When Roddy strode in, Andy was lying lazily on the soft clouds on the top balcony of the palace castle, holding a glass of fresh milk in one hand and a fresh " Newspaper." The sun had just risen in the sky. The skeleton emperor sighed with satisfaction: "This is a happy life..."
Then he looked back at Roddy and said, "Boy, you came to me so early. What happened?"
Roddy glanced at Andy and said bluntly: "How long will I be the Tulip Duke?"
Andy said nothing.
Roddy already showed an impatient expression: "Thunder God's Whip has also taken over, and the opposition forces in the imperial capital have been wiped out. Marquis Caroline has been hiding at home these days and dare not go out... Is there anything else that needs me, Tulip?" The Duke’s? I don’t want to live in other people’s faces anymore! And the readers are already a little tired of it!”
Andy slowly put down the things in his hands, stood up from the couch, and walked back to the room.
"I know you are impatient." Andy seemed to be sighing: "But you still have to be patient for the time being..." He smiled: "Now the situation has just stabilized, and we still need a Tulip Duke to shake up the scene..."
Rody frowned. Just as he was about to say something, Andy already said, "Boy, don't think that I don't know what you think. You want to get rid of this identity as soon as possible... and then you can go to the Pope to trouble you, right?" ? I tell you, it’s not yet time!”
Andy sighed: "Do you think I like those magicians from the God's Religion very much?" His tone gradually became serious: "The God's Religion has ruled the spiritual world of the entire continent for thousands of years, and you are alone. Can you compete with them? How about Mr. Qiu? The powerful ones in the field were wiped out in one fell swoop by the Pope and those bishops! "
Rody's eyes sparkled: "No matter what, I will never let Corsica VI go!"
"You won't let him go? He won't let you go yet!" Andy frowned and said, "Have you forgotten the dragon on your body? That little girl from the Silver Moon Clan won't let you go. Do you think God The church lets a person inherit a demon dragon? Have you forgotten the grudge between the demon dragon and God? "
Andy's eyebrows were a little worried: "They will know sooner or later! The stronger your power, the more difficult it is to hide the dragon's energy. When the time comes, if you don't go to the Pope, he will also come to you! Why should they deal with Qiu? Sir? It’s because he is from the Kara tribe, and in their eyes, you are more ‘alien’ than Mr. Qiu!”
Rody said coldly: "So what? I must take the Spear of Dracula!" His tone was a bit flamboyant: "What other blood of gods is there!"
Andy said solemnly: "I tell you, kid, when you face a powerful enemy, if your strength is not enough to defeat the opponent, then you'd better not take action yet! Be patient until your strength is strong enough." Then decide the outcome in one fell swoop! That’s the right way!”
Rody frowned: "What should we do?"
Andy smiled slightly: "Have you forgotten the prophecy Wuya said?"
A deep smile appeared on his face, and he slowly murmured: "The shackles of thousands of years have gradually decayed, the devil's eyes will stare at the earth, the emperor's blood will eventually solidify, and the vicious curse will wrap around every piece of light. They spread disasters everywhere with their curses, they spread death across the earth with their curses, the blood of the gods will overwhelm the temples, and the withering of the redbuds will take away the end of everything.”
Rody's eyes flashed: "The shackles of thousands of years are gradually decaying. What shackles are they? Is it the imprisonment on the demon dragon? The devil's eyes are staring at the earth. Devil, if it is not the magic dragon, it is Carla. Anyway, in the divine religion In the eyes of people, these two are devils... The blood of the emperor will eventually solidify. Now the emperor of the empire is dead, and Balang's son is also dead. The queen's child is not of the blood of the Bauhinia family at all, so this sentence is not It can be explained! Needless to say, the withering of the redbud flower...the blood of the god destroyed the temple...could it mean..."
A strange smile appeared on Andy's lips: "Don't you understand that the temple was destroyed? In other words, the temple will definitely be destroyed in the future!"
"The blood of the gods..." Rody said suddenly: "What exactly is the blood of the gods? Is it the blood of the gods? But when will the gods appear? How can we make him bleed?"
Andy sighed and shook his head: "I don't know about this anymore, but you might know... Don't you have a lot of strange things in your mind for no reason? How to make the god bleed? I guess that magic dragon will I know better... Haha.”
