"When are you going to make this public?" He fixed his mind and asked coldly.

"The sooner the better, this kind of thing can't be delayed." Hu Yao thought for a moment: "I will issue an edict now, and a great court meeting will be held tomorrow." ”

The expression on Wu Lin's face was obviously struggling, but he couldn't repent of it now. He felt very dry and sticky in his mouth, and he didn't say anything, just nodded indifferently and agreed with a mechanical movement.

……

Cattle Clan's Territory, Raging Bull Department, Royal City.

When Yuan Meng walked into the living room, the eldest prince Niu Weizhan had been waiting here for more than ten minutes, walking around anxiously.

Yuan Meng haha, and let out a rough voice: "I didn't expect His Highness to come to Crazy Bull City in person." Why didn't you send someone over in advance to say something? Then I will prepare in advance, send the hunting party to the nearby mountains, and get a few delicious beasts back. ”

This gray-haired old man has a steady figure, looking at his face full of smiles, Niu Weizhan cursed secretly in his heart, but on the surface, he had to make a smile, strode over, and held the other party's hand: "I also temporarily want to come to Crazy Bull City to take a look around." ”

Yuan Meng's wild laughter was even louder: "What do I have here to see?" A tattered city, full of people, below is a bunch of poor ghosts who can't even eat, and above are a few bad old men like me who are about to lose their teeth, and who find it difficult to even walk. ”

Niu Weizhan said without a smile: "The Crazy Bull Department has just won the battle, and I heard that the seizures are abundant!" ”

Yuan Meng reacted quickly and his thinking was also very sharp: "Hehe, who did you listen to?" Let him come out and I will ask him face to face, which eye of him saw that I had won the battle? Your Highness, you can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense...... Be responsible. ”

Although he knew that Yuan Meng was difficult to deal with, Niu Weizhan was still speechless by him, and it took three seconds before he frowned and stared at Yuan Meng with a deep gaze: "There are more than 100,000 deer people in your tribe, it's not like I'm making it up, can't these people fall from the sky?" ”

Yuan Meng suddenly realized: "So you mean those slaves? ”

Niu Weizhan's expression on his face was slightly relaxed, and he nodded: "I'm talking about those prisoners of war." You, Niu Tianhao of the Thunder Cattle Department, and Niu Sect of the Bison Department, the three clans jointly attacked the Deer Clan, and each of them got a large piece of fat. ”

Yuan Meng's smile looked fake, and it was completely empty on his face: "Actually, I didn't fight much at all, I just took the army to the territory of the Deer Clan." They are all soft eggs, the men are stinky and shameless sissies, and the women are soft-footed shrimps who can't walk. Seeing that they were pitiful, he brought them back along the way. Speaking of which, Tianhao and Zongyu are both kind-hearted people! If we hadn't taken the initiative to reach out and pull these deer people, they wouldn't have survived last winter and would have starved to death. ”

Niu Weizhan's eyes widened, blinked his eyelids, and opened his mouth involuntarily.

He never thought that a person could reach such a profound shameless realm.

It's obviously a life-and-death war, but when it comes out of Yuan Meng's mouth, it becomes a charity act of learning to do good deeds.

He was still chattering: "And your Highness, what do you say about "big fat" is too much. I have only 30,000 men here, all old men and women, and only about 400 young and strong men. Not...... I remembered that there were two deer women who looked very good, with round waists and thick legs, and the meat on their bodies felt like rolling in an oil bowl, their skin was slippery, and they had a good set of warm quilts at night...... I'll let them pack up their things, and your Highness, take them with you when you leave, which will be considered a gift from me to you. ”

Niu Weizhan completely fell behind. He slowly moved his stiff facial muscles, and finally spat out the word "thank you".

Yuan Meng smiled happily: "I have a lot of things, and I will go to a village in the north later, so I won't leave you to eat." ”

The eviction order is very direct, just said in a polite tone, and it doesn't seem so blunt.

