Chapter 437

The old man's silver hair was carefully combed, his back was straight, his lips were tight, and his slightly turbid eyes showed unshakable firmness.

The old Marquis of Basten has served as the palace Minister for more than 30 years. He is famous for his gentle temperament, wisdom and steadiness, diligence and loyalty. The royal nobles privately called Basten a "good temper Palace", satirized him for his sleek worldly sophistication, only catered to the king and did not have his own ruling ideas. King Ryan died in the three eastern provinces. Some kings and nobles openly pointed out that Basten had failed to fulfill his obligation to offer advice to his vassal and asked the palace minister to take the blame and resign. Marquis golon, the guardian of the Kingdom, and Princess Roland visited the Marquis house of bastern and invited the queen and Archduke to attend the dinner of the bastern family. This calmed the aristocratic circle's criticism of Basten palace. Basten lived up to expectations, controlled the struggle between the queen and the archduke within a small range, did not affect the guards and local lords, and ensured the normal operation of the kingdom of Gambis.

Marquis golon had never seen bastern blush, but now he saw the determination to sacrifice in the eyes of the old palace minister.

"You support kite castle to marry the noble daughter of York family and oppose Sylvia's marriage proposal? You are challenging the majesty of the divine Knight..." Marquis goron lowered his eyelids and asked solemnly, "why?"

"Sir, how long have we known each other?"

Marquis goron thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "I have no impression... There will always be 70 years."

"In 74, when I first saw you, I was just 10 years old. At that time, the old king gave a banquet in kite castle to celebrate the birth of his majesty Ryan. You served the guests with respect as a court attendant Knight... You also cut a piece of roast venison for me."

The Marquis of Cologne asked in surprise, "can you remember all this?"

"How can I remember... I looked through the family's daily records." Basten leaned back in his chair and smiled cunningly. The wrinkles in the corners of his eyes became deeper and deeper. He said fondly: "How time flies... I'm 84 years old before I know it. This morning, my cousin Edur came to me and said that kite castle would marry the York family and told me not to object... Hell, he looks younger than my eldest grandson. When he was young, I held him and peed, but he didn't want to explain to me... How can I let him go He? I forced him to hurry. He said impatiently, "that's what you mean."

Marquis goron nodded and said, "some things are not suitable for too many people to know at present."

"I understand... It has something to do with the North-South development strategy?" Basten made a tentative remark. Seeing that goron was silent, he said to himself: "Sylvia has given us too little time. This coincides with the itinerary under the Pope's crown... It is obvious that the marriage between kite castle and York family is a sign of determination to the Pope's crown. The Privy Council has always maintained a neutral position. If it were not for the imbalance between the strength of the Sassanian Empire and our southern lords, Sylvia and you would not be so anxious to win the support of the Privy Council."

The Marquis of Cologne mused: "You see, I don't want to hide you... But I can't disclose the specific details. After all, you're not a high-level knight. Once things leak out, we will be very passive... If we don't take such measures, the Borui kingdom is likely to completely fall to the shining knights. Gambis will be in a helpless dilemma, even if we compromise with the shining knights, It can only be the bottom role. "

"When people are old, they will inevitably talk in their dreams..." Bastern shook his head in self mockery, looked at goron's dignified eyes and said, "Your Highness doesn't have to explain to me. In fact, Edur told me that marriage is your decision. I have no worries."

"The Duke of Wellington believes in the guardians of the family, and of course I believe in the guardians of the kingdom." Basternton paused and then said, "if this is the decision of his highness Roland and and Williams, it's another matter."

"His highness Williams patted his ass and ran away, leaving you with the mess... He is really the Regent of the August family."

Marquis golon said, "I asked him to avoid it. The new Regent always has to establish authority first."

"I should have thought of it." Basten smiled and said, "you are like the guardian lion of the Augustus family. You protect Williams, Roland and and Edward very well."

"This is my knight faith." The Marquis of Cologne's eyes flashed a trace of regret, shook his head and said, "it's a pity that I didn't keep Ryan."

