Gabriel, the successor of the Rowling family, has made a full welcome gesture to the aristocratic circle of the imperial capital. Everyone knows that Gabriel, a young genius in the aristocratic circle of the Empire, is about to enter the most prominent circle of power in the mainland, which can not be stopped.
Yes, Gabriel is a little genius, and his brother, now the most popular man in mainland China, was called an idiot at that time. What an interesting couple!
Because of the glorious tradition of the Rowling family, Gabriel was not excluded by this circle. The nobles attached great importance to tradition, and the most important thing the Rowling family lacked was glorious history.
So, on the day after Gabriel arrived at the capital, the dignitaries of the empire gave the young man enough face and held a grand banquet to welcome the future Earl of the Rowling family back to the capital.
And, it seems, with the tulip Duke's support, the Rowling family's resplendence is irresistible. Since it's overwhelming, it's better to follow the flow.
The only thing that surprised Dewey was that before the first dinner, Gabriel refused Dewey's offer: to invite his fiancee, miss orsie, to join him.
Dewey regards this refusal as the shyness of a young man, but Gabriel seems to have another idea.
In this dinner, Gabriel showed the good manners and manners of a full aristocratic family. He calmly dealt with the guests at the banquet. When he exchanged greetings, his manners were very modest, modest and unassuming, showing a bit of confidence and calm, as well as the unique reserve of the aristocracy. In terms of etiquette, Gabriel was taught by the countess. Naturally, there will be no flaw.
He is very young, inheriting the excellent lineage of the Rowling family. He has a handsome appearance, a brilliant family background, and a promising future. All these have become a fatal attraction to young girls at the banquet!
Although from the brilliance, Dewey's light is brighter than his brother's. But now everyone knows that the tulip Duke is a big slicker. When dealing with women, his escape speed is faster than high wind magic!! So gradually, the girls are desperate for him, so they just take him as a distant idol.
And Gabriel... No doubt, he's charming! The young man, with a trace of immature shyness in his eyes, makes the noble girls who have been immersed in the dye vat for a long time feel very fresh and exciting. It was as if this young boy had brought the simple prestige on the plain of Lorraine.
Gabriel has been practicing martial arts since he was a child. He is very strong and strong. Chest and shoulders are wide enough. But such a heroic young man occasionally shows a shy smile similar to Xiao Zhengtai, which makes a group of noble women drool!
So, this banquet, Gabriel can be said to be a tumble into the powder pile.
That night, at the ball. Six girls "accidentally" hit him. Seven girls dropped their handkerchief in front of him. There are also eight girls who "accidentally" let their drinks spill on Gabriel. Who said that only men are proficient in accosting skills? It seems that in the open aristocratic circle of the imperial capital, women are equally good at this field.
The highlight of the evening was the little daughter of a local governor's family“ Accidentally "stepped on his skirt, and then fell into Gabriel's arms!
"We know he's engaged, but so what? Imperial law allowed a nobleman to marry several wives, and... It did not prohibit such things as "lovers.". This boy looks very cute. If he is a lover, he is a very good candidate. "
The ladies soon reached a tacit agreement.
By the way, Chengping has been a long time, and the noble circle is very open. Not to mention the fact that Dewey had known for a long time that these guys used ice berries as psychedelic drugs. And the relationship between men and women. Among the aristocrats in the imperial capital, the opening was almost rotten.
Lovers are an open secret in this circle. And the bodyguards around some ladies often choose some handsome men who are almost white faced.
Gabriel, for the time being, has replaced his brother Dewey as the target of these women.
And Dewey's mind was a little less than happy.
Obviously, he saw it. My brother has a good time.
Little guy's face that kind of "shy naive" smile. Let Du Wei see through at a glance, it's acting. Gabriel seems to enjoy being surrounded by beautiful women. He seems to be a romantic boy.
Duwei saw him drinking with a baron a little while ago. A moment later, he was seen dancing around the widow of a viscount. And in the middle of the night, the boy quietly took a girl to the garden to talk, and put on a classic scene of turning over the fence and jumping into the garden to pick flowers for the girl!!
And that girl... Let Du Wei press his forehead hard, that girl is actually a cousin of Gabriel's fiancee miss Aoxi!!
"How can this boy be so playful..." Duwei groaned in his heart.
Obviously, in this respect, my brother and I are not the same people. He is more like a standard young aristocrat of this era! Handsome, with the capital of popular girls, and very good at using this kind of capital!
As a result, Dewey was dissatisfied.
It's not that he doesn't understand the feeling of being young and lustful, but Dewey has unconsciously integrated into the role of "elder brother as father". Of course, he hoped his brother would be an honest, honest and steady boy.
