Farming Road from Baron to Emperor

Chapter 88 Earl Bram Attacks

Charles and his party came to the manor of the eldest prince.The manor is close to the castle and occupies a large area. It is not a problem to accommodate Shire and his group.The manor is usually cleaned by servants, so it would be appropriate to live in right away.

As night fell, Charles and the others, who were tired all day, were naturally not interested in having a banquet, and the correct solution was to wash up and go to sleep.The dark night swept across the land, and the manor seemed very quiet.

The candlelight in the room gave off a faint candlelight, and the eldest prince's knight commander stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, do you want to send someone to kill Baron Norbert? How dare he insult you like this? I promise I won't reveal anything." whereabouts."

The eldest prince Andres likes the night, likes the darkness. Whenever the night falls, he always feels that he has found himself.He cast his eyes on the knight commander in the shadows, and scolded:

"Idiots, everything in Pella City is under the watchful eyes of the king. What you think is secret is just deceiving yourself and others. Don't make small moves in Wangcheng, this is the bottom line."

Andres walked up to the candle, fiddled with the flame with his hands, as if he didn't feel any pain.With a gloomy face, he continued: "His Majesty the King has given us the best example, we don't have to be the best choice, we should strive to be our only one. Where are my two good brothers, I can't wait gone."

"Your Highness, His Royal Highness the Second Prince and Earl Rhonda have already arrived in the town of Noble, and it is estimated that they will arrive in two days. His Royal Highness, the Third Prince, Earl Violet and Earl Geithner have arrived in the small town of Kara. It is estimated that they will arrive in three days. .”

Andres put his hand into the candlelight, and despite the burning of the candle, the pain from his hand couldn't match the humiliation and madness deep in his heart.The knight commander stood in the shadows without saying a word.

In the other room, the cold moonlight shone into the room, and the beautiful lace dress, white tube top, and white stockings were scattered on the ground.There was an ambiguous, misty smell in the air.

Charles got off his horse and looked at Fina who was lying beside him.Fina's eyes were blurred, and her fair cheeks were rosy like drunk.Charleben wanted to remind Fina to be careful of Andres and Milton.

Although Milton is Earl Keith's personal servant, his loyalty to the Tulip family is definitely guaranteed, but his choice of target is the eldest prince and he is not a betrayal of the Tulip family, but to Shire it is a betrayal up.

But looking at Fina's appearance, Charles shook his head, it seems that today is not going to work.Today Fina was so emotional that she even tried some embarrassing poses, such as the pillow towel that was stained with saliva.

Thinking about it carefully, Fina always had a sense of insecurity deep in her heart, and at the gate of the city, Baron Norbert's making things difficult reminded her of the scene when Tulip City broke down.There is no doubt that Shire's ruthless attack gave her an unparalleled sense of security.And this is what Fina lacks the most and also values ​​the most.

After a while, Fina's frown relaxed, and she hugged Charles' arm with both hands, her bright red lips opened and closed, and the warm and humid breath was blown on Charles' arm, like a gust of warm wind chasing after her.

Ciel looked at the ceiling and began to think about what to do next.The feeling of dancing with wolves is very uncomfortable. If there is a choice, he would rather move out of the manor of the eldest prince and find a house outside, or go to a hotel. Although it costs a lot of money, it is better than peace of mind.

But he had no choice. According to the values ​​of this era, when Charles moved out of the manor of the eldest prince, he was undoubtedly announcing that his relationship with the eldest prince had broken.

Shire, who had no house in Wangcheng, hurriedly looked for a house to move out after staying for a few days. He would rather live in a hotel than live in the manor of the eldest prince.So this winter, Shire probably has to stay in the manor of the eldest prince.

Shire cannot do without the eldest prince, can the eldest prince be able to do without Shire? The struggle for the throne has been extremely cruel since ancient times, and it is most vividly reflected in the Aquinax family.His current situation should be safe, it's just that he doesn't know what the eldest prince is planning, and he feels uneasy in his heart.

On the second day, there were only four people on the wide long wooden table, Charles, Fina, the eldest prince, and Kitty.Breakfast is very simple, white bread with butter and fresh milk.But these are not cheap, especially white bread, basically only nobles can eat it, and knights can eat it once a year during the Chinese New Year.

