In the early morning, the morning sun rose slowly, and the sun was as red as fire and blood.

The last night's banquet in the palace was said to have ended in the middle of the night, and the guests returned with great joy, and this feast, which had not been held for a long time since the onset of the war, became the most important topic of discussion among the nobles.

Which nobleman wears the most beautiful gown, which lady wears the most expensive jewelry, which marquis has recently gained power, and which minister seems to be marginalized lately......"

All of this has become the talk of the town. And the assassination that Char and Ruhl cared about the most, but finally no news broke out.

Apparently, Daphany concealed the news of the assassination. And the mysterious person in the palace didn't seem to advertise Char's visit to the palace at night. Well, on the one hand, let's get out of the consideration of Char's strength: after all, for a strong look, even if he is notified to the world that he is wanted, I am afraid that it will only make people laugh, and if he angers a strong man, the consequences will only give the royal family a headache. On the other hand, it's probably because of the misidentification of Char's identity.

The news of Odin's royal family coming to Osgilia in person is only afraid that it will cause a big mess.

Therefore, during the day, everything in the imperial capital is as usual, even the number of guards in the palace has not increased, and the patrol and security team in the city is still the same, and nothing seems to have changed.

It seems that the only news that has changed is that in the morning, the Duke of Minas finally entered the palace to meet His Majesty the Emperor Garcia and discuss military affairs with His Majesty.

This was the first time in many years that the old duke had discussed a matter of state with the Emperor, and this conversation, which was said to have lasted from morning to noon, and that His Majesty had even left the Duke of Minas for lunch with him, and there was no doubt that this was a sign of goodwill. Obviously, the conversation between the two worked very well.

Having lunch together is the best way to show the intimacy between the monarch and the courtier.

Just when it was reported in the palace that the Duke of Minas was left by the emperor for lunch, and the monarchs and ministers staged a harmonious fish and water relationship together.

Another big man of the army, General Adric, spent this middle cow in the barracks outside the city, he inspected the barracks, and ate with the soldiers the army's fixed beef meal, a bowl of noodle soup, a plate of boiled beans, two pieces of smoked rou, and filled his stomach indiscriminately.

Another important minister of the empire, the prime minister, Salembonelli, went to visit the envoys of the Kingdom of Landis who remained in the imperial capital at noon, and the two sides discussed for a long time in a friendly atmosphere, and after lunch, the envoy of Landis personally sent the prime minister out of the embassy.

Everything seems to be in harmony.

But in the afternoon, the Duke of Minas finally arrived at the military headquarters, and immediately he gave an order approved by His Majesty the Emperor.

He was appointed to take over directly the Imperial Gendarmerie Picket Department.

The Military Police Picket Department has always been a special department in the military, and in the secular view, the military police picket is specifically in charge of violations of law and discipline in the army, which is commonly known as the Military Justice Department.

In fact, it's not much worse.

Putting Duke Minas in charge of the Ministry of Military Justice is tantamount to putting a shackle around Adric's neck, and this shackle is still reasonable and legal.

Under the old duke's prestige, the takeover of the Judge Advocate Advocate was very smooth, and Adric's previously appointed Judge Advocate General handed over power without any resistance.

Also handed over was a military police picket unit of 1,000 in the imperial capital.

In the afternoon, the old duke sat in the military department, in the office of the deputy minister of military affairs.

Throughout the afternoon and evening, there was an endless stream of officers and generals of all kinds in the army who went to meet the old boss, and it is said that the old duke never rested from the afternoon to the evening, and always met the old subordinates who came to meet him.

The news was quickly spread by someone who was interested in the military camp outside the imperial capital, and in the ears of Adric General Sheep, who was on patrol.

After Adric heard this, he frowned, and said coldly to the person who came to announce the news: "Do your job well, what are you doing with these news! The Duke is back in charge of the military department, so he naturally wants to summon the group of officials, what are you deliberately doing with me spreading these words!"

Immediately, Adric ended his inspection of the military camp ahead of schedule and immediately set off for the imperial capital.

But when he returned to the military headquarters, he did not see the Duke of Minas, who was said to have finished his first day of work and returned home.

This move, even though Adric's expression was as usual and he didn't say much else, but the few loyal subordinates around him were all angry.

Whether it is a practice in officialdom or in the military, it has always been a matter of time for a newly appointed adjutant to meet with the chief officer on the first day of his appointment. In addition, in general, even if you want to start giving orders, you will not start exercising your authority until you have a meeting with the commander.

Although the Duke of Minas was very prestigious, after all, he took up the post of Vice-Chancellor of War! Although he had the title of Marshal, the Vice-Chancellor was the "Deputy" Chancellor! Adric was still the nominal chief.

On the first day of his tenure as Duke of Minas, it was as if he had simply ignored all these conventions. He did not meet with Adric, the official Minister of War, so he directly began to give orders, first robbed the Ministry of Military Justice, and then wantonly met his subordinates.

In the end, Adrick had rushed back to the military headquarters in advance to meet with him, originally, the director took the initiative to come to see the adjutant It was already a break of the convention, and Adrick could be regarded as giving the old duke enough face. But I didn't expect that this old duke of Minas was actually shattered in front of even the last bit of his body!

On the first day he took office, he directly hung Adric, the Minister of War, here.

Adric stood on the spot, but his face did not change much, but he suddenly smiled, and Wen Yan said to the people beside him: "Go prepare the car, go to the Duke's Palace."

As soon as these words came out, several of the confidants around him changed color, and some people immediately lost their voices: "My lord!!"

Seeing that Adric was indifferent, some people around him hurriedly dissuaded: "My lord, this is not appropriate! You are the chief of the military department! The old duke is the adjutant! As an adjutant, the disrespectful chief is not his! If you still want to go to the door to meet him, wouldn't you-" Okay, don't say it. Adric took a deep breath: "I know it in my heart. ”

Then he looked back at a few lieutenant generals around him, and smiled: "There are thousands of things in the army, and now unity is the first thing." The Duke has great prestige in the army, and if we can get his support, then our army building plan will be able to "Alas, now is not the time to care about personal gains and losses, besides, he is my teacher, and it is not a loss of status for my disciples to visit their teachers." ”

Everyone was still talking, but when they saw the sternness in Adric's eyes, they had to shut up.

Adric took his attaché out of the military headquarters to the Duke of Minas's mansion, waited outside the Duke's palace, and sent someone to inform him.

The steward in the Duke of Minas's palace saw that it was the Minister of War who had arrived, and politely asked Adric and the others to wait, and then went in to make a report.

After a while, the steward came out, but the words he said made the people around Adric suddenly change color, and they almost exploded their lungs!

"Your Excellency General, as my Lord Duke said, he has a teacher-student friendship with the General, and now he is in the same military department. In the same part, the chief officer and the adjutant should not get too close in private, so as not to make people say that it is unfair. Therefore, it is inconvenient to meet with adults in private, and if you have official business, please discuss it at the military headquarters tomorrow. ”

At this moment, even though Adrick was usually extremely strict, his subordinates suddenly became furious!

Some people shouted on the spot, if it weren't for the Duke of Minas's usual prestige, I was afraid that he would be scolded on the spot!

No matter how Adrick says it, he is also the Minister of War, and he is the chief officer of the military department! On the first day that you, the deputy minister, took office, you did not visit the chief officer, and if you did not breathe, you gave orders, and the chief officer rushed back to see you, and you deliberately put on a show to go home! Now Adric took the initiative to come to the door to meet you, and as the chief officer, he came to meet the adjutantant, which is already a strange news! This old fellow is so arrogant that he doesn't see you behind closed doors?!

Everyone in his subordinates was indignant and shouted, and Adric's face turned pale, and then he took a deep breath. Gas. "Shut up!"

The general's cold voice fell into the ears of the attachés, and everyone was shocked, and from Adric's cold and hard voice, it could be heard how angry the general had reached at this moment.

Suddenly, the audience was silent.

Adric took a deep breath, and his cold gaze swept over the steward of the Duke of Minas's mansion, and his sharp eyes suddenly made the steward tremble.

Then Adric let out a long breath, his expression slowed down, and said lightly: "Since this is the case, I won't disturb Lord Duke." ”

He seemed to smile, waved his hand, turned and led the man on his horse and left.

It's just that on the way back, there was another cha song.

I walked a street out of the palace of the Duke of Minas, but I was confronted by a team, but it was the new Imperial Capital Guards General, Lord Roddy, who returned to the palace in the evening after taking office on his first day.

When they met the son of the Duke of Minas, the many attachés of Adric, who had just eaten a closed door at the door of the Duke's Palace, everyone was indignant, and in the face of this duke, everyone naturally showed undisguised hostility.

However, Adric himself seemed to stop the team very politely, and had a casual conversation with Roddy on the side of the road, and the words were very gentle, just casually greeting Roddy, and urging Roddy to do a good job in the Guard.

After a few words of greeting, he took the people away again.

Luo Di looked embarrassed, and his face was faintly ashamed. He had heard about the middle school in the military department today, and knew his father's actions on the first day of his post today, so he hurried home early, wanting to persuade his father, but he didn't expect to meet Adric halfway.

Although Adric did not say that he was rejected by the Duke of Minas behind closed doors, how could Roddy not guess seeing the resentful expressions of everyone in the attaché around Adric?

The father actually did things to such a point, and Luo Di was also ashamed in his heart. In front of Adric, he felt that he couldn't even lift his head.

Adric is a disciple of the Duke of Minas, and he is actually the same age as Roddy, but he is much older than Roddy. has always been like a brother to Luo Di, even if he met him today, he didn't seem to mind at all, and his words and demeanor were the same as always.

Roddy didn't know how to face Adric, and only after Adrick left did he let out a long sigh.

My father went too far.

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On the first day of the Duke of Minas, he naturally attracted the attention of the entire imperial capital. Immediately, this natural event made the imperial capital suddenly fall into a wonderful atmosphere.

