Just because some contradictions have not erupted does not mean that they do not exist.

The contradictions between the royal family and the local princes have existed since the beginning of the establishment of the kingdom, but the mainstream social contradiction in the Alpha Kingdom is the racial conflict.

The invasion of orcs at intervals has covered up the internal contradictions of the kingdom.

With the decline of the Orc Empire, the internal contradictions that were originally suppressed were already showing signs of eruption.

In addition to solving the Kingdom's financial problems, the political reforms initiated by the Royal Government are also aimed at eliminating internal hidden dangers.

The plan is going very well, and the productivity gains brought about by the success of the "agrarian reform" have solved most of the Kingdom's problems.

Even the invasion of the Inner Race was not able to stop the progress of the Alpha Kingdom.

Theoretically, the next ten to twenty years will be a critical moment for the Alpha Kingdom to achieve the destruction of the Orc Empire.

The major factions in the country are working hard around this common goal, tacitly suppressing internal contradictions.

However, all this, along with the changes on the front line, has become shaky.

It seems that just a boss and duke died, but in fact, it broke the tacit understanding between the local princes and the royal family.

If Alpha I could not give a reasonable explanation for the death of Duke Tous, relations between the royal family and the great local nobility would inevitably deteriorate.

As soon as the incident happened, Caesar IV ordered a high-level meeting.

As the head of the military, Hudson naturally could not be absent, so he could only hurry to the royal capital.

Deep down, he had already greeted the entire Alpha I family.

Thinking intellectually, Hudson was willing to believe that Alpha I was innocent. Even if you want to play with a knife to kill, you must first take yourself out.

Even if he was assassinated by Duke Tous during the battle with the enemy Sanctuary, it was better than watching the lively death on the battlefield.

Now the problem is: the commander is dead, and so are the guards.

Only Alpha I and the three enemy Sanctuaries remained.

A proper headless case, who to find to judge the case, it is impossible to determine whether what Alpha I said is true or false.

……

"Marshal, this is an official letter sent back by the ancestors, look at these contents......"

Before Caesar IV could finish speaking, Hudson interrupted in advance.

"Your Majesty, the question now is not whether I believe it or not, but whether the nobles of the kingdom are willing to believe it!"

Explain to the nobles for the royal family that this kind of thankless and potentially burning, he will not get involved.

Even if there is a 99% probability that what Alpha I reports is true, there is a 1% probability that it is false.

There are four witnesses left at the scene, and they can't arrest the Sanctuary powerhouse of the Inner Race to testify, right?

If he had this ability, Alpha I would only need to kill the enemy's Sanctuary on the spot to avenge Duke Tous, and the matter would be over.

All kinds of accidents will happen on the battlefield, and as long as the boss dies worthwhile, everyone will not hold on to it.

The current situation is different, although Alpha I claims to have injured an enemy Sanctuary, this record is still unproven.

There is nothing to gain, and a coach has died in vain, what does this make everyone think?

Who knows if the royal family is taking the opportunity to reduce the power of the aristocracy?

In the history of the Alpha Kingdom, nothing like this has happened, but it has happened in the history of the Terrans.

There are precedents to follow, and there are plenty of reasons to be skeptical.

As for the power conflict between Alpha I and Caesar IV, the princes of all walks of life will selectively ignore it.

In order to achieve political goals, acting is all too common.

Including Hudson himself, if he hadn't sensed the laws of Alpha I's cultivation, he would also not be able to determine whether this wave of royal fights was acting and fishing.

From the standpoint of the local princes, regardless of whether the death of Duke Tous was really accidental or deliberately done by Alpha I, they would all put this account on the head of the royal family.

Even if the local princes don't make trouble, the family of Duke Tous will stir up trouble and ask the royal family for an explanation.

"Marshal, this ......"

When the words came to his lips, Caesar IV swallowed them back.

has already clearly refused, and it is difficult for a strong person to make another request.

In addition to complaining in his heart that his ancestors were not cautious enough, he could only find a way to deal with the aftermath and reduce the impact as much as possible.

At the very least, the victim's family must be appeased first!

But this is the hardest thing to do!

Duke Tous's family is the first echelon of the kingdom's aristocratic circle, and it is by no means something that can be appeased with three melons and two dates.

