Chapter 203: The Emperor's Temptation
"He's so strong that I can't resist at all. Pen %Fun %Cabinet www.biquge.info," José said honestly.
He thought for a moment, and said in a rather sincere tone: "Besides, Your Majesty summoned me here, naturally, not to kill me. Even if His Majesty wants to kill me, I have no reason to resist, because you are the master of the empire, and I am just an ordinary subject!"
The Emperor squinted his eyes and glanced at Joseph with some surprise: "I thought magicians were very arrogant, but you don't look like those guys!"
Hearing him say this, Jose deliberately showed an extremely respectful attitude on his face, lowered his head and said: "Arrogance requires capital, I am just a little magician, even if I am arrogant, I dare not be presumptuous in front of His Majesty." ”
Oh, that's a smart guy......
Mondevia IV squinted his eyes with a playful smile on his face:
"Your name is Jose, isn't it? I have seen your name on the list of military merits presented by the Duke of Casa, and I have even leaned on the front position.
I heard that you used 2,000 miscellaneous troops to force back more than 8,000 elite troops in Macedonia, and even killed a prince of Macedonia's united front, is that so?"
Joseph nodded, his chest slightly erect.
"Yes, very good...... The emperor pondered for a moment, and suddenly a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "In the past hundred years, the empire has had a lot of war exploits, but you are the only one who can kill the commander of the enemy country or the other party's royal family!"
However, the news I got was that you are a magician, not a regular soldier. Oh, and you're not even a magician, because you don't seem to be registered with the Magic Guild yet, and you don't have a magic level......"
When Montevideo IV said this, his tone was a little more complicated and playful, but it seemed to fall on Joseph casually in front of him:
"Even, you were almost unexpectedly involved in the war in the northwest, because even my spies did not find out your details, but I heard that you seem to be old friends with the Duke of Casa?"
Joseph's heart tightened, of course the emperor couldn't find out his origin, because he had already crossed over. But now listening to the emperor's tone, it seems that he suspects that he has a close relationship with Su Ya?
José's mind raced to think:
The emperor and Su Ya's family have always had contradictions, and he was recommended by Su Ya for his military exploits, as long as he is a discerning person, he can see that he has a good relationship with Su Ya.
But if it is placed in someone else's place, it is nothing, but His Majesty the Emperor suddenly asked himself this, obviously tempting. If he answers inappropriately, I am afraid that he will not only be suspected by this emperor, but also bring trouble to Su Ya if he doesn't get it right!
So now his answer can only be dissociated from Su Ya, it is best to make this emperor believe that he has nothing to do with Su Ya, and the details are very clean, so that he can relax his vigilance.
Almost in a few breaths, José cleared his mind. So he first glanced at the emperor with some doubts, and then deliberately pretended to be very surprised, shook his head and said:
"I do know Duke Casa, but that was only last year when my teacher and I passed through the desert and met Lord Duke by accident.
After the siege of Boulder was lifted, I evacuated with the defenders of Boulder Town, and met the Duke and Perry again, but this was only the second time I encountered it. It was only from Perry that I learned about these things, and I returned to the imperial capital with the Duke.
Speaking of which, Duke Casa is quite sincere to me, and he wants to recruit me as a family magician advisor. But when it comes to friendship, it's not her old friend, after all, the Duke is a noble person, how can I, a little magician, be seen by her?"
Jose deliberately said it true and false, not denying that he and Su Ya knew each other, and then said that their relationship was not so close. This truth was mixed with falsehood, and it was a little unsure that Mondevideo IV could hear it.
However, when Joseph said this, he did dispel some doubts.
As the emperor of the empire, Mondevideo IV is naturally well-informed, although he will not know what the relationship between Jose and Sua is, but he can still get some information in the army.
If Joseph came up and denied his friendship with Su Ya, he could immediately tell that this guy was lying. It's just that Joseph's three points are true and seven points are fake, but he is a little uncertain.
And what Joseph said was really information that he could get on the surface, and as for whether Joseph really had any close relationship with Suya, Mondevideo IV naturally didn't know.
However, this guy said that Su Ya wanted to recruit him as a family magician advisor, which was in line with the news he got in the imperial capital. Since entering the imperial capital, this Jose has been living in Su Ya's mansion, presumably Su Ya also wants to recruit this guy.
Joseph saw that Montevia IV was a little suspicious, and although his heart was a little dark, his face showed a more sincere look. Coupled with his young age and the identity of a magician, at first glance he is the kind of chick who has not been deeply involved in the world, although the emperor did not believe his words, but the doubts on his face have faded a little.
"In that case, what are you going to do? Duke Casa is an important minister of the Empire, and his family is huge, if you are recruited by her, it will be a good way out!" Mondvia IV shook his head deliberately, but his eyes fell on Joseph.
Joseph's heart moved, knowing that this was the emperor deliberately testing himself, so he simply shook his head and said calmly:
"Although what Your Majesty said is good, I have been learning magic with my teacher since I was a child, and now I am bidding farewell to my teacher and traveling to the mainland, naturally hoping to learn deeper and higher magic.
Exploring the path of magic is my life's desire, and being solicited by others is just to be a guest, but not free. The Duke of Casa treats me well, but I prefer to wander around in pursuit of sacred magical causes. ”
Seeing that he said this with a sincere expression, the doubts in his heart were dispelled a little, and he nodded, and his expression seemed to be a little more satisfied:
"It's a good thing that young people have some ambitions, but I'm curious why you, a magician, know how to know about military affairs.
As for the battle report, you resisted the 8,000 Macedonian elite with 2,000 remnants of the army, and not only retreated, but even defeated them and killed the enemy's main general, which makes me a little curious?"
When Joseph heard Montevia IV say this, he naturally understood a little in his heart, and simply said honestly: "In fact, the Macedonians can be repelled to a large extent not because of how strong the defenders of Boulder Town are, but because the Macedonians are too light on the enemy. ”