Chapter 859: Ducal

Qingtan City.
At noon, the three largest enchanted airships flew from the east sky. They were fast and they were getting bigger and bigger in view. The residents of the city saw a huge square flag hung on the airship in the middle. Embroidered with a double-headed eagle.
The imperial square flag, this is the sign of the consul's travel.
The Archon is here!
Pedestrians on the street stopped one after another, looking up at the magic airship in the sky, people's faces were full of excitement and awe, and many people rushed to tell.
The airship quickly flew over the city.
Some people with good eyesight saw a team of extraordinary men in exquisite armor standing on the deck, armed with weapons, heavily guarded, and exuding a strong breath. Everyone wore a double-headed eagle medal on their chest to show their identity. Conquer the Guards!
"Your Excellency."
Rehn walked out of the cabin and stood at the front of the deck and looked down at the city below, amidst the unanimous salute of the Janissaries on the deck.
As far as I can see, they are their own territory and people.
Qingtan City is the largest city in the Osian Province-now renamed "Osian Duchess". It is built along a big river, and the city from west to east is in a strip shape, with mountains on both sides of the north and south. There is exactly a long valley crossing from north to south, making the whole city like a huge "X" symbol.
Naturally, the place where the river meets the valley is the center of Qingtan City, where the Governor's Mansion of the province is located.
Looking to the west is the endless Sien Plateau.
On the plateau more than a hundred miles away, a huge lake is surrounded by several mountains that stretch for hundreds or even thousands of miles.
Even though it is so far away, you can still see the sparkling, the water reflects the sunlight to the sky, reflecting the blue sky, giving people an illusion, as if a huge mirror is inlaid on a high mountain, "Tianchi Lake" Also named after it.
Said it was a lake, but it looked like the sea when it got close.
"The world's largest inland lake really deserves its reputation!" Rennes exclaimed.
After a while.
The flying speed of the magic airship slowed down, and the altitude decreased at the same time. The captain mechanic landed the airship on the open space of the Governor's Mansion very accurately.
Three airships lined up.
There were a large number of officials and guards waiting in the clearing. Their eyes were on the airship in the middle, but the airship doors on both sides were opened first.
boom! boom! boom…
The heavy footsteps seemed to step on people's hearts, and then dozens of extraordinary warriors in blue armors got off the ship.
They were wrapped in metal fortress-like armor, and they couldn't see their appearance, but the two-and-a-half-meter-tall burly body and the trembling breath that exudes reminded everyone in the Governor's Mansion of the identity of these extraordinary warriors.
Extreme battle group!
As the extreme warriors disembark, a group of knights riding on bronze galloping horses, exactly five hundred people, their armors gleaming with sacred light, their peculiar soul spears on their backs, long swords hung from their waists, and their mounts flying into the air. A net of heaven and earth surrounded the Governor's Mansion.
The other airship came down with a large number of dwarves, some wearing armor and holding warhammers and shields, obviously dwarf warriors, but more of them were craftsmen dressed up.
Finally, the airship in the middle opened the hatch.
The Rick Guards disembarked, and the leading knights held a square flag with a spear. The cavalry scattered in the clearing and stood in rows.
Such battles and ostentation allowed people in the remote Os'an province to see the majesty of the consul of the empire.
Everyone present was in awe, their eyes fixed on the airship's hatch, and their eyes were full of expectation.
In the expectation, a tall figure appeared in front of them.
His appearance is very young, he seems to be in his early twenties, his tall body is wearing a fitted mithril armor, a strange long sword is hung on his waist, a big scarlet cloak is behind his back, and a faint smile is on his face. I feel cordial and have a great affection after seeing it.
Archon of the Empire!
The youngest holy soul wizard in history, the owner of the province of Os'an, the Duke of the Golden Emblem!
He is as young and handsome as the photos in the newspaper, and as powerful and majestic as described in the rumors. Although there is not a trace of breath leaking, the keen perception and instinct of the extraordinary has made everyone present inexplicably frightened. Head down.
Rehn wandered off the airship and saw a group of people standing in the dark in the clearing.
The leader is a tall and thin middle-aged man. The Eye of Soul shows that he is a nineteenth-level shadow assassin, reaching the pinnacle of the legend. His strength is quite impressive. He is wearing a black formal suit and the two badges on his chest represent two different identities. .
Parliamentarians of the Empire and Governors of Provinces.
When Ren saw this person, he had the impression that Moserio, the governor of Osham Province, but the two sides had not contacted him, because Moserio was a member of the Balancing faction.
"Meet the Archon!"
Moserio saluted loudly, taking the lead and kneeling down.
Behind him, the officials and extraordinary guards of the Governor's Mansion, as well as the mayors and principal officials from the other four cities, and a group of high-ranking figures in Qingtan City, all bowed together and shouted: "Meet the consul. !"
