Chapter 250: The Foodie Prince is two in one Two in one, 7,000 words in a big chapter Hearing this, Chen Daolin was a little puzzled at first: What's wrong with women Anyway, in the Roland Empire, women also have the right to inherit, and if the empire can have an empress, can't the Tulip family have a duchess But then he thought about it for a while, and finally gradually understood.
If a top wealthy family like the Tulip family wants to maintain a strong position in the empire, in addition to relying on the prestige of their ancestors, they must also have some traditional power of their own family.
The traditional inheritance method of the Tulip family, basically every duke, from the inheritance of the title, will serve in the empire, from internal affairs to military politics, all have to go through it.
For example, Du Weiwei's father, the steps of growing up back then were basically to enlist in the army first, at least be promoted to the general level in the army, and then slowly fade out of the front-line combat army, enter the imperial department, be the previous minister of the army, and then transfer to the internal affairs, or the Ministry of Affairs, or the Ministry of Finance, in short, the army to the people's livelihood, and finally the previous prime minister, even if it is a success.
In this process, on the one hand, they have tempered their ability to govern, and both the military and the civilian administration have sufficient experience.
And more importantly, they can cultivate a set of their own cronies to form an alliance with each other in the political arena, and the trees will reach the sky.
But in Du Weiwei's generation, even if she is a woman, she can inherit the title of duke according to the laws of the empire, but there is a weakness that she can't jump out of Military In the real world, great people such as Mao Taizu once said: The barrel of a gun comes out of power For a top wealthy family in the empire like the Tulip family, if there is no military power in the family's strength structure, it will not be stable.
If it is a man, he can naturally enlist in the army, enter the army, and then slowly rise to the top according to the steps of family training, and finally directly take charge of a front-line army of the empire, and even if he enters the high-level in the future, he will be a minister of military affairs or even a civilian official, but because he has the experience of commanding a front-line army, he can also ensure that he has influence and prestige in the army, at least he will retain a group of backbone generals in the army.
In fact, previous generations of Tulip Dukes did just that.
Although the Tulip family also has its own private army, and it is recognized that the Tulip family's private army is very elite.
However, as early as after the Du Wei era, in order to maintain the family's long-term wealth, the Tulip family took the initiative to reduce the size of its own private army, after all, as a minister, if you don't want to covet the throne, it is better not to keep such a powerful army, lest the emperor can't sleep at night.
Therefore, after a hundred years, although the Tulip family's private army is still known for being elite and well-equipped, its scale has been much smaller than that of the Du Wei era, and only more than 10,000 private troops have been retained.
Compared with the scale of the Du Wei era, the Tulip family can pull out a legion to go to the front line to fight the orcs, and today's Tulip family private army can only be stationed in the northwest border of the empire, defending the frontier for the empire and monitoring the alien races on the grassland.
And in order to ensure the "muscle strength" of the family, several generations of dukes have had the experience of marching.
Du Weiwei's father used to be the commander of the Storm Legion in the Kaspersky Line.
And today's Luo Xiaogou and the father of the fat man Kaman and others were once under Du Weiwei's father, and they have been serving in the army, maintaining the influence and prestige of the Tulip family in the army.
But in Du Weiwei's generation, this will become a fatal wound for her.
As a woman, she can be an empress or a duchess, but it is difficult to enlist in the army Throughout the history of the empire, it is not that there are no female generals, but the only exception is that in the founding era of the Roland Empire, there was a female knight under the command of the founding emperor who fought on the battlefield, but she did not have the experience of leading the large army to fight, but only served as the leader of His Majesty's personal guard knights, and the scale was very small.
It's just the equivalent of a special operations team leader And for a duchess like Du Weiwei, she is burdened with the fate of a family, and if she is only the captain of a special brigade, it is impossible to maintain the family's extensive influence in the army.
The military, especially the front-line combat army, has never had a tradition of women.
This is true both in the Roland world and in the real world where Chen Daolin lives.
And Du Weiwei, as a woman, is facing a problem in her generation, and in her resume, she will inevitably vacate her military career.
