"I'm just saying if... and that's just one possibility."
Duke Minas stood above the main hall, looking at the many important ministers of the surrounding empire, and said in a calm tone.
Above the main hall, there was a dead silence, only occasionally, the heavy cough of Prime Minister Sarum Bonili came.
The old prime minister's face was pale and bloodless, and even the original wise and deep eyes seemed to have become cloudy - in fact, everyone could see that when the news of the turmoil in the south came, this man The prime minister, who has been struggling to support the mess of the empire, has actually collapsed. Not only is the health of the body deteriorating rapidly, but also the original belief in the Prime Minister seems to be gradually dissipating.
Standing on top of the main hall at this moment, the prime minister hunched his waist, as if he was an old man in the twilight, without the slightest momentum and sharpness of the past.
The ministers have lost count of the number of meetings this was.
Since the news of the chaos in the south came, it was like a thunderbolt, breaking the last shreds of illusions about "ZTE" in the imperial capital. The situation that originally seemed to be getting better, turned sharply down in an instant. And the disillusionment, followed by anxiety, despair, and fear of the future... Crazy!
After several emergency meetings, the ministers of the empire almost quarreled. At the beginning, everyone tried their best to shirk their responsibilities - the southern counties were the only spheres 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. It was the traditional sphere of influence in the center of the empire, and now it is the last place of wealth that has gone into trouble. Local officials are ineffective in governing the region, incompetent in suppressing bandits, and all kinds of problems have been thoroughly exposed. In the past, these imperial dignitaries could almost break their heads in order to compete for an official position in the southern county, but now they are afraid that they will not be able to retreat.
It can be said that the first meeting was spent in a midst of mutual accusations and buck-passing. The ministers and dignitaries accuse each other of being cronyism, appointing Xiao Xiao to sit in the town, whoever whoever is who is whoever who is the old subordinate, whoever whoever can get the position of the county governor, who has followed the path of whoever and whom...
This kind of quarrel has wasted a full two days. Originally, these powerful and high-level dignitaries would not be so impatient to tear their faces and attack each other, but at this moment, the last glimmer of hope was shattered, and the despair in my heart was filled with fear. Now, everyone can't care about those so-called "decent".
In the face of the furious quarrel among the ministers, Emperor Garcia seemed to have remained indifferent—or, he was simply powerless.
Everyone knows that if the last sphere of influence in the south is lost, then the emperor or the minister of the imperial capital will stick to an Osgilia, even if it is the first heroic city in the mainland, with more than 100,000 troops, and the accumulation of materials and weapons Like a mountain, it can be said that the sky is broken, but it is just a lonely city! !
Yes, a lonely city, that's all.
The prime minister, Sarum Bonelli, has been watching from the sidelines, the emperor is at a loss, and he is unable to resist the chaos of the ministers. I heard that the army in the city is also quite unstable. You must know that many of the troops in the imperial capital are drawn from the south. , and many of the nobles' private armies also came from the south. Now that there is great chaos in the south, bandits are all over the three counties, and there is a drive to continue to spread—the backyard is on fire. How can these soldiers in the army feel at ease
I heard that many aristocratic private armies have been clamoring to go south and go home.
On the third day of the quarrel, Duke Minas finally came forward.
This empire is currently the oldest and most experienced veteran. After all, he still has some prestige. His presence immediately quelled the rambunctious ministers.
"Now is not the time to quarrel, nor is it the time to hold anyone accountable. The most urgent task is to find a way to quell the troubles in the south."
Everyone knows this truth, and everyone knows it, but when it comes out of the old duke's mouth, it seems to carry a lot of weight!
When Duke Minas attended this meeting, he unexpectedly put on a military uniform. Although his head was full of silver hair, the old duke who walked into 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 sound!
"The turmoil in the south must be quelled! We must send troops immediately!" The old duke said loudly: "If it is delayed like this, I am afraid that within a month, those rebel bandits in the south will invade the imperial capital!!"
"You mean, those mud legs, those abominable pariahs, they still have the courage to come up north to make trouble?!"
