"Lord Xie Lin," Zipa saw Xie Lin's figure from a distance, and hurriedly ran all the way, ahead of Link and the others, and shouted to Xie Lin: "Come here quickly, come and pay homage to the envoy of the Bavaria Empire!
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"Humph", Xie Lin looked at Link and the others, and then at the guards behind them who were closely following them and holding big umbrellas for them. He didn't know why he was so angry that he just hit him.
He turned his face away and said coldly to Zipa: "Lord Zipa, didn't you see? I can't get away from here at all. What kind of envoys are not envoys? If they want to find me, just let them come."
"You..." Qipa choked for a moment and looked back at Link and the others who were still walking slowly and leisurely here. He quickly reached out and secretly pulled Xie Lin's arm, and whispered: "Are you crazy?! Are you kidding at this time?
What's your temper? Let's deal with these two guys first!"
He has known Xie Lin for a long time, and he also knows that this guy is usually a good person, but sometimes his temper rises, and he is extremely stubborn. He really doesn't want this guy to be stupid at such a critical moment, but he didn't expect it to happen.
Just afraid of what will happen.
"Am I crazy or are you crazy?" Xie Lin suddenly got excited. He waved his hands and shouted at Qipa: "You don't even know what's going on. How can I take care of those two bastards?"
envoy!"
"What a bastard envoy, Lord Chippa." Although Earl Weir was still some distance away, with his sensitive ears and eyes, Lord Schelling did not have the slightest intention to speak in a lower voice. Even in the sound of the heavy rain,
He still heard the words of City Lord Xie Lin very clearly, and couldn't help but change his expression. He sneered: "It seems that I really came to the right place this time. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I really wouldn't have thought of the City Lord of your country."
Your Excellency will be so majestic and powerful."
Although the water on this road is not chest deep now, it has already covered the boots under his feet. The dirty water mixed with mud filled Earl Weir's feet. This kind of extreme discomfort has never been experienced before.
Coupled with the feeling of nausea, Earl Weir had already been holding back his anger for a long time. Now he happened to hear Xie Lin's words that could be said to be completely provocative, and all his anger burst out. Of course, his tone was not much better.
"Lord Earl Weir, this is just nonsense because he got sick from the rain." Although his whole body was soaked by the rain, Zipa could clearly feel that he was sweating profusely again, so he explained to Earl Weir.
Said: "Ever since he knew that heavy rain was likely to hit this morning, City Lord Xie Lin has been preparing ways to deal with it. Except for the time when he changed his clothes and went to the city gate to greet the two envoys, he did not
He has been staying here all this time because he was so tired that he was in a trance. He definitely did not mean to be disrespectful to the two envoys."
"Lord Schelling," Chippa said to Weir, and quickly turned to Schelling and shouted: "The two envoys here represent the dignity of the Bavarian Empire, and you are an official of our Sakara Empire.
, when you welcome the two envoys here, you are representing the face of our Sakala Empire. Regarding the etiquette and rules for receiving foreign envoys, when we left Fort Yoroch, Lord Perigueux also specially sent you a message.
, I want you to pay close attention, do you really dare to disregard the peaceful and friendly relations between the two empires just because of your personal whim!"
Chippa usually smiled at Link and the others, looking harmless, but at this time his face turned serious, which made both Link and Weir feel a fierce aura, and his words clearly
It seems to be reprimanding Xie Lin, but in fact it also means to remind Link and Weir. After all, it is really necessary to be more serious now. Now it is probably because of personal enthusiasm, regardless of the possibility of destroying the two empires.
The relationship between them seems to be this guy Link.
"Lord Chippa taught you the right lesson." Xie Lin was so scolded by Chippa, but he really sobered up a little. He reluctantly restrained his anger, turned his head and bowed to Count Weir in a polite manner: "The Sakara Empire, haha
Xie Lin, the lord of Bay City, has met two envoys. The environment in my small castle is not good, and it is very windy and rainy now. The two envoys deigned to come here. Do you have any advice?"
