Guidebook for the Dark Duke

Chapter 84: tit for tat

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The Duke of Rand looked at Evan coldly. He had noticed this person from the beginning, but he didn't really take him seriously. He thought it was a secretary beside Oram, but he looked at him now. Dare to speak, obviously his guess is wrong.

"Who are you?" His tone was very cold, but the corners of his eyes kept focusing on Lord Orlam and Duke Wilson who were standing beside him.

Evan nodded politely: "My name is Evan Bruce, and I'm a priest."

"Pastor?" Duke Rand's expression was almost sarcastic: "What are you doing here? Are you here to pray?"

Facing the rudeness of Duke Rand, Evan's expression remained unchanged.

Seeing him so calm, Duke Rand felt that this man was a little interesting, and raised his eyebrows and said, "Why are you asking this? Don't you want to officiate his funeral?"

After speaking, Duke Rand laughed, as if he had told a very funny joke, but everyone else had a cold face, and no one showed any expression.

Seeing that none of them responded, Duke Rand also felt bored and stopped his laughter.

"Of course I am not qualified to officiate the funeral of His Majesty the King." Evan's tone was still very calm: "It's just that I am very puzzled. Now that the King has passed away, as His Majesty's brother, why did you not preside over the funeral for His Majesty the first thing that came to mind? , but to contain Lord Oram?"

Evan is not actually a mean person, but at this moment, in the face of such a scene, he has to say such words, Duke Rand is very suspicious, only to stimulate the Duke of Rand to the maximum, showing The more confident they are, the more doubts will be in Duke Rand's heart, and the more time they will buy.

The Duke of Rand was really enraged by Evan's remarks, and he even wanted to rush over to fight Evan, but fortunately he was stopped by Lord Oram's bodyguard.

"What are you doing?" Lord Orlam looked at Duke Rand with a half-smile: "Pastor Bruce is just asking you a question. If you don't want to answer, then don't answer. It's too ungentlemanly to do it with you. identity does not match."

Duke Rand looked at Lord Oram viciously, pushed away the restraint of the guards, and glared at Evan again, with a gloomy expression that made Evan's heart skip a beat.

"You will pay for your stupidity sooner or later!" Duke Rand dropped such a sentence with a gloomy expression, this time he did not stop any more and left quickly.

The Duke of Rand is gone, and Lord Oram has been watching him leave, but Evan is relieved. The character of the Duke of Rand is a little involved in the original text, and he has only thought of it after racking his brains for the past few days. , I just hope that the provocation I just made can have some effect.

The Duke of Rand returned to his army, and his deputy hurried up to meet him.

"Lord Duke, are you all right?" Now Duke Rand is the center of their group. If something goes wrong, I'm afraid they will die without a place to be buried.

Duke Rand's expression was very gloomy. He glanced at his deputy and didn't speak, but his deputy broke out in a cold sweat.

"Don't make any moves, transfer some people back to London to stabilize the situation." Duke Rand said after a long time.

The deputy was a little puzzled by his order: "Are we going to give up the arrest here?" The duke was determined to win Lord Oram's castle before, but he suddenly had to transfer someone back to London. Is it really necessary to give up the arrest? Lord Oram

"Humph!" Duke Rand sneered, looking at the gradually brightening sky, and said in a low voice, "Of course I won't give up, Oram wants to use a calm performance to make me vigilant against damage, but unfortunately the priest beside him is too They are too eager for quick success, and they even want to anger me. They deliberately show calm. There must be no backing. Now I don't have many guards, so I don't need to waste time in this place. Now other princes and nobles still need to be dealt with. , you should bring some people back first."

Duke Rand is not a stupid person to be able to do this. On the contrary, he is still very suspicious. For Evan, an unknown priest, the sudden abnormal and almost provocative behavior has passed after the initial anger. After that, he really thought of this.

The deputy was very convinced of Duke Rand's judgment, and immediately sent a slightly shameful compliment.

"You are really the wisest person I have ever met. It's just those people in London. If I didn't see you, I'm afraid I wouldn't be easily controlled by my subordinates."

What the deputy was talking about was a very real problem. The noble eyes of London were above the top, and a small deputy could not convince the public.

The Duke of Rand thought for a moment. Now Lord Oram is basically a turtle in a urn. After attacking the castle, things can be solved here, but things in London are more complicated...

"Okay, then you can stay here, I'll go back to London." Duke Rand finally made a decision, but his decision made all his previous efforts in vain.

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Lord Oram and his party returned to the castle, but found that several gentlemen who were supposed to return to the room were waiting in the living room. When they saw them coming in, they immediately greeted them.

