"I beg your pardon, I have another appointment in the evening. A messenger broke the silence: "Lost." ”

"Ahh ”

"Let's go together! ”

In an instant, the people in the hall made excuses and walked away, and even the Gallo messenger left in a hurry, leaving Severk behind. Lando was alone in the hall in a daze.

"What's wrong? Lando picked up a glass of wine and said to himself, "It's strange. ”

Just then, a sudden burst of applause rang out outside the door, almost leaving Severik. Lando choked on red wine. Looking back, it turned out to be the envoy of the Tanxi Empire, Karl. Prince Ulysses, dressed in civilian clothes, walked in clapping his hands.

The Tanxi Empire has long been a powerful country in the Divine Alliance, with a strong military force, and has had disputes with several empires, so that it is hated by other empires, and is basically isolated from the "messenger club". In addition, the prince himself was "arrogant in personality" and did not want to fight with Severk. Lando was also cheeky to get in touch with the emissaries, so he didn't often attend such meetings. I just passed by occasionally, and I accidentally saw this scene.

"It's the Prince! "Severik. Lando patted his chest: "Why does His Royal Highness the Prince applaud?"

"Because I saw a good show. The prince smiled: "Out of courtesy, of course, applaud the performers." ”

"Is the prince talking about me, I'm acting?" Lando looked left and right: "Prince, don't scare me, how can I act." ”

"Don't look at it, they're all scared out of your mind. I was in a hurry to go out to find out the news. The prince found a place to sit down: "Young man. It's not that I'm belittling you. When His Majesty Cohen entered the Divine Alliance, his acting methods were much more clever than yours. If you want to learn from him, you have to start with his thinking, not just focus on these small things. ”

"Your Excellency's words are so profound. Severk looked confused: "But I don't understand." ”

"Then I'll go and tell them the truth, it's rare to be a good person. The prince smiled: "Even if things get worse, this is a long way to my Tanxi Empire, and it is very safe." But the Porta Empire is next to the Sbia Empire......"

"Your Royal Highness, don't do this! I know I can't hide it from His Royal Highness. "The relationship is heavy. Severik. Lando immediately raised his hand in surrender: "Please raise your noble hand, if I get any news, I will definitely tell the prince in its original form." ”

"I'm not too worried. The prince said with a relaxed expression: "Why don't you go and find out the news of His Majesty the Emperor yourself?"

"Don't hide it from Your Royal Highness, I only found out yesterday that something was wrong......" Severik. Lando sat down next to the prince: "After discovering that something is wrong, I have already inquired through some channels myself, but the information I have obtained is quite limited, and if I go deeper, it will make others feel strange." In desperation, I came up with such a way to let everyone help me inquire. ”

"Soldier, sophistication, you have used this method well. The play is also in place. The prince was noncommittal, "But how can you be sure that they will tell you the news that they have arrived?

Actually, the prince knew Severk very well. What is Lando calculating? If the result of the envoys' inquiries is that His Majesty Cohen is not prepared to do anything to anyone, then it will naturally be peaceful. If something big happens, in order to get further news, they will definitely pull people in to strengthen their strength.

The Tanxi Empire is very far away from Spia, so of course it will not participate in such a thing, and the Porta Empire borders on Spia, and it really feels the threat of Spia, which is a good object for them to woo.

"yes, how can you sue me?" Lando laughed: "I haven't thought of it yet!"

"Forget it, you think slowly, I'll go back and rest. The prince stood up and looked at the dark sky outside: "Really, it's going to rain again!"

After a while, a torrential rain poured down.

The carriages of the emissaries weaved through the streets of the Holy Capital, and they swore to find out the whereabouts of His Majesty the Emperor and a group of high-ranking generals. The intelligence systems of the various divine empires lurking in the Holy Capital had already received orders, and they all took action, jumping up and down to search for relevant information.

This kind of anomaly can be concealed from ordinary people, but it can't be concealed from the intelligence systems of the empires of the Demon Alliance. They hid in the shadows and observed, like hounds chasing after rabbits, keeping an eye on each other's movements and reporting what had happened.

After midnight, there were finally some clues, and an intelligence channel that had not been used for a long time was re-contacted by the Bansai Empire's emissary. With the help of this channel, at dawn, the envoy finally met a high-ranking official in the court of Spia, who should have known the whereabouts of His Majesty Cohen, since his superior was the clerk of His Majesty Cohen.

