Guidebook for the Dark Duke Chapter 84: Tit for **** for tat

The Duke of Rand looked at Evan coldly. He had noticed this person from the beginning, but he didn't really take him seriously. He thought it was a secretary beside Oram, but he looked at him. Now that he dares to speak, it is obvious that his guess is wrong.

"Who are you?" His tone was very cold, but the corners of his eyes kept focusing on Lord Orlam and Duke Wilson who were standing beside him.

Evan nodded politely: "My name is Evan Bruce, and I'm a pastor."

"Pastor?" Duke Rand's expression was almost sarcastic: "What are you doing here? Are you here to pray?"

Evan's expression remained unchanged in the face of Duke Rand's rudeness.

Seeing him so calm, Duke Rand felt that this person was a little interesting, and raised his eyebrows and said, "Why are you asking this? Don't you want to officiate his funeral?"

After speaking, Duke Rand laughed, as if he had told a very funny joke, but everyone else had a cold face, and no one showed any expression.

Seeing that none of them responded, Duke Rand also felt bored and stopped his laughter.

"Of course I am not qualified to preside over His Majesty's funeral." Evan's tone was still very calm: "It's just that I am very puzzled, since the king has passed away, as His Majesty's brother, why is the first thing that comes to mind not for the king? Your Majesty presides over the funeral, but to contain Lord Oram?"

Evan is not actually a mean person, but at this moment, in the face of such a scene, he has to say such words, Duke Rand is very suspicious, only to stimulate Rand to the maximum extent Duke, the more fearless he behaves, the more doubts in Duke Rand's heart will be, and the more time they will gain.

The Duke of Rand was really enraged by Evan's remarks, and he even wanted to rush to fight Evan, but was fortunately stopped by Lord Oram's bodyguard.

"What are you doing?" Lord Oram looked at Duke Rand with a half-smiling smile: "Pastor Bruce is just asking you a question. If you don't want to answer, then don't answer. It's too ungentlemanly to do so. , does not match your identity."

Duke Rand looked at Lord Orlam viciously, pushed away the restraint of the guards, and glared at Evan again, his gloomy expression made Evan's heart skip a beat.

"You will pay for your stupidity sooner or later!" Duke Rand dropped such a sentence with a gloomy expression, this time he didn't stop any longer and left quickly.

The Duke of Rand is gone, and Lord Oram has been watching him leave, but Evan is relieved. The character of the Duke of Rand is a little involved in the original text, and he has been racking his brains these days. What I just thought of, I just hope that my provocation just now will have some effect.

The Duke of Rand is back in his army, and his second-in-command hastily greeted him.

"Lord Duke, are you okay?" Now Duke Rand is the center of their group. If something goes wrong, I'm afraid they will die without a place to be buried.

Duke Rand's expression was very gloomy. He glanced at his deputy and did not speak, but his deputy broke out in a cold sweat.

"Don't move for now, send some people back to London to stabilize the situation." Duke Rand said after a long time.

The deputy was a little puzzled by his order: "Are we going to give up the arrest here?" The duke was determined to win Lord Orlam's castle, but suddenly he had to transfer someone back to London. Is it really necessary? Have you given up on capturing Lord Orlam?

"Humph!" Duke Rand sneered, looking at the gradually brightening sky, and said in a low voice, "Of course I won't give up, Oram wants to use a calm performance to make me vigilant against damage, but it's a pity that he is by his side. That priest was too eager for quick success and even wanted to provoke me. They deliberately displayed calmness, and there must be no back-up. Now I don't have many guards, so I don't need to waste time in this place. Now other princes and nobles It still needs to be dealt with, so you can take some people back first."

Duke Rand is not a stupid person to be able to do this. On the contrary, he is still very suspicious. For Evan, an unknown priest, the sudden abnormal and almost provocative behavior, at the beginning After his anger passed, he really thought of this.

The deputy was so convinced of Duke Rand's judgment that he immediately sent a slightly shameful compliment.

"You are really the smartest person I have ever met. It's just those people in London. If I didn't see you, I'm afraid I wouldn't be easily controlled by my subordinates."

What the deputy is talking about is a very real problem. London's aristocrats have eyes above the top, and a small deputy can't convince the public.

The Duke of Rand thought for a moment, now that Lord Oram is basically a turtle in a urn, just need to attack the castle, and things here can be solved, but things in London are more complicated...

"Alright, then you can stay here and I'll go back to London." The Duke of Rand finally made a decision, but his decision made all his previous efforts in vain.

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Lord Oram and his party returned to the castle, but found that several gentlemen who were supposed to return to the room were waiting in the living room. When they saw them coming in, they immediately greeted them.

