Chapter 389: Multiple parties win over and two sides get along.
The monthly tickets in February are updated, and this chapter is 1W2.
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The Farrell family's mansion is located on Holy Moon Avenue, Sinagal City.
This street is the entertainment center of Yannaegal City. It is located in the royal capital, and even the most magnificent theater and the best bathing place in the entire continent.
The already lively Holy Moon Avenue is particularly lively today.
Because everyone has heard that a grand reception is about to be held, and Baron Raven, the war hero of the empire, who destroyed the Principal of Aivol alone, will also participate.
Most nobles cannot receive invitations to party, and they cannot even touch the gates of the Farrell family, but this does not prevent them from gathering on the streets and walking around aimlessly.
Men are holding their heads up and their chests are erect, while women are radiant. When encountering each other, they will secretly evaluate and compare each other's makeup.
Everyone wants to have a "accidental encounter" with Baron Raven, which will be a topic of conversation that will be available for a long time from now on.
But what disappointed them was that even though the blood bubbles on their feet were worn out with stockings, no one saw Lei Wen.
"Earl Domi's consideration is really good." In an unmanned alley, Lei Wen whispered, "If I hadn't sent someone to welcome me, I would have been watched for a while."
"This is what we should do." The servant who led the way smiled respectfully: "Your Majesty, you'd be satisfied."
Earl Domi's Farrell family is all kinds of top nobles. It is often inconvenient to show up in public places, so naturally there is a way to avoid people's eyes.
And Lei Wen also saw what "financial power" is.
Walking through the unmanned alley, welcoming a wide square, a castle with a large garden.
Even in winter, the garden is still as warm as spring, with thick grass and green air, and the air is fresh and charming.
When we arrived at the entrance of the castle, the heavy door opened, and the elegant and cheerful music flowed out with a light fragrance.
Lei Wen straightened his collar and walked into the hall under the guidance of the attendant.
"Dear ladies and gentlemen, see who is coming!" Earl Domi always pays attention to the movements in the hall, and immediately raises his voice when he sees Lei Wen coming: "It's our protagonist today, Baron Lei Wen!" "Please let us give the warmest applause to this young man who has defended our peaceful life now!" Although Lei Wen's name is familiar, its image is very unfamiliar to most people. Amid the overflowing applause, all kinds of eyes fell on Lei Wen. "I've always heard that Baron Raven is young, but I didn't expect to be so handsome."
"I am worthy of being a nobleman who fought on the battlefield. His temperament is different. I bet that he has at least six pack abs!"
"Great contributions are great. Why didn't I see where he is handsome?"
"If you want me to say that if you have credit, then most of them are bragging."
"Oh? Is that true, then you go up and try his weight?"
All kinds of judgments, praise and jealousy, but everyone maintains an elegant smile on their faces, which made Lei Wen see the social etiquette of the nobles of the royal capital.
"Welcome to my cocktail party." Earl Domi welcomed him warmly and hugged Lei Wen gently: "Barl Raven, please enjoy this cocktail party as much as possible. If you have anything to do, I have to deal with some other things."
Levin smiled and said, "You go and do it. I want to use your thoughtfulness, you don't need me to make any requests."
Domi nodded and left. As the organizer, he did have a lot to do.
But the reason for being in a hurry to leave was that he knew that the cocktail party was just borrowing his name and venue.
There are many big names who are interested in Lei Wen and need to talk about it in detail, it is not his turn.
Now we only need to leave a little impression on Lei Wen. Whether to make friends or alienate is the next thing.
Sure enough, as soon as he left, someone called him. "Levin, here!" Marquis Anthony waved to Leivin.
No large army was dragged down. Although Anthony set out to leave Evor about half a year ago, he returned to the capital three months earlier than Raven.
"Marteur Anthony." Leiwen came to Anthony and raised his glass.
Anthony's face smiled and said in a tone of introducing his juniors:
"Let me say, Lei Wen is a very disciplined and polite nobleman."
"Come on, Lei Wen, let me introduce you. These are all great figures in the royal capital and my old acquaintances. This is Uncle Valak, Earl of the Empire, and a senior civil servant in the Finance Department; this is Uncle Cornell, Marquis of the Empire, and the director of the Ordnance Department of the Military Department..."
"Letvin, you are still young. Although you have strong combat, you still have many shortcomings in many places. You should learn from your elders humbly."
"Thank you, Marquis of Anthony, for your teachings." Lei Wen raised the wine glass in his hand. Although his tone was not about being alienated, it was not related to intimacy:
"I'm so lucky to meet you today, but I've made an appointment with you, so it's not convenient to spend more time with you. When I have time another day, I'll treat you alone."
After saying that, I drank the wine in the glass in one go, put the empty cup on the servant's tray, and turned around and left.
