Chapter 166 Changes

When he spoke, he deliberately emphasized the word "fore".

"Hey, take it!" Cleo called out the door. A few minutes later, the follower brought a box. Essin opened the box, and Marquis Marduke immediately saw a head preserved by lime. He couldn't help but gasp. After he recognized who the head belonged to, he screamed.

"Rybas? How can you do such a thing... He is a nobleman, even if he dies..."

"He is no longer a nobleman." Cleo said coldly. "Rising an army to betray the queen is a rebel who has no choice but to die. All the etiquette and rules of the noble are no longer applicable to him, because he himself violated the most basic obligation of a nobleman, that is, to serve his monarch. Therefore, I will keep his head well and give it to the queen to prove his fate."

He put the box aside with ease, but deliberately did not close it. In this way, Maduk on the opposite side could repeatedly observe the dead head.

"Although your family castle is strong, can it be compared with his city? Although your loyal guards are large, can it be comparable to his troops? I said that I sit here because of my personal favorability for you, because we are friends, otherwise I would not waste any time."

"But, I never thought of betraying the Queen...it was all that guy Byron..."

"It's too late to say this now. Marquis Marquis Maduk, you should know that when you made an agreement with Byron and when you provide him with war funds... all of your words wouldn't work." Cleo said in a sympathetic tone. "Because we are friends, what I can do now is to win the best result for you in this situation. You will never deny this."

Marduk sighed, the regret on his face was so clear that Cleo had to express sympathy.

"Don't worry, you are not completely desperate. When this matter is settled and you have not openly launched an army to confront you, then you may still have the possibility of getting the Queen's understanding. You have many friends, and many of them will definitely become the Queen's ministers. As long as everyone speaks for you... you will definitely have a chance to make a comeback."

Marduk lowered his head and said nothing.

"Think about it carefully. By the way, that guy named Essin is my colleague, but he is a rough man from a mercenary! You should know that those kind of people are different from nobles like us. They only know how to fight and kill, and they are full of their minds to make merits on the battlefield to get promoted and make money. He is very dissatisfied with my behavior. In fact, I can only win three days when I try my best to fight. After three days, he will lead his army to your castle... At that time, it may be the result that makes me the most embarrassing and the most unfortunate."

Clio put away the box and left the cabin.

The road was not particularly long, and soon Cleo returned to his army camp, where Essin was waiting for him.

"How is it?" As they met, Essin asked.

"Everything goes well," Cleo smiled. "In three days, you should be able to successfully take over the family castle and territory of Marquis Marduke, and most of his troops."

"Haha, it looks like everything goes smoother than we expected." Essin let go of his nervous mood and laughed.

"That's how it is," Cleo replied. "The troops left by Marquis Maduk... are at least about two or three hundred. In this way, our troops will be further strengthened."

"It's true." Essin returned to his table. "We were much faster than expected. Come on, I got a bottle of good wine and had a drink together."

The two of them quickly opened the bottle of wine in the tent.

Speaking of which, the two friends have not drunk this way for a long time. When they first accepted this task, they did not expect that things would go so smoothly. What is the solution? Essin is now wearing the White Eagle flag of the Groney royal family. The victory of the little queen is no longer a secret. Anyone with a little ear knows it - in fact, after many people's mouths, the rumors have become seriously injured and dying, and the city of Fornoros is ready to go.

In this case, Cleo's persuasion ability showed a geometric increase.

The biggest dilemma of the traitors is the current situation. Before they officially obtain the king's rule, they can only rely on their own strength to suppress it, but once their power is destroyed or looks less terrible, their own subordinates will also have the idea of ​​betrayal. What's worse, this kind of betrayal can also be supported by the great name.

As the saying goes, "The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked" means this. So far, the city that attacked Count Rebass is the only decent battle, and this battle is much easier than expected. According to the original plan, Cleo needs to differentiate Count Rebass' four sons, but this plan did not even have time to implement it, and unexpected changes occurred.

A subordinate of Earl Rebas visited Essin and Cleo one step ahead of time. What happened next was natural. After obtaining the title of knight and the promise of temporary city management, the servant who was loyal to the queen and perhaps loyal to the interests immediately turned against him at the beginning of the battle, kidnapped the Count and opened the city gate.

