Law of the Devil

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Chapter 263 [One Stone, Three Birds]

Poor Hammayeh was thrown by Dewey for two days. Hammayeh was extremely angry at the beginning, but after all, for the sake of an experienced politician, he managed his anger well and even issued a strict order prohibiting his men from causing trouble in the Duke's house.

Otherwise, those rude prairie samurai under his command would have fought with the Duke's guards long after holding their stomach.

Now, under the decree of Hammayeh, these savannahs are still at peace. However, a national envoy in the church has to pay his own pocket and send people out every day to buy food in the surrounding restaurants… I'm afraid this treatment is the first time in ancient times.

The restaurants around the Duchess House, after being hinted at by the Duchess, tripled their prices in the face of these "fat sheep” sent to their doors, which was also a small sum of money.

“They've been very honest these past two days.” Dewey stood on the tower, hiding behind the windowsill, looking at the tents below. The prairie samurai were outside the tent, and Hammayeh was honestly stuck in the tent every day. Instead, he sent people everyday to ask Mad “whether the Duchess had finished her magic experiment and could start talks”.

Whenever the other person asks, Mudd answers, “When the Duchess is done, he will naturally come to see you. ”

Later, however, there will be an unintentional addition: “The Duchess said that the previous agreement was drafted and asked the guests to give it more thought. Anyway, if you have any constructive opinions lately, you may want to give them some thought, as soon as the Duchess has time to meet, and not waste time on both sides. ”

And that means, "We're going to start asking all day, and you're going to pay it back, but you're going to have to make a deal in the end."

However, Hammayeh did not seem anxious, and seemed to have saved and consumed Dewey's resolve.

“Looks like trying to provoke him doesn't do much good.” Dewey sighed and looked at Philip around: “Do you have any other high moves? ”

Philip thought for a while, laughing, "My lord, we're just trying to test each other's bottom line. Now these two days, the results are actually good. ”

Dewey rubbed his nose and nodded: “You're right. If the prairie was really tough, he couldn't bear to be lazy like us. Looks like they don't want to fight either. ”

“Fighting should be unwanted, except, after all, it was their fault that their army came to our territory, and in any case, it was their fault. However, it appears that they do not wish to make any compensation. I don't want to fight, so I'm willing to fight the prairie. ”

“So... should we be tougher?” Dewey touched his chin and smiled cunningly.

“I think so.” Philip is a little worried: “After all, we still don't have the strength to actually fight. If you really piss them off..."

“There is always a need for some benefit and compensation.” Dewey shook his head.

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Philip, the clerk, had no better idea. This dragging trick is already a good strategy. Anyway, he didn't want to fight, the other side didn't want to fight, and he set up a "tough” condition, which was already quite tough. At that time, the foreign party, whether the main warrior or the main peace party, had nothing to say to Dewey.

Or... brainstorming?

Dewey also understands that three stinking tanneries outperform Zhuguang Liang's logic. Philip grew up amazingly, but after all, he was not good at thinking about the evil idea of orthodoxy and sword deviation.

I had to, and Dewey simply brought all the generals under him to discuss it.

Lombardon, Dardanelle, even the brave Little 250Gaida in the Battle of Gillatte (who has now become Lombardon's deputy), Uncle Alpha, the old smoke guard, and so on...

“We're here today to discuss how to deal with this Hammayeh.” Dewey looked at the warlords under him and laughed: “I know that this kind of government strategy is not your specialty, but... brainstorming, maybe our way of thinking is too much, but what wonderful ideas can you have? ”

A few thick lines of martial arts thought about it for a while, but the little 250, Gaida first opened it.

This man killed his face and lowered his voice: “Duchess... don't they send people to the city every day, we can send someone to pretend to be a thief or a groundsnake, teach their people a hard lesson, hurt a few, kill a handful of people if necessary, see if this guy can still calm down! ”

Dewey looked at this little 251 and sighed helplessly, picking up a pen plug and giving it to Little 250: “General Gaida, take this pen, it's the corner of the wall, go squat there and play in circles...”

And then Dewey looked at Lombardon: "Dear General, do you have any suggestions? ”

“Otherwise, find someone to pretend to be an assassin, to assassinate this Hamuyeh, poison him, assassinate him... this guy is very difficult, even if he doesn't really kill him, seriously injure him or seriously ill him, the prairie people send another messenger, it might be much better to deal with. ”

Dewey glanced at Lombardon and handed him a pen, pointing to the corner of the wall: "Dear General, go draw with Gaida...”

