Chapter 85 Hongmen Banquet(1/2)
General Von Hell was dressing, and he attached great importance to this banquet. This banquet can be said to be the first time he had made public appearance in front of all officials and nobles after taking over the military and political power of the Principality. It was of great significance to him.
And from then on, he would make an offer to the Grand Duke and personally lead troops to conquer Butani's army. Butani is gradually eroding Norman's territory. In some disputed areas between the Kingdom of Cloa and the Principal of Norman, neither side originally had any troops stationed. Now, as the Grand Duke Butani gradually controlled the Principal of Cloa and the deployment of the army in the border areas, he began to occupy these buffer zones one after another, and the situation between the two countries has become increasingly tense.
This cleared the domestic obstacles for Von Hell to send troops. He urgently needed a battle, and a victory, to consolidate the power seized by the military. Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner according to Jedi's idea. This was a conspiracy, but not a conspiracy. He just grasped the natural laws of the operation of things.
Jady did not rush to the Grand Duke's Mansion directly, but came to General Feng Heer's house and accompanied him to accompany him. In Jady's opinion, the protagonist of today's dinner was General Feng Heer, and they were just green leaves that accompanied him.
Since the general was changing his dress, Jady rushed to visit Wo Lun, and pushed his Woji and took him to the garden for a walk. On the surface, the two of them were really a pair of sincere and good brothers.
Miss Anna has visited fewer people recently. As a nobleman, news of Warren being disabled and inhumane has spread. As a nobleman, frequent visits to her have a great impact on her reputation, so her father put a considerable pressure on her to not allow her to interact with Warren again.
Secondly, Warren turned from extreme pride to extreme inferiority, and he was unwilling to see Anna. The person he didn't want to meet now is the woman he once loved with. The scenery was still the same, and things changed, how could he bear the love? After Warren was waiting for him several times, Anna's love was also dimmed.
Warren is now very haggard. The once handsome and handsome Knight Warren is always so well-dressed, but now he has not even cleaned up his beard, as messy as an alcoholic who has not woken up from the hangover.
"I heard that the one who killed Gibson and many nobles was a demon wolf? Jady, do you know about this?" Warren's face was a little distorted.
"I have heard of it, but those who know the details are dead. It is really hard to say who it belongs to. I think the General must have investigated it seriously," Jady said calmly.
"Yes!" Warren clenched the armrest of the chair and his cheeks twitched, "I always thought it was sent by Mel, but I was wrong. It actually killed the Gibsons. Who is it? Who does it belong to?"
Jady coughed and said, "This is indeed strange. It is said that another powerful humanoid creature had fought with the demon wolf at that time. The humanoid creature's head was hit and stuck in the wall. After being pulled out, it was still alive. Moreover, his hands could be deformed, as long as a vine and as sharp as a sharp sword. I don't know which side he belongs to. In short, multiple guards died in his hands."
Warren thought of that terrible night, and the very humane look in his eyes when the demon wolf stared at him, his face turned pale. He murmured: "Devils! They are all demons, all evil lives, bodies dominated by the fallen soul..."
His tone now was like a noble pastoral matter, and a hint of mockery appeared in Jady's eyes: "You don't have to worry about the depravity of others, because you have never been noble!"
Jady didn't say this. When Warren turned his head hard, the sarcastic smile on his lips even turned into humility and concern. Jady suddenly realized that he had learned to wear a mask of hypocrisy towards such hypocritical people.
A gust of wind blew down the petals of the tree, Warren's eyes flashed with the fallen flowers, and said, "Jeddy, there must be a conspiracy here, there must be an ulterior motive! I believe it and the master behind it will never give up. I beg you to find a way to find it, sure..."
Crazy hatred burned in his eyes, like two clusters of faint ghost fires. But he is just a useless person now, and this hatred cannot hurt others, but can only drag his own soul into the endless abyss.
Jady nodded solemnly, patted his shoulder and comforted: "Don't worry, Warren, one day, it will reveal its true face in front of you, one day..."
General Von Hell appeared at the entrance of the garden in full uniform and shouted loudly: "Jeddy, it's time for us to set off."
"Okay, General," Jady stopped and replied.
Warren's face darkened, he grabbed the armrest of the chair and adjusted it, and said lightly: "Go to Jedi, I can do it myself!" As he said that, he pushed the car down the tree.
General Von Hull was not lustful. He had never even had an affair with a woman for so many years after his wife passed away. However, after Warren was disabled, he had already looked for a beautiful maid to act as his lover. Warren never believed that his father was due to sexual desire. He wanted an heir and had been abandoned, which made Warren's heart even more full of hatred.
