Volume 3 The Vortex of Strife Chapter 67 The Secret Meeting of the Ministers
After the people who participated in the banquet dispersed, there were only the servants left in the banquet hall who were cleaning up their things, and Evan was also helping to clean up together, and those subordinates were not surprised, because Evan was the kind of chief who was very enthusiastic about helping people, so no one said anything.
"Commander Evan, my father has something important to discuss with us, please take a step to speak. The second prince, Ansol, walked out from the back of the banquet hall and said to Evan.
Evan then put down the utensils in his hand and followed him out of the banquet hall to the King's study in Mallot's Palace, where several people were already waiting.
In addition to King Byron, who sat in the center, there were Princess Winys Feremitz, the head of the Kestrel Military Academy, Dugore, the Earl of the Tail Peninsula, and two other important ministers.
The other two, Evan was also very familiar, one was the president of Mallot's regular army, his own superior in office, and in private his friend - Gronos. The other is Heck, who is in charge of intelligence and is also the captain of the capital's guard.
"Evan, you're working with those henchmen again?" said Heck, sitting in a corner, a diminutive, mediocre-looking man in a shawl robe and a diamond bracelet on his wrist.
"I didn't know there was a meeting of important ministers, so I delayed it for some time. β
"We may have to discuss this matter as soon as possible," said Governor Gronos, "otherwise Count Deballo will not be able to explain it, for he is, after all, a diplomatic envoy who has come with Makilov." Standing beside Heck, Gronos was of medium height, with his middle-parted hair greasy and snugg, which made him look like he had a slice of melon skin spread on top of his head. Evan was the deputy commander of Mallot's regular army, and Gronos was the president's leader, and the soldiers here basically obeyed Gronos's orders, and he was Mallotrie, a man above 10,000 people.
Evan nodded, he also stood aside with Amme, and glanced at King Byron, who had already recovered from his drunkenness, and everyone present knew that Deballo's arrival from the Theoguna Empire this time was not as simple as an ordinary diplomatic envoy.
"This is a letter from Lord Regent. Deballo took a letter from his bosom and placed it on Byron's table. Dugol opened the letter in Byron's place, and then read the contents of the letter to everyone present at the king's command.
The position of the regent Shumo in the Western Oguna Empire was gradually threatened by Makirov, and the little emperor Manfret also trusted Makirov very much, and the nobles from all over the country north of the city of Doret sided with Makirov, and the agreement that he promised to sign with the Kingdom of Salins was also blocked by Makirov, resulting in some merchants of the Kingdom of Sarins unable to do business in the Western Oguna Empire smoothly.
Shumo hopes to take the opportunity of Makirov's personal visit to the Kingdom of Sarins to "stay" Makirov in the Kingdom of Sarins, and then transfer some troops to cooperate with Doret City to eliminate those Makirov's die-hard nobles, so as to ensure the rule of the regent Shumo over the Theoguna Empire.
In addition, regarding the situation of the Holy Maiden Golia, this eccentric woman is low-key, and Xiumo has not had a chance to have in-depth contact with the other party, and he does not know what plans Goliath has planned and plotted after the Battle of Doret.
After the letter was read, Count de Barlow showed a somewhat surprised expression, this nobleman with the blood of the two countries was not loyal to the Western or Eastern Oguna Empire, but was more of a multi-agent than a lord.
The high-ranking officials of the Kingdom of Salins could see Deballo's surprise, and Heke even planned in his heart to put Deballo under house arrest to prevent the matter from leaking.
"Our kingdom of Sarins has a close relationship with the Empire of St. Augusta, and we are like family, so we should help each other," said the second prince Anso, "but before Golia could solve the problem, another Makirov came, and it seems that the policy of supporting Shumo should be changed." β
"The second prince's words do make sense, when we supported the birth of the imperial western regime, we hoped to establish a force to deal with Grinko," Dugol put down the letter, the fan in his hand was still shaking, "Now that Xiumo can't even hold half of the power, it is estimated that he will soon be replaced by Makilov, rather than helping this incompetent regent, it is better to consider choosing another person to support." β
In addition to Amsoil and Dugol, who were in favor of not continuing to support Shumo, Evan, Guronos, and Heck all believed that they should continue to help Shumo, and there were different opinions on what to do with Makilov, who visited Mallot.
