Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 340 The Leading Party Never Misses

Rogge, the president of the "New Boston" Chamber of Commerce, fully interpreted the political consciousness of the top businessman in just half a minute when he met the Duke of Frost Maple Ridge:
The fat businessman had just appeared in the sight of Xia Houyan and several southern lords, and his chubby body exploded with speed and agility that far surpassed his appearance—Rogge took a stride, and instantly surpassed the following The aristocratic son next to him rushed to the stunned noble lords like an out-of-control electric car, fell to the ground with a "plop", went deep into the grassroots, and then began to bow his head like the craziest idiot. boots.

That is to say, Eldridge, who was temporarily serving as the lord's guard, saw the opportunity quickly, and hurriedly pulled President Rogge up from the ground, otherwise this fellow would obviously shout long live for Shuangfengling in front of all the lords of the southern border ...

Count Dimitri, Marquis Moby Dicko, and other southern lords were stunned by Chairman Rogge's behavior, only the old bald mayor snorted disdainfully:

How could the bald-headed mayor in charge of the town of Rock Creek not know Rogge, a local unscrupulous businessman who got rich in a short period of time, and how could he not know who is behind the rise of the "New Boston" chamber of commerce?

The balding old mayor looked down at President Rogge, who was dressed in fine clothes, with contempt, and he had already cursed her brazenness hundreds of times in his heart——

In the eyes of the old mayor, even if you earn so much bad money, you can't change the inferiority of your soul by being servile to a noble lord who is younger than his son!

——Having said that, the old mayor looked at Rogge, and for some reason, there was a hint of jealousy that couldn't be concealed.

"Get up! Speak up! The lords of the empire are all here!" Xia Houyan also scolded angrily, raised his leg and kicked President Rogge.

It was only then that Rogge noticed a group of southern officials next to him.

The president of the dignified "New Boston" Chamber of Commerce is also very humane - President Rogge first nodded and bowed to the lords one by one to salute, then took out a few golden diamond rings from his arms, and gave them to each of them. A right as a meeting gift.

In fact, none of the imperial lords who can occupy one side of the southern border is really a landowner with no money left. A small ring is not considered a valuable item to them;
However, the nobles who had a bad first impression of Chairman Rogge just now because of his shameless face, the hesitation on their faces dissipated a lot after he gave this gift.

After this somewhat cumbersome meeting ceremony was completed, Xia Houyan lifted his boots and kicked Rogge again:
"We just got to know the situation in the city with the mayor, you know it too, right?"

"I know! I know!" President Rogge said impatiently, "Houston Grand Duke... That old bastard, with a bunch of elite soldiers, locked himself in the castle of Rock Creek City!"

"It's not necessarily that the Duke of Houston did it himself." Marquis Moby Dico frowned worriedly, "According to Mr. Mayor, the Duke of Houston hasn't shown up these days, and all the affairs are done by that so-called 'black priest'." …To be honest, we still don’t know anything about the grand duke’s personal safety and whether he is controlled by that black priest…”

"So the key now is to find a way to enter Rock Creek Castle." Earl Dimitri said in a deep voice, "But it is inconvenient for the army to enter the city, and a strong attack cannot guarantee the safety of the Duke of Houston. Things are really difficult..."

In fact, Xia Houyan felt that it would be over if he directly used high-level magic to storm the castle. As for that old thief, the Duke of Houston, it doesn't matter if he dies.

However, other southern aristocrats certainly did not see it that way.

Even with the identification of the "orc necromancer" master Ner'zhul (pseudo), whether the Grand Duke of Houston is really treason is a big matter, and more evidence and formal trials are needed;
What's more, the "Crown Act" strictly prohibits the imperial nobles from going to war without permission-although the siege of Rock Creek City is under the banner of justice on the side of the Qing Dynasty and killing the country's thieves, if I accidentally drive the Duke of Houston to death, I will be a barbarian If Shuangfengling can stay out of the matter, other southern nobles will also face a lot of legal problems.

——After all, the purpose of this coalition has never been to "kill the Duke of Houston", but to "arrest the Duke of Houston".

Several nobles were still thinking hard, but Rogge raised his hands happily.

"What's wrong?" Xia Houyan squinted at President Rogge.

——Imperialist entrepreneurs usually look at their colonial compradors with the same eyes.

