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Priek province, where the Adolf joint forces are located.
The knights continued to enter and exit the camp of Qilin until dusk, when Qilin finally finished ordering battle.
"All ready?"
"Yes, Your Excellency, Marquis. ”
"Rest well tomorrow, and when everyone goes out the day after tomorrow, I hope you can fight bravely. ”
Qi Lin hid the great event that was about to happen, and after a brief explanation, his men withdrew, and about an hour later, another young man entered, wearing a knight's sword, full of energy, his face was white, and he even sprayed the "perfume" from the land of the Grad Collar.
After entering, he first gave a standard military salute to Qi Lin, he looked very similar to Qi Lin, but much younger, this person was Qi Lin's second son - "Yi Kesedin".
"Father, excuse me. Ixetine approached.
"Did Giuseppe act?" The pungent smell of perfume made Qi Lin put down his glass.
"Just now he secretly sent a horseback retinue to go in the direction of Thor, I think Thor will know right away that the magic mountain is marching separately from our army this morning, and the news that the army is weak, this will definitely not be missed by Thor who likes surprise attacks. ”
Buying the opponent's subordinates is a favorite strategy among the nobles, and in the past five years, the wealthy Adolf has used it the most, so he can buy so many lords in the last civil war and seize the opportunity.
The "Jusseppe" that the father and son talk about is a knight of the Garter who has been following Qilin for more than twenty years, and when Qilin killed his uncle, he was one of the five guards who accompanied him, and he was also the most depressed of the entourage, unable to raise his title and domain for many years.
"Don't suffer from widowhood but suffer from unevenness", over time, he is dissatisfied with his forest, and whenever he gets drunk, he will shout about the contribution he made back then, telling outsiders how his forest became a taboo story of the killer.
Qi Lin was furious but did not attack him, and he swore to God, following the oath of Arthur the Hero to the Knights of the Round Table, that he would take good care of the five subordinates who took risks with him, and forgive them for any great mistakes they committed. In addition, there are disgruntled people under him, who can make themselves more or less vigilant, and it can be said that Zhu Saipei has made great contributions to his later patient cultivation of Lin.
Even when he knew that Giuseppe had become the "eyes and ears of the royal family", he still stood still, Giuseppe's status was extremely low, he did evil things, and his losses to him were very limited, he deliberately raised it, waiting for the most suitable time to appear, and now, finally waiting for the moment to take advantage.
Seeing that his father was silent, Yi Kesetin wanted to ask for mercy, "Is Lu Sien really the child that his mother secretly brought back?"
Yesterday, Qilin told himself that his mother had an affair with a private etiquette teacher, became pregnant, and cheated on his father.
After the unfortunate miscarriage, he brought back a newborn "farmer's son" from the "farmer's family" as his heir, which is now the eldest son of the marquis-Lu Sien, because this matter is too bizarre, Yi Kesedine is still in surprise and doubt at this time.
"Yes, son, your mother told me this before she died, wanting to atone for her sins. You have called your brother for many years, and his body is full of inferior blood, but I have taken care of him for twenty years, and now Lu Sien has repaid us with his life. Qi Lin took out a handkerchief, the handkerchief hid a tiny, edible and dyeable red soft fruit, deliberately dry cough twice, when the handkerchief was covered, Qi Lin bit the red fruit, made red fruit liquid, and spit on the handkerchief, "My life, like the beech tree planted by our ancestors in the castle, even if it is properly cared for, but it cannot resist aging and disease, if he is here, you cannot become an heir, you should not be soft-hearted." ”
"Father...... Or force him to become a monk and voluntarily renounce his inheritance, not necessarily!"
"Banishment?" Qi Lin's pupils dilated, exuding an aura of dissatisfaction, "Your palm, which is thinner than a woman, can pick up a long sword, ten pounds, twenty pounds, how much iron armor can your chest hold? Even for fun, comparing you with Lu Sien, it is also like a "knight" and a "clown", he can make the maid around him pregnant at the age of twelve, and you can wet the bed at the age of twelve, and now he smells the "smell" on your body, like a male pet who sells his ass." ”
"I ....... In the past, Qi Lin would feel dissatisfied, and then he would drive Yi Kesetin out of front without seeing his father's stern face, which was exactly what he wanted, but at this moment, Qi Lin continued, "The vassals don't like you, and even I, the lord they should be loyal to, is not as good as Lu Sien. At this point, Qi Lin's eyes were full of murderous intent, and he didn't have the sense of weakness just now, but Yi Kesedin didn't dare to look directly at his father and didn't notice it.
