"this……"

"It's still very difficult, right? That's right. Our Earl of Ashurufat is really ambitious, but he seems to have forgotten one thing, he is a man without foundation. If it were Thomas, I can only say that all the tricks cannot be used, but if it were him, maybe our victory would not be completed with army and swords, letters and secret envoys. Dear nephew, I know what we are going to do next?"

"what to do?"

"Immediately mobilize the troops to occupy the abandoned city of Derek. Then move forward cautiously and occupy the city as much as possible without conflict with Thomas. We must expand the actual control as much as possible. Also give me a few reliable people... Ryan, have you figured out what happened?" Luke noticed that his nephew's face was still a confused expression.

"Don't keep it a secret, tell me quickly, uncle!"

"According to my speculation, this is what happened - first, you stabbed Thomas that day, and after I left, it was probably Ashu Rufate's proposal to let the three of them hide the injury of Thomas. Indeed, in that case, Leo and William Daly had no second choice. So the three of them kept the secret until Paro's army arrived. At this time, Thomas's injury had been initially healed, so he accepted Rudolph's challenge... But it can be imagined that after the duel, Thomas, who had not yet been completely cured, lay back on the bed. But he also explained everything, and the next thing was Ashu Rufate and the others, to carry out defensive operations according to Thomas's established combat plan."

"The Paro people are also in a bad situation. Although Thomas's old injury relapsed, Paro's commander Rudolph was also injured in a one-on-one duel. The result of this situation proves Thomas' foresight - Thomas made a battle plan, but the Paro people did not. As a result, the Paro people could never break the city, but on the contrary suffered heavy losses! On the one hand, Rudolph did not have the treatment of the female prophet, and on the other hand, he was showing off his strength to command the battle... In the end, he was finally hit by an arrow, or a sword was cut by a knight who dared to charge, or something else, in short, his life was lost!"

"There are also some situations that cannot be calculated by the human power. Thomas' wound was inflamed! The prophet's treatment was no longer effective, and there was no "myiller" in the city. As a result, Thomas could not heal, resulting in the dominance of the army falling into the hands of Ashurufate. Our Earl of Ashurufate came up with a wonderful strategy, which was to go out of the city to pursue the enemy. He probably used Thomas' name... Maybe it was another method. If the battle was won, the soldiers of the entire army would be the best.

Everyone knows that he is the actual commander. If the battle fails... Thomas, as the head coach, will have to bear most of the responsibility. But what's better is that Thomas doesn't need to be responsible. Because Thomas' plan is to block the enemy at Derek, and this plan has indeed succeeded! If he loses in the pursuit, it is just a small failure in a big victory, and a small shadow in the glory will never be mentioned... Thomas is still a meritorious and undefeated. Do you understand now? My dear nephew."

"I understand!" Ryan replied. "It's indeed a good idea, extremely smart. He has great achievements, but he has no mistakes."

"Yes, our Count Ashu Rufate is a smart man, admirable smart man." Ruke's face was bright. "In my opinion, smart people are better than fools. Because you can't guess what cards a fool will play. The internal combat effectiveness against our ambitious Ashu Rufate is much better than external ones."

"Internal combat?"

"Use letters and secret envoys! Asu Ruffat is the first to take charge of the army, and will definitely use force to suppress his subordinates to obey. Therefore, there must be some people in the army who are not convinced in private... and many Cassilos' knights joined his army because of Thomas, but found that Thomas had only breathe left, so they will naturally be shaken. On the one hand, there is a lack of confidence in the future, and on the other hand, Asu Ruffat is a person with unknown origin and a arrogant attitude. These knights will inevitably have other ideas. But at this time, they received letters from other Casilos knights, telling them that a Duke of Ryan, who has Casilos royal blood, was rising up to resist the Paro people, and they won every battle..."

Rook paused, and he began to think about another issue instead.

"Dear nephew, maybe we should consider the communication issues with the princess. Even if there is a border defense line under the Paro people... Princess Irina should already know our actions now. I heard that our king's Majesty is 'discomfort', but I don't know how 'discomfort' is. If the little princess is in power now, how can she deal with you, the sudden duke? The border defense line of the Paro people is destined to be not long..."

Ruk muttered as he pondered.

This imperial meeting finally ended. All the ministers had said goodbye and left.

Today is the happiest day in such a long time. The Landwind, who is always verbose, is out. The expression he had before leaving was so satisfying. It was really a mistake to give him the "temporary" foreign minister! One thing he must do every day is to slander Thomas constantly, and then put forward some opinions that even Irina thinks are very incompetent. The old man in the black robe's comment to Landwind was really an appropriate evaluation.

To be honest, Landwin is indeed a fool who is only worthy of performing simple tasks. But this fool has the unique talent of St. Gene and taming the Pegasus.

