Chapter five hundred and eighty sixth [centrifugation]
Chapter 586 [Centrifugation]
Obviously, the first day of this empire's nine hundred and sixty-sixth year does not seem to be a happy day.
As distressed and heavy as Mrs. Lister, there was also the man in the palace.
After the banquet was over, Prince Chen did not go back to sleep. Instead, out of habit, he returned to his study and shut himself in there alone.
"Do you think I pushed Charlie too hard?"
Prince Chen looked at himself in the mirror. His face was pale. After removing the majesty of the king and the polite smile, what he saw in the mirror at this moment was just a sickly man.
However, he was not asking himself this question.
"Your Highness, you are overthinking this."
In the corner, a palace magician wearing a red robe gradually emerged.
The voice was old, even with a hint of decay.
"Actually, I have been shaken since last year's Harvest Festival." The real master of the empire looked at himself in the mirror with a bitter tone: "Although at that time, everyone thought that Charlie gave us the royal family to fight for.
It has gained a lot of face... Humph, it can make the church people embarrassed in public, and it can also make His Majesty the Pope apologize to us in public. This has not happened for a long time... Hehe! But, this child
, he is too prosperous! What's even more pity is that he has brought such a big face to the royal family. Instead of blaming him, I have to praise him... just because I am a father! I can't let my children be discouraged.
Don't discourage his enterprising spirit. Failure to reward him for his merits will only stimulate his youthful rebelliousness.
Therefore, for a long time, I have been suppressing him. After he was crowned, I still locked him in the palace, not letting him have any contact with any government affairs, not giving him even the slightest thing to do.
Without giving him a chance to experience, even the palace teacher responsible for teaching him was not allowed to tell him even a single thing about the state affairs of the empire!
A few days ago, his court teacher gave me suggestions and asked me if I could teach him some simple things to do, which could be considered as some experience for him. I rejected them and only allowed him to teach him to study history...
I just want to press him, hold him down, force him, and let him learn to be patient!! I can smooth out and smooth out the sharp edges and sharp thorns on his body one by one.
!”
Prince Chen stretched out a hand and gently held the corner of the table beside him. He seemed to smile: "Do you think I am a very failed father? In fact, I know... Charlie has been... lately.
Gradually, some dissatisfaction with me developed. Haha, my good son, my good son! What a good son who is only twelve years old!"
This sentence "good son", just a few words, contains so many complex flavors that perhaps only Prince Chen himself can appreciate.
The red-robed figure in the corner seemed a little surprised: "Your Highness, are you...aren't you worried about the assassination of Duke Tulip tonight? Compared with Prince Charlie's thoughts, I think the assassination of Du Wei tonight is more important.
"
The bitterness on Prince Chen's face gradually faded, and he smiled softly: "I'm not worried about this matter. When I just found out about it tonight, I was still a little angry. Hum, I didn't do this, you should know it very well.
.However, in my palace, someone actually did such a thing under my eyes. It really shocked me!"
The man in red robe had a somewhat cold tone: "Your Highness, do you mean... cleaning?"
Clean!
When these two words were spoken, there seemed to be an indescribable chill!
Prince Chen frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head: "There is no need to go to war, I have some clues in my mind. However, this matter... I am worried about another thing..."
He turned around and looked at the red clothes hidden in the shadows in the corner: "Do you think Du Wei knows about my body..."
He paused after saying this, and then shook his head: "This is what I'm most worried about. If he knows about it, and with this assassination incident, I'm afraid I will remind him!"
"What did you remind him of?"
"Remind him that I have the motive to kill him." Prince Chen seemed to smile, his smile was unpredictable: "Logically speaking, if I am really about to die, I should kill Du Wei as soon as possible.
.Just because I understand that if I suddenly die of illness, if there is a powerful official like Du Wei in the empire, my son will never be able to control him. Once Du Wei understands this, then it is time for the two of us to separate.
!”
The red shadow in the corner was silent for a while, but suddenly spoke in a strange tone.
"Your Highness, after Du Wei was assassinated tonight, I carefully inspected the side hall, the assassin's body, the weapons used, and the torn robe that Du Wei changed into."
