Chapter 220: Envoy 5
"My lord, what do we do next, shall we wait here or move on?" Chesterton asked Ed in a whisper after a freshen up.
Ed put down the cup in his hand, thought for a while, beckoned to the squire next to him, asked him to come over and asked, "Isn't your knight awake yet?" After getting the confirmation, he waved his hand and said, "Then go and find the person in charge, and inform him that we are ready to go." ”
Ed himself knew how heavy it was to start, and it was extremely unlikely that the other party would wake up after this meal, and after he confirmed it, he and Chesterton packed their things and prepared to go on their way, and the Burgundian official who received him came over and tried to keep him again and again, but the boy had already made up his mind.
"Just let that knight have a good rest, Burgundy is not too big, let's just go to the Grand Duke by ourselves, don't worry about us getting lost!"
Where did the official dare to let the envoy leave like this, and when he turned around, he was known by the above and didn't want his life, so he scolded the knight who was not strong in his heart, and said with a bitter face: "Where can I snub the envoy, I will ask someone to prepare, and I will personally lead the way for the two, and introduce the scenery and folk customs along the way, so that the journey is not boring!"
Ed spread his hands noncommittally, but he was quite satisfied in his heart, but it was more convenient for this person to follow them, and he could also inquire about their lord's attitude on the way.
The Burgundian officials took over the drudgery, and then had the Grand Duke informed him of what was happening here, and by the time Ed and the others were on the road again, the team had grown much larger, and the men who had been scheduled to meet them had lost their leader but were still on a mission.
They knew in their hearts that this envoy was strong, and he was not easy to mess with, and he had the support of Roland, a rejuvenated power. It seems that the Grand Duke is going to return to his status as a vassal again, and he is still obedient.
Ed got some useful information from these people's reactions. Although he promised Di Liya to do his best to facilitate peace talks before he came, that didn't mean that he had to lower his posture. On the contrary, when there is external resistance and the opponent is indistinguishable from friend and foe, it is better to show people with a high posture now, first explore the other party's bottom line, and then deal with it calmly.
The Duchy of Burgundy is indeed not large, and the border checkpoint is not very far from the central city, and the envoy who reported the situation to the official had already reached the news a day later, and the other party quickly responded.
While Ed and the others, led by the officials, slowed down their sightseeing, the new greeting person had already set off.
"I don't think you're still very hospitable here! Chesterton, you're welcome. Otherwise, I'm sorry for the kindness of the villagers. In this small village of rest, Ed sat at the head of the feast, and was very happy in the face of the good wine and food that was constantly served.
It was the first time he had experienced the true life of the people on the continent, either in serious military life or in a military fortress like Hill, which had always been accompanied by war.
Although Burgundy's national power is inferior to Ingier and Roland, sandwiched between the two giants, it has benefited from the excellent diplomatic skills of its leaders, and in these chaotic years, its own territory has not been disturbed by too much outside interference, and the people's lives are rich and beautiful.
Thinking about it like this, Ed really admired the Grand Duke. In the early stage of the war, he secretly supported the powerful Ingier, providing the assistance of ordinary soldiers when needed, and in the later stage, as soon as the limelight changed, he immediately began to make overtures to the new king of Roland, if the two sides negotiated peace this time. Then the biggest winner of this war may be Burgundy.
"Haha, Your Excellency, you are joking, compared to the extremely powerful Roland Kingdom, we are just a poor country here. That is, the hospitality of the people is quite passable, and this adult does not need to be polite. Enjoy, these are fresh ingredients. It would be nice to be able to satisfy the two of them!" said the official with a slight hint of relief, Burgundy did not take advantage of the war.
The Ingers wanted to co-opt them to deal with Roland, and they also borrowed local troops to assist the knights in the war, although some soldiers did die, but the leadership reaped a lot of wealth, and at the same time, it was also very profitable to plunder the fallen Roland region, and they were not less involved in the slave trade.
Chesterton really let go of his appetite and ate it without scruples, and the plates full of food quickly disappeared in front of him, sometimes he didn't even have time to serve the food, so he had to use the fruit to pad it first, and he couldn't help but let the people around him look sideways, the Burgundian official was quite calm at first, after all, he could often deal with the knights, and he knew that these people had a lot of food, but Chesterton broke the record in his impression today, and then he opened his mouth wide in surprise.
Ed looked at this interesting scene and smiled at the corner of his mouth, but although Chesterton ate very well, he didn't have much appetite, after all, if you want to compare cooking techniques, this continent is still very different from his original world, that is, the unique taste of local fruits can make people a little interested, so after basically satisfying the physical needs, he took a small bite of light fruit, waved his hand to the maid who served the food, and didn't use much else.
At this time, one of the entourages pushed the door open from the outside, saluted Ed, and then walked up to the official and whispered a few words, and the latter immediately reported to the leader Ed, "My lord, the Grand Duke has sent a new knight to officially greet you, and it is not far from here." "He didn't dare to hide it a little, these knights were not easy to fool.
"Hmph, don't be another straw bale that doesn't beat, you'd better prepare some medicine first!" Chesterton said disdainfully, as he waited for the food to be served, to the anger of the Burgundians present.
"Yes, yes!" The official nodded hurriedly, they couldn't let the conflict start again, the more they forbeared, the more calm Ed was in his heart, this situation only meant that his trip would be smoother, after all, the initiative seemed to be in their hands, but these people only represented the middle and low levels, and the real attitude of the other party's top level depended on this new knight.
"Speaking of which, this knight is still a little famous in our place, the third brother of Burgundy, it is said that he also participated in the trip to visit Roland last time, I don't know if you still have an impression. "The officials are more calm than the people around them, and they don't say too much, in fact, these three brothers, especially the boss, are very famous in their territory, and they belong to the characters that everyone knows and admires.
But Ed's previous shot was really amazing, in case he put down his knight again this time, then the more he talked at this time, the more faceless he would become, and the entire Burgundian would be lost. (To be continued......)