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Chapter 132 [The prince’s surprising request!]
Because he had always lived in seclusion in the past few years, Du Wei was not familiar with the other wealthy and noble children in the imperial capital. Although he was born in a wealthy family, because of his "fame" since childhood, he was almost always kept at home and did not see outsiders. This
This phenomenon is very rare in aristocratic circles. Even the daughters of wealthy families will have one or two close friends.
Du Wei, on the other hand, never attended any gatherings of aristocratic children, nor did he mix in that circle. Du Wei never inquired about power struggles or intrigues in the upper-class aristocratic circles, which families were allies and which families were political enemies. Of course, Du Wei never inquired about these things.
No one would tell this idiot young master who lives at home. Therefore, he did not recognize the young prince in front of him at all, and even his name seemed unfamiliar.
However, His Highness the Prince seems to be a bit too young, right?
The current emperor, His Majesty Augustine VI, is one of the most accomplished people in the empire in recent generations. Although this old man is considered by many ministers to be a typical guy who "rejoices in great achievements", it has to be said that compared to
Among those foolish kings in history, he was pretty good.
It's just that His Majesty Augustine VI is probably over seventy this year, right? This old man who loves success has become more and more irritable in recent years, and his behavior has become more and more absurd. As he gets older, he gradually
He showed some confusion. Unfortunately, as long as he survives, the throne will still belong to this grumpy old man in his seventies.
According to this age...the guy in front of me, who is in his early twenties at most, is the son of the emperor who is in his seventies?
It has to be said that Du Wei's life has been too closed since he was a child. Du Wei, who has wanted to get rid of those troublesome circles of power since he was a child, only wants to live a free life and lacks the power circles of the imperial capital.
learn.
This Augustine is the youngest son of the current emperor Augustine VI. This old emperor is now seventy-five years old. He has lived a glorious life. Under his rule, the empire has made many expeditions to Southeast Asia, and has also
Countless maritime territories were opened up. Although the expeditions in the later period have degenerated into a flashy show off of military force, often the harvest of the expeditions and even the military expenditures cannot be recovered, but the triumphal ceremony has become grander every time.
.
The eldest son of His Majesty the Emperor. The fifty-two-year-old eldest prince was originally designated as the crown prince. After that, His Majesty the Emperor gave birth to nine more daughters in one breath. Augustine VI, who was full of hope for another son, was so angry that he even committed suicide with his own hands.
Several of his own concubines killed their own women because they could not give birth to sons. Such an emperor is unique in the history of the Roland Empire. And when he was in his fifties, the old emperor wanted a son.
, finally received the favor of the gods again, and gave birth to the "Chen" prince. He got another son as he got older. The old emperor who finally got his wish, in the next twenty years, almost doted on his youngest son.
pole!
Even the children of the royal family, all men, have learned the martial arts and fighting spirit passed down by the Augustine family since childhood. However, Prince Chen had no intention of learning martial arts, but was extremely interested in magic. Such behavior that deviated from tradition was approved by the old emperor.
He even asked a great magician in the palace to personally teach Prince Chen!
It is even said that a few years ago, at the old emperor's 70th birthday dinner, the old emperor once expressed his intention to return to the throne, but he was opposed by many ministers at the time, so he reluctantly suppressed it...
Of course, Du Wei still doesn't know about these things at the moment. Du Wei, who has been away from these things since he was a child, doesn't even know the origin of Prince Chen in front of him.
However, Du Wei reacted quickly. After listening to the other party's self-introduction, he immediately bowed, a standard noble etiquette. However, the dazzlingly handsome prince smiled kindly, stretched out his hand to support Du Wei, and said with a smile:
"You don't have to be so polite, Mr. Du Wei... don't forget, you are a bachelor of magic. Magicians don't have to salute to nobles. Even the royal family."
Meeting a prince within the Magic Union had to make Du Wei a little confused. The relationship between the royal family and the Magic Union was not very good. Du Wei at least knew something about this. In the empire, the royal family represented the orthodox ruling group.
