"Very good, let's talk about it and things will be much simpler."
Behind the desk, Thales clapped softly:
"You two Miss Karabyan, let's discuss a business deal."
Kasha and Qina looked at each other and hummed disdainfully behind the black folding fans:
"You want us to stop here?"
"Give up the confrontation and help you tame the Emerald City?"
"So that you can depose Lord Zhann?"
“A decent coup to seize power?”
The demon twins waved their folding fans back and forth, looking cruel and serious:
"Cut the iris into eight pieces again."
"Make Kongming Palace flat and round."
"The wealth on the south bank returns to the royal family."
"The emerald prosperity has disappeared?"
"Everyone can finish what I want to say with one sentence," Thales opened his arms and smiled softly, "That's what I like about you."
The two sisters sneered in unison, shook their hands, and turned the black fan over again!
What is depicted on the fan is an even more obscure and vulgar dialect:
【Lean back against the wood and sleep. 】
[Die Beng Jia Si Jie Ji Mai.]
Two fans are placed together, and a short sentence is composed next to them:
[Yao Shou Nan Zai]
Thales looked at it for a long time and didn't understand.
"What does it mean?"
Kasha smiled broadly:
"Dialect. It means that your highness speaks very well."
Qina's eyes sparkled:
"We were absolutely flattered."
"Oh, thank you," Thales couldn't help but frown, but he didn't want to go into details, "What's your reply?"
"Impossible." Kasha refused.
"Unrealistic." Qina sneered.
Thales raised his eyebrows.
"You know, we spent so much effort and little money..." Kasha narrowed her eyes.
"Just to dismantle this pile of building blocks called Emerald City to pieces and crumbling..." Qina picked at her nails intently.
"Now you want us to put it back together completely?"
"How many shadows and holes, regrets and frustrations should be left in your heart?"
Thales sighed and leaned back in his chair.
"I haven't had time to report to the Fuxing Palace about the fact that you acted against the law and caused trouble in the Emerald City," he said solemnly. "Please note that your brother is in the royal capital and has been suspended from his post for self-reflection because he broke into the palace against the law."
The two sisters did not change their expressions as much as Thales expected, but their eyes were slightly cold.
"Oh, that's all thanks to you!"
"The most filial prince in the world!"
Thales raised his eyes:
"Then let me ask again: What is your answer?"
The twins looked at each other and said decisively:
"No!"
Thales frowned.
"You can just go and complain to His Majesty!"
"And tell us the results?"
"It's better to leave a whole body for stupid brother!"
"At least you can sew it up with thread!"
Facing the two girls who were smiling brighter and brighter, Thales couldn't help but frown.
"You, are you really Cohen's sister, biological sister?"
The two girls exchanged glances, covered their mouths and smiled:
"Of course!"
"Just in front of the family..."
Kasha's smile faded and her tone became cold:
"Individuals don't matter at all."
Qina snorted coldly:
"Even if you are the heir of the family."
"Besides, Karabiyan is willing to let his heir stay in the royal capital and under the eyes of Fuxing Palace. Doesn't this explain the problem?"
"It's like you're staying in Longxiao City."
Whether it was the content of the last sentence or the coldness in the words, Thales's heart sank.
"It seems that I guessed wrong before."
Thales came back to his senses and sighed:
"You didn't come to the Emerald City to wipe your ass over Cohen's intrusion into the palace."
He looked seriously at the two girls whose smiles were getting colder.
"What you, or the Karabiyan family, really care about is the political game between Fuxing Palace and Kongming Palace, Yongxing City and Emerald City, which concerns the future of the kingdom."
Kasha and Qina didn't speak.
Thales continued:
"What the Karabyan family is really worried about is: If you don't come this time and don't participate in this coup that is sweeping the South Bank and affecting the star pattern, then no matter what the outcome is, the Twin Towers Long Sword may not be able to move forward in the South Bank in the future."
Thales said disdainfully:
"In front of this goal, Cohen Karabiyan is at best an add-on, right?"
The two sisters sneered.
"He is the head..."
"You are not."
Thales' expression changed:
"What's the meaning?"
The two Karabyan ladies exchanged glances.
"That's it, little Taitai. The Emerald City is out of control and getting worse, one link after another."
"But you insist on going your own way, trying to convict Zhan En and replace the Duke."
"Things can only get worse and worse."
"More irreversible."