Local officials who are real imperial nobles must treat things like receiving foreign envoys as a top priority. After all, in an environment like the Saqqara Empire where ancient systems and customs are adhered to from top to bottom.
, no matter how capable a guy is, it is unlikely to achieve any political achievements that can really attract attention. For most of these imperial nobles who serve as local officials, the state they try their hardest to achieve is not
I don’t want to make any outstanding political achievements, but I hope that I can make no mistakes and not be demoted or dismissed due to being found out.
On the way here, Master Zipa had already explained some of the situation in the Sakala Empire to Link and the others. In fact, in the Sakala Empire now, not every imperial noble is likely to hold an actual official position or have an empire.
Support, in fact, this is not a problem unique to the Sakala Empire. On this continent that has been peaceful for who knows how many years, almost all empires have this situation.
After all, the aristocratic families who founded the major empires have been pampered and privileged from the beginning, and no longer have to deal with being drafted into border wars as before. This has resulted in more and more descendants of those aristocratic families over the years.
, and in the absence of war, the territories of each country have basically not changed much since a long time. This has led to the emergence of people who are qualified to be officials in almost every empire.
There are many more official positions available for distribution, and in order to arrange fiefdoms and official positions for the children of their own families, the upper-class nobles naturally have to reach out to the small nobles who are unable to resist and find some excuse.
It became commonplace to deprive them of everything.
Of course, this is also the case in the Bavarian Empire. However, with the rise of commercial trade, many declining nobles relied on their previous connections and resources to engage in commercial trade. Even if they lost their official titles and fiefdoms, they could still maintain their status.
It is a relatively luxurious life, but it is different in the Sakala Empire. These declining nobles have never learned any real skills to make a living. Once they lose their official titles and fiefs, they often can only become poor.
It is actually not too uncommon in the Sakara Empire to be reduced from a noble to a pauper like Lord Schelling. However, it is possible to have such good luck as Schelling and be favored by Perigueux, the minister in charge.
But there were almost no people who became city lords again and squeezed into the ranks of the nobility.
The experience of growing up in a slum has always made Xie Lin think differently from those guys with real aristocratic backgrounds. At least he will not regard these poor people as inferior, and it also makes him feel that in this day of constant heavy rain,
, when it is very likely that the entire slum area will be flooded, choosing to come here to save a few more lives is more important than accompanying those two envoys, or preparing for the dinner to welcome the envoys.
However, after Zipa said this, he realized the seriousness of the problem. Although these two guys were quite bastards, they still represented the powerful empire of Bavaria. Although he had never believed in these two guys before, they still represented the powerful empire of Bavaria.
Will the royal family of the big empire really affect the relationship between the two empires because of such a trivial matter? The current situation is just these two bastard envoys making a fuss. However, now he is a little unsure.
Now I feel that although I have returned to the ranks of nobles, I have begun to wonder what these imperial nobles are thinking.
However, although he understood the seriousness of this, City Lord Xie Lin was somewhat reluctant. Although on the surface it seemed that he was saluting according to the rules, the unpleasant meaning behind his words was still obvious.
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"Ah, isn't this Lord Xie Lin?" Earl Weir was still angry. Hearing Xie Lin's obviously thorny tone, he became even more unhappy. He acted as if he had just discovered Xie Lin standing there.
With an exaggerated expression, he returned the gift and said: "We two bastard envoys, how can we deserve the reception of City Lord Xie Lin? If City Lord Xie Lin can honor us, we should be very grateful."
How dare you be so ignorant, and how can you be worthy of the word "advice!"
"Why are there people there?" Xie Lin took advantage of this gap and turned around to pay attention to the movements of the soldiers. He didn't know what he saw, so he couldn't help opening his mouth to command and curse again: "You guys
, hurry up and get over there, what are you doing standing there stupidly?! Move quickly!"