The condition he proposed for the meeting was 10,000 gold coins, which only provided an approximate direction for the emperor's departure, and did not guarantee that all questions would be answered.

"See, there's always something useful coming out of his mouth. The envoy of the Bansai Empire nodded without thinking about it: "It's worth just 10,000 gold coins." ”

Demon Alliance, the border checkpoint of the Brouk Empire.

This road was one of the main routes leading from the Blouk Empire to the Trafa Empire. Trafa was severely injured in the war of gods and demons, and was in urgent need of all kinds of material support to rebuild, in addition to the supplies from various countries, a considerable number of civilian caravans also came from afar, and even those down-and-out nobles who wanted to try their luck in a new land. Horse-drawn carriages of all kinds crowded the road.

For a convenient clearance, Svis. Duke Hepburn ordered his men to set out early in the morning, but the large traveling convoy was still blocked behind several caravans. Captain Heaven of the Guard came back to report that the door had not yet opened, and it looked like it would have to wait a while.

"Be patient, wait a while!" said Svis, turning to the two ladies in the carriage, "You will be able to get through at dawn." ”

"It's okay. "Ellie. Fran smiled and handed over the plate, "Do you want a snack for the Duke?"

"Don't give it to him, who did you forget to urge us to go on the road in the morning?" Another delicate-faced young lady unceremoniously snatched the plate: "As a punishment for disturbing Miss Ben's sleep, this snack will be enjoyed by me - wahahaha!"

The other two glanced at each other in the midst of this unbridled laughter. I feel a little headache.

This young lady with a strange temper. Of course, it was the granddaughter of Viscount Gironde, Xenia. Gironde too. One as a noble heir. In less than three years, the lady who successfully obtained the qualifications of the second-level fighter of the Demon Hall and the Golden Medal Samurai, and the people who participated in the training exam at the same time as her were some men who were five big and three thick, so this young lady unconsciously cultivated a manly temper.

However, such a temper obviously does not match her beautiful appearance. If she had sat quietly, and had looked around without a defiant look, it would have been "a rose with crystal dewdrops, shining in the gentle sun"—a phrase that was the consensus of all the men of the sunset field. Of course, these men will not see this scene in the carriage now.

At the repeated request of Viscount Gironde. Xania. Miss Gironde joins the procession, bringing laughter to everyone, but also causing endless troubles to the Duke of Sweez, who has even come to regard this young lady as one of the tribulations necessary to travel. Fortunately, except for Sveis and Heaven, she is very kind to everyone else.

"Sister Xenia, you've eaten a lot. "Ellie. Fran laughed and quipped, "Aren't you afraid of getting fat?"

"I'm afraid!" Xania swallowed the piece of snack that didn't belong to her, and said indistinctly, "So I need to exercise, and I'll go and fight with the one called Heaven in a while, and it will be ...... after dinner."

"Given that you fight with my captain of the guard every day. So I've given an order. Sveis looked at the foolish girl: "I decree that this kind of behavior is forbidden, and there will be no one to fight with you in the future." ”

"It doesn't matter. If you are not allowed to fight, you can also fight a duel. Xaniah, who was not afraid of heaven and earth, finally swallowed what was in her mouth and said nonchalantly: "I know you can forbid private fights, but you can't forbid a nobleman to fight for his reputation. ”

"Don't try to provoke Heaven's reputation, which is tied to some fallen warrior, and he values this more than anything else. Sveis warned Xaniah, "If you're really bored, come and fight with me." ”

"Don't, every time I fight you, you look sick. Xania wrinkled her nose: "Soft, soft." ”

"Okay!" Sveis sighed, "I'll do it another way." ”

"You said it!" a sly smile appeared on Xaniah's face, "Sister Ellie should be the judge!"

"Okay, I'm looking forward to the fight. Ellie looked at the two of them, smiled and nodded: "But speaking of which, Mr. Heaven's face has always been so pale, which is really worrying." Is he not in good health?"

"It's not that he's not in good health, that's a particular reason, and it's not a pleasant thing. Sveis shook his head slightly: "If his face is ruddy, it means that his mind is on the verge of losing control." ”

"Is it that terrible?" said Miss Ellie, surprised, "Mr. Heaven is a good man, though he is not smiling!"