"Your Excellency, you don't need to be polite." Reyn replied gently: "Everyone, get up."
"Yes."
Moserio Lisso got up and stepped forward and said: "My lord, I had a relationship with you in the Temple of Truth, but unfortunately I couldn't listen to your teachings in person. Now that the lord has come to Qingtan City, I am finally lucky. To make up for the previous regrets, it is really a goddess shelter!"
Renn laughed and said nothing, since he became a consul, this kind of flattery has been heard.
"I don't dare to teach, the Governor is older than me." Rennes still said politely, "I also want to thank the Governor for voting for me in the Imperial Council."
"It's a lifetime honor to be able to vote for adults." Moserio had a proud expression on his face.
Renn stopped chatting and looked at the crowd behind Moserio, "Your Excellency, please introduce me to you."
"OK."
Moserio introduced the main officials and upper-level figures of Os'an province one by one.
In fact, Rennes had already sent people to collect information about the characters before he came, and he had roughly grasped the various forces of Osyan. Now he meets people in person and corresponds to the information in his mind one by one.
In front of Rennes, everyone was respectful and greeted with a smile.
However, when the eyes of the soul saw their smiling faces, some were uneasy, some were trembling, some were just acting nonchalantly, and even some were indifferent and full of hostility towards themselves, but they didn't dare to show it.
They are the vested interests of the OSAM province. Now that the entire province has become a private domain, there will always be people whose interests are harmed.
Usually strong dragons do not crush ground snakes.
But he is a giant dragon, and they are just little snakes in the grass, crushing them is not much harder than crushing ants.
Rennes remembered these hostile people in his heart that the province of Osam was his own territory, and thorns were never allowed to exist.
Any bull, ghost, or snake who dared to take the initiative will never show mercy and clean up all of them.
"Osian has just become my duchy."
Standing in front of the crowd, Ren said quietly: "I have just arrived here and I am not familiar with the territory. You have been in Osian for many years, and I cannot do without your help in governing the territory. I will rely on you in the future."
"Dare not dare..."
"As long as the Lord Duke says a word, we will never shirk." Gu
"We unconditionally obey the will of the consul!"
Everyone hurriedly expressed their opinions, some people patted their chests loudly, and they did not forget to express a few words of flattery. Rehn has been observing with the eyes of the soul. Most people are flattering, but there are also some who are insincere, who are hostile to themselves.
Rennes sneered in his heart, and his tone suddenly became colder: "The ugly story is ahead. I have great expectations for the Duke of Osian. I plan to use it as a development pilot and then promote it in the Empire. Soon after, Osian There are still more changes in the duke, and everything is moving in a good direction."
"If anyone dares to say one thing and do another thing, and stubbornly stumble, once I find out, don't blame me for not being affectionate!"
Speaking of the back, a breath of horror swept across.
The crowd on the open space felt the coldness in the ruling mandarin, all their souls trembled, and the whole scene fell silent.
The most powerful Governor Moserio also lowered his head, not daring to make a sound.
"It's all gone."
Ren waved his hand, the crowd did not dare to stay for a second, and quickly left. As the governor, Moselio couldn't leave, and bit his head and said, "My lord, I will show you to the governor's mansion?"
"Trouble your Excellency."
A smile appeared on Ren's face again, which made Mercerio breathe a sigh of relief, and bowed and said, "Please follow me."
The Governor’s Mansion occupies a large area. In addition to a five-story office building, there are seven or eight buildings scattered around and a courtyard. It is not only the residence of provincial officials, but also an extraordinary group of about two thousand people. Guarded barracks.
The strength of this extraordinary army is of course far inferior to that of the Imperial Legion, with an average level of less than two, and its weapons and equipment are also very poor. It is called the "OS Security Team".
They take orders from the governor and are responsible for city security and border patrols.
There are still four cities in Osian, whose population economy and scale are not as good as those of Qingtan City, but there are also a certain number of security teams, with nearly 4,000 extraordinary guards in the entire province.
Now Osian becomes the duchy of Rennes.
According to the regulations, the officials, people, and all the extraordinary security teams in the territory are all under the name of Rennes. They can freely appoint officials, canonize lower-level nobles, collect taxes by themselves, and be responsible for all administrative expenditures. .
But there is one exception, and that is the governor of the province.
This post was appointed by the Archon of the Empire, and after the province became a duke, there would no longer be a governor.
For the rest of Osian, it may be just a nominal change of a duke, but it is a huge loss for the governor.
The governor is a great official in the territorial borders, and he is in charge of the province, and he wants power and authority.
The power is as great as the duke in essence.
When Osian becomes a duchy, the governor loses everything.
During the visit to the Doge’s Palace, Renn has been observing Moserio with the eyes of the soul. On the surface, the other party is very respectful to himself and knows everything, even if it is some secret things, he frankly tells him about the loss of his rights. And unwillingness is deeply hidden in my heart, and there is a bit of resentment, but not strong.
