Riding and Slashing

Chapter 282
Lord Malbert...

The movie star didn't show anything suspicious, but Li Ang intuitively believed that there was a high probability that it was him.

Because, only if Malbert is the head of the Twilight Knights, all this is logical.

King Ulrik had adopted Malbert as his adopted son a few months ago - that was after the crude wedding that Ulrik had just held for Alanric.

He sent Alanrick to Lion Lake City to marry Alma's eight-year-old grand-niece, and made Lion Lake City Alanrick's nominal territory, but he did not give Alanrick any troops—this obviously did not intend to let This son with a genetic disease became the heir, but he took back Shihu City with his son's marriage.

And Malbert, who went to Sarleon City at that time, became the cupbearer of the Imperial Council and the clerk of the Throne Hall, assuming the exclusive position of the king's heir.

That is to say, Malbert might have inherited the throne—the formal adoptive adopted son has the full right of succession, but he has to change his surname.

But not long after, Ulrik had a very beloved princess...

Obviously, Malbert was a spare tire that Ulrik was looking for, that is, the last helpless choice.

If the princess really produced a little prince, then Malbert, the godson, would definitely not be able to inherit the throne—so Malbert would not really cooperate closely with the Three Prophets, he would have to master more strength, Able to suppress the strength of the Three Prophets...

After sending Lehman away, Eric, who had been standing by the side, asked Li Ang with an unnatural expression: "My lord, what is the desert dusk...?"

If someone can introduce him to Emile Xerxes, who has been claiming to divide De Xia equally, it will be Bridge's savior.

This is also the truth. The reputation of "dissolute and shameless and then abandoned" was spread when Godric beat him up in Changhe Town. Even Amy, who was far away in Eagle Claw Castle at that time, heard about it.

This is the room on the second floor of the tavern where Li Ang met Sarah.

However, this method of operation does not seem to be as respectable as "summing the compensation for Cardan". With King Ulrik's temper, he probably will not be satisfied.

At this moment, Malbert seemed a little mad: "Go and tell the three prophets, I have no idea what Brigi did! He's out of control, understand!"

Only then does it all make sense.

And after Li Ang's army went south, Lehman has been fighting with the army, trying to get some credit to make up for the crime of losing Qicha Fortress.

"Master Li Ang, are you looking for me?"

Behind Bridge is obviously the Knights of the Twilight. Once the news of Bridge's "establishment of the Kingdom of God" reaches the Three Prophets, what will the Three Prophets think?
Moreover, there is Alistair, the leader of the Twilight Knights, as 'evidence'...

Li Ang was also very polite to Lehman. After all, Lehman was already considered a rare loyal and brave man among the lords of Sarleon, and Oden still had a bit of vision in choosing a son-in-law.

Lehman nodded while listening, and bowed to Li Ang again in a sincerely convinced manner, accepting the task.

"You can truthfully tell His Majesty the King that there is a usurper named Bridger in De'Shar, who is backed by the Twilight Knights. In order to avoid losses, I withdrew from Toba City and let Alistair of the Twilight Knights The knight occupies this place—Your Majesty must understand that it is in the best interests of the Sarleon Kingdom to wait for De'Sha to cause civil strife, and the king will be satisfied."

……

To be precise, it was sold to Cardan's younger brother Emil Xerxes and Bridget—making Emir Xerxes the 'Bahad Khan' and Brigitte the 'Desert Prophet' in Toba City. Build a new kingdom of God.

Not only did the king not mention Lehman's guilt for losing the Qicha Fortress at all, but instead let Lehman lead the royal guards - it is really useful to use Cardan's relatives as captives, and Ulrik is obviously very satisfied.

That night, at the Adventurer Inn.

"Are we going to withdraw now?"

"...A man of merit...Emperor Sir Lehman as Grand Baron...To command the royal guards..."

"King Ulrik? Ha... If you bring back some local products from Toba City for His Majesty the King, he will be satisfied, and it will definitely make His Majesty forget about your crime of throwing away the Seven Fortress."

"Eric, go find Lehman..."

Malbert, wearing a black cloak with a hood, was having a heated argument with a beautiful woman.

"I told you, I don't know! I haven't heard of any damn desert dusk either!"

According to the usual practice, the people captured by Li Ang's troops should be dealt with by Li Ang, and the enemy lord would usually pay to redeem them.

