"That's what I expected, I know better than you why Viscount Marne came?"

Erin Phier swayed her long skirt with graceful movements, leaning back on the sofa in a more comfortable position, "There are some nobles in the kingdom who always think that they can still control everything, but they don't know that the current kingdom is no longer the duke of three years ago, this time... I will make them understand what kingship is and what kingdom is!"

Hanina remained silent under the Queen's gaze, she did not mean to be silent, she was eager to express her opinion in this conversation, but she was dismayed to find that the Queen did not participate in every topic.

"The castle agents have received information from the informants that someone is preparing to use force against the castle guards tomorrow to force their way through the castle gates to hold what they call a 'meeting of nobles'. There was a palpitating coldness under Erinphier's calm smile, "And they also contacted the nobles of the Covinde Lord, wanting to open the Corwin Lord's arsenal in Crewe. ”

"I immediately ordered the officers to seal off the weapons depot in Corvinde. Hannina finally seized the opportunity, she instinctively said this, but after saying this, she secretly scolded herself for being an 'idiot'.

"No... We can't openly investigate any of Corwin Collar's property, and we're going to have to keep pretending to be confused. Erin Phier shook her head slightly, "The Covinder Leader must have prepared a scapegoat, and turning the other cheek now will only be a waste of time, besides... I'm worried that I can't find a reason to suppress the nobles' actions by force now, and tomorrow... The arrogant aristocrats will send this reason to me. ”

"What do you need me to do?" Hannina finally couldn't help but ask.

"Surely Zerodine-Marne will not obey my orders, he will surely arrive in Crewe City during our conflict with the nobles of the city... He will look for a perfect moment to appear in front of us. "Although I have more than ten ways to disgrace this Viscount of Marne without any benefit, we can't completely tear the face with the Covinder Collar right now, so... Your job is to find him and look down on him, and if you find him trying to stand up and show his authority, stop him and make him understand what he has to do!"

"So, tomorrow..."

"Baron... You can't just see criminals, the police department actually has natural allies. Erin Phier looked at the haggard paladin in front of her, and she recognized the old police officer's abilities, but the habits she had developed over the decades had made her forget some of the most fundamental things.

"The millions of citizens in Crewe are allies of the police department, and even some nobles are silently supporting you, you must know how to cultivate allies, and when you are surrounded by friends, you will not be afraid of any enemies. Eileen Fielder didn't speak as imposing as her husband, she always had a beautiful and soft smile, "I'll give you an idea... This afternoon, when you pronounce the verdict on the nobles, go find some spectators. ”

Hanina was obviously not used to talking to the queen, the queen's smile made her feel uncomfortable, and after the queen's words landed, a feeling of palpitations suddenly spread all over her body, and this feeling of palpitations made her subconsciously show a respectful expression, "I understand..."

"Relax, Baron!" Erin Phier stood up and walked to the window and pushed it open, "Look at our schoolyard, we have countless knights who have allegiance to us, and many more young people who can sacrifice their lives for His Majesty's cause, those people outside think they can challenge us, but they don't understand what they are about to face. ”

"You have to show your confidence, Baron... You are the intelligence commissioner of the kingdom, the internal security of the kingdom is on you, today everyone is watching you, some people want you to make mistakes, but there are more people standing by your side, and Fort Kawar will also be your most solid backing... On behalf of Your Majesty, I can promise you that you and your officers will have no problem as long as everything you do is in accordance with the laws of the Kingdom and the regulations of the police department. ”

Eileen's last words seemed like a promise, but they seemed to warn about something. Hanina could understand what was in these words, and she wanted to stand up and make a statement, but the queen would stop her.

"The police will certainly guarantee the stability of the city of Crewe, guarantee the internal security of the kingdom, supervise all cases in its hands in accordance with the internal regulations under the supervision of the laws of the kingdom, and deal with and combat all crimes within the kingdom. Hanina sat down, "I assure you that Zerodin-Marne will not have a chance to enter Crewe, and the nobles of the city will never have a chance to contact him again!"

...

The headquarters of the Crewe City Garrison Corps is located on the flanks of the garrison against the inner city walls and attached to the Wild Deer Mountain Non-commissioned Officer School, and a row of new stone walls outside encloses everything in the garrison. On the five towering towers built around the city walls, lightly armored crossbowmen carefully patrol their respective areas.

In the station, there are 5,000 city garrison corps, more than 1,000 people on duty and more than 1,000 people on night shifts, and the remaining 3,000 soldiers are wearing armor and conducting physical training on the training ground and some students of the non-commissioned officer academy next door.

In the headquarters building near the inner city walls, Lieutenant General Fred, head of the kingdom's garrison and deputy head of the military department, saw off another group of nobles who had come to visit in his private office. At this moment, the general, who has been in a good place lately, is alone admiring the gifts given to him by the nobles.

"A whole box of ten krona coins, according to my current salary as a lieutenant in the military department, this box of krona would have required me to save enough for ten years without eating or drinking. Fred played with the krona in a tin case on his desk, which glowed with a blinding golden glow in the light of the candlelight.

"There's more!" Fred's aide-de-camp, Major Calvin, a civilian-turned-officer who served as Fred's outpost commander during the Orc Wars. If Calvin had seen a room full of krona coins in front of him before the Orc War, he would have fainted with excitement.

But during the Orc Wars, Calvin had already gained a new understanding of the world, and he had seen the rich and noble die in piles of gold coins. At that time, the money in front of me was like shit on the side of the road.

"Those nobles are as annoying as vultures on the battlefield, why did you take these things?" Calvin looked around the room full of beautifully decorated tin boxes, "It's not peaceful in Crewe right now, don't tell me you're on the side of these nobles now?"