This may not be obvious at first, after all, the old subordinates and descendants left by his father's generation are still in power, but in the future, this problem will become more and more prominent.
After all, my father's subordinates were my father's descendants, not my own.
These old courtiers, although they have great respect for Du Weiwei's father, may not be convinced by such a young girl.
And as she grows older, after this generation gradually fades out of the army, Du Weiwei will face a problem: it may be difficult for her to have any direct influence in the army.
The lack of martial arts and the power of the army will become a hard wound for this generation of tulips.
And there is another big background here: by Du Weiwei's generation, in fact, the status of the Tulip family has been quite shaken.
Successive generations of dukes have finally inexplicably retired and disappeared, and several generations have done this, and the allies and affiliates who had already united around the Tulip family began to have different hearts.
And Du Weiwei's generation is facing a large-scale decline in military power, and at that time, the Tulip family, which seems to be a behemoth, may really face a huge crisis The status of the first wealthy family in the empire can be maintained for a few years The Rollin family has always been a hardcore ally of the Tulip family.
But the so-called "blood brothers" are not real brothers after all.
Even true brothers will inevitably part ways before facing the reality of huge interests, especially the fate of the family.
The Tulip family has highlighted a huge crisis, and the Rollin family will naturally not hang themselves on a tree, and it is natural that they will seek a way out in other aspects.
Even if you take a step deeper, with the blood relationship between the Rollin family and the Tulip family, once the Tulip family is weakened, then the Rollin family is almost the best natural candidate to replace the first wealthy family in the Tulip family's empire "Now the whole empire is extremely optimistic about Aker.
He is currently recognized as the most promising leader of the Mesozoic Era.
He is only in his forties, and with the physical fitness of a martial arts master like him, he has at least more than 20 years of career ahead of him.
Now that he has achieved the backbone of the Empire's number one ace army like Thor's Whip, if nothing else, he may be able to become the commander of the legion next year.
When the time comes, it is very likely that he will become the commander of the previous corps and become the Minister of War with the rank of general, and ten years later, he will be in the position of prime minister Speaking of which, the Luo Lin family must have a foundation, a family background, a foundation, and a military background.
And once the people of the Luo Lin family became the prime minister, they were extremely ministers.
Then the rise of the Rollin family can no longer be stopped.
Compared with the Tulip family, the Rollin family actually doesn't have too many disadvantages.
Speaking of Du Wei's prestige, in fact, Du Wei himself was born in the Rollin family, and the Rollin family can use Du Wei's prestige.
With blood closeness, many pro-tulip forces and groups will not oppose the Rollin family.
And the Rollin family has an advantage that the Tulip family can't match."
"What" Ross smiled slightly and slowly said the answer: "People are thriving" Perhaps the legendary hero Du Wei's life was too brilliant to be punished by heaven and overdrawn the luck of future generations.
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Therefore, the tulip family after Du Wei, for several generations, is thin.
According to records, Du Wei himself had two sons and two daughters, one of whom was born to the empress and inherited the throne and belonged to the royal family.
The remaining one son inherited the title and was regarded as the second-generation Duke of Tulip, and the other two daughters married outside, which can be regarded as a collateral line.
And the second, third, and fourth generations, and three consecutive generations of Duke Tulip, were all single-handed is a huge family, but the population is thin, which has to make people sigh.
According to some people's speculation, Du Wei had a serious illness when he was young and almost died.
Probably lost his body in that serious illness.
Later, Du Wei's two wives were both magicians.
A man who is a magician?
All day long dealing with all kinds of magic potions, it is said that it is inevitable that the body is weak, and as a result, the offspring born is afraid that the ability to breed is weaker than ordinary people.
Of course, these statements are naturally just folk gossip speculations, and may not be true.
"His Majesty the Emperor also seems to have a happy attitude towards supporting the rise of the Luo Lin family.
Because from the perspective of blood, the Luo Lin family and the royal family are also relatives.