Rody frowned and said: "Then what kind of curse and disaster are they talking about..."
A strange look flashed in Andy's eyes, but the look only passed by for a moment, and then he laughed and said with a smile: "We can't understand these things at the moment, so we are not in a hurry, but now I hope you can bear it. Come on! I said, be patient! The longer you endure, the more powerful you will be in slapping your enemies in the face! I’ve told you this many times, don’t you understand?”
Rody remained silent and said slowly: "You can endure it. I can endure it temporarily, but I really don't want to continue pretending to be the Tulip Duke."
He raised his head, looked straight at Andy, and said word by word: "I want to be myself! I want to be Roddy!"
Roddy said calmly: "I don't know what your plans are, but if you want me to do something, it's best to tell me first." He approached Andy step by step: "I don't like being controlled by others. I feel like I have lost control. If this matter is not resolved, I will not feel at ease.”
Andy shook his head: "Don't you have a ten-year agreement with Duck? Right now there is Reuenthar in the northwest, and Shanyue in the south... Well, don't worry about Shanyue. Wu Ya is dead, and Shanyue will be here from now on. In the world of the Silver Moon Tribe, judging from the way Dan Yue Wu treats you, she is probably too embarrassed to go against you... and the Roland Continent in the north... "
The more Rody listened, the more gloomy his face became. He gritted his teeth and said, "Reuyantar in the northwest? If I pacify the northwest grasslands, will I be free?"
Andy suddenly smiled: "Reuenthal, let's not deal with it first... He is very useful... In my plan, he should be a very useful stepping stone... A stepping stone to set off the hero. …”
Andy chuckled, and then his expression gradually became weird: "Well, you will be satisfied soon... Since Seth is really gone, there is no need for this person to continue to exist... "
Rody's heart moved: "Isn't it necessary to continue to exist?"
Andy smiled weirdly: "Boy, I promise you, let you be yourself and be Roddy! But have you ever thought that while you are Roddy, you can also be the Tulip Duke... I promise you, Return your true face, and promise you that you can be with Nicole with peace of mind... But you still have to continue to be the Tulip Duke. "
Andy came over and whispered something in Roddy's ear...
Roddy didn't smile, nor did he show any relaxed expression on his face. He suddenly gave Andy a strange look and said slowly: "Andy, no matter what you plan to do, I said, don't try to control me anymore. Don’t even let me do things I don’t like!”
Andy said coldly: "Aren't you willing to do it for Nicole?"
Rody took a deep look at Andy, suddenly showed a smile, and said lightly: "Okay! Just, Andy! I hope you won't make me regret it!"
After Roddy left, the smile on Andy's face gradually disappeared, and he sighed: "This kid is getting more and more independent... But, alas... Could it be that the damn curse and disaster in the prophecy are... You? Disaster... What an interesting thing..."
Marquis Caroline knew his current situation very well.
What happened in the imperial capital has been spread, and the news has spread to all sides of the empire. Now everyone understands clearly that the Lion Heart family, which was once deeply favored by the emperor in the empire, is about to collapse!
In the past, there was a lot of traffic in front of the house, but now it is deserted. Those people who used to flatter themselves now avoid the Marquis Mansion even when walking.
But after all, Marquis Caroline is an old fox in the political arena. He understands that no one knows whether he will lose or win until the end!
After all, the emperor's attitude towards him has suddenly changed, but the Northern Army is still in his hands! With military power in his hands, the emperor would not dare to do anything to him! Moreover, after so many years of hard work, my influence in the imperial officialdom cannot be eliminated by simply eliminating it! No matter what the reason is, as long as you persist, you will definitely have opportunities in the future!
The Tulip family was suppressed by the emperor for so many years and finally stood up again, so the Lionheart family can do the same!
Of course, the first thing is how to keep the military power in the family's hands!
Milo's role in the Northern Legion is different from Ruben's role in the Northwest Legion!
He was also the commander of the army, but Ruben withdrew immediately because he was stupid! A reckless warrior who doesn't know how to cultivate his own power will certainly not be able to stand!
But Milo is the successor that Marquis Caroline spent countless efforts to cultivate! Whether it's strategy or scheming, it's enough to stand alone! He has done very well in the Northern Army over the years, and he has basically controlled the morale of the military. The forces belonging to the military command have basically been ignored by him. Milo of the Northern Army can be said to be the master of the matter.
