The King

  Chapter 359 Enlightenment

  With the efforts of the soldiers, order was quickly restored, and the assassin was caught, but it was a corpse.

  The ceremony ended in a hurry, and everyone's focus has shifted from the enthronement of the new king to the assassination case.

  The life and death of Prince Claude, who was assassinated, is unknown. The representatives of the Kingdom of Hesse did not allow outsiders to come close to visit, even Caesar IV has been kept out of the door since the past.

  All the high-level officials of the kingdom, including Hudson, have gloomy and terrifying faces at the moment, and they are all anxiously waiting for the news.

  Late at night, the Emerald Palace is still brightly lit.

   "Have you found out the identity of the assassin? How did you get in?"

   Caesar IV asked with a livid face.

   If you don't know the life and death of Prince Claude, then you can only start with the assassin, dig out the real culprit, and reduce the responsibility of the Alpha Kingdom as much as possible.

   "Your Majesty, the assassin was smeared with evil potion. After we caught him, his body quickly turned into a puddle of blood, leaving no valuable clues at the scene.

   According to people who have seen the assassin, his name is Cyrus, and he was a fief baron in the southeastern province before his death.

   He has never left the kingdom, so he should have nothing to do with Prince Claude, let alone hatred.

  We suspect that this person is an imposter. The real Baron Cyrus may have been killed long ago.

  For further investigation of the identity of Baron Cyrus, the Southeast Province still needs to provide relevant information. It is not ruled out that there is a suspicion of being stimulated and wanting to retaliate against society. "

  The answer of the Grand Duke of Newfoundland directly pushed the southeastern province to the forefront. Hudson and Earl Pierce looked at each other with sad expressions on their faces.

   "People sit at home, but pots come from heaven."

   Deep down, Hudson had greeted the entire Assassin family. If you want to get rid of the blame and find someone who has weight when you do something, why do you want to catch these "little characters"?

  Assassinated a prince, Hudson said that his physical strength was limited and he couldn't carry such a big pot.

   Originally, he thought that the current situation was quite safe. Even if a conflict broke out, the flames of war would not spread to the southeastern province immediately.

   Now there is no guarantee. The assassination of Prince Claude is involved, and the situation has become complicated.

  If nothing else happens, then the Kingdom of Hesse will definitely ask the Kingdom of Alpha to hand over the murderer.

  Undoubtedly, the Alpha Kingdom simply cannot fulfill such a seemingly reasonable request.

  The assassins turned into a pool of blood, and all the clues were cut off here. I want to continue to search, but I don't know how to start.

   You can't find someone to take the blame, right?

  Even if the Alpha Kingdom is willing to do that, there are still people who are selfless and willing to take the blame, and the Hesse Kingdom cannot accept it!

  If the excuse of sending them to the door is not used to make use of it, wouldn't it appear that they are political idiots?

   "Your Excellency, the southeast province will do our best to collect detailed information about Baron Cyrus.

   But to say that he was motivated to plan the assassination would be nonsense.

  As a minor nobleman, under normal circumstances, he would not even have the chance to get close to Prince Claude, let alone launch an assassination.

   This assassination case was clearly premeditated. Otherwise, Baron Cyrus, who is just an intermediate knight, will be expelled by his guards even if he happens to meet Prince Claude! "

  Governor Pierce retorted unceremoniously.

  The blame cannot be reckless. If it is defined as: Baron Cyrus was stimulated and wanted to take revenge on the society, the assassination was launched, and he, the governor, is also to blame.

  Even investigations in this direction will not work. Although Earl Pierce has always paid attention to eating appearances, he still uses shady methods in secret.

   "Don't misunderstand, Your Excellency, I'm just talking about the facts, and I don't mean to blame you."

  The explanation given by the Grand Duke of Newfoundland did not satisfy Earl Pierce, but the prime minister talked about this point, and he couldn't hold on to it.

"snort!"

   After giving a cold drink to express dissatisfaction, he kept silent.

  It seems to be just a possibility analysis, but it is actually an in-depth hammering on the topic.

  Warning all the big nobles, don't do things too extreme, otherwise the small nobles will make troubles, and they will be unable to eat and go around.

"alright!"

   "There is no need to dispute this issue. Our next task is not only to investigate the identity of the assassin and the mastermind behind the scenes, but also to prepare for the aftermath.

   Regardless of whether Prince Claude has an accident or not, the Kingdom of Hesse will not let it go. What followed was another political turmoil, and the Kingdom had to come up with effective countermeasures. "

  Caesar IV's voice fell, and the hall immediately became noisy. A group of great nobles whispered to each other and started a discussion on this matter.