"I knew that you and all the honorable adults were worrying about this matter!" President Rogge patted his chest and said, "If you want to attack Rock Creek Castle without bloodshed, I have a way here." !"

Several noble lords looked at each other.

"Let's talk." Count Dimitri said without interest.

In fact, no one believes that a mere pig-headed merchant can really come up with some clever plans to attack the castle of Rock Creek City-but for the sake of the Igor family, Rogge still needs to listen to his suggestions.

President Rogge waved his hands cheerfully as if he didn't see the distrust of the lords:
"Actually, it's not the way I came up with, but this... come, come quickly, my dear little Lord Leon!"

The president of the chamber of commerce waved exaggeratedly, and called the noble son who had come outside the city with him to his side.

This guy is wearing an aristocratic waist-cut tuxedo, with a thin body and a dull complexion. He is weak in every move, sick like a Xizisheng three points, and a pair of dark circles under his eyes that look like a Chinese national treasure. He looks like a drunk. The dandy waste that hollows out the body.

The aristocrats originally thought that this kidney deficiency was the heir of a local baron or viscount who had no right of inheritance, or maybe President Rogge’s friends, and they didn’t pay much attention to it—it was either the governor, the duke, or the marquis or earl. , will definitely not make a fuss when seeing an aristocratic attire like an uninformed commoner.

However, as soon as Chairman Rogge opened his mouth to introduce, he scared everyone to death:
"My lords, please allow me to introduce—this is the honorable Lord Leon Houston Jr., who is the distant nephew of the Duke of Houston—"

"Leon?!!! Little Leon?!" Earl Dimitri screamed in a scream that would only happen if someone stuck a hand in his crotch, "Leon Houston! Why are you here?!"

Xia Houyan also opened his mouth wide, and stared at this son foolishly for a long time.

Leon Houston, this is a name that is not very unfamiliar to the southern princes.

The Grand Duke of Houston has no children and is old and frail. The succession of the Grand Duchy of Houston, a giant in the south, has always been on the heartstrings of all southerners;
All along, according to the law of imperial succession, the first heir to the title of Duke of Houston is none other than Leon Houston, the distant nephew of the Duke of Houston.

Lyon and his father belonged to a relatively declining branch of the ancient Houston family, but because of the potential succession to the Grand Duchy, the Lyon family received investment from many political opportunists, lived a life of debauchery in the imperial capital, and waited One day the Grand Duke of Houston burps his fart and catches a cold, and he will be able to take Rock Creek City and the entire Grand Duchy into his pocket.

The fuse of the civil turmoil in Rock Creek City a year ago was also when the news that Grand Duke Houston was seriously ill, Leon Houston rushed from the Imperial Capital to Rock Brook City non-stop under the urging of the speculators in the Imperial Capital. , so that after the uncle goes to see the Holy Spirit, the inheritance of the title can be determined at the first time;
Unexpectedly, the chief aide of the Duke of Houston, Mr. Hollenfein, a well-known lawyer in the south, has long coveted the huge wealth of Rock Creek City, and Leon's sudden arrival undoubtedly broke Hollenfein's dream of spring and autumn.

This is how the civil strife happened: In order to fight for the power of Rock Creek City after the death of the Grand Duke, Holenfein first tried to forge the Grand Duke’s suicide note, and then he went on and on, trying to poison the Grand Duke...

After Hollenveen's conspiracy was exposed, a bloody battle in the city was launched between his supporters, the Grand Duke's cronies, and politicians who supported Lyon's immediate succession to the title. The chaos in the city demanded that the Governor of the Empire, Count Dimitri, come forward to control the situation, thus joining the battle group as the fourth party.

Although this unprecedented civil strife ended hastily with the tragic victory of the Grand Duke's side and the beheading of Hollenfein, it undoubtedly seriously dampened the vitality of the Grand Duchy of Houston, and finally made Rock Creek, the capital of the South's most benevolent, begin to close its doors and lick its doors. Wound;
As the core figure of this civil turmoil, Leon Houston disappeared after the civil turmoil ended. Some people said that he had left the south to avoid disaster, others said that he had been secretly imprisoned by the Grand Duke, and some even said that Hollenveen was not dead. Instead, he kidnapped Leon and fled to the Glorious Federation...

