Blood Dragon

Chapter 320 Showdown

"But, General, you know...it's not a smart decision." Robin asked eagerly.

"Smart people have reasons to do stupid things," Baylor said.

But obviously, this time Baylor was completely wrong.Because in fact, when the little girl made this decision, she did not receive any external pressure at all.

In the palace of Falcon City.

The royal palace of Falcon City has already been restored to its old appearance.Skadra, the chief executive of the court, has always been a serious, conscientious and meticulous person.At this moment, the palace can no longer see any traces of the previous turmoil.Even the traces left by swords and swords on walls and pillars have been covered up by careful rest.The little girl never returned to the small queen's bedroom, but lived in the real king's bedroom.Her father, grandfather, and great-grandfather all lived here.

"What do you think I should do?" The little girl sat on the edge of her bed with bare feet in her pajamas, and complained to Luo Diya in an unfeigned manner.A pair of slender and delicate feet unconsciously kicked the foot of the bed.

"This...we still need to be patient..." Rodia was also speechless about the Queen's request.

"If you continue to be patient, Ashurfat will be back!"

This complaint is justified, because Rodia once swore to her that she would deal with the twins from the Griffin family, but now she has nothing.

No, "nothing" is the wrong word, it should be said that their plan - or Rodia's plan - has met with repeated failures.

Before Rodia also felt that dealing with the twins was not too much trouble.how to say?The biggest trouble is their aunt!Countess Marianne is considered a celebrity in Falcon City, and stories about her are still circulating in certain circles.But anyway, she is an old woman.The protagonists of this matter are the twins.

Just separating the parties - chasing the difficult Countess Marianne somewhere, or meeting the twins under the guise of a "private meeting" should be able to force them to compromise.Just like Shirley, it should be easy to handle.

Luo Diya went with such an idea at first.With her knowledge, her rich experience, and the Queen's power, if she threatens (or deceives) two country gentry and nobles who are like country bumpkins, it should be easy to catch.

But the pair of dirtbags were still not willing to eat even when the aunt was not present—well, at least up to that point, it was not beyond Luodia's expectations.Under the authorization of the little girl, she immediately started the next step of planning.It doesn't matter if you stick to it or not, there are a lot of dirty tricks in this world - Rodia, who has hundreds of prostitutes under her command, is no stranger to these tricks.And these don't even need to be studied in particular - she has seen it many times, because many nobles or merchants have played this move.

Luo Diya has several whores who are good at this kind of work, and perhaps one-third of their income comes from this kind of conspiracy-disguising as someone's wife and concubine, and then seducing another man to have sex.When the time is right, the "husband who has been humiliated" will break into the door and trap a pair of "adulterants" on the bed.What happens next becomes natural.There's a price to be paid for that hapless obsessed man.This price may be a sum of money, or it may be turning a blind eye to something.The difference depends mainly on what the person who designed the trap really wants to get.

But unfortunately, although Rodia thought she had a great chance of success, she failed.Although according to intelligence, the twins were just squires and nobles who lacked knowledge in the countryside, but they resisted all external temptations.The beauty trick is completely ineffective—maybe it's because Ashuruffat is so good that they look down on other men.

"But... we need more patience in this matter." Luo Diya was also a little embarrassed.She boasted a lot, but unfortunately the facts were not as simple as she expected. "I need some...right opportunities."

"What kind of opportunity?" The little girl asked bluntly. "I have a lot of time recently. I can help you create any opportunity you want. What do you need? A dance? A private meeting? A parade? Anything is fine. I will personally ask, and I will definitely create the perfect conditions."

"This...Your Majesty, weren't you busy a while ago?"

"That's a fool's errand." The little girl replied.

Many people think that the so-called state power, that is, the king's (or queen's) court, is a delicate machine.Every man with the king's commission in his hand is a tiny part of the machine.On the top of this state machine stands the king, who himself is the brain, the core and the most important part of this machine.

