Chapter 52

Immersed in his own world, Salin didn't realize that the return of Lord Rex had caused a storm in Holy Rock City.

Emperor Qin Yin rang the magic bell that had not been moved for ten years to welcome his daughter, and the next day announced that he would establish a county state, and Rex de Grucus would become the first county king in the history of the Qin Yin Empire.

Before the crown prince was appointed, the prince was first established, which made the nobles of the House of Lords uneasy. Garudan will be in chaos, and everyone knows that the location of Kushui County is actually not far from the Principality of Garudan. If Garudan loses control, Kushui County can send troops to recruit and even include Garolan in the county.

If the army spreads to the nearby principalities, and the Kushui County has enough strength, it will control thousands of miles away, which is the prototype of an empire.

The prince's health has always been bad, and he has just recovered from a serious illness, although there are many supporters, it is all because of the presence of Emperor Qin Yin. Now that the emperor supports his daughter to establish a country, how many nobles will be affected?

Once Rex's power swelled, the prince was weakened, and even if he would be made the crown prince, the Qin Yin Empire actually had two political centers.

The king of the county can canonize the nobles, and there will be many people who are tempted. When the county lord was born, the emperor personally gave the county lord a boy's name, which already made everyone uneasy. Now that many people are worried about something, the situation in Yanjing immediately becomes tense.

On the 12 avenues running north-south in Yanjing, there is a magnificent building on the fourth in the east. This building is in the style of the Fourth Dynasty, with a mixture of bricks and wood, and the blue bricks are carved with landscapes, birds and beasts, like a picture scroll.

The courtyard wall of this mansion is not high, and it faces the street. In front of the door stood a stone pillar, mottled by the erosion of time, but not repaired by magic. The handwriting on the stone pillar is still legible, and the ancient Qin Yin style, without punctuation, is like a long poem sung by a poet.

The gate was closed, and it was covered with ancient animal patterns, painted with gold lacquer. The streets around the mansion were so deserted that even the patrolling soldiers were nowhere to be seen. Outside the mansion, you can see the towering magic tower in the distance, and the eight-story magic tower is not hidden, it is condescending, exuding a majesty that cannot be hidden.

This is the residence of the prince of the empire, and there is an eight-story magic tower in the prince's palace, which is nothing, after all, there are three nine-story magic towers in the palace, which cannot be regarded as overstepping.

It is said that there are all cars and horses here, and the guests are like carp. But since the Lord of Rex returned to Yanjing, Prince Sephiroth simply closed his door and did not even preside over the meeting of the House of Commons.

Everyone couldn't guess what the prince was going to do, and no one dared to touch the mold, and for three days, the gate of the prince's palace was closed, and it became more and more deserted. A black crow flew from the sky and went straight to the palace. When passing through the courtyard wall, it was as if passing through an invisible water barrier, and the air rippled and the crows disappeared.

There is a lake in the back garden, and on the bluestone by the lake, there is a chess game. Two middle-aged people sat upright, and three young people watched the game. The crow appeared directly on the edge of the bluestone, and the most handsome young man reached out and grabbed it, and spat out a miniature scroll from the crow's mouth.

The game is already white-hot, with Black's piece representing the magician being trapped, and Red pressing closer, and the pawn representing the soldier approaching Black's king.

The middle-aged man in black was wearing a cotton robe, without any luxurious decorations on his body, and he looked a little similar to Emperor Qin Yin, but he was slightly younger, and there was a little more arrogance between his eyebrows.

The middle-aged military general who fought with him was dressed as a much more handsome man, with a short beard and a resolute expression. Both of them stared at the chess game and did not look at the letters that the young man had gotten.

Seeing that the Black King was about to be killed, the middle-aged man who held the black suddenly moved the cannon that had been in the corner and directly ate the guard representing the swordsman of the Red Court.

This is a sharp counterattack, and if Red returns to help, the pawn representing the mage can kill all the pawns that are close to the Black King.

The short-bearded warrior pushed with both hands, disrupting the chess game, and said, "This war chess, the power of the magician is too strong, it's not interesting. ”

"No matter how strong you are, you are a chess piece, and it is the person who commands the chess piece who determines the victory. ”

The military general laughed and said, "You are the prince, of course you can say that." I'm just a general, and on the battlefield, I always have to think of the magician first. ”

The person wearing a cotton robe and an ordinary face was none other than the only prince of the Qin Yin Empire, Sephiroth. He and Emperor Qin Yin not only have similar faces, but they are also very close to each other in terms of dress, and they don't like luxury.

"Of course, magic is the foundation of a nation. Vincent, tell me what you think of Big Brother. Prince Sephiroth changed the subject, and suddenly asked a question that no one could answer. The eldest brother of His Royal Highness the Prince, of course, is Emperor Qin Yin.

"What is there to say, Rex is also a royalty, where can I intervene. ”

"Stanny is also royal, why are you out of sight?" Sephiroth said, pointing to the handsome young man.

