Perhaps to show the importance of the Principality of Moxi, or to show strength to the outside world, this wedding as a whole is just two words - grand!

As a melon-eating crowd, Hudson feels like a dirt bun. I thought that my wedding specifications were high enough, and it couldn't be compared with Crown Prince Caesar's wedding.

The Kingdom Wizards are all at the service of this wedding, using pure natural artificial magic to create a beautiful fairy tale world.

Immersed in it, Hudson almost failed to distinguish between reality and magic. It is safe to say that this grand wedding will definitely cause a sensation in the entire Aslant continent.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Hudson wouldn't have known that magic could be used in this way. Sure enough, only the unthinkable, there is nothing that cannot be done.

Other Terran nations are constantly developing and progressing, and the Alpha Kingdom is not idle.

Perhaps limited by capital investment, it is indeed lagging behind in some aspects, but there are also some aspects that have come to the forefront of the mainland.

War is the driving force behind the technological progress of mankind, how can the Alpha Kingdom, which has been in a state of high pressure for a long time, stand still?

It seems to be a beautiful fairy tale world, but once it is slightly modified, it can become a harvester of human life.

From the surprised eyes of the guests, it can be seen that this grand wedding has come to a successful conclusion.

Caesar III's move was not only to shock the countries of the mainland, but also to the nobility of the country in a silent warning.

"Hudson, I'm afraid something big is going to happen in Wang Duzhong next. As one of the representatives of the military, what are you going to do? ”

The voice of the Earl of Oran rang in his ears, pulling Hudson back from his musings. Commanding the national army once, Hudson was directly included in the military camp.

There is nothing wrong with him, except that he can be related to the army, he basically does not have much say in politics. If you want to lean on the civil service system, there is no place for him.

"It's a bit complicated and I'm struggling right now. His Majesty summoned us this time, mainly for the sake of taxation, but in fact it was a game between the great nobles and the royal power.

The focus of the contradiction is on the distribution of Warcraft cubs. As a representative of the military, I naturally want to give priority to meeting the needs of the Warcraft Legion; But as a member of the great nobles, I ......

Alas, trouble! ”

Hudson sighed with embarrassment.

The ass decides the head, and the current Holliser family is a member of the great aristocratic group. Although they are at the bottom, the interests of the family still determine their position.

Even if we are allies and when it comes to specific interests, Hudson does not dare to expect everyone to always be on the same page. Proper reservations are good for everyone.

"Stepping into this circle, a lot of times I can't help myself. Hudson, with your status, this incident is destined to be unavoidable.

Sooner or later, we must take a stand, and instead of being forced to take a stand, it is better to take the initiative now and take the opportunity to fight for some benefits! ”

Although it was not explicitly stated, Hudson understood what Count Oran meant. It was nothing more than trying to pull him into his own faction in order to increase the Holliser family's voice within the faction.

There was no rush to take sides, but Hudson still had a good idea of the political factions within the kingdom.

As the second family of the former southeastern provinces, the Holliser family has always been the object of oppression. In order to fight against the Dalton family, he had to surrender to the king.

With the rise of Hudson, the Coslow family replaced the Holliser family as a new counterweight to the Dalton family.

With a replacement, the Holliser family was given the opportunity to jump out of the southeastern provinces. Going north was not only the Count of Oran's own choice, but also the king's choice.

Without the strong support of Caesar III, it would not have been easy for the Holliser family, who had performed mediocre in the war, to stand out from many competitors.

As far as Hudson knew, in addition to his political defection to the king, the Holliser family also maintained close relations with many of the country's great nobles.

This is true not only of the Hollisr family, but also of many nobles in the kingdom, and it is difficult to divide political factions according to a unified standard.

It is not uncommon for an aristocrat to belong to several camps at the same time, or to maintain close ties with multiple political factions.

The most accustomed operation is to stand with these people on this issue; On another issue, with another group of people.