When I was young, I was invited to participate in kingdom competitions, and I was once "applauded" by more than a dozen knights, and the nobles, merchants, and even peasants who bowed to me in the territory were all acting, and they must have preferred in their hearts to be led by a lord without a stain.
But if I hadn't killed my uncle, who wanted to seize power, I would have been buried in a cemetery and become a grain of sand in history, and I would have endured many painful things along the way, and now I have struggled with my hands to build out one "castle", "forest farm", "mine", and more than 65 miles from east to west and 80 miles from south to north, and I will never let it fall into the hands of outsiders. ”
Yi Kesitine's head was confused, he wanted to speak and stopped, moved his lips a few times, and finally had nothing to say, after saying goodbye to his father, he took some rum and went to find Lu Sien, who was taking care of the logistics and grass, he wanted to talk to Lu Sien, after all, they grew up together, rode horses and practiced swords together, and before long, hot oil will be poured here, and a pillar of fire will be ignited, I don't know what Lu Sien will be burned into.
In order to preserve his strength, Qilin decided to make a small sacrifice - "self-defense and self-attack", and burned most of the fake food he brought mixed with sand and part of the grain and grass of the allied army, and then let his son who guarded the grain and grass die honorably.
Even if some people don't believe it, why Raussey's subordinates can break through the blockade out of thin air and appear in the rear, it is difficult to guess that he directed and acted himself, although he is called the "family killer", but even his own heir is killed? It is too unbelievable. Even the heir died in battle, such a loyal and reliable ally, if he wants to come to the Golden Lion, he will also make corresponding compensation, and even relax his supervision and balance, and after deducting Lu Sien and Yi Kesette, he also has four adult boys who are close to adulthood as heirs and even uses .......
"Why are you here?" Seeing the arrival of Yi Ke Sai Tin with wine, Lu Sien was a little surprised, as he got older, the relationship between the two brothers became more and more ordinary, and after a few sips, he said, "Father is really strange, he sent some old and weak to guard the grain and grass, which is different from the previous cautious style. As he spoke, he asked people to take out two more wooden long swords for practice and threw one to Yi Kesedine, "Bibi, see if you have improved." ”
Yi Kesedin was always beaten in the past, and gradually began to hide from Lu Sien, but this time, he did not hide or even beg for mercy as before, took the sword, put on a hands-on attack posture, and struggled to deal with it.
"It's a little more courageous and commendable. Lu Sien held the sword behind him, did not make a move, kept dodging, let four or five swords, and quickly took out the sword, this sword accurately hit the shoulder of Yi Kesedine, with just the right force, can make people hurt, but do not cause fatal damage.
"Ahh
Seeing Yi Kesedin bending down in pain, Lu Sien mocked, "So, some things are predestined, I was born and raised, that is, to take over my father, and you ......." ”
"I ...... How?"
"If you are not my brother, or you are a farmer for me, I will not accept it. ”
"If you weren't my brother, you would be a good farmer. ”
"What do you say?!"
"I didn't ...... What the. ”
"It's just a joke, what a farmer, my mother only gave birth to you and me, my father's illegitimate sons, I don't recognize them, I will be a marquis in the future, I will reward you with an earl, if I am honored as "Your Highness", then you are "Your Excellency".
Yi Kesedin didn't hear the last "last words", and left like a lost soul, he didn't hate Lu Sien, who often bullied him, and was even proud of his brother being so much better than him, but when he knew that his brother was born, he had a sense of disgust for being deceived, he had mixed feelings, and he didn't know what to do.
He asked for a horse, and led it in despair, slowly leaving the solemn camp. A voice sounded in his head, urging him to stay away from the camp, away from Lusen, away from those heavy memories, but his steps did not obey, as if walking on muddy ground, as slow as ever.
After he had walked about two miles away, he took a deep breath and finally couldn't help but turn around.
A flash of fire rose from the north, faint and barely visible, and he couldn't feel the heat, but in his eyes, it was more dazzling than the sun, hotter than magma, and the light stung his gaze and burned his soul.
