Tonight, on the belvedere of the Roland Palace, Hersie, who was already wearing papal robes, quietly looked into the distance, her eyes reflected the endless starry sky, she was speechless for a long time, the lamp on the stone table on her right hand flickered in the night wind, and her expression was also gloomy.

"What is Lord Hirsie's troubles? Listen to this king, maybe this king can help you out. ”

Ye Yue wears a crown on his head, the gold and black dress is embedded with the amethyst three-leaf emblem, the pale gold hair is all tied at the side of the ear, the sword symbolizing royal power is hung around the waist, the belt with a red robe with complex patterns is draped on the right shoulder, and the three luxurious rings set off his slender fingers, he is not a nameless, he is the new king of the Northern Ye Kingdom, Ye Yue.

"Greyhawk is dead. Hercy said lightly.

"Gray Eagle? ”

There was no emotion in Hazuki's eyes, and his words were indifferent as if he was talking about what to eat for dinner, during this time he was used to thinking about things as an emperor, or rather, he had to do it, otherwise he would also be swallowed up by this quagmire of the right to eat people without spitting out bones.

Gray Eagle's death is doomed, it has nothing to do with his ability, an unstable factor, no matter how strong his ability is, it doesn't make any sense, what he Hazuki wants is something that can be held firmly in the palm of his hand, but Gray Eagle obviously knows a little too much, so he must die, just like the people who died at the banquet that day.

"It seems that the puppet has taught you very well, you are now the king of the North Ye Kingdom, although I will not interfere with your choice, but I still have to warn you, don't forget your original identity. Hercy glanced at Ye Yue coldly, then turned her head and continued to look at the night sky, "Have you already sent out the envoys?"

"Send it out, the farthest Yan Kai can arrive within a month, at that time, the Seven Nations Alliance, even if Nanyu is one of the three major empires, it is impossible to please them, if they insist on going their own way, it is only a matter of time before the city is destroyed and the country is destroyed, and at that time, I can hold the Northern Ye Kingdom firmly in the palm of my hand and sit firmly on the throne." ”

Ye Yue walked to Hessy's side, leaning on the railing, condescendingly looking at everything in North Wind City, how many times was he just a slave, if he hadn't met Mr. Puppet, he should have died a long time ago, not long ago, on the day Mr. Puppet's plan failed, he also thought he was dead, but today, he stood on the belvedere of the Roland Palace in the North Ye Country, blowing the night breeze, enjoying everything that the emperor has, the world is unpredictable, and his fate is really unpredictable.

"Destroy the city and destroy the country, Your Majesty, the war is not as simple as you think, the Nanyu Kingdom can become one of the three major empires, not only because of its large population and large territory, but also because of the simple reason why it is not only a large population and a large territory, but also do you really think that the Seven Nations Alliance in your mouth is an unbreakable alliance?" Hersie sneered and shook her head.

Ye Yue was silent for a while when she heard this, and said slowly, " I have never fought a war, but I have seen war, I know the cruelty of war, countless people have suffered because of it, I also know that Lord Hersie, as the Pope, is actually the last thing you want to see war, but you should also understand that we have no choice in many things, what about the emperor, the choice in front of me is the same as at the beginning, there are very few, the crusade against Nanyu is inevitable, for the future stability of the Northern Ye Kingdom, Nanyu must bear the blood debt of that day, all I need is the process of war, a goal to attract hatred, not the result of victory or defeat, so this war is very simple for me, the day the countries send troops, I have already won。 ”

"How are you going to end it? Could it be that you want to imitate the way the nations fought against the Sith Empire a hundred years ago, and never die?" asked Hercy in a cold voice.

"The so-called war, in the final analysis, is nothing more than two words, interests, now countries check and balance each other, and it is easy not to go to war, but this peaceful situation has lasted for too long, I just gently pushed it, you can rest assured, the main purpose of the war is not hatred, the life and death of a few envoys is really nothing, as long as Nan Yuguo is willing to compromise, this war will not last long, there is no need for a death match, so I have an idea, I hope Lord Hersie can listen to it. ”

He was not a warlike and brutal man, his childhood was still a haunting nightmare, he had seen women and children pierced by spears, he had seen soldiers skinned and stripped of their bones in public, he had seen displaced, starving, and finally turned into a cannibalistic hell, and the war had made countless heroes, bathed in glory, carrying the so-called hope, and every swing of the sword was shouted and cheered for.

The stories that have been handed down are all about how the heroes were strong, how the army was united, and finally united to defeat the enemy, for the people of the victorious country, it was not wrong, because the defeated country no longer existed, the soldiers were all killed, the people became slaves who were sold at will, and the children were shackled from birth, for them, there was no story, only despair.

Although this war could not be avoided, Ye Yue still wanted to reduce casualties as much as possible, so before starting the war, he planned to send envoys to Nanyu Kingdom to negotiate, as for who to send, he already had a candidate in mind.

"I'm not a puppet, you don't need to be so restrained in front of me. Hercy said indifferently.

"Once the war starts, if you don't kill a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, and kill one of the parties to retreat and fear, it will not stop, so before that, I think you can negotiate with Nanyu Kingdom first, if Nanyu Kingdom advances and retreats clearly, and knows the proportions, I will sign a peace treaty with it on behalf of the Seven Kingdoms, which is the best ending. Ye Yue said calmly.

"Negotiation...... Have you chosen?" asked Hersie.

Hazuki didn't answer, just sneered, he set his eyes on the Storm's Rest Castle standing in the night, and his mind returned to the day of the funeral.

On the eve of the King's funeral, Storm's Rest.

