The journey was uneventful, and Roddy and his party finally arrived at Southeast Chongziye City.
Purple Leaf City is located in the southeast of the empire and is the capital of the southeastern province of Sil. The city can accommodate a population of over one million, making it the largest city in the southeast. The city was built two hundred years ago during the Abbasid era. It was a city built in order to safeguard the stability of the south after the Abbasids conquered the south.
The city wall is dozens of miles long. The city wall is so tall and strong that even the shortest part is still fifteen meters high. The width of the city wall is almost as wide as the imperial capital, and it can accommodate four horses walking side by side. Under the city wall, a moat with a depth of several meters was dug to draw the water of the Purple Leaf River from the city.
Because this city was used as the first military fortress in the southeast, the military facilities on the city wall are very complete. Purple Leaf City also has sufficient reserves of various weapons and food. The food alone is enough for a hundred thousand troops to use for three days. Year!
After more than two hundred years of operation, because it is located on the banks of the Ziye River, has developed water transportation, and is the capital of the Xier Province, business and trade are also extremely prosperous. After two hundred years of peace and prosperity, it has developed into the largest city in the southern part of the empire, and is known as the "Southern Capital" in the empire.
Long before Rody arrived, the governors of the three southeastern provinces had all gathered in Ziye City. Just waiting to welcome the Grand Governor, the special envoy to the southeast sent by His Majesty the Emperor. After all, he is His Majesty's special envoy, not to mention that the other party is the Duke, the heir to the Tulip family, the first family in the empire? These three words tulip, if thrown out casually in the empire, can shock everyone!
After receiving the reward, the governors of the three places immediately brought a large number of people out of the city to greet him grandly. From a distance, Rody and his party saw a large group of people standing under the city gate. The honor guard on the roadside was even more colorful and looked very impressive!
Governor Scheer stood in the middle. After all, he was the head of the local officials here. The other two governors from other provinces stood on both sides and ran towards Rody's carriage with smiles on their faces. Before Rody's guards could take action, one of the governors opened the carriage door for Rody with his own hands, while the other rushed to help Rody down.
When they saw Rody, they were all stunned.
After all, they are located in the southern border of the empire. Although they had inquired about the Duke when they received the order before, and they also knew that the Duke had just inherited the title and was very young, but when they actually met, they still I couldn't help being shocked. I really didn't expect that the Duke was so young - he looked as if he was no more than twenty years old.
I was even more puzzled: could such a young Duke defeat the commander of a hundred thousand alien army in the northwest? It doesn't look like much when you look at it from the left...
Standing in the middle was Governor Scheer, who was the most cunning and cunning. Seeing that the Duke was so young, he felt greatly relaxed. He couldn't help but think: No matter how powerful a young man is, he has limits. As long as you coax him well, everything will be easy...
The other two governors were flattering, and they were showered with compliments like "young and promising" and "promising" that Roddy had heard thousands of times.
Fortunately, Rody had experienced this kind of scene a lot at this moment, so he just casually frowned, smiled lightly, and let their flattery flow.
The crowd greeted Roddy and went directly into the city. There were many people watching the excitement all the way. They all knew that the famous Duke Tulip of the Empire had arrived. They all stretched their necks to watch from a distance and did not dare to come closer. They came closer. Everyone was whipped back by some wolf-like soldiers. Everyone dared to be angry but dared not say anything, they just pointed from afar.
Rody saw this and frowned secretly. After giving a cold look to Governor Scheer next to him, he still had a proud smile on his face, and Roddy's eyes gradually turned cold.
After entering the Governor's Palace, someone naturally led Rody's men to rest aside. In the main hall of the Governor's Palace, a large number of local gentry and celebrities were waiting. Rody strode in, and the three governors beside him nodded and followed. The local wealthy and famous people immediately gathered around like flies. Rody cheered up and managed to deal with it. When he heard the other party's flattery, he just smiled lightly.
Seeing that the wealthy and famous people in these places are all full of fat heads, with greedy eyes and respectful expressions, there are really not many good people.
Everyone was noisy for a long time. Rody felt bored and couldn't help but yawned.
Governor Scheer's eyes lit up, and he caught Rody's action in his eyes, and immediately said loudly: "Your Majesty, the Duke must have been tired all the way. It's lunch time now! The humble duty has been prepared! Please enjoy it, Your Majesty the Duke!”
Then he clapped his hands and heard the two side doors of the main hall opening at the same time. Two teams of young and charming women in bright clothes walked in slowly. Each of them gently held a tray in their hands, with several large and small dishes placed on it. A silver platter. A woman was serving a table. When the plates were placed on the table, Rody couldn't help but froze.
