In the early morning, the first rays of morning glow spilled onto the earth, and all the important ministers of the kingdom gathered in the Emerald Palace.

Looking at the pile of corpses on the ground, everyone's faces turned gloomy.

"It shouldn't be suicide, there are two suspicions.

The first suspicion: although there was no trace of resistance at the scene, the eyes of the deceased were forcibly closed, and this should not be the case with suicide.

There are many ways to kill people on the mainland, and the Marquis of Millers, the Count of Roman, and the Marquis of Gardry are not strong, and it is not difficult to disguise suicide.

The second suspicion: The poison taken by the three people is the same kind, so it can't be a group to commit suicide, right?

And the poison they use is not ordinary, but it is the skeleton soul most commonly used by the Skull Society, and even the soul will dissipate after taking it.

Normal people commit suicide, they will not be so ruthless! ”

The professional appraisal opinion given by Patriarch Tylen made things more and more confusing.

However, the idea that he killed was still easier for Caesar IV to accept than suicide. The three important members who were promoted were traitorous at the same time, how bad is this use of people's vision!

Of course, criticism is inevitable. Under normal circumstances, if you want to hold such a core position, you must at least be a seventh-order powerhouse.

Especially the captain of the palace guard and the commander of the forbidden army, but to protect the safety of the king, it is generally an eighth-order powerhouse.

If your own strength is not good, when an accident happens, who will protect whom?

It is clear that none of the three dead meet the requirements. If they were strong themselves, they would not have been "killed" at home.

Things are back to square one, and in the end it was the king who used the pot inappropriately.

Caesar IV at this moment, it was an embarrassment. The three of them are all former ministers of his Hidden Dragon Mansion, and in addition to their own strength, they perform well in all aspects.

In line with the principle of loyalty, Caesar IV promoted them exceptionally, and then tragedy followed.

In fact, it is not a big problem to use people in this way.

Weak strength now does not mean that strength will be weak in the future.

After all, all three of them are only in their thirties, and they can be regarded as young and handsome, and there are infinite possibilities in the future.

It's a pity that the three of them died, and they still died so disgracefully in their own mansion, which suddenly forced Caesar IV into a corner.

Although everyone didn't say anything, the kingdom was inevitably adjusted in the future. Those who were originally promoted by Caesar IV are likely to be beaten back to their original form.

"Since all three of them were killed by suicide, let's change the direction of the investigation, and we can't be led by the enemy!"

Hudson opened his mouth to clear the way.

At this sensitive moment, only he, the party, is convenient to speak.

Anyway, in his opinion, the probability that the three of them participated in the assassination is not very high. If he continues to dwell on this, Caesar IV will have no choice but to condemn himself.

Forcing the king to that part, proper courtier's behavior. Hudson, who regarded himself as a loyal minister, did not want to be a wicked person for the time being.

"Gong Xiang, let's talk about the investigation!"

Caesar IV gave Hudson a grateful look and said.

It's not easy, it's the best chance to blow his monarch's prestige.

Digging deeper, half of the personnel appointments he has made since he took office are likely to be overturned.

The stakes behind this are huge, and if Hudson wants to enter the central government, now is the best opportunity.

The suspension at this moment not only takes care of the king's face, but also makes it clear that he has no intention of intervening in the power dispute of the royal government.

This is the best choice for Caesar IV himself, and for the Alpha Kingdom.

The unlucky neighbor next door is because of the crazy infighting between the marshal and the king for power, and finally the kingdom is gone, and everyone doesn't want to follow suit.

"Your Majesty, Ladies and Gentlemen. Through the analysis of various factors such as the traces of the scene, the weapons used by the Assassins, and the methods of combat, it can be determined that these people came from three different organizations.

Participating in the assassination together is most likely a coincidence. If the defenders were bribed together, it didn't make sense that some of the Assassins had even brought in magic crossbows, while others had bare hands.

It's a pity that the enemy was so vicious that we didn't have time to enter the deep interrogation before we were killed.

