Blood Dragon

Chapter 190

After Ai Linen snorted coldly, he bypassed these guys blocking the way, and walked directly back to his office, leaving those people looking at each other in blank dismay.It is true that this matter is a bit unreliable, massacres or something... unless it is in despair, or the kind of siege tactics that harm innocent people (such as fire attack, flooding, etc.), otherwise it is absolutely impossible in a civil war. This may happen.

Probably because of this common sense, they chose to leave after a while.

There was already a stack of papers on the Prime Minister's desk.The main one is the material support work on the northern front.As a courtier, Rafa apologized to the little queen and asked for help. Although this avoided internal division, it also brought new pressure on the financial and material resources of Falcon City.Although the national treasury can handle it for a while, it certainly won't work.Eileen was racking his brains to deal with this problem.Of course, in addition to this aspect, there are a lot of other odds and ends.This is the so-called "one share of power, one share of responsibility".The prime minister is a very key official position in the palace.In the Queen's absence, all important decisions—if there were any—were made by Elynn.His powers even include holding the Queen's Council in place of the Queen.However, in order to avoid suspicion, Ailin still tried his best not to use it.

He kept his head clear, and then dealt with a lot of tedious chores in one go.After the files on the desk were finally reduced to an acceptable level, Aileen leaned his head back on the back of the chair and took a small rest.

"... General Ashrufat in Fonoros City... ordered the killing of all the residents of the city..." For some reason, the words of the man just now sounded in Ailin's heart again.

"Damn...how...to deal with this situation..." He whispered to himself softly.The Prime Minister is indeed the most powerful position, but it is also where all the troubles are concentrated. "That Ashurfat... is too bold!"

His hands reached into the office drawers.Here are some confidential information, even the trusted followers and cleaning maids can't read the information.Eileen picked up a document from the top, it was a secret letter.

"That guy... still did it! Isn't this on the cusp of the wind and waves!"

Ai Linen had already read the contents of the secret letter.But now I can't help but watch it again.

In politics, if a person wants to stand tall, in addition to being able to properly handle his job, there is another key skill, which is vision.In other words, stand in line.Some people may be foolish enough to think that everything (such as factional struggles and so on) should be neutral, but real politicians will never follow this dogma.Be aware that sometimes neutrality is indeed allowed, but more often it is either friend or enemy.Neutrality will only result in your own isolation, and ultimately be besieged and defeated.

Erinn might be considered a conservative, steady man, even a die-hard.But he is by no means a fool.Although he despises those civilians, he also knows that there are some qualities in the civilians that cannot be ignored, such as cunning, viciousness, and ferocity.

This matter will definitely have a profound impact.What level will public opinion reach?The opinion among the nobles...the opinion among the common people...the international opinion...the attitude of the church...and most importantly, what attitude will the Queen adopt?In terms of time, the little queen will definitely not ignore Ashuruffat's previous achievements... But public opinion will probably pursue it to the end... Is this an opportunity, or is it the beginning of a reshuffle in the court?Also, the situation is indeed not good at this time, the war in the north is still going on, although the current situation of the war is temporarily stable, but it is only temporary.The battlefield is changing rapidly, and no one knows what will happen next...

"My lord," the servant's voice temporarily interrupted the Prime Minister's train of thought, "Countess Marianne please see me."

"..."

Seeing that the prime minister didn't respond for a long time, the entourage asked again cautiously. "My lord, do you want to see her?"

Countess Marianne... that old woman is not easy to mess with.Of course, in terms of status and power, Alyn can ignore the other party, but the trouble is that Countess Marianne is the kind of woman who is very good at taking advantage of her various conditions, especially she is very good at taking advantage of her status as a woman and widow.Because according to a man's nature and the default moral code, it is difficult for everyone to pursue a widow's petty faux pas.

In the past, she was kicked out of Falcon City in a tacit way, but now the old woman has returned.Well, she chose a good time. At that time, it wasn't long before Byron was kicked out, the little queen's palace had just been built, and all past influences had been wiped out.Those who were in power at that time were either irrelevant people, or the old woman's side (such as Aishuruffat), so naturally they would not do this kind of grudge but not thankful thing-maybe they didn't even know the cause and effect of this matter.So the old woman came back so blatantly.

It's not just as simple as returning to Falcon City.Countess Marianne soon re-entered the aristocratic social circle of Falcon City and began to formally expand her influence.Although she is no longer youthful now, she always has a way to be welcomed in the reception rooms of different families.One of the most important points is Shirley, who is temporarily acting as the Minister of Finance, and her unmarried niece and son-in-law Ashuruffat.

