Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 284 The Emperor Has Decided

His Majesty the Emperor obviously wasn't expecting the young lord's response, so he waved his hand casually, motioning for Xia Houyan to sit down.

He was obviously in the living room of his own home, yet others calmly told him what to do, as if His Majesty the emperor was the head of the family and Xiahou officials were visitors—this is the first time this strange situation has appeared since time travel, Xiahouyan Although I was a little upset, I obediently opened an armchair and sat down upright:
There is no way, four royal guards who are covered in heavy armor and reveal violent elements everywhere are watching...

Xia Houyan now understands why his dream of assassinating Bo Langsha, the supreme emperor of the empire, has received unanimous opposition from the family members:
Even if His Majesty the Emperor visited Igor's mansion in private, he would bring four domineering royal guards with him, and there were still a bunch of soldier mages standing outside the door...

To kill His Majesty the Emperor face to face with one person's strength, the difficulty is probably no less than that of choking an extra-large high-level dragon with bare hands.

After Xia Houyan took his seat, His Majesty the Emperor also slowly sat down on the main seat in the living room with the support of his attendants.

The lord was upset again.

In fact, according to noble etiquette, it is already a great honor for the emperor of the empire to visit Igor’s mansion in person (especially considering that this dilapidated house has also served as a haunted house for a while). The noble lord, I am afraid that even his own mother is willing to donate.

However, the official Xiahou is a time-traveler from the earth, full of the proletarian teachings of "there has never been a savior, nor does he rely on the gods and emperors". Those etiquette educations are all forgotten;

At this moment, the head of the living room was brutally NTRed by His Majesty the Emperor, and the lord who witnessed the resurgence of the feudal mist only regretted that he was not Sun Dasheng, without a powerful stick, and could not yell out the sentence "The head seat takes turns, come to my house next year" .

His Majesty Basil III, who would have thought of the rogue proletarian in front of him, has already made several detours in his heart;

After taking his seat, the emperor turned his head slightly, looked at the portrait of Vincent Igor again, and then showed a complicated wry smile, and said to Lord Shuangfengling:

"Your father was a good man, and I think of him all the time these days."

Xia Houyan said dryly:
"Honorable Majesty Basil, I can fully understand."

Maybe it's because he spends too much time with Bob, but the sour yin and yang aura in Xia Houyan's words was still not concealed after all, and even caused the four royal guards next to him to shrug their shoulders uncomfortably and make a sound of metal rubbing :

No matter what, His Majesty's words still seem too hypocritical...

Everyone in the empire knows that the former Duke of Eagle's Rest, Vincent Igor, was beheaded by His Majesty the Emperor himself?
Now, His Majesty actually said to Elliot Igor, who was orphaned by himself, that Vincent was "a good man" and "think of him often"?
Even in the eyes of His Majesty's personal guards, these words are too flawed...

His Majesty Basil obviously also noticed Jahouyan's eccentricity and the restlessness of the royal guards;

But what made Xia Houyan look at him differently was that His Majesty did not get angry or blush, but shook his head slowly, and said with a kind smile:

"Son, you are dissatisfied with me in your heart, I can understand... Well, about your father, I can only say... Sometimes, we just do things against our will, which is determined by our position—— When you're older, you'll understand."

"So did my father really rebel?" Xia Houyan asked calmly.

The royal guards squirmed uneasily again.

"Yes." His Majesty Basil looked directly into Xia Houyan's eyes with penetrating eyes, "Son, do you want to get any other answers from me?"

Xia Houyan raised his eyebrows, shrugged indifferently and said:
"No. That's a good enough answer for me, at least for now."

Because a cheap old man who died and had no relationship with him fell out with the emperor of the empire, the Xiahou official was not so stupid to that extent.

His Majesty Basil laughed:
"'At present', 'at present'... My child, you are still too young. If you wait until you reach my age, you will know how precious a word 'at present' is... Many times I think, can have 'At present', what a happy thing..."

His Majesty's way of speaking seems to have a tendency to develop into metaphysical discussions, Xia Houyan wisely kept silent:
The experience of two lifetimes told him that talking about philosophy with an old man would never end well.