Anthony's face flashed with gloom.
Although Anthony is a marquis, the value of the word "custom" is not that high.
In the province of Nord, as the special envoy of His Majesty the King, he could naturally surpass everyone, but in the place where the capital is full of power, he is not at the top.
Therefore, when he was arrogant and blessed in the local area, he had to rely on Lei Wen to increase his value after returning to the capital.
Since returning to the capital, Anthony has been boasting about his relationship with Raven on various occasions, and today is of course no exception.
In his words, Raven's surprise attack on Aivor was due to his instruction, and every strategy he followed was also "secretly guiding".
This is certainly a joke to those who really understand the details of the entire war, but it is enough to fool most nobles who don’t know the truth. "Haha, young people are always busy." Anthony raised his glass and said to others:
"My drink is apologized for Lei Wen."
The wine fell into his throat, but it was a little bitter.
Lei Wen's performance this time cannot be said to be rude, but anyone with a discerning eye can see what he wants to express.
That's Raven and Anthony - I'm really not familiar with each other!
In the past, Anthony used Raven to wove the halo for himself, which was completely broken.
Raven did not feel that he could deceive Anthony at all. After he left, he was not too far from Anthony. He just found an empty table to sit down and said to the maid who came up: "A cup of clear water, thank you." The maid was a little surprised, but the nobles always had various requests, so he nodded and turned around and left.
Anthony is just the beginning, and Raven needs to keep a clear mind next.
Although he had prejudices against Anthony, Raven did not have to leave because of this.
The social interaction of aristocrats always emphasizes the effectiveness of one.
Anthony's social circle is mostly bureaucrats at all levels in the center of the empire. Of course, this kind of person has energy, but it is meaningless to Lei Wen.
Their radiation capacity is limited to the royal capital, at most, the provinces directly under the jurisdiction. They cannot touch His Majesty the King upwards, and cannot affect each province downwards.
But Lei Wen will still take root in Nord Province in the future.
Of course, it’s okay to communicate with them, get familiar with each other, and make a move.
But it is politics to have to get close to others under the situation. Knowing that others don’t take themselves seriously and have to force themselves up, that is a shame. "The clear water you want is here."
The maid's voice woke Lei Wen up and reached out to take the cup. Lei Wen was stunned.
I had been focusing on dealing with Anthony before, but now Lei Wen discovered that the maid who served him actually had a pair of furry beast ears.
The face is pretty, the nose is pink, and there are a few slender beards on the cheeks.
It looks like it has the bloodline of the orc, or fox. "Sir, do you have any other requirements?" The maid was a little overwhelmed by Lei Wen's eyes. "No more, go down." Lei Wen looked away.
It turns out that the maids at the whole banquet were so diverse.
In addition to the mixed-blood orcs, there are also the elves and the drow - this mortal enemy who is irreconcilable, who can actually get along harmoniously.
And when Lei Wen tasted the food on the dining table, he discovered the luxury hidden under the simple surface.
It seems like a grilled chicken, but in fact it uses griffin cubs; the jelly-shining barbecue is the hump of the rock-bellied moose; the skewers are the belly of the earth bear.
It's all delicious dishes that you can't buy even if you have money.
Suddenly, the discussion around him became much stronger, and more and more eyes gathered. Lei Wen stood up and saw a middle-aged nobleman in his early 40s walking towards him.
Anthony noticed this not far away.
Because that man was the contemporary head of the Queserland family, Duke of the Empire, and Serafinu.
Qutherland's people had a conflict with Raven's people, which was no secret.
Qutherland is one of the eight most prominent duke families in the empire.
A gloating smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and Anthony thought to himself:
There is a good show!
Serafinu walked up to Raven, opened his arms and gave Raven a hug.
Although I was not used to hugging men, Lei Wen still completed an impeccable veneer and then separated. "For the first time we met, Baron Leiwen." Serafinu smiled: "Are you still used to it in the past few days when you come to the capital?" "The capital is prosperous, and it is really inappropriate to say that you are not used to it." Leiwen said.
"That's good, I'm still worried that Baron Raven will be in a bad mood because of those fools." Serafinu said: "Those three guys have been transferred to the mine for hard labor. If you are not satisfied, I can hand them over to you and deal with it at your disposal."
The tone was plain and the voice was not loud, but after it spread, a thunder exploded in the hearts of the surrounding nobles.
This sentence is certainly not to please. As the Duke of Real Power, Serafinu has no reason to please Lei Wen.
But the taste of winning over and showing good news cannot be concealed.
Lei Wen was also a little surprised. He thought that even if Serafinu did not seek a criminal offense, he should have just exposed this matter. How could he behave like this?
Suspicious in his heart, and of course he became more and more cautious in his mouth: "Duke is too polite, it's just a little misunderstanding among his subordinates. It's okay if he says it, but he won't deal with it."
