Chapter 298 (1/2)
Chapter 298 “Deadly sche”
Nine hundred and sixty two year of the Roland Empire, this year's winter was exceptionally cold
Once out of the palace, Du Wei did as he intended and participated in a welco party orchestrated by Biliabuer and Taklanshan on this evening
In this banquet, over ninety percent of the participants belonged to the Regent's faction So when they finally ate allat him
These usually affectionate dignitaries knew it themselves too Due to the issue of the auction house, ht lip order fro hie For that, Du Wei's bound to be dissatisfied inside
Du Wei sneered inside because this was the so called nobility circle On the surface they will intimately call you brother, but behind…
This may be, but he also knows this was an unavoidable phenomenon so he didn't dwell on this matter After all, he did leave the imperial capital for close to two years now, it's about tinitaries Pushi+ng down his annoyance, he ht up the Pope's decree again
After all, one must have quite the level of thick skin to be able to reach this high in their status Since the Duke his naturally won't be stupid enough to go rattle the cage Mo a few cup of wine, the atmosphere immediately warmed up
In order to curry favors with Du Wei, the fatty Taklanshan had spent quite the hefty sum on this party However, everyone knows by now this Duke Tulip wasn't all that fond of the opposite sex Back when Prince Son, Biliabuer and Taklanshan had gifted Du Wei with a set of beautiful quadruplets, forget about touching theirls back home and directly tossed the quadruplets into his shop for work If the Duke's not into wo, then…
If one was a ician, then they are bound to like different types of precious ge theic tools
Taklanshan was after all the nu the banquet, this fatty gifted Du Wei with over fifteen strands of purple crystal necklace: “I heard the Duke just got engaged and that the future duchess is also a powerful sorceress This set of crystal necklaces can count as a gift to the future duchess Aside fro a beautiful accessory, these crystals can also be used as ift fit for both worlds”
Towards all the gifts, Du Wei didn't hold back and accepted them all
Lasting until , Du Wei hasn't enjoyed a red night lantern feast of this type in a rather long ti to the Northwest He may be a Duke, but his lifestyle has remained relatively simple so this truly was a treat
And as luck would have it, because he's already engaged, the nobles that have been eyeing hi to sell their daughters to him
Once late into the night with the uests departed, Taklanshan, Biliabuer, and as well as the financial secretary Sack, invited Du Wei into a s
This Gold Spending Cave outside the imperial city was truly luxurious Aside fro the floor of this tiny roo in a variety of colors First sitting himself on a very comfortable sofa filled with velvet cushi+ons, Du Wei raises a cup of wine up to his lip: ”Well then, is there so me here?”
Exchanging a look with the other two, Taklanshan was the first to speak as he smiled: ”My Duke… Now that there are only the four of us here in this room, I won't beat around the bush then”
Biliabuer also nodded: “Du Wei, since there are no outsiders here, then I'll get to the point The three of us have so ould like to discuss with you”
Du Wei bellowed out a laugh as his face became friendlier: ”Uncle Biliabuer, no need to say discuss, that's too polite If you have any request then feel free to say it, I won't turn it down”
Du Wei’s one call of “Uncle Biliabuer” iuy's face turn red with happiness, even Taklanshan and Sack on the side wasan envious face
Baron Sack coughed to clear his throat before opening his mouth
In this room, the one with the lowest rank was this Sack In ter as an official in the financial department And in terms of seniority… For example, Biliabuer and Taklanshan have for years been part of Prince Son's faction before the Regent's reign began But this Baron though, he wasn't even part of Son's faction before the coup, he was merely a chief commander of the security forces in the capital city To top it off, this Sack was overwhelmed and imprisoned inside his own office by one of Son's own undercover agents Then seeing the tide has receded, this Sack finally succumbed to Prince Son's authority
Once the coup was over, he then voluntarily surrendered his authority over the security forces It can't be helped He wasn't part of Prince Son's faction back then and there are over ten thousand security soldiers in the capital
Originally Sack had planned to give up his power and then return to his hometown for retirement with his fa on his oill attracted Prince Son's appreciation Rejecting his request to leave, Sack was then reassigned to the financial departinally part of the inner circle to begin with, Sack worked extra hard compared to his peers and left no room for compromises in the cases he handled And as expected, Sack's perfororously proh there are still a few people above him in the financial department, it's said that once the current financialover that post and become the head of the department
So, that's why he has the qualifications to come into this small room to talk today Du Wei, Biliabuer, Taklanshan, and Baron Sack, these four can alent's faction
“Your dukeshi+p” Baron Sack coughed to clear his throat, then immediately spoke in a solemn tone: “The truth is… After you left the palace this afternoon, I was ient U with hness tasked et plan…”
Du Wei's eye lit up and looked at Taklanshan and biliabuer One was in charge of handling the royal faest weapons merchant in the empire To invite him here can only mean they also want a slice of the pie
Thinking up to here, Du Wei laughed at the idea: ”H to discuss it with Uncle Biliabuer later too, but since Taklanshan you are also interested, and we are here already, then we ht as well talk about the cooperation”
The hanging fat off of Taklanshan's face began to tre: ”Interested, of course I'm interested!”