Chapter 496

For a long time, the old lord felt rather incompetent.

But as a feudal lord, if he was really fatuous and incompetent, he might not be able to live today.

He has been waiting, waiting patiently. Sitting in his position, what to do is actually not important, the important thing is to make a "decision" at a critical moment.

Do you choose to trust foreigners? Believe that the silver shepherd embarked on a long journey on that rugged plane?

The other party's frankness made him choose to refuse without hesitation. Even at that time, he did not have the opportunity to get a "ship ticket".

It's not that he's too picky, but as a person in power, he doesn't trust the "shepherds" from the bottom of his heart. It's not that he doesn't trust their character, it's that he doesn't trust their abilities.

"How did such innocent creatures survive to this day? It will definitely be a disaster to follow them on an unknown journey."

The old lord, who had been counting people's hearts all his life, laughed at the innocence of the shepherds in his heart, let alone put his future on these innocent creatures.

If it's really ugly to die after wandering, it's better to die with your ancestral family business.

He knew that the end was coming, and he was in a hurry, but he never showed it. He knew that it was useless to be anxious!

People with boat tickets may not come to his territory, and most of the scouts he sent out to look for foreigners have not responded. He can only wait for an opportunity and the most likely way to survive.

At this time, the opportunity came, and he directly placed a big bet.

".What chips do you have?"

"I can make my eldest son your adoptive son."

Hearing this, Lu Pingan was stunned for a moment, what does this mean? The eldest son of the other party has seen it himself, and it seems that he can be his father.

But the next moment, he understood.

".He is my heir. As long as you become his adoptive father, you also become the lord's own family. Then, it is only natural for other knights to serve you."

This time, Lu Pingan was a little surprised at the other party's suddenness and willingness.

There are many ways to become a family, including marriage and so on. The most direct and sounding most reliable is to let Lu Pingan recognize the old lord as a foster father, but there are two problems.

One is that the other party can't figure out Lu Pingan's temperament, and he is afraid that Lu Pingan will not be willing. In addition, Lu Pingan will be a generation shorter than the other party, so naturally there are many dissatisfaction. The main reason is that the other children and relatives of the lord will have some ideas, and they may not Knowing the truth, they only feel that there is another conspiratorial family property.

And if that middle-aged uncle becomes Lu Ping'an's "adopted son", and the old lord backs down again, Lu Pingan will become the "overlord" here. Then Lu Pingan uses the resources in the territory and asks the knights in the territory to treat him well. His allegiance is completely justified.

Perhaps, in the face of a crisis, many people don't care about these imaginary things, but without these "virtual" restraints, many knights will make up their minds faster.

If Lu Pingan gets this "title", many things will become easy and justifiable.

For example, if his team wants to find some secrets in other people's private land, they can only use force or purchase under normal circumstances. Now it seems that it is enough to bring a tax official.

"You really deserve it."

"If you can't hold it, if you can't keep it, it's not mine. I don't want to give it up. Now, I just want to be a rich man. Don't worry, my eldest son is a waste. He can't make waves. The poor child's body is too weak. Not too good, after he succeeds to the throne, I will let him recuperate for half a year." The old man smiled kindly, as if he was talking about someone else's family.

For the first time, Lu Pingan felt that it was necessary to re-evaluate the traditional concept of the so-called "trash, stupid aristocrat". This old guy is not ordinary cunning and ruthless.

Others are traitors, he sent all of them directly to the country, and then asked Lu Pingan to give him a good one.

But he is also right, as time goes by, some things cannot be kept.

Lu Pingan wants to bring things back. The old lord's family is actually very eye-catching. Even if some knights have taken refuge in Lu Pingan, they will feel guilty when they see the old lord's family. Even Lu Pingan himself must prevent them from collaborating in private. Make certain precautions.

Take precautions, take precautions, and if you are more impatient, just let him "accidentally die".

But what if he betrayed the country so clearly, and then cheated his heir? His reputation would taint the streets, and he would be a traitor in the eyes of all knights.

Then, as long as his other promising children don't get on the boat and he can hold back the scene, there is really no need for Lu Pingan to be on guard against him.

"... I have been taught, it really is ginger that is old and hot."

Lu Ping'an's compliment was serious.

This decisiveness in recognizing the situation and making a judgment is really not something that can be stretched or shrunk or summed up in one sentence.

Now that he has made up his mind to seek refuge, he will cut off his legs without hesitation, give up everything, and even destroy his reputation and eliminate the threat.

The most outrageous thing is that with so many "trading chips", he actually paid nothing but his reputation, which is destined to become worthless after a few months.

After thinking about it for a while, Lu Pingan didn't refuse, and there was no reason to refuse. This can greatly speed up his work progress, and let him be justified in Shi Lai's collection. Searching is a good thing, and there is no reason to refuse.

The old guy's treachery and cunning reminded Lu Pingan not to treat people from other worlds as fools. No one is stupid these days, it's just that the positions and angles are different, and the environment they are in is different.

Lu Pingan asked himself, the two sides really exchanged positions and asked for help. It is definitely not possible to do this, and it is even impossible to bow their heads.

"Uh, maybe, we can cooperate a little bit more deeply. Let me hire you as a consultant, an expert on politics and local conditions, with extra pay. I don't know if you are interested."

What Lu Ping'an said was humiliating to the ears of the old lord's guard knight, but the result was

"Of course, of course, it's a great honor for you not to despise me for being stupid."

Excited, the old lord instantly became twenty years younger.

As said and done, Lu Pingan directly signed the contract, the same as the 20-year service period, the momentum that the other party signed directly without even looking at it, shocked Lu Pingan.

But from another perspective, if the old lord is holding the ticket now, with his personality, he will become a hidden danger. He was overjoyed when he got off.

This was already the best result among his dozen plans, and he immediately buried those plans that might cause "misunderstanding" in his heart.

When he left, the old lord thanked him a thousand times, acting like Lu Pingan was some kind person.

Along the way, the two knight captains who accompanied them looked ugly, but they were always reluctant to say anything. On the other hand, Xia Qin on Lu Ping'an's side also had a subtle expression, and seemed to be deeply shocked.

"This, isn't it a little bit, he is the lord, he is the expectation of everyone in the territory, that's all."

"So, if someone can be a lord, you can only be the captain of the special service team. Uh, can you stop slapping your face?"

After the commotion, Lu Pingan patted his purse and remembered something.

"Oh, bad, why didn't I tell him that the two family heirlooms were found. Look at my memory. Really, he didn't remind me, so I can't blame it."

Yes, the key to this journey is the nominal target of the other party, the "truth-level item" used as a bargaining chip, let alone Lu Ping An, the old lord knew it clearly, but he didn't even mention it, as if the transaction didn't exist at all .

Looking at the pretentious Lu Pingan, Xia Qin glared at him.

"Can you be more fake?! Speak well, don't imitate that disgusting guy"

"Uh, sorry, I forgot my hat."

The old lord who happened to come in smiled calmly. At this moment, Lu Pingan also smiled happily.

It was Ms. Xia Qin, her mouth was wide open, her face was flushed, and she didn't know what to say.

"Tsk, I can't take it anymore? I can't practice well, so I told you not to start!"