Chapter Fourteen(2/2)
"This is really a very beautiful city, but I can't imagine how much money the people here spend on these floors and sculptures." Ruibo said with a soft sigh.
Hearing the genius boy's feelings, the prince and the others around him were obviously used to it, and only Grand Duke Foss felt a little incredible. He finally understood why Princess Shia said that this guy was too rational and lacked the interest he deserved.
Walking along the street, the group could increasingly feel that everything they arranged had achieved fruitful results. Almost everyone in the streets and alleys were talking about the upcoming hearing, and many were even betting on the results of the hearing.
Turning around the corner, the Platinum Square in the center of Trost is right in front of you. The most grand hall in front of you is the city hall of Trost. There will be a grand hearing there this afternoon, and the fate of Grand Duke Sham will also be determined there.
Although it seemed very early, there were already crowds of people on Platinum Square, and the bar next to it was filled with people. After walking around, I finally found an empty spot. Prince Henride squeezed towards it.
Those empty positions are in a corner close to the window, and it is quite difficult to enter and exit, but it is very safe. A thick wall is leaning against it.
As usual, Kelle, the king of killers, stood in the corner, but at this moment, he had a companion next to him. The commander of the Storm Wind stood side by side with him. The battle just now proved that the two of them were invincible.
The only four seats naturally belong to two big men and two magicians, and the others can only stand on both sides.
However, the knights were able to take this opportunity to be alert to the surroundings. It was too crowded and no one knew whether there would be a sudden crisis.
A group of people in the neighboring world happened to be talking big. From their clothes and outfits, they should be the kind of little people who can be seen everywhere and may not have much status. Two of them looked like small businessmen, and the other one was undoubtedly an accountant. It was difficult for others to explain, but they were definitely not rich and powerful people.
Prince Henride pretended to be interested in anything and went up to ask, "Everyone, I heard that a very important hearing will be held here this afternoon. We have just arrived here and we have no way to know anything. Please ask you about the specific situation and see if this will affect our itinerary."
Hearing what the prince said, a thin figure among the group of people suddenly said, "This is strange. According to my sitting straight to Trost, the road leading directly to Trost was closed the morning before yesterday. Do you have not known such an important event for so many days?"
"We only know that the hearing is related to the dispute between the Southern Legion and Grand Duke Sham's guards, but we have no way to know the specific matters." His Highness the Prince said hurriedly.
"It's not just a dispute." A fat man who looked like a businessman next to him said, "This time the matter has gotten a big deal. You should know that His Majesty the King has passed away. If you don't know this news, it would be impossible."
"Since you know this, you should understand that His Majesty the King died too hasty, and he had no time to hand over all his power to the prince. Every time such a thing happened throughout the ages, there will always be a series of turmoil, and now the signs of turmoil have appeared."
"Take this time, Grand Duke Sham collected a large amount of taxes from the southern counties and provinces in the name of an emergency, the most important of which was to equip a large number of military supplies to the Southern Corps."
"But the problem happened to these military supplies. All the Southern Legion were equipped with inferior swords. However, this did not attract everyone's attention. A few days ago, a group of soldiers from the Southern Legion had a dispute with the guards under Grand Duke Sham in the bar. The origin of the dispute seemed to be for garrison and adjustment of defense. Later, it seemed that they had a relationship with some woman."
"At the end of the dispute, the two sides fought, and finally used swords to make the situation uncontrollable. The problem broke out in the fight. The soldiers of the Southern Legion were undoubtedly stronger and more combat-effective than the Grand Duke of Shamu. However, the swords in their hands were obviously not the opponents. Many swords were cut into two pieces by the opponent in the battle, and the Southern Legion died three people for this reason."
"Even so, the whole thing will not become as uncontrollable as it is now. The real problem lies in the long sword dropped by Grand Duke Shamu. The long sword, both in its style and number, proves that it belongs to the same batch of products as the swords equipped with the Southern Legion, but there is a huge difference between them."
