"Those guys outside the city gate are suspicious, maybe they are spies sent by the Far Easterners, in my opinion, it is best to send someone to arrest them and interrogate them!" Bazel's gaze was piercing, and the eyes of a visitor from outside the city were like a falcon staring at its prey.

"It's not your turn here, and no one asks for your opinion." Palatina's cold words did not show the slightest affection to Baron Bazel, and turned to face General Karl, her handsome face turned soft, "The elder outside the city gate is the former Governor of the Far Eastern Province of the Empire and Archbishop Philip Wallenstein, those two young men must be Philip's attendants, I am here to receive Philip and his party back to the Holy City at the request of His Royal Highness Frank, please be accommodating, open the city gate and let them in." ”

The old general nodded happily, "No problem, I'll order the guards to open the door." ”

Baron Bazel was reprimanded by Palatina in public, and his heart was very unhappy, but he did not dare to attack Her Royal Highness the princess, and all his anger turned to Philip outside the city, and sneered and mocked: "This archbishop is really capable, the Far Eastern Province fell into the hands of the traitor during his reign, I heard that the leader of the rebel party, Rudolph Kolas, was promoted by him?" I really can't figure out what His Highness Frank thinks about this old fellow, not only asking His Majesty to pardon his guilt, but also sending someone to the border to greet him, as if this person was not the sinner who cut off the territory of the Empire, but a general who has returned triumphantly. ”

Palatina was commissioned by Prince Frank to come to Castle Olevi to pick up Philippe in the name of inspecting the border guards, and she was going to go alone, but Bazel stuck to her like a leper dog all day long, following her wherever she went, which annoyed her. However, his father, Prince Sigmunt, treated Bazel differently, and seemed to be interested in matching them. Palatine had no choice but to take Bazel with her, but she didn't expect him to be of any help, and thankfully she didn't make trouble. Listening to him say these harsh words at this moment, I can only force myself to be bored and pretend not to hear.

Baron Bazel had a loud voice and was talking loudly at the head of the city, and Roland outside the city gate could faintly hear a few words, and couldn't help frowning, and whispered to Philip: "Those people in the city don't seem to welcome us. ”

Philip looked up for a moment and said to Roland: "The general who commanded the guards to open the city gate is Viscount Karl, the commander of the Olevi Fortress, my old friend, we also sent a letter last week, the year I came to the Far East to take up my post, it happened that General Karl was also appointed as the commander of the Olevi Fortress, and now almost 20 years have passed, he is still stationed here, and there is no second person in the imperial military who can compare with him in terms of understanding of the defense of the Far East." ”

"I've heard my father talk about this General Karl, and although he is in a hostile position, my father respects him very much." Roland thought for a moment and whispered to Philip about General Karl, "When the Far East was just independent, this General Karl wrote three letters to the cabinet in a row, asking for troops to be sent to suppress the uprising as soon as possible...... However, not long ago, when the Imperial War Department proposed a crusade to the East, General Karl made a 180-degree turn and took the position of the anti-war faction, which attracted a lot of criticism. ”

Philip smiled bitterly, "Although General Karl is old, he is not a coward who is afraid of war, three years ago, no one in the upper echelons of the empire took the rebels in the Far East seriously, thinking that they could be easily exterminated at any time, only General Karl tried his best to fight, because he knew that it was the best time to send troops to suppress it, and now the time has been missed, your father's regime has grown stronger, and he has been deeply involved in the Far East for three years, and is widely loved by all walks of life, in contrast, the influence of the empire in the Far East has disappeared, General Karl knew very well that the current expedition to the east would inevitably encounter fierce resistance from the Far Easterners, the quick victory plan announced by the military department was purely a dream, the war would never end in three months, and it was not uncommon for it to drag on for three or five years, the imperial finances could not support the long-term war, and it was inevitable that it would end dismally, and not only would it be impossible to recover the Far East, but I was afraid that even the Olevy fortress would not be able to be saved, and General Karl did not want to see his motherland fall deeper and deeper on the wrong path, so he changed his position and resolutely opposed the launching of the Eastern Crusade. ”

"It is a pity that General Karl was a visionary, but it is a pity that he has not been able to reuse it for twenty years." Roland sighed. Thinking about it from another angle, General Karl was not allowed to be reused by the empire, which was a blessing for the authorities in the Far East.

Philip looked away, and then introduced to Roland: "The lady in the golden chain mail and red cloak at the head of the city, if I am not mistaken, is most likely Her Royal Highness Palatina Sigmone Hansenberg, the daughter of the Imperial Marshal Prince Sigmunt, known as the 'knight princess' of the Assanian Empire, at the age of twenty-four, she is already the deputy head of the ace unit 'Knights of Punishment', the youngest female general in the history of the empire, and the imperial prince Frank and the Canaanite prince Glofa, known as the 'three masters' of the younger generation in the world. After a pause, Philip added with a smile, "The term 'Three Heroes' is a bit outdated, counting you, a rising star, it should be 'Four Heroes'." ”

Roland didn't pay attention to his compliments, and stared at the female general at the head of the city, thinking that she was the super good cousin that Colossa often mentioned, the "knight princess" Palatina.

"Mr. Philip, what is the origin of that young officer next to Princess Palatina?"

"That man...... I don't know, but it may be the Baron Bazel mentioned by Prince Frank in his letter, a young officer who was very much appreciated by Prince Sigmunt. Philip hesitated.

Palatina and Bazel's military background triggered Roland's association, and said in a deep voice: "The time when Palatina came to the Far East coincides with the time when you were assassinated, you said that the 'Dragon Palace' was dispatched by the military, in case the demon who assassinated yesterday was assigned by the imperial military, and you are now entering Fort Olevi under the control of the military, wouldn't it be like a sheep in the mouth of a tiger?" ”

Philip smiled dumbly: "The Imperial military is not monolithic, do you know why Princess Palatina went to great lengths to come to Fort Olevie?" In fact, she was commissioned by His Highness Frank to come and receive me back to the Holy City. ”

When Roland heard this, it turned out that the golden beauty at the head of the city was not a member of the radical faction of the military department, but belonged to the camp of the "Tai X Party", and the power struggle at the top of the empire was really complicated!

Seeing the drawbridge fall and the gates open, Roland bid farewell to Philip and Werther and his apprentices, and sent them here, where he could finally leave with peace of mind.