industrial lord

Chapter 239
Good news, the emperor is awake.

Bad news, everyone left the person the emperor wanted to see on the pier.

At this moment, Duke Wesson has become a prop for the princes and princesses to gain the favorability of the emperor, and whoever grabs it will get it.

It was quiet in front of the gate of the palace, but there were many people on duty who were inquiring about the news, and if there was any trouble, they would be able to tell their master as soon as possible.

Frederick was silent for a while, and asked, "Can I not go through the main entrance?"

He was a little worried that once he refreshed in front of the palace gate, he would be involved in an unnecessary dispute.

Teresia said worriedly, "It seems impolite."

As the Duke of Wesson, it is too much to hang people on the pier for so long. If you don't enter the palace through the main entrance, it will make outsiders think that the royal family doesn't understand the rules.

Fortunately, there was another person in the carriage who was not interested in fighting for the throne. Grand Duke Hicks could understand Frederick's mood, because once he appeared in front of the palace, he would definitely cause a lot of interpretation.

"I have a suggestion." Hicks said, "Duke Wesson came to visit me as a friend, and I will take you to show your face in front of His Majesty."

Frederick felt something was wrong, so he asked, "Is this appropriate?"

"It's really inappropriate." Hicks looked serious, "For my sake, at least a thousand gold coins will be charged."

Frederick blinked, what happened, the palace turned into a zoo?

Hicks said with a smile: "Don't complain about the money. If someone I approve can be appreciated by His Majesty, it will be very easy to earn back a thousand gold coins."

Frederick was speechless, this was a sign of national ruin.

He took out something from the inside left pocket of the suit, handed it to Hicks and said with a smile, "I don't have any money with me, so I'll just use this to top up."

A wealthy family like Hicks is no stranger to pocket watches produced in Wessen State. Now he has a pocket watch from the Supreme Duke series that he bought for 500 fro. There is a corresponding knighthood, and the pocket watch is accompanied by a certificate stamped by Frederick.

It's just that the case of the pocket watch is mainly made of reddish fire gold in gold, and the pattern as thin as hair is made of light silver, and there are 72 gemstones of various colors.

And the pocket watch that Frederick took out is unremarkable. It is made of steel. Although it is good steel for armor, it is very cheap to make a pocket watch that symbolizes status. Rich businessmen will not Buy, let alone aristocrats.

"Huh?" Hicks suddenly discovered the strangeness of this pocket watch. Its front case should be a piece of scale armor set in a ring.

He is no stranger to this kind of armor, the hussars of the Piast Kingdom in the north are equipped with this kind of scale armor.

Frederick smiled and said to him, "You will know when you open it."

Hicks curiously took the pocket watch and opened it, even though he had seen many rare treasures in his life, he still opened his mouth in surprise, and quickly put the pocket watch into his pocket.

This pocket watch is a bit different from other pocket watches. The numbers are engraved on the back of the glass. It is a bit inconvenient to check the time, but it is not a big problem.

The key is that the surface is also a piece of armor, with a name stamped on it - Casimir.

Hicks said with emotion: "I have played against Kasimir, and I have to say that he did a good job. Unexpectedly, he was really beaten by you until he lost his armor."

Frederick smiled and said, "He threw his armor by the river to cross the river, and I used it to make this pocket watch."

Hicks sighed a little, and Theresa looked at Frederick with bright eyes, the flames in her eyes were hotter than the flames in the blast furnace.

The carriage made a big circle and came to a side entrance of the palace, where one could smell the fragrance of flowers wafting from the garden behind the high wall.

When Frederick was about to get out of the car, he saw Theresia was not moving, so he asked, "Aren't you going?"

"No." Thearesia shook her head calmly, she didn't look like she was involved in the favourites.

Frederick followed Hicks to the Royal Garden, and only then did he realize how high the status of this big man is now, and now all the troops in the inner city are under his control.

But he didn't cover the sky with one hand, because in the small building where the emperor lived, three Dharma gods and a sword master from the Osmaga Empire were playing mahjong on the first floor.

Hicks first took Frederick to get acquainted with the four Dingguo Shenzhu, and they asked the inventor of mahjong when he would be free to sit down and play two rounds.

Frederick was perfunctory on the surface, but he firmly refused in his heart.

Meow, these guys can count cards by their weight when shuffling and building cards, what a ghost.

Frederick followed Hicks to the door of the emperor's bedroom on the second floor. There were iron cans standing every two meters along the way. The door panels of the bedroom and the opposite room were removed. The magician and warrior are playing cards with the maids and aunts.

The guard at the door of the bedroom was an old man with a hunched body, leaning on a cane inlaid with more than a dozen magic crystals in his hand. Frederick took a look at him and felt that he was being watched even when he cut his nails. Out.

The old man said blankly: "Take him to change clothes."

Frederick was astonished. It seemed that he had discovered all the daggers, hidden blades, shoe blades, and steel cables hidden on his body.

He could only follow a maid lady to the dressing room at the end of the corridor, and changed all the clothes inside and out.

It's just that it took a long time to change clothes. Both Hicks and the old man looked at Frederick who came out with a half-smile, and he also responded with a "you understand" expression.

Frederick was not an ascetic, and he was not rude when he came and went. After he got old, someone teased him as before, but in the end he "clucked" for a long time and couldn't say anything.

The emperor's bedroom was very hot. The heater imported from Wessen State on the wall was turned on to the maximum. A few water basins were placed in the corner to increase the humidity. The windows were tightly closed and the curtains were all drawn. Fortunately, they also imported ventilation fans. .

But even so, Ferdinand, the most powerful person in the Osmarga Empire, was still wearing thick clothes, sitting against the head of the bed, and pointed to the chair beside the bed with a smile on his face.

After exchanging greetings, Ferdinand said to the servants and guards in the bedroom: "Go out, all of you, and let no one come in until I give my permission."

Without the slightest hesitation, those people all turned and left.

Only one person was still sitting in the corner, who seemed to be a bishop, with paper, pen and ink on the table in front of him, and a clock, recording what the emperor said just now and what happened next.

Frederick had always kept these clerks at arm's length. Wessen State's historical record system had also been established, and two or three of them would follow him when he went to work.

The two said polite words of greeting to each other, and Frederick sat down and observed the emperor carefully.

Ferdinand is in his early seventies this year. It can be seen that his body has a large skeleton, but his muscles have shrunk, his hair has almost fallen out, his teeth are sparse, and his eyes look quite tired. Together, it is impossible to tell who is more than ten years older than the other.

But his eyes were still alive, and he didn't look demented.

Ferdinand suddenly asked Frederick: "Which one do you support as emperor?"

(End of this chapter)