"I'm just saying what ......ifs," and that's just one of the possibilities. The Duke of Minas stood on top of the main hall, looking at the many important ministers of the empire around him, and said in a calm tone. Above the main hall, there was a deathly silence, except for the occasional heavy cough of the prime minister, Salembonili.

The old prime minister's face was pale, without any blood, and even his originally wise and deep eyes seemed to have become cloudy - in fact, everyone could see that when the news of the disaster in the south came, the prime minister, who had been struggling to support the mess of the empire, had actually collapsed. Not only did his health deteriorate rapidly, but also the original belief in the Prime Minister, which seemed to be gradually dissipating.

Standing on top of the main hall at this moment, the prime minister bent his waist, as if he was a dying old man, without half of the momentum and edge of the past.

The ministers have lost count of how many meetings they have.

Since the news of the chaos in the south came, it was like a thunderbolt, breaking the last trace of illusion about "Zhongxing" in all aspects of the imperial capital. The situation, which seemed to have taken a turn for the better, took a turn for the worse in an instant. And with the disillusionment comes anxiety, despair, and the ......madness" caused by fear of the future!

Several emergency meetings, the ministers of the empire almost quarreled. At the beginning, everyone desperately shirked the blame, and the southern counties were the only ones in the sphere of influence in the center of the empire, and most of the local officials were inextricably linked with the powerful and wealthy ministers of the imperial capital, which was the traditional sphere of influence in the center of the empire, and now it is this last place of wealth that has gone into chaos. Local officials are ineffective in governing the localities and incompetent in cracking down on bandits, and all kinds of problems have been thoroughly exposed. In the past, these imperial magnates were almost able to break their heads in order to compete for an official position in the southern counties, but now they are afraid that they will not be able to retreat.

It can be said that the first meeting was wasted in a sea of recriminations and blame-shifting. The ministers and magnates accused each other of nepotism, and appointed the old subordinates who were in charge of the locality, and who could get the position of the county guard, who was the way of whomever and who......"

This kind of quarrel wasted two full days of time, and these high-ranking magnates would not be so impatient to tear their faces to attack each other, but at this moment, the last glimmer of hope was shattered, and the despair in their hearts was in fear, and everyone couldn't care about those so-called "decency".

And in the face of the angry quarrels of the ministers, Emperor Garcia seems to have been indifferent - in other words, he is simply powerless.

Everyone knows that if the last sphere of influence in the south is lost, then the emperor of the imperial capital, whether it is a minister, is defending an Osgilia, even if this is the first male city on the mainland, entrenched in more than 100,000 troops, and the materials and ordnance are piled up, it can be said that it is just a lonely city!!

Yes, an isolated city, that's all.

Prime Minister Salembonili has been watching from the sidelines, the emperor is helpless and powerless to suppress the chaos of the ministers, and I heard that the army in the city is also quite unstable, one by one, you must know that many of the troops in the imperial capital are drawn from the south, and many of the nobles' private armies are also from the south. Now that the great bandits in the south are all over the three counties, and there is also a driving force that continues to spread - a fire in the backyard, how can these soldiers in the army feel at ease?

I heard that many nobles' private armies have been clamoring to go south and go home.

On the third day of the quarrel, the Duke of Minas finally intervened.

This veteran minister with the oldest qualifications and the most seniority in the empire still has some prestige after all. His appearance immediately suppressed the ministers who were in a hurry.

"This is not the time to quarrel, not to hold anyone accountable. It is imperative to think immediately of a way to quell the troubles in the South. ”

Everyone knows this truth, and everyone knows it, but when it comes out of the mouth of this old duke, it seems to be extremely heavy!

When the Duke of Minas attended this meeting, he unexpectedly put on a military uniform, and although he was full of silver hair, the old duke who walked up to the hall in armor still gave people an oppressive majesty! With a saber hanging from his waist and shiny leather boots, he stepped on the floor of the main hall and made a sonorous and powerful voice! "The troubles in the south must be quelled! We must send troops immediately!" The old duke said loudly: "If it continues to delay like this, I am afraid that in less than a month, those rebels in the south will be in the imperial capital!" You mean, those mud legs, those hateful pariahs, they still have the audacity to come up north and make trouble?!"

The Duke of Minas's words shocked everyone.

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"We've been slow to react. The old duke's expression was serious, but there was no trace of panic in his solemn expression - perhaps this is the outstanding feature of this veteran of the empire who has been fighting all his life, and his composure at this moment has infected many people.

