The old duke of Saxony was too ambitious to afford to put it down, and these three cities would definitely become the burial grounds of the Duchy of Saxony. Several important ministers under his command agreed, and Zhao Yougong did not hesitate any longer, and began to formulate a detailed plan for the march, until noon, after repeated deliberations and discussions, the entire Vilnius military plan became complete and clear. Everyone was immersed in military discussions, and they didn't know that after two hours, it was time for lunch, Sanniang changed into a goose yellow expensive dress, and Shi Shiran stood next to Zhao Yougong, "Official, noon has arrived, and Royce and those people have been waiting outside for a long time." ”

"Oh? The knife forgot about this" Zhao Yougong smiled, got up and stretched his arm, "Since it's time for dinner, let's have a light meal together, and it's good to meet the red-capped knight outside." ”

Everyone happily agreed, and in the corridor outside the castle hall, there was a layer of red soup, and at this time, more than a dozen Germanic youths in noble costumes were anxiously waiting, these people were the red-capped knights led by Royce. They had been at the Teginets estate for an hour, and as noon was approaching, His Highness had not yet ordered a summons. For this meeting, more than a dozen red-capped knights have been preparing for a long time, all of them have come to Lorraine's noble families, they have prominent status, they are looking forward to meeting the regent, and they can make some plans for the future of the kingdom of Lorraine. But after an hour, before receiving the summons, everyone couldn't help but be a little worried, Royce also began to worry, he didn't summon for an hour, it was obviously deliberate, the regent was so sluggish, did he change his mind? Royce can't be afraid, because the attitude of the regent is related to the life and death of hundreds of red-capped knights, these people are all from the nobles of Lorraine, and they chose to surrender after listening to his Royce's words. A young Germanic man tugged at Royce's sleeve and said with a disturbed expression, "Royce, is there something wrong, or let's go back." ”

"No, everyone listen to me, calm down, it shouldn't be so serious, if the Orientals want to attack our red-capped knights, the defenses in the corridor will not be so lax, especially at the gate of the castle, there are only four guards, which means that the Orientals have no intention of restricting us from leaving" Royce said a few words of relief, and then walked towards the soldiers of the Ruifeng battalion guarding the inner gate, "This brother, can you please go in again and pass the word again, just say that Royce and the red-capped knights ask to see." ”

"Brother, you better wait, the regent is discussing important matters with the princess and others" This time, the guards guarding the door did not go in again to pass the news, they had already gone in four times, it was obvious that His Highness had something important to do, and His Highness did not bother to tease these Germanic noble captives. Royce chuckled in his heart, what the hell is going on, is something really happening? At this moment, with a creak, the inner door slowly opened, and Yang Zaixing, who was also the head of the palace guard, strode out, "Your Highness is already waiting in the living room, you can come with me." ”

Hearing Yang Zaixing's words, Royce frowned, the big stone in his heart finally fell, no matter what, he could finally see the regent of the East. Although Royce was a Lorraine nobleman and a rising star of the vineyard family, he had never participated in the Eastern Crusade and had never met Zhao Yougong. The name of the Emperor of the East is just often heard by people, and it is a blessing to meet him today. Following Yang Zaixing, the group walked cautiously in the corridor, walked through the red low sugar, at the end of the corridor is the huge living room, at this time there are a dazzling array of delicacies on the long table in the living room, more than a dozen people are talking and laughing around the table, there is a handsome oriental man sitting on the main seat in the north, and there are two women with their own merits sitting next to them, one is smiling like a flower, the jade face is hibiscus, and the other is as cold as frost. Seeing these people, Royce's whole heart trembled violently, which of these people was not a person who stomped his feet and trembled. Yang Zaixing doesn't need to say more, the man with a long beard and heavy eyebrows once killed the Germanic warriors in the Kaqiwell River, and that cold and glamorous woman is even more familiar, isn't that the woman of the regent, the princess of the Great Song Empire?