In this case, the emperor wanted to replace him? Is it that easy
Marquis Caroline sneered.
Sieg has been promoted to the deputy commander of the Central Cavalry Corps, but he, the deputy commander, does not look happy at all.
Looking at the teams of subordinates... are they worthy of being called "Thunder God's Whip"
What a joke!
Those commanders are all useless, their ability to count money is better than their ability to fight! Sieg only watched the drill in the army once, and his face was almost livid - originally, the Central Cavalry Corps had not conducted large-scale drills for a long time, and Sieg only practiced in the Wolf Fang Army. Although he knew that military discipline in other military camps had been corrupted, but Just how bad it was, but now my eyes finally opened.
After a simple march in formation, a dozen of the one hundred soldiers in the group sprained their feet, and a dozen more had their shoes stepped on...
It was a simple cavalry charge drill. Halfway through the charge, several cavalrymen collided with me, and several of them fell and were injured on the spot. Others charged, but at the end of the charge, they found that in their hands I don’t know when my scimitar was lost...
Sieg was so angry that his nose was crooked, but Roddy said nothing and stood aside coldly, with no trace of joy or anger on his face.
"Let all the officers line up!" Rody said coldly, and then he looked at the commanders beside him who had already turned pale, and said coldly: "What are you looking at! I said the officers line up, didn't you hear?"
More than a dozen commanders and deputy commanders hurriedly ran down, and their own soldiers brought the horses to fetch weapons. Rody also walked down, first got on his own horse, and looked coldly at the men beside him who looked surprised and uncertain. He said coldly: "You are all the leading officers of the Central Cavalry Troupe. Originally, many of you were outstanding soldiers selected from other legions. Are the soldiers you lead today of this level? Now I will let you in my Practice it in front of you! Just follow the marching formation! I told you not to do it. If you don’t want to practice it, just get out of the Central Cavalry Corps!"
No one spoke.
Rody took a deep breath: "If you want to leave, I will never stop you! But I will come and watch in three days. I don't watch the soldiers' drills, I watch the officers first! Anyone who can't do it will be executed!" Everything will be done according to wartime laws!" His eyes were as cold as ice and he said very seriously: "Thunder God's Whip leaves no garbage!"
After saying that, he rode away first without even looking at these people.
Sieg followed up on horseback, with a worried look on his face, and couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, Duke, this doesn't seem right... These people all have status, and they have many family backgrounds behind them... If you do this, It is equivalent to driving them out of the Central Cavalry Corps. Now... Although the Duke is said to have the trust of His Majesty, I am afraid that if those families cause trouble, Your Majesty will also... "
Rody said calmly: "You don't have to worry about this."
His Majesty? Your Majesty is the old skeleton! What do I want now that he will object to
Sieg was still worried: "It's just that the Duke's approach seems a bit too intense. Why not spend time training carefully? With me, Sieg, I can always train them into a qualified Thunder God's Whip!"
Rody suddenly stopped his horse, glanced at Sieg, and then said: "Sigur, the Central Cavalry Corps has been completely rotten!" His expression was a little strange: "It can be said that these people, from soldiers to officers, are not the same at all. What kind of warriors! The soldiers are just for the generous military pay of Thunder God's Whip, and the officers are just a bunch of scum for the sake of embezzling more military supplies. Think about it, if they had a little fighting power, our entry into the city would have been so smooth. "?" His tone gradually became serious: "Think about it, if it was not us who broke into the city that day, but a group of enemy troops, the cavalry of Prairie Reuenthar, would these people be able to resist it in less than an hour and three? Instantly, it collapsed!”
Roddy sighed: "I admit that there are prodigal sons who turn around in this world, and there are bad people who turn into good people... But they are a minority after all! In my opinion, instead of wasting time trying to adapt this army, it is better to replace all those garbage !" At this point, Rody said calmly: "Not only these officers, but also those soldiers! Not to mention the Thunder God's Whip, they can't even meet the standards of ordinary soldiers! It's better to spend time on them. Re-select new blood from the garrison!"
Ignoring Sieg's expression, Rody said calmly: "Pass my order, and the drill will be repeated in three days, and all those like today will be executed! Everything is in accordance with the military orders during the war! If you want to leave, just let them do it for me." Take off this military uniform and get out of the military camp!"