In this era when the glory of nobility is more important than heaven, if you don't come out and make a fuss, what will happen to the name of Duke Tous?

In the battle of the powerhouses of the Holy Domain, a sixth-order golden warrior ran to watch the battle, and he didn't bring more guards, so he looked like he was deliberately giving away people's heads!

The problem was in front of him, the court officials did not say a word, and the core members of the royal family who participated in the meeting were even more pale.

If it was someone else's trouble, they would have scolded it a long time ago, but this time it was their own ancestors who dug the pit.

……

The royal family was worried, and the faces of the princes were not good-looking.

As soon as they received the news, everyone was stunned. Everyone didn't believe a word of the rhetoric given by Alpha I.

There was no need for mobilization, and the big nobles in the neighborhood spontaneously connected in tandem.

When this happens, the ins and outs must be clarified, otherwise the kingdom will never be at peace.

In this regard, the new nobles are the most obvious, and if the royal family wants to play "cutting the domain", they are undoubtedly the most dangerous.

The Land of the North.

As soon as we received the news, everyone organized a party at the first time.

"Marshal Hudson was urgently ordered by His Majesty to go to the royal capital to clean up the mess after the death of Duke Tous, and he will come over later.

Now let's discuss how to deal with the next changes! ”

The Count of Oran's explanation was not surprising to everyone.

The manager is dead, but the task is not over, and there must be a new manager to take over.

At this juncture, the selection of the coach is very crucial, and if there is another accident, the follow-up will really not end.

However, Hudson's absence still affected everyone's mood, as if there was no backbone all of a sudden.

Human nature always tends to pros and cons, and in the case of unoptimistic prospects, huddle for warmth is an inevitable result.

From the beginning of his tenure as front-line commander, the nobility of the frontier regions spontaneously moved closer to Hudson.

The Northern Frontier region is not the borders of the kingdom now, but it is not as strong as it used to be, and it has also been affected.

Of course, the main reason is that the wars of the Alpha Kingdom are too frequent, and in recent years, everyone has been called up for service every now and then.

obeys Hudson's orders every day, even if he leaves the barracks and encounters emergencies, he still habitually regards Hudson as his backbone.

It just so happened that Hudson was originally an emerging aristocracy, and the Coslow family originated in the north and developed in southern Xinjiang, and was regarded as their own in the eyes of many emerging aristocrats.

Numerous coincidences, coupled with Hudson's deliberate management, led to the scene in front of him.

"Count Oran, things are actually very clear.

Someone has been away from the mainland for more than three hundred years, and we are too far away to know about him, but we have dealt with the respected Duke of Tous.

Throughout his military career, he has always been known for his prudence. After countless battles in his life, he was able to get out of the way.

Knowing that there were strong men in the Holy Realm fighting, he also brought a few guards over to join in the fun, who could believe such an explanation?

Rather than saying that Duke Tous was looking for his own death, I prefer to believe that someone invited him to trick him. ”

Even the most basic honorific title is gone, and the direct replacement of it with "someone" is enough to prove how angry Count Albert is at the moment.

If it weren't for the cultivation of the aristocracy, I am afraid that I would have caught Alpha I and scolded him directly.

This kind of performance was not surprising to everyone.

The two families were originally in-laws, and Count Albert was also strongly funded by Duke Tous in the process of starting a business in northern Xinjiang.

The debt has not been repaid, and he has received this bad news, if he doesn't show a little, how can he still mix in the aristocratic circle!

Regardless of whether others believed the official claims or not, Earl Albert had to stand up and vindicate Duke Tous.

"Count Albert is right, Duke Tous is indeed not a hasty man.

Mo said that he was a veteran general like him, even if he was a fledgling stunned youth, few of them dared to fight on the battlefield in the Holy Domain.

There must be an untold story behind this!

It may be that Duke Tous got in the way of others, or that he knew some unknown secrets, so he was killed. ”

As soon as Count Doug spoke, the topic was taken even more sideways, and he directly suspected that Alpha I had killed Duke Tous.

"Count Doug, you can't talk nonsense about things without evidence!"

The Earl of Forbes, who was on the side, hurriedly dissuaded.

If this speculation is true, it will lead to a civil war in the kingdom.

"Don't worry, Forbes, I'm here to say, you can't go and tell the royal family!

