"We can finally have a good talk. You agree, Marquis Farshid." Surrounded by the knights of the guard, the old Duke proudly came to the middle-aged Marquis whose limbs and body were chained.
In the past, because the two families did not deal with each other, when the imperial prime minister met this 'young man' in the palace, he would only receive a show of respect, but could not feel the heartfelt awe from the other person's attitude.
Or maybe it's fear. But there's nothing I can do about it. This 'young man' is not in his own system. He is still under the protection of the military.
He was separated from the front-line commander and transferred to the position of logistics supply officer, coordinating the purchase of equipment and daily needs of the regular army. In the eyes of officials in the government system, this is a job that everyone dreams of. Even within the Gwana Empire,
Supervision is strict and officials cannot easily enrich themselves, but the 'convenience' brought by some positions is more important than money.
But such a fat vacancy in the eyes of others is just a sinecure for old-age care for frontline commanders who are keen on fighting and pursuing military honors. If the old man hadn't hid back in his territory to retire, the palace would have to have members of the Kavey family show up.
, I am afraid that Marquis Farshed would have left long ago. Instead of sitting in a paradise with a group of old people like now, watching them singing high-pitched songs and playing high-altitude games.
Because of this indifferent attitude, the Marquis was not hypocritical towards the old Duke, who was the Prime Minister of the Empire. Of course, this would arouse the resentment of the Old Duke. Now, having broken his face, he captured this rude young man, and
It was inevitable that Lord Sagong would be a little happy.
It's just that at times like this, there are always people who pour cold water on them. The black cloak who accurately used the iron chain to restrain the weapon and made great achievements, then pulled down the hood to reveal the iron mask, and said loudly: "Grand Duke, I think this man should
Not Marquis Farshed."
The old Duke, who was originally proud, and the 'Marquis', who was secretly trying to break free from the iron chains, froze for a moment. The identified person did not say anything, but instead compared the familiar voice from his memory to recall the person who spoke.
Who is it? The old Duke asked in a calm tone: "Why do you think he is not a Marquis?"
"Grand Duke, I found out the clues from his behavior. He doesn't look like a nobleman at all."
"That's right." "Yes, that's right, I feel the same way."... As if they were gossiping, the last group of black cloaks who appeared chatted nonchalantly. Not only were these people more skilled than the others, they also
The attitude is also more casual.
Grand Duke Rizal was not an ordinary person. When someone reminded him, he suddenly realized what the abnormality his retainers were talking about was.
It is true that one of the important missions of a noble is to protect his subjects. But most of the time, once faced with a life-and-death crisis, the first move of the nobles to escape is also ridiculed as being greedy for life and afraid of death. But in fact
, such behavior is necessary in a specific group of nobles. That specific group is the head of the family and his heirs.
Rather than fighting on the front line where there is no hope, and finally turning into a dead body with few people that can not be protected, it is better to preserve a useful body. The real value of a nobleman lies in its power, and the bloodline that is recognized by others.
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Especially for a big noble, as long as you give him time and rely on the appeal of the big noble, it is not a big problem to organize a legion of ten thousand people. Even if it is a temporary tax, a large enough amount can be collected to make an ordinary
Something that is unimaginable.
Which of these actions is not better than fighting alone on the front line to the death?
Alone, even if he fights to the death, how many enemies can he kill? How many subjects can he protect? But using his status as a noble as a call to organize an army and counterattack the enemies may not be a problem. Not to mention the number of people he can protect.
How many people have been killed? This is the overall view unique to the aristocratic perspective, which is difficult for ordinary people to understand.
Because most people only care about how many people died because of the noble, and don't think about how many people he can save through his subsequent actions. They only worry about whether they are the ones who were abandoned earlier? But they never thought that in order to save themselves, they might
How many people are restrained by themselves because of the only help they have, unable to do anything, and ultimately giving up.
Of course, everyone's concerns are something that a noble must think about and take care of. But the people he needs to take care of are not just one or two, but thousands. Sometimes limited by the environment and conditions, he has to take care of them as a last resort.
The choices you make will appear to be quite cruel. Bearing the consequences of all choices is also the responsibility of the nobles.
Perhaps some minor nobles from the side branches of the family do not have such awareness and requirements. They would run away because they were simply greedy for life and afraid of death. But as the first heir of a great ducal family, Marquis Farshid fought desperately
On the front line, commanding his own escort team to rescue some subordinates who have no business in charge is undoubtedly putting the cart before the horse.
Since he had not thought about how to escape and protect himself, the "Marquis"'s actions of rescuing people and killing enemies looked like an act of delaying time afterwards. It is reasonable to suspect that this person is not actually a "noble", that is,
Not so hard to understand anymore.
The old Duke, who had thought about all this clearly, also recognized the fact that the retainers said that the person in front of him was not Marquis Farshid. Just like his stupid son, if faced with such a certain death situation, he would not know how to escape as soon as possible.
, then regardless of whether he survives in the end, he should change his heir.
As for the person in front of him... the old Duke did not appear angry because he had captured the wrong person. Instead, he calmly came to the captured man, grabbed his face, looked around and said: "Looks like, really.
It looks like it. You didn’t tell me, so I couldn’t tell that it was a substitute.”
The person who pointed out that the Marquis in front of him was a fake stepped forward, took off his iron mask and said: "I remember that when I was still in the First Army, I led a pair of brothers. They were obedient, resolute, and brave.
Most of the people I saw were even better. So I trained them carefully and taught them everything I knew. They didn't disappoint me either. One of them later became the captain of the 10th Brigade of the First Army.
The captain is even qualified to challenge the throne of the legion commander. This is something I can't do."
The Marquis (pseudo) saw the familiar one-eyed old face of the visitor, with an obvious cross scar on the blind eye. Even though they had not seen each other for a long time, the face was still the same as what he remembered, and it had not changed at all.
Pass.
The one-eyed dragon who showed his true face continued: "On the contrary, there is another person I admire more. He has not made any progress in his military career and has not made any dazzling achievements. Only afterward did I know that the one who stood out
He inherited the title of Marquis, and the other unknown one was actually an illegitimate son. He is the half-brother of the Marquis, right, Joe? Ruolian. Speaking of which, is this name a real name? So...
Your old man’s position in the military at that time shouldn’t be a big problem if he had a few real and fake identities.”