Niu Weizhan was full of irritability, he bared his teeth, raised his hand to wipe his face hard, and then picked up his right fist and hit it heavily on his left palm. He took a step, stood in front of Yuan Meng about half a meter away, blocked the other party's way, and said seriously: "I want to talk to you." ”

Yuan Meng was still smiling, and he gently touched the gray beard that was a little prickly on his chin: "What do you want to talk about?" ”

At this point, Niu Weizhan no longer concealed his intentions, he said bluntly: "Autumn is coming, the harvest season is over, we will start to select the new king, and make a choice between me and my second brother." I...... Third uncle, please help me and vote for me. ”

Yuan Meng is the younger brother of the first king of Futian, in order of royal blood, Niu Weizhan has to call him uncle.

The old man did not speak, he looked at the eldest prince with strange eyes, as if admiring the unsuccessful work of a crappy artist.

"Hehe, it's really rare! It's been so many years, and it's the first time I've heard you take the initiative to call me Third Uncle. Yuan Meng grinned, revealing a joking and evil smile: "But this kind of thing is normal, you are my brother's son, and sooner or later you will inherit the throne, so in your opinion, the kinship is not a big deal." There will come a time when you will ascend the throne, and then I will have to kneel down and prostrate to you and call you Your Majesty. ”

He didn't hide the ridicule and ridicule, Niu Weizhan's face showed anger, a complex emotion that had never been there dominated his brain, his brows furrowed even tighter, his lips pursed, and his mood became worse.

He finally controlled his emotions, replaced the swearing words with twitching corners of his eyes, and smiled extremely reluctantly: "I was really ignorant before, and I hope that the third uncle will not be so careful." I...... I need your help, and as long as I ascend to the throne, I promise you will be rewarded handsomely. ”

Yuan Meng put away his smile and looked at Niu Weizhan carefully, and in the cold silence that lasted for more than a minute, he saw every detail of this noble nephew, including the subtle changes in his eyes and skin.

"Let's talk about something practical!" Yuan Meng asked calmly, "What can you give me?" ”

This question directly hit the key point in Niu Weizhan's heart. He opened his mouth, then quickly closed it again. Seriously, he never thought about giving Yuan Meng some kind of benefit. In his opinion, it is really natural to ask for votes and win over from the other party. We are all relatives, and I am the heir to the throne in first order. As long as you show your attitude, why don't you support me?

Yuan Meng's eyes revealed deep disappointment, he shook his head and sighed: "My eldest brother is such a knowledgeable person, I didn't expect to give birth to such a stupid son as you. ”

The insult of this sentence was too strong, Niu Weizhan could no longer control his emotions and glared at Yuan Meng angrily.

"What are you doing with your eyes wide open and looking at me?" Such a threat had no effect on Yuan Meng at all, and he continued to sneer: "You want me to stand on your side, but you don't want to pay anything. Population, food, territory...... These things are precious, but you have to understand that there is no gain without giving. Just a few empty words and want someone to help you? Ah Zhan, you're not young anymore, why don't you even understand this truth? ”

Niu Weizhan couldn't listen to a word, his face was hideous, and he made a creepy cold threat: "It seems that you are determined to stand on my brother's side?" ”

Yuan Meng said lightly: "Do you know that at the last patriarch meeting, that is, after the first king was buried in the sky, the great master convened us to vote on the acting patriarch of Tianhao, why did the sect and I stand on his side?" ”

Niu Weizhan clenched his fists and was furious: "You are secretly colluding, you are plotting to rebel!" ”

"It was a temptation." Yuan Meng could only laugh at Niu Weizhan's political weakness: "I admit that Zongyu approached me and asked me to help Ah Hao speak at the meeting. I am a practical person, and I have a close relationship between the Bull Department and the Rock Collar, and I provide Ah Hao with ore and peat, and he gives me grain and dried fish, as well as cheese and wine. He was very good at being a man, and I helped him at the meeting, so Ah Hao reciprocated by taking me to fight the deer tribesmen and giving me so many prisoners. ”

"From the perspective of fairness and justice, the relationship between people cannot be measured and maintained by interests alone. However, it must be recognized that interests are the basis for maintaining the existence and continuation of the alliance. I have a friendship with Ah Hao, he is not ungrateful, and in this regard, he is far more than you and Ah Fang. ”

Strong fear replaced anger, and Niu Weizhan couldn't help but ask: "You want to choose Niu Tianhao as the king?" ”

"How is that possible?" Yuan Meng scoffed at his understanding: "This is not in accordance with the rules, you think too much." The new king can only be created between you and Ah Fang. I'm just using an analogy and using Ah Hao as an example. ”

The ups and downs of emotions made Niu Weizhan consume too much energy, and he suddenly felt a little lonely, but the unwilling thoughts in his mind couldn't be suppressed. Intense thinking forced him to make a choice, bowing his head and making a voice that bordered on pleading.

