"Oh? Not enough?" Link frowned and looked at Perigord: "What does Lord Perigord mean by this? I don't quite understand?!"
Di Lang and Earl Weir now also sat upright and stared at Perigueux.
They also know that this time the marriage between the two empires will use artifacts like the Eye of the Gods as a dowry, there will definitely be some unknown inside stories, and what Lord Perigueux is planning at the moment is probably the same.
It has to do with these secrets that they don't know.
Otherwise, with Lord Perigord's powerful position, even though he is not in harmony with the imperial family, even the royal family of the Sakara Empire would not dare to deal with him openly without enough excuses, let alone Perigord.
Your Excellency also has a die-hard ally like Qi Yun. Even if he and the imperial royal family are really at odds with each other, the royal family of the Sakara Empire may not be able to take over Lord Perigord's entire family.
Under this situation, if the marriage between the two empires did not involve some reasons that would force Périgueux to take action, Périgueux and Qi Yun should never commit the crime themselves at such a sensitive time.
It is dangerous to make such a move. After all, if something goes wrong, their actions these days will just provide the best excuse for the royal family of the Sakara Empire. By then, the imperial royal family will occupy the moral and legal
Due to their legal advantages, even Lord Perigo's other allies in the official circles of the Sakara Empire would find it difficult to speak for them.
So Earl Weir and the others had made various guesses about Lord Perigord's true intentions along the way, but the information they had was too little, and all their guesses could only be futile. Now they have finally arrived.
When the mystery was revealed, everyone's spirits were lifted.
"Haha, it is said that Lord Link has personally visited the places where the poor live wherever he goes." However, Lord Perigo still looked unhurried and looked at Link as if he was chatting.
He said calmly as if he were homely: "I wonder how Lord Link thinks the lives of these poor people in the Sakara Empire are going to be?!"
"Huh!" Dilang and Earl Weir both relaxed at once, and half-lyed on the chairs in a disgraceful manner.
Listening to Lord Perigueux starting to change the topic, they knew that this old fox didn't intend to talk properly, either out of habit or for some other reason. After this change, they didn't know how long it would take before he could get to the point.
"Bitter!" After some struggle, Link finally gave up the idea of simply collapsing like the Earth Wolf and Earl Weir did, and replied listlessly to Lord Perigo: "At least it's better than us.
Speaking from the perspective of ordinary people in the Val Empire, the lives of the poor in your country are really much harder."
After being baptized by the Divine Enlightenment of the Full Moon Clan, Link now has a certain immunity to this old fox's speaking habits. He really wants to explain the matter directly, but Lord Perigo must
If he had to choose such a way to conduct the conversation, he would have no choice but to stay with him until the end.
After all, Link also knew in his heart that when he was in the valley just now, although Lord Perigo's words sounded nice, in fact, it was just that this old fox was good at judging the situation, and he clearly knew that the elves were in the opposite direction.
After our own side, if Link and the others are determined to keep him, even with the strength of Lord Perigo, the eighth-level magister, there is no chance of escaping from this valley, so they might as well make a cheerful face first.
It's just an attitude. To say that this obviously very suspicious old fox would have all his doubts dispelled because of Link's results in the battle with the Soul-Eating Grass using a method that he couldn't even explain, and he really wanted to fight with him.
Link and the others became friends and brothers, something that even Link would not believe even if he killed him.
Therefore, after seeing Lord Perigo's current speaking style, Link was a little helpless, but it was not too surprising.
Although Paladin Qiyun has a bad temper, it is possible for a guy with this kind of temper to become a true friend with Link and the others. And Lord Perigo, no matter how nice he says it, can only become a temporary partner for cooperation at best.
That's all.
However, in the face of reality, people may be able to freely choose their friends, but they have no way to choose the people they can cooperate with. Therefore, in Link's view, before cooperation, they must first adapt to each other's styles.
, to put all the issues that should be explained clearly into the open, just like Lord Perigueux's current temptation, is also something that has to be done.
"The places Lord Link has passed through these days are all under the jurisdiction of the Fourth Military Academy." Lord Perrigue sighed leisurely: "It is no exaggeration to say that the poor people within the jurisdiction of the Fourth Military Academy are...
Compared with the other places under the jurisdiction of the Military and Political Council of the Sakara Empire, they can be considered lucky, at least their lives can still be managed."
