Turn into Earl Lolita

Seeing Shirley being taken away by the queen, Princess Adalia and her father smiled apologetically, and then ran out.Emperor Fafnir III was left alone in a mess in his office.

"Let's go, let's go, let's go, please be busy."

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In the imperial capital, the news that Shirley had arrived finally reached the Principality of Friedland. At this time, the Duke was sitting at his breakfast table enjoying the breakfast carefully prepared by the chef.

"I didn't expect that little girl to go by water. It's really unexpected. However, it's really unbelievable that Li Huamei is from Aalborg."

He has also heard about what those warships are like. At first they were normal, they were all wooden ships. Although they were a bit bigger and had stronger firepower, it was not incomprehensible, but now, they were all iron-clad ships. The big piece of iron can float in the water, and it can run faster than ordinary wooden boats. I really don't know where this little girl got it.

"My lord, do you want to take advantage of this?" The young man who was having breakfast with the Duke at the side joined his right hand and made a downward cutting movement. It goes without saying that he wanted to put Xue Li on to death.

"This can't kill her. Don't forget, there is this kind of navy in the north, which will block many threats from the northern orcs. We have been suppressed by the orc and elf navy for too long. If we have this kind of navy, we will continue to suppress , many earls in the north will not agree."

The Duke still knows the independent earls in the north very well.So with these ironclad ships, it is still impossible to bring down Shirley. However, it is not completely impossible, such as Li Huamei, such as Yue Yun, such as Zhao Yun, such as that Li Xiuning.Although I don't know what method Xueli used to get them all under her command, but as long as they are human, they will have desires. He doesn't believe that at this time, they can't be drawn under his command.

And if he had such elite soldiers, he would be sure to take down all the royal families in the imperial capital.There was a gleam of ambition in his eyes.

"How is the preparation of the people I asked you to arrange? Go to the north as soon as possible, and try to recruit some of Earl Shirley's generals. Don't be afraid of money. I remember that there are many beauties among them. If it's not enough, it's okay to use beautiful men. .Don’t be stingy. Remember, when they come, they can give us much more than we give.”

What Shirley relies on is these soldiers under her command, these generals, as long as they are poached away, what kind of waves can a little girl make.This wave is called dredging from the bottom of the pot.

Imperial Capital Volume: Chapter 29 The first official audience (two chapters published together)

Let’s not mention the royal breakfast, how expensive the royal family eats, but it opened her eyes. First, she was asked to cut the cake. It was very strange at first, why did she eat the cake before dinner, but looking at the huge cake, she could also I understand, after all, this giant cake can make their group full.

As a result, she moved the knife and found out what kind of cake it was. It was just a cake mold, and inside it was a roasted golden whole lamb. After cutting the whole lamb, she found that there was a roast goose hidden in the belly of the lamb. , When the roast goose was cut open, it was found that there was a roast chicken inside. After the roast chicken was cut open again, it was found that it was filled with various fruits.

What is this fancy food? Apart from eating a lamb leg, a lamb chop, and a chicken leg, she didn't eat much.However, the best thing is the juice here. Although I can’t name it, it has a sweet and slightly sour taste, which is really appetizing.

However, if it is strange, there are also some strange things, that is, this time it was said to be a family banquet, but only the princess and her were invited to the banquet, the two princes did not attend, and even their wives did not come.This made Shirley a little curious.

However, her curiosity didn't last long. When she returned home, Adalia told her what she knew. Because of the issue of the throne, her two royal brothers were incompatible. This time, in order to take care of her, she also The two of them were not allowed to come over.

Xueli knew that this was not the whole reason. Judging from Zhuge Liang's guess, the two princes would probably not like her, after all, she had provoked a prince in the northern border.The duke of the Principality of Friedland in the north doesn't like him too much.

In addition, if the two princes want to successfully succeed to the throne, how can they do without the support of the Principality of Friedland, so naturally they will not have a good impression of themselves.

And when she lived in the imperial city when she was young, those two princes had already grown up and went out to start their own mansions, so they didn't treat her as kindly as princesses, emperors and empresses.