"The ugly Shire is not the only one who is dissatisfied with you, and Karabiyan is not the only one who is using his power secretly."
"There will be people in all walks of life who will resist you, or at least they will do it in disguise and disgust you."
"When times get worse, people who support you will inevitably start to question you."
"More people just fled."
"At least they seem to be in harmony with each other."
"And there's nothing you can do."
"I can only sit and watch the bustling silence."
"People's livelihood is in decline."
"Let alone capture the South Bank, fill the national treasury, and win back His Majesty's trust."
"Expand royal power, increase prestige, and lay a solid foundation for your throne?"
Thales was silent, and the more he listened, the more he frowned.
Kasha and Qina both smiled and changed their tone:
"And now, instead of thinking about a perfect solution, you are focusing on the minutiae and trying to shirk responsibility?"
"Put all the blame for your ineffective governance on your lower-level vassals?"
"We even have to file a petition to take advantage of our stupid brother and threaten others' weaknesses?"
"If you lose the fight, go to your parents? If you can't fight with someone else, go to your parents?"
The Karabyan sisters sneered:
"It doesn't matter whether our brother dies or not..."
"It's no big deal if Karabyan suffers..."
"But this will undermine His Majesty Kessel's little trust in you."
"Let the entire kingdom know that their heir to the throne is weak and incompetent and therefore unworthy of the throne."
"He is a little playboy who shirks responsibility, bullies the weak and avoids the strong. He is useless without the Fuxing Palace and nepotism."
"He is still a stubborn little waste who can scrape the ground and turn a prosperous town into ruins."
The sweet and gentle voices of the two ladies fell away.
Damn it.
After listening to this confident analysis, Thales had to close his eyes and gently rub his forehead.
Threatening them is of no use.
The voice in Thales' heart calmly analyzed:
They know you can't protect yourself.
The premise for you to make them miserable is to make yourself miserable first.
So... what should he do?
"Yes, very perceptive, and very realistic," Thales let out a long sigh, "I'm sorry, but I really want to ask one more question: Are you really Cohen's sister?"
Kasha and Qina smiled at each other and looked at Thales tenderly.
"So, little Taitai, are you really the powerful Duke of Star Lake?"
"The unshakable heir to the throne?"
"The heroic Bright Star Bloodborn?"
"The son of the Iron Fist King?"
Kasha smiled and said:
"Really gold-plated blood?"
Qina licked her mouth curiously:
"Glittering under the sun?"
Thales couldn't help but laugh.
The two ladies also covered their mouths and laughed.
As if this was just an ordinary gossip.
Where do the flashes of swords and shadows come from, and the human heart is sinister?
"Then why Jenn?"
The two girls smiled brightly: "I'm sorry?"
"I mean, I'm very curious," Thales raised his chin with a solemn expression, "In this political storm, why do you want to be loyal to Zhan and stand on Iris's side, even at the risk of getting involved yourself, which is risky and troublesome?
"
Kasha and Qina were both startled.
But they responded very quickly and without leakage:
"You ask why?"
"Isn't it obvious?"
Their eyes lit up and they danced:
"Lord Zhan En is the Duke of South Bank and the Lord of Emerald City."
"The ruler of Kongming Palace, the head of the Iris family, and an important minister of the kingdom!"
"Our family friends."
"Loyal political blood alliance!"
"It's better to be friends."
"Don't die by the enemy!"
"Of course we have to stand together."
"Resist foreign aggression!"
"If we betray him..." Kasha trailed off and looked at Qina.
"Do I need to pay more?" Thales suddenly said.
The twins, who were originally singing harmony, were suddenly interrupted when they were interrupted.
"What to add?"
"what money?"
"Sorry," Thales waved his hands to suppress laughter, "Don't pay attention to some of Xihuang's jokes."
The two Karabiyans looked at each other and frowned.
"Not good, sister."
Qina turned her head, hid her face behind the folding fan, and spoke in a low voice.
"He learned to disrupt our rhythm."
Kasha raised her folding fan to cover her chin and nodded.
"What should I do?"
"I had to use all my skills in vocal lessons..."
"You know," Thales chuckled and raised his voice, "I can hear you..."
Kasakina suddenly raised her head, furious:
"we know!!!"
Thales didn't look shy and said softly: "But he can't."
"Who can't?"
"What's not working?"
"Jane Kevin Deere, if the condition for his cooperation with you is to marry Karabiyan..."
