Planetary Museum

This was the first time Wu Xiaoqing saw the king sitting on the throne.

To be honest, I'm not used to it.

From Wu Xiaoqing's contact with Elis, in Wu Xiaoqing's direct cognition, the king seemed a little weak. When he first met him, he looked like a refugee.And he's not that tall.Although he ate a little meat back during this period, when he sat on the generous throne, Elis still looked thin and thin.

Wu Xiaoqing sat on this so-called throne, but it was actually very uncomfortable, mainly because it was so big that there was nothing to lean on.And because of the needs of etiquette, a lot of things were placed under the buttocks. It was summer, and not long after the king sat on it, Wu Xiaoqing saw his buttocks began to move unconsciously.

It can be seen that the king is also very unfamiliar with this throne. From his illness to the present, he has almost never sat on this position seriously.

"Your majesty, wise and mighty, it's really gratifying to see you recover," Wu Xiaoqing looked at the translation and explanation of the subtitles. Now the audience is the Marquis and his family.

Wu Xiaoqing had no idea what kind of official the Marquis was, but he had heard from the search and rescue team many times before that all the important nobles came to this meeting.

Wu Xiaoqing didn't think that this family looked like a nobleman, because he saw very clearly that everyone in this family had a ring made of huge glass marbles inlaid on their fingers, which looked ridiculous, "Great Messenger of the Land God, your servant is always at your service."

Wu Xiaoqing tried to make his expression serious, nodded slightly, and the search and rescue team replied: "Your loyalty will be blessed by God."

Then came the next batch. Wu Xiaoqing heard a long list of names called by the envoy, and then read the translated subtitles: "Princess Elise Ellie and her husband, Earl Elise Milton."

Then came the salute: "Dear Father and Majesty the King / Your Majesty the King, may your health last as long as the sun."

Then to the king and then to Wu Xiaoqing: "Thank you for curing my father's illness."

Wu Xiaoqing kept a straight face, and the search and rescue team said: "Everything is guided by God."

Then comes the next batch.

A total of 21 nobles and their families came this time, adding up to hundreds of people.After the salute, most of the family members consciously left the main hall and went to drink and chat with the participants in the rear. Only the lords stayed in the main hall.It was a scorching summer, when Wu Xiaoqing just came in from the outside, he still remembered that the temperature outside had already exceeded 28°, and it might be even higher now.The heat caused slight sweat to appear on the faces of many nobles, but no one made any sound.

Wu Xiaoqing could only tell from the eyes of these nobles that they obviously had a lot to say, but no one dared to say it.

"Duke Anthony Jacob and his wife, Princess Anthony Anna..."

"Why isn't the princess' surname Elis?" Wu Xiaoqing secretly asked the search and rescue team.

"A princess from another country, and her surname has been changed."

"Good day, Your Majesty," the duke's salute was more casual than others, and he didn't have so many nasty words, but when facing Wu Xiaoqing, he was a little more solemn, "I have heard the holy name for a long time, my lord, may everything go as God intended." willing."

The search and rescue team replied: "Everything is as God wished...Wu Xiaoqing, just smile a little."

Wu Xiaoqing quickly pouted.

When the duke left, he gossiped, "Why are you laughing?"

"This is... political tacit understanding... Forget it, next time you better stop laughing."

After the 21 lords finished their salutes, the king's palace steward motioned to the trumpeter, and then he took out a trumpet and blew a melody hastily.

Afterwards, the chef took wine glasses and a whole roast lamb for everyone. The king ceremonially scratched the roast sheep a few times at will, and then each lord came over to share a piece of meat. After that, the king gently raised the wine glass , Then everyone took the wine again, and after everyone finished drinking, they had to turn the glasses upside down to see that nothing was missed.

"This is a ceremony for the vassals to declare their loyalty to the lord. Eating the meat and wine distributed by the king represents the recognition of the king's right to distribute benefits, and also represents his absolute loyalty to the king-there is no doubt about the food given by the king." Search and Rescue The team explained to Wu Xiaoqing.