It can be said that in addition to the Northland aristocracy, which is a relatively fixed political group, the other political factions in the kingdom are often you and me, and I have you, and the internal relationship is complicated.

Including the big aristocratic camp that is now playing with the king, it is essentially only a competition of interests caused by the distribution of Warcraft cubs.

Because of the immediate interests, a temporary alliance formed by everyone will be dissolved when the interests are reached, or if they fail in the political game.

From this point of view, although the internal struggle of the Alpha Kingdom is fierce, it is relatively relaxed compared to the factions of other countries on the continent.

"Don't worry, Count Oran. The current situation is indeed complicated, but the end is already predestined from the beginning.

Without the threat of the Orc Empire, the nobles in the kingdom are no longer willing to continue to provide high military expenses, and this distribution of Warcraft cubs is just the fuse.

Even if there is no such thing, there will be something else that will cause strife. Under the general trend, no one can stop the trend of the kingdom cutting military spending! ”

Hudson reminded.

Political problems never exist in isolation. Things that seem simple and straightforward are often linked to each other.

If it weren't for the fact that he had been in contact with many military generals in the royal capital this time, Hudson would not have dared to guarantee whether he would be able to figure out the relationship behind it in such a short period of time.

Hearing the "cut military spending", Count Oran frowned. Since the end of the war, the kingdom has continued to disarm and reduce military spending.

However, due to the impact of the Warcraft Legion plan, the kingdom's military budget this year still exceeds that before the war.

Among the Terran countries in the Aslant Continent, the proportion of military spending in the Alpha Kingdom has always been in the highest wave.

Most of the time, the military budget accounts for more than 70 percent of the fiscal budget, and occasionally there are extreme cases of more than 90 percent.

There is a threat from a foreign enemy, and everyone will naturally have no opinion on bearing high military spending. But now that the foreign enemy is gone, the situation has changed.

"Hudson, you mean the king will compromise?"

Count Oran said with a flustered expression.

A powerful standing army is not only a powerful means for the Alpha Kingdom to deter foreign enemies, but also an effective measure for the Kingdom to suppress internal contradictions.

No matter which nobles or political groups they have, their military strength is far less powerful than that of the kingdom's standing army.

With this powerful standing army, the kingdom was able to effectively maintain the rules of the game and limit internal struggles to the rules.

Once the military budget is drastically reduced, the strength of the standing army will inevitably be greatly reduced, and even the authority of the central government will be affected.

This is not a good thing for the Holliser family, who have just moved their base camp to the Northlands.

If there was no central government to suppress the nobles in the Northland, these outsiders who had not yet gained a firm foothold would all want to have a good life.

"Isn't there already an answer in your heart?"

"However, His Majesty's means should not be underestimated, even if he promised to cut military spending, it would not be possible to be without conditions.

If my judgment is correct, then the power of the royal family will usher in a period of rapid expansion.

If you open the map of the kingdom, you can see that of the thirty-two provinces, the royal family occupies two provinces in the central part and three provinces in the north. The direct royal family in other provinces combined, can almost top a province.

With the exception of the three northern provinces, the rest of the region is an economically developed area in a densely populated area. When it comes to comprehensive strength, I am afraid that those nobles in the north dare not say that they exceed the royal family.

Once the development of the three northland provinces is completed, the advantages of the royal family will become more and more obvious. You must know that apart from the royal family, there is no nobleman in the kingdom who can monopolize a province!

For Your Majesty, there is no need to have a hard top with everyone now, as long as you develop the royal family step by step!

……”

These problems may not be unseen by the Earl of Oran. It's just that the Holliser family is deeply trapped in the situation, and there are too many interests involved, and they can't analyze the problem objectively and fairly.

Originally, Hudson didn't want to be troubled, but the Holliser family was his in-laws and the only ally among the nobles.

In the unlikely event that Count Oran does not solve the puzzle in time and is pulled into the storm whirlpool, the Coslow family will also be dragged into the water.

