Although the New Year has passed, winter has not passed yet and spring has not arrived.
However, in the imperial palace, orders were issued one by one to the military headquarters, and then through the military headquarters, these orders were distributed to various places. The meaning of this was quite thought-provoking.
Because the empire is in a state of war, the military has issued an order to enhance the combat effectiveness of the local garrison and reserve forces and to always prepare for frontline operations. This year's national "spring drill" will be held earlier than in previous years.
Especially in the north-central region of the mainland, to be precise, with the imperial capital as the center and radiating to several surrounding provinces, the local garrison and reserves were mobilized early.
The ice on the canal has not completely melted, and the cold wind is still biting. After receiving the red military order from the imperial military headquarters, which symbolizes the highest authority, the local garrison forces in various places immediately mobilized nervously.
Because the empire is in a state of war, after careful operations in the past three years, military affairs in various places have been reorganized, and food and grass supplies are in place. Although this year's spring drills are much earlier than in previous years, the most is
The soldiers and officers were just complaining, but the supplies and food supplies were quickly received thanks to the overtime work of the military department.
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Nulin Province, as an area adjacent to the territory of the Tulip family, has been managed by the former Governor Bohan for many years. It can be regarded as the richest place in the northwest. Of course, this situation was broken after Duke Tulip came to the northwest.
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However, Governor Bohan was a rare talent in the empire. Although he later resigned, he left a very rich family fortune to his successors.
Governor Bohan was not a direct descendant of Prince Chen, and it was normal for him to be transferred after he wiped out the local separatism of the Northwest Army. Later, after Du Wei assumed the special position of "Minister of Military and Political Affairs of the Northwest", Nulin Province was once in two years
There was no governor-general in the province, which made this province almost within Du Wei's sphere of influence.
However, after the Northwest Independent Division moved north and was officially reorganized into the Imperial Air Force, Du Wei's special position of "Northwestern Military and Political Minister" was also eliminated by the regent, and the Nulin Province was finally re-assigned to the central jurisdiction.
The successor governor was, in a sense, an old acquaintance of Duwei.
Marquis de Seine.
This Lord Marquis is a nobleman from a southern family, and he is considered a member of the royal family. However, something happened two years ago: at that auction, a young master from the Senna family was married to a saint.
His Highness was so bewitched that he actually dared to bid for and compete for...
That incident almost caused the Marquis of Seine to lose the favor of the royal family. Later, this old fox in politics reportedly ran into the palace himself to plead guilty. At the time, he even broke the legs of his idiot son and deprived him of everything.
He inherited the right and rushed back to his hometown in the south.
Later, when the empire was reorganizing its armaments in the first two years, the Marquis of Seine even shed a lot of blood and donated money, which was how he regained the trust of the Prince Regent.
Therefore, when choosing the candidate for the governor of Nulin Province, the regent chose him. On the one hand, Nulin Province is far in the northwest, while the family of the Marquis of Seine is in the south. This is also the place where the empire has historically appointed local governors.
Consistent policy: Whenever a governor is appointed, his jurisdiction must be far away from his family's sphere of influence, so as not to cause the local governor to have too much power.
Secondly... Although the Marquis of Seine has regained the trust of the royal family, after all, because of the incident at the auction, Du Wei more or less killed his son with his own hands. The Marquis of Seine even paid lip service to his father's thoughts.
Not to mention, he naturally didn't dare to hate the royal family, but in his heart he had no good impression of Du Wei!
Having such a candidate from the "non-Duwei" camp guarding Nulin Province can somewhat suppress the power of the Tulip family in the northwest. This is also a normal imperial balancing technique.
In late January, after receiving the red military order from the military, the then Governor of Nulin Province, the Marquis de Seine, immediately followed the instructions and mobilized two local garrison divisions stationed in Nulin Province, and began a routine
spring drills.
In previous years, due to the special pattern of the northwest, after the Northwest Army was wiped out and when Du Wei was still the military minister in charge of the northwest, the spring drills of Nulin Province and Desa Province were jointly held.
Now, the family is officially separated. Governor Senna has received a special "order" in addition to the official military orders.
This order was a personal order from the regent sent directly from the commander of the Royal Guards in the palace.
This order is not considered a "secret order" because the regent did not say that it should be kept secret. However, at the same time, it violates the convention and is an additional order in addition to the military order. The meaning of this order is worth pondering.
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Moreover, the content of this order is aimed at...
In late January, two local garrison divisions that had just assembled in the southeast of Nulin Province for drills suddenly received an order from the Governor of Nuhang Province, and then immediately changed their marching route and turned around to head west.
After six days of long-distance training and marching, the troops divided into two groups and arrived at the border area where Nulin and Desa provinces meet.
Subsequently, through some subtle operations, the two infantry regiments quickly crossed the border and entered the territory of the Tulip family. After the infantry had crossed the border for 60 miles, a "notice" was officially delivered.
The Tulip family is in the hands of the garrison commander of a military fortress on the eastern border.
The content of this notice is very simple: the Nulin provincial garrison is conducting long-distance spring drills and requests to cross the border for long-distance marching exercises, and hopes that the Tulip family will cooperate.
This kind of "cross-border exercise" was not uncommon in the empire in the past. Because the annual spring drills usually mobilized the garrison from various places to perform, and the local troops were mobilized. It would inevitably leave oneself.
station, and ran into other people's jurisdiction.
In the nearly a thousand years since the empire was founded, there have been countless nobles, large and small. There are scattered private estates of nobles, large and small, all over the continent. They are scattered across the continent like patches of psoriasis. Any one can gather for exercises.
When marching long distances, it is inevitable that they will end up in the territory of a noble, big or small.
In the past, this kind of thing was normal, but in order to show respect for the lord, they would usually send an official document in advance to say hello to the other party. After all, since it was a military performance, it was naturally done well in advance.
Marching plan. Know in advance where you are going to march and where you will pass.
Before running to someone else's home, saying hello in advance is considered a sign of respect for the host and is also the proper etiquette.
But this time, the troops had already marched directly into the family's territory, and the notice was only passed on. This approach cannot be explained by "unintentional".
The two infantry battalions entered the territory of the Tulip family and crossed the border for sixty miles, and were immediately stopped.
The young general of the Tulip family, Gaida, known as the "Little Two Hundred and Five", personally led a thousand cavalry and blocked the way of the Nulin Province garrison.
The Nulin garrison tried to send someone to talk to him at first, and took out the notice to explain the matter. It turned out that little Gaida was indeed a stupid young man trained by Longbottom. The Nulin garrison sent three officers over.
He sent all the notices back without mercy, and his reply was just one sentence: Leave immediately!
The Nulin garrison was stunned.
What kind of thing is this? The original order for this exercise was a bit strange, and they rushed to the territory of the Tulip family. They were not happy, and it was not surprising. Although they had orders from the Imperial Military Department... but they were the family's private army.
The Imperial Military Department can control the official army, but it cannot control the private army of the nobles.
Try to be accommodating, the little guy on the opposite side has made it clear and won't give way.
Moreover, look at the thousand cavalry led by Al Qaeda. Each one is a high-quality war horse that came from the grassland. Each cavalry is wearing the most expensive full-body armor. The cost of this set of armor is probably higher than that of the most elite in the empire.
The cavalry of the Storm Legion are much taller!
The weapons prepared are not comparable to those of the local garrison. I am afraid they are not even comparable to the Royal Guards.
The whole continent knows that the Tulip Duke is very rich. But money should not be wasted like this!
Each of these cavalrymen is equipped with high-quality full-body knight armor. Note that this is not the standard army cavalry armor, but the kind of full-body armor that only "knights" wear!
Not to mention the humans, even the horses were armed to the teeth with a layer of light armor, just like throwing gold coins into the water.
However, such thick armor can only be made by the best war horses produced in the grasslands. Otherwise, ordinary war horses would not be able to carry a person with armor.
In terms of weapons, the imperial cavalry's weapons are nothing more than charging spears, but the weapons of these Tulip family cavalry are maces, and each of them is also equipped with a mechanical short crossbow.
