Chapter 336: Playing Chess and Ruling
Vettels took the wooden box from the servant's hand, opened the lid, and a white-purple light rose from the box to the roof, and finally turned into a purple halo in the sky, dotted with stars, making the entire study seem to be transformed into a galaxy across the universe.
Then Vettels took out a large sword with a simple shape from the wooden box and held it in his hand, the handle of the big sword was wrapped with gold wire, the two ends of the gauntlet were embedded with red gems, the undulating curve of the sword body carried a detached temperament, and the gauntlet of the sword was narrow and completely perpendicular to the sword body, making the whole shape of the big sword look as if it was a cross.
"What a rare sword. ”
Looking at the purple starry sword in front of him, Vettels was full of praise.
On the opposite side of Wittels, the moment Hoyning saw the great sword, his eyes lit up first, and then dimmed again.
"Then, it's yours from now on. ”
Vettels withdrew his appreciative gaze from the greatsword, and with a slight movement of his arm, the greatsword had already flown towards Hoyning.
"Wechen doesn't deserve this sword!"
Huo Yining caught the long sword, was stunned for a moment, and then knelt on the ground with a pop, nodded his head to the ground, and said with both hands holding the sword.
"Flowers for beauties, swords for heroes. What's more, this sword was originally yours. ”
Looking at Hoynin's sincere and frightened look, Wittels couldn't help but laugh:
"It was you who brought this great sword out of the monument back then, and I confiscated it later, and many people may think that I am greedy for treasures. But the real reason is that you were only a high-level swordsman back then, and it was undoubtedly a crime to carry such a rare sword, so I took the initiative to keep it for you, the purpose is to wait for today. It is gratifying that you have lived up to my expectations of you, and now that you have become a great swordsman, you are worthy of this sword, so I asked people to renovate the sword and return it to you, which can be regarded as making up for your regrets back then. ”
"Your Majesty, I..."
After listening to Wittels's words, Hoinin's body on the ground shook violently, and he wanted to say something, but he was speechless, and he didn't know how to express his inner feelings for a while.
"Alright, don't say anything. As long as you are loyal to the Yus family, I will never treat you badly. ”
Vettels waved his hand, interrupting Hoynin, signaling that he could understand his feelings, and then gave Hoynin a few words of encouragement before letting Hoynin back down.
"Thanks... Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Step by step, he went out backwards, and Huo Yining always held his sword in both hands in front of his head.
"Congratulations to Deputy Head Huo Yining!"
As soon as he got out of the study door, the butler who was waiting outside stepped forward to congratulate Huo Yining.
"Where, where, thank you!"
Hoinen replied uneasily.
"You don't seem to be happy?"
The housekeeper saw that Huo Yining's face was a little pale.
"Of course I'm happy. ”
Huo Yining squeezed out a smile that was uglier than crying, and then hurried away.
"It's a bit of a derangement of joy, isn't it?"
The butler shook his head and smiled as he followed Huo Yining to see him off.
Three days later, Huo Yining, who was officially appointed as the deputy head of the guard regiment, was in charge of the guards in the palace, and at about ten o'clock in the morning, when he was patrolling near the palace gate, two carriages came on the main road outside the palace. He had already received the news that His Majesty the Emperor was going to meet with the Minister of War, Stanley Williams, and the President of the Knight Academy, Willford Lead, these two people were His Majesty's absolute cronies, so he did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly led people to greet him.
"Lord Marquis, Lord Earl, Your Majesty is already waiting for you in the back garden, please come with me. ”
"Thank you, Deputy Commander!"
After meeting, the two sides exchanged a few words, and because Huo Yining was promoted, Williams and Willford Lead, two powerful figures, were also very polite to him. Under the personal leadership of Hoining, the two of them walked towards the back of the palace, and finally came to a garden full of exotic flowers and plants. Following the path through the bushes and flowers, the two of them soon came to a small pavilion surrounded by guards.
Seeing this situation, Williams and Willford Leader immediately understood that the Emperor was in the pavilion at this time, but it was quite surprising that Wittels still had time to spend time in the garden due to the recent internal and external troubles in the empire.
The guards automatically flashed a passage for them, and the two of them entered the pavilion, only to be surprised to find that His Majesty the Emperor was really spending time in the garden, and he was not alone, and the people who accompanied him were all well-known figures in the Yuss Empire. Marfa Kers, the head of the Magic Academy, Alander, the head of the guard, and even Lawrence, the Grand Prince, are there. Seeing them coming, the Grand Prince and Aland nodded their heads from a distance, only the attention of Emperor Vettels and the old magician remained on the table in front of them, and they did not notice their arrival at all.
Emperor Vettels is playing checkered chess with the old magician, while Aland and the Grand Prince are watching the game. The two of them wanted to come forward to salute, but the butler next to them made a silent gesture for them.
The two of them glanced at each other, and they both felt a little surprised at this situation, because when they came, the herald did not reveal more information except that His Majesty the Emperor had summoned him, which was not common, and after coming here, everything was even more abnormal, and when the situation in the south was unprecedentedly tense, the emperor who had always been diligent actually had the leisure to play chess with his old friends.
"This game of chess is very similar to governing the country, when you are young, you are fearless, and when you are older, you begin to be conservative and cautious, and you are complacent. ”
Vettels put a piece in the defensive position and sighed.
However, this sentence is not suitable for His Majesty, and many young people are not as energetic as His Majesty. ”
The Marquis Williams, the Minister of War, finally found an opportunity to speak, and as soon as he opened his mouth, it was a loud sycophant.
"No, no, old, look at Lawrence's thirty years old this year, I still don't recognize the old line?"
Vettels patted his eldest son on the shoulder, shook his head and smiled:
"Lawrence, you continue to finish this game for me and Master Ox, although we are currently at a disadvantage, as long as we dare to fight, it is not impossible to win. ”
Vettels stood up and sat the Grand Prince in his place to finish the game, while he took Williams and Willford Leader to the other side to understand the current situation on the southern border.
At noon, several people accompanied Wittels in the palace to finish lunch before leaving.
"Don't you think there's anything wrong with today's events?"
Exiting the palace, Willford Leader boarded Williams' carriage.