It is no longer a big news in recent years that the Grand Duke of Kawei does not attend the New Year's audience. Even his political opponents are too lazy to use such reasons to criticize him. As long as the emperor's honor and favor for him remains, the status of the Grand Duke
It just stands firm.
And to destroy the emperor's trust in the Grand Duke... it might be easier to find a magician to curse the Grand Duke and directly curse the Grand Duke to death.
There was no way, even though no one was present, the grand duke could be said to be impeccable in other aspects, which made the royal family particularly proud. There was no pampering and arrogant attitude at all, which made people feel disgusted.
On the political journey, when they reached their status, what they fought for was no longer gold and silver, but face and breath. As long as the attitude of the monarch and his ministers was adopted, and the elderly stayed at home with the excuse of inconvenience, who could
Say something good or bad.
Moreover, that person is really old, not pretending to be old. He is so old that when everyone mentions him in private, they will curse: "Old thief, why aren't you dead?" Of course, more often than not,
He was pointing vaguely at the old guy who was of the same generation as the Grand Duke, but still occupied the supreme throne.
But just seven days before the new year, Marquis Farshid received a message from his father, the Grand Duke of Kavi:
I will attend the New Year's audience and be prepared.
If this message were delivered through the most popular forum nowadays, Farshed would definitely sneer at it.
The convenience of the forum means that as long as families and organizations exist in the Mysterious Land, they will inevitably use the function of the forum to allow them to transmit information faster. Of course, this is also the case within the Duke of Carvey family, but it is only limited to unimportant information.
Delivery and instruction.
Last time, his grandson used his father's name to play a minor joke on Marquis Farshid. Although it didn't make the family members who stayed in the capital crazy, it still caused quite a scene.
commotion.
Helpless, there was a great-grandfather who loved his great-grandson standing in front of him. Even if his son wanted to fly back to his own territory, he couldn't teach that lawless brat a lesson. So Farshid Hou could only teach his son a lesson to vent his anger.
If that lovely grandson really came to him, he probably wouldn't be able to do anything.
But this time, what was sent was a document from the official channels of the family. This was equivalent to the order of the Grand Duke, and no one belonging to his vassals or subjects could disobey it. Therefore, this was the time when the old man finally took the family weapon and gave it to him.
Is that little guy considered a toy?
Although this kind of thing is uncertain, it cannot be ruled out that the old man is serious. Suddenly Marquis Farshid thought of a possibility, the old man's new friend, and what that person was doing recently. The Marquis asked the family's messenger
, said: "Father, are you planning to take the latest airship to come to the imperial city?"
"No, my lord."
Hearing this, Marquis Farshid frowned and said, "How could it be in time? Or did they already set off before the summons?"
"It is said that the Grand Duke is preparing to drive a car to the capital. But before I received the family order, I had no news that the Grand Duke had set off."
"A car." This is one of the old man's recent toys. Some people say that the older a person is, the more like a child he can play with any toy. If you don't give him a toy, it won't work.
That one is the master of the family and no one can stop him.
Since Marquis Farshid would think in this way, it means that he is not optimistic about the new thing called 'cars'. In fact, the nobles staying in the capital of the Guwana Empire are not optimistic about 'cars'
'. will be mentioned by them, usually with the prefix 'that grand duke's new toy', or something like that.
After all, in this era, although the transmission of news has been accelerated, the transportation speed of other things has not been correspondingly improved. Since the actual items cannot be seen, most people's attitude will be to belittle other people's evaluation of the items.
To put it conservatively, it is because they have not had actual contact with it, so they cannot give a fair evaluation; to put it maliciously, it is just sour grapes.
Although he was not optimistic about his father's hasty decision, Marquis Farshed still followed the instructions and asked his people to prepare. After all, this was a formal written order from the family. Along with the instructions, there was also a staffing list.
That is, the number and composition of the entourage of the Grand Duke of Kavi.
Half of the Duke's Guards are the accompanying members of the Grand Duke on this trip. Being able to have an Imperial Grand Duke with him, there is no doubt about the strength of this army. To ensure the strength of the army, logistics is the top priority.
These require proper preparation in advance.
Even if the Mysterious Land has been at peace for a long time, it only means that there are no longer large-scale wars between humans or Homo sapiens. The battle for survival between Homo sapiens and nature, and Homo sapiens and monsters, is a matter of one point.
It never stops for a second. To fight for life and death with these creatures that are unethical and don't care about the rules of the human world, complete preparations are essential. Therefore, no nobleman is really unfamiliar with military affairs.
The only part that made Marquis Farshid complain was that half of the Duke's Guard was traveling for a grand duke, and the basic configuration was correct. The other half usually stayed in the territory to guard the home. But the Marquis knew very well that, in fact,
The other half of the guard was sent to guard the place where the car was manufactured. From this, we can see the importance the Grand Duke attached to it, but it also made others even more puzzled.
As a grand duke, informing his son that he is going to the capital to participate in a grand event that he is supposed to attend is not a problem. But the movements of a grand duke are enough to attract the attention of others.
.As for the fact that Duke Kawei is coming to the capital, there is no need to deliberately send spies to find out. Everyone can make guesses just by looking at the movements in the Duke's residence.
And more detailed information was placed on the emperor's desk within a day.
The movements of the great nobles have always been the highest level of concern, so the old emperor was of course the first to read the relevant information. But after reading the content diligently, he smiled helplessly and said: "We just set out yesterday, and we can't make it in time anyway."
Let’s meet in the New Year. Does he want to meet me in private after the New Year?”
Regarding the emperor's self-questions, the guard leader who was accompanying him knew very well that there was no need to answer. The old emperor liked to use self-questions and answers to help him think.
"Do you know the purpose of his trip?"
This is a question that must be answered. The leader of the guard bowed and said: "Your Majesty, there are no other purposes reported from the Grand Duke. The official application submitted by the Duke of Carvey's residence is also for participating in the New Year.
In the name of audience."
Since the movements of the great nobles are a matter of great concern, it is of course impossible to allow these nobles to move around at will, especially when entering the capital of the empire. They are all people who are qualified to lead a certain number of guards. If they join forces to plot something, what will happen to them? The strength of the emperor's three guards may not be able to suppress them without injury.
Therefore, the actions of nobles need to be reported to the royal family; to enter the capital, they need to apply for permission. And Duke Kawei, who has not been seen for a long time, has applied for a New Year's audience. Even if everyone thinks that he will definitely not be able to make it in time, it is difficult to refuse his request. No matter how big or small it is, What is the Duke's real intention? This is all an outright conspiracy.