"That's good, Baron Leiwen is really broad-minded." Serafinu nodded in approval: "But some nobles may not have the same mind as you."
"Have you heard of the eighth Duke of the Empire?"
Lei Wen suddenly realized in his heart: "I heard some."
The so-called eight great dukes of the Empire refer to the eight most solemn duke families today, namely:
The Gustav family in the province of Slihege;
The Bellenheim family in the province of Vinadi;
The Vandoria family in the province of Insay;
They inherited the Vandoria family in the province of Insay;
The Hainholtz family, who was enthroned in the Mangtine Province;
Quisland family, who reproduced and lived in the Western Guards;
Irevonde family, whose territory was in the Southern Guards;
Melodian family, who defended the Eastern Guards;
The Losenville family, who originated from the Ganvils Province.
This is not the only duke in the empire, but it is the most popular duke in recent years.
Among them, the Gustav family, whose head is Duke Hamilton, holds the position of Prime Minister of the Empire and is usually not on par with other families.
The Lossenville family is also extremely special, and is the only top noble in the empire who clearly turned to the Church of Light.
The head of the family Morenzo is one of the 12 cardinals in the Church of Light and is also the representative of the Church of Light in the Empire.
"Since Baron Raven understands, I won't waste any more of my time." Serafinu nodded:
"Do you know what the other six major families are different?"
Sharply noticed the undercurrent in Serafinu's calm tone, and Raven said: "Duke has asked me, I am far away from Nord, so I am really not clear about these."
Serafinu has a good attitude of being a teacher:
"In fact, we can see from the fiefdom that we Queserland, Irevonder and Melodian are different from other dukes."
Lei Wen's eyelids twitched slightly.
Of course it is different.
The garrison province, called garrison, has always been directly under the jurisdiction of the royal family. Although there were also nobles, they were at most viscounts and barons.
Although these three major families had already had titles, they did not enter the core of the empire's power until Keynes XVI took office and demolished the garrison provinces into four, three of which were divided into these three families, and then they entered the core of power of the empire.
"We have a hard time with our three families." Serafinu sighed:
"You shouldn't have been involved in it, but now it is the critical moment of the empire. If a capable person like Baron Leiwen cannot participate in the major affairs of the empire, it would be a waste." "A few days ago, in the Square of Kings, Baron Leiwen, what you encountered in Baron Leiwen is a microcosm of our families over the years." "Those old nobles, one by one, don't take us seriously at all. If we want to do things, they will obstruct them everywhere; but they are completely powerless when doing things!"
Levin's face was tense, his expression did not change, but he just raised his glass and drank a sip of water.
But in my heart he was secretly scolding Serafinu for being unrighteous. Wasn't it just Julia and the others who beat you up? If you can't ask for some gold coins, you have to drag me into the bottomless vortex of the capital?
But at this point, it was a bit too late to leave, and Lei Wen did not have a way to protect himself.
All of them are here, so let’s hear what he is going to say.
Reven showed a timely surprise: "Is this kind of thing?"
"Of course." Queserland had a clear anger on his face: "For example, Bellenheim, the meritorious family of the Second Dynasty."
"Although the military was strong, but in the previous war between the Empire and Insa, they actually held on to the so-called "rules". The province of Brad was halfway, but they refused to send troops!"
"There is also the Hainholtz family. If Belenheim is 'crass', Hainholtz is simply stingy."
"Barrevan, you came by their Mangtaine Province. You knew how rich it was. But as soon as the war started, Hainholtz refused to even increase the tax. He didn't get a single point in the tax burden he should have paid!"
"The most annoying thing is the Vandoria family."
Speaking of this, Serafinu lowered his voice: "Their head Duke Pedinan was the commander of the previous war between the Empire and Insa. He played nicely before the war, but as soon as he went to the battlefield, he missed the bottom of it."
"From the Blackwater Province, he was pushed back to Brad, losing power and humiliating the country. If it weren't for Baron Revan, you had captured Aivor, you would have been beaten to the capital!"
"Barley Leiwen, you think, with such a noble, how can we govern the empire well?"
If Leiwen was a passionate young man, he might have been incited by him to get on the pirate ship.
It's a pity that Lei Wen is not.
After so many years of aristocratic career, and the past and present lives have been combined, Lei Wen has long understood a truth - if you want to avoid making mistakes, you must not do things.
The more you do, the more you make mistakes.
Although Serafinu has been finding faults, being able to pick them out just means that they are doing things.
The province of Vinadi controlled by Berenheim is adjacent to the Kingdom of Podomitch, and a small section of territory is separated from the south, which is the Orc Empire.
If the troops are rashly transferred, once Bodomch or the Orc Kingdom takes action, the Empire will be more passive.