The cost is even more expensive. In the past, only the ace troops of the Royal Guards who specialized in guarding the imperial capital would prepare such weapons.
In the Tulip family, it seems that these are just ordinary uniforms. Even the weapons worn by officers above the cavalry commander are magically blessed. This is simply a luxury.
What's even more depressing is...the opponent actually has other troops fighting together!
A thousand cavalrymen in Al Qaeda blocked the way, and within a moment, the "air force" of the Tulip family appeared in the sky.
The hot air balloons and the airships were clearly painted with tulip totems. Dozens of airships floated over the heads of the Nulin garrison. From the looks of it, if they don't retreat, I'm afraid the Northwest Army cavalry will be fully compensated for their losses.
The painful "bomb" is about to fall on yourself.
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After hesitating for less than a meal, a report came from the front. The two infantry regiments that ran into the territory of the Tulip family were disarmed by the Tulip family's army!
Gaida was really brave. He led a thousand cavalry and dared to attack two infantry regiments and 6,000 local garrison troops.
One thousand cavalry rushed directly in front of the Nulin garrison, and rushed into the opponent's formation without saying a word. This style of attacking directly without even saying hello immediately put the two forward infantry regiments in trouble...
...Let’s fight? But they are the private army of the Tulip family. Who dares to put the power of the Tulip Duke there?
Although he had a military order in his hand, after all, the head was on his own neck. Watching Gaida charge over with his cavalry with murderous intent was definitely not a joke.
Therefore, the officers of the two infantry regiments, with a tacit understanding, immediately ordered their formations to separate quickly, get out of the way of the opponent's charge, and then raised the flag to retreat...
After all, Gaida was not really two hundred and five. Although he was a fierce general, he also knew that at times like this, it was okay to scare the opponent, but not to fight him. He led a thousand cavalry and rushed in front of the opponent like a whirlwind. He almost brushed against him.
The nose of the two infantry regiments of Nulin's garrison formed, and then suddenly gave an order, and a thousand cavalry were running at high speed, and they were able to calmly and suddenly make a big turn, an almost ninety-degree turn.
Thousands of cavalrymen passed calmly in front of the two infantry regiments, and even the dust kicked up by the horses' hooves made the soldiers of Nulin's garrison choke and cough.
Later, Gaida divided his troops into two groups, and one group of people calmly circled behind the opponent's buttocks. One thousand cavalry actually "surrounded" the two infantry regiments in such a grand manner!
"Surrender and surrender, we will send you out of the country!"
Al Qaeda did not give the opponent a second option.
The cavalry of the Tulip family are strong and well-equipped with weapons. Their blades are pointed at the Nulin garrison in the middle. There are also airships from the Tulip family hovering in the sky...
The two officers of the Pioneer Regiment thought for a while and thought about their fate... After all, they are all from the northwest. Although the military order has not been completed, at most they will be reprimanded and scolded, or at most given a military stick. But
If you fall out here, it will be better to fight than to fight, but let's talk about it another way.
Afterwards, Duke Tulip became angry and started to pursue the case. It was not something that two little people like him could withstand.
The two of them have their own little calculations: Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this thing is unusual, and it is probably a conspiracy among the upper class. But in the end, don't take the blame for a small person like yourself. At this time... protect yourself!
As a result, the six thousand infantrymen surrendered to the one thousand cavalrymen, obediently handed over their flags and weapons, and then, under the "escort" led by Al Qaeda, returned in formation and left the border of Desa Province.
As for how to punish these two officers after returning to the provincial governor, I will not say.
After Al Qaeda drove away the Nulin garrison, they did not leave.
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Sure enough, as Mr. Philip predicted. On the second day after the Nulin provincial garrison left, a heavily armed division, clearly flying the flag of the Royal Guards, came from the east and passed through Nulin all the way.
The entire province reached the border of Desa Province.
Then, a "notice" was delivered by Feiqi.