Renn could understand Mercerio's mood.
Instead of being himself, a person suddenly dropped in and took away everything he had. This person's prestige status was too high, and the strength gap was so big that he didn't even have the courage to resist. He had to accept this way out.
Just now when Moselio introduced the upper-class figures of Osian, Rennes could see that this governor was very prestigious in the locality.
It can also be observed from the question and answer that Moserio's abilities are very good, and he is upright.
I secretly investigated in advance and found that the province of OSan had a good evaluation of the governor, and it ranked in the forefront of the governors of other provinces in the empire.
With such talents, Renn does not hesitate to give opportunities.
For a moment, in the large office on the top floor of the Governor's Mansion, Ren was sitting in the position that originally belonged to Moserio, and Moserio stood in front of him with his hands tied across the table, looking like he was waiting for the trial of fate.
"Moserio." Renne asked, "How long have you been in Ossia?"
"Thirty-three years."
Ren nodded. After being able to work on the Governor of the Province for so many years, he could see Moserio's ability, and then asked: "Your family is in Qingtan City, right?"
"Yes, sir." Moselio felt tight, but he answered truthfully.
"Your family is rooted in Osian, and your career and interests are also in this place. Now that I have deprived everything, will you hate me?" Rennes asked playfully.
Moserio was shocked immediately, waved his hands repeatedly, and smiled bitterly: "How dare I hate you! Your lord is the archon of the empire, or the holy spirit wizard of the Supreme Council, even if you give me a hundred more courage, I don't dare to be right. You have a complaint."
"Really not at all?" Renn stared at him.
"It was really unwilling at the beginning." Moserio hesitated and said courageously: "Just the day before yesterday, I went to the Floating City to see the Lord Duke, but he didn't see me, only let Master Ottiluk. Bring me a word, let me stand by with peace of mind."
He sighed, "Actually, I know the situation very well. Even if Lord Duke wants to see me, there is no solution, so I accepted."
"I am going to hand over to the adults, and then I will take my family and move to Rompis."
Dragon Pis is the duchy of Tim Kenan and the city where the Flanes Floating City is located.
The eyes of the soul saw that Moselio was telling the truth.
Ren stared at Moselio for a few seconds, but did not speak. The inexplicable pressure made him sweat on his forehead. Suddenly he heard Ren said: "I now give you two choices: the first one, Suranye province. The position of the governor of the country just happened to be vacant, and I can appoint you as governor of Suranye as compensation..."
Moselio couldn't help feeling ecstatic.
Surangya Province is adjacent to Osian Province, just to the east of Osian, with an area more than three times larger than Osian, and a population of 30 million. Since Governor Hutt died in the city of Bambe, the Empire did not know how many people stared at this governorship, but they did not expect to fall on their own heads.
Moreover, Suranyah Province is also the sphere of influence of the Duke of Grey Eagle.
From Sulanye to the east is the Duke of Lumpis. He was originally a member of the balance group, and the Duke will definitely support this appointment.
Moserio almost agreed immediately, and finally held back his voice. UU reading www.uukanshu.com
He continued to listen to Ren's words: "Or, you can stay in Qingtan City, but you can no longer serve as the governor. I will hire you as the chief of the Duke of Osian to help me manage the territory, but it is temporary. It depends on you. Your performance will determine your future promotion."
After speaking, Ren waited for Moserio's response.
He was willing to give Moselio a chance, in addition to the opponent's ability and familiarity with Osian, he also took a fancy to Moselio's personal talent.
Moserio is the legendary peak shadow assassin, but he is just over a hundred years old, quite young, and has a great opportunity to break through the holy steps and become the king of shadows!
If you help him, maybe he will be promoted in a few years.
Of course, the premise is to choose to stay.
After listening to the two choices, Moserio was overjoyed, his face showed hesitation.
He has been the governor for more than 30 years. Although he is a poor border province, he is very concerned about the upper-level structure of the empire. He knows how much power and influence Rennes now has in the empire.
How many people wanted to hug Ren's thighs without a chance.
But staying means leaving the Balance Faction. He can have today's strength status. Most of it depends on his own efforts, but it is also inseparable from the support of the Flanes Floating City. Suddenly, he has to draw a clear line from the Balance Faction. My own character, or from personal feelings, is not easy to accept for the time being.
Once you leave, there is no turning back.
Moseridon suddenly remembered what happened to Flannes the day before yesterday, and his heart was a little gloomy. Obviously, he didn't have much weight in the eyes of Lord Duke.
Maybe, it's time to choose another way out, and I can't miss a golden opportunity!
The hesitation on his face quickly subsided, and he bowed to Ren, and said loudly: "Moserio pays homage to the Lord Duke."