Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 246 Bob's Mouth Is Like a Killing Knife
It was midnight that day.

Ever since he left the festooned Isa Sandria's mansion and returned to the study of Igor's mansion in desperation, Xia Houyan slumped in the armchair, full of heavy fatigue and powerlessness, helpless. Angry as hell.

The servants under Mr. Bart Black, the old housekeeper, cautiously distanced themselves from the lord who was written all over his body while tidying up the study;
As for Clement and Alice, the old fellows of Frost Maple Ridge, it is even more obvious at a glance that the lord's siblings must have suffered a lot at Countess Isa Sandria's banquet—no, just Even Miss Katerina, who was usually very gentle and friendly to her servants, rudely refused the maid's proposal to serve her in the bath, and went directly to her room to sleep.

As for the official Xiahou, who was slumped in the armchair in the study, he still has lingering fears:
If he hadn't run fast at that time, he would have been blocked by Isa Sandria's young suitors who were filled with righteous indignation at the entrance of the banquet hall and had a duel. In this way, he would become one of the few people in history who just arrived in the imperial capital. He is a well-known figure who "fights hotly" with a large number of local nobles.

Of course, the small calculation of the Igor family's termination of the engagement with Isa Sandria was completely in vain:
After a banquet, the only result was that the entire emperor knew that Isa Sandria was Eliot Igor's fiancée, and Lord Frost Maple Ridge was a heartless man who did not abide by male virtues.

The old butler, Mr. Black, looked at the depressed lord, shrunk in the armchair and drank five or six glasses of red wine. Finally, he couldn't stand it any longer.

Xia Houyan glanced at the old housekeeper with a wry smile, shrank in the armchair and shook his head.

Probably to divert the lord's attention, Mr. Black held the wine bottle under his arm, and while handing the lord a hot towel to wipe his face, he reported solemnly:

"Master, during the time you went to the banquet, Charlie and the others have redeemed our family's old piano from the Griffin District - so at least the banquet hall has been completely restored to its original state. Tomorrow I am going to start decorating the guest room , and the other thing is to hire some gardeners to take care of the garden... Do you have any favorite plants?"

"Is it possible to plant the vines like those in the Soul Breaking Ground here?" The lord muttered, and then waved his hands irritably, "Forget it, forget it, you can decide for yourself, I won't interfere..."

The old butler bowed respectfully.

Since the liberation of Igor's old house, Mr. Bart Black has been leading his servants to redecorate this haunted mansion, trying to restore the luxurious scene of the Igor family's heyday.

As of the night when the lord went to Sandria's house for the banquet, the old butler had already recruited a large number of hard-working former mansion employees——this group of maids, servants, and handymen. After being sentenced, he was treated coldly, and most of them found a short-term position in some wealthy businessmen;
As soon as they heard that the Igor Family Returning Group had entered the imperial capital, these old guys immediately turned to the bright with joy: For the vast majority of imperial citizens, working for noble lords is always a more popular option than serving upstarts.

It was also thanks to the efforts of these old employees that the ghostly Igor family mansion soon regained its vitality and became resplendent.

Not only the exterior walls of the mansion have been repainted and repaired, but the interior central hall and several master bedrooms have also been successfully reversed by ten years and become suitable for human habitation.

Originally, these master bedrooms were for the relatives of the Igor family to live in, but since the rebellion, this ancient wealthy family in the western region has long since withered, so they were all assigned to Master Laurie, Clay High-level family members like Mente live here temporarily.

In addition, with the restoration of a series of rooms such as the kitchen, warehouse, bathroom, library, and living room, the former headquarters of Eagle's Rest in the imperial capital has restarted its operation like a precision instrument;

For example, the study room Xia Houyan is currently in was just cleaned up by the old housekeeper today, and it was quickly used by the higher-ups of the territory as a temporary meeting room for handling affairs in the imperial capital.

Watching Mr. Bart Black leave with the wine bottle in his hands, Master Laurie took two steps forward without losing the opportunity, and placed a stack of letter papers on the desk in front of the lord.

"What is this?" Xia Houyan raised his eyes wearily, and looked at his chief mage.

