The magician's straightforward dissection made the aristocratic young man who was thrown to the ground, as well as the old magician, think things through again. Did they ask for help from the family? Of course there were, and it was, as the black-robed magician had said, that they were supposed to ambush where the carriage was going to pass. As long as they stabilize each other and enter the ambush circle, the rest will naturally have stronger people to take over.

But in a hurry, they forgot who they wanted to ambush, which was to destroy the emperor's personal guards with the power of one person, a monster with a 10,000-strong army! No matter how tough their family strength is, it is not enough to deal with such a person. Even if you pull the backer behind the family, the emperor, in. You don't have to think about it to know that the emperor will never be serious about dealing with his son.

To be honest, the reason for the fall of the emperor's personal guards was that many people thought that it was because of the emperor's constraints, which prevented the personal guard army from exerting its full strength, and it was also the fourteenth prince who achieved such amazing results. Otherwise, with one of the thirteen regular legions of the empire, the strength can be ranked in the top three, and the legion responsible for guarding the security of the palace can be so fragile that it can be destroyed by one person.

What the facts are is not a question that should be investigated in depth. Efren only hoped that his father would not make a wrong judgment because he wanted to save his last son.

Although he ostensibly hopes that his father can make a rational choice, he also secretly hopes that he can make some irrational actions out of concern for family affection. But Efren knew better than anyone else that his father's choice would only be more cruel than he imagined.

I'm afraid that when he hears the name of the Fourteenth Prince, he will become another abandoned son. And he himself is either preparing to have another son, or looking for a successor from the side branches of the family. That old man, too shrewd.

However, just when the people of Muhashebesi's family regretted it, Azad seemed to remember something, and said: "You may be betting that there will be no one at the ambush site, or there will be a large army waiting." But I would say that the ambush site is not empty, but it is not a large army either. The number of troops doesn't mean anything in front of us, does it. We know this, and the stubborn old man knows this, so he will come to me before the old man has to come forward. So hurry up, hurry up and get in the carriage. Don't keep the stubborn old man waiting. Ah, it's been a long time since I said it, and I really miss him. It's just a little bit, it's the kind of drinking water that stuffs between your teeth, and you think of him well. ”

Azad's appearance made Lin feel confused, and asked, "Who is the stubborn old man, and who is the old man?" In your eyes, as long as your hair is gray, you will call others this old man or that old man. It makes sense for a person to have a name. ”

Kicking Starina's ass and squeezing her tall into the cramped carriage, Azad replied to someone, "The name is too hard to remember, I'm lazy." And the stubborn old man is the old man's secret guard, and the two of them look alike, but no one knows him. The stubborn old man is also my swordsmanship enlightenment teacher...... Well, I guess so. Anyway, the person who taught me swordsmanship, he is the only one still alive. I'm sure of that. ”

It sounds like a stand-in for the emperor, not only is he superb, but he is also unknown to outsiders. At this moment, everyone else present began to worry about whether they would be killed or not.

However, Lin was very concerned about the news. In the case of a state apparatus, it is easy for a regular, reasonable organization to judge its movements and formulate a plan for response. With his current strength, he can't be provoked, at least he can escape, but I'm afraid of that unreasonable existence.

It's just that this is a mysterious place, there is such an unreasonable thing as magic, Lin Ke doesn't dare to bet that there is no such person who is qualified to be unreasonable. In particular, Azad himself confirmed that it was another fierce man who could survive under his hands. Also a warrior, the other person Lin knew who was on par with Azad was the White Sword Saint William? Greco. That's also a strong man with demon-level talent.

However, this pseudo-lady in a big red phoenix robe began to count after getting into the carriage. "If I'm not mistaken, I cut off one of his arms the last time we met. The first time he gouged out one of his eyeballs. The previous time was to step on one of his legs, and if it weren't for another old man with a broken mouth to save him, there wouldn't be so much to do later. Oh, and every time I abolish him, my old man will always save him again at any cost. In short, it's a very difficult person. ”

…… Well, maybe it's worrying too much. It sounded like Azad was not so much looking forward to meeting as he was looking forward to another fight. And I'm still looking forward to sending that 'stubborn old man' to hell this time. There is also a big demon next to it, and it is guaranteed that there will be a direct delivery from hell.

Just as Azad kept taking stock of his past achievements, he didn't forget to remind the aristocratic young man who was also sitting in the carriage, saying, "Don't deliberately take a detour to other roads, so that I can't meet anyone." If I don't see people, the consequences are very serious, and some people will suffer. Guess who will suffer? ”

"No detours! Your Highness, we promise not to take a detour. Efren said with a forced smile.

