"If so, then everything can be explained......"

After a long time, Gooden said slowly.

Under this kind of solid evidence, the various reasons of the Charleson family can also be reasonably explained.

The former lord, Baron Sechte, discovers and investigates evidence of the Charleson family's treason, and accidentally reveals that he has been intercepted and killed.

After the extermination, Charleson must have sent personnel to search Qingyuan Castle to find evidence of Baron Secit's 'legacy'.

However, the result of the final search should be nothing, and it was at this time that he went to serve as the new Qingyuan Lord.

From his memory, Gooden vaguely remembered that when he came to Qingyuan Town, several surrounding lords sent people to celebrate, among which the Charleson family came by Gergill himself.

And the other party is a gift and a warm concern, so that the predecessor is still a little unaccustomed at the beginning.

After a short period of contact, Charleson should have discovered that his predecessor was not very smart, so he began to use various means to infiltrate Qingyuan Town to keep a firm eye on him.

The former captain of the guard, Regg, all kinds of 'vermin' informants in the town, etc., are all kinds of proof, and at the same time, the other party also wanted to buy off old Joseph, but he refused to play and failed.

The role of various inside lines is to prevent him from 'accidentally' finding evidence that Baron Secit may have left behind and hidden.

Even if evidence is discovered, interspersed with reports, he Gudeen only wants to report this evidence, then the second 'extermination' incident of Lord Qingyuan may be hotly discussed in the surrounding area again.

But it's good that his predecessor is 'stupid' enough, and he has been stunned for three years to be eaten, drunk and have fun being wool by the other party, so that he can survive this time.

By the time he had crossed, the Charleson family should have completed preparations to provide food and weapons for the orcs.

And there needs to be a place to provide a springboard for the Orc Empire's army to invade, and it is definitely not possible to invade from their territory, after all, if the Orc invasion fails, the Empire will have to find trouble with them in the end.

Therefore, I fell in love with him, an unlucky bastard, a waste lord, and he would not have much reaction if he died.

And it can also bring a long period of lord vacuum to Qingyuan Snow Ridge, which is convenient for preparing for the invasion of the Orc Empire.

Unfortunately, with his appearance, the Charleson family's plans were disrupted, and they began to jump over the wall to kill him or drive him away from Qingyuan Town.

Goodern also roughly told Joseph Sr. about the results of his guesses, and of course the things he crossed over directly skipped.

"And I suspect that tax evasion must be true, but not us, but the Charleson family."

"To prepare food and weapons and equipment for 10,000 people, the resources required are astronomical, where can the Charleson family get so many resources to supplement a border territory?"

"The only explanation is that the other party's deficit has been extremely serious in recent years, and it has embezzled taxes to make up for it, and in order to avoid accidents, this tax evasion problem has been hung on our heads."

Old Joseph nodded slightly at Goodern's words.

"Young Master, your analysis may be very close to the truth, but what are your plans next?"

"The border war is about to start, and you are involved in this kind of incident again, according to the time calculation, Qingyuan Town may not be involved in the war in a long time......"

"Are you trying to persuade me to leave Qingyuan Town to avoid the danger of war?"

Regarding Joseph Sr.'s words, Goodern only asked lightly.

At this moment, old Joseph was silent, which was a tacit acquiescence.

"The war hasn't started yet, I'm abandoning my lords and fleeing as a lord, can Imperial Arbitration make me comfortable?"

"And even if I leave Qingyuan Town early, where should I take refuge? The entire northern territory will inevitably fall into war, return to the royal capital? ”

"The family has cut off financial support, and I am afraid that I will not be able to enter the house if I want to go home."

Goodern saw the current situation very clearly, and explained it to Joseph Sr. one by one.

"And this war is not said to break out immediately, according to the current time situation, I am afraid that the real outbreak of war will be about the same as early spring next year."

"Now that it's the autumn harvest season, if the orc army doesn't think about starting a war at this time, the weather alone can bring them down."

"Calculate the time, if you really wait for the outbreak of war, it will be three or four months at the earliest, and with this time, Qingyuan Town will already have the strength to deal with this crisis."

When the war broke out, Goodern was not at all flustered, according to modern historical knowledge.

But if the generals of the Orc Empire had a little bit of wisdom, it was impossible to put the time when the war began in late autumn and winter.

