Chapter 157: Fear of the Inner is a Bliss
Following this gaze, Li Zijun saw Delia's slightly flustered dodge. Although she has been trying her best to disguise herself as a frightened rabbit today, this look that is extremely incongruous in the environment at this moment still betrays her inner emotions to the fullest!
Li Zijun and Jenny had already reached an agreement, and after Uncle Bilbom's funeral, they worked together to persuade the eldest sister to restore Delia's freedom. But now it seems that their idea is a bit wishful thinking, and Delia can't resolve the resentment of her husband's murder in the short term, and Li Zijun secretly reminds himself to comfort Delia after the funeral.
After Bilbom's funeral, Li Zijun buried Victoria and Barbara as a marquise, which can be regarded as giving them an explanation of their name.
Originally, Li Zijun was going to send Geraldine and the old patriarch Cronin away and talk to Delia, but the next busy time made him completely forget about it.
The day after the ashes of Victoria and Barbara were buried, Perón returned to the city of Salat with the goods.
During this time, the name Li Zijun heard most from Caroline was 'Veron'. He was also full of curiosity about this economic genius in Caroline's mouth, and when he heard the news of his return to the city, he immediately sent someone to invite him to his face.
Li Zijun wanted to test Peron's talents and hear his vision for the future economic development of the Seine Peninsula. If he is really as good as the eldest sister said, Li Zijun is ready to give him greater rights.
But what Li Zijun didn't expect was that Belon didn't seem to care about his summons. Not only that, Li Zijun also felt that he had a faint dissatisfaction with himself.
In Li Zijun's impression, this was the first time he had seen Belon, and he didn't understand where he had offended him? At this time, he suddenly thought of Kelvin's report on Belon's whereabouts during this time a few days ago, and he probably guessed some reasons in his heart. But there was no change in the expression on his face, and he even directly ignored Veron's increasingly obvious dissatisfaction with himself.
"In recent days, the officials of the Seine Peninsula have praised him, and they all say that he is responsible for the fact that the Seine Peninsula has been able to achieve the situation it is today. I invited you here today, in addition to expressing our gratitude to Mr. , I also want to see if Mr. can bend to the Seine Peninsula and serve as an economic official?" Li Zijun said politely.
"The little one is still a guilty person in the Dongyu Empire, and it is not convenient for him to be an official of the Seine Peninsula!" Belon heard Li Zijun's words, his eyes lit up, but then he thought of his own situation and the news he got a few days ago, his eyes dimmed, and he refused Li Zijun's invitation.
"This also involves another thing I want to discuss with you!" Li Zijun did not give up, and continued to say with a pleasant face.
"I hope that Sir will take the initiative to give up his previous nobility in exchange for your true freedom! Of course, I will never let Sir make such a big sacrifice for our Seine Peninsula, I will grant you the title of Viscount in the future, and you can also choose any village and town in my territory as your new territory! What do you think?"
Peron was no more than a lord before, and although the title of the Seine Peninsula seemed to be a little worse in reputation than that of the imperial court, there was no difference in actual treatment.
Originally, with the current situation of Belon, Li Zijun had no need to upgrade him to two levels of knighthood, which was somewhat mixed with some Bob ingredients.
Bob has become the commander of the Northern Legion, and Li Zijun can't help but give this old brother a little face.
"Then don't I have to give up my previous territory?" Belon didn't seem to appreciate Li Zijun's painstaking efforts, and he was still entangled in the previous question.
"You should also know the situation of your original territory by now, under the watchful eyes of all the princes, do you think that Mithril Mine can still fall into your hands?" Li Zijun suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart, put away the smile on his face, and did Zuihou's efforts to impress Belon.
"I don't dare to think about any Mithril mine, I just want to keep the territory that my family left me. And as far as I know, it's not like you don't have nothing to do!" Veron finally told the truth from the bottom of his heart.
"As long as the adults help me keep that territory, I will be a cow and a horse for the adults in this life!" Belon seemed to be suddenly stimulated, and his voice became louder.
"When cattle are horses and horses, I don't lack these two beasts here! I can't help your territory, if you have to dwell on this, sir, then our conversation today can end here!" Hearing Belon's words, Li Zijun's heart became angry, and he coldly issued an eviction order to Belon.
