Chapter 127: Conspiracy in the Dark Room
In the palace of the Imperial King's Landing, His Majesty Reinhardt, the Emperor of the Empire, is talking secretly with his confidants in the secret room. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 It is a bit ridiculous to say that the name of his confidant is a little ridiculous, but he is a well-known and excellent man in the entire empire, and he has obtained a hereditary baronial title by flattering him, and the most trusted close minister of His Majesty the Emperor - the eunuch Mai Dingwen.
About Maddinwen, the whole empire knows that he is a huge joke.
Born in the Emperor's sidekick, he has been trusted by His Majesty the Emperor since he took the throne of the current Emperor, and he has the right to freely enter and exit the palace, the most fortified city in the Empire, which is a ridiculous honor for the great nobles of King's Landing.
And after the royal family made that huge rebellion joke more than ten years ago, the emperor was even more angry, and married his sister who was involved with the traitor, the eldest princess of the empire, to this eunuch, and gave him the position of minister of the interior.
This made his joke directly become a joke of the entire empire, and also became a symbol of the emperor's mediocrity.
They have never looked down on such guys. Because in their eyes, this is just a villain who can occupy a high position by means of treacherous slander, absurd farce, and flattery. The nobility has its own honor, and they simply do not associate themselves with such people.
However, many people can't imagine that this eunuch minister, Baron Midwinter, who is unsightly in their eyes, is the emperor's most trusted and one of the few confidants who can entrust great things.
At this moment, this eunuch in the eyes of outsiders is a ridiculous and absurd appearance, bowing in front of the emperor and saying to him with a straight face.
"Your Majesty, according to your orders and methods, we have secretly gathered enough men, and we have already found a way to install them in the territories of the few powerful nobles who have been targeting you. They will cultivate their forces and accumulate strength as they are told. When the time comes, they can immediately incite a rebellion and overthrow the rule of these traitors. ”
"Overthrow their rule?" The Emperor, who was indulged in wine and farce in the past, and did not even sober for a moment, now has a clarity that ordinary people can hardly match. He looked at the sand table in front of him, stared at the small blue flags that were planted in the crimson city-states according to his instructions, and was silent for a long time before he suddenly smiled. "Mai Dingwen, your ambition is too great. With these little tricks, they can't shake the hundreds of years of family rule of these traitors. All I could do was use these means to get them to distract themselves from King's Landing and give me a little respite. ”
"Your Majesty!" Hearing Reinhardt's words, Mai Dingwen knelt directly on the ground and said with a heavy face. "It's all the incompetence of the subordinates, if the subordinates can work more for Your Majesty, then Your Majesty will not have to be coerced and threatened by these chaotic ministers and thieves. ”
"You can't blame it, you don't have to take everything on yourself. The lion-like Reinhardt shook his head, a gloomy glow flashing in his sunken eyes. "The problems of empire have been deposited from generations ago. If it weren't for the fact that the emperors of the past generations were too mediocre, credulous to trust these rebellious ministers and thieves, and promised them great powers, I would not be subject to restrictions everywhere now. If you want to blame, you can only blame them. ”
Hearing this, Mai Dingwen could only bury his head lower, and did not dare to echo anything. You know, the past few imperial majesties were the father, uncle, and grandfather of the one in front of them. The current emperor can slander them, but he, as a subordinate, does not have such power. So he could only honestly wait for Reinhardt to skip the topic in front of the dumb himself.
Although Reinhardt was extremely angry with his previous emperors, he also knew that there was no need for him to slander them so much in front of an outsider. So after a moment of silence, he coughed dryly twice, and then said in a deep voice.
"Okay, let's talk about something else. Are the people you're looking for loyal enough to be assured?"
"The subordinates have taken control of their families. As long as they are not so vicious that they can even abandon their wives, children, parents and brothers, then they can only work for Your Majesty with peace of mind. So your Majesty, you can rest assured. ”
Mai Dingwen reported to the Emperor in a low voice, as a close minister who could be trusted by him and entrusted with important tasks, he naturally had the ability to make the most appropriate arrangements. But Reinhardt was not yet satisfied with such an arrangement.
"That's not enough. There are always some people who, for their own interests, can even sell their parents, wives and children. Find a way to get their poison from the Brotherhood and use it to keep them under control. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty, I'll do it right away!" Mai Dingwen lowered his head and replied in a cold sweat. Hearing him answer like this, Reinhardt nodded in satisfaction and continued.
"Also, how do you get in touch with these people, and will they reveal my existence when they are discovered?"
