Chapter 443: Salin? III (18:45)
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"Tart!"
The gangplank between the deck and the shore was retracted, and the sailors, under the command of the first mate, lifted anchor, and with a jolt, the hull of the ship shook, as if lightly touched, and began to slowly shore the shore.
The nobles who saw off the pier lined up in a brightly colored procession, the ladies and girls held folding fans and handkerchiefs, beckoned slowly, and the musicians on the pier played farewell music.
Krum stretched out his hand and grabbed a piece of champa that flew from an unknown direction, and when he saw that everyone was looking at him, he smiled, picked up the handkerchief, put it on the tip of his nose, sniffed it, and stuffed it into his arms.
Hemmer and some of his companions let out strange screams and surrounded the triumphant Krum, causing a commotion.
On the side of the second deck, James looked down at the scene, hiding his face in disbelief.
"The face of the recipients has been lost by these fellows! The people on the docks can still see us! ”
Fritz leaned back on the sofa, stretched one leg and sat in a lazy posture:
"What does it matter, even if it is more rude, Count Engis will only turn a blind eye and continue to sing praises to us in his letters to His Majesty."
Count Enkis, one of the four high nobles in Kinshasa who was targeted by the masterminds behind the night of the night fire, was even more unlucky, as the fire in his manor house was in the residential area, and the mage who went to put out the fire rescued him from the fire.
"Hmph, the aristocrat has always been unprofitable, and he sang praises for us, not only for the saving grace of that night, but also for the position of Governor of Kinshasa, which is the reason why he pulled so many people to bid farewell to us,"
James sneered, "He would like to make rumbling about Rumbert's incompetence and show favor to us, just so that we can say a good word in front of His Majesty!" ”
Fritz raised an eyebrow and did not comment on James's words. The exchange between the aristocracy and the government was originally tacitly understood in this way.
The declining family behind Enkis needs the position of Governor of Kinshasa, and these honorees need the praise and praise of the local nobility to cover up the vicious attack on the honorees, and this unsatisfactory ending, to create a warm atmosphere for the heroes to return to their homeland and receive the honors.
Of course, after realizing that the dark lines of the two empires have begun to jump over the wall, it is necessary to be vigilant.
During the wharf fire the night before, most of the soldiers who had left the delegated team on vacation gathered at the wharf to have fun. Although the fire did not kill many people, nearly 200 people were burned and had to withdraw from the ranks. Fortunately, these were just ordinary soldiers, and no medalists were injured.
Even so, the fire was not without its effects on the honored ranks, but Fritz moved the wounded out of the barracks before the negative effects spread to the morale of the troops. The route of the original overland route was temporarily changed to a waterway, so that some of the retinue soldiers could be reasonably reduced, and the attention of the recipients could be diverted from this matter.
These recipients are the best of the brave fighters on the Ice Plains front, and they are not small, and if they know that this is secretly planned by some enemy forces, it is hard to say what will come up with - if they meet His Majesty at the award ceremony. The public demanded war, and Fritz was about to die of a headache, and a scolding from His Majesty was indispensable.
"That old fellow from the Lembette family didn't show up. Is it really going to fail, or is it pretending to be sick? On the side of the window, James asked without looking back, with his back to Fritz and looking out at the fading docks.
"Yesterday's duel with Johann was so badly lost. Pearl Castle has lost its face, so why should it hide for ten days and a half months. Wait for the limelight to pass before going out. Fritz said.
Of course, the fact that the Count of Lembet was too weak to come forward was also a reason.
After this incident, after the Earl of Rumbert was unable to govern, the pillar of the Rumbert family collapsed in half, exposing the weakness of the Rumbert family, and the local nobles of Kinshasa were also unable to unite due to the pending competition of interests for the position of governor.
Otherwise, if the Kinshasa nobles led by the Lembet family unite and put pressure on the imperial capital, coupled with their own personal connections, they may really make this vicious attack and assassination as the new Honoree forces and the traditional nobles start a war.
Sometimes the truth is so ridiculous, the same thing, a change in the wind in people's mouths, can cause a completely different ending, fortunately now it is they who have the upper hand in public opinion in time, and the Lembate family has been fallen into the well for various reasons, and the sequelae of the whole thing have been minimized.
Of course, the whole incident cannot be blocked, and someone always needs to carry the black cauldron, and the Lembet family is undoubtedly the best candidate, originally they still had the strength to fight, but after the old earl was unable to take charge, the Lembet family could only become the meat of the army.
Fritz was too lazy to pay too much attention to a doomed family, and after losing his position as governor of Kinshasa, Lembet could not toss anything, especially offending the honorees headed by Lin An, and they had countless opportunities for torture and revenge in the future.
Fritz suddenly remembered something.
"Did you already guess Lynn's situation? Why don't you sue me! His tone was slightly questioning.
There were a lot of distractions in the past two days, and it was only now that he had the opportunity to come to James to find out the situation.
James shrugged, "You didn't ask, why did I say it?" ”
The tone is calm, and the actual scoundrel.
