With the arrival of the duke, the whole coup plan has real feasibility, according to Alwin's plan, the city defense army must be stabilized first, otherwise it will definitely fall into a bloody battle in the end. In order to stabilize the city defense, it is indispensable to rely on the power of the duke, although the duke rarely participates in government affairs, but after all, the status is noble, and there are few people who can be equal to the Duke of Amberton in a small country like Hironis.

Alwyn came up with an idea to ask the Duke to win over the general of the city defense army, Baron Azil, if not to pull him into the coup team, at least to keep the other party neutral, so that the coup was much more certain.

Alwyn had already studied this Baron Azil beforehand, this man was from a humble background, and he gradually climbed to this position from the middle and lower ranks, and finally sat in this important position because he was good at drilling. Most of these characters regard their own interests as more important than anything else, so as long as sufficient conditions are prescribed, the possibility of winning over is still quite large.

There were not many troops in the whole country of Hironis, a total of tens of thousands, most of them were stationed on the border, so the city defense army of the royal capital became the biggest factor affecting this coup, and getting the city defense army coup was equivalent to half the success. Alwyn told the duke about his plan, and the duke saw that he was going to win over Azil of the city defenses, which was not difficult for him, as long as he didn't let him lead people to break into the palace.

So the next day the Duke sent an invitation to Baron Azier to his house for a banquet. Baron Azier, who received the invitation, was a little flattered, the other party was one of the best nobles in the royal capital, and it was an opportunity to add glory to his face if he could issue an invitation to an upstart like himself.

Without even thinking about it, Baron Azier agreed at once, and was invited to the Duke's palace that evening. The duke's hospitality surprised Azil so much that he was the only one who invited him, so the duke held a banquet specially for him, which made Azil, who usually wandered around taverns and other places, a little flustered.

After three rounds of drinking, the Duke began to reveal the intention of wooing, although Azier couldn't ask for it, but at the critical time, he pretended to be reserved, which made the Duke of Amberton hate a little itchy tooth. The Duke of Amberton said in his heart: "I wooed you in a low manner, and you pretended to be me, if it wasn't for the imchoice, I would have given you two big slaps a long time ago." ”

At the critical moment, the Duke finally threw out the bait, he hinted to Azil that the number two person in the army was about to retire soon, and the vacant position had not yet been determined, and the Duke could recommend it for him. As soon as Azil heard that there was a chance for promotion, he immediately threw his reserve out of the clouds, and wagged his tail desperately like a pug, which made the duke's disdain for him even deeper.

Amberton saw that the other party had already taken the bait, so he asked him not to react to the changes in the city in a few days, just pretend not to know, and give him a lot of benefits at that time. When Azier heard the duke make such a request, he couldn't help but be a little suspicious, this request was really unreasonable, could it be that the duke wanted to do something unseemly?

The Duke of Amberton had expected such a reaction, and if he hadn't even been alert, he would have been an idiot as the commander-in-chief of the city defenses. In order to dispel his doubts, the Duke of Amberton invited Alwyn out, and Elwyn came to explain to Azil. In fact, Alvin and Sawan had been listening to their conversation behind a screen in the banquet hall, and when the Duke summoned him, Alvin walked out immediately.

"Lord Azil, this is one of my agents in business, Mr. Elwin. The Duke introduced Azil.

Alwyn nodded politely to Azil, who looked at this scholar-like young man and didn't look like a businessman, but the Duke had already said so, and he could only nod in return. The Duke continued: "Actually, I want your help for a business matter, so let Mr. Alwyn explain it." ”

Alwyn had already finished his draft, and he said to Azil, "Your Excellency, we have recently had a shipment of goods that we want to bring into the city, so I would like you to ask for your help to be accommodating, and can you pretend that nothing happened on the appointed night." ”

Azir deliberately pretended to be puzzled and said, "What kind of goods, as long as they are handled according to the normal procedures, why bother?"

Alwyn replied, "Don't tell you, the goods don't see the light of day, so ......," he said, secretly stuffing Azil with a list. Azil took it and looked at it, only to see that it was a temporary withdrawal slip from the vault, with an amount of 10,000 gold coins.

"Oh my God! so much money!" Azil almost cried out, although he was a baron, he had never seen so much money in his family for a long time. I saw that Azil's hand holding the list was a little trembling, and he couldn't say a word for a long time.

The Duke and Alwyn looked at each other and smiled, knowing that there was a good chance that this matter was already nine times out of ten, and this Azil was indeed a master who saw money.

With this 10,000 gold coins at the bottom, the next talks came naturally, and Azil only thought that the Duke and others wanted to smuggle goods, and it was not the first time he had encountered such a thing, but it was indeed the first time that such a large amount of money was made. The two sides agreed that on the day of the operation, Azir would lead the main men of the city defense army out of the city for drills, leaving only a small number of his cronies to guard, and as long as Alwyn showed the pass he issued, the defenders of the city would definitely let them go.

The reason why he had to lead the team out of the city for training was to prevent someone from suing afterwards, and when the time came, Azil only had to say that he was not in the city and didn't know, so that even if something happened, he could find a subordinate to take the blame for him. Azil was pleased with the arrangement, and he had a lot of money without taking any risks, so why not.

After taking care of the city defense here, the next thing to do was for the Duke to invite the king to his home, and at the same time, Hortz led the White Griffin Mercenary Regiment to wait outside the city. According to the original plan, the mercenary group dressed up as merchants and porters, and drove dozens of carriages, which were filled with large boxes, each box could hide a soldier, and weapons and other items were hidden under the carriage.

Finally, the day before everyone agreed, the duke had already entered the palace to invite the king to the ducal palace for a banquet, on the grounds that the duke was about to marry his daughter, so he wanted to arrange a grand party to officially introduce the future son-in-law to the high society of the royal capital. King Malveis III didn't think much about it at all, and immediately agreed, as the king of Hironis, there were actually very few things to worry about, and the main energy was basically spent on social entertainment, and it was ordinary to participate in such a banquet.

As the sky gradually darkened and the time for the coup was approaching, the mood of Sawan and the others began to slowly tense. Among them, the most nervous is the Duke of Amberton, this matter can be said to have taken his entire net worth, once he fails, he can't dare to think about it anymore......

As the time for the dinner approached, the sumptuous carriages stopped in front of the Duke's Palace, and the nobles and ladies of the upper class dressed up and fluttered like flowers and butterflies. The entire Duke's Palace has been renovated and filled with a festive atmosphere, and no one would have imagined that tonight would usher in a great change in the history of Hieronis.

The Duke and Lady of Amberton greeted the guests with a smile on their faces at the door of the banquet hall, and seeing that the guests had already arrived but there was no trace of King Marves, the Duke's heart was as anxious as if it were burning. In normal times, he would not be so anxious, it is normal that some guests at the banquet could not arrive in time, but today is completely different, what if the king does not arrive, will he find out something......

This series of questions buzzed in the Duke's mind like a fly that could not be driven away, and he could not rest for a moment. As time went by, the guests were almost seated, but there was still no sign of the king, and the Duke of Amberton's heart had risen to his throat, and the matter had really been exposed?

At this moment, someone shouted: "His Majesty King Marves III has arrived!"

(End of chapter)