Through the gap in the pleated window, Rutledge looked at the dark street, his face illuminated by candlelight flickering in and out, and the weather was uncertain.
"Master, everything is ready in Yinhuan City."
Hearing this voice, Rutledge turned around, looked at the old housekeeper at the door, and said, "Tell those people in Silver Ring City to start as planned."
The old butler nodded, but did not move at all. He still stood there and looked at Rutledge.
The latter frowned and asked, "What's wrong? Is there anything else?"
The old butler bowed and said: "Master, I have some concerns about the restoration of the kingdom."
"Worried? What is father worried about?"
The old butler was silent for a while, and then said: "I am worried that the old nobles of the Silver Ring Kingdom may not be good partners for cooperation."
Rutledge turned around, looked at the old butler and said with a smile: "Tell me the truth, do you really think those nobles can restore the Silver Ring Kingdom?"
The old housekeeper was a little confused: "Master, what do you mean..."
"Although Muxi City has not been established for a long time, the Holy King has already had an unshakable position in the hearts of the citizens. Don't look at us now. We have an advantage in the election, and people are following us with flags and cheers. But
The premise of all this is that our interests are consistent with the people's demands and we use electoral methods to obtain power, so that they choose to support us."
Rutledge lowered his head and sighed: "But if the forces that finally come to power suddenly change and demand the restoration of the Silver Ring Kingdom, those people will soon wake up and target us."
The old housekeeper was a little anxious: "So, doesn't it mean that the restoration plan formulated by the old officials of Yinhuan has no possibility of success?"
Rutledge sat on the chair and said funny: "The heir to the Silver Ring Kingdom, Guy VII, who is only six or seven years old, is just a spoiled idiot. This kind of person is just wasting food in his life.
Taking the throne is just like a puppet. Taking ten thousand steps back, that is
Even if that group of nobles can capture Muxi City and stabilize the situation, in the end, Silver Ring City will go back to the old path and decline again... Therefore, the cooperation with the old noble officials is only temporary. As long as I achieve my goal, those idiots will
They are all chess pieces that can be discarded at any time..."
The old housekeeper opened his eyes wide: "Master, do you want to..."
Rutledge turned his gaze out the window again and said quietly: "Go back and tell my father that whether it is the Muxi Kingdom or the Silver Ring Kingdom, their history has gone far... Next, there will be a new era.
"
A few more days passed.
In the king's audience room, Todd looked at Rachel in front of him and asked in surprise: "Why?"
The latter lay on the sofa and stretched out: "She is willing to do that, does she need a reason?"
Todd shook his head vigorously: "No, no, no, I'm not asking about Mary's motives. What I want to ask is, why did you go to Mary and convince her to stay in Twilight City?"
Rachel put her index finger to her lips, chuckled and said, "This is a test."
Seeing the other party's secretive appearance, Todd shook his head helplessly: "What exactly did you say to her?"
Rachel said: "I just told her that you are in danger and need all the help you can get."
Todd was puzzled: "That's it?"
Rachel shrugged: "That's all."
"It is a very dangerous decision to stay in Twilight City at this time." Todd rubbed his forehead with his hands and said with a headache: "Rachel, maybe I am overthinking, you seem to be quite prejudiced against Mary?
"
Rachel glanced at Todd and said faintly: "Stereotype?"
"Whether it's Karin, Evie or Deirdre, you all show kindness and tolerance towards alien species, especially female alien species. But only Mary, you seem to be hostile to her?"
Rachel sat up straight, stared into Todd's eyes, and said calmly: "I really don't like Mary, half of the reason is because of her attitude towards heterogeneous groups."
"You can't imagine how much Mary loved the King of Silver Ring after she married her. Whether it was priceless works of art or a huge hanging garden, as long as it could bring the Queen's smile, then
Guy VI is completely like a young boy who has been carried away by love."
"However, Mary, who is a heterogeneous species, obviously has infinite wealth and power, but she is immersed in pleasure. Not only does she not show any sympathy for the suffering of the heterogeneous species, she even shows her disgust towards the heterogeneous group in public.
"
Todd sighed: "I once met Mary's father, Leoric, and learned some things about her family. Perhaps, deep in Mary's heart, she believed that she married far away because of her alien status.
He must be disgusted by his father... By the way, you said this is half the reason, what is the other half?"
Rachel gave Todd a roll of her eyes and whispered: "You should be able to guess the other half of the reason."
Todd looked confused: "Can I guess?"
A rapid knock on the door interrupted their conversation.
Todd asked displeasedly: "What's going on?"
The guard outside the door said in a hurried voice: "Your Majesty, there is an emergency report from Silver Ring City. A large-scale riot has occurred in the city!"
Todd and Rachel looked at each other, and the former said: "Come in."
The guard placed a letter sealed with a fire seal on Todd's table, and then exited the door.
Todd opened the envelope, took out the report inside, glanced at it briefly, and then handed it to Rachel.
Rachel took the report and read it while reading: "On December 7, 1175, the reconstruction work of Yinhuan City had to be suspended due to heavy snow. In the early morning of the next day, a large number of bandits took advantage of the heavy snow.
Cover, appearing around Silver Ring City, when climbing the city wall
was discovered by our army at that time. The enemy had about three thousand people, most of whom were well-trained soldiers. However, the opponent had no heavy armor and no siege weapons. Our army had an absolute advantage. However, after about half an hour of defensive battle,
Later, about a thousand people in the city suddenly rioted and charged towards the city gate."
"Under the unfavorable situation of being attacked from both inside and outside, the west city gate fell. The bandit troops outside the city and the mob inside the city gathered together and began to drive the civilians in the city to attack our army's positions and consume our army's arrows and supplies. At this time, the number of enemy troops was close to six
Thousands of people. Fighting against the enemy's military strength
After nearly three hours of fighting, the remaining soldiers had no choice but to retreat into the inner city and choose to hold on. Since the reconstruction of the inner city has not been completed, defenses, combat preparation materials, cold-proof clothing, food and water sources are all in serious shortage, so we hereby ask for help from Muxi City."
After Rachel read the report, she said softly: "The movements of those Silver Ring nobles are quite fast."
Todd nodded: "This is the most common tactic of attacking in the east and attacking in the west. The purpose is to attract the attention of Muxi City and force us to send reinforcements to rescue the siege."
Rachel then said: "Between Muxi City and Silver Ring City, if it is a rapid march of the infantry regiment, it will take almost three days and three nights from preparation to arrival on the battlefield. But if it is a different species of war horse, only twelve
You can start fighting with the enemy in an hour..."
"The enemy has spotted this, so he forced us to send out the Alien Knights." Todd said with a smile: "As long as the strongest military force is transferred away from Muxi City, those nobles will
I can handle the coming battle calmly."
Rachel looked at the report and asked, "What should we do now? Go to rescue? Or let the Alien Knights stay in the city?"
Todd picked up the paper and pen from the table, and while writing quickly, he said: "The stage has been set up, the actors are all in place, and the audience is waiting eagerly. At this time, who wouldn't want to see what's coming next?