"Your Majesty, please. I secretly contacted them through spell items. Even if someone detects and follows him, at most he can only trace it to his subordinates. And even if your subordinates die, they will not expose your majesty's plans. ”
Mai Dingwen replied with an oath, and there was a momentum of seeing death as home. Reinhardt finally laughed at his answer.
"Good, good, you're doing a great job. ”
He praised a few words, and then quickly realized that there was something wrong with what he had done, and it had chilled the heart of this close minister. So immediately, he changed his face and got up to help Mai Dingwen up.
"Maddingwen, don't blame me for not knowing how to sympathize with your hard work in this matter. It's just that this matter is related to the national fortunes of the entire empire in the future. Whether the empire can be reinvigorated and whether the royal family can regain control of the overall situation depends on this plan. If those traitors find out that I am planning this piece behind my back, then the empire, the royal family, and me will all be finished. So, you have to understand my painstaking efforts. ”
"I understand, Your Majesty, I understand it all. ”
Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor he served could be so confident about himself, Mai Dingwen was already satisfied. So immediately, he lowered his head and said with a look of gratitude.
"Only those who have experienced the chaos of war know how terrible war is, and only those who have understood the pain of this empire know how necessary it is for you to do it now. If the sacrifice of a despicable man of mine can be exchanged for the revival of the empire and the success of His Majesty's plan, then I am willing. ”
"Moreover, it was you, Your Majesty, who rescued me from the pile of corpses. I still remember that time, when my whole family was slaughtered by the rebels, and I barely survived by hiding in a pile of dead people. I was hungry for more than ten days, and I didn't even have any strength, but I was almost used as food by the vicious dogs that foraged for food, but it was you who saved me and gave me a second life. I have prayed to the gods, and none of them will answer me, a lowly fellow. I had hoped that the nobles would be merciful, but they would never reward me with such mercy. Only you, Your Majesty. From the moment I was saved by you, I swore that my life is yours, and that I will do whatever I do for you. ”
......At this time, even Reinhardt, who thought he was hard-hearted, couldn't help but be moved by the words of his close minister. He shook Mai Dingwen's shoulder vigorously and assured him solemnly. "Madding, my arm. I promise you, as long as the empire can be restored, as long as I can return to power. Whatever your outcome, I will give you the right to serve me forever. Even if I died and was sent to the mausoleum. I will also leave you a place to sleep with me on my left and right. I swear to you that even if I enter the dream of the Eternal Dead, you and I will always be kings and ministers, and we will never forsake you. ”
"Your Majesty. The moved Minister of the Interior was a little speechless for a while. In this regard, the gloomy emperor changed his previous style, patted him on the shoulder vigorously, and laughed at him.
"Alright. There's no need to think about what you can't die now. We've been well prepared, and there's no reason why we're going to die so easily. Maybe we'll all survive, maybe we'll all live to be eighty or ninety years old. At that time, Mai Ding Wenqing, you still have to accompany me to hunt in the royal garden!"
"Your Majesty, if there is a day, your subordinates will always be by your side. ”
Mai Dingwen whispered. You could see in his eyes how much he longed for this day and how hopeless he was.
What they want to do is to upend the existing order of the empire. It is to win back the rights belonging to the emperor little by little from the hands of the great nobles who are more terrible and hated than demons and monsters.
It was a process that was bound to be stained with blood, and it was a process that was bound to be filled with death and destruction. Among them, there will be a share of those great nobles, and their share is indispensable. And in his heart, he really didn't have any confidence about whether he could live to the day depicted by Emperor = Emperor.
He had already put life and death out of the equation for a long time, and he didn't care much about this threat of death. It's just that when he thought that he was afraid that he would be unable to escape death, a little hesitation immediately appeared in his heart.
This hesitant feeling is not for himself, but for some very important person to him. So even though he knew that it might make His Majesty the Emperor in front of him feel unhappy, he still opened his mouth and said.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has a plea. ”
"Just say it, Madin Wenqing. But whatever I can answer, I can promise you. ”
Emperor Reinhardt waved his hand and replied unconcernedly. And taking advantage of this opportunity, Mai Dingwen immediately put forward his own request.
"Your Majesty. What the subordinates did was the most dangerous thing. If it is exposed, the subordinates can naturally die with a smile. But Her Royal Highness the eldest princess still has little Billy, and the ministers don't want them to bear the same fate. Therefore, the ministers also implore His Majesty to issue an order to let Her Royal Highness the eldest princess take refuge in the courtier's fiefdom with her young son to avoid this coming storm. ”
"You want to intercede for that traitor?"