On the last day of the Victory Day celebrations, Allegri finally met Nacchini.

On the face of this young king, the old youthfulness has completely faded, and even if he sits there quietly, there is a faint majesty that continues to emanate. Xu came in a hurry, he was only wearing a black embroidered gold robe, his long golden hair was simply tied behind his head, and under the reflection of the enchanted lamp, he was shining and handsome.

Hearing Allegri's incoming, King Nacini put down his hand and looked up from his heavy duties. Obviously, he didn't expect this old friend to look like such a wolf, and the surprise in his eyes flashed.

The two looked at each other, and for a while, neither spoke, as if they wanted to see what kind of traces the years had left on each other, and there was a strange silence in the carriage.

"Sit down," Nacini reacted first, a hearty smile on his face, "long time no see, always?"

"Your Majesty ......," Allegri bowed and saluted. He glanced at the pouch and his soaked clothes, hesitated for a moment, but still did not sit down.

"It's okay," Nacini sighed with a wave of his hand, sensing his subtlety, "Speaking of which, it's still my mistake. ”

Allegri sat cautiously in the corner of the soft couch, and was slightly stunned when he heard this.

"I hope you will be considerate of Davide's matter," I don't know how long it took for King Nacini to speak to his subordinates in such a soft tone, he handed over a soft dry towel, and explained to him, "His mother was my nurse when I was young, and because of this relationship, I always have to take care of him...... But don't worry, after the start of the southern expedition. I'm going to take it with me, discipline it, and never happen again tonight. ”

"The king wants to conquer himself?" Allegri was wiping his face with a towel, his voice a little dull. To be honest, what happened to him after coming to Norman made him feel more and more resentment in his heart. Although Nacini's remarks could not fully explain the previous suspicions, they finally clarified some of them, and greatly eased the awkward atmosphere.

"Yes," the King of Snowton replied in the affirmative, and then said with indignation, "It is my lifelong dream to unify the continent, and if it can be realized, it will be in vain." ”

"Up and down the empire. The fighting spirit is high, and the king's wish is just around the corner. Allegri casually flattered, though he did not think that the "Holy Alliance" in civil strife would be as vulnerable as Snowton's military and civilians had envisioned.

"You think so?" asked Nacini with a smirk, glancing at him.

Inside the empire, most people feel. The countries of the South were already in Snowton's pocket. As long as the army goes south to conquer, the "Holy Alliance" is a weak army. It will inevitably be invincible and give up that rich and fertile land. For some reason, this overly optimistic, and even somewhat blind sentiment, has become the mainstream of the Empire.

But now it seems that their king. Don't seem to agree with that?

Then why did he agree to the proposal of the southern expedition and decide to go out in person?

"Before, I was desperate to fight for this position. When Allegri cautiously asked the question, Nacini was stunned for a moment before he sighed in a low voice, "But now I realize that perhaps I am more suitable to be a general than a king......

I am afraid that it was only in front of this old friend that the King of Snowton had the idea of reminiscing, and he took out a bottle of red wine from the compartment of the carriage, presumably to have a drink. But how could Allegri let him pour himself wine, he hurriedly reached out and took it, and filled it respectfully.

"So my father's choice at that time was not necessarily wrong, and my eldest brother was obviously more suitable for governing the country than me...... The fortune of the country is prosperous, and it is drunk. Nacini raised his glass to his eyebrows, gestured slightly, and drank it down.

Allegri was there to accompany him, but he didn't dare to say a word about this kind of subject.

"Do you know how many standing armies there were before the turmoil of the empire, and how many there are now?" It should be that it is difficult to find an opportunity to complain in peacetime, King Nacini drank another cup and asked himself, "Sue you, after several years of fighting, the number of troops has increased instead of decreasing, and it is forty percent more than before the war, and the Vanuna is about to be pacified, if I don't go south, where do you let me put them?"

Allegri suddenly realized that he finally understood his suffering. In the martial Snowton, joining the army is the first choice for the vast majority of school-age youth, and it is also their main promotion rank. In addition to the children of commoners, the broken aristocracy, as well as the non-concubines of aristocratic families, were also desperate to join the imperial army in order to make a career or provide for their families. However, the number of the imperial standing army is almost fixed, and if there is no major war, as many retirees will be admitted, and the number of places is limited, which is far from meeting the needs of the enthusiastic young people.

This situation of more monks and less porridge finally changed after the turmoil on Victory Day. In order to compete for the throne, Nacini and Jonas began to recruit armies, especially the former.

However, the loyal hounds, after the end of the war, became a pack of hungry wolves waiting to be fed.

Snowton's military was well paid and had a high status, and no one wanted to be disarmed and returned to the field for no reason. Besides, even if they were willing, according to the law, they should receive a generous severance payment. This request is very reasonable, and it was not a major expenditure in the past, but when the number of troops that need to be dismissed at one time is forty percent or more of the entire standing army, the Snowton treasury, which has just recovered its vitality, cannot afford it.

“...... That's it," Nacini sighed, putting his glass back on the couch, "it's not so much that I made the decision to go south, but that it's the collective will of the entire Snowton Empire, and I'm just a spokesman......"

"So, the king is not in a hurry to take Vanuna?" Having discussed this matter with Onesha, Allegri felt that it was not appropriate for him to remain silent, so he picked an innocuous question and interjected.

"Sort of...... Nacini face, a complicated look flashed, and the purple gold cup in his hand was gently tapped on the wooden table, diverting the topic, "The southern expedition is good, Snowton established the country by force, and he is never afraid of any war...... But the crisis is not in the army, but in the court. ”

Allegri secretly froze, knowing that the main drama was coming, and hurriedly made a deferential expression.

He believed that King Nacini's indifference was absolutely for a reason. Moreover, this qiē after coming to Norman City will be closely related to what he will say next. (To be continued......)

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