"What are the Imperial envoys doing here? Didn't you say that the Emperor was going to die and the people of the Empire were going to evacuate from us?"

Master Romon wiped the sweat from his head slightly, "Your Excellency the Special Envoy just wants to see you one last time before leaving, and he came here on purpose." ”

"Can't he let go of his unrealistic vision?" Stannis no longer has any illusions about the Empire raising himself to the position of duke, maybe the other party just wants to take one last look, after all, the next time we meet again, his head should have been hung in front of the Duke's city gate.

"Your Excellency, don't think about anything else over there, the envoy is very short of time, and he will rush back to the imperial capital after seeing you. Advisor Romon urged anxiously over there, unlike the dead-hearted Stanis, he still maintained a sense of reverence for the Empire and did not dare to offend them too much.

On the contrary, Stannis seemed very calm, he walked unhurriedly into the meeting room on the second floor, when he pushed open the door and found that not only the Sean Bernard Imperial Envoy was sitting inside, but also the commander of the garrison here, Charachi, who had been promoted to colonel, and even changed her armor all over her body, and after a long time, Stannis found that she became more beautiful and moving.

However, because of Sean Bing's presence, it was inconvenient for Stannis to say some snacks to tease this stupid girl, so he found a seat and sat down, not knowing what kind of blank check his uncle was going to write to him this time.

"I'm really sorry, Uncle Sean Bing, I didn't keep you waiting for a long time because I was late for someone's wedding, did I?"

Although he was not happy in his heart, the lord's face still pretended to be happy as if he had really seen his relatives.

And the man he called Uncle also looked at him with a kind smile, and after a long time he finally spoke: "You know that I am leaving for the imperial capital today. ”

"Uh-huh. Stannis nodded unconcernedly.

"Then you should know what's going to happen next. ”

Although I wanted to cry, Stannis still pretended to be relaxed and said, "Duke Garcia's throne is probably going to be stained red with blood. ”

Sean Bin sighed slightly, "I didn't expect Your Majesty's health to be so bad, if you give me an extra year, the outcome is still unknown." ”

"It's all at this time, what's the use of saying this?" Stannis suddenly had a seizure, and finally got involved with the empire, originally thought that he could borrow the power of the imperial army to dominate the party, but he didn't expect that this hanging would be forced to be withdrawn, which is too desperate.

Sean Bin didn't speak, he also felt a little sorry for Stannis, but now the overall situation is important, before the empire is about to fight the civil war, the most important thing is to stabilize the warlike kings and dukes below, and now there are three principalities that have openly stood up to support the emperor's eldest son to ascend the throne, two principalities support the emperor's only daughter as empress, and the remaining three remain neutral, and Duke Garcia is one of them.

Because these high-ranking and powerful kingdom rulers have been secretly supporting their successors and wrestling with each other, His Majesty the Emperor has been unable to decide his successor during his lifetime, and according to the Imperial Constitution, in the absence of a crown prince, the electors of the Imperial Council need to be elected as the next Emperor, and the Imperial Council is controlled by a very small number of forces: the kings and dukes of the nine principalities, the princes and city lords of the southern city-states, and the major bishops of the French Royal Hall. Now the death of the emperor, who maintained the balance of power, led to a reshuffle of all forces, even the Republic of Rhodok, which was the sworn enemy of the empire, and it is said that they did not know where to find a boy in the slums, insisting that he was the illegitimate son of the emperor and also had the right to inherit.

In this chaotic situation, Sean Bin, who is all about the Empire, has to abandon Stannis, if the Garcia family also gets involved in the already chaotic enough strife, it is really a big deal, all the envoy can do is to leave him everything the Duke wants, such as letting him handle the affairs of the Duchy without the intervention of the Empire, in other words, the Duke can kill whoever he wants in Tanis, and the Empire will only turn a blind eye.

"Are you really going to kick me off the ship of the Empire with such a ruthless kick and watch me be torn apart alive by Garcia's shark?" Stannis had already begun to cry and plead, he really didn't want to die.

"Virtuous nephew ......" looked at the only bloodline left in the real world by this friend of life and death, and of course Sean Bin was reluctant to let him die like this meaningless.

But as a family that has guarded the empire for more than 400 years, Bernard can only make the only right choice, let the hungry wolf get the lamb it wants, and let the shepherd sleep peacefully at night.

Looking at the gaze in the other party's eyes, Stannis was already desperate, he knew that once the power of the empire withdrew from here, death would be his only fate.

There are still people who can't bear to see him in distress, such as Charachi, who came over and took Stannis's hand and looked at him affectionately, "Why don't you come with us, handsome sir, leave everything here and leave with me, my uncle can save your life." ”

Although he was very moved, Stannis still felt that something was wrong, "Handsome sir, you won't forget who I am again!"

Charaki stuck her tongue out at him, acknowledging the fact, "You look familiar, but I forgot your name......"

"No, we've all met several times!" It seems that although the rank and rank have been promoted, this stupid girl's IQ is still standing still.

"Don't make a fuss, Colonel. Virtuous nephew, what my niece just said is indeed the only way out for you, if you are willing to give up all this, land, rights, titles and become a commoner willingly, I can indeed keep you safe for the rest of your life. ”

But Stannis didn't even want to say no, "Don't." ”

He has already been enough of being a worthless citizen in this world, and if he tells him that he still wants to live his life like an ordinary civilian after going through so many hardships in the world, it is better to kill him now.

It seems that the envoy has long known that he will get this answer, "This is your decision, I know I can't stop you, so I have to wish you luck." ”

After saying that, Sean Bin stood up, and he was ready to let go of the matter.

"By the way," he remembered before leaving, "how are the preparations for Viscount Hillier Deere's wedding?"

"Still looking for a priest...... How do you know!"

But Sean Bin didn't solve his doubts, he just smiled slightly: "Then I can only wish the couple good luck." ”

Before parting, Charaki also said goodbye to him, she blinked her eyes and said in a cheerful tone: "Until the next meeting, don't die!"