Life should have been like this, even if it was an empty princess's mansion, a family of three, they didn't feel deserted, but after all, it had been ten days, how could the princess's mansion and the prince's mansion not make people suspicious?

No one else can control this matter, but when it reaches Catherine's ears, the lawless and unruly princess mansion prince's mansion, how can it not send someone to investigate?

The days of tranquility and warmth and sweetness were shattered in this way......

"Your Majesty!" Higg had to come to the palace to meet Catherine, in the main hall of the palace, Catherine was on the throne, and below except for Higg himself in the center of the hall, there was also the royal steward Sclery, standing motionless.

"When you arrive at the palace, you won't hand over the card to the king, Lord Earl, if the king doesn't summon you, you only remember your gentle country, right?" Catherine said lukewarmly.

"You may not be able to see Your Majesty if you hand over the card!" Higg said, "Maria and Christina, I owe a lot, I just want to be quiet for a few days, presumably Your Majesty will also know, if you want to see Weichen, at home, in the inner palace, you can see it, it is much more convenient, I can't imagine that Your Majesty is still so excited to see Weichen in the palace hall!" ”

"Indeed, you owe a debt to Mary and her son, and indeed you do not owe anything to this king!" Catherine smiled, "This king doesn't mean anything else, your family is reunited, but this king is also a family, right?" Since you are not a family member of this king, this king can only see you in the main hall! ”

"If Your Majesty says so, then Weichen is wrong!" Higg smiled, "I don't know, is Your Majesty summoning Weichen as a family member today, or is it as Your Majesty?" ”

"Sometimes I really envy you!" Catherine laughed, "The older you get, the more you want to have a home!" This king has been in a great life for a long time, but he can only take the country as his home, a lonely family, cold-blooded, difficult to have a family, everyone respects this king but is afraid of this king, can work with this king, but will not be close to this king, even Mary herself, and this king is constantly estranged, until you are old, you know, the family and the country, there is a family first, there is a country, home is the foundation! ”

"Your Majesty thinks too much!" Higg said, "Your Majesty works hard for the country, takes the country as your home, and in fact, one person gives up his family to complete thousands of families!" Your Majesty sacrificed so much for the country, the people love and admire, even thousands of years later, they will remember Your Majesty's grace and praise your Majesty! ”

"Everything is a floating cloud, what's the use of singing praises?" Catherine laughed, "Okay, let's not talk about that! When you came to the city of Zorma and knew that the king was going to see you sooner or later, you must have already thought about what you wanted to say to the king, right? ”

"What Your Majesty wants to know, I know everything!" Higg said.

"Hmph, little slippery head, it's much more cunning than your father!" Catherine said, "I wonder if your Fifth Legion is really going to all-out war against Arad next year!" ”

"Yes, Alasia can't stand the torture of civil war anymore!" "It's been nearly fifteen years since Aradd's rebellion was made, and it's time to put an end to it!" Higg said. ”

"Are you so sure?" Catherine was surprised.

"I can't say sure, it's man-made!" Higg said, "Rather than both sides are confronting each other like this, it is better to have a long pain than a short pain, the territory is our big, the population is ours, the initiative is ours, even if it can't succeed, it won't change the status quo; If you succeed by luck, you can recover the entire territory of Alasia a few years in advance, this is what Weichen thinks! ”

"This king heard that you have solved the northern plague and opened up the logistics channel of the Ural Grand Canyon?" Catherine asked.

"Yes, thanks to the help of the Witch Clan, and their willingness to provide military supplies!" Higg smiled, "Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about me having any shady dealings with the Witch Clan, Wechen will never harm the dignity and interests of any of the Alasia Empire!" ”

"There is no doubt about it, this king believes it!" Catherine said, "The north side of Ella is mostly plain, unlike the hills and mountains in the south, although it is easy to attack and difficult to defend, but Arad has been in business for many years after all, you have to be careful, if there is any difficulty, this king can help, and it will be solved for you!" ”

Higg smiled: "There is no difficulty, as long as the first and second armies can cooperate, no matter how much territory they can occupy, as long as they can stabilize the situation in the south and give enough pressure to Arad, Wechen can take Crodina City with peace of mind!" ”

Catherine said: "I don't understand the specific things of tactics and strategies, you go to the two marshals and I'll help you supervise at most, and you can talk about the specific cooperation!" ”

"Wechen doesn't understand either!" Higg said with a smile, "I only care about providing logistics support and preliminary work for the Fifth Army, and the matter of fighting is all SMS They are making battle plans, I don't think I need to say, they will also take the initiative to negotiate with the two marshals!" If Your Majesty wants to help us, just urge the two marshals to cooperate with the strategy of the Fifth Army Corps! ”

"You don't care?" Catherine was surprised, "Such a big legion, you said you let it go?" ”