I didn't expect that there would be so many big people in the living room, if a fire was set at this time and the entire castle was burned, then the entire Eastern Empire would not have to fall from heaven to hell? Royce and the Rowling nobles behind him hurriedly put one hand across their chests and bowed, and bowed heavily, "Royce and the nobles of Lorraine meet the regent, and thank the regent for not killing." ”

"You're Royce, well, it's really dignified" Zhao Yougong looked up and down, and said with a somewhat bland smile, "Since it's a coincidence, let's sit down and eat some together." ”

Heys, where do Royce and the others dare, they are a group of captives, how can they have a reason to eat at the table, they still have this self-knowledge, so Royce and the others took a step back and knelt on the ground, facing Zhao Yougong, they didn't have the heart to resist at all. For some reason, I always felt that the eyes of the Oriental Regent in front of me were like torches, as if he could see through everything, "The regent is angry, I don't dare, I don't dare..."

Seeing the reaction of Royce and the others, Zhao Yougong smiled reluctantly, only to find that it seemed a little abrupt. He really just wanted these people to sit down and have a light meal, to close the distance, who would have thought that these people would think too much. Yang Zaixing snorted coldly, swept his gaze, and said sharply, "Your Highness asked you to sit, if you don't sit down quickly, do you want to invite you to do it?" Yang Zaixing's words have a strong sense of fierceness, and in Cen Wei Boke, Yang Zaixing's application image has left a deep impression on people, so most Germanic people are afraid of Yang Zaixing. was drunk by Yang Zaixing, quickly got up from the ground, and sat down at the long table with a thousand thanks, although he was seated, but these people just sat in a regular manner, not daring to eat or drink.

Zhao Yougong thought it was very interesting, but he didn't expect that he was just a sentence and scared these people like this. Royce and the others sat dryly, Zhao Yougong was not reluctant, followed everyone to push the cup and change the lamp, and ate happily, this lively scene made Royce and the others depressed. Looking at the fragrant food in front of me, my stomach growled, I have been eating some coarse tea and light rice these days, and I have long missed the food. The temptation of food is the same, gradually, there is a red-capped knight who can't stand it, can't use chopsticks, so he uses a fork to get some food in his mouth and chew, the delicious taste is fragrant, and his eyes suddenly light up, and then he eats another bite. Someone took the lead, and the hungry Germanic captives gradually let go, even if they died, they had to be a full ghost.

Xiao Zhiyun smiled at the corner of her mouth, she knew Zhao Yougong's mind a little, and she wanted to use this meal to cultivate a relationship with these Lorraine nobles. Full of wine and food, Zhao Yougong asked people to remove the plates, and showed a kind smile to Royce and the others, "You don't have to be afraid, this king is not a man-eating tiger, as long as you don't do anything out of the ordinary, this king guarantees that you won't have an accident." However, there are some words, this king still has to make it clear, Cen Weiboke's matter, no wonder this king. This king sits on Kipres and wants to try to turn Kiplas into a rich land of my Great Song Empire, and obviously does not use troops against your Holy Roman Empire, but why do you have to attack my Istrian heights? Speaking carefully, this king and you don't have any hatred, and there will be no conflict between you Lorraine people and my Great Song Dynasty land so far apart, so why fight for Lothair's ambitions? Even if they get the Istrian heights, how much benefit will the Lorrainians get? Truth be told, this king has begun to build a national highway across the east and west, when the time comes, along this national highway can directly from the Baltic Sea to the Central Plains of the Great Song Dynasty, with this national highway, we can give birth to endless wealth, why do you have to fight and kill and kill you? ”

Zhao Yougong's words are half-true, Royce and others naturally won't believe them all, but in the same way, because of half-truths, they also have to believe them. A lot of the words are brutal facts, regardless of whether the Eastern Empire really had little interest in the Holy Roman Empire, but the Istrian War was started by the Holy Empire, and the Easterners were only passive defense. There is no need for the Kingdom of Lorraine to get involved in this war, the Lorraine people want wealth, trade, and sell the wine from the vineyard to more places, rather than occupy more land, even if they finally take the Istrian Heights, when the war divides the interests, the first to occupy must be the Saxons, the eastern nobles and the Danube nobles, the Lorraine people are not interested in unfamiliar lands firstly, and secondly, they can't compete with the three major powers of the empire. Thinking about it this way, it was really the most stupid thing to follow Lothair into the Istrian Highlands. And the imperial avenue that the regent said has a lot of benefits for the Lorraine Kingdom, once the Imperial Avenue is completed, the goods of the Lorraine Kingdom can be sent to the far east through this imperial avenue, and there are many benefits without starting a war, even a fool knows how to choose.