Winters in the north are bitter and snowy all year round, especially near the Yongshuang Mountains.

In the winter, each town rarely visits each other anymore, and they all stay at home to bake the fire through this cold winter.

Even the orcs, who have lived in the extreme cold for a long time, have adapted to the troubles caused by the wind and snow, but it is still very difficult to start a war in this situation.

If the other side did that, Goodern wouldn't mind a otherworldly version of the 'Battle of Moscow'.

Within two months, he was confident enough to complete the construction of the wall in Qingyuan Town.

And if the construction of firearms has not yet been lit, he will also shift his focus to the development equipment of mass production of arrows and crossbows, so as to ensure the ability of the garrison.

"I'm sorry young master...... It's me who is abrupt, and my head is a little dull after drinking......"

Goodern's explanation made Joseph Sr. realize the consequences of doing so.

As the lord of the empire, it is necessary to defend his territory, and in this kind of wartime, it is possible to flee and hide alone, deprive the lord and title lightly, and even directly pull down the street hanging.

"It's okay, but you've given me a wake-up call to prepare for the road ahead."

"I'm not stupid, I'm sure I'll run away if it's dangerous, but not now."

"Hmm." Old Joseph nodded heavily.

With the young master's personal admission, old Joseph was also slightly relieved in his heart.

He was afraid that the young master would go up and defend Qingyuan Town, and that would be the end of the calf.

Although now that the young master has awakened, the strength he has shown and the whimsical ideas given by various knowledge are really amazing.

But the development time is too short, if there is a year or two of development, he does not have to worry about this situation.

"Old Joseph, what do you say about Renus? Is it worth trusting? ”

Hearing the young master mention Renus, old Joseph understood the meaning of these words even if his brain was dull.

"Young Master, do you want to use him to submit evidence?"

"Hmm." Goodern nodded and continued, "What I feared before did happen, but now it seems that the Governor's Mansion is not monolithic, and it also has its own faction. ”

"And Renus doesn't look like he's on Charleson's side, otherwise this Order of Nobility wouldn't have been issued to me so easily."

"This line is indeed possible, but ......," said Joseph Sr., muttering his concerns slightly.

"There must be helpers from the Charleson family in the Governor's Palace, and if Renas goes back to hand in this evidence, I'm afraid he will also encounter a lot of resistance."

"In addition, we don't know who is strong and who is weak in the Governor's Palace, if Renus's faction is tough, this evidence will definitely have a big impact."

"But in case Renus's faction is weak, and he wants to move up, throw this evidence to the enemy government close to Charleson as a starting gift......"

If you don't understand the ideology of the other world, this possibility came out of the mouth of Joseph Sr., and it was really possible.

For a moment, Goodern was also a little worried, this thing was really a hot potato.

I thought that the Charleson family was just a single family and ambitious, but I didn't expect that there seemed to be people from the Governor's Mansion behind them to support them and wipe their butts.

This kind of uncertain thing, Gooden doesn't dare to bet now, if the other party really wants to break the net, it will not be a good thing for him.

He also knew the truth that open guns were easy to dodge and hidden arrows were difficult to defend, and after pondering for a while, Goodern looked up at old Joseph.

"I'd like to try this line of Renus tomorrow, and first reveal a little bit about the fact that the orc scouts may have something to do with Charlison, and see how he reacts."

"If it's okay, I'll give him the ledger and recording, and take it to the Governor's Mansion to give it a try, and even if it fails, the upper echelons of the empire should be alert."

"In addition, let Walter, who imitates handwriting, come and ask him to copy a ledger record overnight, and if the other party does not react correctly tomorrow, he will give him a copy."

"Hmm." Joseph Sr. nodded, and got up to make arrangements.

With Joseph Sr. gone, Goodern let go of his psychic powers and enveloped the entire castle in search of Els.

The degree of spiritual power diffusion at the primary level is naturally not so broad, but with the double blessing of the Demon Transformation Mithril Staff and the Elemental Lord, the spiritual expansion range can barely cover the entire castle.

"Come to the study, there's a task."

Finding Els who was patrolling the vigil, Goodern heard a magical voice in his ear.

Hearing the summons, Els's face did not change, and he looked at the personnel who were patrolling with him and ordered.

"You continue to patrol and pay attention to fire prevention and theft, the young master attaches great importance to this batch of materials."