"Lord, what does the Duke of Rand say?" asked a gentleman who was fairly close to Lord Oram.

Lord Oram pursed his lips and said in a low voice: "It's nothing, it's just a few old sayings, it's just that my relationship with him has reached this point, and what comes out of his mouth, do you think it's okay? Is there any credibility?"

The expression of the person who asked the question couldn't help but stagnate, and the original words could not go on. Now the situation is so serious, Prince George is far away, even Duke Wilson, who is in charge of the army, is in prison at this time. , what Lord Oram had promised before, others may believe, but he has doubts.

"Lord Lord." He pursed his dry lips: "Although Duke Rand is more extreme, I think he is very cautious this time, you..."

Before he finished speaking, Lord Oram interrupted him with a wave and looked at him with a sneer: "What's the matter? Do you want to join Rand?"

The man was shocked by Lord Oram's eyes and broke into a cold sweat. Looking at the indifferent guard standing behind Lord Oram, he suddenly realized that his fate was indeed in the hands of the person in front of him. Now that he is really tied to Lord Oram's chariot, he can only follow him.

"No no no..." The man took a few steps back: "The Duke of Rand has done something against the law, and now that His Majesty the King has passed away, I will support Prince George to the death."

Lord Oram looked at him with a half-smile, with a sarcastic expression in his eyes: "Okay, you don't have to explain, just get on it!"

As soon as Lord Oram finished speaking, the man immediately left in a state of embarrassment. Looking at their slightly anxious backs, a dim light flashed in Evan's eyes.

This is the advantage of power, this is the advantage of mastering the fate of others, and now he is just a man who is forced to control his fate, and the only one who can grasp it is Duke Wilson.

"Now these people have dissent, I really don't know if they can hold on to this evening." Lord Oram said sarcastically.

Duke Wilson frowned, and there was a hint of gloom on his indifferent face: "Don't worry, these people are just a mob. You can send a few more people to guard the hall. They don't dare to take their lives."

Lord Oram slightly hooked his lips. Duke Wilson was telling the truth, but he didn't know whether the truth was a good thing or a bad thing.

After this incident, several of them still dare not go back to rest. This time they completely angered Duke Wilson. Although his doubts about the backup have been eliminated, there is no doubt that his attack on the castle will increase. This plan Originally it was a double-edged sword, but they could only choose this path at this time, otherwise it would be a death anyway.

As expected, an hour later, there was a fierce fight outside the wall. Even Evan was a little frightened when he sat in the living room, but the nobles hiding in the bedroom didn't even take their heads. No one came out to find out what was going on.

These people are at the center of the political storm, they know the truth of keeping oneself safe, so no one wants to be the first one, because even if Lord Oram loses in the end, the Duke of Rand will not execute it like this. There are many nobles, they are at most expelled from the center of power, but their lives can be preserved, but if they are in line with Lord Oram, then they are afraid that their lives will be lost.

Lord Oram is very clear about the abacus of these people, so he did not force anything. For him, these people are actually more of a hostage, because after all, for the Duke of Rand, the most important thing is not It is not to eradicate him, a person with different political views, but to ensure that he can inherit the throne, and it is not a very wise way to offend most of the nobles at this time, so even if he is concerned about these nobles, his attack may have. If it is eased, otherwise, intermarriage between nobles is very common. If it provokes any big people, I am afraid that the Duke of Rand is not willing to face it.

But in the big picture, these kinds of concerns are nothing but trivial matters. The most important thing now is how much Lord Oram's bodyguards can support.

"This castle has been refitted by military before, please don't worry, it can definitely be supported." Lord Oram said suddenly, not knowing whether he was comforting Duke Wilson who frowned or himself .

Duke Wilson raised his eyebrows and glanced at Lord Orlam. The soldiers under Duke Rand were all elite guards in Buckingham Palace, but these guards under Lord Orlam were only recruited for training from the public. Of course, the same thing is not true. The only thing they occupy now is the location. If this castle is really as strong as what Lord Oram said, then their hopes are even greater.

"Hopefully we can hold on to that moment." Duke Wilson whispered, and then he turned his thoughts around again, looked back at Lord Oram, and suddenly said: "Since it's at this point, why don't you just Tell me, where did Prince George go?"

Although Lord Orlam repeatedly assured him of Prince George's safety, he still had reservations about where Prince George went. Of course, Duke Wilson understood his idea of ​​keeping his hands before, but since everything has reached this point, Wilson Of course the duke had to ask.

But when talking about this, Oram gave a wry smile: "You have stopped me, in fact, to be honest with you, Prince George didn't actually tell me about his movements, Like you, I don't know where he went."

As soon as these words were said, Duke Wilson's expression froze, and even Evan, who was sitting beside him, was stunned.