The content is still nothing special: the military headquarters has ordered that a certain division of the Royal Guards will conduct a long-distance training exercise and cross the border into the province of Desa. Please cooperate with this.
The Royal Guards of the Royal City are not soft persimmons like Nu Lin's garrison. They can be driven away with just a scare.
Gedda didn't hesitate and replied directly, rejecting the other party's request.
Then, the atmosphere suddenly became tense...
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Two days.
Within two days, on the eastern border of the Desa Province, the territory of the Tulip Family, two cavalry regiments of the Tulip Family's private army had gathered here, and the leader was still Gaida. At the same time, the Tulip Family mobilized an airship brigade to hover in the sky.
In addition, the infantry regiments originally stationed in the two fortresses on the eastern border have begun to close the fortresses and prohibit entry and exit. Everything seems to have entered a wartime state.
Al Qaeda's two cavalry regiments were firmly blocking the border, while the division commander of the other side's Royal Guards sent three official documents in a row, but all of them were rejected by Al Qaeda.
The reason is very simple: the orders of your military department have no control over the private army of our Tulip family! According to the usual practice, we are accommodating by letting you in. If we don't let you in, it is not a violation of the laws of the empire, and it is also our duty!
The division commander was angry. He first sent a group of cavalry to try to detour dozens of miles, bypassing this area and entering the opponent's jurisdiction, trying to create a "fait accompli" first. As a result, within two days, this group of cavalry was captured.
The opponent was all wrapped up into rice dumplings and thrown back. This time Al Qaeda showed no mercy and even confiscated all horses and weapons.
Most of the cavalry sent back had bruises on their noses and faces, and some were injured. Fortunately, no one died.
With the deliberate tolerance of both parties, the friction was suppressed within rational limits.
The troops at the front are facing off.
Later, a war of words began.
An order from the Imperial Military Headquarters quickly bypassed Du Wei, who was in the imperial capital, but was sent directly to the northwest. This was very strange. Du Wei, the lord of the northwest, was clearly in the imperial capital, but he did not dare to go to the military headquarters for questioning.
Instead of looking for Du Wei, he sent it to the northwest! This superfluous approach has an unusual flavor in it.
The order accused the Tulip family of disregarding the overall situation and disrupting the imperial military's normal spring drills.
Here at the Tulip Family, Philip wrote the reply himself, saying that the other party had no legal basis.
The military accused the Tulip family of illegally detaining Royal Guards soldiers.
The Tulip family replied that as a local lord, they had the right to arrest any outsider who broke into their territory in violation of the order.
The military department ordered that disobeying military orders was a major crime.
The Tulip family replied that in accordance with national law, local lords' private armies are privately owned by the lords and are not under the control of the country.
The military ordered...
Tulip Family Reply…
War of words went back and forth one after another, but the knights who were delivering messages on fast horses were busy. On the main road and river leading to the northwest of the imperial capital, one by one, the fast horses were running back and forth quickly.
In these days, almost the entire continent’s attention is focused on the northwest!
Everyone is guessing the whole story of this incident with a shocked attitude.
Could it be that...the popular Tulip Duke, his path to power has come to an end??
With each fiercely written document from both sides, the two factions were verbally and verbally criticizing each other. However, no matter how fierce the quarrel was at the imperial capital's military headquarters, the most lethal word "rebellion" was never uttered.
At this time, Du Wei was in the imperial capital...
He still stayed behind closed doors to recuperate every day, and fell in love with his two beautiful fiancées, Huamei, at home.
He was obviously in the imperial capital, but while the military headquarters was quarreling fiercely with Philip from the northwest, they seemed to completely ignore the big boss of the northwest who was in the imperial capital.
In fact, the quarrel between the two sides almost turned into a quarrel. The military headquarters was less than seven streets away from the Tulip Duke's Palace in the imperial capital, but not a single person was sent to ask what Du Wei meant. But every day, the Red Army reported coming in and out of the imperial capital...
Weird!
This weird scene simply made the eyes of the wealthy nobles in the imperial capital drop to the ground! Fortunately, at this time, no stupid young man actually ran to the military headquarters to "kindly" remind the other party.
