The dinner party at the Dubrovnik Palace continued, and the money was staggered.

McClandell drank heartily and never stopped, and after congratulating several brave knights one after another, he returned to his seat.

The Knight of Enod on the side asked softly, "Mike Lord, it seems that you are in a good mood for dinner today." ”

At least that seemed to Knight Enod, who didn't seem to value the bounties anymore......

Although the name of Prime Minister McClandall is not mentioned primarily in the list of rewards, it is as if it were the night of the victory in the Battle of the Fortification:

McCrandell led the guards to fend off the onslaught of Jocris's faction, but was knocked out at the last moment by an inner ghost knight and passed out, and when he woke up, his position as Prime Minister was taken back by Lord Tyne Randall, and the merits were lightly skipped by King Robert Sheehan and Queen Enie Randall.

Knight Enold also remembered that McLandall had told him about the night he had asked Lord Tyne Randall for his credit......

Lord Tyne Randall sat under the window, writing letters by the oil lamp, and raised his eyes when he heard the sound of the latch. "Mike." He said calmly, putting down the quill in his hand, and then said to the squire, "You'd better wait outside while we talk." ”

The attendants bowed and withdrew, the heavy door closed behind them, leaving McLandalt alone to face his father, it was night, and even the windows were closed, but the cold inside the room was still very oppressive, and I wondered what lies Queen Enie Randall had instilled in him......

Lord Randall was stiff, and in that stern expression, there was even a bit of heroism, and a few poks of his beard covered his jaw, setting off a stern face, and he held the badge belonging to the prime minister in his hand.

"It's a beautiful badge, but it's supposed to be mine." McCrandell muttered.

Lord Randall ignored him with a prickly voice, "Is it smart that you sit down for me first, and leave the bed in such a hurry?" ”

"I'm fed up with that hospital bed!"

McCrandell knew how much his father despised a person's weakness, he walked to the nearest chair, "Look, how good your room is, no one will believe it, when I was dying, they actually threw me alone on another bed, a bed that didn't belong to me, maybe it should be said, it almost became my grave, isn't it ironic, a hero did not die on the battlefield, but died on a strange bed, no one cared about it......"

"And you want your own reward, don't you? Well, what do you want from me? Territory? Castle? Official position? ”

"A little damn gratitude would be a good start." McLandall said.

Lord Randall stared at him intently, "Only acting clowns need to be applauded, Mike, you are in good command, I admit it, no one denies your role, you have indeed fulfilled the mission I have given you." ”

"My role?" McClandell's nostrils almost erupted with fire, "It seems to me that I was the one who saved the damn city and repelled the attacks of Jocris's camp. ”

"No, it is generally known that the royal fleet surrounded the enemy fleet and the excellent on-the-spot dispatch of the knights of Janis Odo, the royal city guards and the knights fought very well, and the cavalry pursued by the Randall and Cassadine families crushed the fleeing rebels.

"And all I did was trim my beard, right? My good father. McLandall couldn't suppress his resentful tone.

"It's a good idea to build a triple bow and fire flaming arrows, it seals the win for us, and you want to hear me about that? Of course, I should also thank you for forming an alliance with the Cassadines for us.

McLandall said, "I have promised the seat of the Imperial Council of the Cassadine, and the King's Scholar is now held by Stanny Cassadine, as well as the relatives of Ronnie Sheen and the Cassadines, as well as some fiefdoms......"

"Hopefully that's all the Cassadine family is asking for." Lord Randall said, "For now, the Cassadines are a reliable ally. ”

McLandall propped himself up on his wobbly legs, and he closed his eyes for a moment to steady his mind before he shuddered and took a step towards the door. He thought he would take the second step, followed by the third, but instead, he turned his head. "What did you just ask me about? Well, I'll tell you, I just want what belongs to me as right, and I want you to declare me your son and rightful heir in front of everyone! ”

Lord Randall's mouth tightened even tighter, "Your other brothers and the people of the Randall family won't agree!" ”

"If my brothers could be as useful as a tenth of me, would you still use me? My good father, stop deceiving yourself, none of your sons will inherit the rights and will of the Randalls! Without exception, we are all losers! ”

Lord Randall's pale green eyes glowed like melting, but without the slightest emotion, he said in a flat, cold, dead tone, and then added, "Never!" ”

These two words hung between father and son, sharp, sharp, and full of dangerous toxins.