Harinholtz's Mangtaine province is rich, but that is more based on business than workers and peasants.
Lei Wen has a deep understanding of the impact of war on the economy. In the case of shortage of strategic materials, especially food, prices of various commodities will also soar. People will choose to reduce consumption and only buy daily necessities.
In this case, it would not be surprising that the taxes on Mangtaien province will be reduced by 50% or even 70% of Lei Wen. It is already difficult to pay taxes in a fixed amount.
As for Duke Pei Dinan - Looking back now, the army of the Empire at that time was not as good as others, that is, Pei Dinan, who had a steady temper, had suffered relatively limited losses.
If you really want to change someone, the result may be worse.
But in front of Serafinu, these words cannot be said, and they will not be said: "Duke Serafinu is worried about the country and the people, and Lei Wen wrote them down."
"But, my only border nobles really don't know much about the general trend of the empire. After I go back, I will think carefully and give the Duke a satisfactory answer."
Serafinu's expression froze, then smiled, and his eyes at Lei Wen were softer.
This time, his purpose was to represent the other two major families, to come to win over Lei Wen and drag him into his own camp.
Looking at it now, he undoubtedly failed.
Leiwen's value is self-evident. Not to mention his combat effectiveness beyond the specifications, his Eagle Army is also a rare powerful force in the empire.
However, real fishermen have always known how to set off long lines and catch big fish.
Serafinu believes that as long as Lei Wen is still in the capital, he will one day see the situation clearly and fall into the arms of their sect.
"Then I won't waste Baron Reven's time. Please enjoy this cocktail party." As he said that, Serafinu turned around and left.
Anthony's eyes still fell on Raven, frowning.
Just just now, he saw everything about Raven and Serafinu. Judging from his expression, he was full of joy.
Could it be that Lei Wen deliberately made his subordinates get friction with the Quiserland family to bring the relationship closer?
His he actually found the thighs he wanted to hug just now?
No wonder, I don’t take me, the marquis seriously!
When thinking about how to teach Levin the next lesson, Anthony's face suddenly froze because he found that Levin actually took the initiative to take the initiative to walk towards Duke Pei Dinnan!
He is crazy?
As we all know, Pei Dinnan had a big loss on the front line before.
But, Raven won another huge victory in the battlefield of Evor.
In the past two years, public opinion has been comparing Lei Wen and Pei Dinan openly and secretly. Although Prince Pei Dinan is steady and generous, he is not a mud, and his dissatisfaction with Lei Wen has been accumulated for a long time.
Otherwise, Pei Dinan did not applaud before, and later he would turn his back to Lei Wen when he drank!
What's more, Lei Wen had just had a great chat with Serafinu.
What is this guy Lei Wen doing? He really wants to surrender to Serafinu and the others to provoke Pei Dinnan?
It was not just Anthony, but all the nobles' eyes fell on Lei Wen at this time.
Some people are confused, some are worried, and some are joked. "Duke Peidinan, my first meeting, I am Raven, Raven Ota Griffith." Raven smiled and leaned over. "Oh." Pei Dinnan nodded lukewarmly, then stopped talking, just stared at his wine glass.
Lei Wen had already prepared for this attitude and was not in a hurry: "Duke, on the way here, I have studied the previous war reports of the Empire and Insa War and also made sand table refinements."
"To be honest, many of your decisions are actually not perfect."
"For example, the battle of the 'Baiman Plain' in Yinsong Province revealed many of your problems."
"Use the enemy to pacify."
"For example, the battle of the 'Baiman Plain' in Yinsong Province revealed many of your problems."
"Use the enemy to pacify."
" The blind spot of thinking that was originally impossible to set up an ambush was first led by himself to lure the enemy deeper, and then took advantage of the characteristics of the dry winter of Yinsong River and ambushed 20,000 troops in Hetao, giving Insa a head-on blow. "
"The overall decision is of course wonderful, but you are too stable and the number of ambushers is still too small, so that although you won, you failed to annihilate Insa's main force, and therefore failed to achieve the strategic goal of delaying the opponent's pace."
"Ha." Pei Dinnan frowned, and his heart became more and more angry.
What does this kid want to do? Can't he see that I don't want to pay attention to him?
After winning a few battles, I dared to point fingers in front of me!
Just thinking of just talking and driving the person away, Lei Wen grabbed Pei Dinnan's attention with the next sentence.
"...However, your tactical command in the 'Swamp Forest Basin' is a classic case that is enough to be included in the Imperial War textbook!"
"What did you say?" Pei Dinnan's gray eyebrows stretched out, his expression a little strange.
The Battle of the Swamp Forest Basin was a heart disease for Pei Dinnan.
The empire's 70,000 elites were surrounded by 150,000 elites with superior forces. Although they finally broke out, they lost half of their manpower.