Rose smiled: "So, when Aker was transferred to the recognized royal legion of Thor's Whip, everyone saw the emperor's intentions, but everyone didn't make it clear." ” As he spoke, Rose pointed to the guests around him in the distance, and said with a low smile: "At present, the top priority of the empire is that the crown prince is for this matter, the royal family, as well as the important ministers of the empire, as well as those real Augustinians, and the church, are all staring at this kind of thing, and the attitude of the Rollin family is very important."
You see all these people tonight, one by one, trying to get some rumors from this general Aker, just to get some rumors from his mouth.
The Tulip family has already put on an attitude of staying out of the matter, and the position of the Luo Lin family is likely to affect the emperor's decision. ” Chen Daolin looked at the guests around him, and then looked at Aker, who was standing with Carmen in the distance, and couldn't help but feel a move in his heart: "Then tonight's banquet is specially held to welcome this Aker general?"
Rose was stunned for a moment, looked at Chen Daolin, and said with a smile: "You have all come here, but you don't even know why this banquet is held tonight?"
Chen Daolin smiled bitterly, he naturally didn't know. was dragged out by Carmen in the afternoon, and this cold woman didn't say a word, and she didn't have a chance to ask.
"Hahahaha" Rose laughed heartily: "You don't know, this is a bit interesting, wait and see, tonight, there will be a good show" "Good show" Chen Daolin looked at Ross curiously.
Ross Meiyu was a little strange and was about to speak Suddenly, I heard the sound of salute music coming from outside the door of the banquet hall, and then the door of the huge banquet hall was slowly opened, and the neatly dressed waiters spread out on both sides and bowed.
Then he heard the celebrant at the door proclaiming in a loud voice: "His Royal Highness Prince Shilo Augustine of the Empire is here" rumble There was an uproar in the audience, and then it quickly fell silent.
Almost at the same time, all of them stopped talking, put down their glasses or food, and looked at the door.
And under the towering gate, a slender figure slowly stepped in.
This guy was about not more than twenty years old, with an extremely handsome face, and a skin color that was exactly the kind of pale that the nobles most coveted, looking slender and delicate, with long blond hair, a high nose, and a pair of sapphire-like eyes, with a clear gaze. is really a rare beautiful man.
When walking, not fast or slow, faintly with an awe-inspiring momentum, it seems that he has received extremely strict etiquette training since childhood This Prince Shiloh walked in slowly, with a smile on his face, his smile was very charming, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, faintly with a bit of lazy and leisurely appearance, such a smile, as if the spring was warm to the earth, and couldn't help but make people feel a little warm.
Just walked into the hall so slowly, and for such a moment, it gave people an illusion, as if the light of the whole audience was all concentrated on him, and his body seemed to naturally have that kind of aura that attracted the attention of thousands of people Such a character with such an outstanding appearance and temperament, after Chen Daolin came to the Roland World, he had only seen one person before tonight, and that was the mysterious elf Falling Snow on the shore of the Great Round Lake.
And now, the appearance of this Prince Shiloh, from his appearance to temperament, is all the top choice, especially the heart-wrenching temperament, which made Chen Daolin immediately think of the mysterious elf named Luoxue It seems that such characters are born with a charm that cannot be described in words.
Chen Daolin was stunned for a few seconds, and then said in a low voice: "Who is this prince?"
Rose was stunned, he opened his mouth wide, and glared at Chen Daolin: "He is Prince Xiluo, how many princes do you think in the empire are the younger brothers of His Majesty today?"
His Majesty the Emperor's own brother That and that That legendary foodie prince Prince Shiloh slowly walked into the banquet, and the audience went from being silent to becoming lively again.
Many people of considerable status took the initiative to come forward to greet the prince.
Chen Daolin and Ross stood at the table, looking at the prince who was surrounded by the crowd, and then he finally understood what Ross meant by "a good show".
The future leader of the Rollin family, General Aker, who can influence the decision of the emperor and the crown prince, will have the attitude of Prince Aker, who is currently the most popular heir to the throne, when he meets him Whether his attitude is also equivalent to hinting at the emperor's own intentions Come to think of it, this question is not only Chen Daolin himself will speculate like this, but many people present will have this kind of speculation.
