523 Puppet Grand Duke
The holy city of Ranken. β³β.
Todd leaned back on the cushions in the carriage and yawned lazily. The gold-and-red trimmed bishop's robe proves that he has climbed to the top of the top 10,000 people below the priestly system.
I can't help it, who will let the archbishop appreciate me.
Lord Todd thought proudly, compared to the previous position with no real power, he can be described as a salted fish turned over. If you want status and status, you want power and power, even those old guys who have worked up all their lives have to flatter him.
"Come, sirβ" The beautiful woman who knelt beside her, peeled off a tender and juicy grape, and greeted in a delicate voice. Todd opened his mouth, and the sweet and sour pulp burst in his mouth, which was a delightful experience.
The woman in the robe of the probationary priest has a hint of sultry charm between her bright eyebrows. Although it was a standard priest's robe, she deliberately lowered the placket, revealing a large area of white and greasy skin. Todd grabbed her soft little hand and stroked it back and forth, and the lower abdomen burst out with a wave of enthusiasm.
"Don't ......" Seeing the woman, she leaned up with silky eyes, Todd hurriedly waved his hand and stopped, "You wait here, I still have important things to do, come when I go." β
At this moment, the carriage began to decrease, and the woman gave him a resentful look, and sat down honestly. Todd straightened his robe, picked up the edict on the table, and got out of the carriage.
The sun is shining and the weather is good, but some people are not in a good mood.
With a casual move, Todd followed him into the palatial mansion in front of him, and two columns of soldiers in white robes and silver armor followed him. The sentinels guarding the gate, also from the New Army of Light, saluted solemnly when they saw the arrival of the nominal commander. Take a few steps back and make way for a passage.
"Bishop Todd, what's going on?" "As soon as he entered the door, the bloated Grand Duke Ian greeted him angrily, "Your soldiers. What does it mean to guard the gate and prevent people from entering and leaving my house freely?"
"Your Royal Highness, of course, this is to protect you," Todd saluted perfunctorily and asked with a smile, "Now, are all the people in the mansion all together?"
"You haven't been allowed to go out since the morning, you don't know what to do?" said Grand Duke Ian dissatisfied. "Your subordinates are too unreasonable, they actually unloaded the weapons of the guards of the Grand Duke's Palace, and when I turn around, I have to go to the archbishop and say something. β
"There's a chance," Todd nodded, smiling inexplicably, "though." Now that everyone is here, how about hitting the road?"
"What's the road?" said Grand Duke Ian.
"Archbishop's decree. The Second Army of the Bright New Army will rush to the aid of the Northwest Theater on the same day," Todd slapped an edict into his hand, and said, "In addition. Escort His Royal Highness Archduke Ian and his family back to the capital city of Severa......"
"This ...... This ......" Grand Duke Ian was stunned for a moment, looking at the edict in disbelief, on his forehead. Beads of sweat suddenly broke out like beans. The reason why he has been staying at Rankine is that he is worried that the Snowton Iron Rider will one day go south. Now 300,000 iron horsemen have invaded the territory of the principality, and I am afraid that it will not take long to kill the city of Severa. Let him go back at this time, what is the difference between that and sending him to death?
"No, I'm not going back. Grand Duke Ian subconsciously took a step back and shook his head again and again.
"Your Highness, as the king of a country, fled in a hurry when foreign enemies came, what kind of system did you become?" Todd pursed his lips and rebuked him sternly, "The archbishop means to let you sit in the northwest theater of operations and stabilize the morale of the army, and not to let you go out of the city to fight...... Besides, Severa is also a well-known fortified city on the Big 6, separated by a wall more than ten meters high, what can the Snowdonians do to you?"
"You're stupid to me, Todd," On weekdays, Grand Duke Ian didn't give Todd any less benefits, but now seeing him looking businesslike, he couldn't help but say angrily, "What is the wall more than ten meters high, Snowton has a dragon knight!" The so-called king of a country is just a puppet controlled by Innedir...... If you want to stabilize the morale of the army, he, the archbishop, is much more useful than me, you ask him, why don't you go yourself?"
"Well......" Todd glanced at him with a smirk. This guy jumped over the wall in a hurry, what should be said, what should not be said, but all of them shook out.
"Bishop Todd, Lord Todd, no, no, Lord Todd......" Grand Duke Ian also realized his gaffe, and his heart sank, and he hurriedly took his hand, changing his title three times in a row, and his status increased layer by layer. He pursed his lips and pleaded, "Angry words, what I just said is angry words, you should not have heard it, don't tell Archbishop SΓΉ ......"
"Well," Todd agreed, patting him on the shoulder, "for the sake of our old friendships, I'm not going to talk nonsense." β
"Thank you," said Grand Duke Ian, who finally calmed down a little, leaned over and said pitifully, "Brother, can you plead with me in front of the archbishop......? Otherwise, if I resign as Grand Duke, what do you think?"
"Your Highness, you can eat freely, but you can't talk nonsense," Todd made a silent gesture, "if this word reaches the archbishop......
Grand Duke Ian immediately closed his mouth, his eyes flustered, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Okay, since Your Highness has no objections, let's go out. Todd clapped his hands and said softly, "I'll leave half an hour for His Highness to pack up, in fact, there is nothing to pack, Severa's side, everything is very complete." β
"Hear me, go clean up...... Grand Duke Ian sighed and instructed the butler next to him. Todd winked, and the soldiers immediately followed, monitoring the every move of everyone in the house.
"Snowton, where did you hit?" asked Grand Duke Ian, sitting down on the fur couch with blank eyes.
"King Nacini's royal chariot has just arrived in the Northwest Theater," Todd replied after a moment's thought, "if one city or one city is attacked, it will take at least a month for Snowton's army to reach the city of Severa...... Considering the reserves of grain and grass in the city, the number of troops, and the fortification of the city walls, it should not be a problem to support it for two to three months. β
"So, what about three months from now?" asked Grand Duke Ian.
"I don't know, maybe the archbishop knows, but he won't say," Todd shrugged his shoulders and smiled, "I'll build Your Highness, so don't think about it...... When the sky falls, there is naturally a holy white tower on the top, life is short, we just need to have fun in time. (To be continued!)
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