A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

Forced to be calm and deal with the female officer with a few words, Garlan hurried back to his palace.

All night, he tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.

As long as he thinks about doing that kind of thing like a demon at that time, Garlan will be extremely embarrassed.

For some reason, he panicked a little.

Vaguely, it seems that something... is about to get out of control.

For a long time, Heymos has unreservedly sent his love to him, and paid a lot for him, even to the point of giving up the battle for the throne for him.

Whether it was because of the importance Heymos held in his heart, or because of everything Heymos had done for him, he could not help but soften his heart when facing this man.

And the result of this kind of soft-heartedness is that the opponent presses every step of the way, and then, more and more pushes forward.

It made him more and more overwhelmed.

His feelings for Heymos are complicated.

Many, many different emotions were intertwined, so complicated that he couldn't figure it out himself.

But he never thought he would like Heymos.

Not to mention gender, he already has preconceived resistance.

Just talking about the things that happened in previous lives...

Yes, up to now, after experiencing so much, he has learned a lot of truth hidden in previous lives.

Whether it is his own death or the tragedy of Heymos' life, there are behind-the-scenes black hands behind the scenes.

Heymos was actually one of the victims.

Therefore, Garlan has almost let go of the fact that he was killed several times.

However, letting go is letting go.

He can become the best friend and the closest family member with Heymos without any suspicion.

But to become lovers with Heymos... No matter how I think about it, Garlan feels... very awkward.

Moreover, for love, the teenager who has lived for several lifetimes and has never had a relationship expressed it.

Do not understand.

I don't understand at all.

No sleep for one night.

The next day, when Garlan got up from the bed, there were two big dark circles on his face, which startled Taputi. He thought he was not feeling well, so he was busy calling the doctor.

With great difficulty, Garlan used the excuse of 'I've been overtired recently and caused insomnia' to deal with his female officer.

However, in this way, he was ordered by the female officer to stay in the palace for a day of rest today.

After lunch, Garlan, who somewhat recovered from his sleep in the morning, leaned lazily on the soft cushion.

Tal ran over to him and reported to him the progress of road construction on both sides of the royal city and the situation of the Commerce and Trade Department.

Half a month ago, the two major temples had sent carefully selected priests to the Commerce and Trade Department to take charge of some of the power.

Tual didn't care about power being shared, anyway, he was content with those shiny gold coins.

Moreover, he was not very interested in such things as formulating laws and regulations and adjudicating disputes between merchants. He felt that these things were really a headache, and now it was just a matter of handing them over to the priests.

Hmm~~ His Majesty must have felt sorry for him and had lost weight from exhaustion during this time, so he asked someone to help him.

The little chubby Tal, who had gotten fatter again, thought so contentedly.

Of course, secretly monitoring the activities of the priests of the two major temples in the trade department is essential.

Tal babbled about what the priests did during this period of time to Garlan, mainly focusing on the embarrassing things the priests did accidentally when they first came in. It was more like gossip than a report.

It's just that he spoke with great interest, but Garlan seemed a little absent-minded, his eyes lowered as if he was thinking about something, and suddenly interrupted his words midway.

"Tal, if it were you, what would make you want to kiss someone?"

Tal was stunned for a moment.

He scratched his head and said, "Uh... If you want to kiss her, you should like her."

Garlan felt his heart beat twice rapidly, he clenched his lips tightly, his mind was a little confused.

At this moment, a glass of juice with ice was handed over to him, interrupting his wild thoughts.

"I don't think so."

The female officer who brought him the juice spoke.

"Tal, do you want to kiss His Majesty?"

The little fat man's eyes lit up.

"miss you!"

He answered loudly and without hesitation.

If his majesty was willing to bestow this honor on him, he would be willing to kiss his toes even if he fell to the ground.

He looked at Garlan with sparkling eyes.

"So can I kiss you, Your Highness?"

Gallan: "..."

Does not.

Garlan shook his head resolutely.

So the little chubby dog ​​with sparkling eyes looking at its master wagging its tail desperately went down instantly.

"Your Majesty, there are many reasons for wanting to kiss someone, not only because of admiration, but also because of reverence, feeling of pity for each other, or feeling of pampering because you think the other person is cute."

The female officer standing aside spoke calmly and smiled slightly.

"For example, Your Majesty, whether it was when I was a child or now, I have always wanted to kiss you, but this is not because I am in love with you - presumably the reason why Tal wants to kiss you is not the same."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the lady chief is right, not only these, because the goddess Avdomir bestowed the desire for beauty in the world, so when I see beautiful things, I can't help but want to kiss them Express your admiration for it.”

The maid who was a follower of Avdomir followed behind the female officer and smiled and brushed a lock of long hair behind her ears.

She said: "For example, when many people see a beautiful flower in full bloom, they can't help but want to kiss the beautiful petals, can't they?"

"Hmm...that seems to be correct."

