Chapter 311: Dingli
Luo Han leisurely returned to the city, walked around the market, and then returned to the house of the Nathan family. Along the way, I saw a large number of royal guards with hurried expressions marching towards various key points in a vigorous manner.
It didn't take long for the royal family guards to invite Luo Han to the palace for deliberations, which was within Luo Han's plan, so he naturally went happily. When they arrived at the palace hall, the five princes and three princesses sat in their respective seats, and it was Alex in the center.
Luo Han saluted and said, "I don't know why Your Highnesses came to me?" ”
Alex glanced at Luo Han, and the rest of the princes and princesses were full of anticipation, and Luo Han almost understood. I only heard Alex say in a deep voice: "My father was killed, the real murderer is unknown, and now Brother Cruise and Uncle Cario are facing off in Mount Turan, no matter which side wins, history will only condemn the loser as the murderer, and the death of my father will never be revealed." Therefore, we are determined to raise troops to fight against it, and at the same time track down the truth of the matter, and when the truth is revealed, we will join forces to deal with the murderer. ”
Luo Han nodded: "Very good idea, but what does this have to do with me?" ”
Alex coughed and said: "The army we can control now is only the royal guards in Vanta City and a small number of city guards, and they are seriously lacking in high-level combat power. ”
Luo Han smiled and said, "Why should Your Highness worry? You are a friend of my family, and my family is naturally willing to help. It is no exaggeration to say that the whole Nolante, except for the Carry Euro handsome, I am afraid that no one is his opponent. As for the troops, I have a proposal, and it depends on whether His Highness dares to use it. ”
Alex said happily: "You say." "Originally, I just wanted Luo Han to make a statement and fill the gap in the high-level combat power, but I didn't expect that there would be additional gains, why don't you be happy.
"Norland has been stable and prosperous for many years, and his business is thriving, and he is also the top in the mainland, and the caravan merchants are indispensable to guards, among which there are many strong ones. If His Highness can persuade the big merchants in the country to help, he can naturally get a large number of powerful warriors, and with a little training, it will definitely not be a problem to at least hold the Van Te City. ”
"Nonsense!" One of the princes was furious and scolded: "My kingdom of Norrant is a country founded by force, how can I ask those filthy merchants for help? Which of the countries of the mainland relied on merchants to fight their wars? ”
Luo Han said indifferently: "Without merchants, where do the taxes come from?" What are the armoured weapons used for? Who will buy and sell food and clothing? Since ancient times, although merchants have not been valued, they are the foundation of the country, His Royal Highness the Prince may wish to think about it, which country with developed commerce is not strong? Which of those countries that are so poor that they gnaw the bark of a tree can be considered a strong country? ”
Alex said: "Geralt, the wind is right, the reason why our Norlan has been able to stand for hundreds of years has a lot to do with the development of commerce. But...... Recruit merchant guards, will those merchants be willing? It is not unheard of such incidents in history, but those merchant guards are perfunctory and do not contribute to their work. Just the other day, I had seen the guards haunt, and not long after Cruise left, the merchants ran away with the guards. ”
Luo Han took out a gold coin and shook it and said, "The businessmen are profit-seeking, and they have no interests to let them sacrifice the guards they have worked so hard to cultivate in vain, so they are naturally unwilling. If His Highness can promise them some benefits, let them know that they can enjoy endless glory and wealth for His Highness, they will immediately recall the guards and serve His Highness with all their hearts. ”
Alex pondered for a moment and asked, "What kind of interests can they support?" ”
Luo Han smiled: "I don't know about this, maybe you should ask the chief minister of the Ministry of Commerce, they know best what businessmen want." ”
Alex hurriedly said: "Andre, the chief minister of the Ministry of Commerce, is here to discuss the matter. ”
A personal guard behind him immediately went out to find someone to communicate, Alex thought for a while and said: "Wind, now Cruise and Cario are still facing off in Mount Turan, but once it turns into a full-scale war, Cruise will definitely return to Van City, and at that time we and Cruise will definitely have a conflict, when will His Royal Highness the Wild Dragon return to Van City?" ”
Luo Han lowered his head in thought, thought for a while and said, "I don't dare to speculate on the whereabouts of the Lord. If Your Highness deems it necessary, I can have someone convey that I trust the Lord to make his own judgment. But ......"