The old palace minister was silent for a moment and said sternly: "The former king wanted to dismember the York family and reorganize the three eastern provinces. You, Queen Catherine and the four royal families firmly opposed it, but Roland, Williams, Joshua, Wellington and Nim supported it. I once advised his majesty Ryan that Prince Edward would marry the noble daughter of the York family, and we all supported him to succeed to the throne. But his majesty Ryan insisted on agreeing to Joshua The Duke's request for marriage. He confidently told me that this was to unite the three Duke families and put pressure on the York family. He also said that Sylvia had long wanted to kick out all the wall grass because she didn't like the peripheral lords of the York family. Ryan thought the integration of the three Eastern provinces would succeed! "

"Ryan is a king and a Golden Knight. What can I do except obey the king's will?" Basten said angrily, "as a result, his majesty Ryan has become the first Golden Knight to die in battle in more than 300 years."

"I often wonder who set up the plot to murder my king? The kingdom of Dodo, the kingdom of Neville, the Sassanian Empire, the Knights of glory, nyovist, the nahtigar behind him, and even his holiness are involved. Who has the ability to unite so many forces against Ryan?"

Basten's old voice echoed in the small study, full of confusion and wisdom. The Marquis of Cologne could not help listening.

"I came to a conclusion later. Ryan died of Auguste's romantic nature."

"Divine knights are the gods in the minds of knights. Their strength is invincible in the real world. Their existence proves that the world's origin dotes on knights and proves that knights are noble and powerful. Every Knight's blood can become divine knights, and they are the source of Knight pride. What can the divine electors do? No crazy divine electors dare to sacrifice blood to Knights. They do harm Afraid of the world's original anger, send down more divine knights. What about the Lord of glory? Our Knights have their own gods, how can we bow to the church? For more than 10000 years, extraordinary people have formed a consensus - the majesty of divine knights should not be offended! "

"The majesty of the divine Knight cannot be offended, which is equal to the majesty of the knight cannot be offended."

"This consensus is a tradition, a belief, and an incomparably huge force. The chosen one converges his minions in front of this force, and Pope Enoch bows his head and compromises in front of this force. Our knight family rules the secular world with this force. However, this force is not the power of the divine Knight itself. It is the power of the people, rooted in the knight's blood."

"Ryan August can't restrain the romantic nature in his blood. He wants to do what others dare not do - challenge this power. Therefore, all forces see a fool looking for his own death... Why don't you push him and tear down a piece of flesh and blood? At this time, Sylvia's idea is no longer important, her tacit understanding with Ryan is no longer important, and she can only look at Ryan Crushed by this force. "

Marquis goron stood up, and the lion paced around the study like a field, suddenly looked up and said in a deep voice, "Sylvia can't master this power!"

"Of course she can't control this power. She can only give in to it and borrow a little." The Marquis of bastern put out his little finger and smiled.

Marquis goron returned to his seat and said relaxed, "the strength of the people comes from the blood of knights. Very profound insights."

The old Marquis of Basten then said, "why should the Lords and nobles of Gambis succumb to Ryan's nature? Because Ryan is the Lord of Gambis, as our subjects, we must offer loyalty to the king. This is also a part of the power of the people. It is called the Kingdom system. But the Kingdom is not a king's Kingdom, she has her own will."

Marquis goron asked thoughtfully, "what do you want to say?"

"The kingdom should have two different voices - support and opposition." Bastern, with bright eyes and a gentle tone, said, "at first, Ryan wanted to marry the Joshua family. I opposed it and proposed to marry the York family. Now his majesty Edward wants to marry the noble daughter of the York family. The Marquis of bastern has no different opinion, but the Minister of bastern Palace opposes it."

"Your Highness goron, the ancestors of the four princes of Gambis and the three Dukes are all followers of Auguste, but we have different positions inside and outside." Bastern stood up and saluted solemnly: "The unilateral repentance of the kite castle has seriously damaged the reputation of Augustus and the Wellington family. The Duke of Wellington's response proposal fully reflects the core strategy of the Wellington family to move closer to Augustus. This is not fundamentally different from the series of measures taken by the Wellington family to support Ryan, Roland, Edward and send Margaret to the kite castle."

