Chapter 116: The Game
"I ask you, Lord Johani, how long have you been my sister's spy?" McLandall asked.
The King's Scholar Johani's voice was urgent, and a layer of crystal beads of sweat covered his forehead, "Everything I have done is for the Randall family!" It has always been ...... Over the years...... Ask your father, ask him, I have always been his faithful servant...... It was I who secretly opened the gates of the palace in the first place, allowing Rolls Sheehan and Jocrith to enter the palace without any problems. ”
"So the betrayal of the former king was also your doing?"
"Everything I do is for the country! The tyrannical king must be overthrown, and the country needs a new king...... I would have liked to have been taken care of by your noble father, but Rolls Sheehan was too strong at the time, and the Sheehan family moved too quickly. ”
"I'm curious, Lord Johani, how many people have you betrayed? I count, former kings, Mistress Pato, King Rolls Sheehan, Jocris, and me McCrandell, my good lord, when did you become like this? ”
"King Rollssheehn, he's an incompetent king...... Reckless, vain, drunkard, and lascivious, he once even wanted to abandon your sister and make a new queen...... Please...... The gods testify that this is true......"
"And what is Lord Pato's sin?"
"Pato-sama's business really has nothing to do with me!" Paisle said.
"You were worried that Mistress Pato would know your little secret, so you poisoned him first!"
"That's not right!" Paisel struggled feebly, and the Knight of Enod held his head tightly.
McCrandell snorted impatiently, "I've seen the things on your shelves, there are some poison recipes in the bottles and cans that no one knows, just a little bit, or a little bit a day, and Master Pato will be tricked one day, after all, he has no defense against you." ”
"That's not right! That's not true! I didn't do it? ”
"Then do you admit who did it? Did Inni Randall tell you to do it? McLandall asked rhetorically.
"Nope! No! Although Pato-sama doesn't know where he found some clues, his death was an accident! ”
"Your so-called clues, is it your own little secret as an adult, or a little secret from my good sister!" McCrandell asked sharply.
"I don't know! I swear! Mike Mike! Pato-sama's business has absolutely nothing to do with me, someone must have framed me! ”
"Answer me head-on!"
"It's Inni Randall's ......"
"Oh?" McCrandell showed an interested expression, "So, it really has nothing to do with you?" ”
"The gods can learn from it, and it is true that it is true."
"Let me ask you in another way, if Master Pato hadn't died and continued to investigate this little secret, would you have done it?"
"Mistress Mack, aren't you embarrassed by me when you say that? I am a loyal servant of Lord Randall, and I will naturally help the Randall family clear all threats and obstacles......"
"Understood, so, when will Lord Johanni clear me with me? My good lord. McClandall blinked.
Johanni, the king's scholar, whimpered, "How dare I do that! Your Excellency, you're from the Randall family, after all! The status is noble, even if the villain borrows 10,000 guts, he doesn't dare! ”
"You may be mistaken, Lord Johani, I am just an illegitimate child, I used to be even more humble than you, but now I am lucky enough to have some ability to become the former prime minister, and there are thousands of people who want me to die."
"My lord! The villain will never dare to divulge your information next time, and the villain will only listen to you alone in the future! Mistress Mike...... Everything is stupid and pedantic, and you are the god who shines on the earth! ”
McClandell felt a gagging feeling in his heart, "Knight Enod, tie him up and take him away, and throw him into the dungeon!" ”
The Knight of Enod tied him up and dragged him out of the shattered door.
"The Randall family ......," the King's Scholar Yohani groaned, "everything I do is for the Randall family......"
After they left, McLandall calmly searched every corner of the room and retrieved several small bottles and cans from Johani's shelves.
During the process, the pigeons cooed in the upper room, but in a surprisingly calm tone, and he had to find someone to look after them before McCrandell could arrange for someone to take over the King's Scholarhood.
McLandall originally expected to be able to trust the King's Scholar Johani, but he didn't expect to disappoint him, such a man who was easily betrayed countless times, he could no longer count on him to help him do anything important, he would not give his back to such a person.