Jady didn't know the details and was a little strange about his performance, but of course he wouldn't be stupid enough to ask for the reason. He said goodbye to Warren cordially, and then walked to General Von Hull.
Feng Hell's military uniform is a military dress for participating in the ceremony, not a formal equipment to go to the battlefield. He has a sturdy figure, a neat and generous military uniform, and a row of shining gold medals on his chest, looking majestic and red.
Jady hurriedly came up and smiled, "God General, Warren seems to be in a bad mood."
General Feng Hell sighed softly: "Yes, since he became so injured, his temperament has become weird. Apart from hearing the news about the demon wolf, and talking about how to take revenge, he has always been depressed..."
After the general said sadly, Qiang Zi smiled and said, "Let's go, today is a grand banquet. It would be very impolite if we appeared later than the Grand Duke."
"Yes, General!" The carriage that the general was riding in appeared in front of him. Jady hurriedly rushed forward a few steps and opened the car door with a smile.
Two carriages drove out of the general's mansion under the escort of the guards and rushed to this luxurious night banquet specially set for them...
The Dagong Mansion is brightly lit, and the luxurious horse gates of noble and high-ranking officials are crowded outside the mansion. Such a lively scene has been seen for a long time. Large dinners like this represent an identity and status. Everyone invited has a high status in a certain field, so nobles and officials flock to it, and many people who were not invited also entrusted their connections everywhere to get an invitation.
When the general's car arrived outside the Grand Duke's Mansion, it was already setting sun. The last ray of golden sunlight shone on the huge badge above the Grand Duke's Mansion. It was a shield under the golden double swords, with a unique pattern engraved on it. It was the clan emblem of the Norman Grand Duke's family.
Mel Gibson was about to enter the Grand Duke's Mansion when he happened to see General Von Hell get off the car. He couldn't help but stop coldly... Although Mel has lost power now, after so many years of hard work, his power is still quite large. At least most of the nobles still follow his leadership.
After all, there are only a few who are willing to give up the dignity of the old nobles to flatter General Von Hell, so many people are still surrounded by him like stars. This is why General Von Hell is determined to fight a tough battle and continue to improve his prestige.
The eyes of the two political leaders met together, and sparked a string of sparks like a collision of swords. After a brief look at each other, General Von Hell suddenly smiled slightly. He was qualified to smile, which was the smile of the winner.
Mel Gibson's eyes turned cold, he raised his hat and signaled, and then stepped into the hall. When Mel left, the smile on General Von Hull's face disappeared indefinitely. He shrugged and said to the officials who had caught up to greet him: "Let's go, it's time for us to enter!"
The scene of whispering and quivering each other in the hall was originally a subtle change because the arrival of the two leaders began to undergo subtle changes. In a short while, the entire banquet hall formed two factions with distinct barriers. With the red carpet in the middle as the boundary, each standing next to their own leaders.
At present, it seems that there are obviously more people on Feng Heer's side. After all, the majority of people who are inclined to become powerful are the most. This is especially true in the officialdom. Fragmentists always have room for survival.
Captain Carl stood at the entrance of the hall, smiling at the politicians in the hall. He was also wearing a brand new military uniform, a crossed red ribbon, and a thin sword around his waist. If you get close, you will find that he sprayed a very rich perfume, which was so thick that it was choking.
However, the smile on his face always had a particularly strange smell, which made people feel uncomfortable when they saw it, so that even his guard soldiers were far away and reluctant to look at his face.
"Captain, Captain Carl, Archbishop Abraham has arrived..." A soldier hurried to him, and just after reporting, he turned his head and sneeze.
"Oh?" Captain Carl looked at General Von Hell with a pair of dead fish eyes. Three people in the crowd were raising their glasses to chat and laughing. They were Baron Alex, securities giant Bartot and goldsmith banker Jady. His eyes flashed slightly, and he saw a slim little maid walking around them like a fish holding a plate full of wine glasses.
On the tray in the girl's hand, nearly fifteen crystal cups were filled with fine wine. She also kept dodging some evil people to attack her with weak breasts, slender waist and buttocks from time to time. The fine wine in the cup did not spill out. It is said that it was an excellent assassin arranged by the bishop, and she was also proficient in illusionism.
Captain Carl's eyes showed a look of satisfaction. His lips moved, and he turned his head without a smile and asked, "Where are the Bishop? How many people have you brought?"
"According to your instructions, I led the Bishop to see the Grand Duke. He would accompany the Grand Duke to appear with him. The Bishop brought forty Templars and twelve magicians to the back!" The soldier said in one breath, his face flushed and red.
