Chapter 9: Wooing
Feeling that she seemed to upset Levi, Alice went back and began to inquire about the courtyard.
Actually, it's no wonder that Alice doesn't know these things.
Levi had issued a strict ban on discussing and divulging about the courtyard, so Alice only knew that Levi's mother had been assassinated and died, and the rest of the matter was basically a blank slate.
Alice listens around the palace and finally gets the truth from Neil.
But it was already three days later when she knew, so even if she knew, it would be useless.
The digression is far away, but let's get to the point.
We have mentioned before that the problem of Levi's rapid development and unstable foundation is an inevitable and serious problem in front of Levi.
Levi used a lot of cruel methods to cultivate power, which made Levi offend many people, some of these people are still dead and some are still in various positions in the country, which is also helpless.
And the composition of the so-called 'these people' is very complicated, some are people who were once loyal to Levi's brothers and sisters, some are relatives and friends of those officials who were once purged by Levi in cold blood, and there are also those who are jealous of Livi, in short, the composition of the personnel is very complicated, but now these people have a unified goal together.
That is to go against Levi and even want to overthrow Rivi, and Levi also knows this, so he has also taken many measures, including the establishment of 'Dark'.
And when the time comes, the situation today has made it impossible for Levi to clean up these people at will, and can only look for opportunities.
And Levi is looking for a chance, and those who don't like Levi are also looking for a chance, and now that Levi is powerful, they don't dare to resist Levi in parliament or in public, but secretly they have been looking for opportunities.
As we said before, Levi has an organization that specializes in assassination intelligence and the like, and this organization is called 'Dark', which was originally established to spy on those who are against him in assassination.
And now this organization is doing its job well.
Levi's brow furrowed as he looked at the information sent by the 'dark', because 'those people' were starting to be dishonest again.
The 'people' in Levi's mouth are the ones he just said were against him, and some of them were complex, some of them were in high positions and held important positions, and some were even just sweeping the imperial city.
It's not that Levi didn't want to do something to them, but because the members are complicated and involve a lot of Levi, it's not easy to attack them.
And they have also made a lot of stumbling blocks on the road of Levi's conquest of the world, and in the end, because they angered Rivi and were killed, many people gradually became honest.
They were honest, and Levi didn't say that he wanted to kill them all, because at that time, the country's top brass had already changed their blood once, and it was easy to go wrong if they killed only those newcomers who had just been promoted, so Levi didn't continue to deal with them, but just hoped that they could think clearly and not look for death at will.
But now they're starting to get moving, and that's annoying for Levi.
Frowning slightly, Levi began to give orders to Dark.
He took out a piece of paper and began to write on it, then placed it in the folder level of his desk and left the study.
"Neil, Neil!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!! ”
"Let's go, come with me to a party."
"Yes!"
Then there will be a member of the 'dark' who will take the order away.
Of course, that's not the point, let's look at Levi.
Those aristocrats like to have a party for various reasons to be happy, which was the main means of high-level social communication at that time, so Levi would also be invited to some banquets when he was fine.
This time, Levi attended a banquet for the coming of age of the granddaughter of the Minister of Finance, Hector.
Levi had informed Hector before he arrived, so Hector had waited at the gate early with his granddaughter and servants.
As soon as Levi arrived, Hector immediately greeted him with his granddaughter with a smile on his face.
"Thank you for your majesty's presence at this banquet, Hera, why don't you come and salute your majesty."
Hera is Hector's granddaughter, a very well-behaved and introverted little girl that Levi has seen before.
"Your Majesty." After a salute, her head was not embarrassed to raise again.
Levi smiled and nodded and said, "Okay, don't be stubborn, today is Hera's coming-of-age ceremony, but I have prepared a big gift for you, look forward to it~"
As soon as he heard that Levi had brought a gift, Hector's old face was about to burst into laughter.
"Oops, hey, thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, please inside, please hurry inside, please inside!"
Although the old guy was smiling, Levi knew how sincere this smile was, and only the old guy himself knew how sincere it was.
Levi also smiled and followed Hector into the gate.
This time, Levi made a temporary intention to say that he had prepared a big gift for Hera, and although it was a temporary intention, it was indeed a big gift.
Hector was a minister who had been loyal to Baldwin, and Baldwin was loyal to Levi at this point, and after Baldwin left, he began to look a little unsteady.
This old guy is indeed very capable of managing the finances, and he dealt with the problem of money and food during the Levi campaign, and it can be said that he has made a great contribution without any problems, so at this time, Levi must not only win him over, but also win him over well, and give an example to those who are not firm.
Hector: "Your Majesty has arrived!" ”
From this sound until Levi left, Levi was never idle.
