After dark, Liu Xing and others were led by the maid to the back garden of the palace, where Louis' dinner was a buffet.
At this time, the back garden was already crowded with noble lords from all over the country and high-level officials of the Skaven Kingdom, as well as the invited Skryre.
But again, after the Black Death appeared in Europe in the Middle Ages, the prevailing bathing culture became criticized and became the main reason for the Black Death. Therefore, from that time on, Europeans began not to bathe, and used Use perfume to hide your own smell.
For nobles, they have even more perfumes to choose from.
However, the odor of these nobles mixed with various perfumes is really... indescribable.
Besides, there are so many people at the scene...
Liu Xing and others looked desperate and chose to eat in a corner, while Zhang Jingxu took "locals" Shen Aotian, Cai Gouzi and Bei Er to dance and socialize on the dance floor in the middle. Already.
At this moment, Liu Xing suddenly saw a familiar figure.
Liu Xing took a closer look and found that he had indeed read it correctly.
At this time, the man also saw Liu Xing and immediately walked over with a smile.
"Mr. Rodriguez, I didn't expect to see you here." Liu Xing said with a smile.
Rodriguez laughed and said: "I guess I can see all the brave men in the Kingdom of Skaven. After all, the brave men will not let those Bahamut believers cause trouble in front of them, so next During the battle, I hope the brave man will not forget his natal family."
Liu Xing suddenly felt that Rodriguez was hinting at something.
Has Rodriguez already connected with Wellington?
However, Liu Xing quickly rejected this idea, because in Liu Xing's opinion, Wellington would not join forces with Rodriguez so quickly, because many forces are now paying attention to the mercenaries sent by the empire. After all, Everyone knows that this mercenary army is actually the regular army of the empire, and they represent the empire's position.
Although the strength of the Kingdom of Skaven is not bad, the Kingdom of Skaven is a neighbor of the Empire after all, so the Kingdom of Skaven will inevitably be affected by some influence from the Empire, especially after the next war is over, no matter how Skaven is The Wen Kingdom will be severely weakened and will become even more humble in front of the empire.
So at this time, if the Empire is willing to support the Bonaparte family to regain the throne, then Louis will have to "abdicate and give way to others" honestly, because the Skaven Kingdom at that time could not resist the Empire even if it tried its best. Attack, not to mention half of the Skaven Kingdom's army will defect to Bonaparte's command.
Of course, Bonaparte is not the only one who wants to sit on the throne of the Skaven Kingdom. After all, everyone with a discerning eye now knows that no matter whether the next war is won or lost, Louis' control on the throne will be loosened. This is their way of realizing themselves. The best time to be "ambitious".
However, they must embrace the empire, otherwise they will have no chance to win the throne.
So Liu Xing knew without even thinking that many forces were sending people to monitor every move of the imperial mercenaries. If there was a force that went to "chat" with the imperial mercenaries at this time, then this force would definitely attack in groups.
So, let him get out early.
However, a banquet like this hosted by Louis is a good opportunity for these forces to take the initiative to approach the imperial mercenaries, because this is considered normal communication.
Therefore, according to Rodriguez's account, at this time, the leader of the imperial mercenaries and several other deputy leaders were surrounded by the nobles of the Kingdom of Skaven, and Rodriguez, as the commander of thousands, managed to escape with great difficulty.
The entanglements of those nobles.
The mercenaries sent by the empire this time are actually an organized legion, but some important arms and logistics units have been removed, and only the most basic infantry units have been retained, so there are only three thousand people left.
.However, among these infantry there are also many former cavalry soldiers, so as long as the Kingdom of Skaven can provide war horses and corresponding equipment, these infantry can be converted into a qualified cavalry at any time.
Rodriguez was selected as the leader of the empire because of his outstanding performance in the blacksmith village, and his success in defeating more with less and crushing the conspiracy of Bahamut believers.
One of the mercenary captains.