Back at the princess's house, they rested for a whole day. According to their plan yesterday, it was time to formally meet with many earls who came to the imperial capital to report their duties in the meeting hall today.

These earls are different from the dukes, most of them are entrusted by the royal family. In the words of the princess, although most of them have taken refuge in the nearby duchies, they still have to obey the orders of the royal family in name, which is why those duchies dare not Reasons to betray the Empire at will.

"Miss, today you are going to have a face-to-face conversation with those nobles in the conference hall. Please be sure to maintain a noble demeanor. Don't cause trouble."

Smiling and blinking, she placed her small palm on the back of Fuya's hand that was holding her own.

"Don't worry, sister, I won't cause trouble. Besides, I will save face for those nobles and won't cause conflicts with them."

Looking at Shirley who made the vow, Fuya felt that there should be no problem. After all, her own lady is also very well-behaved in daily life. Although she may lack some etiquette, she is still young after all, and those nobles should not care about such details with her. .

The road was not long. She walked the road once yesterday, and walked it again today. Xue Li soon arrived at the palace she visited yesterday under the guidance of the guards.At this moment, under the leadership of a maid, she finally came to the meeting hall that she hadn't seen yesterday.

Unlike her chamber in Aalborg, no, it should be said that there is no comparison. This chamber is at least several times more powerful than hers.At this time, there were already dozens of nobles standing inside.

Emperor Fafnir III was sitting on the throne, gazing at the many nobles below with a serious look. If you look carefully, only when Shirley came in, his expression eased a little.But soon changed back again.

Outside the door, she heard the sound of her entering the meeting hall. Shirley walked into the meeting hall in three steps at a time. Just as she was about to salute, she heard Fafnir III speaking on the throne.

"Earl Shirley is still young, so this salute can be avoided."

Eh?What kind of development is this? Didn’t you say that you have to salute properly? She learned it several times at the dining table yesterday, and you can’t even use it today?

There was a little commotion among the nobles at this time, but seeing the emperor on the throne and the little girl below, they didn't touch the bad luck here.After all, they have other important things to talk about, so why waste time on such trivial matters.

Seeing that those nobles were not fooled, Fafnir III remained calm and turned his attention to Shirley.

"Earl Shirley is still young, so I'll have to wait until after the job report. Just talk to me alone. Here, let's talk about other counties..."

"Your Majesty, it may be unfair to other nobles that you protect Earl Shirley so much."

At this time, a middle-aged nobleman in a purple robe walked out from the crowd, and after looking at Shirley contemptuously, he spoke.

"This time in the northern border, Earl Shirley set off wantonly, not only annexing a large number of other lords' territories, but also driving those lords and nobles out of their territories. This behavior is already serious..."

"Stop, Mr. nobleman, I don't know which nobleman you said that I wantonly went to war. Is what you said a little unfair?"

Just waiting for this little girl to refute her nobleman, just as she was about to speak, she heard an unhappy voice from above the throne.

"Earl Bod, this is only a matter within the northern border. If you are far away in the imperial capital, don't discuss the issue there, and I will discuss this matter with Shirley later."

"Father, I think it's better to clarify this matter here. Earl Shirley is now a nobleman in five counties, and her troops are even more invincible in the northern border. I believe that she will give us a satisfactory answer."

These words seemed to be speaking nicely to her, but it was a huge pitfall. Shirley looked at this young man who could stand next to the emperor. Judging from his position, he must be one of the two princes. Unexpectedly, he was so impatient and jumped out so quickly.

The most ridiculous thing is that when he was suppressed by those nobles as the royal family, this person from the royal family actually joined them for his own self-interest.

"Elder brother's words are so unreasonable. The emperor has already said that if Xue Li is to speak alone, we, the courtiers, just listen to it. Why bother about it."

Are you trying to excuse her?No, these words are to hand the knife to those nobles, so that these nobles will jump out against her and against the emperor, and at the same time point the finger of the emperor and her at the eldest prince who spoke at the beginning.

