New Signage, the capital of the New Besta region.

In the former county warden's palace, which is now the newly expanded governor's palace, the governor's wife was sitting in her chair, holding an unfolded letter in her hand, her eyes squinting, her eyes flickering, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

Beside her, there were two people standing, a man in a heroic samurai attire, wearing an officer uniform of the Besta Military Region, a short sword at his waist, shiny leather boots, and a handsome face, but a pair of eyes with a hint of yinsen. The other was dressed in a wide and soft robe, with a rather elegant figure and demeanor, with a faint smile, and looked quite old, but it could be seen that he must have been an outstanding beautiful man when he was young.

The two of them stood in front of the governor's wife, the warrior looked a little cautious, and seemed to be a little worried, but the middle-aged man had a free and indifferent smile on his face.

And the governor's wife put down the letter in her hand, and when her eyes swept over the two of them, her gaze fell on the middle-aged man's face, and it also became much softer, as if it had a taste of respect.

"Marcus, what do you think?"

Although the tone of the governor's wife was inquiring, it was not the kind of superior to his subordinates. Kiss, faintly, there is still a bit of Puritanism.

The warrior next to him couldn't help but glance at the middle-aged man quietly, but immediately lowered his head again, lower.

In the Besta Military Region, almost everyone knows that this Mr. Marcus is the most important thinker of the Governor's wife. It's just that he has been hiding in the governor's palace as a staff officer, never directly in power, nor in power, and rarely walks in front of the stage, but the governor's wife attaches great importance to him, whether it is military affairs, she always likes to ask this person, and often Marcus's suggestions will be adopted by the governor's wife.

As for the origin of this Marcus, everyone is not very clear, some people say that he is a distant relative of the governor's wife, some people say that he is actually a down-and-out royal family, and some people say that he is a famous political criminal of the empire, wanted by the empire, hiding in the governor's palace of the Besta military district.

As for the true origin, no one can say.

The only thing that is certain is that the Governor's wife attaches no doubt to this person! Two years ago, during a drinking party, a general of the Besta Military Region, after being drunk, had behaved disrespectfully to this Mr. Marcus, and deliberately provoked this literati who was usually somewhat despised by the generals by drunkenness, and spilled a glass of wine on Marcus's body on top of the drinking party.

As a result, such a move angered the Governor's wife, and immediately provoked a violent reaction from the governor's wife!

The military general was immediately arrested on the spot by the order of the governor's wife of the great thunder, and then thrown into the bitter prison, all his positions were wiped to the end, no matter who came to intercede, in the end, it was Marcus himself, the general was finally able to avoid death, but he was still ordered by the governor's wife to raid his home, and then he was imprisoned in the bitter prison for more than a year, and when he came out, he was no longer like a human and a ghost, and he was immediately expelled and exiled.

Such a thunderous anger naturally shocked and frightened the people of the Besta Military Region. The Governor's wife even said: Mr. Marcus is disrespectful to my teacher is disrespectful to me!

In this way, in the Besta Military District, although this Mr. Marcus does not hold power, everyone is afraid and does not dare to provoke.

As for the other military general standing here at this moment, his name is Rufis, but he is an outstanding general of the light generation in the Besta Military Region who has been vigorously promoted and reused by the Commander-in-Chief's wife, with outstanding strength, and is even more loyal to the Governor's wife.

When Char pretended to be Hastings and came to the Besta Military Region, this Rufis also deliberately used an arrow to test Char, but he was the second best confidant of the Governor's wife.

At this moment, both of them were by the Governor's wife's side, and it was obvious that this beautiful lady had encountered something important and difficult to decide.

Hearing the governor's wife ask himself, Marcus nodded, smiled lightly, raised his hand and knocked his forehead, and then said slowly: "This matter is nothing more than two choices, how to choose is not a problem, the question is your mind, which way do you want to go." If your mind is undecided, then it is naturally difficult for us to offer advice as subordinates. ”

When the Governor's wife heard this, she smiled slightly, her smile was like a flower, and she was very moving, but Marcus did not look at it at all, and her expression was calm, as if she was not moved by the beauty of the Governor's wife.

However, Rufis next to him listened, and his expression seemed to move, and his expression was a little unnatural, but he finally closed his mouth and did not speak.

The Governor's wife heard that Rufis's breathing was a little unnatural, turned her head, stared at Rufhis's face twice, and suddenly frowned: "Ruphes, do you have something to say?"

"......" Rufis bowed his head.

"If you have something to say, just say it. The governor's wife sighed: "Such a big matter, my mind is really a little confused at the moment, it is better to listen to your opinion." ”

Ruphes raised his head, with some eagerness in his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Madam, what is there to hesitate about in this matter! This letter is naturally the imperial capital's gesture of goodwill to us. The current situation, moving closer to the center of the imperial capital, is not you

The Duke of Minas has outstanding prestige among the emperors, and since he has come out of the mountains, he must be able to subdue the big forces in the army sooner or later, and he also has the support of the emperor. Their Minas family has marshals, generals, and queens, and when they look at it this way, they will make a judgment! Although Adric is powerful, I think he is definitely not the opponent of the Duke of Minas, and sooner or later he will fall, let's get closer to the past now, it is more valuable than relying on the past after the overall situation of the people has been determined in the future, right?"

