The King

  The more critical the time is, the more efficient it can be. The national policy meeting had just ended, and the nobles from the two provinces of Kovacia and Oberla rushed back to the fief overnight to preside over the overall situation.

   Regardless of whether the war can be fought or not, it must be right to make sufficient preparations first.

   I have to admit that Caesar IV's luck is still very good. Everyone's attention was drawn to the southeast crisis, and they had no intention of continuing to test him, the king.

  The nobles of the two provinces were absent, and the progress of the next meeting also accelerated.

   Some unimportant small problems, everyone is too lazy to tangle. The nobles who originally wanted to make trouble with the repayment tax also chose to be silent at this moment.

   It seems to be the crisis in the two provinces of Kovacia and Oberla, but in fact the entire southern land is shrouded in the shadow of war, at least the nobles in the southern provinces think so.

  The southern aristocrats are not in the mood to toss, the emerging aristocrats have no confidence to toss, and the northern aristocrats have just been wooed by Caesar IV, so it is not good to slap the boss in the face immediately.

   Except for the kingdom's relaxation of its suppression of the northern nobles, the theme of this meeting almost all revolved around war.

  As a member of the main combat faction, Hudson naturally advocated the theory of the threat of the three central kingdoms.

  Operation is domineering. In order to ease the internal struggle of the kingdom, Hudson also worked hard, throwing out three potential enemies at once.

  Although the three kingdoms in the middle of the country are only directly bordered by the Kingdom of Hesse and Alpha, it does not affect his theory of the threat of the Three Kingdoms in the slightest.

  In order to enhance persuasiveness, Hudson comprehensively analyzed the reasons for the invasion of Alpha by the three central kingdoms from three aspects: politics, economy, and military.

   If it were placed in other countries, this theory would be bragging, and few people would believe it. However, in the Alpha Kingdom, it has won the support of a lot of nobles.

  The reason is very simple. Hudson did not take the kingdom's own security as the starting point, but instead talked about the strategic security of the three major kingdoms in the central region.

  The three central kingdoms are located in the center of the mainland. They seem to have a superior geographical location, but strategically they face the threat of a pincer attack from the north and the south.

  If they don’t take advantage of the decline of the major northern countries and move northward, and wait for them to recover, the good days of the three central kingdoms will be over.

   ""North and South Join Forces to Carve up the Central Continent", "The Road to the Growth of the Southern Powers", "Strategy for the Rise of the Northern Powers"..."

  A series of things that no one thought about, were thrown out by Hudson directly. It's as if the countries in the North and South have reached an agreement to carve up the central part of the continent.

  To sum it up in one sentence: The three central kingdoms are very dangerous strategically, and if they want to get rid of their own dangers, the only way to go north is to defeat the Alpha Kingdom.

  By the end of the conference, not only the nobles of the southern provinces were frightened, but even the northern nobles who were eager to try were frightened by the self-substitution brain supplement.

  Everyone has no confidence in a Hesse Kingdom. If the three central kingdoms come together, it will be a stronger combination than the Orc Empire.

   Regardless of whether the three kingdoms in the central region will invade the north, anyway, after taking their own roles, everyone believes that if they are in the position of the rulers of the three kingdoms in the central region, they will definitely promote the northward strategy to reverse the strategic dilemma.

  Under the alpha mode of thinking with an over-conscious sense of crisis, what everyone considers is no longer whether there is a threat to the three central kingdoms, but when they will invade the kingdom.

  Threats uttered by others, no matter how terrifying the descriptions are, are not as scary as the threats made up by oneself.

   It's like the legendary catastrophe of ten thousand years. Everyone knows about it, but few people are really afraid of it.

   After all, the time is too far away, and the relevant written materials have been destroyed in the flames of war. The few words that have been handed down are similar to myths and legends.

   There is no eternal power, even the old nobles who claim to have been passed down for tens of thousands of years, in fact, only have an ancient surname left, and I don’t know how many times they have been destroyed in the middle.

   Maybe the ancestors at the source were all recognized halfway because of political needs, and there is no blood relationship between the two parties.

  He believed that the three major kingdoms in the central region would invade the north, and many things that happened now were interpreted in depth with conspiracy theories.

   After the meeting hastily ended, everyone rushed back to prepare for the battle. The nobles in the southeastern province are no exception. The most discussed topic along the way is: how to improve the Blood Moon line of defense.

   There is no other reason, but everyone thinks that the defense of the Blackstone Mountains is not enough, and the Hessian army can also fight from neighboring provinces.

