Rody slowly raised his head, and felt the sharp gaze of the other party. For some reason, the gaze was like a solid object on his face. Rody could even feel the hair on his head standing on end.
"Set, come here!"
Rody let out a breath, slowly stood up, and took a few steps.
The man in front of me is Abbas XI, the emperor of the empire! Rody frowned inwardly: Why didn't he look very energetic
In Rody's impression, the emperor of the empire, as a descendant of Emperor Abbasid, should be wearing golden armor, tall, with electrifying eyes, full of energy, and looking majestic. But the middle-aged man in front of him had a pale face and a thin body hidden under a loose white robe, which gave people a sinister feeling.
snort! It seems that being an emperor may not be a very happy thing! Judging from his appearance, there is a faint "Chuan"-shaped wrinkle between his eyebrows. I guess he must frown often on weekdays.
Rody stood ten steps away from the emperor, not daring to get any closer and still standing with his hands down.
Abbas XI's eyes finally left Roddy's face, and he seemed to sigh softly.
"Set, how long has it been since I last saw you? Well... it must have been a few years, right? I saw you when your father passed away. At that time, you were still a child." Abbas XI The tone was a little sad.
Rody closed his mouth and lowered his head without speaking.
"We haven't seen you for a few years. You look much stronger. You are no worse than your father back then." Abbas XI slowly walked to Rody's side, stretched out his hand and patted Rody's shoulder with all his strength. Said: "I know you are feeling uneasy. Someone has already reported to me what happened today."
Rody thought for a while and wanted to say something, but was stopped by the emperor with a gesture.
"I know what you want to say. Bayan told me what happened. But I also know that there is too much water in his words, hum. I am not an old fool yet, but this thing happened after all. , you are the one who hits the person, and you should be aware of the consequences.”
Rody nodded. When he came, Nicole had already told him not to talk too much. Too much words would make many mistakes.
Abbas XI looked at Roddy with a playful look, a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said slowly: "Why don't you speak? I heard that your personality is not like this, right? You are out of trouble The reputation is so audacious.”
Rody took a deep breath, slowly raised his head, looked directly into the emperor's eyes, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I don't know what to say. Your Majesty summoned me, so he has already made a decision."
A look of surprise flashed in Abbas XI's eyes, and then he frowned slightly, seemed to ponder for a moment, and said slowly: "You should know about the war between the Empire and the Great Moon Kingdom, right?"
Rody thought for a while. Although the war had been concealed, this kind of information could not be hidden from the upper levels, otherwise Nicole would not know about it. His Majesty the Emperor asked himself this, obviously believing that he also knew the situation. In this case, there was no use pretending to be stupid, so he nodded generously.
"Very good." Abbas XI nodded: "You are quite smart and know not to lie to me." His tone was a bit sinister. Then the supreme commander of the empire changed his tone and said slowly: "So, as the heir of the Tulip family and the flag of the Imperial Army, what do you think?"
Rody thought for a while and said loudly: "The Tulip family is willing to fight for the empire and defend the dignity of the empire to the death!"
This was what Nicole taught him before he came here. Anyway, no matter what, His Majesty the Emperor will not be offended by what he said in such a scene.
Sure enough, a satisfied smile appeared on the pale face of Abbas XI, and he said lightly: "It's a pity that you are still young and have not inherited the title. Otherwise, I really hope that you can serve me - I I also hope that the undefeated history of the Tulip family can be continued with you! Oh! They are just a bunch of uncivilized barbaric aliens!" His Majesty's tone showed a hint of hatred when he said the last two sentences.
Roddy sneered in his heart: Barbarian? A group of barbarians beat the commander of the Northwest Army whom you personally appointed into disgrace
Of course, Roddy would never say those words out loud. He just swallowed his anger and whispered: "Your Majesty is famous!" It was just a slander in his heart, but it was unknown to outsiders.
