Chapter 81: Wisdom and Resourcefulness
His Royal Highness Raoul of the Duchy of Kentan has been in Constantinople since he ate the closed 'door' soup of the Grand Commander Savarin. On the way back to the city of Birti, he kept thinking about the follow-up strategy. Although he admired his father's wisdom and courage, he was not very satisfied with and optimistic about the current war situation. The Earl and the Lesser Nobles were accustomed to being suppressed by Deliot, and their courage had long since evaporated.
The moment the sword is unsheathed, it is the most threatening, and the Duchy of Kentan has indeed done this, but now that more than half a year has passed, if there is no new force to replenish it, the decline of the end of the crossbow may come inadvertently, and when the time comes, both father and son will be in danger of dying without a place to bury.
The more His Highness thought about it, the more pessimistic he became. He involuntarily turned his horse's head and prepared to turn back to Constantinople and try something else. Since the Grand Commander couldn't do it, he was ready to fight General Iros's idea. He wanted to convince the General that Savarin had actually secretly colluded with Kentan.
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When Albert returned to the Redthroat Tavern from the cliff hut, the sky was already dark, and Catherine stood at the door of the shop despite the persuasion of the others.
Fortunately, the boss Mark is a rare kind person, and in order not to disturb the young pregnant woman's husband, he specially closed his business and rested for a long time, as if the young couple were his children.
Albert had finally returned safely, and Catherine had no shame on her part, and she took small steps to meet her, and hugged her tightly. The pregnant mother has two lovers, one is the baby in the womb, and the other is the father of the baby.
Mrs. Charlotte's eyes were filled with tears, but she still maintained a certain amount of dignity and dignity, and it was very clear how good her daughter-in-law was, and all she had to do was to keep the family up.
After waiting for Albert and his wife to finish talking, the military advisors Tarun and Adrian immediately said that they would have a small meeting to discuss the next steps.
After Albert gave a brief account of what had happened, Tarren Crawford immediately pointed out: "The Cortes are not fuel-efficient lamps, and we must keep a hand for ourselves, or we will probably suffer a great loss."
"That man calls himself the Chief Cardinal, that is to say, he is a red man under the false Pope Pisius, when we came all the way west from Solo City to conquer the kingdom of Kentan, I had contact with that Pisius, Brother Neo he sent to support us, he was a great careerist, and he almost took Claudia hostage.
Tarun nodded and said: "This actually shows a problem.The Kotés are extremely disunited within the sect.Pisius's orders may not have any great authority at all.Whether it's Neo in Bilti City.Or this Justin who is on his own 'door' next to Constantinople.They should all have their own independent ideas and ways of doing things.We have no way out now.We can only take it step by step.We must try our best to keep Justin from changing his mind halfway."
"My lord, I have an idea, I don't know if I should talk about it or not." Adrian rarely 'interjected'.
"We're all brothers now, what's worth hiding?"
"My lord, Constantinople is under the command of an acting Grand Commander, and Emperor Tivot has not long ago sent General Iros to assist in supervising it. You're sure to get something unexpected."
"Why, then, won't there be no more opportunities to leave the port?" Albert didn't figure it out.
After stomping around the table a few times, Tarun Crawford suddenly had an epiphany: "Your Excellency Adrian is right, the best way to test who is in charge of Constantinople is to let Justin and his gang be exposed in broad daylight. After all, the power of the Liberal Arts is very broad, and the gains of being a dog's 'leg' may not compensate for the losses, and if Iros is allowed to charge ahead, at least there will be a shield. The fool who picks up sesame seeds and throws watermelons will definitely get into trouble with the Grand Commander for this matter, and the situation in the port may change for a while."
"But Justin's help is real after all, and isn't it digging our own grave to tear down the bridge before we have crossed the river?" Albert was somewhat reluctant.
"This can be done secretly, and the speed of transmission in the streets and alleys is no less than that of the royal flying pigeon, and of course Justin......'s side can't give up.
"Wouldn't the Imperial warships intensify their patrols, in that case, we wouldn't have a chance......
"Nope." Tarun said with a smile. Constantinople is a port directly under the jurisdiction of the Empire, and those warships will only obey the direct command of the Emperor, and the imperial capital of Cisa is far away from here, and the communication is not smooth.
"That means we're playing the time difference." Albert finally realized, there were so many twists and turns, that even thinking about it seemed a little too incredible.
Adrian's progress was evident, and he couldn't help but admire it. It was a miracle that such careful thinking appeared in the former imperial slaves.
"Actually, it's a two-pronged approach: whether it's the people in Constantinople or the people on Justin's side, we have to use it, and it's better that the former one is 'made 'chicken' and dog restless, and the latter is the other way around." Tarun further said.
"Ask us." This is getting more and more mysterious. Albert was taken aback.
"Duke, don't belittle yourself too much before doing anything, your situation is not pleasant, but it's not exhaustive, you're still the Duke of Borot, and your wife is pregnant with the flesh and blood of the whole family. As long as we grasp these two points, and know what is at stake, we will have the complete upper hand.Don't forget.The friendship that King Hope and your father formed when they were fighting together against the holy city of Röma.Today, except for the Deserts, the Hope Kingdom can stand up to Emperor Del.Even if we are there, we will certainly be the guests of honor.Justin, whether in public or private, will be willing to have such a relationship."
Albert woke up from a dream, and in terms of overall decision-making, his understanding was obviously not very high.
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The next morning, the Lady of the Bones unexpectedly came to the Redthroat Tavern early, asking to meet Albert, and the young duke, as he did not sleep peacefully until the second half of the night, was awakened by Catherine when Adrian knocked on the door.
After a long circle of polite words, the boneless mother finally mustered up the courage to tell Xiao A the true purpose of this trip: "I have a godsister, who used to be a servant in someone's house, and then an unmotivated man seduced her, causing her to become pregnant.
Albert thought he was asking for money, but Brother Bones immediately shook his head like a drum: "No, no, no, I don't mean that, I want her to be your subordinate, as long as you can eat and drink."
This thing.Xiao Ah really can't be the master.First.He has his mother and Catherine on his head.The addition of servants, especially the 'female' servants, has to be voted on by them.Second.Now it's the mud bodhisattva who crosses the river and can't protect himself.Accepting this godsister of the boneless mother.It's irresponsible to others and yourself.
In the end, Xiao Ah could only say in a tactful tone: "Or, if it's convenient for you, bring her here, my mother and my wife will make a choice, after all, this is not a trivial matter."
Although he had never been married, and he did not have a harmonious family, he understood the reason, so he readily agreed.
'Desire' knows what it is, and listens to the next breakdown.