"They're just gifts!" Fred shrugged disapprovingly, grabbing a handful of krona coins and throwing them on his desk, "weren't you present the whole time when I received these people? Have you ever heard them make a request?"

"I don't really understand!" Calvin frowned, "but I know Your Majesty will not tolerate corruption of any kind, as evidenced by the corpse hanging from the old mulberry tree outside the city." ”

"This is a gift from the nobles to each other, not that they bribed me. Fred chuckled and said, "Gifting nobles to each other is the most basic etiquette... You go and use the money to buy a few valuable things, and another day you will send them to people one by one on my behalf, and it will be our return gift. ”

"But—" Calvin turned his head, but was overwhelmed by his boss's actions, "Wouldn't it be too shameless for you to do this?" he said what was in his mind.

"The rest of the money from the gift is divided among the brothers, and if you feel too shameless, you can leave it out. Fred shrugged.

Calvin wasn't in the mood to make such a joke, "You let the brothers divide the money, and the next day the police agents will visit us... It wasn't easy for me to survive the orc war, the civil war in the Herion Territory, and the war with the undead legions, but I didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble in a peaceful life. ”

"Rest assured, the police department has no time to pay attention to us right now. Fred's smile was characteristic of a veteran's open-mindedness and cunning, "Accepting this money is just a normal transaction between me and the nobles... You can rest assured, I know very well what they want to do, I will not participate in their plans, all the officers and soldiers of the garrison department have only one duty, and that is to defend the stability of the city. ”

"There are too many temptations in Crewe City, and I'm afraid you won't be able to withstand it. Calvin looked at the tin boxes piled up in the room again, "In the last ten days, I've dealt with no less than ten officers who took bribes... I don't want to see you taken away by police agents one day. ”

"Do you think I'll be changed by these things?" Fred shook his head at his subordinate's serious gaze, then smiled self-deprecatingly, "Do you even think so?"

"I'm just worried about you, sir... Even people like me can see that His Majesty's rule in the Kingdom is rock-solid. ”

"You've said it all... Can even you see that I'm a fool?" Ferretti's wide, rough thug patted his adjutant in the face, "Are you laughing at me?"

"Are there any fools among the nobles who just left?" Calvin pointed in the direction of the doorway, "they are smarter than anyone else, but they are so blinded by immediate interests that they can't see even the simplest things... I'm also afraid that you will be too smart. ”

Calvin looked directly at Ferretti with his eyes, "In some matters, we, as the Kingdom Garrison Corps, an important guard force within the Kingdom, should reject everything with the strongest attitude at this time... And an ambiguous attitude will make you lose the trust of Your Majesty!"

"I know why the nobles are like this... Straightforwardly, send me so much money directly, and not other valuable... Gifts?" Fred glanced at the tin box in the room, "because, in their eyes, I am still just a mercenary who can sell everything for money, and they think that this money can buy my future!"

"Then I'll take it, but my attitude will never change, and I will prove my attitude with practical actions. "They laughed at me, fooled me, and treated me like a clown in Crewe, and I'm going to turn them into real clowns." ”

"Sir, I just want to remind you not to play tricks under Your Majesty's nose, otherwise you will pay a heavy price. Calvin spoke in a very small voice, "Like... Can you tolerate your subordinates collecting large sums of money behind your back? What's more... He also took out the money and divided it equally with his subordinates!"

"Have you forgotten what happened in Harrence Province?" the adjutant recalled with palpitations, "Your Majesty is dealing with subjects of the entire kingdom every day, and he has thousands of relationships to deal with, who he trusts and who he suspects, none of us knows, and... Now His Majesty is engaged in an unprecedented war of unification, which will directly affect the future fate of the kingdom, and His Majesty's opponent is his own sister, the princess of Crewe City... What do you think Your Majesty will think of his generals in this war?"

"Who are the ministers of the King's office, who is left behind by His Majesty? Baron Hanina of the police station, and Viscount Sira Marne, who has been in charge of the military since the founding of the kingdom, and Sir Collier, an old mage who seems to be unthreatening, and Omiqi, a goblin who spends all day in the laboratory. Calvin said these words as he walked to the door and looked out into the hallway, "What do you think Your Majesty did by leaving these people behind?"

Fred, who had been transferred to the post of deputy head of the military department and was in charge of the garrison, had indeed felt a little high-spirited in recent times, and he felt that he could finally stand in front of a group of nobles and accept their salutes. But after hearing the adjutant's words, a cold chill from his back couldn't help but go straight to the bone marrow, and then hit his whole body in an instant.

Calvin's words continued: "Your Majesty's goal now is to unify the Suke Plain and let his royal power spread throughout the entire Ailan Continent, if anyone dares to stand in his way at this time, whether intentionally or unintentionally, whether it is a royal family or a nobleman, it is looking for death!"

Fred's hands suddenly "snapped" together, and his face continued to change before his eyes widened, "Thanks to you... Otherwise, I'm going to get into trouble this time. It's not that he doesn't think about these problems, it's just that in some sensitive matters, even a calculated person can make mistakes unconsciously.

"Your cleverness makes me wonder if you are really just a farmer on a farm, as you say you are. Fred looked at his lieutenant earnestly.

"I used to be a farmer, and now I'm your lieutenant, sir!" Calvin gave a military salute, saying with an honorific he rarely used.

Fred smiled noncommittally at Calvin's actions, then pointed to the tin box in the supplies and asked, "So... What do you think should be done with this money?"

"I have a record of all the people you met just now, and my opinion is... You can take this document that I have recorded, report it to Chief Sirah-Marne as Undersecretary of Military Affairs, and use this as an excuse to organize the military affairs of the whole team, I believe... Lord Marne will certainly agree, and will appoint you as the chief officer of this investigation. Calvin was cautious, and his tone was less agitated than he had just exhorted like a friend.