Chapter 481 [I dare not say]
Panning left Loulan City and walked very fast!
He could see that the words Du Weiwei said, "If you come again, I will kill you." It is definitely not just a joke.
As for the words "No matter whether you are a saint or not, I have a hundred ways to kill you in Loulan City" - Panning thought for a long time, but decided to believe Du Weiwei's goodness.
A family that can stand in the empire for more than 140 years without anyone dares to offend, a family that once had many holy ranks among its retainers... It is better not to challenge their background.
So Panin left, walked quickly! He walked without any delay.
Just like when he came, he rode a horse for several days and nights - of course he could abandon the horse team and run back to the Nulin province by himself, but Panin still wanted to see the actual situation of the implementation of the scorched earth strategy of the Tulips.
A team of personal guards from the Tulip family escorted Panning and others all the way, saying it was an escort, and of course it also meant surveillance.
However, these Tulip cavalrymen did not seem to care about Paning's walking and watching, and even turned a blind eye to Paning's actions to survey the terrain.
Panin was a little surprised and couldn't help asking the leader of the escort cavalry: "Aren't you afraid that I will survey the terrain?"
"What are you afraid of?" The head of the escort cavalry of the Tulip family stared at the Duke of Rhine with his eyes: "The land belongs to us. No matter how you look at it, it is still ours. If someone comes to grab it, it will be cut directly. As for what to look at... just look at it!"
People from the Tulip family have this kind of confidence!
Panning glanced at the cavalry captain with acne on his face - this guy obviously had no more than three years of enlistment, but he looked at the horse riding posture and was an old rider with his legs slid around.
Panin noticed that this team of cavalry was like this, young and fierce, with almost the symbol of "recruitment" written on their faces. However, they were very skillful in riding horses. Moreover...their skin was very dark, which was obviously the result of being exposed to the sun all year round.
Panin remembers that it seems that the herdsmen on the grassland have this complexion. Only on the endless terrain of the grassland without any cover can they be nourished by the sun all year round.
Panin glanced at the saddle of the cavalry captain, and there was a skin bag on the hook. It was a water bag.
It is not surprising that the cavalry carried water bags.
But the water bags used by the cavalry of the Roland Empire were cork. The water bags used by these Tulips cavalrymen were made of...
Rounded sheep bones.
Panin said nothing more.
When he finally arrived at the border of Nulin Province, Panin didn't even look at the Tulip Cavalry behind him who were left on the other side of the border, staring coldly at his departure.
When he returned to Mulan City, the first thing he did was to find Span.
In his room, Panin waved his hand and asked his followers to retreat.
He stared at Span with a serious look: "Do you trust me?"
Span was stunned for a moment: "I should ask you this question, right? You are my boss, and I am the one who wants to get your trust."
Panning's eyes were a little irritated - for some reason, on the way back from Loulan City, no, to be precise, from the moment he left the tulip castle, Panning's heart was always irritated. It seemed as if a fire was burning, and it became more and more intense!
"Just answer me directly! Do you trust me?" Panning stared at Span, his eyes like a blade!
Span hesitated for a moment, and he saw the seriousness in Panning's eyes. The son of the prime minister thought carefully and said slowly: "When I came out, my father told me that since I came to the northwest, I should not have any other thoughts and follow you wholeheartedly. I don't know if this is what you said 'trust', but I can tell you that I have been wholeheartedly."
Panin nodded, satisfied with the answer.
He suddenly walked to the corner of the wall, grabbed a wine bag hanging on the wall, picked it up, unscrewed the plug, and took a few sips of wine.
Soju was poured into his throat and slipped into his chest like a line of fire.
The fire in Panin's chest was burning!
He wiped the corner of his mouth hard and turned his head - at this moment, his eyes looked like a very hungry wolf!
Span had never seen Panning's eyes so fiercely.
"I have something to let you do now. You must promise me this, and you must do it--and you can't let anyone know." Panning's tone was as hard and cold as a steel knife!
Span didn't answer immediately. He just looked at Panning. After a long time, he slowly said: "I can't promise you... You first say what it is, I can't promise what you can't do."
"You can do it, and only you can do it for the people around me!" Panning looked at Span fiercely, as if as long as the young man in front of him did not agree to him, he would pounce on him like a beast and tear him apart!
"Shameful things?" Span narrowed his eyes.
"Shame!" Panin said coldly: "If it spreads, I ask you to do this, something big will happen! Many people will die and something big will happen!"
