Chapter 344: Audience

Southern Northlands, the territory of the Shaheen family, the city of Gildusk, the former Grand Duke's Palace. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The second highness has a feeling of living like a year, the winter has ushered in the rainy season, fortunately it only rained for more than 20 days in the north, and it is estimated that the road has been dry after waiting patiently for three or four days, but the second highness can't wait for the news that the four nobles of the northland invited him to the principality of Madras to watch the battle. Sent his subordinates out to inquire, and His Second Highness almost tilted his nose in anger, What are you talking about? The four lords are now busy with the winter wheat harvest in their territory, and they don't have time to go to the front line to supervise the battle?

His Royal Highness felt that he really couldn't understand what the four nobles in the north were thinking, and in the confrontation with the enemy on the front line of the Duchy of Madras, it was not easy for the enemy to survive the winter and rainy season, and when the morale was low, he did not take the opportunity to march and force the enemy to fight a decisive battle to determine whether he would win or lose, but stayed in the family territory and was busy with some winter wheat harvesting, isn't this a brain disease?

Didn't His Second Highness not think that the winter wheat harvest was not important, and that it was also a big deal to miss the agricultural season, but no matter how big it was, could it be important to have a war on the front line? Therefore, the Second Highness wrote several letters in succession to remind the four nobles of the Northland not to be careless, not to take the war of the Principality of Madras to heart, and to recount some of his own opinions and proposals on this war with the experience of a battle-experienced commander......

Soon His Royal Highness received a reply.

Lorlist's reply was the most concise, just three words: I know.

Baron Saheen Henneid's reply was a little impatient, and he also wrote a sentence on it: I am on the front, and I know more about what is going on here than you do.

Baron Philim's reply was to discuss the tactical issue with His Royal Highness, and he pointed out that the two suggestions made by His Second Highness were inappropriate, and then listed the reasons why he thought it was inappropriate.

Earl Kenmeth's reply is the longest, the writing is flying, and he writes a full five-page letterhead, but the first three are concerned about whether His Majesty sleeps at ease and eats to the taste, if there is no suitable cook, then Earl Kenmeth is willing to give his own special cook to His Majesty, etc., and the fourth letter is written by Count Kenmeth in reviewing the feelings and nostalgia of visiting the imperial capital in the past, expressing sympathy for the homesickness of His Royal Highness. The last letter said that he was a busy mess, there were many things in the family territory that he couldn't leave, and as for the front-line affairs, he had ordered the family knights to follow the instructions of the Norton family, and I believe that the Duchy of Madras would soon be pacified, and victory was just around the corner, so please relax, Your Majesty.

His Royal Highness was so angry that he couldn't wait to tear up all these replies to him. These four replies clearly did not take him seriously, and none of them invited him to the front line to watch the battle. His Royal Highness did not give up, and sent his golden knight Ripied to the Duchy of Madras to investigate the military situation and see how the war was going there?

However, Lippired returned after three or four days' absence, and reported to His Highness that he had been stopped at the pontoon crossing and was not allowed to go to the Duchy of Madras on the other side. He spent a day at the ferry, and had to come back with nothing but the Norton family preparing to build a castle fortress at each of the ferries on either side.

His Royal Highness was very frustrated, it was obvious that the four major families of the Northland had made an agreement privately, and they did not want him to interfere in the war of the Duchy of Madras. At the same time, it also shows that although the four major families of the Northland regard him as the superior lord, they are still very wary of him, and they are also very aware of his intention to use the war that happened in the Duchy of Madras to form the White Lion Legion, so they simply did not let him set foot in the Duchy of Madras, and he was not thinking of recruiting troops.

The Second Highness is looking forward to the longer the war between the four major families of the Northland and the Duchy of Madras fights, the more tragic it will be, and it is better to lose both. Perhaps only then will I remember His Majesty, who is known as the new generation of military gods, and ask him to come forward to redeem the failed situation......