"This is a letter from Frost Maple Ridge, sent by winter swarming pigeons. It is about the operation of the territory after we leave." Captain Cousins, who was sitting on the sofa smoking a cigar, replaced Master Laurie He replied, "These letters have already arrived in the imperial capital, and they have been kept at the post office in the Unicorn District. Didn't I go to the tax department to check the tax again today, and I happened to be on the way, so I helped you get it back."

"Send a letter to Mayor Joel and the others, and if you write another letter, don't let the pigeons send the letter to the post office—the pigeon cage on the roof of the house has been repaired, just send it home." Xia Hou Yan squeezed the space between his eyebrows, "Speaking of... how about the tax?"

"There are a few bastards in the tax department who want to mess with us, and I found an acquaintance to settle it!" Knight Commander Cousins ​​patted his chest proudly, "Now our taxes in Shuangfengling have been fully paid, just wait The imperial court has made a schedule so that you can meet His Majesty the Emperor and be granted a title."

Hearing some good news at last, the senior official Xiahou nodded in pain, reached out to fetch the stack of letter papers on the table, and pinched the thickness:
"Have you seen it? Is there any important news?"

"I've read it. Don't read too many letters. In fact, there is nothing important. You also know Mayor Joel, who likes to chatter when he is old..." Master Laurie did not have the spirit of solidarity and mutual assistance among the elderly. , pouted and hurt Mayor Joel, "When the civil court opened before, he put on a wig and pretended to be a judge, and told you a lot of bitterness, and then the process of cleaning up the wilderness bandits and other trivial matters... ..."

"How's the robber in the wilderness? Didn't cause any trouble?" Xia Houyan asked absently, flipping through the letter paper with his hands.

"It's over." Master Laurie solemnly pronounced the doomsday for this group of enemies of the people, "After the pioneer army pulled out the stronghold, these bandits were already half dead, not to mention the fact that there are still southern troops training soldiers on the wasteland from time to time... You just wait, once the peak trade season is over, one winter will be enough to starve all the little thieves left on the wasteland to death!"

Xia Houyan rubbed his eyes:
"You write to Mayor Joel to tell Mayor Joel that extermination of bandits requires strategy, and the combination of carrots and sticks... If there are remaining bandits who are willing to surrender and accept reform, then we, Shuangfengling, can also let them go. Is there a way out for them—if you don’t go to Dongbingku to write novels, it’s still a labor force! Don’t think about killing bandits all day long, the vast land is so clean, after all, we, Shuangfengling, are not some devil..."

"You can tell Karen Lepage about this." Master Laurie shrugged his shoulders with a swollen face, "Mayor Joel mentioned it in his letter, saying that this human-devil bastard brought his Luna Village with him every day." Little brother, I've almost killed the west side of the wilderness several times - if this continues, the "Shuangfengling Bandit Suppression Corps" in Yueshen Village will have to do nothing to cancel the establishment."

"It doesn't matter." Xia Houyan twitched his lips, "The big deal is that the Moon God Village will be recruited and Karen will be an instructor in the Pioneer Army."

Cavalier Commander Cousins ​​exhaled a puff of smoke rings, thinking that Lord Lord, you are really good at enslaving undead creatures.

"If Karen Le Pegg wants to live in Phoenix TV, no one has any objections. Just take care of your sister so that she won't be stolen." Master Laurie's nature is fully exposed in this vulgar joke and Ya's wretched smile, "In addition That is, Chief Tanaka Bloodfang brought a group of Enziai troll refugees to Phoenix Terrace last weekend—with your handwritten letter, nothing happened. Mayor Joel sent these trolls Sent to settle down in Shuangfeng Forest."

"Good." Xia Houyan picked out the letter from Mayor Joel about the arrival of the troll tribe, and simply scanned it, "Tell Mayor Joel that these forest trolls are rare medical talents and gardening talents. Be friendly, and greet each other more on weekdays - I have always hoped to build a territory of 'racial unity'. Now there are humans, undead, and trolls in the territory, and there will be elf mages in the future, so there must be no racial discrimination shit like that."

Cavalier Commander Cousins ​​smiled:
"There are two kinds of people I hate the most in my life, one is racist people, and the other is stupid orcs."

Xia Houyan gave Knight Lily a hard look.

"Just kidding, just kidding..." Knight Commander Cousins ​​raised his hands innocently, and then said seriously, "Also, my lord, there is one more thing—didn't you ask old Bart Black to find the leader of the Thin Burial Sect in the imperial capital? Well... everyone has been contacted, tomorrow the leader of the cult will come to visit you!"

