"God forbid!"

The baron thought about it, stumbled up his glass and said a lame toast, and then waited for me to dip the glass first, then carefully sipped his lips and sat down.

"Your guests are about to enter the city, do you need to avoid them first?"

"You are such a careful and intelligent man, and I think that Lübeck's good harvest this year will surely sell it for a good price at the Nijmegen Chamber of Commerce." Quietly tapped him, the baron immediately understood the excitement, rubbed his hands more frequently, thanked Dade for ordering his men to exit the room, and thoughtfully closed the door from the outside, leaving only Rollo standing in the corner.

It was a long time before there were footsteps in the corridor from far and near, it didn't sound like one or two people, Rollo stared at me for approval, and after three knocks outside the door, he opened the door, and the smell of the sea breeze from the comer's body instantly hit my face, I frowned slightly, and looked up at the few people who walked into the room, all of them wearing hooded robes, looking like ascetic monks.

"Lord Earl. I have admired the daimyo for a long time! ”

The visitor in the center shouted hello as he removed the hood from his head, revealing his true colors.

"In just two years, Nijmegen has gone from an obscure barony to a powerful nation of great fame, and you are truly an amazing man, if not God, then you must have the wisdom of King Solomon of the Bible."

I squinted silently, carefully observing the famous Danish Bazi Hu King, describing his anecdotes, which occupy a prominent position in almost every piece of information from the north, about how he ransacked England with his Bluetooth father, forced the Saxon king to pay the disgraceful Danish gold of Æthelred II the hasty, and was even more divinely rumored by all the northerners, and finally took away his father's throne through a palace coup and civil war, determined to become the king of the Vikings, and began to unify the three northern kingdoms.

Sven has a sturdy figure common to northerners, with a golden head as deep and crystal blue eyes as the sea, and a mustache that has been kept since his youth is neatly trimmed, covering most of his rough face, making him look more imposing, which is why both Danes and Norwegians are in awe of him, with a majestic mustache, he gives people a sense of oppression that is not angry and self-righteous, especially the way of holding the corners of his mouth and twisting the tip of his beard with his fingers, which seems to hide a thousand words in his eyes like a sharp sword, It's easy to shatter your opponent's clumsy disguise.

But I don't like this person, from the moment he showed his face, this feeling is deeply rooted in the bottom of my heart, the burly figure with a cunning fox face, the face of the traitorous male, I always can't help but think of the white-faced Cao Cao in Peking Opera, he does not have the kind of Grand Duke Mieszko of Poland, the majestic momentum that makes people shudder from the depths of the soul, but is like a delicate old man on the card table, deceiving your family to ruin.

"Your Majesty, I beg your pardon for not being able to greet you personally, the less known we may be, the better, and I know that you are in Schleswig, so I invite you to come here, which is not too far for both of us."

I stood up and bowed, picked up the wine glass and poured it full, walked over and put it in front of him enthusiastically: "I am the great name who has been admired for a long time, your army is invincible, and all the enemies inside and outside are looking forward to the wind. ”

King Sven's smiling expression did not change, but I still keenly caught the cunning that flashed in the depths of his eyes, and the word smiling tiger suddenly came to mind, he pulled out his chair and sat down, and finally completely took off the long burqa on his body, the coarse cloth shirt was tied with a belt around the waist, and the delicate little dagger at the waist was particularly beautiful.

"It's all in the past, how can it compare to the duke's dashing scolding Fang Xuan." His eyebrows fluttered in compliment, and he picked up the wine glass and touched it shallowly, with a fleeting gloom between his eyebrows.

I snorted softly, returned to the seat opposite him and sat down, crossed my hands again in contemplation, and said straight to the point: "I believe the purpose of this meeting is clear to both sides, so let's cut to the chase." ”

I paused, saw that King Sven had no objections, and then continued, "I only have three questions!" ”

"First, why did you choose me?"

"Second, what do you need me to do?"

"Third, what can you give me in return?"

"I like it!"

The Dane's praise with a slap of his hand, even if he acted vividly, but the fake feelings that could not be concealed were still clearly revealed, like a louse that crawled to the shoulder blades, making me itch unbearably but I couldn't scratch it, and I couldn't help myself.

He leaned forward, his slender eyelids covering his blue pupils, covering all his feelings: "Then let me answer your question!" ”

"First, there is no power in the whole of the North that can be compared to Nijmegen, and I am sure that you are waiting for such a good opportunity to intervene and never let the olive branch thrown into the dust."