"For this reason, officers at all levels of the Southern Legion went to the Military Control Office to investigate the matter, but the Military Control Office refused the request unreasonably, which made everyone suspicious, because the Military Control Officer Earl Greed was the most trusted confidant of Grand Duke Sham."
"This matter is getting bigger and bigger, and the officers of the Southern Legion were unable to even suppress the soldiers. In order to avoid a mutiny from the soldiers, the Southern Legion eventually formed an investigation team."
"At this time, Grand Duke Shamu suddenly stood up and obstructed the work of the investigation team, which caused deep resentment and rift between the Southern Legion and Grand Duke Shamu. Everything that happened afterwards could be said to be like prying open the account book of the Military Forces Department with a sword."
"The results of the investigation are shocking, and everyone here was deeply concerned about the possibility of a mutiny in the Southern Legion."
"The account book of the Military Control Department proves that the taxes collected by Grand Duke Sham from the southern counties and provinces were nearly 730,000 yuan, but the military pay allocated to the Southern Legion was less than 200,000 yuan, of which a total of more than 500,000 yuan was different. This huge sum of money was obviously swallowed up by some people."
"This may be called the largest corruption case in Delizhi's history. If this earth-shaking corruption case is not found out, the Southern Legion will not be able to give up. At this moment, the equer-in-chief Earl Grey suddenly asked for leave and disappeared without a trace. A large number of Trost officials followed and announced their leave, which undoubtedly made the incident even more confusing."
"But no matter who is it, it is very clear that behind this incident, Grand Duke Sham, the manipulator behind it. It is obvious that this is a corruption case he made. He borrowed emergency laws and borrowed the name of the Southern Legion to collect taxes from the Southern County and provinces, and fed his own pockets. Even the Trosters, the people of us, were ashamed of having such a lord." said the fat businessman.
"So what happened to the hearing today? Is it the military commander of the Southern Legion or the municipal official of Trost?" Prince Henride continued to ask.
"Of course it is impossible to let those corrupt and greedy guys sit on the sacred and fair seat. However, in order to avoid suspicion, the military commander of the Southern Legion decided not to participate in the ruling. The Council was composed of invited lords of the southern counties and provinces. The person who presided over the hearing was a big man from afar from the General Staff." said the fat businessman.
"So, in your opinion, what will the result of the ruling of this hearing?" Prince Henride asked again.
"As long as there is justice in this world, Grand Duke Shamu is afraid of a lot of danger. I hope he can regret his greed and stupidity in the black prison, without having to soak and rot in the sea of greed in the abyss of hell." Another person said with a smile.
Just as everyone was chatting and laughing, suddenly a loud military call sounded, and almost everyone stood up immediately. Only Ruibo was stunned for a moment, but he soon remembered that his identity was an ordinary civilian at the moment, and bowing to the nobles was an obligation that civilians must fulfill.
Maintaining his head bowing, Ruibo took a peek at the sight. The head was a rather exquisite and luxurious carriage. The white painted carriage was dotted with curly vine-like gold painted trim, and the four wheels were painted red. In front were two officers in dresses driving the carriage. The golden helmets on their heads shone brightly in the sun.
The second carriage was equally luxurious. The only difference was that the military helmets on the heads of the two coachmen were shining silver. However, the tall and white horses all over the four-pierce carriage made the carriage look more noble and extraordinary. Ruibo could see at a glance that the four horses were obviously pure and excellent thoroughbred horses of pure blood.
Although the carriage behind is equally beautiful, it is obviously not comparable to the two carriages in the front.
In that series of carriages, Rebbo saw a very familiar carriage, the carriage that Grand Duke Locke often rode.
"The lords of all southern states and almost all counties and provinces arrived. This is the most solemn hearing in history." Suddenly, a humble voice came from the whole world.
"Yes, it's really enviable to see this pomp." Another person said softly.
"I don't know how grand the funeral of His Majesty the King will be. At that time, it was not just these people who gathered at the funeral. These great figures who can be called at this moment seemed quite small at that time, and there were many people with higher status above them." Another person whispered. When Ribo gently saw the prince's prince's funeral, he suddenly felt shocked. Obviously, this was undoubtedly a violent spiritual impact for him.
