"Spiritual charm? Interesting! So where did you hear about this? ”

Grand Duke Holden's face was still calm, but in his heart he couldn't suppress the killing intent!

"Where did the subordinates hear about it, they can report it to the Duke later, but now the subordinates want to find out first, the Duke ...... Is it controlled by others? ”

Viscount Tiebi said directly this time.

"Alfonso, what are you talking nonsense? How could the Duke be controlled? ”

Pluto looked shocked, but still a little incredulous.

Duke Horton and he don't talk about getting along day and night, but they often meet.

Judging from the performance, Duke Houghton has no abnormality in his behavior or daily life, and he has not been hypnotized at all.

Is there really such an amazing spiritual ability in the world?

At this time, the entourage following behind him was already pale, and his legs were about to start swinging.

What kind of fairy game is this!

I thought it was just to be pulled over to make soy sauce, at most to toast a few bigwigs and show off their talents, but what did I hear?

The dignified Duke may have been controlled, and it is the most respected right-hand man under the Duke who stands up to question it......

Needless to say, this must involve an open and covert struggle in the highest power circles of the empire.

I'm already on the verge of death......

If it were possible, he would love to flee this room now, immediately, immediately as a little transparent......

"Pluto, I don't want to believe it either, but I'm even more reluctant to take risks! So today, I'm going to make sure I get things straight! Viscount Tiebi said in a firm tone.

Pluto is in the Duke's power, and his voice is under Duke Houghton, plus the Black Flag Guards in his hands, his position is extremely heavy.

As long as he can prove to him that Duke Holden is indeed controlled, then the two of them will join forces, and there is hope that they will directly control the situation and then slowly find a way to rescue Lord Duke.

"Me? Controlled by others? Ha ha! Grand Duke Horton suddenly shook his head and smiled.

"Alfonso, I know you're unhappy with my support for the Second Prince, but you shouldn't force me to change my attitude with such inexplicable reasons.

Also, are you sure, being controlled...... Not yourself? ”

Grand Duke Houghton's words made several people in the hall stunned at the same time.

"I'd love to ask, who did you come into contact with during this mission?

It is said that the enemy you are facing this time is suspected to have the backing of a high-level civilization, and you are sure that your spirit has not been affected by some unknown technology?

Even if you weren't affected, are you sure that what you're hearing isn't a deliberate attempt by the enemy to confuse and drive a wedge between us? ”

Grand Duke Houghton had just thought of the key point of the matter.

The reversal of Viscount Tiebi's attitude before and after was during the period when he left his territory, and the only task that the other party carried out during this time was the action against the One Society.

Then it is highly likely...... The news leaked out from the Oneness of All Things!

Viscount Tiebi was stunned when he heard this, obviously he didn't expect the other party to beat him up.

Moreover, it makes a lot of sense......

If it weren't for the fact that there was indeed an abnormality in the second prince's secret guard, Viscount Tiebi would probably really be shaken.

Indeed, compared to the Archduke Horton, who has just been in close contact with a powerful extraterritorial civilization, and the other party is suspected of possessing advanced technology, the Viscount Tiebi is more likely to be controlled.

The "xeno-invasion" is not just an imagination in film and television works in the Woolf Empire, and the number of times it has happened in history cannot be counted on two hands.

The Empire even has an emergency response unit dedicated to this situation, similar to the "Men in Black".

Pluto looked at Archduke Horton, and then at his friend who was speechless for a while, and was a little dazed for a while.

Now both sides question each other, and they both sound like they have come up with decent guesses, which is ......

Who is the good guy anyway?

Looking at the stunned Pluto, Viscount Tiebi knew that it would be impossible for a few guesses to put the loyal Pluto on his side.

"Lord Duke, since we all think that we are not controlled, why don't we all do a little test to prove our innocence?"

Grand Duke Horton's eyes flashed, and he looked at Pluto on the side, and then at the fragments of the Cowardly Stone on the ground.

Is this what you rely on?

He shook his head and laughed suddenly.

"Testing? Testing is certainly possible, but ...... It's after you're in full control, and you're being thoroughly examined! ”

As soon as the words fell, there were already dense red dots on Viscount Tiebi's forehead, heart, limbs, and torso.

Viscount Tiebi suddenly stiffened.

"Lord Duke! No! When Pluto saw this, he was in a hurry.

This is the intelligent defense system of the parlor, and with just one thought from Grand Duke Holden, he can cut Viscount Tiebi into seventeen or eighteen sections.

Ignoring Pluto, Grand Duke Houghton looked at Viscount Ironwall, as if a little disappointed.

