The New Year had just begun, and Pedi sensed that things were not going well.

Beneath the aura of power at the bonfire, there are countless black hands hidden in the shadows ready to give him a fatal blow.

And now, these black hands have revealed the tip of his iceberg.

The first was the talks with the various countries, and Pedi felt as if there was a pair of unseen hands behind the talks, which made the envoys of the other countries except the goblins maintain a high degree of unanimity, so that the talks stopped.

The backwater of the court and the cabinet made Peidi regret more and more that he had adopted the cabinet system to govern the country after listening to the opinions of the nobles. Now, Pedi is reluctant to even go to the Inner Chambers to work, let alone listen to the cookie-cutter reports of cabinet ministers.

I don't know when Pedi began to hate the current political situation in the kingdom!

On the second day of the establishment of the Wild Deer Mountain Non-commissioned Officer School, Pei Di was absent from the daily debriefing meeting in the Inner Hall office.

He repeated the knightly training over and over again in the small training ground in the garden of his dormitory, and he wanted to sweat profusely, trying to exhaust himself to the ground, to clear his mind of recent irritability.

Irene Fielder didn't hold her tea party on time today, she took a favorite book and sat on a chair in the garden pavilion and read it with taste, she looked at the book while occasionally glancing at Pedi who was training not far away, and when he watched her husband sweat like a rain of training, he couldn't help but smile faintly.

Outside the garden, the Secretary-General Otwood knight walked anxiously and explained to the knights of the knights' guard from time to time, but the knights of the guard, the faithful executor of the guard, did not let anyone into the garden.

"Bang!

On the training ground, Pedi gave up solo training and was facing off against his new Captain of the Guard, Sir Willie Jon, each with a two-handed wooden sword.

But sword duels are not Pedi's forte,

So, the duel between the two is more like Sir Willie Jon training Pedy.

"Your Majesty, the more irritated and angry you are when you hold your sword, the less the sword will listen to your commands. Sir Willy-Jon is a master swordsman, but his swordsmanship is not a show, and his dancing is not beautiful but deadly, "You have a great talent for fighting, but alas..."

"My warhammer!" Pedi didn't feel sorry for it, "Anger can make me more powerful!" he pressed his hands on his sword, trying to use it to rain down on Sir Wiley's face as swiftly as a warhammer.

"Bang!"

"Click!" the wooden sword in Pedi's hand was cut in two.

"It's a pity that you don't have the hammer in your hand right now. Sir Willy grimaced, then shrugged his shoulders regretfully.

"Haha!" Pedi didn't rise, but laughed happily, "If I had a warhammer in my hand, you would have been lying on the ground and being baptized by my holy power by now." As he spoke, he put the broken wooden sword back into the weapon barrel next to him, then took out a brand new training sword and shouted to his captain of the guard, "Come again!"

Irene Field, who was in the gazebo not far away, smiled at her husband's appearance, put the book down slightly, and instructed the castle maid next to her, "Prepare some pastries and tea." ”

As the maid gets busy, the duel between Peddy and Sir Willy begins again.

This time, it was still Pedi who was attacking frantically, while Sir Willy was methodically defensive.

Within two minutes, the wooden sword in Peidi's hand could not withstand the tremendous force and broke again.

At this time, the maids had already prepared tea and pastries, and Pedi on the training ground put down the broken sword in his hand and did not pick it up again, he said a few words to his captain of the guard and walked straight to the pavilion where Erin Phier was,

Erin Phier was not surprised by Pedy's movements, she stood up with a smile on her face, her fingers gently turning as her husband approached, and a simple dusting technique washed away the sweat and stains from Pedi's body.

"In the future, you can give me a dust removal technique every night, and you don't need to take a bath. Pedi was in a much better mood now, smiling as he leaned back in the recliner.

"Don't even think about it!" Alifer unceremoniously refused.

Pedi chuckled noncommittally, then took the tea and drank it, the current temperature of the tea was just right in winter, neither too hot nor too cold.

After two sips of tea, Pei Di's mood became better, and he suddenly felt hungry because he was not in the mood to eat breakfast, so he picked up a piece of his favorite tea and fruit pastry and put it in his mouth.

