In the New Year of the 788th year of the continental calendar, the throne of the king of the Terrela Kingdom changed owners.

The old king was getting old, and his health had been deteriorating since the illness in early August last year. In December, he even fainted at a meeting of the nobles, who were in trouble with commerce, and said that the northern frontier of Trera had developed and that the privilege of tax relief should be abolished.

The target of these guys is obviously the Inhuman Organization, but their reasons are very normal and simply unassailable.

More than a hundred years have passed since the Tara Khan family opened up the north. Over the past 100 years, the Tarakhan family has continued to expand the frontier area and expand its territory, but the population and economy of the territory have not increased significantly. Until the time of the previous Earl of Tara Khan, the "Northland" was still synonymous with poverty, backwardness, remoteness and desolation in the minds of the Terrera people.

However, this situation changed radically at the hands of this generation of Count Tara Khan. Upon his accession to the throne, the Legion of Tara Khan was quickly abolished - many speculate that it was issued by the "Demon King of the North" who had not yet been recruited by him with a knife around his neck. Then, I don't know if it was a broken jar or did he really have an idea? He cooperated fully with the Inhuman organization, and appointed Eric the Inhuman "Magic Circle and Alchemy Master" as the chief minister of the county, almost ceding the civil power of the entire territory.

Under the leadership of Count Tara Khan, or the Inhuman Order, the Earl of Tara Khan grew rapidly. Although they were limited to the lack of mineral resources, they still stayed in the era of agriculture as the main industry, but they greatly increased the output of the land, not only completely got rid of the famine, but even had several products, such as tara khan grass candy and tara khan wine, which were very famous commodities.

And even more eye-catching is the former northern border of Tara Khan, and now the county of Dracula. I don't know what kind of magic Count Dracula used, in less than ten years, that wild land that was previously on the edge of civilization has become a fertile granary. They were even able to produce large quantities of cassava spirit, known as Dracula's Fire, which could be ignited with fire, and when drunk into the stomach, it seemed to burn, and quickly conquered many old drunkards who were looking for thrills, so that it became a famous trade route.

The northern region, which has developed to this extent, can indeed no longer be regarded as remote and backward. The nobles proposed that the pioneering privileges of the two counties of Tara Khan and Dracula should be abolished, and it was only natural that the caravans in the two places should be restored to normal commercial taxes.

But...... It's one thing to take it for granted, but it's another thing to be able to do it!

Taxing the caravans organized by the Inhumans?!

However, those nobles insisted that they were going to do business, and everything was in accordance with the rules. They even put forward the argument that the king was selling out the interests of the nobles in order to curry favor with the Inhuman Order.

Although this is the truth, don't they know that "the truth hurts the most"!

The old king, who was already in poor health, was so angry and anxious that he fainted on the spot. After waking up, he began to arrange the succession ceremony.

"I'm really not good, after so many years, my little tricks have long been seen through by those old things. If my health was fine, I could still rub with them, but now...... I really don't have the energy to do it!" He said helplessly during the family's private discussions, "Those old things, seeing through the Inhuman organization's tendency to be reasonable, want to use this method to deal with them...... It's just their own death, don't bother us!"

"Father, don't worry, after I ascend the throne, I will clean them up as soon as possible!" Prince Zion said solemnly and even coldly, "The country is like a human being, with pustules, it always has to be picked open or even cut off!"

"A lot of people will die...... Princess Fisna sighed.

"There are always dead people. The Prince of Zion was unmoved, "Before the matter gets bigger, smashing the thoughts of those nobles that they shouldn't have is already the least deadly way." ”

"You must not be impulsive!" reminded the king, "you must find a suitable reason!"

"Of course, I'm not Richard Thrace's idiot who has no brains but muscles. Killing is not the problem, but why and how is killing the most important question. "Moreover, my methods this time are a little rougher, and the problem is not too big - when the new king comes to power, he always has to stand up first, and they are kind of hit me on the blade." ”

"Those people are just pawns pushed out by the guys behind them to test them. Princess Fisna sighed, "Even if you kill them, it won't be of much use." ”

"Killing them may not be useful, but if you don't kill them, something will definitely happen!" Prince Zion naturally understood what his sister meant, but he definitely disagreed with his sister's attitude, "There is a saying among the strangers, I think it makes sense - reach out and chop your hand, chop it a few more times, even if they want to reach out again, there must be a fool willing to do this for them!"

His eyes were full of murder, and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, which made people shudder.

Princess Fisna frowned, and was about to persuade again, but the king spoke first: "Just killing people is not the best way. You are responsible for killing, and let Fisna come forward to intercede and save some, so that we can occupy both 'reason' and 'emotion', and make people invulnerable. ”

Prince Zion was slightly stunned, and looked at his father with a slightly more surprised look.

He always felt that his father was an incompetent philistine, and when provoked by the nobles, he would only solve it by delaying or exchanging, lacking violent and simple means. But I didn't expect my father to be able to tinker with his plan—it would be better to do it according to his father's method than to do it according to his own method.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but laugh.

"You're right!" he said, "so be it." ”

After thinking about it, he said to his relieved sister again: "I have a word first, not everyone you ask for, I will definitely let it go." That would only make the nobles think unnecessarily......"

"I understand that the king must make his mind incomprehensible, and must have complete authority. No one can make him do what he says, not even the one he trusts or values the most, but only partially convinces him...... Rest assured, I will not get in the way of your authority, on the contrary, I am glad that you reminded me of this beforehand. ”

In the spare time of the afternoon, the Trera royal family lightly decided the tragic fate of several nobles.

Sitting on the throne, His Majesty King Zion Terrera looked at the courtiers cheering in the main hall and couldn't help but smile sarcastically.

(The cheers now are completely unbelievable!Wait until a while, the ones who cheer in the light of swords and blood are the ones who are really worth reusing!)