Chapter 63: The King's Feast
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"Oh! That is, the hostage of the Eastern Oguna Empire, in order to maintain peaceful coexistence with my Sarins Kingdom," King Byron just finished speaking, Stitch's face turned red, he didn't expect that as the king of a kingdom, he would say such rude words, "Although he is a hostage, he is the royal family of the Oguna Empire, the cousin of Electrochem IV, and he has the blood of the royal family in his body!"
Everyone here did not expect King Byron to be so unscrupulous, and even if Stitch was a hostage of another country, he should have a little affection. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info Evan was already reminding his king with his eyes, but King Byron ignored it, just picked up his glass, smiled and took a sip of wine.
"King Byron, it turns out that the other party is Sir Stitch of the East Oguna Empire, so this time we have to discuss..."Makirov said this, and Byron waved his hand.
"No problem, you also want to discuss the hostage matter! Aren't you asking me for anything!" Byron's words this time even offended the envoys of the Theoguna Empire, "Anyway, you must at least send a decent person, such as your son as a prime minister, or the son of the regent?!" Byron took another sip of wine, and some red wine flowed from the corners of his mouth, dripping on his golden clothes.
This time, even a few of the envoys around Makirov blushed, if it was when the Oguna Empire was not divided, these imperial people would not have been afraid of the Kingdom of Sarins at all. But Makilov and the others were well aware of the responsibility on their shoulders, and they came to Mallote this time in order to sign an agreement to deepen friendship with the already friendly kingdom of Salins, and were willing to exchange royal families and even political marriages to ensure the friendship between the two countries.
Makilov still looked at Byron with a smile, his eyes were like a thread, even as thin as a needle, sharp and sharp.
"Lord Regent Shumo doesn't have a son, and my son Shaki has already married and had children, and is now ruling the city as the lord of the city, so it is not suitable as a hostage in exchange..."
"Who told you it was an exchange?!" Byron tossed the glass directly to the ground, and the rest of the wine was spilled on the carpet, "My youngest son Walter has gone to Deraman, and you still want us to send a member of the royal family?"
Makilov tried to keep a smile, now that the Eastern and Western Empires of Oguna bordered the Kingdom of Salins, the Western Oguna Empire was forced to sign a one-year treaty, and if the support of the Kingdom of Sahlins was lost, then the Western Oguna Empire would only be left as an ally of the Papal States.
"Of course, the specifics can be negotiated. ”
"There is no need to negotiate! you Western Goguna Empire directly sent an important person, and it must be young, don't send an old man, so that we can discuss the matter of financial assistance!" Byron's words were clearly for everyone, including Stitch from the East Oguna Empire. Now that Stitch has eased his mood, he is still young and knows little about politics. On the contrary, Avi, who was standing in the back, had begun to understand the current situation since he had been studying at the Kestrel Academy.
The Kingdom of Sarins was originally hostile to the Oguna Empire, and the Oguna Empire had invaded the territory of the Sarins Kingdom last year and besieged the important town of Douro. The ensuing division allowed the Western Oguna Empire to gain the support of the Kingdom of Salins, which had no basis except that the Eastern Oguna Empire was still in the hands of Electrem IV. King Byron had no friendship with the regent Shumo, the Virgin Gloria, or the Minor Emperor Manfret, and his nominal support was sufficient. Now that the two Oguna empires are side by side, with a peace treaty and bordering the kingdom of Salins, whoever can get the aid of this great kingdom will have a chance to defeat the other. Therefore, the East Oguna Empire first intervened and sent Stitch, who was a member of the royal family, here in order to show his position and sincerity, and to be willing to resolve the previous grievances.
Count Deballo, who was sitting next to Makilov, immediately said: "I have half of the blood of the Kingdom of Sarins in my body, so why don't you let me return to Mallote and be a hostage of the Western Guna Empire!"
Lord Möngke also said: "As the son of the Marquis of Montres and the nephew of the regent Xiumo, it should be reasonable for me to take the role of hostage. ”
The two young nobles brought by Makirov had apparently already had the consciousness of becoming hostages, and they were right, and even if two of them were hostages at the same time, it is estimated that they would agree.
But Byron shook his head, "How can you compare with Sir Stick, who has royal blood! And Count de Barlo, your current territory has fallen into the hands of the pirate leader of Sloman, and returning to the kingdom of Salins should not be a condition, but should be your wisest choice." ”
The king's words made Deballo embarrassed, and Möngke also gulped down a steak because he was looked down upon. Makilov: "And who is the right person for King Byron?"
At this time, Dugor, the head of the Kestrel Academy, who was sitting next to Queen Rosemund, said leisurely: "Of course, His Royal Highness Manfrette or St. Goliath is suitable. ”
This middle-aged man in a crimson coat, holding a fan in his hand, kept fanning himself and spoke amazingly. His words made Makilov frown, but Stitch, who was sitting on the other side, folded his hands, as if watching a play.
The feast was silenced by Dugol's words, and King Byron simply ate the orange slice that Rosemander had stuffed into his mouth, while Evan stood aside with a calm expression. Dugol's lips were white, his eyes were like beans, his hair was combed back, and his ears were covered, and after he finished speaking, he just ate the food in front of him, ignoring the rest of the nobles of the Theoguna Empire who did not react.
"Well, if you nobles of the Theoguna Empire find such a request difficult, I can also give other options," King Byron waited until the right time to present his true thoughts, "Manfret and Virgen Golia should find a time to visit Mallot, so that our two countries can establish a true friendship and sign an agreement of mutual support, showing the highest sincerity!"
Byron's proposal was obviously much better than Dugol's proposal, and Makirov had already seen that the head of the academy just now was just deliberately "raising the price", and Byron's later words were the true intentions of the Kingdom of Salins. Even Avi saw this, and on the contrary, Stitch was still indignant at Byron's downgrade.
"This is indeed negotiable, after all, His Majesty Manfret is still young, and it is not a bad thing to see more other places, as long as we find the right time, whether it is Lord Goria or His Majesty Manfret, there will be a chance to come to Mallot to meet King Byron. Makilov thought for a moment and said.
"By the way, your little Emperor Manfret doesn't have a marriage contract yet, right?!" Byron asked suddenly.
Makirov shook his head.
"That's great, when you get back to Doret City, help me ask your regent and the holy daughter, see how my little daughter Natney is, and if it's all right, make up for it!" Byron said as he pointed his finger at the little princess Knightney, who was sitting next to her, and the little princess was so frightened that she immediately hid next to her brother, not knowing whether she was afraid of Byron's finger or this family business.
It's really tragic that my marriage will be involuntarily, which may be the sadness of being in the court. Avi glanced at Natney, and the other party's big innocent eyes were also looking at her.