At this point, all the ceremonies were over, and the nobles consciously came to the king's dining room, which also doubled as a meeting room, and then took their seats in order according to their titles.The duke sat to the left of the king, and the seat to the right was vacant.After the search and rescue team explained, Wu Xiaoqing realized that it was reserved for him.

King Elis tapped his scepter lightly on the table, sat up first from his seat, and began to speak.

"Three years ago, when I fell ill in bed, I participated in the last imperial meeting with you. At that time, I was so strong that my buttocks could fill a whole chair, but now... if God didn't come to save me, I'm afraid Your king has starved to death in his sickbed."

Everyone quickly stood up and bowed to Wu Xiaoqing.

"God saved your king, but this is just the beginning. Everyone present has received my edict. Before this meeting, I also heard many voices," the king continued after scanning the crowd. , "Some people say that that old lunatic in Elis just wants to live a few more days for himself, and he doesn't care about anything! He sold the entire kingdom of Elis to his god."

Everyone lowered their heads, the hall was eerily silent, only the king's voice echoed in the air.

"Someone else said, let that old lunatic go alone, we all hide in our own castle, and see what he can do to us?"

Several lords in the crowd exchanged glances quietly, and each of them saw fear in each other's eyes.

"Of course, what most people say is better than this. When I ask everyone to leave together, they will ask to stay and stick to the land of the Kingdom of Elis for me. When I come back from the south, they will still be willing to serve I am king. Of course, these people must think that I will not come back, because you all know that this time I will march from the east to the south, and the [-] troops of the Xiaoyang Sect are waiting for us, and come back according to the spies we sent report that they have built their camps of wood and their outer city of stones, and are waiting for our swords to shatter beneath their walls."

Everyone present began to tremble, and everyone saw the incredible in each other's eyes. Even Wu Xiaoqing, whose EQ is basically 0, can see that these lords at this moment Notifying each other.

"I didn't leak the news!"

"God knows how the King knows!"

"There are moles among us."

"We're going to die badly..."

Of course, these lords would not have thought that recording equipment still existed in this world. Among the 23 people present, only Wu Xiaoqing, the king and the duke knew about it.

"Don't look at each other with such eyes. I can tell you that none of you has betrayed each other. All these words are spoken to me through God. Everyone, I am talking about the real God! Not a group of priests Gods who make up nonsense in front of the two suns in the sky are not gods who sell indulgences desperately to collect taxes... The real gods don't bother to do those things, and the real gods don't play tricks in front of fools and foolish women. miracle."

The air was dead quiet.

"Okay, okay," the king seemed to see the intention of the group in front of him, "you only brought ears, not mouths. Of course, even if you did, I wouldn't listen to a word. You want It is nothing more than that no one is planting the crops in the field, and I am afraid that the taxes for the coming year will not be paid in full. Your Majesty, you have taken away too many troops and food. After you leave, our land will be robbed. "

At this moment, the king swung his scepter violently and slammed it heavily on the table. The whole table was slapped with a loud bang, and almost everyone was stunned by the unexpected sound.

"I also know that many people did not bring the number of troops and food that I stipulated this time. Some people even brought them out, but they chatted with others on the way and sent some of them back. Alan, Andre, Monroe..." The king counted the names of these people one by one, and after finishing counting, he replied coldly, "Now, I will give you another chance to read carefully what I gave to each of you. issued an edict, go back and count the troops you brought. I will give you a week to make up for it. After a week, I will send the guards to check the number with you one by one. Rules! If you fail to fulfill your obligations to me, I will take back your power at any time! Hurry up, now is the time for jihad, and from now on, it is time for war!"

"Your Majesty," someone finally couldn't help shouting, "We'll go back and write a letter right now, we'll go back right away, we're completely confused..."

The wailing of this person caused a commotion, and soon the entire hall was begging for mercy. Looking around, the only person still sitting in his seat was Duke Anthony.That's because he is strong and has a good relationship with the king, otherwise, he might be the worst screamer now.

Wu Xiaoqing was stunned. When the lords saluted just now, he still felt that there was a sense of ritual, but now, the appearance of these lords, the appearance of the king, it is not like the king and the lords discussing national affairs. It's like the underworld is holding a meeting.