Karina listened, but seemed to understand that Charlie was in her own yy, but she didn't break it, just smiled slightly, and continued to follow Charlie's meaning: "Just a northwest is not enough." When I grow up, there are many, many places I want to visit. Outside the Northwest Corridor, there are thousands of miles of grasslands and beautiful snow-capped mountains...... There are also the swamps of the south, and the vast sea of the South Seas, and the country of the South Seas...... The teacher told us so many interesting things when he first taught us, and when I grow up, I will always go and see them one by one!"

Although Princess Karina is barely ten years old at the moment, when she talks about this, she is faintly quite eagerly looking forward to it.

"If you like it, I'll give you all the deserts, grasslands, snow-capped mountains, and the South Seas as territories. Charlie smiled and waved his hand proudly. But I can't help but fantasize about the situation when I will be in power in the future.

The two of them originally went to the Imperial Garden, but when they walked here, they saw several palace guards and led several court medical officers to pass by. The medical officers were very angry.

When Charlie saw this, he said blankly: "Well, is my father sick?"

The little princess didn't answer, but just looked at the palace doctors who walked by respectfully with their heads down, and muttered to herself subconsciously: "Recently, there seem to be a lot of new doctors in the palace." ”

It's just that the voice of the words is low, and it is talking to himself, but Charlie doesn't notice it......

This year's New Year, however, seems to have no festive atmosphere.

This is the time of the year. On the bustling streets of the land, the shops are overcrowded, and a large number of rare and popular goods from the north, south, east and west of the mainland have been piled up.

But this year, the heavy snow closure of the road, coupled with the atmosphere of war in the north, has made the dìdū street at the moment a little more depressed.

On the evening of the last day of December in the Empire 965, the heavy snow finally stopped. Martial law and restrictions have begun on the road leading to the palace.

A team of chariots and horses from the major wealthy families of the empire. I am heading to the Imperial Palace for this year's New Year's banquet.

But this year, there are no fireworks ceremonies in the palace square, and there are no more people who come and go to see the lively citizens - on such a cold day, everyone prefers to hide in their homes and bake the fire against the stove.

On a large carriage, the black and shiny carriage is the totem pattern of the tulip family. Dozens of guard knights of the Tulip Family rode Qingyi Sè's pure black sè fur war horses, while the guard elder Yan walked in the front.

The road was not difficult to walk, and the soldiers of the security station next to them, who were in charge of maintaining order, were even a little idle. The road was quiet, only the squeaky sound of the wheels crushing over the ice and snow.

When I arrived outside the palace, I gradually felt a bit of a lively atmosphere, the palace gate was wide open, and I didn't know how many carriages were parked outside. The big guys of all ministries, the major wealthy families. Nearly 100 luxury carriages with different flags and family crests lined up together, and finally saw some popularity.

And Du Wei's caravan did not stop when he arrived at the gate of the palace - just because of his special status. Other cars and horses have to stop when they arrive at the gate of the palace, even if you are a local boss. You can only get off the bus and walk into the Imperial City. But Du Wei was different, he was now faintly the first minister of the empire, and he had recently contracted an illness, and the palace had issued an order to allow Duke Tulip to drive directly into the imperial city - a treatment that only the direct royal family could enjoy. The whole empire. Except for the princesses. Except for the two princes, everyone else had to walk in the snow.

Du Wei's chariot and horse drove all the way to a side hall in the palace. Only then did it stop, and someone picked Du Wei out of the carriage and put him in a jīng wheelchair.

And Vivian and Jojo, both dressed in full costumes, followed Du Wei on both sides.

The Muse had entered the palace to-night, but His Majesty Charles, who was bent on seeing her dressed in women's clothes, seemed to be disappointed. Just because the muse was dressed as a knight tonight, with a bright red cloak on the outside, a set of high-quality rhinoceros leather armor inside, a thin cotton robe underneath, a pair of long leather boots that reached the knee, and a thin long sword worn at his waist - this dress was something that the muse had learned from Ruolin after being by Ruolin's side for a long time.

When Ruolin was mixed in dìdū, she was deliberately packaged by Du Wei as a heroic female knight, Muse has been a tomboy since she was a child, and she doesn't like women's clothes, but this dress is the most suitable for her.

When Dewey arrived, Madame Liszt had already arrived, but she waited in the side hall of the waiting guests, and did not go in first—she did it on purpose.