Abbas XI sighed, and seemed to realize that his emotions were a little out of control. He lowered his voice and said: "It's just that the empire has just been defeated, and the morale of the military is unstable. I asked you to come because I want you to do something for me!" "
Rody immediately remembered Nicole's instructions and hurriedly made an appearance of infinite loyalty. He knelt down on one knee and looked up at His Majesty at a 45-degree angle with eager eyes - cursing in his heart: What a damn heir to the first family of the empire. Hold your breath.
Abbas XI stared at Rody and seemed quite satisfied with his actions. He slowly said: "I have decided to advance your inheritance ceremony! In three days, you and I will personally preside over your inheritance ceremony! If you If you can pass the imperial examination, I will officially declare you to inherit the title of Tulip Family! Then, I will have a more important mission for you!"
Rody did not speak, but looked at the emperor with solemn eyes. He knew that for the sake of what he said, he must not show any surprise on his face.
Sure enough, Abbas XI saw that Rody's face was calm as usual, nodded, and then announced loudly: "If you successfully inherit the title, I will appoint you as the special envoy for the inspection of northwest military affairs, and I order you to go to the northwest theater immediately , assist General Ruben of the Northwest Army in handling military affairs there!”
"Ah?" Even though Rody tried his best to maintain his composure, he still couldn't hold back after hearing these words.
Want him to go to the front line? Northwest inspection envoy? Is that the emperor's imperial envoy? Although Rody has never been an official, after all, he is a person who has experienced the orthodox education of Imperial College and knows the significance of this special envoy!
At special moments, he is the person in charge of the northwest military affairs! At a critical moment, he can even take over the original first commander of the Northwest Army!
Abbas XI sighed.
"I know that you are still too young now, and you should not be asked to bear such a burden right away, but this is a difficult moment for the empire. Since the Tulip family is the military god of the empire and the flag of the imperial army, they should understand , now is the moment when the empire needs you most!" His majestic eyes gradually softened, and the emperor lowered his voice and said: "However, I can also tell you that when I asked you to go to the northwest, I didn't really hope that you would change immediately. What a situation, after all, you are still young and cannot have much experience. What I need is a flag! When the empire is defeated, the morale of the army is floating. I need the flag of your Tulip family to stabilize the morale of the army! Seth! There are too many things to do, as long as you go to the front line! As long as the soldiers know that the flag of the Tulip family is raised, the current floating morale will stabilize! "Do you understand my intention?"
"Understood." Rody breathed a sigh of relief.
He was not afraid of going to the front line to fight. As a samurai, he had long planned to join the army and become a professional soldier. It's just that as a young man, he was still uneasy when he was entrusted with such an important task. However, the emperor's words made it very clear that he was not really required to take charge of military affairs - to put it bluntly, he was asked to be a clay Buddha. Just show it to the soldiers in the army. After all, the myth of the undefeated military god of the Tulip family is currently a good way to stabilize military morale.
Seeing the nervous expression on Rody's face, Abbas XI smiled slightly and said lightly: "I believe that the Tulip family will not let me down, so I hope you can live up to my heavy responsibility!"
Rody took a deep breath, slowly knelt down on one knee, and said seriously: "Yes."
Now that he had finished saying what needed to be said, the emperor nodded and signaled that Roddy could leave. Rody slowly stood up, saluted seriously, turned around and strode away.
When he walked to the gate, the emperor suddenly said softly again.
"Set! I heard that you have been very close to Qiaoqiao recently... I hope you won't be distracted by other things at this time!"
Rody stiffened and sneered secretly, then slowly turned around and said seriously: "I understand."
Humph, I have no interest in competing with the emperor for women right now!
After leaving the hall, Rody first found Gordon and asked for his light-gathering sword, and then got on the carriage without saying a word.
Back home, Nicole was surprised to see Roddy back so soon. After Roddy said what the emperor had said, Nicole had a solemn expression on her face.
"His Majesty the Emperor didn't blame you?"