The only good news is that after the Second Highness arrived in the city of Gildusk, there was great progress in recruiting soldiers and horses under the banner of restoration. In the Norton family's territory, the Second Highness only recruited about 600 people, but in Gildusk City, more than 3,000 people were recruited in less than a month, and three or four free knights in the opposition and a dozen wandering knights defected to his command. So His Royal Highness ordered Chrisya to escort all the standard equipment of the White Lion Legion, and he stayed in the barracks every day to train soldiers.

Seeing that May was approaching, His Royal Highness looked at the four or five thousand men under his command and wondered whether to test the reaction of the four major families in the Northland in the name of support. If their war in the Duchy of Madras goes well, then they will refuse their demands. But if the losses are huge and the war is entangled, then you will be very happy that you volunteer and can't wait to invite yourself to the front line of the Duchy of Madras. It's just that in this way, these horses that I have recruited with great difficulty may have a lot of casualties......

Just when His Royal Highness was considering the pros and cons, he heard the soldiers outside the tent reporting: "Your Majesty, Count Kenmax is here, and he wants to meet you." Waiting for your meeting outside the barracks. ”

The Second Highness was overjoyed and wanted to summon him immediately, but after thinking about it, he felt that this would make him very anxious, and he should put down the shelf and hang the Count Kenmath for a while, so he ordered: "Tell the Count of Kenmeth that I am busy and have no time now, so let him wait for a while." ”

His Royal Highness felt that the Count of Kenmeth must have come for the battle on the front line of the Principality of Madras, and that the decisive battle between the two sides, which combined with two or three hundred thousand horses, would be so easy to distinguish the victory or defeat? I wonder why I had an army of 300,000 in the first place to attack the Kingdom of Redlis instead of sweeping away the Duchy of Madras, isn't it because I am afraid that I will be dragged to death by the old turtle of the Grand Duke of Madras?

So His Royal Highness found his confidant Lippired to practice his sword, no matter how to say that His Royal Highness is also a knight with a golden three-star, it took half an hour to finally defeat the two-star Lippired, and he sweated profusely, and after ordering the guards to get water to bathe and change clothes, he felt that the time was almost up, so he ordered the guards to bring in the Earl of Kenmeth who was waiting outside the barracks.

The guard went to the gate of the barracks and soon came back alone, and reported: "Your Majesty, the soldiers guarding the gate of the camp said that the Earl of Kenmeth had heard that His Majesty was very busy and had no time, and after waiting a while, he said that since His Majesty was not available, he would come back in two days to meet His Majesty, and then he got into the carriage and left......"

The Second Highness was dumbfounded, what do you mean? Could it be that Count Kenmeth came this time just to meet him and not to ask himself for his opinion on the war in the Principality of Madras? Could it be that he was wrong in his prediction, the war between the four major families of the Northland and the Principality of Madras was going well?

It's impossible, the old turtle of the Grand Duke of Madras is incapable of attacking, but defense is a strong point, and even if the decisive battle is lost, the war can be dragged into a protracted war. This was the case with the second prince in the battle of Kebo City, he lost eleven times in a row, but finally dragged the second prince's army to exhaustion, and he turned the tables in one fell swoop, exchanging eleven small defeats for a big victory, forcing the second prince to withdraw from Demke Province with the remnants of the army.

Count Murphy Kenmeth was playing tricks, and His Royal Highness was thinking nervously, the last oath was a ghost he made, and only after he signed and stamped his fingerprint did he understand that the advantages were all taken by the four major families in the Northland. He didn't get anything good except for a nominal upper lord, and he gave up the initiative to Lorist......

Be more careful when dealing with Count Kenmeth, lest you be sold again. His Royal Highness decided to learn a lesson, thought about it, called a few guards, and instructed them to keep an eye on Earl Kenmath these days, perhaps they could find some clues from Count Kenmeth's next trip.

"Newspaper, Your Majesty, the Earl of Kenmax held a ball at his mansion in the evening, and invited many noble ladies and concubines. ”

And in the mood to dance, it seems that there should be no disadvantage in the front-line war...... His Royal Highness asked himself to be calm and not to be fooled by these tricks of Count Kenmeth.

