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Outside the walls, the heavily armed Emperor's army searched the city according to the list of prime ministers, turning the whole of Winvi City upside down, and inside the walls, Rod and Aunt Yani, Roy, and his little sister Alya spent their days in a luxurious and comfortable courtyard.

The palace is indeed safe, but the strict security work and entry and exit rules also make all the boy's original plans ruined: meet up with Sephes and other bad friends who he hasn't seen for a long time and have some drinks, and then secretly meet his sister Catherine, take the time to ask the mages of the Imperial Academy about "Wild Hunt" and travel through the world to speculate on the possibility of seeing Ciri again......

Kyle the Great gave Grom and other Foster's henchmen the convenience of entering and leaving the palace, and in theory, Rhodes could call the people he wanted to meet, but hiding in the palace to "summon" friends and lovers was a bit too unusual.

So he honestly stayed in a temporary shelter.

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Although people can't run around, the news from the outside world has been delivered to his ears without leakage. To his surprise, although Midland had won an incredible victory on the battlefield against the Kingdom of Antaili in the north, the military campaign to quell the rebellion of the Jacques in the south of his country had not yet ended - the rebels had lived in the mountains and forests for a long time and had little contact with the outside world. The excellent weapons and advanced tactics that are impossible to get at the level of military culture, many people believe that this is the Eriken Empire's secret provision of materials and military staff to interfere with it, who would have thought that even Narig has intervened now...... However, the most elite army of the empire and the mage troops most likely to quickly extinguish the rebellion were sent to the edge of the primeval forest of the Boundary Mountains by order from the army commander before arriving on the battlefield, and the counterinsurgency was at a stalemate due to the weather and terrain.

Of course, in addition to the progress of the counterinsurgency, he heard more about him. The families and generals of the capital guards who participated in this incident or provided convenience did not expect that the long-planned mutiny and arrest would fail, let alone that this matter would cause such a violent reaction from the emperor, most of the people involved have been arrested and brought to justice, and I don't know how many powerful people and officers have been thrown to the end and imprisoned, and the entire imperial capital political arena and army have undergone a major reshuffle from top to bottom, and the degree of thoroughness is quite rare throughout human history, and all the prison cells in the city are packed in this change.

Although the mastermind was basically controlled, the wind of public opinion quickly began to tilt against Rhodes: under the wanton spread of well-intentioned people, the news that the teenager had "committed evil" on the battlefield of Antelli and did not heed the advice to attack the Imperial army, killing at least four officers and soldiers on duty had become known throughout the city. He was deliberately portrayed as a high-flying and domineering and unscrupulous person, and the stories about his oppression of the people and the robbery of the people's daughters soon spread all over the world, and even the deeds of him beating the son of the Count of Jianlong in the street a few months ago were revealed-"The same nobles dare to fight, who else dare not bully?", "No wonder he doesn't even pay attention to the army"...... Similar rhetoric was quickly accepted by the majority of the population.

What's even worse is that even his old son has been implicated, and a series of accusations such as Duke Foster's corruption and bribery, embezzlement of state assets, and self-respect with the intention of rebellion have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and the accuser has actually taken out evidence that the former has withdrawn huge amounts of cash from bank vaults in various places, and the relevant practitioners have checked the accounts, and it is all true, in the past few months, Rhodes's father has withdrawn thousands of Milder's cash or equivalent materials and armaments in different places in his private name...... That's enough for a small country or a large army!

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"These news are seven true and three false, the other party must have been preparing for a long time, this is launching a last stand, wanting to knock his father down in one fell swoop. Lowy commented disdainfully: "Unfortunately, this is a political dispute that has been predestined for a long time, and conservatives simply do not understand who they are dealing with." ”

Rhodes was a little puzzled: "Didn't I kill General Carlyle's son, why did I involve my father again?"

"The most direct reason is that if your father does not fall, it will be difficult to bring you to 'justice'. But the real reason behind it is much more than that, and it's a long story. Roy sighed and began to explain: "Eighteen years ago, Emperor Kyle the Great returned to the throne by banishing his half-brother who had almost succeeded in usurping the throne, and he immediately began to strengthen his control over the army, 'strong and centralized', which was the key to His Majesty's successful establishment of the empire and the successful reform of centralized power. ”

Luo Yi's expression was serious: "Those old big families and forces have very little influence on the new army established by His Majesty, and private soldiers or mercenaries are completely unable to confront this invincible army, which is the most fundamental reason why the "conservatives" who oppose the reform and the old nobles who have suffered the most under the centralized rule dare not take any action although they hold a grudge. ”

"But you, as the son of the commander of the Imperial army, have accidentally killed the only son of the army patriarch, Commander Carly. The old general was bent on paying for your life but couldn't do it, and there was a conflict between two important figures in the military department...... So conservatives saw an opportunity. ”

"General Carlyle wants to use the power of the conservatives to send you to the gallows, and the conservatives want to use this opportunity to reach into the army and leave an influence. The two sides hit it off, this is the only time since Your Majesty gathered military power that they can stand on the same front with some of the military forces, they want to bring down our father, the most important figure of the reformists, in one fell swoop, and then put pressure on Your Majesty step by step, and finally take back the interests that originally belonged to them. ”

"So complicated?"

"It's just my speculation that the reality may be more complicated. The girl habitually frowned: "I didn't realize the threat that you might bring this time, maybe after all, you are still too young and inexperienced, and you despise others too much." ”

"I really killed people, but how can so many people believe the rest of the slander...... Isn't it true that most of the people in the city know what kind of person I am? ”

"Think too much, you are in the world of yourself or the people who love you, of course, you are the focus, the most important person of everything. Roy shrugged helplessly: "However, except for the businessmen who pass by on the street every day, who are quite familiar with you, to most of the citizens in this city, you are just a high-ranking nobleman who is far away from the sky, and you will never have anything to do with them in your life, except for the little girl who loves you and the enemies who want to deal with you, not many people will pay attention to what kind of person you are." ”

"What then?"

"It's hard to do, and the most terrible thing about these half-truths is that as long as some of them are true, then the viewers will subconsciously think that the rest is also true. Roy said worriedly: "If you admit in public that you killed General Carlyle's son, then don't say some small things to add to it, even if someone slanders our mother for fornicating with the emperor, you are the illegitimate son of Your Majesty, or I am in love with your brother and sister...... No matter how outrageous the lie is, someone will believe it. ”

"How can this be ......"

"It's a shame that the world is like that...... With my abilities and facts, I can't think of a way to completely protect you, but someone must be able to. Roy said solemnly, raising his chin: "With the strength and vision of father and mother, there must be a way to solve the problem fundamentally, they have received the news, and they will come back immediately after dealing with the matter at hand, you just need to remember now, shut up, don't talk nonsense to anyone." ”

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