On the third day after the coup d'état of the Karen nobles, on September 13,

Emperor Laubert of Kwyn knew the whole process of the murder of Duke Bradidley in the Castle of Zecora, and the spies trained by Lionburg even described the facial expressions of everyone present to His Majesty the Emperor.

In the council hall of Kwyn, His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire told the news to his subjects as a pastime, and said sarcastically: "The gods are watching the world, and the Chester father and son have paid the price for their stupidity. ”

When Duke Eric, the Minister of War of the Empire, heard this, he immediately said coldly: "The gods are high, they will not pay attention to our pain... And you, as His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire, are legally responsible and obliged to guarantee the rights and lives of all nobles in the Empire, but all I hear now is endless sarcasm and ridicule. ”

"Your Majesty..."

Duke Eric's words annoyed the Emperor, and just as the Emperor was about to refute and the entire council chamber was about to fall into a quarrel, the Prime Minister, Duke Nick, moved to the middle of the Emperor and Duke Eric, and waved his hand to the surrounding nobles and generals...

The quarrel was stopped in time, and both the Emperor and the Minister of War silently watched the nobles exit the room.

"Your Majesty. After everyone had left the hall, Duke Nick shouted again, "We need more support in our war with the orcs... As far as the overall battle situation is concerned, the attitude of the Cullen Territory is very important, from the attitude of the Duke of Braderidley some time ago, we can infer that he is interested in repairing the relationship between the Cullen Territory and the Central Empire, this was originally our opportunity, you even let your son personally envoy the Cullen Territory, and now the rebellion of the nobles of the Cullen Territory has brought new problems..."

"Does Trofil dare to have other ideas?" Emperor Laubert coldly interrupted Duke Nick, "If there is, I'm sure he'll be just like the young duke." ”

Duke Nick looked at the Emperor and said, "Until now, Trofil has not sent even a single official document to the cabinet... His first thought when he took control of the Cullen was not to inform the Central Empire, but to send all of his troops to the southern end of Fort Zecora. ”

"You're trying to tell me that Trofil wants to emulate the Tervar Lord's Nishizawa Devin?" the Emperor frowned slightly, putting down the wine glass in his hand and looking at the Cullen Collar on the huge map behind him, "How dare he..."

"'His Majesty', what a wonderful title, the nobles speak of Nishizawa Devin with more jealousy than disgust. Duke Eric said, "All the power of the empire is now being used against the orcs, and if there is one more 'His Majesty' in our western territory, all we can do is curse him secretly..."

Duke Eric said as he deduced from the map, "Look, if we don't want Cullen to lead the orcs, maybe we'll have to send an emissary to congratulate you." ”

"I'll send my army..."Emperor Laubert's face finally changed, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I'll cut off his head at his coronation." ”

"It's all just speculation," Duke Nick's tone changed suddenly, "and it's just speculation, maybe Trofil will soon send his written papers to the cabinet, but until then, we have to be on guard, so I suggest that the First Legion advance fifty miles west of Kwyn, and at the same time, give Fort Zecora a formal order to advance their garrison to the east of Fort Zecora to advance to Fort Chaster, and to attack the Orcs of Fort Chakra by the 25th of this month." ”

Duke Eric deduced Duke Nick's orders on the map, and when Duke Nick finished speaking, he immediately suggested to the Emperor: "At the same time, our second, third, and sixth legions will advance two hundred miles north of Kwyn Town to contain the main force of the orcs. ”

"Dispatch four legions at the same time?" Emperor Laubert frowned, "Do you want to fight the orcs in advance?" The emperor looked at the two most important ministers of the empire in front of him, and immediately understood what they wanted to talk about in such a big circle today.

"If the Cullens respond head-on to the orders of the military headquarters and send their troops to attack Shasterburg in time, I think we can fight the orcs on the plains north of Kwyn Town first..."Duke Nick did not mention the word 'decisive battle'.

"Is it necessary to have four legions for a tentative attack alone?" Emperor Laubert frowned, "the transfer of nearly sixty thousand, the amount of supplies and grass consumed will be an astronomical amount. ”

"You're finally anxious about your supplies... My Imperial Majesty, your finances have long been unable to support the army of Kwyn, the Empire's war tax has increased three times in a row, and if you don't solve the problem of the orcs, your subjects will not be able to afford even the most basic daily necessities. Duke Eric said indifferently: "I think that both the Earl of Stu and the Governor Bailly have reported these problems to you more than once, right?"

"Your Majesty," Duke Nick couldn't help but take two steps beside the Emperor, "what are you worried about, or what are you afraid of? If you can't make up your mind, maybe you should read this letter—" As he spoke, the Imperial Prime Minister handed the Emperor an open letter.

The Emperor took the envelope with a puzzled expression.

"This is written by Pei Di to you, there shouldn't be an embarrassing scene of your father and son's warmth in it, right?" The emperor was stunned when he saw the signature on the envelope, but the movement of his hand did not stop.

This letter was a confidential letter written by Pedi to his father about the issue of 'radiant power'.

The content of less than two pages was read word for word in just five minutes at the reading speed of Emperor Laubert.

After reading the entire letter, the expression on the emperor's face was rich, but there was no surprise.

"You don't seem surprised. Duke Nick looked directly at the Emperor.

"I'm not stupid, my brother. The Emperor's gaze skimmed over the two of them, then turned and walked to his desk.

'Squeak'

A square wooden box next to the desk was opened by Laborer, and the emperor took out a smaller black wooden box, the pale white halo that slowly flowed on the wooden box, and the piercing coolness of the moment the square wooden box was opened, proving that the black wooden box was carved with extremely complex ice magic runes.

"It's just a human head, don't put on such a strange face, don't tell me you haven't received a box like this. The Emperor placed the wooden box on his desk.

Duke Nick and Duke Eric were slightly shocked when they heard this, and they both subconsciously wanted to go to the wooden box...

Yes, it's a human head.

But this is the head of Sir Gus Eyre, the Chief of Guards!

"Although this is a wise decision, you are challenging the order of the Empire, my majesty. Duke Nick frowned, "Even if Sir Gus El really has a problem, neither the Cabinet nor the Lion Castle have the right to execute him directly, you shouldn't set this precedent." ”

"I think it's good, it's very dangerous for the security service to be in his hands. Duke Eric was a rare acknowledgment of the Emperor's approach.

"Since the founding of the Empire, it has maintained a certain order under the laws and institutions formulated by the Grand Duke of Patweed, which is the most fundamental reason for the strength of the Empire, and even our major families have been trying to maintain this order for three hundred years. Duke Nick frowned, "We have every way to get him to die on the bench of the court. ”

"Sir Gus El died in a case where an underground organization outside the Imperial Capital killed him. The emperor had a cold killing intent on his face, "Next, there will be more people who will die at the hands of such an underground organization." ”

"If it weren't for this letter, were you going to do it without your Prime Minister?" said Duke Nick, frowning, "or do you not even trust me?"

"I can doubt anyone, my brother, it's my right. Emperor Laubert raised an eyebrow, "That's why my army won't fight the orcs, do you really think I'm stupid?" I know everything that happens in the Empire, but I don't even know that legion can really be trusted when I don't clear these issues. ”

As he spoke, Emperor Laubert took out a magically sealed document from the drawer, the list that Prince Sindar had deduced...