Chapter 99: 【Win the Alliance】

Chapter Ninety Nine
The carriage galloped on the road of the Imperial Capital along the way. Both of them were high-ranking officials, and the guards in front opened the way. They were so majestic! After all, Roddy was young and lacking patience. He couldn't help but inquire about Earl Merrow's tone in the carriage along the way. However, the minister in charge of the empire's finances was extremely cunning, and the method of shifting a thousand catties in two or two ways was superb. No matter how much Roddy tried, he just looked like "He was just assisting Lord Duke", and he wouldn't reveal his thoughts at all. It seems that he is also a wise man, knowing that most of the peace talks are signing a humiliation treaty, and he said that he would not be the culprit.
After the carriage stopped, Roddy was stunned when he got out of the carriage. In front of a tall building, there was the sound of Yinggeyan dance, and the pink sleeves fluttered, and he actually came to the famous ecstasy cave in the imperial capital!
Looking at the carefree Earl Melo next to him, Roddy really didn't think he would bring himself to this place. You know, Roddy is not the real duke. When he first came here, he came with Didi, the son of Count Melo, and the others. This time following Didi's father again, I couldn't help feeling a little weird in my heart.
Earl Melo smiled and swayed Rody into him. Ms. Shafei, who hadn't seen her for many days, immediately rushed out after hearing the wind, said all kinds of good things, and led them into a side cabinet. This side pavilion is on the second floor next to the lobby, facing the lobby, a rolling curtain is slowly lowered, from behind the rolling curtain you can see the singing and dancing performances in the lobby.
Two gorgeous ladies slowly served on both sides, holding golden cups in their hands, slowly serving bright red wine juice. Count Melo looked relaxed and drank three glasses in a row. Then he got angry, and slowly lay down on the fur on the floor, lazily watching the maiko performance in the lobby downstairs.
Roddy was puzzled and said, "Master Melo, what are we doing here?"
Melo smiled: "My lord, don't you think this is a great place to talk?"
Roddy frowned, looked at the two charming women next to him, and said: "I can't imagine that Lord Earl is also a liu character. It's just a matter of peace in my heart."
Melo laughed, looked at Roddy, and said indifferently: "You and Didi have come here a hundred times a thousand times. Why are you so restrained? Besides, I invite you here. Naturally, it will be meaningful. I know." After a while, the Lord Earl showed a mysterious smile on his face: "I heard that Miss Miao Ge here is your forbidden, and others can't easily see it. I heard Didi said that I should come with you every time. Fortunately to see the last time."
Roddy flushed slightly, remembering the agreement he had made with Miao Ge, but he just didn't speak.
Melo turned off the subject and just talked a little bit. After waiting for a while, he only heard a commotion downstairs. Then a dozen strong men in prairie leather robes walked in and were greeted by Ms. Shafei. A slender old man. The old man was wearing a gorgeous fur with a golden machete around his waist. His face was ruddy, but his eyes were narrowed.
"Look, that's the Prince Mennon who was sent by the Great Moon Kingdom this time for peace talks. He is the younger brother of the king and the uncle of Royantal." Melo smiled slightly, with a smug look in his eyes.
Roddy's heart moved, looking at a group of people waiting up the stairs, and whispered: "Royantal's uncle? I don't know whether this prince supports Luoyantal or the Songtsan Prince. I heard that. Now the Dragon Terrace Golden Tent of the Great Moon Kingdom is fiercely contested."
When Melo heard Roddy's words, his expression changed slightly, and a gleam of light appeared in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice, "I don't expect the Lord Duke to see it thoroughly. This prince, I heard that he is loyal to King Da Yue. It's just that. I don't know which prince he supports. If we can pry a little gap from here, then our peace talks will be a bit cheaper."
"Oh?"
Melo smiled slightly: "This time you were making trouble in the northwest grassland, and the Longtai Golden Tent was shaken. The tribe chiefs all took responsibility for Luoyantar's ineffectiveness. Now Prince Songtsan has gathered in the Great Moon Kingdom. The tribe challenged Luoyantar. King Dayue is old, and his two sons, Luoyantar and Songtsan, know that whoever can control the military power will be the king in the future. The barbarians on their grasslands are different from our empire. In the future, the crown prince, whoever has more soldiers in his hand, can be considered. Now Luoyantar is the main battle, and Songtsan, although he does not know his true thoughts, but since he wants to fight with him Brother is wrong, then the only way is to make peace. But now they are unstable internally, and the empire is not ready for a big battle, and peace is definitely going to make peace. It’s just that Luoyan Tal's attitude is tougher, Songzan, Be gentle. As long as we know which faction this prince belongs to, we can at least understand the bottom line of their peace talks."
Roddy's heart moved, but he didn't expect him to say this. I couldn't help saying: "Unexpectedly, Lord Melo already had an idea in his mind. I asked so many questions along the way just now, but I was really worried."
Melo put a smile on his face, his eyes fell on Roddy's face, staring at him for a long time, and then slowly said: "Site, the imperial capital is now surging, you and I have to be careful."