In this way, Desha will always be in a state of division, and there will be endless civil wars, which is indeed more in line with the interests of the Sarleon Kingdom.

In fact, Li Ang wasn't sure if it was this guy, but no matter whether he guessed right or not, it would still be useful—even if he guessed wrong, he could at least let the Twilight Knights attract firepower for him.

"Sir Lehman, our army has basically achieved the goal of dispatching troops. We have captured Toba City and captured some of Cardan's relatives. I think this result is completely enough, so I plan to withdraw."

Speaking of it, this is really Lehman's job. Qicha Fortress is his fiefdom, but it was burned down by Agathon. It must be rebuilt-as a lord, rebuilding his own fiefdom is a matter of course.

"It's useless for me to take this military exploit... You know, I have a bad reputation. Many people in Sarleon City say that I am a 'dissolute and shameless person'. If I bring them back to Sarleon City, maybe it is not a military exploit. but all kinds of suspicion and slander..."

seven days later.

Originally, this was just to let Kadan go to bite the dog with Bridget, but now, Li Ang decided to really sell Toba City to Bridget.

But Li Ang asked Lehman to transfer it to Ulrik, and the king would naturally not be dissatisfied, so Lehman also planned to cooperate with Li Ang very sensiblely.

Li Ang said helplessly.

"...Thank you for your kindness, Lord Li Ang, I will repay you. However, how should I report the military situation to His Majesty the King? Tell the truth?"

"Lisa Diran, go to Singal, let Ramon find Brigi, and ask someone to introduce him to Emil Xerxes, I know that Emil Xerxes must already be in Singal..."

Li Ang took Lehman out and walked to the place where the captives were held—those captives were the so-called local products, that is, dozens of captured Dexia people.

Lehman obviously didn't expect that Li Ang would arrange such a task called welfare for him, and felt a little flattered.

"Leiman, as you said, it is very difficult for us to truly rule the city of Tuoba, and there is no need for the kingdom's army to face the counterattack of Desha thousands of miles away. The lives of brothers are precious. Anyway, now Kadan's relatives In my hands, whether we withdraw or not, he can only pay reparations."

In fact, this is the biggest gain after the capture of Tuoba City. Cardan probably took away his wife and children, but these concubines who were not valued remained in Tuoba City. caught.

These are all errands that require a lot of dinars... Ulrik is using the name of promotion again to make money, and it seems that the treasury can't get any money to subsidize it-anyway, things like money and food Not a word was mentioned.

Throne Hall of Sarleon.

It was the second day after Lehman returned to Sarleon.

Lehman bowed to Li Ang and saluted. This kind of task is really a beautiful job, and I really have to thank him sincerely.

"This...Master Li Ang, these captives are very valuable. They are all due to your military exploits and should be handled by you..."

But gaining more power usually comes with greater responsibilities, and Lehman also got two extremely troublesome tasks at the same time...

But Kadan is Bahad Khan after all, and his women are naturally inconvenient to give away, and those children are indeed his—but they also have no status, and children born to concubines are actually illegitimate children.

And Emile Xerxes, who has been recruiting followers, should be very happy to get a capable person like Brigitte.

Lehman was silent for a while, then nodded: "You are right. But in this way, His Majesty the King may not be satisfied..."

The status of women in Dexia is not high, and Kadan’s concubines actually don’t have any status—for most Dexia people, all concubines other than the main wife are equivalent to maids, have no status at all, and are often transferred others.

Now that Brigi has become the 'usurper' of the D'Shar, his only choice is to defect to Amir Xerxes, otherwise there will be no place for him in the entire D'Shar territory.

They will definitely think that this was done by the Twilight Knights behind their backs.

He once regarded Li Ang as a competitor, but now, he can only regard Li Ang as a goal—and it may be a goal that cannot be achieved in his life.

Lehman seemed a little reconciled: "I also know that just like you did not occupy Aishikman, the kingdom's army will definitely have a hard time ruling the city of Toba, and they will leave sooner or later. But at least you have occupied Toba now Fortress, we have to force Kadan to pay for compensation before we retreat? Just like how Agathon captured Qicha Fortress before..."

While thinking about it, Li Ang glanced at Alistair who was still in a state of autism.