By the time Dewey looked at the old cigarette, the old cigarette had stopped waiting for Dewey to talk, and she smiled bitterly: "My lord... please give me a pen too. ”

Dardanelle thought for a moment and suddenly said, “Perhaps… I have a way. But I'm afraid General Lombardon will have to cooperate. ”

“Oh?” Dewey's eyes shine.

Dardanelle then came up with a strange idea:

“Now that Hammayeh is dead and refuses to speak, everyone is fighting for patience. Duchess, you were right to leave him hanging. But Hammayeh is not an idiot either, and what matters now is that we don't have enough leverage in our hands, and he understands that the Empire is unwilling to fight. So we left him hanging, and he had no fear. And dragging it down day after day doesn't do us any good.

My lord, with all due respect. No one wants to fight in this negotiation, so at least the two sides agree on this. So there are two of the biggest problems.

First of all, we cannot offend the main warriors of the Emperor! So peace talks are about peace talks. But it's better for the other side to come up with 'and’ instead of us. If we volunteer for peace, then the imperial warriors will blame you, my lord, for your weak selling country, leaving a stain on your future political career. It would be better if the other party offered to ‘make peace', so that we could pretend to be tough and then accept. On top of public opinion, there will also be support. The other side gave us a step, and we went down smoothly, and the main warriors of the Emperor had no tongue to attack us anymore. ”

Dewey glanced deeply at Dardanelle with a smile in his eyes: "Go on. ”

Dadaniel coughed and continued: “That was number one, now it's number two... well, is that the second difficulty? That's the advantage! Rationally, this is a loss. If peace talks are to take place, the other party should pay the price of some compensation. The more compensation the other person pays, the more honorable it is for you, my lord, as a negotiator. You can also earn reputation and political results by telling the prairie people to bow their heads for compensation. But the problem now is that the other person doesn't seem to want to pay the price, and they just want to delay. He knows we can't fight. So we pretend to be tough, and he won't be afraid. Hammayeh's intention, presumably without paying for anything, is to deny the past. But then, my lord, as an apostle, no compensation is forthcoming, but it is too much. Make them pay anyway. We have nothing to gain, absolutely not. ”

Dewey laughed even weirder: "Well, the two questions you're talking about are actually one: how to get the prairie people to come forward and pay for it. ”

Dardanelle smiled strangely and scratched her head, laughing: “That's what I meant. However... there must be a mistake, and if we simply claim compensation, they will not do so. How about… in exchange! To make a deal with each other, as long as the deal content, we take advantage, and we get the real benefit, that is. ”

Dewey nodded and looked at Dardanelle: "You don't have to hide, just say it. What is your idea? ”

“My lord, have you forgotten that there is an Imperial Cavalry Division on the prairie! 20,000 cavalry troops, though not much, are not much! The Empire spends a lot of money each year to feed such a cavalry, but the main cost is wasted on long-distance supplies. And for the prairie people, this army stationed on the prairie, it was a prick in their eyes, a nail in their flesh. But in my opinion... this army really doesn't make much sense! Why don't we... get out of here! ”

That's when Lombardon suddenly screamed and looked at Daniel angrily: "What are you talking about? Withdraw?! Are you kidding me! Without an army of 20,000 men, those guys on the prairie, doing things would be even more unscrupulous! ”

Da Daniel laughed and looked at Lombardon without panic: “General, if you had commanded that army on the prairie, the prairie might still have some worries under your authority... but now, according to my news, 20,000 people have had a very limited effect! Your successor, General, is far worse than you. Apart from disgusting the meadows, these 20,000 people are of little use and consume a lot of military money each year! Doesn't it seem ridiculous to feed 20,000 cavalry men... by feeding an army?! If you were the commander of these 20,000 men, with your means and your army, I would not hesitate to support the continuation of these 20,000 men! Even if it costs an army, I think it's worth it! But now... it's not worth it! ”

Lombardon was silent for a moment, and although there was some reluctance in his mind to admit it, he had to sigh: Dardanelle was right.

“Negotiating such matters cannot be demanding. To make a big move, we have to make a small move. We're waiting for each other to give us the steps, maybe he's waiting for us to give him the steps too.” Daniel thought about it and thought about it, "I think it's a great opportunity for the Duke! We can make a deal: evacuate 20,000 people from the grasslands! Of course... the transaction of withdrawal must not be made public! This kind of thing can only be a covert deal, otherwise, the people who don't know the truth and the Emperor's public opinion, I'm afraid, will call our lord a traitor! We can secretly propose a withdrawal to each other. In nominal terms, just ask them to pay compensation again. ”

“What else?” Dewey smiled at Dardanelle.