  Some nobles with good relations even started to discuss the issue of joint defense. The same family, whose territory is relatively close, is planning to join forces to build a castle.

  Some people are proud, while others are frustrated. Looking at the heated discussions among the crowd, the careerists can only sigh deep in their hearts.

  The opportunity for a big merger just slipped away. Once the little nobles are in a group, they can't annex them if they want to.

  Finding five people may not be able to connect with the whole world, but when five nobles gather together, they can get in touch with most of the nobles in the province.

   Hurry up and return to the territory. Hudson felt relieved when he picked up his son who was just born a few days ago.

  Being a big fool is also very laborious. Especially to fool a group of old foxes, the difficulty is +1008...

   Even now, Hudson still suspects that someone has seen through his plan, but chose to shut up for his own benefit.

   Except for a few careerists, most nobles do not want to see the kingdom fall into endless internal strife. Especially the royal family is worried about the escalation of internal fighting.

   During the process of Hudson fooling everyone, the prime minister and the minister of military affairs who came from the royal family came out together to help the situation. Even among the great nobles, half of them have spoken.

   Either guide intentionally, or hit from the side. Even if they came out to sing against the stage, there was no shortage of water during the debate.

  There are too many smart people, and Hudson is also very helpless. It wasn't until I got home that my tense nerves were relaxed.

   "Hudson, be careful! You are so careless, in case you hurt little Franz..."

  Hearing Melissa's complaint, Hudson's eyes immediately became bitter. His family status was -1 when his son was just born, and it would be fine if he had more children.

   "Don't worry, Melissa. I'm a good magician, I'll be fine. See how happy little Franz is smiling?"

  The cowhide was blowing very loudly, but my son didn't give me face. As soon as he finished speaking, Franz's smiling face disappeared, followed by a burst of crying.

  Seeing this scene, Melissa directly snatched her son from Hudson, never giving him a chance to play with him again.

   What is even more exasperating is that little Franz is in the hands of Melissa, and the cute smiling face has returned, which makes Hudson feel miserable.

  Deep in his heart, he has decided to develop papermaking and prepare a few more homework for Franz, so that he can know the dangers of society in advance.

  …

  The Kingdom of Hesse, seeing the overreaction of the Alpha Kingdom, Alexander V didn't know how to end it for a while.

  The standing army wandered around the border, and they were mobilized directly, making the border situation extremely tense.

  The issue that needs to be considered now is not only whether to call, but also whether others will call.

  When the forest is big, there are all kinds of birds, and when there are more nobles, all kinds of strange flowers will appear. Because of a few fools, a war was triggered, and too many things happened in the continent of Aslante.

   "Claude wrote to me, stating the pros and cons of various aspects, and expressing his opposition to provoking war. What do you think?"

  Alexander V asked.

   He is still very satisfied with this son. Ordinary people would panic when they encountered such a thing, but Claude was able to deal with it rationally and not be swayed by emotions.

  It's a pity that Claude is not the eldest son, otherwise the next generation of Hesse Kingdom would be guaranteed. Of course, the boss is also pretty good, except for a little too much ambition, there is nothing wrong with it.

  Young people, it is normal to be arrogant. When you get older and your mentality slowly calms down, it will be fine.

   "Your Majesty, Your Highness is very insightful, and his analysis of the problem is very pertinent. The Alpha Kingdom is a quagmire.

  Looking at the reaction of the nobles in their country, you can tell that these guys are completely born for war, and they don't understand politics at all.

   It is estimated that they have been fighting with orcs all year round, and they have beaten their heads stupidly. When encountering problems, the first thing that comes to mind is war.

  We don't need to argue with these lunatics, we lost our figure for nothing! "

  Duke Milton said pretending to be disdainful.

  Deep in his heart, he kept praying that the king would listen to his advice and not jump into the quagmire.

   "Your Majesty, the prime minister is right. Now the Alpha Kingdom is just a puddle of mud. "It won't stick to the wall, and it will stick to people." No matter who touches it, it will get dirty.

  Refer to the previous orc invasions, and you will know how stubborn the Alpha people are. Even the lowest level of serfs can fight the orcs to the death.

   Such a country, even if we defeat them, it will be difficult to gain much benefit. "

  Chancellor of the Exchequer Baxtero echoed with a face of approval.

  The facts are in front of our eyes, the Alpha Kingdom is heavily in debt, and once defeated, the finances will immediately collapse, and the war reparations will definitely not be received.

  Ceding territory, even if the Alpha people are willing to agree, other powerful countries on the mainland will intervene.

