Chapter 18: The Beginning

When the old king arrived, the banquet hall fell silent.

"Father."

"Father."

There are three princes in total, and a princess comes forward, they are the eldest prince, the third prince, the seventh prince, and the second princess.

In addition to the six princesses, the four most favorable competitors have arrived in the royal capital, and the six princesses did not come, not because the road is far away, but because there is something wrong with her territory, she will come tomorrow at the earliest, and it may be the day after tomorrow if she doesn't get it.

The old king looked at the four children in front of him, and the officials around him were silent.

After more than ten seconds, the old king waved his hand and signaled that the four princes and princesses could go down.

Su Xiao's eyes were looking at the four princes or princesses, the eldest prince was nothing special, the mustache on his chin was an obvious sign, giving people the only feeling that he was gentle and polite, he was in the middle of a large group of officials, and it could be said that the stars were holding the moon.

The third prince is wearing light armor, his expression is slightly gloomy, his age is similar to that of the eldest prince, but he can give people the feeling of iron and blood.

The seventh prince is a handsome guy with a good demeanor, unlike the previous two princes, he is only 28 years old, so he is flirting with his sister in the banquet hall, of course, this flirting sister is just a short abbreviation, the full name is to flirt with his sister, and now in the banquet hall except for the officials are rich businessmen, they are all a bunch of old men, and there are only two young girls, which are the two princesses.

The second princess sat on the edge, although she was not young, but she was delicate, and there were several officials beside her who were courteous, trying to make a good impression, as for 'standing in line', it was not possible now.

Today, the old king is not the protagonist of this banquet, these four are.

The old king motioned for the servants and guards behind him to stand down, and on such occasions the officials in the banquet hall did not need to salute the old king.

The old king walked slowly through the banquet hall with a glass of wine, like an old lion patrolling his territory.

"Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, slow down"

"Your Majesty......"

Wherever the old king went, the atmosphere would be lively, and the old king's attitude towards those officials was not close, but it was not distant either.

Soon, the old king came to the vicinity of the seats of Su Xiao and the other four, and when he saw the old king walking slowly, the captain of the kingdom legion, Heslet, shrunk his neck, this guy who is not afraid of the earth, the only person who is afraid is the old king.

"Your Majesty."

The consul Joe Valentine quickly stood up, ran quickly to the old king's side to support him, and performed the image of the dog's legs vividly and exquisitely.

Su Xiao sat still and didn't move, the same was true of the kingdom's treasurer Rowan Harvey on the side, he seemed to have drunk too much, and the kingdom legion commander Heslett looked around, ready to find an opportunity to slip away.

The old king, with Joe Valentine's support, came to the trio and sat down in the place where Joe Valentine had been.

"Heslet, do you want to slip away when you see me coming?"

The old king spoke, not in a hurry or in a hurry.

"How... How is it possible, Your Majesty, you are too worried. ”

"Honestly sit here, if you dare to slip away in advance today, I will break all three of your legs."

"Yes, yes."

Heslet, who was oozing cold sweat on his forehead, nodded repeatedly, and Rowan Harvey on the side secretly turned his head sideways, with a mean smile on his face.

"Rowan, how's that going?"

The old king seemed to notice Rowan Harvey's sneer, and pulled him out as well.

"Your Majesty, in addition to the real estate, Elvé Anthony's property has basically been confiscated, and there are ...... of them"

The old king raised his hand and signaled that there was no need to continue.

"Whoever dares to make a mistake in the royal capital, the four of you will crush him to ashes."

The old king's seemingly unintentional sentence actually contains many important meanings, the most obvious meaning is to let the four of them temporarily unite the power system.

The four of them stood or sat next to the old king, and the four of them held different positions, including Dogleg (Joe Valentine, who was in charge of managing officials), and Rowan Harvey, who was in charge of managing finances, and Heslet, the captain of the kingdom who was intimidated when he saw the old king, and as for the iron hand held by Su Xiao, he only needed to be responsible for killing, simple and rude.

The old king did not go to the first seat, so the solitary seat was always unoccupied, which was the highest seat, representing both power and loneliness.

The old king seemed to be tired of this loneliness, and it wouldn't be long before he abdicated, so he came to share a table with Su Xiao and the four of them, and exchanged cups with the four people he trusted the most, and drank so much that he couldn't see that his life was not long at all.

The atmosphere in the banquet hall gradually became lively, and after a few glasses of wine, the old king, Rowan Harvey, and Joe Valentine's faces turned red, and the three of them were just ordinary human bodies.

Su Xiao and Heslett had the same complexion, this kind of low-alcohol fruit wine was nothing to Su Xiao at all, and it was difficult to get drunk.

While a few people were pushing the cups and changing the lamps, a knight in armor walked quickly into the banquet hall, went straight to the old king's side, and whispered a few words to the old king.

When the old king heard the knight's whisper, his expression did not change in the slightest, but he told the knight to retreat.

"Your Highness......"

Joe Valentine sensed that something was wrong, so he whispered a tentative voice.

"Charlene was killed."

The old king's voice was not high, and there was basically no emotion on his face.

"Little Princess......

The Captain of the Kingdom Legion, Heslett, was just about to stand up, and one arm pressed on his shoulder, it was Rowan Harvey.

"Heslett, calm down."

Rowan Harvey's eyes drooped as he leaned over the old king and whispered something.

"Well, then I'll leave it to you, and this matter will be dealt with as soon as possible."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The treasurer of the kingdom, Rowan Harvey, got up and walked out of the banquet hall, he still had very important matters to deal with, and even if the little princess was killed, it would not be his turn to investigate, the old king had professionals around him, such as the Iron Hand.

"Your Majesty, do you need to lock down the royal capital?"

Archon Joe Valentine also whispered to the old king, there was no trace of drunkenness on his face at this time, as for the blockade of the royal capital in his mouth, it was actually to block other officials from entering and leaving the royal capital, others could not do this, but Archon Joe Valentine would definitely be able to do it.

"Sealed to ...... Tomorrow. ”

The old king agreed, and Joe Valentine also got up and walked outside the banquet hall, which was the clue that those officials and wealthy businessmen had seen, the old king was still here, and his two cronies actually left first? It doesn't make sense.

"Heslet, you leave now and go to the front."

"Yes."

Heslett didn't ask about the cause, the old king gave this kind of order at this time, it was definitely useful, as for what, Heslett was used to 'obeying orders', which was the main reason why he was able to hold military power.

Heslett also got up and left, and he went straight to the front battlefield, which means that he will have little to do with this power struggle, and the person who lost the most is the third prince, and Heslett is supporting the third prince.