His Majesty Basil suddenly shook his head in disappointment, but then regained his composure, looked at Lord Shuangfengling, and said with a kind smile:

"My child, 'for now'...'for now', I am very satisfied with you. What happened in Kemal Manor, I have heard from Jose—the reality that I have not been able to leave Master Mephisto so far but you, boy, I know you were a big part of this whole thing."

"This is my responsibility." Xia Houyan said something casually.

Anyway, His Majesty doesn't know that Master Mephisto was actually sent away by him...

For some reason, His Majesty Basil seemed to like the way Lord Frostmaple Ridge responded.His Majesty nodded approvingly and said:

"'Responsibility', son, you are more mature than I imagined, as the shepherd of the people, the whole meaning of nobility lies in this word-and, with all due respect, you seem to be a more mature person than your father Vincent. A man who understands this word better, I apologize again, but I treated your father like that, my poor child, and it was all to take my own responsibility."

"The past, let it go." Xia Houyan really didn't want to entangle too much with his dead ghost father.

His Majesty Basil looked softly at Lord Shuangfengling, and said leisurely:

"I also heard that you have made amazing achievements in the land of the broken soul - I heard the caravans going north talking about the former barbaric, bloody and bandit-ridden land of the broken soul, and now it is returning to the empire Under the jurisdiction of the order... ",

Xia Houyan smacked his lips: "I just did what I could."

Perhaps the caravans passing through the Land of Broken Soul will question whether the major fraud cases that occurred in the rest area of ​​Route 66 can be counted as "order jurisdiction", but these bad things don't bother His Majesty to know up.

His Majesty Basil sighed quietly:
"Alas... the idea of ​​this new form of hunting contest was originally thought up by Master Mephisto, with the intention of optimizing the use of resources, eliminating the scourge of purgatory monsters, and determining the most outstanding territory— —But now it turned out like this, no one expected it, the orcs...these bastards..."

When talking about orcs, His Majesty Basil, who had been sitting weakly and slumped in the chair, suddenly clenched his teeth angrily, his whole body trembled, and an astonishing anger erupted on his face;

But this anger only lasted for half a second, and he turned back into the weak and aging Emperor His Majesty.

"All in all..." His Majesty Basil sighed, and looked at Xiahouyan with a smile again, "...In the current situation, we all have to lick our wounds in sorrow, this hunting competition is no longer suitable for choosing another champion Already... I have informed the court etiquette director to put the diamond laurel crown of this year's champion on Master Mephisto's head and bury him with his body."

Xia Houyan nodded obediently.

Of course, he still didn't understand what was the point of His Majesty the Emperor running over to force him to talk about this.

But His Majesty's next sentence made him open his mouth slightly:

"But, child, I was not willing to bury Master Mephisto with the prize that was originally intended to be awarded to the champion of the hunting competition. I believe the master will also think that treasures are more useful in the hands of the living than in the hands of the dead—so, I My child, for your outstanding performance, I choose to give it to you."

Xia Houyan was genuinely shocked that it was true this time.His Majesty Basil looked at the astonished expression of the young lord with satisfaction, and added with a pleasant face:

"That's what Duke Jose Rivera meant too."

His Majesty Basil raised his hand slightly, and a royal guard brought a long iron box wrapped with chains from outside the house.

The royal guard placed the iron box on the table in front of Xia Houyan and His Majesty the Emperor, then took the key from the attendant to unlock the iron lock, and then carefully lifted the lid of the box for the two of them.

In an instant, the room was filled with light, and the cheeks of the two senior officials of the empire, one old and one young, were all reflected in brilliant golden yellow by the light emanating from the iron box.

Inside the iron box, lying quietly on the red satin cushion, is a golden one-handed ritual sword—the blade doesn’t seem to have a sharp edge, obviously it can’t be used for combat, and the seven-colored sword inlaid on the body and hilt The gemstones added to the splendor of this ritual sword.

His Majesty Basil smiled and said:

"This is the 'Golden Majesty Sword' provided by the Magical Society for the 'St. Now, I will fight for you and for the empire."

Xia Houyan stared blankly at His Majesty the Emperor, and lost his voice again for a moment.

