The sullen scout panicked, and hurriedly urged the horse to catch up, and pleaded guiltily: "The subordinates lost their words, please punish Your Highness!"

Farragut also caught up, frowned and said, "Your Highness, if you want to keep your friendship distance from His Majesty the Emperor, it is better to stay away from the imperial family and expand southward, at least you can save your head." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"What do you mean? why don't you marry her and stay away from her?" asked Frederick warily.

Lancelot slowed down and went hand in hand with Frederick and whispered: "Two days ago, the spy department submitted a report to the effect that Prince Ferdinand Ludwig of Sirisha led the Knights of the Fearless to stay in Vena for 74 days, and that the gold ingots in Sirisha began to be smelted in the country, with a scale of at least two tons. Such a huge single flow of gold will have only one destination - as a dowry for a royal marriage. ”

Frederick was speechless, he guessed something.

Lancelot continued: "After the signing of the Treaty of the Hall of Mirrors, in order to pay the indemnity of 240 million francs, a large amount of gold flowed out of the country, and the dragoons were probably running out of military spending, so the old emperor urgently needed a sum of gold to stabilize his income. In summary, it is likely that the old king made a private peace with Sirisa, allowing Prince Ferdinand to marry his niece Empress Elena, thus bringing the mineral-rich and industrially complete Sirisha back into the control of the HRE Empire, so as to achieve the goal of rapid centralization of power. In this way, the old king can regain his throne, and Prince Ferdinand can inherit the Habsburg throne after the old emperor's death, which will increase his chances of winning the new HRE emperor race, because he can easily abdicate his wife. From the above, this intra-clan marriage is basically an ironclad thing. "Lancelot's words are conclusive.

"And Sirisha's betrayal has put the Knights of William under siege, and our two countries have become tacit mortal enemies. Farragut eerily opened the skylight and said, "The marriage between the royal family and Sirisha will inevitably alienate Bafaria." And Sirisha betrayed Bafaria first, and the minister was executed by Bafaria later, and he had a deep grudge. After Prince Ferdinand married the Empress, in order to protect himself, Fort Wilhelm should quickly break away from the royal family, move south, capture Augsburg, expand to the south coast, and border Venez as soon as possible. Otherwise, there is a danger that Sirisha and the royal family will join forces to embezzle. ”

The above is the conclusion of the all-night deduction of the roundtable seats. Sir Farragut, though his words are creepy, is by no means alarmist. Lancelot warned in a low voice, "Your Highness, Bafaria must not suffer a second betrayal. We are on the verge of rise and fall, and the margin for error is already very low. ”

Frederick suddenly remembered his grandfather's confession that "the empress is likely to marry his uncle", and finally understood the cause and effect. At this time, I recalled Elena's sentence, "How can you love me?" but a frivolous aristocrat, nostalgic for my youthful appearance. Suddenly, it was like taking a sip of hot cocoa, smacking it for a long time before tasting her bitterness.

Farragut didn't know that Frederick's heart was like a knife, and he added fuel to the fire: "Your Highness, I do have selfish intentions, and I don't want to watch the royal family that has been loyal for many years make peace with traitors. I thought to myself that Bafaria had fought for seven years, but was betrayed by the allies, lost money in defeat, and surrendered the royal weapon to the traitors, but fled south in disgrace -- who would be willing to do so? On the other hand, Empress Elena did not necessarily love her treacherous uncle. She's just a humanoid crown that someone has sold to Sirisha. When you died in battle, the empress burst into tears, and when I saw it in my eyes, I aroused the ambition to fight for power, and this is why I bewitched you to ...... Alas. ”

Farragut poured out his heart and lungs, but he didn't know how to sum up the mess, so he had to sigh: "If the world were as pure as you, I wouldn't be so thirsty for authority." ”

The Knights were silent. Frederick was also depressed, and the veins in his heart seemed to be blocked by tofu, and he cynically looked up and thought: "Ugly deals always hit it off, and beautiful things are always goods." Is it true that if I have poor taxes and weak military strength, I can't hold the hand I like? Life is a simple thing, and if I like to sing, I will sing hard, why don't I dare to speak? I will approach whoever I like, why should I be at the mercy of people who are consumed by profit? I can't help myself? Is it forced by the situation? Elena, what the hell are you thinking!"

Frederick silently rode his horse alone, shook off the bodies of a dozen horses of the Order, bowed his head and quietly remembered that under the galaxy seven years ago, the little girl with a freckled face shook her legs and said:

"The elves have told me that the Continent is a filthy land that God despises, and that I should not return to my shackles. ”

"Then I'll pledge my allegiance to you and erase the borders. The boy's childish voice sounded clearly in Frederick's heart, firm as the echo of history, categorical and indomitable.

"Even if the situation is grim and the future is bleak, I will break the will of heaven to show you. Frederick squinted at the sun, his vision was stabbed in a dazzling way, but he stubbornly stared at the brilliant sun, defiing the will of the Heavens: "If even the emperor cannot be free, then let me cut the shackles." ”

Frederick raised his head, his cloak flew behind him, and ordered with a clear idea: "After the return of the princes, be sure to stabilize the market, urge the military industry diligently, and at the same time send an envoy to the whole province, sacrifice the cross eagle banner, and order the vassals of the province to fulfill their oath and be loyal to Fort William." Those who have violated the oath will send troops, behead the eldest son of the head of the family, and support the second son to be loyal. Within three months, it is necessary to unify the whole province, recruit more troops, and prepare for war. ”

"Ordered!" the seven knights of the round table held down their livers in unison, bowing down in response. A pride in the world rises, which makes every knight excited and full of ambition!

Friedrich turned his horse back, rode alone, crossed in front of the army, squinted his deep eyes, looked at the two big arms of red and white, glanced at the five white knights, and said in a meaningful and soft voice: "Princes work hard, and I also forge ahead." Frederick swore in the Alpine Pass that if he could go north, he would never flee south! I will regain the yesterday of Fort William, and I will open up the Knights tomorrow!"

The voice is not loud, but it is gentle and decisive, and it is resolute to move forward!

The seven knights were indignant, and the seven-colored knights pointed their spears at the sky, and let out a cry of joy:

"Hah! Count Frederick!"

The sound of the magnificent cheers drifted faintly to the rear army, and the empress asked Filia in confusion: "Why are the front troops so happy?"

Filia's eyes rolled, and she replied commonplacely, "You don't know that Frederick. His daily routine is to collect money, flirt with girls, and make speeches. Now it must be itchy and itchy, encouraging the morale of the army. ”

Elena pursed her lips and looked into the distance, smiling silently and squeaking. Lily secretly looked at the appearance of the empress, her heart fell straight into the abyss, and she thought with a desperate face: "It's over, Your Majesty is falling, what kind of smile is that kind of relief and joy! Your Majesty is going to cuckold your own uncle! The sky is falling!"