In fact, when Char's wedding was put on the agenda again, the entire Northern Garrison group was excited and busy for their young leader's wedding.
For an emerging group, the weakness of the Northern Army is that its foundation is too shallow, and their leader, Xia Leiming himself, is a little too young—and according to the tradition of the Byzantine Empire, if a man gets married, Having a wife and offspring, being able to be misunderstood is an important sign of maturity.
After Xia Yaleiming got married, at least the weakness that he was too young could be played down.
In addition, regarding Char's wedding, there are actually some special "ideas" within the Northern Army.
You must know that when Xia Ya went to King Qin of the Imperial Capital before, he asked Adrick for a kiss in public, and after getting Adrick's answer, almost the entire empire knew that Xia Yaleiming would become Adrick's future son-in-law.
This marriage seems to be a very good and wonderful thing: Adric is the Minister of Military Affairs of the Empire, and Char is the emerging young famous general of the Empire. The marriage between the two parties is a beautiful thing.
However, when it comes to the actual details, this thing is not so simple, but it becomes much more complicated!
Or rather, things have changed a lot over time.
Let's put it this way, when Adrick promised Char to his daughter's marriage, the news spread to the north, and most of the people in the Northern Army still agreed and sincerely supported it. After all, at that time, the general of the garrison of Xia Ya had just settled down. It would be a very good thing if he could get strong support from a central boss like the Minister of Military Affairs in the center of the imperial capital.
Moreover, Adric is Char's old boss. The Northern Army is part of the army, and there are many remnants of the original Rodriguez cavalry, as well as some other remnants of the Central Army. The internal generals of the Northern Army, such as Sharba, Cato and other old men of the former Rodriguez cavalry regiment, are also very happy to see such a situation. And other officers, such as Green, such as Reinhardt and others, also hold an attitude of approval.
However, with the passage of time, especially now, the attitude of many people has quietly undergone some subtle changes!
To put it more clearly, the northern garrison is already too powerful!
Yes, powerful, truly powerful!
The army is strong and strong, sitting on the land and population of the seven northern counties, with soldiers and horses, money, food and prestige, and completely independent from the control of the central empire! It can be described as the number one power of the Byzantine Empire today!
When a force develops to such a level, many people inside will inevitably have some shakes in their minds.
Now even a fool knows that the Byzantine royal family is probably powerless. At this time, the first-class tyrants and lords of the empire like Xia Ya and others are all candidates who are likely to become people on the Supreme Throne in the future!
This is absolutely no joke!
Xia Ya's power has developed to this day, and in the hearts of the people inside, I am afraid that many people have already embraced the idea of "independence". Anyway, from the beginning of its development, the Northern Army has never been supported by the central government of the empire. Now that the empire is in such a situation, if you think more deeply, on that day in the future, maybe General Xia will also live in Osgilia...
that time…
Although many people don't talk about it, in everyone's opinion, the engagement between Charya and Adrick is not necessarily a good thing!
You must know that when the Northern Army has developed to the current situation, the top priority is to make this force completely independent!
Whether it is from the source or origin, we must be independent! Make the Northern Army completely independent from the Empire Central!
Through a series of military reorganizations before, the traces of the original Central Army have been basically faded, and a group of veteran officers and generals of the Central Army have been cleaned internally. completely erased.
And Adric... He's the Minister of Military Affairs of the Empire! Commander of the Central Army!
And... Xia Ya's current status can completely rival Adric's, and will never be lower by a single star! Even from the comparison of power, Xiaya's northern army has already surpassed the power of the imperial capital in an all-round way!
At this time, Xi Ya married Adric's daughter... The meaning of "holding a big tree" in the past has been lost.
And on the contrary, if Xia Ya married Adric's daughter, it would add a layer of "imperial capital" to the already independent Northern Army.
It has finally become an independent Northern Army system, should it be re-incorporated into the Adric Department
The people up and down inside have all kinds of thoughts, but it's hard for anyone to pick out this layer of meaning.
And at this time, Xiaya's marriage has become a breakthrough for everyone!
Not long after the Fourth North Military Region was pacified, Reinhardt, the new commander of the Independent Cavalry Regiment within the Northern Army, suddenly took the initiative to openly write to Lord Xia Leiming, commander of the Northern Army, urging Lord Xia to get married!
Reinhardt's reason is very simple: Mr. Char, you were going to get married a long time ago, and the marriage has been said for a year, but it has been delayed again and again, and every time there is some abnormal situation that delays it... And Now, the situation is settled, the Northern Army is thriving, internal and external stability, the situation is very good - you can finally get married, right
It stands to reason that Xia Ya's marriage is his personal affair. As a senior general of the Northern Army, a military chief, he wrote to Xia Ya in the form of an official document to ask Xia Ya to get married - this is really a bit of an unprofessional taste. You, a general, are not good at exercising the army and improve the combat effectiveness of the army, but you are concerned about the marriage of the commander-in-chief. What is this
However, the subtlety of this situation is that after Reinhardt wrote the letter, Char's command department had not had time to approve it - in fact, the chief of staff, Sophie, deliberately withheld the approval for two days. After learning of Reinhardt's letter, many other generals and officers in the Northern Army suddenly became gossip. All of a sudden, military officers of all levels in the army wrote letters, urging Xia Ya Adults get married early!