——Because no matter how you say it, Frost Maple Ridge is not worthy of the "Golden Sword of Majesty" that was supposed to be awarded to the champion of the hunting contest!
Even without considering the secret and immoral deeds of the Igor family killing Master Mephisto and framing other territories, the Frost Maple Ridge team, which was late to the battlefield, fought at the Kemal Manor just relying on the well-known superficial skills. The actual contribution made in the world is not even worthy of carrying shoes for other territories!

You know, the hunting teams in the major territories were actually attacked by orc ambushes, and fought fiercely with the terrifying Scarlet Flame Vulture in the fire field of Kemal Manor all night, paying the price of countless mages, knights, and soldiers. Only then won the final tragic victory for the empire!

Even the final solution to the Scarlet Flame Demon Vulture was the "Swan Elegy Wind Blade" summoned by Master Paris, the wind-type magician of Hongsengu!
If Frost Maple Ridge made any contribution during the whole process, it would be to kill a death knight (it was a fucking fake match) and catch a ghost in the empire (it was wrong to catch the wrong person) !

In contrast, although Shuangfengling has made a lot of contributions, the people of Shuangfengling will be so ashamed that they can't sleep at night if they want to defeat the delegations of the major territories that have suffered heavy losses and win the championship reward of this hunting competition. of!

What made Xia Houyan even more vigilant was a classic earth proverb:

There is nothing to be courteous, and it is either a traitor or a thief!

Not long ago, His Majesty Basil, who had just beheaded the lord's father, why did he suddenly show his hospitality at this time and forcibly assign the undistributed championship reward "Golden Sword of Majesty" to Shuangfengling?
What is His Majesty's plan?
Xia Houyan lowered his head and was puzzled. His Majesty Basil thought that the young man was too shy to accept this important gift, so he smiled and sighed:
"Son, this 'Golden Sword of Majesty', you just accept it... This can be regarded as my compensation for your father..."

Having said all this, Xia Houyan definitely had no reason to continue to refuse, so he gritted his teeth and nodded.

So the royal guard took two steps forward and closed the lid of the "Golden Majestic Sword" sword case.

However, the royal guards did not mean to transport the sword box out of the room again, but let it continue to lie on the table. The meaning is also very simple:
From now on, the "Golden Sword of Majesty" will remain in the Igor family.

His Majesty Basil didn't show any pain in his face after sending out such a heavy gift, but looked at Lord Shuangfengling with relief, and said softly:
"Eliott, seeing young people like you in the empire makes me feel more at ease... To be honest, these lords of the empire... well, how many people are really useful? Most of them are It's Netwan who eats things like this...My child, you can hate me for your father's affairs, but this country, the future of mankind, still needs to be guarded by younger generations like you..."

Xia Houyan had a premonition that His Majesty the Emperor was about to get to the point, so he pricked up his ears.

"Have you heard what Jose said about the war in the east?" His Majesty Basil asked.

"Yes. Lord Duke Rivera told me." Xia Houyan said with his head bowed.

"Grimm is really not easy..." His Majesty Basil shook his head, and suddenly mentioned Grand Duke Rosario who was far away in the east, "He has been guarding the Eastern Front for decades, resisting the orcs of the Glorious Federation. Offensive, but also to endure these scolding from the political circle behind... Hmph, those aristocratic wastes who poked Grimm's back because of defeat in the war, how could they know that it was Grim Rosario who was doing it for them? Hold up the sky above your head..."

Xia Houyan nodded silently without interrupting.

Due to the appearance of the 'Ice Demon Mammoth', the war situation in the Eastern Territory can hardly be described as a defeat, but can only be described as a rout-under such circumstances, the pressure on the shoulders of the Supreme Emperor of the Empire is of course unbearable for life.

His Majesty Basil sighed wearily again, and said softly:
"Son, you're a smart man, I'll just say it straight - I want you to help Grimm in the war in the East."

"You want me to go to the east to help Grand Duke Rosario fight the orcs?" Xia Houyan was taken aback, and the urge to kill the king came to his heart again.

Unexpectedly, His Majesty Basil smiled and shook his head:

"Yes, but it's not... It's better to say, I want you to protect the land of your Igor family's soul-breaking for the empire!"

(End of this chapter)