Heart of the Castle

Chapter 513 Negotiations Break Down, Wrath of the Griffin
The calm attitude of the Chief Bamilian made Li Wei unable to vent his anger, "Master Bamilian, you are really..." He swallowed the last few words, but the Palace Chief smiled and added for him . "Great for life and afraid of death, cowardly and cowardly, isn't it? People always have times when they are courageous and unscrupulous, and I am the same, but at that time I hadn't cut off my life, and my head was full of innocent fantasies, It's ridiculous looking back."

Li Wei found it hard to imagine the innocence of Manager Bamilian Yang, let alone guess whether his words were true or false.However, he knew very well that playing word games in circles with Chief Bamilian was the most foolish way, because the head eunuch was not only good at it, but also enjoyed it, and he would only be more exhausted by those words that were difficult to distinguish between true and false.

So he could only choose to speak in a straightforward way, "I will go to the capital to meet Raul Adams, but not now." Li Wei said, "Master Bamilian, what you said just now is very correct. The terms are the victor's tone, and without enough power, justice cannot be done."

"I'm afraid your victory won't come easily." Director Bamili Yang said, wringing his fingers, "Now the Temple of Glory, the Guards of the Royal Capital, Knights of Ashes, Knights of Death and the few remaining Iron Guard knights are all clearly Standing on the side of Grand Duke Raul, the star mentors and fire wizards can at most maintain a limited neutrality, and it is impossible for them to sympathize with you. If you insist on asking Grand Duke Raul to hand over his power, I can assure you that the entire capital will be bloodied. Flowing into a river. For the current Arthur Kingdom, there is no worse ending than this, so..."

"So do I have to kneel down to the traitor of the kingdom and take the charge of murdering the king? Putting the overall situation first means that justice cannot be manifested? I don't think so, how many evils are doing their best under the banner of putting the overall situation first Borrowing the words of Ston Knight, who was transformed into a shadow in the dream, Li Wei said in a sonorous and forceful tone, "Although cutting off the rotten scars will cause blood to flow and the body to be damaged, that is the price that must be paid for the treatment of chronic diseases."

"This price is too heavy, Lord Li Wei." Director Bamili Yang said with a wry smile, "The loss of the four southern counties is a fatal blow to the kingdom, and now Xifeng County is being invaded by demons and orcs, which is even worse. You have a large and elite army in your hands, but they are now guarding the northern border of the kingdom. If you draw the defenders from the Great Wall of Ice, it will inevitably lead to an empty defense line. Once the demons take advantage of the gap, tear the northern border of the kingdom apart. The defense line is invading aggressively, do you think there is any value in uncovering the real murderer who murdered His Majesty the Dragon King?"

"If a human traitor who colludes with the devil is allowed to take power, what is the difference from the kingdom being invaded by demons?" Levi asked sharply, "The shadow assassin is a silent blade in the hands of the demon lord, Raul Adams was able to use this sharp blade to cut off the lifeline of the Dragon King, so he must have betrayed enough kingdom benefits to the devil, how can you guarantee that he will not betray it again?"

Director Bamili Yang did not show any abnormal expression on his face, but this only shows that the head eunuch has excellent self-control. His eyes flickered imperceptibly, and then he said cautiously: "Your guess is very reasonable. , Lord Li Wei, but now that Grand Duke Raul is in power, it can be said that as long as he stretches out his hand, he can take the throne of the king. Look at what he did: he promised Cardinal Enoch Sebasta that the Temple of Glory will become The only legal religion in the Kingdom of Arthur; his two sons entered the Star Academy and became the two disciples of the star instructor Sat Enhell; he married the youngest daughter to the youngest son of the fire wizard Juno Anmerist. There are still three years before His Majesty Ken Adams comes of age, but in fact, it will take only one year for Grand Duke Raul to completely control the entire kingdom. By that time, his covenant with the devil will naturally be broken."

"Master Bamilian, what evidence do you have to support your guess?" Baron Hughes interjected.

"Does this need any evidence?" Director Bamilian showed exaggerated surprise on his face, "The ass decides the position, when Grand Duke Raul can only hide in the mansion and cover himself with the image of a strong kind of Grand Duke, he You can sell the kingdom's interests to collude with the devil; but when he is in power, every share of the kingdom's interests that the devil invades is tantamount to taking the same amount from him. Mr. Li Wei, if you say that you are in control of the kingdom's power Before, Grand Duke Raul may have regarded you as an obstacle that should be removed, but now that he is in power, you and the power in your hands have become his urgently needed help. So you can rest assured, I guarantee the conditions proposed by Grand Duke Raul It's all sincere."

"You must have forgotten something, Master Bamili Yang?" Li Wei said to him with a sneer, "You have forgotten the soldiers of the various kings who died tragically in the four southern counties, and you have forgotten the name of the Dragon King you swore to be loyal to." Die, you have forgotten that Sir Rodriguez's head is still stuck on the spear on the head of Firmeyer!"

Li Wei then pulled out the knight sword, held it flat, and took a step forward, so that the court steward could appreciate the razor-sharp silver blade at the closest distance, "Master Bamilian, you have a sharp tongue and eloquent eloquence, but can you Let black and white be reversed, and the blade be bent?"