When eating, unlike Charles, who is as easygoing as he likes, the eldest prince Andres still follows etiquette in his daily life.

After finishing the meal, the eldest prince wiped his mouth with a white silk scarf and said, "Charles, Earl Declan Wayne is holding a banquet tonight. I wonder if you have any free time."

He didn't even send him an invitation. He went to a hammer banquet. It was obvious that Andres said this to take care of his face, and he could still tell the difference if he was polite.Charles replied: "Your Highness, today I have to hand in this year's taxes to His Majesty the King, and I don't have free time today, so it's a pity that I can't go to the banquet.

You know there is a saying in the Principality of Artem that a long pain is more tormenting than a short pain.Since this group of lovely gold coins will eventually leave me, it would be better to leave early. "

Andres chuckled and said, "That's really a pity, Earl Declan Wayne is a diplomat of the kingdom.

Basically, he has been to all places in the Glorious Continent. He has seen the humble and honorable chivalry of the Principality of Sukale, the atmosphere of the capital of the Holy Empire, and the luxury of the Principality of Luma.

It is said that he has even been to the wild area to the west of the Principality of Sukale, where there are few people, no language, and some places even have the custom of cannibalism. Those barbarians are like wild beasts.

It's a pity that you can't attend this banquet. Just listening to Earl Declan Wayne tell his story at the banquet is exciting enough, not to mention there are many charming noble ladies.If you go, there will be many charming noble ladies pestering you to tell how you defeated Count Violet. "

"That's really a pity. If I have the opportunity next time, I will definitely go. I have always been very interested in the customs and customs of the Principality of Luma, but forget about those noble ladies. I already have Fina. She is a gift from God. The most precious gift." Charles held Fina's hand and said affectionately.

Charles wanted to leave an affectionate and lustful impression in front of the eldest prince, to see if the eldest prince would use beauty as a breakthrough and use beauty tricks on him.To be honest, now Shenshi just told him that the eldest prince is a dangerous person, but it is dangerous there, and he has no idea what his plans are. This feeling is really uncomfortable.

After breakfast, Fina and Kitty walked into the room to chat. It seemed that the two sisters always had endless topics to talk about. Charles also bid farewell to the eldest prince, who was about to pay his taxes.

The Council Hall is located to the west of Aquinas Castle.

At the gate of the government affairs hall, a servant stopped Charles and his party.

"I don't know who you are, and what's the matter in the government affairs hall."

Seeing that Charles and his party had several carriages and about twenty burly soldiers, the servant's posture was very humble.

"I'm Charles Iris, and I'm here to pay this year's taxes." Charles replied.

"Oh, so that's the case. Please wait a moment, Lord Baron. Someone will take you there later."

Although Charles had offended Earl Bram Little, he was only a guard and could not shake the face of Baron Charles. His posture was still as humble as before.

He just thought to himself, this Baron Shire is probably going to be unlucky, this Earl Bram is notoriously narrow-minded, he will take revenge on everyone, and has almost nothing to do with the nobles in the city.

I heard that once it rained cats and dogs, the guards at the gate of the government affairs hall did not come out to greet him, so he held a grudge against him, and was fired after a few days.The Baron of Charles happened to be responsible for paying the taxes, so it wasn't revenge to the death.

At this time, a servant came, and he hurriedly said, "Scottie, this is Baron Shire, and he is here to pay taxes."

Scotty is a minor official in the tax office, and his boss is Earl Bram, so naturally he will not give Charles a good face, and he dare not give Charles a good face.

With a livid face, he said impatiently: "Oh, then come with me." After speaking, he walked to the front regardless of whether Charles and his party could catch up.

Just now the male servant hastily stepped aside, not even daring to watch the excitement. His senior warned him not to watch the excitement of the nobles, and be careful that he will clean up with you.

Rice's face was also a bit ugly, even a small official dared to give them a look, it was really aggrieved.Fortunately, Charles was prepared. For the sake of safety, he didn't bring Rao here. He was afraid that Rao would not be able to control himself and cause trouble.

As Scottie walked into the tax hall, there was only a baron and a few clerks in the empty hall.I saw that Scottie walked to the side of the baron and said a few words softly.The man's expression changed, and then he gave Charles a sinister smile.Then go into the room inside the tax office.

"Lord Bram, Baron Charles is here."