A banquet took the lives of the father and son of the Nuo family, and even the legendary swordsman Nohe was buried in it, if there was no problem, Adam didn't believe it, he even suspected that this was planned by Ye Yue, but there was no evidence, all the speculations could only be suppressed in the bottom of his heart, if this was really Ye Yue's means, then how cruel and suspicious this young man should be, so he didn't dare to tell anyone, and there was no way to track it down.

Duke Nolan's second son Nuo Ming and daughter Nuo Qin, two days ago, followed by many guards and servants, rushed to the North Wind City, three years younger than Nuo Yan, only twelve years old, Nuo Ming did not show any sadness for this, he calmly accepted Ye Yue's words, once again showed Ye Yue's loyalty, and handed over the Nuo family's army to Ye Yue's command, correspondingly, he naturally inherited the position of duke.

Nuo Ming sat on the chair with a calm face, looking at the dark sky outside the window, there was a letterhead on the desk, and his sister Nuo Qin was standing beside him, she was only nine years old, the two brothers and sisters lost their parents, lost their brother and uncle, don't look at the death of only four people, but the impact on the Nuo family is huge, Nohe, Nolan died, what will the lords under his command think, will they really obey their twelve-year-old duke?

One hundred thousand of the army in North Wind City belong to the Nuo family, and the remaining 100,000 belong to the lords under their command, losing the deterrence of the Ice Plains Sword Hero, losing Nolan, in terms of the number of troops alone, even if you add the troops left in the main cities, it is only about 200,000, the Nuo family is still strong, but this strength is no longer absolute, no longer fearful, if the North Ye Kingdom falls apart, then the first to bear the brunt is the Nuo family in the north, once the lords under his command join forces to rebel, the army is not inferior, what resistance does he take to Nuo Ming?

On the surface, they are like brothers, but there are too many things to stab in the back, Huo Yi's example is still in front of him, although Nuo Ming is only twelve years old, he knows that people's hearts are unpredictable, the Nuo family controls many main cities, and he is already hated, if it weren't for his father and Uncle Nohe, how could the north be so peaceful, but now everything has changed, Nuo Ming only feels that he is walking on thin ice, and one wrong step may make the Nuo family fall into a bottomless abyss.

When Nuo Ming was thinking deeply, there was a knock on the door outside the house, he quickly got up from the chair, got up and opened the door himself, stood aside respectfully, and said with a smile, "Uncle Adam, you are here." ”

His actions made Adam's heart warm, at this moment Nuo Ming has inherited the position of duke, it stands to reason that his status at the moment is far above Adam, and the two have no blood relatives, to put it bluntly, they are outsiders, but Nuo Ming still treats himself as an uncle.

"Sorry......"

Adam was silent for a long time, only said two words, he couldn't suppress the guilt in his heart, he really regretted it, why didn't he go to the banquet that day, if he went with him, maybe ......

"You don't have to feel guilty, it's not your fault, I haven't heard of someone poisoning the banquet in Roland Palace, who would have thought that?"

Nuo Ming glanced at the three-leaf emblem banner hanging on the wall, and stopped talking about it halfway, he knew everything that Adam could think of, but what could he do, could he doubt it, could it be difficult to question Ye Yue?

And even if you do, what do you get?

From the moment he learned that his parents, brother, and uncle had all died in North Wind City, Nuo Ming had lost his impulsive capital, and as the rightful heir to the duke's throne, he must now shoulder the entire family, suppress all emotions in his heart, and make the most correct choice.

Of course, Nuo Ming wants to find out the truth and avenge his family, but he can't do it, first of all, he doesn't have any evidence, and secondly, Ye Yue has already given a set of seemingly reasonable arguments, whether it is true or false seems not so important, Ye Yue needs to use the Nuo family to sit on the throne, and Nuo Ming also needs to use the name of royal power to deter the lords under his command and stabilize the position of the Nuo family in the north.

How could Adam not understand what Nuo Ming meant, what kind of huge pressure made this twelve-year-old boy become like this, in these calm eyes, he only saw the sadness of his body, only saw the helplessness of having to compromise, having to endure.

Nuo Ming was able to suppress her emotions, but Nuo Qin, who was three years younger than him, couldn't, she didn't dare to cry, she could only endure her sadness, pinching her arm through her clothes, but even so, the tears still fell involuntarily, Adam couldn't help but sigh, so he was unwilling to stay in North Wind City, unwilling to fall into this swamp that eats people and does not spit out bones.

Adam was about to say a few words of comfort, Nuo Ming's face suddenly turned cold, and he said sharply to his biological sister, "Don't cry! What's the use of crying!? Nuoqin, you remember for me that the family emblem of the Nuo family is not an elk! It is not a rabbit! It is a bloodthirsty ice wolf! Even if it is dead, the wolf will not cry!"

Nuo Ming's voice was not loud, but the killing intent in his words made Nuo Qin's body tremble involuntarily, she bit her lip stubbornly, her eyes gradually became fierce, she forcibly held back her tears, and nodded silently.

Nuo Ming walked to the wall and tore down the three-leaf flag, throwing it into the burning fireplace, and the increasingly fierce fire was reflected in his eyes, "I don't know if what His Majesty Ye Yue said is true or false, but there is one sentence that I agree with, the blood debt must be paid." ”

But what he didn't know was that it was not only the three-leaf banner that was burned out tonight, but also Hazuki's patience, and if he wanted to plant a few chess pieces in the ownerless Wind Breath Castle and plot against a few servants, it was easy for Hazuki as an emperor, and the water could carry a boat and overturn the boat, and the Nuo family, which held a huge army, has always been a sword without a gauntlet for the royal family, and it hurts people sharply, and so does hurting oneself.