Chapter 492 Please Give Us an Answer, Duke!

Although the nobles did not know about the so-called "dragon disease" that spread along the royal bloodline, their respective families had been ministers for hundreds of years, and the relevant records of the kings of the past dynasties were too detailed.

Some Sun Kings are so greedy that they pluck their feathers. They have so many small treasuries that they wish they had wings and claws. They even sleep with their money in their arms at night.

Some Sun King Mang would drag his ministers to hunt and dance with swords whenever they had nothing to do, and they were especially fond of young men with strong physiques.

There are also some Sun Kings who are so cruel that they want to kill people every day, and they are so martially virtuous that they will go on expeditions in person whenever there is nothing to do, and they will go on expeditions to... bandits outside the capital, and then build a temple in the capital to boast of their merits.

But there is one characteristic that all Sun Kings have, and that is their extremely possessive desire for their partners.

Therefore, regardless of gender, almost no noble vassals have been able to enter the Sun King's palace since ancient times, let alone see the people inside.

Even the "necessities" that are indispensable at critical moments such as doctors are very few, and they can only come when needed, and leave immediately after they are done.

Once you linger, shoot without mercy!

The following is the list of the deceased, which is about 124 pages in 500 years. Please read it briefly...

It can only be said that it is fortunate that there is no such thing as eunuchs in this world. The palaces of kings in the past have always used beautiful maids. Otherwise, I don’t know how many poor children would have to be clean.

Therefore, Ji Ming had enjoyed a "monstrous divine grace" before. The first time he met the king was on his little bed, which was simply unreasonable.

But now, but now!

These are definitely the people in the king's palace. Even if the old Wang's function has declined severely, and each of them may not even be considered a mistress and has never touched them, they are still the king's women!

That's it for now...

Good luck! Your Majesty is crazy! ! !

Crazy old sun:...

"Okay, don't stand outside. I asked you to come. I forgive you. Come here."

With the king's own assurance, the lords relaxed a little.

Holding the wine glass, no matter what he was thinking about before, now he smiled as warmly as spring.

"Please allow us to use this glass of wine to bless His Majesty. May you live a long life!"

It was only then that a few smart nobles realized belatedly: Oh! It turns out that His Majesty’s knocking is here!

"Woof woof woof woof! This king has gone crazy! Do you want to provoke a crazy monarch?"

"Don't dare, don't dare..."

And the principle of giving a sweet date a slap in the face, the experienced old sun can no longer slip away.

After instructing the waiter to serve wine and food, and asking the dancers, who even he could not remember which ones, to entertain themselves, he raised his glass and started the Lao Wang story session.

"Haha, there are so many familiar faces today, it reminds me of the past events of the kingdom that the late king told me when I was a child..."

Although they are all old sayings that can make everyone's ears go crazy, on this occasion, the king specifically told the heroic story of the original Sun King who led the twelve war commanders to conquer the east and west and established the Kingdom of Glow. The meaning is self-evident. And metaphor.

The nobles were also very knowledgeable and expressed their loyalty one after another.

"Well, to be honest with you, Your Majesty, even though I am already eighty-six years old, my blood still boils every time I hear the past stories of these heroes."

"We also grew up listening to these stories. When I think that the heroes in them are my ancestors, hehe, even memorizing the spells doesn't give me a headache."

"Your Majesty the Duke is right! Everyone, let's raise a glass to His Majesty's story!"

There was teasing and complimenting, and the banquet immediately became warm and enjoyable. The guests and hosts enjoyed themselves, and there was no awkwardness or awkwardness before.

It was so uncomfortable to push glasses and change cups. You came and went, and before you knew it, a few old guys who were too drunk had their cheeks red.

"Come!"

Being slightly tipsy, Duke Xiaguang suddenly picked up the wine glass and stood up, with his tongue hanging out, and he saluted the king.

"The story you just told your Majesty is really wonderful! It also reminded my brother of the time when we went on adventures together. At that time..."

"Oh, that time was so emotional! Alas, since we inherited our respective family businesses, my younger brother has not seen his elder brother for a long time!"