Royce was silent, he was thinking about the gains and losses, no one knows what will happen in the future, but at least for now, it is the best choice to have a good relationship with the Orientals. After a series of battles, Royce has deeply realized the strength of the Eastern Empire, near the city of Kiev, is not all the strength of the Oriental people at all, they only used two large battalions of troops, there are several military camps in Vladimir, nearly 80,000 troops are undergoing restructuring training. In the east, in the territory of Yanmar and Komi, there were still 30,000 garrisons. One can imagine what would have been the result of welcoming the Holy Empire as soon as the army near Vladimir pounced on the city of Kyiv? The more you think about it, the more determined it is to attack Istria. The attitude of the regent of the East is already obvious, that is, he wants to restore friendly relations with the kingdom of Lorraine.

The Kingdom of Lorraine can have a good relationship with the Eastern Empire, but that means betraying the Holy Empire, and will face the joint coercion of the Eastern nobles and the Danube nobles.

"Your Royal Highness, Lord Regent, as you say, it will not do us any good to continue the war like this. The people of Lorraine are peace-loving, and we love sweet wine and hate bloody killings. I very much want to be a friend of the Eastern Empire, however, we can't represent the entire Lorraine Kingdom, so everything has to be discussed with the Kingdom Senate, and this matter can only go smoothly if King Matteire nods" Royce spoke very tactfully, and seemed to say a lot, but in fact he didn't say anything at all. Zhao Yougong was not angry, and he did not expect to convince the Lorrainians in three or two sentences, he believed that as long as the interests were enough, the Lorrainians would definitely break away from the Holy Roman Empire. The Lorraines had always been a special presence in Holy Rome, a business-loving and military weaker of their own, which was incompatible with the Germanic ethos of conquest.

Nodding slightly, Zhao Yougong said with a smile, "This king will not force you to do anything, I just hope that you can convey the goodwill of this king to King Ma Tai and the Senate Council, only a truce can bring a better life to the people of the two countries." In the past two days, the staff office will count you, and when the statistics are completed, you can leave and stay as you like, and this king will never force you to stay. However, the ugly words are ahead, if you dare to go against the Great Song Dynasty after you go back, this king will not spare it. ”

Zhao Yougong himself was very brave, and at this time, he showed his momentum, and there was an invisible pressure in the hall, and his eyes swept over, and Royce and the others couldn't help but shudder. Royce and the others were full of shock, could they really return to the Kingdom of Lorraine? Gradually, he felt that what the Eastern Regent said was true, because there was no need to lie, and there was no doubt about the determination of the Easterners, and if they met on the battlefield in the future, they would never be merciful again. Royce thought for a moment, slowly got up, and bowed deeply, "Honorable Regent, Royce wants to go back and convince my family that no matter what happens to the kingdom in the end, the Lorraine Sultai family will withdraw from this war." After convincing the family, the subordinates wanted to go to the Great Song Dynasty to have a look, and hoped that the regent would be able to fulfill it. ”

"The Great Song Dynasty is a state of etiquette, welcome Lord Royce to the Central Plains, I believe that the Great Song Dynasty will not disappoint His Excellency Royce" Zhao Yougong looked at Royce silently, this young man is not simple, he speaks loudly, there is an indescribable sophistication. Maybe he really took the right step in this step, if he could really bring the Lorraine Kingdom over, it would be equivalent to digging out a kidney of the Holy Empire.

Two days passed quickly, and the Kyiv garrison released the red-capped knights as promised, that is, the day after the red-capped knights left, the entire Vilnius plan began. Taking advantage of the opportunity for half a month, the Istrian heights again entered a tense atmosphere, and on the seventh day of November, the 1st Army Battalion, stationed on the outskirts of Kiev, was ordered to move closer to Vilnius. The movements of the First Barracks greatly stimulated the sensitive nerves of the Germanic peoples. Since half a month ago, Lothair has transferred troops from the territory of the empire, and now Psk City has concentrated nearly 50,000 troops, so many soldiers and horses, is to prepare for the attack on Vilnius City, if the first military camp is allowed to enter Vilnius, then Psk City's troops will not have much advantage, and if you want to defeat Vilnius, wouldn't it be a fool's dream? It can be said that the situation forced him, and in desperation, Lothair began to implement the plan to attack Vilnius when the baggage was not fully in place.