Adric didn't speak, he bowed his head and seemed to think carefully about Ruhr's words.
You can't cheat, you can't cheat.
But there is no need to hide this matter, as long as there is a decent excuse on the surface.
The key problem is: First, Gissrent can't die, he can only hurt him, not really kill him. In this case, the Landis Kingdom will not be completely turned upside down for this.
As a kingdom on the sea, since the Lantis people have been planning for so many years and waiting for the opportunity for so many years, they will never give up easily because of anger. As long as Ghisrent is not injured, it will not touch the bottom line of the Lantis people's patience, leaving room for everyone to continue to cooperate.
The second point is the most important! Assassination of Ghislund, although it can't really kill the "Children of the Storm" of the Landis Kingdom, although the crime can be pushed to the head of the warlord's partisans on the surface, it is in fact, it is not difficult for a smart person to guess the real behind-the-scenes Who is planning.
The Lantis people can guess it, and so can His Majesty Emperor Garcia.
Moreover, taking this opportunity can also give them a little "warning" to a certain extent.
Yes... WARNING.
For the Landis, warn them: no matter what our emperor thinks, at least the military of the Byzantine Empire is extremely dissatisfied with this matter, and the military will not agree with the emperor's "betrayal". It shows the military's tough stance, and it also hints at the other side: once there is a situation that the military cannot tolerate, the military will not hesitate to respond with tough measures and will never compromise. In this case, at least warn the Lantis people, don't think that you can do whatever you want by holding our emperor's mind.
Similarly, it is also a warning to the emperor: although you are the emperor, you can't do whatever you want! Although the soldiers of the empire do not allow the enemy to invade, the emperor cannot allow the emperor to arbitrarily transfer the interests of the country. When necessary, the military will take a tough attitude to oppose the decision of His Majesty the emperor. The assassination of Ghislent is a signal, and I hope His Majesty the Emperor will not go his own way. Thinking that His Majesty Garcia has just been crowned, and at this critical juncture, that His Majesty will not risk turning his face with the military and go his own way, right
Ruhr's words... Adric listened.
If it were another person, if it was not Adric who was sitting in front of Ruhr, but other military leaders such as the old Duke of Minas, I am afraid that the fat man would never dare to come out here no matter what. an idea.
Assassination of Ghislund to stop this covenant... Although this method seems to be possible, the final core issue touches a very delicate place: the authority of imperial power!
Is the country a country of one, or a country of one
The will of His Majesty has always been the final decision of the Empire. So now... When His Majesty's decision is not in line with the meaning of other power classes, can the military really go against the emperor's decision
Such an approach is tantamount to directly denying the thousands-year-old practice of "the supremacy of imperial power".
To directly violate the emperor's decision, such an approach, no matter how you say it, seems to be a bit "rebellious".
If it were another military boss in front of him, Fatty would never have come up with such an idea.
However, the person in front of him is Adric!
Adric! !
Adric, who believes in the Senate's political system! A general who was born in the Eagle family, but has a political inclination that sympathizes with or even agrees with the senate system! A senior imperial general who agrees with the idea of "limiting imperial power"!
As for Adrick's own political propositions, he himself does not have much belief in "the supremacy of imperial power" in his heart, and he is more able to accept the practice of "appropriately restricting imperial power".
Therefore, despite this idea, it seems that it is not respectful enough for His Majesty, for the emperor, for the imperial power, or even a little bit obedient...
However, for Adrick, it is not unacceptable emotionally.
Therefore, he fell silent and thought carefully about the possibility - if it were an old-fashioned military high-ranking officer like the old Duke of Minas, he would have drawn his sword directly to Fatty.
Wheels roll.
Adrick doesn't usually have the habit of riding a carriage, so the carriage that he pulled over was naturally not high-quality goods, and it was bumpy all the way.
The two imperial generals in the carriage fell into a dead silence, only the sound of the rolling wheels and the heavy breathing of the two in the carriage!
Finally... After a long time, Adric took a deep breath. When he raised his head, the general with the scarred face had a sharp look in his eyes, he gritted his teeth, and a voice that almost burst out of his teeth: "Chosen Not good."
Ruhl listened to Adric's words, and the body that was tensed just now relaxed a little. The fat man breathed a sigh of relief, lightly wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and suddenly said with a smile, "I thought you would suddenly turn your face and call me a traitor, or call the guards outside the car to tie me up and send me to the military immediately. Trial in court…”
Adric glared at Ruhr coldly: "What about the candidate! To do this, there must be a suitable candidate - Ghislent will not be without guards, and he himself is a senior general of Landis. , his skill is definitely not bad! To be able to injure him, not kill him, and at the same time... to be able to escape safely..." Having said this, Adrick's voice became more and more cold: "...and if something unexpected happens Whether it is a mission failure and exposure, or being injured and captured, you must have the determination to die, and you must not reveal the slightest bit. You must find someone you can trust."