The Doge's wife stared at Rufis for a long time, and then her bright eyes gradually revealed a look of disappointment, and finally sighed softly: "Okay, is that what you mean?" Rufis ...... "Alas, I'm really disappointed in you." ”

Ruphes's heart trembled, and he quickly lowered his head, and hurriedly said, "The subordinates are stupid, and they have disappointed the lady!"

"No, you're not stupid at all, and you're smart. The Governor's wife shook her head, but said lightly: "It's just that what I have always told you? You're smart and loyal, but you've always had a bit of a problem with your vision. Alas, that's it.

It's no wonder you...... "From today onwards, you should study behind closed doors for three days." ”

......Yes!" Ruphes sighed, not daring to show the slightest dissatisfaction, and bowed two steps back.

Mr. Marcus next to him smiled faintly and said gently, "Madam, you are a little too harsh on General Rufhis. After all, the general is a man in the army, and these things are not his specialty. Besides, the situation in the imperial capital is complicated and the situation is changing, Mo said that it is General Rufhis, even I can't see it clearly. It is not easy for the general to see this. ”

Listening to Marcus say a few good words for himself, Ruphes felt a lot of bad feelings. The generals in the army have never liked this Mr. Marcus very much. He has always been inferior to civil and military, and this Mr. Marcus is even more disliked by the generals of the Besta Army, and always thinks that this guy is just a dangerous literati, a hypocrite who hides next to his wife and makes some tricks. What's more, the Governor's wife once severely punished a general in order to defend him, which made the generals secretly dissatisfied with this Mr. Marcus. "I ordered him to read more books for his own sake. The governor's wife sighed: "For a military general, if you only know blind martial arts, you are just a reckless man, Rufvis, I have high expectations for you, you are also a handsome man I pulled out, there are many old people in the army, you are young, if you want not to be looked down upon, live up to my expectations, you have to do a good job." ”

Listening to the sincere words of the Governor's wife, Rufis was greatly moved in his heart, and he paused again and again.

The governor's wife smiled, and the smile made Rufis look a little dazed for an instant, and then he heard the lady say lightly: "Okay, the book is still the same, you can do it yourself, don't disappoint me." ”

Then the Governor's wife looked at Marcus and said with a smile: "Sir, you see, the purpose of this letter ......."

Marcus smiled casually: "Madam, I think that old duke, I'm afraid he is a little too hasty. ”

The letter in the hands of the governor's wife was an urgent letter from the imperial capital early this morning. It is the handwritten letter of the old duke of Minas.

The letter was addressed to Governor Yuri of the Besta Military District.

When Governor Yuri was young, he had a short period of temporary suspension in the emperor's **, which can be regarded as a short service under the command of the Duke of Minas, and when it comes to accountability, it can also be regarded as an old subordinate of the Duke of Minas.

The Duke of Minas's letter was very mild-mannered, as if it were just an ordinary greeting letter, in which he greeted Governor Yuri's physical condition, and then casually lamented some of the past events.

It's just that at the end of the letter, he seems to casually mention the two sentences: "Recently, I have been thinking about national affairs, and the overall situation has been decided, but the north and the south are divided. ”

These two sentences are the most important thing in this letter!

The governor's wife sighed, read these two sentences again, and then smiled: "First south and then north, first north and then south...... "Hehe, the meaning of the duke's words is incomprehensible. ”

Marcus smiled faintly: "The situation in the north has been decided, General Char Leiming will pacify the northern frontier and expel foreign enemies." Let's not talk about it...... "Even if the Duke still thinks about the remnants of Odin in the northern Xinjiang, but the imperial capital is far away in the south, and the whip is beyond the reach, and it is absolutely impossible to reach the north, and there are many rebel separatist forces in the middle. This question is an interesting question. "It's wooing. The governor's wife said coldly: "If it is the north first and then ......the south, then the implication is that this duke, but he also regards Char Leiming as the north, the enemy, too. "The counteroffensive planned by General Adric is naturally to gather troops from the imperial capital and then to the north, and to counterattack the rebels in the north, step by step, to conquer the lost territory little by little, which is the right way. Naturally, it goes without saying. Marcus smiled faintly: "But what if it is first north and then south...... "Since the imperial capital is beyond the reach of the whip and cannot touch the north, then if you want to pacify the north, since this letter has come, then the meaning of the Duke is naturally to use the power of Besta." ”

The governor's wife laughed: "It's not surprising, this old duke came out of the mountain, and if he wants to regain power in the army, he naturally has to wrestle with Adric." With the help of external forces, it is also a way. Char Thundering and Adrick are very close, I heard that they are married, and the old duke wants to fight with Adric, so naturally Char Thundering is on the enemy.

