Chapter 746 The Prince and Another Prince (Part 2)
Under the reflection of the magic light ball in the hall, I saw that the visitor was about thirty-seven or eighteen years old, with a pale face, prominent cheekbones, and a hint of cunning and bohemianism in his brown eyes.
Although his temperament and body shape are completely different from the burly and slightly old-fashioned prince sitting on the throne.
But the long curly black hair, the golden crown on his head, and the arrogance and contempt that permeated his body were exactly the same as those of the eldest prince.
This person is none other than the second prince of the Cold Flame Kingdom who has the support of the new nobles.
"Second brother, you actually dare to appear in my hall in person. You are very courageous."
The eldest prince sitting on the throne smiled coldly, looked at the second prince condescendingly, and said solemnly: "After killing so many of my subordinates, you must be ready to enter the grave, right?"
After he finished speaking, a strong murderous aura suddenly erupted from the eldest prince's body.
Seeing this, the Black Duke, who was at the bottom, and the traditional nobles, who had an obvious advantage in numbers, immediately surrounded the second prince and his group of twelve people. They all drew their weapons and prepared a siege posture.
The men in black robes and the new nobles around the second prince quickly surrounded the second prince and began to confront the traditional nobles.
For a moment, the hall was filled with tensions and a cold aura, as if a war was about to break out.
Of course, just as discussed with the Black Duke before, the reason why the eldest prince did this was not to really attack the second prince, but just to give the other side a blow.
Firstly, it is to test the other party's true and false, and secondly, even if it is cooperation, there must be priorities, right? According to the eldest prince's competitive temperament, it is naturally impossible to be in a passive position.
"Haha, my dear brother Wang, such a decent reception is really warm and touching."
In the center of the tense situation, the second prince's pale face was still filled with a faint smile, and he said calmly: "Brother Wang must have guessed that the younger brother showed up this time just to cooperate with Brother Wang and destroy those people together.
It’s just the damn Lord Kongqing City.”
After a pause, the second prince smiled and nodded again: "And the reason why I came here in person is to show my sincerity. If I have caused any disturbance, I hope that Brother Wang will forgive me."
Seeing the second prince lowering his posture, the eldest prince's cold face softened slightly, but he still said solemnly: "Cooperation? Second prince, do you think I will cooperate with a dead man?"
"Dear Brother Wang, do you think I will come to your door unprepared?"
Facing the reluctant eldest prince, the second prince still had the smile on his face and just nodded to the silent man in black robes beside him.
After receiving the instructions from the second prince, the man in black robe with the strange white mask stepped forward, a shocking and vast aura suddenly burst out, making the traditional nobles who were under siege couldn't help but shout.
took a step back.
"Fifth level eight-star powerhouse?!"
Sensing the powerful aura of the man in black robe, the Black Duke's face hidden in the hood couldn't help but be shocked.
His strength is at the fifth level of Seven Stars, and he is already at the top level among the fifth level strong men of the human race. He did not expect that the strength of the other party is still above him!
You must know that after advancing to the fifth level of powerhouse, the breakthrough of star level is an extremely slow thing.
This means that every increase in star rating will lead to a considerable improvement in one's own strength.
In the case of the same equipment, even if there is restraint between professions, it is difficult for fifth-level experts to achieve a leapfrog kill.
In other words, facing this mysterious man who is even more powerful, the Black Duke obviously has no confidence in defeating him!
"That guy actually has five levels of eight stars?"
After hearing the Black Duke's exclamation, the eldest prince's originally condescending expression suddenly changed.
Although the throne where the eldest prince is located is surrounded by an absolute defensive barrier that even fifth-level experts cannot easily break through.
But the eldest prince clearly understood that if he really attacked the second prince at this time, regardless of the fact that the stupid second prince must have come prepared, once the black duke could not stop the mysterious man in black robe, the other party would turn to attack him.
, that would be a bit troublesome.
It seems that it is still not suitable to take action directly here.
Just when the eldest prince frowned and thought of this, he saw the corners of the second prince's mouth raised, and gave the eldest prince another step: "Dear brother Wang, since the temptation is over, can you and I talk about business?
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"After all, this place is not far from the palace. Once you and I start a battle at the level of a fifth-level powerhouse and attract that guy to come, it will be even more difficult to control the matter."
After finishing speaking, the second prince waved his hand to the mysterious man in black robe and said, "Mr. Third, you can stop."