Rody sighed: "I also find it strange. He just mentioned it lightly and then changed the topic."
The contemplation on Nicole's face became more solemn. After a while, she whispered: "So, are you sure about the assessment in three days?"
Rody nodded: "There should be no problem."
"But... But the situation in the northwest is tense now, and His Majesty wants you to go to the front line..." A sad expression appeared on Nicole's face.
Rody's heart felt hot and he couldn't help walking forward and holding Nicole's hand: "Nicole, are you worried about me?"
Nicole blushed, withdrew her hand warily, took a step back, and looked to the side. Fortunately there were no other servants around at the moment. The two of them had already moved away everyone around them in order to talk.
Seeing Nicole dodge, Roddy felt sad and said with a wry smile: "Nicole, I'm sorry."
Nicole could see that Roddy was unhappy. Thinking that he would go to the front line in a few days, she felt tenderness in her heart, her eyes turned red, and she said softly: "Rody, please, don't force me, okay? Now, now Our identities are different…”
Roddy showed a self-deprecating expression, just sighed, took a deep look at Nicole, turned around and left.
"Wait!" An anxious expression appeared on Nicole's face, and she didn't care much in her hurry. She ran to Roddy in a few steps, grabbed the corner of his clothes, and said hurriedly: "Rody! Don't misunderstand, I... I mean... now you are playing my brother... wait... after this matter is over, I will arrange for you to join the army... as long as you work hard... in the future... I will... wait for you in the future!" "The last few words! It was inaudible. Fortunately, as a warrior, Rody had sharp ears and eyes. If he had lost a little bit of cultivation, he might not have been able to hear it.
Roddy was pleasantly surprised and stared at Nicole with ecstasy on his face: "Really? Nicole, you mean...seriously? Really?"
Nicole's face turned red, and she lowered her hands and said, "You... what else do you want from me? You've been... rude to me twice... Do you think I'm..." When she said the last few words, her expression almost made her cry. .
Rody felt so tender in his heart that he grabbed Nicole's hand in ecstasy. This time he didn't say anything to let go, but said in a daze: "Then... you... don't dislike my identity? I'm just a civilian... you you… "
An unhappy expression appeared on Nicole's face, and she said angrily: "Who do you think I am from the Tulip family? How could I, Nicole, be that kind of... that kind of..."
At this moment, Rody felt that a hundred flowers were blooming in his heart, and the depression of many days was immediately swept away. All the emperor's orders and the assessment of the title were all forgotten, and he didn't care about going to the front line at all. Don't ask him to go to the front line. Well, even if he were to use his sword to fight those foreign barbarians, he would not even frown!
"Nicole! Don't worry! I will definitely work hard! I will definitely do something great, and I will never disgrace the reputation of your Tulip family!" Rody's face flushed with excitement and he shouted loudly.
"Shut up!" Nicole's face was flushed, but she stamped her feet anxiously. She wanted to cover Roddy's mouth with her hands: "Shut up! What kind of place is this? Don't shout loudly!"
Roddy shut up, but excitedly reached out to hug Nicole. Nicole blushed, ducked away, opened the door and ran out in a hurry.
Roddy watched in amazement as Nicole walked out of the door, feeling that all the suffering he had endured over the past few days was worth it, and he was so excited that he wished he could roar three times.
"What an idiot!" A sarcastic voice suddenly came from his mind.
"Andy! Shut up!" Roddy was so happy that he was no longer in the mood to argue with Andy.
"Hmph! I said you were stupid!" Andy's voice was cold: "It doesn't matter if the man is stupid, the woman is quite smart to begin with, but she didn't expect to be carried away by that bullshit love! That damn emperor of yours is called You're going to die! It's such an obvious plan to kill people with a borrowed knife, but you two fools act like sheep being slaughtered! I think the emperor is really happy at this moment! There are probably going to be firecrackers in the palace! !!Fool!!!"