Chapter 157: Black Hand
"Don't marry! Don't inherit the throne! How can there be such a princess? How can there be such a king's eldest daughter?!"
The purple gold cup, which symbolized the king's power, was crumpled into a ball by a bulging palm with green tendons, and after being thrown on the ground, it was slammed into a golden cake by the combat boots.
A blue diamond was so hard that it burst out from under his boot and rolled to the feet of Duke Ludwig. The golden knight of the kingdom of Dodor quietly crushed the blue diamonds worth 3ooo Kinsol into powder, and his mood at this time was exactly the same as that of the irascible king, like a trapped beast surrounded by hunters.
The cause of the incident came from an undisclosed revelation that the Sassan Emperor Fredet was interested in proposing to Roland Auguste, the eldest daughter of the King of Gambis, for his crown prince Siegfried. After receiving this news, His Majesty Friedrich, King of Dodor, urgently summoned the three golden knights of the kingdom to discuss countermeasures. After understanding the basics, everyone's first reaction was that things were tricky.
Duke Ludwig lowered his eyelids and said lightly: "The Auguste family has a trait, all the children and grandchildren of genius are very romantic and willful, Roland is like this, and her father Ryan is the same. No noble king would marry a lord's daughter as his own queen, but Ryan did just that. So, I wouldn't be surprised by any of Roland's out-of-tune behavior. Your Majesty, let's discuss this inexplicable news first. ”
Friedrich restrained his anger and said in a deep voice: "According to our spies, Frederick V is discussing this matter with the nobles of Sarsan. Frerett meant that as long as Roland was willing to marry the Crown Prince, he would abdicate and the Crown Prince would succeed him, and Roland would be the Empress of the Empire. From then on, the Sassan Empire expanded eastward and no longer invaded the Three Kingdoms, while Frerett himself served the Lord of Radiance and joined the Knights of Radiance. Although the final results are not yet available, the church seems to have welcomed Freret's proposal. Three Highnesses, tell me how this will affect us in the Dordor?"
"Terrible!" said the Golden Knight Dietrich, patting his shiny bald head, "The Sassan Empire is at war with the centaur tribes of the Eastern Wilderness, Gambis has been through an ant plague and is guarding against Neovest, and the Queen of Roses is busy building the Centaur Hills. Originally, this was our chance, to the north we could take advantage of the opportunity to retake the savannah, and to the south we could at least take a large part of the territory from Gambis. Now, this plan is completely bankrupt. ”
King Dodor let out a sigh and said, "Let's be specific. ”
"Your Majesty, the key lies in the attitude of Gambis. If Gambis agrees to Sassan's request for marriage, we can only surrender to the Sassan Empire. Doonkru said in a respectful voice.
For a long time, the three kingdoms of Dord, Gambis, and Neville can only fight against the Sassan Empire by tying them together, once Gambis is thrown into the arms of the Sassan Empire, the remaining two kingdoms will be unable to protect themselves, especially the Dodor Kingdom will also fall into the situation of being attacked by the front and back, if this does not surrender, I am afraid that the Neville Kingdom will also attack Dodor, so as to show loyalty to the Sassan Empire.
King Dodor nodded, "Doonkruqing, please continue." ”
"In another case, Gambis refused to marry. Then we can only choose to go north and seize the Twelve Holy Cities, because our strategy to the south is based on the compromises they made to us in the case of internal fighting in Gambis and no foreign aid. Of course, first make sure that the Queen of Roses will stand by and watch. However, judging from her insistence on the hills, it is clear that the Yorks had no intention of getting involved in the whirlpool of war, which is basically confirmed. But the Augustians now have a choice, and if we continue to go south, we will inevitably force Gambis to join the Sarssanian Empire. At that time, the Queen of Roses will inevitably stand up and beat us reservoir dogs in order to seek a higher position in the new order. In fact, as soon as Gambis agrees to the marriage, the lords of Gambis will immediately become monolithic, and they will still be the strongest of the three kingdoms. ”
"Your Majesty, I am sure that Roland will never marry the Crown Prince of Sassan. So will you choose the Northern Expedition?"
"Unless Roland marries or ascends to the throne, I will never choose to go north!" said King Dodor, grime.
Even if he knew that Roland would most likely not agree to the marriage, King Dodor would not dare to take the risk, what if Gambis did not agree on the surface, but secretly agreed? Because, Frederick's offer was so tempting that it was tantamount to giving half of the country to the Auguste family, and Siegfried, the crown prince of Sassan, was not even a grand knight, and if Roland was united with him, then she would be the nominal empress, the de facto emperor.
The king and the three golden knights were in a long silence, and Duke Ludwig broke the suffocating silence with a long sigh.
"The man who came up with this idea is terrible! The Sassarians knew that Roland would not take a fancy to Siegfried, so they made such an undeniable condition. In the case that the Sassan Empire is unable to look south, we have to beware of Gambis, which can neither go north to regain strategic depth, nor seek to seek Gambis to strengthen itself. The most terrible thing is that once this kind of suspicion arises, after the crisis of the Sassan Empire is resolved, will we still dare to fight side by side with the knights of Gambis?
Ostensibly, the Sassarians promised not to go south if their marriage was successful. But I can be sure that if the marriage is successful, Gambis will definitely take the opportunity to go north, and whether we can win Gambis or not, the Sassan Empire will have an excuse to tear up its promises, or sit and watch the excitement.
Awesome! Really awesome! No need to send troops, just a piece of unconfirmed news makes us the biggest losers. And we can't do anything about it. ”
King Dodor asked in a hoarse voice, "How will our neighbors to the east react?"