The words of Duke Minas shocked everyone.
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"Our response has been slow." The old duke looked serious, but in that solemn expression, there was no trace of panic-perhaps this was the strength of this veteran of the empire who had been in the army all his life. At this moment, his composure, Infected many people.
"...Don't say whether the rebel bandit army dared to go north. If it was before January, maybe they wouldn't do it, and they wouldn't even think about it. After all, if it's just a rebel army composed of some farmers, then they can do it. It is nothing more than making a fuss in the local area, and there will be no great achievements. But everyone, please note that according to the information we have, these guys are no longer simple bandit troops. They even put forward their own program, They put forward their political demands! They have a clear purpose, they even unite with each other, and are even trying to find foreign aid. This is no longer a simple bandit army, they are a force with organization and planning. The scary thing is that the place where they are entrenched is the south, which is our last back garden! If we lose the land in the south, I think all of you here will know what kind of fate awaits us. "
The Emperor Garcia, who was sitting there, finally spoke. The young emperor's face turned pale. When he opened his mouth, everyone suddenly came to a realization. It seemed that, in the quarrel of the past few days, this young majesty seemed to have been for a long time. never spoke.
"What does the Duke mean, send troops to the south to suppress the rebellion?"
The emperor's voice was hoarse.
"Exactly." Duke Minas said slowly: "Although the turmoil in the south is huge, but at present, it is still a mess, they have not really united all their strength, and 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 many days of military training. I even doubt whether they have the ability to fight in the field. I am not exaggerating! Well, of course, I have seen the delivery. It was an exaggeration to say that the county soldiers were defeated in a field battle! The instability of the region led to the rebellion and the rebellion of the county soldiers. This was the result of a rout. There are hundreds of thousands of people, but I judge that most of the hundreds of thousands of people are refugees, the old and the weak, women and children, and 30% of the real young people can be considered to be overestimating them. Among the 30% of young adults, most of them are refugees, farmers, and civilians who only carry hoes but do not use swords. Among them, they have really received military training and can be regarded as the elite among the rebels, nothing more than Those local garrison troops after the mutiny, according to my calculations, the total number of such groups will not exceed 10,000! And the so-called elites of the 10,000 are only recruits who have just been recruited for less than two months. 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, they have not experienced the real battle..."
The old duke's eloquent words and precise analysis, although there are some comforting and exaggerated elements in them, but these words suddenly made the ministers feel a lot more at ease, and even Emperor Garcia's face looked slightly better. .
"To send troops, you must send troops immediately! It is precisely because of my judgment that these calamities in the south, although they appear to be huge, are actually strong from the outside! Therefore, we must completely defeat them before they are really strong. If it is delayed, For every day of delay they get stronger and we get weaker! Send troops now, before we have enough strength in our hands, before it's too late, before the trouble spreads to more counties Defeat them, destroy them! Restore the South and take back our last back garden!!"
The impassioned voice made everyone excited. The original feeling of fear and despair was instantly dissipated by the old Duke's speech, as if, listening to the words of the Duke, the situation has not really resolved To the dead end, the chaos in the south, the bandit army, is far less terrifying than it looks!
A glimmer of hope rose from everyone's heart.
"Send troops! Send troops!"
"Southern Expedition!"
"Destroy these bandits!!"
One by one, the ministers began to shout together. Such shouting is not so much excitement as it is to cheer themselves up.
In the excitement of the crowd, suddenly, a soft cough came. This cough seemed to fall into the generous and excited voices of everyone, but suddenly it seemed to be stuck on the node.
The scene suddenly quieted down, and everyone turned their heads and looked at the person who was coughing—the Prime Minister Sarum Bonelli.
The old prime minister coughed a few times, then sighed, and tightened the blanket wrapped around him. Everyone knows that the prime minister vomited blood on the day the news came, so the emperor also threw up blood at the meeting in the palace. Special treatment for this old man.
Salon Bonelli's face did not show any excitement at all, nor did he appear to be agitated by Duke Minas' speech. His eyes were still indifferent. After looking at everyone, his eyes finally fell on the old Duke's. face.