"Lord, what did the Duke of Rand say?" asked a gentleman who was relatively close to Lord Oram.

Lord Oram pursed his lips and said in a low voice: "It's nothing, it's just a few old sayings, it's just that my relationship with him has reached this point, what do you think there is anything that comes out of his mouth? Reliability?"

The person who asked the question couldn't help but stagnate, and the original words could not go on. Now things are so serious, Prince George is far away, even Duke Wilson, who is in charge of the army, is in prison at this time. Others might believe what Lord Lamb had promised, but he had doubts.

"Lord Lord." He pursed his dry lips: "Although Duke Rand is more extreme, I think he is very cautious this time, you..."

Before he could finish his words, Lord Oram interrupted him with a wave and looked at him with a sneer: "What's the matter? Do you want to join Rand?"

The man was shocked by Lord Oram's eyes and broke into a cold sweat. Looking at the indifferent guard standing behind Lord Oram, he suddenly realized that his fate was indeed in the hands of the person in front of him. was tied to Lord Oram's chariot and had to follow him.

"No no no..." The man took a few steps back: "Duke Rand has done something against the law, and now that His Majesty the King has passed away, I will support Prince George to the death."

Lord Oram looked at him with a half-smile, with a sarcastic expression in his eyes: "Okay, you don't have to explain, get out of here!"

As soon as Lord Oram finished speaking, the man immediately left in a state of embarrassment. Looking at their slightly anxious backs, a dim light flashed in Evan's eyes.

This is the advantage of power, this is the advantage of mastering the fate of others, and now he is just a man who is forced to control his fate, and the only one who can grasp it is Duke Wilson.

"Now these people have dissent, I really don't know if they can last until tonight." Lord Oram said sarcastically.

Duke Wilson frowned, and there was a hint of gloom on his indifferent face: "Don't worry, these people are just a mob. You can send a few more people to guard the hall. They don't dare to take their lives."

Lord Oram slightly hooked his lips. Duke Wilson was telling the truth, but he didn't know whether the truth was a good thing or a bad thing.

After this incident, several of them still dare not go back to rest. This time they completely angered Duke Wilson. Although his doubts about the backup have been eliminated, there is no doubt that his attack on the castle will increase. This plan was originally a plan. It is a double-edged sword, but they can only choose this path at this time, otherwise it will be a death anyway.

Sure enough, an hour later, there was fierce fighting outside the wall. Even Evan was a little frightened when he was sitting in the living room, but the nobles hiding in the bedroom didn't even show their heads, and no one was there. Come out and find out what's going on.

These people are all characters at the center of the political storm. They know the truth of being wise and protecting themselves, so no one wants to be a standout, because even if Lord Oram loses in the end, Duke Rand will not execute so many nobles. At most, they were expelled from the center of power, and their lives could be saved, but if they were in line with Lord Oram, they would probably lose their lives.

These people's calculus, Lord Oram, is very clear, so he did not force anything. For him, these people are actually more of a hostage, because after all, for the Duke of Rand, the most important thing is not to eradicate him. This person with different political views is to ensure that he can inherit the throne, and it is not a very wise way to offend most of the nobles at this time, so even if he is concerned about these nobles, his attack may be moderated. Otherwise, intermarriage between nobles is very common, and if it provokes any big shots, I am afraid that Duke Rand will not face it.

But in the general direction, these kinds of concerns are just trivial matters. The most important thing now is how much Lord Oram's bodyguards can support.

"This castle was modified by military before, please don't worry, it can definitely be supported." Lord Oram said suddenly, not knowing whether he was comforting Duke Wilson who frowned or himself.

Duke Wilson raised his eyebrows and glanced at Lord Oram. The soldiers under Duke Rand were all elite guards in Buckingham Palace, but these guards under Lord Oram were only recruited for training from the public, of course. The only thing they occupy now is the location. If this castle is really as strong as Lord Oram said, then their hopes are even greater.

"Hopefully we can hold on to that moment." Duke Wilson whispered, then he turned his thoughts, turned to look at Lord Oram, and suddenly said: "Since we have reached this point, why don't you tell me, Where the hell did Prince George go before?"

Although Lord Orlam repeatedly assured him of Prince George's safety, he still had reservations about where Prince George went. Of course Duke Wilson understood his idea of keeping his hands, but since it has reached this point, of course Duke Wilson wants to Ask clearly.

But when he talked about this, Oram gave a wry smile: "You have stopped me, in fact, to be honest with you, Prince George didn't tell me about his movements, I and you I don't know where he went."

As soon as these words were said, Duke Wilson's expression froze, and even Evan, who was sitting beside him, was stunned.