“…… Third Uncle...... Please, help me. I promise...... No, I swear to the gods that if I ascend the throne, I will give you a good reward. ”

Yuan Meng chewed on his words and shook his head slowly: "If it weren't for the desperation, you would probably never have said these words to me." Ah Zhan, from the time when you were a child when I could pick you up and carry you on your shoulders, until now, you took the initiative to call me "Third Uncle". I don't mean to blame you, but you have to understand that the throne is not as easy to sit as you think. You have to pay a lot for this, and you have the responsibility to lead the whole race to prosperity and be stronger than in the past. ”

"If you are a good commander, in addition to bravery, you have excellent strategic vision, and you can fight well, then I will vote for you."

"If you are a wise man with a brilliant idea to solve the current problems within the race, I will also vote for you."

"If you have a calm temperament and have the potential to become a generation of virtuous monarchs, even if you can't expand the territory of the Niu clan in your lifetime, as long as you firmly hold the current ethnic boundaries and continue to expand northward, so that our people are fed and clothed, have many children, lay a good foundation for the next generation of new kings, and the people are happy and healthy, I will also vote for you."

"But look at yourself, which of the things I just said fit?"

Niu Weizhan fell into complete silence.

A strong hatred roamed through him until it became murderous.

"It seems that you are not willing to support me?" He stared at Yuan Meng with eyes as fierce as hungry beasts.

"If you understand, why ask?" The expression on Yuan Meng's face turned cold again, as the patriarch, he was not afraid of this threat at all.

Niu Weizhan's breathing began to become rapid, and bursts of hot air full of murderous intent and aggression erupted from his mouth and nose.

This is just an appearance, he doesn't dare to attack Yuan Meng no matter what, at least not at this time, and place.

After a long time, he spat out a few cold and hideous words from between his teeth.

"Old bastard, you will pay for it!"

After speaking, he took a deep look at Yuan Meng and turned to leave.

……

Southern continent, Kingdom of the Rhine, County of Galidice, City of Campua.

Aldrich stood in front of the huge dressing mirror, looking at his mirror.

A slender young man, with skin as white as milk, a beautifully crafted black coat that fits well, trousers that are tight, elastic fabric stretches out slender legs, and muscles that are not over-inflated, but still make people feel the presence of strength. He had a tall nose, intoxicating blue eyes, and even more surprising was the long blond hair, neatly combed along the back of his head, bound by a smooth black ribbon.

"It's so beautiful," he moaned...... his voice could not reach the ears of a second person, "I feel jealous even when I see it myself, let alone the women." ”

Smirking self-deprecatingly, he turned and walked to the door, opened it, and walked down the stairs.

Breakfast was already on the table, with fresh eggs, golden toast, fragrant fried meat, thinly sliced garlic roasted leg of lamb, fried fish wrapped in milk paste, apples freshly plucked from the trees, grapes with dew drops, and of course, sticky fresh milk.

Young people have always had a good appetite, not to mention that Aldrich didn't have enough to eat at the banquet last night, and spent a lot of time flirting with women, which consumed a lot...... He is now in desperate need of enough food to satisfy his appetite.

A piece of bread with lamb, fried meat, and eggs had just been served, and the butler walked into the dining room from outside with a seductive woman.

Her name was Joanna and she was a countess.

Aldrich waved his hand at the butler, who smiled knowingly, turned away, and closed the door.

There was no third person in the dining room, and Joanna sat directly on Aldrich's lap.

They just met last night.

Aldrich holds the title of baron. This is the true identity he bought with money from a broken nobleman and then recognized by the Galidis County Guard.

High society is not open to everyone, but with enough financial resources and an opportunity, it is easy to squeeze in.

A man who is so handsome that it makes people tremble, causing adrenaline to rush faster, is enough in itself to be the centerpiece of the many eyes that attract them.