Belon was stunned by Li Zijun's eyes, he didn't expect Li Zijun to be so decisive, and he didn't give him a chance to continue talking. This was completely different from the judgment of the person who delivered the message to him, and he was a little stunned for a moment.
"I heard that someone talked to you about this before, but you refused without thinking about it, my lord! My lord, you can't think about it anymore, even if I give you all the family property, as long as you can help me keep that territory!" Belon no longer had the momentum he had just now, and he pleaded with Li Zijun in an almost pleading tone.
"Your possessions are a little less! Didn't the man who delivered the message to you tell you what he wanted from me?
"I'm afraid that your little wealth is not even worth one-ten-thousandth of my Seine Peninsula, don't you think the gap between the two is really too big?!"
Belon was completely stunned when he heard this, Li Zijun's words were very different from the words of the person who delivered the news to him! From the bottom of his heart, Belon didn't believe that Li Zijun would deceive, and the reason was very simple: there was no need!
But the identity of the person who came was extremely special, so that Beron could not raise any suspicion, and he was also confused at the moment, not knowing what to say next.
"To tell you the truth, I really appreciate my husband's talent in business, and I hope to give him a chance to show his ambitions. I know that this will cost you a lot, and I am willing to do my best to compensate you! But Sir's request is too high, I can't meet Sir's request at all, I can only say sorry to you!"
"During this period of time, Sir has paid a lot for the healthy development of the Seine Peninsula! On behalf of all the people of the Seine Peninsula, I would like to express our sincerest gratitude to you! In the future, no matter what you need, as long as we can do it, we will go all out to complete it for you! Only now, we in the Seine Peninsula may not be able to continue to keep you to help us!" After saying this, Li Zijun no longer paid attention to Beron, who was still standing in front of him stupidly, and waved his hand to his subordinates to send him out of the house.
Belon never thought that today would be such a result, he stumbled to the door of the study, Zuihou still couldn't help but stop and turned his head to Li Zijun and asked:
"Is it really impossible for me to get my territory back again?"
"There may be many people who can help you do it, but my ability is really limited, I really can't help you with this matter!" Li Zijun didn't expect that Belon was still having illusions at this time, and he answered his question coldly.
Seeing that Li Zijun had turned his gaze in other directions, it was obvious that he didn't want to continue to pay attention to him, he sighed and walked out of the room.
Looking at the back of Belon leaving, Li Zijun smiled bitterly and shook his head, his group of brothers are really pressing step by step, not giving up any opportunity to hit him, even a little person like Belon, they have already begun to pay attention!
It's just that Li Zijun is not in a hurry about Belon, he knows very well that Belon is just being encouraged by some people, and he will soon figure out the key to it afterwards.
Without Li Zijun's help, Belon would not have been able to get out of the Seine Peninsula at all, and he would still be a prisoner of the Dongyu Empire. Even as long as Li Zijun is willing, he can make Belon lose his freedom again in minutes!
When Belon realized this, that was the moment when he turned back and prayed to Li Zijun, even if he wanted to be stubborn to the end, he had a woman by his side who was both smart and could restrain him, and that woman would not allow him to do so!
Although Bob is Beron's eldest brother, and has been promoted to the commander of the Northern Legion at this moment, he is still a subordinate of the Sixth Prince, and without the order of the Sixth Prince, he does not dare to provide any help to Beron in this matter!
Therefore, there is no suspense about Peron's return. Li Zijun is most concerned about now, who is secretly making trouble for himself?
In Kelvin's report to Li Zijun, only Belon's sister and brother-in-law met Beron alone during this time, and Belon's performance also proved that he trusted his sources very much, which means that the people who were most likely to bring the news to Belon were his sister and brother-in-law.
On the surface, only the two of them know the details of the conversation between Li Zijun and Hirst. Li Zijun never mentioned this matter to anyone else, and even Caroline and Jenny had no idea about it, and there was absolutely no possibility that he would leak it out. It is normal to infer that Belon's sister and brother-in-law should have been assigned by the sixth prince.
But this matter is too obvious, and in Kelvin's investigation, it was never found that Beron's sister and brother-in-law had any intersection with the sixth prince, which also made it difficult for Li Zijun to directly put the blame on Abraham's head.
Through this incident, Li Zijun also thought of the third sister and the third brother-in-law smuggling drawings. They will do this for no reason?