"Three days??" Sieg's eyes widened: "These people can't practice in three days..."
Roddy sneered: "I didn't let them practice... I didn't expect them to practice at all... I gave them three days to tell them to get out! Let those guys who are just living for military pay get out of here! I don't want to do it anymore." Give them a chance! 'Thunder's Whip' is a proud name, and opportunities are given to those who are qualified!"
When Duke Tulip's military order was passed, chaos immediately broke out in the military camp.
The soldiers are almost mutinous - especially those who are just deliberately trying to get paid. What will happen if they have no food to eat in the future
But Rody had already expected that 10,000 heavily armed Wolf Fang troops were standing outside the barracks, watching eagerly. If anyone caused trouble, they would immediately catch them and beat them with military clubs.
As a result, under Rody's single-handed operation, the largest large-scale soldier discharge event in the history of the empire took place...
There were nearly 200,000 Central Cavalry Corps, but after final selection, less than 50,000 remained. The rest of the people all took off their military uniforms and became civilians. From now on, life and death are up to you... If you want to live, you have to rely on yourself!
The Tulip Duke's Mansion was almost overrun by the families led by military officers, large and small. Rody kicked out countless pleas and bribes. In the end, he simply asked the guard Lant to lead a team of people to guard the Duke's Mansion. door.
Those with some influence in the family finally couldn't bear it anymore, and if they were too soft, they would be tough. They tried to unite to put pressure on Roddy, but Roddy didn't even look at him. He just threw a sentence to Lant: "If there is a rude guy, beat him out! Throw him out of this street!"
The next day, a group of bruised nobles went to the emperor to complain - what a bully! Even the Tulip Duke can't be so arrogant! After all, they are all nobles. With so many families, can he just attack them? !
But the emperor's words completely chilled their hearts: "You should discuss this matter with Duke Tulip yourself."
There were also those who were crying and trying to win the emperor's sympathy in this way, but His Majesty the Emperor didn't even bother to look at them, and the Guards drove them out of the palace.
In this way, the famous "Thunder God's Whip", which was originally known as the most powerful and elite Central Cavalry Corps among the four main armies of the empire, was reduced to only 50,000 people after reorganization (which also included the reorganization of The 20,000 wolf-fang army with the Thunder God’s Whip).
The empire's reserve department was very busy, recruiting 150,000 reserves at one go... And also into the "Thunder God's Whip"? That's a big job to choose...
The Duke of Tulip has already spoken, and the selection work must be meticulous. If some catty person wants to get into the "Thunder God's Whip" - let alone the Thunder God's Whip, wait to be whipped by the Duke first!
Those barons and viscounts who were kicked out of the Central Cavalry Corps with bruises and bruises are role models!
While the Central Cavalry Corps was busy expanding and the corps in the reserve department were busy almost all night long, Rody was hiding in the Duke's Mansion reading a book late at night.
Nicole was sitting next to him, her face a little melancholy, and she couldn't help but whisper: "Rody, are you too anxious to clean up the Thunder God's Whip like this? Some things can't be done too hard."
Roddy put down the book and smiled faintly: "I know... Even the Tulip Duke back then never did such a thing." He pointed at the book in his hand and said with a smile: "I have carefully studied the tulips of the past. The history of how the Duke led his troops into war."
Nicole sighed: "You have offended so many people all at once..."
Rody shook his head and smiled: "Nicole, you are wrong... It was not me, Rody, who offended others, but Seth! It was Seth, the Tulip Duke!"
Nicole was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Is there any difference?"
"The difference is huge." Rody sighed: "I'm in a hurry! In order to let me be Rody one day earlier, I can only do this. The sooner I finish these things that Duke Tulip should do, The sooner I can get my freedom!"
He couldn't help but gently held Nicole's hand, and said softly: "I don't want to be your 'brother' anymore! Nicole! I don't want to hold your hand secretly behind closed doors! I I want to be Roddy! I hope I can hold your waist and hold your hand in front of others, and I can kiss you when I want to.”
Having said this, Rody gently held Nicole's waist and kissed her gently on the red lips.
Nicole looked at the fiery look in Roddy's eyes, her cheeks turned red, she gently hooked Roddy's neck, and said softly in an inaudible voice: "Rody... I... I will be your woman tonight, OK?"