Mrs. Liszt waited for Du Wei to arrive, and then she showed up, but she followed Du Wei and entered the banquet hall together--this is also a very obvious signal that the Liszt family is close to the Tulip family! This is a move to show the close allies of the two sides.

But Miss Angel, who had been more and more silent in recent years, was absent tonight, and only Muse was left behind her sister.

The regent and the emperor had not yet arrived, and when Du Wei had just entered the banquet hall in a wheelchair, there was silence all around.

Everyone subconsciously looked at the door, looking at the most beautiful young duke in the empire who had already called himself sick at home.

Du Wei was just lazily leaning in his wheelchair, his face still a little sallow - this was a deliberate smear, and even in order to be more appropriate to his patient status, he deliberately wrapped himself in a thick blanket.

After entering the door, in this great hall. It was already as warm as chūn, and when the palace was designed, there were a lot of vents in the corners of the walls, and there were stoves in the outer compartments.

Immediately after entering the main hall, there were several courtiers on both sides of the court, and the clothes of the female guests were turned out.

Vivien and Jojo's first official appearance in front of the nobles of the empire was amazing, very amazing.

Everyone knows that Duke Tulip seems to have two confidantes who are female magicians, and for the sake of these two female magicians, Duke Tulip even refused to marry the royal family in his early years.

Today. saw the pair of sisters behind Du Wei. Many people gasped, and most of them had a "sure enough" expression on their faces!

If it weren't for such a sè, Duke Tulip would not have resisted the royal marriage for their sake!

Vivian is dressed in a moon-white evening dress, but her appearance is extremely simple, but the cut is very jīng, but it sets off her like a quiet and pure orchid, and the hair seems to be very casually pulled, but it adds a bit of lazy and tempting taste.

And Jojo. It's much more eye-catching. This xìng fierce girl is wearing a long dress with a fiery red sè, the red sè is like a dancing flame, but it is very in line with her temperament, and her already extremely gorgeous face is even more seductive.

After a few glances at the male guests in the venue, although they were amazed, they knew that these two were the forbidden belly of Duke Tulip. No one dares to look at it more, besides...... Two great magicians, can ordinary people afford it?

It's some women, after seeing it, can't help but feel a little ashamed of themselves.

Mrs. Liszt in the back. But it is still as beautiful as a girl's virgin, just from the appearance, but it seems to be like a twenty girl, she was originally the first beauty in the imperial aristocracy for many years, and at this moment there is a sassy muse behind her......

As soon as Du Wei came in. I stood four times better than that. It's hard not to be eye-catching.

Gabri was dressed in a typical aristocratic attire, young and tall. The face is handsome, and the black dress is tightly stretched on the body, which is extremely majestic. He pushed Du Wei's wheelchair with his own hands, and the group came in all the way through the carpet in the middle, and many nobles around him came up to get close to Du Weitao.

The duke's sycophant is not a chance to shoot the ground.

Du Wei smiled and nodded, and then went directly to the front seat of the main hall.

In the absence of the old prime minister tonight, there are only seats under the royal family in this hall, and no one dares to sit except Du Wei.

As soon as Du Wei sat down, someone next to him smiled and said, "Du Wei, I'm still thinking, if you don't come tonight, I'm afraid it won't be interesting." ”

When I turned my head, it was the Chancellor of the Exchequer smiling at Du Wei. The old man was very good, and behind him, there was a beautiful girl, but with shy eyes, she looked at Gabrie next to Du Wei - it was naturally Gabrie's fiancée, Miss Osie.

Ossie came up to salute, but under Du Wei's smiling eyes, he blushed and shouted "brother" in a low voice.

The god Gabby next to him seemed to be a little unnatural, and subconsciously looked at the muse, but the muse didn't seem to care, and his eyes looked around.

An old acquaintance, such as Camiciro, or Count Villa, and others have not yet arrived, but the Warcraft of Mount Delan is absent this year, and it is said that he was appointed to an official position in the logistics of a war zone a few days ago, so he hurried to the north to mobilize supplies.

Du Wei exchanged a few words with his old acquaintance, and at this time, a nobleman in his fifties who looked quite good walked over slowly: "Hello, Duke Tulip." When we first met, your name often rings in my ears. ”

Du Wei glanced at this person, but his face was very angry. This person's appearance is very outstanding, although he looks about fifty years old, but Du Wei knows that this is the effect of maintenance, and his actual age is only about ten years older than his appearance.

