Chapter 890: Conference of the Northern States
In the spacious council hall, because of Rosicky's anger, the frost and cold air were permeating, making the few maids standing on the side as frightened as cicadas.
"Calm down, what the hell is going on?"
Downton poured a cup of tea and handed it to Rosicky.
"The Rhine Empire proposed a marriage to marry our eldest princess Xueman, and the king actually agreed!"
"Xueman's dignity and status are taken back by the blood of soldiers and battle blades, not by women's bodies!"
Rosicky slammed the cup on the ground, his face full of pain, because he was reincarnated as an undead, and he was no longer fit to rule the country.
Not to mention that the people will not approve of him, even if they hope that he will return to China and turn the tide, those who hold power will not allow this kind of thing to happen.
According to Rosicky's character, he didn't intend to stir up trouble, but these juniors were really disappointing.
"What are you going to do? With your current power, you can't take back the throne of Xueman!"
Downton frowned, there are still three pounds of nails in the rotten ship, although the Sherman Kingdom has declined from the leading position of a second-rate power to the middle and lower reaches in the past three thousand years, but after all, the foundation is still there, even if it pours the power of Frankfurt to the whole country, it can't take down others.
"I'll go back and take a look first, in short, Xueman's woman, even if she is a civilian, can't be a victim!"
Rosicky had already asked his subordinates to pack up, and if he hadn't waited for Downton, he would have left long ago.
"Whatever you need, just ask!"
Looking at the roaring Rosicky, Downton patted him on the shoulder, and suddenly realized why the former Xueman was so powerful, which could be seen from the prince and these indignant death knights.
"By the way, through this marriage. The royal family of Saint-Gertland issued an edict to prepare for the meeting of the United States of the North in Xueman two months later, asking all the countries of the North to participate!"
Rosicky motioned to the female secretary and asked her to take the text to Downton.
"This meeting is very grand, as long as it is above the Principality. With a population of more than a million, everyone is eligible to participate!"
Rosicky's face was solemn, "I'm afraid St. Gertland is going to do it in the north!"
"Tsk, the standard of the meeting is very high, and the envoys of various countries must be at least at the level of ministers or above, which is obviously to put an end to perfunctory, or to sign something on the spot!"
Homer swept the edict, which was issued in the name of King Saint-Gertland in a very tough tone. If you don't have a time limit, you will be regarded as an enemy of Jutland and start a war!
"Looks like I'm going to have to go by myself!"
Downton thought about it, but he couldn't find anyone who could help him with his envoy, without him, he didn't believe in those new nobles, and his cronies and subordinates were all from bitter backgrounds. The most powerful black hand is also an underground native. I haven't seen anything on the market, so it's definitely a shame to go.
Andrea can, but her status as the heir of the Guise family is a hidden danger, and Rosicky naturally can't.
"There is still a shortage of talents!"
Downton found that his subordinates were very capable of fighting, but not in power, especially diplomats. Lack of strict zhòng.
"You have thought about it, now that the country has just been calmed down, once you leave, your influence will be reduced!"
Rosicky advised.
"No problem, the military power is in my hands anyway!"
Downton understood Rosicky's concerns. As long as it is a king, it will not leave the royal capital, let alone go to other countries, once it travels, before arriving at the destination, the garrison there has been replaced by a trustworthy general, and the royal capital is also the most trusted legion to stay behind.
"Downton, I can go for you!"
Hamlet pushes away the guards who stop him and walks in.
"Harley!"
Downton was embarrassed, Rosicky didn't have any expression, he became a king and lost a villain, that's it, his brother-in-law didn't kill him, he was already open.
"Needless to say, it doesn't matter who owns the country, the most important thing is that the people want to be happy. Harley interrupted Downton's defense, "To be honest, I hated you before, not because you killed the father who didn't care about me, but because you got Frankfurt involved in the war, hundreds of thousands of people died, and millions of families were torn apart!"
"It's not as exaggerated as you say!"
Downton muttered, and he was a little bit more strict about his fire, and in the end, it was counted, but it was only a loss of more than 200,000 soldiers.
"I've come to you several times just to ask you why you're doing this, and I can see that you're not a man with an over-power-hungry appetite, but it doesn't matter. ”
Harley sighed.
"Huh?"
Downton was puzzled.
"It's only been a few months, but I can see that your reforms are paying off, Frankfurt is thriving, the people have hope, and there are more silver coins in their pockets!"
Harley stared into Downton's eyes and said in a sincere tone, "You don't have to worry about me, as long as there is more national happiness, I will not take revenge on you!"
Downton was dumbfounded, and even Rosicky and his knight men looked sideways.
"Isn't this really brain-dead?"
Someone muttered, the voice was not small, but Harley didn't care at all, and instead made a request, "I can't live without you in the country, so I will help you go to the Northern Council!"
