Herbert looked at Ort's gaze at this time, and was clearly full of anger at being deceived, the Elshira family actually had private dealings with the Holy Cult Army, which was a major matter related to the fate of the entire Correa. If Elshira falls to the Holy Army, the situation in Correa will change dramatically, and it will not be the Holy Army but Correa who will be in danger.

Seeing this situation, Sawin couldn't help but secretly rejoice that if he hadn't come back halfway and interrupted the negotiation between Ault and Herbert, maybe they would have reached a cooperation today, and then his trip would have been in vain. However, on the surface, Sawan still pretended to be innocent, he shrugged his shoulders and said, "Lord Herbert, you are only visiting in a private capacity, please don't get me wrong. ”

How could Herbert believe Savan's explanation, he sneered at Sawin and said, "Lord Sahain doesn't need to explain, I have my own sense of proportion. After saying that, he said to Aort again: "Lord Duke, you have too many guests today, so I won't bother, let's talk later." ”

Herbert did not wait for Alter's reply, and left the main hall of the castle with a flick of his hand. Ault looked at Herbert's fast back, and sighed secretly in his heart, this time the Elshira family was probably going to be involved in the war......

After dinner, the important members of the Elshira family were called out to Oort's private study, which was filled with dozens of large men.

"You idiots! I told you to take Savin away, how could he have run back!" Ault slammed the table angrily, his wrinkled face swollen purple.

Ault hadn't been so angry for many years, and everyone present was terrified, and the old man usually looked very easy-going, but when he really got angry, it was like a volcano erupting. The people who were in charge of accompanying Sawan in the morning were mainly Oort's grandchildren, who were a little impatient to accompany Sawan on the tour, but they did not expect that Sawan released their pigeons in the middle of the way, which was simply contempt for them.

The men had planned to find Samhaen out at night, get him drunk, strip him naked, and throw him in the square, so that Samhaen would lose face. I didn't expect someone to come to inform me before dinner time, and go to the old man's study for a meeting in the evening, and when they arrived, they were greeted with a scolding of their heads and faces, and a few people really wanted to find a crack in the ground to get into.

When Alt finally got tired of scolding, Albert dared to speak: "Father, don't be too angry, you can't blame a few of them for this matter, they don't know that Savin can fly, even we don't know, how can they know." ”

In fact, Oult also knew that he couldn't blame a few juniors for this, but he always had to find a place to vent his anger, and this anger included a lot of worries about the future of the Elshira family in addition to the events of the day.

"Okay, you all go back, give me a snack in the future, you are not too young, I can't take care of you for the rest of your life......" There was a hint of helplessness in Ault's tone.

The crowd saluted Oort, and then walked out the door, when Ort suddenly said, "Albert, Curt and Salette, you three stay." When everyone saw that Ault had left his three sons behind, they knew that there must be something important to discuss, so they all quickened their pace and hurried away from the study.

After the door was closed, Ault said, "You all know what happened today, tell me what you think." ”

Albert, the second son of Ault, had always been known for his steadiness, and he would not be the first to speak out on such a major issue. Sure enough, the first to speak was the third son Curt, who was the commander of the entire Elshira army, so his attitude also represented the attitude of the military. Just listen to Curt say: "Now that it's happened, I think it's time for us to be clear. ”

Ault asked expressionlessly, "What attitude?"

Curt hesitated for a moment and said, "I think we should march on Pesanis immediately and cooperate with the king's strategy. Curt thought he was right, and his father would be satisfied with his answer.

Unexpectedly, Aort was expressionless, neither admiring nor objecting. Ault asked Salette again, "Salette, tell me about it." ”

Salette has been in charge of the Elshira family's business and has been active all over the continent for a long time, and he has a better understanding of the situation on the continent. Salette replied: "I think we should remain neutral and not support neither the king nor the Holy Army, the situation on the continent is very complicated now, and it is dangerous to join either side rashly. ”

Ault was quite satisfied with Salette's answer, he nodded slightly, and motioned for Salette to continue, this small gesture was seen by Curt in his eyes, and he was quite unhappy in his heart. Salette continued: "Perhaps we can support one side in terms of money, so that we can neither get involved in the war nor offend the other. ”

Albert also basically agreed with Sallet's answer, this may be the best way at the moment, frankly he does not want the family to be involved in the war, but Celia is now a high-ranking general of the Holy Cult, which may become a handle in the hands of King Correa, so he also feels very conflicted.

"Saleette has a good view, and that's probably the safest way to do it," Ault said. Ault's words disappointed Curt very much, the army of the Elshira family has not experienced war for too long, and he doesn't know how long he will have to wait if he misses this opportunity, maybe he has no hope of becoming a famous general in his life.

"Albert, what do you think?" asked Ault.

"I agree with the fourth brother that the best thing to do at the moment is to remain neutral, but I think it is possible to bet on both sides, which may not necessarily be beneficial, but at least it will ensure that our current interests will not be damaged. If it's just money, we can still afford it. Albert said.

After listening to the opinions of his three sons, Ault couldn't help but think of his eldest son in the royal capital, Carter, if the eldest son was there, he might be able to see the situation more clearly. However, it is also in vain to think that although Carter won the title of Marquis, he served in the court for a long time, which is also a way for the king to control several major families.

Alt was slightly disappointed, the three sons' views on politics were still shallow, if it was yesterday, the three of them might have been right, but as soon as today's events happened, the whole situation was reversed. No matter how firmly the Elshira family supports the king now, I am afraid that the king's suspicion of the Elshira family will not be eliminated.

Herbert was the king's most trusted person, and his opinion was very influential on the king, even if Savin was driven out now, Herbert would only think that the Elsira family was forced to support the king, and no matter what the outcome of the war was, the Elsira family would be suspected of fornicating with the enemy, and this suspicion may not be eliminated overnight.

Before today, Oort's view was also inclined to neutrality, no matter who helped, money and materials were fine, but the Elsira family would not be involved in the war, so that even if it could not satisfy either side, it would not offend either side, which should be the best countermeasure.

But today Savin unexpectedly ran into Herbert, so that the suspicions of the Elsira family were difficult to clarify, and even if they sent troops to support the king, I am afraid that the king would no longer trust them. Once he is suspected of being a traitor, the king may justifiably unite with other families to deal with Elshira, and as long as he can weaken several major families, the king will not hesitate to do so.

After thinking about it, Ault found that he might have to choose the side of the Holy Cult now, but this would mean that the Elshira family would have to break with Correa completely. The Elshira family is not afraid of war, but if they turn to the Holy Army, Ort still feels uneasy, Sawan is too young, can he really command the Holy Army, is he capable of becoming the object of Elshira's cooperation...... These questions have been swirling in Aort's mind.

(End of chapter)