:Hey! Duke Tulip himself is in the imperial capital! You guys have been quarreling with the Duke's subordinates all day long. Isn't this looking for distance at the expense of the near?
Fortunately, there are no such idiots in the imperial capital.
This "farce" lasted for a full twenty days.
Finally, finally, an order came from the palace to the military headquarters. The Royal Guards Division was to conduct a joint military exercise with the Nulin Province garrison on the spot, and the previous exercise plan was cancelled.
This matter was barely brought to an end.
But the Al Qaeda army still stayed at the border and did not disperse. Instead, it was just a dozen miles away, watching the division of the Royal Guards with cold eyes and engaging in a so-so "fight" with the Nulin Province garrison.
"Exercise", after that, the Royal Guards Division did not return to the imperial capital. Instead, they drove to the capital of Nulin Province and stationed themselves on the spot... and did not leave!
This situation...
If in previous years, someone had said that Duke Tulip might rebel, then most of the people who said such things would have been laughed at by others.
But now... no one dares to guarantee that Duke Tulip is really that peaceful!
But Du Wei is still recuperating at home as stable as a mountain.
From the beginning to the end, not only did the military department not come to discuss Du Wei's situation, there was not even a single word of instructions from the palace, let alone an order to blame Du Wei.
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Early February.
The previous friction incident has not subsided. Another incident immediately poured another bucket of oil on this unquenched fire!
Battle reports came from the northern front line, and General Rostock on the front line personally wrote the technique. Winter is coming to an end. After the beginning of spring, it is expected that the enemy will launch a large-scale offensive. The Storm Legion in the northern theater. After several months of continuous combat last year, the number of soldiers has been injured.
, need to be replenished. Please ask the empire to replenish troops and go north.
Subsequently, the Prince Regent personally issued a decree to carry out the second military mobilization within the empire in order to reinforce the northern theater.
This time, on the one hand, five local garrison divisions were mobilized from the south to go north. At the same time, the regent expressed that during this war period, he hoped that the noble lords in the empire could also contribute to the country and that the lords could contribute their private armies.
Go north to replenish the strength of the imperial army!
The first to bear the brunt is the tulip family!
Everyone knows that on the mainland, when it comes to the size of the territory, the Tulip family may not be number one. But when it comes to the eliteness of the private army, then if the Tulip family claims to be second, no one will dare to claim to be number one.
There is no precedent for recruiting lords' private troops to join the war. There was such a precedent when the Augustinian dynasty was founded unexpectedly.
However, this kind of mobilization of private armies of nobles has not happened for hundreds of years. Because the empire is strong, several main battle legions are strong, and there are countless local garrison forces. If they are reduced to mobilizing lords' private armies to participate in the war,
If so, then this kind of final mobilization will only be done when it is absolutely necessary and the empire is already on the verge of collapse.
But now, it is obvious that the worst situation is far from that.
But this recruitment order was still issued!
Of course, this kind of recruitment order... although it is an "order" in name, it is actually more like an "initiative" or a "call".
Because the empire has been extremely protective of the private property of the aristocracy for thousands of years since its founding. After all, it was a feudal dynasty empire, and the private property of the aristocracy was sacred and inviolable.
After all, the aristocratic class is the foundation of royal rule, and the royal family is the largest aristocratic class in the world. In any dynasty, the emperor will not arbitrarily confiscate and occupy the property of other aristocrats. Otherwise, it will cause chaos and cause rebellion among the aristocracy.
If there is a full rebound, the royal family will be doomed.
Once the territory is enfeoffed, the empire will generally not take it back. After all, this is a thunder pool! Once it is crossed, if you take over one family's territory today, then thousands of other families will watch helplessly!
It is inevitable that the rabbit will die and the fox will be sad, causing widespread rebellious mentality.
Therefore, unless it was absolutely necessary, the emperor would not dare to take advantage of the private property of the nobles, unless it was an unforgivable crime. For example, after the regent came to power, he wiped out several families including the Luo Lin family.
