Chapter 8

In the silence, only the horses snorted, and a small cloud of white fog dispersed.

Count Walter died in his room.

These days, he is still running around in order to find out why the messenger is missing, except for a little anxious, there is no other abnormal. However, just now, the king's housekeeper pushed the door and found him sitting in his bedroom, holding a bloody sword and cutting his throat like the merchant.

There was so much to do to prepare for the negotiation that the count, who had been rejected by the king, was neglected for a while. If the king had not asked, his body would not have been found until evening.

All the members of the negotiation mission looked at the king nervously.

The count's death was particularly strange. They were worried that the king, who did whatever he wanted, would delay his departure.

But not arriving at the appointed time is tantamount to insulting the other side of the negotiation - I'm afraid it's not an important thing for the king, who was born arrogant.

But the current situation is not optimistic for Legrand.

Fortunately, the king did not seem to have come to that point.

He motioned the Duke of Buckingham to come forward and entrusted him with the investigation of the count's death.

"Of course, that's not the most important thing." The young king held out his hand from the window. He looked into the old Duke's eyes. "You know that?"

"All I can trust now is you."

He lowered his voice so slightly that only the old Baron could hear him.

The Duke of Buckingham bowed his head and gave the king a ceremonial kiss on the back of his hand. At the same time, he replied in a low voice, "I will guard Legrand for you."

"For the glory of the rose."

The king took a deep look at his white haired uncle.

The Duke of Buckingham stood up straight. He stepped back. His cloak was blown up by the cold wind. It was as red as blood. He stands like a lion. He was cautious for his nephew for many years. Until then, people were surprised to realize that the old prince was still the famous iron general in his heart.

The Duke clenched his fist and struck his heart, and said in a deep voice:

"for the glory of the rose!"

The smell of iron, blood and fire came out of his voice like a knife.

The Knights escorting the king clenched their fists one after another, and their armor glowed in the sun:

"for the glory of the rose!"

In this oath like motto of the royal family of Legrand, the negotiation mission set out. The old prince watched the king's carriage for a long time. The scarlet flag was flying in front of the carriage. On the color of blood, the iron rose of dark gold was blooming in the middle of winter.

Please bless our king, the ancestors of the rose family.

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Moon River fortress not far from tru city.

Yuehe fortress was built 100 years ago when the Lion King pacified the rebellion in the East.

It is made of hard white stone, and the cracks are filled with pig iron instead of clay. It is said that this fortress has almost emptied all the property of the lion king. In the next 100 years, Yuehe fortress became an impregnable iron barrier to guard the central and western plains of Legrand.

It is because of this that General John's defeat has made such a big noise in the country.

Today, the beautiful and solid fortress is decorated with blue tulip flags.

The leader of the brescian expeditionary army will stand on the wall of the fortress.

The general's face was very clean, and his green eyes were like the northern snow wolf. He was wearing black iron armor and never left his body with a sword. He could jump up and cut off the enemy's head anytime and anywhere. At this time, the leader is stroking the white stone and overlooking the mountains of Legrand in the distance.

"General, what do you think of the ambassador's letter?"

It was a strange young man around the general who was covered from head to toe in a dark cloak, tall, thin and gloomy.

"The Archduke asked us to sabotage the negotiation. Do you intend to do as he wishes?"

"Of course --" the general laughed, "No

He restrained his smile and looked a little gloomy: "if the Duke of Buckingham dies, he will be able to ascend the throne smoothly. Now that we have met the requirements of cooperation, we have created conditions for him to do his best. But he failed to let the Duke of Buckingham fall, as agreed, so why do we continue to do our best to help him? "

"I'm afraid Dagong will not be satisfied with this answer."

"The kingdom of Blaise is not his babysitter."

The general sneered.

"Since the Duke of Buckingham is not dead, we have to make preparations."

"You mean..."

"I received a letter from the queen the day before yesterday. There has been a change in China. We can't stay long in Legrand. " The general was vague about what would change. "We can negotiate a peace agreement with the king of Legrand. After the negotiation, it has nothing to do with us whether the ill tempered king who has no brain is alive or dead. "

"You don't seem to think highly of King rogrand?"The young man seized on a point.

"I'm sorry for William. He was a respectable enemy when he was young. Unfortunately, his son is a disgrace to the rose family. A huge empire is falling apart in the hands of a tyrant. " The general exclaimed, "I don't know why the Duke of Buckingham is loyal to him."

"But general..." The young man hesitated for a moment. "The ambassador mentioned in his letter that he felt that the king was a little different from the rumor."

"What's the difference?" The general gave a scornful smile. "If it wasn't for his uncle, the young king would have been torn to pieces by those nobles."

"I hope so."

"What's the matter with you? My dear astrologer? " The general looked at him suspiciously. "You seem to agree with my request to help them kill pullan I?"

"I think maybe it's better for us that the Archduke becomes the king of Legrand. After all, we have something in our hands, don't we?"

"No, that's not the case." The general laughed and said mildly, "your astrology is really good, but your sense of politics is not good. Why should we let a young and strong wolf replace a young and incompetent lion? Why not let the Jackal and the old lion fight to death. "

"But the stars have changed."

The young man replied.

"I see a hot sun rising. It lies in the middle of the abyss channel. It may belong to us, brachy, or Legrand. I feel uneasy, general

"It must be our majesty."

The general said firmly.

"Blaise will conquer the earth, and tulips will never die."

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The king's carriage was very spacious.

Unlike the one he took when he exited the palace that day, the carriage was pulled by twelve horses, and the paving was exquisite and luxurious. The oil lamp was burning behind the glass and the light was dim.

In the light of fire, Zhu Chi reads the report submitted to him by Knight Moore.

He has been reading the report carefully all the way.

In fact, he didn't ask much for this report. After all, three days is too short. But perhaps the sentence "now, his life is in your hands" was too exciting. Three knights who tried to save General John put their lives together and submitted a thick and detailed report.

Of course, this was too simple for the whole campaign, and it was impossible to meet the standard of "every grindstone" that the king said.

Therefore, when submitting this report, the three knights were out of their wits and wanted to cut themselves in the throat.

The king did not say anything, but received the report without expression.

The three Knights didn't know what the king meant, so they had to follow him with a little hope. Along the way, the king didn't appear outside the carriage. From time to time, he would call Moore and them into the carriage and raise his doubts about a certain point of the report.

It also surprised them.

They found that the king seemed to have a very keen intuition and asked more difficult questions to answer.

The king didn't sneer at their difficulties, but his expressionless face and cold eyes were enough to make the three Knights embarrassed.

Seeing that they were approaching the negotiation site, the three of them had a strange feeling of relief -

whether they were alive or dead. Please have a good time, your majesty.

Of course, they dare not say it.

The carriage vibrated slightly and the lights shook.

Zhu Chi pressed his temple and raised his head.

"Here comes tru, your majesty."

The housekeeper rode out of the car window and said respectfully.