the old earl's daughter, the old earl is dead, the countess succeeds to the throne, not only can she not afford to offend, even His Royal Highness Albert has to give three points, after all, this is still people's territory!"
Pointy Ears smiled and said, "It's okay to let people go, and if you enter the Birti Church, I will definitely keep my promise." ”
At a stalemate, Albert offered the best of both worlds.
Find out what happens next, and listen to the next breakdown.