Captain Carl frowned in displeasure: "Why do you speak so quickly? Is it my majesty that makes you nervous? Is it Von Hell's reputation that makes you nervous? You are only loyal to the Grand Duke. Please remember this, my soldier! You retreat!"
The soldier was as if he had been pardoned. He gave a bow and retreated without even saying anything. He left the hall before he gasped.
A soldier next to him came over, patted his shoulder and smiled, "Hey! Charles, you are like you have just returned from running outside the city, why are you panting?"
"Oh! Dear Carremont, you can't imagine what kind of food Captain Carr ate. His tone was so smelly that it sprayed like a rotten corpse. I was so fumigated by him that I was almost fainted."
Carremon touched his nose and said sympathetically: "Did you just smell it? Although he had a strong perfume spray on his body, the stench on his body seemed to have just been taken out of the toilet. He was not so unhygienic before. Forget it, just carry out our mission and guard the door."
In the hall, Captain Carl tidied up his military uniform and quietly walked around the back of the banquet hall. His body couldn't last long. As the captain, he needed to keep dispatching, commanding, running in and out all day long, and the amount of exercise was too great.
Moreover, he ignored that this was the southernmost part of the continent. The air was humid and warm, and the corpse was extremely difficult to preserve. His body had begun to rot and smelly inside, and his body changes were worse than he expected. If it weren't for his use of magic, the skin on his face might have begun to fall off on a large scale. But it doesn't matter. He just persisted for a while and then he could achieve his goal.
The great magician Astimus is vengeful. After he raped a noble girl in the Ross Empire and was chased and fled, he still risked and offended the entire Holy Church of Light after three years. He returned at the cost of becoming the wanted target of the Holy Church forever and killed the girl and her family, which was to uphold this idea.
For this reason, he wasted a chance to save his life by sending his soul to save his life. Before he found a suitable body, he couldn't wait to attach it to Captain Carl. This was a good opportunity. The Grand Duke was going to deal with Jady, and he would have many helpers to use it.
But it is obvious that the Grand Duke still had a slight fantasy about them, believing that as long as Jady is harmless to him, he would still use it, even if he said it himself and could prove that this damn beast was a monster.
If Grand Duke Norman was able to take in an evil dark mage, what reason would he not accept a demon wolf that was more valuable to him?
What he wants to do tonight is to break the fantasy of the Grand Duke and use this rare opportunity to force both sides to turn against each other to make a final decision. As long as he can take revenge, he can do whatever he wants...
"Grand Duke, all the guests are here!" Captain Carl stood outside the Norman Grand Duke's residence and said respectfully. He did not bow his head. Captain Carl's neck was twisted by the demon servant Egg. If he bowed his head, his neck would hang down. There were more than a dozen magicians standing inside the door, and all of them looked like torches. Astimus dared not be careless.
He also carefully restrained the dead energy on his body and stood far away, for fear that they would notice his abnormality.
"Well, have the manpower arranged?" The Grand Duke asked carefully with the help of his confidant servant. Bishop Abraham smiled and said, "Don't worry, you have me next to you, there will be no trouble."
Grand Duke Norman smiled awkwardly and said, "Uh...I'm not worried. In order to avoid their suspicion, I have summoned too many nobles, and it will be bad if I hurt them."
"Duke, please rest assured. I made a very careful arrangement. With the order of the grand duke, we will definitely be able to control the situation quickly!" Captain Carl promised.
The Grand Duke waved with satisfaction and said, "Okay, you go down and prepare, Archbishop Abraham and I will go out immediately!"
"Yes!" Captain Carl responded with reverence. He was relieved until he was far away from the Norman Grand Duke's room, and a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
In the hall, Jady, Duvey and Batto were gathering together to chat and laugh. Suddenly, the surroundings were quiet. People looked at the door on the left in front. Grand Duke Norman was dressed in gorgeous clothes and half-bald Bishop Abraham in a big red robe and walked into the banquet hall side by side.
"Visit for the Lord Grand Duke, the crown of Abraham!"
Mel Gibson led a group of nobles to pay a visit. The grand duke smiled and nodded, but glanced at General Von Hell nervously. He felt relieved when he saw that he was not abnormal.
However, his glance made everyone misunderstand. Von Hell looked gloomy, but Mel Gibson thought that this was the Grand Duke looking at General Von Hell with a different look, and his expression became dark.
"Okay, okay, everyone!" The Grand Duke of Norman waited for General Von Hell to retreat to his original position and said with confidence: "Today, I will invite you to come, it is just a private banquet. This banquet is to celebrate the rare prosperity of our Norman Principality.