The Imperial Special Legion "Bloody Legion" was destroyed in that battle, and the legion commander Earl Tsbenser died for his country.
Pei Dinnan was also unanimously condemned by the government and the public because of this battle.
At this time, when talking about the Battle of the Swamp Forest Basin, should Lei Wen praise him or scold him in a circle?
Lei Wen continued: "There are still too many people who follow the crowd in the empire."
"In the hinterland of Insa, the other party is familiar with the terrain and full of cavalry. The time is still in winter. It is not your mistake to not discover the deployment of the other party's army."
"The most criticized decision to leave the Bloody Rage Legion behind the palace is the real trick of this battle!"
Pei Dinnan forgot to get angry, nodded repeatedly, and had already listened to it.
Lei Wen strikes while the iron is hot: "If you regard war as a game of war, soldiers are chess pieces, and the number of chess pieces available on both sides is actually limited." "The Bloody Rage Legion is the piece that Insa wants to eat the most." "The Bloody Rage Legion is the piece that Insa wants to eat the most." "Although the Bloody Rage Legion is strong in combat, it is an infantry force after all, and it cannot escape Insa's pursuit at all. If the Bloody Rage Legion breaks through, it is probably not that half of the troops were consumed, but that the entire army was wiped out!" Pei Dinnan looked up and down on Lei Wen, with curiosity in his eyes:
"Do you really think so?"
"But some people say that I broke through first, because I was afraid of death and wasting my subordinates' lives."
"Those are idiots who don't know how to fight at all!" Lei Wen said firmly: "The victory or defeat of a war depends on the commander!"
"If the commander does not cherish his life, and he will say that he can win a battle, that is a joke!"
Pei Dinnan's heart suddenly broke out and smiled and exclaimed: "I am worthy of being a famous general of the empire. Baron Lei Wen's vision is indeed unique!"
"Previously, someone told me that young people are arrogant, don't know how to respect the elderly, and are difficult to get along with, and it seems unreliable." "Actually, I have also read your battle report in Aivol, which is really exciting! But you still need to pay attention to some details..."
Lei Wen made a polite attitude of listening and asking for advice.
If you want to say that a veteran is a veteran after all, his knowledge is indeed extraordinary, and he pointed out many flaws in details to Lei Wen.
For example, since the air strength is superior, it should give full play to the enemy's strength and harass the enemy more - even if you catch a few stones and throw them down from a high altitude!
This is also the experience summarized by Pei Dinnan after the fight with Insa.
Insa relies on the advantage of cavalry and always sends a team of people to harass him repeatedly at night, making Pei Dinnan's troops unbearable.
No matter what kind of morale is, soldiers will be weak if they don’t get enough rest when they go to the battlefield.
The more they talked, the happier they were. They became old friends for many years.
Suddenly, Pei Dinnan asked, "Levin, Serafinu went to find you before and said a lot of bad things about us old guys, right?"
Lei Wen was not disturbed by this sudden question: "No, I just exchanged some opinions. Most of the time, it was Duke Serafinu who advised me how to deal with myself in the capital."
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"Since that is the case, we should help each other and maintain the empire well."
This was already nakedly trying to win over, but Lei Wen still pretended to be ununderstood: "Of course, no matter what identity, as a member of the empire, we naturally have to consider the interests of the empire."
Many things cannot be forced, and Pei Dinnan smiled slightly and no longer had any more troubles.
Anthony was even more surprised when he saw this scene.
Since returning to the capital, he hasn't seen his old friend Pei Dinnan so relaxed.
What trick did Lei Wen play?
The eight great dukes of the Empire, except for Gustav and Losenville, the other six are roughly divided into two camps.
One of them is the reformist faction headed by Duke Serafinu of the Queserland family, also known as the "King faction", and is the confidant team promoted by His Majesty the King.
The second is the conservative school headed by Duke Egihard of Bellenheim, also known as the "noble school", representing the interests of the old nobles of the empire.
Lei Wen was able to establish a good relationship with these two factions at the same time and had a good conversation with either party. This is not an easy thing to do.
At least Anthony himself couldn't do it.
Although he has a good personal relationship with Pei Dinnan, he is the confidant of His Majesty the King and cannot integrate into the circle of old nobles; but he is a genuine old noble family and is not accepted by new nobles.
Otherwise, I would not have stayed away from the capital and worked in the remote Nord Province. "I'm still too underestimating this guy." Anthony said intimately: "This guy is simply a natural politician!"
The cocktail party lasted from day to late at night, and Lei Wen returned to the Emerald Hall under the escort of the Farrell family guards.
"Brother!" Weisdong, who had been waiting for a day, came up and greeted him: "It's a pity that you are not here today, and the angel's glory is so good..."
