The Earl of Hanover came back to his senses, found his faux pas, covered the corners of his mouth with his hand in embarrassment and coughed a few times, regained his usual majesty, and walked over with his arms swayed, and the bloodstained chain mail with a cold murderous aura, when he stood there, people couldn't help but feel awe.

"I didn't expect it to be you, my lord!"

The Count of Hanover squeezed the corners of his mouth, and his two bear-pawed hands slammed down on the table, so that the syrup in the glass almost overflowed.

"When the emperor's attendants came to tell me, they just said that His Majesty was in a hurry to see me."

As he said this, he looked at me with his eyes slightly raised, as if to further explain the subtext that he had not just spoken, as the chief of the ministers of the Duchy of Saxony, I could not meet Your Majesty first, why are you a little new earl, why are you here to pretend to greet me on behalf of Your Majesty?

These scheming people......

My own army has been crippled, what do you want to put on a show in front of me?

Don't you know that if I move my fingers, the left and right guards will rush forward and tear you to shreds in minutes!

I lightly brought the unpleasant smile in my heart, after all, whether my plan can succeed depends on whether the old earl is willing to cooperate with him happily, but the necessary return is indispensable, or it is difficult to put yourself in a good position in the confrontation between you and me.

I instructed Rollo to have another lamb chop roasted for us in the kitchen, and then poured the glass in front of the Count of Hanover, filled with the wine made by the Saracens, and sat back down unceremoniously to reveal his position.

Isn't it prestigious? I'm still sitting on the main seat looking down on you, what a love!

The Earl of Hanover's face was red and white for a while and did not speak, silently poured wine syrup into his mouth, after many years of deceitful political career, he somewhat understood his situation at the moment, I came to him to arrange the established facts, otherwise it would not be so natural, without pretense and humility, he must have regretted that he was too gullible to enter this room, and in his heart he had already greeted my ancestors for eighteen generations, but unfortunately, my ancestors could not receive his greetings, because they were not born in this era!

"Your Majesty may be unwell, right? May I ask if Your Majesty has asked you to convey my words? ”

The wine in the glass was all drunk, and the Count of Hanover finally decided to break the oppressive atmosphere first, stared at me with a smile, pretended that nothing had happened, pushed the glass away and asked.

The show is about to begin! I stood up, holding the table with my hand and slowly approaching him, as if there was some earth-shattering secret, for fear of being discovered by others, in fact, this matter was shocking enough, I was a little worried about the fragile heart of the old earl, whether it could withstand such a stormy impact, according to the bridge of the TV series, I am the ambitious, ready to hide from the world Zhao Gao is trying to win over Prime Minister Li Si, not a glorious role.

"Your Majesty's health is really bad, no, it's not bad, it's terrible."

I glared and nodded thoughtfully, like a strange uncle telling ghost stories to little Lori, trying his best to deceive him with his teeth and claws.

"Please be mentally prepared first."

"Didn't Your Majesty, accompanied by the Duke of Normandy, go to the open sea to reward our fleet, which is responsible for outflanking the enemy from the sea, and has just returned? Is something wrong? ”

The eyes of the Count of Hanover flickered extremely faintly, this kind of look is familiar to me, whenever a college friend has a ghost idea, his eyes will be so shining.

"As a courtier, I must personally confirm that Your Majesty is in good health, please let me in."

As he spoke, he stood up and rushed past me at a thunderous speed, and was about to rush in, although I did not hide any ****** in the bedroom, but I was still startled by his movements.

Fortunately, Rollo, who came back from the kitchen, was quick to move, and immediately stepped forward to stop the old earl, which made him even more sure of the guess in his heart, and pushed and wanted to break free, I walked a few steps forward and took his arm, and said complainingly:

"You're really hot-tempered, and you don't wait for me to make the following words clear, but to be honest, I do like your straightforward personality, please go back to your seat, I have too many things to discuss with you, and today's conversation between the two of us is likely to change the fate of the entire empire......"

When the Earl of Hanover saw my secrecy in his heart, he grabbed my arm with his backhand, leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty...... Since it's not in it...... Did you go to the emperor? At the end of his speech, his voice trembled and turned into a mosquito humming.

I pulled him back to his seat noncommittally, and then the attendant walked in with the freshly grilled lamb chops, and the tempting smell of spices instantly filled every corner of the room, and even the guards guarding the door looked straight.

"It's a long story, let's talk while we eat!"

I smiled attentively, like a hospitable waiter, ripping the fat and juicy hind leg from the lamb chops and placing them on the earl's plate, and the more he messed up at this moment, the more he was in danger of falling into the trap I had laid.

