Chapter 625

It was not until the sixth day after the battle report of the front-line victory arrived at the imperial capital that the decision on the reward was finally conveyed from the imperial palace.

The soldiers of the eastern front and the outstanding officers in the battle were rewarded according to the Imperial military law in accordance with the list personally presented by the Duke of tulip. It is no surprise that the rest of the officers and men are rewarded for their military contributions.

The only thing that attracts people's attention is the reward for Dewey himself.

On the premise that the official position and title have reached the top, everyone is guessing what the Regent is going to reward Dewey.

Is... Prince? Or the title?

Neither seems likely. The prince is a special office of the royal family. And marshal... A 20-year-old Marshal? Moreover, Dewey's qualifications are far from enough.

However, when the details of the award were announced, everything became clear.

It seems that the first beneficiary to bear the brunt is Duwei's younger brother, Gabriel, the Earl of the Rowling family. Because of his outstanding performance in the battle, Gabriel was directly awarded the rank of major general, which was regarded as a jump reward. Gabriel was just a cavalry commander before. If he was promoted according to the normal track, he should be promoted to the leader level (which is the speed that nobles usually enjoy). This time, he jumped the leader level and went straight to the general level.

Everyone knows that this is a disguised reward for Duwei: since you can't be promoted to Duwei's official position, you can just be promoted to your younger brother. Anyway, you brothers and your family are the same.

But it's not enough just to jump to Gabriel's official post for such a great contribution. The reward to duvet himself becomes

fief.

Calderon, a province in the south of the Empire. It is not too far away from the famous Southern swamp in mainland China. It is famous for producing several southern fruits.

As a reward to duvet, the province of Calderon has set aside a new territory for duvet, which includes three cities and 16 surrounding villages and towns with a population of 250000!

In terms of income, these three cities, together with the population of 250000 in 16 surrounding villages and towns, can bring Dewey about 80000 gold coins of tax (including the land and business tax of fruit trade) every year.

In terms of area, the fiefdom is located in the southernmost part of Calderon Province, and its geographical area accounts for about a quarter of the province.

……

This is an enclave.

Everybody in the capital. After learning the content of the reward, the first thought in my heart was like this.

As everyone knows, tulip Duke's headquarters are in the northwest province of Desa, which has been run by Duwei for several years and has become the influence area of tulip family. By controlling the border to the grassland, a large amount of taxes from the chamber of Commerce and caravan, and doing all kinds of material trade between the grassland. Selling cattle, sheep and horses, and so on, can get considerable income every year.

In the northwest, Dewey had high prestige, money and soldiers.

But. This new enclave is thousands of kilometers away from duvidi base camp. Dewey got the land. How did he manage it? Far away from the northwest, his original influence was beyond his reach. Even if you want to manage it well. But he can't give up his base camp in the northwest. His main strength must take into account the old nest in the northwest. Then this new fiefdom will not be able to put too much energy into operation

"A brilliant move."

This is the consensus in the heart of every emperor. Regent's means, very clever!

This kind of reward meets the need of reward for military achievements. If there are outstanding military achievements but no reward, it will chill the hearts of the front-line officers and soldiers. This kind of reward also restricted duvidi's power from further expansion.

And Dewey himself. After receiving the reward order from the imperial capital, he just laughed and didn't mean anything. He accepted the reward very happily. He even invited the envoys from the imperial capital to have a big meal and presented a valuable gift.

The Duchess is very satisfied. This is the message brought back by the messenger. However, as we all know, this is mostly just a face expression of Dewey.

Now? We all know that. The Regent has begun to limit the power of tulip Duke.

……

"I'm really satisfied. Who says I'm unhappy?"

at night. In Dewey's own tent, he looked at his younger brother: "do you think I should be dissatisfied? It's three cities and sixteen villages and towns. It's a big piece of land. That's a lot. The territory is close to the southern swamp. In the future, the Empire will not be able to hunt Warcraft from the frozen forest. The southern swamp will be the only area to hunt Warcraft. If we get a piece of territory there, we can develop a lot of business. "

"But..." Gabriel looked at his brother as if nothing had happened. He frowned: "brother!"

"What do you want to say?" Dewey looked up at his brother.

"I..." Gabriel took a deep breath. The young man summoned up his courage and looked at his brother. He seemed to hesitate for a moment and slowly gritted his teeth: "brother, I'm not a child."

"Of course you are not." Dewey's tone was still relaxed: "you're an adult. Look, you are a major general of the Empire now. I'm having a headache. What's your promotion. Since you are a major general, you should be qualified to command a division. But I think you are still too young and you need to be tempered. So I don't intend to really give you a division, but transfer a infantry regiment to command you. He should be a major general and exercise command power. "

"I don't care about that." Gabriel shook his head, his eyes shining, suddenly went to the entrance of the tent, looked out a few eyes, pulled down the curtain of the tent, came to Dewey, approached, and whispered: "brother, I'm not a child. Some things, we can say directly! You don't have to carry it alone

"Say what?" Dewey was not smiling.

