539 Tough Choices
539 difficult choices
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In February, the cold winter has not yet receded, and the full sense has quietly come with the wind, and in the fresh air of the morning, the tiny white clouds in the light blue and clear sky, flashing with bursts of white light,
Crystal L-beads dripping on the green grass stems and broad leaves, the cobwebs of the eaves, the silver-like L-beads glittering, the black earth that has just thawed from the winter ice seems to still have the fragrance of grass, the song of the steppe shepherd falls from the sky like a lark, nature makes the birth of every new day full of magnificent solemn atmosphere,
In Aichemore's study, the fat man was staring at a battle report that had just been delivered on the table, and there was an inexplicable feeling in his eyes, and the king of Kugit, Ssai Ali, who had escaped in the Green Corridor, had not escaped the undercurrent of fate in the end, and had been killed in an encounter with the Third Cavalry Regiment he had sent to pursue in the northern county of Ryerdian three days ago, which was excellent news.
It's a pity that the arrival before the upcoming meeting of tribal leaders has undoubtedly made this meeting even before it is held, and it has already been on a layer of yīn shadow, although Sceari is not a wise monarch, but he has controlled the Tulka royal court for 20 years, and has many subordinates, and has close relations with various parties,
Although he was not as eloquent as his predecessor, King Achmore, and had no exploits to boast of, during his reign, the relations between the various ethnic groups were stable and united, and from the north to occupy Natu to the army of Achmore, the southern conquest and the northern war expanded many areas.
If it weren't for his own rise and the strong containment of Rui Erdian, Sikugit's power might have been even stronger, so that he could be regarded as a king of success who made a difference.
This was a report under the guise of urgent top secret, and the commander of the 3rd Cavalry Banner, who commanded the battle, Warisian, also knew that the death of King Kujit Khan in battle was not a trivial matter, and did not choose to withdraw to Achmore after the battle, but stationed on the border of Ryordian, waiting for further instructions from the fat man.
The fat man pushed open the window of the room and let the cold wind blow in from outside, he now needed some external power to calm down his somewhat dazed head, the death of the Khan King would inevitably set off a wave of turmoil among the Kujits, how should he reduce these effects
According to the order of the arrival of the leaders of the various tribes in the past few days, the fat man knew that this meeting of the tribal leaders was not as calm as it seemed, and the freezing three feet was not a day's cold, and he was afraid that this meeting held with the support of force would not get the approval of the majority of the Kujit people+3
Of the 68 small and medium-sized tribes, only 49 arrived, and the eight major tribes that accounted for the absolute majority of the numbers, except for the Sukh of Lesuk, who arrived two days ago, among the leaders of the other seven tribes, only Urusa Meh of the Borg, and Dundas of the Envir tribe,
One by one, prevaricating for various reasons,
Some said that they were unwell, some said that they fell off their horses and broke their bones, and even outrageously said that they were m-road, and the fat man knew that these guys had seen that the sky was coming, and the grass on the ground had grown anew, and with some food in exchange for the belongings in his hands, his heart began to live.
According to the border report, just as the western Kugit people in Tulga were leaderless, the eastern court of Kugit in the eastern steppe also launched a series of offensives, on the one hand, they secretly sent people among the tribes to declare that the Kugit people have the same roots and should fight together against the enemy's words, and on the other hand, they frequently sent envoys to many of these tribes, hoping that this kind of connection would destabilize some tribes to the eastern court
Although the fat man has issued a strict order not to let anyone enter and leave the eastern border at this critical moment, it is still impossible to rule out the possibility of secret communication between the tribes, at least according to the intelligence of the assassination, the leaders of 10 tribes have expressed their willingness to go to the eastern grasslands to settle down, this situation undoubtedly made the already difficult tribal leaders meeting even worse
"Your Excellency, you've been thinking about it all morning, so let's take a break."
Mouth, wearing a light green-long skirt, Berlant Bonnie personally pushed a dining cart in, and the well-cut emerald long skirt, with her swaying and wonderful body, is like a beauty coming out of the painting wall, compared to the heroic posture of the full-body armor NV knight, there is a unique style
Berlante Bonnie*** delicate plain hands, and his heart from the silver dining car, the jīng heart made zuò breakfast one by one in front of the fat man, the face - calm and elegant, with a faint smile at the corner of the mouth, it seems that it is more and more integrated into the corner of his personal secretary,
In fact, in the past 2 months, Berlante Bonnie felt that she had learned more secrets than she had in the previous 20 years, and when many truths that seemed to be enough to sensational the entire continent were sorted out one by one by the fat man, and then told in front of her with a very casual and insipid attitude, she realized that the world was really so simple,
When you have the opportunity to stand at a considerable height and take a fresh look at the previous problems, you will find that the change in the fate of one person, or even the trend of the situation on the entire continent, is in the hands of one or several people, and their every move and foot is the fate of millions of living beings
Before I knew it, Berrant Bonnie was already trapped in it and couldn't extricate herself.