At the moment, we have very limited information, which is far from enough to dig up who is behind it. Now the focus of our investigation has shifted to the soldiers in charge of the inspection.

According to eyewitness accounts, several suspects have now been arrested. It's just that the results of the interrogation are not optimistic, as if they are missing a memory.

It is likely that the enemy temporarily controlled their movements through special means, covering the Assassins to evade censorship and infiltrate the crowd. ”

A large part of what Gong Xiang said can be summed up in one sentence: the clue is broken!

Hudson had no confidence in the Kingdom's investigative abilities. In the last assassination case, there was no conclusion so far, and the situation is similar this time.

"Since these people are mixed in, they must have shown their faces in the outside world, have you investigated how they entered the royal capital?

Who has been in contact with them?

What are the characteristics of the accent of speaking?

What's the difference between your usual eating habits?

……”

Hudson threw out a series of questions, and everyone who listened was stunned, it turns out that the case can still be investigated like this?

Deep down, they even think: Hudson is a waste of talent if he doesn't want to be a detective!

Of course, these can only be thought about secretly. It's not a funny drama, let the marshal of the kingdom be in charge of investigating the case, who will go to the front line to fight the orcs?

Don't look at the orcs in front of Hudson, like a fool who took the initiative to give people heads, and if he changed the general, he might be pushed back by the enemy.

Having suffered this loss, Caesar IV did not dare to come again. In case of messing up the current good situation, the angry nobles will be able to pull him straight from the king's position.

In the Alpha Kingdom at this moment, the destruction of the orcs is the first, and the rest are trivial.

It's enough to give a hint, whether you can find out who is behind the scenes, Hudson's heart is completely bottomless.

There is no way, there are too many people who have suspicions.

The Frankish Empire and the Kingdom of Ibliba are all suspected, the Holy See also has motives for committing crimes, and the orcs and interracial alliances are not small.

It is not even ruled out that it is the people within the Five Nations Alliance who have done the black hand, after all, the strength shown by the Alpha Kingdom makes them "under a lot of pressure" to be the younger brother.

In addition to international forces, domestic political factions are also likely to be involved.

Of course, most of the assassinations have nothing to do with them, and everyone fights inwardly, so there is no need to overturn the table.

The death of the Marquis of Millers, the Count of Roman, and the Marquis of Gardry, it is difficult to say.

Although it is a routine operation for a new monarch to remove an old minister, Caesar IV still did something out of the ordinary.

I endured it for so many years, but at the last moment, there was a big failure.

The control of the court was done, but it also pushed some of the core members who originally belonged to the royalist party to their opposite.

A lot of political stuff is a last resort. Caesar IV's brutal substitution tactics will inevitably provoke a backlash from these interest groups.

Waiting for the opportunity to kill the three unlucky eggs and dump the blame on the mastermind behind the scenes, it is already considered to take care of the king's face.

If you do things more desperately, and secretly involve the important ministers promoted by Caesar IV in the assassination case, it will be the real lore.

Once the military joins forces with these former ministers of the former dynasty, it is not difficult to set up a new monarch.

Purely in terms of strength, the power in the hands of the current king may not be comparable to that of those old ministers.

Of course, the balance of strength between the two sides is also changing over time. The longer the time drags on, the stronger the power in the hands of the king.

It was a mess that Hudson didn't have the time to stir up. Anyway, the ceremony has already been messed up, and the aftermath is left to Caesar IV to have a headache.

……

The ceremony came to an abrupt end, and the Coalition Council came to an end.

Overall, the main focus of this meeting is a thrill.

The roaring Holy See fell, and the Alpha Kingdom was slapped in the face, making all the delegates shout: It's worth the trip!

"The truth", that is the Alpha Kingdom's own business, it is enough for the people who eat melons to watch the excitement.

With the exception of the representatives who were injured by accident and who had to claim compensation, the remaining representatives of all countries left one after another.

For many of the representatives who do business in passing, the Alpha Kingdom is a sad place. The business logic that thought it was perfect has been subverted here.

