Life is not so difficult, it is you who make life complicated. In fact, life is very simple.

– Alfred Adler (Austrian psychologist)

One day in mid-October, under the cover of the night in the imperial capital, the back door of the mansion of the five princes quietly opened, and a team of soldiers in black suits escorted a black-robed man into an ordinary carriage without any markings.

The commander of the warriors who personally drove for the black-robed man asked the black-robed man in the carriage in a very respectful and soft voice: "Your Highness, did we secretly enter the mansion of His Highness William through the back door, or did we go directly through the main gate?"

"Let's go straight through the main entrance. The black-robed man sitting in the carriage, after lightly turning the ring on the middle finger of his right hand, said in an indifferent tone: "Secretly entering the eldest brother's mansion through the back door will attract the deliberate attention of people with intentions. ”

"No!"

As the carriage faded away, several figures hidden in the darkness sped away from where they had been, either following the carriage unhurriedly, or turning and galloping in an unknown direction.

The four black men who chose to follow the carriage were intercepted by a dozen warriors in their gear as soon as they turned the first corner of the street, and the three men in black who galloped in an unknown direction were also intercepted by more than a dozen warriors in suit on the way out.

Soon after all seven men in black were killed, a man in a strong suit rode to the side of the carriage and reported to the commander of the warriors who was driving: "Commander, the seven secret agents hidden at the back door of His Highness's mansion have all been ambushed!"

"Dispose of their corpses and don't cause any trouble to Your Highness. ”

"No!"

After the man in the strong suit on horseback left, the commander turned his head and reported to the man in the carriage: "Your Highness, the secret agents arranged by His Highness Harry and His Highness Pross at our back door have all been cleaned up, and there is no room left. ”

"Feiqi, these things are handled by you, the black-clothed guard, am I not at ease? In the future, you can handle such small matters yourself, and you don't need to report them to me one by one; I trust you. ”

"This ...... No!" Commander Feiqi, who was slightly moved in his tone, was awe-inspiring in his heart.

The most ruthless emperor family, as a close minister of the prince, Fei Qi has no feeling for the so-called 'trust', but he still has to disguise a touched appearance and show it to the five princes in the carriage to show his loyalty.

Prince Philip, who usually thinks highly of himself, naturally it is not difficult to hear the emotion contained in Feiqi's tone, and in this regard, he just smiled lightly and stopped paying attention to it, such a way of royal order, but his father himself taught him.

More than 30 black warriors in armor escorted the carriage to the gate of the prince's mansion, and the golden-armored guards who had been prepared immediately opened the main gate and let the group enter the mansion; after entering the mansion, the gold-armored warriors were taken by the gold-armored guards to another courtyard.

"Fifth brother, you have just been appointed as vice minister of foreign affairs by your father today, how can you have time to be a guest at your brother's house?"

Prince Philip, who had just walked into the living room, heard his eldest brother's voice behind him, so he quickly turned around and smiled and said, "Big brother, you have been appointed by your father as Vice Minister of Military Affairs today, aren't you also staying at home?"

"Haha, with Duke Cullen sitting in the Imperial Military Department, your eldest brother and I, the Minister of Military Affairs, are just decorations, where is there anything to do; ”

Hearing his eldest brother say this, Philip, who instantly recalled his childhood, was full of nostalgia: "You have loved me the most since I was a big brother, and now you are really the best for me!"

"Old Five, why did you kid become so sentimental, doesn't this look like your personality?" Prince William, who smiled when he heard this, said in a sincere tone: "Have you encountered any difficulties recently? As long as you speak, the eldest brother will definitely not sit idly by!"

Prince Philip, who faced his eldest brother's sincere gaze, and his heart trembled, opened his mouth to say something but couldn't say anything; after a long time, Prince Philip, who had made up his mind, did not beat around the bush again, but went straight to the point:

"Big brother, you were originally the strongest of our four brothers, and now the strength of the eighth brother has surpassed you and become the strongest existence among us, so I plan to dissolve the alliance with the fourth brother, fully support you, big brother, and we will join forces to suppress the eighth brother!"

If Prince William and Prince Philip were still talking about family affection before, then from Prince Philip's words, their topic shifted to the battle for the throne, and this sensitive topic is not suitable for discussion in public.

Prince Philip's Captain Fitch was led into the side hall by Prince William's Commander Martin, and Prince Philip himself followed Prince William's study to Prince William's study, a place where the two brothers could talk with confidence.

"Old Five, if you join forces with the Fourth, you may not have a chance to win that position, why do you give up all this and come to support me, and want to join forces with me to suppress Xiaoba. ”

"Big brother, don't you know the situation in the empire? The foundation of the fourth brother has been destroyed by the steppe tribes that invaded the south, and the strength of me and him together is not as good as the strength of you alone, big brother, not to mention, there is also a growing Xiaoba above. ”

"Then why don't you join forces with the stronger Hachi, in that case, isn't it more likely that you will assist him to succeed?"

"Big brother, you are the best brother to me among all the brothers, only after you ascend to that position, I can sit back and relax and be a prince;

Prince Philip looked up at his eldest brother as he stared at him, and after three minutes of staring at each other, the atmosphere in the study was unusually strange, until Prince William was the first to raise his head and laugh.

"Old Five, whether you really want to form an alliance with me or not, I will agree to your alliance, because you are my younger brother, the dearest brother! As long as I can ascend to that position in the future, the eleven provinces in the western part of the empire are all the fiefdoms of you, the prince!"

The generous promise of Prince William, the "big brother ......", made Prince Philip, who was mentally prepared for compromise, feel unusually warm in his heart.

After the alliance between the two brothers was formally established, Prince Philip was willing to hand over all his fundamental strength in the western provinces to his eldest brother, Prince William, but Prince William, who had no time to care about him, rejected Prince Philip's kindness with a smile.

After several hours of secret investigation into the details of the alliance, Prince Philip set off for his mansion in the carriage before dawn, and after seeing Prince Philip away, Prince William called Martin, the commander of the Golden Guard, to his study.

"Martin, you immediately mobilize all the secret agents of the Golden Guards in the imperial capital to thoroughly investigate the specific reasons for the parting of ways between the fifth and the fourth; ”

"No!"

At the same time, Prince Philip, who was back in the carriage, ordered to Fei Qi, who was driving: "Fei Qi, after you go back, immediately mobilize all the secret agents of the black guards to monitor the every move of the eldest brother, fourth brother, and little eight, and you must report to me immediately if there is any situation!"

"No!"