Fritz froze, "You know I ...... Lynn"
"So what, you think you know this, you have a better chance?"
James didn't explain that he had also been determined by Lin An's assassination reaction to determine that Lin An had lost his ability to cast spells—and he didn't like to explain his motives and practices—he directly interrupted Franz's words:
"I warned you, Lynn is not easy. In fact, it is impossible to kill a woman with the name of 'Purple Rose' in a place like the front line of the Ice Plain - if you go to the demons and ask around, you will know that they are more accustomed to calling her and her companion 'Blood Rose'-
Also, the rumors in the team about that Ludwig and her are not just rumors, but you can see how strange they are now! ”
James looked directly at his friend, "I'm not trying to dissuade you, but I just want you to see this woman clearly and not be blinded by her appearance." ”
Fritz when he heard James mention Ludwig. His face also changed.
It wasn't that he wasn't unaware of the subtle circumstances that Ludwig and Lin An had only seen, and to others, the strangeness between them seemed to prove that the rumors were just groundless, but for a man who was fully concerned about the person he liked and guarded against all the opposite sex who approached her, he was still keenly aware of some clues.
But after a brief change in expression, he smiled instead.
"She can accept a lover, and she can accept a second - I was not sure, but now I am more confident because of your words!"
He wondered, "James, that's what you're for. Have an unhappy encounter with Lynn? ”
Stubborn!
James rolled his eyes, and a few words burst out of his thin lips:
"It's not about you!"
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The woman, who was being discussed by two men, was also standing next to the window. Watch the fleet pass by a reservoir lake.
The lake is covered with dense reeds, and the fleets passing by startle countless waterfowl that inhabit it, and black and white long-necked and thin-legged water herons glide against the water. The long beak was a little above the water, and a small silver-white fish fell into its mouth.
The door behind him clanged.
Lin An turned around and saw Sidney pushing the door out, holding a doll doll in his hand, and his bright red mouth with a smile was very weird.
"Didn't kill me!" She asked.
"Almost...... For the first time, it was a little rusty. Sidney explained in a rare way.
Lin An's eyes widened. "Until the Emperor's will is given, Rumbert cannot die in any case, after the will is given. He must die as soon as possible. ”
"It's just almost...... I'm probably going to get a little sicker now, and I won't die that soon. Sidney replied.
"Hmm,"
Lin An nodded, "In order to make the position of the port governor vacant." Those nobles should not give them a chance to turn over, after the governor of Hong Kong changes hands and the old Lembet dies. Even if the Lembet family wanted to make a comeback, it was impossible. ”
Save Count Lembet with a stand-in doll? - Of course she wasn't that kind.
But if the Count of Lembet dies too early, or even dies directly in the assassination, it will inevitably arouse the pity and sympathy of some nobles and deepen their resistance to the honorees, and the emperor does not eat begging, but once the old Lembet dies, the emperor has to raise his hand, coupled with a certain kind of cold lips and teeth and xenophobic psychology of some nobles, maybe the Lembet family will have a chance to recover.
For mages, the best enemy is the dead enemy, and Lin An has never been merciful when dealing with enemies.
In fact, when he gave the stand-in doll to James, he may not have guessed Lin An's thoughts, anyway, Lin An didn't need to hide anything in front of him, and James stood on the position of the honored person on this issue, even if he guessed Lin An's backhand, he would not reveal it.
The only sad thing is that Count Rumbert offended a female mage he thought was worthless, although the other party could not retaliate blatantly, but he adhered to the spirit of the traditional mage to treat the enemy without dying, and his life and family fate were unconsciously held in the hands of Lin An.
This kind of conspiracy is not very common, and Lin An also avoided John and let Sidney do it quietly.
However, Sidney only felt troublesome, even a mage was not enshrined in some local nobles, and they could play each other to death in any way, Sidney was not present at the banquet at the time, and he couldn't imagine where the other party was so bold and dared to offend a white robe like them.
Lin An seemed to be able to see his thoughts, "Some methods can be used once or twice, but you can't use them three or four times, if you indulge in killing by self-reliance, sooner or later you will kick the iron plate." ”
Every strong person stepped on the peak of the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood, but Lin An knew better that under them, there were more outstanding people who were equal or even surpassed to fall before the peak.
But Sidney obviously didn't completely agree with Lin An's opinion, and Lin An didn't bother to argue with a stubborn guy like him, so he stood up and said:
"I'm going to see John."
John won a big victory in yesterday's duel, but was also slightly wounded by the death-defying counterattack of the warrior retainer sent by Lembert.
Letting Sidney cast a spell of ignorance on herself, she walked down the gangway along the side of the ship, and stumbled upon a glance at the deck, only to see a familiar figure that could not possibly appear here, and her eyes widened.
"-Salin?!"
(To be continued)
ps: A certain p pits Daddy Kavin, good card, good card...... My mind was blank in front of the computer for half an hour, and I knew what the outline below was, but the scene in my mind never came out, so I was so foolish!! So there's only one shift today... ps: I saw that the title came in very hgh, and it turned out that how many people were deceived?
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