Look at the poor little one, under the pressure of Azad, as if he was about to wet his pants for the second time. Given that the smell of urine in the carriage was bad enough, Lin Ke didn't want to add a fresh one, so he could only change the topic and ask, "You said that there is information in your family about the location of the Temple of the Gold Coin Goddess, is it true?" ”

"Really, of course it's true, Your Excellency. I'm not lying about it. My family has a map of the locations of all the shrines in the Imperial City of Nineveh. There are also nobles and big merchants, which are the greatest reliance of my family on the collection of taxes for His Majesty the Emperor. ”

Well, this is the first time I've felt helpless today. This kid has been so frightened that he can't say anything, these words can be said.

However, the old magician, who was originally qualified to sit in the carriage, was driven into the driver's seat at this time, so this young man was left unattended. Although at first, Lin was not interested in this young man, but now he is curious about what Efren calls the 'location map'.

Although he can use the Arcane Eye to detect terrain and features, as long as he has time, he can grasp the whole picture of Nineveh City. Even the secret passages, underground waterways, if any,—— are all clear, and it is not a big problem.

But even if all the city's secret passages could be excavated with sonar-like technology, Lin couldn't figure out which house belonged to whom. However, the information of this tax collector's family can just make up for this shortcoming, so Lin has to be curious about the content of the information.

However, a tax-collecting family, it is natural to find out the details of those noble and wealthy merchants, but find out the head of the temple? Lin asked curiously, "Do you have the locations of all the shrines, including the gods they believe in?" ”

"Not only who the gods are, but also who the priest or bishop of the temple is, our family also knows very well." Efren said triumphantly.

"I'm curious to ask, with your family's background, it is your duty to find out the nobles and big merchants. And what is the temple for? Could it be that your family is also responsible for espionage? Oh, if I ask that, you don't want to kill people, do you? ”

After a few dry laughs, Efren said, "No." Your Majesty's intelligence work is in charge of a full-time person, and it is not something that a small person like me can know. My family has messages about the temples because we have a vision that one day we can collect taxes for the Emperor to enter those temples. ”

"Wow~! That's a ...... A grand wish. Lin exclaimed.

It is customary for religious groups not to pay taxes, whether on earth or on earth. The original intention was to allow monks and Taoists not to worry about government taxes and to concentrate on serving the gods and Buddhas. As for how it later became a tool for buying people's hearts and accumulating wealth, it is not the focus here.

And the temple of the lost land, there is really a god. It's not like the earth, which can only be frightened by words like 'there are gods in the head'. The so-called gods, even if they are only weak-level divine powers, are above the pinnacle of mortals.

The strength of the gods is another level of strength, and the number of piles alone cannot make up for the gap between them, which is why the royal power or the imperial power does not dare to challenge the gods easily. Even in the era of the old gods a thousand years ago, the divine right of kings was the main axis of that period. So how can a monarch collect taxes from the gods who grant power to him, and what if the power is withdrawn.

Today, the New God Age no longer pays attention to the divine authority of kings. The king's rule comes from his noble bloodline, and from the support of the equally noble, the nobles. In other words, this is a set of methods that boast about class and divide people's hearts. But what is the source of the noble bloodline, no one has investigated.

All leaders today are avoiding that their power is based on divine 'recognition'. The two sides are like two worlds fused together, each with its own rules running. And the two worlds that have merged are compromising with each other, not destroying each other.

It is reflected in the operation of real forces, that is, the forces of both sides will not enter the scope of the other side without invitation. That is, the temple is like a kingdom within a kingdom to the noble lords, and they are not subordinate to each other. In such a situation, if the nobles want to collect taxes, of course, it is impossible to receive them from the temple.

Fortunately, the temple will not expand its power indefinitely, and basically does not leave the temple that serves them, which is the bottom line of the gods. The excess is the result of their earthly believers wrestling with local forces.

If the nobles there don't have long eyes and break into the range of the temple, they will also annoy a certain big man in the sky. Even if people don't come to the world and destroy the country directly, there will be all kinds of means to give those noble lords who offend the gods a headache.

Efron, however, said that one of the wishes of their Banu Muhashebesi was that they could go into the temple and collect taxes. Of course, this cannot mean chasing the taxes owed by ordinary people to the temple, but collecting taxes to the gods.

It has to be said that this kind of ambition is indeed only spoken by the subjects of the empire, and ordinary small countries may not even dare to think about it.