Erin Phil stopped the maid from approaching and personally pushed aside the winter oranges imported from the Hoko Islands, "Are you planning to rest all day today?"

"Can you not mention the time?" Pedi took the orange flesh handed by his wife and put it in his mouth, and when the sweetness spread in his mouth with a cool sensation, he squinted and climbed on the chair to soak up the mild sunshine of the winter morning.

"I want to lie like this until I'm tired. Pedi's tone was serious and decisive.

Eileen Phier shook her head noncommittally, picked up the towel on the stone table and wiped her hands, then walked to the chair where her husband was crawling and sat down, raising her hand to relax her husband's muscles that had stiffened from exercise just now.

"Well... I don't want to leave here now..."Peddy muttered, eyes slightly closed as if asleep.

Erin Phier didn't say a word, she motioned for the maids next to her to step aside.

When only the two husbands and wife were left near the pavilion, Pierre and Erin Phil whispered, "A secret message came from the Mage Tower yesterday, and they asked about our attitude towards Shikan-Silver Axe to start this war..."She hesitated for two seconds, "The Mage Tower wants to use this opportunity to pressure the Duchy of Suluk to open the border trade and let the magic items of the Mage Tower be sold to the Suk Plains and the battlefield of Klan City. ”

"Are the old guys going to start joining the trade war too?" said Pedy's eyes suddenly.

Erin Field's blue eyes twinkled with a twinkle, "The old mages of the Council are true wise men, and they know when to make what choices. ”

"They chose to stand by when the Empire needed them most, and now they are holding my cabinet hostage with this when we need them for talks. Pedi exhaled turbidity, maintaining a good mood that had been won so hard, "What do those old fellows want my kingdom to do?"

"They need the Circle of Alliances to open up full-scale trade with the interior in exchange for the opportunity to cooperate with the Principality of Suluk. Erin Phier whispered, "The Council wants to spread the influence of the Mage Tower to the Suke Plains. ”

"I rejected them for you. Erin Phil said something that Pedi didn't expect, "A long time ago, the Council could have done it openly, but they passed up that opportunity. So, I'm going to give them a little punishment, as a punishment for the mistakes they made in the past. ”

Pedi turned around and lay down in the chair to meet his wife's eyes, "I think they must have offered more satisfactory terms." ”

"Yes," Erin Phier smiled, "the council has offered to work with the Alliance Circle to develop the markets of the Suker Plains and the Clan. ”

"A nice suggestion..."

"But I refused!" Irene Fil interrupted Pedy with a smile, "because I hate everyone on the Council." Her smile was a little disgusted, "I'm going to have my father come to me and talk to me in person." ”

Pedi was stunned, "As the queen, this is your power. He propped himself up and leaned back in his chair, "To hell with those old guys." He was glad that his queen had begun to wield the power in her hands, though only because of her willfulness.

"yes, to hell with them. Erin Phier immediately chimed in.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and Pedi then asked, "How is Phyllis now?"

"She's very good, she works very hard in the Mage Tower, but she's a little naughty..."Erin Fei'er was halfway through her words, and suddenly looked at Pei Di very seriously, "You should write to her yourself, instead of asking me to pass the word every time... Phyllis changed after she got her back from Twak, and then you arranged for her to go to the Mage's Tower, in..."

"That's her own choice, my dear. Pedi interrupted his wife, "Let's not talk about it, okay?" He subconsciously staggered the topic every time he talked to his wife about his family.

"You've always been like that, every time you talk about Phyllis or Penny or your brother, you always run away, what are you running away from?" said Erin Field.

Hearing this, Pedi subconsciously retorted, "Aren't you too? Every time you talk about your parents, you always stagger the topic. ”

Erin Fil frowned, her mouth puffing out as if she wanted to say something, but she didn't say it. Pedi regretted it when he said this, but he couldn't pull his face to admit his mistake, so he simply looked away.

The originally warm atmosphere suddenly became cold...

The cold wind swept in the yard, rolled up pieces of yellow fallen leaves, and blew the charcoal fire in the pot fire under the stone table, and flew countless beautiful sparks.

The two of them sat still,

The maids and knight guards nearby suddenly had cold faces when they looked at the two masters who were originally talking and laughing, and suddenly felt a burst of pressure hit them.

