Chapter 203: Coercion and Temptation
The Duke of Amberton was covered in sweat and kept wiping his handkerchief, and Savan's words made him completely less tough than before. The Duke of Amberton is not a timid person, but if Samhain is telling the truth, then Hilonis is very dangerous, once the Magic Guild intervenes strongly, then it will not be a question of changing the king, I am afraid that whether this kingdom can exist or not is a problem.
The more the Duke thought about it, the more anxious he became, if he really launched a coup d'état according to Savin and others, he would be the sinner pointed out by Qianfu, but if he didn't do it, it would be difficult for him to clear himself of the charge of rebellion. The Duke thought that the best thing to do was to persuade Savin to abandon the coup d'état, so that he would not have to risk his head to carry out the coup d'état, nor would he have to bear the charge of selling land privately to the rebels.
The Duke thought to himself, "It is better to let them retreat, so that they will not take all their anger out on me......"
Then the duke put on a serious face and said, "Sawan, you are still young, why do you have to do such a rebellious thing? In fact, you can achieve something else by doing it, so why take such a big risk? If you need money, what I have here is it, you can take it......
Sawin laughed in his heart when he heard the duke's words, at this time he actually wanted to buy himself with money, this old man really couldn't change his greedy character until he died. Sawan interrupted the Duke with a wave of his hand and said, "My lord, we have money, and if it is for money, we will not do it." If you want to use the money to send us away, forget it. ”
Seeing that Savin was not moved by money, the duke changed his words: "Even if you really want to carry out a coup d'état, I think there is almost no chance of success, not to mention anything else, you can't enter the palace alone, the palace is heavily guarded, how many of you can attack the palace? I think you have made a mistake." ”
Sawan smiled, "Who said we must attack the palace, isn't there still a duke? ”
The duke's face twitched, and it took a long time to squeeze out a sentence: "You...... You guys...... It's going to kill me. ”
Sawan said: "Lord Duke, I don't think you should hesitate, don't you want to taste what it is like to be a king? As far as I know, this throne should have been yours, so are you willing to give it to others?"
The Duke did not answer Savan, but said, "Even if you trick the king here, what are you going to do with the five thousand city defenses? By the way, how many of you would dare to do such a rebellious thing?"
Sawan will not hand over his old bottom to the other party, he smiled: "You don't have to worry about this, in short, as long as you are willing to cooperate, I guarantee that this thing will be successful, now it depends on your attitude." ”
The duke saw that he could not convince the other party, but he refused to agree, so he kept silent to see what they could do with him. The Duke believed that Savan would never dare to kill him, and that the whole plan would not be possible if he killed him, so he closed his eyes and refused to speak again.
Seeing that the Duke had adopted a strategy of passive resistance, Sawan did not rush him, but sat quietly and waited. When the Duke saw that Savan no longer spoke, his heart became even more empty, could they have any back, so sure that he would definitely agree? Just as the Duke kept speculating, a person suddenly broke in from outside the door, with an anxious look on his face, and it seemed that something big had happened.
"Lord Duke! Oh no! something is wrong!" shouted as the visitor entered.
The duke, who was already upset, was shouted by him like this, and immediately shouted angrily: "What are you shouting! I'm not dead yet!"
The person who came was a butler in the Duke's Palace, and he thought that he would get a good impression of the Duke by coming to report in such a hurry, but he was scolded by the Duke head-on, and he was so frightened that he couldn't speak. The duke's nostrils were full of breath, like an angry bull, and it took a while to reluctantly suppress his anger, and he asked very impatiently, "Say!
"This ......," the butler looked at Savin and Alwin, and looked like he was about to say something.
The Duke said impatiently, "Say what you say, Look!" The Duke poured all the anger he had received from Sawan on the butler's head.
"Yes...... My lord......" The butler hesitated for a moment and said, "Just now someone broke into the place where the ladies and ladies lived, and put ...... ...... them It's all hijacked!"
"What!" the Duke stood up, feeling his head dizzy and almost falling.
Seeing that the duke's eyes were so wide that they almost jumped out of their sockets, the butler saw that he was so angry that he took a few steps back, for fear that the duke would take his anger on himself.
"Poof!" Sawan on the side finally couldn't help laughing, and even the always reserved Alvin pursed his lips desperately, but the smile on his face couldn't be hidden.
"You ...... You are despicable!" the Duke finally understood what was going on, and turned his head angrily at Savan and scolded.
"All right, my lord. Sawan came to the duke's side and patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's just a joke on our part, don't be so angry, your family will be fine, I can guarantee that." ”
"Isn't that too much, how can you threaten my family, I tell you, I will never cooperate with you!" said the Duke, waving his fist angrily.
Savin looked at the butler and waved at him, "It's all right, it's just a little joke with the duke, you can step down." ”
The butler looked at the duke, as long as the duke gave an order, he immediately went to mobilize the soldiers in the palace, there were more than a hundred soldiers to defend the duke, and they could chop these villains into meat at any time. However, the duke only shook his head dejectedly, and said to the butler, "You stand down, don't tell anyone about this, I will take care of it myself." ”
The butler's eyes widened in disbelief, the ladies of the palace had been kidnapped, and the duke didn't care at all, what was going on?
Seeing that the Duke was so sensible, Sawin was even more confident that the Duke would finally agree to the matter, and he knew that the Duke would actually be able to make up his mind with just one more push.
Sawan glanced at Alvin, who came to the duke and said, "My lord, what you are worried about is that you will not be able to face the royal family and the public in the future, in fact, you don't have to worry about this, to be honest, this country is too small, our goal is much bigger than this, the action taken now is only temporary, in the future this country will be returned to the royal family, when the time comes, whether it will be returned to the original king, or you continue to serve is up to you." ”
"Is that true?" asked the duke, as if grasping at a life-saving straw.
"Hmph, the Magic Guild is so big, can it look like just a Hironis?" Sawan sneered.
As soon as the duke heard the reason, the Magic Guild took a lot of trouble to make it really not worth it for a small country in Hironis, they must have a bigger goal, this is just a small goal for them, and they will definitely not occupy this place for a long time in the future. The Duke figured this out and nodded with difficulty: "Well, I have one condition, as long as you agree to me...... Only...... Cooperate. ”
"Tell me, what?" asked Alwin.
"You must not harm the king and his family, nor destroy the palace, nor ......," said the duke.
"Don't worry, we're not interested in the king's family, and as long as they don't resist, we won't hurt them. Sawan assured.
The Duke wiped the sweat from his forehead, as if he had collapsed, leaned back in his chair, and looked blankly at the cold tea on the coffee table. Sawin felt that he should be encouraged, and if the Duke was too negative, it would affect the whole plan, at least to give him some enthusiasm.
Sawan smiled and said to the duke, "Lord Duke, I have heard that there are many gold and silver treasures in the palace, and they are all yours. ”
The Duke didn't speak, but his eyes lit up.
(End of chapter)