It is an old tradition that the young nobles of the Glory like to take risks. After all, the first Sun King was a famous ranger when he was young. Most of the twelve war marshals were friends he met at that time.

What can evoke the emotions of an old man the most is his experience when he was young, so the Sun King couldn't help but soften his expression after hearing this, and even stood up and had a drink with Xia Guang.

But even at this time, he didn't say any nonsense like "Aiqing can come whenever he wants in the future", but he spoke with sincerity and sincerity.

"Hey, who told us that we are all heirs to a great family, brother? Now that we have enjoyed the benefits of being a young master, we have to shoulder the responsibility of being a master."

It looked like he was trying to persuade Duke Xiaguang to relax, but there was nothing he could do about it.

But anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is clearly an eye medicine, reminding the nobles present to position themselves correctly.

——Since you have become a minister, don’t overstep your authority and worry about the monarch’s heart.

So Duke Xiaguang nodded solemnly when he heard the words, and did not speak in a hurry. Instead, he drank the wine in the glass and closed his eyes for a long time.

"You're right!"

After sighing, he sat down and muttered in a low voice.

"I think so, I really think so..."

But there are so many people on the field, and the opportunity is rare. Who doesn't want to talk to His Majesty the King? No one cares what this drunk old man mutters to himself.

So there was another ten minutes of trash talk. Duke Xiaguang, who had calmed down, finally found an opportunity to speak and spoke again.

"Your Majesty, my youngest son is about the same age as us back then, and he also likes to use swords and shields as weapons like you. Why don't you let him practice with everyone and help with the fun?"

"Sure, it happens that I haven't seen this nephew for a long time."

The Sun King didn't know what he wanted to do. After thinking about it, it seemed that there was no problem, so he readily agreed.

Although the people present were obviously more interested in the beautiful girls, no one wanted to see young people playing this thing...

"Well, wonderful! Finally, there is a show to save energy!"

Well, except for the barons who also attended the celebration banquet...

In short, the Duke and the King still have to give face, and everyone showed an enthusiastic look.

It can only be said that he is worthy of being the son of Wu Hou. This person from Xia Guang family has sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and looks like a young general.

"Your Majesty, all the gentlemen, I am Heinz, and I am here to show my ugliness!"

He is also very efficient. After saluting to the people present, he started to show his sword and shield fighting skills in public.

"Good, good, good!... Actually, I still want to see what happened just now."

"Me too, but who can blame him for being a duke? Let's applaud... Wuhu, good!"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah! Move a little bigger, I want to see it!"

Amid the whispers and excitement of the nobles, Heinz did not suddenly change his tactics, like the previous senior who danced with a sword at the banquet, but ended his performance very completely.

"Good!"

Xia Guang immediately stood up and started to applaud, and everyone including the king began to applaud.

And they couldn't just applaud. Immediately, two earls who were close to Xiaguang and were equivalent to "vassals of vassals" began to brag.

It was Master Heinz who was brave again. He could fight a level 10 monster at the age of 14.

It was Master Heinz who was handsome again. He could charm a lot of pretty wives and girls in Xiaguang.

At this time, the Sun King felt something was wrong. Didn't everyone come to praise me? Why did they suddenly start to embarrass others?

He quietly looked at Xiguang and Huguang, and found that although Lord Xi's eyes were still somewhat innocent, Huguang nodded.

—— This was obviously arranged by the Duke of Xiaguang. What did this old guy want to do?

The Sun King looked around. Although he had been persuaded to retreat a lot by the third king's order, in the five hundred years of Huiguang, the number of nobles was more than the mules on the street, so there were still several tables in the banquet hall.

So the one who was qualified to eat at the same table with him had to be at least a duke, and could be traced back to the era of the twelve war marshals.

However, although the warlords who followed the first generation of the Sun King to fight in the south and the north were all made powerful dukes, they became the top of this new kingdom and rose and fell with the country.

But the fate of the family always has ups and downs. After five hundred years, the situation is also very different. Therefore, except for him, the dinner table can be roughly divided into three factions.

