Zhang Jingxu rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment and said, "Well, how should I put this? I think His Majesty the Emperor should issue me such a mission, but because my messenger is still on the way, I haven't officially received it yet.
This mission."
Chen Zixuan laughed, shrugged and said: "I see, but Zhang Jingxu, you don't need to be anxious. Anyway, there is still about a week before we go to Lusziya. After all, it is quite troublesome to mobilize this tens of thousands of troops.
So it will take at least a month before we arrive at Luszia, as long as Zhang Jingxu and your messenger can come back before then."
Zhang Jingxu thought for a while and said: "Then there should be no problem. Although my messenger is a bit unreliable and is often late when delivering messages, she will eventually complete her mission... So I think now
I have a question for you, Chen Zixuan, and that is why His Majesty the Emperor sent you to the Kingdom of Skaven."
As soon as Zhang Jingxu said this, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became tense.
Liu Xing looked at Zhang Jingxu with a surprised look on his face. He did not expect that Zhang Jingxu would suddenly ask Chen Zixuan this question. After all, this question was too sensitive.
After two minutes of silence like this, Chen Zixuan sighed and said: "Why do you ask this question? The reason why we came to the Kingdom of Skaven is of course because His Majesty the Emperor received an invitation from King Louis of Skaven.
Send troops to help the Skaven Kingdom put down the rebellion and get rid of the Plague Clan entrenched in Luthia. After all, they are all believers of Bahamut, and everyone can kill them."
Zhang Jingxu had no intention of ending the topic just like that, so he showed a meaningful smile and said, "Oh, is that really the case?"
Although Chen Zixuan is quite young, his Qi-nurturing skills are quite good, so Chen Zixuan still said calmly: "Yes, at least this is the mission I received from His Majesty the Emperor. If Zhang Jingxu, you have something
If you have any opinions, you can choose to contact His Majesty the Emperor directly. Anyway, you can communicate directly with His Majesty the Emperor."
Zhang Jingxu nodded and said with a smile: "Well, it seems I've thought too much."
After Zhang Jingxu finished speaking, he still focused his eyes on Chen Zixuan's face.
This was a very rude behavior, so Liu Xing began to worry that Chen Zixuan would be angry.
A few minutes passed like this, Chen Zixuan ignored Zhang Jingxu's gaze and drank tea slowly.
As for Liu Xing and others, they were a little restless, because if Zhang Jingxu offended Chen Zixuan, it would not be good news for him and his group. After all, the imperial mercenaries led by Chen Zixuan were the most important to Liu Xing and others.
backing.
But Liu Xing and others also knew very well that the reason why Zhang Jingxu treated Chen Zixuan like this was that he wanted to get in touch with Wellington through Chen Zixuan after getting the tip from kp Husky, because Chen Zixuan was an imperial mercenary.
The leader must be aware of Wellington's existence.
It has to be said that Zhang Jingxu made a risky move.
It is actually very simple for the Empire to support Wellington to ascend the throne of the Kingdom of Skaven, because the strength of the Empire has completely crushed the Kingdom of Skaven, so the Empire can directly send troops to occupy the Kingdom of Skaven, and then let Wei
Linton became the puppet king of the Skaven Kingdom.
But if the empire really does this, then many subsequent things will be very difficult to deal with, because if the empire really does this, it will slap itself in the face. After all, it has only been a few years since the empire issued an announcement that it will never take the initiative to send troops; secondly,
The purpose of coming here is to completely conquer an ancient country like the Kingdom of Skaven that has been established for thousands of years. This is not an easy task. Not to mention how many soldiers and horses will be lost in the battle. The empire is occupying the Kingdom of Skaven.
After that, a lot of energy and time will have to be spent to deal with the endless resistance forces that are emerging in the Kingdom of Skaven. I am afraid it will take decades to truly incorporate the Kingdom of Skaven into its own territory.
Therefore, for the empire, if it wants to annex the Skaven Kingdom at the minimum cost, the only way is to secretly support spy families like the Wellingtons, and then find a suitable opportunity to promote them to power, so the empire may have spent a lot of time
It took thousands of years to plan this matter.
