Chapter 570 Arrived at the Imperial Capital

Who is going to assassinate Duke Kenmeth? Don't look at Lorlist's insistence that it was Duke Kenmeth's affair that brought him this disaster, but in fact, he was also muttering in his heart, and at the same time thinking nervously about this question. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoAs for Duke Kenmeth's self-righteous intuition, Lorist didn't take it seriously, everyone knew that the knight of Wickus was just the illegitimate son of the second highness, especially the newly married queen of the second highness gave birth to the concubine of the Crisson royal family, and the importance of the knight of Visas and the possibility of inheriting the throne have long been greatly reduced.

Although the knight of Wickus is now canonized as the earl of the territory, and has obtained the understanding of the second highness to continue to stay in the imperial capital, but he has been deprived of the position of the head of the palace guard, and now he is just an idle nobleman, so he will go to open a chamber of commerce to find something to do, nothing more than to use his identity as the illegitimate son of the second highness to loot some money. Lorist didn't take him seriously, with his net worth, he couldn't afford to support a great swordsman, let alone spend a huge amount of money to buy a great swordsman to assassinate a territorial duke.

Could it be that the black hand hidden behind the scenes could be the Second Highness? After thinking about it, Lorist found that in fact, the most suspicious person was actually the Second Highness who was about to ascend the throne. If it is really the command of the Second Highness, then it is obvious that the Second Highness is still very jealous of the power of the Norton family until now, especially the four alliance of the Northland led by the Norton family, which has become the largest territorial aristocratic faction in the empire, and even the Second Highness has to raise again and again in terms of governance, so as not to damage the interests and spheres of influence of these four families.

Lorist shook his head, although he didn't know if his guess was reliable, he still suspected that the Second Highness could not be so unwise. Because no matter how you look at it, sending someone to assassinate a territorial duke is a very taboo thing, and it is impossible for His Royal Highness to make such a brainless arrangement. Once the Great Swordsman who came to assassinate was caught and confessed that it was instructed by His Second Highness, then the current good situation of the Antinatac Kingdom would be ruined by His Second Highness himself, and at this critical moment when he himself was about to ascend the throne and become the Zhongxing Emperor of the revived Cresson Empire, His Second Highness should not have taken such an act of death, and besides, Duke Kenmax would not hinder His Second Highness.

Could it be that someone is taking the blame? Business Alliance? Unlikely, the business alliance that has just experienced a rebellion is now taking care of itself, so if you have the energy to send the Great Sword Master to the kingdom to make trouble, if you fail, you won't be able to eat and walk around, and the Grand Duke of Cumberlet will not do such a stupid thing. Except for the business alliance, Lorist thought about the kingdom and the forces around the region, and he couldn't think of anyone who would have such a big life and death hatred with this guy Kenmeth. A first-level great swordsman, assassinating Kenmax three times and twice, this can't be done occasionally.

Lorist rubbed his temples, thinking a little headache. He was now sitting in a very large and luxurious cabin, and Reddy was sitting opposite, and the master and apprentice had been guessing for a long time who was the mastermind behind the assassination of Duke Kenmeth, but they found nothing, and the more they guessed, the more confused they became.

"It can't be the Grand Duke of Fisabrun, how could you guess him?" Lorist reproached: "The great swordsman of the Fisabrun family is also the old man, the three of Cindy Archswordsman and Viscount Christopher, the Fisabrun family has not recruited the great swordsman in recent years, and the children of the family have not been promoted to the great swordsman. Besides, the Fisabrun family is standing with the Second Highness, if the Second Highness didn't make a move, then the Fisabrun family would not be able to make a move against Kenmeth, and besides, killing Kenmaz would not be of any benefit to the Fisabrun family, but would offend our four Northland Alliance, and the Grand Duke of Fisabrun would not be so stupid. ”

Reddy shrugged, "Your Highness, you know I don't like to use my brains, but you still have to let me guess." According to you, then I still think that the Second Highness has the greatest suspicion. After all, the entire kingdom, and His Royal Highness as the king, has the strength and influence to recruit new great swordsmen to serve the royal family. Duke Kenmeth also said that the great swordsman who came to assassinate him was a stranger, not the personal great swordsman of any of the great swordsmen in the kingdom he had ever seen. And didn't the Second Highness just recruit two new royal great swordsmen last year? Perhaps that assassin was one of the two great swordsmen. ”

Lorist still shook his head: "This is even more impossible, the Second Highness will not be stupid enough to send the two Great Swordsmen who have just been recruited to assassinate Kenmeth, and besides, Kenmax is not unfamiliar with these two New Great Swordsmen recruited by the Second Highness, he has already made it clear that he is a complete stranger to the Great Swordsman......"

