The theme of the banquet was naturally allegiance to His Majesty and His Highness, and how to easily defeat those corrupt principality bosses. Duke Wensha was chatting and laughing with the great undead around him, while Lu Jingzhi's eyes kept staring at the crown prince, following his figure around, but his mind was thinking about the queen mother he mentioned. Was that light-footed beauty really his mother? Unlikely, she seemed to be much younger than he was.

At this time, the crown prince walked to the center of the banquet hall, raised his glass and said in a loud voice, "Ladies and gentlemen!"

The cacophony of conversation gradually stopped, and everyone stared at the crown prince until he could continue.

The crown prince smiled with satisfaction and said to all the great undead present: "The empire has sent troops several times in order to crusade against the Duchy of Tuposatan, which is not a subservient. Although we have won and lost each other, we have already obtained 1/3 of the land of the principality after the first two large-scale battles. Presumably, the adults who participated in these two battles have already gained some benefits, right?"

There was a burst of suppressed laughter in the room, and the owners of these laughter could be heard with great pride. There are also those who didn't laugh, such as the Duke of Wensha, Lu Jingzhi remembered that he said that what he got was not as good as what he paid. I think that the distribution of the results of the battle is also based on strength, which is not very fair, because Lu Jingzhi looked around and saw several lords who were either gritting their teeth or showing a stupid face. Their features are the same as those of the Duke of Winsha, who do not look very wealthy and well-off.

When the laughter subsided, the crown prince continued: "After twenty years of recuperation, the military strength of my empire is almost twice that of the principality, so this year I have issued a conscription order to all of you, and the army will gather in the royal capital, and will soon go out to fight for the empire against those who claim to be vassals of the principality, and at the same time make contributions to your lordship. ”

An undead with unkempt hair and poor clothing who had been seated a dozen seats stood up and raised his glass to the crown prince, "Your Highness, Oak and his twenty knights and one hundred and forty infantry are at your service, please allow me to fight." "In fact, all the lords were holding back their strength to show their loyalty to His Royal Highness the crown prince, but the crown prince hadn't finished speaking, and no one dared to interrupt him, so this guy took the lead. Just by looking at his dress and appearance, you can know that this guy doesn't know how to have proper etiquette, so even if he is rude in words, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not be too harsh on him, but will only smile in his heart and secretly curse for being reckless.

Some of the little lords who are also not very particular about it can't help but regret in their hearts, instead of desperately grabbing battle merits on the battlefield, it is better to brush up on their sense of existence at this time and get familiar with His Highness first. Although you can't grab the first, the second is better than the third. So some of the little lords who stood up and didn't look decent shouted, "Eli with twelve knights and thirty infantry!" "Mando with twenty-two knights and eighty infantry!" "I can only hear the cries coming and going, and I can't stop hearing them.

Lu Jingzhi felt funny and a little annoyed, and was about to hide his ears and not listen, but saw a tall undead in heavy armor stand up, walk quickly to the side of the crown prince, and shouted: "You clowns, all shut up for me!" This sound was really shocking, and after the words were finished, the echoes were still lingering, endlessly. The spirits of the undead were so frightened by his majesty that they could not help but stop speaking, and those who rushed to show their loyalty had no choice but to swallow back the unfinished half of the sentence back into their stomachs.

"You still don't care about etiquette, a bunch of clowns!" The tall undead looked at the little lords who were so frightened by him that they didn't dare to make a sound, and looked at their unwilling and timid appearance, which made him extremely proud, so he turned to the crown prince and said, "Your Highness, those hillbillies have never seen much of the world, and they don't understand etiquette, and I hope they haven't disturbed your interest." ”

The crown prince smiled: "Even so, I have also seen their true temperament, and they are indeed loyal to the king." ”

The tall undead said, "Please continue to instruct Your Highness." After saying that, he did not return to his seat, but took two steps back and stood behind the crown prince. The lords present couldn't help but curse secretly, this guy is too good at tricks, and he has not yet come out of the battle, so he stood up to steal the limelight.

The crown prince really didn't pay attention, but continued: "Just now, many lords and adults couldn't help themselves, and they showed their loyalty to me, although they didn't have many troops, but they also showed their hearts. After that, he looked back at his entourage and said: "Write down the names of those lords and lords just now, and after the triumph, you will be rewarded for your merits, and you should add a heavy stroke to the merit book." ”

The retinue responded, and went separately to count the lords who had just shouted allegiance. The crown prince continued: "Twenty years have passed since the last war with the Duchy of Posatam, but I still remember the last triumphal banquet. Because of the development of the empire and armaments, the distribution of war merits was not satisfactory, and you adults did not embarrass me with the overall situation, and I am really gracious. ”

When Lu Jingzhi heard this, he secretly admired this crown prince in his heart, and when employing people, he first made clear the things that were unsatisfactory and removed the mustard in each other's hearts, which was really a good means. Anyway, the result of the distribution has become a fact, and at this time, as long as you give everyone a reasonable explanation, you can naturally eliminate some negative emotions.