And this man is dressed in fine clothes, especially the ring he wears on the thumb of his right hand, and the gem set in it is worth at least 200,000 gold coins. At his age, he is still tall, without the bulging belly of other nobles, and the smile on his face is also quite affinity-at first glance, he is a really wealthy family with a lot of culture. And those eyes, their eyes were majestic but not revealing, and they were obviously smiling. But his eyes are still so cold, but he is the demeanor of a big man who is used to being high.

The tone of his speech, though polite, was neither humble nor arrogant, and his voice was a soft and pleasant baritone, or the standard imperial official dialect, without a local accent - all this was the embodiment of the status of the nobles of the highest rank.

Du Wei was stunned, and then frowned: "This is ......"

"Hehe, you don't show up anymore, this is Your Excellency Gao Cha. Imperial Count. Recently, he was given the title of Marquis of the Imperial Court. Mr. Gocha has only recently come from the south, and he has not yet met you. The Chancellor of the Exchequer laughed, but the smile was not so pleasant, a little more polite, seeing that Du Wei was still at a loss, he added in a low voice: "Mr. Gocha is the elder of General Arpayi and Princess Daili." ”

When Du Wei heard this, he immediately understood.

Alpayi is now the only openly "political enemy" in the empire, although his foundation is far less profound than that of Du Wei. There are also the Rollin family and the Liszt family as backup. But after all, he is now the head of the genuine emperor [**], and he is a little stronger than himself, an imperial general who has an empty shelf but no military power.

This Gao Cha is supposed to be the elder of the Alpaj family, and most of them are still the horns of the patriarch.

So the math is ...... It's also his political enemy.

Du Wei sneered in his heart, and politely returned the salute with Gao Cha, who didn't know why he came to be close to Du Weitao, but as if the two were friends, they exchanged a few words. On the surface, it was a harmonious atmosphere, not like a political enemy.

But the Chancellor of the Exchequer kindly reminded him: "After the New Year, Mr. Gocha may be appointed Governor of Lille." ”

Governor of Lille?

When Du Wei heard this, he couldn't help frowning.

The province of Lille is located in the immediate vicinity of the province of Cotte, where the plain of Lorraine is located. But he is a neighbor of the Rollin family's territory. For many years, most of those who served as governors of Lille were wealthy families who were friends with the Rollin family. Otherwise, everyone lives next to each other, if it is hostile. There are a lot of troubles in Pingrì.

And for Du Wei. The province of Lille is of great importance: it is a large province southeast of the Rollin family on the seafront, with several large port cities in the southern part of the empire. Previously, Du Wei's naval fleet, whether it was trade in the South Seas or other businesses, was in and out of several ports in Lille Province, and even Du Wei's fleet was officially stationed in a port city in Lille Province, and also bought a suitable seaport as a base.

Can ...... now The governor of the province of Lille was replaced by a political rival leader......

Regent, what does he want to do?

Thinking of this, Du Wei's eyebrows involuntarily twisted.

This Gao Cha is quite personable, his demeanor shows everyone's demeanor, and his every move is like a wealthy family.

And at this time, the salute finally sounded, but it was the royal family who arrived.

Different from previous years, at this year's dinner, Prince Chen and the new Emperor Charlie were both dressed in grand clothes, and Prince Chen personally pulled his son into the venue, Charlie wore a crown, but ...... The scepter, which symbolizes imperial power, is held in the hands of Prince Chen.

The consciousness of entering the entrance was simple and grand, and when Prince Chen stepped onto the front throne, he smiled and announced in a pleasant voice: "Today's dinner, there is also a good New Year's gift from General Rostock on the Northern Front, which was just sent from the Northern Express Horse this afternoon." ”

As he spoke, he took a red leather piece symbolizing the emergency military situation from the hand of the attendant next to him.

"Good news!"

Prince Tatsu's voice was announced in a cheerful, amplified voice.

But when Du Wei heard this, he couldn't help but frown deeply......

Good news?huh...... That's weird!

Du Wei's fingers gripping the armrest of the wheelchair involuntarily tightened. I remembered a document sent by General Andre in the North two days ago, and a secret letter written to himself by the fat man in Longbottom in the North......