As the sound of the warlock gradually subsided, the neat snare drums rumbled, this was the first scene that Rebeau saw. When the great Francises walked off the carriage, they were always accompanied by melodious music, rather than the drum sounds that were like an army advancing.
Seeing the nobles who walked off the carriage in a uniform rhythm of drum beats, Ribo even felt ridiculous. He even guessed that the nobles were also listening to the drum sounds and eating in a neat and consistent manner at the royal banquet.
"The General Staff sent it to Earl Cormilan." Foster next to him suddenly said.
Almost everyone turned their heads quietly to look at him, some of them just purely curious eyes, and Grand Duke Foss and Rebol were obviously trying to get more information from Foster.
"This time, integrity and justice will not appear on the ruling table. But Earl Miran has never been famous for his integrity and justice in Palin. On the contrary, he is a person similar to Grand Duke Sham." His Highness next to him said softly.
A low and angry hum immediately came from the crowd, but Ruibo had already begun to think.
"The General Staff do this to openly support Grand Duke Sham." Master Og said leisurely, obviously he had already seen the strangeness.
"Let the Southern Legion and Grand Duke Sham continue to oppose each other, so that there will be no threat in the south that can cause turmoil in the situation." Prince Henride said slowly in an extremely low voice.
Another smoulder full of anger came from all directions, but this time the smell of anger seemed even stronger.
"Isn't the General Staff worried about the mutiny of the Southern Corps?" the fat businessman said indignantly.
"Only when the south is in chaos can the north be safe." Prince Henride said in a serious tone.
This began to stir around, and the commotion even attracted the attention of the guards who maintained order.
After the group of big men walked into the majestic city hall with the rumbling drums, everyone could relax a little. Most of them sat back on their seats. Only Grand Duke Foss and Prince Henride whispered a few words, then left the seat and walked towards the bar that suddenly appeared empty, and Knight Segent followed closely behind him.
Ruibo knew very well that this moment should be the moment when Grand Duke Foss appeared, but this Grand Duke was obviously a bad actor. As soon as Ribo thought of the scene during the rehearsal, he felt a little worried.
After a while, an exquisite carriage came slowly, and the war drums sounded again, and everyone had to stand up again. Ruibo even heard some people whispering to the ancestors of the late Grand Duke, which made him quite funny. Obviously, respect was only on the surface, and in the heart of the great man, he might not be full of respect for the object they bowed and bowed.
"I am a little worried about this business. All the goods are ready to stop, but the owner suddenly changes and a nasty rogue jumps out. With that guy disrupts the situation, the biggest possibility is that the transaction will be delayed without restrictions." His Highness the prince said worriedly.
"Our boss, you don't have to worry about this at all. As long as everyone clearly sees the rogue's face, no matter what kind of disruption will be effective, let alone, have we made a final plan? Boss Foster and Boss Keller's words are the strongest of all the speeches. The rogue was used to strengthen the weight of the decisions made by the two bosses, and even the Chamber of Commerce can break completely with the Chamber of Commerce to which the rogue belongs. This is definitely a good thing for us, not a bad thing, but I never know which Chamber of Commerce to which the rogue belongs?" Ruibo comforted with a smile.
"That huge chamber of commerce with many heirs is the boss that this rogue defected to." The prince said calmly.
Although the words of the young heir of Sethburg made the prince feel a little relieved, he was also deeply alert, because this was obviously the method he was most reluctant to take. Doing so would cause him to be charged with bloody killing, not to mention that one of the people he killed was his cousin, which is probably a stigma that he could never wash away.
What's more, doing this will make everyone clearly see that this matter was controlled by him behind the scenes. Even if the Southern Legion temporarily succumbed to his command, his heart would be filled with rifts.
His Royal Highness suddenly felt that perhaps the fable on the dining table that day would become a reality. As long as one is not careful, the hunting dog may become a wolve that will devour.