Evan: "If you want to help Shumo, you shouldn't start with Makilov, but continue to find a way to take the power from Golia, the life weapon in her hand has already played a role in the Battle of Doret, you should all believe me, there are life weapons in this world." β
"Although Evan and I share the same opinion in many places, we are completely on opposite sides when it comes to magic and life weapons. Instead of looking for these unrealistic things, it is better to send troops to deal with Makirov and the other nobles, as Shumo said. Then use overwhelming military force to get Golia into submission, and even we can swallow up the Theoguna Empire, and it's not too late to deal with Grinko. β
Everyone was talking about how to solve the affairs of the Theoguna Empire, but the eldest princess Winlith, who was standing behind Byron, did not say a word, she had not returned to Mallote for many years, and it was a miracle that she was allowed to participate in such an important confidential meeting, and everyone present did not expect any constructive opinion from this tall woman.
There was another reason why Wen Lisi didn't speak - she didn't think that the Oguna Empire, the old enemy of the Kingdom of Salins, would have so much diplomatic exchanges with the Kingdom of Sarins after the split. When Winlith left Mallot, the Oguna Empire was still eyeing the Kingdom of Salins, but tonight there were envoys and hostages sent from the Eastern and Western Oguna Empires, all of whom were trying to curry favor with the Kingdom of Sarins, which was really unexpected.
What surprised Wen Lisi even more was that among these diplomatic envoys of the Theoguna Empire there was someone who secretly served Mallot, the Earl named De Barlow. The letter brought by this guy and the words of other officials all show that the Kingdom of Sarins has a lot of credit for the successful division of the Theoguna Empire. Moreover, the regent of the Theoguna Empire, who is now in charge, is also having an affair with the Kingdom of Sarins, intending to eradicate two other powerful people in the Theoguna Empire - the Holy Maiden Golia and the Prime Minister Makilov.
Golia's fame had already spread to the southwestern part of the kingdom of Salins, and even Winlith, who was in the remote area, had heard of the name of Golia, the heir to magic, and had heard of the magical powers she wielded during the Battle of Doret. For Winlith, who doesn't believe in magic, Golia is more of a liar, but both Evan and Dugol seem to be afraid of Golia, seeing her as an obstacle to the complete manipulation of Theoguna's empire.
"Celestia, what do you think?" said Heck, the high-ranking official in charge of intelligence, suddenly asked Wen Lisi.
"I don't have any opinion, after all, Bradley and I are not very clear about the current disputes in the mainland. She replied truthfully.
"I heard you say that the eldest prince Bradley is coming back to Mallot, what is the specific reason?" Heck continued.
As soon as Heck's words fell, the people who were discussing the Theoguna Empire fell silent and focused their attention on Winlith. In particular, Anso, the prince who is in direct competition with Bradley, has a look in his eyes that reveals urgency.
Winlith looked at her father and said, "Bradley wants to pick up Walter and return Mallot, he says he hasn't seen this brother of his for many years, and he wants to go to the Duchy of Dlamain in person and bring his brother back." β
Byron laughed, he slapped the table and said, "Well, it's a good thing, let's all come back together as a family of the Fremites, and I miss Walter too, and it's almost time for him to come back from Dlaman." It's a pity that his fiancΓ©e ran away, otherwise, we would have had a big wedding in Mallot!"
Wen Lisi glanced at Ansu and said lightly: "Big Brother Bradley, in addition to wanting to bring Walter's brother back, he also found the daughter of Archduke Webster, Miss Christine. β
Amsoil jerked his head up, he couldn't believe what he was hearing with his ears, wasn't Christine still under house arrest?!
"Found Miss Christine?!"
"That's right, she's by Bradley's side right now. β