Chapter 358: Countermeasures (Part II)
The old man's actions and expressions. It means that he is a lord or a generation. It's just broken.
In fact, it is. Recently, many such people have taken refuge in an attempt to shake the family up.
The old man took out a document, which recorded the movements in the past half a month, and even included some information that was not difficult to collect, but it was not easy to collect.
Romon took it, and as he read it, his heart beat faster.
"Romong. Waddenvan has been on the offensive lately, and it seems to be against us as well!" said Aliene, straightening up.
"Yes, that's it, you did a good job, and give you an old silver coin. Luo Meng said to the old man, "You go and take up a steward in Yuanfan Town, and collect these!"
"Yes, my lord!" Although he is just a steward, the old man is not disappointed, now that Luo Mengji has been established, he wants to get the attention of Luo Meng again, this kind of small merit is no longer possible, but as long as he persists, the old man believes that he can get a place.
"Honey, it seems that things are serious, and I have a meeting. ”
"My lord, go ahead!"
Romon nodded. He instructed the servant to summon his men, and he left the garden and went to the conference room.
There isn't much time. A group of people gathered when they heard the news.
"What's the pirate poisoning?" Fafer pushed open the door to the conference room, walked in from the outside, and asked as soon as he entered the room.
"The battle is fierce. Not only did the pirates fight, but they also caused trouble to the merchant ships, and it seems that this time it was really lively. Romon replied simply.
"How can there be such an extent?" Fearing that the character of the world is not chaotic at this time, Fafer actually sat down with an excited face.
"yes. How. Do you want to join in the fun?" Nick said, glancing at him.
"Who doesn't want to join in the excitement?" Farfel glanced at Nick.
"It's a pity, will you command the navy?" Nick didn't let it go, sneering slightly, and looked at Fafer: "Or." Do you have your own warship?"
"None of them. How do you go about joining in the fun? Let's be honest. Your riding skills are good now, but can you ride out into the sea? Why are you staring at me? I'm telling the truth!"
Romon picked up the teacup and did not speak.
Lu Lun also put milk in the tea.
Seeing this group of people like this, Fafer's face straightened: "I want to say, can we intervene, or at least do something, a lot of our land is coastal, and we have to guard against it."
"But what we want to do doesn't seem to be our family's business!" said Romon with a hint of ambiguity.
Fafer specializes in martial arts after all, and when he heard this, he was a little confused.
He looked at Nick, who raised his glass with a smile on his face and drank it. He looked at Scholar Lulun again, and Scholar Lulun gave him a very kind smile, but no matter how he looked at it, he felt that the smile smelled of a fox.
"You guys look like this mystery again, don't you have any information? Did I miss it again?"
"As for whether we can join in the fun, it depends on what the other lords mean. Luo Meng took a sip of tea and said very indifferently.
"What do you mean?" Fafer didn't understand the more he listened
"You. It's really stupid, the meaning is already obvious, that is, the act of this pirate rush has too much impact. Once the sea area is monopolized by a pirate, it will pose a threat to the kingdom, so it will definitely attract the attention of the kingdom and other nobles, at this time, we do not have to jump out and fight a group of pirates who have lived on the sea all year round with the strength of a territory, it is very unwise. Nick explained on the side: "After all, we are not the only ones along the coast, and if we want to send troops, it must also be a joint large-scale anti-piracy operation!"
Farfer listened, and this time looked at the Scholar Lulun.
Scholar Lulun smiled and nodded: "Nick is right, that's what it means, if it really fights, it won't be a territorial matter, it will evolve into a big operation." ”
"It seems that we can only wait. When Fafer heard this, he also realized what was going on, and he was too impulsive, so he could only sigh softly and drink the water a little depressed.
And at this very time. There was a knock on the door outside.
"What's the matter?" asked Romon openly.
You must know that there are many guards guarding the outside of the conference room, and the one who knocks on the door at this time must be the guards guarding here outside.
Sure enough, the voice of one of the guards quickly sounded outside: "Lord Baron, there is a messenger from Baron Shaka who wants to see you." ”
Baron Shaka's emissary?The people in the conference room looked at each other, and Romon said, "Please let him in." ”
"Yes. ”
Then, the door was pushed open, several guards stood on either side, and a middle-aged man walked in from the outside, dressed in gorgeous clothes, with a slightly round face with a kind smile. At first glance, it is quite a bit of Baron Shaka's style.
"Are you Lord Baron Titahau?" asked the man who came in and made a noble salute to everyone very politely.
"I am. Romon bowed slightly and said.