, but in that case, after all, there was a big label of "rebellion" on it, and the other aristocrats had nothing to say. It was justifiable to accept it.
But under other circumstances...even a mediocre emperor would never do such a thing of digging his own foundation.
Therefore, this "order" is just an initiative, and does not make a rigid order to stipulate how many troops everyone must send. It is basically just to use emotion and reason. Although this imperial order is very loud, it is still
Pretty soft.
But anyone with a discerning eye will understand that this is the royal family's attack on the Tulip family.
Who is the strongest private army in the world?
The answer is obvious.
Since we are fighting on the front line, we naturally have to mobilize the strongest soldiers. If we don’t mobilize the soldiers of the Tulip family, who will be mobilized?
In early February, less than ten days after this imperial order was issued, countless lords, big and small, on the mainland were shocked. Everyone aimed their eyes at the imperial capital. Faintly, I don’t know how many pairs of eyes were looking at the people hiding in the Duke’s Mansion.
Du Wei is here to “recuperate” from illness.
Du Wei, still no visitors.
Even on one day, around February 14th, the Tulip Duke was in a leisurely mood and sent a team of people out to sweep down the streets of the imperial capital. Almost within a day,
All the flowers in the flower shops in the imperial capital were swept away and sold out!
This weird move caused many people to speculate, but it is said that a servant sent by the Tulip family to purchase flowers said: This Duke of Tulip seems to be celebrating a "Valentine's Day" and bought all the flowers in the entire imperial capital.
The flowers in the shop are to please the two beautiful duke’s fiancées!
This is such a critical moment. Does this young Duke still have the heart to engage in such romantic activities?!!
Many people sighed inwardly, not knowing whether they admired Du Weichen's ability to hold his temper or disdained Du Wei's nonsense.
However, there is another episode in this matter. Because of Duke Tulip's purchase of flower land, all the flower shops in the imperial capital were out of stock for a long time. Even some nobles wanted to buy some.
If you want flowers to please your wife or lover, you will face an embarrassing situation where flowers are expensive but not available.
Many, many years later, there was an anecdote. A certain nobleman said to his children, "That winter, in order to chase your mother, I sent you not flowers, but the foxtail grass collected from the wild..."
It’s not that I’m stingy! Humph, at that time, even if someone offered one hundred gold coins each, there would be no place to buy it even if I searched all over the imperial capital!”
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February 17th was the third day after Tulip Duke bought out the inventory of all flower shops in the imperial capital.
It was also the tenth day that the regent issued an announcement to recruit the private armies of lords from all over the mainland.
A group of envoys from the grassland came to the imperial capital with a high profile. This group of envoys from the grassland came by boat with great fanfare along the way. After arriving at the imperial capital, they directly handed over a "credential" to the imperial ceremonial minister!
This credential was issued in the name of the current "Prairie King" Saladin. Saladin declared in this credential that he had inherited the throne of the Prairie King two months ago and became the supreme king of the prairie.
The supreme king of the land rules over all tribes on the grassland.
This letter of credence is asking the empire to formally recognize the legitimacy of his throne. At the same time, he is asking the Roland Empire to change the peace agreement between the two countries that Du Wei participated in the negotiations a few years ago. He is asking the empire to open up ores to the grassland.
trade routes for iron tools, grain and other supplies, and also demanded that the empire change the northwest corridor into a "buffer area for both sides" and that the empire should not station troops in the northwest corridor to show its sincerity for peace.
In addition, at the end of this letter of credence, Saladin also stated very straightforwardly: He heard that the northern front of the Roland Empire was fighting against foreigners, and His Majesty King Saladin, with his benevolent heart, expressed that since it was to deal with foreigners,
, then the grassland tribes are also in the human camp, and he is willing to personally lead the 500,000 cavalry from the grassland tribes to help in the battle!!
threaten!!
A naked threat!!
After reading this letter of credence, the minister of etiquette almost became so angry that his nose became crooked.
If asking for the opening up of scarce supplies such as ores, iron tools, food, etc. on the grassland is almost rude, then asking the empire to cede the Northwest Corridor as a buffer area without garrisoning troops is tantamount to asking the empire to give up its own land.