The man in red robes always stood in the shadows, his voice hoarse like a night owl:
"The weapon used by the assassin is a dagger, which is made of fine steel and coated with a highly poisonous drug, which is extracted from a magical plant called 'swallowtail' that only grows in the frozen forest.
Although this kind of swallowtail grows in the north, it is very toxic. It is also the favorite food of monsters such as the 'Ghost-faced Spider'. Although swallowtail is rare on the market, it is not difficult to buy. This poison,
If it breaks through the skin and enters the flesh, the toxicity is so strong that even a powerful magician will not be able to escape death if he does not carry the right medicine with him!"
After hearing this, Prince Chen frowned and said, "What do you want to say?"
"Du Wei's clothes." The man in red robe whispered: "The clothes he changed have been torn on the chest. The assassin is obviously a high-level warrior with fighting spirit. A high-ranking warrior stabs with all his strength, and the fighting spirit attached to the dagger
, the aftermath can tear the clothes on his chest to pieces. So, with such a powerful force, even if we all know that Duke Tulip himself has strong martial arts skills, from the fact that he was able to kill in the ring that day
An eighth-level holy knight can tell this. But even if he has strong martial arts skills and strong fighting spirit to protect his body, since the dagger can tear his clothes, it has obviously penetrated his fighting spirit.
In other words, at the time of the assassination, Duke Tulip did not have fighting spirit to protect his body at all..."
"you mean……"
"What I mean is very simple. Your Highness... Du Wei, he is not dead." The voice of the red-robed shadow was a little strange: "In that case, Du Wei could not block the dagger with his fighting spirit, and secondly, he was paralyzed.
, even though he once had powerful martial arts, but after being paralyzed, he could not keep the assassin away. Third, he is a magician, and even after being paralyzed, the magic is not lost, but a magician, once forced by a powerful warrior
At close range, it is a dead end. Taking these three points into account, I have carefully calculated it many times. In that case, Du Wei will definitely be stabbed by the dagger! He was indeed stabbed.
Yes, you can tell from his torn clothes. But..."
The voice of the red-robed shadow finally sounded a little surprised: "But... he was stabbed by a dagger smeared with extremely poisonous and hopeless poison, but he did not die! Unless the Tulip Duke had predicted that he would be assassinated, and the assassin
The poison used was swallowtail grass, and he had prepared a special antidote for swallowtail grass... But this is obviously absolutely impossible. So... my question is, why Du Wei didn't die, and it didn't even seem like anything happened. Unless
he……"
"Unless what?"
"Unless he is not sick and is just pretending, his powerful strength is not damaged at all. Or another possibility is... Duke Tulip's strength has far exceeded the normal range that we can predict... He,
Is he a strong man above the holy level? Or, even stronger!"
Prince Chen frowned, as if thinking deeply for a moment...
"Don't think about this problem." Prince Chen waved his hand and glanced at the red shadow in the corner: "You don't need to think about how to deal with Du Wei for the time being. Because... I don't want to be his enemy yet. In any case, before the coup,
Today, the situation on the table is that I am bound to lose. But at that time, he risked his life and stood by my side. Just this old relationship... I can't bear it!"
The red shadow in the corner said calmly: "I understand that His Highness is a person who cares about old relationships. I am just a loyal chess piece under your command. I just want to remind you... your physical condition. You just admitted it yourself, this kind of
Under such circumstances, you should carefully consider how to treat this powerful minister of the empire! I am afraid that it may not be too late to reduce the power."
After saying that, the man bent down to Prince Chen in the corner: "I know these words are harsh, but please consider it carefully. You...can't leave His Majesty Charlie with a mess that is difficult to clean up."
Whether you are a father or the leader of an empire, you must leave a good family legacy to future generations."
After a pause, the man continued: "I know that judging from Duke Tulip's usual behavior, he definitely does not seem to be a rebel and disloyal person. However, Your Highness, you yourself have said that for major events in the world, we cannot just place our hopes on him.