"It's a bit odd," said Reddy, "and if I hadn't seen Duke Kenmax change the bandages on his chest wound, I'd think he'd be joking." Who would assassinate such an insignificant person as him? Besides, he was not the only one in the Kenmath family, and even if he was assassinated, there were still a large number of candidates to inherit the duke's throne, and it was even more unlikely that His Royal Highness would take back his family territory because of the assassination of Duke Kenmeth. The more you look at this, the more it looks like you are saying that someone is venting their personal anger, and maybe it is really a disaster caused by his affair......"

"No, the most unlikely thing about this assassination is what I call the amorous reason, no one would assassinate a territorial duke out of personal interest. And although Kenmeth is a merry guy and provokes a lot of women, he will not force others, every time he is a good gathering and dispersing, and those who are involved with him are noble ladies who have no foundation, men and women love to play on the spot, and it is impossible to pull out a big swordsman who wants to assassinate him because he is jealous. ”

Lorist tapped his fingers on the tabletop: "As for you saying that this guy Kenmath is an insignificant person, this sentence is wrong. In fact, I suspect that the reason why the Second Highness is the mastermind of the assassination is here, and now the strength of our family is the largest territorial nobleman in the kingdom, and even the Second Highness is powerless to compete with us as a king, so even if I am promoted to the Sword Saint, I will not be able to eliminate the suspicion of the Second Highness. Under such circumstances, if His Second Highness wants to deal with us and reduce our family's sphere of influence, the best target is the Four Northland Alliance. ”

"Your Highness, but in fact, our family doesn't need the help of those three alliances now, and even to a certain extent, these three allies will only hold our family back......," Reddy said with some unconvinced.

Lorist nodded: "You're right, but it's just that the development of our family has far exceeded the speed of the development of our three alliances, and they have long been unable to keep up with our pace now." But what can we do? Should we tear up the alliance agreement? No, we can't use our own family to dominate the world, and we can never do without the help of our allies.

Now there is no conflict or contradiction between our family and the three alliances, and with the three alliances standing with us, we can expand our family's sphere of influence to a greater extent, especially in dealing with the Second Highness, with our allies standing with us, so that our family will not appear alone and isolated from the noble circle.

Therefore, if His Royal Highness wants to deal with our four alliances in the Northlands, then Duke Kenmeth is the key to it. Don't look at Kenmath this guy like a businessman, wandering by nature. But in fact, he is the most crucial link in maintaining our four alliances. Even I didn't expect that the Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce, which was proposed on a whim, would become the best community of interests between our four alliances in the hands of Kenmax.

For our family, the Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce is another big buyer of goods produced in the family domain, and the spokesperson who dominates the market of the Antinac Kingdom, for the Shahin family and the Philim family, the Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce has become a pillar of financial income for the two of them, and it is precisely because of the large annual dividends of the Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce that they can support the two families to establish a family armed army and develop their territory. For the Kenmax family, the Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce has given their family, a merchant turned territorial nobleman, with three strong and reliable allies, which is enough for their family to become a century-old aristocratic family.

Therefore, for Duke Kenmeth, the better he manages the Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce, the more solid the family's foundation will be, and the longer the alliance between the four of us will last. Then let's think about it the other way, if His Royal Highness wants to dissolve the alliance between the four of us, as long as the Duke of Kenmax is eliminated, then the Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce is likely to be unable to operate, and without the involvement and distribution of interests, maybe he can use generous conditions to win over the Philim family and the Shaxin family to become his supporters, so that the alliance between the four of us cannot be maintained, thus isolating our family.

That's why I know why Duke Kenmax was so angry after his assassination, and it's really the biggest weakness between our four alliances. Perhaps in the eyes of others, the merchant-born Kenmax family of our four alliances in the Northland is the weakest and most inconspicuous, and its strength is weak. But in fact, the Kenmax family is the most important link in our four alliances. Without interests as the bond of alliance, even the most beautiful covenant oath will end up being nothing more than a piece of paper. ”

Reddy was a little shocked: "Your Highness, do you think that if there is no Duke Kenmeth, Duke Philim and Duke Shahin will withdraw from the alliance with our family?"