"I don't know what exactly you want to do, but didn't I teach you that you are only qualified to negotiate if the two sides are equal in strength?"

Hearing this, Viscount Tiebi suddenly laughed.

"Haha! How dare my subordinates forget the teachings of the Duke, so before the subordinates came down, they made some arrangements in advance to add some protection to themselves......"

He knew that he must not be taken out of this parlor for a so-called "full examination."

Because if the Duke really has a problem, then there will be a hundred ways to frame himself and confirm the crime of being controlled by the enemy.

That's when it's really all over.

"Oh? Tell me about it? Grand Duke Houghton's eyes narrowed slightly.

"I released a couple of communication buoys in different directions on the way in, and there was a piece of my public statement in them.

As long as they don't receive my dismissal signal after three hours, they will announce my guess today through a wide area broadcast, and it is estimated that the number of people who can receive it at the first time will exceed 10 billion.

I guess that's what you, and His Highness, don't want to see, right? ”

Grand Duke Houghton's heart jerked.

"Oh yes, this news will also be reported to Pluto's fleet at the same time, if Pluto doesn't go back by then...... I'm afraid that's ......."

This is the double insurance that Viscount Tiebi put on himself and Pluto.

With this layer of protection, if Duke Houghton wants to kill everyone present, then a huge storm of public opinion and a riot of the Black Flagship may be inevitable!

It would be a lose-lose situation.

As for accidentally dragging Pluto into danger......

I don't think the other party will mind, right?

Viscount Tiebi silently said sorry in his heart.

"Are you really crazy, so reckless as to achieve your goals, do you know what it is to slander an imperial duke and a prince?

In addition, you know that if this remark spreads, it will not only cause great trouble to His Royal Highness the Second Prince, but even our Duke's Mansion will be in a deep quagmire.

Have you ever wondered how much impact you will have on me, the favorable situation I have worked so hard to create, if your judgment is wrong?

You are being used and you don't know it! ”

Grand Duke Houghton didn't jump like thunder, but just looked at the gaze of Viscount Tiebi, and he hated iron for not being steel.

After a moment of silence, Grand Duke Houghton sighed faintly.

"Alas! The situation in the empire is complicated, and you don't know a lot of the inside story and secrets, so you may not understand my support for the second prince.

But please believe me, believe me, as you did on the battlefield, this is a trade-off for the Duke's Palace, for you, for the future of our entire power! ”

Archduke Houghton's words were sincere, and even Pluto, who had just been slightly biased by the momentum of the Viscount Tiebi, looked solemn.

"Now, let me tell you the truth, His Majesty the Emperor has long had a problem with his body, and he has long been unable to control this stormy empire......

Grand Duke Holden threw out a big thunderbolt again, which directly shocked everyone present.

Your Majesty...... Can't do it anymore?

"Haha! However, a dying and decrepit majesty is not in love with power, and intends to divide and co-opt, support the forces of the remaining princes, and join forces to suppress the second prince who is the most threatening to his position, and maintain that fragile balance.

He only sees his own power, but do you know that if the empire continues to develop like this, it will be the result of falling apart and even falling into a protracted, full-scale civil war?

Didn't my sons die on the battlefield with the Cyborgs, but in the infighting with their own people? Duke Houghton shook his head and sighed.

"Yes! I admit that the Duke's Office has my selfishness in supporting the second prince, but once a son of heaven and a courtier, this selfishness also includes your future!

The second prince may not be the best candidate, but he is the most suitable person for us!

Pluto, tell me, what would you do if you had to choose?

is to choose such an emperor who will die and drag the empire to be buried,

Or do you choose the second prince who can end all this as soon as possible and make the empire great again? ”

Pluto and Viscount Tiebi were dumbfounded.

In terms of political wisdom and control of people's hearts, two people can't catch up with Duke Houghton.

They were completely convinced by this rhetoric for the sake of the country, for their relatives, and for their subordinates.

Even Ma Zhe, who was secretly observing, had to give Archduke Holden a thumbs up in his heart when he saw this.

Wonderful!

is obviously a self-respecting Cao Agui, but a few words that are true and false, plus the feelings of the family and the country, are exaggerated, and he is stunned to build himself into Yue Wumu who is loyal to the country.

"Alfonso, the Duke is right, no matter what, you shouldn't have forced the palace in such a drastic way."

Ma Zhe rolled his eyes in his heart.

Get! A good guy is misled by success, and he votes for the good guy......

And Viscount Tiebi, who was extremely determined just now, fell into self-doubt under the impeccable rhetoric of Archduke Houghton......

Don't...... Am I really wrong?

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