......: "Don't say whether those rebellious bandits dare to go north. If it had been a month ago, maybe they wouldn't have done it, and they wouldn't even have thought of it. After all, if it is just a chaotic army of a few farmers, then all they can do is make a fuss in the local area, and they will not do much. But please note, ladies and gentlemen, that according to what we have, these guys are no longer mere bandits, they have even put forward their own program, they have put forward their political demands! They have a clear purpose, they are even uniting with each other, and they are even trying to find foreign help. This is no longer a simple bandit army, they are a force with organization and planning. The most terrible thing is that the place where they are entrenched is the south, our last backyard! If we lose the land of the south, I think all of you here know very well what kind of fate awaits us. ”

Emperor Garcia, who was sitting there, finally spoke, the young emperor's face turned pale, and as soon as he opened his mouth at this moment, everyone suddenly suddenly suddenly, it seemed that this young majesty had not spoken for a long time in the quarrel of the past few days. "What does the Duke mean by sending troops south to quell the rebellion?"

The emperor's voice was hoarse, and he didn't look like a kiss, "Exactly." Duke Minas said slowly: "Although the disaster in the south is powerful, but at present, it is still a scattered sand, they have not really united all their forces, and they have not been able to really condense into a rope - to put it bluntly, they are not regular troops, just some farmers who have just been drafted into the local garrison army and have not received much military training, I even doubt that they have the ability to fight in the field." I'm not exaggerating! Hmph, of course I've read the telegram sent to me about the defeat of the county soldiers in a field battle, but it's an exaggeration at all! The instability of the place led to the defeat caused by the rebellion of the county soldiers who had rebelled and mutinied. Although their number is very frightening at present, it is said that there are hundreds of thousands, but I judge that most of these hundreds of thousands of people are coerced homeless, old, weak, women and children, and the real young and strong can be regarded as overestimating them.

And most of these 30% of the young people are homeless farmers, and they are just those who can only carry hoes and do not use swords. According to my calculations, the total number of such groups will not exceed 10,000! And these 10,000 so-called elites are just new soldiers who have just been conscripted into the army for no more than two months, and they may have received some basic military training, but they are still far from the real elite soldiers, they have not been on the battlefield, and they have not experienced real battles and battles......"

Although the old duke's eloquent words were analyzed with some comforting and exaggerated elements, these words suddenly reassured the ministers a lot, and even Emperor Garcia's face looked a little better.

It is precisely because of my judgment that these southern troubles, although they seem to be huge, are actually strong on the outside! Therefore, we must completely crush them before they become truly strong. If we delay any longer, every day of delay, they will be one point stronger, and we will be one point weaker! Now send troops, while we still have enough strength in our hands, while it is not too late, while the trouble has not spread to more counties! Defeat them, destroy them! Restore the south, and take back our last back garden!!"

The impassioned voice made everyone excited, and the original panic and despair mood suddenly dissipated most of it under the old duke's speech, as if, listening to the words of the duke, the situation has not really come to a dead end, the chaos in the south, those bandits, is far from being as terrible as it seems!

A glimmer of hope rose from everyone's heart.

"Troops!

"Southern Expedition!"

"Destroy these bandits!!"

One by one, the ministers began to shout together, and such a cry was not so much excitement as it was to cheer themselves up.

In the midst of the excitement of the crowd, suddenly, a gentle cough came, and the sound of the cough seemed to fall on the generous and excited voices of everyone, but it suddenly seemed to be stuck on the node.

The scene fell silent for a moment, and everyone turned their heads to look at the coughing man, the Prime Minister, Lord Salembonili.

The old prime minister coughed a few times, then sighed, and tightened the blanket wrapped around his body - everyone knew that the prime minister had vomited blood on the day the news came, so at the meeting in the palace, the emperor also treated the old man with special favor.