Sensing the icy chill emanating from the edge of the knight's sword, Director Bamilian shuddered and closed his mouth.

"And we are worried that the so-called negotiation conditions are just an insidious trap. Raul Adams never wanted to make peace with Master Levi from the very beginning, but he was afraid of the power in Master Levi's hands. If the situation in the kingdom is now stable, he will You don’t have to worry about this, you can use various means to slowly eradicate political enemies, but obviously not now..." Mr. Dish talked eloquently, with a gentle smile on his face, "My lord, if I guessed correctly, What Raul Adams promised to his allies has seriously exceeded the power he can hold in his hands?"

The corners of Director Bamilian's eyes twitched twice, "This is not something I can find out." He said in a sad tone, "Grand Duke Raul has always been very wary of me, and those eyeliners under me have no cannot infiltrate his mansion."

"This is probably the only thing he did right during this time." Baron Hughes said sarcastically. "My lord Bamilian, if anyone believes in you wholeheartedly, he would be a fool beyond compare."

"Oh, I was ridiculed by Philmeyer's redemption. Sure enough, no one likes eunuchs." Director Bamilian cocked his lips a little self-deprecatingly, "Master Li Wei, it's getting late, if you don't want to send me If you are detained here, then I should go back and return to my life."

"I have no reason to detain the envoy of the kingdom, although you are now serving the traitors of the kingdom." Li Wei replied, "Then please pass on my answer to Raul Adams, and at the same time tell him that the value of justice is beyond his imagination." It’s so cheap, if he is really thinking about the overall situation, please let him give up the power he has seized.”

"I will definitely convey your words to His Royal Highness the Regent." The eunuch bowed deeply and said, "I will do my best, but Lord Li Wei, I am afraid that His Royal Highness the Regent may not accept your conditions."

After finishing speaking, Director Bamilian bowed again, and then disappeared at the door of the tent without making a sound under his feet. When he left, he didn't even look at Lord Kissinger's body out of the corner of his eye.

Li Wei watched the eunuch leave the tent, his sharp eyes gradually calmed down, "Can we trust what he said?"

"The wealthy families in the royal capital regard lies as commonplace, and the chief eunuch is the most untrustworthy one among them." Baron Hughes was the first to express his opinion, "Master Li Wei, the reason why I was driven to the northern border to compete with you for power , and there is no lack of the chief executive helping the flames."

"It doesn't matter whether he was full of lies before, what matters is whether he told the truth this time?" Li Wei frowned, his tone was quite different from the resoluteness when he refuted Mr. Bamilian just now, "Lao Does Bill Adams really want to negotiate with us, does he really want peace?"

"What is the truth?" Baron Hughes snorted, "When I climbed into the mansion of the countess, she was naked and waiting for me on the bed. But when I was accused of a crime and sent to the north When the time comes, who cares about the truth?"

"If we talk about the romantic affairs of hunting beautiful lions, our meeting will probably be held until dawn tomorrow." Mr. Dish laughed teasingly, "But Baron Hughes is indeed right, what is the truth does not matter. It’s not important, Master Levi, what’s important is to let Raul Adams and others who ally him in assassinating the Dragon King and betraying the kingdom see the wrath of the Griffin from the North!”

When Director Bamilian left the capital, he was surrounded by more than a dozen heavily armed knights, with crowns and double swords flying above his head, and Lord Kissinger, the deputy commander of the Royal Capital Guard, was on his side as his deputy.However, when he returned, he turned into a lonely person, with the flag rolled up and hugged in his arms, with a faint look of panic on his face.

The Archduke Raul, who had become the regent, sent his second son, Sir Bona, to greet him behind the city gate, which showed that he attached great importance to this negotiation.More than a dozen guards of the Grand Duke's mansion stood behind Sir Bona. Almost all of these people were physically deformed to varying degrees, partly from birth, and partly from fierce battles. escaped prisoner.

The panic on the face of Manager Bamilian was so obvious that Sir Bonner only needed to look at him to know that this trip would never go smoothly. "My lord, where did Lord Kissinger go? And why didn't your guard knight come back together?" He asked a little strangely.

"Master Bona, if you are asking about those idiots who almost killed me, they all stayed at the Griffin Lord's place to receive hospitality." Director Bamili Yang said with a sigh of complaint.

"Accept the hospitality?" Sir Bona was taken aback for a moment.

"Treat me with a sword." Manager Bamili Yang sneered, "Those idiots are now regretting their recklessness in the Eternal Night Kingdom of the Eternal Sleeper."

"How dare the Griffin Lord brazenly kill the guards of the Kingdom's envoy?" Sir Bona blurted out in horror.

"It was the assassins disguised as the guards of the Kingdom's envoys who took the initiative." Director Bamili Yang shrugged and replied, "When they died, they all held sharp knives out of their sheaths, and the wounds were all on the chest and throat, not on the back."

"Then you can use this matter to do some publicity..."

