"There is no doubt about the identity of the Rigoletto—all of them are felons of the Black Cell. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 I had met one or two of them during the reign of the Prophet - the Nanfeng shaman, who had been in the dungeon for ten years long before the Warlock appeared in the Empire. ”

"And the murderer who kept screaming for blood -- impressive, I think he's been in prison for more than five years. ”

In the dim light, Arthur's face turned as white as a ghost. He didn't stop talking, staring at Evan Hall with all his might, as if trying to find some answer from his hypocritical face.

"It would be unbelievable to say that these criminals belong to the traitors - not to mention whether the forces of the traitors have infiltrated other countries, Beicong and Nanfeng are all their disciples, did they know about this plan ten years ago?"

"Well, suppose they could have foreseen a war in five or ten years' time, then—the convict who was burned to death, I remember very well, was once a guard of the king, but he was a loyal fellow. ”

"Obviously, these criminals are not apostates, they are just vicious fellows from all over the world. But why did they claim to be in the Imperial Council to reveal the truth about the murder of the former king, and to claim revenge for Turing? This must have been the warlock's - or your plan. ”

Evan still sat motionless. There is gin in the secret cabinet of the secret room. Give some to the prince and it will ease his pain. The Chancellor of the Exchequer could also call in the beak at any time and prescribe some potions to numb Arthur's nerves so that he would not cough up blood. And yet he did nothing.

Maybe this dangerously clever guy would have died sooner rather than later - just make sure he survived to the throne.

"It's a clever pawn, with very little risk but great reward. Those criminals have no morals to speak of, they only need to buy them with one thing, and they are willing to take the risk - freedom. ”

"Although I saw them executed, I believe they were not dead. ”

"Didn't the warlock come back to life? Death is the best excuse, and the criminals are burned to ashes and cannot even be identified. It's easy - just ask a few of you to make up for the dead - and you're all set. From the council hall to the Sun Fountain, there was a commotion that was enough for you to do that. ”

"Why did this move lead to a consensus among all stakeholders? It's so simple - just imagine, before the Paliwa Rebellion, the apostate was even a small folklore. ”

"No one knows who they are, no one has ever seen a so-called traitor, maybe just a robber, a thief, or a slave—the voices of these people living at the bottom of the ladder have never reached the Golden Palace. ”

"We think we have the power to manipulate the fate of civilians at any time - they are as weak as ants and can trample on them at will. We squeeze nourishment from them, but we treat them as dust. Not to mention making huge waves in the Empire, they can't even make small troubles in their territory. ”

"All we see are monsters entrenched in the Empire, who cares about the power of civilians?"

"It's the same thing with Paliva - a fringe city-state without a lord, without a knight of the realm, a young man in his thirties leading a few civilians - which seems weak as a mosquito to any power. ”

"After the Sanctuary forces and the Inquisition were evacuated from Paliva, some rumors were the work of the Dark Warlocks, while others were rumored to have invaded the Sunset Empire. For the major families, sending troops to the barren Paliwa has no benefit to speak of, and they are mired in the unknown, and they are of course involved in each other, and they are reluctant to go on the expedition. ”

Arthur propped up the table and slowly stood up so he could look down on Evan Hall. Even though his eyes were dark, doing so made him feel as if he was in control.

Silence is the most terrible enemy. He had no way of knowing what the Chancellor of the Exchequer was thinking, and the confrontation with silence could only be pressed step by step.

"So, if these inconspicuous forces suddenly appear in the center of imperial power, declaring that they want to overthrow the entire ruling class of the empire, how big will the impact on those in power be on those in power? ”

"Suddenly, the tiny forces we never looked at squarely—the traitor under the dust, little Larsen, who didn't even have an army—appeared at the Imperial Council, mocking the authorities and clamoring for the cover-up plot to be made public!"

"When has this force infiltrated the Golden Palace?! The rulers know nothing - of course they will be afraid, that wild land in the south seems to have suddenly become dangerous, and if they are not conquered - before they know it, maybe the flames will burn on their heads!"

Arthur walked up to Evan and blocked out the light in front of him, his sunken eyes that seemed to glow like sharp knives.

Even with his best disguise, Evan couldn't help but avoid his gaze.

"The most ingenious thing about it - and most of the people in the Imperial Council participated in the murder of the former king - when these people at the bottom, claiming to be traitors, shout for revenge for Turing, it means that what the men at the heart of power think are perfect is nothing more than a clumsy ruse in front of the world. ”

"They felt as if their already precarious position of power had suddenly become shaky – and that the roots they had never realized were beginning to break. ”

Of course, if it is a sane and sound mind, it will carefully analyze whether these are the so-called apostasy of God. Soon, they will find out where the contradictions are. ”

However, unlike the individual, the Imperial Council is a community of interests, there are divisions, there are contradictions, and the result of all interests playing with each other is that collective thinking is often less acute than that of individuals. ”

"When fear and division come, they need a breakthrough to illustrate the source of the chaos. They need an outlet to deflect contradictions. ”

"And the Warlock had apparently given them such a breakthrough - and that was the Apocalypse, the southern part of the Empire. ”

"Is it good for them to prove that those people are not apostates, but are being used?"

"There is no benefit - or no benefit. They will only pull out a thick black fog and add another strain to the already fragile chain of power. ”

"In the Imperial Council, where everyone pursues their own interests, even if anyone does find out the truth about Rigoletto's death, they will not say anything - for them, the truth is either a blade or a poison, and no one is foolish enough to reveal his hand in front of his opponents. ”

"The South is clearly easier to deal with than an unknown power. Acknowledging that this is the revenge of the rebellion and directing the contradictions outside the Golden Palace, then everything can be whitewashed. ”

"And so, the Imperial army marched out in great force, just as you had imagined. ”

Arthur finished his last sentence, his hands on the table trembled, and the sound of the table shaking echoed through the chamber for a long time. (To be continued.) )