"As commanded."
The man in black robe with the number 3 printed on the strange white mask bowed slightly, and then completely restrained his breath.
However, looking at the black-robed man No. 3 who had lost his murderous aura, the traditional nobles around him still looked like they were facing a formidable enemy and did not dare to slack off.
"Okay, you guys can go back too."
Taking advantage of the opponent's steps, the eldest prince waved his hand, signaling to the traditional nobles under his command to lift the siege.
"Haha, Brother Wang really knows the general picture."
The smile on the second prince's pale face became even wider, and he looked confident and fearless.
"Second brother, tell me your plan."
The eldest prince snorted coldly and said calmly: "My time is limited, and I'm not like you who does nothing every day."
"Brother Wang must have already understood the plan in my mind."
The second prince, surrounded by the man in black robe No. 3, strolled in the hall and said with a smile: "Then naturally we must first get rid of our common enemies, Lord Kong Qing and the damn fifth sister."
After a pause, the second prince's pale face showed murderous intent, and he said solemnly: "The cunning and ruthlessness of the Lord of Nakong Qing City greatly exceeded my expectations. A mere outsider dared to attack our Lengyan Kingdom.
If you cause trouble in this land, this person must die!"
"That guy is really an eyesore."
The eldest prince nodded noncommittally, and then raised his eyebrows and asked: "But you suddenly came to cooperate with me, I'm afraid you don't have any good intentions, right?"
"Haha, Brother Wang is worrying too much."
The second prince waved his hand, with such an intimate expression that one could hardly tell what was in his heart. In fact, he wished he could send this condescending, stupid guy to his grave right away.
The second prince saw a harmless smile on his face and continued: "Although I hope to kill the Lord of Kongqing City immediately, I am afraid that the dormant fourth brother will take advantage of me, so I immediately thought of the wise and powerful king.
Brother."
"It's quite high-sounding."
The eldest prince looked down at the second prince who was sitting next to him, and snorted coldly again: "Since you want to cooperate with me, you should show some sincerity, right?"
At this time, the eldest prince clearly understood.
Although I also plan to form a temporary alliance with the other party, since it was the other party who proposed it, I naturally have to take the opportunity to seize the initiative and gain some extra benefits.
"In order to show my sincerity, before I came to the door, I had already ordered all the new nobles in the central area around the royal capital, the southern area, and the northern region to stop fighting with the traditional nobles."
The second prince looked as if he was expecting it, and responded calmly: "Moreover, all the traditional nobles' fiefdoms in the north will be returned."
"Hey, I made a good calculation. It has only been a few decades since the Northern Territory was recovered. The people's sentiment is not stable and the land is barren. It is still experiencing famine. There are not many traditional aristocratic cities. I really don't know why the old thing did it in the first place.
We must take back that barren land at all costs."
The eldest prince glanced at the second prince with disdain.
The Northern Territory itself didn't care at all, so the new nobles under Lao Er took the opportunity to occupy several cities.
However, since the other party has already made concessions, there is no reason for him to remain aggressive.
Thinking of this, the eldest prince raised his eyes and said: "I agree, please tell me your specific plan."
"Naturally, we will use both internal and external measures to eliminate each other in one fell swoop while Lord Nakong Qing and Fifth Sister are maintaining stability."
The second prince smiled deeply and began to describe: "To be honest with brother Wang, I have sent a large number of capable spies to sow discord between the new citizen class and the lovely fifth sister."
Next, the second prince described in detail the plan that was almost exactly the same as the Black Duke's.
"As expected of you, you are indeed cunning and cunning."
The eldest prince first took the opportunity to mock the second prince, and then said leisurely: "Since we are going to form a coalition of nobles, there must be a priority and a commander, so that the coordinated actions of the coalition of nobles can be facilitated..."
"What Brother Wang said is absolutely true."
Before the eldest prince finished speaking, the second prince immediately agreed: "Brother Wang will appoint the choice of coach. The new army of nobles under my younger brother will definitely cooperate unconditionally."
"You actually agreed so happily?"
The eldest prince's gray eyes rolled, and he began to feel doubtful in his heart.
According to the temperament of the second brother, it is impossible to hand over the position of coach so easily. It is not difficult to see from this, but there must be fraud in it.