"Good people get angry sometimes...... "Sveis was about to say something, but was interrupted by a knock on the door.

"Your Excellency, there is a messenger who wants to see you. A voice from heaven came: "He refuses to say where he is." ”

"Still catching up. Sveys smiled wryly, opened the car door and walked down.

The messenger standing on the side of the road was covered in dust, and when he saw Svis getting out of the car, he hurriedly walked over and saluted: "Good day, Duke Svis, the villain is a retainer of the eldest prince, you once came to the mansion as a guest, and you may have some impressions of me." ”

"Good day. Sveis bowed slightly, without any expression on his face: "I recognize you, do you have any news for me?"

"The eldest prince was not in the capital a few days ago, so the duke did not have time to see him off when he set off, and the eldest prince felt very sorry when he heard about it, and specially ordered me to come and explain to the duke. The envoy pointed to a few carriages in the distance: "Those are some daily necessities given by the eldest prince to your lord, please be sure to accept them." The eldest prince also said that the journey was hard, so please take care of your health. ”

"I'm just a person who doesn't have an official position at the moment, so I bother the eldest prince. Sveis motioned to Heaven to take the gift list, although his mouth was polite, the expression on his face still did not change: "I will accept these things, and you will convey your gratitude to the eldest prince for me when you return." The situation in the national capital has changed, and the prince is also asked to be more cautious when acting. ”

"Greetings from the Duke. I think the eldest prince will be very pleased. "I didn't expect Duke Swis to accept the gift so easily. The envoy could not hide his joy: "The villain must bring the words of the Duke to him." I wish you all the best of luck. ”

"Heaven, see me off. Sveis nodded to the messenger and turned to walk back to the carriage.

"What is it? What did the prince give you?" Before Duke Sweis could sit down, a certain woman reached out excitedly and grabbed the gift list: "Show me—show me!"

"You can see it. Sves's hand with the gift slip wandered through the space, frustrating Miss Xenia's snatch, "But you have to say what you want." Also, this gift list may be a little weird, I hope you don't make a fuss. ”

"Lord Duke, I want to see the gift list. "Seeing that snatching doesn't work. Miss Xania withdrew her hand, raised her head and smiled, barely making a "lady" appearance, which showed the weight of her curiosity.

"Fulfill your wish......" Before Sveis could finish his sentence, Miss Xenia's right hand stretched out at lightning speed, and in an instant, the gift list had changed hands.

The raid was successful, and Miss Xenia got carried away with a "hehe" smile, and she shook the gift slip in her hand, so happy that she even stretched her eyebrows. didn't know that it was Sveis who deliberately released the water.

In some things, Miss Xenia is though stubborn. But the personality is relatively simple, and when a gift is given, even if it's not for yourself, it's happy. And the other young lady in the carriage is very knowledgeable, and she has been accustomed to seeing all kinds of politics since she was a child, and she knows in her heart that the gift of the eldest prince is not so easy to receive. And on the way to travel, Sveis accepted gifts are considered to be against the rules.

"Duke, this is sent by the eldest prince. "Ellie. Fran asked softly, "Is it really acceptable?"

"Heaven has checked that there should be nothing wrong with the identity of the messenger, if I don't accept this gift, I'm afraid that there will be more trouble. Sveis replied calmly: "If I accept it, he will rest assured, and there should be more gifts waiting for us in front of us!"

"But if you accept gifts on the way around, Your Majesty the Emperor will blame your lords, right?" Speaking of this always strict godfather, Miss Ellie couldn't help but show a worried look: "At that time, what will the adults do?"

"His Majesty the Emperor should be considerate of me. Sveis smiled slightly: "If you can't be considerate, blame it." ”

It was only then that the clever Miss Ellie understood the reason why Sveys had received the gift, because the Duke's mother was still in the country.

"For the sake of my mother, I have really suffered a lot of grievances. Miss Ellie bowed her head and thought for a moment, then plucked up her courage and said, "I can write to His Majesty the Emperor and explain this to him...... Or you can ask the emperor to ......"

"No need. Sveys shook his head and interrupted Miss Ellie, "If you write a letter, my mother, who was originally inconspicuous, will become the object of several princes' efforts to curry favor or threaten her, and in that case, I will really have a headache." ”

"That's right!" Miss Ellie, seeing that the Duke was resolute, no longer insisted on her opinion, so she smiled and changed the subject, "Now that we have accepted the gift, let's see what we can use—Xenia, what do you have?"

Neither screaming nor tightening, only to find that Xenia was staring at Sveis with a very strange look, and the rage was entangled in her beautiful pupils, as if it was about to erupt.

Miss Ellie was startled and quickly grabbed her hand: "What's wrong?"

"Say, what's going on?" Miss Senya asked the Duke in a cold voice, "forget about those strange items, and forget about the so-called maids—but what's the matter with this 'bedchamber boy'?"

"Let me explain briefly. Sveys replied calmly: "Prostitution refers to a beautiful boy between the ages of eight and twelve. ”

"I still know the general knowledge, but that's not the point. Miss Xianya's anger did not subside, but became more vigorous: "The important thing is this 'waiter'! I said, my lord, how could His Royal Highness the Great Prince think of sending you this?

"I remembered that a very important piece of information should have been sent this morning. Sveis knew that nothing good would happen if he continued to talk, so he glanced at Ellie: "I'll go and see, and I'll be with you for a while." ”

"Ran away...... Hate!" Xania watched the Duke get out of the car, and turned to Miss Ellie, "Let's get out of this convoy! I can't stay any longer, and I feel uncomfortable at the thought of those prostitutes! Do all the nobles of the capital have this hobby?"

"I don't know if anyone else has it. But surely the Duke did not. Miss Ellie smiled and took the gift list: "In the aristocratic circle of the national capital." Such hobbies are not a secret. No one wants to hide such a thing, and many nobles are even proud of it. Actually, if we were to evaluate this gift fairly, these three prostitutes would be the most valuable of them all. ”

"Wouldn't it be that strange, would?" Xianya, who had never been to the national capital, was puzzled: "It's still valuable?"

"The price of a good prostitute is between 2,000 and 3,000 gold coins, and the top prostitute is even more difficult to find, which can be called priceless. There has been a custom of giving away treasures among the aristocracy since ancient times, so it is not surprising that they are given to prostitutes. Miss Ellie said, "If you don't believe it, you might as well go and see it, and after reading it, you will understand why they are precious." ”

"I'm not going to see it!" Miss Senya shook her head resolutely, "I'm so angry that such a thing could happen! I doubt even more that a nobleman who grew up in such an environment would have anything to contribute to the empire! This guy ...... I doubt it too! It's a disgrace to the Demon Alliance!"

"Don't seem to be so angry, right? The Duke doesn't have such a hobby......

"Not today, there is no guarantee that there will be no tomorrow, anyone who will have a negative impact on the Demon Temple is my enemy!" Miss Xania replied categorically: "I will exercise my right as a Golden Warrior - impeach him!"

"Well, in that case, you'll have to impeach a lot of nobles at the same time! If you succeed, the imperial administration will be paralyzed. The graceful and generous Miss Ellie pursed her lips and smiled: "As far as I know, Lord Duke did not grow up in such an environment, and neither did I. ”

"I doubt it!"

"No doubt! Everyone knows that the Duke grew up with his mother and governess, and reported to the army as soon as the coming-of-age ceremony was over, except for the guards around him. There isn't even a maid, and there's no ...... there's no child prostitute."

"But he has a lot of girlfriends!"

"That's true, even Miss Xianya, you're a friend of the Duke!"

"This ...... I'll find a way to punish myself. "I know I'm wrong about the Duke. Miss Xania glanced around, and inadvertently saw a samurai passing by on horseback through the car window, and immediately shouted, "Stop!"

"That's a guy I know, how did you come here?" Not wanting to let Ellie see that she felt guilty, Miss Xania said with her mouth and her hand already opened the car door: "I'll go down and ask, and I'll be back soon." ”

Ellie smiled as she got out of the car until Duke Sways got into the car with a roll.

"Is there really any information sent?" Miss Ellie was a little surprised: "Didn't the Duke just make an excuse to leave?"

"It was true that I was making an excuse to leave, but the intelligence was also true. Sveis unsealed the wax seal: "What? That unruly lady got out of the car? Can you explain it to me?"

After a little explanation, Miss Xenia said that she had met a friend she knew. Miss Ellie pointed to the side of the road: "Do you want me to help?" ”

"If you can, read it to me. Sveis nodded and closed his eyes slightly: "In the past, the intelligence said that this is how someone handles official business, and according to his own explanation, this way helps to think." ”

"Who's so weird!"