What's more, I don't have this kind of thinking alone, I guess you have already suspected it in your hearts.

Looking at the entire continent, how can there be ancestors hundreds of years ago who jumped out to compete for power and profit with their younger generations?

There are only two possible manifestations of these obviously abnormal manifestations:

Either someone's identity is problematic and the impostor wants to mess up the kingdom;

Either that's acting, trying to confuse us and take the opportunity to do something unspeakable!

The probability of impostor is not high, and the masters of the royal family are not blind, and they will definitely verify the bloodline.

What's more, there are a number of powerhouses who have returned to endorse him, and the few powerhouses of the Holy Domain who can't return are lying.

If it is acting, then a Duke of Tous is definitely not the end, and there will be bigger actions in the future.

Maybe it's for the marshal! ”

Count Doug's explanation startled everyone.

It's not that you can't think of it, but you don't dare to think about it at all.

The Coslow family is not the most powerful family in the kingdom, but Hudson is definitely the most powerful person under the king.

Whether Hudson was guilty of rebellion or not, his presence was a substantial threat to the royal power.

It's just that the joint-stock king, the power of the minister to be big is the norm, and everyone has long been accustomed to it.

Hudson was now only a high and powerful position, and he had not yet been arrogant, far from the point of facing off against the king.

Even if you want to hide all the birds, you have to wait for the foreign enemy to disappear. To do things now is to destroy the Great Wall by itself.

"Earl Doug, Your Majesty is not such a person.

We will rot in our stomachs when we hear these words, so don't say them again! ”

Count Oran hurriedly warned.

Many tragedies in history started from misunderstandings, and he didn't want to let his son-in-law and the king face off because of some uncertain speculation.

If the two sides really quarrel, everyone's good days will be over.

However, there is one thing that everyone agrees on: there is something wrong with the death of Duke Tous!

……

Similar scenes are constantly being staged in various places, but they are mixed with their own interests, and everyone's speculation is in different directions.

Even so, the harshly worded official documents in various places still put great pressure on Caesar IV.

Emerald Palace.

"Your Majesty, the situation is not good!

The Artsard family demanded the withdrawal of troops from the front, and mobilization was also carried out in the fiefdoms.

Some of the nobles who had befriended them also started the winter training of the reserve in advance! ”

Receiving the bad news brought by the palace minister, Caesar IV's face turned blue with anger.

Up to now, he has sent people to communicate with the Al Sadd family many times, but has not received any effective feedback.

I thought that the conditions were not negotiated, and the other party wanted more compensation, but I never expected that people would directly carry out armed mobilization.

If it's just for self-preservation, I'm afraid that the rulers of the Artsad family will be hot-headed for a while and directly send troops to attack the royal family.

The nobles of the kingdom now generally sympathize with Duke Tous, and once the civil war begins, no one knows what will happen next.

The only thing that is certain is that the prestige of the royal family will be severely damaged, and in case of defeat, there is a danger of being overthrown.

Even if it is won militarily, it is lost politically.

Since then, the relationship between the monarch and the minister of the kingdom has never been harmonious, and the trust between the two sides has to be lowered by at least two notches.

"Gong Xiang, write a letter to the ancestor in my name, and ask him to come back and clean up the mess by himself.

In addition, he immediately sent someone to inform the prime minister and asked him to find a way to stabilize the Artsard family.

Ordered the Ministry of Military Affairs to prepare for counterinsurgency! ”

As soon as the order was given, Caesar IV's face suddenly changed.

In the current situation, if a civil war breaks out, it is not necessarily possible to label the Al Sadd family as a rebel.

It is impossible to characterize, it cannot win the support of the nobles of the kingdom, and it is difficult for the military to directly declare neutrality and let the Al Sadd family and the royal family fight.

"Marshal Hudson, you go and run in person, and make sure he is on our side!"

Regardless of whether the other side is demonstrating or really wants to do something, it is not wrong to hold the most capable general in his hands first.

……

The Artsard family.

"Rudy, the family's war mobilization has begun, how are you going to end it in the future?"

Facing the questions of the family elders, Quasi-Duke Rudy, as the heir, was also panicked.

Rebellions have always erupted in the last years of the dynasty. Doing things in the heyday obviously doesn't want a head.

Even if there is a good reason, they can't do it alone!

"Uncle, it's ...... expedient"