"Oh, it's a pleasure to meet you, Lord Baron Tetashaw, I am the messenger of Lord Shaka, my name is Cairo, this is a letter from Baron Shaka's heart, please come to you without Luomon, the ancient carving lady is so kind that even her eyes are narrowed into a line. He took out a letter from his bosom and walked over.
"Good. Let me see. Seeing that the other party handed over the letter to him, he did not say that he wanted to leave. Romon understood what the other party meant, and knew that the content of the letter must be very urgent, and he needed to reply immediately.
He pulled the letter out of the envelope, unfolded it, and looked at it carefully.
Just one look. The eyebrows immediately furrowed, but then gently loosened.
By the time the entire letter was finished, there was only a faint smile left on Romon's face: "Okay, please tell Baron Shaka for me." I accepted his invitation. ”
"I'm glad you made this decision, and I'll pass it on to my lord. The messenger smiled and bowed politely to Romon again.
"Yes. It's hard work. Romon also politely replied.
He also saw that the person who came should also be a nobleman, and that kind of temperament cannot be imitated by ordinary people.
According to his judgment, this person may also be a person from the royal city, although the title may not be as high as Baron Shaka, but most of the attendants are incomparable, which can be seen from the etiquette and temperament of the other party. The other party is also well-trained.
It wasn't until the man left that Romon and their meeting resumed.
"Our suspicion has been confirmed, the man just now was sent by Baron Shaka, who invited me in a letter to form a fleet and defend together. Do you have any other thoughts on this?" Romon asked directly.
"My lord, I have a question, who will preside over the joint formation of the fleet, and how long will it take? Is it specifically for the purpose of exterminating pirates, or is it for a long time?" asked the scholar Lu Lun calmly.
"Good question. According to the letter, only defense is going at the moment. Luo Meng glanced at the scholar Lu Lun in admiration: "Specific matters will be discussed by people sent by the royal family." I think all we can do now is wait. ”
"That's all it can be. Scholar Lulun and Nick and the others all nodded.
And Fafer, Haivawi and others, although eager to fight with the pirates as soon as possible, in this situation. But I had to be cautious.
According to Baron Shaka's letter, Romon was to attend a meeting of nobles in three days' time.
And this day soon came, the venue of the meeting was set at the castle of Baron Shaka, and the nobles who came here to attend the meeting were surprisingly only people from Romon and his faction.
And what is even more surprising is that there is an unexpected distinguished guest who came to this ninja
When this person arrived, Romon and the others were discussing what to do next, and as soon as he entered, Baron Shaka stood up very respectfully and bowed: "Earl, it's a pleasure to see you again." ”
"Earl?" looked at the young man with a gentle smile in front of him, not just Romon . Even Baron Roccas, who was on the side, opened his mouth in surprise. An earl?
The royal family actually sent an earl over?
Just quickly. Romon is a little familiar, this person seems to have seen it before! But if you think about it carefully, you really can't think of where you have seen this person!
The Count smiled and nodded to everyone, and the moment he met Romon's eyes, a smile appeared on the Count's face: "Baron Tetashaw, you can call me by my name."
But. This smile came and went quickly, and except for Baron Shaka, who saw it, the others did not notice the change in this smile at all.
Luo Meng hurriedly replied: "Lord Earl, you are too polite, if you can make me your friend by your grace, please call me Romon!"
But. Then. He noticed that in front of the earl, there was no prefix for any territory.
This means that this count is just a court nobleman.
Other words. No, or only an empty shelf aristocracy with two estates.
"Good. Romon, I think, is a very good thing to be friends. The Count, whose name was Siusonia, nodded and said, "And." I also came with the will of the king. ”
"Yes. We are willing to listen to the will of the king. Romon said, and as soon as the earl came, he seemed to let the meeting come directly. **。
Husenya smiled and read the king's will to the meeting.
"That's it, I become the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Kingdom Navy, and according to the instructions of the will, you will be given the position of Commander of the Fifth Fleet of the Kingdom Navy. "And the king wants to formally sign an agreement with you that Yuanfan Harbor will become a naval port of the kingdom." ”
Listened to this. Romon had a complicated idea, and the arrival of this Shusenya made him see the kingdom's determination to eradicate pirates. But perhaps exterminating pirates may just be an excuse.
Sending an earl and a lieutenant-in-chief of the navy to keep the land under their control may be their true purpose.
Romon thought of this, of course, he did not know the identity of Huxeya or the prince of the royal family.
I thought about it. Romon felt that it was still possible to use it, and said, "Of course, I am willing to obey His Majesty's will. ”
Baron Roccas, who was next to him, sighed, this son-in-law was still a little impulsive.
Something like that. Is it okay to say yes like that?
At least bargain with the king, otherwise the king may find it tricky and have new trouble next time.