"In the Seventh Military and Political Yuan and the Ninth Military and Political Yuan, the poor there are not allowed to have their own property, and even private individuals cannot own a grain of rice. All the income from work must belong to the local lords, and their food
, distributed by the lords every day, often just some things that even pigs and beasts won't eat." Lord Perigo told, with a sad look on his face: "And the women among them are all regarded as
It is a public property and has been ravaged at will. Even the laws of the Saqqara Empire clearly stipulate that the right of first night for women from the poor should be owned by the local lords and can be used as a reward and distributed to their subordinates at will.
"
"Inhumane!" Although Link didn't know why Lord Perigo suddenly mentioned this, he still felt deeply angry at the scene described by Lord Perigo. He could be considered a child of a civilian family.
, but compared with the poor people of the Sakara Empire as Lord Perigueux said, the life of civilian families in the Bavar Empire is simply paradise.
"Finally, there is Lord Perigo's Fourth Military Council." Link took a deep breath, calmed down the anger in his heart, and said to Lord Perigo: "Finally, there is a piece left for the poor people of the Sakara Empire.
There is still some hope.”
From Lord Perigo's expression and tone, Link can clearly know that Lord Perigo is not acting when he talks about these things, although he does not understand that Lord Perigo, who is one of the best in the Sakala Empire,
How could a child of an aristocratic family have such inexplicable feelings for the poor, but for the first time, he felt a sincere respect for this old fox.
Along the way, every time he came to a castle, Link was indeed running around. Although his understanding of the living conditions of the poor people in the Sakala Empire was not as clear as what Lord Perigo explained now, the general situation
, but it’s pretty much known.
No matter what the purpose of Lord Perigo is, no matter what kind of old fox this guy is, at least he can take care of everyone in his jurisdiction as much as possible under the customs and traditions of the Sakara Empire.
A poor guy, no matter how bad he is, can't be that bad.
Although Link didn't know what Lord Perigo's purpose was to prevent the marriage of the two empires this time, at least judging from Perigo's character, this was at most just a power struggle between aristocratic groups, and by no means
What kind of move would be harmful to the country and the people? It is precisely for this reason that Link decided to choose to cooperate with Lord Perigo. At this point, there are some principles that Knight Link will always stick to no matter what the circumstances.
"Lord Link's words are serious. The overall situation is like this. What can I do on my own?" Lord Perigo smiled bitterly, but his expression was not relaxed at all: "Wizburg was separated from the Fourth Military and Political Council.
In just a few years, it has become a place where no one takes the lives of the poor seriously. If Lord Link hadn't happened to pass by this time, two more lives would have been lost to the nobles for trivial reasons that day.
But in fact, such things are probably happening all the time in the Sakara Empire. As we speak, there are countless poor people who are crying and dying miserably on the streets, but
No one will stand up for them like Lord Link."
"Lord Perigueux", after all, Earl Weir comes from a noble family, and his sensitivity to some issues is different from Link's. After listening to Lord Perigueux talking about this, he already vaguely understood something in his heart, so he interrupted and asked
Said: "What does the survival of the poor in the Sakala Empire have to do with the purpose of our trip?! If you have anything to say, you might as well say it!"
"From what Lord Link has done these days, it can be seen that Lord Link is also very concerned about the survival of these poor people." Lord Perigo turned a deaf ear to Earl Weir's words, raised his voice, and said with a
He said directly to Link with a passionate tone: "Don't you think that this should not continue like this? These poor people of the Sakala Empire who have been suffering for countless years are also the subjects of the Sakala Empire.
, should they also live a good life like some people should live?!"
"This..." Link felt that it was a bit nonsense that Perigo suddenly made such a sensational call to him. He smiled bitterly and said: "Lord Perigo, you are the Duke of the Sakara Empire.
, you are still the minister in charge of the Fourth Military and Political Council, and even you can’t change the current situation, so what can I do?!”
"Yes." Mr. Perigueux suddenly smiled, a bit mysteriously: "As long as we can find the source of all these things, we will naturally be able to change the situation at hand."
"Source?" Link was a little dizzy. He believed that Perigo, an old fox, would never bring the topic to this for no reason, but he really couldn't figure out how to change the living conditions of the poor.
What is the relationship between the marriage of the two empires? I can only follow Perigueux's words and ask: "What is the source!"
"The source of all this is the tyrant, the tyrant who sticks to the rules, doesn't want to make progress, and cruelly kills all the forces of change." Mr. Perigueux gritted his teeth, and the muscles on his face jumped: "Sa
The current emperor of the Kara Empire, Norton III!"