One faction is the "money bag" headed by Duke Arc Light. In addition to the two powerful dukes Arc Light and Mirror Light, this faction also has a duke who is only in the title of duke. His strength has retreated to the level of marquis. He relies on serving in the capital to maintain his influence.

One faction is the "sword and shield" headed by Duke Xi Guang. This faction has only one powerful duke, Lord Xi. The remaining two dukes, including Moonlight, have degenerated to nominal status and can only follow Lord Xi to make a living.

The last faction was the "opposition faction" that failed to get into the capital to take power for various reasons, and did not join the two factions for various reasons, so they could only choose to start a new mountain.

Strictly speaking, this is not a faction. It is just a general term for the remaining nobles for convenience. There is no internal unity.

The strongest among them are Duke Xiaguang and Duke Liguang. They are almost local tyrants in their respective territories. They have many soldiers and generals and are very powerful.

But the other three dukes are not so good. They are not strong enough and cannot hold the legs of the dukes with real power. Even if they are on the table now, they can only be a pure atmosphere group.

At this time, some friends who are good at mathematics may be surprised. Isn’t it agreed that there are twelve war marshals? Here are 3+3+5, there are only eleven dukes in total.

Of course, because this last duke, who is also the strongest duke, is busy doing business with pioneers to make a lot of money at Jueqiao Pass, the southernmost part of the kingdom.

Duke Jueqiao: Don’t call, I am happy here, and I don’t miss the capital.

The interests of the people on the table can be divided into seven heroes of the Warring States Period, so the Sun King did not rush to speak, but continued to watch the performance of this group of people calmly.

Finally, after watching the two earls inciting everyone to start praising together, and quietly throwing the topic around him.

"Hehe."

He pretended not to notice, and bumped his drunken eyes with the Duke of Xiaguang who was also pretending not to know, and laughed twice.

"Yes, Duke Xiaguang, although I have heard about it for a long time, but today, I know that you are really a good parent."

Okay, the hook is straight and the bait is salty, fishing, right? Then I want to have a taste!

"This king... I am ashamed of myself?"

If there is only the first sentence, it is the politeness of the leader after accepting the results of the subordinate project, and Lao Xiaguang will be humble.

But if you add this last sentence, it will be completely different!

You must understand that as a king, no matter how many descendants Anton VI has, one of them will definitely become the king in the future.

Therefore, whether it is or not, his descendants must be the best next generation in the kingdom.

Now the king praises others for their good parenting and feels ashamed of himself. What does this mean?

Your children are better than the king's children?

Your family is worse than the king's family?

You are better than the king?

You want to rebel?

Stop, stop, stop! Don't dare to put it on the scale randomly, it will really kill people.

But unfortunately, the Sun King really wants Duke Xiaguang to go on the scale this time, so the ending tone of the latter sentence is raised, which is an obvious questioning tone.

——Please answer our Duke!

Duke Xiaguang: ...

Oh, yes, silence is also an answer.

Faced with this life-threatening question, Xiaguang decisively chose to play dumb, sitting there dazed, pretending that he was old and didn't hear it.

This was obviously a concession, a plea for mercy, so the Sun King did not continue to put pressure on him.

Instead, he put away the half-smile on his lips and looked at the young man named Heinz.

"Your father and I were good partners when we were young. The young man was always energetic and smart, as if he had endless ideas."

"But now he is old, but he is still working hard to carry this family, arranging various things in detail, hey... it's really hard."

Hum, do you really think that this king doesn't know what you old boy do in your fiefdom on weekdays?

Farming, stationing troops, recruiting talents, and practicing how to bombard the heavy city walls and defensive arrays from time to time.

Is this something a good lord can do?

"The king is in trouble this time. I heard from the guards that Duke Xiaguang was the first to leave. This friendship and loyalty really touched me and comforted me."

According to the king's order, you killed the guards and pretended to be loyal to the king and patriotic in front of everyone. Who are you really fooling!

Let's not talk about anything else. You are a nobleman with a fief in the northwest. You don't want to leave the north, which is flat and the closest Huguoguan Pass.

You have to go around a big circle and lead a large number of cavalry to pass the Jumenguan Pass with the highest traffic volume. Do you dare to say that you are not deliberately delaying time! ?