Alex frowned, "What do you want to say?" ”
Luo Han arched his hand and said: "Please forgive me for being rude, although the Lord is willing to help as a friend, but we are from the east, neither are Norlant's subjects nor mercenaries, and this matter is also a family matter of the Emir family, I am afraid there is no reasonable reason to interfere." ”
Alex suddenly seemed to understand why the dragon had promised to help him, but he left Vant's early, leaving only the wind to pass on his message. Obviously, this is to ask for benefits through the mouth of his subordinates. Either give money and let the dragon be a mercenary, or give the official status and make the dragon a courtier of Nolante. If nothing is given, why should an Oriental Liu Wang nobleman be involved in the battle for the throne of the Amir family?
Alex took a deep breath and said, "In the name of the acting patriarch of the Amir royal family, I canonize the dragon as a marquis, and give the ten northern cities of the Carmack province and their jurisdictions to the Marquis of the dragon as a fief. Is that okay? ”
Sometimes being greedy is more likely to make the other person let their guard down, and asking for help without asking for anything in return will only make people think that there is something else to do. Luo Han asked: "If the real culprit is found out in the future and the new king is established, will His Highness's reward still be valid?" You must know that the Carmack Province is not under the control of His Highness now. ”
Alex was silent, he was suddenly a little annoyed now, this is the case, after finding out the real culprit, he had to hand over the power seized by the princes to unite the princes, and let one of the two succeed to the throne, his reward looked very unreliable.
Luo Han smiled and said, "Maybe the lord doesn't care if he can get the fief, maybe His Highness is our good friend after all, isn't he?" I will convey your intentions to the Lord, and if nothing else, I will take my leave. ”
Alex's eyes flickered a little, and he suddenly thought, if he can fight against Cruise and Cario, what does it matter if he can't find out the real murderer? Norrant is so big, even if it is a third, it is also a big country that is its own master, it is better than letting someone else be the king and barely mixing up with a duke who is controlled by others.
The moment Luo Han turned around, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, wanting to completely mess up Nolan, but the confrontation between Cruise and Cario didn't know what year and month it would take to have a result, and he had to enter the game and influence the game as a chess player. And Andrei's merchant armament has no way to appear without a suitable name, otherwise Andrei will become the object of suspicion and targeting by both Cario and Cruise, how can a group of rabble beat the regular army? Alex is a good choice, the dragon joins as a top combat power and has the right to speak, and Andre joins as a merchant leader, controlling the merchant armament, and also has a lot of say. Combined, the two can basically control it militarily, and Alex has a righteous and bright reason and enough qualifications to pull up this force, and it is likely to win over some Norlan nobles and troops who are in a dilemma, forming a three-legged situation. At that time, as long as it is well guided, Alex becomes the final winner, and another mutiny is carried out at a critical time, the Emile family is really finished.
Not long after Luo Han left the palace, he met Andre, and the two made eye contact and understood.
Back at the Nathan family's house, Luo Han found a servant to deliver the letter. The place where the dragon is located is indeed the property of the Nathan family, but the person who went out of the city openly was pretended to be by Dave. Now that Dave has known about the earth-shattering conspiracy reached by Andre and the dragon, he has passively become an accomplice, and he can no longer get off the thief ship, so he can only go all the way to the dark to help them keep secrets.
Luo Han has a team channel, so he naturally knows that the dragon is almost good, and he sent people over just to make a show. The good news is that although the mad dragon was seriously injured this time, his strength has improved after recovery, and by the standards of this world, his energy intensity has reached the early stage of the five-star, but his physical basic quality is slightly behind, and he will not lose to most of the four-star peak powerhouses if he doesn't open the potential lock when he really fights.
On this day, Alex united the princes and a group of royal families, using the royal family guards and part of the city guards, forcibly took over the Van City, and then announced that he would exercise the king's power as a prince, and asked Cario and Cruise, the two most suspicious parties, to go to the Van City for investigation, and at the same time recruit merchants to protect the Van City with arms, and crowned the dragon as the marquis, the general, and Andre as the temporary state minister. Subsequently, a series of regulations were promulgated in favor of the interests of merchants, elevating the status of merchants.