"What does the Duke mean to send troops to the south to counter the rebellion?"
"Yes."
"Okay." The old prime minister suddenly sighed lightly, and said in a slow and casual tone: "Then I dare to ask the duke, how many troops do you need to bring with you when you send troops to the south to suppress the rebellion? Those bandits in the south Although the army, as the Duke said, is mostly a mob, and only a few of them are really capable of fighting. But after all, there are hundreds of thousands in total, and they spread across the three counties. If there are fewer troops sent to the south to fight the rebellion, I am afraid It may not be very useful, but if there are too many sent... Excuse me, what should we do if the rebels in the north and those governors come to fight after the army goes south? Next, everyone will not be unfamiliar with Hughes, if he sees that it is cheap and has an opportunity, this Governor Hughes will definitely not sit back and watch."
These words were like pouring down a bucket of cold water, instantly extinguishing the fire of excitement that had just ignited in everyone's heart!
I heard the prime minister continue to say slowly: "Everyone is very clear about our current situation. It seems that there are 150,000 troops inside and outside the city. This number is quite a lot, but most of them are drawn from the south. The garrison, these troops are from the south, and many people’s homes are in the place where bandit troubles occurred. Many people are only afraid that they are still fellow countrymen with those rebels and bandit troops. Going to the south to suppress the rebellion, although my old man is not very familiar with military strategy, he also knows that it is very inappropriate. Maybe, I am afraid that it will become like the previous local county soldiers to suppress the rebellion, and finally turn to mutiny!"
Having said this, the old prime minister deliberately paused and said lightly: "You can leave out these troops transferred from the south, and only the private troops of the nobles are left..."
After saying this, all the ministers present lowered their heads involuntarily.
Who doesn't know what the private armies of the nobles are? If it is said that these people can fight for the country, I am afraid that it will really go to hell.
"This can't be used, and that can't be used, so the last thing that can be used, and the one who can pull it out and still have the strength to fight, are only our real old disciples. The city guards of the former imperial capital, and the second army of the Central Army. The 2nd and 9th Corps, these three armies are the real elites. They have gone through the previous Osgilia Guard War and passed the test of blood and fire - but these are our last old foundations and our last reliance. These The army is sent to the south... If the guys from Hughes raise troops to fight Osgilia, do we rely on the private army of those southern soldiers and nobles to resist? Excuse me, Lord Minas, for my question. , is there any good way you can teach me?"
The scene suddenly became cold!
Duke Minas squinted his eyes and looked at the prime minister in front of him. The old prime minister's face was full of illness, as if his waist could not be straight, but under Duke Minas' sharp eyes, he still maintained his indifferent appearance. .
Finally, Duke Minas showed a sneer on the corner of his mouth and took a deep breath: "I can understand the concerns of the Prime Minister, but I have a way to solve this problem."
As he said that, he suddenly lifted the cloak behind him, and slowly knelt down on one knee to the young Emperor Garcia sitting there!
This kneeling, everyone is shocked!
Just because of the identity of Duke Minas, he is the elder of the empire, the prestige of the imperial army, and the father of the queen. A detached figure like him, even in the face of the emperor, never has to be so polite!
"Your Majesty, if I say, if Your Majesty asks me to lead the army to the south to fight the rebellion, I only need 30,000 people. If the south cannot be swept away within a month, please remove my Duke position!"
Emperor Garcia's face suddenly changed dramatically, and there was a fiery hope in his eyes. He was about to speak, when the prime minister with a sick face suddenly shouted sharply: "Thirty thousand?! The elites in the city, plus the second and ninth corps, and The city guards, with all their calculations, are only more than 30,000! Lord Duke, do you want to bring all the elites to the south?!"
"No!" Duke Minas smiled proudly, with a look of contempt on his face, he laughed a few times, and shouted loudly: "My Minas family has its own private army of 5,000! I would like to serve my country with all my soldiers! Besides, Please, Your Majesty, allow me to select elites from the private armies of the noble families in the city, and then draw 10,000 people! Finally, I can draw 10,000 people from the City Guards and the 2nd and 9th Corps! Not much. Less, exactly 30,000!!"
