Riding and Slashing

Chapter 283 Conspiracy
Sarleon City Noble House.

The garden is full of flowers, and the evening breeze in early spring is refreshing.

Various delicacies are placed on the tables in the gazebo, and the copper candlesticks and silver plates create a comfortable supper.

King Ulrik was comfortably drinking some kind of weird blue-purple liquid on the recliner.

A tall and beautiful woman came into the garden from the tower of the House of Lords.

This is the woman who was arguing with Malbert an hour ago. She looks to be in her twenties, with picturesque eyebrows, red lips like fire, and skin so tender that water can be squeezed out. She is indeed a stunning beauty.

Her expression was not changing at first, but when she saw King Ulrik in the garden, she closed her eyes, and within a second, she put on a smile.

"Your Majesty, I didn't expect you to be here so late..."

The woman lifted her skirt and ran to Ulrik like a little girl.

"Pfiddes, I can't sleep. . . Ha, I'm probably too happy. Oh, where were you?"

"Did Alistair really conspire with that Brigi to build a Desert Twilight in De'Shar territory? Could this be fake news?"

Brennus was also a little puzzled about this.

Duke Brennus was obviously more anxious than his son.

"As you said, even if the princess does have children, she may not be able to grow up...so I'm not in a hurry, father, I'm still young."

Another caliph of Desha, Hamid, also participated in the bidding.

Singal.

In fact, just two caliphs entering the arena is enough to attract people, and besides these two caliphs, there are dozens of tribal leaders from the D'Shar territory, as well as many Sinjars who have not disclosed their identities—estimated All slave traders.

Brennus looked around and saw that the other followers were far away from their father and son, so he asked in a low voice: "Li Ang is not easy to deal with, that kid is quite cunning."

"...You are right, son. I am the head of the Lion Knights, and I must be loyal to the Sarleon Kingdom... Both father and son must be loyal servants of the kingdom, otherwise you will not be able to sit on the Silver Throne..."

"What are you going to do?"

Hamid likes to recruit Ghazi ascetics, the monks who really practice in the temples on the holy mountain...Of course, it can only be said that he once liked it-Hamid has not been able to recruit monks on Ghazi Mountain for many years.

Brennus sighed: "Leon is indeed a businessman who is very good at dealing."

"I was as happy as you and couldn't sleep, so I went for a walk..."

In fact, Cardan already knew that Ashcomman had settled in many "armies" of the Sarleon Kingdom and the Bacchus Empire. In Cardan's view, this was the main reason why Bahaman planned to auction the position of the city lord—Bahaman himself guarded the position. If you can't stand it, it's better to sell it to someone who can keep it.

Hamid is the lord of Nalda, a city in the south of D'Shar. He has been fighting with Kadan before, and suffered a huge loss in Sarleon City. This time, Singal also went with Kadan.

"Of course, Your Majesty...but..."

"Malbert, in fact, even if the princess really produces a baby, so what?"

The entrance ticket has been fired to 300 dinars, and there is no market price-Ramon only allows [-] people to enter, and none of them can bring followers or weapons.

At this time, Eichkeman was auctioned, which was in line with Hamid's wishes.

When Malbert left Sarleon City, Brennus rushed to the outside of the city to send his son to take office—although this son had already been adopted to the king in name, Brennus was his own father after all, and he cared about him. The meaning is clearly expressed.

Ulrik sat on the recliner, took the princess on his lap and sat on it, and picked up the cup of purple liquid.

"My son, are you just throwing in the towel? There is nothing in Sava River Castle now, what's the use of you going there!"

Hamid wants to change the concept of the holy mountain, but he can't attack Bahaman's territory—they have been comrades for many years, and they won't fight each other because of political differences.

The Lion Kingdom often chooses husbands for noble girls in the form of competitions.

Ramon's 'Sanctuary Auction' was officially held.

The Sava River Fort is indeed just right. This is the newly occupied territory after Li Ang sent out his army. It has a large area of ​​jurisdiction and a lot of cultivated land. It also borders the Bacchus Empire and the Duchy of Desia.

The only one who has an opinion is probably Bahaman's son Ikram...

This situation is understandable, and Kadan actually wants Bahaman to do this - the richest person in the entire Dexia is Kadan himself. Since you want to sell Bahaman, Kadan is of course willing to buy it.