"Huh?" Roddy was startled. He heard Melo no longer call himself "Lord Duke", but called "Site". When he heard him say this, he didn't know why. response.
Melo smiled slightly, but there was a deep meaning in his smile: "This peace talks, no matter what the outcome, will inevitably attract a scolding in the end. This dark nest, your Majesty naturally refuses to recite. But who would recite me? I don't want it either, but your Majesty ordered me to negotiate, and I only have to comply."
Roddy moved in his heart and tentatively said: "Mero Lord, what do you mean..."
Melo smiled faintly: "The peace talks between the two countries are of great importance. I am just a small finance minister, an earl. I can't bear such a burden. It is said that the most dependent person of your majesty, the Duke. Sir, naturally you don’t need to say it, but you are still young now. For these things, there is always a little lack. There is also the Marquis of Caroline. It is a pity that the Marquis of Caroline is so busy that you can’t personally When I came to preside over the peace talks, the Lord Marquis suggested to your Majesty that you hand over such a burden to me. It really makes me reluctant to do it, but fortunately, Lord Duke, you and I will take on this important task together..."
After speaking, he looked at Roddy with bright eyes.
Roddy still doesn't know how to answer. Andy's voice has been heard in his mind: "Boy, you don't understand this? He is suggesting that he was also framed by the old Marquis Caroline to preside over the peace talks. This Don't you understand? Now this peace talk is like on the side of the road. Everyone who sees it avoids it. He was actually squeezed out by Caroline to preside over the peace talk. Naturally, he was not the same old bastard."
"Then what to do?"
Andy's voice was calm: "Can't believe him easily, try again."
Hearing this, Roddy understood in his heart, cleared his throat, and slowly said: "Merro, the Marquis of Caroline is also busy, he is in charge of military affairs. He also has a heavy responsibility."
Melo looked at Roddy, suddenly burst into laughter, with a bit of sarcasm on his face: "Site, when you just entered officialdom, you actually learned duplicity."
Roddy blushed and whispered: "Master Melo, what are you talking about! I don't understand!"
Count Melo snorted and said slowly: "I don't blame you. It's just that I brought you here just to tell you that we don't have to hide anything from each other. Otherwise, I won't go elsewhere. But brought you to this place? To be honest, the Marquis of Caroline is in charge of military affairs, which is of course important. But now that your Majesty listens to him everything, he is gradually going too far. After all, he is just a military service. The minister is only, do you really think he is the prime minister?"
Count Melo said this, although his face was angry, his eyes were piercing, and he looked at Roddy with deep meaning.
Roddy didn't expect that he would say this to himself straightforwardly. After being silent for a while, he slowly said, "Master Melo, what do you mean by telling me this?"
"Old Caroline is just a minister of military affairs. His mind is nothing more than hoping that their Lionheart family can overtake the Tulips and become the first family of the empire. Set, don't you just sit there?"
Roddy nodded, looked into Melo's eyes, and said solemnly: "Earl Melo, I am just a duke with no real power. For these things you are talking about, I am an authentic layman..."
"Amateur? Sete! I know those things about you in Xilin! Back then, people thought you were a playboy, I didn't believe it! That's why I let Didi be close to you... my own son I know in my heart that it is impossible for him to inherit the title in his life. It seems that I did not misunderstand the wrong person after all. I can beat Luo Yantar away, can use thunder means to suppress dissidents in Xilin, Tulip Duke, why bother So careful? I told you everything in my heart today, don't you believe me?"
Roddy is silent, his heart is extremely complicated, and he is really at a loss for these officialdoms. He sighed, and slowly said, "Master Melo, do you mean you want to bring down the Marquis of Caroline? I'm afraid this is not easy."
"Humph!" Melo sneered coldly: "What is his Lionheart family! A few years ago, it wasn't because of the Tulip family's expression. They just took the opportunity to persuade you while you were young. Caroline planted his nephew in the army and took the position of commander of the Northwest Army. In the past two years, I am afraid that the entire Northwest Army will be his world. Seth, if you don’t act, in a few years, I'm afraid...huh."
Roddy frowned, smiled coldly, and said boldly: "Master Melo, you tried so hard to draw me to the Marquis of Caroline, what do you hope for?"
Melo smiled softly at the corner of his mouth: "Me, I am the treasurer of the empire, and the title has also reached the earl. I don't expect to be a prime minister in my life. I just want my son to have a good future. The future is nothing more than. Hum, I am in charge of the empire’s finances for your majesty. Don’t I know about the Lionheart family in the army? He regards me as a thorn in his eyes. Now he can’t really do anything to me. …Hmph, I’m afraid not only my son, but even my family may not be able to tolerate him!"
For this reason, everything that should be said has already been said. Melo looked at Roddy in thought, smiled slightly, and swept away the deep look just now, and said lazily: "The Prince Mennon of the Great Moon Kingdom must be It's next door, we might as well go and meet him for a while." After speaking, Roddy got up and went to the corridor, and walked towards the side hall on the left.