Vincent looked at his son, sighed, and said, "You also know that your sister is inclined to Your Majesty. At home, what can I manage. ”

"Stanny, what does the letter say?" Sephiroth did not continue the topic, although his brother-in-law was the Duke of the Empire and commanded half of the garrison of Yanjing, he did not dare to criticize the Emperor. It's all a family matter, and my sister is already dissatisfied with Rex being sent away, so of course Vincent can only avoid this topic, otherwise the family will be in chaos first.

"Uncle, it's an urgent report from Garudan. "Stanny is not only beautiful, but also looks shrewd and capable, and the two young people around him do not have such a temperament.

"Garulan, hey, eldest brother is planning for Rex, at this time, the establishment of the country, I'm afraid it's going to take back the land of Garulan. ”

"Father, anyway, the Holy See in the west is about to declare war, so let Rex do it, what does it matter. A young man, also in a cotton robe, interjected.

Sephiroth looked at his son with a blank expression. The atmosphere was a little tense, and after a while, he said, "If you have half of Rex's talent, why would I be upset? You two ......"

Sephiroth couldn't go on, even if he was powerful and had no choice for a while, he couldn't do anything about his two sons. The royal bloodlines of the Qin Yin Empire were already scarce, and each of them was extremely precious. If these two sons were born in ordinary families, they would definitely be young talents, but in the royal family, one person has to bear too many things.

A person's talent cannot be changed, Sephiroth sighed, and said to Duke Vincent: "Big brother suppressed me with the matter of establishing the crown prince, and insisted on making Rex a country, this is not a wise move. If the House of Commons is against it, and I forcibly suppress it, all these years of hard work will be in vain. Seeing that he is about to use troops, the eldest brother is adding chaos to the empire by doing this. ”

When Prince Sephiroth said this, there was a hint of hatred. For the sake of the empire, his two sons did not arrange important positions, and they did not even think about the succession of the throne. The eldest brother, as the emperor, made such a ridiculous move because he doted on his daughter.

But there is nothing you can do, and if you replace it, the empire will be even more chaotic.

"Uncle. Stanley exclaimed boldly, and he could see that Prince Sephiroth was not in a bad mood.

"Say, Stanley, what's on the letter?"

"The assassination of Grand Duke Carolan is not life-threatening, but the border is already extremely tense, and the Holy See will act in the fall. The Dark Mage could not be exterminated, having already destroyed more than a dozen small towns, and the Grand Duke asked the Empire to send troops. ”

Sephiroth and Vincent glanced at each other, unable to remain calm, the two of them stood up, and Sephiroth said, "Vincent, you go back to Dongzhen, I can't hide from the eldest brother." This matter is a bit strange, not many black mages enter Garulan, and it is definitely not an accident that it spreads so quickly. If I don't go, I'm afraid my eldest brother will let Rex lead the troops, and no matter how smart she is, she can't cope with this situation. ”

"Stanley, you stay, and I go with you to your majesty. Prince Sephiroth said no more, and left the back garden directly, took his own soldiers, and drove to the palace.

He can't help but be anxious, Garulan is an imperial barrier, and the soldiers are strong and strong, and he actually asked for help at this time, which shows how bad the situation is.

Saleen had already left the palace at this time, and Lord Rex changed into a mage robe and walked with Saleen to the south of the city.

"County Lord, where are we going?" Salin was very uneasy, Shika and Neris were not around, and he did not feel safe. And he sneaked out with Rex, if the emperor is angry, it will definitely not be the county lord who will be punished.

"Go meet someone. "After the Lord of Rex changed into a mage robe, he changed back to his original appearance, as if he was a kind magician, without the aristocrat's stand, and without the majesty of speaking to soldiers.

"County Lord......"

"Call me lace, but only for this time, go back......"

"I see. Saleen shut up in frustration.

An innocent look flashed in the eyes of Lord Rex, and he said to Salin, "Angry?"

"No, I just think that you powerful people are always fickle. "Saleen is not afraid of offending Rex, she brought herself to Yanjing, there must be something, and she will not be angry because she told the truth. She's a county lord and a magician, and there's no good in lying on her own.

"Not only people, but everything in this world is constantly changing. Lord Rex's answer was like a standard magician's proverb.

Yanjing is prosperous, the more south, the more civilians, there are many shops, two people walking on the street, because they are wearing mage robes, there is no one to disturb.

"It's so nice here, my hometown, the whole city combined, it doesn't seem to have as many people as there are on this street. Salin looked at the crowd on the street with a somewhat unreal feeling. The loneliness seems to be far away, and there is an inexplicable warmth in my heart. The book says that human beings themselves are a kind of monster that lives in groups, and once they leave the group, they will be depressed and even die.

"It's almost there, see the master, don't talk nonsense. "Lord Rex took Salin into an alley, which was very clean, unlike Ceylon City, which was full of water. Behind the high walls on both sides of the alley, there are huge trees, shaded by trees, and the wind blows, which is unusually refreshing.

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