Chapter 395: Testimony Above the majestic imperial city, the sky was shrouded in thick dark clouds, and the clouds almost pressed on the highest corner of the palace, and this oppressive atmosphere seemed to envelop the entire palace.
The Imperial Forest Army, which was originally streamlined because of the war, seems to have re-dressed the gorgeous relying armor today, and the long feather cloak is still as bright as in the past, but if you look closely, every soldier of the Royal Forest Army has a dignified face on his face, and he will never return to the majesty of the past.
The atmosphere was extremely tense, and under the steps outside the palace, several important ministers of the Empire, the old Prime Minister Salembonili, the Minister of War Adric, and the Minister of Finance of the Empire, etc., almost all of them were present, and everyone stood at the bottom of the steps, each with an obscure expression written on their faces, staring at the palace above with serious and somewhat sad eyes.
Almost everyone came in costume, even Adric, who was always more modest, put on a heavy and cumbersome uniform with ribbons and badges.
In the crowd, the only one with a more relaxed expression was the fat man standing behind Adric.
Ruhl was still dressed in a simple military uniform, a somewhat dirty one, with a suspicious smudge on his chest, which looked like some kind of broth or something, and even his leather boots were covered in dirt.
The fat man's hair was messy, and there was a strong smell of alcohol on his body, and his fat body was hidden behind Adric's burly and tall figure, and the sneer at the corner of his mouth seemed to be a little mocking, but more of it was disdain, and deep contempt.
A gust of wind blew, obviously it was a warm wind in the summer, but it blew over the person's body, and the old prime minister Sarun Bonili standing next to him trembled a few times.
The atmosphere was so heavy that everyone couldn't feel the warmth in the wind, and their hearts were cold.
"We, do you have to stand here and wait" Ruer looked indifferent, and even raised his finger and gouged out his ears, and then blew hard in front of his mouth: "There are so many people, their faces seem to be mourning, if you don't know, you still think that the emperor of our empire has died again" His voice was not suspiciously disguised, so the old prime minister next to him listened, his brows twisted tightly, he turned his head to look at Ruhl, and tried his best to say in a gentle tone: "General Ruhr, if you think there is no point in standing here and waiting, then please go back and rest first We understand that your body has not healed yet." ” Ruhl glared at the old prime minister, as if he wanted to say something, but then the words came to his lips, but the fat man let out a long sigh: "Prime Minister, I know the pain in your heartIn fact, I love this country no less than you.
Does it really make sense to just stand here and wait?"
He pointed to the imperial ministers who came here in costume around him, and sneered in a low voice: "What are we here to see, witnessing the birth of a shameful treaty that has never been seen since the founding of the empire, is it really meaningful to stand here and witness such a thing happening, I would rather go to the city and kill a few more rebels." ” The old prime minister pursed his lips tightly, and he could see that the old man was gritting his teeth hard, and after a while, he exhaled, and then raised his hand to brush his hair that was blown by the wind, and said lightly: "This is our empire, the empire we are loyal to, so even if something bad happens, we should stand here and witness the arrival of all this."
The tragedy of fate, or the hum of happiness, witnessing, this seems to be the only thing we can do now. ” Ruhl listened, squinted his eyes, and was about to say something, but Adric next to him suddenly said in a solemn and low voice: "Okay, Ruhl, don't say anything more, they came out" As soon as Adric's words fell, on the top of the steps, the tightly closed door guarded by two rows of golden-armored royal warriors finally opened slowly.
The footsteps inside were brisk and had a pleasant smell that was unpleasant.
A tall, tall figure walked out of the door.
Gislent was dressed in a gorgeous uniform, with a badge on his chest, a neatly trimmed beard, and even the scars of the assassination a few days ago had already healed under the treatment of magic, I heard that because of that assassination, the young emperor summoned General Adric into the palace and reprimanded him fiercely for a full hour, and then sent a court magician to treat Gislent's injuries himself.
The expression on Gislent's face was clearly high-spirited, although he tried his best to hold back the smile, and he didn't want to stimulate the emotions of the Byzantine ministers at such a time, but seeing that the more than a dozen Byzantine ministers standing in front of him were all depressed, Gislent's eyes still couldn't help but flash a glimmer of essence.
He walked to the front of the steps and bowed down to the crowd with a standard court salute, the leather boots under his feet clasped together with a crisp snapping sound.
"The contract has been successfully concluded, gentlemen, and from now on we will be the most unbreakable allies.
Long live Lantis, long live Byzantium" After Gislent said these words in a smiling voice, he immediately took off his hat and tucked it under his armpit: "Since the contract has been signed, I still have a lot of work to do, so let's go first." ” He walked all the way down, and the ministers subconsciously got out of the way.
But when Gislent walked in front of Adric, the scarface general didn't seem to know whether he was distracted or deliberate, but he still stood in front of Gislent, without the slightest intention of turning sideways to give way.
Gislent sighed, stopped, looked at Adric, and said in a low voice: "Your Excellency, as a soldier, I can understand your concerns at this moment, but the overall situation is important."
Without waiting for Gislent to finish speaking, Adric suddenly said coldly: "How much" Ghislent was stunned: "What" "How much, how much benefit you extorted."
Adric's voice was as cold as ice: "How many open ports, how many military expenses and how many troops are sent" Gislent faced Adrick's calm and terrifying eyes, and he even subconsciously took half a step back Adrick at this moment, although he seemed to have no anger, but the indifference in his expression had something that made people chill in his bones "The opening of eleven ports and the legal presence of the fleet, the dispatch of two hundred thousand troops, and the military expenditure of sixty-seven million gold coins."
