Adric didn't speak, he hung his head, as if pondering Ruhl's words.

I can't fool you, I can't fool you.

But there is no need to hide this matter, as long as there is a passable excuse on the surface.

The key problems are: first, Gislent can't die, he can only injure him, not really kill him. In this way, the Landis Kingdom will not completely turn its face because of this.

As a kingdom on the sea, since the Landis people have been planning for so many years and waiting for so many years to wait for the opportunity, they will definitely not give up easily because of anger. As long as Gislent is injured and does not die, it will not touch the bottom line of the Landis people's patience, leaving everyone with room to continue to cooperate.

The second point is the most important! The assassination of Gislent, although it can't really kill the "Storm" of the Landis Kingdom, although on the surface the blame can be blamed on the head of the warlord's henchmen, in fact, it is not difficult for smart people to guess who is the real mastermind behind the scenes.

The people of Lantis can guess, and His Majesty the Emperor Garcia can naturally guess too.

Moreover, taking this opportunity can also give them a little "warning" to a certain extent

Yes...... Warn.

For the Lantis, warn them: no matter what our emperor thinks, but at least. The military of the Byzantine Empire was extremely dissatisfied with this matter, and the fact that the military would not agree to the emperor's "betrayal" showed the military's tough stance, and also hinted at the other side: once there is a situation that the military cannot tolerate, the military will not hesitate to respond with strong means and will not compromise. In that case, at least warn the people of Lantis, don't think that you can do whatever you want if you grasp the mind of our emperor.

In the same way, it is also a warning to the emperor: although you are the emperor, you cannot do whatever you want! The soldiers of the empire do not allow the enemy to infringe, and similarly, the emperor cannot be allowed to give away the interests of his country at will, and when necessary, the military will also take a tough attitude to oppose the decision of His Majesty the emperor. Assassinate Gislent. It is a signal that I hope His Majesty the Emperor will not insist on going his own way. Thinking that His Majesty Garcia has just been coronated, and at this critical juncture like this, I think His Majesty will not risk turning his face with the military and insist on going his own way, right?

Ruhl's words, Adric listened.

If it were someone else, if it wasn't Adric sitting in front of Ruhr right now. It's other military bigwigs like the old Duke of Minas, who are afraid that the fat man will never dare to come up with such an idea, no matter how good it is.

Assassinating Gislent to stop the pact is a possibility, though. However, in the end, the core issue touches on an extremely delicate place:

The authority of the imperial power!

Is the nation of one or the nation of one?

Historically, the will of His Majesty the Emperor has been the final decision of the Empire. Now, when His Majesty the Emperor's decision is not in line with the will of other power classes, can the military really go against the Emperor's decision?

Such an approach is tantamount to a direct negation of the thousand-year-old practice of "the supremacy of imperial power."

Directly disobeying the emperor's decision, such a practice, no matter how you say it, seems to have a bit of a "great rebellion".

If it is changed to other military bigwigs. Fat people would never come up with such an idea.

But it's just a matter of fact. The man in front of him is Adric!

Adric!!

Adrick who believes in the Senate system! A general who was born in the Eagle family, but has a political tendency to sympathize with and even agree with the Senate system! A high-ranking general of the empire who agrees with the idea of "limiting imperial power"!

For the political claims of Adric himself. He himself did not have much belief in the "supremacy of imperial power" in his heart, and he was more able to accept the practice of "appropriately restricting imperial power".

So. Despite the idea. For Your Majesty, for the Emperor. For the imperial power, it seems that some are not respectful enough, and even some are not obedient enough

However, for Adric, it is not emotionally unacceptable.

Therefore, he was silent, thinking carefully about the possibility that if he was replaced by an old-fashioned emperor ** high-level like the old Duke of Minas, he was afraid that he would have drawn his sword directly against the fat man.

The wheels are rolling.

Adrick is not usually in the habit of riding in a carriage, and this temporary carriage is naturally not a high-class car, and the journey is very bumpy.

The two Imperial generals in the carriage fell into a deathly silence, only the sound of rolling wheels and the heavy breathing of the two people in the carriage! Finally, after a long time, Adric took a deep breath, and when he raised his head, the scar-faced general's eyes were clear, he gritted his teeth, and the voice almost burst out from between his teeth:

"It's not easy to get a good candidate. ”

Ruhr listened to Adric's words, and his body, which had been tense just now, was slightly relaxed. The fat man exhaled imperceptibly, gently wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and suddenly smiled: "I thought you would suddenly turn your face and scold me for being rebellious, or call the guards outside the car to tie me up and hand me over to a military court for trial,"

Adric glared at Ruhl coldly: "What about the candidates! There must be a suitable candidate, Ghislent will not be without guards by his side, and as a high-ranking general of Landis, his skills will definitely not be bad! If you can hurt him, you can't kill him, and at the same time, "you must be able to get out safely" Speaking of this, Adric's voice became more and more cold: "And once there is any accident." Whether it is the failure of the mission to be exposed, or the injury must have the determination to die, it must not be leaked to find the slightest sword hole. Talent line. ”

Ruhl listened, smiling mockingly. Looking at Adric: "You've been thinking about it for a long time, are you just thinking about such a question?"