"Like a fish jumping out of the river" Berrant Bonnie now vaguely understands the meaning of this sentence, since this is the case, how can she let it go, she just wants to follow the fat man now,
Because only in this way can she feel that her every day is not wasted, watching a strong, cunning, and even a little laipi man, stepping on the peak of power in the torrent of the world, thinking about it will make her feel a burst of jī inexplicable, of course, she also naturally thinks that this may be the reason for the part of her body that is the blood of the yīn plotter
For the information sent in the morning, as a personal secretary, Berant Bonnie knew something, and for the death of King Kugit Khan, Berant Bonnie had some novel ideas in her heart,
She wants to say it, just like all nv's wants to confide in the man she relies on,
But the fat man's frowning eyebrows made her hesitate and speculate in her heart, because the idea was so naïve that she couldn't believe that it came from the head of herself, the best graduate of the Paraven Knight Academy
The fat man picked up a piece of green-red heart snack, put it to his mouth and took a bite of it, it was crispy and sweet, almost sliding down his throat
"Yes, you made it yourself, right?" the fat man nodded approvingly, quipping, "There are no such jīng pastries in Vekia, because in the concept of Vekia chefs, food should not be wasted like this, they prefer to bake these fluffy pastries into hard long pastries, which can save wood and fill their stomachs better."
"This is the Poisson lamb of the court of Ruierdian, my father used to like to eat it the most, so I specially found someone to learn some" Berlante Bonnie's face - it didn't look natural, obviously still hesitating whether to say it, and finally couldn't help it, looked at the fat man's slightly darkened face and asked in a low voice, "This time the matter of the Khan King, how are you going to solve it, now the people of all ethnic groups in Kugit are unstable, if you know this news, I am afraid that it will cause some children"
"Yes, it's really a tricky thing," the fat man said with deep sympathy, "If it was some time ago or after the conference, the movement that this news might cause was still under control, but it was just coming at this time, it would be too inappropriate.
Now not only the various ethnic groups are looking at us, but the Dongting people and the Virtuous people are only afraid that they are also working hard in secret, which is originally just a very ordinary thing, and after passing through their hands, it will become an uncontrollable situation.
Even the inside information I have obtained, the eastern court of Kugit has been prepared, and as soon as the news of the death of the Khan King comes out, the slogan of the merger of East and West Kugit will be immediately raised, and under such a general righteousness, the tribes that have been annexed will inevitably have some movement, and even we will fall into an embarrassing dilemma."
Hearing what the fat man said so strictly, a trace of hesitation flashed on Bellant Bonnie's face, her eyes looked at the fat man's face, and she said cautiously, "Actually, we can't admit it, anyway, King Kujit Khan died in the northern county of Ruierdian, which is now a war zone, today the Ruierdian army is coming, and tomorrow the Kugit army is coming, even if you meet some bold little lords, the king is poor and destitute, and he makes some loots and incurs the murder, which is not unheard of in history"
"Well, you mean that the Khan was killed by the local lord for plundering?" Before Bloom Bonnie's words fell, the fat man had already raised his head and looked at her with blazing eyes,
Berlant Bonnie's face was red, and she secretly blamed herself for a while, what happened to her, but she didn't expect to say it in the end,
"I know this explanation seems naïve, but it's an option."
Berlante Bonnie said hurriedly in a low voice, obviously not confident at all, she had been suppressed for too long just now, and she said it quickly, her pretty face was red as if she was about to drip water, and her head was lowered to lean on her towering iōng part, although she said it, but even she herself didn't believe this statement,,
This is simply Laipi, although the Khan King was defeated, but he was still followed by Jīng Rui's 5,000 royal court guards, wanderers? nonsense, it is a regular army of about 10,000 people in Rui Erdian, and he is afraid and does not dare to provoke the 5,000 royal court cavalry. With the wisdom of the number one general in the dignified continent, saying such things, in addition to gaining contempt, I am afraid that he will become the laughing stock of everyone
"Haha"
Just when Berlante Bonnie was ashamed and ashamed, the fat man who was still sad just now suddenly smiled, and the depression just now was swept away, and he laughed loudly
"Okay, that's the explanation, to be honest, this explanation is wonderful, I'm afraid it's the best explanation in this situation."
"Ah" Berrant Bonnie's face was stunned, looking at the fat man's smug smile, and almost lost her voice, "How can this be, this will make people laugh, even if the Kugit people are willing to believe it, Rui Erdian will not admit it, I am afraid that our situation will be more embarrassing when the time comes"
"Hehe, who said that the people of Ruierdian would not admit it" The fat man put his arm around her soft and elastic waist, kissed her on the cheek affectionately, and said, "I dare to give a twelve-point guarantee, this time the death of the Khan King, the Ruierdian people will not only admit it immediately, but also make a big fanfare, and happily help us carry this black cauldron"
Berant Bonnie looked at the fat man with an evil smile on the corner of his mouth, and felt a vicious chill rise from his back, this dead fat man is afraid that there is some harmful trick again.