"That's why I said the old duke was a little too scheming. Marcus pursed his lips and smiled. "Huh?" the Governor's wife stared. "Ma'am, when did you receive this letter?" Marcus smiled. "Early this morning, the Imperial Capital's heralds sent an urgent message day and night. The Doge's wife frowned.

Marcus smiled again: "Then let's go!" The Duke has regained his position as the Imperial Marshal and returned to the military headquarters, but the news was only announced the night before, and the order in the palace was notified to the whole army. It has only been a day and a half since the appointment order was issued. We also learned the official news of the Imperial Capital from the Teleportation Magic Array. Already degree. But the duke's letter...... "Hehe......" from the imperial capital to send a secret letter by horsemanship, that piece is a non-stop gallop day and night, and there are outposts along the way to pick up and change horses...... "I want to come, come here, even if I think about it, even if it is fast to break the sky, it will take three or five days." ”

The Governor's wife's eyes lit up suddenly! She glanced at Marcus deeply: "What do you mean...... Duke of Minas has already sent this letter before he has really been appointed by the Emperor?"

"Yes. Marcus smiled and said: "Before the imperial decree was issued, the Duke had already written this letter before he re-instated, so it can be seen that this Duke is not as weak as the legend says, and this eagerness is inevitably too serious." Well, the Duke has been sitting on the mountain and watching the ebb and flow of the tide for many years, and his mind is already unbearable. Before taking office, it is unpleasant to write a letter in such a hurry to solicit people. ”

The Governor's wife nodded.

Marcus continued: "I dare to ask Madame again, may I ask Governor Yuri's friendship with the Duke in the past?"

The Governor's wife glanced at Marcus, shook her head, and said, "It's just a general acquaintance." Although he served in the military department for a short time, he was just a temporary post according to management, although he had the name of subordination to the duke, but there was no subordination. ”

"Hmm. Marcus said with a smile: "The Duke has been fighting all his life, so he belongs all over the world, and at the beginning of his tenure, it is also appropriate to recall the old department, but the relationship between our Besta Military Region and the Duke is not the old department, and the Duke wrote a letter before he took office......

"He was in a hurry. The Governor's wife sighed.

"Yes, Lord Duke is in a hurry," Marcus laughed, "although the words in this letter are light, but this act has fallen into obscurity. The duke didn't recruit the old ministry as soon as he took office, but he wrote a letter to us, I'm afraid there is a reason.

When Marcus said this, he paused deliberately and said with a smile: "Prestige and favor are always false. Moreover, Adrick's prestige may not be much lost to the old duke, he is in the prime of life, with outstanding achievements, the imperial capital is a battle, and the army is in the heart, even if the old duke wants to win over the old department, it may not have much effect. I am afraid that the reason for writing to us in such a hurry is that ...... "Lord Duke himself is a little unconfident in his heart, he is not sure how to deal with Adric! So he hit the idea on us, in the final analysis, but in a word: Duke Minas is afraid of Adric! He knows very well that if he follows the rules and operates slowly, he is only afraid that it will be difficult to shake Adric's current position in the short term. So......" "You can ......" The Governor's wife frowned and said: "I think that 1 Duke Minas is a veteran of the army after all, is that guy Adric, I think he has the ability, but the weakness is too obvious." If the Duke of Minas plots slowly and wants to overpower Adric, it is only a matter of time. ”

"It's just that, the question between time,!"

Marcus smiled: "Normally, it seems that the confrontation between the Duke of Minas and General Adric, I will naturally be optimistic about the Duke of Minas, as long as the old duke is given some time, Adric will definitely lose." But the question is, if the old duke really has the chance to win, why did he come to recruit us? Why is he in such a hurry?" "He is ...... "Rushing for time?" The Governor's wife's eyes lit up: "He must have some unspeakable hidden danger, unable to let people slowly and calmly lay out, step by step to suppress Adric, he has no time to operate slowly." You can only do everything you can, unscrupulously, to overwhelm Adric as quickly as possible!"

"Unspeakable hidden dangers. Marcus smiled calmly: "I don't know what it is, but it is enough to show that this Duke may not be as beautiful as he looks now." The intention of winning us over is very simple, to establish foreign aid, at least so that we can help him contain Xia Lei Ming in the Northern Garrison. Without Char's thundering, Adric would have broken his arm. ”

The Governor's wife sighed, but re-read the letter in her hand, and muttered, "What is this Duke of Minas so anxious for......?"

Marcus sighed in his heart, but finally took a deep breath, bowed solemnly, and then stared into the eyes of the governor's wife, and said slowly: "That's the matter, how to choose, subordinates don't dare to say anything." The problem lies in your mind, madam, and I don't know which way you want to go, madam, or ...... "let the car speak boldly and ......"

Speaking of this, Marcus paused deliberately, stared into the eyes of the governor's wife, and said slowly, word by word: "Madam, where is your ambition?"