Thales took a deep breath and said seriously:
"Believe me, he can't."
The originally aggressive twins were stunned when they heard this:
"What can't he do?"
"What can't he do?"
Kasha and Qina's expressions changed slightly, but they reacted very quickly. One of them put their hands together in surprise, and the other covered their face in shyness:
"Hey! Oh, why are you talking about this..."
"How can I say this in front of the girl's house..."
"Don't tell others your true wishes!"
"What should I do if speaking out doesn't work..."
"Girls should be reserved, shy and beautiful..."
"Especially when it comes to marriage..."
Thales sighed:
"Believe me, he won't be a good husband."
The study became quiet again.
Kasha and Qina looked at each other with contempt and disdain.
"what did he say?"
"He said Lord Zhan is not a good husband?"
The two sisters burst into sarcastic laughter:
"How can it be!"
"Your Majesty, the Duke obviously has less money but more money!"
"Young and powerful!"
"High position and authority!"
“The richest person in the world!”
"He also has a good father..."
"Especially with a good dad..."
"The best dad..."
"His father is dead," Thales said expressionlessly, "That's why Zhan lost power."
"That's why he is a good father!"
"Sometimes, a dead dad is the best dad!"
Thales frowned fiercely.
"But I'm sure that Zhan will never die early after marriage, thus turning you into a duke's widow or a wealthy widow with money, power and titles, without being controlled by your husband."
Kasha and Qina's sweet laughter suddenly stopped.
"Yes, I heard your gossip these days," Thales shrugged, "especially the part about your husband dying early so that you can be widows..."
Thales spoke for a moment and his eyes flickered.
"But like I said, I heard it and took it in, but Zhan can't. He can't hear it and he can't understand it."
At that moment, the two sisters looked at Thales differently.
I saw them looking at each other and smiling.
"Oh, my husband would have died long ago... That's just an angry remark made casually!"
"Kind words!"
"Don't take it seriously..."
"Don't take it too seriously!"
Thales interrupted them coldly:
"But based on my understanding of Zhan En, if he marries you, not only will he not die early and let you take advantage..."
The two Karabyan ladies smiled slightly.
Thales became serious:
"I will probably squeeze all the value out of you, from your dowry and fame, to your natal family's power, to your camp's position, and even the value of having offspring. If you have any covetous intentions, I will ruthlessly give you two one-way tickets to travel to the high seas.
After everything is over, he can turn into a perfect widower with snot and tears, and then subtly manipulate Feng Ping to make people feel that all the fault lies with his dead wife, and he is just a good, affectionate man and a good responsible parent.
A wonderful husband forever."
The sisters' smiles gradually disappeared.
Thales added softly:
"Deceive, use, defend, restrict, destroy... Just like what he does to his subordinates, ministers, opponents who want to get rid of them quickly, and even certain allies - such as Karabiyan?"
Thales took a deep breath and looked at the expressionless sisters:
"Of course, you must know this... beforehand?"
The study was quiet for a few seconds.
Kasha Karabyan snorted coldly. She sat back, pulled up her skirt, and crossed her legs in an inelegant manner.
Qina Karabyan also leaned on the armrest with her body slouched.
Regardless of Kasha or Qina, the smiles on their faces have long disappeared.
"It seems that you really understand him." Kasha said coldly.
"Maybe you are more suitable to marry him?" Qina said sarcastically.
Compared with before, their voices have become deeper and colder, no longer sweet and cute.
All the gags and funny humor disappeared at this moment.
"In that case," Thales smiled slightly, "Do you still want to find him as your husband?"
At that moment, the three people in the study looked at each other and remained silent.
"In fact," Kasha sneered and shook her head, "we don't need husbands at all."
Compared with before, their voices have become deeper and colder, no longer sweet and cute.
"It's just that this world needs us to have a husband." Qina's face was expressionless.
All the gags and funny humor disappeared at this moment.
"At least act like you need a husband."
"That's why we need a husband who dies young."
"To make the world think we have a husband."
"At least I 'had' a husband."
The twins hummed in unison:
"Are you satisfied?"
"Really?" Facing their serious looks, Thales felt a lot more relaxed and no longer narrow-minded. "But historically, Kevin Dill and Karabiyan, who are both on the South Bank, are of the same family, and have been married many times, and their family trees are continuous.
Very tight..."
"Don't worry, Your Highness," Kasha said softly, but there was no room for doubt, "This time, there is no marriage in our cooperation with Emerald City."