The eldest prince frowned and thought for a moment, but for a moment he couldn't figure out where the problem was. He could only pretend to be calm and said: "Then I would rather obey your order than be respectful."
"Very good, the cooperation was successfully concluded."
The second prince snapped his fingers and said with an incomprehensible smile on his pale face: "Then let's start discussing the specific details."
"Just what I wanted."
The eldest prince nodded slightly and started discussing with the second prince.
Then, a rather interesting scene happened.
These traditional aristocrats and new aristocrats, who were originally mortal enemies of each other, became like colleagues who worked closely together, and began to express their opinions one after another under the instructions of the two princes.
However, judging from the vague murderous intent in the eyes staring at each other, it is obvious that the two have not really settled their differences.
After a series of detailed plans mixed with quarreling and quarrels, until night fell, these two huge forces that occupied the main power in the Cold Flame Kingdom finally reached a consensus.
"In this way, it is easy to kill the Lord Kong Qing and Lao Wu!"
When the plan was finalized, the eldest prince's gray eyes showed murderous intent, and he said viciously: "This time, the Lord of Kongqing City and Lao Wu will be shattered to pieces!"
"Brother Wang is right. Everything is ready now. All we need is Dongfeng! If we don't consider other factors, the troops under each of the two of us are enough to easily crush the Lord of Kongqing City, let alone joining forces?"
The second prince's pale face also showed the same sinister expression, and he said coldly: "If you want to compete with us for the throne, the Lord Kong Qing and the damn fifth sister are not qualified!"
After finishing speaking, the ghastly laughter came from the two princes at the same time, echoing for a long time in the splendid hall.
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The territory in the Shadow Forest, the hall of the lord's mansion.
"Okay, now let's discuss the surrender of nobles from the three legions and the recruitment of defenders for the mountain fortress."
With Ariel standing by him, Lei Xiao read words to connect all the leaders and subordinates from all over the place, and then nodded slightly.
"Lord, this matter is very important. If it is not handled properly and is used by one of the two princes, we will be in chaos without a fight. We must not slaughter and enslave at will. This will definitely become a handle for the other party.
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A slightly elegant solemn voice sounded, and the Rose Marquis first expressed his opinion: "From my humble opinion, these surrendered troops can be assigned to the newly formed garrison in each city. Of course, they cannot be allowed to return to the original city.
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"My subordinates deeply agree."
Al's solemn voice rang out, and he echoed: "In this way, the families of the cities where these surrendered troops are located have become bargaining chips in our hands, making them dare not act rashly. On the other hand, we can also contain them.
The families of the surrendered soldiers can further stabilize each new city, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone."
"No, it will kill three birds with one stone, and the territory's military strength will be greatly increased!"
Benson's rather excited voice rang out immediately.
After a pause, Benson continued: "However, the soldiers are unable to return home and cannot see their families. I am afraid that over time, some changes will inevitably occur."
"What Mr. Benson said is absolutely true. I don't think this is a long-term solution."
Ariel pondered for a moment, raised her eyebrows and said: "It is true that if you do this, you can quickly increase your strength and solve this big trouble, but it will only treat the symptoms but not the root cause, and will still make the new citizens feel resentful.
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"Your Highness the Princess is right."
Xuan Yue, who rarely participated in discussions, also expressed her own opinion: "Lord, I believe that only by allowing the new citizens to accept the Lord and the Princess from their hearts can the opponent be completely unable to take advantage of them. Otherwise, there will always be no chance for them to take advantage of them."
Your opponents will find an opportunity to take advantage of you."
"Your Excellency Xuanyue, everyone understands this truth."
Rose Marquis first sighed, and then said helplessly: "But under the years of management of those degenerate nobles, the two classes of free farmers and new citizens who should not exist have become opposed to each other. Since we have stood on
If we take the side of the free farmers, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction on the other side, so we can only stabilize the situation first and then slowly find ways to change it."
"That's true."
Xuan Yue was silent for a moment, and then sighed softly and said: "It would be great if there was a way to get the best of both worlds."
"This is easier said than done, I'm afraid."
Al's helpless voice rang out.
For a moment, all the subordinates fell into silence.
Although the subordinates all knew that the other party would definitely exploit the problem here, causing our side to be in chaos without a fight, they could not think of a good way to avoid this at the moment.
"Maybe there's a way I can get the best of both worlds."
Just when everyone was at a loss what to do, Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows and said with a faint smile.