Chapter 319 Chapter two hundred and eighty ninth

Originally, Du Wei was worried that those Yeni sect members would not give up and would send people to intercept and kill them on the way.But in the afternoon of the next day, some of his subordinates came to report back, and there were teams of knights on both sides of the river. Du Wei stepped out of the cabin and went to the deck to see, on the bank of the river, a group of holy knights in silver armor, fully armed, marched parallel to Du Wei's boat on the river.Du Wei frowned first, then Maximus came out to look, and then smiled: "Master Duke, these are the holy knights of the Montenegrin faction, and they are here to protect us."

Then he explained that he was attacked on the way here by boat, and after the boat broke down, he immediately sent someone to send a message to the imperial capital using their temple's special method. These holy knights should be sent by the Montenegro faction to protect him. The Montenegrin faction has always advocated neutrality. It is a standard that only recognizes laws and does not recognize people, which can be regarded as fair.The Yeni faction and the Mosa faction are fighting to the death, and they don't care, but with their protection, if the Yeni faction wants to try to kill an archbishop, then the Montenegrin faction will absolutely not allow it.

There were about a hundred people in this team of holy knights. Du Wei raised the flag here, the boat slowed down, and a small boat was put down to dock, and the leader of the holy knights who led the team was brought onto the boat. To Du Wei's surprise, the leader of the team, the knight, was actually an eighth-level master.Since Hussein's rebellion in the Holy Knights, the original three top masters and three knight commanders, Hussein left by himself, and the other two knight commanders died in Hussein's hands. The original top masters can be said to be all Lost, the remaining ones can have the strength of the eighth level, which is considered top-notch.

This time, an eighth-level knight was actually sent here, which shows that the Montenegrin faction attaches great importance to this Maximus. This eighth-level knight is obviously a cold-tempered person. He was not affectionate to Du Wei, Maximus and others when he uploaded it. He just saluted indifferently and expressed in a dry tone that he was ordered to protect Maximus. The bishop returned to the imperial capital to report on his duties.In addition, when Maximus expressed his gratitude, the knight didn't seem to appreciate it very much, and just said indifferently: "It's your duty, you're welcome, my lord bishop."

This guy spoke lukewarmly, and didn't have much respect for Du Wei, the duke, so he nodded and turned away.Maximus was afraid that Du Wei would be angry, and after the eighth-level knight left, he explained: "My lord, please don't blame him for losing his etiquette. It's just that these guys from the Montenegrin faction have always been like this. They always They don't care much about worldly things, and the people in the temple have long been used to these monsters who believe in the teachings of the Montenegrin School. In private, they even added a nickname to them, saying that they are not called The Montenegrin pie, it would be more appropriate to call them the 'Blackface' pie."

Du Wei is not the kind of person with a small belly, and since he learned about these nasty things in the temple, he has the most favorable impression of the Montenegrin faction who pursues neutrality, does not ask right and wrong, and only asks for self-cultivation. If the people in the temple were all like the Montenegrin faction, then there wouldn't be so much trouble. Thinking of this, Du Wei's heart skipped a beat, and he looked carefully at the knights riding horses and slowly paralleling the big ship on the shore, and couldn't help but be lost in thought... ... With the escort of the holy knights of the Montenegrin faction, the rest of the road will be peaceful. The Yeni faction probably also knew that there was nothing to do, and gave up the assassination plan on the road.

On the contrary, the eighth-level knight who led the team did not come on the ship for the next few days except for coming on the ship to say hello on the first day. Du Wei has seen the behavior style of these "Black Mountain School" ascetic knights. During the journey of these few days, Du Wei and his party naturally lived and boarded on the boat, and there was no fatigue due to the big boat. But these more than a hundred knights escorted the shore all the way, never leaving or even staying!Even eating and sleeping are above horses!For three whole days and three nights, these knights lined up and slowly paralleled the big ship, never leaving the ship.These Montenegrin knights are truly holy knights. Almost all of them are like iron men, marching on horses for three days and three nights. When tired, they sleep on horses in shifts. Take a few bites of the dry food you carry with you while sitting on the horse, and when you are thirsty, you just take off the skin bag and drink a few mouthfuls of water.

Although Du Wei lived comfortably, he couldn't help admiring these serious and hard-working knights.The guys from the Montenegrin faction are indeed true penance sects... But in Du Wei's mind, besides the word penance, the word 'self-abuse' may be added. When chatting with Maximus, Bishop Maximus also admitted that although the Holy Knights had already been infiltrated by the Yeni Mosa faction, the Montenegrin faction was still the backbone of the Holy Knights, and the factions Among the holy knights, the holy knights of the Montenegrin faction are the most powerful. After all, this kind of penance that is almost masochistic can naturally make people have strong strength.