  Relying on the ability to listen to six channels, Hudson continued to extract effective information from the conversations of everyone. It is a pity that no good solution has been found, but many bad ideas have been proposed.

  In fact, this kind of emergency discussion requires quick decision-making, which cannot make full use of the ingenuity of the great nobles.

  Most of the time, they let their staff analyze various situations before choosing the one they think is the most beneficial to implement, instead of trying to figure out a plan by themselves.

  This is also the reason why many noble families are still thriving despite their poor abilities. In essence, the family's training direction for them since childhood is: know people, employ people...

  …

   "Your Highness, are you feeling better?"

   Earl Tatara asked concerned.

  As Hesse's envoy to the Kingdom of Alpha, his prince was assassinated in his own area of ​​responsibility, and he was also to blame.

   "Don't worry, Earl Tatara. As soon as the assassin approached me, he was stopped by the guards. The assassination and injury during the day were just a show for the outside world.

  This kind of rare good thing, since I caught up with it, I have to get some benefits from the Alpha Kingdom! "

  Prince Claude said with a smile.

  Assassins?

   No, this is clearly his nobleman.

  Professional ability is not bad, even the location of the assassination is perfectly chosen.

  He has no interest in the mastermind behind the scenes. On this issue, the Alpha Kingdom will be more anxious than the victim.

  If the host can't find out the black hand, he, an outsider, can't find out even more. Instead of wasting time here, it is better to think about how to maximize the benefits.

   "Your Highness, you mean to take the opportunity to negotiate with the Alpha Kingdom?"

  Count Tatara asked pretending to be confused.

  You can’t be too smart when you’re a younger brother. It’s okay for a feudal noble to be a little bit more capable, but for a court earl like him, being smarter than the boss is the number one taboo in the workplace.

   "What are you negotiating for?

   Directly ask the Alpha Kingdom to hand over the murderer and the mastermind behind it. Let's talk about the rest after they deliver it to their door! "

  Prince Claude said angrily.

  There is no one who comes directly to ask for benefits. If it is spread, it will appear that he is very cheap.

   No matter how great the benefits of the exchange are, as the prince of the Kingdom of Hesse, he cannot be materialized.

  The envoy was sent away, and Prince Claude couldn't sleep at night. What happened during the day did not stimulate him in the slightest.

   It's just that what stimulated him was not the farce-like assassination, but Caesar IV who ascended the throne.

   Everyone is of the same age. Caesar IV has begun to rule a big country, but he can only visit around on behalf of the Hesse royal family.

  In fact, even the job of visiting people was his hard work. Otherwise, he can only be a rice borer in the capital now.

   It's all because I didn't grasp it well when I was reincarnated, and I was a step behind the elder brother above. So he became a crown prince, but he became an ordinary prince.

   It sounds like the prince is awesome. He surpassed the end of countless people when he was born, but this is also his own end.

  In the Kingdom of Hesse, where the class is infinitely solidified, everyone strictly defends the fiefdom, and even a prince does not give him extra land.

  The royal family's territory will not be split easily, even if it is canonized, it is a title in name.

  When the king's father was around, he was still able to bear the name of a prince and enjoy a great reputation on the mainland.

  Once the kingship changes, all that is left to him is a false noble. The level of the title depends on the specific performance.

  If you are excellent in all aspects and have made great contributions to the kingdom, then you will have the opportunity to enter the court and participate in politics with the title of Grand Duke.

   If nothing happens, what is left to him is a vain title of earl, leading the royal gold issued by the royal family, in front of the rice borer who has nothing to do.

  Intuition told him that the assassination case was the biggest opportunity he encountered. So after the incident, the news was immediately blocked and no one was allowed to visit.

   But what to do next, Claude was confused again.

  The death of Caesar III was also an accident for the Principality of Hesse.

  According to their prior estimates, they believed that Caesar III could still live for another three to five years, and the deployment against the Alpha Kingdom was also based on estimates.

   Taking advantage of the fire, they were not prepared.

   After all, they are not the only two countries in the Aslant Continent. When making decisions, the reactions of all countries in the continent must be considered.

   Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if just as soon as a war is started, a big country will jump out to interfere.

   Besides, the Alpha Kingdom is not a soft persimmon. Even if it has not yet recovered its strength, it cannot be defeated in a short while.

  Based on Claude's understanding of his father, he would never aggressively gamble on the fate of the country for such a "small matter".

  Even if the two countries go to war, Claude doesn't want it to be because of himself.

  War is full of uncertainties. It’s good that the Kingdom of Hesse won. If he loses, he becomes a sinner of the kingdom.

   Got up from the bed, picked up a pen and paper, and started writing in a hurry.

   Regardless of what the kingdom's final decision is, anyway, his anti-war stance must be shown, which is the political awareness of the royal family's children.

