His reign was so long that if he were to write a memoir, the most important thing for a dying man like him was nothing more than the inheritance of his family and the stability of his territory, which was his task as a patriarch and duke.

However, at this moment, at the foot of the steps, the count of Piedmont was talking loudly about a distant count who was threatening his territory, which made Amed feel like he had been clashed by a mouse, and an insignificant thing could affect his mood, which made His Royal Highness the Duke of Amed, who was a duke and an important minister of the emperor, a big minister, a little irritable.

He, but the person who uses the title of His Highness, the Earl of Il, is just a country bun, if it were a normal time, Ahmed would not pay attention to it at all, although his rank is only one level higher than Il, but in terms of knowledge, he is standing at the top of the Holy Roman Empire and overlooking this vast number of people, it must be much better than the country earl who is only confined to the place.

However, looking at the Count of Piedmont and the girl beside him, Ahmed could only soothe the restlessness in his heart, and listen patiently to the vulgar words of the countryman, rather than throwing out the cup made of gold in his hand.

Who told his second son to marry the only heiress of Piedmont?

"Your Highness Ahmed, that Count of Il is simply a devil crawling out of hell, a messenger tainted by Satan, he went to war against his cousin after the death of his uncle, and killed his own brother in an extremely cruel way, my lord, do you know, I heard from the local people who saw it with their own eyes, many people went crazy after seeing it, and some even heard the cry of Count Audu in the night, and now, Il is standing in the seat that originally belonged to his brother and is about to be crowned, which is simply an insult to the aristocracy. ”

The sound of Karst roared throughout the huge palace, and Madame Romandi Cole, who stood beside him, could not help but fold her fan over her ears and move her delicate little head to the side for some distance, as if this would keep their father-daughter relationship undetected.

"Karst, I know what you mean, just say it, what do you want me to do?" Ahmed waved his hand impatiently, making Karst stop the next noise, his time is limited, he has finally returned to his territory this time, and the time he can stay is only half a month, and he will soon return to Vienna to serve His Majesty the Emperor.

And this time, Ahmed wanted to communicate well with his children, and by the way, to meet his grandchildren who he hadn't seen for a long time, he didn't want to spend all his time listening to a countryman, and if his old colleagues heard about it, they would definitely laugh at him.

"I hope you can give that bastard Il a warning not to be too presumptuous, this guy is just a count now, he dares to slaughter nobles and change the viscount at will, then what can he not do when he grows up in the future, this will definitely have a great impact on the entire region of northern Italy. ”

Karst was indeed very rude in his speech, not like a nobleman at all, but no different from those butchers on the street, with vulgar slang in his language, if it weren't for Ahmed's experience, he might have become the first person in the world to listen to his native language and need an interpreter.

"Karst, do you know what I did today?"

"What did you say, sir?"

"In the morning I was discussing with His Royal Highness the Duke of Bavaria about the grain trade between the two borders to ease the survival of the 200,000 people of Bavaria, and at noon I was discussing with Prince Francisco about the size of the birthday present for Queen Maria in November this year, and just before I met you, I was still discussing with my son what I should give to the Emperor when I return to the palace to make him happy. “

Karst was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Ahmed to suddenly say something else, and he couldn't react at once, but after all, he was a person who was politically tempered, although his language was vulgar, but when faced with a question from a superior, he could still quickly know what the other party meant.

The things that Ahmed said were more important than the other, either about people's livelihood or politics, and the things he brought up might indeed be about the title in his own place, but for Duke Ahmed, he didn't even have time to talk about it, if it weren't for the fact that his territory would be inherited by Ahmed's second son and his daughter's children in the future, Karst felt that Ahmed would not see him at all.

"My lord, this is different from what you said, none of this directly threatens your rule, and Il is close to the Dukedom of Savoy, if his strength grows any longer, perhaps it is a relationship that I am always worried about, are you not afraid that a new duke will appear on your side? and a first duke. “

Karst has been walking in the world of nobles for so long, although the rules between these nobles are not easy to say, but it is not a problem to use them, so after knowing the thoughts of His Royal Highness Ahmed, Karst immediately changed his rhetoric, no longer thinking from his own point of view as he did just now, but from the perspective of the duke, to achieve his goal.

"A new duke, just an eighteen-year-old young man?"

Ahmed's voice was full of disdain, but only he knew that he did begin to have a trace of wariness in his heart about the Earl of Il, whom he had never met, because of Karst's words, but he had been in a high position for many years, so even if he had a trace of vigilance in his heart, he would not show it on his face, but just began to laugh at the arrogant young man as if he was habitual.

This is a veteran politician, who not only hides his fear of young people, so that Karst will exaggerate Ahmed's strength by himself, but also allows Karst to mumble about his own ability, thinking that he is an old fool who will casually expose his strength, so as to relax his vigilance.

Amed never trusted anyone, let alone a country count, who knew if he would really willingly give up his fortunes, or if he was secretly preparing for the Duke's family of Savoy to be dismantled by him, Amed had no idea what a thoughtful man thought.

