72 Kidnapping Letters
"Don't be in a hurry!" The king slapped the table with his scepter, which quickly silenced everyone, "There is still good things to tell you." ”
The king glanced at Wu Xiaoqing and said, "If according to my original temper, with the behavior of you people, I will hang one of the three, and the remaining two will cut off his sworn hand and his tongue when he speaks!" Once you, and your fathers, used your swords to snatch the crown from your head, but now, all of you are cowering in your own little castle, and you are afraid to hear of the battle, and try to rebel against the will of the king, whom you have sworn allegiance to! The most ridiculous thing is that you think you can scare me with your more than 20 tongues! Who gave you such courage, the Great Yang Sect or the Little Yang Sect? Or are they two sun gods together? ”
The king took a sip of his seat, took a sip of wine, and continued: "I was going to flee the end of the world with you, but since you are so reluctant to go, then I will not force you to stay...... You're no longer hunting dogs, and you've all been raised to be girl pets that can only bark and not bite. You can stay, take your titles and possessions with you, and here, I can even help you arrange the next king!" Stand up, Duke Anthony! Keep your eyes wide open, and pricked up your ears to listen, I, Elise Mir, hereby declare that he is your next king. ”
Anthony did not dare to stand up, and these people did not dare to cheer, and everyone was like a sheep stared at by a lion, and their whole bodies were stiff and did not dare to move.
"You may stay, but each of your families must send a son to be the commander of your army," said Elise, "no heirs, no fifteen years old, I don't need them to be valiant and good at fighting, as long as they can ride horses, and they are not as talkative as you are." I will take your blood with me to survive after the end of the world, and when I return to this land with them one day, I will have them dig a grave and erect a monument for you. Okay, I'm done, you guys, you can get started, remember, speak simply, directly! Otherwise, I'm not sure I have the patience to keep listening. ”
"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty," stammered one of the King's sons-in-law, "but I ...... Still...... No heirs yet......"
The king glanced at him: "Guards! Come here, guards! Pull this bag out of the palace for me, forty lashes! Go and tell my daughter that I will find another husband for him, a man who can speak normally and dare to go to war. ”
No one dared to stand up and say a word again, the air seemed to be frozen, and even Wu Xiaoqing felt a cold sweat begin to break out on his back. One by one, the lords did not dare to sit down again, but only half-knelt by the side of their chairs. Wu Xiaoqing clearly saw that several people were so frightened that they were trembling there.
"Neither of you speak," said the king, smiling coldly, "then I will be, you have all acquiesced to my suggestion...... Now, then, I will go back and go on destroying that plate of roast sheep, and you, and my ministers, stay here and carry out your king's will. Be quick, I hope that by the time I finish the roast lamb, you will have all done it well, remember, be quick, your king is very hungry now, and a roast sheep will not satisfy him, and after eating, he may be very interested in some dessert. ”
Then Elise left, and Wu Xiaoqing had to follow immediately, he originally wanted to stay and watch the play.
Wu Xiaoqing chased Elise to his bedroom, only to find that the bedroom door was closed. Wu Xiaoqing hurriedly knocked on the door, and the search and rescue team shouted: "It will be dangerous for you to eat alone!" ”
"I haven't eaten," Elise's voice was very different from the one he had just been in the main hall, sounding tired, "I'm just going to take a break." ”
"You're not feeling sick, are you?" Wu Xiaoqing asked with concern, for fear that the king was guilty of some complication of diabetes.
The search and rescue team stopped him at this time: "It's okay...... I've scanned it, and he's recovering in it. ”
"Restore your mood?" Could it be that he was too angry just now and got out of control of his anger? It should be the group of lords who have been scared stupid to recover their emotions, all of them are scared, like chickens.
"It's not that I'm angry," the search and rescue team turned on the perspective function of the glasses, and Wu Xiaoqing immediately saw the appearance of the king in the room. King Elis, who had roared like a lion just now, was pacing back and forth in his room with trembling lips, his steps were very restless, and he could see that his mood was very chaotic, and the king's mood at this moment was not as confident as he had just appeared, "He was afraid." ”
"What is he afraid of?"