All in all, no one of the nobles in the south would have thought that Leon Houston would appear at the gate of Rock Creek so majestically at this very moment!
"Lyon!" Earl Dimitri was undoubtedly the most concerned about the situation in the south, he rushed forward and asked impatiently, "Why are you here? Where have you been this year?!"

Facing the surprised and inexplicable big shots, Leon Houston scratched his head shyly:

"That... At that time, after Mr. Hollenveen was beheaded, uncle... Your Excellency the Grand Duke of Houston has been looking for me. The situation in the city is too dangerous..."

Xia Houyan was keenly aware that the word "find" used by little Leon was undoubtedly a bit too polite.

At that time, there was a civil strife in Rock Creek City, and the Duke of Houston's life and title were almost lost. As for Leon Houston, a distant nephew who coveted Rock Creek City, the Duke of Houston might just follow the old style and send mercenary assassins to hunt him down. ...

Leon Houston continued weakly:
"I tried to hide in the city for half a year, and probably couldn't hide at the beginning of this year, so I had to find a way to escape from the city, but I had no way - fortunately, someone introduced me to this guy from the 'New Boston' chamber of commerce. President Rogge... I escaped from the sky under the arrangement of President Rogge when I disguised myself and left the city."

The southern nobles looked at Rogge in unison, obviously they didn't expect that this unattractive fat man would have such a great ability.

Only Xia Houyan rolled his eyes: Rogge is usually smuggling goods to the Land of Soul Breaker, but this time he changed to smuggling a living person out of the city.

President Rogge took over the conversation and said with a smile:

"Master Igor, this matter is too sensitive. I was afraid that Dongyongge would be intercepted, so I didn't dare to tell you in the letter-after the civil strife in Rock Creek City ended, those who supported His Excellency Little Leon...uh...' People with lofty ideals', many of them were murdered by that old thief in Houston, Your Excellency Little Leon really can't go back to the imperial capital..."

The southern nobles gave a few perfunctory "oh", but they were all clear about the situation at that time:

Leon Houston returned to Rock Creek City to compete for the title, which was a decision made with the support of those political speculators in the imperial capital;

Similarly, during that civil strife, the soldiers and horses supporting Leon Houston's succession must also be the hands of those speculators;

As a result, I never expected that the Grand Duke of Houston was not only old and immortal, but also had the last laugh in the civil strife. The supporters of Leon Houston were wiped out--this group of political speculators can be regarded as a disaster. In order to cover up their conspiracy, They will definitely find a way to silence Leon, the sinner who failed in the operation, so as to avoid future troubles!
At that time, Leon Houston was not only going to be arrested by Rock Creek City, but he couldn't even go back to the imperial capital. He belonged to a real lost dog...

President Rogge continued:
"At that time, Your Excellency Little Leon asked me to find him a hiding place... I, ahem, felt that Your Excellency Little Leon was really too pitiful. For the sake of the benevolent Supreme Holy Spirit, I couldn't hold back and gave him money." A helping hand..."

Although Chairman Rogge spoke noble words, none of the southern nobles would believe his mother.

Everyone knows that at that time, it was obviously Rogge, an old and cunning guy, who felt that Leon Houston, the heir of the Grand Duchy, was a political capital that could be used, so he extended a helping hand!

President Rogge said:
"At that time, I entrusted you, Mr. Igor, with the help of Earl Joyce Hallardine, who had just inherited the title, and asked Mr. Leon to stay in the Basil Manor in Springleaf Town under his name for a while, and then Recently, Your Excellency Little Leon secretly returned to Rock Creek City..."

Chairman Rogge suddenly looked a little embarrassed, stepped forward two steps, leaned into Xia Houyan's ear and said:
"In order to relieve him, I sent a girl from a local brothel to the country of Halladayn, but the little bastard fell in love with him after a night's sleep, and followed that little hoof back to Rock Creek City... ..."

The smile on Xia Houyan's face stiffened immediately.

After explaining the secret to the boss, Chairman Rogge cleared his throat and resumed speaking loudly to everyone:

"Master Igor, my lords... The reason why I brought the respected Lord Leon Houston here is precisely because he knew a secret passage leading to the interior of the Castle of Rock Creek City - at that time, he passed through this It was only through a secret passage that he escaped the pursuit of the Duke of Houston!"

(End of this chapter)