Chapter 80: The Fragrance River

"Lear, I want you to be a knife in my hand!" the old emperor gasped heavily, "I know it's too surprising to say this, but I'm also helpless! The whole empire is now a nest of wolves, a nest of dogs, and the scourge of the Byron Empire is not outside! ......

"I already know everything about your assassination, hehe......" The old emperor laughed, and a trace of blush appeared on the old man's face because of excitement: "This shows that they can't help it, and they can't wait to do it, to eliminate all possible variables!"

Grand Duke Lilac said worriedly: "Your Majesty, maybe you have been too worried, didn't they not kill Count Lear? This shows that they are not completely sure that they will turn against Your Majesty now!"

Lear was stunned, allowing himself to be a knife of His Majesty the Old Emperor? He has a shallow foundation in Yanjing and has no power at all, so he is not qualified to be that knife even if he wants to! Besides, Lear has been afraid of being used by others all his life, let alone being cannon fodder at the forefront.

Obviously, the old emperor's purpose in making himself that knife was to use himself as cannon fodder! And he was cannon fodder that could be sacrificed at any time! The water in Yanjing was so muddy that Lear would immediately fly out of Byzantine City and return to his so-called fiefdom.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that the minister will not be able to shoulder the heavy responsibility, and I have not recovered from my serious injuries, so I really have more than enough heart and not enough strength!" Lear's face appeared again with the harmless look of humans and animals, and the handle of the knife had to be held in his hand to rest assured.

The old emperor chuckled: "Lear, don't worry, I can transfer Yanjing's 30,000 imperial forest army to you to command, as long as you guard the safety of this imperial city for the emperor!"

Lear glanced at the Grand Duke of Osimos, this old man looked blank, and he couldn't see any change in his expression, Lear sighed, it seems that the Grand Duke of Lilac doesn't want to express his opinion on this matter, 30,000 Royal Forest Army?

He hurriedly thanked him: "Your Majesty, the junior minister is really a shallow learner, he is young, and he is embarrassed to take on a big responsibility, and it is too difficult to give me such a heavy task as Gongwei Yanjing!"

Seeing Lear's resignation, St. Yarra the Great had a look of disappointment on his face, and he waved his hand in disappointment and asked the maid to take Lear out.

Seeing Lear walking out of the side hall gate, St. Yarra the Great had a strange look on his face, and he turned his head and asked with a solemn face, "Your Excellency, what do you think of this son?"

A smile appeared on Duke Lilac's hard-lined face and said: "Count Piaoxiang is smart but not exposed, calm and knows how to advance and retreat. Knowing that His Majesty's appointment, although prominent, was a hot charcoal, he resolutely disagreed. From this point of view, this son is by no means pompous. ”

Grand Duke Lilac said in his heart: "If you know that this guy is still an eighth-level summoner, and he is also an alchemist, most likely a Dan master, I don't know how surprised you should be, if you really know the use value of this guy, will you just use him as a knife?" However, Osimos would not say this easily.

For example, if it were not for the Lilac family's talents, protégés and former officials all over the country, and more than half of the empire's army, His Majesty would have relied on them like a confidant?

"Well, Count Xiao Piaoxiang, how can you stay out of this matter if you want to stay out of it!" A strange smile appeared on the old emperor's face, when the time comes, you will be in trouble, and you will come to beg me to give you more power, maybe my few unsuccessful sons will go to him now...... Hehe, the contradiction, only by diverting the contradiction and letting this little guy attract their attention can I win me enough time to prepare, well, it's less than three days before the Burning Dun Festival......"

The two old foxes glanced at each other, and both smiled knowingly.

Lear felt very bad, and from the moment he walked out of the main hall, he realized that he might have been used by these old fellows, and the old magician Gandalf, Philgol and others outside the main hall were anxiously waiting for him.

"My lord, how is it? His Majesty the Emperor has rewarded you...... everyone was anxious.

"Earl Piaoxiang......" Lear sighed, "the hereditary fief is to the west of the Piaoxiang River, about a thousand kilometers of land!

Everyone opened their mouths in astonishment, hereditary earl? And a hereditary earl with a fief! But this place in Piaoxiang River is so remote that even the pervert magician, who is known for his erudition, doesn't know where it is?

According to the laws of the Empire, as long as the nobles can afford to raise them, he can have 3,000 private soldiers, and he can appoint about 50 guardian knights! The knights of the Guardian Knights are second only to the nobles in the empire, much higher than the commoners, and they are only responsible to the nobles themselves.

In other words, Lear can now legally have an armed force of three thousand and fifty men! This is only a private army, and it does not include the garrison of the fiefdom that is about to be acquired!

"My lord, can there be anything dissatisfied?" Phil said heartlessly: "I have my own fief, and I can collect taxes at will, I don't know how many times stronger than those empty nobles......"

Lear snorted, "His Majesty the Emperor wants to appoint me commander of the Imperial Guards!" ”

"Ah......h

But Lear spoke, and led the group straight to the inn, of course, Lear still lay on the door panel with a snort, and let Filgol carry him back.

In the meantime, the pervert mage, now in the gray robe, Gandalf suddenly said with a strange expression: "My lord, I remember where the Piaoxiang River is, I have traveled there in the past, and I have discovered some secrets there......

Lear's expression perked up, and he hurriedly said: "Where is the Piaoxiang River? Is it poor or rich...... Lear said in his heart, if the old emperor gave himself a large piece of barren land, let alone a thousand kilometers, even ten thousand kilometers would be useless.

Gandalf's face was strange, and he said with a strange expression: "The Piaoxiang River is in the northwest of the empire, bordering the mountains of the Snow Empire Sizaro in the north, and the Doom Plains in the west, nominally belonging to the territory of the Ore Empire, hehe, the Doom Plains is the settlement of goblins on the continent, and the Sizaro Mountain is the territory of the dwarves, it is said that there are still mountain giants living there, and the orc Beamon, although it is not a barren land, but it is more chaotic than the barren land, and the Piaoxiang Plain irrigated by the Piaoxiang River is an unmanaged enclave of the empire......"

Lear couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth: "I say!"