In fact, Gabriel did do what Dewey asked for most of the time. When it comes to serious matters, the boy has shown some maturity. But in men and women... He seems to be very experienced!
When you are a brother, you can't forbid your brother to pick up girls, can you?
In the middle of the night, duvet finally finds Gabriel. This boy suddenly turns into a butterfly and walks around the girls' circle.
Finally, Dewey grabbed him from the balcony fence when the boy was kissing a beautiful young girl he didn't even know! If Dewey was a little late, Dewey doubted that his younger brother would take the girl to some grass in the garden and roll!
"All right. Brother, why do you look unhappy? " Gabriel saw off the girl and saw Dewey frown. He tidied up his clothes.
"How do you like these girls?" Dewey grinned bitterly.
"Why not?" Gabriel blinked: "they are young and beautiful, and I like young and beautiful girls. Oh, don't worry. I know who I am, but it's not a big deal. "
"I understand you, in your capacity. A few women are not surprising. " Dewey shook his head. "But you seem to have too many prey tonight. Let me count, one, two, three... Oh, the girl you kiss just now is your fourth prey tonight, right? " Dewey rubbed his temples.
"It's the fifth." Gabriel's smirk depressed duvet: "yes, before the dance started, a lady quietly gave me her handkerchief. You didn't find out at that time. "
Dewey: "it's not like..."
He looked at his brother. After a while, he whispered, "do you know that one of the girls you've provoked tonight is your fiancee's cousin?"
"I know." Gabriel didn't seem to care.
"Then you..."
"Brother." Gabriel's voice was still respectful, but he looked calm: "I know what you want to say. But I think... A lot of times. I think your way is very strange. You are the eldest son of the Rowling family. Now you are the Duke of the Empire. It can be said that under one person, over ten thousand people. But... In the eyes of many people, you are really an alien. Young people like you, who don't have many lovers? But your private life is really boring. "
Gabriel looked at his brother and sighed, "young people like you, like me, like us. Almost all of them said goodbye to virgins before they reached adulthood. But you are very strange, you grow up, you never want any beautiful maid to serve you, you just want mad with you. You never went to any aristocratic parties the other day. Never talk to any girl... It's strange to me. "
Dewey is speechless.
In fact, Gabriel was right. In the aristocratic circle, young men often bid farewell to their virginity very early, many of them before the age of thirteen or fourteen. I enjoyed being a man in my maid. And when you grow up. It is not stingy in women's own energy.
The aristocratic circle of the Empire has always been like this. Whether it's looking for a lover. It's a very public secret to marry more wives, or to play tricks occasionally. Even in many noble families, husband and wife respect each other's "rules of the game" (because many marriages are the product of political marriage, and they have no feelings, and they don't mind each other looking for some private fun.)
In contrast, Du Weidi's private life is as clean as a piece of white paper!
Even... Before Du Wei had little Vivian, some people in the imperial capital even doubted whether the young master Du Wei would be a rabbit who likes masculinity? Fortunately, after Du Wei had Vivian, this rumor was broken. But his private life was too clean. In the eyes of many nobles, it was the life of a friar!
"I... I just think you're too young now, you..." Dewey didn't know how to persuade his brother.
"I'm not a virgin anymore." Gabriel suddenly cold not ding a word, let Du Wei Leng for a while.
"You... Are not?" Dewey opened his mouth.
"Not last year." Gabriel said faintly: "last year, my mother offered me two beautiful young maids to serve me. I know this is a kind of acquiescence. So... I did it and it felt good. "
Dewey: "last year... Last year you were under 14."
"Brother, I think you are really strange." Gabriel sighed: "sometimes, I really don't think you are an aristocrat, or even... You don't seem to live in our world! Look around you, all the men. As long as they have the ability and power, they will try to occupy more women. This is not to satisfy one's own animal desires, nor is it just to satisfy one's physical needs. More importantly, it is a reflection of one's own status and ability! If you are better than others, you are entitled to enjoy more! More resources, more wealth and more power. Take more women. That's how our world is. Is there anything strange? "
Dewey nodded. He has no objection.
Intellectually, he knew very well that this was the land of Roland, an empire and a feudal age. We don't care about equality between men and women. It's a world where men are superior to women. Here, men are the masters. A man is more and more powerful. To occupy more wealth and resources, and women... Are considered a kind of "resources".
It's not about morality. It's a cultural rule, a social rule.
Just like the world before duvidi, he once studied ancient Greek mythology, the Father God Zeus in mythology. It's a very lecherous God stick, even his sisters are not let go, but also everywhere merciful. But at that time, people thought it was a kind of "powerful" embodiment!
The more resources and wealth you have. It proves that you are very strong!!