"Viscount Randall teased Miss Marguerite. Marguerite empathized and took the initiative to repent. Considering that his majesty Edward was only 12 years old and was still a trainee knight, Marguerite could not resist the temptation of viscount Randall, which was in line with the nature and path of high-ranking female knights. This would not cause too much trouble to little Edward. Although Marguerite's behavior made kite castle and Wellington family happy Ethnic shame, but political marriage has become an affair, and its negative impact has been greatly reduced. "

"The York family is mainly responsible for the trouble caused by Viscount Randall. Kite Castle expels Margaret Wellington and immediately marries Angelina branstete York. Although the time is tight, it will evolve into the royal family. In order to cover up the scandal, the York family has to give up their family The best lady to calm the anger of kite castle. "

The old Marquis of Basten said with a smile: "the aristocratic circle likes to talk about the affairs of the aristocracy. More people talk about it, and the fake has become true... It's ugly, but Auguste kept the authority of the royal family and did not hinder the overall situation."

Goron smiled, and the old Marquis of bastern turned his voice and said: "However, the kite Castle privately owes Wellington a big favor. But on the face of it, the reprimand can not be less. The Duke of Wellington was so frightened that he deprived Margaret of her inheritance and drove her to the southern fiefdom of the Duke's dominion bordering yeliucheng. Of course, this was to facilitate her tryst with Viscount Randall. The Duke of Wellington expressed his apology and fulfilled his fatherly feelings. The Wellington family Although the Knights felt ashamed, they could not help feeling a little proud and elated. The Wellington family would not be divorced from each other, but would be more united under external criticism. The reason is very simple. Margaret is the best Silver Knight in the Wellington family, but the high-ranking female knight has few partners and difficult to bear, and Viscount Randall is a noble old knight Blood. Their ambiguous relationship has brought new hope to the Wellington family. "

"It's even more wonderful behind!" Basten praised: "Sylvia once wanted to make Viscount Randall a vassal of the York family, but she finally gave up the idea. Victor's unwillingness was one of the reasons. His refusal made Sylvia aware of the identity of viscount Randall's servant in the kite castle... Ensuring the independence of the Randall family can help the York family build an informal diplomatic channel with the kite castle to avoid people The horse hills are completely isolated by the kingdom of Gambis. "

"Now, the York family is married to Auguste. The diplomatic function of the Randall family has been lost, and the political influence of viscount Randall has decreased significantly. Whether Sylvia is happy or not, in the eyes of the Lord Gambis, viscount Randall can no longer represent the will of Jinshui city or express the attitude of kite castle. That is to say, Victor is no longer a hot topic in Gambis Great aristocrat, Randall family is politically out of the vision of the powerful Lord of Gambis. From now on, Victor has changed from light to dark. Many things that big families dare not do before can be done. For example, send spies to Randall family. For example, compete with Randall family for the interests of Yeliu City... "

"Victor will soon find that he can no longer protect Mrs. Judy and control the situation in yeliucheng." Marquis bastern shook his head and said with a smile, "is it difficult that Judy's mother and son would allow Victor to assassinate the few remaining Knights of the Buryat family? Therefore, Victor needs a foreign aid... Just next to his gossip object, Baron Margaret Wellington."

"The Duke of Wellington believes that Victor is the successor of iris castle to Sylvia, and puts forward the imperial political structure of the royal family. Whether his guess is true or not, we should accept his strategic concept and work hard in this regard."

Marquis golon said solemnly, "this is the first time I have heard of this idea, and I agree in principle."

"This is what the Duke of Wellington is good at..." the Minister of kite Castle palace sighed and said: "The kingdom is about to cross the river and expand to the south, and the strategic position of the southern territory is very important. The Joshua family and Nim family must find a foothold in the South... There is no more suitable breakthrough than yeliucheng... It is reasonable for the royal family to support the SoLIM family, and Joshua and Nim to help the queen family build a port. Sylvia received the benefits of the two families. How can she support Victor "Victor looked and found that only the Wellington family could help him... The Duke of Wellington did not have to fight, but completed the routine of suppression and solicitation."

"Moreover, he is trying to win over Viscount Randall for the Augustus family... If he can succeed, the Wellington family will become the third largest family after Augustus and York. If he fails, they will have no loss..." Basten leaned back in his chair, relaxed and asked: "Your Highness, the Duke of Wellington's strategy is amazing. But all his layout is to ensure the interests of Auguste first and then strive for the interests of the family. If there is a conflict between the two, he gives priority to the interests of the family. The Duke of Wellington is more like a royal aristocrat than the four princes! Do you know why?"

