Section 74 poaching

Under Ashrufat's gaze, the little girl looked a little flustered. "Yes...... Can it be done?" she asked. Even though Ashrufat could see that this was not what she meant to say,

"Absolutely. Ashruphat pointed out the door. "No minister is allowed to carry a guard in the palace, in other words, no matter how powerful Byron is, he is just a powerless old man in the palace. He said. "And he's defenseless against you. As long as you want, you don't even need to ask a reliable subordinate to help you, you can do it yourself. All you need is a small packet of poison...... Put it in the wine and you can make it disappear forever. The source of the poison is easy because you already have to study botany. If you're going to collect some rare plants in the name of learning...... That's something that no one will notice. He said. "The chances of success are very high. Of course, if you want, you can let me do it, or change someone, for example, I think Phalysis will be happy to do it for you. ”

"But...... But ......" the little girl wanted to say and stopped.

"Do you think he is innocent and should not have ended up like this?" asked Ashrufat. The little girl was silent for a few seconds and nodded vigorously.

"Your Majesty, do you see what's sitting under you?"

"Ah...... It's the throne. The little girl looked under her buttocks. It is a classic throne, made of wood and stone. Like all thrones in the world, it was not for comfort, but for majesty, so the throne was made very large. This throne seems too big even for a burly adult, and even more so for a little girl.

"This throne is...... Has it been around since ancient times?" asked Ashrufat. "Unfortunately, it's not. It was built by Garunas on the bones and blood of countless people. Perhaps Garunas created this throne with lofty ideals, but the foundation of the throne itself was made with the blood of innocents!"

"Nonsense!" retorted softly the little girl.

"Didn't we just discuss Garunas' attack on Tiberius, who was so generous that he sent hundreds of thousands of people into the arms of the gods in one breath...... To say that all these people deserve it and deserve it, even you don't think it's possible. ”

The little girl's expression seemed to be holding her breath, and her face was red. It could be seen that she tried her best to refute, but she was speechless for a while.

"Since there are already so many innocent souls under this throne, even if our Duke Byron is added, it doesn't matter. Innocent or not...... What is it?"

"But he's a minister. ”

"That's right, it's because he's a minister – and of course General Rafa – that in the fight between the two of them, a lot of people will die for various reasons. The two of them are chess players, and those who die are chess pieces, and as long as the chess players do not admit defeat, then the game will definitely continue. If they continue to fight like this, more people will die. In order to save as many people as possible, it is necessary to kill as necessary, isn't that exactly what you have agreed to?, and that's why Garunas slaughtered Tiberius on a massive scale. ”

“...... But...... He didn't threaten me...... Kill him......"

He looked at the little girl and smiled again. "Can't make up your mind?"

"Do it...... It's not right......" replied the little girl in a voice as light as a mosquito. "Moreover, he is the regent, and if he dies, then it will not be ...... The country is in turmoil......"

Ashrufat just laughed this time and didn't answer. There was an awkward silence in the room.

"Let's go back. After a long time, the little girl finally spoke.

"Absolutely. ”

The two men began to follow the same path back to the dormitory. When they came to the meeting, they were accompanied by a group of Praetorian Guards, but when they returned, only Ashrufat accompanied the little girl. In fact, this was the case the last time we met.

"In the afternoon, can you accompany me out again?" the little girl said softly.

Ashruphat looked around, but no one else was listening. "Absolutely. He said.

"You won't dissuade me?"

"Why should I dissuade you?" said Ashrufat. "I don't want to go to the gallows yet. ”

The little girl bit her lip and changed the subject.

"As the queen, am I still missing something?"

"A lot is missing. Ashrufat replied. "It's too much. ”

"What's the most important thing? Wait, don't say it one by one, let's talk about the most important one first. ”

"You...... Didn't think of herself as a queen. Ashrufat said. When he said this, the little girl looked at him in surprise.

"If you really think of yourself as a queen, then you won't allow your subordinates to quarrel in meetings. Ashruphat explained. "Everyone thinks of you as the 'queen of apprenticeship,' even yourself. ”

"But...... Everyone thinks so, and if I don't change their opinion...... So what can I do?"