"Rebellion?!" Link finally understood what Lord Perigo wanted to say after going around in such a big circle, but this conclusion still shocked Link. He stood up suddenly and looked at Perigo
Ge: "So you want to rebel?!"
Count Vere, who was on the side, had already guessed what Lord Perigueux meant, but when he heard Lord Perigueux shouting like this, he was still a little frightened and stayed there for a moment.
Silent.
The systems of various countries in the continent are different. In some empires, the royal family has strong control over the nobles under their rule. In some empires, the same hereditary nobles are like a country within a country. However, in the continent that has been peaceful for so many years, there has never been any hearing.
It was said that there was an attempt to overthrow the imperial family.
Among so many empires on the mainland, it is not that there are no countries where the royal family has been emptied out, and some hereditary noble families hold real power and become de facto rulers. But even in this situation, these noble families
The aristocratic family would never even entertain the idea of overthrowing the imperial family and creating their own emperor.
After so many years of peace, both the royal families of the major empires and the nobles who also enjoy hereditary power have almost become accustomed to the peaceful situation in front of them, and have learned to enjoy the peaceful situation in front of them. If there is any
Whoever stirs up war on a continent that has been peaceful for so many years for his own ambitions, I am afraid that he will face unanimous condemnation from the entire continent. Under such circumstances, even those powerful ministers who are essentially equivalent to emperors
They would rather choose to honor their emperor in name rather than think of replacing him. After all, it is very likely that they will not be able to gain anything, but will lose everything they already have.
"Lord Perigue, if this is your goal, then I think there is no room for us to cooperate." Link sat down slowly and shook his head helplessly: "We just want to stop
In this marriage between the two empires, as for whether the emperor of the Sakara Empire should be replaced by you, Lord Perigord, I don’t think we have any room to intervene!”
Link now feels a little headache. Before this, he had many conjectures about Lord Perigo's purpose, but even after some incredible speculation, he never thought that Lord Perigo actually wanted to overthrow the Sakahara Empire.
of the royal family.
The current emperor of the Sakara Empire is a bastard. The poor people of the Sakara Empire should no longer live such a life. Link can agree with this, but this does not mean that Link will be crazy enough to accompany Lord Perigo to rebel.
Because this is simply an impossible thing to succeed.
Moreover, Link himself is never willing to break the peace and tranquility on the continent. As a knight, Link is certainly not afraid of fighting, and even desires to fight, but this does not mean that he will appreciate that kind of fighting.
The ambition of a few people drove millions of civilians to join in the war and pay the price of losing their families and lives.
The living conditions of the poor in the Sakala Empire are indeed shockingly bleak. However, if war returns to the earth one day, then I am afraid that all civilians in the empire will have to live like the lives of the poor in the Sakala Empire now.
This is something that Link would never agree to.
Earl Weir also regained his composure, and naturally he deeply agreed with Link's decision.
He is also a member of a noble family on the mainland. Of course, he is very aware of the common thoughts of those noble families on the mainland. Therefore, he can understand the consequences of Lord Perigord's behavior with almost no need to think.
What he is wondering now is that Lord Perigueux is obviously an old fox and comes from a noble family. How could he not understand this simplest fact and come up with such crazy ideas?!
"Replace it?" Lord Perigo heard Link's words, but seemed to be stunned for a moment. It took him a while to react. He looked at Link, as if he had heard the funniest joke, and actually laughed.
Get up: "Hahahaha, instead, hahahaha, Lord Link actually thinks that I want to be the emperor myself?!"
"Although I am a bit old and confused, I am not so old that I have gone crazy." Lord Perigo finally suppressed his laughter, shook his head and said to Link: "Not to mention the major empires on the continent,
We will never allow such a situation to arise. Let’s just say that in this Sakala Empire, although our family is somewhat powerful, it is nothing at all. If such an idea really comes up, I’m afraid
Without even having to speak to the imperial royal family, the other major families in the Sakara Empire would automatically join forces to wipe out our entire family. How could I possibly do such an unrealistic thing?!"
Link felt a little depressed in his heart. This crazy idea was obviously said by the old fox in front of him. Now he still acted as if he was childish. He shrugged, did not say anything, and just looked at Lord Perigo.
, waiting to hear his next explanation.
"In fact, this is related to a secret of our Sakara Empire." Lord Perigo looked at Link and the others who looked bad, and stopped laughing, and said solemnly: "
Fourteen years ago, the year before the death of His Majesty Grai I, the former emperor of the Saqqara Empire, His Majesty Grai I had never thought of passing the throne to the current Norton III!"