Therefore, it can now be said that the Empire has spent a lot of money on this matter, so the Empire is not willing to see Wellington's identity exposed in advance.
If nothing else, the only person in the Skaven Kingdom who knows Wellington's true identity now is probably Chen Zixuan...except Liu Xing and others.
Therefore, Liu Xing estimated that Chen Zixuan would not reveal this matter to his party in advance, even if he and his party were highly regarded by the emperor.
After all, there are some things that the fewer people know about, the better.
Zhang Jingxu might have thought so, so Zhang Jingxu withdrew his gaze and said, "Chen Zixuan, if you need any help, just tell us, because we are all strangers now."
"Of course." Chen Zixuan said with a smile: "I will definitely not be polite."
The atmosphere became harmonious again.
After chatting for a while, Chen Zixuan suddenly said: "Zhang Jingxu, you should have discovered that the current Skaven Kingdom is undercurrent. King Louis is really useless, and his prestige in the country has reached a dangerous level.
, and Bonaparte, who had a bad relationship with him in the first place, is now in full swing in the Kingdom of Skaven. If I guessed correctly, Louis should have been planning to attack Bonaparte, but for us strangers,
These things have nothing to do with us, so I hope Zhang Jingxu and you will not get involved in this dispute, after all, we represent the empire now."
"Of course, Bonaparte came to me specifically at yesterday's dinner. He has been hinting to me that he wants to replace him, but I don't think this is reliable, because although Bonaparte's reputation is higher than
Louis is much taller, but Bonaparte's troops are definitely not as good as Louis', so I'm not optimistic that Bonaparte can regain his original position unless he can get the support of more people." Zhang Jingxu said seriously.
said.
In order to make up for the problems that may have occurred before, Zhang Jingxu deliberately looked at Chen Zixuan when he said "more people" in order to give Chen Zixuan an illusion and make Chen Zixuan think that what he just said was actually Bonaparte, not Wei Ling.
pause.
Chen Zixuan's expression remained unchanged. After taking a sip of tea, he said: "Zhang Jingxu, you have done a good job. In terms of Bonaparte's actual situation, he must not be able to compare with Louis, because Louis is still the king of a country no matter what. He
The resources at hand are much more than Bonaparte's, but now we can't rule out the possibility that Bonaparte will raise his voice and the princes from all over the world will respond. Moreover, I also heard that Bonaparte and the Scully clan's third
An heir has already been contacted."
Liu Xing raised his eyebrows, this was not good news for his group.
If Bonaparte really reaches a cooperative relationship with the Skry clan, then Bonaparte will become the most advantageous contender in the battle for the throne, because the fighting power of the Skry clan is much stronger than the imperial mercenaries, so by then
Coupled with Bonaparte's own reputation in the Kingdom of Skaven, it may be difficult for Wellington to compete with Bonaparte.
so.
Liu Xing suddenly had a flash of inspiration and finally understood that the "help" mentioned by Chen Zixuan before was probably because he wanted his group to assassinate Bonaparte.
Liu Xing suddenly wanted to defect to Bonaparte directly, but Liu Xing also knew very well that now he and his party were on the pirate ship. If he really defected to Bonaparte, the enemy would not let him and his party go.
Therefore, it is better to join Wellington's forces honestly.
At this moment, Rodriguez suddenly walked in and said, "General Chen, that guy Louis is here to see you again."
Chen Zixuan sighed and said helplessly: "That guy Louis is very worried that Bonaparte will come to instigate us, so he comes to me every day to talk about anything and everything to ensure that I don't have time to contact Bonaparte.
...Zhang Jingxu, you guys don’t want to go to see Louis with me, right?”
Liu Xing and others nodded decisively.
So, Chen Zixuan stood up and said: "Then I will go see Louis first. After all, he is still the king of the Kingdom of Skaven. I can't neglect him casually. But based on the experience of the past few days, I don't think there are two or three
When I am young, Louis will not leave my place, so Zhang Jingxu, if you are bored, please take a step first, and we will talk later if we have something to do; Rodriguez, please greet the brave adults on my behalf."