Heaven rewards hard work, this principle is true all over the world. ... On this day, the boat arrived at a small pier less than 30 miles west of the imperial capital. Du Wei and his party abandoned the boat and landed here. The chariots and horses were transported from the boat, and then entered the imperial capital by land. Bishop Maximus naturally rode in the same carriage as Du Wei, but he saw that Du Wei's coachman was actually a Nanyang slave, so he couldn't help but take a second look and be amazed.After all, as long as Du Wei was born in an aristocratic family, even a personal valet like a groom, most of them were strictly selected from his family's generations of disciples.What matters is a scene.

Only the entourage of the nouveau riche can be mottled and impure, and everyone has it.With Du Wei's status, it is rare for the groom to be a Nanyang slave. Thirty miles away, I arrived in one day. In the evening, I finally arrived at the west gate of the imperial capital. On the mainland, I saw the majestic city wall of the imperial capital. Under the setting sun, the outline of the largest city in the mainland was faintly visible. , Under the setting sun, it seemed to be smeared with a layer of golden brilliance. Du Wei couldn't help but feel quite touched, thinking that this was the second time he had returned to the imperial capital.When he came back last time, he was just a lost young master who was not loved by his father, and he was looked down upon in the family.But this time when he came back, he was already a duke who held the military and political power in his hands, and a first-class celebrity in the elite circle of the empire.But the father back then had gone back to his hometown in desperation.

