The weapon of the country

Zhuang Ye's stretched arm was lightly touched, and he unconsciously put down his hand, watching Shen Han walk out slowly.

No, don't fight him!Zhuang Ye said this in his heart, but he couldn't say it out.

He saw Shen Han striding towards the tip of the sword, and as soon as he grasped the edge, blood scrambled to overflow from his fingers, and when he raised his hand, the palm and knuckles were all cut.

Earl Wellington's pupils contracted, why did he make the gesture of admitting defeat, and why did he let the blood drop to the ground?Shen Han is obviously a master fencing, and there is no sign of timidity at this time.

In his chaotic thoughts, he heard Shen Han's calm voice, "You are not worthy to fight with me to the death."

Such bloodshed is not an admission of defeat, but an expression of utter disdain.

"You!" Earl Wellington was furious and trembling all over. Shen Han had already stepped forward and left without looking back.

"...your wound!" Zhuang Ye hurriedly caught up, and Shen Han slowed down to wait for him.

The corridor connecting the small auditorium is ornately decorated, the light purple wallpaper depicts golden patterns, the floor is covered with thick purple carpets, and crystal lights with countless shining stars hang down from the ceiling every few steps.This magnificence made Shen Han uncomfortable, "Let's talk when we get out." The uninjured hand grabbed Zhuang Ye's wrist.

In this imperial building, Shen Han couldn't breathe naturally.Walking out of the door of the Ping Qin Pavilion, he finally breathed fresh air.

"Your hand." Zhuang Ye looked at his bloody palm, and Shen Han comforted him, "I will bandage it, don't worry."

Zhuang Ye wanted to say something, but he saw Shen Han suddenly raised his head, and swept towards the corner of the Pingqin Pavilion as if there were eyes behind him. There was a man wearing a cleaner's uniform with a blurred face. The hair duster fell to the ground, picked it up, did not dare to look up, and ran away in fear.

And Shen Han showed that kind of smile with a sure chance of victory on his face.

"That is?"

"The man of His Excellency the Duke."

A thread flashed through his mind like lightning, connecting abnormal events. Zhuang Ye said in a low voice, "So you already knew that there was a recording, and you also knew that the recording could not be stopped at critical moments. Duke Lennox deliberately let Wheeling The earl made a fool of himself?"

"The Duke of Lennox is known as a 'reformer'." Shen Han said, "He is different from Earl Wellingt's faction. He believes that the empire's class should have greater mobility, and even slaves should be given to them. A ladder to climb up. A pot of boiling water that does not give an upward exit will one day blow up the empire from within."

The scene of the Duke's first conversation with Shen Han flashed before Zhuang Ye's eyes.

"How does it feel to be born in the Empire but serve the Federation?"

"It's good to play for the Federation, Your Excellency. I'm glad I'm in the Federation."

The question and answer on that day was like the foreshadowing of everything that happened today. Zhuang Ye was stunned, and heard Shen Han's conclusion in his ear, "In the final analysis, I just took advantage of the struggle between the two factions at the top of the empire."

His tone was too understated to even mention it, thinking it was hypocritical.Zhuang Ye couldn't help feeling anxious, "You are amazing. You understand Duke Lennox's political views, understand their struggles, and accurately predict the situation..."

Cygnet defends him, defends him to himself.Shen Han laughed unconsciously, and Zhuang Ye stopped, a little embarrassed, but said seriously, "When you were on stage, I saw a light on you."

"Light?"

"History books describe those people who can influence the times with their beliefs, and there is that kind of light between the lines. That kind of... light and hope. At that moment in the audience, I was thinking, maybe one day you will be like them, instead of staying In the book, it can really influence the times with firm belief."

Shen Han's first thought was "No", you think of me too perfectly, I'm not as good as you imagined.But he saw the little swan looking up into his shining eyes, so he didn't say anything, and couldn't bear to let these eyes dim, because these eyes were really full of light and hope.

Across the heavy carved wooden door more than ten meters high and the hallway covered with thick carpets, the man in the clean uniform ran to a corridor, but was stopped by a steady hand, "Why are you panicking?"

"Lord Langley," the man was still flustered, "I seem to have been recognized by the person you told me to meet..."

The young brown-haired guard's face was cold, "You will be fine, step back."

The man saluted humbly, bowed and retreated. Langley walked up the corridor. Six guards with swords stood one meter apart outside a gate.The guard who led the team nodded to Langley. Langley had announced in front of the door, and the door slowly opened.

On the long walnut-colored table, a half-person-high white stone vase is filled with purple irises. Under the vase is a silk tablecloth intertwined with dark purple and dark red patterns. On the tablecloth are several hard-shell thick books.These books are precious collections. The covers of the books are made of gold, wrapped in velvet, inlaid with gems, and the door is a luxurious study.

The tall and strong owner of this study, the Duke of Lennox, sat in the brocade-covered high-back chair, took off his semicircular reading glasses, and closed a book, "What do you think of that Commodore General Shen?"

"He is a talent." Langley said cautiously, "but this subordinate can't figure out why you want to lend a helping hand to him, or why you have devoted yourself to changing the situation of slaves all these years, even at the expense of making enemies of many adults .”

"Because he is a talent lost from the empire." Duke Lennox's original deep voice was lower, but there was a sense of leisurely speaking, "His brother and mother are both assets lost by the empire. In the past century, too many talented but humble people have no ladder to climb under the rigid system of the empire, and these people have all flowed to the Federation."

On the duke's wall hung a list showing the continents and classes of origin of the Confederate notables from the Empire.

"Many people think that I am committed to reform out of my benevolence, that I want to improve the living conditions of all slaves. I let them think that, in fact, I do not care about the conditions of slaves, I only care about the hidden people in slaves. Used by the Empire. If we had been less obstinate about slavery and allowed early on the gifted slaves to be picked out as commoners with a path up the ladder, the rebels who started the rebellion could have been Thanks to the loyal and obedient citizens of the Empire."

Langley's heart trembled, and he remembered what the lord had said in the past, "Is the human heart so easy to manipulate? The human heart is so easy to manipulate."

"The subordinate understands."