"Ah, I'm sorry, Mr. Envoy." Schelling turned his head, with a blank and innocent expression on his face, as if he really hadn't heard what Earl Weil said, and asked Earl Weil: "Were you talking to me just now?
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"You..." Earl Weir's anger suddenly rushed to his forehead. If Link hadn't stretched out his hand in time to hold him down, he would have just wanted to pull out the knight's sword and kill this hateful guy in front of him.
Into seventeen or eight sections.
"Lord Xie Lin." Zipa on the other side looked at Xie Lin. He felt a little angry and funny. He looked at Weir and his face turned red. He was really afraid that if a conflict really happened, it would be difficult to deal with.
, quickly spoke first: "When the envoy talks to you, please pay attention to your appearance and attitude."
"Master Qipa, you have also seen that I don't have any skills here." City Lord Xie Lin's attention was obviously not on the two envoys in front of him. He turned his head from time to time to look at the situation in the deepest part of the water over there, shaking his head.
Said: "This is not the place where the two envoys should come. Lord Chippa, you should ask the two envoys to go back to their base first. I have also prepared all the things you have told me to prepare for entertaining the envoys."
It's almost done, please greet me first. Even though the situation here is critical, I always try not to neglect the envoy."
Xie Lin saw what seemed to be an underground river gushing out from a corner not far away, and the water seemed to be obviously increasing. He was anxious, and he really was not in the mood to deal with these guys who had nothing to do and came to look for trouble.
Qipa smiled bitterly, and for a moment he simply didn't know what to say about this guy.
He understood that City Lord Xie Lin still hadn't learned how to think as a City Lord, and until now, this guy still hadn't realized the point of this matter.
In the eyes of City Lord Xie Lin, he probably felt that receiving these foreign envoys ceremoniously was just like receiving a distinguished guest or a good friend, and he just spent everything he had on them to eat and drink well.
He was so familiar with Zipa that he couldn't leave for a while, so it seemed natural to ask Zipa, who could be considered a half-master, to accompany him and say hello first.
This guy has always grown up in the slums. No matter how capable he is, he has never realized that these etiquette and other things are not just polite, not only related to face, but have become a common practice among people nowadays.
It is an institutional thing in the aristocratic circle of the great empire. Not only do these nobles rely on different etiquette to adjust their relationships with each other, but even countries also rely on these etiquette to adjust their relationships.
Relationship positioning.
However, this cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences.
Zipa thought a little depressed, why didn't he realize that this guy was so ignorant before?!
"The way Lord Xie Lin treats guests is really unique." Count Weir looked at Link a little strangely. He didn't understand why this guy who had been clamoring to trouble the Lord Xie Lin suddenly suddenly
He became so silent again, and even stopped his movements just now, but now he is really resentful of this Xie Lin. Although he is a little unsure about what this guy Link wants to do, but after hearing this
The guy spoke, or directly spoke sarcastically: "What time is it now? See what Lord Schelling means, our envoys from the Bavaria Empire have no one to care about in the Sakara Empire?!"
"What are you saying, Mr. Envoy? The Sakara Empire will not be so rude." Mr. Chippa saw that Count Weir's tone had softened. He quickly rushed over to smooth things over and said to Xie Lin: "City Lord Xie Lin, hurry up.
Leave the things here to your subordinates first, go back, take a shower, change clothes, and get ready to accompany the two envoys to a dinner party. This is the most important thing you have to do now!"
"Lord Chippa." Unexpectedly, after hearing Chippa's words, Xie Lin suddenly became angry. He turned his head and pointed at the water level that was obviously rising, as well as those who were half-pushed and half-framed by the soldiers.
The poor people who were unwilling to wade out of the water loudly said to Zipa: "Look, see for yourself, can I walk away at this time?!"
"I know what you are thinking. Don't you just think that I'm incompetent and don't understand the importance of things?!" Xie Lin has been soaked in the heavy rain for so long and has been criticized by these guys. It's really...