"Don't talk about this for now." Lei Wen interrupted him: "Come in with me, it's just the right class for you today."
Take Weisdong back to the room, Lei Wen began to tell what he saw and heard today.
What disappointed Weisdong was that Lei Wen did not mention the luxury of the banquet, but focused on dismantling the relationship between the two nobles of the new and old factions and specific communication with the two nobles of the new and old factions.
"Brother is really amazing. He can be attracted by people from both factions at the same time." Weisdong exclaimed sincerely:
"Then, brother, which side are you going to stand on?"
Leiwen smiled and said, "You guess."
"Is it... an old-fashioned noble?"
Leiwen shook his head.
"That's the new noble!"
Levin still shook his head, and saw Weisdong's face full of confusion, and smiled:
"No one side can stand!"
Wesdong became more and more confused: "But... why? Is it not good to have more allies?"
Levin said word by word:
"Politics, the most taboo thing is to take sides."
"I don't need your understanding now, but you must remember it for me."
Weston nodded in confusion, and then couldn't help asking:
"How beautiful is that mixed-race of the cunning feet?"
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A few days later.
The Royal High Court.
Keynes XVI was naked in the hot springs, enjoying the gentle service of the maid.
Steam rises, Keynes XVI stretches out his white and tender arms and wipes it on his face:
"Piler."
"Here, Your Majesty!" Pier stood by the pond not far away, lowering his head, respectfully. "You heard about the cocktail party a few days ago?" "I heard a little." "You have seen Lei Wen in person, you have seen him personally. What kind of person do you think he is?" "Piler's expression froze.
As a court clown, he knew the temper of Keynes XVI. His Majesty had always hated the people in the court to interfere in politics the most, let alone comment on a future count.
But his Majesty asked, and had to answer, so he had to bite the bullet and said: "Barl Raven is a rare beauty, young, smart and brave, and capable of fighting. He is a rare famous general in the empire in recent years."
" Moreover, he is also enthusiastic and generous in dealing with people and things."
"Hehe..." Keynes XVI did not agree:
"I heard, are you doing business with Raven?"
Piler immediately sweated like a slurry and knelt on the ground with a bang: "It's just a small fuss. If your Majesty thinks it's inappropriate, I will return those angels!"
"No need to be like this, it's not corruption or bribery. What's wrong with the people around me making some money?" Keynes XVI stretched:
"But, your investment vision doesn't seem to be very good."
"I'm afraid, I'll be with Guang soon!"
Pier looked puzzled: "...ah?"
"It seems you don't know yet." Keynes XVI said in a teasing tone: "Levin is a mess this time."
"Go and take a look, otherwise if Leivin runs away, I don't want to see my people so poor that they can't afford to eat!"
Pier looked up and confirmed that Keynes XVI was not joking. He quickly got up, respectfully retreated, and rushed to the Emerald Hall.
After a brief inquiry, I also learned what was going on.
It turned out that just this morning, someone suddenly released news that when Lei Wen came, he brought a total of 80 large cars, of which 20 were pulled into the city, and 10 of them were equipped with angels, and at least 500 pieces were required!
This thing is not as rare as Lei Wen said.
Leiwen sells Angel Zhiyao in limited quantities in order to deliberately raise the price.
So the price plummeted, and many nobles who bought at the high point rushed directly to the Jade Hall and wanted to ask Lei Wen for an explanation.
Piler's heart is so cold.
He bought 6 pieces of Angel Zhiyao in total, which is nearly 60,000 gold coins. This is all his wealth. If this is thrown into his hands, he will have to eat dirt!
Running to the Emerald Hall and jumping out of the carriage, Pier's eyes went dark.
I saw that there were people everywhere, more than when buying, so the team was crowded to the other end of the street!
"Get out of the way, get out of the way!" Pierre shouted.
As famous people in the royal capital, most people also knew Pier, so they made way.
He rushed to Lei Wen's residence and kicked open the door hard. An unprecedented loud noise burst out from Pier's small body: "Lei Wen!!!!"
Suddenly, seven or eight heads turned their heads.
Piler knew them, and they were all well-known nobles in the city. They were not as good as the eight major families, but they were also quite rich.
These people were stunned when they saw Pier, and then they talked all over the place.
"Mr. Pier, are you here to return the goods or buy them?"
"It's good to return the goods. If you return the goods, sell them directly to me. I will pay 34,500 gold coins!"
"It's really not gentlemanly. The rumors this morning were released, right? Now the misunderstanding has been clarified. Everyone knows that Angel Zhiyao has only 80 faces in total. Do you want to collect this little money?"
"It's right, Pier. If you sell it, I'll pay 40,000 gold coins!"
"I'll pay 42,000!"
Pier scratched his temple.