"No...you go back and tell her that I'm not feeling well," Ai Linen pondered over and over again, and finally decided not to see her.Because he was too busy during this period of time, and he couldn't allocate energy and time to deal with the woman's schemes.In addition, the light outside the window was dim at this time—unknowingly, it was almost dark.It is not reasonable to come to visit others at this time, especially if you want to meet the prime minister of a country in his office.

……

The moonlight is cold.

Ashuruffat walked down the stairs of the tavern.It was already very late at this time, and everyone else had rested, only the group of gamblers were still lively in the lobby and continued to gamble.Compared with dinner time, the number of gamblers seems to be a few more at this time.Surround the two tables tightly.

Of course, for the tavern owner, this is exactly what one could wish for.The gamblers kept drinking while yelling.

No, in fact, apart from this group of gamblers who are full of enthusiasm for gambling, there is a lonely figure sitting in an inconspicuous corner of the lobby.The figure is thin, with a cloak and a hood on the head. The face is hidden in the shadow of the hood, but the short white beard is clearly surrounded by the chin.From this point of view, this person is quite old.

Ashuruffat was pretty sure he hadn't seen this person before, in other words, this person came later.

There is plenty of evidence to support this judgment.The man was eating a meal, specifically, a serving of onions and mutton.Although he ate at a leisurely pace, it was obvious that the food on his plate was a bit too complete.This is enough to show that he has just started eating.

Ashuruffat walked out from the door of the tavern and came to the street.As I said before, it was getting late at this time, and the town was very quiet, except for the occasional barking of dogs or birdsong.The moonlight sprinkled on the gravel road, dyeing the whole street with a chilling silver glow.

The surrounding area was too quiet, so Ashuruffat didn't need to pay any special attention to hear the footsteps behind him.The footsteps are steady and not hurried, unlike those gamblers who are gambling lively...

"Ashrufat." A voice he didn't expect came from behind him.Ashuruffat turned his head and saw that the diner had followed him out of the tavern.This voice was so familiar, so he recognized who it was without the other party dropping his hood.

"Supervisor Skadra?" Ashuruffat asked in surprise.

"It's me." Skadra took off his hood, revealing his silver hair.

"You should... be with the queen." Ashuruffat estimated the itinerary.Skadra should have accompanied the little queen back to Falcon City first, and then came to find him.But what did he come to see him for?Also, why would he know his return route?

This... should be considered a private meeting, right?But for what?

"There is really nothing going on in Falcon City." Skadra smiled slightly.As I said before, Skadra is a serious person, so his concept of "smile" is different from ordinary people.Unless someone who is very familiar with him, it is impossible to detect this smile.But even if Ashurfat was familiar with him, he couldn't see the meaning of this smile.

"Thanks to Byron too, I have very little work to do now," said Scadella. "Her Majesty has no plans to return to the palace. As for the temporary palace...well, there are really limited people there. I hardly need to care about anything. I have been the chief executive of the palace for so many years, and this is the first time I have experienced such a thing. A feeling of doing nothing."

Although these words are quite interesting, Ashuruffat is very clear that Skadra came to the door so specially, it is definitely not to discuss with him the idleness of the palace work.

"Then, may I take the liberty to ask?" Facing this former boss, Aishuruffat still tried his best to choose his words carefully so as not to appear impolite. "Lord Scaldera, how do you know I'm here? Or is this really just a random encounter arranged by fate?"

"Actually, your itinerary is not hard to guess," Scaldera replied. "Although this side looks a little farther away, the ferry here can be taken wherever you want, no more than the other side was taken over by the military. I guess you will try your best to conceal your identity and return to Falcon City secretly, so I guess That's right. What's even more coincidental is that there is only one tavern in this small town... so it is more convenient. Even if I don't meet you now, I will definitely find out where you are going tomorrow. However," he said nodded. "A meeting like this tonight is exactly what I want. It should be said that it is better than I expected. Because it seems that there is a rare opportunity for us to be alone. For us, there are not many such opportunities .Sometimes it seems to be alone on the surface, but it can't prevent the walls have ears."

"You want to talk to me? You are looking for me... It's not within your scope of responsibility, is it? There are some things..." Ashuruffat asked.

"On the contrary. As you may have heard, royal marriages... are indeed within the scope of my duties," Scadella said.His words are so direct and clear that there is no possibility of misunderstanding.

"We don't want to affect other people's interests here." Ashuruffat glanced at the lights in the tavern, and there was a shout coming from the crack in the door. "It's a lovely night tonight, and I'm going to go for a walk. Would you like to come with me, Lord Skadra?"

"Very happy," said Scadella.

The two walked side by side, moving forward along the street.The houses on both sides of the street have entered darkness, and no strange sounds can be heard.But the two of them still moved forward in silence until they reached the end of the street, outside the town.