Sure enough, as soon as the crown prince's words fell, he heard a few lords around him who were still a little dissatisfied just now, and they all whispered softly. Even the Duke of Winsha looked relieved.

The crown prince naturally saw the reactions of these lords clearly, and secretly rejoiced in his heart, and said: "However, this time is different, in the past twenty years, our empire has been greatly developed, and in terms of military strength, it has formed a crushing situation against the Duchy of Posatan; economically, the tax revenue of the empire can buy almost half of the land of the principality." Therefore, in the distribution of merits this time, I will give priority to the adults who were willing to pay last time. ”

Lu Jingzhi squinted his eyes and saw a satisfied smile on Duke Wensha's face, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this crown prince is really good at creating his own personal charm, and he is in a high position, as long as he makes a gentle and clever promise, and even does not have to say the specific content at all, he can make these people who follow him fall in love.

The atmosphere of the banquet gradually became warmer, and the lords and lords who had temporarily put aside their mutual dissatisfaction also talked to each other, dividing their respective circles according to the different legions, and Lu Jingzhi also lost the focus of attention, and once again remembered the beautiful woman he saw outside the banquet hall.

How could she jump in through the window?! Lu Jingzhi used his fork to pluck the ice mushroom, although this is not the best, the quality is also very good, otherwise where would she be able to enter the crown prince's banquet? However, who can enter through the window, and those guards can be surprised?

"Your Excellency the Magician, what are you thinking?" A soft voice sounded in his ears, and Lu Jingzhi looked at it, and it turned out to be the crown prince coming over.

"Your Highness...... I ......" Lu Jingzhi didn't know what to say, so he told him directly: "I'm thinking about your young and beautiful mother." ”

"Your Excellency, I have heard about your combat experience and am very interested in your style. The crown prince said to Lu Jing, "Can you talk to me?"

"This, of course, is an honor. Lu Jingzhi retracted his heart and said: "The martial arts under him can be described as a fluke, every time he is forced to death by the enemy and then comes back to life, there is nothing to boast about." ”

The crown prince had also heard about Lu Jingzhi, so he naturally knew that what he said was the truth, so he didn't say much, and asked: "From the beginning of the banquet to the present, I have been seeing Your Excellency staring at me, is there something strange on my face?"

Lu Jingzhi took a closer look at the crown prince, and saw that the skin on his face was fair, there was no flaw on his neat face, as if he was always 15 degrees upturned with a mesmerizing smile on the corner of his mouth, and only the aqua blue eyes had an undetectable meaning, suggesting that his soul was not young.

"Your Highness, your beauty is incomparable. Lu Jingzhi said for a moment and said, "But what attracts me the most is not this beauty, but your elegant temperament in every gesture." Your charm has attracted so many lords, and naturally it has attracted me. Of course, Lu Jingzhi himself knew that this was a bunch of nonsense, empty words, and lies, and he stared at the crown prince completely unconsciously, and at that time he was thinking about the beautiful queen mother of the crown prince.

The crown prince smiled and said, "I'm really glad to hear your Excellency say that. Although I know it's just a compliment from you. He thought that Lu Jingzhi, like these lords present, was here for military merits and rewards, so he would naturally pay more attention to himself.

Lu Jing's heart moved, and he asked: "Your Royal Highness, you have incomparable wisdom, can I take the liberty of asking, how many years have you experienced?"

The crown prince seemed a little displeased, but did not show it obviously, but replied patiently: "As we all know, I was in charge of the imperial army three hundred years ago, and before that, I had received eighty years of royal education. ”

Lu Jingzhi saw the crown prince's displeasure, but he really wanted to know, so he mustered up the courage to ask: "The queen mother of yours I saw just now, isn't she your mother?"

The crown prince suddenly stepped back, and shouted, "Guard!" Immediately, three tall sword guards stepped forward, and they all drew their swords and aimed them at Lu Jingzhi.

Lu Jingzhi didn't say anything, but he frightened Duke Wensha, who was chatting on the side, and he hurriedly came up and said, "Your Highness...... is this...... What's going on?"

The crown prince said, "This is your subordinate?!Why is he not an undead, but a human?"

Duke Wensha hurriedly said, "My lord, he is really a great undead, not a human anymore. As he spoke, he handed Lu Jing a glass of ice fruit wine and said, "Drink it quickly, and let Your Highness know that you are not a human being." ”

When Lu Jingzhi was pointed at by the three swords, he was naturally startled, but there was a kind of happiness in his heart, if that beauty knew that she died to inquire about her, would she be a little moved?

Did Lu Jingzhi drink this glass of wine? Did the crown prince let him go?

If you want to know what happens next, let's see the next breakdown.