"Really majestic."
The person who greeted the king stood outside the Castle of Tru and whispered.
There were nearly three hundred people in the negotiating team, and the king's luxurious carriage was in the middle of the team. The wagon, drawn by twelve tall steeds, was as large as a small house. The oak skeleton of the wagon was plated with metal and glowed in the sun. The crimson southern velvet shrouded the wagon, shaking gently as it went.
"Don't be like a villager who hasn't seen the world."
The person in the front laughed when he heard the words.
He is a very handsome knight, with pale blond hair meticulously combed back, and deep eye sockets. If he is placed in the upper class of the palace, there must be countless ladies who are obsessed with him. And he wore a burqa with golden harp embroidery on it.
"Our majesty the king is not an ordinary person. I heard that when a large number of people were killed by hunger and cold in the north, our honorable majesty the king was making a carriage out of gold for himself."
"Why didn't he bring his golden carriage? Open the eyes of those Blaises, so that the lion's mouth can be opened a little more."
The one who spoke first sneered bitterly.
The king's courtier had seen them.
Flags waved at them in the King's procession.
"Okay, now let's go to greet your noble majesty."
The knight with pale blond hair ended the conversation, and he rode forward, the rest behind him.
In addition to the scholar judge in charge of the negotiation, there were more than a dozen iron-clad guards in scarlet capes, who surrounded the ornate carriage to separate the king from the others. Those are the king's sworn knights. However, in front of the dozen or so armored guards, there were still three people who were dressed differently.
"Sheehan."
The three recognized the blond knight approaching, and they greeted him with smiles.
The greeter led by the blond knight dismounted, and the king's procession stopped. People who travel long distances get a long-lost respite. The dozen or so armored guards were lined up on both sides, and the head of the internal affairs stepped forward and lifted the curtain of the carriage respectfully, and a hand with a rose ring stretched out from behind the scarlet fleece.
The dark gold iron rose is inlaid with a dark red gemstone in the center, which is the emblem of the Legrand royal family.
But this noble and gorgeous ring has become a foil at this time, and the hand wearing it is a more noble existence, it is like a dew embellished on a rose. That hand was as white as the cold jade sent across the sea, not as small as the ladies, nor as thick as the men.
The blond knight knelt down on one knee, held the hand stretched out from the carriage, and kissed the iron rose ring on it.
"Honored for your health. Your Majesty."
The king got down from the carriage.
This was the first time many of the greeters had seen their King.
It can be said that if you don't think about his "great achievements", many people will be happy to be loyal to such a monarch, because he really looks like the dazzling king of the court poured out of honor and luxury, the eccentric The most eye-catching one in the palace.
The king's shoulders were covered with a crimson cloak, and the inside was a dark red silk satin robe, embellished with gold rose-shaped buttons, and three layers of white lace were turned up at the neckline, and bright diamonds were set on the lace. , dazzling. A crown of jewels was worn on his silver hair, and his face was as delicate and imposing as the diamonds on him.
Perhaps looking at the entire Legrand, he could not find another handsome young man like him.
—A luxurious rose that brings corrupt death.
The blond knight thought, leading the way for the king.
After the formal meeting ceremony was over, the negotiating delegation led by the king himself passed the lowered suspension bridge and entered the city of Tru. It can be seen that they did some work to welcome the king. The shops in the castle were decorated with red cloth strips, and the people who accompanied and greeted them wore a bright red rose flower on their chests.
The owner of Tru Castle, the blond knight, Baron Sheen.
Baron Sheehan told the king that dinner and opera have been prepared for you to wash away the dust.
The people of the Legrand Empire knew that their king loved finery and feasts, all grand pomp and elegant opera.
- I just don't know why those operas that sing praises to Ming Jun failed to nurture him to be kinder.
All in all, if you want to make the irascible king feel better, there is nothing wrong with preparing more feasts and operas.
Unexpectedly, this time the king turned down banquets and operas indifferently.
In the hall of Tru Castle, the king wiped his hands with a white handkerchief. He casually looked up at the castle's owner, Marquis Sean: "Do you think the opera here has a first-class artistic standard?"
He said it in a soft, casual tone, with all the righteousness.
The well-prepared greeting gift was taken lightly and ignored, how did the principals of Tru Castle react? How can they react
- They can only maintain a smile to apologize to the king, with sincerity and fear.
"Take me up to the tower, I want to admire the style of this castle."
King ordered.
…
The tower is high, and from here you can overlook the entire castle, including the mountains and grasslands outside.
Zhu Chi stood on the tower with his hand on the stone window. Thanks to the warm crimson cloak on his body, he was not frozen by the cold at the top of the tower. The cold wind seemed to make his pupils, which were hard to keep warm, even more icy blue.
