Chapter 211: The Art of Politics
Linya hugged Erinka and curled up under Orakiria's big wings, hiding in the corner by the fire and slowly falling asleep. Life in the wilderness is really hard, and when you are used to living a luxurious life, are people really degraded...... Forget it, don't think about it, go to sleep. I didn't sleep all night last night, and I was almost sleepy......
When I woke up again, it was dawn and the fire in front of her had been extinguished, but Linya didn't feel cold. When she looked up, she first saw Erinka, a little phoenix standing on her arm yawning, and then Cyryl and Alice waiting beside her, Cyril was still summoning the magic of the flame stream, and the light dragon was gone.
"Sister Linya, are you awake, are you hurt, is there anything uncomfortable?" Alice asked as she stroked Linya's little hand distressedly.
"Thank you for your hard work, Linya. Don't be angry, okay?" Cyryl also helped to persuade her.
"I'm sorry, Linya, it's all my sister's fault. I promise I won't lie to you again. Will you go back with your sister first?" Alice said apologetically.
Linya blinked, but she was secretly blaming herself in her heart, obviously she ran away willfully, but it turned out to be someone else's fault, this world is really unfair.
"Yes, Xiao Linya, this is still the territory of Queen Rosie, and it is dangerous to stay here. There are so many sad grievances, although I said that I heard it to my sister, but let's get out of here first. The airships have arrived. ”
Linya's little face began to turn red, still embarrassed to speak. Seeing everyone looking at her, Linya shrank her head in shame and nodded gently. Namia hurriedly walked up, took Linya's arm, and sent her to the airship.
Only then can everyone be reassured. This wayward little girl is really scary, but she can't show it yet.
Two airships, the USS Liberty and the USS Rainbow, arrived. There are also many empty knights guarding them. It is indeed dangerous enough for such a large number of air forces to break into the enemy-controlled area, and Linya is ashamed again, it is all her fault for running around willfully, causing everyone to take risks with her.
Fortunately, Empress Rosie's army did not come to attack, perhaps because they were frightened by the light dragon and became a mess.
"I'm sorry everyone, it's my fault. After being impulsive, Linya still felt that she should honestly admit her mistake. It's just that I misrecognized a lot, and when I was impulsive and willful, I was still impulsive and willful...... That doesn't seem to be a good thing either.
"Alright. Just come back. Don't be so willful in the future, my dear little moon, do you know how worried everyone is about you, just running to Caiyun City like this, it's really scared to death. Cyril reassured. While holding Xiao Linya into his arms, he squeezed hard. This...... It's on purpose, right? I want to take advantage of others!
Linya glanced at Alice with a red face. It was discovered that she was also peeking at herself. Belch.
"I'm sorry. Sister Alice. "If you do something wrong, the way to avoid being punished is to admit your mistake. Although no one dares to punish himself, if he still wants to reconcile with these friends around him, he will have to admit his mistakes, whether it is a princess or an ordinary person.
"No, Sister Linya. It's my sister's fault, I shouldn't have lied to you, I should have told you the real reason, not simply coaxed you. Alice also reviewed.
reconciled. That's it. Under Cyryl's comfort, Linya roughly recounted her experiences in Hukou City and Caiyun City. When they heard that Linya hadn't killed Calvin, they were relieved. "I just want to teach this bad guy who dares to bully Sister Alice a good lesson!" Linya blushed and tried to defend herself to hide the real reason.
"It's a good thing Linya didn't kill Calvin, otherwise it would have been a big problem. Cyril rejoiced.
"Why?"
"Because...... Linya, do you know why the armies of the various local lords who followed Alice's sister south all the way were led by young generals?"
"Uh, is it because of ......?"