I knew the answer before I even spoke, McLandall thought to himself, all the sons of Lord Randall were losers, but only he was the illegitimate son of his father, and in order to keep the same pace with his brothers, he tried to make himself the same loser, and more weird, crazy, and maverick than them, but this was the plan that would allow him to survive and gain his father's appreciation and value through some means.

However, McLandall still overestimated himself, or his father, as an illegitimate child, no matter how good and good he was, he could not inherit everything from the Randall family, and he was destined to be ostracized by the Randall family.

Therefore, McLandall never dared to bring up this topic, he knew it for a long time, he knew it for a long time. "Why?" He forced himself to ask, knowing that he would not like his father's answer.

"You're still asking me this? You're an illegitimate child! I shouldn't have been in the Randall family, I should have let you leave the Randall family with your money and money, but I pity you for letting you take my surname and wear my clothes, because I can't prove that you are not my species, of course, I admit that you are smarter than those brothers of yours, but you are not qualified to inherit the family business, unless those brothers of yours all die one day! ”

"How do you know there won't be that day? How do you know if I'll ever think the same way that day? McLandall asked rhetorically.

"That's how you do it? You actually threaten your own family, your own relatives? That's why you have the audacity to do whatever you want at Dubrovnik Palace, relying on the power I have given you, ignoring the orders of Queen Mother Innie Randall and King Robert Sheehan? ”

"You taught me that a successful threat is more effective than a direct blow, and if I hadn't done so during my reign at Dubrovnik's palace, I'm afraid that Robert Sheehan and Ini Randall would have ruined the entire royal family! Also, just now, whether I will be able to see you alive is a question! If you want to bang people, you should start with them! ”

Lord Randall stood up suddenly, "Never mention the inheritance of the Randall family again!" You'll be rewarded, but that will be the one that suits your status and location! Make no mistake! Mike! You didn't survive because of your cleverness! It's just that I'm constantly tolerating you! ”

So that's the case, McLandall is completely chilled now, he just wants to be recognized and recognized, this father in front of him is so stubborn and rigid, even if he has reached this point today, even if he thinks he is already a hero of Dubrovnik, even if he thinks he has saved the entire royal family and the Randall family, he is just a clever pawn in the hands of Lord Randall, and he will not blink an eye when he wants to discard it.

"That's it......" McLandall turned away disheartened.

After that, the Dubrovnik Palace prepared a grand celebration dinner.

My lord, the squire had unknowingly come to McClandell's side, "Change your clothes?" I put your coat on your bed, ready for the banquet. ”

"Celebratory banquet?" McLandall asked sourly, "What kind of banquet is it?" ”

"Mistress Mack, it's a banquet of victory!"

McCrandell secretly decided that he would not get drunk tonight, he was the hero of Dubrovnik, and even if he didn't get the reward he wanted, he still couldn't change that, so it was better to have a hangover! "Here, dress me up like I'm going to a banquet!"

Dusk was still an hour away, but the throne room was already brightly lit, and the torches on each pedestal were lit.

The arriving guests stood behind the long table, and the lords and nobles who were entering the door were notified of their names and titles by the heralds, and then escorted by sommeliers dressed in royal costumes through the wide central aisle, where the auditorium was full of bards and people wielding horns, harps, and bagpipes.

McClanale staggered forward heavily, and he could feel the gaze of the people, and looked at his wounds with interest, and let them look at them, and he thought to himself as he sat down in his chair, let them look and talk about them, and I would not pay attention to any of their comments until they had said enough.

