Chapter 170: Kingdom Chaos
Since the defeat of the Terran army in the north and returned, the news that the barbarian chief drove straight into the three cities has been spread for three days, up to the princes and generals, down to the dawn of the people, all people are panicked, the barbarian army has been rumored to be divine, with a million against 200,000 but defeated to the fullest, the generals in order to cover up their incompetence exaggerated in the war book, the barbarian soldiers have three heads and six arms, invulnerable, not afraid of fire and water, the soldiers have gone through all difficulties, and finally cannot be defeated.
No matter how much they whitewash and beautify, the result will not change, people who have not fought for hundreds of years, and who are accustomed to living a comfortable life, will not have any other emotions at such a moment except fear.
And under the guidance of some well-intentioned people, the worries and fears have become the doubts of the upper rulers, and once this mentality appears, it is like a fire that is out of control.
The capital, the royal palace.
Rhodes (the king of the kingdom) has not been so happy for a long time, since the Wizards' Guild has been in a difficult life since the Wizards' Guild took a strong posture, and for an emperor, there is nothing saddier than being a puppet.
It's useless for him to approve it, because the last pass is stuck in the hands of the prime minister, so he can only watch it, except for singing every night, he can't find anything else to do with wine.
The once heroic, upright, and handsome king has become such a languishing dead fat man after being hollowed out by wine.
He thought about doing something again, he didn't want to sit still and wait for death, but he had neither the right nor the power, and the only group of people around him were the shadow guards left by his father.
However, there is a good saying that opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared, and he waits and waits, and finally waits for this coveted opportunity.
"Queen, the widow misses you. "The king and the queen were lying on the bed, and he stroked the queen's hair with one hand, and smoked a cigarette with the other, which was a good thing, and every time he was impetuous, he would light a rod, and then the whole person would calm down.
"Ahem, ahem. The queen coughed violently, then turned her head, took a few deep breaths, and said, "This smoke smells so choking." ”
"Okay, okay, I won't smoke," he handed out the cigarette stick, and naturally a palace maid came up to take it, "You all go out, the widow is going to bed." ”
"Yes~" The palace maids waved and then retreated one by one.
When the building was empty, the king finally felt that the few staring at him had disappeared, so he exhaled a light breath.
"They're all gone, let's get down to business. The decadent king, with a sudden change of expression on his face, said with a serious expression.
The queen's face also faded into laziness, held the king's hand, and said leisurely: "The rumor has spread out, and now everyone knows that this battle is what he has to fight, and now that he is defeated, people are panicking, and all the spearheads will be pointed at him, and I have also found evidence of the fake war letter in the military, as long as this matter is almost fermented, we will make another move to his army, so that he will never be able to turn over!"
"Hahaha!" the king laughed a few times, but he choked on it, and his snot and tears flowed down his eyes, but it was still difficult to express the joy in his heart.
The army's defeat this time is not just as simple as the loss of three cities on the surface, but more importantly, the interest body of the royal city has been hit by a huge blow, and the first to bear the brunt is the prime minister standing in the foreground, he must give an explanation to everyone in his interest chain.
And the fake war letter is the queen's killer weapon, this is their own grave, no wonder.
Now the crowd is excited, as long as there is a little guidance, the group of people who will burn this fire will be at a loss, and then find an opportunity to publish this secret letter, and when this matter is revealed to the world, their side will naturally fall down the wall and everyone will push it, and then there will be him, the king, to win the hearts of the people, and the power will naturally return to his hands.
"If you have a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for?" the king looked at the pretty woman in his arms with emotion, and his love was deep, and naturally it was an indescribable word.
......
At the center of this maelstrom, no one is immune, and the fire is coming faster than anyone could have imagined.
The cause is a small thing, two small traders in order to compete for the position of the stall, a big fight, and then provoked the city guards, the city guards wanted to come forward to dissuade, but found that the two people suddenly went crazy and hoarse, he saw that the situation was wrong, and wanted to step forward to stop it, but he killed people with a knife.
Is this worth it?
In broad daylight, in full view of everyone, a soldier killed the common people, these days they were already on fire, the news of the defeat came, those who were officials, only knew how to cover up and downplay this matter, they did not want to lose the hat on their heads because of this matter.