After saying that, Chen Zixuan left directly.
After Chen Zixuan left, Rodriguez said with a smile: "That guy Louis is really a little nervous. Ever since we settled in Niba City, Louis has been coming to us every day, or sending people to invite us to the palace for banquets.
All in all, it means that General Chen has no private time to contact Bonaparte, and Louis has also planted a lot of spies in our camp, and I know about thirty or forty people."
It seems that Louis is really a suspicious person, but unfortunately he still guessed the wrong answer. Chen Zixuan had no intention of "cooperating" with Bonaparte.
Since the real owners had already left, Liu Xing and others chatted with Rodriguez for a few words, and then left the imperial mercenary camp with Rodriguez saying goodbye.
As a result, Liu Xing and others had just left the imperial mercenary camp when they realized that someone was following them from a distance.
Liu Xing and others thought they were people sent by Louis, but when Liu Xing turned around, they discovered that the follower turned out to be a scumbag.
Although the ratmen of the Skary clan are not uncommon in Mud City, there are not too many well-dressed ratmen like Zhazha, especially since he also holds a wand of excellent quality.
After being discovered by Liu Xing, Zhazha came over with some embarrassment, "I didn't expect that all the brave men are also shopping in the city."
Liu Xing raised his eyebrows and said, "Zhazha, just tell me what you want to say. I know you must have come to us because of something."
Zhazha looked around, then nodded and said, "Yes, I did come to see you for something, because Mr. Covins and the Coven brothers are both under house arrest by Louis."
Liu Xing and others were shocked. They did not expect that Cowens and the others were put under house arrest by Louis. No wonder they did not see Cowens and the others last night.
But why is this? Has Louis already seen that Covens deliberately did not recruit enough soldiers?
At this time, Zhazha continued: "The thing is like this. Yesterday, after Mr. Covens sent Liu Xing and you to see Louis, Louis arranged for an envoy to check and accept the soldiers recruited by Mr. Covens. As a result, Mr. Covens recruited
The number of soldiers was too small, so the envoy scolded Lord Cowens in front of other lords. As a result, Lord Cowens did not hold back his anger and beat the envoy directly, so Louis
So Lord Covins and the two brothers Covin were directly placed under house arrest, but the most important thing is that the place where Lord Covens and the others were placed under house arrest was the Bastille Prison in Mud City."
Bastille?
Liu Xing and others are of course very familiar with the Bastille Prison in the real world, and the Bastille Prison in this world is also dedicated to detaining various special prisoners, including several uncles of Bonaparte.
But the most important thing is that since the construction of the Bastille Prison, no prisoner has been able to come out alive, because the prisoners in the Bastille Prison are generally life sentences.
Of course, in addition to detaining prisoners, the Bastille Prison also had a function of house arrest for some nobles who had made mistakes, so as to serve as a warning to others.
However, about 50% of the nobles who were under house arrest in the Bastille ended up staying in the Bastille for the rest of their lives.
That's why Zhazha came to Liu Xing and others because he was worried that Covins and the others would never be able to leave the Bastille, and now the best candidate to rescue Covens and others is Liu Xing and others.
, because Liu Xing and others are VIPs of the Skaven Kingdom.
Even from the perspective of conspiracy theory, the reason why Cowens and others were put under house arrest in the Bastille Prison was probably because Louis wanted to get a favor from Liu Xing and others, because Cowens committed
For his mistakes, he would not be imprisoned in the Bastille. Moreover, Covins was still a marquis.
Thinking of this, Liu Xing and others naturally agreed to Zhazha's request and prepared to find an opportunity to intercede with Louis.
However, because they knew that Louis was still chatting with Chen Zixuan, Liu Xing and others returned directly to their residence and asked the maid to convey to Louis the message that they wanted to see him.
After dinner, the maid came over and said: "My lords of courage, His Majesty Louis has agreed to your request for an audience, but His Majesty Louis only wants Mr. Zhang Jingxu to go alone."
PS: I wish everyone a happy Dragon Boat Festival tomorrow, and in order to avoid affecting the normal rest of the candidates, the update will be suspended for one day tomorrow.