Law of the Devil

(Updating this chapter in the middle of the night, as I said, I asked for leave last night, and after I came back in the middle of the night, I felt that I owed everyone a chapter, but I felt uneasy and couldn’t sleep. If I didn’t update it immediately, I felt pimples in my heart. , I made up what I owed before, everything, a word at a time... Well, I added a thousand words, so I will take it as a little compensation for everyone.)

It was summer. In this place in the northwest, the midsummer night is less hot, but more dry and cool.

After all, it is a bitterly cold place in the northwest. Even in midsummer, there are no rare and exotic plants in the garden for viewing.

Among the gardens, the most blooming flowers at this moment are the thorn flowers that are most suitable for growing in bitter cold places. On the thorns, the slightly yellowed small flowers are growing strong and tenaciously under the night.

Mrs. Liszt walked in front of Du Wei, her slender hands gently caressed over the flowers, and the red figure like a rose in full bloom walked through the flowers, making it somewhat difficult to tell which is a person and which is a flower up.

Du Wei walked slowly behind Mrs. Liszt, his eyes fixed on the back of this stunning beauty, but his heart may not be relaxed.

When the bright moon was in the sky, Mrs. Liszt suddenly stood beside a clump of flowers, raised her head, stared at the bright moon with a pair of eyes, and sighed faintly: "I can't remember, how many days have I not seen such a bright moonlight."

Du Wei smiled and stood with his hands behind his back: "It's very windy in the northwest. At night, there are no clouds in the sky. The moon is always bright."

"It's not because of heaven and earth, but because of people's hearts." Mrs. Liszt shook her head, above her beautiful face. There was a flash of sadness.

Du Wei is so smart. He pondered for a moment. Immediately understood the meaning of the other party. A faint smile: "That's right. The earth is not in the sky. It's in the heart."

Mrs. Lister turned slowly. Under the bright red evening dress. Set her off like a bright red flower among flowers. Those bright eyes, under the moonlight. It became more and more shockingly beautiful. Her lips trembled: "You...are you still unwilling to accept my kindness after all?"

Du Wei frowned slightly: "I am only fifteen years old, and my experience is only average. Although I am now a duke, I am in the situation in the northwest. My military strength is not as good as the prairie people and the Northwest Army. I am not as good as Governor Bohan at all. I want to gain a firm foothold in the future. It may not be sure. The Marchioness values ​​me so much. Aren't you afraid of making the wrong bet?"

Mrs. Liszt did not answer directly, but first said in a low voice: "You... are not at a banquet now. It is not a formal occasion either. Don't you want to call me by my name?"

paused. Then he sighed: "With how smart you are, why do you have to make up these excuses. I admit that I want to form an alliance between the two. I have selfish intentions, but I don't really purely value interests... After all, I am also a woman .”

Du Wei was silent. Mrs. Lister slowly stretched out her palm. Trying to climb a branch of flowers and leaves. It's just that the thorns are covered with barbs. As soon as she stretched out her hand, her soft fingertips were pricked immediately. There was a low cry of pain. It was originally like a jade carving. A drop of blood coagulated out. Those fingers were so slender and beautiful that even Du Wei couldn't help being stunned.

Mrs. Liszt seemed very satisfied with Du Wei's reaction, a bright red flashed across her face. Then he whispered: "I married my husband when I was young. Although he was already old when I married him. But after all, he was the first man I met who treated me sincerely... I now I still can't forget. On the night of the wedding, he was willing to be a marquis. He jumped directly from the window sill upstairs - just because I said something inadvertently. A flower in the garden under the window sill bloomed very Beauty. He was willing to jump down and pick it for me."

Speaking of which. She slowly put the pricked finger into her mouth, and gently sucked away the blood. Whispered: "I am a woman. Since I was thirteen years old, I have heard many compliments from men. I have endured many men's aggressive eyes. I don't know how many guys who are courteous under my skirt... ...But these people, in my heart, are not as good as my husband. Although he died early, he gave me the most peaceful and happiest few years. In those few years, although he was old, every day Accompany me to collect dew in the morning, and accompany me to pile up the stove and watch the moon at night... even the sound of his coughing in his sleep seems to bring me peace."

She spoke so eloquently. Coupled with her already soft and waxy voice, it is even more ecstasy. But Du Wei's heart trembled, looking at the woman in front of him with a mournful expression, even though he heard her talk about her admiration for another man. But it was strangely... that caused Du Wei to feel disgusted with this Mrs. Lister. But invisibly faded a lot.

