Chapter 665: William Mousse's Temptation
After all, the shark-man clan is the strongest clan among the fish-people, and with years of development, there are naturally partisan forces that favor them in this huge fish-man empire.
Therefore, Malfoy also received the news in advance about the emergence of traitors in the Fish-Man Clan, led by the younger generation of Shark-Man Dork in their clan.
Now after receiving the summons from His Majesty, for a while, I have a lot of thoughts in my heart.
To be honest, there are risks in entering the palace this time.
After all, the shark-man clan who had been afraid of them for a long time, and now that this kind of thing has happened again, no one knows what the other party thinks, maybe this time, he will go directly and never return.
Therefore, before leaving, I also gave an explanation to several pillars of the clan.
"How is this possible! Why did that guy Dork mutiny?! ”
Although the shark-man clan has always been dissatisfied with William Mousse's perennial suppression, they know the strength of the other party, and they have not reached the point of rebellion after all.
Not to mention, Dork is also a very outstanding junior among the younger generation of their shark-man clan, and this time he was sent out on a mission, which is also an opportunity for the clan to help him win, in order to make military achievements.
Although William Mousse has been suppressing the shark people, he does not dare to suppress it too hard, so as not to rebound from the other party, and in order to maintain a good balance, he also needs to make appropriate concessions in many cases.
Occasionally, the younger generation of the shark people was given some opportunities, and a few officers were promoted, which was also for this reason.
Originally, according to the plan, Dorke should be promoted to lieutenant colonel directly after returning from this trip, but this kind of thing happened.
"Patriarch, it's too dangerous, you can't go!"
At this time, one of the shark people had already directly doubted whether William Mousse was going to attack their shark people, and on this premise, he naturally couldn't let Malfoy, as the patriarch, take this risk.
Malfoy, who had already been mentally prepared, shook his head.
"No, the emperor is only afraid that he has begun to suspect us at this time, if I don't go, the other party will directly decide that we have a heart of disobedience, and when the time comes, he will not let us go."
"That'...... Then I'll enter the palace on your behalf! ”
"No, either."
Malfoy shook his head again.
"This time, the emperor obviously wants to test us, and at this juncture, if we show any trace of disobedience, he will definitely make a move. Therefore, whether he does not go or has someone go on my behalf will exacerbate his suspicions, so this time, I can only go in person. ”
Speaking of this, Malfoy breathed a sigh of relief, and then spoke again: "But don't worry too much, over the years, our shark people have a lot of power in the empire, and the emperor doesn't dare to take us lightly, and I tell you these things now, just in case." ”
Time was limited, and after hastily taking care of those things, Malfoy immediately followed the whale-man soldier's personal soldier into the palace.
Along the way, he found that there seemed to be more guards in the palace.
Let's not talk about the other fishmen, but the whale people, he saw nearly thirty people.
Considering the particularity of the whale people, this number is not a lot at all.
In this regard, although Malfoy is still calm on the surface, he has already raised a sense of vigilance in his heart.
This time, if he is slightly abnormal, not only him, but even the entire shark-man clan will end up in a catastrophe.
Entering the main hall and facing the towering William Mousse, Malfoy saluted directly and respectfully.
The physique between the two is actually half a pound or two, but due to the position, William Mousse's condescending sense of oppression is exceptionally strong.
Looking at the respectful appearance of the shark-man patriarch below, William Mousse's face palened slightly, and after signaling the other party to be exempt, he immediately talked about Dorke.
"Patriarch Malfoy, do you have an impression of the name Dork?"
Faced with such an inquiry, Malfoy pondered for a moment before speaking, "If Wechen is not mistaken, Dork should be a junior in my clan. ”
Faced with the other party's reply, William Mousse said coldly: "There is news from the front line, this junior in your clan, with his fishmen, attacked the fishman troops I sent to the twelfth sea area, including Polk's narwhal troops!" Malfoy, do you have anything to say now?! ”
Listening to William Mousse's cold tone, Malfoy, who was standing below, couldn't help but show a look of surprise on his face.
In fact, his reaction now was half-truths, after all, if he was too calm in this kind of thing, it would make His Majesty the Emperor in front of him mistakenly think that he had been prepared.
So, for whatever reason, he had to act panicked.
"How could this have happened?"
Malfoy's tone was full of disbelief, so that William Mousse, who was sitting on the throne, couldn't tell the truth for a while.