"Yes! Captain! ”

After arranging the task, Els hurried to the study and followed Goodern's orders.

"Now there is an important task that you need to be personally responsible for, wait for you to go to the barracks and find two more people with decent strength, and quietly leave the range of Qingyuan Ridge overnight."

"Make ambush preparations on the way to Jinyuan City, and if you see that Renas is only one person or only with an escort, you can directly intercept and kill, and you are not allowed to leave any alive."

"Yes, young master."

Regarding the young master's order, Els directly accepted the next and did not ask why at all.

For such a subordinate, Goodern nodded, took out his magic rifle from under the table and handed it to Els.

"This is my weapon, use this first in the interception process, the attack and aiming method is the same as the crossbow arrow you trained, aim at three points and one line, pull the trigger to fire."

"You have a total of three chances to attack, and you don't need to deliberately aim when you use it, you only need to look at the part you want to hit."

The Magic Rifle was adjusted and upgraded during this time, with Goodwin adding triggers and crosshairs, and fixing the mana charge three times so that it would not dissipate its mana over time.

Els' eyes were full of surprise when he saw the young master hand over his weapon to him, but then he solemnly took it.

"I assure you that the mission will be successfully completed!"

"Hmm." Goodern nodded and continued to add, "If Renas is with Feroze, this interception mission will be terminated. ”

After the details were given, Els retired and immediately went to select personnel to carry out the mission.

As for the plan to intercept Renas, Goodern also has just made a plan.

Tomorrow's temptation, if he sees that the other party is abnormal, Gooden will find an excuse to leave Feroz behind, and let him return to Jinyuan City alone or with a cavalry escort.

At that time, Els, who is on the road, will lead people to intercept and kill to ensure that the news will not leak, so as to temporarily ensure the development for a period of time.

For his own safety, Gooden's heart would not have been left to cause trouble for him.

Giving such an order, he will not have any discomfort in his heart.

After a while, Walter, who imitated handwriting, also came to the study to pick up the sample he needed to copy.

As for the place of copying, it was in the public hall on the first floor of the castle, not in the young master's study.

After the feast, Irene, who had finished her work, brought a pot of hot tea to Goodern in the study.

Although she had never tasted the spirits at the dinner, she could see the intensity of the wine when she looked at the guests who had been drunk one after another.

Looking at the young master who was blowing the autumn breeze by the study window, Erin said softly.

"Young master, come and drink some hot tea to relieve the bar."

Looking at Erin, who came to deliver the tea, Gooden rubbed her cheeks, which were blown a little cold, then closed the window, took the hot tea, and drank it up.

In terms of the amount of alcohol, he is naturally not as vigorous as Kroger, and he is already a little unbearable after drinking two or two left.

If he hadn't been using magic to wake up, he would have fallen asleep in bed.

After drinking one glass, Gooden didn't wait for Erin to refill the cup for him, and directly did it himself.

As a maid, Erin could only stand aside and watch Gooden at the moment, she had long been accustomed to this kind of behavior of the young master.

However, for the changes of the young master during this period of time, Erin is actually very curious in her heart, and at the same time has a trace of doubt.

It was her dream to become a knight, but reality made it difficult for her to take this step, even with a well-paid job in the castle.

But today, the young master actually found a knight mentor for her, which was something she never dreamed of.

There is always a reason for everything, and Erin's mind has more than once appeared the idea of whether the young master has taken a fancy to her.

After all, in fairy tales, it all unfolds like this, the lord and nobleman fall in love with the maid, avoid the family and wander the world together, or the prince falls in love with the peasant's daughter and so on.

But she couldn't ask Young Master Gooden about this kind of embarrassing thought, so now she could only look at the other party blankly, looking like she wanted to say something but didn't dare to ask.

After drinking three glasses in a row, I breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Okay, you don't have to wait here, go back and rest early."

Looking at Erin, who was still waiting, Gooden casually sent away.

“…… Good. Erin, who came back to her senses, answered in a daze, then left the study and went back to rest.

Looking at the back of Erin leaving, Gooden was a little puzzled, where did the originally energetic Erin go? Why are you so cute tonight?

Under the influence of alcohol, Gooden did not notice Erin's strange appearance, and after sending away, he arranged some tasks and went back to his room to rest.

Nothing was said all night.

It wasn't until near noon on the second day that the four who had been drunk last night woke up......