"Don't be jealous, little Taitai, you still have a chance to win over love." Qina said coldly.
The twins stared at Thales, as if they wanted to eat him.
After hearing this, Thales nodded and pondered for a moment.
"Oh, that's good, but you really don't want to think about it? If you want to cooperate with Zhan En, marriage may be a guarantee for both parties..."
"That's enough, Your Highness, there's no need to bother spying anymore."
Kasha spoke coldly and interrupted the topic: "About why the Karabiyan family cooperated with the Duke..."
"Since Your Highness has found our place," Qina snorted, "shouldn't he be aware of it?"
"Oh? Could you please explain it to me?"
Thales held up his hands in a friendly manner, indicating that he was all ears.
Kasha sneered:
"We are not just geographically close to Kevin Deere."
Qina clicked her tongue and said:
"It's not just that the family tree is tightly connected."
The twins seemed to have a telepathic connection. Even when they were talking seriously about business, they could talk to each other in tandem, as if they were one person:
"Over the years, the Emerald City has prospered and the South Bank has become rich and prosperous."
"And Walla took advantage of the east wind and soared upward."
“They all depend on the new policy of reform that Kongming Palace has been consolidated from generation to generation and widely spread in the south.”
"The increasingly perfect governance system and the increasingly stable foundation of the commercial market."
"Yes, I have heard something," Thales nodded solemnly, "Since Federico the Parrot laid the foundation, the South Coast Territory has been consistent and has developed steadily over the past hundred years with few repetitions, until now."
A model for the stars.
The Karabyan sisters snorted and continued:
"Then you should know that the food and clothing business and industry livelihood that we rely on..."
"Support and rely on our disciples, former officials, partners and allies..."
"It has already taken root in the soil cultivated by the Emerald City."
"Support the body by the extended rhizomes of the iris."
"The work of farmers and craftsmen and the trade of merchant groups all depend on it."
"Legal and political governance and territorial management are all connected."
"Even the common people in our own fiefdom..."
"Even the handmade uniform you are wearing..."
Thales' expression froze and he looked down at his clothes.
Kasha waved her sleeves:
"With the current situation, of course we can turn to your side."
Qina snapped her fingers:
"Help you replace Kevin Deere and capture the Emerald City."
"Even if you replace him and take over the Kongming Palace, you have to give the Twin Towers Sword a try."
"But from now on, external forces from the royal family and the forces from the royal capital will be attracted to change the political affairs of Kongming Palace..."
"The Nan'an District has experienced drastic changes overnight, shaking the foundation of governance. That's a loss of life..."
They changed the subject and became wary:
"Shot in the foot!"
Thales frowned.
"External forces of the royal family, forces in the royal capital," he thought of the various people at the royal banquet, and couldn't help but ponder, "Are they so scary?"
"Terrible?" Kasha smiled sarcastically, "Your Highness, what do you think is it about the Emerald City that makes the capital jealous? Is it just that people are stupid and have a lot of money?"
"In other words, what can the Emerald City do better than the king? To be smart? To make people jealous?"
Thales raised his eyebrows.
Just listen to Qina sneer:
"You have never had serious dealings with your family members, or even the public and private figures around the royal capital, officials, merchants and subordinates, have you?"
"Or, it's all about you raising your eyebrows, and they just nod and bend down to serve tea and water?"
Thales' eyes moved: "How to say?"
Kasha sneered:
"Let's put it this way, for a long time, if our merchants want to go through the Central Territory, their business will have to rely on Yongxing City..."
Qina snorted coldly:
"That means twice the cost, most of which is spent on joint management and contribution from top to bottom."
"Open up the channels, advance step by step, and unblock the relationship - the prerequisite is that you still have a relationship."
"Especially in a business with a lot of money and water, a few regulations, a few market officials, and a few collusions between government and businessmen can make us lose all our money."
"Back and forth, out and in, walking east and west through Muhe to sell to Yongxing City is more laborious than crossing the ocean to Shenglin City in the Far East!"
"Not only do you control heaven and earth, but you also mess around and make huge profits!"
"This is not bad, provided that the people you meet are all officials who collect money to do things, and businessmen who sign to give money..."
"But if you don't do anything after receiving money, and you have to pay again if you want to do something, you will be tricked all the way to the point where you can't stand it and go bankrupt..."
