Chapter 28 The Duke of Red Dragon

Green empire, imperial capital.

The golden palace is like a garden, and green plants and flowers can be seen everywhere. Walking in the ornately decorated corridors, you can see guards wearing red or green uniforms.

They are tall and straight, well-dressed, and graceful in their movements, all of which show a good background. And these guards are indeed from the upper-class nobles of the empire. Guarding the palace was a highly honored position among the nobility.

Not only must he have at least the strength of Sequence 4, but he must also pass the assessment of culture, poetry, history, etiquette, blood, and other aspects. Wearing the badge of the golden leaf rose is the best proof among the peers.

These bodyguards are often by the side of the royal family, not only the guardians of the emperor, princes and princesses, but also their adjutants, assistants, poets, recorders, ceremonial officials and so on. Power is centered on the Emperor, and radiates outward through these noble and outstanding nobles.

They are the fences and swords of the empire, assisting the supreme emperor in ruling this vast kingdom.

Passing through the long corridor, a messenger walked hurriedly, followed by two red-clothed guards who were escorting and monitoring.

Finally, they came to a quiet palace. The gate was guarded by two guards in full golden armor. The abyss-like aura made people startled and could not help but stop.

A red-clothed guard behind him stepped forward and reported the request for a meeting. The guard raised his hand and motioned for him to wait for the time being.

I don't know what method they used to notify the people inside the palace. After a long time, the palace gate slowly opened a gap, allowing the messenger to walk in, while the two red-clothed guards stayed outside the door.

The messenger, dressed in a white coat with gold rims, carefully walked over the ground in the palace, not daring to look up and peep, and was guided by a maid to a sunny courtyard.

There seems to be a figure sitting on a bench in the courtyard with his back to him, as if closing his eyes and resting.

After seeing the supreme figure, the messenger heaved a sigh of relief, carefully took out a letter from his sleeve, and handed it to the attendant on the side to show it.

After opening the envelope and opening the letter, the golden-edged red-clothed attendant carefully watched it several times before carefully leaning over to the figure's ear and whispering the news in the letter.

"understood."

The blurred figure in the sun simply replied, then raised his hand slightly, the others bowed their heads and stepped back, and the messenger left the palace under the guidance of the attendant.

click -

With a slight rotation, the door of the quiet palace was closed again. The messenger breathed in the cold and fragrant air in the palace, and then slowly relaxed, and then whispered to the waiter in red with gold rims beside him.

"Your Majesty means that you don't need to intervene in this matter, just let him go."

After finishing speaking, the waiter did not explain anymore and returned to the palace.

Looking at the figure who disappeared at the palace gate, the messenger opened his mouth to speak, but finally closed his mouth and walked away quickly with his head down.

Leaving the splendid palace and returning to a high-rise building in the imperial capital, the messenger went in for a stick of incense before walking out, and then rode along the road reserved for nobles directly to the outside of the city.

Here, a red dragon several stories high has been waiting for a long time.

With the messenger turned over and dismounted. The scarlet giant dragon also leaned down, revealing the dragon saddle on the back of its neck. The afternoon sun shines on the dragon scales, reflecting a ruby-like color.

Climbing behind the dragon, the giant dragon roared, flapped its wings, carrying a gust of wind pressure, then rose into the sky, and flew towards the southern provinces of the empire.

Piercing the clouds and breaking the sky, the giant dragon in the sky displayed an incomparable swiftness and agility in appearance. It only took half a day to cross several provinces and arrive at Chixin Province on the south side of the mainland. This is the seat of Baska's family. The capital of the southern provinces.

When the red dragon landed, it was already late at night, but the lights in the duke's mansion were still bright. wealth, and do not care about this small consumption.

Passing through the levels guarded by layers of guards, the messenger finally came to the outside of a study. After a brief report by the butler, the messenger finally walked in and saw the man standing in front of the window.

The black short hair is neatly combed, mixed with strands of red silk, which brings a different kind of power to it. This man in his 50s and in his prime is the current Duke of the Red Dragon, the ninth generation of Bath. The head of the card family, Leodore.

There was a dragon-scale long sword hanging from his waist, which was tightly attached to his waist. When the messenger entered the room, he turned around and looked at the other party.

"Lord Duke, I have already reported to His Majesty the news of Xuehua Seven Kingdoms, but..."

"But His Majesty in the Imperial City is not interested in this, right?" The man seemed to have expected it and said it in advance.

"Yes, my lord." The messenger bowed his head in remorse.

"It's nothing, I've been mentally prepared for this." The man sat behind the desk next to him and picked up the recently reported news on the desk.

Among them, the long letter described in detail the actions of Frost Rose on the border of Crancia, the interference of the Southern Islands, and the civil strife in Black Rock and Sanctuary.

"The time to unify the continent has gradually come, why is Your Majesty not interested at all, not even wanting to mobilize a soldier or a soldier." The messenger looked at the Duke with some puzzlement.

"Bud, you are not in His Majesty's position, I am afraid it is difficult to understand his mood and thoughts."

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In fact, it is only now that I slowly realize the idea of ​​that person. "

"For the two of them, no matter how huge the country and wealth are, it doesn't mean much anymore, and it is a rare thing to balance domestic interests. Now that we start a war rashly, I am afraid that the stability that has been maintained before will be broken. Your Majesty is also old. Now, the eldest prince is in his 60s and the youngest son is only 10. They are tired of these entangled interests."

"And now the most important thing is to firmly pass the throne to the next generation. As for the Seven Kingdoms of Xuehua, it will be up to later generations to think about and capture them."

"For this reason, they specially summoned the head of the Landsworth family, and with the reconciliation of the Elf Queen, let the duke who loves his daughter finally agree to marry the crown prince."

"At the same time, they contacted the Salius family, the Grand Duke of the Griffin, to set up a marriage for another crown prince, so that by marrying the twin princes of the daughters of the two dukes, they can safely pass through the period of emptiness of power."

"I have to say that the advantage of the double-king system is that they can marry the wives of two families for the throne at the same time, and they are independent of each other and have a better balance. At the same time, as long as one of the two emperors is wise, it can guarantee that the country will not Big problem."

"They reminded, mirrored, and restricted each other, so that this huge empire was guaranteed to be under the absolute imperial power, and it was their own family inside and out."

After listening to these words, the messenger gradually calmed down, but finally asked again unwillingly.

"Then when will our Baska family be able to conquer the Seven Kingdoms and re-wash the shame?"

"Nephew Bud, you are tired today, go back and rest." The Duke of Red Dragon waved his hand.

After watching the young messenger under the window leave, the Duke of Red Dragon slowly sighed.

"Still too young and energetic, these juniors..."

A pair of plump hands circled up from behind, and then a mature female voice whispered in her ear.

"Isn't this all of you 'red dragons'? I still remember that when you were young, you fought with my brother. If I hadn't stopped you, you would have been put on your spear by my brothers. "

"This... well, ma'am, don't talk anymore, let's rest now."