The religious group represented by the temple and the magician power represented by the magic union have always been three forces that rarely interact with each other.
As if he didn't notice Du Wei's doubts, Prince Chen smiled easily, even gently pulled Du Wei, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency Du Wei, I have been curious about you for a long time. Well, originally I was just listening.
They say that boy Gabri from the Luo Lin family is a genius. But recently, your name has been mentioned often in my ears. It is really an honor for me to see you here today. I don’t know if I am honored.
Can I invite you, Your Majesty the Magician, to have dinner?"
Um?
Du Wei carefully looked at the strange prince.
"Oh, please forgive me for my presumptuous invitation." Prince Chen still smiled so gently. In fact, it is a bit presumptuous to propose this kind of invitation between nobles in person. In the aristocratic circle, let alone an invitation to dinner, even if
To invite the other party to have afternoon tea together, the invitation must be sent out at least one day in advance. However, Prince Chen's demeanor is indeed impeccable. Even when he apologizes, the smile on his face is like a breath of fresh air: "I have only been fond of him since I was a child.
I am very interested in the field of magic, but you, among the aristocratic children of the imperial capital, have never had a magician before, and you are still a young and talented magician like you."
It is hard to refuse such an invitation from His Highness the Prince. Du Wei thought for a while and smiled: "It's a great honor."
When Du Wei and Prince Chen walked out of the Magic Guild side by side, the expression on the face of Alpha Guard Captain who was waiting outside immediately turned extremely ugly! However, the ugly expression on the Captain Guard's face only flashed.
He passed away and immediately came up to him. He first bowed down and made a standard samurai salute to Prince Chen.
"Oh, Your Excellency Alpha Warrior." Prince Chen seemed a little surprised: "I actually saw you here. Did you personally accompany Du Wei here? It's rare to see you go out recently."
After a pause, Prince Chen smiled softly and said, "I was about to discuss something with Du Wei, and I would like you to go back and inform the earl."
Alpha couldn't say anything, so he just nodded silently.
Du Wei was standing aside. Although he had no idea about the situation in the imperial capital, he saw the unnatural look that flashed across Alpha Guard Chief's face at this moment and immediately guessed something: It seemed that Alpha Guard Chief was very afraid of Prince Chen?
Almost silently, an extremely gorgeously decorated carriage slowly approached a few people. The carriage's shed was actually inlaid with a thin layer of pure gold, and under the sun
.It looks golden and splendid. In Du Wei's view, the wheels and hubs of the carriage are made of the finest stainless steel, and around the carriage shed are erected pillars carved with gorgeous thorns and flower vines, with inlaid inlays.
Several blue gems.
In Du Wei's eyes, the horses pulling the cart were all top-grade horses. Such horses were no worse than the top-grade war horses in Luo Lin's family, but they were used by Prince Chen to pull the cart...
…What a waste.
What surprised Du Wei the most was that a miniature wind magic circle was actually arranged around the carriage using some very finely polished magic crystals!
This magic circle cleverly uses the power of the wind to reduce the weight of the carriage, so that the carriage can greatly reduce the level of bumps and increase the speed when driving.
At the same time, this carriage is also the most popular style of open carriage in the imperial capital recently.
The cost of this carriage alone can probably buy all of Du Wei's current business in Luolin Plain!
Luxury! Not an ordinary luxury!
Of course, Du Wei didn't know that the exquisite carvings on the carriage were all made by a famous art master in the imperial capital. Just those flashy carvings were worth tens of thousands of gold coins!
Quietly. Quietly, I don’t know when, around where Du Wei and Prince Chen were standing, four thin people appeared silently. The robes worn by these four people were obviously magicians.
Although they have different identities, their robes are different from any mage robes in the Magic Guild. The bright red mage robes are as red as the juice of rose flowers. The pointed high hats on their heads carry the totem of thorn flowers.
Court magician?
Du Wei immediately thought of the legendary, small number of livestock raised in the palace. It started in the Aragon era, was passed down internally from generation to generation, and was only loyal to the royal court magician team. These four guys were obviously the palace.