And if the other party thinks that he is just an old fool, then the possibility of exposure is much greater than now, and he can also grasp this and wipe the countryman in the countryside clean and leave the house.

"Your Highness..."

Hearing Ahmed's words, Karst's eyes flashed and then disappeared, with an anxious face on his face, as if he was dissatisfied with Ahmed's contempt for Il.

"Well, Monsieur Karst, I can assure you that if Il attacks your territory, we of House Savoy will not let it go, and I am going to a family banquet now, and if you have any problems, go to my son to discuss. “

Ahmed interrupted Karst's words again, these words Ahmed has not known how many times he has heard since he entered politics, he himself is already as skilled as thunder, of course he doesn't want to listen to a political novice in front of him to sell political terms, so he put the final bottom line he can promise directly in front of Karst, and then shook his hand, gently put the wine glass on the stone platform next to the throne, and left the huge palace from the left.

Ahmed's departure was like a signal, and the dozens of courtiers who were originally standing under the steps scattered like worker bees that had lost their queen bees, so that Karst had disappeared in front of him without even touching his sleeves, in the face of these old fritters, Karst was still young after all, of course, it was not that Karst was young, he was already 40 years old this year, but in terms of politics, because of the hereditary system and the reason for the only child, of course, the wrist could not be compared with these masters who were born after accepting the family tilt。

In addition, this kind of place is not allowed to use force, so Karst can only watch the courtiers leave without any action, and in the end, only he and his daughter are left in the whole palace, and there are a bunch of attendants who can't speak standing in the corner, and there is no one else.

"Alas, it's an old fox for nothing. “

Seeing that there was no one else around, Karst's nature was instantly exposed, and the original respectful look on his face was as if it had never existed at all, and now he looked like a butcher who had just finished killing pigs and selling them and was counting the money, full of philistines and copper stench.

This is his purpose, to come and scare this old guy, and then he can cheat a little military money to find himself an extra lover, but he didn't expect that the other party would not see the real Buddha and not pay the master, it was like an iron rooster, which made Karst's plan completely ruined.

As for the threat of Il, Karst never cared, what an eighteen-year-old child could do to him, even if he defeated Audu, but in front of the duke, the earl of the two realms was still not enough.

Because the allies standing behind the Duke of Savoy include the Duke of Bavaria, the Duke of Upper Lorraine, the Duke of Lower Lorraine, the Duke of Baden, the Duke of Württemberg, the Duke of Saxony, and the newly promoted Duke of Brandenburg.

Behind him is a huge aristocratic force, and Il, under this network of influence, is not even a grasshopper, so Karst has never worried that Ilr will attack his territory, unless this guy is crazy.

"Father, can we get out of here? “

Roman Dicol looked around and shook his shoulders, it was obviously very hot outside, but in this empty place like a funeral home, there were always gusts of cold wind that seemed to be swirling in his heart, making Roman Dicol feel like leaving this place as soon as possible.

"Aren't you going to see Gardre?"

Gardrett is the second son of Duke Ahmed and the future husband of Roman Divil, and Karst said this with a somewhat embarrassed look on his face, but he still chose to tell it to his daughter.

"I don't want to spoil his good deeds. “

After hearing the name of Gardre, Roman Dicol seemed to hear something unclean, his whole face wrinkled, and he looked very reluctant, which made Karst sigh, if he had any regrets, it was that he did not have a child to inherit the title, so he could only rely on his daughter to marry the son of a duke in order to keep the title that his family had always protected.

"My dear woman, although he is a little more attentive, but after all, he is still your husband, and not someone else's, this is set by the Duke of Ahmed, and it will not change, even if he has more women now, and those who will stand by his side in the future, and those who inherit his property, there will be no one else but your children, be happy. “

As an earl, when facing the duke, he had no choice but to wronged his daughter, and he didn't know that Gadelia was a playboy before he got married, and it wasn't until after the marriage contract was signed that he knew that this playboy was not only a playboy for women, but even had no taboos, as long as he met an adventurous person, he would have a romantic relationship.

As Roman Dicol said, once she listened to her father's words and went to Garderick's room to see her future husband, and by the way, she got to know each other, so as to cultivate the relationship between the two parties, but she did not expect that as soon as she entered, she saw that the Count of Gardered was actually dancing naked with two dancing girls, and this scene made Roman Dicol, who was still her first love, never speak again after returning home.

It wasn't until a long time later that he told Karst and his wife about it, and by this time, everything was already doomed, and Roman Dicol's temperament changed drastically, from a simple girl who yearned for pure and beautiful love to a girl who was unwilling to speak.

"Father, let's go back. “

Roman Dicol said nothing, covered his face with a folding fan, so that his father could not see her expression, and walked out first, Karst saw what his daughter was doing, and did not stop her, followed her out of the palace, got into the carriage, and went back to his family's mansion in Savoy to rest.

Jonas, on the other hand, after meeting up with Vig and Sandra in Ruger's territory, arrived at Monferrato's capital five days later, Rango.

A typical agricultural metropolis. (To be continued.) )