Before that side hall stood a few prairie warriors wearing leather robes, each with a fierce appearance. Before the two of them approached, someone immediately shouted: "Go away, go away! Don't come over!"
Roddy was angry and said coldly: "Are the people of the Great Moon Kingdom so arrogant in the imperial capital?"
Melo's expression remained unchanged, and he said lightly: "They didn't lose the war in the northwest, and they didn't lose their troops and lost their land. Of course, they are very confident."
There was also a guard warrior beside the two, and they immediately rushed to the front and glared at the grassland barbarians. Roddy's Rand guard is the tallest, standing firmly in front of Roddy.
Melo smiled faintly, and said: "Tell you master, Duke Tulip and Count Melo have come to see him."
Before the warriors could answer, a peaceful voice came out slowly in the side hall: "Master Duke, Master Earl, please come in."
Roddy didn't even look at the hands of the samurai on the hilt, and strode in.
The Prince Memnon lay lazily on a piece of animal skin, saw the two walk in, only smiled, and said faintly: "The erlang under his hand is rude, don't be offended by the two nobles of the empire." He winked and looked aside. The two servants immediately offered two golden cups full of wine.
"Earl Melo, this must be Lord Tulip. Lord Duke has such a great reputation in the northwest, I didn't expect to see it in the Imperial Capital today." Prince Mennon, with a smile on his face, sat up slowly and lifted up. The golden cup in front of him said, "This is the wine I brought from the Great Moon Kingdom. The emperor doesn't have it. Lord Duke might as well try it."
Roddy hadn’t spoken yet, and a burly man standing behind Mennon said coldly: "His Royal Highness, our Great Moon Kingdom, the king’s wine, has always been rewarded only to the most powerful warriors! They have Is this kind of warrior?"
Roddy's guards all glared at him, and Melo frowned slightly.
Prince Mennon just smiled slightly and said lightly: "This is General Sage, the commander of the royal cavalry regiment of our Great Moon Kingdom."
A soldier of the Spike Army beside Roddy could not help but said coldly: "Is the Cavalry Commander? Our Lord Lord fought in Watt Fortress. Your commander killed two of them. What is the commander? ..."
Prince Mennon changed his color slightly, his eyes gradually cooled. The General Sager shouted: "Okay! I have long heard that Duke Tulip is the most powerful warrior in your empire. I am not convinced! Humph, what are the commanders under Royantal? "
As soon as he said this, Melo's eyes flashed with a different color, and a meaningful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Prince Mennon deliberately lowered his face and said lightly: "General Sague, we are guests from afar, don't be too presumptuous."
Suger snorted heavily, but still closed his mouth, but couldn't help looking at Roddy coldly. I really don't believe how good this handsome boy can be.
Meruowei smiled first and slowly said: "His Royal Highness, our Emperor has ordered today that the Duke Tulip will also participate in this peace talks. Just now I saw His Royal Highness come here. In the next few days, we will have to deal more with you. Let’s have a drink together, so you might as well make friends first."
The Sage saw Roddy pick up the gold cup and whispered: "Make friends, the empires are weak, and they can't beat us on the battlefield, so they say they want to make friends..."
Roddy smiled coldly, slowly put down the gold cup in his hand, and looked at that Sarger coldly. Melo moved in his heart, thinking that he might as well take this opportunity to kill the people of the Great Moon Kingdom and let them know how powerful it is for the future peace. Then he smiled and put down the gold cup in his hand and said lightly: "This man General Sarger, what do you mean?"
Seeing that his master hadn't spoken, Sage opened his voice loudly: "The people of your empire are weak and don't deserve to drink the wine of our Great Moon Kingdom! This wine is exclusively for the Wang family, and only the bravest warriors can drink it!"
Roddy was not angry, just smiled faintly. He killed so many people in the northwest. Although he was smiling at this moment, his eyes showed a bit of murderousness.
Melo said slowly: "General Sague, you keep talking about the warrior. Doesn't it mean that Lord Tulip is not worthy of the word'warrior'?"
"Huh! Then you have to try it first!" Sager saw that the master still didn't say anything, and increased his courage.
Rand behind Roddy looked at this guy coldly, and said in a huff, "Try it? Our Lord Duke is the first in the Imperial Army! What are you? You are worthy to do with our Lord Duke? You are in the army of the Great Moon Kingdom. Which one can you count?"
The Sarger immediately became speechless, and his dark face turned red. Although he was reckless, he knew in his heart that no matter how arrogant he was, he would never dare to cheekily claim that he was the number one warrior of the Great Moon Kingdom.
Melo smiled faintly: "I heard that His Royal Highness was also a samurai from the Great Moon Kingdom. Our Lord Duke is the commander in the army. Drinking here is also boring. It's better to go to the hall below and let the people have a try. Don't take off. The true colors of a samurai!"
Prince Mennon smiled slightly, with an arrogant expression on his face, and slowly said: "Since it is the Lord Earl's proposal, how can we refuse it! Our people on the grassland are the most refreshing! Let's go on!"