"...You tell me." Span smiled bitterly, "If I don't agree to you, I'm worried that you will kill me now."
"..." Panin looked at Span in a complicated way: "I won't kill you. But I will dismiss you immediately, then beat you up in public, and find an excuse to drive you back to the imperial capital."
Span's face changed!
He took a deep breath: "Northwest...is going to have a big mess?"
"Nonsense, that's hundreds of thousands of cavalry, not hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep." Panning said coldly.
"No, my intuition tells me that you are not talking about this." Span looked at Panning seriously and suddenly said, "I promised you!"
"Oh?" Panin was a little surprised: "You refused to agree easily just now, but now you are willing?"
"At least... you don't want to fight a civil war." Span said lightly: "You don't want too many people to die... I think I can help him if someone is trying to stop the civil war from breaking out."
"I remember your words." Panin's eyes were strange: "If we become enemies in the future, I can spare your life once."
Span couldn't laugh and cry: "What the hell is it!!"
"...You go back to the imperial capital and go quietly, and you can't let anyone know, and you must be fast! Go as fast as possible, come back as fast as possible! Help me ask something..."
"Don't you believe me if you write a letter?"
"No!" Panning gritted his teeth: "This matter must not be put on paper! I only have an answer! If you ask, remember it in your mind. Then bring it back and tell me with your mouth - it's that simple!"
"Okay!" Span also looked stern: "Tell me, I'll ask for something."
"You are the prime minister, and from the beginning, the Minister of Finance. Although the military headquarters was controlled by the Luolin family, the Minister of Finance was in charge of all the financial expenditures of the empire. So others may not know about this matter, but you will definitely find clues in your father's place."
Panin said here, his eyes were actually a little worried!
"First, I want you to check it out for me, last year and this year. In the past two years, the number of war horses the Empire has purchased through the Tulip House!
Second, I want you to check for the tax accounts paid by Tulips last year and this year - I don’t need specific details. I’m worried that you won’t remember too many numbers, so I just need the general data for each quarter.
Third... a few months ago, a person has been to the imperial capital. This person has met His Majesty Hilo. This matter should be a secret, but... I believe that even the most loyal ministers of the empire like your father, there are always some eyes and ears in the palace... Don't rush to turn against me! I don't have the heart to investigate the means in these aristocratic families now. I just need to let you go back and ask him in person in front of your father... How much does he know about this matter? How much does he know? Then ask me and come back and tell me! If your father refuses to answer, tell him that I asked him! Tell him again, if he refuses to say something, then when the capital is blood flowing into a river and the fishy aura of foreign races defiling the White Tower, he must not regret it!"
Span was sweating profusely!
Although he was already wearing a cotton robe on such a cold day, his cold sweat was still pouring on!
"Panin...What big thing happened? You said so seriously? You went to see the Duke of Tulip this time. Did something go wrong?"
"trouble?"
Panin suddenly laughed wildly!
His laughter was angry and sharp!
"What a big mess!! There is a woman who is completely crazy! She thought she was her ancestor! Unfortunately, she didn't understand! Some games, both Tulip Dukes, could not play with the first generation! She didn't understand even more. When she thought she was smart, others were idiots, she was not far from death!"
Speaking of this, Panin suddenly took two steps back and gave a big gift to Span seriously.
Span was stunned. Before he could come, he rushed to help Panin up. Panin had already stood up by himself.
He looked at Span: "I know you actually hate me...you all hate you, including your father. You think I am an accomplice of the usurper. Your father has never been truly loyal to Hilo, he is just loyal to this country.
There are many things that I can't explain to you or whitewash myself.
I just want to tell you, Span, help me! Help me this time! Trust me this time!!
I just don't want this empire to flow into blood! I want to stop a catastrophe!
Span! Help me!"
...
Span's face turned red and white.
He suddenly pulled out his knife and inserted it hard on the table, staring at Panin: "I believe you this time! If you deceive me... Panin, we will never stop!"
As he said that, he looked at Panin: "Tell me now, why are you so crazy!"
"I...I dare not say it now!" Panin gritted his teeth!
A trace of blood even flowed from the corner of his mouth!
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【This is the update today!
After a day off, I felt that my state had recovered a lot~
This scene is very important and very difficult to write, so I can't break out of this scene recently. Let me write this scene slowly, is it okay?
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Chapter completed!