There is a lot of gossip in the city of Metres, the royal capital of the Kingdom of Meseta, because a team of elven envoys came to the city early in the morning.

As a neighbor of the Elven Court, the appearance of the Elven Mission is not surprising, and they will come once every two or three years.

It's just that the political situation in the city of Matrice has been a bit weird recently, almost all the nobles and nobles in the royal capital are closed, and those nobles who came to the royal capital from the fiefdom are also all cultivating themselves in their own courtyards, which makes many high-end consumption places crowded.

According to unconfirmed rumors, King Juan's health is getting worse and worse, while Juan's own brother, Count Antony, has been active lately.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows Anthony's intentions, so at this time, the Elven Royal Court, which is a friendly neighbor, sends an embassy over, which inevitably makes people think "are they coming to support a certain party".

And whether the elves support Princess Sophia or Count Anthony, the citizens are secretly speculating.

The situation in the Kingdom of Meseta has been very stable since the founding of the country.

To the south of him is the Elven Court, and there is little to worry about the security of the southern border. The elves don't have much hope for the land, and with their lifespan, it's enough to wait until the kingdom of Meseta is finished on its own, and then take the land without much effort.

To the east of the kingdom is the Kingdom of Salland, and the royal families of the two countries have been married for I don't know how many years, and the late Queen of Meseta is the twin sister of King Salland, and the two sides will not be able to fight in the foreseeable future.

To the north of the kingdom are three principalities, and they are also worried that the kingdom of Meseta will find an excuse to annex them, and they will not have nothing to do with themselves.

To the west of the kingdom is Linhai, so it's not good for everyone to hunt happily.

As the country with the largest number of ancestral elves per capita, the people of the Kingdom of Merseta are infected with the character of elves who are optimistic about their own lives on one acre and three points of land, and lack the character of external expansion.

As for the palace coup, the citizens said that they had only heard the bard sing about other countries, and that they had never experienced such a powerful thing.

Although the citizens were full of discussions, the reaction of the nobles of the Kingdom of Meseta, who was the cornerstone of the country's rule, bewildered the foreign envoys who were concerned about the situation in the country.

Perhaps due to the influence of the elven neighbors, everyone's attitude now is "always support His Majesty the King, and whoever is the king will support whom".

Anthony, who worked silently for the throne, felt that his braincase hurt more and more day by day, he made countless conditions, made countless wishes, and painted countless pies, but as a result, only a few people were willing to follow him, and everyone else was waiting and watching.

That morning, Anthony hurried to a small building in the back garden of his house.

The two-story building is not big, and each floor is a room.

The room on the first floor looks like a library, surrounded by shelves filled with books ranging from quaint to brand-new.

On a chaise longue in the center of the room, an old man with red hair and slear, split ends, half-lying on it, holding a book in his hand, turning a page from time to time.

Anthony walked into the study and immediately lightened his steps, he walked to the chaise longue, and said respectfully to the old man who was reading, "Teacher Santos, there is new news. ”

Santos nodded slightly, motioning for Anthony to continue.

Anthony said: "Figo's operation failed the night before, and there were masters in that caravan. ”

"Yesterday morning, Sophia rode ahead under the protection of one of the caravan adventurers, who was about to return from his northern neighbor, and my men heard his words and followed. ”

Sophia was killed that night while resting in the cave, and the adventurer escaped wounded. ”

Santos flipped a page of the book and said calmly, "Is the news confirmed?"

Anthony said with certainty: "It's confirmed, this news was sent back by them using a Saker, and the code word on it is correct." ”

There Santos quietly looked at the book and did not turn another page.

Anthony was waiting for the results of the teacher's thoughts.

After a long time, Santos asked, "Is there any result for the other people's contact?"

Anthony shook his head silently.

Santos sighed and said, "Forget it, these people have been comfortable under the protection of the elves for too long and have lost their enterprising spirit. ”

"If they don't make a mess at this time, that's the biggest help to you. ”

"You don't want to show up in front of others these days, and the news of Sophia's murder must not get out of you. ”

Anthony thought for a moment and said, "Juan will have a grand dinner to welcome the elven delegation tonight, and I will pretend to be drunk and drink and need to rest for a few days." ”

Santos shook his head and said, "Don't pretend, you're going to drink until your stomach bleeds tonight and come back." ”

Since the teacher said so, Anthony could only nod his head in agreement.

As a highly motivated person, Anthony has a strong self-control, and the wine can not be stained, so as not to show flaws in it.

This time, I need to drink myself to break my stomach to temporarily hide from suspicion, and although it feels very uncomfortable, I have to do it.

For him, there is no way back now, and the plan to seize the throne has entered the final and most critical part, and there is no room for sloppiness.

Around noon, Anthony left Santos' small building.

Twenty years ago, Anthony accidentally disturbed the donkey that Santos was riding during a hunting trip, causing Santos, an old man, to fall and seriously injure him.

At that time, Antony's father, the king of the Kingdom of Meseta, ordered Anthony to take care of the old man himself until he recovered.

During this time, Anthony discovered that the old man named Santos was a wise scholar, and when the old man recovered, he hired the old man as his teacher.

Twelve years ago, the queen died in childbirth when she gave birth to Sofia, and King Juan fell seriously ill as a result.

Since then, Anthony has been thinking a little carefully.

As the days passed, that little bit of caution gradually grew in the depths of Anthony's heart.

Anthony, who was walking in the garden, pondered every detail of this operation, especially how to get the support of the Elven Court, or at least keep them from helping each other as before.

Other countries can be reassured and convinced that their policies are the same as before.

As for the matter of going north to annex the three principalities and let the military share the spoils, only a few soldiers were interested in it.

However, he believed that as Mr. Santos said, as long as those people tasted the sweetness and awakened the hope in their hearts, then the whole country would help him on his war horse.

At this moment, an arrow suddenly shot at Anthony from a short distance.