As soon as he thought of this, the prince became more and more alert. He felt that most of his body had fallen into the abyss of hell, and there was only one rope in his hand that could not fall, and the rope was in the hands of the little devil.
This made Prince Henride very worried, but he was helpless. Just like at this moment, although he was extremely reluctant to follow the little devil's plan, the situation forced him to do so. It would be impossible not to do so.
His Highness, the prince, was swaying between the dignity of the knight and the throne. He did not pay attention to the changes around him at all. Suddenly, a loud noise woke him up from his deep thoughts.
"Is there no justice in this world?" A roar came from a distance. At this moment, the prince discovered that everyone around had stood up. Their faces were full of anger, and the guard cavalry who maintained order rode around with nervous expressions. They kept shaking the long sticks in their hands, and even occasionally hit the railing next to them with long sticks, allowing the iron stick head to wipe out bright sparks on the railing.
"The news came out at the hearing just now. Earl Cormilan, who presided over the hearing, believed that the evidence was not sufficient and suggested postponing the ruling to re-collect evidence. However, most lords disagree with this proposal and are now discussing whether the evidence is sufficient." Foster next to him quickly whispered, obviously he had already seen the loss of his prince just now.
"Transfer the focus of the debate to another secondary aspect to entangle. This is indeed a 'fair judge' who came to disrupt the situation." His Highness the Prince said blankly.
"Maybe it's time for us to appear now." The prince, who was hesitant and seemed to be in a state of dismay, suddenly cheered up at this moment. His eyes flashed with firm eyes, and a majestic aura was emitting all over his body.
Everyone next to them felt this extraordinary momentum almost in an instant. I don’t know who was the first to bend down, as if he was infected. Almost everyone couldn’t help but bend down and bow. At this moment, their expressions did not look like the superficial respect they were facing those big figures riding in luxury carriages just now.
The commotion immediately attracted everyone's attention, and even the guard cavalry gathered here.
"Maybe it's better for me to lead the way." Ruibo said with a chuckling.
"Then I'll trouble you, Earl." The prince nodded slightly. At this moment, he looked like a famous general who commanded thousands of troops on the battlefield, with an extremely demeanor and grace.
Ruibo crossed his hands on his chest, and he closed his eyes gently and recited the mysterious language that was not understood by ordinary people.
As the spell chanted, the wild wind suddenly blew from this unobtrusive corner toward all directions.
"Oh my God! It's a magician, there's a magician here." Suddenly, a scream came from the crowd, and everyone was immediately shocked. At this moment, almost everyone had guessed that an unexpected change was about to happen.
Ruibo ignored the reaction of the bystanders at all. He tried his best to let the wind elves wrap his whole body tightly. Under the wrapping and lifting of these wind elves, his body slowly rose, which caused a burst of exclamation.
As Ribo rose higher and higher, slowly floating above everyone's heads, what he saw was a group of people staring at him because of surprise, and even forgot to keep their polite posture.
Suddenly, Ruibo shook the cloak behind him, and the fully spread wings seemed to be a pair of huge black wings.
With a "boom", the crowd seemed to explode. The crowd that was originally close to Ruibo couldn't help but push away. Their expressions were filled with fear and fear, while those who were far away rushed here desperately. They obviously wanted to get as close to this extraordinary power as possible.
Gently patting the pair of huge black wings and using the violent and suffocating wind to enhance the pressure given to the bystanders, Ruibo slowly floated forward. He swung his feet gently and regularly, and from a distance he looked as if he was walking slowly on a carpet that ordinary people could not see.
No ordinary people have ever seen such a scene. Even the guard cavalry retreated far away. Although the soldiers from the Deli Kingdom were brave, they were also afraid of this mysterious power that surpassed the mortals.
Even the war horses seemed terrified and uneasy, and the neighing made the square look noisy. At this moment, the soldiers who were blowing the trumpet and drum all showed a nervous look. Many of them had already carried the instruments in their hands so that they could throw away these heavy instruments at any time and quickly escape.
Chapter completed!