There was not the slightest excitement on Salembonili's face, nor was he agitated by the Duke of Minas's speech, his eyes remained indifferent, and after looking at everyone, his eyes finally fell on the old duke's face. "What does the Duke mean to go south to quell the rebellion?" "Yes. "Okay. The old prime minister suddenly sighed lightly, and said slowly in a slow and seemingly casual tone: "Then dare to ask the Duke, how many troops do you need to bring with you to send troops to the south to quell the rebellion? But after all, the total number is also hundreds of thousands, spreading to the three counties, if there are fewer troops sent south to quell the rebellion, I am afraid that it may not be able to be used, but if there are more ...... sent to the south, "May I ask, if after the army goes south, the rebels in the north, those governors come over, what should we do? Not to mention that Hughes is under our noses, everyone will not be unfamiliar with Hughes's personality, if they see that there is a cheap opportunity to take advantage of it, this Hughes governor will definitely not sit idly by." ”

These words were suddenly poured down like a bucket of cold water, instantly extinguishing the fire of excitement that had just ignited in everyone's hearts!

I heard the prime minister continue slowly: "Our current situation, everyone knows very well that there seem to be 150,000 troops in and outside the city, this number is a lot, but most of them are local garrisons drawn from the south, these troops are from the south, many people are in the place where bandits are in their homes, many people are just afraid of those rebels and bandits are still fellow villagers, it is the old one, there is such a big chaos in their own homeland, if these troops are sent to the south to quell the rebellion, although my old man is not very familiar with military strategy, he also knows that it is very inappropriate." Perhaps, I am afraid that it will become like the local county soldiers who put down the rebellion before, and finally mutiny!"

Speaking of this, the old prime minister deliberately paused and said lightly: "But aside from these troops transferred from the south, all that is left is the private army of the nobles......"

When these words were spoken, everyone present hung their heads involuntarily.

Who doesn't know what those nobles' private armies are? If these people can fight for the country, I'm afraid that they will really see hell.

"This can't be used, that can't be used, so in the end, the only one who can be used, who has the power to fight and fight, is our real old disciple. The city guards of the original imperial capital, as well as the second and ninth corps of the Central Army, these three armies are the real elite, and they have experienced the previous Osgillian defense battle, and have passed the test of blood and fire, but these are our last old foundations, and they are also the last battles, and these troops were sent south...... "Hughes, if those guys rise up to fight Osgilia, do we rely on those southern soldiers and the private armies of the nobles to resist?" ”

The scene suddenly cooled down!

Duke Minas squinted his eyes and looked at the prime minister in front of him, the old prime minister's face was full of sickness, as if he couldn't even straighten his waist, but under the sharp eyes of the Duke of Minas, he still maintained his indifferent appearance.

Finally, a sneer appeared on the corner of Duke Minas's mouth, and he took a deep breath: "I can understand the concerns of the Prime Minister, but I also have a way to solve this problem. ”

As he spoke, he suddenly lifted the cloak behind him, and slowly knelt down on one knee in front of the young Emperor Garcia who was sitting there!

This kneeling is shocking to everyone!

Just because of the identity of the Duke of Minas, he is the patriarch of the empire, the prestige of the emperor's ** team, and the father of the empress, a detached figure like him, even in the face of the emperor, never needs to be so heavy!" "Your Majesty, if I say, if Your Majesty asks me to lead my troops south to quell the rebellion, I only need 30,000 people, and within a month, if I can't pacify the south, I will ask Your Majesty to cut off my dukeship!"

Emperor Garcia's face suddenly changed dramatically, and there was a fiery hope in his eyes, and he was about to speak, when the sickly-looking prime minister next to him suddenly said sharply: "30,000?!The elite in the city, plus the 2nd and 9th Corps, and the city guards, are only more than 30,000 when they are full! Lord Duke, do you want to take all the elites to the south?!" "No!" Duke Minas smiled proudly, with a disdainful expression, laughed heroically a few times, and shouted: "My Minas family has its own private army of 5,000!" I am willing to serve the country as a soldier! In addition, please allow me to select the elite from among the private armies of the nobles in the city, and then draw 10,000 men! Finally, I will transfer 10,000 men from the city guards and the 2nd and 9th Corps! No more, no less, exactly 30,000!!"

As soon as these words came out, the old prime minister's eyes suddenly revealed a strong fear! He opened his eyes wide and stared at the Duke of Minas, as if he was about to say something, but then he closed his mouth, looked at the Duke of Minas deeply, and then closed his eyes.

Emperor Garcia had already stood up and looked at Duke Minas: "Lord Duke, what you said, seriously?!"

Everyone's faces were full of excitement.

This number is not much, and more importantly, everyone is worried that the transfer of the elite of the imperial capital will allow the warlord rebels in the north to take advantage of the opportunity to attack. The Second and Ninth Corps, as well as the City Guards, after the bloody battle of the three corps, there were only a few more than a few elite left!

