king of the castle

Chapter 386 Rejection

The Barton family was attacked by a giant dragon on the way back to the fief. 31 family members from the old Barton down survived. Except for the patriarch, the old Barton, all the core members of the family were killed. 【】The news spread throughout Thorne Kingdom as if it had grown wings, and immediately caused a huge sensation, even several neighboring countries were deeply shocked.

After this incident, the Barton family was completely destroyed, and even a single heir who was qualified to inherit the title and territory could not be found.So Alonso III took back the title that originally belonged to the Barton family, and gave him the title of baron, and an extremely remote and barren territory, and sent away the guy who somehow became the heir of the Barton family.

Although the Barton family has not been expelled from the kingdom's nobles, anyone with a discerning eye can tell that this family can only guard a remote and barren territory in the future, and it is impossible to make any achievements in the political arena.This change is enough to cause a huge earthquake in the upper circle of the kingdom, completely reorganizing the power structure of the kingdom.

The one who profited the most from this "accident" was naturally the Duke of Hamilton.Some time ago, the Vatel family was removed from the power circle of the kingdom, and this time it was the turn of the Barton family. Now the most powerful family in the kingdom is undoubtedly the Hamilton family.

Even the Duke of Hamilton himself was lamenting how lucky he was that all his political opponents disappeared from this world for various unimaginable reasons.The nobles who united around the Duke of Hamilton were all rejoicing, and the last political enemy of your lord died. The good days for their faction to do whatever they want in the kingdom are coming soon. How can we not be more excited?

Of course, some people are happy and others are sad.Many people in the upper echelons of the kingdom were worried, and the most panicked were those nobles who had originally joined the Barton family.I thought it would be good to enjoy the shade under the big tree, but I didn't expect that the tree fell down and the monkeys scattered.Some people are disheartened and plan to quit the political struggle and return to their rural lands to live a peaceful life.Of course, some nobles were unwilling to "sink" like this, and soon decided to seek new development by taking refuge in the Duke of Hamilton.As a result, the number of visitors to the Duke's Mansion suddenly increased, and in order to receive all kinds of guests, the Duke had to be busy until midnight every day before he could rest.

There are also some people in the kingdom who have some doubts about what happened to the Barton family. There are even many rumors that this is a conspiracy planned by the Duke of Hamilton in order to completely eliminate the competitors.As for the dragon or something, it was just smoke that the Duke threw on purpose so he could keep himself out of it.

However, whether it is the guards, servants or mercenaries of the Barton family, as long as they are attacking the survivors, they swear with certainty that it was indeed a giant dragon attacking them, and even the nearby farmers saw this terrible sight .The people jointly sent by the Kingdom and the Magician's Union to investigate the incident did find traces of the dragon's breath raging in the area where the incident occurred, and confirmed that a giant dragon did indeed attack the Barton family's convoy.

After this conclusion came out, various rumors against Duke Hamilton gradually disappeared.Although the Duke has great power, it is impossible to command a dragon to do things for him after all.In the eyes of everyone, the Barton family is simply synonymous with unlucky, but even walking on the main road inside the kingdom will even cause a giant dragon.Of course, there are also rumors that it was because the Barton family left with too much belongings, but they did not expect to be targeted by a giant dragon, which ended in such a tragic end.

While there were various rumors about the massacre of the Barton family in the kingdom, Roger and Sophia, the culprits who caused the massacre, were nestling in the Dragon's Nest Hotel.Every time Sophia fights in the image of a dragon, she always bursts into flames for a few days, pulling Roger and her to do things.Fortunately, the state of the kingdom has changed dramatically in the past few days. Anna came to Roger in order to help her father with official duties. Otherwise, the two women would definitely have a head-on conflict for their lover.

"Fortunately, she still remembers to change back into a human form every time and come to do 'sex' with me." Looking at Sophia who was riding on him and twisting her waist desperately, Roger also felt very lucky: "If you use a giant In dragon form..."

Thinking of this terrible situation, Roger couldn't help shivering. He forbade himself to think about it any further, and then he wholeheartedly felt the blissful pleasure Sophia brought him.After the dragon girl moaned like weeping, it didn't take long for Roger to shiver even more violently...

Alonso III didn't say much about the tragedy of the Barton family.Some people speculate that this is because the Barton family has lost His Majesty's family, and some people say that this is because His Majesty is busy negotiating with the three desert kingdoms and has no extra energy to take care of such "small things".In short, there is no rumor about this matter from the palace, and this ambiguous attitude is beyond the expectations of many people.