"Under the Divine Alliance, Emperor of the Spya Empire, Cohen. Al Qaeda, my enemy. ”

"Understood. "Of course, Miss Ellie knows this man, and she also knows the entanglement between the Duke and this man. She didn't say more, picked up the text and read it: "The first part, the restoration of the imperial court system of the Sibia Empire. ”

"Under the emperor, there is the post of minister of state, which is currently owned by the emperor's father, Wei Su. Prince Al Qaeda is in charge of the affairs of the whole country, and the corresponding is the superintendent of internal affairs, a total of four, each of whom is held by four imperial concubines......" Reading this, Miss Ellie could not help but sigh: "As a woman, she can supervise government affairs, and her power is so great, she must be a very outstanding person. I'd love to see them. ”

"If our country allows women to be involved in politics, you will not be worse than them just by virtue of your performance along the way. Sveys closed his eyes and replied softly, "First Imperial Princess Firin." Lorna is in charge of state affairs, and the second princess, Kelly. Lorna is in charge of security and medical care, the third princess Winsley is in charge of education and culture, and the fourth princess is in charge of Diel. Merlin is in charge of finance, and it is still an arrangement during the time of the governor of the province...... It seems that these imperial concubines are very good at handling affairs. Kaida mind. ”

"The Duke remembers it very well! Here are the rankings of the ministries: the first is the Ministry of Education and Arts, which is in charge of schools at all levels of the Empire, trains teachers, and appoints school projects; the second is the Ministry of Civil Affairs, which is in charge of people's livelihood and welfare; the third is the Ministry of Finance, which is in charge of the Empire's revenues and expenditures; the fourth is the Ministry of the Interior, which is in charge of the implementation of various decrees and emergencies in the Empire; the fifth is the Ministry of Justice, which appoints and enforces laws; the sixth is the Ministry of Industry, which is in charge of manufacturing and construction; the seventh is the Ministry of War, which is in charge of military defense; and the eighth is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is in charge of foreign affairs with other countries...... Miss Ellie read it in one breath: "Lord Duke, the structure of the Imperial Court of the Sibian Empire is different from that of our country! ”

"Some are subdivided, some are concentrated, of course they are different. Sveis nodded: "This is the style of the man I am familiar with, he seems to like to change certain things, and he has some morbid attachments." ”

"Isn't the army of the Sibian Empire very powerful, but there is not much mention of this information!" Miss Ellie flipped through the text in her hand: "I can't find more information about the army!"

"You don't have to look for it, it's all here. Sveis pointed his head with his finger: "Really confidential things, this kind of Cheng dù intelligence will not be written." ”

"Can you tell me about it?" said Miss Ellie softly, "I want to know a little more, and hopefully not that top secret." ”

"In my own opinion, I don't think that Spiya's military intelligence is top secret, on the contrary, I think that the more people who know, the better, so that everyone will be wary. Duke Sweez opened his eyes and smiled at Miss Ellie: "There are not many young ladies who are interested in this, I will tell you." ”

"Bang, bang, bang" Miss Xenia, who was full of red faces, ended the conversation with her friends on the side of the road, and she was very happy because she rarely knocked on the car door, but before the people inside could respond, she got into the car and shouted, "I want to listen too!"

Looking at her appearance, it seems that she has forgotten what she just happened......

"The army of the Sbia Empire is actually in the hands of Cohen. Kaida is in the hands of one person. Sveis stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation to Xenia, and said, "The separate staff department, military industry department, and logistics department under it are all beyond the hands of others. The newly established legions were also directly dispatched by him, and no one else wanted to mobilize troops without his orders. ”

"But with so many troops, can he manage them alone? Who can guarantee that all the soldiers will listen to him?"

"The army of the Sbia Empire is Cohen. Kaida single-handedly built, and all the officers were trained with him in the southern and northern wars, so in this army, his prestige is quite high, and the soldiers' worship of this emperor has reached its peak. If anyone wants to divide and disintegrate Spia's army by any means, it is nothing more than a fool's dream. ”

"Not Cohen. Is Kaida a man with bad deeds?" Miss Ellie was stunned: "I have a nickname, it's called a hooligan." (To be continued......)