"That's not all. If you encounter someone with a tough backstage, a ruthless heart, and dirty subordinates, you won't be satisfied even if you just accept filial piety..."
"You are not forced to accept their 'technical investment', appoint their people as 'resident guides', give them 'channel dividends', or even bullshit 'cooperation'..."
"Or worse, after you become a business group with the prefix of 'Wang Family', 'State-owned' or even 'Xingchen', well, the door will be opened, and no competitor will dare to look up at you..."
"But the operation itself is bad! The filial piety fee is more than the net profit, there are more small bosses than the employees, there are more people taking advantage of the situation to collect money than the part-time workers, and there are more people pointing fingers than doing the hard work..."
"The business is barely operating and cannot pay its debts. Within a few years, the business will fail. All the peers will be squeezed out, and there will be no way to make a profit. The business group will be miserable. In the end, they will break up. Maybe they will still owe dividends to all parties!"
"Investors, operators, upstream and downstream, buyers and sellers, even the industry environment, public funds and treasury, none of them can make a profit..."
Thales felt heavy after hearing this.
The two sisters spoke with gritted teeth.
"The relatives and children of countless nobles in the royal capital have only become fat. They eat a lot of food, and their brains are full of fat. They all feel that they are the pillars of the country. They find ways to build a foundation for the national economy and people's livelihood, build a foundation, work hard, contribute a lot, and have brilliant political achievements...
"
"The industry is depleted, and they will fly away like locusts, flying to other places to eat others..."
"Wait until someone else works hard to start from scratch and get the business back..."
"They - or their relatives and children who changed people, flew back again and repeated it again..."
Thales was silent for a while.
"You must be exaggerating. In fact, I have heard similar complaints, but that is," Taylor paused, "that is the people of Camas, including knowledgeable people within Exeter."
They complained about the Kingdom of Exeter, but they didn’t complain about the Kingdom of Stars so much..."
"That's natural!" Kasha interrupted him.
"This is how the Kangmas people started their business. They know their way around the world very well, and their relationships with the dignitaries of the royal capital are very good!"
"Foreign capital, domestic dignitaries, and absolute power are a perfect match!"
"It's hard for Xingchen not to make the country rich and the people strong!" Qina said sarcastically.
Thales sighed:
"Don't the king and the princes in the royal council know about this situation?"
"King? Royal Palace?"
"Whose pocket do you think the money went into?"
"Whose family's relatives and children, whose family's descendants?"
"From the royal family to the royal family, to the petty subordinate!"
"Everyone receives money, and there are relatives everywhere. Who dares, who thinks, and who is willing to take the initiative to bring this kind of thing up?"
"Donkeys and horses share the same trough, and the same road goes up and down. Who can do it and who can handle this matter without getting dirty or worried?"
"Some people want to, but can they?"
"Some people can, but do they want to?"
Thales couldn't help but sigh.
"In the Emerald City, the rules have been passed down for generations. If you can go to Judge Brennan for such a matter, even the Duke himself must obey the law and spit out anything he eats!"
"Who can I turn to in the king? To the judge? Who doesn't know that the promotion of close relatives in their family is complicated, and everything depends on the faces of their 'relatives'? To look to Prime Minister Cullen? In addition to swaying in government affairs and being stubborn,
What else can An De do? Look for His Majesty the King? He has to worry about national affairs and the revival of the stars. Even if his son asked him for money, he almost got killed with a knife!"
Maybe...maybe it's because the Iris Dukes know.
Thales remained silent, only the voice in his heart whispered:
They knew that if they acted arbitrarily, if they followed their own desires, if they did not abide by the law, one day they would destroy the Great Wall and be eaten by the big fish from the royal capital with greater appetites.
But those big fish - the supreme kings of the stars in the past, if they do whatever they want...
In the Kingdom of Stars, where is the bigger fish that can eat the Fuxing Palace and make the kings afraid?
Bigger fish.
But Thales then thought of the Bloody Year and couldn't help but clenched his fists.
"I see."
Thales sighed:
"More than a century ago, the virtuous king and his new administration promoted officials regardless of their origins, and eliminated shortcomings and made innovations..."
"The only disadvantage," Kasha said sarcastically, "is that there are more mouths to eat and more hands to stretch out..."
"These civil servants who have passed the exam and climbed up the ranks are much smarter than the stupid relatives of noble families!" Qina said unhappily.