Ah? Am I behind the scenes again?
It's not a return now, it's changed to grab the goods? Lei Wen didn't mess it up?
Then what should I do here!
Levin smiled and asked, "Mr. Pierre, what are you doing?"
Good question, I want to know too!
Piler's eyes turned, his feet were pressing hard, and suddenly he jumped high, turned around for 3 and a half circles in the air, landed with his hands, and then he suddenly turned over and stood up: "I'm not studying a new program for His Majesty. Look, how about it?"
"Okay!!!"
The nobles all clapped their hands together.
They didn't know what was good either, but His Majesty the King liked Pier, and they didn't dare to dislike it.
Raven looked at Pier meaningfully, and Pier's face turned red, but he didn't ask: "There is indeed so much angel in my hand. Let's discuss how to distribute it."
A group of nobles started to clamor again.
The price of 39,999 gold coins was finally set, and the remaining 14 angel glory was divided.
This time, even Pier, who was used to money, had to be shocked by Lei Wen's ability to make money.
The 14-faced angel shines, even if calculated at the cost of 9999 gold coins, the profit is as high as 420,000 gold coins.
Although the previous Angel Zhiyao could not be sold at such a high price, it had an upward curve, but the total price was 60 sides, and the average price was probably not less than 30,000 gold coins.
After this calculation, Lei Wen earned at least 1.2 million gold coins just by slicing out the cost of this batch of angels.
1.2 million!
Even in the capital, it is enough to buy a mansion next to King's Avenue, or buy a large manor near the capital.
Although Pier was envious, he was not jealous. After all, Lei Wen ate meat and he drank the soup.
The 6-faced angel Qiyao who had hoarded took advantage of the opportunity to turn around and earned 150,000 gold coins, which can be said to be a source of wealth!
"Let's go, I can't go to the Crystal Palace today. Let's go to the 'back garden'." Pier said mysteriously: "The chefs there are all imperial chefs in the palace, and they all use materials specially provided by the palace. Most nobles can't taste it in their lifetime!"
Leiwen of course would not refuse. He also wanted to take this opportunity to inquire about the specific time of his enthronement ceremony.
Stand up and about to leave, the door was suddenly knocked open.
The hyena and other guards walked backwards into the door, and everyone had already grasped the weapon.
Then, a group of soldiers with full helmets and armor rushed into the house.
You can also hear shouts such as "encircling here!" "Don't let someone run away!"
"Black Feather Guard?" Pile frowned.
The Black Feather Imperial Guard is the elite guard of the royal capital, with only 200 total, but each guard is at least level 1 extraordinary.
"What's going on? Do you know Baron Raven lives here?" Pier said loudly: "Who leads the team today? Let him come and see me!" Kissing, in the capital, can Pier still make his friends bullied? "I advise you not to meddle in other people's business, Mr. Pier." Heavy footsteps sounded, and a middle-aged man wearing a full set of enchanted armor walked in.
He looks less than 50 years old, with black feathers representing the Black Feather Guard hanging on his chest. Next to the feathers is a golden seal.
In the indigo blue wavy pattern, a golden three-masted ship is riding the wind and waves.
This is one of the 8 great dukes, a member of the new nobles, and the emblem of the Irivonder family!
"Duke Weitus, I have been greeting for a long time." Lei Wen nodded and greeted: "I don't know what the Duke led the army to come?"
"You know what you have done yourself." The Duke Weitus said with a cold face: "This time I am here to arrest you at the order of the Imperial Noble Council."
As he said, he raised a document with the seal of the Noble Council and shook it off.
Lei Wen took a step forward.
A shiny sound.
The Duke of Vituos has drawn out the long sword from his waist and pointed it at Lei Wen: "Lei Wen, don't act rashly!"
"Today, I brought all 200 Black Feather Imperial Guards, each of which is extraordinary!"
"Although I am only level 5, the captains of each team still have 4 levels 4, which is not easy to deal with."
The blue veins of the palm holding the hilt of the sword were exposed, and Vitusi recalled Lei Wen's terrible record again.
One-on-one, 4th-to-5th level, killing a reincarnated angel at the opponent's home court!
He swallowed a bit, and said with a stern look on his face:
"Save it alone."
"Even if you can kill us all, you can't escape from the capital!" Lei Wen smiled helplessly. He just wanted to confirm the contents of the document, but he didn't expect to scare a duke like this. "Sir..." The hyena turned her head and asked Lei Wen for her opinion. As long as Lei Wen nodded, he would attack immediately now.
Leiwen shook his head: "Since it is an order from the noble council, I certainly have no reason to disobey."
As he said, he stretched out his hands: "Let's go."
Weitusi winked at the Black Feather Guard next to him, and the man walked to Lei Wen with a pair of demon-sealing steel handcuffs.