As soon as he heard that the leader of the cult was about to visit, the lord of Shuangfengling, who had been beaten down by his fiancée, suddenly sat up in a dying state of shock, and a jerk bounced off his chair.

The Lord Lord's "religious enthusiasm" made Master Laurie amazed.

"Who is this leader of the Bobu sect in the imperial capital...?" Xia Houyan asked with great interest.

"According to Old Bart, he is a businessman." Cousins ​​scratched his bald head, "Did you see the signboard of the 'Shador' Chamber of Commerce when you passed the Griffin District? The leader of the Thin Burial Sect in the imperial capital seems to be The president of the 'Shador' Chamber of Commerce."

"Sure!" Xia Houyan exclaimed, "The president of the dignified chamber of commerce is secretly a regional cadre of the Bobu sect?"

"How many clean asses do business these days?" Captain Cousins ​​snorted, "Wait for the future to make a list!"

"Don't be so extreme..." Xia Houyan smiled wryly, "We, Shuangfengling, are in the stage of starting a business after all, so we should try our best to unite all the forces that can be united..."

As for the object of solidarity that the lord lord refers to, whether it is a "rich businessman" or a "cult leader", only God knows.

……

At noon the next day, Leo Shador, the president of the "Shador" Chamber of Commerce, came to Igor's mansion.

Although the Shador Chamber of Commerce, which is mainly engaged in cloth, ceramics and stone materials, can be regarded as an astonishingly large business giant in the capital, Gyeonggi, and its comprehensive strength can rank among the top ten of the major chambers of commerce, but Chairman Leo Shador Still be courteous when visiting Igor's mansion.

Along with Chairman Leo Shador came to the banks of the Hadrian River, there are three whole boxes of exquisite and luxurious ceramic vessels, six or seven sets of noble dresses tailored for the Igor family, and five necks. An elf slave girl chained to an iron band.

These are just meeting gifts given to the Igor family by the "Shador" Chamber of Commerce.

In the empire, although there are many wealthy businessmen, they often can only nod and bow to the noble lords, trying their best to flatter:

No way, the aristocrats who hold military strength, government orders, and management power are naturally the patron saints and big bosses of these businessmen. If the relationship with the local lords becomes stagnant, no matter how big the chamber of commerce is, it can only go and eat dirt.

However, the old nest of the Shador Chamber of Commerce has always been the imperial capital, and it has nothing to do with the Igor family who live in the wasteland of the Soul Breaking Land. In this case, President Leo Shador still gave Lord Shuangfengling sent such a big gift, which can only be attributed to his extraordinary generosity and wealth.

However, during the process of sitting down and communicating with the chubby president of the chamber of commerce, Xia Houyan found a problem embarrassingly:
When the old butler Bart Black wrote to invite President Shador to come here as a guest, he didn’t seem to mention their cult status, which had actually been exposed to the lord—in view of the sensitivity of the Thin Burial Sect, at the time of possible interception The evasion in the letter is of course excusable;
But this also led to President Leo Shador seeming to attribute the reason for this visit to the fact that the Lord of Frost Maple Ridge wanted to talk to him about business—during the luncheon, President Shador kept I'm trying my best to find out what lucrative specialties are there on the land of cracking souls.

It took Xia Houyan a lot of perseverance to resist not answering "fiction".

As the atmosphere of the luncheon became more and more heated, it seemed that it became more and more difficult to ask about the "Thin Burial Sect": the two parties couldn't have a good time, and you suddenly publicly accused the other party of being a cultist, right?

The lord originally wanted to find Mr. Black, let him have a private chat with President Shador, and get a vaccination on the topic of cults first, but when he rolled his eyes, he saw that he was accompanying him to the banquet and was concentrating on Comrade Bob Brook, the Frost Maple Ridge diplomat who deals with Steak.

Xia Houyan quickly winked at Bob.

The clever Bob Brook understood immediately, found a suitable space, and said slowly:

"Dear President Leo Shador, your chamber of commerce is really doing well!"

Suddenly being flattered by someone, President Shador smiled and wanted to answer, but he didn't notice at all that when the fat black man opposite opened his mouth, almost all the senior Igor executives at the table swallowed in unison.

(End of this chapter)