"With this possibility, no one can say what else will change. Lorist waved his hand to stop Reddy from continuing to ask: "I know what you want to say, do you think that our family is invincible in the world, and there is no need to take these three allies in your eyes?" Reddy, as a territorial nobleman, you still have a lot to learn. In the world of Galinthia, the first consideration of each territorial nobleman is the interests of their own family, and then it is the turn of the superior lord, allies, and the country to which they belong.

If there is no Duke Kenmax, then Duke Philim will consider whether it will be worth keeping the covenant any longer. It is true that being an ally with our family will ease the pressure on their family from the Fisabrun family. But Duke Philim is also worried about whether he will become a vassal of our family, which is intolerable to him, after all, they have long known the strength of our family's armed forces. Therefore, if Duke Philim decides to withdraw from the Four Northland Alliance, perhaps he will soon change his position and treat our family as an enemy to guard against.

Sometimes our family's overpower can create greater insecurity for our allies than for our enemies. If you look at the map, you can see that the territory of the Philim family is the Southern Province, which is adjacent to the province of Winston under our family's jurisdiction, and it is also our family's first line of defense against the Fisabrun family. If the Philim family withdraws from the alliance with us and joins the side of His Royal Highness and the Fisabrun family, our family will have to deploy legions in the provinces of Winston and Makinohara to take strict precautions, which will not only increase our family's military expenditure, but also block our family's trade routes to the provinces in the central part of the empire......

Therefore, sometimes the meaning of the alliance is to reduce the financial burden and expenses of the family, and also to have allies to speak for us, which is also the attitude that I have always been willing to maintain the four alliances of the Northlands. This time, Duke Kenmax was assassinated, and the Assassins were lucky enough to succeed. I sent you to Duke Kenmeth to serve as a personal bodyguard, just in the hope that if you encounter an assassin attack again, the first is to protect the safety of Duke Kenmeth, and the second is to try to hurt but not kill, capture the assassin great swordsman, and see who is behind the ghost. I still have confidence in your skills......"

Reddy said solemnly: "Your Highness, please rest assured, with me, Duke Kenmax will definitely be safe and sound." ”

The voyage at sea went smoothly and arrived at the port of Qilin in eleven days. Lorist and Duke Kenmeth stayed in the port of Qilin for a day, waiting for a garrison of 1,000 men drawn by Lorist from the island of Hilowass to arrive at the port of Qilin, and then packed up and gathered a large army of more than 3,000 people to march towards the imperial capital.

The day he arrived at the imperial capital was the fourth of August, and His Royal Highness was very face-saving, first sending the commander of the Royal Guards Legion, Knight Lippirede, to lead a thousand-strong brigade to meet him, and then he took the nobles of the kingdom who had arrived in the imperial capital to wait at the city gate. Lorist had to dismount early, and performed a good show of harmony between the monarch and the second highness at the city gate to revive the empire, and showed all the nobles of the kingdom and the onlookers the residents of the imperial capital to show the sincerity of Lorist, the sword saint of the town country, to serve the second highness loyally......

As soon as he arrived in the imperial capital, he was put on such a scene by His Royal Highness, and Lorist felt a little unhappy, but he couldn't help it. As the king, His Royal Highness personally greeted the arrival of Lorist at the gate of the city, which was already a very grand ceremony. Generally, the nobles go to the palace to meet His Royal Highness, how can there be any reason for His Majesty the King to greet him personally after arriving at the city gate. This is already very face-giving, and it can even be said to be an excessive courtesy.

Therefore, Lorist also had to dismount and show humility and respect to His Royal Highness. In the eyes of others, this is the second highness and Lorist to express the respect of the monarch and the minister, full of affection. At the same time, it is also the Second Highness who shows everyone that Lorlist, the Sword Saint of the Town Kingdom, is on his side, loyal to his staunch supporter, as he calls Lorlist, open and shut up is my Locke brother.

It is only five days before the enthronement ceremony of the Second Highness, and the entire emperor can be said to be full of lights, colorful flags and flowers, and the streets and alleys are very clean, and the pedestrians on the roadside are wearing new clothes.

His Royal Highness was very satisfied and happy that Lorist brought his wife and children to attend the ceremony. He arranged for the Lorist family to be placed in a luxurious annex near the royal palace, and at Lorlist's request, the Duke of Kenmest was also placed next to the villa where Lorist lived, and decided to hold a grand welcome banquet for Lorist and Duke Kenmest in the evening.

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