"In my opinion, don't! Since Li Wei can easily deal with the sudden attack launched by a dozen knights, he may have already prepared to leave evidence. There is more than one magic method that can do this." Bamily Director Yang shook his head fiercely, "The assassination of the Dragon King has many doubts. If it is revealed at this time that the kingdom envoys who went to negotiate are actually a group of assassins, I am afraid that what His Royal Highness the Regent has done during this period will be judged by the public." Doubt everything."

"My lord, I thought you were on our side," said Sir Boehner.

"Oh, Lord Bona, is there any doubt? Of course I am working for His Royal Highness the Prince Regent." Director Bamili Yang replied without thinking.

"Then why are you speaking for Liveston?"

"I thought His Royal Highness the Prince Regent was trying his best to avoid a confrontation with the Griffin Lord, at least to delay for a while, waiting for him to completely integrate all the forces in the capital, hey, isn't it?" Bamili said. Director Yang seemed very interested in Sir Bona's questioning, "His Royal Highness the Regent is the smartest person in the entire kingdom. As far as I know, he will definitely not be willing to fight the Griffin Lord at this critical moment."

"How did Levi Stern use it to fight us?" Sir Bona avoided the question just now, and asked another topic, "His most powerful man, Sir Rodriguez, has been beheaded, and his head is still poked. On the tip of the spear above the city gate; the Griffin Knights who followed him to the capital were also killed cleanly, only the Baron Hughes escaped from the city gate with him. What capital does he have against us? Woolen cloth?"

"He owns the entire northern border, the tens of thousands of defenders on the Great Wall of Ice Wall, and the Griffon troops soaring in the sky. More importantly, these troops are all loyal to him." A flash of light flashed across the face of Manager Bamili Yang. A trace of imperceptible contempt, "In comparison, the power in the hands of His Royal Highness the Regent is certainly stronger, but before it is integrated, it may not be able to use it like an arm, right?"

"He dare not do that!" Sir Bona growled angrily, "He dared not summon the defenders of the Great Wall of Ice, he dared not take the risk of allowing the demon army to go south! That would put the entire kingdom in danger! "

"Since someone can collude with the demon lord to assassinate His Majesty the late king, is it any surprise that the griffin lord withdrew the defenders of the Ice Wall Great Wall in order to protect himself and clear his suspicions?" Director Bamili Yang spread his hands and said, "Bona My lord, don't you pin your hopes on the griffin lord's unswerving knight motto until death?"

Sir Bona blushed when he was told by Chief Bamilian, but he knew very well that he could not win the other party with words, not to mention that what the eunuch said was right. When he was stigmatized as regicide, would he be able to restrain himself?
"Then, my lord, the result is that the negotiation failed and the war broke out?" Sir Bona asked in a low voice.

"It's not a complete failure. Lord Griffon proposed his peace terms, but the scale is unacceptable." Chief Bamilian handed the flag of the kingdom in his arms to a guard next to Sir Bona, and then put his hands into it. inside the sleeves. "Master Bona, if you have no other questions, I think I should report the result of the negotiation to His Royal Highness the Prince Regent face to face."

Sir Bona thought for a moment, then nodded, "Alright then, my lord, I will send some guards to escort you there."

Perhaps in order to avoid certain suspicions, the regent, Duke Raul Adams, who was already in power, did not live in the palace under the protection of the Ashes Fortress, but remained in the castle-like building of the Grand Duke's mansion.Accompanied by several guards, Director Bamilian walked through the long corridors and lawns, and then climbed up hundreds of steps with great difficulty, before arriving at the place where Grand Duke Raul was - the round table chamber.

Grand Duke Raul has obviously regarded the round table conference hall as his office, and a dozen royal nobles are walking around restlessly outside the door.Some of them did not have time to express their position in the sudden storm, while others were even more unlucky, simply standing on the opposite side of Grand Duke Raul.Now that the situation in the capital has stabilized, they realized just how huge the mistake they made was. They rushed to beg for forgiveness, but were blocked by the ugly and disabled guards of the Grand Duke's mansion.

Director Bamili Yang gasped for a while, then walked through the crowd and greeted everyone kindly.Although the chief of the palace and the chief of intelligence held high positions and a lot of power, his status as a eunuch gave him a rather bad reputation among the nobles of the royal capital.When many nobles saw him approaching with a smile, they turned their heads and coughed loudly; a few hesitated to say hello, but they turned their heads away after being warned by the people around them.

"Even if death is imminent, I still can't let go of the aristocratic stinky airs. The wealthy families in the capital are dominated by such a group of short-sighted guys. Perhaps it is not surprising that Grand Duke Raul's plan succeeded." Director Bamilian While thinking silently, while passing through the eyes of contempt and disgust, the smile on his face remained unchanged, and the soft-soled shoes rubbed against the obsidian ground, making a sound like raving.

Then he stopped in front of the two carved gates of the round table meeting room, smiled and nodded to the guards guarding the gates, and then said to them, "Emissary of the Kingdom, Steward of the Palace, Reinhard Bamilian the Unsullied, please see me!" His Royal Highness Raul Adams the Regent."

(End of this chapter)