Thinking of this, Du Wei couldn't help sighing deeply. Seeing Du Wei sigh, Maximus couldn't help asking, "Your Excellency, you seem to be in a bad mood." Du Wei smiled and said: "Master Bishop, I was thinking that the cycle of the world is really emotional. Sitting on the cusp of the storm today, maybe it will fall into the trough tomorrow. Look at this imperial capital, how many heroes have been powerful in the past thousand years , up to now, haven’t they all turned into loess. But only this majestic city is still standing. Whether it’s success or failure, in the end, it’s just a lively scene.” Maximus couldn't help being a little surprised. Looking at the young Duke, he thought to himself that he was only in his teens, where did the desolate mentality of the elderly come from?The more I feel that this young ally is a little unfathomable.Thinking of this, he also smiled, and said, "Your Excellency, our Mossas believe in a saying called 'there is no eternal right or wrong, only eternal truth'." After hearing this, Du Wei thought about it for a while, and said with a smile: "Well, this is very reasonable. After all, the Mossah sect is different from the Yeni sect. The Yeni sect's teachings are too extreme, and I think they are too rigid for a while. Right or wrong, it can be seen that nothing in this world should be too extreme. Just like this majestic city, it is the eternal truth, and the rise and fall of the rich and powerful from generation to generation in the city are nothing but right and wrong. Today you are right, tomorrow he is wrong, there are always ups and downs, but this city remains the same.” Maximus smiled slightly and looked at Du Wei: "Your Excellency, you are indeed smart. If you are such a smart person, if you can enter the temple and become a believer under the goddess, it will be an honor for our Mossas. " Du Wei naturally smiled very sincerely on his face, but he secretly thought in his heart that it might not be true!On the surface, I kowtowed to the goddess and shouted long live to the goddess, but in my heart I called her an old whore, how could others know. Before the chariots and horses arrived at the gate of the imperial capital, they found that outside the west gate, there was already a large group of soldiers from the imperial capital's public security station lining up to greet them. Under the door, there are hundreds of imperial guards in bright armor, surrounded by more than a dozen people, waiting. As soon as Du Wei's chariots and horses approached, they heard a group of guards of honor above the city wall blowing their horns, flags of thorns and flowers fluttering above the city, those guards of honor were all dressed up, and the triumphal flag of victory was hoisted under the horns. Of course, Du Wei couldn't fail to hear the triumphal horn unique to the Roland Imperial Army.He hurriedly asked people to stop the carriage and got out of the carriage to take a look, but saw that most of the people who greeted him under the city gate were nobles and dignitaries in the imperial capital, including those from the Imperial Supervision Office, the Public Security Bureau, and the Financial Secretary. , and representatives of the military.Can't help but feel a little surprised. I heard a loud voice laughing from a distance: "Master Duke, you are finally here. We people have been waiting here for you for a long time. Look, that guy from Mount Delan is too fit. Fat, standing there for too long, I’m tired all the time. If you don’t come again, I’m afraid this fat man will have to find a warm place to rest by himself.” Du Wei's surprise was no small matter! It was already the end of the year, and it was the cold season. Although there was no snow these days, the climate was very cold. At this moment, the northwest wind was blowing like a knife.The dozen or so people in front of me, including the Earl of Villa and the monster of Mount Delan, are all old friends of mine, and the Baron Sark, the financial secretary, was originally the head of the public security department in the imperial capital. After the coup, he voluntarily handed over to the security department. His military power has won the trust of Prince Chen, and now he also holds a lot of real power in the Financial Secretary. Standing next to him was the "Gold Medal Undercover" who made great achievements during the coup, and later became the new head of the Imperial Capital's Public Security Department due to his achievements, Mr. Camisiro, who once spent a lot of money in Du Wei's office. The one who ordered a gorgeous set of armor at the shop. The rest of you are also the generals and confidantes of Prince Chen's lineage, and now they all have a place in the center of the imperial capital. Such people braved the cold wind and stood at the gate of the city to greet him, this is really a great face. Although Du Wei is a duke, he is not easy to put on airs. He quickly abandoned the carriage and strode up, with a warm smile on his face: "Hahaha! It really makes me uneasy! So many nobles are welcoming you at the gate of the city. Me, I, Du Wei, feel so sorry! Unexpectedly, I, Du Wei, left the imperial capital for nearly two years and only came back, and everyone gave me such a big face, how can I bear it." He came up and warmly greeted the direct descendants of Prince Chen's team. After hugging and saying hello to each other, the chief of the public security department, Camisiro, laughed in a low voice: "My lord, you are thanking the wrong person! Everyone We are old friends, let me tell the truth, although we have a good friendship, I am of course happy that you come back from the Northwest, my brother, I must pour you a few bottles of good wine, and let us have a good time together! Haha! But, Asking me to wait for you at the gate of this city for a long time in this freezing weather, I would not accept this crime, haha..." This Kamisiro is one of the most trusted people under Prince Chen's command. Wei's personal relationship is also good, and these few words are true, but it makes people feel more affectionate. Du Wei heard this, and his heart moved: "Oh? Could it be that Du Wei, my good friends, came to pick me up today..." Camisiro laughed: "My duke! If others don't talk about it, they just say that this Delanshan fat man likes to enjoy himself the most, and he can't bear the slightest bit of suffering. No matter how good everyone is, he won't stand here for you. Drinking the northwest wind! It’s just that everyone came here today, firstly, for friendship, secondly... of course, it’s the order of the regent king. Otherwise, with just a few of us, I’m afraid we