There is no second possibility in the next battle.

Some other lords were unable to organize any decent resistance. Everyone knew that a strong castle could resist the enemy for a long time, but it must be based on the firm confidence of the defenders. At the moment when Byron was "defeated and seriously injured, and the city of Fornoros was in danger", who had such a strong confidence to resist the army holding the White Eagle's flag to the end? Besides, Essin did not look like he was killed. He at least gave them a chance to preserve their property.

This was a trick to exploit the loopholes in the Queen's order, but it also prevented others from fighting to the death. In fact, during this period, Essin's army increased and increased. He led five hundred men to leave the Queen's camp under the city of Fornoros, and now the troops have expanded to ten thousand.

In addition, Essin also established contact with Prime Minister Elinen of the Falcon City. Every time he successfully expelled the lord, the officials sent by Essin would arrive soon and take over the entire territory. This avoided the chaos and left Essin's actions without any worries.

Anyway, everything is going well now. Essin and Cleo are very satisfied.

After three drinks, the two people's topics turned to Byron in Fornoros City. This is also the biggest hidden danger for the two people. Byerheim's death was caused by the two of them, which means that if Byron could turn over, they would probably end up in a bad way.

It was also because of this consideration - and of course, to make contributions to the Queen to show allegiance - Essin made a trick before leaving the city of Fornoros - he completely burned down the city's grain warehouse. This was very simple for him, because his original duty was to guard the warehouse.

"Our Duke... I'm afraid we'll be wiped out this time. But things in the north..." Cleo said with a five-point drunkenness. "That's a variable."

"Don't worry, that Ash Rufate is not easy to deal with." Essim was only two points of alcohol and his mind was very clear. "He was definitely very clear about which one is more important. He would definitely watch Byron die before he returned to his army. Hey, we were colleagues at the time, and in terms of titles, I was above him. When he was a civilian, I was a knight, but now... he is an earl, and I have no title of knight."

"He used to serve as the Minister of Finance and attended the imperial meeting! Now he is not the position of the Minister of Finance and has also blew up? He has fallen out of favor."

"But I think he will definitely not be that simple. Do you know, when he stood beside the little queen... I had a feeling... a vague feeling. Maybe, he did not fall out of favor. Even the whole thing might be his pretending. Have you noticed that the little queen looked at Ash Rufate completely differently than others?"

"Okay, Essin, don't be jealous. When I was in Eagle City, I tried my best to get the green eyes today. Besides, aren't you also a general now?"

"The general is a general, but the title has not yet been settled." Essin replied, admiring the drink in the cup.

"The position of general... is also held by the baron at the lowest level." Clio said. "Besides, Her Majesty the Queen has made a promise that you will become a hereditary nobleman, one of the highest nobles in Groney... and can also choose a suitable territory at will. What do you think of the Earl Rebass? His city is well built. It is a very rich territory... Although the overall area is not very large, more money is the bottom line."

"Damn, I think it's more appropriate to be a duke. I would rather have a poorer territory... If it were a duke, I could find a wife who is of equal status..." Essin said the same.

"Ah, Essin, your ambition is too great." Cleo suddenly lamented. "I don't know what reward I will have."

The Queen made a promise to Essin before, but she had not said anything to Cleo. Although he was sure that he would receive a reward for his merit, he did not know what kind of reward he would have. A sum of money? A hereditary territory? Or just a title of a high noble?

"Don't worry, Cleo... But to be honest, I think what I have to worry about is not at home, but abroad. We may have to speed up, otherwise... it is possible..."

"Ah, you talk about those savages?"

"It's not just the barbarians," Essin drank the wine in his glass. "There are the Tiberius. You know, if Byron is desperate, he has one last trick, a trick of dying together. It is to introduce the Tiberius into this war. The result is the Tiberius fisherman."

"Ah...I didn't expect this."

"This should have been thought of for a long time," Essin said in confusion. "I believe that Essus Ruffat must have thought of this. Although the city of Fornoros can only delay three or four months,... this war may not be able to even delay such a little time. What do you think he will do?"

"I don't know. I'm not good at these, are these your expertise?"
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