……

"Four, the opportunity we have been waiting for has finally arrived!

As it turned out, the silence ahead of us was correct. Without us putting pressure on them, the bastards themselves would be in infighting. ”

Duke Torsten said excitedly.

Since the suicide of the last five dukes, the Northland aristocratic group has been subjected to a series of suppressions.

Not only did they lose their qualifications to distribute the spoils, but even the officials in the court who belonged to the camp of the Northland nobility were driven back home.

The entire Northland aristocratic camp was in turmoil, and even on the verge of collapse at one point.

In the face of the complicated situation, the new five dukes, who were appointed on the verge of danger, made the decision of strategic contraction after many deliberations. Externally and politically, it is necessary to stabilize the situation internally.

This forbearance is a year and a half. During this period, the Northland aristocratic group was a good child who scolded and beat back. No matter how provocative the enemy is, they have no intention of fighting.

In many cases, without waiting for the enemy to make a move, they preemptively sell off the property outside, completely shrinking their tentacles back into their territory. All parties don't know what to do.

After tossing and turning, seeing that they had all the advantages they could take, everyone shifted their attention and no longer stared at them.

"It's a bit too early to say that. Although they had a dispute with Caesar III because of the Warcraft Legion, these conflicts did not erupt.

Judging from the current situation, all parties continue to exercise restraint. Our Majesty the King summoned everyone under the pretext of the Crown Prince's wedding, instead of talking directly about the taxes, in order to leave plenty of leeway.

This time, at most, it will divide their relationship. If you want to intensify the contradictions between all parties, you also need a fuse.

The more times like this, the more we have to stay calm. Any drastic move has the potential to draw the attention of all parties back to us! ”

The cold water spilled by Duke Rodriguez directly extinguished everyone's enthusiasm.

It's hard to get everyone to take their eyes off them, and if they accidentally lead them back, it will be a big loss!

Being watched by the king and the nobles every day, although they may not be able to do anything to them, they must be able to do nothing.

"Actually, it's not like there's no way to break the game, but not now.

It's the time of Caesar III, and he planned the land we are in now. It is almost impossible to get him to reverse his previous decision.

But our good king is not in good health. According to the information obtained by the shadows, in the past year, Caesar III fainted three times and coughed and bled seventy-eight times.

No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like the Lord of longevity. Maybe it's this year, maybe it's next year, in short, the era of Caesar III is coming to an end.

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Compared with His Majesty the King, who is eager to get rid of us, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's attitude towards us is completely different.

The last time he rescued the Principality of Moxi, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince accidentally lost tens of thousands of kingdom troops, and directly offended the nobles of the southeastern provinces to death.

Now we need supporters, and if we make contact with him secretly, I think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not refuse our kindness. ”

Duke Hiro proposed.

The relationship between the royal family and the nobles of the Northland is certainly tense, but this does not mean that there is no contact between the two sides in private.

Perhaps because of the like-mindedness, the relationship between Hero and Crown Prince Caesar has always been good. Even if they belong to different camps, it can't affect the two to become friends.

At this time, it was obviously agreed in advance to join forces.

"Hiro, you should know the king's attitude towards us. Once he finds out that we are in contact with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who knows what will happen next?

Because of the historical factors, the reputation of our five families in the kingdom has always been very bad, and if His Majesty wants to attack us, there will definitely be no shortage of people who will fall into the ground! ”

Duke Angel on the side said worriedly.

This is not some selfish motive, it is completely because the ancestors have offended too many people. In their generation, if they want to repair relations with all parties, they don't know where to start.

"Rest assured, Angel! It's not a problem on the king's side, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince naturally has a way to deal with him.

As a full-fledged politician, His Majesty the King has only interests in his eyes, and hatred has never been a problem!

What's more, the royal homeland has been recovered, and the hatred between us and the royal family is not as deep as it used to be. ”

Hiro said confidently.