Before golon responded, Basten sneered, "in order to get Auguste's blood."

"There were two Golden Knights in the royal family. Auguste's silver blood reached the peak in this period. Of course, the Wellington family should hold Auguste's thigh and offer their loyalty. It doesn't matter if Victor refuses Margaret. Wellington can also draw noble blood from Auguste."

"Of course, the Duke of Wellington's behavior is also what we are willing to see. In fact, the noble daughters of the four royal families have made great sacrifices to purify Auguste's blood... They gave birth to the children of high-level knights with the strength of trainee knights, and generally can't live to 50 years old... But this is the mission of our four royal families, and we have no regrets." Basten looked sad and asked sharply, "what if Victor has an accident? Duke Wellington has arranged the retreat first. Where is the retreat of our kite castle?"

Marquis goron said with a headache, "do you also think Victor is our successor?"

"It doesn't matter! He's there. No one can ignore his blood! Just as no one can ignore the majesty of the divine knight." Basten said seriously: "Your Highness, you must admit that Victor's blood is the basis of Sylvia's marriage and the strategic concept of the royal family. But anything can happen."

"The ancient elves loved beauty and were fond of killing. Under their exquisite appearance, they had a heart of hunting and killing. Delavin grew up in the battle. Victor killed the fierce jackals, awakened the popular talent, and dared to face the ogres. Countless ant man leaders hunted and killed. In the face of the great Knight Austin, he didn't want to shoot directly. Victor complied with his hunting nature and came to this day. Unfortunately, the moon elves Blood aristocrats are too fragile... Raymond Peter of Borui Kingdom awakened his popular talent in the battle with barbarians, while queen sus's second moon elf aristocratic lover died miserably in the dusk forest. This may be the unique reason for the sword Saint delavin. If you let go, they will inevitably encounter greater danger, bind them, and the moon elf blood may degenerate... Who can protect them "Victor will always be lucky?"

The Marquis of Cologne's eyes coagulated and asked again, "what do you want to say?"

"We must give priority to protecting Auguste's blood." Basten said calmly: "Edward was awakened when he was born and proved that he was Auguste's direct descendant. Otherwise, how could we make him king? Angelina was born noble, but she was a bronze blood. Her blood was mixed and was the great enemy of silver blood! According to the Convention, Angelina and Edward's descendant belonged to the York family. If lovely Dehua was as willful as Ryan, she had to make peace What should we do if Sylvia loses Victor? In order to seek Auguste's silver blood, she must support Anna's children to ascend the throne of crown prince, so as to control the situation of Gambis... "

Basten got up again, bowed and said, "Your Highness, who can stop the divine Knights of the post Gambis from interfering in the internal affairs of the royal family?"

Goron frowned, knocked on the table and said, "I've also considered this problem... I might as well tell you that Roland has reached the critical point. She plans to leave the kingdom of Gambis and attack the legendary field. Roland runs away, and kite Castle needs to unite Sylvia... Do you have any concerns now?"

The Marquis of Basten was stunned. He was immediately overjoyed and said with a smile: "that's good. As long as his highness Roland is safe, she can return to Gambis with a long life and put things right. But I still want to leave a back hand for the Auguste family."

Looking at the old face of the court prime minister, goron could not say whether it was disgust, resentment, admiration and respect. Finally, he sighed and said with a complex look: "Basten, although you are not a knight, you have a knight's spirit of sacrifice... But if you want to challenge the majesty of the divine knight, the Knights of Gambis will not stand on your side. You have to think clearly."

Basten laughed and said, "Your Highness, I've lived long enough. Duke Wellington is right. It's only reasonable to die one or two great nobles for such a big thing. It's just that crown Clement wants to pray for the holy light for his highness Sylvia. I'll use this old life to make crown Clement understand how the divine knight can bow to the church!"

"If there is support for Kingdom affairs, there must be opposition, so that there can be progress and retreat."

"Gambis needs someone to say 'no' to her!"