Hmm... It seems that she is not a woman who only knows about the exchange of benefits.

Mrs. Liszt smiled mildly at Du Wei. Said softly: "I... I said such a thing in front of you, will you be annoyed?"

Du Wei shook his head and said sincerely: "You are right...you are a woman after all. Even if the strong woman in the world, the owner of the richest business family in the mainland, is not a wooden person." Then he smiled: " I didn't expect you to tell me this either."

"It was just a whim." Mrs. Liszt sighed, but slowly walked to Du Wei's side. Unknowingly, her body was close to Du Wei, and the two of them were almost face to face. Liszt Madam's orchid-like breathing, as if Du Wei could clearly feel it. Under the moonlight, he only felt that this beautiful woman was extraordinarily attractive. He endured and endured, and finally suppressed the urge to reach out and take her into his arms. .

"Actually...since he died, in these years, I haven't enjoyed the full moon...and I haven't really enjoyed a single day." Mrs. Liszt shook her head and said in a low voice: "Perhaps everyone knows, I always try my best to make the family business bigger, but I always look forward to having someone I can rely on."

She raised her head, and stared directly at Du Wei with eyes like moonlight: "Women are like vines. No matter how strong they are, they will always find a big tree to live in. But I have been struggling so hard all these years, and there is no day when I truly happily ever after."

Du Wei was silent, and heard Mrs. Liszt whisper again: "I... haven't received flowers from others for a long time."

This moment. Du Wei suddenly did not know where the impulse came from. Haha laughed. Reach out and grab it among the flowers. Regardless of those stinging thorns. A handful of yellow thorn flowers were torn off. Handed it to Mrs. Liszt, smiled and said: "Flowers for the beauty, although the thorn flowers in this area are really not one-tenth of your beauty.".

"It's not about flowers. It's about the sender." Mrs. Liszt smiled sweetly. Delicate and charming: "If it is the Duke, you will give me the land. Even if it is just a bunch of hay. I am also very happy."

paused. A trace of pleading appeared on her face, and she said softly: "You... just refuse to call my name?"

In front of such a peerless stunner whose beauty is so beautiful that it can bring disaster to the country and the people, Du Wei is also a man after all, so his head gets hot. I couldn't help shouting in a low voice: "Mmm...Miss Lan."

"Well... you, you call me that. I'm very happy." Mrs. Liszt blushed. Lower your face.

With such a pink face, she slightly lowered her head shyly. This stunning style. It almost made Du Wei lose his mind. I exclaimed again and again in my heart: amazing!

There is a knife on the head of the word "severe color", no wonder the ancients in the previous life said "a concubine who rides the world of mortals laughs. No one knows that it is lychee". "A rage becomes a beauty". "Princes of Fenghuo Opera".

This woman, if she is beautiful to a certain extent. The lethality is really immeasurable.

"In my thirty years of life. You are the first man I have ever met with the most love." The Marquise said such a "bold" sentence. Du Wei couldn't help opening his mouth.

"Don't get me wrong." Mrs. Liszt said with a smile: "Although you are a little younger, you always have a temperament that seems to be born to be superior, no matter how you hide it. Even if you hide in the crowd. You can be spotted at a glance. I have never seen such a strange man as you in my life. Although I have not fallen in love with you yet, no matter how I think about it, I think you are really the best candidate for my husband. I In my whole life, what I admire is the kind of man who is extremely smart and strong. Now that I understand that I am a vine, I will naturally look for the strongest tree."

Du Wei interjected appropriately: "Unfortunately, my tree is just a sapling now."

The Marquise suddenly smiled slightly. Sighed. He took a deep look at Du Wei: "Do you really want me to give you the entire Liszt family. Are you willing to accept me?"

Du Wei was silent.

"You...how on earth are you willing to marry me?"

Mrs. Lister asked so bluntly. He even put aside all the hypocrisy without any consideration. Such a question, on the contrary, made Du Wei embarrassed.

He pondered for a while. Du Wei said leisurely: "Ma'am, you have a stunning beauty and beauty. I am afraid that there is no man in the world who will not be tempted by you. I... Of course I am no exception. To be honest, it is hard for me not to have a reverie for you. Only But... I am a person with a stubborn temper. No matter what, I don’t want my marriage to be an exchange! Even if it’s an exchange of any kind! Maybe say it. You will find it ridiculous. But I might as well tell you , Northwest hegemony, or the peak of power, I didn't take it to heart. After I came to this world, since I was sensible, I have been pursuing it with all my heart. It is nothing more than a simple 'freedom'! This ideal, maybe you I would think it is ridiculous, but I still insist on it. Until today, everything I have done, everything, and everything are all working hard for my ideal. The so-called freedom, of course I am not willing to be controlled by others! If even I If my marriage involves such a clichéd exchange of benefits, wouldn't my so-called 'freedom' become a joke?"