Shirley took a deep look at the second prince. He was really a man who couldn't be judged by his appearance. He obviously inherited the queen's beauty, but he did such a thing that makes relatives and enemies happy. What's wrong with his brain.

Is this the legend that the cerebellum is half developed and the brain is not developed at all?Are you really out of your mind when making a decision?And the most exasperating thing is that when these two people dug a hole for her, they didn't forget to dig a hole for each other.

Fafnir III looked at the two sons below, he would not be able to see this kind of thing, but now the problem came, the palms and backs of the hands were all flesh, what else could he do.

"Both of you, shut up. I'll take care of Shirley's matter myself, and I will do it myself. Now I still have to listen to the reports of other lords."

The severe reprimand made the two princes dare not say anything more for a while, but Earl Bode, as a great nobleman, didn't stop there, or he didn't intend to let Shirley go so simply.

"Your Majesty, what the two princes said is also reasonable. Why can't we solve Earl Shirley's problem here, send troops wantonly, and still talk nonsense here. Is this the bearing that an earl should have?"

This is considered to be bombarding her, including His Majesty the Emperor?Shirley looked at the nobleman in front of her with a sneer, waiting for his picture to be seen.

"What did she say just now? She asked me what kind of soldiers she sent out, saying that I didn't investigate, which was not fair? Then I will ask, what is going on with the Earl of Odos and the Earl of Dhaka? Yes, what about the Earldom of Polidna and Earl of Bolink that you newly acquired? The former ones were snatched from other lords by sending troops, while the latter ones were recovered immediately after the orcs retreated. .I didn’t say that you and the orcs are having trouble in private, it’s already very good, why, don’t you still say that I’m not fair.”

"Oh, it's really ridiculous, this is fair? Why didn't you jump out when Count Odos attacked me in Aalborg, and why didn't you come out when Count Dhaka attacked me. Now come out and want to do something Good people, it also depends on whether the two people who ask you to help have that ability."

Earl Theodos, that idiot, was almost ashamed of being beaten by himself. As for the Earl of Dhaka, he has now bought a house in Badler City and has become a rich man.It is said that he just married a young wife and is living a small life with you and me. Do you have time to talk to them?

"Shut up, no matter what, the Earl of Ordos is the territory of Earl Theodos. If you still think that you are the Earl of the Fafnir Empire, you must return the territory to him instead of claiming it as you do now." For myself..."

"Shut up, you want me to return the territory, yes, send troops to fight, why don't you take your personal guards, and then form a joint force, come to my northern border and we will fight with real swords and guns Let's fight, let me see if you have the ability to defeat my troops. Get the territory back for Earl Theodos."

"Little girl, to be so vulgar, to utter wild words in front of His Majesty, I see... I don't think you know how powerful our empire's elite are."

Earl Bode was so offended by Shirley's blunt rebuttal. It's not that he has never encountered dissidents before, but this is the first time he has encountered such blunt and direct ones.Cooperate with your troops, you can do whatever you want here.Are you really not paying attention to other lords?

"Well, the little girl Xue Li is quite cute like this, that's right, she is usually well-behaved, and I am really worried that you will not be able to control the territory well. Seeing you like this, I can be relieved."

Contrary to Earl Bode's expectations, Fafnir III did not reprimand Shirley for her disrespect in front of the palace, but praised her instead.Is this really going to protect the shortcoming to the end?But do you really think he is not prepared for anything?

"Your Majesty, I don't think such a large-scale annexation of the northern border is a good thing. Instead, it will cause other lords to follow suit. When the northern border becomes chaotic, it will have a very serious impact on our rule in the northern border. Besides, Earl Shirley is still young, I think she can return her territory to other lords, as for her, she is studying territory management here in the imperial capital..."

"It's funny, it's really funny. You said that I don't know how to manage, so you eat up the development of the Earl of Ordos? Also, it's a good idea to return the territory. I still say that, if I have the ability, I will send troops to fight Come back, if you don’t have the ability, just stay with me honestly.”