A magician!
It's just that the eyes of these four guys were cold. When their sharp eyes swept across them at will, even Du Wei couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart! Especially, the eyes of these four guys glanced at the magic unions in the distance around them.
When he was a magician, he always had an indescribable unruliness and disdain.
"Your Highness, please get in the carriage."
A rich voice came from a coachman sitting in front of the carriage. Only then did Du Wei realize that this coachman was probably not a simple character! This guy was tall and thin, wearing gray cotton clothes, but he was a palace waiter.
His style, the gaze in his eyes is deep and steady. Although there are several court magicians and strong warriors like Alpha present around him, his demeanor is still calm and calm. From what he hides under his thin clothes,
The outline of his strong arms, which seemed a bit incongruous with his thin body, suggested that he was probably some kind of master in the palace!
Sure enough, when Alpha saw this coachman, he suddenly smiled bitterly: "Sir Chike, when did you become a coachman?"
This coachman named Chike was obviously an old acquaintance of Alpha's head guard. He glanced at Alpha coldly and said calmly: "I made a mistake, and Your Highness's punishment for me is to serve as a coachman for a month. But you, Alpha
Sir, I haven’t seen you for a long time. It seems that two years have passed since the competition last year, right?"
The eyes of the two people met, and it was like a series of sparks flashed in the air!
It seems that the two of them may still have some grudges.
Du Wei thought to himself.
The atmosphere seemed a little condensed for a moment, but Prince Chen immediately smiled appropriately: "Okay, it's getting late. Mr. Du Wei, please get in the carriage."
The groom named Chike finally withdrew his gaze, lowered his head, and stopped talking.
Du Wei frowned secretly. As Prince Chen got on the carriage and the carriage drove slowly, Du Wei looked back at Alpha who was standing there, but seemed to see a glimmer of light flashing in Alpha's eyes!
Earl's Palace.
Count Raymond's study.
"His Royal Highness Chen really showed up at the Magic Guild? And took Du Wei away?" The Earl frowned, his eyes full of gloom.
"Yes." Alpha nodded: "I suspect this is probably not an accidental encounter. Also... I saw that Chike actually acted as His Highness Chen's groom."
"Chike? The groom?" The earl smiled: "That's the palace warrior Chike who fought with you in the big competition two years ago? Humph... It seems that the situation is not good. Chen
Your Highness has been dormant for many years, are you starting to show your fangs now?"
Alpha shook his head: "Your Majesty, Earl, I'm worried about one thing... Chike is a palace warrior. And he belongs to the inner court! The inner court is a mysterious force in the royal family! Now it seems that Chike actually served as Prince Chen's
My subordinates...I'm worried that His Majesty has become too confused and actually handed over the entire inner court to Prince Chen! Moreover, what's even more worrying is that Chike is a very outstanding warrior in the inner court, but he seems to have no idea about it.
Prince Chen is very obedient, I'm afraid. Prince Chen has successfully controlled the power of the inner court! This matter..."
"Of course this matter is detrimental to us." The earl sighed. He seemed to have aged several years in an instant. He shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Prince Chen's intelligence is far better than that of the Crown Prince... He has been with the palace since he was a child.
The magicians have a good relationship with those mysterious guys. Now it seems that His Majesty has not only handed over the court magicians team to him, but also handed over the inner court to him... The situation of His Highness the Crown Prince is not good. Well... let us think about it
, His Highness Chen appeared at the Magic Guild... Humph, did he go there for that matter too? What was the idea of Yago Doug, an old fox? After a while, he showed his kindness to His Highness the Crown Prince. Now he is openly friends with His Highness Chen...
"
"I think this matter may not be good for us." Alpha shook his head: "The key is...His Royal Highness Chen took away Master Du Wei... Sir Earl, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince learns this news, what will Du Wei think?