won’t be able to move the guards of the palace. Imperial Army." Du Wei suddenly smiled. It's just the posture in front of you, the civil servants and generals under the command of Prince Chen, greeted at the gate of the city, and the army lined up, above the tower, the guard of honor pulled out all the grandeur... This is completely posing to welcome the triumphant return. The general's posture is only slightly reduced in size, but everything that should be there is also there. "Everyone, Du Wei is giving me a headache!" Du Wei laughed, "It looks like I'm welcoming a triumphant general. I've only been stationed in the northwest for two years, so it's not a triumph." Count Villa walked up to Du Wei, pulled his clothes, and said in a low voice: "Du Wei, this is His Royal Highness Chen's meaning. Sigh... Your Highness let me tell you, in fact, he understands, Mr. Gilliat Fighting the prairie people is your credit. Although the head of the golden wolf head was sent by the Northwest Army, the military merit was stolen by the Northwest Army in name, but in fact, the credit for defeating the prairie people's 20,000 cavalry should be It belongs to you. However, His Highness said, he knows that this matter has really wronged you! I can’t give you the name of military merit, but this time you come back, I will always give you the style of welcoming the victorious heroes. You can’t be cold Your heart!" When Du Wei heard this, he couldn't help feeling a little moved.But when I was moved, I immediately screamed in secret! His Royal Highness Chen is really amazing!Such a single-handed way to win people's hearts is really brilliant!In this cold weather, he sent most of his confidantes to come up with such a small-scale welcome ceremony, which is very considerate, and any courtier would probably be moved too much. Even if it's me, although I know that this is just a method used by His Royal Highness Chen, I still can't help feeling warm in my heart. Then the horns sounded, and Du Wei, together with the dozen or so dignitaries, marched into the imperial capital surrounded by soldiers from the public security station and the Royal Guards. As a member of the temple, Maximus was not easy to show his face, so he left the imperial capital after entering the city, and went to the temple by himself under the protection of the Holy Knights.Seeing Du Wei's momentum, the old bishop believed in his heart that the duke was favored and had great power. He was really right to recruit such a foreign aid this time. After entering the city, such a big scene, with so many soldiers accompanying them all the way, was mighty and mighty, which naturally attracted the attention of many people in the imperial capital. After walking for a while, Du Wei found that the direction was wrong, and asked involuntarily, "Yi...why..." Seeing that the group of people turned into a road on the left under the imperial city, Du Wei was very familiar with this road.It's just that it's not the small house he lived in before he left the imperial capital.Instead, they turned to the old house of the Luo Lin family! The beautiful house in front of me is exactly where Du Wei grew up. It originally belonged to Earl Raymond of the Luo Lin family. However, after the coup, the house was confiscated, and Du Wei did not want to come back after that. Anyway, he was going to the northwest. This house Even if the Financial Secretary of the Imperial Capital took it back and sold it, he didn't care, and Earl Raymond had been convicted of treason, so the house was not returned to Du Wei at that time.According to the imperial decree, it was sold. But this time when I came back and stood outside the door, I found that the house had been renovated. Even the stone slabs of the road in front of the door were re-paved, and the door was built even more magnificently. The emblem of the tulip family that came out was inlaid on the gate.There is also a golden tulip flag next to it. The original Earl's Mansion has now become the Tulip Duke's Mansion. When Du Wei saw it in doubt, Camisiro next to him laughed in a low voice, "My Duke, His Highness Chen personally asked the Financial Secretary to ask you to return this house." Du Wei opened his mouth: "Oh? But I remember, when I left the imperial capital, this house had already been sold to someone else..." Camisiro curled his lips: "Hmph, His Highness Chen asked to come back, even if there is already a master here, who would dare to let it out obediently." Baron Sack, the financial secretary, also smiled and said: "My lord, You don't need to be polite. This house was bought for you by His Highness himself, and bought back with money from the Financial Secretary. Your Highness said that your duke's mansion in the imperial capital is too small, and it is really not worthy of your duke status. Although this house is the old house of Luo Lin's family, everyone knows the relationship between you and Luo Lin's family, so there is no need to make false appearances. People are nostalgic, you must like this house Yes, I just took it back and gave it to you, and I ordered it to be repaired with great effort, but it cost a lot of gold coins!" As he said that, he took Du Wei's hand and walked in, smiling as he walked, "Come in, come in and see if you are satisfied! Many of the items in here were given by that fat man in Delan Mountain. Yes, although this guy is very vulgar, he really has a good eye for picking things. To be honest, we all looked at it after it was finished, and we are really greedy! Even Count Villa Said, compared with this house of yours, his place is almost like a stable." Du Wei walked all the way in, and couldn't help but gasped! It seems that this time the regent spent a lot of money in order to win him over. This house has been completely renovated. The building is majestic, luxurious and not vulgar. When you walk into the yard, every plant and tree is clearly meticulous. Planted, and along the way, there were dozens of servants and servants in new clothes standing with their hands down. When they saw Du Wei coming from afar, they hurriedly bowed down to salute. "We found these people for you. Among them, His Highness Chen specially sent you a few etiquette masters in the court who have been trained. They are guaranteed to serve you to your satisfaction." All the way to the inside, Du Wei stopped suddenly. In the innermost part of the house, unlike the magnificent buildings in front, there is a small courtyard reserved. This yard is no other place, but it is the study of Earl Raymond.After Du Wei saw it, he couldn't help but was stunned.The original buildings here have been