"Hey, this kind of territory issue, I think it's better to let it go for a while. Earl Shirley, Earl Bird, don't worry, in fact, it is not a big deal in terms of territory. After all, there is a possibility of discussion. Your Majesty, Let me say one thing, this is extremely important to the development of our entire empire."

Different from Shirley's curiosity, Fafnir III showed great vigilance towards this man who stepped out of the crowd and interrupted Shirley's quarrel with Earl Bird.

This nobleman and the Earl of Bode are in an alliance that advances and retreats together. If he comes out at this time, what good can he do.

"Your Majesty, I heard that Earl Shirley has salt-making technology, which plays an extremely important role in the economic development of our entire empire. I suggest that Earl Shirley can hand over the salt-making technology to our empire, so that our economy There will be a big jump in development."

While speaking, he raised his eyebrows slightly at Shirley, "How about it, His Majesty the Emperor protects you so much, don't you even want to hand over a single skill of making salt?"

Moral kidnapping?It turned out that the real big pit was here, and the front was aggressive, forcing him to protect Shirley, and then he tried to beg for the salt-making technique.

In fact, their goal was not those territories from the beginning, because they all knew that it was impossible to return this territory issue. They just kidnapped Shirley in order to lure him, and then took advantage of his protection for her, thus Get Saltwork.

But if he let his little girl be cheated so easily, what kind of emperor would he be? Fafnir III looked at the two nobles with a sneer.

"If I want Shirley's salt-making technology, can I also take any good technology from your various territories in the future? For example, sugar production in some territories in the south, salted fish in some territories in the west, and salted fish in some territories in the east. Cotton yarn, do you also need to give it to me? After all, these are very important to the economic development of our empire."

If you want to tie up his little girl, that's fine, but you also need to see if you have the ability to provoke public anger. Once you do something and break the bottom line, what will happen in the future is unknown.

"His Majesty..."

"Okay, let's put this matter aside for now. The salt making technique, my empire is so large, can't it allow a lord to have some means of making a living?"

At this time, Earl Bode glanced at the many lords who planned to join forces to exert pressure, but they remained silent at the side.As Fafnir III said, many of them have their own means of livelihood in their territories.Impossible to hand over to the royal family.If this is really used to force Aalborg to hand over the salt-making technique, then in the future, who can guarantee that the royal family will not put their hands in their pockets.

These bastards flinched back at this moment. Earl Bird looked at Shirley who stuck out her tongue at him, and his face twitched involuntarily.

The matter will not end so easily. The technology of salt making is not just a chicken that lays golden eggs, but a gold mine that looks like a gold mine. How could it be possible for a little girl in the north to hold it.

Imperial Capital Roll: Chapter 30 Salt

"I don't understand why those nobles would target me so much. My development in the northern border seems to have nothing to do with them."

Under the ingenious maneuvers of Emperor Fafnir III, the discussion was concluded, and the conflicts among many nobles were temporarily resolved.This allowed those earls who were still willing to obey the royal family to have a little bit of cohesion.

However, Shirley, who followed the emperor back to the office, looked at the two princes who also came together with a displeased expression.She was obviously beaten by the lords of the northern border on the royal boat, so why did the two princes turn their elbows outward.

"You two, can't you see what Earl Bode's idea is? Shirley's refined salt can be donated at will."

On the surface, it seems that they asked Shirley to contribute the salt-making technology to the royal family, but what it is actually is to dig the foundation of their royal family. The foundation of the Fafnir Empire is the centripetal force of the various lords to the royal family.But if the royal family forcibly took Shirley's salt-making skills away for profit, what would the other lords think of the royal family?

"Okay, don't talk about those fake reasons, I don't know what you are thinking, so don't look for reasons here."

Isn't it just seeing the vast market of refined salt and the miracle of Shirley's salt-making skills, so they used their brains that they shouldn't have, but is this what they should do as a royal family?

Glancing at the two princes angrily, they are really the kind that mud can't support the wall, their foreheads are as high as the sky, but their eyes only look at the bottom of their feet.

"Father, salt is a huge profit. If we don't take advantage of this opportunity to get the salt franchise, it will be difficult for us to have better opportunities in the future."