"Second, the intelligence of the war with the Swedes, you must have seen the fire for a long time, my army won easily in Norway, but lost the important central base of Lyth Island, so that the mainland of Zealand Island is directly threatened by the enemy, and now I have no army at hand, only the militia and lord armament temporarily conscripted, the equipment is poor, the morale is low, and the supplies are not ideal, I will take everything you provide."

"Thirdly, as long as the two sides cooperate, I can repay you a lot, everyone takes what they need, if you ask for an advance deposit, my money cellar is full of Danish gold paid by England, and I am willing to exchange the same weight of gold for supplies."

"Sounds like a good deal......

I groaned and brought the wine glass to my mouth to cover half of my face, and made a silent grimace, this guy who was smoother than a loach, seemed to give a generous answer, but did not mention any core interests at all, and avoided practical problems everywhere, or prevaricated with ambiguous soup, and was called an experienced professional hooligan, which also made me more wary of him in my heart.

"So we've agreed?"

King Sven picked up his glass and pushed it over in surprise, he didn't expect the problem to be solved so easily, obviously unexpected.

"May God bless you, noble Duke. Denmark will work together with Nijmegen to achieve hegemony. ”

"Who would refuse to cooperate with such a king with the blood of a Viking hero?"

I clinked glasses with him and assured, pretending to be very familiar: "On the tenth day from today, sufficient supplies will be transferred to the place you have designated, and I hope that the cargo ship in Nijmegen will bring back the gold of the draft and the shining little thing, although it is the evil of original sin, but I will give it to the Holy See in its entirety." ”

"God will bless you, pious Duke, and praise you for your faith as pure as the first snow of winter."

He raised his glass of wine to express his admiration for me, and then drank it all, "After receiving supplies from Nijmegen, I will immediately organize a counterattack against the Swedes occupying the island of Rice, open the Kattegat Strait blocked by them, and send troops to the other side to end this war once and for all!"

At that time, friends from Nijmegen are welcome to come and do business, and I will open my doors to you by offering you unlimited quantities of fine furs and timber and, of course, precious amber, to repay your generosity in extending a helping hand. ”

"So such a pleasant decision?"

I stretched out my hand with a smile and swore with him, and for a long time I looked at each other and sparks flew everywhere, one was hypocritical with high acting skills, and the other was going to push the boat with the plan, but both of them knew in their hearts that the other party was not a partner who could cooperate for a long time.

Then the specific time and place of delivery were finalized, King Sven with a satisfied smile, guided by Rollo to leave through the secret passage, I did not want the people of Lübeck Castle to know the identity of the comer, they are located on the northern border of the Duchy of Hanover, often deal with the Danes, it is inevitable that there will be people who know Sven, and then the news of this meeting will be leaked, and the Swedes will not be embarrassed to hear about it?

"Ahem......"

Leonardo walked out of the secret room tremblingly on crutches, beating his back as bent as a bow and coughing, this meeting resolutely took him along, but also hoped to help me meet people, he heard all the conversations through the curtain wall just now, and the suggestions were naturally objective and to the point.

"A cunning merchant and a good king, Olaf of Norway is nothing compared to him, and it is only a matter of time before the country is destroyed."

"The hero sees the same thing, he is a man with ideas, and he can't be an obedient marionette."

I put my arm on the old fellow's shoulders and put it to my ear, gritted my teeth and whispered, "So I'm going to kill him and take the whole of Denmark in my hands!" ”

Leonardo shrugged his shoulders and put on an indifferent expression: "Why? Why kill people? Denmark is a converted Christian country, and if you fight against your brothers for no reason, the Holy See and the Emperor will be very angry, and the consequences of this can be thought through. ”

"Secretly worship heresy, blaspheme God, and make up random things under the pretext, in short, that's the business of your intelligence department, just let everyone see it."

I patted him on the shoulder: "Remember the royal decree given to Nijmegen by His Holiness Pope after his accession to the throne?" I have the right to organize an army to fight heresy, this is a religious war, His Majesty the Emperor has no chance to point fingers, and by the time he reacts, Nijmegen has already swallowed and digested the Danish curse. ”

The old fellow pursed his mouth that was about to lose his teeth, and said slowly: "First of all, the Danish trading post in Juems must be handed over to me completely." ”

"Hehe, don't worry, when I kill Sven to control the whole of Denmark, not to mention the Danish business war, including the entire Danish shipping, I will reward you with it."

(End of chapter)

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