After hearing this, Garlan felt...their words seemed to make sense.

Even if you want to kiss each other, it doesn't mean you like each other.

There are many reasons and emotions that can lead to this thought.

Moreover, he only thought a little at that moment, and he must have been affected by the ambiguous atmosphere at that time.

It may also be because, as the maid said, the beautiful moonlight under the night caused a certain handsome man's beauty and hormones to burst, which made him confused for a while.

Well, so, it was all caused by the beautiful moonlight.

caused his illusion.

Thinking of this, Garlan immediately relaxed.

As soon as he relaxed, he felt a little sleepy.

After all, although I squinted for a while in the morning, I couldn't sleep well because of the pressure on my heart.

Now that he was relaxed, he said something to Taputi, and went straight back to the bedroom to catch up on sleep.

The female officer's eyes were shallow, and she smiled softly, watching her little majesty back to the bedroom.

She clasped her hands in front of her body, her posture was calm, and a strand of long hair fell down her cheeks, which further accentuated her beautiful appearance.

It was only after Garlan's figure disappeared that Taputi turned his head.

She turned her head to look in a certain direction, and smiled, a smile that was extremely gentle in another sense.

That smile made Tal's scalp tingle for some reason.

Uh... the direction Mr. Taputi is looking at... that direction seems to be... the direction of Mr. Heymos' palace?

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Seeing that a month is about to pass, after a long time of busy work, the Legion finally successfully completed the military reform.

Heymos had a little time to spare.

He has been quite depressed lately.

After that night, although he was still very busy, he could occasionally find time to go back to the palace.

But for some reason, every time he wanted to see Garlan, he always missed it by mistake.Even if they finally met, it won't be long before Garlan will have something to deal with, and during this period, the female officer and maid will always be by her side.

What made him even more puzzled was that he thought that after that incident, Garlan, who should have been more or less enlightened, would react a little strangely when he saw him.

However, no.

The boy looked at him calmly, the same as before, without any change.

It made Heymos extremely unhappy to think of the great opportunity that night was ruined.

At that time, he had already raised his hands, and just waiting for Garlan to kiss him, he immediately turned his back on the guest and completely put aside his struggling restraint.

He wanted to push the boy to the point where he had no way out.

No matter what method is used, even if it is to make him cry, it must force Garlan to admit the fact that he is already a little bit attracted to him, and force him to accept himself.

however……

……

Tsk, that damned night bird!

As a result, now, not to mention that the relationship has advanced, it has even regressed a bit.

I don't know if it was his illusion, but he always felt that Taputi was intentionally or unintentionally preventing himself from being alone with Garlan.

There was something vaguely hidden in the nearly perfect ceremonial smile she gave herself.

Is she also...

Heymos felt it couldn't go on like this.

In five days he was leaving for Kanal.This trip, I am afraid it will take several months or even more than half a year to come back.

If during this period of time, Taputi instilled any bad ideas in Garlan...

With Garlan's slowness, his hints and temptations probably won't have any effect at all, and it seems that a decisive battle is still required.

"Your Excellency Heymos, another batch of battle armor has arrived today, and I have already..."

Just as Heymos was thinking about how to fight head-on, someone walked in and reported to Heymos on the military supplies delivered today.

The long light black hair was tied up high behind her head, and the female knight in leather armor stood upright in front of Heymos.

During the reconstruction of the legion, Fataya defeated many male knights with strength and became a member of Heymos.

Although controversial, Heymos has always only cared about whether his subordinates are capable enough, and nothing else matters.

The dissatisfaction of those failed male knights was no different to the barking of a prodigal dog to him.

And Fataya, who has been discriminated against by everyone in the city guard because of her gender, rejected by her colleagues, and suppressed by her superiors, finally got her dream opportunity to go to the battlefield.

So during this time, she acted harder than anyone else.

And for Lord Heymos who didn't care about her gender, recognized her strength and was willing to give her a chance, she was not only grateful, but also very respectful.

Heymos looked at Fataya, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

"Fataya."

"Yes?"

Thinking that Heymos was going to give a mission, the female knight looked serious and listened carefully.

"What did Suo Jia do when he wooed you?"

"……what?"

Fataya, who listened carefully to the order, was on the spot.

"Answer me, this is an order."

"Yes, yes! Uh, this, that..."

Even the female knight, who has always acted neatly, stammered a bit when she was forced to discuss with her superiors how she was courted by her lover.

Fataya repeatedly told herself in her heart, calm down, be calm, as long as a subordinate who obeys military orders answers questions.

She stabilized her mind, suppressed her embarrassment, quickly adjusted her mentality, and opened her mouth to answer.

"The location is in a house, a house he bought in Wangcheng."

"He covered the house with flowers in advance, and then someone notified me that he had something important to ask me, and he lied to me."

"When I went in, I was startled when I saw the flowers all over the room. At this moment, he suddenly appeared behind me, and then knelt down to me with flowers in his hands..."