But at this time, how could he have the heart to pay attention to whether the lamb chops in front of him were crispy and soft, and watched me sit down, waiting to confirm the answer in his heart.

"I hope you can keep your composure and listen to me."

I waved my hand, and the whole room of attendants walked out, leaving Rollo to stand by the door and listen at any time.

"Your Majesty didn't actually go to treat any fleet, and you didn't feel unwell, Your Majesty was killed by the Saracens who outflanked him in the middle of the battle the day before yesterday......"

The Count of Hanover did not rush into the rage as I expected, perhaps he had already guessed the answer in his heart, so he was able to sit there so calmly and not squeak, and I was not interested in enjoying a good show, so I had to continue:

"I met the Normandy cavalry in the chaotic army, and immediately rushed to help Your Majesty relieve the siege, but this formation has collapsed under the continuous onslaught of the enemy's cavalry, and several emperors' Praetorian Guards are still dutifully guarding Your Majesty's body, and did not let the holy emperor's body fall into the hands of the infidels, God forbid!"

The Count of Hanover opened his mouth to say something, and the gloomy expression instantly made me ashamed of myself, how I had a small and ugly face in front of my loyal ministers.

"That's why you made up such a lie to make everyone think that His Majesty is not in the city?"

The Count of Hanover came to his senses and asked me, "What is your purpose in doing this?" Is Your Majesty's body in your hands? ”

Looking at the old earl's angry face, I hurriedly waved my hand to appease the giant bear who was ramping up and could swallow himself alive: "What sinister intentions can I have?" Don't you understand the crisis that Saxony is facing right now? If we hadn't done that, we would have already had our heads cut off by the infidels that day on the battlefield! ”

The old earl gasped angrily, and had no intention of answering, and I said: "Your Majesty has no heirs behind him, once someone knows that Your Majesty has died, you and I are clear about what is going to happen, as a loyal vassal, we must not allow such a situation to occur!" ”

"Should a loyal vassal do such a deceitful thing? I think you're the one with ulterior motives! ”

"Whether it has ulterior motives or not, you will understand after listening to the following words."

As I spoke, I glanced sideways at the distance between myself and Rollo standing in the doorway, estimating the possibility that I would be able to escape the radius of destruction if the old Earl went berserk.

"At that time, Saxony and Franconia were united, if I hadn't taken the lead and got His Majesty's body first, it would definitely be the Duke, so you should have thought it through when it came to this, right?"

The old earl nodded suddenly, as if he had just discovered the crux of the problem, in fact, we both knew that the roar just now was nothing but a bluff, a clumsy means to disguise his true purpose, and he asked suspiciously:

"You mean the Duke, who might take this opportunity to get his hands on the throne? You must know that without the recognition of other principalities and the canonization of His Majesty the Pope, he is at most a false emperor who is crowned by a monkey, and will not be wholeheartedly committed by all the nobles, and even worse, his stupid actions may provoke a new round of imperial civil war! ”

I read the answer I wanted from his face: "Therefore, the news of His Majesty's death must be tightly sealed, and the excuse must be made up to conceal and delay as much as possible, until we return to Rome and take control of the Vatican before all possible opponents!" ”

"What do you mean......" the old earl asked, half puzzled and half understanding, having forgotten the use of honorifics from the beginning.

"That's right, His Majesty the Pope has followed in His Majesty's footsteps to God, and the knights of the Duke of Normandy who remained in the Vatican control the situation and keep it secret for the time being......"

I bowed my chin at the thoughtful old count Nunu: "Don't worry, the Normans are on our side, that is to say, in the future, the entire empire and even Christendom will be like an ownerless anointed fertile land, waiting for you and me to go to the wanton horse race." ”

"Oh God!" The Count of Hanover, holding his gray head, cried out in disbelief.

"Your usual high morality and respect have come into play, I need you to settle all the unconvinced nobles in the principality, before conquering the opponent, we must first ensure that we are not a mess."

I pointed to the leg of lamb on the plate, which was still smelling fragrant: "Your lamb is about to get cold, hurry up and taste it, and if you still have the heart, I will send this cook to your station tomorrow." ”

The old earl, who was indeed well-informed, did not digest all the secrets as quickly as I expected, drew the dagger from his waist, cut off a small piece of tender meat that had been roasted golden from the edge of the leg of mutton, approached his nose and sniffed it, and then threw it into his mouth and chewed it with satisfaction.

"I don't want a cook, a gentleman doesn't win people's love."

With mutton in his mouth, he replied vaguely: "I'm more interested in your next topic, I'm afraid it will cost you more, the spices for roasting a lamb are worth a lot, I'm a notoriously pot-bellied man." ”

I smiled at him and said, "As long as you are satisfied, I can give you everything you want......"

(End of chapter)