This cold field lasted for more than ten minutes, and when Eileen Phil was about to leave, Pedi turned her head to look at her wife, and then reached out and grabbed the other party's little hand that was leaving.

Erin Feier only felt the warmth from the left and right, and then was held, her hand subconsciously retracted, but failed, so she could only increase her strength, but it was still useless, after trying a few times, she had to sit down again, and turned her head sharply, 'angry' glaring at her husband, "Let go!"

Pedi didn't speak, he put his backhand around his wife's waist and held her in his arms.

After the two of them kept warm for a while, Pei Di suddenly asked, "What I explained to you ten days ago, is there a result now?"

"What's the matter?" said Eileen, her mind blank in her husband's arms.

"Forget it, there's no hurry..."

"Ten days ago?" But Erin Phier stopped doing it again, and her mind instantly came alive, "You mean, let me secretly spread the bill to reform the cabinet at the tea party?"

"Didn't I tell you three days ago? Erin Phil broke free from Pedy's embrace, "What, did something happen?"

"But it's been a quiet few days in Crewe. Pedi frowned, "Either someone is suppressing public opinion, or—" He shook his head and didn't continue.

"Have you been worrying about this for the past few days?" Irene Fielder was stunned, "or I'll do it again..."

"This kind of thing can only be said once, and then it is too obvious. Pedi shook his head, pondered for two seconds, and then said, "You write me the list of people who attended your tea party at that time." ”

"Oh—" Erin Phier nodded knowingly and her body suddenly disappeared in place, and when she reappeared a few seconds later, she had an extra piece of parchment and a quill in her hand.

Two minutes later, Erin Phil had written a list, which she read and looked at before handing it to Pedi.

Pedy had been watching from Erin Field's time when she first started writing, and after taking the list and checking it again, he asked, "Nothing was missed, right?"

"There will be no omission. Erin Phier said with great certainty: "Don't underestimate the memory of the teacher... At that time, I completely followed your words, and inadvertently said a certain baron Hui in the north of the kingdom, and in a private letter to you, I suggested that the cabinet should be rectified, the prime minister system should be abolished, and the prime minister government system should be adopted. She was confident on her face: "At that time, many people also asked about your attitude. ”

"I'm sure no one can influence the words of the people on your list. Pedi stared at the names on the list, "If there really is such a person... Well, he—" He was only halfway through his words.

"I think I've got to go," said Pedy, as she stood up and prepared to walk towards the garden gate.

"Hey, honey, you've got to get a dress back. ”

...

An hour later, the office of the King of the Inner Hall of the Kawal Castle,

Pedi looked at the pile of papers that had just been handed in. It was prepared by documents submitted by the police and the Military Intelligence Service.

Danmen Green, Don Wright Dick, and Hanina stood quietly at their desks, waiting for Pedy's inquiry.

"I haven't left this castle since the 1st of this month," Pedi said in a soft, soft voice, as if talking to himself, "I sit here every day and listen to the ministers' reports, and I have to listen to what they say, and I have to believe what they say is true!" he pointed to the pile of papers on his desk, "I don't even know if the contents of these documents are true or false. ”

"Your Majesty—" Baron Hannina felt that he should say something at this time.

But Pedi didn't give him a chance to speak, "I don't need to hear any explanation," he looked at Baron Hanina, "I want to tell you that the police and the MI are only responsible for me, and you don't have to look at anyone else's eyes or follow anyone's orders. ”

"I have warned you a long time ago not to get involved in any partisan struggle in the kingdom, not to get involved in any political struggle. Pei Di banged on the top of his desk, "There is only one thing you need to do, and that is to unconditionally complete the orders I have given you!"

"Got it?"

"I'm so sorry, Your Majesty!" Baron Hanina immediately understood why Pedi was angry.

"Why do you turn a blind eye to what is happening in the northern territory of the kingdom, and someone dares to openly arrest the nobles of the kingdom and use private deeds!" Pei Di's eyes waited for Tang Wright, "Give you three days, so all the people involved in this incident must be arrested and brought to justice, and within ten days, I want all their bodies to be hung on the old mulberry tree outside the city!"