Xia Ya was dragged to and fro by the people around him, only to feel that his mind was blank, and the messy thoughts turned into a pot of porridge.
After such a toss, the banquet, which had already come to an end, suddenly climaxed again. Several officers ran out. After a while, two barrels of wine were brought from there, and they rushed into the venue with them. The atmosphere suddenly became With enthusiasm, everyone raised their glasses to congratulate the son-in-law of Xiaya and Adric.
Adrick's mood is very high. Usually, this general is very strict and is known for his majesty, but at this moment, he is drinking happily, chatting and laughing, and his subordinates toast, and all the wine is dry, and it is extremely happy. Xia Ya was confused, surrounded by people who came to toast and celebrate, he had already been poured more than ten glasses before he could say a word. Couldn't resist.
Fortunately, Xi Ya still had a trace of sobriety in his heart. He wanted to speak several times, but when he saw Adric looking at him kindly, his expression was even more elated—since he knew this man who knew him well. After General En, he hadn't been so happy for a long time.
Moreover, in such a large audience, it was Xia Ya who took the initiative to ask for a kiss, and Adric agreed. At this time, even if Xia Ya was confused, he at least understood that if he had anything to say, he should not talk about it now—and looked at Ah Ya. Derek's cheerful appearance, with Adrick's upright and upright temper, seems to have no knowledge of him, just pure joy.
So... the only explanation...
The only explanation...
It must be the hands and feet of that dead fat man! !
In this case, it is absolutely difficult for me to speak. Could it be that in front of so many people, I just opened my mouth to ask for a kiss, and after a while when they agreed, I regretted it again... Then I am afraid that I will stop being a human being from now on!
Xia Ya held back and was patient, and was injected with a variety of meat and eight elements, and in the end he could hardly even stand.
This noisy party did not end until the middle of the night. Adrick was so drunk that he was carried by several subordinates to the back to rest.
Xia Ya's drinking volume also greatly admires the generals in the army - in the army, heroes have always been admired. Although the heroes at the drinking table may not necessarily be heroes on the battlefield, but Xia Ya is not in this list. He has already proved himself on the battlefield, and made such a remarkable feat, and he really showed his masculinity at the wine table, which immediately made all the generals in the army heartbroken.
In the end, although Xia Ya didn't really get drunk, she was already unsteady, and her legs were fluttering when she walked. Colleagues around, can no longer find a sober person, and another is lying on the ground, another has slipped under the table, and another is lying on the table and already snoring loudly.
Some officers, after being drunk, suddenly burst into tears, remembering that their colleagues and comrades were killed in the war a few days ago, and the grief came from the heart. The crying was real and really sad.
In the chaos, Xia Ya had quietly left the table. He was about to walk back, when he staggered, a strong arm behind Xia Ya grabbed Xia Ya's arm. When Xia Ya turned around, he saw The fat man's face!
Fatty narrowed his eyes, and under Xiaya's gaze, Fatty seemed to have a guilty conscience, his eyes dodged, he just supported Xiaya, half pushed, and the two walked out of the hall.
When they came outside, the cold wind in the middle of the night was blowing on their faces.
Fatty laughed dryly, but Xia snorted coldly, then glared at Fatty with a look of gnashing his teeth.
"Char... Let's go."
Before Xia Ya could speak, the fat man sighed in a low voice.
"Okay!" Xia held her head high and walked with Fatty to the square outside the military headquarters.
At night, there are naturally patrolling soldiers in the military department in the square. When they saw two important generals in the army, the patrolling soldiers stopped to salute. After the two returned their salutes, when the soldiers left, Fatty was already dragging Xia Ya. To the far side of the square...
In the distance of the square, near the gate of the military department, the most famous sculpture of the empire stands under the night, quietly...
Fatty and Xi Ya came under the sculpture, and Luer stopped and looked up at the sculpture.
The sculpture of the founding Duke of Tulip, the Archduke of Osgilia, with a prancing horse and a heroic appearance, is lifelike. The fat man just stood under the sculpture, looking up, quietly, without speaking for a long time.
