Chapter 228: The Banquet Begins
"It's not anything important, it's just a long time away, and I miss it a little. The smile on Rand's face was very bright, and there was no half hostility in his words, "Is my dear brother Ron okay?"
Yazov couldn't figure out Lante's intention for a while, he didn't just come to say a few pleasantries, and the relationship between the two was not good enough to be familiar, he frowned and stared at Lante's face, trying to see something different from his expression, but he failed, Lante's expression was very calm.
"Lord Ron is good, good couldn't be better. Yazov replied word for word.
Rand was about to say something when there was a burst of laughter from the direction of the east gate, and the crowd moved out of the way, and the Duke of Winton approached him.
"We'll talk again after the banquet!" Rand raised an eyebrow at Yazov and turned to look into the center of the hall.
Yazov looked at Rand's departing back with a blank expression, his face uncertain.
What exactly does Rand want to do?
But before he had time to think about it, Yazov took his foot off the table, facing the overlord of the Capet family, even if he was as proud as him, he had to maintain his inner respect and awe.
This is not just superficial, but something spiritual, and Yazov has always admired the Duke of Winton, even considering him his spiritual idol.
In his opinion, a man, a hegemon, and the leader of a family should be like the Duke of Winton, giving people confidence, no matter what kind of predicament he encounters, as long as he sees his back, he can gush out endless fighting spirit from the bottom of his heart.
Yazov squinted his eyes, as long as the Duke of Winton lived for one day, the Capet family would still be able to maintain the position of the overlord of the Iron Stream.
At this point, even Ron, who is becoming more and more powerful, cannot completely replace Duke Winton at this time.
The Duke of Winton's position is that he has experienced countless wars of blood and fire, fought for glory with his life and sword, and has come step by step from the sea of corpses and blood to lead the family to stand at the height it is today, and Ron still has a long way to go if he wants to do this.
Lord Ron will need several decisive battles to get the upper echelons of the family to re-examine his position.
Yazov thought so.
Lord Ron was aware of this, and had already begun to take action.
Yazov laughed silently, he looked at the nobles in the hall, and said indifferently in his heart: "It won't be long before you have to understand who the really terrible people of the Capet family are......"
Stepping on the expensive carpet of bright red cashmere, the Duke of Winton ascended to the central round of the hall, and looked at the noisy crowd below, he stretched out his hands and made a downward motion.
The originally tumultuous hall became quiet in an instant with the simple action of the Duke of Winton.
Yazov had a fanatical look in his eyes, this is the power I want!
One person took the stage, and the crowd was silent.
The nobles all craned their necks and looked at the Duke of Winton on the stage, for fear of missing every word he said, as if that would be a great loss to them.
Duke Winton glanced down and nodded, he was not good at hosting banquets on this kind of occasion, so he cleared his throat, "You must not have come to the Imperial City for the first time, and you are all familiar with the process of banquets, I don't think I need to talk so much nonsense......"
"Everyone, please take care of it, there will be a special person in charge to manage the resources and materials, if you have any intention of buying or selling, you can find my butler Sain, who will be in charge of all things for the banquet tonight. The Duke of Winton pointed to the middle-aged man standing at the edge of the hall in a close-fitting uniform, and felt the gaze of the crowd, and the middle-aged man bowed down with a smile on his face.
"The banquet will last for three days, during which your safety, food, accommodation, and transportation will be the responsibility of the Capet family, and if you encounter any emergencies, you can report to my captain of the guard. Duke Winton took a deep breath, then coughed violently twice, "Do you have any objections?"
There was a low voice of discussion in the crowd, and then a young nobleman stepped forward, probably because it was the first time to participate in such an important occasion, and the object of the conversation was a high-ranking figure like the Duke of Winton, who seemed a little cramped, and even stumbled to speak: "Lord Duke, I am from the Lancer family in the North Bay, due to the requirements of the family business, we need to cooperate with the Cullinan family from the East Sea, but I have not found anyone wearing the Cullinan family crest in the hall. ”
"I would like to ask, is the Cullinan family not on the invitation list for this banquet?"
As soon as his words fell, someone next to him immediately pulled his sleeve and reminded him in a low voice: "Don't say it again!"
But most of the people looked at him with a gloating expression, like they were looking at a fool.
"You're crazy!" A middle-aged nobleman standing next to him turned red and lowered his voice: "Hasn't your family investigated, hasn't the Cullinan family disappeared?"
"Eliminate ...... Gone?" the young man was stunned.
"The Cullinan family......" Duke Winton raised his head, as if remembering something, and said in a tone of sudden realization after a moment: "It seems that there is such a family......"
"It's just that a few months ago, it was wiped out by the Seventh Legion. ”
"What the hell is this......" The young man didn't expect to hear such a news, but the news came out of the mouth of the Duke of Winton, and he couldn't help but believe it, his expression was a little flustered: "Lord Duke, what's going on?"
"He broke the agreement!" said Duke Winton in a calm tone, "in a previous trade with one of the clans, the leaders of the Cullinan family set up an ambush at the place of the trade, and their soldiers killed members of another clan who came to trade, and took their goods and silver coins. ”
"Their cooperation was a contract signed in the Imperial City, and the Cullinan family unilaterally tore up the contract, which has already violated the agreement made by the Capetian family. The Duke of Winton explained with a blank face: "Our original intention is to build a common prosperity group, and there is only one end for those who do not follow the rules and destroy the system in vain. ”
"Even if it is exterminated, even the surname will be erased!"
"Now, what's the problem?"
The young man swallowed a mouthful of saliva, shook his head and said, "No." ”
"Good. Duke Winton nodded: "Many of the merchant clans near the North Bay are registered in the Imperial City, your choice is not only the Cullinan family, remember my words, find my butler Sain, he will re-recommend a partner for you." ”
"Happy working together!"