Master Wei is your son, and before he returned to the imperial capital, he became involved with the Magic Guild. Now... he has made friends with His Highness Chen... I'm worried that this will put you in a bit of an embarrassing situation."
Earl Raymond stood up, and he suddenly straightened his back. His tall figure seemed to be rejuvenated with a new momentum. It seemed that at this moment, this already somewhat old and famous general of the imperial military revealed his former glory when he commanded the fleet.
Galloping on the ocean with pride!
"Hmph! Even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has some ideas, so what! Although he has many chips in his hands now, he has few who can play the final key role! If there is no support from our Luo Lin family, what will he do with Chen?
Prince fight? Here in the military, the only one who is willing to stand on his side now is me. Everyone else is waiting and watching. Without me, Raymond, he can't even mobilize a single soldier outside the imperial capital!"
Alpha nodded. There was also a look of relief on his face, but then, the loyal captain of the guard still whispered: "I am not worried about the crown prince... The most troublesome thing now is the emperor's intention!
Your Majesty has been silent recently, but seems to let his two sons do what they do... And, Sir, you have to be careful, your Majesty may do something to you! After all... Historically, every emperor has passed away before he passes the throne.
, they will first suppress a group of important military ministers to pave the way for a stable situation for their successors! Now it seems that His Majesty will target us."
Earl Raymond put his hands on the table and listened to Alpha's words. He was silent. After a long time, he smiled faintly: "If you suppress it, suppress it. This is the practice of the past generations. As long as we survive this hurdle, the crown prince will succeed to the throne in the future."
, he has to rely on our Luo Lin family! Hmph... Besides, if His Majesty really wants to take action on the Luo Lin family, he should think carefully about it!"
As he spoke, he suddenly slapped the table, a faint golden fighting spirit flashed through, and he heard a crisp crack, and the thick desk suddenly broke into two halves!
The carriage gradually drove towards the outside of the Imperial Capital. When they left the Imperial Capital Gate just now, the city guards saw Prince Chen's carriage from a distance and immediately cleared the road to let them pass.
On the carriage, facing Du Wei's doubts, Prince Chen smiled lightly and said: "What fun is there in the imperial capital? Huh, people from the military are watching, people from my elder brother are watching, and my father is watching...
…Where else is there anything interesting? Mr. Du Wei, let me take you to an interesting place outside the city. I think you will definitely like it there."
In line with the policy of talking less and making fewer mistakes, Du Wei just nodded and didn't answer.
"By the way." Prince Chen suddenly seemed to have thought of something. He looked at Du Wei and said with a smile: "I heard that you made a flying thing on Luolin Plain... That thing is called a hot air balloon.
Right?" As he spoke, Prince Chen stared at Du Wei thoughtfully for a while, then said in a calm tone, "That's a good thing! If it is used to transport troops, it can be transported quietly from all over the country.
If one or two thousand elites arrived in the imperial capital, they might not even be aware of it. No matter how tight the defense of the city guards is, they can't guard against the sky."
Du Wei was shocked!
Quietly transporting troops into the imperial capital? These are heart-breaking words! Why does this prince squeeze himself with such heart-breaking words?
Du Wei thought for a while and said with a smile: "Your Highness, those are just gadgets, and I only have a dozen or so of those hot air balloons in my hands now, and they are very troublesome to make, and the transportation capacity is also very limited. I usually transport a few
It’s just cargo. If you want to transport an army, the weight of the soldiers plus armor and weapons, let alone one or two thousand, the limit is already the limit if you can transport one or two hundred people. You are kidding."
"oh……"
Prince Chen nodded as if inadvertently, then turned his head and looked at the scenery on both sides of the road.
The imperial capital is located in the central plain of Roland Continent, and is close to the Lancang Grand Canal. It is approaching evening now. Looking at the plains, villages, and farms on both sides of the broad road, it is approaching summer, and the trees in the wild have already been dyed with a layer of thick.
Thick green...
Suddenly, Prince Chen turned his head and looked at Du Wei carefully:
"What if... I want you to help me transport things? For example... transport people?"