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Chapter 238 Chaotic Empire

On the last day of March 1033, several inland cargo ships docked at the wharf of Wayne City, inconspicuous in the mast forest.

The boat docked at noon, and when Frederick ate a bag of raisins and half of the other bag of dried apples on board, he saw several carriages bearing the golden edelweiss emblem of the Osmaga Empire rushing by. Go this way.

Frederick frowned slightly. Although he said he was going to visit low-key, low-key is relative. He has already gone through the diplomatic process before, and he is also a well-known duke. Does the host's negligence mean that he is embarrassing himself? ?
More importantly, the staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here did not come to pick up the ship. Is it because of an accident, or was something unexpected happened?

Frederick began to observe the topography of the port and the city wall in the distance, and found that although it was flat, it was a little far away from the city wall. The golden cannon had to be placed 500 meters ahead to accurately hit the city wall.

The carriage soon arrived at the pier, and a middle-aged man with the appearance of a housekeeper walked up the gangway.

Frederick glanced at the coat of arms on the butler's chest, and couldn't help frowning.

The royal family and nobles have their own rules, and the butlers and servants are not randomly found.

The powerful maids in Frederick's family are all the daughters of officials. The ordinary maids and attendants are at least from big families. Only Afu in his family is a bit special, but he was also given the title of baron last month.

The royal family is even stricter. From the housekeeper to the cook, everyone must be aristocrats, and they are not without inheritance rights. Even a young errand runner must be a landed baron.

Take Frederick's heraldic knowledge.The man who boarded the ship was just a knight, he couldn't even run errands in the palace, and at most he was a gardener.

He felt that the royal family of the Osmarga Empire was not underestimating him, but was insulting him. Gatling had to move forward 500 meters!
The butler came to Frederick, saluted meticulously and said in Pulan, "Dear Mr. Charles, my master is waiting for you in the carriage."

Frederick was taken aback, and his mind turned around. It seemed that he had used this pseudonym a long time ago, and only two people knew about it except Psyche, who had the pseudonym "Elizabeth".

He nodded slightly, got off the boat, and boarded the carriage.

There was a girl with dark blond hair in the car, she pouted when she saw Frederick sitting down and said, "Hmph, liar!"

Frederick just smiled slightly, handed over half a bag of dried apples in his hand, and asked, "Why do you want some apples?"

After finishing speaking, he gestured to the attendant outside the car window, that he could carry the luggage down.

The girl took the bag of dried fruit and continued to pouted and asked him, "Do you not remember my name?"

Frederick made a very distressed look and said: "Oh, let me think about it, first of all, exclude Theresia... Ouch!"

Thearesia kicked him in the front of the calf angrily.

Frederick frowned and asked, "His Royal Highness Princess Teresia, we don't seem to be familiar with this level?"

Teresia's mouth was still pouted: "I'm just angry, angry with you, and I'm even angrier after seeing you!"

After finishing speaking, she picked up the dried apple and ate it in big mouthfuls.

Frederick was confused and couldn't figure out how he had offended her. His heart moved, and he asked her solemnly: "Is this what you mean, or is it what the imperial family means?"

Theresa looked even angrier: "There is no meaning of the royal family now, who else in the royal family remembers that you came today like me, and the father went to wait as soon as he fell into a coma."

Frederick was taken aback for a moment and understood what was going on.

The current emperor Ferdinand of the Osmaga Empire had married four wives before and after, all of whom were officially married after one of them died. Now there are 16 children over the age of 10 who have the right to inherit, including Theresia.

The problem is that the emperor's marriage was a political marriage. The queens, including Theresa's mother, were tools to deepen the relationship between the royal family and the representatives of the local aristocratic groups. Now the emperor is old and sick, and has not appointed a crown prince. He began to push the princes and princesses on his own side to fight for the throne.

"What about you?" Frederick asked, "Aren't you going?"

Theresa leaned back on the seat, murmured as if she had lost all strength, "I just want to escape from this place."

"The queen mother is dead. She fell down the stairs to her death. One month before her death, she hunted a bear as high as a room by herself while hunting. She was such a powerful fighter, but she accidentally fell from the ground. fell down the stairs and died."

Frederick was silent for a moment, and could only say, "My condolences."

Theresia sighed deeply, and said slowly: "Father originally prepared a ceremony to welcome you, and he was very interested in you. It's just that he fell into a coma again in the morning, and the inner city was blocked again. If Marshal Hicks hadn't remembered about you, I wouldn't have been able to come out to pick you up."

Frederick had heard of the name Hicks. During the Battle of the Elbe, he was leading the army to confront the Kingdom of Piast in Bohemia. After the big defeat, there was no pursuit of victory.

Although he could understand that the emperor's fainting would cause confusion to the local government department, he did not expect that it would lead to a complete paralysis of the government department, and there was no one to deliver the letter, and it sounded like this was not the first time.

Thinking of this, Frederick felt that it was completely useless to come here to discuss the procurement of supplies, so he had to think of another way.

Thearesia also lost the interest to speak, and the carriage fell silent.

The carriage quickly crossed the moat and entered the outer city. This area should be a commercial area, and it was very lively with people coming and going.

Frederick found that the artistic atmosphere here is very strong, there are many galleries and sculpture halls, and there are many people entering and leaving these shops, and some people leave with boxes from time to time.

There are many people hanging their own paintings on the side of the road, waiting for discerning customers to buy them.

There are also many musicians performing on the side of the road. Naturally, there is not a broken bowl in front of them, but a hat.

The carriage traveled for a long time before arriving at the inner city, which was the political core of the Osmarga Empire. The city gates were closed, and the magic crystal cannon on the city wall had been charged, with a dark red light emitting from the muzzle.

Teresia got out of the car for a while, and soon the back door opened, and there was a white-haired old man in the car.

"This is Marshal Hicks." Theresa introduced.

Hicks smiled wryly and shook his head and said, "I'm no longer the marshal, now I still have a little strength to keep an eye on the gate."

Frederick greeted him politely: "It is a great honor to meet His Excellency Grand Duke Hicks."

Hicks asked Frederick: "I am very curious about the First Battle of the Elbe. I wonder if you can explain it to me?"

Frederick replied: "Of course."

Hicks smiled and said, "Now is not the time to chat. I will visit you again in two days when you are free."

Frederick said hurriedly: "My father was still a child when you gained great fame on the battlefield. I dare not accept 'asking'. If you have any questions, just ask. I will tell the truth about things that are not too confidential."

While the two were talking, the carriage arrived in front of the gate of the palace. Now it is very lively here. A group of people rushed out of it, and someone shouted: "Hurry up!"Go to the pier and fetch Duke Wesson back!His Majesty wants to see him!

(End of this chapter)