"Maybe it will be a boy, Your Majesty... I like sour things very much recently. The medical officer said that it is probably a boy who likes to eat sour..."

Malbert shook his head: "Besides, two other Twilight Knights also came to report to me. They surrounded Li Ang, but Alistair was caught by Leon inexplicably—it is said that he was surrounded by hundreds of people. Surrounded by three people, Li Ang was caught instead! And... Li Ang escaped the siege using the escape route found by Alistair and Bridget!"

"Father, if I still stay in Lie Lion City, if something happens to the child in the princess' belly, then I will be the number one suspect..."

Malbert lowered his head and thought for a while, before asking his father for help.

"Pfides, all I've heard lately is good news, maybe I should throw a big banquet..."

Having said that, Ulrik stopped talking.

Pfides smiled even sweeter, looking like an innocent girl who didn't understand anything.

…………

After thinking for a while, the king picked up his glass and took a sip: "I will appoint Malbert as the governor of Sava River County. If our child is a daughter, he will become my son-in-law; if it is a boy... "

After all, there are not many opportunities to take back a wealthy city like Ashcomman in a reasonable and legal manner.

Malbert nodded, agreeing with Brennus' point of view: "In contrast, I am more concerned about why Alistair became the lord of Toba - he has no reason to betray me, the Frank family. People have lost their domain in Barclay, I installed them in Cliff Cove! And Alistair, as a dusk knight, could not get better treatment under other lords, I even promised him the first night right!"

"Yeah, Li Ang is always unintentionally spoiling my affairs... But I don't want to be an enemy of him. I must obtain his strength and financial resources. I must control Li Ang! Father, can you Do me a favor……"

With a smile on his face, Ulrik hugged the woman who was trotting over: "Don't run too fast, my princess, you are no longer alone..."

Since Aishekman became the territory of Bahaman, the temple on Gazi Mountain has gradually changed, and it has basically become a place where material desires are rampant.

Brennus was silent for a while, then patted Malbert on the shoulder, with a look of relief on his face.

However, there are still no residents in the Sava River Fort. There are people in the surrounding villages and towns, but the urban area has been completely destroyed by successive wars. It is really not a good territory.

You know, Luha's dowry is Eichcomman, a wealthy city!

So Cardan asked Tahir to take part in the deal instead of him.

Because Hamid is actually a true devout follower of God Vata, he wants to be the protector of the holy mountain of Ghazi.

One day later, Malbert was named the lord of Sava River Castle, and he was fully in charge of the military and administration of the entire Sava River County—speaking of which, this is also the entrustment that the king's heir should have after observing the government. He must be familiar with various local practices, And it is best to be a frontier county, a place that can be exposed to war.

Because Ramon's auction was actually selecting a husband-in-law for Bahaman's daughter Luha—but it was selected through bidding.

The princess named Pfides put her head on King Ulrik's shoulder, posing like a little bird.

Therefore, this auction has attracted the attention of many people.

"Father, half of the Lion Knights are in your hands, and the royal city guards are in my hands. Those who are loyal to the king are those newly recruited recruits... Do you think it is suitable for us father and son to stay in the Lion City now? You also You should go back to Cliff Bay immediately—you'd better fight Fieldsway or Ravencrow Kingdom, father, if you don't want to be forced to rebel."

Malbert hugged his own father, and even had a relaxed expression on his face: "Besides, I didn't want to stay in the throne room. Although the Sava River Castle is not a good place, at least I can lead troops in the Border County , with a higher degree of freedom."

Or choose...

"The news of 'Desert Dusk' was brought back by Sir Lehman, and he officially reported it to King Ulrik in the Throne Hall—Father, you should know Lehman, he has always been Ulrik The most trusted lion knight, he does a lot of dirty work, and he will not lie to the king."

It can also be understood that this is more dowry than anyone else.

Ulrik was stunned for a moment, then frowned: "Indeed...you are pregnant, I shouldn't let him stay in Sarleon City at this time...and, Pfiddes, don't do it again in the future." Use the title 'Prince' for Malbert."

And that's true... anyway, the basic logic is true.

"That can't be helped... I must accept this appointment, father..."

"It seems that Alistair and Bridget have indeed betrayed... Maybe Li Ang negotiated a deal with them, such as using Toba City in exchange for Alistair's rebellion..."

