"Strangely, until the mystic warlock appeared, the Empire did not consider Paliva a serious problem. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info" Arthur gasped and continued his reasoning.

"Until two important events happen - this is an unimaginable shock to the imperial power and the royal family. ”

"The first is the Midsummer massacre. Arthur paused and looked at Evan as if to get confirmation of his expression.

However, the Chancellor of the Exchequer remained polite but unmoved.

"The massacre was ostensibly a foolish act by the Empress Dowager because she was dissatisfied with the loose regime and wanted to use an iron fist to make the imperial nobles obey her orders. ”

"Regardless of whether it was you, the Mystic, or the Queen Mother, it has had at least three extremely serious consequences. ”

"First, it is extremely obvious that the new royal family has not been established for a long time, and the Queen Mother has no power to support her to implement iron government, and is overly dependent on supporting her family alliance with the little king, which will only arouse great resentment among the nobility of the whole country, including the alliance of interests, and the Imperial Council will put the contradiction on the table. ”

Arthur paused again, his mouth was dry, and he subconsciously wanted to drink water, but there was not even half a glass of water in the secret room. He could only cough a few times and continue his reasoning.

"Second, because most of the slaughter is local power, and the royal family has very weak jurisdiction, it will lead to riots in the empire. ”

"Finally, and perhaps most insidiously, the Midsummer massacre was preceded by no warning, neither curfew nor mass executions of heretics. In the aftermath of the massacre, the Sanctuary and the Inquisition behaved strangely - there was no fanfare for the purges of the so-called blasphemer families. This is not in keeping with the rules of any sanctuary, nor is it in line with common sense. ”

"If the Sanctuary wants to interfere with secular politics, it will inevitably be tried as strictly as it did with Duke Larson, and executed according to procedure. The inquisition's abrupt behavior, and the inaction of the Inquisition, only suggests that perhaps it was not the Sanctuary that instructed it, but that there were conspirators who wanted to use the power of the Inquisition to upset the political balance. ”

"The Inquisition has been used by people with ulterior motives. ”

Arthur looked at Evan, but the other man still didn't intend to respond. He seemed to be speaking into the air. However, he still intends to give his judgment to the fullest - at least to make it clear to the other party that he is not a puppet who knows nothing and is waiting to ascend to the throne.

"Then, the last serious consequence is that the Holy Domain directly loses its trust in the royal family, thinking that the Queen Mother and the new king are trying to use the Holy Land to influence politics. Doesn't that sound ridiculous—it seems to be a sign of the way for my legitimate seizure of the throne. ”

Evan Hall's smiling expression finally lifted, and his eyes began to glow with coldness: "It's all nonsense. ”

"Everyone said that it was the Queen Mother who was arrogant and stupid to tell the Inquisition, fabricated a series of lists, and framed them for blasphemy and plotting rebellion. ”

"But, as can be seen from the above analysis, the whole affair of A Midsummer Eve has done no good to the royal family. ”

On the contrary, for the southern forces and the interest coalitions that plotted to usurp the throne, it was dry rain and dew. The rebellion made it difficult for the empire to mobilize its forces, the division of the Imperial Council allowed new forces to creep in, and the royal family lost the protection of the Sanctuary, so there was a reason to have another king. ”

"I knew your ambitions from the first time the Warlock first found me, and now it seems that you are the ones who benefited from the massacre!"

"I shudder to stand here when the Northern Alliance, which proclaims justice and reveals the truth, and the apostate in the South, who follow the truth and fight oppression, to plot such a brutal plot. ”

Arthur finished his reasoning in one breath, and began to gasp for breath as he leaned on the table, almost paralyzed to the ground.

"From the results alone, one can analyze the essence that is very close to the truth—that this prince must be a terrible enemy, if not seriously ill. ”

Evan Hall just looked at Prince Arthur motionlessly, as if waiting for the moment when he would die, without the slightest intention of lifting him up.

Immediately afterwards, Arthur began to make his second inference.

"After the events of Midsummer, the empire should be in turmoil. Originally, the southern expedition to Paliwa was delayed again and again because of the contention between the interested parties. The chaos of the land only makes the conquest more difficult. ”

"As a result, the city of Paliwa won a great victory, and even a brief moment of freedom - their land seemed to have been kissed by good fortune. ”

"I have great doubts about this - there is never such a thing as luck, only people who have the first intention to accumulate and wait for the opportunity. ”

Evan glanced coldly at the Prince, and in fact, up to now, the Prince's words could not be refuted—whether it would have been a mistake for such a shrewd man to put him on the throne.

"The person who has accumulated this original intention - maybe it's still you. ”

"As I said from the beginning, you may have already negotiated terms with the Sanctuary, and if the southern expedition fails, it will prove that the royal family is incompetent, and they will not prevent you from appointing a new king. This is not a delusional speculation, but—according to the present result—you have confidently taken me to the imperial capital, as if you were waiting for the screams of death to come from the Golden Palace. ”

However, what is puzzling is why the major families with evil intentions suddenly reached a consensus to go south. ”

"I didn't understand this question at first, until the Warlock came to the Imperial Capital and met with me twice. Of course I don't know his plans - but he appeared in the imperial capital, and what was the purpose of a man who was going to command the Paliwa war to come to the imperial capital at a critical moment?"

"He may have come to hear the news -- but I think he has a deeper reason. ”

Arthur's face was pale, and he was lying on the table, his voice getting lower and lower, almost inaudible.

"He's like a devil - knows everything, knows everything. He knew that the Imperial Army's southern expedition would be a problem, and that it was here to facilitate the war. ”

"His method is ingenious - disguise himself as a courtier and infiltrate the Golden Palace. ”

"As for why he was able to appear before the Council and make such an astonishing move, there was only one reason, and that was because of the ministers of the Council, who possessed spider-like abilities and unexpected channels, allowed him to carry out his plan. ”

"Except you, the beloved Chancellor of the Exchequer, no one else in the Golden Palace is capable of doing so. ”

Evan Hall looked at Arthur's weak appearance and sneered: "Your Highness, it is your delusion that makes your health worse day by day. If you relax your mind, you may be able to live a few more days. ”

Arthur barely looked up, and Evan Hall's smiling appearance turned into a distorted phantom in his eyes, like a wrinkled-skinned, pale ghost.

"I'll live as you wish. (To be continued.) )