The clerk had also left, and now Irina is the only one left in the conference room. No, it should be said that there are only two people left. Irina walked behind the screen, where the old man in black robe was sitting on a chair, leaning on his wooden cane with both hands.

But the old man in black robe no longer had the same kind of spirit as he used to be. Even if his face was withered and his cheeks were deep, his eyes that were originally terrifyingly fierce and terrifying were no longer as powerful as before. He once held the hand of the wooden cane tightly, but now he could only put on the cane lightly, and even trembled slightly.

Irina could see that just sitting behind this screen had exhausted all the strength of the old man in black robe.

The life of the old man in black robe has reached its end under the double clamping of disease and aging. Even if he falls down immediately and can never get up again, it is not something strange.

"Cough...cough..." The old man in black robe coughed in a low voice. Even if he coughed, he became weak.

"You made multiple mistakes again..." the old man stopped coughing and said in an equally weak voice. "Landwin is a fool, but you are too frivolous. Do you know why other people do that? Why do they blast Landwin out for you?"

"Of course it's because Randwin is so annoying..."

"Half is Landwin's own loss of composure, and half they feel your partiality towards Thomas!" the old man roared. Although it was a roar, the actual voice was not loud, because he had no power to roar loudly.

"When a minister loses his compulsory behavior, the ordinary way is to scold him, the clever way is to use a joke that makes them realize their compulsory behavior, and the clever way is to use his expression and eyes to make people understand their mistakes immediately. And your approach, to use your own power to forcibly suppress it is the stupidest and incompetent choice."

This time, the old man did not wave the wooden stick in a furious manner because he no longer had the strength.

"The opposite of courage and wisdom is violence and cunning. I once said that this is the difference between the imperialist sect of light and darkness. It is best to have both. On the one hand, you can follow the way of kindness and glory, and on the other hand, you can also be proficient in power and deceit. I originally hoped that you could become the real queen. The kind of queen that everyone admires. Whether civilians or knights will worship in front of the queen, no one can not be awe of the queen. Everyone will kneel down in front of the throne, with dry mouth and longing to go through fire and water for the queen. Everyone will do this. But it seems that you can't do it."

"Get the documents over there." The old man ordered. "These are all things you did not read before today's meeting because you used your precious time to ride a horse... Now take a good look and then understand how much the ministers can deceive the king!"

Irina picked up the documents from the table. Although she had not read these documents, she remembered them very clearly that all the ministers had circulated them, but no one mentioned them. This only means that this thing is not important, at least not an urgent matter...

But shortly after she opened the document, she immediately realized that the matter was very important. The wolf mouth fortress... was lost? This information was conveyed from a third country... Why didn't anyone mention it?

The Wolfkou Castle is located on the border between Paro and Casilos, firmly guarding the key traffic jam between the two countries and is a must-fight place between the two countries. Since Casilos seized this castle from Paro, it has been the front line to defend against the Paro invasion. As long as the castle is in the hands of Casilos, it will be firmly stuck on the Paro invasion road like a sharp thorn. Without occupying this castle, the Paro people will not be able to penetrate Casilos, let alone cause any threat.

Because of the deep understanding of the importance of this place, the Casilos arranged the most loyal and reliable generals, the most elite and warlike troops, and extremely rich material reserves in the castle. Even in the crisis where the entire Casilos fell, the Wolfkou Castle remained standing.

But... this castle has been guarding for two years. There is no soldier that must be rescued outside, and no city that must be guarded inside. After two years of persistence, it is indeed nothing to be surprised about.

Irina looked up and looked at her grandfather.

"Do you understand now? The outcome is still early and the ending is unpredictable. Although Thomas defeated the main force of the enemy, it is probably the end of his strength. Since he asked someone to write for him, his injuries were definitely not easy. Although the Paro people were defeated and retreated, their troops were still above Thomas. In addition, they would throw all the troops that had originally besieged Langkou Castle into the main battlefield at any time. Celebrate in advance or something, just your ministers obey your wishes and say something you like to hear. This is a very dangerous sign, because your eyes and ears may be blinded at any time."

"The most tragic monarchs in this world are those poor people who are addicted to flattery and think that their country is peaceful. They don't know at all that what they see and hear are things that others have twisted and changed. It may not be possible that he can see the truth until the moment he finally perishes. But it is usually too late at this time. The same is true for your father. Also, tell you that the investigation about Ashurufate has already concluded."

"In the entire seven central countries, there is no knight named Ashrufate with the blood dragon as the herald. Where did he come from? Where did he learn etiquette and various knowledge? Is it really just a wandering mercenary, just following a certain noble and learned something?"

"But...at that time... did Thomas say...Exurfate came from what..."

"Irina, you are not a brainless girl. A brainless girl has some intelligence compared to you. Do you believe whatever Thomas said? The Sere that Thomas said did exist, but that happened at least eighty years ago. That country has only existed for about twenty years in total!"
Chapter completed!