"Of course, I know that the reason why I was able to jump from an ordinary town guard captain to a thousand men is actually because of the support of all the brave men. So, what do you need from me in the next battle?
Just ask for help, and I, Rodriguez, will definitely help with all my strength!" Rodriguez said generously.
Of course Liu Xing accepted it irreverently.
What's more, Liu Xing knew that what Rodriguez said was the truth. If it weren't for the relationship between himself and his group, then Rodriguez would not have been able to become the commander of this mercenary army.
Even Liu Xing believed that the thousand-man team led by Rodriguez was actually sent by the empire to serve as bodyguards for his group. After all, although his group was called the Brave Squad, their performance in the war was
The performance may not be comparable to that of an ordinary hundred-man team...
Therefore, Liu Xing and others must need some help, which is why Rodriguez was sent as captain.
Of course, Liu Xing also knew that he might be thinking too much, because maybe Rodriguez was promoted because of his outstanding performance?
But since Rodriguez has said so, Liu Xing will definitely not refuse Rodriguez, a powerful thug.
As a result, Liu Xing and others had a good chat with Rodriguez, and agreed to visit the imperial mercenary camp tomorrow.
After the business talk was over, Liu Xing and others began to chat with Rodriguez, but the topic raised by Liu Xing and others was of course related to Wellington.
After some insinuations by Liu Xing and others, it was finally determined that Rodriguez really didn't know about Wellington's existence. It seems that Wellington's confidentiality level is quite high within the empire. Maybe only the leader of the empire's mercenaries
Just known.
Therefore, Liu Xing and others began to ask Rodriguez about the name of the leader of the imperial mercenaries, where he lived, what his personality was like, what his monthly income was, and whether he had a house or cart in the empire... Ahem, that one at the back
Several questions were answered by Liu Xing himself.
Rodriguez knew everything about this and said it all.
The leader of the imperial mercenary army is named Chen Zixuan. He is the youngest son of the commander of the first army of the empire. Because he has shown extraordinary military talent since he was a child, Chen Zixuan has become the leader of the younger generation in the imperial army at the age of only twenty.
, you must know that the scope of application of "younger generation" in the military refers to people under the age of forty.
However, because Chen Zixuan's father and brothers all hold various important positions in the imperial army, Chen Zixuan has not really served as an official yet, and can only serve in the army with a false position such as military advisor. Therefore, many people who are jealous of Chen Zixuan think that he is
People who are in name only, talking about war on paper.
So after the empire decided to send troops to "support" the Kingdom of Skaven, Chen Zixuan suggested that the emperor send troops in the form of mercenaries to avoid false accusations. The emperor agreed to Chen Zixuan's suggestion and appointed Chen Zixuan as this mercenary force.
The leader of the army, after all, Chen Zixuan is still a white body in a strict sense, so he is most suitable for the position of leader of mercenaries.
After listening to Rodriguez's introduction, Liu Xing became increasingly certain that the Empire was planning to support Wellington in coming to power, otherwise the Empire would not have arranged for a future general like Chen Zixuan to lead his troops.
Therefore, it is true that my group had to seek refuge with Wellington. Otherwise, how could these bastards from the Kingdom of Skaven be able to withstand the elite soldiers of the empire led by Chen Zixuan?
As a result, Liu Xing and others asked Rodriguez to introduce Chen Zixuan to them, and Rodriguez of course agreed wholeheartedly.
Then Rodriguez left first because he had received an order from Chen Zixuan before attending the banquet, asking him and other participants to leave the banquet half an hour after it started.
Obviously, Chen Zixuan also knew that his group had become the favorites of all the forces in the Kingdom of Skaven, so in order to avoid being entangled by these forces, Chen Zixuan made the decision to "leave early".
After Rodriguez left, several nobles from the Kingdom of Skaven came to chat with Liu Xing and others. Liu Xing knew that his group's reputation had already been established in the Kingdom of Skaven.
After rejecting the hints of several noble girls, Liu Xing couldn't help complaining: "To be honest, these people's sense of smell has failed or mutated. This smell is really too strong."