During that time, the eldest prince and the sixth prince were trying to win over themselves, and logically speaking, neither of them should have such actions, so why did the third sister and the third brother-in-law betray the interests of the Seine Peninsula? The more Li Zijun thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, and he suddenly felt that he was being targeted by an unknown terrible liliang! After he decided that after this matter of Belon was over, he must go and personally Delia to find out who was trying to deal with him.
Belon didn't let Li Zijun wait too long, and the day after he left Li Zijun, he was 'detained' by Fei Yi in front of Li Zijun.
Looking at Belon's frightened look, Li Zijun couldn't help but smile secretly in his heart, it seems that his reputation for being afraid of his wife is really well deserved.
"My lord, please look at my brother's face, don't blame Veron, he already knows that he is wrong!" Fei Yi said as he kicked Belon, who was kneeling on the ground.
"My lord, I was wrong! I am willing to give up the nobility granted to me by the imperial court, please allow me to belong to your side and contribute to the development of the Seine Peninsula!" Veron hurriedly followed Fei Yi and said.
"Sister Fei Yi, hurry up and let Mr. get up, what does it look like for the next generation?"
"He deserves it! He should have died on his knees in this place today!" Fei Yi said as he gave Veron another kick.
Seeing Fei Yi's pretentious appearance, Li Zijun shook his head with a wry smile, got up and personally helped Belon up, and ordered his subordinates to prepare chairs for both of them.
As soon as Veron was about to sit down, he stood up again in Fei Yi's angry eyes.
Seeing that the couple was willing to fight and suffer, Li Zijun didn't have any opinions.
"When did I say that I was going to drive him out of the Seine!? Sir is a kind man to us in the Seine, and it is too late for us to welcome him, how can we drive him away?!"
"I just think that since Mr. is unwilling to stay in the Seine Peninsula to serve, it is not good for us to continue to delay Mr. here!" Li Zijun did have the idea of forcing Peron to leave the Seine Peninsula, but he did not say this sentence directly, at this time, he could enjoy the happiness of the superior reversing black and white!
"My lord, you are the savior of Beron and me, and without your help, he would still be suffering in the bitter kiln! Except for the Seine Peninsula, Perón is a prisoner wherever he goes, let alone any delay!"
"I'll tell you the truth, a few days ago, while I was away, Belon's sister and brother-in-law found him and said something that didn't make sense, and he himself is a tendon, and he is more energetic with you because of the matter of the territory! I promise that he will never dare to have any other extravagant hopes of working well for you in the Seine, but I ask you not to blame him again and drive him out of the Seine. ”
"Grand Duke, I was really wrong! I will never have any illusions of returning to the territory again!" Belon knelt down in front of Li Zijun again under the threat of Fei Yi's eyes.
"Sister Fei Yi, you have been too worried, you and Monsieur Peron have always been our most welcoming guests on the Seine Peninsula, and I promise you that you can always live here as long as you want!"
"I don't know what Sister Ling specifically said to my husband, but there is one thing I want to explain to you clearly, there are indeed people who are willing to help you win back your original territory, but the other party's conditions are too high! I didn't exaggerate last time, the other party really aimed at the entire Seine Peninsula! I think the other party is not so much talking to me about the conditions, it is better to say that he is joking with me!"
"The most important thing is that once the Mithril Mine really falls into our hands, not only will we not get any benefits, but it will only be followed by endless troubles, which is why I rejected the other party at that time!"
"Last time, my husband was in a hurry, and I didn't have time to explain it to him. Whatever Mr. Chooses in the future, we don't want any misunderstanding between us because of this matter!"
"I'll just say that your sister doesn't have a good heart! Your territory is simply a land of right and wrong, and it's too late for others to push it out, but she is encouraging you to force the adults to help you take it back!"
"Where was she when you were in trouble? When I went to look for them, they avoided me one by one like a plague, and they didn't even dare to see me!"
"Now that I see that your life is better, I have jumped out one by one! Belon, you touch your conscience and think about it, if it wasn't for the adults who took the risk of letting you out, you would still be waiting to die in the prison at the moment!" Fei Yi pointed at Belon and scolded more and more, Zuihou was so angry that tears rained down, rushed forward and kept beating his shoulder with his fist.
In the face of Fei Yi's raining fists, Belon knelt on the ground and didn't dare to move. Fei Yi is not making a show for Li Zijun, she is fist-punching, and Li Zijun is a little shocked, so she hurriedly asked Catherine to step forward and pull Fei Yi away.