I thought I could make a wave of blood, but in the end it turned into a blood loss. A large number of goods were backlogged in their hands and had to be shipped back the same way.

There is no way, for the next eastward expansion strategy, all the nobles of the Alpha Kingdom are now tightening their belts.

In order to raise funds and develop new territories for the future, everyone is saving now.

When the ruling group is poor, the people who are ruled will naturally not be rich.

All kinds of business travelers have also been borrowed, and now even if they have money in their pockets, they dare not take it out and spend it, for fear of being targeted by the poor and crazy aristocratic lord.

If you lose a lot of blood, it's no wonder you can be in a good mood. If it weren't for the fact that the Alpha Kingdom was at its peak now, I'm afraid it wouldn't have been just schadenfreude.

The anger could not be held back forever, so the bitter Holy See was unlucky.

Before the end of the congress, a group of deputies adopted a proposal to reconsider the territory of the Papal States. All the disputed areas are listed in one go.

At this moment, the anti-French coalition forces supporting the Holy See may become the vanguard force for the partition of the Holy See at any time.

In addition, the five-nation alliance, which has quelled the cult rebellion, is also deliberating whether to send troops to "mediate."

At present, the sea power of the Holy See is almost wiped out, and the Five Nations Alliance can completely avoid the barrier of foreign races and go to the Papal States by sea.

Whether the mediation dispute is fake or not, it is mainly for robbery. The wealth accumulated over countless years in the Papal States is truly eye-catching.

Especially for a poor ghost like the Alpha Kingdom, the temptation is doubled.

If you don't go out and rob a wave back, the kingdom's financial crisis can be solved.

However, this has nothing to do with Hudson, and when the kingdom's top brass was discussing this issue, he had already left under the pretext of presiding over military affairs.

The title of "Marshal of the Terrans" was also a double-edged sword, bringing countless glory while also restricting Hudson's actions.

Throughout the ages, there have been countless famous Terran generals in the Aslant continent, but there are very few who can be awarded the title of Terran Marshal.

It's not because they lack combat records, it's mainly that while they are fighting externally, they are also involved in the Terran civil war.

His hands were stained with the blood of his clansmen, and no matter how outstanding his military exploits were, he could not be recognized by all parties.

In this respect, Hudson was actually lucky. Since his debut, he has been fighting with other races.

As for the initial suppression of the Skull Society rebellion, it was completely off the table. Cult elements have no human rights, and their lives and deaths are never cared about by all sides.

It wasn't before, and now Hudson won't get it.

Anyway, the nearby Terran countries are all mixed with the kingdom, and there are no major contradictions between them, and there is no motive to provoke a racial civil war at all.

Headquarters.

"Marshal, I just received the news that the nearby orc tribes have begun to evacuate!"

The news brought by Tom overturned all of Hudson's previous operational deployments.

The enemy is gone, and the follow-up battle plan naturally cannot be continued.

Surrendering the army without a fight was a proper and best strategy in military terms, but the officers present were not happy at all.

If there is no war, there will naturally be no war achievements.

If there is no military exploits, what qualifications do you have for a fief?

Hudson naturally knew everyone's suffering, but he couldn't change his achievements.

If the orcs want to run, they can't send a large army to pursue them deeply!

Now it was the kingdom's army that pressed the enemy, and once they penetrated deep into the steppe, the situation was turned upside down.

The long logistics and transportation line will be the biggest weakness of the army. Once the enemy starts a steppe guerrilla war, there will be problems with the logistics of the army.

Facing everyone's eager eyes, Hudson immediately shook his head and said: "The strategic goal of this battle is to compress the enemy's living space.

Since the enemy has retreated on their own, let them continue to retreat, and I will see where they can retreat!

Passing the order, starting from the current defense line, set up a flint every five miles outward, set up a pier for ten miles, build a fort for thirty miles, and build a city for a hundred miles!