The man walked into a luxurious room with a woolen blanket underneath. Inside, there was an old man with blond hair holding a quill pen and writing something on the hard paper.

"Oh, I thought I'd wait for him for a few more days, but I didn't expect him to come today. It seems that he doesn't take the Little family seriously at all. Has His Royal Highness come too?" The old man put down his quill. , stood up and said.

"No, they are the only ones who came, and the eldest prince didn't come." The man replied respectfully.

"Let's go, let's meet Baron Shire. He is so courageous. He dared to kill members of the Ritter family. When it got out, he thought my Ritter family was easy to bully. Maybe everyone from cats and dogs will come to bully him in the future." The Little family!" After speaking, Baron Bram slammed his hands on the table and strode out, followed by the man behind him.

If the eldest prince doesn't come, he feels underestimated. This Charles looks down on the Little family too much. When the eldest prince comes, he is not easy to attack and has scruples. Anyway, no matter what, he will have feelings for Charles. anger.

Charles saw an old man with full head of blond coming out of the hall, with a very pale face, a bright red cherry mouth, and a light blond wig.

He walked up to Charles, and said with a half smile: "This is the young and promising Baron Charles, why don't you see your father? I still remember your father attending the king's dinner with Earl Tulip. There were a lot of jokes at the banquet, counting, he is younger than me, why didn't he come this time."

"Oh, this is Earl Bram, I'm sorry, I mistook you for the king's eunuch, I'm really sorry." Charles immediately responded to this transvestite who was neither human nor ghost.

Unexpectedly, Earl Bram was not ashamed, but rather proud. He said with a smile: "This is how the Duchy of Luma dresses up recently. You don't understand it. It doesn't look like a nobleman, but a horse bandit. ridiculous."

What he said is really untenable, and only these empty nobles in the royal city who have no fiefs have no pursuits, they can only blindly pursue enjoyment like the nobles of Luma Principality.Among the other earls and barons with fiefdoms, which heir cannot fight.

Charles chuckled, "The horse bandit has the courage to fight anyway. I don't want some nobles to abandon their wives and take refuge in the homes of other nobles when they encounter danger. After all, they have no fiefdoms and no ability to lead troops in battle."

This hit Earl Bram's pain point. As an earl, his fief is not even comparable to a bounty knight.

The king stipulated that tax collectors were not allowed to have fiefs.Earl Bram is a vain earl, so naturally he has no land. If he works hard, he may be able to get a piece of land the size of a barony, but it must be very remote, far worse than the position of a tax officer.

Apparently he didn't have the heart to continue arguing with Charles, "Don't you have to pay taxes today, I have to check it carefully."

"Don't worry, one gold coin is quite a lot. The tax money is in the carriage behind." Charles replied.

"Where are the inspectors, why don't you hurry over and inspect them?" Bram scolded the people around him angrily.

After a while, more than a dozen small officials crowded around the carriage and looked at Earl Bram helplessly, as if waiting for his next order.

Earl Bram felt impatient. He looked at Shire, his pale old face covered with fine powder was covered with wrinkles, "Baron Shire, can we start?" At this moment, he felt that the situation was in his hands again. inside.

"of course can."

The gold coins were transported down from the carriage, and the gold coins exuded a golden light, and piles of gold coins piled up into a hill. Although I had seen it many times, this was the first time that the earl paid a thousand gold coins in tax.The petty officials swallowed their saliva and began to work hard.

Naturally, Charles and his party did not leave, he wanted to watch with his own eyes, lest Earl Bram do anything wrong, never think how clever these earls are, if Charles gets impatient, go for a walk in the street If there is no circle, he dares to steal gold coins and frame up that Charles doesn't take enough.

One pile of gold coins turned into another pile, and the work speed of the petty officials who worked all year round was nothing to say. They counted back and forth three times, and finally walked up to Earl Bram and replied: "My lord, the number of gold coins is enough. .”

"What's the matter, is there anything that can't be said in person?" Charles said with his arms folded.

"Yes, the number of gold coins is correct, but the quality of the gold coins is not right. You must know that the right to mint coins in the Principality of Artem is entirely in the hands of the royal family. Baron Charles, your batch of gold coins cannot be privately minted, right?" Baron Bram continued to frame.

(End of this chapter)