Mrs. Liszt stared wide-eyed and looked at Du Wei in surprise.

Du Wei said slowly: "It's not that you are not beautiful enough, nor is it that the conditions of the Liszt family are not attractive enough to attract me. It's just... I, a stupid guy, don't want that in my heart."

Mrs. Liszt savored the word "freedom" that Du Wei said carefully, and was silent for a long time.

At this moment, Du Wei's thoughts gradually became clear, and he slowly regained his sober thinking from the charm of Mrs. Liszt: "I invite you to dinner tonight for two reasons. The first is to treat you naturally. Thank you for the suggestion from Dardanelle's mouth. And the second..."

Glancing at Mrs. Liszt, seeing that the other party showed no resistance, Du Wei continued: "Miss Lan... what you worry about in your heart is nothing more than the future prosperity of the Liszt family. You must find a big tree to entrust. However, although I don't want to be this big tree, I am willing to find one for you! The marriage between families doesn't need you and me to complete it."

"What do you mean?" Mrs. Liszt frowned.

"I have a younger brother. His name is Gabriel." Du Wei said slowly: "I have the same father and mother. The only difference now is that his surname is still Luo Lin. I changed my surname to Rudolph. But my younger brother Fang is ten years old, but he is talented and intelligent. With my current status in the empire—although the Luo Lin family has already fallen, as long as I carefully guide him, he will definitely be able to rise to the top within twenty years. When the time comes, let alone tall. Earl's title. It may not be a difficult task. In addition, he is also a disciple of the Lan Hai sect, so of course his character and aptitude need not be said. Such a character will surely not humiliate the lady of the Liszt family."

Mrs. Liszt's eyes widened and she looked at Du Wei: "You...you mean...you mean to let your brother marry our family? But...but my little sister Angel is fifteen years old, and……"

"Fifteen is only five years behind Gabriel." Du Wei glanced at Mrs. Liszt. That means clearly: You are more than ten years older than me. Don't you still don't care?

"But. Angel will never agree. This girl is still treating you now...if she doesn't marry you, it's fine. If she is asked to marry your brother...she will definitely not agree."

Mrs. Lister said firmly.

Du Wei smiled: "An Qier is only fifteen years old, men and women. What does she know? She has a good impression of me now... um. She has a good impression of me. It's nothing more than hearing too many legendary stories, and it's just a girl Huaichun. I Being with her. The time of contact. Counting and counting. The total does not exceed three days. There are not three hundred sentences in total. When she is young and young, she will naturally understand that this kind of girlishness is not a real thing. Love. My younger brother is smart. He is famous in the imperial capital. He is definitely a good match for Miss Liszt."

"Okay!" Mrs. Liszt suddenly showed a hint of disappointment, and took a deep look at Du Wei: "Even if you reject me, you don't have to come up with such an idea!"

She suddenly leaned towards Du Wei. The originally soft and fragrant body was almost stuck in Du Wei's arms, and he looked up into Du Wei's eyes: "You! What are you doing to marry me?".

"Unless I fall in love with you..." Du Wei replied decisively.

"Okay!" Mrs. Liszt suddenly said in a resolute tone, word by word: "Du Wei! I will definitely find a way to make you fall in love with me!"

After finishing speaking, the woman stared deeply at Du Wei for a while, and the absoluteness in her eyes made Du Wei shudder.

Watching Mrs. Liszt turn and leave, Du Wei gently caressed the flowers, and suddenly withdrew his fingers, the fingertips had been scratched by the barbs, Du Wei looked down, and smiled wryly: "The thorny flower is really powerful. "

The moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and Du Wei stood alone in the garden. Mrs. Liszt's departure made him quite emotional.

"You...are you being too ruthless?" Semel's voice came from the back of my mind.

"how?"

"That little girl from the Liszt family, do you have the heart to put this kind of political marriage on such a poor and lovely girl? Besides, you know it well... At least now, she still misses you."

Du Wei was silent for a while, and suddenly a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Samel...my dear Sammel...you know, I recently read "General History of the Mainland", and there is a sentence in it that made me feel deeply. "

"……What?"

