Chapter 866: The King's Banquet (I)

The lawn outside Phoebus Manor is vast, Lord Gabriel's manor, and in the center of the meticulously leveled lawn is a rectangular fountain, trickling water from the black swan stone carving, and there is another quiet charm in the extremely quiet low garden. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

The garden is open and dotted with flowers, such as roses, honeysuckle, caryophyllus, limes, holly, juniper, boxwood, and of course, violets, which are the main flowers of the estate.

From March to July, part of it is open to the public, and the rest of the year, it is the residence of the Violet family.

A group of men and women were walking on this lawn, and the first middle-aged man in a black suit, with a straight back, broad eyebrows and big eyes, and a good temperament in every gesture was Prince Gabriel.

Gabriel is the uncle of the royal daughter Nolan, a member of the House of Lords, and the backbone of the Violet family.

In the hall of Phoebus Manor, there are many huge portraits, among which the important figures of the Violet family of the past ten generations are among them, this illustrious family that has produced more than 20 members of the House of Lords, dukes, and even several kings, has survived the changes of time, and still stands.

The Grand Duke of Violet did not participate in politics, and the political power of the Violet family was headed by Gabai.

Gabriel was surrounded by his wife Britney, Duke Free, who was also a member of the House of Lords, Ge Jinxing, Xu Yang, Zhu Deyong of the Vermilion Bird Family in the Four Holy Families, and Li Rachel of the Qinglong Family.

Rachel ranked second on the Champs-Ésées list in the empire for its famous selection of noble women, second only to Anna Sui, who was in first place, and every time she appeared, whether it was the House of Lords, which was almost entirely male, or on such occasions, it was a sight to behold. Even Gabriel's wife, Britney, would take a closer look, thinking that if it weren't for fame and beauty, Li Rachel might not be under Anna Sui. Of course, not all beautiful women in the upper echelons of the empire will enter the Champs list, at least the princess Nolan is beyond this list, in Britney's eyes, even Li Rachel is slightly inferior in appearance compared to her.

"Lin Hai really accepted Lang Bo Beifeng's invitation, it is said that Lin Wei was furious on the day of this incident and avoided Lin Hai, the two fathers and sons made such a fuss, it is conceivable that the content of Lin Hai and Lang Bo Beifeng's conversation is by no means so simple, and it is even possible that the Snow Wolf family made a commitment to Lin Hai and shared the corresponding benefits, so that Lin Hai stood on their side."

Zhu Deyong, who said this, was silent, and everyone was even more silent.

The current situation can be said to be very stalemate, the upper and lower houses, and the upper echelons of the empire, all feel that an undercurrent is forming a huge storm.

However, in the long run, the consequences of these tsunamis will be like a giant wall of prehistoric heaven and earth.

Although it is unlikely that the forces of the Snow Wolf family will mutiny, it is also a war without gunpowder, and those policies that the Snow Wolf family and the Assas family are allowed to pass in the parliament will slowly tighten the queen's neck like a lasso. If they were allowed to take the high ground, the situation in Congress would be reversed, and the harm would be fundamentally damaging to the Queen, damaging the country, and ultimately benefiting these people.

Lin Hai's defection will intensify this process.

"The queen just gave him the title of Earl of Notting Hill, he is a hero of this country, I really don't understand, why Lin Hai is on the side of the snow wolf family who still have a feud with him." Rachel frowned.

"The past past, compared with the current situation, is not an obstacle, everyone can see that the threat of the Xipang people is huge, there is a Star Alliance behind them, this war, our situation is very unoptimistic, it is so, then the Star Alliance that leads this war is the key to everything. In the final analysis, everyone wants to take the initiative and take advantage of the changes in the future. And in that future, I'm afraid it will be a fallen land occupied by enemy starship mechs without the existence of the royal family! ”

Although he didn't get any useful information from Lu Manna, who was familiar with Lin Hai, Duke Fury and Lu Manna had diametrically opposite opinions, and he would not be as Lu Manna thought, Lin Hai had other plans and had bitter intentions, and he was finally the queen. On the contrary, because of her youth and acquaintance with Lin Hai, Lu Manna's personal subjective factors took precedence and did not see through the essence of things.

Duke Freeh prefers to believe in the dark side of human nature, that is, Lin Hai sees the tragic fate destined to befall an irresistible Eagle Nation, and makes a decision in his favor.

Indeed, if it is said that the Xipang people, the snow wolf family, are not enough to be afraid. However, behind this is the power of the level of the Star Alliance, and I am afraid that anyone who faces such a fate will compromise.

The Star Covenant monopolizes countless advanced technologies in the universe, and its degree of development surpasses that of all existing peripheral countries, if it is really the super power above the Star Covenant that makes a move, a royal family like Windsor wants to fight against such a force, and the gap is also very large.