Xia Ya was annoyed and tried to speak several times, but found that Fatty's face was different. Looking at the sculpture, his eyes suddenly became helpless, suddenly angry, and suddenly desolate...
Seeing Fatty looking like this, Xia Ya finally restrained herself and did not directly reprimand.
After a long time, both of them became cold from the cold wind that night, and the fat man sighed deeply.
Turning his head, Ruhl looked at Xia Ya and said solemnly, "I'm sorry."
"... Hmph." Xia Ya said bitterly, "Do you still know to say sorry to me?!"
Fatty said lightly: "I'm sorry for you, and it's what I did. Before you asked me to talk to Adric, I went or went, it's just what I said to Adric, not what you told me. After I found Adric, I just told him, you want to marry his daughter and ask me to be a lobbyist. Although Adric was also surprised, you have always been a young man he liked and admired. In my heart, among the young heroes in the empire, I am afraid that none of them can compare to you. Besides, you are the most affectionate to him, how could he not know? Since you took the initiative to be his son-in-law, how could Adrick refuse? Naturally, he is happy to answer. Besides, the hero of Adric I is very guilty of his daughter, and it is gratifying for him to be an old man if his daughter can find a good home like you. "
Speaking of which, Fatty glanced at Xiaya and said with sincerity: "It's that simple. Everything is done by me, Ruhl, and it has nothing to do with Adric. Taking his pride as a human being, he would never do it on purpose. Take this kind of thing and take your own daughter to shame you."
"Of course I know!" Xia said angrily: "How heroic General Adric is! Even if he wanted to marry his daughter, he wouldn't be more disdainful of using this method to deceive people! Only you, a despicable fat man, would do this! Hmph! Damn fat man! You're hurting me! How will this end for me!! You, you! Tell me, why are you hurting me so much!!"
Xia said, pointing his finger at Ruhl, and his index finger trembled in anger.
Facing Xia Ya's questioning and accusations, the fat man's face was surprisingly calm at the moment!
After a long time, just when Xia Ya's anger was about to explode, Fatty finally spoke.
His voice was flat.
"Char, let me ask you, what do you think of General Adric's current situation?"
"..." Xia Ya didn't expect his question, but got a rhetorical question from Fatty. He hesitated for a while, and said in a muffled voice, "What else? In this Great Patriotic War, he was already the pillar of the empire and the first of the Minister of Military Affairs. He is the leader of the Empire's military, with unparalleled prestige, and is looked up to by thousands of people, and is the backbone of the Empire's army. Even a character like Duke Minas is old after all, and his prestige cannot be compared to General Adric's flourishing."
Fatty nodded: "Yes... Although the Duke of Minas is a veteran of the army, but in this war, it was only Adric who worked hard to support the continuation of the empire's national fortune. Speaking of the great credit, he When it comes to prestige, everyone in the army who accompanied him in the bloody battle for the rest of his life regarded him as a god, and no one in the army can compare with his prestige."
Speaking of this, Fatty suddenly smiled and looked at Xi Ya: "Xia Ya, you have also read some historical books. What do you think about General Adrick's contribution and his current position in the army, how should he deal with himself in the future?"
When Xia Ya heard this, she suddenly felt a shiver in her heart, and her body suddenly felt cold! In an instant, he understood the meaning of Fatty's words!
I only heard Fatty's cold voice, and said slowly: "If it was when the country was founded, if there was such a great military leader, I'm afraid it wouldn't be a blessing. The founding Duke of Tulip is such a majestic figure. At that time in the army, he was almost the only one who ruled the world. But even so, he had to surrender his military power to protect himself. In order to compromise with the emperor, the Duke of Tulip, who founded the country, was actually many years after the establishment of the empire. It's not a smooth life. Just ask, when an emperor finds out that in his country's army, there is a person whose prestige is far higher than the emperor himself, and the army's loyalty to that person is even more than that to the emperor... I ask, which emperor Can you tolerate it?"
