April 15, 997 AH, the day after Sarion's coma. Two pieces of news, Pen and Fun www.biquge.info spread quickly along the dense intelligence network of the Adventurers' Guild, the first of which was the Assassins' night visit to the city of Merdes in the Duchy of Mandis. The second piece of news is also related to Meldes City, a knight cadet from the Plum City Academy County, during a duel with the Assassins, his ability was awakened, and he became a paladin in response to the Holy Light, and repelled the Assassins who visited at night. Comparatively speaking, the appearance of the Genius Knight received much more attention than the Assassin's Night Visit. In the entire alliance, the number of paladins is only less than 100, and they are all over 40 years old, and the knight cadets who have not yet graduated are still in the learning stage, and they are just in their early 20s, and they have crossed several ability stages and become paladins, which is really a genius that has not been seen in a century.

As soon as the news spread, it became the focus of discussion on the streets, and the major forces also discussed the matter.

In the dean of the College County of Merders City, everyone sat around the round table. "Your Excellency, what do you think about this matter?" The first to speak was the Lord of Plum City, Duke Boris. The Duke had great respect for the highly respected Deans of the College.

The person known as the dean, the white-haired and white-bearded, wrinkled but energetic old man, was solemn at this time, he took a deep breath of the cigarette pouch, slowly exhaled the smoke, and then said meaningfully: "Originally, it was a great joy that there was a genius in the academy that had not been seen in a hundred years, but at this delicate moment of saber rattling, like a dragon's groan in the calm woods, it would definitely cause an uproar!" He took another deep pouch of his cigarette, "I'm afraid, the academy county, and even the entire Meicheng will not be at peace from now on!" The old man tightened his tone.

After listening to the dean's words, everyone fell silent, the city of Merdes, which was already famous for producing the reserve forces of the principality, was a battleground for soldiers in times of war, and at this moment, war seemed to be imminent. The most troublesome thing is that this young paladin with infinite possibilities in the future was selected as a replacement for the barbarian envoys of the Four Princes, which is enough to prove that the officials of Merdes City and the instructors of the Academy County have been serving the Four Princes wholeheartedly. All this undoubtedly tells the world that the Four Princes have always had close ties with the city of Merdes, and their influence has taken root here.

Charman was also among the people at the table, and his heart was the most apprehensive. Who is not good, but it is the Saarion chosen by himself, and the news spread by himself is believed to have reached the ears of the second and third princes, and it is estimated that the two princes have already reflected the portrait of Saarion in their minds. Careful planning, it seems that it is going to be in vain, how is this good, no matter how you think about it, it seems that you can't find a solution, the frown is furrowed even tighter, and now you have to listen to everyone's opinions, and then make plans.

"Viscount Charman, Sarion is the one you have chosen, and this matter has a great deal to do with you, and I would like to hear what you think about it. After a moment of silence, someone finally got to the point.

Charman glanced around at everyone, everyone's faces were full of expectations, as the initiator of this matter, Charman would indeed be the one who pointed the finger at the problem. Years of experience in the court of politicians, at this time also seemed so powerless, before he had time to listen to everyone's opinions, he was pushed to the forefront, he didn't know how to be good, he had to stretch the topic, has avoided his own responsibility.

Charman cleared his throat and said, "All of you here, I believe everyone knows that the former emperor (the old emperor who died of illness) passed away before the heir to the throne was announced, and the current principality is still under the plan of the former emperor before his death. The second prince is responsible for the government affairs of the national capital, the third prince is responsible for the military of the border area, and the two princes are in power and the other is in charge of the army, and they are both popular candidates for the throne. The fourth prince is still young, and he was sent to the barbarian clan to experience not to mention, the eldest prince is only responsible for the cultivation of the future combat power of the principality, and is in charge of Merdes City and the surrounding areas. From a formal point of view, the eldest prince who is weak and sick and in poor health is no longer able to participate in the competition for the throne, and the battle for the throne between the second prince and the third prince is inevitable, and it is one of the core cities of the Duchy of Mandis, even if there is no appearance of genius knights, Meicheng will definitely become the focus of competition for the two popular heirs to the throne. Now, instead of talking about genius knights like the general public, the focus should be on the future direction of Merdes City. I think that no matter who the eldest prince hands over the power of Meicheng, the other prince will not give up. The best option is to remain neutral and wait for changes in form. ”

"Well, that's right, we can only be secure if we are neutral, wait for the battle for the throne to end, and then swear allegiance!"

"However, in the struggle for the throne, we have not contributed at all, and whoever wins will be angry at our neutrality, fearing that at that time, if we are not executed, we will also have our official titles confiscated. Of course, there are those who disagree.

"The second prince is in control of the national capital circle, and his comprehensive strength is strong, in my opinion, the winning rate is greater, so let's take refuge in the second prince!"

"No, the three princes have the most powerful army in the principality, and the soldiers who guard the border area all the year round can fight well, and it is right to submit to the three princes!"

"It's better to stay neutral, in case you take refuge in the wrong direction, but everything is ruined!"

"We have a sophisticated guard army in Meldes City, and the instructor team of the academy county has a strong combat effectiveness, but such a force remains silent and neutral, and it will offend both princes, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to protect itself afterwards, it is better to make a choice as soon as possible, maybe there is still a chance!"

The topic was diverted, and when war was imminent, a group of people would think of their own interests first, and this argument allowed Char to avoid the problem. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as early as when the old emperor had just died, he expected this battle for the throne, how could the fourth child who was not a weapon be the opponent of the powerful second and third children. Charman's initial idea was very simple, he didn't want the four princes to compete for any throne, he just hoped that he could survive the war. So Charman hid the real four princes while choosing a suitable replacement.

The vast majority of the forces in the principality have been divided between the second and third elders, and only Meicheng and the surrounding areas are not under their control, so Charman decided to look for a replacement for the four princes here. At first, under the pretext of selecting outstanding talents, the people who gave the speeches were invited, not the students voluntarily, and the people invited all had similar appearance characteristics to the four princes. After the final candidate was confirmed as Sarion, Charman told the nobles of Plum City and the instructors of the academy county about the replacement of the four princes, the purpose of which was to let the nobles of the entire duchy know that there would be fake four princes going to the barbarians.

Of course, it would be too child's fun if this was all Charman's plans, these were just the beginning of his plans, and then, Charman spread a shocking fake news: the four princes who have been appearing in people's field of vision are actually fake princes, and the fake princes in Meicheng are the real four princes. Charman carefully controlled the number of people who knew about the fake news, and skillfully let the news flow into the ears of the second and third princes.

So now, in the eyes of the second prince and the third prince, the original fourth prince is just an imposter to confuse the public, and the real prince has always been in Merdes City, which is outside their sphere of influence The real four princes, with the help of the best teachers of the principality, have gained terrible combat effectiveness, which has greatly increased his appeal, and now that the succession to the throne is unknown, the four princes will join forces with the eldest prince to use the third largest force of the principality against themselves, which will become a serious threat to the throne. Moreover, the fourth child, who has been scheming, is much more terrible than the terminally ill boss, and even the barbarian retreat has been found, and the prince who holds the dictate of the first emperor has obtained a justifiable excuse to make a comeback in the barbarians.