Many of the letters in the letters are quite violent, and some say that Lord Xia is devoted to the country and that life is too hard. Some said that Mr. Xia Ya was so selfish and fair, that he could be regarded as a model of the empire, and everyone in the army could not bear it. Others raised the height of Xia Ya's marriage to a major plan involving the life and death of the Northern Army...
For a time, there were many words, and the petitions like snowflakes flew to the high command.
Instead, Xia Ya laughed angrily.
Seeing that the officers and generals under his command are not doing their due diligence, they don't care about military exercises, but they seem to have turned into matchmakers, worrying about their own marriages all day long - the intentions of these guys, although the turtles pretend to be ignorant, but in fact, how can they not clear
He knew very well that some of the people headed by Reinhardt wrote the letter expressing the hope that he and the imperial capital would draw a clear line. From now on, the northern army will be the northern army, and the emperor will be the imperial capital! If the Northern Army really wants to have a big pattern, it must remove all traces of external forces! The Northern Army must not be put on the hat of "Adrick"! Instead, it should be a completely new "Char's Thunder System"!
These people, especially Reinhardt, have ambitions in their hearts - or ambitions, and some, like Reinhardt, are purely desperate for the center of the empire, and pin the future hope of the empire on themselves and the north on the army. There are also some people who submit letters to express their stance to themselves, or to show their loyalty!
At this time, everyone knew that when he wrote to Xia Ya to marry him, it meant that he was loyal to the Northern Army, and that he swore his allegiance to the independent group of the Northern Army only.
Everyone else wrote to petition, but you didn't. Could it be that you are still secretly connected with the forces in the imperial capital? You are in the Northern Army, but your heart is still facing the emperor
Therefore, for a while, the petitions came one after another, and the entire Northern Army seemed to be focusing all their attention on Xia Ya's marriage.
The only ones who didn't write a petition were just a few people.
Among the few people who didn't write the petition was the old mad dog Green.
Green is a person loyal to the empire, and he is also from the Imperial Military Academy, with the background of the Eagle Department. His loyalty to the empire was unshakable, and at the same time, his prestige within the Northern Army was extremely high. His silence made many people have some guesses.
Many people even think that General Green just doesn't want to see Char Ya become an independent prince in the north!
In addition, those who did not submit the letter also included Sharba and Cato, the chief of the General Logistics Department of the Northern Army.
Sharba and Cato are both old men of the original Rodriguez cavalry regiment, and they were both from Adric's Guards. From an emotional point of view, they should be the most inclined towards Adrick, and they most hope to see Xi Ya marry the daughter of his old boss.
Therefore, the two people did not submit a letter, in fact, there is no real political intention, it is entirely due to feelings.
Even some of the subordinates around Sharba and Cato have quietly hinted to the two, it is best to write a petition to show their loyalty. Both share the same attitude: Lao Tzu's loyalty need not be shown by such petitions.
What makes people even more speculative is the attitude of Xia Ya himself.
In the face of so many petitions, the high command did not give any reply. At the beginning, Sophie's chief of staff did it deliberately, but later, Xia Ya never made a statement, so this attitude is thought-provoking.
In fact, no one can fully guess the concerns in Xia Ya's heart.
Marrying a poor bastard is what Xiaya is absolutely willing to do. Whether in the past or now, Char's feelings for the poor man have never been shaken.
But... In the current situation, his marriage has instead caused a political turmoil within the group, which is not what Char Ya wants to see.
Now, he does have a bit of ambition—this is normal, no matter who has an absolutely powerful power like him in his hands, he will have some ideas that he has never had before. The imperial family of the empire has no loyalty at all. Allegiance to the royal family is just bullshit for him. Instead, it just depends on the mood of his uncle.
However, he never wanted to hurt the poor man! If it weren't for the poor Adeline, Xiaya would have slashed that Emperor Garcia with one knife!
In addition, there is another very important reason: he can ignore the opinions of others, but, in any case, the opinions of the mad dog Green, as well as the old brothers Sharba and Cato who work together, he must pay attention!
Therefore, when Char saw Green and Sharbakato remain silent, he also fell silent.
Finally, he quietly wrote a secret letter to Green.
This letter has only one sentence: What do you think about my marriage
Straightforward, Xiaya didn't want to give Green the leeway to be vague, nor did he give himself the leeway.
And Green's reply came quickly: when the knot is knotted!
The meaning of this is not very easy to understand. But after Xia pondered for a moment, he understood Green's meaning: Green didn't support it, but he didn't object either.
After understanding Green's position, the communication between Xia Ya and his two old brothers was simpler.