Like Dewey himself, he was trained by the monogamous environment of the previous world. In this world, he always has some problems with men and women.
Although he now has a pair of sisters at home spent... But compared with his status, in the eyes of others, this is a kind of "anecdote"!
People around you, like the Earl of villa, like Warcraft of Mount Deland. Who doesn't have Maggie at home? Even camisillo, who married the grandniece of the old Prime Minister robustscher, had many women in his family and had some dew relations with several ladies outside. These were all public secrets. No one will say anything about him.
"Our father, when he was young, was more romantic than I am now." Gabriel laughed. He came and put his arms around his brother's shoulder. "Brother, I know you're worried. But don't worry, I'm not that lustful guy. In my opinion, these are just games. Once the game time is over. I will lose the mentality of these games. It's time to get down to business. I'm not going to lose my head
That's the difference... Duvet sighs.
If in a previous life, when the mother of a family knew that her son was so playful. I'm afraid I'll be very worried.
And in this world... How can a mother like the countess take the initiative to find a woman to break her son's life?! Because in the countess's view, my son is destined to be a big man, a strong man and a power man, so he should have more! This is the rule of the world. It's natural!
Duvet sighed and said nothing. He knew he couldn't say anything. Because in the eyes of people in this world, it is normal for my younger brother to do so, but I am abnormal.
This evening's banquet, let Du Wei see the other side of his brother, he is no longer the boy who was covered with soil, lying in the yard digging earthworms.
And the next morning, Gabriel's another performance, just let Dewey rest assured of him! He really didn't get carried away by being obsessed with women.
Gabriel, who was flirting at the banquet last night, obviously resumed his role as a steady young earl's successor immediately after the banquet. Even in the morning, before Dewey got up, he got up first!
Gabriel started practicing martial arts in the yard. He was naked and only wore a pair of training pants. He began to practice swordsmanship in the yard.
When Dewey got up, Gabriel was covered with sweat, but his face was not slack, his eyes were shining, and a long sword in his hand was dancing like a snowflake.
On such a cold early spring morning, Gabriel was not afraid of the cold. He sweated heartily. After several times of sword practice, he picked up a huge epee and split 50 wooden stakes at one go. This was the only way to finish today's work.
Duwei stood at the gate of the yard and watched for a long time. When Gabriel finished the training and wiped his sweat with a white towel, Duwei walked over with a satisfied look on his face: "you got up early?"
"Yes." Gabriel put the sword back on the shelf: "I practice for an hour every morning. This is the most basic lesson. However, I had been deserted for several days because I had come all the way from Lorraine plain. I have to make up for the lessons I owe you, so from today on, I have to practice for half an hour every day. "
With that, he carefully took off a brand-new sword from the weapon rack. The scabbard was made of top-grade shark skin and inlaid with two gems, not for beauty. But this gem has a careful blessing magic, which can prevent the sword from rusting and wet corrosion when it is stored.
This is a good sword with a value of more than 30000 gold coins. It is the work of a famous sword casting master in the north of the Empire. It's a gift. It was given to Gabriel last night by Mount Holland.
The present that the count of villa gave Gabriel was a beautiful young maid, just 15 years old, with smooth skin, long and thin eyelashes, of course. Still a virgin, she was the beloved of the Earl of villa's industry.
Gabriel also accepted. Of course, he didn't throw quadruplets into the shop like Dewey did. Instead, he took them back to his yard to serve his life. This is a normal noble life.
Dewey was relieved. At least Gabriel didn't get that pretty girl, and then he became obsessed with women. He can also insist on getting up in the morning to hone his martial arts skills. That means he's very disciplined!
"Take a bath." Dewey doesn't think it's necessary to say anything more: "this afternoon, I'll take you to visit the chancellor's mansion and see your fiancee by the way..."
"Eh? Don't go, brother Gabriel frowned.
He has a serious expression. It's not made up.
"Do you have a problem?"
Gabriel took a deep breath: "I don't want to get married so early."
Dewey didn't understand: "what are you talking about?"
"I said, I don't want to get married so early." Gabriel's tone was serious: "brother, I think you're in a hurry. Few of our Rowling men get married as adults! For example, our father... He married our mother in his twenties. When he gave birth to you, he was thirty-six years old! When he returned from Nanyang for the last time, you were three years old, and he was thirty-nine at that time! "
Gabriel's attitude was sincere: "I know we talked about this topic. I'm willing to follow your advice, not to go to the storm Corps in the north. Instead of taking risks and following your arrangement, I will first hone myself and accumulate some experience and qualifications. In the future, I will become a general like my father. But in marriage, I don't want to be too early. I am still very young, I have a lot of colorful life, don't want to tie the rope to myself too early. You saw it last night... I think I can spend another two years... Brother. I'm not kidding. I think. It is true that many aristocrats marry as young adults, but those are the second generation ancestors who have no ability. Living on the family background of parents and ancestors. But I'm different. I still have ambition to show, I have my own future, I want to make a career first! So now... For women, I can play games when I am free. But if I really want to take a woman as my wife... I don't want to spend that energy now. At least in a few years! "
"But in a few years..." Dewey would like to say that the situation will be different in a few years.