And the Duke of Minas did not make too much of a request, just to draw 10,000 people from the elite. The rest are his own private army and the private army contributed by other nobles!

If such a demand can really put down the rebellion, why not?!

Such a solution really makes the emperor happy from his heart!!

However, after the rejoicing, his naturally suspicious temperament soon surfaced, and when it came to the question of military power, the emperor instinctively had a trace of concern, although he was already inclined to the Duke of Minas's proposal, but as an emperor, he thought that he still needed to think twice before he could make a decision.

Subconsciously, he looked at the prime minister, but to the emperor's disappointment, the prime minister hung his head, his eyes looked at the floor, and he didn't move.

Frowning and sighing, the emperor said slowly: "This matter, let me think about it carefully, and ...... like this first" Lord Duke, I can give you the matter of transferring the nobles' private army, you can first choose the elite you need among the various nobles' private armies in the city according to my order, as for the city guards and the central ......army, "I also need to listen to the opinions of others." ”

The Duke of Minas smiled and stood up.

The meeting was then declared to end, but at the end, everyone left, and the prime minister, Salemponili, stood still and raised his eyelids: "Your Majesty, I have some things to discuss with you individually. ”

The Emperor raised an eyebrow and nodded.

The Duke of Minas took the lead and strode out of the palace without looking back, and the rest of the Imperial Ministers, all of whom looked much more relaxed and left one after another.

After the hall was quiet, the old prime minister slowly walked to the middle, and suddenly pounced, and knelt on the floor with both knees!

Garcia's face suddenly changed!

Although the emperor was dissatisfied because of the recent cooperation between the prime minister and Adric, the prime minister was the important minister left by the former emperor Kantos the Great to assist him when he succeeded to the throne, and he was once the most trusted battle around him.

"Your Majesty, a catastrophe is just around the corner. The old prime minister raised his head, where was the previous turbidity in those eyes?! His eyes were blood-red, and his gaze was as sharp as a knife!!

Garcia frowned: "The prime minister is talking about the disaster in the south, isn't the Duke of Minas already ......"

"No, Your Majesty!" The old prime minister gritted his teeth: "If it weren't for the fact that the minister is old and weak, and he has been weak all his life, he will be on the top of the main hall, and he will let the Duke of Minas blood splash on the spot! !

Garcia squinted his eyes and looked at the prime minister in front of him, and after a long time, he said slowly: "Prime minister...... "You ......" "Your Majesty, the minister is not crazy." The prime minister suddenly sighed softly: "Your Majesty, I now understand that you were wrong, and I was wrong! I supported you in reusing the Duke of Minas to resurrect it, which is really the stupidest mistake in my life! This tiger who has been kept in obscurity is now about to show his fangs! Your Majesty! This man is ambitious, unsubordinate, and has far-reaching plans, and I ...... "I ......"

"Prime Minister, what nonsense are you talking about! You can't slander a duke and important minister of the empire like this without evidence!" Garcia's face darkened. "Your Majesty! Although General Adric is upright and extreme, at least he is dedicated to his country, and although he has repeatedly contradicted you in official affairs, at least I have never doubted his loyal ministers! But Duke Minas, he ...... "I am afraid that what he is plotting is not only the authority of an important minister of the empire, but his plot is probably ......."

"That's enough!" Garcia slapped the case and scolded angrily: "Prime Minister, are you really crazy?!"

The old prime minister took a deep breath: "Your Majesty, I know that you must not believe it now, I have no actual credentials, but ......" Please think about it carefully...... "Duke Minas's series of actions, it is he who encourages you to let go of the restrictions on the noble private army, the proliferation of the noble private army, although it can cause some pressure on Adric, but at the same time, it also makes the imperial authority and credibility lost, and those noble families have heavy troops in their hands, I am afraid that they will not respect you as much as before." Now that the southern turmoil is the best chance for him to return to military power as Duke of Minas, I, I even doubt that there will be a shadow of him in the affairs of the south......"