  Even if the diplomatic skills are full, they will take away one or two counties at most. It is impossible to have more, otherwise, if you eat it, you will have to spit it out in the end.

   No country is willing to see the Kingdom of Hesse grow bigger. Expansion beyond the bottom line of everyone's heart is to force people to encircle them. This is determined by the location of the land.

  Now everyone encourages them to do something, not to watch them expand, but to use their hands to probe the bottom of the Alpha Kingdom.

  Before the war, the third largest military power in the mainland was not a name that was blown out, but was killed through war after war.

   In the past, there was a threat of orcs, but everyone was not too worried. Now that this threat is eliminated, all countries have to raise the development ceiling of the Alpha Kingdom.

  After all, in terms of territorial area and development potential, the Alpha Kingdom is the top in the entire Aslant continent.

  Especially after regaining the seven provinces in the north, the territory area even surpassed the Frankish Kingdom, ranking first on the mainland.

   It was originally the most powerful country in the Northern Continent. If it regains its vitality and develops with great concentration for a few decades, there is hope of catching up with the Frankish Kingdom, which is the number one in the mainland.

   It was precisely because of seeing this that Alexander V felt in a dilemma.

  On the one hand, he doesn't want to see the Alpha Kingdom grow bigger; on the other hand, he doesn't want to be a **** for others and make enemies for the Hesse Kingdom.

   "Your Majesty, let's try diplomatic means first! I met with Minister Alpha last night, and his attitude is obviously different from before.

  After a series of trials, I found that their national policy is undergoing a major change, and it seems that they are going to shrink their strategy.

   I mentioned a word by the way, asking them to admit that the Counties of Colombia are our vassals. I thought he would strongly oppose it, but I didn't expect him to be just a symbolic condemnation.

  That feeling, as if we give them a certain amount of compensation, we will acquiesce in annexing the Counties of Colombia.

  Of course, it is also possible that the Alpha people are in urgent need of blood recovery and want to carve up the Counties of Colombia with us. "

  Marquis Krasner's words made Alexander V's eyes shine. Compared with challenging big guys, bullying small countries is obviously easier to succeed.

  Although Count Colombia speaks nicely, there are constant gifts throughout the year, but it is still nothing.

  In the past hundreds of years, it has been swinging left and right. For a while, he followed them, and for a while he fell to the Alpha Kingdom.

  This kind of younger brother who lacks loyalty, Alexander V does not think that they are also his own. As long as they get the support of the Alpha Kingdom, it is only a matter of time before they annex the Counties of Korubia.

  The specific operation is very simple, just keep looking for excuses to create disputes, cut a town today, cut a city tomorrow, and slowly eat away and annex it.

   "Then let's try, but acquiescence is not enough, we must also win the support of the Alpha Kingdom.

  Whether it is to join hands to carve up the Counties of Colombia, or to give them a certain amount of compensation, you can discuss it slowly! "

  Alexander V said expressionlessly.

  Anyone who knows him knows that his king is tempted. The country of Colombia is not that big, with an area of ​​only 50,000 square kilometers and a population of less than one million.

   But it is precisely because the country is small that it is easy to annex. A big man like the Alpha Kingdom couldn't swallow it even if it was sent in front of them.

   A slight increase in appetite will cause a chain reaction and provoke the intervention of countries in the mainland.

   "Your Majesty, if you want to plot against the Counties of Korubia, then the troops we put on the border should withdraw ten miles one after another!

   There has been a confrontation there, and accidents are prone to happen. By the way, you can also use the withdrawal to express goodwill to the Alpha Kingdom.

  Anyway, the conflicts between us and the Alpha Kingdom are all caused by Count Korubia. With this problem solved, the rest will be easy to talk about! "

   Count Nicholas said with a smile.

   There is no doubt that he is really happy. Compared to attacking the Alpha Kingdom, it is obviously more certain to invade the Counties of Korubia.

  The former has to work hard, but the latter is lying down and taking credit.

"Um!"

   "Ten miles back is still too close to show sincerity, and the army will be ordered to retreat 30 miles. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will take care of the rest!

  If the matter can be negotiated, then let the Alpha people issue a new investigation report on the assassination case.

  The July Society of the Cult is only the specific executor of the assassination case, and the mastermind behind all this is the Count of Korubia.

  The purpose is to provoke a war between us and the Alpha Kingdom, so that we can benefit from it!

   For the specific details, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Alpha people will discuss and compile it! "

  The more he said, the more he felt that it was outrageous. Alexander V himself felt a little embarrassed for such an obvious frame-up.