(Two in one, seven thousand words~)

Chapter 480 [Saint? Devil?]

The scorched earth order has been conveyed.

In this northwest land, over the days, cavalrymen wearing tulip family leather armor were running back and forth, walking through villages and villages, driving the farmers away from their hometowns.

Not many people expressed dissatisfaction. Because on this land, for everyone, the name Tulip House means that you can believe it and surrender it unconditionally!

Even a three-year-old child knows that as long as he believes in the decision of the Tulip family, the owner of the Tulip family will never let his subjects suffer!

This trust had already planted the seeds when the red-haired boy came to the northwest one hundred and forty years ago.

Even in the most difficult war era of the Roland Empire, facing wave after wave of invasion of alien orcs, in the territory of the Tulips in the northwest, the people here lived much better than those in other places.

Therefore, when the owner of the Tulip House ordered that the people here burn their farmland, give up their homes, and leave the countryside with the elderly, weak, women and children, and enter the city to live, almost few people questioned this order.

Everyone believes that the owner of the Tulip House will give everyone an explanation and give everyone sufficient compensation, and this compensation will definitely satisfy everyone.

One hundred and forty years ago, the first generation young duke with red hair said: As long as my people are guaranteed to live, I can ignore the life and death of the people all over the world.

This sentence completely bought the people's hearts of this land!

Everyone believes that as long as they are still what the owner of the Tulip family thinks is "my person", then they will definitely be well protected!

...

When Panin rode his horse along the road, walking through the countryside, watching the already deserted land being abandoned, the food that had not had time to transport was burned directly.

Panning's heart is like a knife!!

He was not feeling distressed, but fear!

It was not until he saw the scene in front of him that he was really sure that the woman from the Tulip family was not just talking about it - she really did it!

She really implemented this "scorched earth strategy" in practice! She really dared to give up the Tulips' Thousand Mile territory and put on a completely unprepared posture. She only clearly protected a few cities and gave up the Thousand Mile land casually, allowing those grassland people to enter and exit at will?!

Before leaving, Panin's mind was full of thought: How dare she!!!

But now, Panning had a thought in his mind: She really dares!!!

...

The gates of Loulan City have begun to strictly implement the night ban.

But tonight is exceptional.

Until midnight, the city gate was still not closed - of course, the distance between 100 meters inside and outside the city gate was already sunk. Under the curfew at night, no one dared to approach the city gate. Otherwise, they would be captured as spies or thieves.

The team of horses rushed to Loulan City quickly. The number was not large, only five or six people, but the team brought with them had twenty horses.

The soldiers guarding the city were not nervous, and there were no trees near Loulan City. Even if there were, they had been cut down decades ago.

The bare wilderness can be seen for more than ten miles at a glance, but people cannot be hidden at all.

These horses rushed under the city gate, and someone had already thrown the tulip badge. Then the horse team rushed straight into Loulan City. In the middle of the night, they entered the tulip house castle in the city.

The horse team stopped at the castle gate, and a knight on the horse turned over and jumped off the horse. His robe covered his face, and after getting off the horse, he strode up the steps and quickly approached the castle gate.

In the hall, Du Weiwei had long hair shawls and stood beside the wide steps. A slender hand was pressed on the railing. Behind her, there were huge oil paintings on the wall. Among the oil paintings, the young first-generation Tulip Duke had a very nice smile.

The visitor quickly pulled off his hood, and the servant of the Tulip family came quickly, holding a plate in his hand, and a cup of hot soup tea was placed on the plate.

"It's hard to travel late at night. The wind is cold in late autumn. If you have any questions, drink a glass to warm up your body before saying it." Du Weiwei smiled against the railing.

Bang!

The plate was lifted, and the cup of hot tea was poured directly on the steps.

Looking at the man in front of him, Du Wei smiled coldly and said in a mockery: "It seems that you don't need hot tea, you are already angry enough."

"I can't stay away from being popular!"

Panin kicked the cup under his feet angrily, stood there, looked up at Du Weiwei on the steps, and shouted loudly: "Messiah! Are you really going crazy!!"

"It's not me who went crazy." Du Weiwei still had a calm smile: "Panning, you are the Northwest Chief personally appointed by Shilo. The first important task for your visit to the Northwest is to deal with my Tulip House. However, you only brought two or three followers and rode a horse for eight days to my Loulan City, and came to my house late at night... If you don't have a bad mind, you should know that we are enemies now. You ran to an enemy's nest, but you dare to say that others are crazy?!

Two days ago, I heard my subordinates report that you are here, but I still don’t believe it. Until now, you are standing in front of me, I believe it.

Panin, the question I am thinking about now is whether I have killed you now, or caught you and threw you into the dungeon, slowly digging something out of your mouth - I believe you must know a lot."

Panning seemed to suppress his anger. He clenched his fists and stared at Du Weiwei with his head raised: "I'll do it, I'll just ask you one thing... Are you really planning to be a traitor to the empire!"

"traitor?"

Du Weiwei laughed, and she reached out to cover her mouth as if she was tired and yawned: "Are you saying that a Duke of the Tulips has betrayed this empire. Is there any more ridiculous joke in the world than this?"

"……have!"

Panin's eyes were on fire!