Gabriel hesitated for a moment. There was a flash in his eyes. He finally lowered his voice. His voice was very low, but there was no doubt about it. The tone is very firm

"Brother, I have never had a good feeling for the royal family!"

Du Wei's heart moved and his brows picked involuntarily. He gazed at his younger brother's eyes, only to find that there was no hesitation in his eyes, showing the young man's perseverance: "what do you mean?"

Gabriel grimaced: "I won't forget how my father died!"

Let's say that. Du Wei looks at his younger brother's young face. After several months of military career, a trace of childishness has gradually faded away. His younger brother is already a resolute young man!

Gabriel's heart sank when Dewey didn't speak!

"Brother! Father's illness is because of heart knot, is heart disease! He died of depression, which I know very well! pretty good. Our family was involved in the coup... But what was the coup itself? It's a fight for power within the royal family! Our family is just in the wrong camp. Big prince and Chen Prince seize the throne, but they are all royal families. Father, I'm just working for them. "

Gabriel said, clenching his fists: "I know. The winner is the king, the loser is the enemy! I understand this truth. My father's camp lost and his family lost. There is nothing to say... "

Speaking of this, he raised his voice a little and looked into Dewey's eyes: "but I know better that my father died because of this!"

Dewey was silent.

He has been ignoring his brother's mind. Sure enough, when it comes to the royal family, Gabriel's eyes show a deep disgust at the moment.

"You..."

"I have no idea." Gabriel shook his head: "if it had been a few months ago, I would not have said that. I will keep these thoughts in my heart. After all, the family is very lucky to be able to recover. I will try to revive the Rowling family. To be an earl with peace of mind, even if I don't like the royal family in my heart, at least I will try my best to play my role. On the surface, I won't show my emotion. "

"You say" if. " Dewey chuckled. "What do you mean now?"

"I'm not blind. It's not deaf. Not a fool. " Gabriel stares into Dewey's eyes. He opens his hands. He said solemnly, "brother, there have been subtle changes in the relationship between you and the royal family in recent months, which I can see! King City guards went to the northwest to confront your private army. When that happened, I was in the college. I could feel that people around me looked at me differently in those days! Even earlier... You handed over the authority of the northwest independent division and the northwest military minister, but you became the dean of the military academy. From then on, I began to understand! The royal family, it seems to be interesting to start with you! Even if it's not now, it's already testing you! "

Looking into his younger brother's eyes, Gabriel's voice was a little hoarse. His eyes were full of determination and determination, and his tone was

Dewey sighed. He closed his eyes and thought for a moment, "what do you want me to do?"

"I don't have much hope." Gabriel shook his head, but his next words really surprised Dewey!

Gabriel said: "brother, if you want to do anything... Whatever it is, whatever you choose! I will definitely support you

Looking at his younger brother's excited expression, Dewey seemed to smile. He went to the edge of the tent, stretched out his finger and stroked it gently on the burning flame. His fingertips seemed to sweep over the flame, feeling the burning sensation

"You mean treason?"

Du Wei gently smile, looks relaxed, but casually put the word "Treason" out, also said so relaxed, so casual.

Although his eyes were calm, it seemed that Gabriel felt a bit heavy, but the young man did not dodge, he gritted his teeth: "if there is a day, I will stand by your side!"

With that, Gabriel picked up his helmet from the table, put it on, straightened it out, nodded to Dewey, and turned to leave.

"Wait a minute."

When Gabriel came to the tent, Dewey stopped his brother.

"I ask you a question, and you answer me honestly." Du Wei looked into his brother's eyes: "that day, at the banquet in the palace... Did you invite the muse to dance on purpose?" Gabriel stopped. He thought and looked at Dewey: "I really like muses... But I admit, I don't like royalty, including the little emperor. So, at that time, there were some deliberate thoughts in my mind. "“ So, do you want me to rebel? " Du Wei's voice was calm, his eyes were calm, and he looked at his brother“ That's your choice. " Gabriel shook his head: "brother, I will listen to you all my life! But what I want to say is: if the royal family has made up its mind to deal with you, then... You can't continue to hesitate! " Gabriel strode out of the tent, the curtain fell, and Dewey sighed and a smile came out of his mouth. Sixteen years old! Sixteen year old brother! What are you thinking now? He forgot that he is only twenty years old according to the age of the world“ All I know is how my father died! " Thinking of Gabriel's words, Dewey suddenly felt a headache. The child... Thinks too much. This may not be a good thing. I have been thinking hard, just hope that Gabriel's life can be simple and simple. I don't want him to fall into those complicated schemes. He would like to play the role of his brother's umbrella. But now it seems that although my younger brother is young, he has his own idea... The dance with the Muse is really intentional! What does he want to do? Young impulse? Or... Thinking of this, Dewey refused to go on thinking. He didn't want to think of his brother as a man with deep thoughts.