It should be the eldest prince who still insists on his own opinion in the face of the emperor's censure. Maybe he has selfishness, but he is not all selfish.

"Oh, you're still reasonable? You don't know what refined salt is, right? Earl Bod and the others will allow that kind of refined salt to flood into the market, or you will be willing to flood the market with a large amount of refined salt to curb the price of salt. ?”

Refined salt, this is a hard currency on the mainland, sometimes even more precious than gold, why did Earl Bode have to suppress Shirley, suppressing Shirley's refined salt, is it not because of the influx of Shirley's refined salt into the market , disrupted the market price, and caused his wealth to shrink a lot, that's why he suddenly launched an attack today.

"Father, I think what my brother said is a bit one-sided, but if this refined salt is in the hands of our royal family, it will have a better effect."

Fafnir III looked at the second prince coldly, and before he could say anything later, he said, "Yes, it is an important material that can communicate and trade with other countries and forces. Don't you Do you really think that the spices purchased from those merchants are bought with gold coins? Do you think the elves are not smart?"

Elves are a race that can live for thousands of years, or even longer. You can say that they are naive and always want to be kind to others, but if you think they are weak and deceitful, look at those empires that once thought so, and how many are successful? Survive the revenge of the elves.

Especially in their previous empire, because the nobles fell in love with elf slaves, they were landed by the elves from the sea and fought all the way to the imperial capital. It was also at that time that the ancestors unified the general territory of the current Fafnir Empire.

Later, after several generations of hard work, such a huge territory came to be, so he has been telling himself to have enough awe for the elves.

"This time, the nobles headed by Earl Bode are attacking Shirley. To put it bluntly, they are coveting the salt-making technique in her hands. What is the territorial issue? Have they ever cared about the northern territory?"

Under the reprimand of Emperor Fafnir III, the two princes could only look at each other, and then confessed to the emperor, only to hear Fafnir III speak in a dissatisfied tone.

"Hmph, why apologize to me, apologize to Shirley, this time she was targeted. What? Feel ashamed?"

Regarding his two sons, Fafnir III said that he really has no brains at all. Shirley is a proper royal family. Whether in the eyes of them or the lords outside, she represents the royal family.In the end, these two guys actually helped outsiders beat their own family members, how could this not be chilling.

"Your Majesty, you are a prince after all, so I don't want to..."

"Little girl, I know you are soft-hearted, but they must apologize for this matter."

She was interrupted by the emperor before she could finish her sentence, Xue Li could only stick out her tongue helplessly, looking at the two princes with tangled faces, finally they both gritted their teeth and finally bowed their heads to admit their mistakes.Although she is unwilling, Shirley still seems to be pouring cold water in the dog days, feeling refreshed from head to toe.

As for what these two princes are thinking, heh, they haven't become emperors yet, and when they become emperors, they don't know what they will develop into, so why should they be afraid of them?

"Xue Li, remember, about the salt-making technique, don't tell others, especially be careful of those nobles, they will use all means to find your means of making salt, so be careful of their secret tricks."

"Well, I see, please rest assured, I will be careful."

After that, Fafnir III listened to Shirley's report, with a slight smile on his face.It's peaceful here, but not so good on the other side.

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"Too much bullying, too much bullying, this Shirley is simply unreasonable, and even sent troops to fight, do you really think I dare not send troops?"

Earl Bod was annoyed by Shirley several times in the conference hall, if he hadn't been in front of the emperor, he would have sent troops on the spot.How could a little girl be so rude to him.

"My lord, please calm down the wrath of Thunder."

"That's right, my lord, don't be angry, isn't it just a small Aalborg? Don't worry, I have found a lot of mercenaries according to your previous plan. This time I used hundreds of gold coins and recruited several Wan Dajun, promise to take Aalborg in minutes."

After hearing the words of the two confidants, Earl Bode did not immediately order to send troops, but frowned slightly, and then said: "I remember Earl Theodos is in the imperial capital, find a way to disclose these things to him."

Is it necessary to disclose it to other earls, or to an earl who was beaten and escaped all the way?