Malbert grabbed Brennus's arm and whispered in his father's ear.

Then, Ramon will also be in charge of organizing the engagement ceremony.

"Yeah, he's quite cunning, and it's not easy to deal with him directly. So I plan to start with Amy... I felt it when I was in Changhe Town, Amy is Li Ang's weakness! Father, I want to let the so-called woman in the princess' stomach Amy's child died at the hands of Amy!"

In fact, this kind of large-scale selection of a son-in-law by an agent is a very normal behavior in the entire Pendor Continent, and many kings have done this before—for example, when recruiting a son-in-law for a princess.

And Luha's current identity is probably more attractive than ordinary princesses...

A trace of grimness gradually appeared on Malbert's face: "By the way, let Prince Alanric die in the hands of Godric or Amy...I want Leon to join me under my command!"

This has a lot to do with Bahaman's laissez-faire—Mount Ghazi belongs to the Eichkoman jurisdiction, but Bahaman is obviously not an overly religious person. He prefers to recruit Ghazi looters, so he doesn't I am willing to let too many people become ascetics who value faith and despise material desires.

Although Luha's appearance is not considered alluring, she does have the real "alluring" in essence, and her husband-in-law will indeed become the legal lord of Ashkoman!
This is recognized by Bahaman, the lord of Eichkeman himself, and it is in line with the hereditary succession system established by Cardan himself. .

"I hope so……"

However, Malbert accepted the appointment very calmly, and left Sarleon City directly on the same day.

The reason why the entrance fee is so high is that the customers who have already confirmed the admission include the two caliphs of the D'Shar Principality—this shows that the D'Shar Principality also agrees with this auction, so everyone naturally agrees. No more scruples.

Brennus gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "Babies are prone to die these days. No matter how careful you are, they may not grow up safely enough to inherit the throne..."

With such a dowry, no matter how much dowry you pay, you should...

Malbert shook his head: "There is a high probability that something will happen to the unwarranted child in Princess Pfides... If I don't resist powerful enemies at the border, then I will face a more dangerous situation... "

The auction was extremely grand. Although it was considered an underground auction, it was even more sensational than when the elf girl was auctioned. Almost all the great lords heard the news.

Ulrik laughed too.

Pfides smiled sweetly, but there was a look of worry in her eyes: "However, I met Prince Malbert just now, and the way he looked at me seemed a little...somewhat complicated."

In fact, this underground auction was not an illegal transaction. Even Bahad Khan Kadan had to admit the legitimacy of this city lord auction.

"Sava River Fort is not an ordinary border county... The Bacchus Empire will inevitably launch a counterattack from Sava River Castle in the near future; now that Kadan's women and children have been captured by Lehman, Desha will definitely continue to launch Attack! You will face the full-scale attack of two countries at the same time at the Sava River Castle!"

Cardan himself did not go to the auction, but he sent Tahir, the lord of Singal, to go.

Although Tahir has been thinking about how to kill Ramon, he doesn't want to provoke the brothers Bahaman and Gawan Khan, let alone Kadan. Of course, he can only abide by the rules and participate in the auction honestly.

And...Bahad Khan doesn't necessarily have to pay for things when he buys something!
Might as well be a whore...

This auction was held by Ramon as an 'agent' on behalf of Bahaman and Gawan Khan. Of course, this was not an illegal activity, but an actual legal and reasonable bidding auction.

And the reason for Hamid's bidding is more practical. He actually wants his son to marry Luha and make Aishikman his own territory.

There were big merchants, wealthy little lords, and chiefs of some D'Shar tribes. Of course, there were also big rich men from the Sarleon Kingdom and Fieldsway to try their luck.

These are just the bidders in Dexia territory.

And there are two more senior nobles from the Bacchus Empire-the two sons of Emperor Marius, Gaius and Yunes.

Also appearing at the same time is Alina, who nominally represents her older brother Arles. Arles is the son of Governor Justus, but Justus has always preferred daughters. The presence of this son relatively low.

Anyway, the purpose of this auction is to choose a son-in-law in name, so naturally people from any country can participate, as long as they are not from the Sarleon Kingdom - Dexia is currently only hostile to the Sarleon Kingdom.

(End of this chapter)