In the end, the Emperor agreed to the War Department's plan for a tentative attack on the Orcs, as Prime Minister Duke Nick told him: "Only when it is most critical will our enemies be exposed." ”

Although this was a very dangerous move, the increasingly tight financial problems of the Central Empire made Emperor Laubert's choice less and less, and he chose Duke Nick's method after a long consideration.

However, the Emperor's assassination did not end with Duke Nick's opposition, and the Emperor seemed to be very addicted to this one-and-done treatment, and when he tasted the sweetness of this shortcut, he couldn't help but raise his butcher's knife when he encountered a problem.

Moreover, this time Duke Eric also expressed his support, so the Prime Minister's opposition to the emperor simply ignored it.

The discussion between the three of them in the conference room lasted a full eight hours, during which time none of them were allowed to enter the chamber, and even the dinner was brought in by Duke Nick himself at the door.

The meeting ended at ten o'clock in the evening,

Duke Nick and Duke Eric were the first to walk out of the room, and the narrow, brightly lit corridor outside was almost entirely filled with the Emperor's guards.

The two silently walked out of the council chamber building and stopped at an intersection.

"Are you still worried about the Emperor's plans?" asked Duke Eric, glancing at the patrolmen passing by the two of them.

"If killing alone could solve the problem, I would have raised my butcher's knife a long time ago..."Duke Nick sighed softly, "Stable order is the foundation of the prosperity of the Empire, and the most basic principle of the nobles of the Empire. Or they, with all the means in due order. ”

"Order has long been broken, my friend. Duke Eric said: "Since the beginning of this war, no, after the assassination of Baron Gordon Ayr, the under-secretary of the military department, the order you spoke of has disappeared, the enemy hiding in the shadows will not pay attention to the rules and order with us, those people dare to do anything as long as they can achieve their goals, they can do anything, think about how the fortress of Anku fell, right?"

"But the emperor of the empire cannot openly violate the order of the empire, this war has caused contradictions at all levels of the empire to erupt... My people told me that the merchants of the imperial capital were even plotting to hold the Lion Castle hostage to negotiate with His Majesty. Duke Nick looked at his friend and said, "If the assassination plan is carried out, the contradictions between the nobility and the royal family will be magnified, and civil strife may break out at that time!"

Duke Eric said after a few wrinkles on his face: "My brother, there have been no less than a hundred civil strife in the three hundred years of the empire, and the contradictions between the emperor and the nobles cannot be resolved... Contradictions and strength complement each other, as long as we remain strong, no nobles will dare to stir up contradictions, they will only hide in the corner and tremble. ”

"But the problem now is that the empire is in a period of weakness. Duke Nick whispered.

"Perhaps, but still no one dares to openly challenge the authority of the Empire, they only dare to hide in the shadows, and their plans are as ridiculous to me as a clown's show. "Duke Eric doesn't value the so-called 'Radiant Force' or 'Tower of Dawn'.

Duke Nick frowned when he heard this, he was very worried about the optimism of Emperor Laubert and Duke Eric, but he couldn't find any reason to refute it, he turned sideways, glanced at the patrol in the distance, and said, "Let's talk about the Cullen Territory, my people tried to meet with him after the coup d'état in Trofil, but he refused. ”

"Same result as me. Duke Eric was not surprised, "Obviously, he has other plans... Why didn't you just tell Your Majesty?"

"Your Majesty's information is more accurate than ours, but he doesn't seem to know anything about Trofil, and Governor Bailly knows his master very well. "But we can't help but not think about it." ”

Duke Eric lowered his voice and said: "It is suspicious that Trofil is starting a rebellion at such a time, according to my intelligence, he has been his nephew's staunchest supporter before, and my intelligence system is not even the slightest alert to his rebellion. ”

"But there is no impermeable thing in the world, and Trofil's true colors will soon be revealed. Duke Nick looked left and right and said, "However, before we can do it again, we need to have a hole card in our hand." ”

"Like, the baby in Madame Ferrola's womb?" said Duke Eric's tone coldly.

Duke Nick nodded quietly, his eyes becoming cold and terrifying under the faint light of the surrounding fire, "Most of the nobles of the eastern territory of the Cullen Territory are very dissatisfied with the coup d'état of Trofil, and the Lady of Ferrola has their credit for escaping... I wouldn't mind helping Trofil get rid of Lady Ferrora if he was willing to keep the Cliff family's oath, but sadly, he had other plans. ”

"Didn't you always oppose attacking Ferrola? I thought you had always felt guilty about the Puppet Emperor. ”

"I don't feel guilty about anyone but my eldest son... Ferrola was just an innocent little girl, but now she has chosen her own path, and everyone must be responsible for the path they have chosen, even you and me. Duke Nick's voice was even more aloof than Duke Eric's.