Shaya was speechless.
"Fortunately, His Majesty the founding emperor is also a wise man... Hehe, most of the founding emperors who leave any country are heroes of the generation with great talents and shrewdness. The founding emperor was such a talented person. When facing the founding Duke Tulip, in order to ensure the imperial power, he had to reduce the authority of the Tulip Duke... This is still good! After all, the founding emperor has an extraordinary mind, and he can be regarded as extremely tolerant. The close comrades-in-arms who fought bloody battles together to create the empire are also deeply affectionate, and this can accommodate a character like Duke Tulip. Duke Tulip is a famous minister, and His Majesty the founding emperor is a Mingjun. The two complement each other and can coexist."
Speaking of which, Ruhl looked at Xiaya: "I ask you, is General Adric a famous minister?"
"Of course." Xia Ya answered without hesitation.
"Then... Is our current young majesty a Mingjun?" Ruhl smiled wryly, his eyes somewhat sarcastic.
"..." Xiaya frowned, then shook his head, with a disdainful tone: "He? Humph, if it was the first emperor Cantos the Great, he would still be a bit arrogant, the current kid Garcia... It's far worse. This man More than gloomy, but without pattern.”
This is really not deliberately over and over Garcia.
Just imagine that when he was a crown prince, Garcia reused his male favorite, and pushed the male favorite to the front line to be gilded. The war between the two countries was so important, but he used it as a bargaining chip for his own private affairs.
Later, he even acquiesced to his male pet, Bonfret, to take the lead in military exploits, but he almost harmed Xiaya, the real hero at that time.
For the sake of his male pet, he suppresses the truly talented heroes of the empire. Such behavior is really hard to say that it is the title of "Mingjun".
"His Majesty Emperor Garcia, who succeeded the throne young, was suppressed by the emperor a few years ago too hard, so his temperament is extreme, hey, hey... To be honest, it's not very good." Fatty smiled bitterly: " With such a person as the founding emperor and the same feelings as the founding Duke of Tulip, he had to restrict the Duke of Tulip in many ways and weaken his authority. This is already a rare tolerance! But our current emperor, he is not The Founding King! His arrogance can't even catch up with the Founding Emperor! However, the current Adric's prestige in the army is incomparably high... You say, Emperor Garcia, he can tolerate it Does someone like Adric exist?"
Xia Ya was silent.
"This guy Adric, although I have a good relationship with him, I have to say that he has a very fatal character flaw. He is too stubborn and stubborn, and it is extremely difficult to change what he looks for! With him This kind of character is really not suitable for being the leader of the army, and it is not suitable for a position like the Minister of Military Affairs to command the military power of the whole country! You must know that the person who is the leader must have tolerance and tolerance in addition to talent. , is the right way! Adric is too strong, and he can't rub a grain of sand in his eyes. With his character, over time, he will definitely have disputes with others. If he disputes with others, that's all. Sooner or later, there will be a dispute with the emperor over some matters, and at that time, with his temperament, if he refuses to back down, then it will be... a way to bring disaster!"
"You mean..." Xia Ya's expression changed.
Ruer said lightly: "In the past, the most powerful people who have made a big impact are the dead words! In the place where the country was founded, the Duke of Tulip is already the leader of the country! But the founding emperor was a wise monarch with tolerance, so he just took the action. He used the means of reducing power, but did not really kill! But... our present His Majesty Garcia does not have such a big power!"
Xiaya looked serious: "You mean, General Adric, I'm afraid he will be killed in the future?!"