Xia Ya got a bucket of good wine and directly invited two brothers who used to live and die together. The three of them drank happily, and Xia Ya bluntly talked about his marriage at the wine table. Sharba and Cato also made no secret of their views: you, Xia, have already promised to marry Lord Adric's daughter, but now you are going to marry another woman-although that woman is a pitiful wretch, and we are both. I know, but after all, you have an agreement with Lord Adrick. Your Lord has cultivated you, and you are our common old superior. It is a bit inappropriate for you to break the agreement now.
Xiaya immediately said that it was one thing to marry a poor man, but he never meant to return to the marriage agreed with Adrick. In fact, it means that I am married to the poor man now, and it is not that I will not marry Adric's daughter in the future. The big deal is that I will marry together.
Sharba and Cato were relieved immediately, and then the two immediately patted their chests and made a promise.
Cato said that he would definitely take out more than a dozen barrels of good wine that he had kept in the cellar privately and use it for Char's wedding banquet. Get something good.
And Sharba immediately clapped the table and said that when Xi Ya got married, he had to be the best man, otherwise he would duel with Xi Ya.
The three brothers got drunk and parted happily.
So, this big wedding is about to enter the agenda!
Just as the entire Northern Army Group was busy and excitedly preparing for their commander-in-chief's wedding, there was still one person in the entire Northern Army who kept an unusually low profile.
And this person is...
inside.
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Denzel City was decorated with lights, and everyone moved out the good things that were originally used for the New Year's celebration. Even the soldiers in the city put on their newly issued uniforms, carrying polished axes and guns, and all the soldiers on duty in the city held their heads high and tried their best to be arrogant. come like.
In the cavalry battalion outside the city, the cavalrymen were transferred out for the training of the honor guard.
At this time, not many people noticed that another senior officer of the cavalry regiment, Miss Nene, was abnormal.
…
Nei Nei was riding a horse outside the city alone. She was riding a horse in the wilderness outside the city, galloping to the fullest, letting the wind blow her hair away, and the cold air was sucked into her lungs from her mouth. The thorn in her heart became more and more bitter.
The news that Xia Ya is going to get married has been repeated several times over the past year, but this time, it seems that it is really about to happen. This time, there seems to be nothing to stop Xi Ya from holding the wedding.
Inside the Northern Army, it is not that there are not many people who know that Miss Nene has a heart for General Xia. On the contrary, I am afraid that there are not many people who do not know.
Everyone knows that at this time, it is best not to mention Xia Ya's marriage to Nene, and it is best not to talk to Nene.
Nei's face was full of haze, she still looked cold in front of people, but only by running outside the city and riding a horse for a while, could she vent the stagnation in her heart.
Yes, he is getting married! He is getting married after all!
All his thoughts seemed to be in vain, and he never got the slightest response from him.
Is it your appearance? God knows, I used to be beautiful! But because of that Merlin... he turned himself into the ugly appearance he is now! But... But it seems that Merlin is also trying to protect his true identity
And Xiaya... Did he really despise his appearance
But it seems, it is not.
Lord Charya had some peculiar aesthetics for women before, which is not a secret among the Northern Army. It seems... Charya really never disliked her appearance.
But... he still doesn't like me!
In his heart, he really never had mine!
Even if I follow him with all my heart! Even though he abandoned his foundation, he defected to him with his brothers and horses!
…
Outside the city of Denzel, there is a small river. This small river did not exist before, but after the war, the wasteland outside the city of Denzel dug a ditches here, which led to a small river.
This place is very remote, but Nene likes it very much, because there is no one here, no one will see the sad expression on her face, no one will hear her resentful sigh, no one will... find her secretly crying here!
Sitting by the creek, Nene looked at the water—the calm water reflected her features like a mirror. That ugly face, even she couldn't help but look sideways when she saw it.
Yeah... With such an appearance, which man would fall in love with me
Nene suddenly pulled out a short knife, grabbed his hair, and was about to cut it off... Yes, just let the idea in my heart fantasize, and cut it in two with this hair...
Just when the knife in Nei was about to fall, suddenly, behind her, there was a soft laugh.
The laughter was peaceful, and seemed to have a breezy smell—like the morning breeze.
Nene suddenly turned around and saw a figure standing only a dozen paces behind him.
This person was dressed in a black robe, tightly wrapping his body, slender and slightly thin-this was a woman, although the robe covered her whole body, but the curve of her figure still fully demonstrated this.
Nene has never seen such a beautiful woman!
Although she looks a little thin, even though her robes cover her whole body, she stands there like a willow on the river bank in summer, fluttering gently, but it looks so natural, no A trace of contrived intention.
This woman was standing there, smiling and looking at Nene. Compared with her figure, her appearance did not seem to be outstanding, but her eyes were bright and moving, like the cold stars on a winter night - Nene had never seen them before. A woman's eyes can grow so beautiful!
This woman was standing there. Her appearance did not seem to tell her age. She could be twenty or thirty.
What caught Nene's attention more was the woman's long brown-black hair—whether it was the Byzantine Empire, Odin or Landis, people with brown-black hair were always rare.
It was such a seemingly ordinary but very peculiar woman who stood there quietly, looked at Nene with a smile, and said a word softly.
"If the hair is cut off, it will take a long time to grow it again. Don't regret it if you cut it down."