Chapter 109 Accepted bribes

In direct proportion to the fact that Lear's name of "Duke Piaoxiang" became more and more resounding, the situation in Yanjing and Byzantium became more and more tense, and the fief of the great prince Naorin Province took the lead in declaring its independence, and sent an army of 150,000 to Yanjing to annex the province of Dorai, which was connected with the fief of the Madagascar family, and occupied an area of nearly three provinces.

In addition, the Eighth Prince and the Fourth Prince also declared autonomy and led tens of thousands of family private troops to attack Yanjing under the banner of "Qing Jun's side, know the truth".

The imperial realm has been suppressed for a long time and various large and small forces have taken advantage of the situation to swell, and a large area of land east and south of the Tailun River is no longer controlled by Yanjing, and the central government decree is not out of the north of the Tailun River!

At the same time, the Ores Empire led dozens of vassal states and more than 100,000 troops out of Rhodesburg to attack the newly built military fortress "Iron Fort", and fought to the death with the "Iron Fortress" led by General Vic Patton.

The vast Byronic Empire was suddenly plunged into internal and external troubles, and it was only then that Lear understood the meaning of Ossimus's urging him to hurry to his fiefdom, the Fragrance Plains.

At this time, the emperor, His Majesty Jess Carson, was almost like being roasted on a fire! The nobles of Yanjing, large and small, were terrified, and if they took refuge in the new emperor now, they would inevitably die in the future, and if they chose to betray and escape, they would inevitably die now.

Therefore, except for a few wealthy lords, large and small nobles vied with each other to bribe and give gifts to the Ossimos family and the upstart of the empire, the "Duke of Piaoxiang", almost stepping on the threshold.

But Lear's guy didn't refuse to come, what to give and what to receive, and even his mouth smiled crookedly.

Lear remembered that His Majesty Carson asked himself in a fierce voice: "Your Excellency Duke Piaoxiang, at a time when the empire is in internal and external difficulties, you are there to take bribes and embezzle and enrich yourself, isn't it ......?"

Lear laughed and said, "Your Majesty, you know that I have no choice but to accept bribes, and you are trying to stabilize people's hearts for you." I accepted their bribes, and naturally these nobles will settle down, otherwise, the hearts of Yanjing people will be in turmoil, and it will be out of control, hehe......" Lear sent a well-known gift slip to His Majesty Carson, and the new emperor was taken aback.

In addition to all kinds of rare treasures and extremely visible materials, the gold coins alone are worth about 560 million!

"Your Majesty, with these gold coins for military expenses, your certainty of dealing with the rebels has increased by a few percent!" Lear said with a smile, His Majesty Carson's face also looked a lot better, as the emperor of the empire, he had endured the "Yanjing's biggest gentleman" for many years, how could he not know the current crisis.

He was well aware of the dangers of the aristocratic fiefdom system left over from the empire for hundreds of years, and hated these corrupt nobles, large and small, but in order to maintain the rule of the huge empire, he had to rely on these nobles.

In this way, Lear's acceptance of bribes turned out to be "taking bribes on orders"! Above board, and picking. Of course, the vast majority of the bribes had to be handed over to His Majesty the Emperor as military expenses, but Duke Piaoxiang really reaped a lot of benefits.

The butler of Tubonas Lodge ran in breathlessly, his obscene triangular eyes narrowed into an invisible slit, the former gladiatorial arena master had never been so beautiful, if he wanted, countless wealthy ladies in Yanjing were willing to throw themselves into his arms!

In the past, those ladies and ladies would only look at him with their toes, and Rocky butler would be excited for a long time, but now!

"Rocky, how many gladiators have you acquired now, and how many more have you expanded my private army?" Lear smiled, and the appointment of Mr. Lodge as his butler was really a good one, not only did he take care of the logistics neatly, but he was also good at dancing with long sleeves, and he saved him a lot of trouble by maneuvering between nobles large and small.

"My lord, a total of two thousand gladiators have been acquired, and the bloody gladiators who came to Yanjing to participate in the 'Ranton' gladiatorial competition this time have almost been looted by us! The rest of the gladiators are all old, weak, sick and disabled......" Old Rocky laughed wryly, if His Majesty the Emperor ordered the gladiatorial competition to be held now, I'm afraid Yan Jingjing wouldn't be able to find many decent gladiators.

Without the gladiators, the "Burnton" gladiatorial tournament, giggles...... The old fellow couldn't help but want to laugh, he never thought he would have such a big deal. The Burning Ton Gladiatorial Tournament is the most important annual entertainment of the Empire.

Lear's brow furrowed, 3,000 privates was too far from his 50,000 privates......

The old butler looked at his face and immediately understood Lear's thoughts, and he smiled mysteriously: "My lord, there is still a place where you can buy gladiators......!

"Dark gladiator?" Lear had heard Rocky say it a long time ago, but he never had a chance to see it, so he immediately said: "Rocky, you arrange it immediately, we will go and see it tonight......" It is said that the underground gladiatorial arena is more than ten times more cruel than bloody gladiatorial fighting!

"But, my lord, you still have eleven banquets to attend tonight! And you don't retreat tonight?" Rocky said in amazement.

For so many days, Lear, in addition to participating in those boring but indispensable nobles' entertainment, was practicing behind closed doors, and even the old butler smacked his tongue at the hard work.

"Well, it won't be long before we leave Yanjing. Lear said, "Go to our territory, Yanjing, it's an eventful place." ”

"Leaving Yanjing?" the old butler was stunned, the Byzantine drunken and luxurious life has an incomparable attraction to Lord Tubonas, collecting money every day, and having some in-depth exchanges with the noble ladies is an interesting thing that His Excellency Lodge is tired of, and now when he hears the news at first glance, he is really reluctant.

The old butler lost his mind and soon came to his senses. The foundation of the adults in Yanjing is too shallow, and the main reason for the large-scale bribery is to see the face of His Majesty Carson, and His Majesty vigorously promotes Lear, the purpose is to balance the strength with the old nobles.

"Yes, sir. We'll go to the Dark Colosseum tonight......" Rocky replied quickly.

The underground gladiatorial arena is not really located underground, but in the southwest corner of the Byzantine city, at the junction of the slum and the rich area, and many underground gladiatorial arenas are located in these places where social security is relatively chaotic......

The "Giant Knife Bar" is undoubtedly the largest and most popular underground gladiatorial arena in Yanjing, and its tough backstage security station has one eye and one eye closed. Those who are familiar with the inside story know that this extravagant bar has a very close relationship with Yanjing's gentlemen, commonly known as "**".

And Yanjing's biggest gentleman deserves to be His Majesty the Emperor today.

Linekert, one of the "Four Youths of the Royal Capital" and one of the leaders of the Gentlemen, was sitting gloomily at the bar, drinking a glass of "Bloody Mary" launched by the "Giant Knife Bar" served by the handmaid who was almost full of **......