This attitude directly made the common people blow up, maybe they are usually tame like a little sheep, as long as you give him a bite to eat, they will always follow you, but when the will of the people merges into a torrent, the superior will realize what a terrible flood beast this is.
Water can carry a boat and capsize a boat, and it was not only someone who howled in the crowd, but people found that the vendor was already lying on the ground, and the knife on his neck was bleeding all over the ground, and he had convulsions a few times, and it seemed that he could not be saved.
The crowd exploded and were about to rush over to shred the guard to pieces, but an old woman stopped them, and the old woman with gray hair and wrinkled face painstakingly told them to calm down, and asked them to give the government a chance to deal with the matter through formal channels.
Most of the people were simple-minded, and felt that what she said was very reasonable, and killed the guard, and then she was involved in the lawsuit, so she followed her wish, and the two men went out to set up the guard, and a bold butcher held the corpse that had just died and opened the way in front.
The woman followed with her head bowed, her slean face showing a look of triumph.
At first, there were not many people, but along the street, more and more people joined the big team, and it was menacing!
......
Alexander got up late today, played late at night with a group of fox friends and dogs last night, and didn't return to the mansion until the early hours of the morning, his pressure these days is really great, now the people are getting more and more impetuous, the crime rate is getting higher and higher, Wang Cheng used to be clear in politics, and doing bad things at the feet of the Son of Heaven, everyone has to weigh their own weight.
So since he took office, he has been drinking tea in the government every day, listening to small songs when he comes home, and going to those places with his friends to hang out all night, and his life is not comfortable.
Since the news of the defeat in the north came, his good days have come to an end, he works overtime at every turn, he was finally fine last night, and then he got drunk, and when he got up today, he was in a daze and had not yet recovered.
"Your Excellency, your Excellency, come on...... Someone is coming!" Alexander, who had been sitting on a chaise longue leisurely catching up on sleep, was so frightened by the man's shouting that he almost jumped from the chaise longue to the ground.
"Scream, scream!" Alexander slapped the table and said, "I want to die!"
"Ouch!" the man shuddered with fright, and fell to his knees as soon as his legs went limp, "Damn it, damn it!" said as he kowtowed his head on the ground, until his head broke and the blood flowed, Alexander's expression softened a little.
", next time I'll chop you up and feed it to the dogs!" his eyes rolled so that the man knelt on the ground again, "Got it?"
"Got it, little one got it!"
"Then don't get out of here!"
"Yes, the villain will get up, this will get up. ”
"Say, what's the matter, if it's not a big thing, such a surprise will disturb my dreams, I will still chop you up and feed the little boy at home. ”
"Outside the palace, here, many, many people came!" the subordinate gestured "really a lot", although Alexander didn't understand, but he understood the meaning.
"How many, how many?" asked Alexander.
The villain swallowed his saliva, looked afraid, and said, "It's the first time I've seen so many people in the government office for most of my life, and it's really full of government offices." ”
The drowsy Alexander was suddenly aroused, got up from the recliner, then straightened his clothes, and said, "Let's go, go out and have a look." ”
The inner hall is the place where the inner family lives, the middle hall is the place where the guests are discussed, and the outer hall is naturally the place where the case is handled.
He didn't even bother to change his official uniform, so he walked out like that.
"Wow!" this is terrible, at first he just listened to the people, he didn't feel anything, when he crossed the threshold and appeared in the outer hall, the whole outer hall was surrounded by water, and those officials were squeezed away, but they dared not speak angrily.
When Alexander appeared, the chattering crowd fell silent and watched him as the protagonist.
Alexander enjoyed this feeling of being in the limelight, killing and killing, who let him have a good family, the prime minister was his uncle, and now the prime minister is in control of the entire kingdom, and he, who is a nephew, can walk sideways on the street.
Alexander assumed the coercion of a great lord and took his place.
"Whoever comes, report your name!"
"The villain is a butcher in Sweetwater Lane, with no name and no surname, and no family. The butcher stood there, his face without fear, and the little merchant was covered with a layer of white gauze and placed on the ground, while the city guard, who had killed the man, stood there with a blank expression, and he remembered that he saw the two merchants fighting, and wanted to stop it, but suddenly his eyes darkened, and he knew nothing, and when he came to his senses, he was standing above the lobby.
"Our brothers were just street vendors, and the man who died was a good friend of ours. "The guards were brought over by them, and their good friend died in vain, and they came to ask for an explanation.