Then, before he could think about it, Malfoy, with a shocked face, spoke again.
"Your Majesty, is this intelligence news confirmed?"
Hearing this, William Mousse's expression was stunned, and Balk, who was on the side below, had a significant change in his face.
Balk wasn't stupid, and he understood from the beginning that the old Malfoy thing was trying to bite him back, saying that he was lying.
In the face of such a posture, Balk suddenly panicked, obviously still too young and not calm enough, and just wanted to argue, but unexpectedly, William Mousse, who was sitting on the throne, had already spoken first.
"This intelligence news has been confirmed, there can be no mistake!"
His Majesty the Emperor's words made Balk breathe a sigh of relief, and at the same time, the trust in them moved him a little in his heart.
But in fact, William Mousse did have doubts in his heart after hearing Malfoy's words.
Indeed, the previous intelligence news was all based on Balk's mouth, who can prove it for him?
However, such suspicions only lasted for a moment, because he knew that the other party could not lie to him, because it would not do him the slightest benefit in doing so.
In the face of His Majesty the Emperor's categorical words, Malfoy, who was standing below, was also a little surprised, but on the surface, he still had a straight expression.
"Your Majesty, don't misunderstand, if this news is true, the old minister is willing to personally lead troops to arrest the traitor and let His Majesty dispose of it!"
Malfoy's words made people can't find fault with them, coupled with that impassioned appearance, for a while, in the absence of conclusive evidence that the shark-people wanted to rebel, William Mousse really couldn't do anything to the other party.
Not to mention, in the previous battle in the No. 9 Sea, the shark people charged into battle and killed many clansmen.
Now that the battle has just ended, if he directly turns his face and slaughters the shark-man clan, then the remaining fish-man races will inevitably think too much, and at the same time, it is easy to make people panic.
As for sending Malfoy to arrest Dorke, to be honest, Dorke's mutiny had just happened at this juncture, and William Mousse was really afraid that after these sharkmen led their troops out, they would never return.
Thinking of this, William Mousse's face softened slightly, and then he said, "I am naturally clear about the loyalty of Patriarch Malfoy. However, I have just finished a big battle, and I think there are a lot of things to do within the shark-man clan, so the matter of capturing the traitor will not bother the Malfoy patriarch, and I will send someone else to deal with it. ”
In this regard, Malfoy said: "Thank you for your concern, if there is anything that needs the help of the minister, please ask Your Majesty to give orders!" ”
This has already been said to this point, and William Mousse can't say anything, but after a moment of silence, he directly waved his hand and signaled the other party to leave.
"Then let's do it, I think Patriarch Malfoy is also tired during this time, so let's go back and rest first."
The old minister retired.
Malfoy exited William Mousse's palace until he returned to his Shark-Man quarters, where he breathed a sigh of relief.
This time the audience could be said to be dangerous, and William Mousse might have died there as long as one of the strings was wrong.
Of course, for now, he should have managed to avoid the worst.
However, the clansmen still have to be reminded again.
During this time, it is better for their shark people to keep a low profile, so as not to make any mistakes in the future.
Inside the palace, after watching Malfoy exit the main hall, William Mousse glanced at Balk below, and then asked, "Any ideas?" ”
Aside from the vision and open-mindedness of being a player, I am not actually a smart person.
Therefore, he relies heavily on Balke, who has a very high IQ ceiling, and will ask the other party for some opinions from time to time, and at the same time, he also has the idea of wanting to cultivate the other party.
Balk did not declare a personal vendetta against him, saying that he did not see anything wrong with Malfoy.
Judging from the current situation, there is a high probability that Dork's betrayal was not premeditated, it should have happened something unexpected, and even Malfoy did not know about it.
In other words, the current shark people can still be trusted.
As for the future, send someone to keep an eye on it and see what the shark people will do next.
William Mousse also nodded in agreement on this point, and on this point, he and Balk were in agreement.
The power of the shark people clan should not be underestimated, it is a powerful clan in the empire, after all, it is not a peaceful period, even if he suspects that the other party wants to rebel, but before he comes up with conclusive evidence, he can't do it easily.
Because once he does it, the consequences may not be acceptable to him.
What's the matter, we have to wait for him to get through this time, replenish his troops, restore the morale of the army under his command, and stabilize the current situation.