Gislent raised an eyebrow: "Your country will use the trade tax for the next ten years as collateral Believe me, Adric, with the help of our Landis, you will soon win this war." ” Adric listened, he clenched his fists little by little, and the joints even creaked and creaked under that calm and terrifying expression, but his fists were bleeding and his nails had pierced his own palms, and the blood fell silently, drop by drop on the cold steps Then, a large chubby hand grabbed Adric's fist and broke Adric's fingers apart little by little.
The fat man stepped forward and looked at Gislent: "Okay, you've got what you want, now, Gislent, please get out of here quickly, otherwise, I, the fat man, don't guarantee that I won't behave in a way that insults diplomatic etiquette." ” Gislent pursed his lips and smiled, then strode around Adric's side and strode down the steps.
The magnificent royal carriage stopped below, and Gislent got into it and calmly departed.
The whole time, Adric stood there motionless, and even when Gislent walked around him calmly, the general didn't even turn his head to look.
Until the carriage left, the old prime minister sighed bitterly: "Eleven harbor cities open 67 million gold coins for ten years of trade tax, God, Your Majesty, what are you doing?"
With that, the old prime minister took the lead, and many ministers rushed into the palace.
Everyone ran by, but Adric was the only one standing motionless.
Many of the ministers on the steps ran in, and he still stood there like a statue.
The only thing that accompanies Adric is the sloppy fat man.
As if stiffened for a long time, Adric suddenly let out a long breath, he turned his head and looked at the fat man, but his eyes were surprisingly gentle.
"Alright, fatty, let go of my hand.
I don't have that hobby.
Adric even had a smile on his face.
Ruhl frowned, let go of his hand and took a step back: "You" "I'm fine."
Adric bowed his head and said, "In fact, just now, I suddenly realized that I was not as angry as I expected, and I didn't even feel too strong of anger.
Really Ruhr, you say, isn't that weird?"
Ruhl kept his mouth shut and stared at Adric.
"Okay, I'm really fine."
Adrick suddenly straightened his hat, and then smiled: "It's been a lot of time to stand here, I still have a lot of things to do, let's go" As he spoke, he didn't wait for the fat man, he turned around and strode down the steps.
"Hey, wait, don't you go in and find Your Majesty, you dragged me out of the tavern early in the morning, didn't you just let me come with you, you really didn't go in," Ruel shouted from behind.
"No need" Adric waved his hand without looking back: "I was too naïve before, the contracts have already been signed, and we have more important things to do than spit" Ruhl looked at Adric's back, and then his eyes suddenly widened, and a look of shock appeared on his face Because, when the fat man saw Adric going down the steps, he made a movement as if very casually: Adric reached out and tore off the row of shiny badges on his chest, and then held it in the palm of his hand, and after a ball of fighting light flashed on the palm, those originally shiny and gorgeous various badges had turned into a ball of rotten iron, and Adric casually stuffed this mass into his pocket.
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He just walked away in the wind, without looking back.
Many, many years later, when the famous General Ruhr wrote a memoir about this momentous event, he described the scene in the following words: "As General Adric left, I looked at his back and suddenly understood that this guy had finally made his final choice I used to laugh at him for being too persistent, but that day, I suddenly realized that when the real thing came to an end, this guy was far more free and easy than me, and his turn was as if he had left all those previous obsessions behind Thank you to His Majesty Garcia for the covenant he signed with the Lantis people, and not to the detriment of the interests of the empire for the next ten years.
At the same time, it also successfully ruined the last vestiges of a patriotic general's illusion about the royal family.
From that day on, it was clear to me that Adric had chosen a different path."
This memoir of General Ruhr was not published because it involved too many state secrets and was suspected of being disrespectful to the imperial family.
On the other hand, the ornate royal carriage carried Gislent to the harbor district.
When Gislente got out of the car, the Lantis general's face was not as relaxed as it was in the palace.
He didn't even show the victorious smile that he should have at the moment.
After the escort of the Guards had left, Gislent boarded a battleship anchored in the military harbor and walked into the cabin before slowly taking off his hat.
At this moment, the expression of this "Son of the Storm" was actually a little trance. bang With a crisp voice behind him, Gislent turned around and saw a handsome young man holding a bottle of Lentist's fine wine in his hand, the cap of which had been unscrewed.
"Shall I congratulate you, General Gislent."
The young man smiled and said, "This contract you signed can be called the most important document since the founding of the Kingdom of Landis, second only to the declaration of the founding of the empire, and this document signed by you will forever be recorded in the annals of Landis."
Gislent tugged at the corners of his mouth, and he walked over, but suddenly he grabbed the bottle without regard for etiquette, and poured a few sips into his mouth, and the wine ran down his mouth to his neck, and the golden wine stained his clean collar.
After drinking most of the bottle in one gulp, Gislent let go of the bottle and gasped violently.
"What's wrong with you" The young man frowned: "You don't seem to be happy, my general, you know, because of this document you signed, Landis's army will set foot on the continent for the first time since the founding of the country, which is a great victory" "They don't give up and compromise easily."
Gislent suddenly interrupted the other party's words: "Your Highness, I have this hunch. ” The young man frowned: "You said them, yes" "Adric, and that Ruhr."
Gislent sighed: "I must admit that the Byzantine empire, which still has a group of loyal and patriotic soldiers, will not give up easily. ” To be continued 〗Hanyu Pinyin "" is simple and easy to remember: