Bennett's face darkened when he heard this, he gently pushed Heisuo away, glanced at Tracy Shirley who was standing behind Heisuo, and lowered his voice and whispered: "Does your leaving the imperial capital count?
It is a serious crime to be beheaded, but His Majesty Emperor Paul does have an important matter to summon you, so just go in with me and discuss it face to face with him in detail!"
"No problem!" Heisuo nodded and agreed without hesitation. For him, as long as he could escape innocence, it would be a huge turn of events. It didn't matter what important matter Emperor Paul had with him. He only needed to take advantage of the situation.
Adaptable countermeasures are enough.
Without further ado, Heisuo walked into the royal fortress under the guidance of his senior brother Bennett, and came to the eyes of Emperor Paul IV very smoothly. This young emperor in his early twenties became a king after experiencing a life-and-death disaster.
Much more mature, he waited for Heisuo in a spacious hall, keeping a safe distance of twenty steps from Heisuo.
"The humble minister Damian Hesso greets His Majesty the Emperor! May my Emperor live long live!" Hessou bowed his head in silence after saluting, quietly waiting for Emperor Paul to ask him, while the Imperial Guards commander himself
Nate also put away his smile after being led into the black rope. He stood aside with a serious expression and continued to shoulder his sacred mission of guarding Emperor Paul.
"No courtesy!" Emperor Paul responded to Heisuo in a kind tone, as if he was not bothered by Heisuo's private trip to the East Island Kingdom. Not only that, the emperor even smiled and politely ordered the guards to give him a seat.
, Heisuo was flattered all of a sudden, as confused as King Kong in the Mist.
"General Hesso!" Emperor Paul waited until the guard who brought the chair turned and left, and then he whispered to Hesso with a smile: "First of all, I want to express my gratitude to you for seeing through Prime Minister Cole's conspiracy and coming to the rescue in time.
Thank you, if you had not led people into the palace and rescued Milodil and me in time, the consequences would have been disastrous, and the Black Dragon Empire's century-old foundation would have been difficult to preserve and could no longer continue."
Heisuo stood up in fear, saluted respectfully again and said: "Your Majesty, your words are serious! As a minister, it is your duty to protect your majesty and risk your life to save him. Please don't treat me so little."
Since I am so courteous, all I have to do is give orders as before."
Emperor Paul was very happy to see Heisuo being so sensible. He stood up, walked from the dragon throne to Heisuo, looked at him approvingly and said happily: "Ai Qing's loyalty can be seen every day, which is admirable! But you leave the imperial capital.
It has been almost more than a month. Maybe I am not aware of the current situation and do not understand it - so I issued a decree to urgently summon you back from the field. There is really a very important matter that must be discussed with you face to face.
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Heisuo was filled with doubts and uneasiness, and tentatively asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, if you have any orders, please tell me directly. In the end, you will go through fire and water without hesitation!"
Emperor Paul nodded slightly, and then said: "After Steve Cole, an old fox, defected from the imperial capital, he fled directly to the Fairy City of the Holy Light Kingdom, and at the same time, he went with the Minister of Foreign Affairs A
Prior, Minister of Propaganda Carol, as well as Sixth Corps Commander Sicrus and Seventh Corps Commander Luden Doyle, the hateful King Banner V ignored the repeated warnings of our Black Dragon Empire and insisted on accepting these gangs of rebellious officials.
, it seems to me that he wants to build up the power of the Steve family and use them to contain the empire in order to avenge the deep hatred between our two countries many years ago."
Heisuo was touched and suddenly asked: "Does Your Majesty want the general to lead his troops to attack the Kingdom of Holy Light and capture the treasonous remnants of the Steve family?"
Emperor Paul shook his head slightly and replied with a smile: "No! The war between us and the Orcs is not over yet, and there is no extra strength to support the two-front battle, so now we can only watch the Steve family lingering.
Attached to the protection of Banna V."
Heisuo looked confused and asked even more confusedly: "Your Majesty is not summoning the general to send troops to fight, so what more important things need to be discussed with the general?"
Emperor Paul's eyes flickered, he changed the topic, and asked: "You already know about Milodil becoming the Prime Minister of the Empire, right?"
Heisuo nodded lightly and answered truthfully: "The general already knows. I just learned some recent news from Miss Shirley, so I also know that Lord Milo has ascended to the throne of Prime Minister, and that together with Marshal McGarrett
It’s a matter of becoming His Majesty’s right-hand man!”
Emperor Paul said "hmm" and said coldly with a strange expression: "Do you know why I favored the Tracy family while deliberately letting the Steve family develop as it pleased?"
While secretly trying to figure out Emperor Paul's thoughts, Heisuo answered cautiously: "I think His Majesty is deliberately maintaining a balance and hopes to use the power of the Steve family to restrain the Tracy family!"
"You are very smart!" Emperor Paul laughed and nodded without hesitation: "That's right! The way of an emperor is to control the overall situation and maintain balance, so no matter how great the contributions of the Tracy family are, I will not
Let their family take charge of the overall situation and have all the power! I summoned you back today urgently. In fact, I have no special intention. I just hope that you can replace the role of the Steve family and become another person in my hands to contain the Tracy family.
A new force!"
Heisuo was stunned for a moment, and was confused for a moment. He didn't dare to answer casually anymore. Emperor Paul called him back urgently. It turned out that he just wanted to support him to replace the previous Steve family, but he had always been attached to Milo.
How could Dill's subordinates, who had a low position and a low profile, compete head-on with the powerful Tracy family! Thinking of this, Heisuo hesitated and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty! The general is young, has little talent and little knowledge, and does not have any
Prestige, I’m afraid it’s difficult for me to be qualified for this arduous task and become a powerful chess piece in His Majesty’s hands! Please also ask Your Majesty to find another good future to solve problems and become an emerging force that restricts the Tracy family!”
When Emperor Paul saw that Hesso was unwilling to confront the Tracy family head-on, he pretended to be angry and lowered his face and said: "Ai Qing, do you have no confidence in yourself, or do you want to continue to rely on Milodil and stand by the Tracy family?"
What about the other side? What’s the big deal if you have a humble position and no prestige? When I inherited the position of emperor and led the entire Black Dragon Empire, wasn’t I as young and energetic as you?"
Heisuo smiled bitterly, and finally realized the profound meaning of the sentence that the emperor's orders cannot be violated. In his long-term plan, although he had considered turning against the Tracy family and becoming a hostile party, with his current strength
He said that it was not enough to challenge the Tracy family, which was superior to him in terms of power, military strength, and financial resources. Emperor Paul obviously saw Heisuo's concerns. He quickly changed his expression and continued to use coercion and inducement.
He comforted Hesuo and said, "You don't have to be afraid! As long as I'm taking care of you from behind, neither Milodil nor McGarrett can do anything to you! You just need to guard against their secret tricks and assassination."
It's enough to murder you. Tomorrow I will issue a decree openly and honestly, appointing you as the new minister of the central government. In this way, your position will be second only to McGarrett and Milodil, enough to form an influence on them in the court.
Contain the power!"
Heisuo wanted to continue to speak out against it, but he knew that Emperor Paul would not give him any chance. This emperor who liked to cultivate two forces and used his subordinates to restrain each other to maintain balance seemed to have made up his mind and would not allow him to do it again.
Looking for any excuse to refuse, Heisuo thought about this, thinking that he would not die, and saluted and said: "Since His Majesty must appoint the last general to take the important position, then the last general will not dare to shirk and can only accept the order! But the last general's
There is almost no one around me, so I hope your majesty can be considerate and send me some useful people to assist me."
"Of course!" Emperor Paul said with a very happy smile when he heard Hesso agreed: "After you become the Minister of the Central Government, Alistair and his spies should be under your command, and I will also dispatch a part of the city defense army.
Come to your account and merge with your original Second Corps to form a new Black Dragon Guards, and together we will protect you from the persecution of the Tracy family."
When Heisuo heard this, he finally felt a lot more at ease. He remembered Stuart, the leader of the Fifth Corps, another spy in the north who had revealed his identity to him. He took the opportunity to ask Emperor Paul for help and said: "Your Majesty! The Steve family
After defecting, the Tracy family still occupies an absolutely dominant position among the ten major corps. The general hopes that your majesty will hand over the fifth corps and the ninth corps to my command, so that they can be contained in the army.