"My lord, I really figured it out, I have already written the paperwork of exchanging titles and territories for freedom. As he spoke, Belon took out the already wrinkled paperwork from his arms, and he calmed it out slightly in embarrassment, and handed it to Li Zijun.
"Please also help me transfer it to the imperial court!"
Li Zijun took the paperwork and put it on the table without even looking at it, this is a result he had thought of earlier, he originally wanted to wait until Belon came to beg for him, and demote him to a knighthood, but when he saw Belon's faintly blue forehead, he sighed.
"Monsieur Peron, my previous conditions remain the same, as long as you are willing to come out and work for the Seine Peninsula, I will still grant you the title of viscount, and at the same time allow you to choose a village or town in my territory as your new territory. What do you think?" Li Zijun finally retracted his idea because of the relationship between Fei Yi and Bob.
"My lord, I've really figured it all out, I don't dare to have any other ideas, I just want to have a piece of mountain land where I can move the family cemetery over!" Belon finally accepted Li Zijun's offer.
Although the matter of Peron went through some twists and turns, it was finally resolved satisfactorily. Li Zijun was very happy and left the Belon couple to have dinner in the mansion.
Fei Yi still remembered Li Zijun's habit of being delicious, so she asked someone to get some precious ingredients and cook them herself, which made Li Zijun feel the deliciousness of the world again.
After sending off the Belon couple, Li Zijun did not go directly to his room, he came to the small courtyard where his eldest sister Caroline lived all the year round.
"I thought you were preoccupied just now, why did you think there was something wrong with this matter of Belon?" Caroline asked as she welcomed Li Zijun into her living room.
"It seems that I am still not sophisticated enough, and you can see through my thoughts at a glance!" Li Zijun looked at Caroline and shook his head with a wry smile and sighed.
"Don't be discouraged, I can see through you, it's just because I understand your habits, and in front of others, you've behaved very well!"
"My habits?" Li Zijun looked at Caroline warily.
"Whenever you think about something, you always like to tap your fingers lightly on the table. When you were just eating, you seemed to be smiling and listening to us chat, but your fingers betrayed your thoughts several times!"
"Really?" asked Li Zijun, looking at his fingers.
Caroline didn't speak this time, just nodded slightly.
"It's not a good habit, I have to find a way to change it!"
"Jenny and I think you're in good habits, and at least we can guess what you're doing once in a while. You're getting more and more incomprehensible to us now, at a young age, you're about to become an old man!" Caroline couldn't help but complain a few words when she thought of Li Zijun's recent performance.
"Okay, what the hell are you doing to come to me so late?" Caroline saw Li Zijun touch his nose in embarrassment, and she resisted the idea of exposing his habit.
"Eldest sister, have you noticed that there is a mysterious liliang on the Seine Peninsula that is causing trouble for us again?"
"Did you find anything?" Hearing Li Zijun's question, Caroline's expression became serious.
"The third sister and the third brother-in-law are rich and wealthy, and they want to steal the blueprints of our secret weapon. If the third brother-in-law is a money-obsessed person, I can still believe it, but the third sister-in-law shares weal and woe, how can she be involved in this matter? What is it that attracts them to such an idea?"
"And then there's the matter of Belon, I just wanted to recruit Belon, and someone came to him to tell the truth. Although this incident has been brought to zuihou and everyone is happy, this is a danger signal after all! Especially when these two things are connected, the more I think about it, the more I feel that it is not simple!"
"Could it be the eldest prince and the sixth prince?"
"It's possible, but I don't think it's likely! The eldest prince is trying to coordinate the various ministries in order to win the position of Minister of War, and he does those things that are obviously aimed at him at this time, which does not seem to be in his interests, and the sixth prince is seeking any partner in his heart to cooperate with, in order to confront the eldest prince after he obtains the position of Minister of War, and he has no reason to deal with us. ”
"Cult of the Dark Moon God?"
"The power framework of the Dark Moon God Sect in Dongyu has been formed, and their biggest target is the Six Princes, isn't it a bit too much to move me at this moment?" Li Zijun shook his head again and denied Caroline's speculation.
"And who do you think the most likely person will be?"
When Li Zijun heard Caroline's question, his brows furrowed, and he didn't find anything for a while.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in Li Zijun's mind, and he seemed to have found some clues.