"No matter how new or good the furniture is, it will eventually accumulate dust and become old," Thales said solemnly. "Now it seems that Mindis III's successors have not been able to carry out the system he left behind as consistently as he expected.
Continue to run healthily..."
However, the development of various parts of the kingdom is uneven, and there are many contradictions from top to bottom...
On the contrary, it is a corner of the kingdom that is ridiculed as a "parrot". Its status and size are not as good as the Emerald City of Yongxing City. It is the Kongming Palace whose power and power are not as good as those of the Fuxing Palace. It is Kevin Deere whose family name is not as famous as that of the Bright Star Royal Family.
family……
"Do you understand now?"
Just listen to the twins saying coldly:
"By helping you, we may be able to temporarily win the prince's favor and your majesty's favor."
"But you want the Nan'an Territory to become like this, destroying the foundation of rule and wealth accumulation for generations?"
"Your crown is secure."
"The legs of our stool have collapsed!"
"Then you will issue us a certificate of commendation?"
"Write 'Prince Thales's sincere thanks'?"
"It's better to give us a love letter and let us be your female officials, lovers, and confidante..."
"Hug each other from left to right, and play songs every night?"
The two sisters were sarcastic and mean, which made Thales frown.
"Therefore……"
"Although the royal family holds great power, its power is difficult to defeat."
"He is domineering and will not tolerate opposition."
"But for the sake of the fields at our doorstep and the family's livelihood, we are orphans and widowers..."
Qina's final note was impassioned, and Ka'Sa swung her folding fan in response:
"We must do our best..."
"Fight back!"
After the two sisters finished speaking, Thales was silent for a long time.
"So," the prince said quietly, "cooperating with Zhan En to protect the Emerald City is a choice made by the Karabiyan family out of interests and position."
Kasha and Qina looked at each other and nodded slowly:
"This is a fact."
"It's also reality."
"This is the current situation."
"The general trend is the trend."
"Of course."
"It's a matter of course."
"Well, it sounds like it's an unsolvable problem, and the nobles on the South Bank won't compromise under any circumstances."
Face to face with the two sisters, who seemed to have a winning chance, Thales nodded thoughtfully and nodded slightly:
"But why so late?"
"What?"
"What's the delay?"
Thales let out a breath.
"I'm asking, since the interests are the same, the positions are the same, and we are firmly determined to resist the royal family, why didn't you help earlier?"
The faces of the two sisters changed slightly.
"Why don't you cooperate with Kevin Dill before the general election, frame the blame and throw dirt on me, and drive me back to the capital early to nip it in the bud?"
Thales shrugged and spread his hands:
"You have to wait until Federico shows up, the whole city is in an uproar, the Duke is imprisoned, and the Kongming Palace changes hands. If you come too late, cause trouble and rain, throw the Emerald City into a mess, force me to compromise and retreat.
Fuxing Palace to return the government to the Duke?"
The Karabyan twins fell silent and stopped smiling.
The study was quiet for a few seconds.
Thales looked at Kasha and then at Qina with a deep expression.
"It's our fault, we underestimated the development of the situation." Kai'Sa suddenly spoke, filled with regret.
"Who would have expected that His Majesty would be so violent..." Qina nodded and added with a sad expression.
"By the time we react, it will be too late."
"We can only make up for it and make compensation..."
"Or is it intentional," Thales said coldly, "Deliberately delaying the situation until the situation is irreversible, so that you can sell it at a higher price?"
Kasha and Qina looked at each other.
("He has really learned to interrupt!" - the two sisters secretly gnashing their teeth)
"In this way, I can be seen by Zhan En and even His Majesty and others..."
Thales stretched out two fingers and pointed at the two guests unceremoniously.
"In this storm, you Karabyan are the key figures who hold the key and calm the situation?"
As for the damage suffered by the Emerald City...
Thales was disdainful.
Once it comes, as long as it is not total destruction, there is still salvation.
Secondly, if the South Coast Territory loses the Emerald City...
Doesn’t this also have a collar?
"If what I guess is true, it at least proves that your fear and hatred of Zhan En is no less than your fear and rejection of Fuxing Palace." The prince took a sip of tea and said solemnly: "That is to say,
Compared to what you said before, 'the rules are incompatible and the forces are irreconcilable'... we still have to talk, right?"
The twins' smiles disappeared.
"Your Highness, in order to sow discord..." Kasha's face was cold.