"But the problem is that the dwarves shelter her," said Duke Eric, "and in the past six months, the dwarves' series of movements have been completely incomprehensible. ”

"Then don't guess. The Prime Minister gently squeezed his sore wrist, "Any planned action has a purpose, and I think the purpose of the dwarves will soon be revealed, so before that, let our people keep a close watch on Lady Ferrora." ”

"That's all there is to it. Duke Eric shrugged, looked at the Emperor as he slowly walked out of the council building, clapped his hands, and turned to leave.

Duke Nick glanced at the Emperor from afar, nodded slightly, and then hurried in the opposite direction of Duke Eric.

...

While the two Imperial Ministers were discussing the dwarves, the dwarven king Nuvat was also stunned by a piece of information in the Heavy Hammer Bunker, thousands of miles away.

It was a secret letter written to him by his seventeenth son, Beechert, himself.

The king, who had ruled the dwarven bunker for nearly five hundred years, subconsciously planned to send his messenger to send a courtesy greeting to Trofil when he first saw this information.

This is the agreement between the dwarves and the Cliff family...

Cliff's ancestors didn't care who the title of Duke of Cullen fell on, as long as it was someone from the Cliff family, so they agreed with the dwarves that as long as someone from the Cliff family inherited the Cullen domain, the dwarves could not object for any reason, and even if necessary, they had to help the heirs clear the 'rebellion'!

The messenger was waiting outside the door of the King's Hall, but King Nuvat suddenly changed his mind.

The war between the orcs and the human empire on the continent of Alan awakened the king's long-dormant ambition, and the opening of the Lordan Mountains made his ambition burn like a fire, burning his entire body.

At this moment, the dwarven king was carrying food in his head with what he thought was a brilliant idea.

Half an hour later,

Romerco Redbeard, who was resting in the bunker, was summoned to the King's Hall by King Novat, and the long-awaited messenger was driven home without even seeing the King's face.

Dwarves don't like to go around in big circles on a topic, so when King Novat sees his old friend, he asks, "Have you heard about the Karen?"

"Of course, it's a normal thing, in the hundreds of years since the founding of the Empire, I've heard similar information no less than twenty times. Romeko didn't care, "I saw a member of the Thunderspear clan when I first came in, so it must be your messenger." ”

"I've told them to get home. King Novat stepped down from his throne, and he walked over to his old friend and said in a low voice, "I doubt the purity of the Trophil bloodline... I remember the Duke of Chester banishing him more than a decade ago because of his bloodline. ”

"Can you believe it?" Romerko's eyes flickered slightly under his red eyebrows, "You should tell me what you're going to do, not on boring topics." ”

"Well," the king froze, tugging at his long beard, "my plan is to support Madame Ferrola, the wife of the young duke, who now has the blood of the Cliff family in her belly, so I want to support her..."

"You want to take control of the Fort Vincent area?"

"Yes. King Nuvat looked at his friend's eyes with surprise, "It seems that you and I are on the same page. ”

"Have you thought it through?"

"Of course, I've thought about it for a long time, and at this moment, neither the Empire nor the Karen Territory dare to really fight against us. A smug smile appeared on the king's face, "This is our chance, my brother." ”

"I agree. Romerko replied quickly, "Don't look at me like that, I'm not stupid... Imagine the people of the lower city, our population has been growing for hundreds of years, the narrow bunker has long been overcrowded, we need new territories, the territory of Fort Vincent and the territory of the orc Icemaple clan is very suitable for our people. ”

"Looks like we really thought of a piece. A flush appeared on the king's face, and he was excited, "More than three hundred years ago, mankind had the same problems as we do today, but they appeared the great sage of Patved, and their rise was an inevitable result... Today, the empire built by humanity is in a state of collapse, and this is our chance, a chance to be on an equal footing with humanity. ”

Romeco-Redbeard immediately stated, "We, the Redbeard family and all the Mountain Rangers, will give you our full back, my friend, and while you may be a bastard at times, I share your opinion on this issue... I've been staying in Downtown since I came back this time, and you're right, we need to make a change, and now is the perfect time for the people of Downtown to need a change. ”()

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