McLandall sat on King Robert's right hand, next to Lord Cassadine and his wife, eight or nine seats between Robert Sheehan and Eni Randall, and even the rest of the Randall family was still in front of him, as the former leader of the royal family and the former prime minister, it was considered an insult, but McLandall was not enough, and he hoped that he would be as far away as possible.

"Fill your glass!" After the prayer was recited, Robert Sheehan couldn't wait to announce that his sommelier hurriedly stepped forward and poured a whole pot of fruit wine into the golden cup, and the king held it in both hands, "To the whole of Dubrovnik!" We've won a big battle! ”

"Long live Dubrovnik!" The whole hall shouted in response, "Long live the King!" Banzai! Hundreds of glasses rang at the same time, announcing the opening of the celebratory dinner, and McClandell toasted the first glass like the others, and sat down to fill it again.

The first feast was a thick soup of mushrooms and bison, served in gilded bowls, and since breakfast was scarcely eaten, McCrandell ate a great deal of it, and soon swept it all, and there were countless more, and every day in the city people starved to death, and the commoners fought each other for a turnip, but we enjoyed the dinner here, and if the commoners were allowed to come into the hall, they would not like these nobles.

McClandell called for more wine, and when the glasses were filled, the heralds appeared with musicians and singers.

The musician's fingers brushed over the strings of the harp, the throne room filled with sweet melodies, and then, the dishes were served faster and faster, and the performances became more and more varied, and McClandell kept asking for ales and cider.

The next singer to appear, the singer King Robert and Queen Mother Innie Randall, was inexplicably unpleasant. "If I become prime minister again, the first thing I will do is hang this singer."

The nobleman beside him chuckled softly, while another impartial knight leaned over, "Please be relieved, my lord, justice is at ease in the hearts of the people, no matter whether it is praised or not, the deeds will not be erased." ”

Thinking back to these, Knight Enod looks at McLandall's high-spirited appearance now, where is there still half a point of unwillingness and grievance?

McCrandell smiled and said, "It's not bad, we've won a big battle." ”

Knight Enold replied, "The last time we won a big battle, I didn't see Mike so happy. ”

McCrandell continued, "Last time was different from this time, last time was a battle to defend the city, as long as the defense is proper and everyone is united, you can win, and this time it is to mobilize many families to encircle and suppress the camp of Jorris, the number and scale are far greater than that battle to defend the city, and we killed the leader of the rebels and won a complete victory in the counterinsurgency war!" ”

Knight Enold asked softly, "But there is no reward this time. ”

The Knight of Enod seems to have teased and hinted at the previous McLandall's request for a reward from Lord Tyne Randall, intentionally or unintentionally.

"Justice is at ease in the hearts of the people, and deeds will not be erased regardless of whether they are praised or rewarded." McLandall seemed to be repeating what a knight had said to him.

"More importantly, after this victory, the position of the former prime minister has been completely secured." Knight Enod added softly.

"Isn't it? There's nothing more appropriate for a reward, and I bet no one is better suited for this position than I am, and never again. ”

Satisfied, McCrandell had defeated the rebels of Jocris's camp twice in a row under his command, and even if the king and queen mother did not intend to reward him, they would still be proud of him in the hearts of those lords and knights.

That's the biggest reward you can get in Dubrovnik!

What could be more exciting?

He's completely different......

Now McClandell's is indeed like a phoenix nirvana, he no longer values the royal family's false rewards, nor does he care about the inheritance and rights of the Randall family, he only wants to rely on his intelligence, charm and ability to conquer everyone who has looked down on him.

He is not the illegitimate son of the Randall family, nor is he a profligate nobleman who indulges in alcohol, nor is he a royal minister who is carried away by the temptation of power.

He was just the Prime Minister of Dubrovnik, just the role he longed for in his heart, and he just found his true self......

How close will he be to Dubrovnik's throne?