Ruhl listened, with a mocking smile on his face, looked at Adric: "Have you thought about it for so long, just thinking about such a question?"
"What?" Adric was expressionless.
"Finding the dead is indeed an important issue, but you need to consider more and more important things." The fat man raised a finger: "The first one is your Adric's head!"
Adrick was silent.
Against the background of the rhythmic wheel shaking and crunching, the fat man's voice became more feminine: "Whether the matter is exposed or not, it won't be long anyway, everyone will know what the truth of this matter is - although no one will Stupidly pierced, but everyone, you, me, including Randy, and His Majesty the Emperor himself, will know who did this! The meaning of this matter was originally to show His Majesty the determination of the military The determination to never compromise! Your Majesty will definitely understand that the mastermind behind this matter is you, Adric! You are now the No. 1 figure in the military, and the No. 1 opponent who strongly opposes the compromise with the Landis people now. Who else could it be if it wasn't your messenger?"
Adrick remained silent.
"... So, what you need to think about is your head! Indeed... If this happens, I believe that there is a 70% chance that this covenant will be delayed for a few days, and that it will force His Majesty to face the military's will. .But! You, Adric, have since become a thorn in His Majesty's eyes, a thorn in the flesh! No emperor will tolerate having a high-level general by his side who dares to use extreme wrists against him! Especially if you still have The influence of the army! Once you do this, His Majesty the Emperor will treat you as an enemy from now on! If the Empire can tide over this difficulty, the first thing His Majesty will do in the future is to do whatever it takes to get rid of you. You rebellious military chief."
Ruhr's expression darkened: "I know you very well, Adric. You will never be the kind of minister who coerces the emperor with power. I understand your love for this country, and the integrity and fairness in your heart. So ... Once the emperor wants to settle this matter in the future, you will never be able to fight with His Majesty the Emperor... No, you will not fight him at all. No matter what charges His Majesty will confer on you in the future, or even how to deal with you, I am afraid you will. So, once you do this, you will surely die in the future! Our young emperor is not an open-minded person. I have been with him for half a year, and I know very well. Him. This young majesty, he can bear it, but his temperament is extreme in his bones. Once he deeply hates you, he will definitely find a way to kill you in the future. So... "
Adrick suddenly smiled, his smile was calm, but his tone was as cold as the evening wind outside the car at the moment.
"If it's for the country, I, Adric, don't want to be here." Adrick said lightly: "This is the way to do it."
Ruhl looked at Adrick, the fat man's eyes were solemn, and after a while, Ruhl sighed softly: "Okay... You are not afraid of death, I am not a coward, this dead man, you too Don't bother to look for it, I'll do it, my old Ruhr's skills, you should be able to rest assured, haha! Hmm... That guy Ghisrent's skills should be good, but when we were in the military academy, we were together. After drinking and fighting, I am confident that I can still solve him, hey!"
Adric glanced at Ruhl, his eyes were a little excited, but then he shook his head: "You? I'm afraid you can't do this. We want to frame the warlord's henchmen, but with your figure, I'm only afraid of the top of the empire. Anyone in there will recognize you from the back—unless you can lose a hundred pounds in two or three days."
Luer laughed dryly: "It's no use, I am a person who knows more friends than you, I know a magician friend, ask him to cast a spell on me, and change my appearance within an hour or two. And body shape, it can still be done.”
Only then did Adrick confirm that Ruhr was serious. He frowned and looked at Ruhr: "... Fatty, this is very dangerous. If you are not careful, you will die! And if you miss, you must not be caught."
"Once I lose my hand, I'll kill myself." Fatty said lightly, "I heard that a magician can make a potion, hide it in his teeth, bite it and swallow it before he dies, and the corpse will melt into a pool of blood in a moment, even if If I die, I don’t have to worry about revealing my identity—as for the outside world, let’s just say that I died in battle on the city wall, or that I was recuperating at home, and I’d be fine if I died of serious injuries.”
"...I'm not kidding with you, Fatty, I'm really going to die!" Adrick looked solemn.
"die… "
Ruhr's eyes twitched. He suddenly opened the car window and looked out the window. The night wind blew in and swept away the sultry heat in the car.
Fatty stared at the sky and didn't look back, but said in a low voice, "You know, these days, I can't sleep peacefully, every day when I close my eyes, I can see that night... I saw my brothers die in battle one by one. In front of my eyes, I saw my lieutenant, my flag officer, and my officers rushing to death. I remember one of my personal guard captains, who had been with me for almost ten years, and he did not die in many years of battle. , he was about to be discharged from the army, but because of his loyalty to me, he stayed by my side for overdue service. He often joked with me that it was the safest to be by my side, because I was the best at protecting myself. But that night , he helped me block the spears of the rebels, several spears picked him off the horse, I didn't even have time to pull him, his body was dragged into the rebel army, trampled into flesh mud . . . the dense sound of hoofs, ringing in my ears all night long..."