No wonder in this case, there will be Assas, the Snow Wolf family is ready to move, they are afraid that they already know that they can only become vassals of the Star Alliance, and they can't compete with it.

It seems that at this time, it is the smart people who are on their side.

Lin Hai has become such a smart person.

"In order to deal with the future crisis, we need to integrate all the forces at our disposal." Gabriel said, "We want to let the self-righteous know that they are rejoicing too soon." ”

"Duke Free, now that the Zenith Group is using their financial power to attack everywhere, trying to create a bigger shock, I hope that the Rand family can keep the one hundred and seventy companies on the list, as long as these companies remain stable, the threat of this financial tsunami is not great, and the domestic situation, at least the economic situation, the queen will be more sure."

Duke Freery nodded, "The Rand family will stabilize the economic situation. ”

Seeing Free's weightless gesture, Rachel Li exclaimed, "People are looking up to the Stewart family, which has risen rapidly in recent years and accumulated huge wealth, and countless media are competing to chase after it, intending to dig deep into how much property the Stewart family has shocked the world." But as everyone knows, the Rand family, which has always been extremely low-key, may have ten times the wealth of Stewart! ”

"That's an exaggeration." Duke Freery shook his head, his expression flat. But it is the restraint behind this blandness that makes people feel a trace of awe.

Zhu Deyong said, "The Stewart family is known as the fourteenth family, but in fact, the only thing that the empire really has the ability to cause a tsunami in the financial field is the Zenith group behind the Assas family, and the Rand family controlled by their old rival, Duke Free. The so-called nobility of the round table is not called in vain. In contrast to the two families, the Stewart family just stood on a hill and looked out at two lonely peaks. ”

Yes, the empire has two solitary peaks, and the Rand family is one. The House of Assas is naturally another one.

Many, many years ago, the Rand family has been fighting with the Assas family for layout, planning, and balancing each other, and if there is anyone else who can make Archduke Fury show a dignified look, it is only the Assas family.

If there is anyone in the empire who can stop the power in the hands of the Assas family from attacking and shaking the empire's economy, only the Rand family can do it.

"Miss Rachel, the Qinglong family, can you temporarily close the Ares Starry Sky Mail Road?"

"Use a cosmic storm warning, the Qinglong family, will try their best." Li Rachel bowed slightly.

The Qinglong family controls the empire's largest postal route trade union, the so-called postal route, which is the name of the industrial waterway. These routes are generally only used for the passage of resource gathering transport ships, and the direction of the Ares Star Mail Route is the mineral resource star zone controlled by the Snow Wolf and the Assas family.

Using the influence of the trade union to close the mail route, of course, countless industrial ships will be stranded in the shipping lane, which will have an impact on many aspects of the empire, but the biggest impact at this time is none other than the Snow Wolf Assas family.

It's an invisible war between the two sides, throwing in all kinds of resources, and being able to attack their money bags in this way, Gabriel feels that even his own side will pay the price, and the price is worth it.

"We, the Teutonic faction, will try to veto the 35-point proposal in the next congressional meeting." Brother Jinxing made a statement.

Prince Gabriel and the others walked through the garden as if they had drawn up the results in the meantime, and then the group dispersed.

Since the day of the award ceremony, after Lin Hai chose to meet with the Snow Wolf family, this incident shocked the upper echelons of the empire, and both sides seemed to be like gears in motion, and each accelerated its movements.

Gabriel knew that they were the core force of the Arch Guardian royal family, and they would compete with the forces of the Assas Snow Wolf Family Alliance in various fields. At this point, both sides are fully engaged in the struggle, and there is no telling what the future holds.

Gabriel came to the bench and sat down. Facing the vast lawn, he was the only one on the lonely bench.

He loved the grandeur of the estate, where he had grown up and knew the reindeer sipping happily in the summer along the stream that crossed the garden, and the changing seasons of the sun on the rolling green hills.

Only this time he sat on the bench and looked out at the open space before him, and the dark clouds were moving over the earth, and Gabriel suddenly had a sense of foreboding.

It seems that there is a overwhelming force that they have not been able to calculate, and it is gradually approaching this world.

They learned afterwards that at that time, they had calculated the secret war with the Assas Snow Wolf family, the war without gunpowder, the economic, political, and strategic confrontations with the internal enemy, and they thought that this was the war at this level.

The two sides are engaged in a struggle for political influence, and nothing will happen to the empire from the military level.

But they didn't expect that when they thought so, the forces of the Snow Wolf Alliance were already planning to use their swords and soldiers to wash the capital star in blood!

On December 17, the Queen's banquet was held as scheduled......