Eastern mythology system

Chapter 197 Mistakes
While Marquis Marco was still guessing how Princess Yalena was helpless and helpless in the predicament in front of her, the soldiers had already escorted the bandit army, which was far more numerous than them, back to their camp.

As the brain and real decision-maker of the mission, the young man named Anthony was not busy wrangling with the nobles of Hanover.Instead, he left everyone and complicated affairs behind, and immediately came to the Grand Duke's mansion to visit the Grand Duke Smolwa.

Duke Smolwa and his son were not too surprised by the teenager's visit.

In any case, Hanover is the Grand Duke's Hanover.If the support from the Grand Duke's Palace can be obtained, the pressure on Princess Yalena's shoulders will be relieved a lot.

Taking the upper-level route is obviously a correct choice.

But for the Grand Duke's Mansion, that may not be the case.

Marquis Marco is very clear about his father's thoughts. On this matter, the attitude of the Grand Duke's Palace is to pretend to be deaf and dumb, and resolutely not to intervene in the dispute between Princess Yalena and the nobles.

After the long talk that night, Marquis Marco thought he had grasped his father's train of thought well.Then for Anthony's visit, the Grand Duke should try to refuse.

But obviously, that's just Lord Marquis' own opinion.Duke Smolwa's thoughts and considerations are beyond his guess.At least not yet.

After the Grand Duke hesitated for a while—this proved that Marquis Marco’s judgment was relatively close to the facts—he finally met with Anthony.

The meeting between the two lasted for more than an hour.What exactly they talked about, outsiders have no way of knowing.

Don't talk about outsiders, and don't talk about the servants, servants and guards in the Grand Duke's mansion. Even Marquis Marco doesn't know the content of the conversation between the two.

It is widely believed that Anthony came to ask for help.But unfortunately, the Duke of Smolwa rejected his request.Because after this visit, the Grand Duke's Mansion didn't do anything special at all.Even in the conflict between the Princess Mission and the nobles of Hanover caused by the assassination this time, the Grand Duke's Palace deliberately chose a neutral or evasive attitude.

These seem to have verified people's guesses.

And those who are interested have noticed a detail: when Anthony visited, the Grand Duke went out to greet him in person.But when the boy left, he was alone.Not only was there no sign of the Grand Duke, there was not even a single person to accompany him to see him off.

There is no doubt that the conversation between the two collapsed.

Although Anthony still smiled as always, in the eyes of some caring people, it was just a forced smile.How the truth is, everyone already knows it.

Not long after Anthony left, news spread from the Grand Duke's mansion.

The Grand Duke is ill and needs to rest quietly.From now on, the door will be closed to thank guests, and all outsiders will not be seen.

look!The Grand Duke blocked all the avenues, and did not even give Anthony and the Princess Mission a chance to try again.

They're in big trouble now.

But for some nobles in Hanover, they don't know that the princess mission is not troublesome, they only know that they are in trouble now.

The nobles were still thinking of asking the Grand Duke for help to bring back the "thieves" who were detained in the mission camp.Now I can't even see each other, so what's the point of talking!

Marquis Marco did not "sick" with his father, nor did he find a place to hide so that he could not be found.But there is not much difference between being able to find it and not being able to find it. As long as it comes to suppressing bandits, Lord Marquis always talks about him, but he just doesn't take the trouble.If he was in a hurry, Marquis Marco would push the matter to his old father.It is claimed that decisions on such major matters must be judged by the Grand Duke.

The aristocrats are also at a loss, can they still find out the old guy who pretended to be sick?If they really have this ability, they don't need to ask the Grand Duke's Mansion for help.

It's all because of that boy Anthony!

The nobles all thought angrily.

No matter how angry and resentful you are, you still have to eat, and people still have to ask for it.It's just that without the Grand Duke taking the lead, the nobles have to figure out their own way.

Moreover, what they need to worry about is not only the "vital person".At least for the Charlton family, this is by no means the most important and pressing issue.

"Everyone, at the beginning, we formed a 'bandit army' to compete with the missionary troops, and took the opportunity to annihilate them, so as to damage Princess Yalina's reputation. This plan was discussed by everyone, and everyone participated together. Now there is an assassination plan. Why don’t you just sit on the sidelines and watch my Charlton family face it alone?”

The patriarch of the Charlton family, Lev Charlton, blushed and looked agitated, and his tone of voice was a little bit like fireworks.

But compared to his excitement and indignation, the helmsmen of other families seemed a bit cold and indifferent.

A bald man said lightly: "Earl Lev, don't worry, so many of our families gathered together to discuss how to deal with this incident. Whether it is the aftermath of the assassination or how to get people back, fundamental It’s actually the same thing. As long as we all unite, even Princess Yalena can’t ignore our voices. At that time, all problems will be solved.”