The Tracy family no longer dares to take credit and be arrogant, and have the idea of disobeying His Majesty."
Emperor Paul thought for a while and then said in deep thought: "The Fifth Corps and the Ninth Corps are currently following McGarrett to fight back against the Orcs. It is okay to hand them over to your command after they return to the court, but you must remember
Live - I can give you supreme rights, and I can take them back at any time, but you must not use any crooked ideas and go down the dead end of Steve Cole!"
"I don't dare!" Heisuo pretended to be afraid and knelt down on his knees, and swore with tears of gratitude: "Your Majesty is the destined emperor, and you are kind to your parents, how can you dare to think so recklessly?
, to offend His Majesty's dragon scales! From now on, Heisuo's life will only live for Your Majesty. Whenever Your Majesty wants to take Heisuo's life, please just ask, and the general will definitely take off his necklace without hesitation.
Take the person’s head and deliver it to His Majesty the Emperor with your own hands!”
Hesuo's oath was so impassioned and touching that Emperor Paul was really elated by his deception. He laughed with great satisfaction and said: "How can I be willing to take your beloved's life? As long as you are loyal to me, the future will be yours."
There will definitely be a place for you in the Black Dragon Empire! Your senior brother Bennett is also one of my most trusted subordinates. With the help of you two senior brothers in the future, my throne will definitely be solid and unshakable!"
"Your Majesty, His Majesty!" Heisuo bowed his head repeatedly regardless of the pain. He perfectly concealed his dark side and gained the trust and favor of Emperor Paul. If we put aside the worries of being hostile to the Tracy family, he would be promoted continuously.
Several levels, the honor of becoming one of the three giants of the Black Dragon Empire is indeed exciting and worthy of celebration! Such brilliant results can be achieved in just one year, even Heisuo himself can't imagine it.
, it’s hard to believe that all this is not a dream!
After bidding farewell to Emperor Paul and leaving the royal fortress, Heisuo walked out of the door with an uneasy mood and came to Tracy Shirley, who was still waiting for him. Now, this beautiful girl who gradually made him feel heartbeat was already here.
It became another stumbling block that troubled me and prevented me from officially going against the Tracy family.
"How is it? Has Emperor Paul forgive you?" Tracy Shirley's cheeks were full of care. Her admiration for Hesso was indeed from the heart and unquestionable! But in this way,
The trouble in Heisuo's heart has become more serious. It is difficult for any young man with normal behavior to resist Tracy Shirley's love, not to mention that this girl has nothing to ask for herself and is dedicated to giving!
"I have very important news, and I must inform you in advance!" After careful consideration, Hesso decided to tell Tracy Shirley first about Emperor Paul's appointment as Minister of the Central Government, because he knew that Special
Tracy Shirley's position is very important. Only with the support of Tracy Shirley can she be unafraid of Merodil and the Tracy family and make herself invincible forever.
Seeing Hesso's serious expression and heavy tone, Tracy Shirley asked strangely: "What happened? Do you have any important news to tell me? Could it be that Emperor Paul doesn't want to interfere with my brother?
Didn't they protect you?"
"That's not true!" Heisuo shook his head slightly and replied with a straight face: "The thing is exactly the opposite of what you imagined. Not only did Emperor Paul forgive my crimes, but he also appointed me as the new minister of the central government, which is the same as yours.
The two brothers stand side by side in the court!"
Tracy Shirley was slightly startled when she heard this, then she looked happy and said with a happy smile: "This is a great thing! I want to congratulate you for leveling up several levels. Your dream has come true! Why do you look so ugly?
?Does becoming a high official still not satisfy you? Are you happy?"
Facing the simple-minded Tracy Shirley, Heisuo felt a bit dumbfounded. He sighed and explained patiently: "Do you think that after I take over the central government and take away half of your brother's rights, he will
Are you happy? I used to be just an insignificant person, relying on your brother and the big tree of the Tracy family, but now my position is on par with your two brothers, and I directly take orders from Emperor Paul. Think about it carefully.
Just for a moment - will Lord Milo still be as unhostile to me as before and allow me to threaten his and the Tracy family's status?"