Yin En nodded with a wry smile, looked up at the sky and said, "The one in red just now is actually quite to my liking, but I don't want to be smoked to death in her boudoir."
Just when Liu Xing and others were complaining, Zhang Jingxu came back with Shen Aotian and others.
"We can go back now to avoid being resented by that guy Louis." Zhang Jingxu took a sip of wine and said, "Just now when I was chatting with Bonaparte, I suddenly found that guy Louis standing not far away and staring at me.
, and it looks very unhappy, so to be on the safe side we should go back first, lest assassins come to deal with us tonight."
Of course Liu Xing and others nodded in agreement.
When Liu Xing and his party said goodbye to Louis, although Louis verbally persuaded him and his party to continue attending the banquet, Liu Xing could see that Louis had a happy expression on his face that "these guys are finally gone."
After returning to the courtyard, Ding Kun couldn't help but ask Zhang Jingxu what he and Bonaparte had talked about.
Zhang Jingxu laughed and said: "Similar to what we learned before, Bonaparte now feels that he has a great advantage and has a chance to arm-wrestle with Louis, so Bonaparte used the word 'Skavin' as soon as he arrived.
An orthodox royal member of the kingdom spoke to me, and then said that his ancestor was once plotted against by a villain, and now he has to endure the humiliation and wait for someone to seek justice for him."
"Oh, then aren't we brave men who represent justice the best suited to do these things?" Zhang Wenbing also said with a smile.
Zhang Jingxu nodded, sighed and said: "That's it. Bonaparte gave me various hints. If we are willing to stand up for him, we can get a sum of money from him even without making any effort."
A considerable amount of gold coins, and each person can also get a good territory in the Skaven Kingdom... To be honest, I am really tempted."
If Liu Xing and others had not known that there were imperial spies participating in the battle for the throne of the Kingdom of Skaven, I am afraid that Liu Xing and others would have been willing to help Bonaparte get back his "deserved" position.
Thinking of this, Liu Xing asked in a low voice: "So Zhang Jingxu, what do you think?"
Zhang Jingxu shrugged, shook his head and said: "Of course we cannot get involved in this dispute over the throne. After all, there are only a few of us. No matter which force we join, we are just a group of mascots. Our fate will be determined by that time.
It is in the hands of others; not to mention that our current identity is a brave team sent by the empire, so we now represent the face of the empire. If we participate in Bonaparte's 'rebellion', then the empire will be criticized and killed on the mainland.
When the time comes, His Majesty the Emperor will not let us go, so it is better for us not to get involved in this matter."
Zhang Jingxu's words made Liu Xing and others breathe a sigh of relief, because Liu Xing and others were worried that Zhang Jingxu would not be able to withstand the temptation and choose to join a certain force in advance, and then Liu Xing and others would have no choice but to follow Zhang Jingxu.
Join that force.
After all, the brave team is one.
So it would be great if Zhang Jingxu could remain neutral now.
After Liu Xing told Zhang Jingxu the news brought by Rodriguez, Zhang Jingxu said happily: "Liu Xing, you are right. The thousand-man team led by Rodriguez should be sent by His Majesty the Emperor to assist us.
Yes, it’s a pity that Gugu hasn’t come back yet, otherwise we should be able to get the token to take over that thousand-man team.”
Liu Xing then noticed that Gugu had disappeared for several days.
"After we arrived at Jinfeng City, I arranged for Gugu to take our situation back and report it to His Majesty the Emperor, and hope that His Majesty the Emperor can give us some help." Zhang Jingxu added: "But Gugu is a child who is very out-of-the-box by nature.
She is easily distracted by things along the way, so she often arrives at her destination a few days after the agreed time."
Well, although Gugu is an eagle swan, she still lives up to her name and is an out-and-out dove.
I'm already on my way
almost there
But for Liu Xing and others, it doesn't matter that Gugu has been back for a long time. Anyway, there is still some time before the war starts.