"Yes, it's because of Sister Alice. Cyril smiled slightly. "Why do I always think that Sister Linya is sometimes incredibly clever, and sometimes stupid enough to do stupid things? ”
"Sister Alice now has a huge advantage, and in the future she will inherit the throne, so she will have to be handed over by the princess to the empress. Therefore, Alice's sister's marriage must also be a major event that affects the entire empire, and whatever it says will cause the reorganization of the imperial forces and the redistribution of power, it is the lightest result, and no one side of the power or one side of the lord dares to despise it. Now, the marriage of Her Majesty the future Empress has not yet been decided, and those people below have a lot of thoughts. The most prominent young men of these families were sent to lead the army, of course, in the hope that they would show themselves more in front of Alice's sister, and if they could win the favor of the princess, then the revitalization of the family would be just around the corner. ”
"So...... In this case, it is impossible for Sister Alice to accept any form of marriage contract, and I think you should be able to figure out the reason. Accepting the threat of a marriage contract will not make people's hearts break and those who have hearts disappointed? But Hukou City came to threaten at this time, which is really unreasonable. ”
"As long as Sister Alice is not stupid, it is impossible to accept their threats, why should they do this? Therefore, their intentions are too strange and too strange, and it is not normal. ”
"So you have to think about it on the other hand. If the province of Kokou remained neutral in such a situation, thinking that it would maximize its own gains, it would be absolutely correct and irreproachable. But now they are doing this, only offending people on both sides, and it is completely unpleasant. ”
Therefore, it is more likely that Rosie used a false secret to drive a wedge between the two sides. If Hukou City and Sister Alice turn against each other, then the route and mobility of the Northern Alliance's march into the Coconut Wind Plain will be greatly affected, and the Southern Alliance will have a greater advantage in fighting. ”
Therefore, Sister Alice needs to find out the true relationship between this envoy and Hukou City first, her reply can stabilize Duke Barlow, and second, she can judge the true attitude of Hukou City through the other party's reply, whether it is neutral or hostile. If it is hostile, then there is nothing to say. But if it is neutral and has not made such a request, then it is a good time to show Rosie's sinister intentions to the other party. Even if the other party really makes this request, it is not terrible. ”
"Countless local lords who have given birth to Alice's sister will angrily tear Barlow and Calvin apart, and instead of Alice taking action herself, she only needs to accidentally reveal the words of this secret envoy. Not only that, but Rosie will also become suspicious of Lakemouth City and drive a wedge between them. So, Sister Alice's approach was the right thing to do, and it was well thought out. Do you understand?"
Linya pecked at rice like a chicken, and all that was left was to nod her head. Such a small thing, it turns out that there are so many heads and twists and turns in it, it seems that he is really not suitable to be a king. The intrigue between people is not what I am good at at all.
"I see, I'm sorry, Sister Alice, don't be mad at me. ”
"No, you're not doing anything wrong, Linya. Actually, I'm very, very angry, thank you for helping me out of this bad breath. This is something that Sister Cyril can do, Sister Linya can do, everyone else can do, but I can't do it myself. Alice shook her head and sighed.
"Why?"
"Because it's politically motivated. Judging from the information analyzed by all parties, it is more likely that Duke Barlow wants to sit on the dangerous ground, see the situation clearly, and finally reap the maximum benefits. I don't want to blame him for that. But I think that if he could think so, how could he have made the foolish trick of sending a secret envoy to enter into a marriage contract, and if he had not done it, then Rosie would have pushed Barlow to our side and forced him to make a statement. ”
"Even if he had done it, and if I had made the marriage contract public, and I had not taken a stand, it would have been said that there was a possibility that the marriage contract would be established, and Rosie would have questioned Barlow's position and pushed Barlow to our side. Thank you Linya, your provocation in Cloud City has dealt a severe blow to Barlow's illusions, and made him and more people see our power clearly. Perhaps it will not be long before the Duke of Barlow will come to our camp on his own initiative. ”
"At that time, he would have denied that the secret envoy had anything to do with him, and I would have pretended to believe him. Even if this is the end of the matter, no one will talk about it again. Sister Linya, I know you don't like this kind of deceitful intrigues, but I can't help it, this is the art of compromise, politics. ”
Compromise is the art of politics, and this can be said to be the most sensible saying. It is only when you really face this situation that you realize that this is really a profound truth.
"Yes, suspicion and intrigue will only push potential allies to the enemy, while compromise and tolerance will gain more friends. Monopolizing all the benefits will only make everyone your enemy, and if you share the benefits with more people, you will get more friends. That's what it means, right?" Linya concluded, her words striking Cyryl and Alice at once.
"Ah, is my dear little moon starting to be smart again?" said Cyryl, looking at Linya with satisfaction, smiling and nodding.
"I've always been so smart, haven'......t I?" Lynya protested unhappily, but before she could finish speaking, she was hugged tightly by Hillyl again.
Alice covered her mouth and snickered. (To be continued......)