"You can tell the minister who has gone too far to get out of the room. If he doesn't listen, then you can order the guards to kick him out of the room. Ashrufat replied nonchalantly.

"Will they listen to me......? Will you listen to me?"

"How can you know the way without trying? You have the courage to sneak out of the palace alone and venture into the dangerous corners of Eagle City—risking your own safety. Don't you have the courage to rebuke a subordinate at a meeting?"

The little girl was silent for a while. They remained silent all the way back to the dormitory, where they sat down at the table where they had been reading.

"That...... Ashrufat...... Don't you think...... It's dangerous for me to slip out of the city like this?"

"That's true. Ashrufat replied.

"I don't want to go out. The little girl said seriously. "No, I'll go to the side again this afternoon, but this is the last time. Later, you ...... Can you teach me all sorts of things?"

"Of course, although my job is to be a personal bodyguard, even if I give some personal opinions, I don't think even the Grand Director of Skadera will care. For now, let's take a look at the course...... Oh, and the next lesson is about the history of the church......"

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"Essien, you look good. Cleo pulled out a chair and sat down generously. "Why, is something good happening? I guess the Duke has appointed you commander of the Guards??"

"Hah...... Ha Lu Ha ...... How is this possible!" Esin laughed. "I'm just a knight, and I don't think it's possible to sit in that position without an earl's title. ”

There weren't many people in the tavern at this time, so a beautiful waitress quickly walked up and offered Clio a beautiful goblet of wine. Of course, I poured him half a glass of blood-red wine by the way.

Clio took a sip of his glass. "The taste is really bad. He commented. "Compared to the last golden wine, this stuff is like sour soup. ”

"Hey, the last time it was public spending, this time I invited you to drink. Forget it, I really can't afford that kind of wine with my income, it's so expensive!" said Essien with a smile, taking a sip from his glass. "Maybe I'll be able to treat you and that wine in three years' time. ”

"Does it take three years?"

"Ah, that's just an estimate. Maybe it won't take that long. Essien replied. The two of them looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

"By the way, how is Phalysis doing?" asked Essien suddenly.

"Why do you ask this?"

"Isn't it normal for me to care about my colleagues, of course?" laughed Essien. "Well, I know from the duke, you are the person in charge of this matter. I felt the need for me to learn...... Hey, the last negotiation with Ashrufat was a complete failure. I should always learn from my failures, don't I? That fellow Phalysis is loyal to General Rafah, I'm pretty sure of that. So I'm curious how you managed to accomplish such an amazing thing and bring that guy to our side. ”

"Ah, this...... Isn't there an old saying: as long as the hoe is swung well, there is no corner that cannot be dug down. Cleo smiled slyly. "All we need is skill and patience. With these two, there is no one in this world who cannot be bought. ”

"I understand patience, but what is the technique, or rather, what is the key point?"

"Woman. Clio replied. "What is the greatest enemy of a single man living in a royal city? Although he was loyal to General Rafah, one cannot send loneliness with loyalty. So," he smiled. He met a woman by chance. ”

"Blowing the pillow wind? Am I misjudged? If the pillow wind can blow, then his loyalty is limited. ”

"Of course it's not pillow wind, that kind of thing can't deal with people like Phalysis. But...... A person has a family, and even children...... Then he will have all sorts of new problems. You know, apart from other things, what do you think is the biggest difference between the Duke of Byron and General Rafa? Of course, the Duke of Byron is richer and richer. ”

"Ah...... Ah......h

"When a family has a difficult situation that it has to rely on money to solve...... Loyalty is useless. Clio replied. "No one can refuse a well-intentioned monetary support...... But if you accept the money, then at least you accept the kindness of the other person. Then, the relationship will slowly get closer. He laughed widely. "To be specific, I arranged for the woman to have an illness that required huge medical bills. The tragedy of our General Rafa came, he could not help his men through the difficulties, and then the loyalty of his men to him was dealt a heavy blow. It's as simple as that. If a person is unable to provide support to his subordinates, then his subordinates lose the motivation to be loyal. ”