February is not a peaceful month, where the season and winter meet, and the life and death of all things on the earth begin to enter a new cycle
Prais, the Minister of War of Ryordian, was flipping through a report in his hand, his face full of hesitation, pacing back and forth in the room, the sound of heavy footsteps as irreconcilable as the doubts in his heart
This is an urgent report from Tvalinburg in the Northern Shire, signed by the lord of Tvalinburg, Marquis Chaiberd, a guy who likes to talk about it, and Prais remembers that at the beginning of the year, this guy had sent a famous war report,
In his report, the Marquis de Chambard declared that he had withstood the invasion of 50,000 Kugit cavalry with 1,000 guards at Fort Dvalin, and had completely repelled them.
This battle report can be said to have given Rui Erdian's army a shot in the arm under the strict form of the soldiers coming to the city at that time, and even omitted the re-examination.
For this reason, His Majesty King Haraus specially rewarded this fellow with his sword, and later Prais thought it was really incredible, so he sent an inspector to review the results of the battle, only to find that it was a complete joke.
The Kugit who appeared outside Dvalinburg at that time did have them, but they were only a small squad of troops, no more than a hundred, and they were a rout army that had withdrawn from the front line, and they ran to Dvalinburg because M-lost the road, and as a result, the Marquis of Chaybard, who had thousands of guards, ran away with his wife before the battle, and when he returned, he found that the Kugit stragglers had only turned around outside the castle and left,
Because of the harshness of the war situation in the north, in order to curb the escape of many lords who were supposed to guard the territory, the Ministry of Military Affairs issued a strict order, starting from January, all lords who left the territory without an order will be executed for treason.
At that time, the Marquis of Chai Bird was indeed frightened, if he reported his escape, it was estimated that it would be difficult to escape the guillotine of the Ministry of Military Affairs, anyway, it was better to fight to the death, he immediately expanded the number of enemies by five hundred times, and then used a large section of rhetoric to describe how he fought bravely, and finally almost stained the battlefield with blood, which can be described as extremely heroic, and almost shamed all the Ruierdian generals to death
In the end, this guy won the bet, and in political and military considerations, even if it was secretly verified by the Ministry of Military Affairs later, it was also blocked as a secret forever, even if King Haraus knew about it, he just smiled at the corner of his mouth,
In this situation, the hearts of the people and the army have just cheered up, and killing this guy who is taking the lead will only deal a blow to Rui Erdian, and as for the enemy on the other side, they will laugh at King Rui Erdian for being a fool
Unexpectedly, in just a month, this guy has sprouted again, and this time the is even more unreliable.
"Killing King Kugit Khan" can also be reported casually?
If it weren't for the fact that this report was so shocking and incredible, Prais might have thrown this report into the garbage basket at his feet.
Of course, this time the Marquis of Chaibold had real evidence, not only did the captain of the castle send the body of the Khan King, but also the ring of the King of Kugit with the identity of the Khan, these two genuine things were taken out, even Prais, who had always been reluctant to see this guy, couldn't sit still.
Because this thing is too shocking, once it spreads, it will definitely cause a sensation in the whole city.
That's the king of Kugit Khan, as long as the current Parabun people hear the three words Kujit, they will have a surge of adrenaline, the continuous war has cost Paravon nearly 10 young lives, and the murderers of them are the Kujits, if this news is true, the whole Parabun is afraid that it will immediately become a sea of joy,
But Prais didn't think so, how could a guy who would be afraid of even a hundred Kugit stragglers kill the king of Kugit Khan, probably stretching out his neck, and the timid Marquis of Chai Bird didn't dare to swing his long sword
At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps outside, and Prais's son, Prasante, ran in almost out of breath
"How's it going, have you verified it?" Prais asked with anxiety written on his face, and he didn't even let his son finish his saliva
"Yes, yes"
Prasante was running too quickly, and his speech was intermittent, but the god on his face - undoubtedly told Prais in advance, "I have carefully checked the portrait you gave, it is indeed the corpse of the contemporary Kujit Khan King Ssaiali, even the location of the arrow wound he once suffered in the ribs is the same, and he has many stab wounds on his body, he did die in the battle of Jī"
Prasante's voice revealed an irrepressible movement, and he almost took out a black yao stone ring carved with a strange uā pattern from his mouth, and handed it to Prais, "This is the ring, the legendary identity symbol of King Kugit I can't tell whether it's true or false, but I believe that the wise Majesty will make a judgment."
Prais picked up the ring, which looked inconspicuous at all, and the corners of his eyes were unnaturally remarkable, and if the man was real, would the ring still be fake? But it would be nonsense for Prais to believe that the timid Marquis of Chaibed really slew the king of Kugit in the midst of thousands of horses, as the report says
Thousands of troops? Being able to see King Kujit Khan's three-star Guangyue emblem battle banner did not run away, even if he was a rare warrior
"Father, what are you worried about?" Prasante looked at Prais's almost completely sunken face, and felt a little strange, but he couldn't say it for a moment.
"It's nothing, report the news to the palace"
Prais smiled at the corner of his mouth, and waved his hand at him awkwardly, yes, is it useful to think about these now? Regardless of whether the Khan King was killed by the coward of Chai Bod, he must admit it to the death, because this is related to the hearts of the entire kingdom and the hearts of the people