On the fifth day after the Barton family was destroyed, Roger was finally summoned by Alonso III, asking him to enter the palace to receive a new identity certificate and reward.To be promoted from viscount to earl, there are naturally many procedures to go through. To be able to complete so many things in such a short period of time, it is obvious that the senate without the Barton family is showing some kind of goodwill to Roger.

For Roger, this is naturally a good thing, so he quickly entered the palace to meet Alonso III.

Perhaps it was because he had been busy negotiating with the envoys of the Three Desert Kingdoms for the past few days, Alonso III's eye circles were a little dark, obviously caused by lack of sleep.However, his mental state is very good. After all, the kingdom has just won a victory that is enough to inspire everyone, which is good news for any king.

The world of Turonzo does not have as many rules as the ancient countries on Earth.When Roger saw Alonso III, he just bowed, and the ceremony was over.

In the eyes of the king, Roger is definitely his own lucky general, so Alonso III was also very happy to see him, stood up with a smile and said: "Roger, you came just in time, let me sign a peace agreement with the three countries in the desert! "

This agreement will be announced to the whole country sooner or later, it is not a top-secret document that will die if you know it, so Roger took the parchment scroll signed and stamped by both parties with confidence and started.

Although it is said to be a peace agreement, because the Thorne Kingdom has completely won the war, it is an unequal treaty for Roger.

The Three Kingdoms of the Desert ceded a series of oases closest to the border of the Kingdom of Thorne, allowing the Kingdom to station troops on the oases; at the same time, exempting the Kingdom's caravans from commercial taxes to ensure that desert robbers would no longer harass the border areas of the Kingdom; To pay [-] gold coins and countless special products to the Thorne Kingdom, there was a long list of special products at the end of the agreement, presumably the value would not be less than [-] gold coins.

What the Thorne Kingdom has to do is to cease the war and release the royal family members of the Jeppen Empire. It's as simple as that.In order to redeem the royal family members, the Jeppen Empire had to pay an additional ransom of [-] gold coins.For the Jeppen Empire, whose capital was plundered by Roger, this time it was definitely a loss for its wife and an army.

"Well, this armistice agreement is not bad!" After Roger finished, Alonso III proudly said: "The Three Kingdoms of the Desert have paid a heavy price this time, and the annual tribute money alone is enough for them to organize a powerful army again." The army threatens the security of the kingdom, Roger, well done!"

Since I know that my buddy has done a good job, why only reward such a small amount of gold coins?Roger secretly complained, but on the surface he said very happily: "Congratulations to Your Majesty for regaining peace on the southern border of the kingdom. The kingdom will definitely be more glorious under your rule."

If a nobleman dared to say such a thing to Alonso III a few months ago, that person would never have a good life in his life.At that time, the Thorn Kingdom was in turmoil, and whoever said such a thing was undoubtedly mocking the king.But the situation is completely different now. Alonso III benefited from Roger's words and couldn't help laughing out loud with satisfaction.

After laughing for a while, Alonso III seemed to think of something, smiled and said to Roger: "You have made such great contributions to the kingdom, a single title and tens of thousands of gold coins are not enough to commend your achievements, so I decided to give you more reward!"

This is what Roger loves to hear the most, but one must always be humble in front of the king, so he immediately refused: "Your Majesty, it is my duty to share your worries and serve the kingdom. I am very satisfied, so... more rewards should be exempted!"

Although Roger said so, the thoughts in his heart were completely opposite, and Alonso III secretly said: You can't figure it out, I don't like some small rewards.

Fortunately, Alonso III, as a king, still has such a little vision.He completely ignored Roger's modest remarks, waved his hands and said loudly: "How can this be done, the reward must be given! In view of your performance in the two wars, I want you to be the Minister of Military Affairs. How about you?"

Hearing that Alonso III insisted on rewarding himself, Roger was overjoyed at first.However, when he knew that the so-called reward was only for him to serve as Minister of Military Affairs, his happy mood disappeared immediately.

Roger just wanted to be his own lord happily, and he didn't want to get involved in political struggles.Before Roger and Vettel fought and Barton fought, it was the other party who came to provoke him first.Asking Roger to serve as Minister of Military Affairs now would be tantamount to taking the initiative to step into muddy waters, which he was absolutely unwilling to do.

Thinking of this, Roger subconsciously glanced at Alonso III, and found that the other party was looking at him with great interest, his eyes seemed to contain elusive meaning.

This guy is testing me!Roger immediately understood the king's intentions, he couldn't help being startled, and quickly shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for not accepting your kindness!"