Seeing Bruyne's tragic death, the guards and the people in ambush in the small building were all in disbelief.

The power of the county guards of the empire is very large, and within the county, the financial and military power can be said to be grasped. Moreover, a high-ranking official like the county guard does not have much room for growth, because there are only a few positions in the central departments of the empire, and there are forty county guards in the empire, so many county guards have been serving in a certain county for more than ten years.

And such a long-term tenure, its influence in the officialdom of the county can be imagined. Even the army of the county could not avoid the influence of the county guard.

In general, within a county of the empire, there were three to six regiments of the army. One of the regiments is the county guard's personal guard regiment, which can be dispatched by the county guard at will. Therefore, according to the rules, the officers and subordinates of this regiment must also be served by the cronies of the county guard, coupled with the "money" offensive of the county guard, the other regiments are also quite "honest".

Although the military expenses and salaries of the Imperial Standing Army were directly allocated by the Imperial Military Department, they were only dead wages, and if they wanted oil and water, and what other benefits were left behind, such as discharge, disability, barracks construction, and the purchase of affordable materials, all of which were inseparable from the support of the local county guards. So under the gold coins, those hot-blooded soldiers bent their waists very obediently!

However, it is important to note here that although the power of the county guard is great, it is almost impossible to rebel personally.

Because the tradition of the royal family in Verona was so strong that even the most influential Holy See had to support it, a civil official who wanted to usurp the throne would soon find himself alone. Not to mention, the empire has other means of defense. I won't go into detail here. Just know, in the ruling class of the empire. There is not the slightest room for rebels to live.

However, careerists cannot not exist, so how can they realize their ambitions? In a word, play within the rules! The history of the Verona Empire for more than 3,000 years. There have also been numerous civil unrests. But there is a red line that no one has ever dared to touch, and that is to overthrow the rule of the imperial family. In other words, careerists on both sides can only hold a childish chrysanthemum royal family as a "tablet", and the two sides will come to life and death. To put it mildly, the imperial family is a puppet, and no careerist dares to replace it.

So by now, we can see that a rebellion like Brayne's is "in line with the rules of the game". In particular, they have a stronger tradition of male superiority and inferiority. In terms of moral jurisprudence, it cannot be said that ...... It doesn't make sense at all. "Warrenny's ministers are for the power in their hands. Actually elected an empress to be a puppet? That's complete nonsense!"

As a result, the original means of prevention are completely ineffective. After all, any means of prevention are done by people. And in such a fight, the vast majority of people are actually inclined to the prince Caleb. No way, a patriarchal society! That's it. After all, none of the officials were women, so in the end, even if they didn't support Prince Caleb, they buried their heads in the sand and pretended to be deaf and dumb. In addition, this time it is indeed very secretive, and the empire is in the midst of the replacement of the old and the new. Attention is not here. So until now, such a big situation has been formed, and the empire has not attracted much attention.

This shows how important a county guard like Bruyne is. So to speak. With him there would be Barronshire, and without him it would be impossible to get Barronshire's support. And now...... is he actually dead? Just like that, he died inexplicably?

......

The guards were stunned and had no choice. The Lord's family died. The guards were unharmed, and even if they were not "killed" afterwards, they would have been ruined. So they shouted in unison. Shouting and rushing, I want to fight hard.

But will Dipu give them a chance to fight hard? He has already blessed the "art of flying". Before the guards could get closer, they flew into the air. He already held the streamer in his hand, and with three "pops", three bursting arrows shot straight at the small building behind. Now that you've decided to make something happen, let's just make it bigger!

......

The composition of those masters in the small building is very complicated. There are people in Bruyne, and there are also people who "friendship" help each other. Needless to say, Bruyne's men wanted to rush out for revenge as much as the guards. And those who help each other have different opinions. This society is also very realistic, Brayne is dead, then he is useless, let's think about how to clean up the mess first! The most important thing is to control the situation in Barronshire.

Of course, this is also a momentary hesitation after a disagreement. But because of this hesitation, everyone didn't take action, and they still stayed in the small building and watched each other. Unexpectedly, I saw Dipu shoot those three bursting arrows.

However, this was originally a predetermined ambush location. This small building itself originally had a magic array. Those masters reacted quickly, and with a "whew", a huge magic shield stood in front of the small building.

With two "bangs", two arrows burst on the magic shield one after another, but Xiao Lou was unharmed. But what about the third one? Dipu's stinky archery crosshair, "making a new contribution," brushed the magic shield, and shot into the distance.

Dipu shot down in mid-air. So I saw that the arrow actually shot at the back of Xiaolou, a carriage that had just left. Seeing the exploding arrows flying, several figures rose around the carriage, forming a human wall, blocking the path of the arrows. And the man in front was even more vindictive, swinging his sword and pointing at the arrow.

I saw a very beautiful unloading force, and in the face of that extremely fast arrow, that person was able to seize the best time just right. With a flick of the arrow, I saw that the arrow had deflected slightly, deflected away from the direction of the carriage, and landed on the ground on the right rear wheel of the carriage.

It's a textbook way to break arrows, and the guy is definitely a master, and the whole movement is smooth and flawless. But don't forget, it's a burst arrow!

The attack of the bow and arrow is point-to-point, and as long as you don't get shot, there is no danger. However, magic has an area of effect. So when the exploding arrow fell to the ground, the whole ground immediately tossed, and in an instant, it broke out in all directions.

As soon as the master of the arrow felt the magic fluctuation, he secretly exclaimed, "Not good!" So he hurriedly turned around and leaped, grabbed the wooden frame behind the carriage, and desperately tried to pull the carriage out of the range of the earth thorns.

"Whoosh-!", only to see the thorns drilled out of the soil more densely...... (To be continued.) )