Alex's behavior was supported by the merchants, and in just one day, more than 30 large and small chambers of commerce, more than 500 warriors with star strength returned to Van Te City, and thousands of non-star warriors were reorganized.
When Alex's actions reached the fiercely fought Turan Hills, Cruise and Cario were shocked, and soon reached a tacit truce, leaving part of the army behind to defend Cario, and rushed back to Vantle City with a large army. However, some people who were originally hesitant and loyal to the kingdom accepted Alex's proposal to investigate the truth first, and suddenly chose to break away from Cruise and pledge allegiance to Alex when approaching Van City. Cruise can only be stationed nearby to negotiate with Alex first.
However, Alex's reply to Cruise is that he surrenders the army and goes into the city alone to face house arrest and investigation. How dare Cruise agree to such an offer, flatly refused, ordered an attack.
On a tall building near the city wall, Luo Han stood beside the mad dragon and whispered, "Brothers kill each other, fight in the same room." ”
The dragon also responded in a low voice, "It's all the power to blame." No one dares to guarantee that without the army, their siblings will not strike first for the throne, so they can only go to war. What do you think of this battle? ”
"Victory." Luo Han stretched out his finger and said: "First, the bottom of the army is still an ordinary soldier, a long march, and a fierce battle with Cario for many days, and then a long distance back, physically and mentally exhausted; Second, the city of Van Te is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack; Third, once we enter the city wall battle, the role of the array is greatly reduced, and we have a large number of caravan guards, and we are actually superior in individual strength; Fourth, with a high-level combat force, no one can stop you, isn't it, Marquis of the Dragon? ”
The dragon smiled proudly and said, "I used to go to England to see those lords and barons in all kinds of costumes, but now I am a dignified marquis, in terms of dignity, I can kill them for more than a dozen streets in seconds." ”
Luo Han shrugged and said, "Not only that, when our mission is completed, you will also become the king and rule over the five northern provinces, at least hundreds of thousands of civilians." ”
The mad dragon smashed his mouth and sighed: "It's a pity that it's time to leave after the mission is completed, I don't have time to enjoy the fun of being a king, and I cheapened that old fox." ”
"Hehe......" Luo Han smiled contemptuously and said, "Without us, do you think Andre can hold on to Norrant?" But you did remind me that the mission was accomplished, and it was almost time to leave the scene. I think Dracula's team will also be afraid that we will finish the mission early and leave, they are now thousands of kilometers away from us, even at my speed it will take two or three days to arrive, they will definitely come to me in advance. Now that we've done such a big thing, and with the East Face, it is estimated that they already know our identity and may come to us for trouble at any time. ”
The mad dragon looked straight and said seriously: "If they dare to come, let them leave." ”
Luo Han said: "The mark of residual blood will not be triggered if it does not approach me, in terms of their individual strength, you should be able to deal with it, I will stay away from you these days to avoid the residual blood from falling and affecting you." ”
The mad dragon frowned and said, "You want to carry it alone?" ”
Luo Han smiled confidently: "No, I'm just afraid that the residual blood will use you to release hostages, and I won't be able to run away when I can't beat it." Don't worry, I'll stay within 10 kilometers, and if I can't do it, I'll use my team skills to get out. The time for the remnant blood to come is limited, so it shouldn't be able to catch up with me. ”
The mad dragon thinks about it and thinks it makes sense, no one knows how strong the remnant blood will be when it comes, if Luo Han stays with everyone, once the mark is triggered, he may not be able to escape. If Luo Han encounters it alone, it shouldn't be difficult to get out at his speed, plus the team skill summoning, the risk is indeed not high. As long as the time for the remnants of blood to descend has passed, the dragon is confident that Dracula's team will not be able to compete with the Storm Squad.
"Okay, be careful yourself, don't be pushy."
"Don't worry, I'm afraid of death." Luo Han looked at the Cruise army outside the city that was crossing the river in the rain of arrows and city defenders, shook his head and jumped off the tall building, and walked towards the palace. Baidu: Read the latest chapter of "The Final Trial of Death: Jiezhong Literature" for free for the first time.