"The relationship between the Kingdom of Neville and His Majesty the Pope is very good, no matter what kind of contradictions there are within the Church, the attitude of the Pope and the Paladin is the same on the issue of orcs. Now, the kingdom of Neville is working with the Sassan Empire to defend against the Centaur tribes of the northern wilderness. That alone would have allowed Neville to get out of the way. Dietrich shook his head and sighed.
King Dodor closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then said, "The cause of the matter is the death of Lane! If Lane had not died, there would have been no such situation, and he would have only tore up the marriage letter and threw it in the face of the messenger of Sassan." Now it seems that Lane's death must have been designed by the Sassangs. What if we tell Roland about this?"
Ludwig said coldly: "Your Majesty, in the matter of Lane, although we are not the initiators, we are also involved. And even if Roland says that she wants to avenge Ryan, can we believe it? In my opinion, the best way for her to take revenge is to become the queen of the Sassan Empire, unify the human kingdom and then slowly liquidate, and we must be among them. ”
King Dodor felt cold, like falling into an ice cellar, and he did not listen to the ensuing discussion, and the meeting ended without any results.
After the three golden knights had gone, King Dodor sat on the throne for a long time, until the sun's rays faded before he said, "Jens." Are you there?"
"Your Majesty, I've always been there. A shrill voice rang out in the empty hall, and a figure completely obscured by a cloak emerged from the shadows.
"Hehehe, I'm so stupid. After Lane's death, I held a secret celebration banquet, and now I am going to end up in the same end, no, I am not as good as him, at least the Auguste family can maintain a prominent position in the new empire, while our Friedrich family will fall apart. I did all this. King Dodor laughed as if he were crying.
"Your Majesty, as Lord Ludwig said, the man who is secretly arranging is terrible. He took advantage of all the people, Your Majesty, Neovestre, Sylvia, Ryan, Roland, Williams, and even the Majesty of Neville. The depth of his calculations is frightening, and the fact that he knows each of you well is incredible. I seem to smell my peers!" Jens shrieked in the shadows.
"How is this possible? The Sassan Empire is supported by the Paladin family, how dare they contain wizards!? Even if the Paladin's faith is not firm, they will never coexist with wizards! Otherwise, they will lose the favor of the Holy Power! Lane's matter must have been designed by the Paladins, they have killed the emperor of the Rand Empire. King Dodor whispered.
"Your Majesty, the three kingdoms have been on guard against the Paladin Family, how can they deeply understand the personality traits of each of you? According to your instructions, I have investigated this matter for a long time, and the starting point of the layout should be the Battle of Fort Whitewater, that is, eight years ago, and Roland at that time was not a golden knight! The paladins of the church did not have the ability of prophets. ”
King Dodor sighed, "It's too late to say this. Do you have any countermeasures?"
"Your Majesty, you can be the first to surrender to the Sassan Empire. ”
"That's enough! The kingdom of Dodor has been going on for 374 years, and now it is ridiculous that an unconfirmed news would make me surrender my kingdom to the Sassans!" King Dodor roared.
"Your Majesty, I'm just reminding you that surrender is a way out. There are many things you can do before choosing this retreat. For example, prompting Roland to marry. Jens explained.
"Married! She can't even look down on the Golden Knight, what can I do?! It's ridiculous to say, the fate of my kingdom of Duoduo is in the hands of a little girl, and I can only stare dryly from the side. And that Andre is really a waste, he can't chase women! He looks tall all day long, don't you know how to coax Roland?!" King Dodor gritted his teeth and scolded, and said: "After all, it is a solution, but we can try it, find more people to pursue Roland, I am afraid that time will not be on our side." Do you have any other countermeasures?"
"Your Majesty, then let her die. Jens said coldly.
"Foolish idea, only the Golden Knight can assassinate the Golden Knight? I can't assign the Golden Knight of the Kingdom to die!"
"Your Majesty, we don't need to assassinate Roland. Only by provoking a civil war between the Queen of Roses and the House Auguste, whether Roland dies or not, you can unite with the Queen of Roses to quickly annex Gambis, so that you have the capital to fight against the Sassan Empire. If, the Sassan Empire is battered in the northern wilderness, we can even replace it. This is the only way we can turn defeat into victory. And even if we fail, we still have a way out of surrendering to the Sassan Empire. ”
King Dordor was thrilled to hear this, and he now had a promising idea, on the one hand, to send people to pursue Roland, and on the other hand, to provoke a civil war in Gambis, if the attempt to annex Gambis failed, there was a chance for Roland to marry, and if all failed, he could surrender to the Sassan Empire.
"How do I get Sylvia to strike?"
"Your Majesty, the Queen of Roses has a little lover, as long as he is allowed to die at the hands of the Augustian family, this matter will be successful. ”
"Silvia will fight the Auguste family for her lover?! King Dodor said angrily.
"Your Majesty, the lover may not be important, but the dignity of the Golden Knight cannot be challenged, and in the face of the Auguste family's step-by-step advance, the Queen of Roses' patience is almost at the limit. And the Auguste family has apparently forgotten the horror of the Flame Golden Knight, and now as long as we push in secret, the civil war in Gambis is inevitable. Jens said confidently.
"Just do it. But Sylvia must not be allowed to see the flaws, I don't want to face the wrath of the Flaming Golden Knight. Eventually, King Dodor commanded.
Jens nodded and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, but in my plan, I may have to sacrifice Duke Erickson, who is next to the centaur hills. ”
"Erikson, then sacrifice. ”
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