"I know that, too." Gabriel nodded seriously: "but this war will be fought for decades, which is what you said, and maybe not even a generation can complete. I'm not going to die right away. Let's wait and see about marriage. "
Seeing that Dewey still wanted to oppose, Gabriel accentuated, looked at Dewey and said sincerely, "brother, this is my decision. Please support me."
"I..." Dewey looked at his brother seriously in the eyes: "OK."
"That miss orsie, I'll marry her. After all, it's a marriage decided by my father. I won't object to it. I know what I should and shouldn't do. " Gabriel laughed. "But it's not the time yet. So, brother, in the afternoon, you can take me to the military headquarters. I'm more concerned about this! "
It has to be said that Gabriel is more like a descendant of the Rowling family than Dewey. More like the young nobles of the world.
For example, Dewey doesn't like riding when he goes out, because he likes to be comfortable. He not only likes to make a carriage, but also likes to spend a lot of energy refitting it to be extremely comfortable! Even at the cost of the carriage also made a few magic array to reduce the turbulence, although in the eyes of many magicians, such a waste of magic, it is a boring polar move.
Gabriel prefers riding! Perhaps count Raymond's blood flowed in the young man's blood vessels, and he was extremely militant in his bones. He likes to ride a big horse. Wearing high-grade Samurai uniform tailored for the aristocracy, wearing a sharp sword, riding on the long street, it is very powerful and heroic!
Dewey meets his brother's demands. He really loves his brother to the core. Like all brothers in the world, Dewey's demands for his brother are as long as they are legitimate. They all want to be satisfied.
So, in the afternoon, Dewey took Gabriel to the Imperial military headquarters.
Now the old Prime Minister robustscher has rarely come to the military headquarters, although he also has the title of acting military minister. However, the main things have already fallen on Deputy military minister camisiro.
Camisillo and Dewey have a good personal relationship. Seeing that Dewey and his younger brother came to visit the military headquarters, he warmly received Dewey, left his official documents to several secretaries and officials to deal with, and personally took Dewey and Gabriel to visit the military headquarters of the Empire.
The military headquarters of the Empire. It was founded by the founding emperor, his majesty Aragon, when the Empire was founded a thousand years ago. Du Wei sighed: it seems that another self is good at playing!
This is a kind of modern military system that imitates the world of the previous earth. There are several departments in the headquarters, including those responsible for ordnance, logistics, propaganda and personnel file management. Of course, the most important is the combat command department. This is a place that imitates the staff headquarters of previous generations. It will make some simulated military plans for all large-scale wars.
Although Du Wei knew that he was not a military expert, and he was only a rudiment when he was brought out by Aragorn in his previous life, after thousands of years of self-improvement, the Roland people further improved the system. It's already a little bit like that. For example, large military maps. Sand table, model. Military exercises, etc. In addition, by the way, there is a small academy within the Imperial military. In other words, this place can be called the "training course" within the Imperial military. In order to provide a steady stream of fresh blood for the Imperial Army, the Empire has a tradition: some excellent junior and middle-level officers will be regularly selected from the local armies to report to the headquarters of the imperial capital, and then participate in this small training course. Here, some old generals of the Empire will come forward to take these young generations, teach them some military experience, tell them some examples of previous wars, and make a specific analysis of some war examples, including martial arts, and military deduction on the sand table, etc. This is almost the rudiment of a military academy. Unfortunately, when Aragorn, that is, Dewey himself, came up with this prototype, he did not come to promote it. For a thousand years, the Empire has not expanded this training course into a military academy. On the one hand, people in this era of the world have not realized how much positive significance a regular military academy will have on the Empire. On the other hand: This is a feudal era! All the high positions are held by people from rich families. It's hard for people from common people to climb to high positions, even if you go to military academy! In the Empire, which army's generals are not aristocrats?? Therefore, even if the military academy is established, it will only become a gilded place for aristocratic children, which is of little significance. However, even so, this kind of small-scale training course can at least guarantee to provide the empire with some excellent and qualified intermediate officers, which is very rare. Dewey's first step in Gabriel's plan now is that he can enter this training class to study first! After all, it's one thing for you to be good at martial arts, but it's another thing to lead soldiers to fight!