"The more you talk, the more unspeakable it becomes!Salumbonelli! "Your Majesty, it's not me who is bold, it's Minas!" The old prime minister raised his head and looked at the emperor, and said quickly: "Your Majesty, think about it carefully, Minas proposed the method of sending troops to the south! He only needs 10,000 elites of the Central Army, only 10,000 people, which is exactly what you want and all the ministers want! But it is actually the cunning and cleverness of his Duke Minas! Although the situation of the Central Army is now dominated by Adric, after all, the Duke of Minas has been influential in the army for decades, and the number of people he wants is small and insufficient, but even if he wants more, I am afraid that even if he gains military power, he will not be able to absorb so much strength! 10,000 people, no more, no less! Moreover, he has full authority to draw out all the obedient old ones in the Central Army, and with these people as the backbone, the 10,000 people who fall into his hands will soon be completely eaten by him! Your Majesty! The Central Army is in the hands of Adric, even if Adric's actions make you dissatisfied, but the Central Army is still the Central Army! But if the Central Army falls into the hands of Minas, I am afraid that it will ...... "But in January, it will become the private army of his Minas family!!"

These words made the emperor really calm down.

After all, the suspicious elements in his temperament flare up, Garcia calmed down a little, and stopped reprimanding the prime minister, he really thought for a moment in his heart, and said slowly with patience: "So, do you have any other way?"

"The southern expedition is a must. The old prime minister said quickly: "That guy from Minas is right about one thing, the south is too important to us, and although the current chaos in the south seems to be huge, in fact, it is only amazing, and the inside is weak, while they are not really strong, it is the wisest move to destroy them! But how to march south, you must not listen to Minas's words!"

When the emperor heard this, he frowned and said, "Then you say, how should I fight?" "The candidates for the Southern Expedition can't let Minas go! It must be replaced by Adric, or someone under Adric, there is not no suitable leader in the imperial capital, if Adric himself leads the army, it is good, but the rest of the people...... "General Ruhr is also an excellent candidate! There are also generals of the Second Corps and generals of the Ninth Corps, all of whom can lead the army alone, but this Minas must not let him go!"

When the emperor heard this, he shook his head quickly, he was already very taboo against Adric, where was he willing ......to let Adric lead his troops out of the imperial capital?

The emperor suddenly sneered and said: "What the prime minister said is not true, if you say it, the Duke of Minas has a scheming heart, let General Adric take the elite south to quell the rebellion, and leave the suspicious duke by his side, Adric will go, who will suppress Minas? Prime Minister, don't you think this is a bit contradictory? Or do you have a selfish existence, bent on opening up your eyes for Adric and helping his subordinates seek more military power?!、,

The prime minister took a deep breath, looked at the emperor's young and cruel face, hesitated slightly, and finally flashed a resolute expression.

"If Your Majesty thinks my method is inappropriate, I admit that it is also reasonable. In fact, whether Adric leads the troops or Minas leads the troops, it may not be a perfect way...... "Actually, Your Majesty, you are right, let Adric lead the troops outside, leaving Minas, an old thief by your side, I also feel uneasy! So, if this is the case, I have another way, which is the perfect way!" "What?"

The old prime minister gritted his teeth vigorously: "Please Your Majesty personally lead the army south to quell the rebellion!!"

When these words were said word by word, Garcia's face changed when he heard it: "You say...... "I personally lead the army?"

"Yes, Your Majesty is the Emperor Supreme, and he personally leads the army south, and with the power of the Supreme, those bandits in the south will naturally be unable to resist. We will definitely be able to calm the chaos and pacify the south!"

This seemed to make sense, and Garcia's heart really moved, but then he suddenly remembered something: "Then ...... "What about Oskiria?" If I go to the army in person, should I let the Duke of Minas accompany the army or Adric go with the army?" The Prime Minister gritted his teeth. "All of them, all of them?" Garcia was furious: "Nonsense! All of them are gone, what should we do with this imperial capital?!" Hughes that thief is extremely cunning, he sees that there is an opportunity to take advantage of it, and he will definitely raise troops!!"

"Your Majesty, this is the minister's way. The old prime minister said slowly: "Actually, on the first day of getting the chaos in the south, the minister has been thinking about it, has been thinking hard, but please forgive the minister's stupidity, he always can't think of a perfect way to ......" After thinking about it, I finally understood that the situation was like this, and there was no so-called perfect strategy at all! At this time, the only way to survive is for the strong man to break his wrist and the gecko to give up his tail, otherwise it will ......."