"This guy is so noble, even I am ashamed of myself!"
Homer is telling the truth.
"Moral fetishism is terrible!"
If it weren't for Harley's always been like this, the cheap god really couldn't believe that there was such a person, she believed, he could do such a thing as cutting meat and feeding the eagle!
"Sorry......"
Downton smiled bitterly, he really didn't know what to say, he kept hiding from Harley, just worried about how to explain, but he didn't expect people to take it to heart at all.
"Remember what you are doing now, if one day, you start to oppress the people, I will personally take off your head. ”
After Harley finished speaking, he punched Downton in the chest and smiled, "Don't worry, I will be a puppet king with peace of mind, and it will not affect any of your decisions!"
"Thank you!"
Downton replied with a punch from Harley, and he remembered the scene when the two met for the first time, this man was a real noble personality.
"I'll help you go to the Northern Conference, don't worry, I've taught myself some. I won't disgrace you!"
Harley's got it all.
"You better stay in the country, learn to deal with some government affairs, you also know, Arnold has no problem commanding the troops, doing this, it's too bad!"
Andrea walked in. Rushing to speak, she was really afraid that Downton would agree, Harley was right, but who knew if he would collude with the surrounding countries?
Knowing that Halley's identity is the king, he asked for help on the condition of ceding land, and other countries have a legitimate reason to invade Frankfurt.
Reconciling with Harley also counts one of Downton's heart problems, he doesn't have many real friends, and Harley. It's something he doesn't want to lose.
"Duren, are you dead or alive?"
Downton thought of Durham again, he searched all the dungeons, but found no body of him, as if the world had evaporated.
Downton had a lot to do, and he had planned to postpone his departure, but there was a steam airship anyway. But it was rejected by Rosicky.
"The gun shot the bird, and this meeting was a big one. I don't know what Saint-Gertland is going to do, so don't hit the muzzle, let's keep a low profile!"
Rosicky's concern is not unreasonable, a third-rate country actually has a floating warship, and people ask for it, do you give it or not?
The Death Knights want to go back to their hometown. So all of them were dispatched, plus the army was needed to garrison the country, so Downton didn't even bring the guards, so it was easy and there was a war. He can even ride a firebird and evacuate instantly.
In order to hide the identity of the undead, the knights all changed their clothes, white armor and horse harness, coupled with Downton, the paladin leader, as long as they were not clerics, they basically couldn't see the clues, and they could not help but cause panic.
The Green Goblin ran too fast and often left the team, so Downton switched to a Flannis thoroughbred worth hundreds of thousands of gold coins, and he also fulfilled his desire for a pedigree horse back then.
As the clock drew to the end of summer, the team was heading towards the snow.
Sereb was both excited and worried, and she couldn't eat for a few days, and I don't know if she thought of her parents, but she was overly worried and sick.
Fortunately, Xia Luo is in the pharmacy room, and she is on call, otherwise there will really be a problem, as for Downton, he is a paladin, and the magic is ineffective against Serex.
Located in the northernmost part of the Northern Continent, adjacent to the Great Wall of Desperation, Snow Diffuse had held back the barbarians, orcs, and evil gods from the south several times, but now, the glory of the country was fading.
"The Great Wall of Desperation is very high, standing on it, you can't see the ground at all, you can only see the white snow, there, there is very little sunny weather, by the way, if the wood is not poured with oil, it can't be burned at all!"
Lace wore a cloak and chattered about a chiē of her hometown to Downton.
"Have you been? I've heard that the people stationed at the Great Wall of Desperation are vicious criminals?"
Downton accosted.
Rosicky sighed, but it was a pity that Downton only regarded Celes as his sister, otherwise it would be more than enough to be a brother-in-law.
"Well, all of them are death row inmates, but some would rather die than go because the environment is too harsh. Celence shuddered, apparently thinking of something bad.
"It's said to be the fief of the Starks, nicknamed the Wolves of the North?' is the most famous phrase in the continent, and troubadours love the legend of the Stark family the most!"
After Downton finished speaking, he was suddenly stunned, because he remembered that the Stark family had broken away from the Snowman Empire and became a principality.
Rosicky's expression was unnatural, and just as Downton was about to find an excuse to divert the topic, there was a faint sound of fighting in front of him.
"Let's go, let's see!"
Downton's whip, whipping his mount, and making a fool of the people are partly true, if not entirely true.
The further north went, the more barren the land became, and the more difficult life became, so there were a large number of bandits, and those civilians who evaded taxes dared to take up arms and rob passing travelers and caravans.
Along the way, the knights had already cut off a lot of heads, and if it weren't for Downton's recent self-cultivation, he would have made all of them into specimens and inserted them on the side of the road for public display. (To be continued......)