“And... I think it would be great if we could get 20,000 cavalry in our hands... I heard that Didu's commander-in-chief bosses, in fact, had long ago thought of withdrawing the 20,000 cavalry. After all, the military costs are too large and ineffective… If we take the opportunity to raise… it is up to us to receive 20,000 people…"

“No, no, no!” Two hundred and fifty Gaida shakes his head: “Throughout the millennium history of the Empire, only the private army has been incorporated into the army! There's no such thing as a private army! The military would never agree to such a thing! ”

Dadaniel laughed, "So I said, it's up to General Lombardon! We cannot, of course, say directly to the Emperor that we will receive 20,000 people. After all, it is too shameful to denigrate an official army into a private army of lords. The military bosses will never be ashamed of themselves. So, let's say to the Emperor," The Duke of Tulip is loyal to the nation and willing to pay for 20,000 men! "At the same time, when applying to the military, say that Desa 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a 'a My lord, you think that as long as 20,000 troops stay on our property, their food and clothing are provided by us, we will pinch them to death! Time will slowly come under our control, and even though it is nominally an army, it will actually become your private army. ”

Dewey's eyes grew deeper and deeper.

Dardanelle finally took another look at Lombardon and smiled bitterly: “There is one more detail… I'm afraid it will take General Lombardon some sacrifice. ”

“What...”

“I know you hate the Imperial Army Commander. swore never to return to the military. However... in order to help the Duke complete his work in the Northwest, you will have to break your vows this time.” Dadaniel turns to Dewey: “Duke, all you have to do is ask for you to cover all your military expenses, and at the same time write an official letter in your name stating that you are loyal to your country and that you will do everything in your power to hold General Lombardon commander of this cavalry for the sake of the Empire! The Imperial Army has long been baffled by military spending. I will definitely accept your request! By then... 20,000 people will be here, the soldiers will be paid by us... Plus, General Lombardon was originally the elder of this army, and with his prestige, he will soon regain control of 20,000 people! Though their flag is still Thornflower... but the heart is already tulip-like! ”

Finally, Dadaniel concluded: "In fact, we do this, the Imperial Army and the Regent, must know what we mean. Nevertheless, at first, the Regent is very fond of the Duke, and this time he has made it clear that you are solely responsible. The Emperor has long wanted to get rid of the baggage of these 20,000 men! Therefore, this disguised compilation, the imperial military commanding ministry can dump a large load without embarrassment, most of which will agree! And with the prairies, we made it easier for them to compromise by conditioning their withdrawal. On top of the negotiated contract, it was much easier to ask them to bleed more! And you, Duke, have completed the negotiations without falling under the authority of the Empire, and you have obtained a 20,000 man Iron Cavalry! Three birds a stone! Why not? ”

All around us are staring at each other! Even Philip looked at Daniel with surprise.

This Dardanelle was silent on weekdays. Although he was a city guard, he was just steady. I didn't know he had that kind of talent. Can you come up with that kind of scheme?

It was Dewey, hey, two laughs, faintly: "In that case, let's try it. Phillip, you're going to help me draft a letter to Dido... well, everyone else disperse, Dardanelle stays, and we'll talk about this later. ”

When everyone was taken away, there were only two people left in the room, Dewey and Dardanelle. Dewey sighed and stared at Dardanelle, whispering: "My friend… I'm afraid you didn't come up with this plan! ”

Dardanelle laughed hey, "The Duchess is right, I Dardanelle don't have such a good mind. Well... the Marquise came up with this plan. She knows you've been worried most of the time about negotiating, so she specifically called me in last night and told me how to find a way to present it to you. She said that she was an outsider and a woman after all, and that such matters of national importance were difficult to talk about directly. ”

Dewey seemed a little distracted, um, and didn't say much.

Dardanelle suddenly thought of something, her face slightly changed, and suddenly she knelt down on one knee: "Sir, are you blaming me again? I have been faithful to you, and I am only willing to convey these words because I think the Marquise's plan is delicate and not because I have a crush on the Lester family. Since I, Daniel, am loyal to you, I will never give a damn! ”

Dewey quickly lifted this old friend up with his hands and said honestly: "My friend, you misunderstood. The two of us had an overwhelming affair. How can I be a little suspicious of you? I was just distracted, just sentimental about the Marquise's wisdom, such a plan, really powerful. She's a woman, but she's impressive! As a woman, you can run the Lester family to the present size, Marquise... don't you dare underestimate! ”