"It's really a lot of painstaking work." Qina said disdainfully.
Thales smiled.
"According to you, if the royal capital's dignitaries put their hands into the Emerald City, it would be like a savage prehistoric giant crocodile rushing into the small fish pond - that's why you have to support Zhan En to protect everyone in the South Coast Territory.
Benefit rules.”
The prince's voice changed:
"But don't forget, the reason why Zhan protects and abides by this set of rules is because these rules are most beneficial to him and are his rules."
Thales narrowed his eyes:
"For example, after I took over Kongming Palace, I discovered that more than 90% of the most profitable industries in Nan'an District are located around the Emerald City, or are closely related to the Emerald City."
At this moment, the twins exchanged glances.
"And in the Emerald City, there are more than 90% of the business industry. Every position is filled with relatives and friends of the Kevin Deere family, disciples, former officials or glove spokespersons. The right to speak in charge and the right to distribute profits are all controlled by James.
With En firmly under his control and speaking the truth, the rest of the forces, no matter the aristocratic business group—even the Karabiyan family, who is the lord of Walla Lord—all have to rely on him, and at most they will just get a little more scraps than others."
Thales changed his voice:
"Why, except for the different positions and different degrees, are they similar to the 'royal dignitaries' you just complained about, um, a bit like them?"
The twins both frowned.
"So I guess, under this set of rules, the Kevin Deere family itself is a terrible shark. Of course, it must not be as big or as fierce as the prehistoric giant crocodile in Fuxing Palace."
Thales looked sharply:
"But they are all big fish eating small fish, whether they are eaten by sharks or giant crocodiles, there is no essential difference - just like your fear of Zhan En and your fear of my father, they are just different in degree, but they are the same on the inside.
.”
Thales narrowed his eyes:
"Especially, compared to the king who is far away in the royal capital, you and Zhan En are too close and have been dealing with each other for too many years."
The twins looked at each other with serious faces and said nothing.
"You know him very well: apart from sitting in a condescending position since birth, manipulating and dominating his subordinates, Zhan En is shrewd, cunning, ruthless, thoughtful, young and powerful, well-rounded, knows how to take advantage of the situation, and is good at dividing and exercising power, especially
He is good at being gentle and win over, but at critical moments he is absolutely ruthless..."
Thales continued:
"He treats everyone under him as a chess piece and a bargaining chip, calculating value and squeezing energy to the maximum extent. However, his image is perfect and impeccable. No matter what complaints his subordinates have, they can't express them. He always makes people empathize.
I feel that 'with such a good boss, subordinates should be willing to endure overtime and unpaid wages'..."
After the words fell, the two ladies fell into silence.
"The reason why you want to drag him off the stage and let him be bitten by a giant crocodile before he escapes is not because he is not a 'good husband'." Thales put down the teacup, and he was obviously talking about someone else, but he felt something in his heart.
, feels the same way, "It's because he is not an easy boss to deal with."
Thales narrowed his eyes:
"Especially for those restless colleagues and subordinates."
At this moment, Kasha and Qina had expressionless faces, but their eyes were cold.
"But you know this."
Observing the expressions of the two people, Thales finally confirmed:
"You knew it long before you cooperated with him and tried to take back the Emerald City for him."
This time, the two sisters were silent for a long time.
But Thales was also very patient and waited quietly.
I don’t know how long it took.
"Of course, we know." Kasha said softly.
"Just like a wife knows her husband." Qina said coldly.
"Just like a subordinate knows her boss."
The twins said intentionally or unintentionally:
"Like a son understanding his father."
"Like a minister who understands his king."
"Even if the latter is so selfish that he doesn't realize it."
Thales thought of Ambassador Hashat's evaluation and fear of Zhan, as well as his own experience in the Fuxing Palace, and fell silent for a moment.
"But so what?" Kasha came back to her senses and took a deep breath.
"This won't change the facts." Qina said coldly.
"We still won't help you."
"On the contrary, you, after being humiliated by the Kevin Deere brothers and sisters, your reputation has been ruined and you have no way to retreat."
Thales was silent for a long time.
"Forget it, Your Majesty," he sighed, "Zhan, does he know that you are so two-faced and take advantage of the situation, and you are trying every means to get him along with you?"
Surprisingly, the twins showed no fear and sneered in unison.
"I thought you knew the Duke very well."
"It seems to be nothing more than that."
Thales frowned.