As soon as possible, each unit will count the materials and manpower required for the establishment of a new defensive line system in their respective jurisdictions, and the headquarters will report it to the Royal Government. ”

He gave the plan, as for the money and food for the construction of the defense line, where to raise it, that is what the royal government needs to worry about.

As the commander of the army, it is not a good thing to manage too many things.

Theoretically, according to Hudson's plan, it was only a matter of time before the prairies were annexed.

When dense fortresses appeared on the grasslands, the cavalry, which the orcs were proud of, lost their original mobility.

The defense line of the kingdom cannot be broken, and in order to survive, the various races will inevitably compete with each other for living space.

In essence, this is a conspiracy to provoke orcs to fight among themselves.

The logically impeccable plan of exterminating the beast, the Royal Government simply could not find a reason to oppose it.

Even if anyone has an opinion, the people around him will persuade him to take care of the overall situation and strive to complete the great cause of destroying the orc empire as soon as possible.

……

Deep in the savannah, after a series of killings, the heads of the tribes who had successfully returned to their lair gathered together again.

It's just that compared to the previous hierarchy, the orc assembly at this moment is extremely scattered.

The royal family, which was originally high, no longer has the domineering spirit of the past.

Strength determines the right to speak, and the royal family and royal family, which have suffered heavy losses, have no obvious advantages over each ethnic group.

Some races whose strength is relatively well preserved even surpasses some unlucky royal clans in terms of overall strength.

In order to maintain the rule of the system, new members can only be recruited as a last resort. It's just that in this way, the already decentralized power of the recipient empire has become more and more dispersed.

The Imperial Council, which ruled the fate of the Empire, has now become a joke. The remaining strength of the four royal families alone is simply not capable of commanding the heroes.

"Everyone is arguing, I think in the future, let's adopt a parliamentary system!

All ethnic groups present had one vote, and when they encountered endless disputes, they directly voted to resolve them. ”

Patriarch Stark suggested with a smile.

There are more and more races involved in decision-making, and continuing to use the names of royalty and royal family can only make people laugh at it.

As a latecomer, the Minotaur clan has no historical baggage, and it doesn't hurt to overturn the table.

"No way!"

"Patriarch Stark, you're thinking too simply. If we give up the title of royal family and royal family, why should we continue to command all races?

Especially on the Terran side, the enemy is ambitious to annex the Empire. Wouldn't the great changes at this moment expose our reality to the truth!

As soon as the Alfa knows that we are so weak now, the enemy will certainly continue to wage war.

All the tribes have suffered a great loss of vitality, and the empire is now greatly damaged, and it simply does not have the conditions to continue fighting.

If we continue to lose, we will have to abandon the steppes and retreat to the hills and plateaus for shelter again.

Everyone has experienced the environment of those places. It is said that it is to recuperate and recuperate, but I am afraid that it is difficult to maintain the current strength! ”

The Eagle Emperor was the first to retort.

This time they retreated, but they were injured in the last grassland war, and the actual situation was not much better than the other three royal families.

The only advantage you can rely on is this: they can fly!

The royal title is not only a name, but also a large number of benefits.

In the case of keeping the name, as the only air force of the Empire, it will definitely be given preferential treatment. Even if each clan wants to redivide its interests, it will only move the cake of the other three clans.

Once you knock over the table, you can't tell.

In the case of everyone at the same level, it is almost impossible to get special preferential treatment with the support of all ethnic groups.

Don't talk about the big picture, in the Orc Empire, the interests of the race have always been higher than the interests of the Empire.

"The Eagle Emperor is right, the current situation is very special, and it is better to be still than to be still.

The enemy has not sent troops for a long time, because they have not figured out our reality and do not dare to go deep into the steppe easily.

As long as you can fool, every day it drags on, the empire has one more day to recover! ”

The Lion Emperor said earnestly.

It's easy to give up the royal title, but it's hard to get it back.

Although the strength is not strong for the time being, as long as he retains his name and recovers his strength in the future, he can still find a way to restore the rightful status of the royal family.