After a pause, Dewey looked at Dardanelle and said, "Well, let's face it, the Marquis gave me such a good idea, and I couldn't fail to say it. You help me thank her and ask her if there's anything she can do to help. Well... in the future our family's business in the North, deal with the Lester family, let's give it a good price. ”

Dardanelle smiled slightly: "I don't think the Marquise cares much about the money. The Lesters are already rich... Well, my lord, if you'd like to express your gratitude, meet the Marquis in person. ”

“Hey, hey!” Dewey laughs twice: “Dardanelle, would you like to join us? ”

Dardanelle said positively, "My lord, I do think so, but it's not because I'm from the Lester family that I've saved anything. I just simply feel that you are talented and rare in the world. And the Marquis is gorgeous... well, although there are some differences in age. However, I think the Marquis is very sincere and helpful to you, and much better for your cause if the two marriages take place. ”

Dewey patted Daniel on the shoulder: "I understand, you didn't save your heart, I know. Well... it's just that my marriage... I don't want to settle it so early. And... I don't really like political unions. In fact... in addition to marriage, I am willing to cooperate fully with the Lester family. Must there be only one way to form an alliance? ”

Da Daniel shook his head, obviously disagreeing with Dewey, and said positively: “Though this is your private business. But as a duke, you have a different identity. The marriage is naturally a big deal! With all due respect, if you're just a civilian, who you want to marry is naturally your private business. But as Lord, your marriage is no longer purely personal. Now it seems that your marriage to the Lester family is the best option… In fact, I will not hide it from you. My colleagues, even though they didn't say it. But most of them are in favor of you marrying the Lester family. I have spoken to Mr. Philippe, and even he has implicitly expressed a certain agreement. It's just that everyone knows what you think of Master Vivian... and you're embarrassed to say it. And... My lord, to be honest, you have already done the bar mitzvah! Within the Empire, most of those who are aristocratic marry early, and most marry after the bar mitzvah. Even if you don't marry, you will make a marriage contract first. And you have a distinguished identity, but you haven't even had a marriage contract yet... that's a little inappropriate. ”

Duvi silently.

Dardanelle's face in front of her is sincere and clearly full of heartfelt words.

It's just that Dewey knows his own business.

He's not some pure teenager. For women, he doesn't mind a few one-night stands. Not to mention conservative people. Mrs. Lister is gorgeous, of course he is. However, most of them are motivated solely by the beauty of the Marquis, purely by the desire of the flesh. If everyone plays with ambiguity and is a lover, it's acceptable.

Marriage?

The only thing that made him want to live a lifetime of thought was that simple little stutter.

As for last night, the Arrow prisoner was almost brought to justice, but she let go at a critical time. It's also out of a strange affection for Vivian, Niko.

More importantly, Dewey is not a purist, but he's not the kind of animal who can't handle his lower half.

That assassin last night, pushing her down is nothing. But the question is... how do you solve the problem after you push it down?

After all, he is a man of the Snow Mountains and a disciple of the Witch King. I have enough trouble now. If I “sullied” a witch king's disciple, the trouble that I will cause will not be small!

Shit... other people can cross as beautiful as clouds, but I prefer to play with purity. That's ridiculous, by the way.

Mrs. Lister...... Mrs. Lister......

Dewey thought again and suddenly smiled: "So, it's not sincere enough for you to convey my gratitude. Well, let's get someone to meet the Marquis and say I want to invite her to dinner tonight. ”

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Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry, it's 7,000 words today... my home computer isn't ready yet. Today's update was written in a downstairs internet cafe, the environment was too noisy, and the typing software was different from home, especially since there was no familiar word repository, which was awkward to write. It affects my writing status very much. Today was very depressing, the home computer system was reinstalled, still unable to access the internet, and it took a long time to realize that there was a problem with the router. But there is no place to buy it at night, I can only wait for tomorrow...

Again, yesterday's chapter gave a lot of people microwords, saying that Dewey was not a man and didn't eat it at the mouth.

Well, I mean, it's simple: if a man can't control his lower body, it's a cattle! A man who sees beauty and loses his mind is unlikely to succeed in his career. It's not that hard to push Eloise down. What's the hard part? After you push one down, what will you do with her? That's the hard part. Of course, little Dewey's virgin day won't be long, it will be * *, but the choice... I won't choose Eloise. Oh... I can see it later.

It's a YY novel, and although it's light flavoured YY, and I like what the hegemony is, I promise there won't be anything depressing about it. Pretty girls have to push, but the food has to be eaten one by one ~)

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