"Do you think Lord Zhan didn't think of this when he asked us for help?"
"Do you think he had to be bitten by a giant crocodile to get help? Wouldn't he be willing to do so?"
Thales' complexion changed slightly.
He looked at the two sisters with calm expressions and no shame, and suddenly understood.
I see.
Jenn knows.
They know it too.
In the chess game, everyone knows what price they have to bear and what consequences they will face.
But they still had no hesitation.
Move forward towards the established route.
Because within the kingdom, the rolling furnace has been opened.
It's so hot that it burns everything.
They were not allowed to hesitate for a moment.
He realized again that the two sisters in front of him were not people like Tanganga who would give in in the face of fear and threats.
but……
"Don't you feel bored?" Thales said quietly.
"Bored?" the twins asked curiously.
Thales sighed softly:
"Yes, boredom, this is what Mira...Ms. Miranda said to me."
The Karabiyan sisters looked at each other with disdain:
"Mira?"
"Miranda?"
"Big crazy batch in the north?"
"The ruthless woman of steel?"
Thales nodded.
"For you, this trip to the Emerald City, this storm of seizing power, this unusual political game, no matter how good or great you are, even if you drive me out of the Fuxing Palace..."
The prince's eyes were vague, recalling Mira's act of loyalty to him at Star Lake Castle:
"The South Shore is still the Kevin Deere family, it's Jenn, this duplicitous boss who is in charge."
Thales looked at the two girls:
"The Emerald City is still operating in the same way as before, unchanged."
Sister Karabiyan paused, seeming to be angry and puzzled:
"Is not it good?"
"Isn't that the purpose?"
Thales shook his head.
"As for you two, Kasha and Qina, the de facto managers of the Karabiyan family..."
He looked at the two of them quietly, his tone not without regret:
"Even if you reach the top, your limit, your best in this position - I think you have done it - you still have to bear the world's expectations of you to 'marry a husband'."
Kasha and Qina looked at each other intently.
"You still have to work hard to gain space to safeguard your own value and freedom, but at the same time you are forced to pretend to be crazy and act stupid to find the ideal 'husband who died early'..."
Thales thought of something, and the more he spoke, the more emotional he became:
"You can still only spend costs that far exceed the gains, to 'manage up and down, smoothen relationships' on another level, do things you don't like, and pretend to be things you are not used to, just for..."
Thales sighed:
"Are you really not bored?"
This time, the two sisters were confused at first, then lowered their heads and remained silent for a long time.
Until they suddenly raised their heads and spoke again, with a hint of imperceptible anger in their words:
"When His Highness questioned us, he was condescending and confident."
"But he forgot his own position and situation!"
Thales frowned.
I saw Kasha and Qina talking to each other, making sarcastic remarks, directly piercing the prince's past weaknesses:
"You were born a bastard illegitimate child, but did you do so voluntarily?"
"You went to Exeter as a pledge, but of your own free will?"
"You were in danger at the Blade Tooth Camp, but did you do so voluntarily?"
"You dueled at the royal banquet voluntarily?"
"You left the dilapidated Star Lake Castle voluntarily?"
"Is your mission to the Emerald City voluntary?"
The two sisters groaned angrily:
"And you really..."
"Aren't you bored?"
Thales opened his mouth to speak, but was speechless and could only remain silent.
So the demon twins armed themselves with guns and clubs and pursued the victory:
"In the Kingdom of Stars, you seem to have a high status."
“It’s actually redundant and embarrassing!”
"The relationship between you and His Majesty is complicated. We are suspicious of each other. It is difficult to trust, let alone reuse."
"But you are unwilling to be wronged and unwilling to settle down. You always go on the rampage and cause trouble."
"His Royal Highness is the regent in the Emerald City and seems to be respected by everyone."
"In fact, no one cares at all!"
"You sit in the Kongming Palace, seemingly in a high position and commanding everything."
"But it's just a puppet!"
"Because smart people understand that the two ends of the string are only King Kessel and Duke Jenn, pulling back and forth."
"What everyone is waiting for is the winner between the royal family and the Iris family!"
"Who cares which way your butt is facing, what smell you release, and what shape the thing that comes out is?"
"In this game between Fuxing Palace and Kongming Palace, you are just an addendum at best."
Kasha sneered:
"That's why you need to fight for your existence at this moment."
Qina tsked in revenge:
"Avoid being drowned in the waves of fights between powerful people."