Baron Sheehan, the owner of Tru Castle, accompanied him and introduced the history of the castle to him.
Zhu Chi wasn't interested in those long family histories, and he looked at the overall condition of Tru Castle.
"Tru" means "beautiful castle" in the language of the Kingdom of Legrand, it is a strong fortress defending the city of Tru, and it is also the frontier of the military field to deal with the Blasey expedition today. In front of the castle of Trou is the deep and rapid Doma River. The king observed two megalithic fortresses built on wetlands formed by tributaries of the Doma.
A wooden bridge spanning the river was controlled by the castle turrets, which would be suspended if the enemy came from the front.
Taking the castle as the starting point, looking forward, there is a gentle undulating grassland, and on the far west side of the grassland, there is a dark green forest - there is already the undulating Conoson Mountains.
After observing the entire general terrain, the king withdrew his gaze and lowered his head slightly to look down.
His silver hair was blown by the wind on the high platform.
"...when spring arrives, the grasslands in front will be decorated with beautiful sana flowers..."
Baron Sheehan can be described as a personable nobleman, well-educated in literature, and he is good at drawing beautiful pictures with simple words.
However, the king listened quietly for a long time, but didn't get anything he wanted to know.
But the king did not interrupt him, and occasionally asked a word or two aloud.
The king leaned on the window sill and overlooked the interior of the castle from this height. The king's eyes fell to one place, and he suddenly interrupted Baron Sheehan's eloquent talk: "How is your military spending?"
he asked casually.
Baron Sheehan's expression turned gloomy for a moment, but the blond baron quickly concealed his gaffe and still smiled brightly: "Thanks to your majesty, the soldiers have just finished enjoying this year's turkey feast, I Thank you, Your Majesty, for them."
"Really?" The king straightened up, as if he didn't take the random question to heart. "That's really nice."
The mood of the young king has always been fickle.
He was the one who said he wanted to enjoy the view of the Castle of Trou, and he was the one who soon got tired of going back to his room. Baron Sheehan complied with his wishes and led the king downstairs to the prepared, warm wood-burning room.
after awhile.
Baron Sheehan hurriedly returned to the tower. He stood where the king had just stood and looked down with some doubts, trying to find what the king had just seen.
Below is a low stone house that looks no different from usual.
"... I'm over-hearted."
He breathed a sigh of relief.
at the same time.
"It was wonderful."
The king was in his room, standing by the window, refusing the lightness and casualness of the day. He stared blankly at the ice flowers on the window, as if seeing things in the distance through the ice flowers.
"My loyal lord."
Just now, when he was standing on the tower looking down, he saw a soldier dragging the slaughtered warhorse quickly through the stone room.
Under what circumstances would a cavalry slaughter a warhorse that is extremely important to him
- When there is no food, when the god of death is approaching.
The icy mask returned to the king's face.
…
Negotiations began the day after the king's arrival at Trou Castle.
The king's procession went through the wooden bridge in front of the Castle of Trou to the grassland to the north.
The specific location of the negotiation is a low-lying area between the Moon River Fortress and the Trullo Castle. The tributaries of the Doma meander through the water and grass, forming a no-man's land.
Peace agreements are usually held in such places.
The blond knight Baron Sheen stood on the tower and waved goodbye to the negotiating mission.
"Goodbye, my king."
The baron had a decent smile, impeccable.
evening.
The tent was set up on the grass between Moon River Fortress and Tru Castle. The tent at one end is red, that is the Legrand Empire ruled by the Rose family. One end is blue, and that is the kingdom of Blasey, ruled by the Tulip family.
Clear boundaries.
The two teams met face-to-face, and the tall and heroic General Blasey's expedition shook hands symbolically with the scarlet cloaked king. Zhu Chi noticed that behind the general stood a pale and thin young man.
He retracted his gaze and said succinctly, "Let's start."
Negotiations begin.
The purpose of the negotiation is to strive for favorable conditions for both sides and to end this war. Experienced legal personnel clashed, but King Legrand, one of the most important personnel, rarely appeared at the negotiating table.
The king, accompanied by his knights, spread out not far from the place of negotiation.
- This made the negotiating minister who came to secretly shake his head.
On the afternoon of the second day after the negotiation, the king met another man on the grass he frequented.
Men in black robes rose from the grass and bowed humbly to the king on the horse.
The king recognized him.
It was the young man who stood behind General Blasey's expedition that day.
"You came to see me on purpose."
The king rolled over and dismounted, causing the knights to back up a little.
"Your Majesty is not worried that I will assassinate you?" the young man reminded him, "Blasy Kingdom and Legrand are mortal enemies."