  …

  Leaving the palace, Hudson and Earl Pierce went to the residence of the Dalton family together. Regardless of the relationship between the two before, they are all unlucky people on the same boat now.

  At this moment, all the nobles in the capital of the southeast province gathered here to wait for the news. Seeing the two people coming in, everyone hastily greeted them and asked them.

   "Let's go back to your seats and sit down! Things are more complicated than expected, and I can't explain it for a while.

  The assassin came in with the identity of Baron Cyrus. You guys are familiar with him. Have you found anything wrong with him recently? "

  After hearing Governor Pierce's words, everyone hurriedly retreated, expressing that they were not familiar with Baron Cyrus.

  The news of the assassination that took place under the watchful eyes of everyone has already spread. The big case of assassinating a prince would be life-threatening if involved.

   No matter how good the relationship with Baron Cyrus is on weekdays, now I have to insist: I don’t know each other well!

  …

   "That's enough! I'm asking about your relationship with Baron Cyrus, not the assassin. Why are you rushing to get rid of the relationship?

  Who is not familiar with him and who is familiar with him, don't I know?

   If you continue to evade and refuse to tell the truth, then I don’t care. Go and talk to the investigation team yourself! "

   Governor Pierce reprimanded sharply.

   Is it a question of familiarity now?

  The key to the problem is that it must be true: the identity of Baron Selous is false, the real Baron Selous was killed long ago, and the current assassin is someone who is impersonated.

  Of course, it would be even more perfect if the body of Baron Cyrus could be found.

   But this is almost impossible. Since people want to do this kind of thing, they will naturally handle it from beginning to end.

   "Your Excellency, Baron Selous was very normal along the way, but the day before the ceremony, he suddenly became less talkative and barely communicated with us.

   We took the initiative to talk to him, but he used the excuse that His Majesty passed away and he was in a bad mood! "

   Baron Sikolari's words have confused many people.

  Baron Cyrus doesn't talk much, and if this is considered abnormal, then they are no normal people.

  But there are smart people among the little nobles, and they immediately understood the meaning behind the words. It doesn't matter whether Baron Cyrus has anomalies, the key is that they need him to have anomalies now.

  The assassin has turned into a puddle of blood, and his true identity has long been undocumented. At this time, as long as they insist that this person is not Baron Cyrus, then the assassin is not Baron Cyrus.

   "Your Excellency, Sicorari is right. Shortly after arriving in the capital, Baron Cyrus became withdrawn and stood up, basically avoiding contact with us.

   It must not have been murdered by someone, the murderer pretended to be him and sneaked in..."

  …

  The nobles in twos and threes opened their mouths to add, and the scene of Baron Selus being impersonated was presented.

   "Kayo, record what everyone said, summarize it and hand it over to the investigation team.

  If there is any missing part of the news about Baron Cyrus, please communicate directly with Viscount Kayo afterwards.

  The issues we will discuss next are related to everyone's wealth and family inheritance, so please be cautious.

  As the international situation continues to deteriorate, our southeastern province has also changed from the rear of the kingdom to the frontier of international conflicts.

  The existence of the Black Rock Mountain Range has prevented countless disasters for us, but the narrowest part of the Black Rock Mountain Range is less than a hundred kilometers away.

  If someone is willing to pay a high price, it is not impossible to open a road from here.

  Once the speculation becomes reality, Blood Moon County will be reduced to the forefront. It turned out that the line of defense that blocked the tide of beasts could not stop the enemy's soldiers.

  For the strategic security of the province, after discussing with the Earl of Hudson, I decided to build a line of defense in Blood Moon County to prevent accidents! "

   After speaking, Governor Pierce turned his attention to Hudson.

   "I don't need to talk nonsense about the meaning of building the blood moon defense line, everyone must know it in their hearts.

  The current situation in the kingdom is complicated, and we can only rely on ourselves for many things.

  Your Excellency and I made this decision because of the situation. Whether the Kingdom of Hesse will borrow from the Blackstone Mountains, no one can say.

  Whether a blood moon defense line can block the enemy's soldiers, no one can tell.

   But one thing is for sure, having a defensive line is definitely better than having no defensive line.

  If the Blood Moon line of defense is strong enough, even if a war breaks out, the enemy will choose to detour.

   After all, there is the Black Rock Mountain Range behind, and it may be attacked by monsters at any time.

  It is not a good choice to put the logistics line of the army under the eyes of Warcraft for a long time. "

   Hudson tried his best to fool him.

  How much the Blood Moon defense line can play is temporarily unknown. But once this project starts construction, the steel industry under his command will be able to turn around immediately.

  The money delivered to the door is not earned for nothing.

  …

  (end of this chapter)