"Of course, we are afraid that we are liars...... Why are so many lords reluctant to go with us, do you think this king is the wisest? Even if he watched the video and was very convinced, he was still afraid. If it weren't for his illness, we wouldn't have survived without us, and I'm afraid it wouldn't be so easy to walk with us. Today, he made such a fuss, which can be regarded as a complete break with the past. Think about it, can a king who wants to give up his entire kingdom and his whole life not be afraid? ”
"What then?" Wu Xiaoqing thought for a while, "What if he regrets it halfway through?" ”
"No," the search and rescue team said, "he's a determined man, and since he made a decision, he won't regret it." Give him some time and he'll get used to it. ”
Wu Xiaoqing waited outside the door for half an hour, during which time those lords had already written the letters, and as the king had predicted before the meeting, few of these lords dared to confront their king head-on.
Feudal kings didn't need any reason to kill them, and after killing them, don't expect their children and grandchildren to avenge them when they inherit their titles - that's just what happens in the novel. In fact, they would only be grateful to the king himself who bestowed them the title. If they do not show their loyalty here, it will be their heir's turn to stand on their corpses.
When Elise came out, his face seemed to have completely regained all the momentum he had just had. The appearance of him holding a scepter in his hand gave Wu Xiaoqing the same feeling as the feather dusters that had been picked up by those parents who beat their children before beating their children.
Children, no, the lords had already written all the letters, and twenty letters were neatly placed in front of Elis. Instead of opening them one by one, Elise asked the clerk to take out each letter in front of everyone and read it out to everyone in turn.
"My dear son, I can't wait to tell you very good news, the king has given us a precious batch of jewels, which are now needed by some manpower to bring them back. Send the best knights in the city, and you'll lead the team yourself, and the time will come for us to transfer......"
"My dear Mother, when you read the letter, please do as we have agreed, and let all the knights set out to the royal city of Elis. By the way, call John and prepare him with the best armor......"
“…… Give weapons to everyone in your territory who can wield a sword, and don't worry about the rent......"
"Gather every knight and warrior of our clan and tell them that the time has come to serve their lord......"
“…… All the grain in the granary has been shipped, and the price of grain in the royal city of Elis has risen sharply, now is a good time, remember to send more guards, the road is not very smooth......"
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The contents of these letters are all similar, they are all explained to the family and asked the family to send troops. It's just that many people use different names, and from these names, it is obvious that these lords do not have as much control over their castles and armies as they imagined. Many times lies are used – such as carrying food, carrying valuable items for rewards, or lying to family members that there is a chance to advance to a knighthood. For their heirs would probably be willing to watch their fathers be hanged by King Elise for failing to fulfill their promises.
The only one among the lords who didn't write was Duke Anthony, because he had already done it.
After reading the letter, the faces of these lords had turned completely gray. The hand of King Elise is equivalent to putting the faces of all the nobles on the ground and mopping the floor as a mop. It can be said that everyone's most embarrassed side was forced out by Elis.
When Wu Xiaoqing stood aside and listened to these letters, he almost had the illusion that these were kidnapping letters written by the hostages to their families in order to deal with the kidnappers. There are a few letters in which you can almost hear the faint subtext - Dad, Mom! If you don't give food to anyone else, your son's life may not be saved.
It can be said that after such an episode, it is no longer possible for the king and these nobles to trust each other. However, this also happened to be in line with the idea of the search and rescue team, and even if the king completely got on their thief ship, it was unlikely that he would want to turn back.
The letters were handed to the families of the respective lords for them to take back, and after they were delivered, the lords were all arranged to rest in their guest rooms. Their families, on the other hand, were informed that the lords were required to stay in the palace for a certain period of time to discuss "jihadist matters", and that they were not allowed to visit them because of the need for secrecy.