"What?" said Adric.

"Finding the dead is indeed an important issue. However, you also need to think about more and more important. The fat man held up a finger: "First of all, it's your Adric's head!"

Adric was silent.

The fat man's voice was set against the rhythmic sound of the wheels swaying and crunching. It became more and more feminine: "The matter is not exposed, anyway, it won't be long before everyone will know what the truth of this matter is, although no one will be stupid to pierce it, but, everyone, you, me, including Randy." and His Majesty the Emperor himself, will know who did this! The meaning of this matter is to show His Majesty the determination of the military and the determination to never compromise! Your Majesty will surely understand that the mastermind of this matter is you Adric! You are now the number one person in the military, and you are the number one opponent of the strong opposition to the Lantis people now. Who else is it that you are not responsible for?"

Adric remained silent.

"So, what you need to think about is your head!" I believe that there is a seventy percent certainty that this covenant will be delayed for a few days, and that His Majesty will be forced to face up to the will of the military. But! You, Adric, have since become a thorn in His Majesty's side, a thorn in the flesh! No emperor will tolerate a high-ranking general by his side who dares to use extreme tactics against him! Especially since you also have the influence of the army! Once you do this, then His Majesty the Emperor will regard you as an enemy from now on! If the empire can survive this difficulty, then the first thing Your Majesty will have to do in the future is to do whatever it takes. I also want to get rid of you, the head of the military who is a big rebel. ”

Ruhl's expression darkened, "I know you well, Adric. You will never be the kind of minister who coerces the emperor with power, I know your love for this country, and I know your integrity and fairness in your heart. Therefore, "once the emperor wants to settle this matter in the future, you will definitely not be able to fight with His Majesty the emperor," no, you will not fight him at all. No matter what charges Your Majesty fabricates against you in the future, or even how he deals with you, I am afraid that you will be restrained. So. Once you've done it, then in the future. Your young emperor is not an open-minded man, and I have been with him for half a year, and I know him very well. This young majesty, he can endure it, but his temperament is extreme in his bones. Once he has a deep hatred for you, he will definitely find a way to kill you as a threat in the future. So,"

Adric suddenly smiled, his smile was calm, but his tone was as cold as the evening breeze outside the car.

"If it is for the country, why should I Adric regret this. Adric said lightly: "This thing." That's it. Ruhl looked at Adric, the fat man's eyes solemn. After a while, Ruer sighed softly: "Okay, you are not afraid of death, and I, Ruhl, am not a coward, so you don't have to bother looking for this dead man." I'll do it, my old Ruhl's skills, you should be able to rest assured, haha! Hmph, that guy Gislent should be good, but we drank and fought together when we were at the Military Academy, and I'm confident that I can still get rid of him, hey!"

Adric glanced at Ruhl, his eyes a little excited, but then he shook his head, "You, I'm afraid you can't do this." We are going to frame the warlord henchmen, but with your stature, I am afraid that any person in the upper echelons of the empire will be able to recognize you from the back, unless you can lose a hundred pounds in two or three days. ”

Ruhl laughed dryly: "It doesn't need to." I'm this. Man, I know a lot more friends than you do, and I know a magician friend. Ask him to cast a spell on me, a time or two, and change my appearance and body shape within an hour, and I can still do it. ”

Adric was able to confirm that Ruhl was serious. He frowned and looked at Ruhl: "Fatty, this thing is very dangerous, if you are not careful, you will die! ”

"If I miss, I'll kill myself. The fat man said lightly: "I heard that a magician can prepare a potion, hide it in his teeth, bite it and swallow it before he dies, and the corpse will be melted into a pool of blood in a moment, even if he dies, he doesn't have to worry about revealing his identity to the outside world, just say that I died on the city wall, or I recuperated at home, and died of serious injuries."

"I'm not kidding you, fatty. I'm really going to die!" Adric looked solemn.

"Die

Ruhl's muscles twitched at the corners of his eyes, and he suddenly pulled the window. Looking out the window, the evening breeze blew in, sweeping away the stuffiness in the carriage.