You all know that the kingdoms and principalities are not very peaceful now. The prosperity and stability of our Norman Principality depends on your efforts. In the south of the Tagore Empire, there is such a music king that has attracted merchants from all directions and prospered our cities and people. As the masters of Norman, I am proud of you!"
The Grand Duke Norman raised his hand, and a female servant immediately presented a wine glass. The Grand Duke raised his glass in his hand and said, "Come on, I'll give you a glass first!"
All the nobles and officials responded one after another, and some people took the opportunity to compliment: "The Duke of Norman has the current situation. The great master is wise and wise, and he is the first to be a success. And with General Von Hell in the army, he has made great contributions to the peace of the four realms!"
When General Von Hell heard this, he couldn't help but show a reserved smile on his face. Someone among the nobles sneered: "Now the domestic stability is stable, and our army in the Norman Principality has not fought for many years. What kind of achievements have been made? As for the prosperity and stability of the Principality, wouldn't it be ridiculous to insist on being attached to the army?
The principality is so prosperous that it is good for internal politics. The great duke's wisdom will not be repeated. As a governing official of the country's internal affairs, Mr. Mel Gibson served as both the noble president and the Chancellor of the Finance Department, so he naturally made great efforts."
General Von Hell's face turned cold and he smiled faintly without saying anything. He and Meljebson did not stop him, and the minions on both sides began to verbally fight.
A general immediately sarcastically said: "When it comes to internal affairs, domestic industry and commerce are so developed, and all the business travelers have invested in Norman. That is because our investment environment is very good. In this regard, banker Jady &:#8226: Mr. Saker, industrialist Baron Alex and Mr. Securities Daxiangbato are the people who have made great contributions, but these talents are not discovered and reused by Mr. Mel."
The people next to General Von Hell immediately burst into laughter, but the people around Mell looked resentful. In the past, the Grand Duke was happy to see this dispute between the two sides. He liked to reach a certain degree of balance between the two forces to maintain his rule, but he did not feel this mood tonight.
The grand duke glanced at Du Wei and the other two, drank a light sip of wine, and said quietly: "Of course, Baron Alex, Jady, and Mr. Barto have all given their own strength to the prosperity of our principality, and the others are the same, but they are more prominent."
He smiled slightly and said, "Baron Alex, Jady and Mr. Bartoon, come up!"
Batto arched Jedi with a roaring eyebrows and said with a smile: "Hey, I knew there was something good, maybe the Grand Duke would also grant us a title."
"Don't think about the little file. The Grand Duke has no right to grant a title unless you can please Queen Tagore!" Du Wei stabbed him, and the three of them walked on the red carpet together and saluted respectfully to the Grand Duke.
The Lord Norman politely bowed, handed the wine glass to the waitress beside him, and smiled and said, "Baron Alex, you are a member of the most amazing Obestan family in the north. I admire the long-term vision of your family when you come to the Principal of Norman to run the industry.
There is also Mr. Jady, the establishment of the Principality Financing Bank has solved the major problems for the current financial difficulties; Mr. Barto's performance in the Golden Ting Securities Market has attracted a large amount of capital flow to the Principality. On behalf of the Principality of Norman, I would like to express my deep gratitude to your Principality for his contributions."
He owed, and Jady and the other two quickly returned the gift, but the smile on his face when Lord Norman straightened up suddenly disappeared. Jady and the other two were stunned, and a dangerous feeling arose in his heart.
"But..., one thing I'm very surprised. We now have a guest, who is an important member of the Obestan family. According to her, the Obestan family did not send anyone to the Principality of Norman, nor a baron named Alex. How do you explain this, Mr. Alex?"
There was a "boom" in the banquet hall, and everyone whispered in shock. The faces of Barto and the other two changed suddenly. Jady's eyes were sharp. He had seen more than a dozen magicians and dozens of Templars wearing helmets and armor-wearing in a row and stood next to the side of the Lord Norman in the shape of a geese wing.
There was also a sound of footsteps behind him. The palace guard captain Carl led dozens of sturdy warriors with outstanding martial arts skills, carrying sharp swords and spears rushed in and around them.
Du Wei was panicked and quickly shouted with hard hair: "How is this possible? I am Baron Alex, a man from the Obestan family. Who slandered me like this? Someone must have framed me on purpose!"
General Von Hull was also shocked. If what the Grand Duke said was true, Alex must have a big problem. The relationship between Jady and Barto and him was well known. If all three of them fell, how could they be able to reuse themselves as a promotion?
To be continued...