Even if he told it in a serious tone, Fataya couldn't continue.

Heymos didn't force it, but asked her after pondering for a while.

"Is this approach exciting?"

Fataya thought for a while and answered seriously.

"To be honest, that kind of situation is really easy to move, otherwise I wouldn't accept him so easily."

"What kind of flower?"

"A fiery rose."

"Why not other flowers? Because you like them?"

"No, I don't really like it."

Fataya shook her head.

"But the red rose is said to be the flower that Avdomir, the goddess of love and beauty, watered for the blood and tears of her beloved boy. In the language of flowers, it symbolizes passionate love, unswerving love until death The heart of admiration, so, when courting others, this kind of flower will be used."

"...Well, I see."

Heymos said, standing up.

"I'm going back to the palace. I'll stay there for the next two days. I'll leave the statistics of the military supplies sent to you."

"Yes, Your Excellency."

In this way, the two completed the conversation in a serious tone that looked like they were discussing military affairs, which was actually asking about the method of courtship.

Heymos got up immediately, without telling anyone, and without bringing any confidant guards, he just returned to the palace secretly.

On the way back to the royal city on horseback, he carefully thought about the location of the decisive battle for a long time.

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In the evening, the sun has not yet set, and there is still heat from the noon.

However, the night wind had already picked up, bringing with it a moist atmosphere from the distant sea, making the temperature at this time much more comfortable than at noon.

Not long ago, Garlan ended his meeting with Prime Minister Zuo in the small court.

Although Zuo Sixiang was firmly opposed to the war at the beginning, after the big court meeting, he chose to remain silent.

In silence, he assisted Tal to complete the preparations before the army set off.

The ability of Prime Minister Zuo, whom Garlan valued and promoted, was beyond doubt. With his assistance, various preparations for the army's expedition were completed earlier than expected.

After nearly a month of busy work for this expedition, Garlan also felt exhausted.

So, his old problem happened again.

Taking advantage of Ximuer and the personal guards not paying attention, he sneaked away, and once again made his high priest very angry.

Shaking off the crowd, he came to a remote corner of the courtyard. The young man was lying on the grass with his hands behind his head, and the growing night wind blew his golden-like long hair.

He comfortably looked at the sky like a fire cloud gradually being ignited, enjoying the rare leisure time.

At this time, there was a sudden eagle cry in the sky.

A black eagle hovered above him with its wings outstretched, making a short chirping sound.

Garlan looked at the black hawk Anu, and suddenly understood why Heymos could always find him quickly.

The guy fouled.

He sat up a little unhappily, and Anu folded his wings and landed gently on his arm, and a note was tied to his leg.

Opening it, it was Heymos's handwriting.

Heymos said that he was waiting for him in a certain place, and he had something very important to find him.

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In the depths of the golden palace, there is an exquisite palace.

Unlike other majestic stone palaces, this palace is entirely carved from precious ebony wood.

The entire palace is not big, small and exquisite, like a work of art.

The cylindrical window sills are full of complex hollow carvings, or depicting the legends of the gods, or a certain scenic spot in Aaron Landis, or flowers and trees, which look lifelike.

Ornaments of pure gold adorn it.

Rosewood is extremely rare and rare, almost equal to malachite.But it is this kind of rare rosewood carved furniture that can be found everywhere in the palace. They are placed in it, with a satin-like luster on the surface, and the faint fragrance from it surrounds this small palace.

This precious ebony palace was built by King Aaron Landis several generations ago, in order to make his beloved concubine smile, he searched for countless rare woods all over the country, and spent countless property.

During the reign of this extravagant and lustful king, the people of Aaron Landis lived in extreme hardship, but he completely turned a blind eye to it and only cared about having fun with his concubine.

In the end, even his son couldn't bear it anymore, and with the support of all the noble ministers, he was forced to abdicate.

The king was imprisoned in a side hall outside the palace and died in depression.

However, this beautiful and exquisite palace like a work of art has been preserved and has become a scene in the palace.

The wooden palace is set in a beautiful courtyard full of trees and flowers.

Next to it, a small artificial spring waterfall flows down and splashes in the clear lake water.

Even the pavilions by the lake and the gazebos under the springs and waterfalls are all made of precious agarwood.

When Garlan came here, the sun was slowly sinking into the horizon.

The majestic Huoshaoyun rolled in the sky, as if a fiery flame had burned half of the sky red.

This exquisite wooden palace reflects the fiery red light, as if shrouded in red flames.

In a previous life, this precious palace was wiped out in a fire, causing countless people to sigh.

And the cause of the fire...

Looking at the familiar scene in front of him, the memory of a certain life of the boy was awakened from the depths of his mind.

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Well, he seems to know what Heymos's so-called important thing is.

Garlan stood in front of the scene of his death in a certain life, expressionless.