But in fact, this analogy is wrong.The person who came up with this concept must not be the real ruler of the country.Strictly speaking, in a royal country, the king is not a part of the state machine, but the master of the machine.He stood on a high place and watched the machine work.If anything goes against his will during the operation of this machine, the owner of the machine will stand up and wield a wrench, pliers and the like to dig out the small part that violates the owner's will from its original position and throw it away. Go to the curb and replace it with another part that seems to fit better.If there were many such damaged small parts, then the king would have to dig out all the parts of the whole machine-parts of a certain aspect-and throw them on the side of the road.

Conversely, if the king is lazy—or there are more important things in life than taking care of the machine—then the machine will operate spontaneously according to its inherent rhythm.At least in theory, as long as this machine is set up, it can run automatically.

So, imagine that a queen, if he lacks some kind of strong desire, such as making contributions, opening up territory and the like, he will easily find himself in a state of having nothing to do.This is not to say that she really has nothing to care about, but that she found that if she didn't ask, things would develop in a normal direction.

This is actually thanks to Byron's blessing.After Byron launched the coup, he kidnapped almost all the former members of the court.His purpose of doing this is naturally to delay the time, so that the queen cannot quickly organize a ruling class.But on the other hand, he also completely emptied the intricate interpersonal relationship of the original palace.Even high-ranking officials and lords from prominent families will lose their influence once they are labeled as "Byron's party, conspiracy and villain".In addition, the queen branded a large group of domestic noble lords as rebellious in one breath.Many of these aristocrats were from flourishing families. After this round of blows, those who were finally absorbed as court officials could not talk about using their family power to run amok.

Therefore, the main job of the little girl at present is to hold the imperial meeting once a week.And there was really nothing to worry about in this meeting.There are many things that need to be considered by the brain, but there are also some things that do not need to be considered by the brain at all.Also, the advice of the experienced Prime Minister Ellynn is always valuable.

"Well, to be honest, if it's possible, I don't think it's really possible to play these tricks. I suspect that Countess Marianne has long been wary of all kinds of traps, and..." Rodia thought again and said . "If His Majesty really... cares about Ashrufat very much."

"Of course I care about him!" The little girl said very unhappy.To be honest, she hasn't seen Ash Rufat for a long time.She didn't feel it when she was busy before, but once she was free, the longing slowly occupied her heart.Even though she knew that in this situation she had to completely trust Ashuruffat, even though she knew it was not the time, she couldn't help but miss him.

Although she is now living the life that she has been looking forward to and ideal in the past, living as a real queen.No matter which aspect the conditions are better than in the past.But in fact, she was unwilling to eat, and couldn't sleep well at night.Dreaming about the same person every day.The so-called "one day is like three autumns" probably refers to this feeling.In fact, she already misses Ashurfat very much.

"I have an idea, but I still need some conditions." Luo Diya said after thinking about it. "I think . . . maybe a showdown would be nice."

"showdown?"

"Well, it's to stand with the twins and let Ashrufat make a choice." Rodia said. "If he expresses his opinion, then the twins don't need to pay attention at all. Anyway, there is only an engagement between them, not a marriage."

"But..." the little girl said hesitantly. "In this case... If he... If he..." She tried hard to speak, but she couldn't get the words out, her little face flushed red.

"Your Majesty, don't worry too much. The difference between you and those twins is like the moon in the sky and the candle on the ground. What can they compare to you? As long as Ashurfate is a normal Man, as long as he has a little bit of normality in his mind, he will know which side to choose!" Luodia said confidently.

What she said was not a lie.The difference between the queen and the country gentry is not a little bit or two.

While speaking, there was an urgent military report from outside.A few minutes later, the little girl got the latest news.There was a small defeat at the front, and Parry suffered a defeat, but Baylor arrived in time to repel the enemy.While Ashurfat sent the battle report by magic communication, he also sent his own opinion.He especially emphasized that this is just a small battle, the kind that has nothing to do with the overall situation.Due to Baylor's outstanding performance, the defeat suffered little.

"That's it!" Rodia also read the battle report.She thought for a while, then said suddenly.

"What is this?" The little girl didn't understand Luo Diya's meaning.

"Hmph, this is it! That's right!" Rodia said. "Your Majesty, this is an opportunity. We need one time...to give condolences to the army to boost morale."