renovated, but the courtyard has maintained its original appearance. "That's what I mean." Earl Villa whispered, "Since it is an old house, there must be some traces of the past left, so that people can have something to be grateful for. Other places have been pushed aside. It was rebuilt, but I heard that this was Raymond's study, so I decided to keep it. Sigh... Du Wei, I know you are a nostalgic person." Standing outside this courtyard, Du Wei saw the small building standing upright inside. This building was completely different from the outside. It showed no luxury at all, but revealed some calm in the indifference.It was evening at this moment, and under the night, the house was shrouded in shadows, and the surrounding wind was blowing, blowing the grass and trees rustling. I don't know if the servants didn't turn off the lights after cleaning up. In the study, there was a faint light coming from the window. When Du Wei saw this scene, he suddenly felt as if a soft place in his heart had been hit hard! ! Scene after scene of memories in my heart came to my mind one after another! When I was young, that "father" hugged me in this yard and teased me hard in order to let me speak. When I was young, in order to allow myself to practice martial arts, I asked Alpha's bodyguard to check my body here. And later, I invited Mage Clark from the Magic Union to check my magic talent here. At that time, my father was disappointed with himself again and again... Well, such a scene must have hit this man very hard.After all, as the earl and head of the family, he shoulders important responsibilities in the family, but his only son is a waste. And later, when I returned to the imperial capital from Luo Lin's hometown, it was also in this study that my father tried to repair the relationship with him. However, it was also in this study that the father and son finally broke apart completely! I still remember the summer before the coup d'etat, also in this study, my father admitted that he sent someone to kill him... I remember that day, my heart was so cold! The summer is in the sky, and the heart is like an abyss... Well, that's how it feels. At this time, Du Wei felt emotional in his heart, and his mind turned for a long time, and he couldn't help being a little crazy.Count Villa and others next to him seemed to understand Du Wei's mood, and they didn't speak to disturb him. Finally after a while, Du Wei took a deep breath, turned around, bowed deeply to the people behind him, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone...thank you!" Du Wei's "thank you" was extremely sincere, and it came from the heart.Earl Villa and others smiled, and the Delan Mountain monster muttered: "Okay, my Duke, everyone has been waiting for you in the cold wind for a long time! Originally, I wanted to get you to drink, but Knowing that you are tired all the way, it’s not too late to drink this wine tomorrow, but now I have to go back to warm up the fat man! This hellish weather, if I don’t drink two pots of hot wine quickly, I’m afraid my fat man will really die It's going to be a popsicle." As soon as this was said, everyone laughed.Immediately Du Wei stayed a few words, but everyone knew that Du Wei had just come back and it was not easy to disturb them, so they took their leave and left. Du Wei sent everyone away, looked at the new servants in the house, called the guards he had brought, and asked them to go down to rest. Next, Du Wei was alone in the study. The appearance of the study has also remained unchanged from before.Even that chair used to be used by Earl Raymond... I don't know where the guys from the Financial Secretary found it. Du Wei sat behind the desk, where his father used to be, and then, as if subconsciously, he turned around at will, touched the bookshelf behind, from the back of a few books, and sure enough from the back of a few books. A wine bottle was pulled out from the back of the book. Looking at the wine bottle in his hand, he couldn't help but smiled: "What a Count Villa, he really knows how to spy on people's minds! I even kept this thing as it is." He touched the wine bottle in his hand, then unscrewed the lid and took a sip, sighing long. Well, back then... my father must have often sat alone in this study and drank alone. He is the head of the family and shoulders the important responsibilities of the family, but it is a pity that my son has disappointed him.The burden of a thousand catties was on his shoulders alone, and he had no one to tell. The only way to relieve the pressure was to hide in the study and secretly drink a few sips of wine. Well, my mother was always worried about my father's health and didn't allow him to drink too much, so my father hid the wine bottle behind the books on this bookshelf. Thinking of this, Du Wei's heart was sour at first, then warm again, and he didn't know how to sort out the feeling in his heart. He was born here, but he suffocated the QQ that has been locked in the cage. Ever since the identity of "The Lord Duke's pet" has been established, in public places, in the presence of outsiders, QQ generally can only honestly squat in a big cage specially made for it. At this moment, when all the people outside were gone, QQ jumped off by himself and walked out of the cage—this cage was never locked, it was just a show for outsiders. After all, after Du Wei knew the real identity of QQ, he locked the first pope of the Temple of Light in history in a birdcage, which really made him a little embarrassed. "The expression on your face is so strange right now! I've been in the Northwest for almost two years, and I've never seen such an expression on your face." QQ sighed. Du Wei shook his head: "You don't understand these things." Then he rubbed his face and said with a smile: "Okay, now we are finally back. It's just that the regent gave me a big surprise." QQ said nonchalantly: "Surprise is a surprise, but I'm afraid he just treats you well, and it's not without conditions." Du Wei took another sip of wine casually, and said with a slight smile: "Of course! As a monarch, he has always controlled his subordinates. Even if the methods are ever-changing, no matter how complicated and subtle, they are just appearances. , in the end it’s just one thing: carrots and sticks!” He rubbed his nose and said with a wry smile: "First, he mobilized so many dignitaries in the imperial capital to arrange a triumphant welcome ceremony for me, which gave me enough face. Then he returned this house to me, which is regarded as an emotional card! So A series of carrots is enough...but, when the stick falls, it won't be too light."