When Prince Shiloh arrived, he immediately became the biggest focus and the most eye-catching star of the audience.
Count Orgrimmar and a number of other imperial magnates all stepped forward to meet him, and some of the less powerful also wandered around, trying to find an opportunity to talk to the prince.
Chen Daolin noticed from a distance that the words and deeds of this Prince Shiloh were very decent, he smiled calmly, and treated every guest very kindly, without the slightest majesty of a popular crown prince.
Even those with a slightly lower status came forward to talk to him, and he didn't look impatient at all.
Moreover, it must be said that his modesty does not seem to be the kind of pretense.
It is not the kind of superficial politeness that is done when "leaders inspect places".
You must know that many times, the superior will also deliberately make a kind appearance, but this kind of "politeness" will still reveal the kind of "politeness" that the generous master treats the slave, which makes people uncomfortable.
However, this one, the kind of affinity shown on his body seems to be an innate charm, and every word and deed seems to make people can't help but be convinced of him.
Chen Daolin and Rose were originally watching from the sidelines, but after a while, the Prince Shiloh looked up and looked around, and then saw the two people standing at the table, and the prince immediately smiled and said something to the people around him, and walked over here.
Chen Daolin was a little surprised, and after this Prince Shiloh walked in front of him, he smiled at Rose first: "Count Villa, I haven't seen you for a long time, I heard that your family has recently found a good cook from the East China Sea, so you must come to the door to taste it." ” Rose seemed to be very familiar with this prince, smiled, first saluted, and then said: "Your Highness said that you are a connoisseur when it comes to food."
The little stuff in my house can't get into your eyes. ” As he spoke, Rose turned to one side, let Chen Daolin go, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, let me introduce you, this is Master Darling Chen, a professor at the Academy of Magic."
His Majesty's personal court mage. ” I have to say that Ross is worthy of being a delicate character in all directions, and these few sentences of introduction show great skill When he introduced Chen Daolin, he only introduced Chen Daolin's identity in the field of magic, but he did not mention the noble title of "court knight".
You must know that the prince in front of him is the prince of the empire, judging from the title of nobleman, there is no nobleman more noble than him in the empire, and there is really no need to emphasize any aristocratic identity in front of this one.
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Therefore, Chen Daolin's aristocratic title of "court knight" should not be mentioned.
Only talking about the identity of the magic field, but it can show a bit of a sense of difference and nobility.
"Oh" Shiloh's eyes suddenly lit up, and a strange light flashed in his beautiful sapphire-like eyes, and his clear gaze fell on Chen Daolin's face, and then he smiled and said in a low voice: "You are Master Darling Chen."
"I am."
Chen Daolin took a deep breath and bowed: "I've seen His Royal Highness." ” Prince Xiluo actually took the initiative to reach out and helped Chen Daolin up, his tone was very sincere: "Don't be so polite, although I have just returned, I have heard your name several times."
Mage Darling is a genius of Imperial magic, so he doesn't have to be so formal. ” After a pause, his voice lowered a little more, his eyes showed a hint of emotion, and he said slowly: "I heard about you and Laudel, she is a good girl, you have to cherish her." ” As he spoke, he reached out and gently patted Chen Daolin's shoulder. “” Yes Chen Daolin couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.
If you don't say it, you almost forget that the Prince Shiloh in front of you is not the one who was rejected by Lodel's bitter love I carried such a big black cauldron, isn't it just for the person in front of me?
Rose on the side looked strange, he was probably a person who knew the inside story, but this kind of thing, he was not good at getting involved in saying anything, seeing Chen Daolin's strange face, this guy snorted, quickly jumped away from the topic, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, I have always heard that you are at ease in the south, but I didn't expect you to come back so suddenly." ” Shiloh smiled slightly: "The New Year's ceremony can't be missed."
Your Majesty has sent someone to urge me eight times, and if I don't come back, I'm afraid that the Red Feather Rider will tie me up with a rope and put me on the cart. ” As he spoke, he shook his head and sighed, with a very sincere tone: "Speaking of which, I found a local dish in Mooney City in the south this time, which is really delicious in the world, but it's a pity that the chef of that shop regards the recipe as a secret that is not passed on.
