56. He is the only 1 - absolute trust
The meeting room of the Ross family is still majestic, and in front of the huge rose family crest, the main seat that symbolizes power is still sitting the next generation of the family - George Ross.
It's just that George's face is tense and serious, and his face is not very good-looking.
No, it should be said that the face is blue and extremely ugly.
Keno Ross had been talking for nearly half an hour, and during that half-hour, he had only said one thing: George's brother, Philip Ross, sold magic crystals at a low price to the Coopers, the enemies of the Ross family.
"This is a betrayal! A naked betrayal! The great Ross family has produced such a family scum, which is simply a great shame for our generation!"
Keno looked distressed, and beat his chest, looking very sorry, "I thought that Philip didn't have much ability, as long as An An stayed in Lobit to be his rich man, but I didn't expect that he was actually bewitched by others and sold the magic crystal to the Cooper Chamber of Commerce at a price half a percent lower than the market price, didn't he know that the Cooper Chamber of Commerce is the big backstage of the Republican Party, and we are the mainstay of the royalist Party? He is betrayal! He sold his soul to the demons!"
Keno's eyes glanced at George, consciously or unconsciously, as if the person he was shouting at was not Philip but George.
In fact, he said that Philip sold his soul to others, and he was also trying his best to hit George's prestige, as one of the few quick-headed young people in the younger generation of the Ross family, if it weren't for George being the eldest son, Keno would also have the hope of competing for the heir of the family, but unfortunately, George had a father who was the marshal of the empire, and he himself became a great swordsman at a young age, and Keno's skinny hemp body would be too damaging to the image of the empire's first military family as the heir of the family. Moreover, Franklin once commented on Keno in front of George, who is ambitious and talented, and on the surface it seems that he can always say some truth about certain things, but when it comes to specific operations, he is fundamentally detached from reality and purely theoretical.
However, Keno always felt good about himself, and always thought that he was no worse than George, why could he be the heir to the family and he couldn't.
All along, Keno has been making small moves in private, always trying to embarrass George and prove that he is the most qualified successor to the family.
When Keno learns through a fox friend close to the Cooper family that Philip is selling cheap magic crystals to the Cooper family in private, he is almost crazy with surprise.
Look at it now, Keno was in trouble on the spot, and even took out a purchase slip from the Cooper Chamber of Commerce, which was clearly stamped with the seal of the Magic Electric Chamber of Commerce in Lobit City, and George couldn't quibble if he wanted to.
The Presbyterian Church, the highest decision-making body of the Ross family, also has a part of the support of Keno, and there will be a group of people in any large family who oppose the authorities, and they themselves have no hope of overthrowing Imperial Marshal Nicholas Ross, so they pin their hopes on the overthrow of Nicholas' son George.
Immediately, an elder in his forties stood up and said in a low tone: "If our allies find out about this, what will they think?
Soon another elder stood up, speaking faster and in a more excited tone: "And what will the royal family think of us, our Ross family has always been closely linked to the royal family, and our people actually sent magic crystals to the Republican backstage who has always wanted to oust Emperor Bixia from power, will Bixia think that we stabbed him in the back, and when the time comes, I'm afraid that Nicholas will not even be able to keep the position of marshal because of this son." ”
Keno smiled, none of the elders who originally supported George were silent, they lowered their heads and looked at the cup in front of them without saying a word, Philip is the enemy, they have no way to deny it, hehe, if it weren't for the early death of their parents, these old guys should have supported themselves, how would they report George's thighs.
Seeing that George's fingers holding the porcelain cup were already white, and his teeth were clenched, but he couldn't say a word, Keno was very proud, as long as he worked harder, he could force George to drive his own brother out of the Ross family, and at that time, George would lose face, a person who couldn't even keep his own brother, what qualifications did he have to be the heir of the family?
What hope is that the Holy Husband of the Goddess is just a toy, something that the royalists use to win over the Church, and when the time comes, it would be good to send them a young man, could it be that the Goddess really came down to see him, the nominal husband?
With a triumphant smile, Kino prepares to stand up and give George a blow to Zuihou, loudly denouncing Philip for bringing losses to the family's reputation and interests, and forcing George to kick Philip out of the Ross family.
The mouth had just opened, and he was about to spit out the first character, when the door of the conference room was suddenly opened from the outside, and George's adjutant Malen walked in with a serious face with a letterhead in his hand, "The Emergency Military Report of the Demon Suppression Pass needs to be read by Lord George himself." ”
George didn't get more nervous when he heard the words "emergency military report", but was a little relaxed, and hurriedly took Malen, "Military affairs are important, adjourn the meeting for the time being, and then find time for a meeting when I finish handling military affairs." ”
After saying that, George threw down Keno, who was choking on anger, and walked out without looking back.
George wiped the sweat from his forehead and said in a tone of rejoicing, "Fortunately, Maren, you came in time, Keno's surprise attack caught me off guard." ”
Maren shook his head, took out a pen from his pocket and clicked on the signature on the document, motioning for George to sign his name quickly, " I passed by the conference room several times, and I heard Keno and the guys who were dissatisfied with Lord Nicholas talking bad about Philip, and I didn't hear you respond, it is estimated that Keno and their surprise attack made you unable to adapt to it at once, so, I hurriedly went to your study and found the military report of the Demon Suppression Pass transferred by the military department, in fact, it is the rotation time of the Bright Continent Alliance Army in the Demon Suppression Pass, and the empire requires all troops to step up training as usual, so as to participate in the rotation, it is not big, it should not be your turn to fight this kind of operation with a high casualty rate, and it is not small to say that it is not small, after all, it is the Demon Suppression Pass, and the front line of the tribes under the leadership of the official fight against the demons, I suggest youDuring this time, I first ran to the barracks, wrote a letter to Philip, asked what was going on, and then thought about how to fight back against Keno. ”
George nodded, "That's a good idea, you tell me to pack some change of clothes for me, and I'll go to the garrison of the First Guards Army." ”
After saying that, George strode forward, Mullen stood in place, hesitated, Zuihou still gritted his teeth, and made up his mind to say to George: "My lord, I probably heard what Keno was saying, I think this time, Philip he ......"
Before George could finish speaking, George immediately turned his head and looked at the adjutant who had grown up with him: "Mullen, in this case, I don't want to hear it a second time, I believe that Philip has a point in doing this, we father and son, no one will do anything to hurt the other two!"
PS: Originally, I didn't want to write a subtitle for this chapter, but George trusts Philip so much, I feel that not writing lives up to this trust, everyone, please also absolutely trust Xiaoice's efforts, give me some recommendations, add a collection or something, xiexie!
PS2: I saw a reader labeling me that I was Lori, and that I was suffering?Xiaoice and I burst into tears...... Xiaoice I'm a pure man...... Rolling all over the ground and not convincing......