These words seemed to be persuasive, but Earl Lev felt annoyed when he heard it.

Could this be the same thing!
The bandit suppression operation can be said to be another form of actual combat exercise. Even if there are casualties, they are only the people below.There will be no danger to Princess Yalena or the nobles.Therefore, even if it is not the Emperor's Faction, there are still many nobles involved for their own reasons.

But the nature of assassinating Princess Yalina was completely different, and it was definitely not in their original plan.

Because this is a naked provocation to Yalina and the royal family, and it is the most intense conflict between life and death, and it is absolutely impossible to be appeased and tolerated.

It can be said that if there was no assassination by the bandit leader, the nobles would have talked and laughed with Princess Yalena in a friendly manner and asked for their own private soldiers to come back.

Can these two things be conflated?
Before Earl Lev could speak, another voice came from the crowd.

"At the beginning, our plan was just to test the true strength of Her Royal Highness's fighters, but we didn't plan to attack the princess directly. The Charlton family made their own decisions, which caused us to have a hard time discussing countermeasures here. No one has said anything yet. , why did the Earl blame us instead?"

"That's right!" echoed the voice, "Instead of complaining here, the Earl might as well come to the door to apologize in person and ask Princess Yalena's forgiveness."

The originally rather deserted situation suddenly became heated, and everyone was "making suggestions" one after another, but most of the spearheads were directed at the Charlton family.

Count Lev's face was ashen, and he was too angry to speak.In fact, even if he wanted to speak, no one could hear what he said clearly amidst so many noisy voices.

"Cough cough!"

Two coughs sounded like a signal, so everyone shut their mouths and fell silent.

It's not that the coughing sound is loud, but although everyone is expressing their opinions enthusiastically, they are always paying attention to the reaction of the owner of the coughing sound.

The old man sitting in front glanced at the field and spoke slowly.

"Earl Lev is calm and calm. Regardless of the bandit suppression or assassination incident, it can actually be regarded as a silent contest between the royal family and my Hanoverian noble class. All the patriarchs and helmsmen of the families present here. It is closely related to each of us, and no one can stay out of it. Instead of being suspicious of each other, everyone should unite and form a whole. Only in this way can it be possible to win the final victory in this dialogue with the royal family. "

"it is good!"

"Master Marquis is right!"

"So well said!"

The Lord Marquis seemed to have considerable prestige, and as soon as he finished speaking, the voices of applause began to rise and fall one after another.

Some nobles with nimble minds and sharp minds twisted their bodies uneasily, and their expressions changed slightly.

Lord Marquis's words sound quite reasonable, but in fact they are just shouting slogans, which can be described as empty and powerless.

But some positions and tendencies revealed in those words made people secretly startled.

Against the royal family?unite?
This is to tie all the nobles present together and pull him into the chariot of his lord marquis.As for the purpose, that is already obvious.

Except for the steadfast faction against the emperor, everyone's eyes were rolling, and their minds were rapidly searching for countermeasures.

They began to regret coming to this meeting a little bit.

But the Lord Marquis is not an ordinary person, so how could he allow them to get away easily if he had been prepared.

In a harmonious and enthusiastic atmosphere, specific measures to deal with this incident were put forward one by one, and then they were quickly decided.

Almost everyone here is an old fox in the political arena. Their sense of smell is so keen that they can immediately see the tricks without much effort.

The essence of this series of measures is to unite all the nobles and exert their synergy.In other words, this is forming a coalition.

Such an alliance is naturally powerful.Even if you have a direct dialogue with Her Royal Highness, you still have enough confidence.

However, if the target is not Princess Yalena, but someone else, the effect is no different.

For example, Grand Duke Smovar!

In order to avoid the vortex where Yalena was entangled with the noble class of Hanover, the Grand Duke of Smolwa called himself sick and avoided.Under his instructions, the Grand Duke's Mansion adopted a strategy of indifference and letting the situation develop on its own.

Now it seems that the scheming Grand Duke made a wrong move.

The Marquis Franz, who was second only to the Grand Duke in the province of Hanover in terms of strength, seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, took advantage of the situation, and semi-forcibly pulled most of the nobles in the province to his side.

Although the family of the Grand Duke of Smolwa has managed the province of Hanover for generations, the foundation is extremely large and solid.But if it is against the entire noble group, I am afraid it will be very difficult.

Not to mention, behind Marquis Franz, there is still a faint shadow of Riga people.

Grand Duke Smovar is in danger!
Before that, the first person to suffer was probably Her Royal Highness Princess Yalena.

(End of this chapter)