"You, you, you mean ......" "That's right. The old prime minister said slowly: "Since I have asked Your Majesty to personally conquer, this is naturally what I mean! The current situation is that the south is in turmoil, and if you want to protect the south, you must give up the imperial capital! Please ask Your Majesty to personally conquer, use all the troops in the city of Osgilia, and go south, this imperial capital, just give it to Na Hughes! Although it is a great shame to give up the imperial capital, and it is the defeat of the empire for thousands of years, as long as Your Majesty can be safe, lead the army into the south, pacify the counties, and take the southern counties as the foundation, there will be no chance of rising again in the future! Your Majesty! In the current situation, this is the only way!!" "She, Shedi Du?!" The emperor's voice trembled a little. "Shedidu! lead the army south to survive!"

There was a deathly silence in the hall.

After a few moments, Garcia roared, "You, bastard!!Salumbonelli!, you bastard!!! you, as the prime minister of the empire, if you don't say such a thing of ruining the country, if you don't ...... it...... "I should cut off your head now!" hanged you!!

The emperor was furious, jumped up frantically, pointed at the prime minister and scolded: "You have no evidence, slander the Duke of Minas wantonly, and make a big show for Adric! I am very disappointed in you, and that's it! I think that you have assisted me with all your might, and I can endure this! But you actually came up with such an idea of destroying the country! I, I, I Byzantine Empire for a thousand years, the Klenma family founded the country, and which emperor in the past has ever abandoned Osgillia and left the emperor of a country in a hurry?! Just for your vain speculation, you want me to be this sinner for the ages, you!!Get out of here! Don't let me see you again! Otherwise, I will definitely kill you! Kill you!!!!"

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The news that the prime minister, Salembonili, caused the emperor to be angry, and was finally forcibly expelled from the palace by the palace guards, soon spread throughout the imperial capital.

But when the people in the city heard the news, their reactions were different.

The Duke of Minas was in the study at home, holding a white cloth, wiping the saber in his hand, and when he heard the news brought by his subordinates, the old duke just nodded faintly, with a complicated expression.

Adric, who had been sleepless in the military headquarters for three consecutive days, anxiously reorganized the army and transferred elites, and was ready to go south to quell the rebellion, heard the news, sighed slightly, and then straightened up, put on his official uniform, and was about to go out into the palace.

But when he walked to the door, he was met by a fat man with a calm face. "Going to the palace, going to speak to the little emperor?" Ruhl looked at Adric, who was dressed in a crisp military uniform.

"It's a big deal, and I can't go if I don't go. ”

"The Emperor will not listen to you. Ruhl didn't stop him, and sneered behind him: "He doesn't even believe in the prime minister now, only Minas." Don't you understand? This momentum has already been like this, and it has been pushed step by step to the current situation! The emperor did not trust you at first, and then he used Minas. Then the prime minister cooperated with you for the Northern Expedition, and the emperor no longer trusted the prime minister! Now that something happened in the south, the emperor was panicked, just like a drowning man, looking around for a life-saving straw! But looking around, you and the prime minister were no longer the people he trusted! Therefore, at this time, his only choice was the Duke of Minas! Adric, you can't change this reality, even if you enter the palace now, the emperor won't even see you! Even if you die outside the palace gate, the emperor won't shed a single tear for you! Hmph...... "I'm afraid that Lord Minas will pretend to hold a funeral for you!" "I'm afraid that Lord Minas will pretend to hold a funeral for you!" "I'm not sure Lord Duke he .........""Hahahahaha!!Adric, how long are you going to deceive yourself?!"

Ruhl suddenly stepped forward a few steps, pulled out a knife in his hand, and stood in front of Adric: "You have already called him Lord Duke, not anymore, teacher" It can be seen that you already have the answer in your heart! Lord Duke's heart is no longer what you thought it was! Don't you still understand his scheme?!!

"I, I don't believe it, the Duke has been a ...... of the Empire for decades"

"That's why he has ambitions!" Ruer shouted: "Don't you understand? Lord Duke, he has hatred in his heart! If it were you, who were forced to marry his only beloved daughter to a crown prince who knew the whole world was a childless, and lived in tears every day, a lifetime of happiness was buried, and the relationship between father and daughter was severed, would there be ?!!hatred in your heart?"

Adric's body swayed, his face distorted.

Ruhl put the knife across his chest and said slowly: "Lord Duke, he has long been of the same mind as us! The more he has paid for the empire in the past and the more he has struggled, the more hatred and resentment he has become in his heart today!! I didn't dare to think of this step, but the reality no longer allows you and me to have illusions!

In the end, Ruhl simply put the knife directly across his neck and said sharply: "Adric, if you are not enlightened, then I will simply engrave myself in front of you today!!!!