In the family mansion, Aga welcomed the Grand Duke of Risa, his father, who had returned home after handling government affairs.
As the core of the family, the two father and son calmly finished their dinner and came to the small study. This was the main place where Duke Rizal handled affairs. Outsiders were not allowed to enter easily. Even the tidiness of the room was personally cleaned by the trusted butler.
And organize. Trespassers will be killed without mercy by the Duke's Guards.
As the heir of the Risa family, Aga needs his father's permission to enter this room. He cannot break in without permission. After all, he has several younger brothers and cousins waiting for him to make a mistake. And this time
The mission failed, and his father took him into this study to give him a chance to make amends.
"Father." Aga stood respectfully in front of the desk with his hands down.
Duke Rizal poured himself a glass of mountain spring water that the servants had fetched from outside the city in the morning. He also poured a glass for his son and motioned for him to sit down. "Tell me the details again."
"Yes." Ajia told the story in detail about the edict that was sent to the magician that day. He also added his own thoughts and opinions to the statement. These were things that he did not need to say out loud in the palace before.
The emperor didn't want to hear about the matter. That supreme leader was very stubborn in his own judgment.
But in the small study, Duke Rizal allowed his son to join in these ideas. The two would discuss each other and correct their wrong judgments. This was the Grand Duke's method of cultivating his successor.
Rather than letting the other person think about it on his or her own, and getting confused by the results that are full of mistakes, it is better to participate in the discussion as an assistant. The latter training method is much more difficult to master than the former one. But
Mr. Rizal thought that he had done a good job, at least he had not trained a yes man who was obedient and hesitant in doing things.
After the statement of the matter came to an end, Aga said: "Father, your Majesty is really not willing to continue to use his power to deal with that magician?"
Duke Rizal shook his head and said: "According to my understanding of him, he will not take action again. Our Majesty is not a person who will take advantage of a small gain no matter what."
"What about us? We have spent so much effort. We can't let the Kawei family see our jokes." The reason why Aga is persistent is because this matter is originally a trap for the magician. His father
A casual move planned by the Grand Duke of Rizal.
The emperor issued an edict, which cannot be said to be taken advantage of or from his original intention. This scheming emperor did not take this trivial matter seriously at all and just let the old minister do what he did. Anyway, what is owed today can be paid with interest another day.
Recycling can only be regarded as a small game between the monarch and his ministers.
If the magician obeys the order and comes to the palace, he will naturally find a way to ask him everything he knows. Then various accidents will happen, and the magician will regretfully die. As long as this kind of thing works well, the Grand Duke of Risa will even
There is no need to show up, and you are sure to swallow most of the benefits.
If the edict should not be followed, there would be even more reason to send out the empire's visible strength and list this person as a target of execution in an honest and fair manner. Even if the other party is a well-known figure in the Holy City of Estali, the magicians will not take the risk.
The danger of angering the empire was to defend a person who had offended the dignity of the empire and was listed as a mortal enemy.
But all these plans were in vain after the Fourteenth Prince joined. If the magician was summoned to the capital, there would be a great chance that the Fourteenth Prince would follow him back, which would be a disaster. If he didn't come, no one would have the chance.
He had the guts to send someone to punish the magician. Because it was like reminding the fourteenth prince that he had the same sense of existence. He would only go to hell if he didn't cause big trouble.
To the nobles of the empire, the Demon Prince is already a natural disaster, and no one has ever thought of confronting him. All the stubborn people in the past have died, but now everyone, including the emperor, is thinking of turning a blind eye.
, how dare you let him come back.
"I heard that you were full of ugliness when you went this time." Duke Rizal did not answer his son's meaningless question, but instead talked about another matter.
Knowing that it was impossible for the family's guards to conceal the embarrassment he was feeling at that time, Aga simply lowered his head and said, "My son has lost his temper. Please punish me father."
Although I was quite unhappy that the members of the family, especially my heir, behaved so badly in front of outsiders, my anger cooled down when I thought of the demon prince I was facing.
As the world knows, His Majesty the Emperor's fourteenth son committed parricide and killed his twin brother. Therefore, he was deprived of inheritance rights by the royal family and expelled from the country. In fact, that was just the beginning of everything.
No father would hate his child. Even if he is the emperor, as long as it does not involve regicide and changing the throne, he is just an ordinary father. Not to mention that Azad was only six years old when he did that thing. In front of everyone
In their hearts, they all thought that there should still be opportunities for education.
But in the end, when the fourteenth prince was expelled from the palace, it was known that the people he had killed included III (3) princesses, V (5) princes, II (2) princesses, the first echelon of the grand dukes.
There are VII (7) heirs, Grand Duke I (1), Duke IV (4), the following titles are LXVII (67), and... half of the Guards Corps, VBar (5000)
Remaining people.