Varian Oyizi and Glenamsi are equally untrustworthy, they are more subtle in their calculations, never take their actions lightly, they are more elusive, and therefore more dangerous than the king's scholar Johani.
Perhaps killing the King's scholar Johani directly is a way to make an example, Varian Oyizi and Glenamsi are both for self-preservation and the prosperity of the family, and he is constantly proving that he has the ability and strength to win their support, but it will also offend Innie Randall and their father in this way.
Let's put this thing aside for now......
In the afternoon, McLandall was taking a nap in the prime minister's room, when suddenly the voice of Knight Enold came from outside the door, "Lord Mack, the Imperial Governor asks to see you." ”
"Let him in." McLandall probably guessed. "What do you have to do? Lord Gozen. ”
"The Empress Dowager Ini has ordered me to come and ask you to release the King's scholar Yohani immediately." The Imperial Governor said, pulling out a letter of order and Inni Randall's autograph, with the King's seal on it. "This is the order of Queen Mother Innie Randall."
"I see." McLandall waved him away, "Alas, my good sister has been depressed and depressed lately, and I sincerely hope that she will not overexert herself, and it will be a pity if she is angry and seriously ill." ”
"Empress Dowager Ini is in good health and has no symptoms." The Imperial Governor said.
"That's great." McLandall had hoped for a few more days without Innie Randall's interference, but he wasn't too surprised by her quick reaction.
After all, she was a strong and feminine woman, and he made a pleasant smile. "Lord Steward, I'm still a little tired, how about a drink with me first, Knight Enod, don't stand at the door, come and have a drink with our good manager."
"I don't need to." The Imperial Governor said, "I have come to announce the decree on behalf of the Queen Mother and Your Majesty, not to drink with you, Prime Minister. ”
"Drinking too much alcohol will naturally hurt you, but it's okay to be a little bit." McClandell smiled as he poured his wine and motioned for Knight Enod to come in, "As for Johani, the King's Scholar...... If my dear sister really cared so much about him, it seemed that she should have come in person, but she sent you, Lord Steward, how can I understand this? ”
"Whatever you think, I just want you to let him go! Mistress Johani is a friend of Queen Mother Inni Randall and is under her protection, and she wants me to convey this to you, and His Majesty will not allow such atrocities to occur, and Queen Mother Inni Randall wants me to remind you that she and the King are the masters of the palace in Dubrovnik. ”
"And I'm the king's prime minister."
"The Prime Minister should concentrate on serving the King and the Queen Mother." The Imperial Governor told him lightly.
"Your Excellency, you seem to have misremembered, you are acting as the agent of state until our good king reaches adulthood, and perhaps you should write this down, lest I have to remind you every time."
Knight Enod handed the Imperial Governor a glass of wine, and took a sip himself.
The head of the imperial front could only take it, and also took a sip.
"Anything else?"
"Yes, His Majesty has ordered me to inform you that the captain of the royal city guard has flagrantly disobeyed His Majesty's decrees."
It seems that Innie Randall had already ordered them to release the king's scholar Johani, but they flatly refused.
"I see."
"Empress Dowager Ini, she insisted on the removal of this person and arrested him for treason......"
He set his glass aside.
"I'll give her back Johanni, the King's scholar, but not now." McLandall said.
"Really?" The Imperial Governor looked surprised, he thought he couldn't convince McCrandell anymore.
McLandall smiled: "After this period of time, I will release him, I can guarantee that he will live well in the dungeon, and then the Queen Mother Eni Randall will keep him as a pet or send him to other places, I will not care, I just can't ask him to stay in the Imperial Council." ”
"What about the captain of the King's City Guard?"
"Tell our good Queen Mother, the captain of the royal city guard will also be replaced by me in the future, as for the position of the king's scholar, I also have some arrangements, or the Queen Mother Yini will give me some better arrangements and proposals."
McCrandell had already warned the captain of the Kings Guard not to release anyone no matter who ordered him, and his move also won McCrandell's trust, but McCrandell felt that he would do this because of Lord Glenamsey's intentions, and Lord Glee seemed to be interested in helping him.
"Yes." The Grand Master drank his glass of wine in one gulp, turned and said goodbye to McCrandell and Knight Enold.