"Your Majesty has arrived!" "Your Majesty!" "Your Majesty is here!!"
The atmosphere suddenly became warm, and some people were not used to seeing Livi's approach, so this situation was no exception.
Taking advantage of the excitement, Hector began his granddaughter's coming-of-age ceremony early.
Hector: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me this old thing a face to attend my granddaughter's coming-of-age ceremony, and now please move to the venue!" ”
Needless to say, everyone must be waiting for Levi to act, and Levi knows this, so he doesn't talk nonsense and just raises his feet and starts walking to the side of the open-air venue.
Everyone followed without saying a word.
After everyone was seated, Hector invited the elders of the family to say a message to Hera.
Originally, in this case, a priest was usually invited, but because of Levi's previous vigorous suppression of religion, smart people have learned to be cautious, and anyway, those words are almost the same.
Elder: "Hera, today you are an adult, and you have to repay your parents and elders, because it is their loving ,,,,,,"
We won't say much about the old-fashioned greetings, but it's worth mentioning that because Levi had notified himself in advance that he was coming, Hector deliberately changed some of the congratulatory messages and added words of praise for Levi.
This made Levi blush a little when he heard it.
After the elder's greeting, there is another link at the end, that is, to bring a wreath symbolizing independence to the person.
This link was originally done by the elders, but because Levi was there today, it was natural that this task was left to Rivi.
Deliberately taking advantage of the fact that the elder was about to finish his greetings, Hector, who was sitting with Levi, found an opportunity to whisper to Levi: "Your Majesty, I'll leave it to you with a garland later." ”
It's not like this kind of thing Livi hasn't done before, but he still excused himself and deliberately pretended to be a little worried, and said, "This way, it's not good." ”
"Huh! What's so bad about this, it's an honor for our whole family!! Your Majesty, don't shirk it!! ”
As he spoke, the elder's greeting had ended.
Elder: "So, let's bring her symbol of independence for Lady Hera." ”
Hector waved his hand, and the maid with the garland stood beside Levi.
Everyone stared at Rivi, who knew he couldn't get rid of it, so he stood up with a saga and walked slowly to Hera's side.
Due to the height problem, Hera squatted down very obediently and lowered her head, Levi picked up the garland from the hand of the maid who followed closely and raised it high, and then said to Hera with a smile: "Hera, although the old man said a lot of blessings just now, I still want to say a few more words. ”
As he spoke, Levi changed his tone and his expression became deliberately serious: "Raise your head, Hera." ”
Hera was a little overwhelmed, but she obediently raised her head and looked at Levi.
Rivi smiled and nodded and continued: "Hera, you are lucky, you were born in a bright era, born in an era without any hidden dangers, so from today onwards, go forward boldly, my Sun King, Reeves I!" It will dispel the fog in front of you! Light the way ahead of you!! So don't worry, go forward boldly!! ”
After saying that, Levi put the wreath on Hera's head, and then without waiting for everyone to react, he kept saying to everyone: "From today onwards! I elevate Hera to Count and appoint her Lord of Albento!! ”
Albanto, a city near the sea and very well traded, is not only strategically important, but more importantly, it is the richest city in the territory of the Rivi, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is rich.
Now that the land was given to Hera, Hector immediately realized what Levi wanted to do.
However, Levi gave such a big piece of cake, and Hector was also tempted, because it meant that their family was about to prosper! But if you are tempted, you still have to shirk it to show your sincerity.
So with a look of sincere fear, he immediately ran to Levi's side, pressed Hera's head and began to salute.
"Your Majesty! Hera is still young, so it's not appropriate!!"
But by this time, Levi's henchman Neil had already begun to heckle underneath.
"Your Majesty Shengming!! Congratulations to Lord Hector!!! ”
If someone takes the lead, someone will follow suit, and besides, who would dare to oppose it in this case?!
"Congratulations, Lord Hector!" "Congratulations Miss Hera!!" "What a double blessing!!"
Levi didn't speak immediately, just looked at Hector with a smile, and then waited for the congratulatory voice below to finally turn into a unified "Your Majesty Shengming!" After saying something like that, he smiled and helped Hector up.
"How is it, Miss Hector, Miss Hera, are you satisfied with this gift?"
Hector also smiled and returned: "Your Majesty bothered!" I, Hector, have given up this old life to position Your Majesty to solve problems!! ”
With this sentence, Levi knew that his efforts were not in vain, and waved to the waiter with wine on the side, then picked up two glasses of wine and handed one to Hector and handed one to Hera, and finally Levi himself picked up a glass and raised his glass slightly and said to Hector with a smile: "Cheers~"
"Cheers~"*2