After clicking, the handcuffs closed, Vitusi breathed a sigh of relief: "Take it away!"
The Black Feather Guard, who had shackled Lei Wen, was about to push, but was stopped by Lei Wen with a cold eye.
"I can leave myself."
Lei Wen was surrounded by a group of people, took the carriage of the Black Feather Guard, and drove away from the crowd of nobles.
…
That night.
The Jade Hall, the hall of Lei Wen’s residence.
The hyena pulled off her helmet and paced back and forth anxiously. The hideous scar on her head that was not hairy was filled with blood, which made him look particularly terrifying.
"Damn it, what's the matter!? I don't understand it, so I was taken away!"
"The capital, the capital, but there is not even the most basic law!?"
The more I said, he became more and more anxious. He grabbed his helmet and walked out the door.
Thor, who had been depressed, suddenly looked up: "What are you doing?"
Hyna said loudly: "What are you doing? I am the master's personal guard. Now that the master is arrested, of course I have to save him!"
"There are many people on the opposite side, and we have a lot of people. I will bring those 500 brothers in and destroy the Black Feathered Guards!"
"Are you crazy? This is the capital of the king, do you understand the capital of the king!?" Thor stood up and tiptoed to yell at the hyena: "Do you want to treason if you don't have an order or lead troops into the city??"
"What about that? Just sit like this?!"
"That's better than going crazy! If you really lead troops into the city, you will be killed by you!"
"I think you are greedy for life and fear of death!"
"I..."
The more quarrels the louder the two of them, they are almost overturning the roof. They are about to start a fight. "Enough, stop making noise!" Julia, who was crying silently, screamed and stood up.
Crying was not because of fear, but again, Julia felt her weakness and powerlessness.
It was because she did not protect Mrs. Nancy that Nancy died; now, she can only watch Lei Wen be taken away by those damn guys!
"Is it time for a quarrel? Hyena, I can understand the mood of your desire to save the adults. Everyone wants to do this, but the primary goal now is not internal strife, but to figure out what happened!"
"We don't know what the adults committed; we still don't know where they are locked up!"
"How to save people in this situation?!"
"In this case, how to save people?!"
The room suddenly became quiet, with only the sound of whimpering wind coming from the vacant windows and the heavy breathing of several people.
Bang!
The hyena threw her helmet on the table, and sat on the chair with an iron tower-like body, and her whole body collapsed.
Squeak, squeak.
The footsteps sounded from far to near, and Weiston, who had been bowing his head and silently, looked up with some light in his eyes.
What caught my eye were four golden rings.
It was Hu Xia, a clerk and self-appointed historian, who followed Lei Wen to conquer Aiwall.
He held a belt in his hand: "Master Weisdong, everything you want is ready."
"The income these days, a total of 1.57 million gold coins, and the gift list for the remaining goods counting are all here."
Wesdong stood up, took the belt with both hands, and put it around his waist: "Thank you for your hard work."
After saying that, he turned around and said to everyone, "Don't act rashly. I'll visit Pier. He is a celebrity in front of His Holiness. He must know what happened."
Julia suddenly realized that she was wondering why Weiston never spoke. It turned out that she had already thought of a solution to the problem.
It was too chaotic at noon today, and no one noticed how Pier left.
If you want to talk about who can help Lei Wen now, he is the only one.
Unexpectedly, Weiston noticed this.
It seems that under the words and deeds of Lord Baron, Weisdong, the playboy, finally had a bit of his shadow.
The sound of footsteps of Weiston left.
Everyone fell into a long wait - in a tangled mood, every minute and every second were so painful.
A little later, Weiston came back.
Julia came forward with hope, but only saw Weiston's face.
"...Piler is not here." Weisdon said, "Let's rest first, I will think of other ways."
Returning to his room and lying on the bed, Julia was confused and didn't know how long it took to fall asleep, as if she had a nightmare. When she woke up at dawn, she didn't remember anything.
She wanted to go to Weiston to discuss her actions, but was told by her servant that Weiston had left before dawn.
In the next few days, Weiston searched all the nobles and even asked Anthony to come, but everyone was closed.
Akori, who saw Viston, wanted to speak but stopped, but just sighed.
After seeking medical treatment in an emergency, Weisdong was even cheated of 10,000 gold coins.
All rumors rose.
Some people say that Raven offended Duke Peidinan, some people say that Raven offended the Queserland family, some people say that Raven was actually a spy installed by the Sar Empire, and some people say that Raven had collusion with the Death Hand Cult.
After the torture day by day, there was finally reliable news.
Bright Calendar 1201 December 14.
An announcement issued in the name of the cabinet spread throughout the royal capital -
Leiwen is charged with multiple felony crimes and is about to begin the "Supreme Trial".
…
(This chapter ends)