"That's not called letting go!" Higg said with a smile, "Fighting is money and food, the Fifth Army does not lack commanders and generals who can fight well, nor does it lack brave and fearless soldiers, what is lacking is equipment, materials, money, food and horses, with these things, it is difficult for you to let them win!" And these are the shortcomings of the Fifth Legion, Orlando Province, where the base camp of the Fifth Legion is located, is already poor, plus there are frequent wars, and it is a blockade on all sides, not to mention a war, even if the Fifth Legion does not have any war, this place is not able to support the survival of the Fifth Legion, whether it is from the Luojia River Plain or from the sea, it is a long way to go, and there are many difficulties, so I have to think of another way, relying on the smuggling of the Ural Grand Canyon! Material smuggling is a delicate job, and if you are not careful, you may harm yourself and your allies in the business field, and may even bring a threat of war to Alasia, so Weichen has to plan it himself! ”

"The dignified Earl Marshal of the Fifth Legion of Erathia, now in charge of the smuggling business?" Catherine couldn't laugh or cry, but she didn't care about this, he was a black cat and a white cat, a cat that could catch mice was a good cat, although she didn't understand why Higg didn't need to put a good Fuxing City, but she was willing to get supplies from other places, but this is a matter of other people's fiefdoms, even if he is the king of a country, it is inconvenient to ask more, since smuggling can be solved by himself, and he doesn't open his mouth to himself, it is even better, "What this king said before still counts, and the one who is in the middle of the gate must be crowned a prince first!" ”

For the duke's position, Higg doesn't care, it's just a title, it's a good name, but whether there is a fief or not, whether there is power or not, that's a matter of Catherine's words, Higg's power is now big enough, the fifth legion plus the general of the alchemy country, and then the ally of the witch clan and the Harandor clan, can call the wind and rain, there is no need to think about whether to be a duke or not. Since Catherine said that she had to be the Duke of Guanzhong first, there is no need for her to say anything out of the ordinary, otherwise, you don't care about the Duke of the King, what do you want to do?

"Weichen and the Fifth Army will definitely take the lead and level the Guanzhong Plain in one fell swoop!" Higg said.

"Mother and daughter Maria are willing to go with you, so let's go!" Catherine sighed and said, "She came to the king to cry and complained, she was willing to go out with you, a married woman, and was willing to be small, and the king agreed!" ”

"Really?" Higg was overjoyed, and worried that Catherine would regret it, and hurriedly said, "Thank you, Your Majesty! ”

"I know that you will marry into the royal family, you must not be willing, my king has a daughter, she came to this king to cry, what can this king do?" Catherine said, "However, Christina is the prince of the empire after all, and you must promise this king that if anything happens to this king, you will send her back to the throne in time; If this king can hold on for a few more years, when Christina becomes an adult, no matter what the king's state is, you must also send her back to prison the country! ”

"Yes, Weichen understands!" Higg said excitedly.

"No, you don't understand!" Catherine glared at Higg and said, "If something happens to this king, and Christina is underage, how can she gain a foothold in the court?" Even if this king persists for a few more years, when Christina becomes an adult, how can she be able to supervise the country? Maria is the only bloodline of this king, Christina is the only granddaughter of this king, the bloodline of the royal family cannot be broken, how many royal side branches, how many clan children are eyeing this position, how can you let Christina face such a sword and sword shadow alone, Xiao Qiang's danger? This king wants you to escort Christina's path to kingship! ”

Higg was taken aback and escorted Christina? What are the First Legion and the Second Legion doing, isn't it a royal lineage, will they not support Catherine's bloodline to ascend to the throne?

"It's not that this king doesn't trust anyone!" Catherine said, "Arad is the king's cousin, a side branch of the royal family!" Needless to say, the current situation is needless to say, but the king gave this cousin unlimited trust at the beginning, duke, fiefdom, army, and important positions in the court, which he didn't have? But people's hearts are greedy and unpredictable, this king has already suffered a loss, and Christina can't be allowed to repeat the mistakes of this king, anyone can be unfavorable to Christina, except for you and Maria, you are her best guardians! If something happens to the king, and Christina is still an age when she ascends the throne, the king wants you or Maria to be regent for a while until Christina can govern herself! ”

This is the focus of Catherine's search for herself today, Higg suddenly realized, he didn't believe that Catherine was just in her early sixties, although it was not the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, but it was impossible to hold on until Christina became an adult, but Catherine wanted to tie herself to the chariot of the royal family, so that she could never escape her control, and Christina was her hole card. Although the previous appointment of Christina as crown prince was also the same meaning, Catherine did not receive the result she wanted, and now she had to ask Higg to agree to it.

Higg has no reason to refuse, can't find a reason to refuse, can only accept, if refusal, it is no different from rebellion, Catherine will not hesitate to destroy herself, although Higg is sure that now himself, no one in Middle-earth can kill him, not even Delonso, but Catherine pinched Higg's name, that is, Maria and Christina, the funny thing is that Christina is Catherine's hole card, Catherine blatantly turned over her hole cards to show Higg, and used it to blackmail Higg himself!

Xige was convinced, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is very loving, and Weichen will obey the order!" ”

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