Get out the door!
And in the end, as for personally leading 500,000 cavalrymen from various grassland tribes to help in the battle...the intention was even more blatantly coercive!!
Let half a million prairie cavalry enter the country? What a joke!!
But being angry, the Minister of Ceremonies did not dare to delay such a matter. After receiving the credentials, he immediately went to the Imperial Palace and presented it to the Regent.
After reading the illogical "letter of credence", the regent did not seem to be angry at all.
He just nodded, threw the credentials on the desk, and replied lightly: "I understand, you can go back."
Is this... is this the end?
Why don't you convene a meeting with the bosses from all departments?
Aren't you going to discuss countermeasures?
Don't you call in the military to mobilize the troops?
Even if you don’t do anything, you should at least draft a reply to severely reprimand these prairie people!!
Not to mention that the minister of etiquette left the palace in confusion...
After the regent drove away the minister of etiquette, he picked up the letter of credence again, read it again, then threw it down and smiled softly.
"There is no end to Saladin's big words. The old tribes of the former King of the Grasslands are still resisting in the north of the grasslands. Saladin has not unified all the tribes of the grasslands. His 'King of the Grasslands' now only controls less than half of the territory on the grasslands.
That’s it. Five hundred thousand cavalry? Humph… If we have to deal with other tribes that have not surrendered yet, if Saladin really wants to fight with us, it will be a miracle that he can squeeze out fifty thousand cavalry.”
Sighing, the regent closed his eyes and thought for a while, then murmured: "Duwei, Duwei... you let Saladin deliberately make trouble, can't I mobilize your private army of tulips? Your subordinates
A chess move, what is it..."
"What's my next move?"
Du Wei was sitting in the yard, admiring the snow in winter. On the big trees in the yard, white ice edges were still hanging from the treetops. Du Wei was sitting in a wheelchair, looking at the guests in front of him with a smile on his face.
Mrs. Lister and Du Wei sat across from each other. She did not have a weird body like Du Wei. It was still very cold to sit outside and enjoy the snow in this weather.
"Your Excellency, the matter has reached this point...are you just sitting in the imperial capital waiting?" Mrs. Lister looked worried.
Her family has been firmly tied to Du Wei, and now she can't withdraw even if she wants to.
In Mrs. List's view, Du Wei's recent series of actions are too reckless!
Yes, you, Du Wei, are indeed the most popular official in the empire. You have money, soldiers, and prestige.
But, after all, the arm cannot twist the thigh!
Mrs. Liszt definitely doesn’t want to see Du Wei openly rebelling! The overall situation of the empire is relatively stable now, and the regent is considered a wise king. At this time, even if Du Wei is very powerful, if he openly turns against the royal family and rebels...
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"My next move is myself."
Du Wei's face was calm, he smiled softly, with a hint of tiredness in his eyes, but although his words were soft, each word went straight into people's heart and lungs!
"I'm in the imperial capital, right here in the Tulip Duke's Mansion! Chen knows that no matter how powerful the Tulip family is, I am the leader. No matter how fierce the trouble is, I'm in the imperial capital... If I really rebelled, I would have
He ran away secretly. But now... there is no guard left outside my house, and there is only an old servant guarding the door. I will stay in the imperial capital... If he really wants to get rid of my family, then the first one to do it is
What they did was to send troops to slaughter my Duke’s mansion!!”
After saying that, Du Wei sighed softly: "But if I don't leave, I will be here. My wife and family are all here! What will he do?"
this is a problem.
This is a question that Du Wei clearly conveyed to the regent with his own silent voice!
The fish is on the chopping board. Prince Regent, are you going to do it? Or not?
"In the final analysis, he and I are not ordinary monarchs and ministers. If he doesn't move, I won't move. If he moves..." Du Wei gently raised a finger and pointed at the treetop in front of him.
A branch leaf flicked silently, and a leaf turned into several petals under Du Wei's finger.
"If he moves...then I have no choice but to move."
A gentle word seems to be filled with infinite loneliness.