The human heart. Because the 'human heart' is the most fickle thing! Once you...are gone and Duke Tulip's heart suddenly changes, what will happen at that time?"
Prince Chen sat down silently...
After a long time, he sighed: "I'm tired, you go ahead."
Looking at the empty study room, Prince Chen leaned on the chair and whispered to himself: "The human heart is unreliable... You must always take matters into your own hands..."
In the early morning, Mrs. Lister was at home and angrily threw an expensive crystal teacup on the ground.
With a clang, the crystal cup turned into countless fragments.
This noble and beautiful lady had a furious look on her face, and her eyes were full of anger and worry.
In front of her, on the table, was a letter that the servant had just delivered in a hurry.
A blank piece of paper with only a few words on it, which seemed very rushed.
"Sister, I'm sorry, I won't marry!"
And just after Mrs. Lister became furious, she quickly sent out several teams of family guard knights to search everywhere...
At the same time, just outside the north gate of the imperial capital, a slender figure on a white horse, wrapped in a long leather robe, reined in the horse and turned around to look at the imperial capital and sighed in a low voice: "Sister, I'm sorry
Already."
After saying that, he kicked the horse in the belly, and the horse's hooves flew into the air and flew away.
The Liszt family was in a state of panic because of Miss Muse's departure, but the news had not yet been sent to Du Wei's home.
And Du Wei never fell asleep that night.
Just before dawn, he called the guard Elder Yan and told him several things.
"The first thing is that you immediately go back to the northwest in person and tell Mr. Philip that from now on, all military orders for the family army must come from the Duke's Palace, and other orders can be disobeyed! On the border between our territory and Nulin Province
, send additional patrols, and if any imperial troops approach, they are not allowed to enter our territory... If they have to, I allow them to use all force to resist! I authorize him to use the secret reserves in Gilliat City when necessary!!"
"Second thing, tell Ruolin that she will be relieved of her current military duties from now on, and go south immediately to take charge of the family's maritime fleet again... No matter what, I don't care whether she is forced to do it or not, within a month
Inside, I want her to go to Luolin Plain and be responsible for taking my mother out of the sea and sending her to Nanyang!"
"The third thing is, this is my gold badge. Send it to the northwest and give it to Uncle Alpha. Tell him about things on the grassland... Don't be too quiet recently. Make some noise for me."
Come!"
"The fourth thing..." When Du Wei said this, his tone was particularly serious: "Tell Rodriguez, the Decepticon Sky Knights will all leave on the day your order is delivered. I will give them three
Days of time! No one should be disturbed, no information should be revealed, and everyone should gather in the other courtyard behind Brokeback Mountain! Let Rodriguez lead the team in person. If anyone dares to spy on their whereabouts... no matter which party they are... directly
Kill!"
These orders were spoken one by one, and Lao Yan's face suddenly became solemn. He took a deep look at the Duke: "My lord..."
"I know what you are thinking." Du Wei smiled lightly: "I'm not trying to rebel, I'm just trying to take precautions before they happen."
As he spoke, he looked at the sky outside, stretched, and his tone gradually became a little erratic and weird.
"The most unreliable thing in this world is the human heart! You have to take control of your own destiny before you can rest assured. You can't rely entirely on the kindness of others."
On the first day of the empire's nine hundred and sixty-sixth year, everything on the streets of the imperial capital still seemed as desolate as winter.
But under the calmness of this severe cold, the underground whirlpool is already becoming more and more violent.
No matter who was the person who assassinated Du Wei, although the assassination failed, this incident finally made a slight cut in the close and harmonious relationship between Du Wei and Prince Chen, leaving a faint crack.
.
When Du Wei suddenly woke up and discovered the relationship between the two parties, it seemed that he could only hope in the longevity of Prince Chen...
At times like this, you have to endure it even if you can’t bear it! You have to think about it even if you don’t want it!
Even if you don’t do it, you must do it!
Just because, the most unreliable thing in this world is the human heart!
On the first day of the empire's nine hundred and sixty-sixth year, there was no official announcement and everything happened quietly.
And the two most powerful young men in the empire, two geniuses, two once closely trusted monarchs, comrades, allies...