Du Wei took a deep breath, with indifference and solemnity on his face, and said lightly: "Many times, you proudly think that you have controlled your destiny, but in fact, you have been controlled by fate all along!"

Semel in the back of his mind was silent for a moment.

"Do you know who said this sentence?" Du Wei smiled lightly: "It's Aragorn Roland!"

"...But this woman named Liszt, she said she will make you fall in love with her."

Du Wei shrugged his shoulders, leaned close to a clump of brambles, sniffed it lightly, and said lightly, "We'll wait until the day I really fall in love with her!"

On the second day, the patience of the Messenger of the Grassland, Hanmoye, finally came to an end. Du Wei finally received the prince of the prairie.

Although sleeping in a tent for several days in a row, eating "takeaway" for several days, and worrying at night, the prince of the prairie lost some weight. But he seems to be in good spirits.

Du Wei adopted the suggestion Mrs. Lister said through Dardanelle's mouth. Instead of blindly waiting for the other party to surrender, she first hinted at her own conditions.

Sure enough, when Du Wei hinted that the empire could remove the 20,000 cavalry stationed on the grassland, this proposal immediately aroused Han Muye's strong interest.

"No matter what..." Du Wei clearly stated his position: "This clause must never be written on the credential contract! Even if you write it, I will not admit that it is a condition for us to pay! "

Du Wei's biggest concession is to promise that after the peace talks between the two parties are over, in the name of the Imperial Military Command, he will order the 20,000 cavalry to train long distances and come to Desa province. After that, he will find a few more excuses, Keep this cavalry forever.

Hanmoye was very interested in this tempting proposal, and didn't bother to pursue Du Wei's negligence.

And Du Wei finally "generously" hosted a dinner for the prairie country envoy. The emissary was no longer allowed to spend his own pocket to buy "takeaway".

The first meeting between the two can be described as a friendly and good atmosphere. After the meeting ended, Du Wei immediately found his staff member Philip, and asked him to discuss and draft a letter to Prince Chen and the Imperial Military Command.

"Proposals on Applying for the Abolition of Left-behind Cavalry Divisions in the Grasslands"

After seeing the title of the official document, Philip raised an objection. After all, the word abolition is too sensitive. Not only did the empire not fight back, but it also abolished the garrison in the opponent's territory after being beaten into the house by the prairie people just now. Call Tulip Duke a traitor!

"Why don't you change the word 'abolished' to... reorganization, or expansion." Philip smiled and said, "In this way, although the essence is the same, at least it sounds better."

"Okay, you can draft the document, how to write it best, and you are responsible for considering these issues." Du Wei simply threw the issue to Philip.

But at this moment, Philip suddenly raised a new question: "By the way... Regarding the treatment of the Messenger of the Grassland, Han Muye. My lord... I have an idea that came to me suddenly, although it sounds a bit nonsense. However, it may be useful. Miraculous effect."

"What?"

Philip's expression turned serious: "Great Snow Mountain! The people on the grassland regard the Great Snow Mountain as a god-like existence! Maybe we can use the Great Snow Mountain to make a fuss!"

Du Wei pursed his lips tightly, and took a careful look at Philip, as if he wanted to see something special from the face and eyes of this young staff member!

Daxueshan...

Du Wei thought to himself: Rodriguez told me a long time ago that Lan Hai is also a disciple of Daxueshan! Then this Blue Ocean University scholar actually sent 80 disciples to accompany me to the northwest, and asked me to abide by the test and try my best to prevent the grassland people from invading the empire.

Obviously, it is not purely "patriotic"! Definitely still meaningful!

These days, although Du Wei knew about the relationship between Lan Hai and Daxueshan, he didn't mention Daxueshan at all to the disciples that Lanhai entrusted to him. This Philip, although he has grown rapidly, is also a talent that Du Wei is optimistic about... However, Du Wei is still a little uncertain!

Philip, this young man, is he completely loyal to himself...or is he loyal to the blue ocean...or is he loyal to Daxueshan? !

Or, as a disciple of Lan Hai, is this Philip a simple citizen of the empire... or...

Did he already know some inside information about Daxue Mountain, but has been hiding it from himself?

(After writing this chapter, I feel that the role of Mrs. Liszt has become a little fuller, and she is no longer a weak image of the head of the house.

Pushing is not a problem, but when and how to push is the problem.

The pace of the plot will be accelerated later. ).