Angry, he risked his life and shouted loudly at Chippa and Weir: "In the eyes of you noble men, the lives of these untouchables are nothing. Hundreds of these poor people died without even giving you a chance."
A standard etiquette is important. I dress well and come to have dinner with you. Compared with how many people I rescued here, it can be regarded as fulfilling the duties of the city lord, right?! Isn’t it?!"
"But I'm not a fucking noble. I grew up in the slums. Although I didn't grow up in Hubei City, my elders and my neighbors are dead in your eyes.
How many poor people are not worth pity?" City Lord Xie Lin became angry and burst out with swear words, shouting to them: "Until everything here is properly handled, I really won't go anywhere today.
If the two envoys or Lord Zipa want to be held accountable, just come to me!"
"Lord Chippa, you should still remember why Lord Perigo singled me out of the slums and asked me to be the city lord of Habe City, which is soaked by heavy rain several times every year, right?!
Schelling turned to Zipa and said: "Monsieur Perigueux has been most worried about the lives of these poor people for so many years. He spent so much time on this before he developed a method that can predict the weather in advance."
Knowledge, when I took over this city lord, I personally promised Lord Périgueux that during my term as city lord, I would never let half of the poor people in the city drown due to flooding, otherwise I would first
Fill it into the water yourself, I remember you were there when I said this, how come you have forgotten all this now?!"
Zipa shook his head and sighed, not knowing what to say.
Of course he will not forget these things. In fact, he has never met Xie Lin several times, let alone had a deep relationship with him, which makes him always think that Xie Lin is a good friend. In fact, it is because
Schelling's drive and attitude come from the fact that Chippa himself grew up in a slum.
But the current situation is different after all. If Link and Weir were just ordinary envoys, then Zipa wouldn't be so concerned about it. It would be over if he didn't serve as an official. Besides, he was protected by Lord Perigo.
, maybe there won’t really be anything extraordinary.
But now Link and the others are not ordinary envoys. However, Chippa is the captain of Perigord's most trusted personal guard cavalry, so he knows many things that others don't know, so although he agrees more with Schelling in his heart
It makes sense, but we still have to put on a posture to appease Link and the others, because under this situation, if there is any change in Link's envoy, it is likely to affect Lord Perigo's plan.
Earl Weir was also intimidated by the aura of Lord Xie Lin. Although he was from a noble family, he was not unreasonable. It was only now that he turned his attention from Lord Xie Lin to the person in front of him.
This kind of scene, that kind of flood, the poor people were supported and carried away from the dangerous place by the soldiers, and then they cried and shouted and wanted to run back to their rooms. I had never seen such a scene.
Earl of Vere is also very impactful.
He turned his eyes back to the city lord Xie Lin in front of him. Seeing this city lord standing unobstructed in the rain, with a dark appearance, as if he had just rolled in the mud, he felt in his heart
Unknowingly, most of my anger was gone, and I still felt vaguely strange and guilty.
For a moment, no one spoke, only the sound of heavy rain rumbling.
"Actually, I didn't want to cause trouble for this guy." Count Weir tried hard to get rid of his strange guilty feeling, thinking in his heart: "It's all this guy Link, hey... why doesn't this guy keep showing up?"
What are you talking about?"
Earl Weir thought of the strange contrast between Link's performance before and after, and turned his head to Link who was standing next to him.
There was a loud bang, but it turned out that Xie Lin had just been talking to Weir and the others and did not notice the situation over there. A house not far away had its supports softened by water or was hit by the soldiers who kept coming and going.
It was crooked, and the whole thing collapsed.
"There are people!" Xie Lin pointed at the collapsing house and shouted angrily: "There are people inside! Hurry!"
But at this time, the soldiers surrounding him were thrown in all directions by the scattered wood and rocks, and no one could get close at all.
At this moment, Earl Weir turned his head, only to find that Link, who had been standing next to him, had disappeared.