When I came back from this trip, I saw the snow in winter and closed the road, and if I wanted to eat such a delicious food, I could only wait for the spring next year to go south. ” These words were quite helpless, Chen Daolin listened to it, but he had a better impression of this prince.
You must know that he is the respect of princes, and he is the most noble in the empire, except for the emperor.
If you really want the recipe of a dish, if you blindly use force, where is a small local chef can resist from his words, he refuses to use force, but hides his identity, trying to impress the other party with sincerity.
This kind of "foodie" spirit is enough to blow up a few streets of the second generation of X who are cheating and fighting for their fathers in the real world.
The three of them were talking here, and they had already attracted many attention from the surrounding people.
Ross is famous, and he is naturally recognized in the aristocratic circle, but Chen Daolin is a fresh face, although he is famous, but after all, not many people have seen him in real life.
Although he was seen by many people when he entered the venue today, there were so many guests in the audience, after all, most people had not seen him.
Seeing such a richly dressed young man, laughing and talking freely with His Royal Highness the Prince, others all guessed his identity.
At this time, several people in military uniforms also walked over, and they were all in their twenties and thirties.
Prince Shiloh seemed to have a closer relationship with these people, and immediately after everyone saw each other, they hugged each other and looked intimate.
Rose looked at Chen Daolin with some curiosity on his face, and said with a smile: "These people are all in the army. and His Highness Shiloh are former colleagues. ” After a pause, he smiled and said: "The tradition of the royal family, the prince will be sent to the army for training when he is an adult, and His Royal Highness Shiloh was also sent to serve in the Thor's Whip Legion for four years when he was eighteen years old, these are his former comrades in the army. ” Chen Daolin's heart moved, and as soon as he heard the "Thunder God's Whip", he had a premonition.
Sure enough, several young officers with a background of "Thor's Whip" gathered around the prince, and soon, General Aker also came over.
After all, he is the highest-ranking "Thor's Whip" among the military people present tonight.
The meeting between Shiloh and Aker immediately attracted the attention of an unknown number of people around, but everyone seemed to pretend to talk to each other, but they all secretly spied on the movements here.
Chen Daolin stood closest to him, and only saw Aker and Prince Shiloh greet each other, and the two sides exchanged a few words of greeting, and there was no deep talk.
And in terms of attitude, Aker and Shiloh did not appear to be too affectionate and friendly.
It can even be said that it seems very polite.
Immediately, Aker did not dare to stay too late here under the pretext of military affairs, and after saying goodbye to Shiloh, he left the banquet with several accompanying adjutants.
He is the commander of a division of Thor's Whip that is now stationed outside the city, and with his special status, it is an exception to come to the city tonight to participate in this banquet, but he must not spend the night outside, and must rush back to the army overnight.
After Aker left, many people around him saw it, and they didn't know what to think in their hearts.
I'm afraid there are those who are happy, those who are disappointed, and those who snicker After Aker left, the other officers also took their leave, and soon the banquet was attended by those who were in the military retreating one after another.
After all, people who serve in the army have special identities, and it is not convenient for them to stay up all night.
This Prince Shiloh talked a few more words with Chen Daolin, but he never mentioned the matter of Lodel, and Chen Daolin was not easy to test the other party.
When Shiloh heard that Chen Daolin was a professor at the Academy of Magic, he showed that he was very curious about Chen Daolin, and casually chatted about some magical topics, Shiloh couldn't help but sigh softly: "Master Darling, you have already made such achievements at a young age, which really makes me admire."
I'm also interested in magic, and I'm going to invite you to ask you something about magic during my time here, if you don't dislike it. ” Chen Daolin only regarded it as a kind word and agreed casually.
Shiloh smiled again: "I heard that you will have a grand event on New Year's Day, I am curious, is it true that a magician like you wants to use martial arts to compete with a martial arts master?"
Let's discuss something, can you vote for me?
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