Chapter 211: Bullard's Coup
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As long as Karl succeeds, I will send an envoy to the Bauhinia Kingdom and ask them to send troops.
The big ship slowly sailed towards the land, and I told the Empress of Colorful to follow Carl and Mandy to the mainland.
The journey was uneventful, and after a few hours arrived at Asda Marina.
The city-state of Asda is still silent, this ghost city is bathed in the scorching sun, but the cold wind is howling, as if hundreds of thousands of dead souls are crying.
With an air force waiting at the docks, Carl and his soldiers immediately boarded the windboat and headed for the imperial capital. Mandy stayed, and I stayed for the time being, following Mandy into the city-state of Asda.
I vaguely understood her intentions, she must have come to pay tribute to the souls of the dead.
I watched her fly up to the beacon tower on the wall, and sat on the edge and hummed an old ballad.
Perhaps it was the battlefield requiem from hundreds of years ago, and I had the illusion that Miss Mandy had become a little girl, singing a requiem on a battlefield covered with dead bodies.
I didn't bother her, and after waiting for a long time, she came down and smiled at me: "You go to Brad too, I did everything I had to do, and everything was left to fate." β
I nodded and said goodbye.
All the way to the city-state of Brad, I was already much slower, and the city-states I saw along the way were filled with an atmosphere of panic.
Haiyue Country is close to the sea, extremely rich, for hundreds of years the defense has been loose, the people enjoy peace, where has it experienced war.
On the contrary, the geographical location of the northern country is not good, in addition to the plains are mountains, there are icebergs in the northernmost part, and the cold air in winter goes south, and many people can freeze to death every time.
They are warlike by nature, and they yearn for the riches of the south, and they are afraid that they have been seeking war.
I sighed to myself, and it took several days to reach the city-state of Brad.
The atmosphere in the city-state of Brad was even more tense, the streets were full of soldiers, pedestrians were cowering in their homes, and some even packed up their things and headed south.
I also saw many officers recruiting new recruits along the streets, but few people attended, and they were obviously frightened by the Beiqian Empire.
When I entered the city, I stayed in a tavern where some well-informed people shouted and drank all day long.
I even saw an ensign drinking with his head down, and some people gathered around him to talk to him.
The second lieutenant snorted wine and said in a dead voice: "What are you talking about? Do you say the fortress in the north? At least two million cavalry from the northern country besieged the fortress, and all five fortresses fell into a battle to the death, General Goode was shot by an arrow, I was next to him at the time, I didn't protect him well, I was almost cut down, but fortunately, the battle situation was urgent, spare me." β
The crowd was in an uproar, and then someone shouted: "What are you bragging? How could General Goode get shot by an arrow? And since you are by his side, how did you run back to Brad? Deserter?"
The second lieutenant tore off the badge on his shoulder: "I forgot to tear it, I'm not a second lieutenant anymore, it's a mess in the barracks, no one pays attention to me, and I don't know what rank I have, anyway, I was sent back to recruit recruits, which of you joined the army?"
As soon as these words came out, the crowd immediately dispersed and whispered one by one. The lieutenant sneered and continued to drink.
I thought about it for a while, and then I listened to someone else.
But I saw a high-spirited young man holding a short knife and talking boastfully: "Let me tell you, our Praetorian Guard is very powerful, just in the imperial city, once it is dispatched, it will be guaranteed to crush the Northern Qian Kingdom." I served as a Praetorian Guard for two days, but I accidentally drank some wine secretly and was found out and driven out. β
After this man finished speaking, an old man with a big beard in the corner shook his head: "The imperial city has long been in chaos, several princes and some lords are vying for power, and they have no intention of caring about the war at all. β
The man's tone contained heartache and anger, but his voice was low, completely muffled by the cacophony of voices, and no one paid any attention to him.
My heart moved, and I quickly sat down. He glanced at me, vaguely wary.
This person is not an ordinary person, and he looks like he has an extraordinary temperament. I smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, old gentleman, I am a man under Duke Pips, I don't know who the old gentleman is?"
He couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this: "Duke Pips? Lord Carl?"
I nodded: "He just came back from the South China Sea, does the old gentleman know?"
He seemed to believe me, and sighed: "Duke Pips is the queen of the famous family, and he is also the youngest and most promising lord of my Haiyue Kingdom, but unfortunately he is not a descendant of the royal family, and he has no inheritance rights, and it is useless for him to come to this messy imperial city." β
I still know something about the struggle for power in the imperial city, the real big names are in the imperial city, Carl is powerless after all, he can't save the merman.
I poured wine for the old gentleman and asked respectfully, "I wonder if the old gentleman has a way to solve the civil strife in this imperial city?"
He was stunned, and there was a hint of vigilance in his eyes. I whispered, "Duke Pips has a big move, I don't need to lie to you, and I ask the old gentleman for advice." β
He took a few breaths, but smiled indifferently: "Forget it, the family is about to ruin the country, what else do I dare not say?"
He wiped the wine from the corner of his mouth, and his tone became cold: "I am a courtier in the imperial city, why not be reused, eat imperial food in the imperial city all my life, it is useless, full of ambition can not be displayed, it is hateful!"
I was a little surprised, his face turned red, he was already drunk, and he slapped the table and said sharply: "The only way to do this is to kill, there are still three princes, two need to be killed, and there are five royal descendants, and now they are lords, and they are also eyeing the throne, so they must all be killed." The eight of them all wanted to kill each other, but they never succeeded. β
The man was a little crazy, and he drank too much to realize what he was talking about.
I didn't want anything to happen to him, so I hurriedly waved a trace of dark magic to block out the sound. Now the people outside can't hear it.
I motioned for him to continue, and the old man gritted his teeth: "The eight royal descendants are hateful, but the most hateful is the Mochizuki sacrifice. She is the protector of the Haiyue Kingdom, but she has done nothing, she must take action and kill the people of the country!"
I was taken aback, this person actually hated Mochizuki, but it was quite chic.
I thought about it for a while, and he made a point. There must be a coup d'Γ©tat, otherwise it will lead to the destruction of the country.
Mochizuki is the best, but the follow-up should also be arranged.
I nodded and said, "Old man, I'll take you to Duke Pips, can you assist him in the future?"
The old gentleman suddenly sobered up, and his eyes were full of excitement: "Is this true?"
I said seriously, but he didn't say a word: "Well, if Duke Pipps reuses me, I will do my best!"
We hit it off and didn't ink. I immediately took him to Karl's house, and soon arrived after inquiring all the way, and then I told my servants to tell him that Rashei had come.
Carl naturally understood and came out to pick me up in person.
He was in poor spirits, his eyes were dark, and he had apparently not slept for several nights.
I went in with the old gentleman and introduced him to Carl. Carl Chongcai immediately received a banquet, although it was not very heavy, but it also moved the old gentleman a lot.
Then they went into the room and talked secretly, and they didn't know what they talked about.
I took a closer look at the house and found that there were quite a few masters hidden in it, and there were even brown-robed mages.
Karl himself is very strong, and with the Dragon Knight Holy Sword as a weapon, he can even be said to be the strongest knight in the Sea Moon Country.
Now that so many masters have been gathered, I'm afraid it's not easy.
In the middle of the night, Carl and the old gentleman had finished plotting, and Carl invited me in.
He said to me alone: "Lord Isera, if I want to rescue the merman, I must hold the imperial power, and in three days the 30,000 troops of my territory will enter the imperial capital and control the imperial city. It's just that I'm worried about the strong people in the Imperial City. β
He was going to carry out a coup d'Γ©tat, and although I had already guessed it, it was still a bit of a surprise.
This stunned young man is quite bold.
I nodded, "yes, what do you want me to do?"
Karl said hoarsely: "I heard Miss Mandy say that you have a good relationship with the Mochizuki Priest, I want the Mochizuki Priest to help me, she is very prestigious among the people, if you use her prestige to punish the prince as an excuse for a coup d'Γ©tat, the people will be more acceptable." β
(To be continued.) )