Ruhr smiled bitterly: "It's hard to say. The most terrible thing is that when the country was founded, the imperial power was still very stable, the emperor's prestige was also very strong, and he could suppress Duke Tulip! But now, how many days has our majesty succeeded to the throne? His prestige is weak, but Adric has outstanding achievements and lofty prestige. In contrast, His Majesty the Emperor is far from enough to see. How can His Majesty endure in such a time? A military minister who is too strong, and a successor to the throne Soon the prestige will be low, and even the emperor who has a bad reputation... Putting it together is dangerous!" Speaking of which, Ruhr lowered his voice: "Moreover, the people in the army are afraid of the emperor. It doesn't mean much respect. After all, His Majesty likes male pets, and most of the men in the army are very disdainful. To tell you the truth, privately mocking His Majesty for being a rabbit behind his back, this is not only the case. You, Xia Ya, said it alone."
Things are clear.
If the young emperor wants to seize power, consolidate his position, or even establish his prestige, he must overpower Adric! And Adrick's temperament is strong, and he is unwilling to compromise on the things he looks for, so...
"For the time being, there is no danger. Now that the overall situation has been decided, Adrick is still needed to calm the situation, but once the situation is stable, His Majesty will not tolerate his army obeying Adric's orders alone. What's more, Adric's current status is really terrible. The army is all his confidant's direct line. Sosia and Butler of the 2nd and 9th Corps are also his direct line! Almost the empire is now left. The army is from his Adric family, and it is impossible for any emperor to tolerate it."
"Damn it!" Xia Ya suddenly felt a heat in his heart: "Then let's persuade the general, let's forget it! What's it like to be a minister under that rabbit! If the general is willing to be the emperor, I will bring cavalry tomorrow. Rush into the palace! The army is his direct descendant, if he climbs high and shouts, who would dare not obey!"
Ruhl smiled wryly and looked at Xia Ya, as if she was not angry or surprised by Xia Ya's rebellious words, and said lightly: "The problem is here... Adric, he has no such ambition. Although he is stubborn, he is not afraid of the emperor's He has no ambition in position. He is dedicated to the country and just wants to stabilize the country. If he has such ambition, I would not worry! Anyway, he has a lot of strength. If the emperor really dares to do something to him, he will directly react. Now! It's scary, but it's scary... At the critical moment, instead of using the strength in his hand, Adric will capture it... He has always been afraid of the powerful ministers! The most feared are those foolish and loyal officials! There is not a single one of the foolish and loyal officials. It's a good end, no one has a good end!"
"Damn it! A powerful minister who doesn't want to rebel, how can he be said to be a real powerful minister!" Xia Ya said coldly: "If I were Adrick, I would have turned against me long ago! I can still allow that rabbit to ride on Lao Tzu's head! Hmph! Hmph, if it were me, as soon as I climbed high and shouted, I would have Lao Tzu's portrait printed on the gold coins of the empire!"
When Ruhl heard it, he just smiled and silently looked at Xiaya.
After Xia Ya said these words, she was also shocked, she quickly closed her mouth, looked left and right, and suddenly frowned: "Damn Fatty, you said this, but what does it have to do with your plan to marry the general's daughter? "
Fatty sighed: "I have to do this, to save a life-saving chip for the general's future!"
He looked at Xia Ya: "If you become the general's son-in-law, then it is an extremely close relationship! Even if His Majesty wants to take action against the general in the future, he will not dare to persecute too much, at least... not dare to kill in vain! Even if you take away your authority, you don’t dare to raise the butcher’s knife easily! With you, a lord outside, several counties, and tens of thousands of elite soldiers, if Your Majesty dares to kill your husband, you will have to think more about your reaction.”
Speaking of this, the fat man suddenly smiled: "This is just a step back, if Adrick and you have always been content with the status quo, you become Adrick's son-in-law, which is a means of self-protection. changes, further words..."
Xia Ya's heart suddenly moved: "Go further?"
Ruhl took a deep breath, smiled, and looked up to the left and right. Above the square, the night was silent, only the soldiers patrolling in the distance passed by, making the sound of owls in leather boots.
The fat man looked solemn, with a smile on his face but not a smile, and then said these words slowly!
"If the situation changes and you guys are willing to go further, then..." At this moment, Fatty's eyes flickered and he stared at Xia Ya!
"...The king is outside, the general is inside, the world is not enough!"