Fatty's voice was slow, and he suddenly twitched the corner of his mouth, showing a weird smile, and then turned his head.
His smiling face was reflected in Adrick's eyes.
"Did you mean death? I don't care at all... Because, I should have died that night, with my brothers!"
Staring into Adric's eyes, the fat man said with tears in his eyes.
…
Surrounded by guards on horseback, the carriage came all the way outside the palace.
The imperial city looks a lot more deserted than before, and even the garrison troops standing outside the palace are much less than before—most of the garrison troops have been transferred to the city wall to participate in the city defense, and there are only a few hundred garrison troops left in the palace at the moment. It only supports a shelf, and even many servants in the palace have issued weapons and armors to act as the Imperial Forest Army.
Adrick's carriage was not blocked, and was let in all the way.
At such a moment, Adric was the last spiritual pillar of Osgilia, no matter what the emperor's original intention was, he had become the emperor's biggest support. During this time, he often went in and out of the palace to report the battle situation, and the emperor also It has already been ordered that Adrick can enter and leave the palace at will.
The carriage came all the way to the former majestic palace, and then went up to the solemn dozens of wide steps.
The golden armored warriors standing on both sides here in the past are long gone, and they look deserted.
Adric and Ruhl got out of the car, and the two stood on the steps and looked around.
"Remember... when you and I were awarded generals... as generals of a corps, it was here that you received the official awards and awards from your old majesty." Ruhr suddenly sighed.
Adrick bit his lip but didn't speak.
"Don't be so nervous. Tonight, His Majesty is only meeting with Ghislent for negotiation. If a covenant is really signed, it will take a day or two at the earliest. We still have time to do it." Ruhl tried to console Adric.
Adrick nodded silently, and was about to go in with Ruhl, when he suddenly heard the direction of the road he had just come from, and there was the sound of rolling wheels.
Turning his head to look, he saw a beautiful and luxurious carriage, which was driving slowly, surrounded by a group of royal cavalry. Even the horses pulling the carriage were pure white royal horses, tall and majestic with a posture. extraordinary.
This was clearly the royal carriage, but in that carriage, through the open window, the two saw that sitting inside was the bearded Gishrent!
Jislent was dressed in bright uniforms, badges, and sashes, and was actually dressed in a full set of the highest etiquette. He looked radiant and energetic.
Ruhl immediately pulled Adric: "Ha! His Majesty sent his carriage and honor guard to pick him up in order to see Ghislund. What a big favor at that time."
Now that they met, the two simply stopped and stood on the steps, waiting for Ghisrent to arrive.
"I suddenly remembered what he said when I met Gissrent this time."
Ruhl looked at Adric: "What?"
Adrick's expression was stern: "At that time, we were standing on top of the arrow tower in the harbor area, looking at our seawall, and Gisslent said to me, 'You have a very beautiful harbor.' , well, that's what he said at the time."
Ruhl's expression changed, staring at the carriage that came from afar, and said leisurely: "Well, I remember that I seem to have heard this sentence, but the original words were not what he said, and it seems that there is half a sentence missing. ."
The two generals looked at each other and frowned at the same time.
…
About forty years ago, when the first emperor, Cantos the Great, had just ascended the throne, the state of the empire at that time was still in good condition. Although the interior was rotten, at least it still maintained the air of a grand empire. The new emperor of the Byzantine Empire was crowned, and Landis sent an envoy to congratulate him, but the congratulatory envoy at that time was unprecedented in weight!
The person who came was His Excellency Admiral Greenger, who was the then Vice Minister of the Navy of the Landis Kingdom and who had the status of the "Soul" of the Landis Navy. Back then, the Admiral Landis, who was over sixty years old, asked to climb the tower to watch the harbour view when he disembarked the ship and set foot on the shore. This request was accepted by the imperial etiquette officer in charge of receiving the messengers.
And the Admiral of the Landis Kingdom, who was at the top of the watchtower at the time, carefully looked at the whole view of the harbour area of Osgilia, and did not know whether it was motivated or deliberate, and whispered. He said a word—or to himself, but his voice was not low enough, and the imperial etiquette officers and diplomats present heard it!
"You have a beautiful harbour, but unfortunately... such a beautiful harbour should belong to a maritime power."
This sentence even almost caused a serious diplomatic friction back then.
…
The night at this moment is obviously summer, but the warm evening wind blows on the two bodies, but it seems to have a trace of chill!
As if recalling this incident at the same time, the eyes of the two generals of the empire were a little cold!