"Forget it, you were able to survive that night only by luck. All those who had the courage died. It would be too difficult for you to face that person head-on."
On that bloody night, the entire palace seemed to be made of flesh and blood. Everywhere you looked was bright red, and everywhere you stepped was covered with stumps. Human life was like the most worthless thing, no matter noble or low, when they were broken apart
Come on, they all look the same after being scattered all over the ground. If you are not a noble person, the ruins will be more beautiful.
There was no shortage of brave people in the beginning, and no one cared about a fifteen-year-old boy. But no one could stop the instigator. If there were no bodyguards to stop him, more nobles would die.
That night. And Aga was the one who luckily escaped with his life that night.
"Damn it, that bastard!" The father and son cursed at the same time.
As we all know, the predecessor of the Gwana Empire was the first alliance organized by all Homo sapiens species after the Dark Ages. Even if humans later came to dominate, every emperor would still use marriage to gain the trust of hundreds of races other than humans.
Therefore, within the empire, mixed blood is very common, although some people insist on pure human blood. But whether it is pure or not...who knows.
A major result of the marriage between the royal family and other Homo sapiens races is that sometimes the children of the royal family will have atavism. That is, they will have blood characteristics other than human beings. Such people either die young or survive a weak childhood and become very powerful.
.If the maternal bloodline is not pure human, then the possibility of giving birth to such a special child is even greater.
Azad's mother is a succubus, one of the very few demons who form groups in the Mysterious Land. But some people say that the ecology of demons is the same at the beginning. It's just that the circumstances of their growth are different, so they become different demon races.
In Azad's case, everyone thought he had returned to his ancestors and turned into an out-and-out devil.
Thinking of the tragic situation at that time and the humiliation he suffered this time, Aga couldn't help but ask: "Father, are we really unable to do anything to him now that we are prepared? At that time, we were just beaten by him.
It was just a surprise."
"You know that in order to resist, the empire's foundation was exhausted. But in the end, it took the lives of eight great magicians and seventeen great swordsmen. Only then did the prince retreat in the face of difficulties. To be honest,
The only sure way to do it is to trick him into entering a magic tower at the Dharma Saint level, and rely on the ever-changing traps inside to deal with that person. Otherwise, don’t even try." Duke Risa warned his son.
Even if those who experienced that night survived, only a few could still cheer up. My son could still persist in the performance he should have as the heir of a grand duke, and he was already quite outstanding among his peers.
I really can't ask for more.
"Father, what about your majesty? What does your majesty think of his son?" Aga asked through gritted teeth. Although the family title is "Grand Duke of Risa", this position is ranked in the succession of the throne. Although it is very
Stay back. And of course he saw the intrigue between his father and the emperor.
But Duke Rizal said with some disappointment: "Had he not destroyed half of the Guards Corps and killed many nobles that night, the emperor would not have given up on his son. Before that, no matter how much pressure the ministers were under
, the emperor is like a lion protecting its calf, not allowing anyone to touch his child. But in the end, that night, he also became a target.──"
At that time, in fact, most of the older grand dukes returned to their own territories. They handed over the core of power in the imperial capital to the next generation to worry about. Anyway, the emperor was there, and the tool man was himself or his son.
Nothing wrong. But that bloody night frightened too many people. The ministers also aroused an unprecedented reaction afterwards, which made the emperor give in.
"──Only the subsequent punishment of deprivation of title and inheritance rights. But you also know that even after the order of expulsion was issued, the bastard still lived in the palace for more than half a year. So you ask me, what will the emperor think of him?
Son; I can only tell you that no matter what, he is still his son. He cannot allow others to point fingers, don’t even think about it. And..."
Ting Ting seemed to have a turn for the better, Aga quickly asked: "And what?"
"How do you know that what that person did was not the result of our Majesty's indulgence."
"This...how is this possible?" Aga said in surprise.
"Whether this sword is controlled or not, there is still a way to use it according to His Majesty's methods. Judging from the results, all the nobles are frightened by the tyranny of the Fourteenth Prince, so they dare not overly force the royal family, because no one can guess
What kind of reaction will His Highness have? For the Emperor, can there be a better situation than this?"
Regarding his father's statement, Aga said in disbelief: "Your Majesty, can he do this?"
"The only reason why the chess pieces are out of control is because your chess skills are not good enough. Study hard. Treat all failed experiences as nutrients for your growth, and try your best to find your own path when you can make mistakes. It is conceivable that in the future
It will only be more difficult, not easier."
Duke Rizal regretfully opened a document. It contained several major changes in Lost Land in recent years, and the core of these changes was the magician, Guybrash Tripwood. He could not control this man.
, is it a good thing or a bad thing? He cannot tell.