He bit and pressed his head, and said angrily: "I know. Many people know too! If it weren't for your Tulip family, the Roland Empire would have disappeared! If your ancestor had a little ambition more than a hundred years ago, the one sitting in the palace would have long been the Augustine family!

But even if your Tulip family has been kind to the empire, no matter how deep your kindness has been in the past hundred years, it should be paid off!

Since your ancestor did not choose to be an emperor but a minister a hundred years ago, you descendants should honestly keep their duties as ministers - a half-monarch and half-subject status, which was originally a freak. You are a smart person and you should understand that such unreasonable things cannot exist forever!

Messiah! I come to the northwest, not Aker's people come to the northwest, you should understand! I don't want to fight a civil war, and even His Majesty Hilo doesn't want to fight a civil war!

He never even thought of really eliminating the Tulips family. He just wanted to weaken you, he just wanted to take back the power that an emperor should have!

It’s Aker who really wants you to die! That guy is still dreaming of being the Rollin family to replace the status of the Tulip family!

That's why I think he's a fool!

Because even His Majesty Hilo can reuse him. He can marry his daughter, or even work with him to weaken the Tulips family!

But His Majesty Hilo would never want to see a half-monarch and half-monarch disappear, and another half-monarch and half-monarch Luolin family appear!

The Luolin family cannot become the second special existence of half a monarch and half a minister! The emperor will never allow them to do this!

Messiah, you are not a fool! I even think that in this empire, you are one of the few people I can see in my Panin’s eyes!

You should also understand that things are far from being broken.

The first thing I did when I came to the northwest was to drive all the guys under Aker back! I released all the people in the caravan of the Tulips family that I arrested - I took down those goods, because the emperor needed a face and a face that showed his strength. I believe you should understand this approach - your family is not short of that amount of money.

This time you did it too much! Even if you want to vent your anger, you want to teach Hilo a lesson. But you have gone too far this time!

Messiah! You really have to see those alien cavalry drinking from the Lancang River, you really have to see the orc legion flags inserted into the land of the Rolanders. Are you happy?!

Messiah! Answer me!"

Panin said in a tone that he was questioning, but rather venting his anger in his heart. He said so much in one breath, but at the end of his eyes, his eyes were filled with deep regret and anger.

Du Weiwei didn't move.

She stood there, staring at Panin quietly, listening to Panin venting her words, and there was no change in her eyes.

After waiting for Panning to finish speaking, Du Weiwei pulled the corner of her mouth.

"Are you finished?"

"...I'm done!" Panin breathed.

"Sir Northwest, you have been traveling for so many days and are exhausted and have a few horses. I quietly notified the scouts of my family that you are coming. I didn't sleep in the middle of the night and waited for your guest to arrive... Are you here to perform a scene of loyal ministers and famous generals? Sorry, your acting was very bad, and I, the audience, were very dissatisfied with it."

"Acting?" Panin became popular!

He pointed at Du Weiwei: "Do you think I'm acting? If I were acting, the Thunder God's Whip of the two divisions would have passed long ago!! If I were acting, I would not need to come to see you at this time! I will wait for the grassland people to come and then the army will be in the fortress! At that time, your Tulip family will be destroyed, what will happen!!"

"Oh?" Du Wei smiled calmly: "Then, Panning, you only need to answer me one question. If your answer satisfies me, I will tell you the real reason for me."

"...Answer a question? You ask!" Panin snorted.

Du Weiwei suddenly changed and took a few steps down the steps, bringing the two of them closer together. However, due to the height difference between them, although Du Weiwei stood on several levels of steps, the two were still just looking at each other.

"You, Lord Panin Gallonin, now the Duke of Rhine, came to me in the middle of the night to play the role of a loyal and famous general? You must know... My other nephew, Malthy, was killed by you and Hilo.

Although my dead nephew is not a great master of the generation, no matter how he counts, he is definitely not a bad emperor. Over the years of his reign, the empire was still in good health and prosperity.

Panning, if you are really a patriot and a loyal minister with a heart, then on that New Year's night, why would you stand opposite the emperor you once loyal to!

You opened the gate of the palace! You put the rebels into the palace! When Gu Le murdered Xiao Deer, you stood in front of the emperor and blocked his rescue!

Panin!

I thought about the New Year's coup for a long time.

Aker participated, and there was reason that he wanted the Rollin family to replace the Tulip family!

Gu Le participated, and there was reason. He was originally Shilo's loyalty, and Marci believed him incorrectly. There was nothing to say!

But you, Panin, what reason do you have to participate in the coup?

Mahjong has always appreciated you very much during his lifetime. You have become the commander of the Imperial Guards before you were thirty years old - that is the Imperial Guards! It is not a army of a cat or a dog. Being able to be the commander of the Imperial Guards is the emperor's attitude towards you! It is a sign that you will use your power in the future! You don't even need to do anything. Before you are thirty-five, you will be released and become the commander of the legion! In your forties, you may become the Minister of Military Affairs! You don't want such a future!

But you rebel?

You helped Hilo usurp the throne together and murder the emperor who once admired you.

What did you get?

Broken an arm and then become a duke?

Tell me, Panin! Why did you do this?

I believe that people like you are definitely not jackals who are greedy for power—and I don’t think Hilo can give you more!”
To be continued...