Although everyone knows that the resurgence of the Duke of Minas is a means for the royal family to check and balance Adric, the Duke of Minas has entered the military department and is going to fight Adric in the ring.

However, everyone didn't expect that this old duke would do it so thoroughly and so simply! On the first day of taking office, he directly tore his face, showed the carriage and horses, and drew a line with Adric!

There is no room for maneuver!

I'm afraid, the next thing is to lead to a choice to take sides.

This night, in the imperial capital, I don't know how many people will not be able to sleep.

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The remnant sun is like fire and blood.

Standing on the terrace, looking at the sunset, Daphany suddenly sighed faintly, her cheeks were dyed crimson by the sunset, and the faint sigh drifted away in the evening breeze.

"Char, look at this sunset, and what a sunrise it is. But ...... good thing is that "one symbolizes hope, and the other symbolizes ......"

Behind him, a pair of powerful arms gently wrapped around Daiffine's weak body, Char lowered his head and sniffed the head of the woman in his arms, and said softly, "You are thinking too negatively. I'm here, it's fine. ”

Daphne's heart was a little confused in Char's arms, and then her eyes finally cleared, turned around, and looked up into Char's eyes.

"You ...... "Let's go." ”

"Huh?" Char narrowed his eyes.

"Let's go, go back to the north. Daiffini bit her lip and whispered, "You are a person who does great things, how can you stay here and spend time with me all the time." You have your responsibility, if you continue to be bound here for me, it will be tantamount to me harming you!"

Char stared into Daiffany's eyes with a complicated look in his eyes.

Seeing that Char seemed to be about to say something, Daphany suddenly raised her soft hand, covered Char's mouth, and whispered: "You don't have to say it, I understand, I understand." I know what you want, I know it all. ”

Char sighed softly, slowly held the hand covering his mouth, and then slowly moved away.

His eyes gradually became serious: "The person who assassinated you last night was Ruhr, he had no choice, don't blame him." You can rest assured, he won't do anything. He has promised me that he will try his best to protect you in the imperial capital. If you encounter something important in the imperial capital, you can trust this fat man. ”

"Hmm. ”

"Promise me, don't be so negative. I don't want to see that look of despair in your eyes again. Promise me to live well and live hard!" "Your father drew a line with Adric today, and although he was in a hurry, it was good for you. If the old man does this, Garcia will only pay more attention to him, so he won't hurt you for the time being. "Uh-huh"

Char said a word, and the woman in her arms responded softly, and her supple appearance made Char's heart tremble slightly.

Holding Daphne's hand with both hands, Char took a deep breath and looked up at the sunset that had faded away. "Give me more time" It won't be long, I promise it won't be long! I will take thousands of troops and horses to the imperial capital! Then, I will rescue you from this cage! Believe me, that day won't be too long!"

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Also on this night.

Far north, the northern frontier of the Empire, Nods.

In the night, the military camp was silent.

Only the black flags, hunting in the wind.

The camp of the Black Flag Army was full of slaughter, and only the elite soldiers patrolling at night swept around with fierce eyes in the night.

On the road leading to the gate of the barracks, I don't know when, a figure walked slowly.

In the night, this figure walked slowly and unhurriedly, with a calm pace, and even a little leisurely stroll.

But outside of this slaughtering barracks, such a figure is extremely weird!

Soon, there were patrolling elite daishi who immediately greeted him, and the blade flashed in the night. "What people!!"

The soldiers of the Black Flag Army vigilantly surrounded the people on this road! What shocked everyone's hearts was that this place was not far from the barracks! How did this strange person come all the way here?

Could it be that the patrol post in front of him didn't stop this guy?

Under the long robes, the figure finally took off the cloak with both hands and looked at the elite Odin warriors in front of him.

He smiled.

He didn't look at the guards in front of him, but his eyes had already passed over them, looking at the camp not far away. "Obsession. His voice was so gentle, but his voice was so cold: "Obsession is a shackle, Hasting" You don't understand, you haven't understood it all along. ”

As if talking to himself, he continued to walk towards the barracks.

The Odin warriors around him suddenly fell silently to the Buddha.

In the night, this figure walked slowly, and the soldiers lying on the ground on the road behind him seemed to form a strange background......"

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On this night, there was also a shocking event in the north of the empire, and the news of this matter, after it spread, will be even more shocking than the news of the Duke of Minas taking office in the imperial capital!

It was night, in the northern Byzantine province of Noz County, the Black Flag Army camp.

Hasting, who is famous all over the world and known as the Odin Martial God, was injured by an unknown master entering the camp in his invincible Black Flag Army camp and in his heavily guarded commander's tent!!

It is said that that night, the mysterious master entered the camp to assassinate Hasting, and outside the commander's tent, the three hundred elites of the most elite guard battalion in the Black Flag Army were all killed on the spot. Hasting, who has always been known as the Odin Martial God, could not stop the attack of that mysterious master! Inside and outside the coach's tent, except for Hasting, none of the three hundred elite guards survived. ！

By the time the officers arrived, the assassin had fled, leaving Hastings lying in a pool of blood, dying.