Seeing these women filing in and serving various dishes from time to time, Rody couldn't help but feel a bit eye-opening. There were dozens of large and small silver plates placed on the table in front of me! The variety, variety, and ingenuity of the dishes are something Roddy has never heard of or seen before!
These foods are obviously prepared by experts. They are full of color, aroma and taste. They are extremely pleasing to the eye and the smell in the nose is appetizing. You can't help but move your index fingers.
Rody secretly marveled in his heart, even Rody, who had attended the palace banquet, had never seen many of the foods here!
Seeing two naked-chested Khans carrying a huge wine bottle to the center of the main hall and placing it down, a closer look revealed that the wine bottle was actually made of pure gold! Then a stunning woman wearing short clothes walked into the main hall.
She was around twenty years old at most. Under her short clothes, her arms and legs were exposed, revealing her toned and fair skin. The top is even shorter, revealing a small waist. A pair of eyes with raised eyebrows and flashing gaze, extremely alluring. She came in style, even with her bare pink and beautiful feet, and a small golden bell tied to her feet, which jingled as she walked.
She slowly walked to the pure gold wine bottle, picked up a gold cup and gently put it into the wine bottle to fill a glass of wine. Then she moved gently to Roddy's table, slowly knelt down, held the gold cup in her hands, and whispered softly. Called: "Your Majesty, please drink!"
Rody looked at the beautiful woman in front of him, and couldn't help but glance at Governor Seal next to him, and said calmly: "You have put a lot of thought into it, Mr. Governor."
Governor Schier had a look on his face, nodded and smiled: "Don't you dare! Your Majesty the Duke! This is the most famous beauty in our Purple Leaf City. Ordinary people can't even meet her. I also heard about it today. Duke Tulip arrived and invited her to serve him while he drank."
Rody nodded, glanced at the woman, gently took the wine glass, looked around, and said loudly: "Everyone, I was appointed by His Majesty to come to the southeast as a special envoy. I won't say any polite words, I just hope All local celebrities can help me greatly, and if everyone does something well, I can repay His Majesty."
After some cheers, everyone held up their wine glasses and drank them all in one gulp.
Governor Scheer had a smile on his face, his eyes flashed with light, and then he whispered a few instructions to a servant beside him. The servant immediately trotted out the side door.
Not long after, I heard a crisp piano sound, and then the side door slowly opened, and a small rolling table was slowly pushed in. Sitting on the table was a young woman, dressed in white, with a person in front of her. What a tall harp. A pair of slender hands, with ten fingers undulating, lightly clasped the silver-like harp, and the harp immediately produced beautiful music.
There was a sound of slight footsteps, and more than twenty young women filed in from the side doors on both sides, all of them beautiful and charming. These women slowly walked to the many nobles, sat down gently, and spoke softly. Some handed the wine to them, and some gently held them in their arms. For a moment, Rody was almost stunned. He really didn't expect that in this majestic Imperial Governor's Mansion, in the hall where officials handle official business, he would encounter such a thing! This is no different from the "** Cave" in the imperial capital.
Just when he was shocked, the woman in red slowly sat down next to Rody, smiled softly, and snuggled up with a soft and fragrant body.
Governor Hill had a smug look on his face, holding a woman in his arms, and was secretly proud of himself: Fortunately, I sent someone to inquire about the Duke's preferences after learning about His Majesty's order. Fortunately, I heard that he is also a drunkard and a womanizer. He must be extremely satisfied with my preparations.
Just when Rody was a little confused and had not yet reacted, a guard outside the main hall shouted loudly: "Master Camus is here!"
Rody immediately woke up and pushed the woman in red beside him without moving his expression. With the sound of Huo Huo's leather boots, an old officer wearing the uniform of a senior commander of the empire strode into the main hall.
He looked to be in his fifties, tall, with a powerful appearance and broad shoulders. Although he has silver hair, his waist is straight.
The Commander Camus strode into the main hall. The people around him who were drinking and having fun froze in their movements, looking at him with a bit of weirdness and humility in their eyes.
Camus looked coldly and glanced around. Suddenly, a strange look appeared in his eyes. He strode to the middle, raised his leg and kicked over the pure gold wine bottle. Suddenly, the aroma of wine filled the main hall.
As everyone exclaimed, Camus stood in front of Rody, looked straight at Roddy, and said carelessly: "Camus, Commander of the Southern Army, has met the Duke."