"Newspaper, Your Majesty, Count Kenmax went to the south of the city with a few noblewomen in the afternoon, and brought a few rattan balls to play, and in the evening he set up a banquet for those noblewomen in his Earl's mansion......"

The Second Highness drank the fruit wine in the cup irritably, could it be that he really guessed wrong, Count Kenmath came to meet him just out of etiquette, and had no other meaning?

"Report, Your Majesty, this afternoon the Earl of Kenmasse received a few merchants, and in the evening, he went with those merchants to the biggest brothel in the city, and reveled......

His Royal Highness was so angry that he overturned the table. Bastard! How can this be reasonable! Didn't you say that you would come back after two days? This is the third day, and if you have the time to visit the brothel with the merchants, you won't have time to come again? As a nobleman, how can you not talk without talking?

"Announce, Your Majesty, the Earl of Kenmax has come to see you. ”

"Oh, quick, please......"

On the afternoon of the fourth day, Count Kenmax finally appeared in front of the Second Highness with two dark circles.

"Ah, Your Majesty, what is wrong with you, you don't seem to be in good spirits, what has happened?" asked Earl Kenmeth, who had finished the audience, with a look of concern.

It's not that you bastard made a fuss, His Royal Highness has been tossing and turning all night at night, and it is not surprising that there are dark circles under his eyes.

"Alas......" Second Highness sighed: "I am a little anxious these days, and I can't sleep peacefully whenever I think of the situation of the kingdom. The throne was usurped, and he was exiled to the Northlands, watching the once powerful empire separate and collapse, and the power of the commercial alliance looming in step by step, and the four central principalities forgot the glory of the empire and celebrated with their enemies. When I think about these things, my heart is like a knife, how can I sleep!"

Count Kenmeth said very earnestly: "Your Majesty, you are related to the safety and future of the kingdom, but you must take care of your health." Don't be too busy, and don't be too sad. The past is over, and as long as Your Majesty cheers up, he will surely be able to regain the throne and revitalize the kingdom. With His Majesty here, everyone has the confidence to regain the strength and prosperity of the Krisson Empire. Since Your Majesty is not feeling well, I will come back next time. ”

What do you mean? When you meet each other, salute and say some nonsense, you have to run, and you haven't said anything I want to know. His Royal Highness hurriedly and enthusiastically retained.

"No, no, Your Majesty has a lot of opportunities, and I can't easily disturb Your Majesty's recuperation if I am unwell. Again, I'll see you next time. Count Kenmax excused himself.

The Second Highness wants to scold himself, he is not a king now, how can he deal with so many things. Staying in the barracks every day is either blowing the wind or accompanying the group of big-headed rough embryos to train the soldiers, and those who are bored are about to count ants to live.

"Wait......" The Second Highness grabbed Count Kenmeth's hand and pressed him into the chair: "Count is rare to visit, let's have a good chat." I'm in good health, there's nothing wrong with it, it's just a little insomnia for the past two days, it's not in the way. ”

"Then Your Majesty should have a good rest, I still won't bother. ”

"No, no, by the way, Lord Earl, how is the war between the four of you in the Duchy of Madras, and are there many casualties?

Count Kenmeth was stunned: "The war? The war went well, there were no casualties, and there was no need for His Majesty's men and horses to help, His Majesty still had a good rest." ”

"The damage is not great, so how is the Armagedade between you and the Duchy of Madras?"

Count Kenmax laughed: "It turns out that the damage Your Majesty is referring to this, and the Armageddon has not been carried out!"

"I didn't do it...... Why? Didn't you say that you would defeat the army of the Duchy of Madras in the First World War, why didn't you fight Armageddon again?"

"Oh, this one, that's right, Your Majesty, it's not that we don't have a big battle, it's that the army of the Duchy of Madras has surrendered to us. ”

"What did you say, surrendered, hundreds of thousands of troops of the Principality of Madras surrendered to your four families in the Northlands......" The Second Highness looked incredulous.