"Baron Lehman, Your Majesty hopes that you can manage your fief Qicha Fortress well... At the same time, I also hope that you can manage the royal guards into a strong army not inferior to the Lion Knights."

And King Ulrik himself didn't show up when he announced the imperial decree - on this morning, the palace medical officer diagnosed that the princess was pregnant, and the king was in ecstasy, unwilling to leave her side for a moment.

But he didn't have many soldiers and horses, so he couldn't be the main force, and Li Ang didn't treat him any differently, but Lehman also had a lot of credit for attacking Toba City - he defended it with a dozen men A military station on the city wall is considered a great achievement.

Of course he is not reconciled, the credit he has made in this battle is far from enough to offset the guilt of losing Qicha Fortress, and he also wants to try to snipe Kadan in Tuoba City.

Li Ang thought for a while, sat down and began to write the military newspaper in front of Lehman, and added while writing: "Tell Your Majesty, Bridget and the Twilight Knights jointly established a kingdom of God, which is said to be called 'Desert Twilight'... "

After Malbert finished reading the edict, he also handed over two 'duties' to Lehman.

However, after Malbert finished talking about the imperial edict and the king's mission arrangement, he returned to the position of clerk, and his expression was a little gloomy, as if he was not in a good mood.

Lehman can understand what Li Ang said. This is to divide the Dexia into two - Emil Xerxes has been claiming to divide the Dexia equally. If Li Ang supports him to become Bahad Khan, this is legally is tenable.

He intends to use the statement that 'Bridge established the Kingdom of God in Toba City with the support of the Twilight Knights' as an experiment.

These captives are not warriors, but the 'nobles' of De'Shar, that is, relatives of Kadan.

Li Ang stood up and explained: "I plan to sell Toba City, and by the way, sell Kadan, Bahad Khan's position. I believe you can understand, whether it is for the Lion Kingdom or us , this is the most favorable choice.”

Brigitte must be under the control of the Twilight Knights. Li Ang can be sure of this, and the Three Prophets must also know it.

That being the case, Li Ang decided to add a person to his list of major clients - Malbert.

But in any case, these people are indeed the highest-grade native products. If these women and children are sent back to Sarleon City to make a high-profile sacrifice, it will of course be a first-class contribution.

These include Cardan's many concubines, as well as the children of several concubines.

So he wants to let Li Ang join the Twilight Knights, or control Li Ang alone in other ways.

Before Li Ang acted to induce Cardan's Wind Riders to spread the news of Bridget's usurping the throne, Ramon has also cooperated to spread the news.

"Oh, that's my random name... Eric, go and dress up Alistair, I plan to make him the lord of Toba City—anyway, he wants to be the great lord, so that's what he wants .”

Lehman has always been very polite to Li Ang. This is not because Li Ang has ever defeated him in the arena, but because Li Ang has climbed from a small role in Wucage City to the position of Marshal of the Kingdom all the way. in the eyes.

……

Then, if Brigitte and the Twilight Knights established the so-called kingdom of God in Desha, it would certainly not conform to the wishes of the Three Prophets—the power of the Three Prophets had not penetrated into Desha, a place where Vata was worshiped.

And now that Lehman has served as the commander of the Royal City Guards, it has become Lehman's regular job to supplement the strength of the Royal City Guards...

Malbert stood in front of the steps of the throne room, reading a lengthy imperial edict, the object of which was Sir Lehman.

At the same time, this will allow Li Ang to sell Toba City logically...

Lehman is indeed in Li Ang's army now. He suffered a heavy loss in the Sava River Fort before, and has been controlling the merchants with Eric since then.

And now, the lord has decided to give Lehman a great credit...

Just as Li Ang expected, after Lehman brought Kadan's relatives back to Sarleon City and publicly offered his captives to King Ulrik, he received a reward far exceeding his achievements in just the second day.

"Then go and tell your group leader that Alistair, the leader of the Twilight Knights he sent to capture Leon, has become the lord of Toba City! He should explain this! Otherwise...huh!"

The beautiful woman was also tit-for-tat, and her temper was not small.

Moreover, after she finished speaking, she went straight out of the window and disappeared into the night.

Malbert looked at the woman's disappearing back, and unconsciously twitched the corners of his mouth: "You want me to explain... How the hell should I explain? You are already 'pregnant', and you want me to explain? Hmph...Fortunately, I didn't let you You know my identity..."

(End of this chapter)