Yi Keseitin's heart sank, and unconsciously, he licked the corners ......of his mouth, tasted the salty taste, put his hand on his chest to suppress his restless heart, and slowly, slowly cried loudly.
When Lu Sien's body was brought to him by his subordinates covered with white cloths, Qi Lin deliberately showed horror and sadness, and opened his mouth, this was the first time he "lost a son", and he tried his best to express the grief reaction that a father should have in front of his knights.
The left hand grabbed the right hand that was deliberately shaking, and then lifted the white cloth with difficulty with his index and neutralizing his thumb, and when he saw Lu Sien, who had been burned beyond recognition by the fireworks, he let his breath shorten a few times, and then whispered in a low voice, "I have fulfilled the agreement with your mother very faithfully." ”
It was an old memory of the beginning of the 397th year of the new calendar, when the lord of the throne was still "Patton, the Sun King", and at this time, a year and a half before the aristocratic coalition drove him down, Qi Lin and his beautiful wife, who was two years older than him, went to the Rolle Palace to meet Patton, ostensibly to attend a state banquet, but in fact wanted the king to reduce his aristocratic obligations.
It was also the beginning of the second year of his reign, and in the spring of that year, he hanged more than a dozen people who threatened the territory, because they said that his talents were not as good as his uncle, who wanted to seize his position, and could not fill the stomachs of the people.
He was afraid of assassination and revenge, and he raised a personal guard that he could not afford to afford, and his finances were on the verge of collapse in just a few hundred days.
At this time, it coincided with the state banquet, and he decided to seek external forces. But all kings are somewhat unusual, and Barton is fond of young wives, and there are many husbandful lovers or widows in the palace, all of whom are not more than twenty-five years old.
When he took his wife out of the territory, Qi Lin asked his wife to dress up as a companion, and used a small amount of money to make his wife the most shining lady at the state banquet on a silk gown, stitched with pearls and five kinds of broken gems.
This worked, and when Patton saw such a beautiful lady, he sent someone to ask Qilin if he would like to spend three days "alone" in the outer city of the royal capital, while his wife stayed in the Rolle Palace and got to know the royal ladies a lot.
Qi Lin agreed, and after three days, when his wife was allowed to leave the palace, she hugged Qi Lin and cried bitterly. The poor woman did not know until her death that her husband had given him to the king, not to Barton.
The knight of the royal court, who had sent his wife back, took out a letter of order and stuffed it privately to Qi Lin, "There is an order issued by Your Majesty that the amount of noble taxes you owe due to the poor harvest of your territory will be lenient, and in the next three years, it will be reduced by forty percent, so as to understand your situation." ”
Looking at the inadvertent smiling eyes of the knight of the royal court, Qi Lin was angry, but it was not because he cared about his wife's chastity, after he saw his mother following the knight's disheveled clothes when he was a child, women were just the difference between noble and inferior reproductive tools. This scorn and document confirmed that he was an "incompetent ruler", and this is what he is haunted about.
It didn't take long for Lu Sien to come to his wife's belly.
Parent species?
Qi Lin didn't know that Lu Sien was not like his wife, not like Barton, and not like himself.
Lu Sien's existence tells Qi Lin that he is not a feared murderer, but a weak person who pursues power and cannot even be protected by his wife, this shackle finally turns into disgust, and after the birth of Ixetine, he reveals the hope that his pious wife can free his eldest son "Heaven Kingdom", and puts her under house arrest. Because he found that Yimu killed people and could not help the situation positively, he decided to change his approach and was willing to persuade him to die slowly.
The wife was depressed and cried to Qi Lin, saying that she was an unchaste woman, willing to exchange her life for the life of her eldest son, and hoped that Qi Lin could make Lu Sien grow up in peace.
Qi Lin later swore that he would take good care of his eldest son until Lu Sien was taller than himself, and now he had completed the long-term contract in good faith.
After quelling the commotion, he seized Giuseppe and revealed in front of everyone that he had been bribed by the royal family, and brought with him a scout rider who had been tortured and confessed to collaborating with the enemy.
Blaming him for all this trouble, he drew his sword and convicted him of infidelity, crucified him, and began to give the order to retreat from the front.