The fat man stared at the sky, and did not look back, but said in a sullen voice: "Do you know, these days, I can't sleep peacefully, every day when I close my eyes, I can see that night," I saw my brothers die in front of my eyes one by one, and I saw the scene of my lieutenant, my flag officer, and my officers prancing on their horses and rushing to kill. I remember one of my personal guard captains. He had been with me for almost ten years, and he had not died in many years of fighting, and he was already about to be discharged from the army, but because of his loyalty to me, he stayed by my side for an extended period of time, and he often joked with me that it was safest to stay with me, because I was the best at protecting myself. But that night, he helped me block the spears of the rebels, and several spears picked him off his horse, and before I could even pull him, his body was drawn into the midst of the chaos.

The fat man's voice was slow, and the corners of his mouth suddenly tugged, revealing a strange smile. Then turn back.

His smiling face was reflected in Adric's eyes.

"You mean die, I don't care" because I should have died that night. Dead with my brothers!"

Staring into Adric's eyes, the fat man said with tears in his eyes.

Surrounded by guards on horseback, the carriage made its way to the outside of the palace.

The imperial city looks much cooler than before, even the royal guards standing outside the palace are much less than in the past, most of the royal guards have been transferred to the city wall to participate in the city defense, only hundreds of royal guards left in the palace at the moment barely support a shelf, and even many servants in the palace have issued weapons and armor to act as the royal guards.

Adric's carriage was unhindered and was allowed all the way in.

At such a moment, Adric, as the last spiritual pillar of Osgilia, has become the emperor's greatest reliance, regardless of the emperor's intentions, and this time. He often went in and out of the palace to report on the state of the war, and the emperor had already ordered that Adric could enter and leave the palace at will.

The carriage came all the way to the former majestic palace, and then to the solemn dozens of wide steps.

In the past, there were no gold-armored warriors standing on both sides here, and they looked deserted.

Adric and Ruhl got out of the car, and the two stood on the steps. I looked around left and right.

I still remember that when you and I were honored and awarded generals, as the generals of the First Corps, we all received official awards and awards from His Majesty here. Ruhl suddenly gasped.

Adric bit his lip and didn't speak.

"Don't be so nervous, Your Majesty is just meeting with Gislent to negotiate tonight, and if you really sign the covenant, you will have to wait a day or two at the earliest, and we still have time to do it. Ruhl tried to reassure Adric.

Adric nodded silently. He was about to go in with Ruhl when he suddenly heard the sound of rolling wheels in the direction he had just come.

Turning his head, he saw a beautiful and luxurious carriage. Surrounded by a group of cavalry of the Royal Forester, they drove slowly, and even the horses in the cart were pure white royal horses, tall and majestic, with an extraordinary posture.

This is clearly the royal family's royal carriage, but in that carriage, through the open window, the two saw that it was the bearded Ghislent sitting inside!

Gislente was dressed in a bright uniform, badge, and ribbon, which was actually a full set of the highest ceremonial attire. He looks refreshed and energetic.

Ruhl immediately pulled Adric: "Ha! Your Majesty actually sent his own carriage and honor guard to pick up people in order to see Gislent, and it will be a great favor at that time." ”

Now that they met, the two simply stopped and stood on the steps, waiting for Gislent's arrival.

"I suddenly remembered what he said when I saw Gislent this time. ”

Ruhl looked at Adric: "What?"

Adric's expression was grim: "At that time, we were standing on the top of the arrow tower in the harbor area. Looking at our seawall, Gislent said to me, "You have a beautiful harbor, huh." That's what he said at the time. ”

Ruhl's expression moved, staring at the carriage coming from afar. "Well, I remember that I seemed to have heard of this sentence, but the original words were not said by him Gislent, and besides, it seems that half of the sentence is missing." ”

The two generals glanced at each other and frowned at the same time.

About forty years ago, when the first Emperor Kantos the Great came to the throne, the empire was still in good condition, although it was rotting internally. But at least it maintains a glamorous shelf. Coronation of the new emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Lantis sent an envoy to congratulate him, and the weight of the envoy was unprecedented!

The person who came was the Vice Admiral of the Landis Kingdom at the time, and His Excellency Admiral Greener, who had the status of the "military soul" of the Landis Navy. back then. Admiral Lantis, who was over sixty years old, had asked to climb the tower to see the view of the harbor when he had disembarked and set foot on the shore, and this request was accepted by the Imperial Hostess, who was in charge of receiving the messengers.

And the admiral of the Landis Kingdom, who was at the top of the watchtower at that time, after carefully looking at the whole picture of the harbor area of Osgilia, did not know whether he was inspired or deliberate, and whispered a word or said something to himself, but his voice was not low enough, and the imperial ceremonial officers and diplomats present heard it!

"You have a beautiful harbor. It's a pity that "such a beautiful harbor should belong to a maritime power." ”

This sentence even almost triggered a serious diplomatic friction back then.

At this moment, the night is obviously summer, but the warm evening breeze blows on the bodies of the two bodies, but it seems to have a trace of chill!

As if recalling this past incident at the same time, the eyes of the two imperial generals were a little cold!