In any way, the massacre that took place during the New Year's Hunt had a profound impact on the entire kingdom of St. Teresa.

The most immediate effect was that Grievous the Great was seriously injured. Since being rescued back to the palace by the royal forest farm, the entire palace gate has been closed, except for a very small number of people who are allowed to stay in the palace, even flies have not been able to fly out of the palace gate, which also makes the entire Shenghui City panic, and rumors such as the emperor is about to die have spread even more with noses and eyes, which has aggravated the panic in the city.

Another effect was that in this massacre, almost all the heads of the great noble families were slaughtered, and these families immediately fell into civil strife for power. It's good that there is already an heir, but there is a dispute over the division of the family property, and the family that has not established an heir is almost to the point of splitting the family. These big families are making trouble, but other noble families are ready to move, seeing this assassination as a golden opportunity to enhance the status of the family, so they either join forces and verticals, or coerce and lure, I don't know how many carriages are running back and forth, and how many secret rooms are discussing all kinds of unseemly private schemes, the entire Hawley District is surging, like an unstable, about to erupt volcano, and now the emperor's physical condition is a signal, if there is any unfavorable news from the palace, I am afraid that this volcano will erupt immediately。

But in any case, the power of the aristocracy, although still unshakable, has also weakened a lot.

Time passed little by little, and the people outside the palace were anxiously waiting for news from the palace, as anxious as ants in a hot pot. People who are allowed to stay in the palace and can bring first-hand information are not something that others can appreciate. It wasn't until the early days of the lanterns, in the evening, that someone came out of the palace gate, and it was indeed His Royal Highness Lance Grievous, the Grand Prince.

His Royal Highness the Grand Prince walked towards his carriage, and there was no joy or sorrow on his square face. Halfway through the road, a fallen leaf was swept by the wind and drifted past him. The eldest prince grabbed the leaf in his hand and muttered, "The wind is blowing." He paused, let go of his clenched fist, and the crumpled fragments of leaves fell from his fingertips, and the Grand Prince walked through the gate without looking back.

The high, deep, seemingly devouring palace gate.

The carriage of the eldest prince did not stop, but returned directly to the mansion, where the impatient Grichev had already waited for the autumn moon, and when he saw the eldest prince returning, he asked eagerly: "Your Highness, how is the emperor's health?"

"The injury was a bit severe, but I still couldn't die. The eldest prince smiled, but his mocking smile didn't seem to have any joy.

"I have been made Prince of Debogan, and my territory is in the area of Sanschel, not far from the City of Radiance. Abruptly, the eldest prince said.

This sudden news made Grichev frown, but he immediately understood the deep meaning behind it, and said with a sigh: "It seems that Your Majesty still did not choose you." ”

"I figured it out along the way. The eldest prince snorted coldly, "The title of a prince is just to appease me, and the ultimate goal is just to drive me out of Shenghui City and clear the way for the successor in his mind, and the territory is arranged not far from Shenghui City, because I am worried that my tail will not fall, it is nothing more than to facilitate the king's control over me in the future, and he actually used such a trick against his son, he is really a good father to me." He laughed sarcastically twice.

He looked at Grichev with murderous aura in his eyes: "Have the soldiers in the city already been arranged? After spending so many idle days in Shenghui City, their combat effectiveness will not decrease, right?"

"Don't worry, it's all in order. It was the most elite soldiers in the south who came to Shenghui City, and there was definitely no problem with their combat effectiveness. Grichev assured.

"It's just that as an important part, those few of our former funders, now there are signs of instability, and now there is still a lack of the last part of the large amount of funds, although we can also launch without this money, but without this money, after all, there will still be a bit of a loophole. ”

"Oh, haven't those people been stable all along, could it be that something has been leaked?", the eldest prince asked with a frown.

"I don't think so, they have always thought that you are using this money to win over the ministers of the court and those nobles, and do your best to fight for the throne, they didn't think that you would be for that big thing, could it be that the news in the palace leaked today?", Grichev guessed.

"Don't be careless, now you can have a better chance of winning if you have more strength, and you can't make a mistake, so let's arrange for them to meet with me once, I believe that if they see me in person, these greedy moths can rest assured." ", the eldest prince made up his mind and ordered.

Then he sighed: "I didn't expect that organization to be really capable, and actually killed all the heads of the big nobles, and the old men were all half dead, I knew that they worked so hard, so I would have given them more help." ”

Grichev approached the Grand Prince and said, "This organization can assassinate the monarch today, and assassinate anyone tomorrow." It's like a vicious dog raised, its minions are still somewhat useful when it's not at peace, but when it's really peaceful, it will disturb the house, but it will be a scourge. ”

The eldest prince nodded, "Sir, I understand." A hint of murder flashed in his eyes.

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In the silence of the night, the moon was high, but the clubs in the city of Divine Radiance were still brightly lit and full of people's laughter, and there was no sign that the assassinations of the day had the slightest effect on these hedonistic red men and women.

Just next to an ordinary club that looked small and small, a carriage drove like a ghost to the side door in the dim alley, and the guards who had been waiting by the door hurriedly stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "The side door is not open, please enter through the main entrance." Looking at his attitude of rejecting people thousands of miles away, it seems that the emperor came in person. will be turned away by him.

"Moonlight invited me here. From the carriage came a slightly old voice, this beginningless, slightly poetic word, but like a spell, let the guards with a straight face, look like a living person to open the gates.

The gate was huge, and the carriage drove in with great pomp. Then the gate closed quietly, and the guard stood in front of it with a cold face, and the alley was still dark, as if everything just now was an illusion and had not happened.