"It's true, Your Majesty, not only have the 100,000-strong troops surrendered, but even the Grand Duke of Madras has been captured by us. The Duchy of Madras is gone. Earl Kenmax said with a smile.

The Second Highness sat on the chair in a daze, this will make him take off his pants, you show me this hurry, and say that it is okay to take off the clothes and dance, oh, no, is it a good Armageddon......?

"How did you do that?" the Second Highness laughed bitterly. His plans were all in vain, but he was still curious about how the four Northland Masters did it. He did not suspect that Count Kenmeth was lying to him, for Count Kenmeth had said that they had captured the Archduke of Madras, and that was not a lie.

"At sea. "Lorist landed on Silver Beach with his family's armed forces and attacked the city of Edrith. Then capture the Cith Castle, the city of Fanades, the city of Kebo. As soon as these three points were occupied, the troops of the Duchy of Madras, which were confronting us, ran out of food and grass, and they had no choice but to surrender. ”

His Royal Highness slapped his hands fiercely and understood. Last year he took a boat from the island of Hilois to Northland, passing through the silver beaches of the West Degrad province, but he didn't expect to take advantage of that. When the Grand Duke of Madras transferred all his troops to the front, the lair was empty, a fatal weakness, and was caught by Lorist, and with a gentle push, the Duchy of Madras fell......

"Have you come to see me to tell me the good news? Congratulations, my Earl, on your promotion to Grand Duke. His Royal Highness said with a slight mockery.

What an irony, having destroyed the Duchy of Madras, his titular king did not receive any benefit. As stipulated in the oath, as soon as the Duchy of Madras was destroyed, the Earl of Kenmath was automatically promoted to Grand Duke, and the province of West Degrad became a hereditary domain of the Kenmath family. And all this does not need to be approved separately by His Second Highness......

It's really unwilling, Second Highness felt that his heart began to ache again. If another nobleman is promoted, he also needs to give a gift to the lord. The bastard sitting next to him even saved this gift...... You have to know that you need money for military spending now.

"Your Majesty, all this has been achieved by your wise leadership. Count Kenmax habitually complimented, and no matter how sarcastic this compliment sounded, His Royal Highness's face immediately turned red.

"We had a little dispute after the occupation of the Duchy of Madras, so I would like to ask Your Majesty's opinion. Because the losses of the family legion were slight, some people thought that they should strike while the iron was hot, and immediately conquer the usurping Queen Kerry and restore His Majesty to the throne. However, many people objected to this, and they thought that Baron Philim should first be helped to attack the southern provinces and send troops to the Iberian kingdom. Of course, Your Majesty, I am a strong advocate of conquering Queen Kerry first. Said the Earl of Kenmeth.

You bastard must be advocating a return army to attack the Iberian Kingdom!" The Second Highness took two deep breaths and forced himself to calm down: "Why don't you conquer the usurper first? I remember that the oath stated that the four families of the Northland have the obligation to help me regain the throne. Do you want to break your promise?"

"Your Majesty, we will definitely help you get back on the throne. But at the moment we have encountered a little difficulty. We lack the military money to send troops. Therefore, most people decided to raise this military budget slowly, and when we raised enough military funds, we immediately conquered the usurping queen. ”

His Royal Highness stood up: "Say, what do you want, don't play false." ”

Count Kenmeth also stood up, and said, "We need Your Majesty's assurance, and sign and seal, just like the oath." After we help His Majesty return to the throne this year, we will exempt our four families from tithes for five years, and promise that no other taxes will be levied. Use these five years of taxes to pay for our troops. ”

His Royal Highness frowned: "Three years at most." ”

Count Kenmax turned around and left: "Your Majesty, let's slowly raise military expenses." ”

"Wait, you have won, I agree to this proposal, but I must promise that within this year, I will return to the imperial capital. Second Highness said.

...... (To be continued.) )