As soon as these words came out, a strong fear suddenly appeared in the eyes of the old prime minister! He opened his eyes wide and stared at Duke Minas, as if he was about to say something, but then he closed his mouth again, gave Duke Minas a deep look, and then closed his eyes.
Emperor Garcia has already stood up and looked at Duke Minas: "Lord Duke, what are you saying, are you serious?!"
Everyone was excited.
Thirty thousand! This number is not too much, and more importantly, everyone is worried that the elites of the imperial capital will be taken away, and the rebels of the warlord party in the north will take the opportunity to attack. The Second and Ninth Corps, as well as the City Guard Army, after the bloody battle of the three Corps, the remaining elites were only about 30,000!
And the Duke of Minas, the request is not too much, just draw 10,000 people from the elite. The rest are his own private army and private army contributed by other nobles!
If such a request can really suppress the rebellion, why not? !
Such a solution really makes the emperor happy! !
However, after rejoicing, his naturally suspicious temper quickly surfaced. It was about the issue of military power. The emperor instinctively gave birth to a little apprehension. Although he was already inclined to the proposal of Duke Minas, but as a An emperor who thinks he needs to think a bit more before making a decision.
Subconsciously, he looked at the prime minister, but to the emperor's disappointment, the prime minister lowered his head and looked at the floor, motionless.
Frowning and sighing, the emperor said slowly: "I'll think about this matter carefully, let's do this first... Lord Duke, I can promise you the matter of dispatching the private army of the nobles, and you can follow my order in the city first. Choose the elite you need from the private armies of the nobles, as for the city guard army and the central army... I still need to listen to other people's opinions."
Duke Minas smiled sarcastically and then stood up.
The meeting was immediately announced to be over, but at the end, everyone left, but Prime Minister Sarum Bonelli stood still and raised his eyelids: "Your Majesty, I have something to discuss with you individually."
The emperor raised his brows and nodded.
Duke Minas took the lead and strode out of the hall without looking back. The rest of the imperial ministers all looked much more relaxed and left.
After the hall was quiet, the old prime minister walked slowly to the middle, suddenly thumped, and knelt on the floor with both knees!
Garcia's face changed suddenly!
Although the emperor was dissatisfied because of the many cooperative attitudes between the prime minister and Adric recently, after all, this prime minister was a high-ranking minister left by the late emperor Cantos to assist him when he succeeded to the throne. He used to be the most trusted support by his side, but at this moment Sarumbonelli, with the respect of the prime minister of the empire, suddenly knelt in front of him, but it surprised the emperor!
"Your Majesty, the catastrophe is just around the corner." The old prime minister raised his head, where is the previous turbidity in those eyes? ! His eyes were blood red, and his eyes were as sharp as knives! !
Garcia frowned: "Big disaster? The prime minister is talking about the disaster in the south. Isn't Duke Minas already..."
"No! Your Majesty!" The old prime minister gritted his teeth: "If it weren't for the fact that the minister was old and weak all his life, just now in the hall, Duke Minas would have to splatter his blood on the spot!! Road, Your Majesty must not listen to his bewitching!!"
Garcia narrowed his eyes and looked at the prime minister in front of him. After a long time, he said slowly, "Prime Minister...you..."
"Your Majesty, this minister is not crazy." The prime minister suddenly sighed softly: "Your Majesty, I only now understand that you were wrong, and I was wrong! Earlier, I supported you to reuse Duke Minas for the recovery. Stupid mistake! This tiger, who keeps a low profile, is about to show his fangs now! Your Majesty! This man is ambitious, ruthless, and has far-reaching plans, I... I... "
"Prime Minister, what nonsense are you talking about! You can't slander an important duke of the empire like this without any evidence!" Garcia's face became gloomy.
"Your Majesty! Although General Adric is upright and extreme, at least he is devoted to the country. Although he has often contradicted you in public 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 a high-ranking official in the empire, but his plot is probably..."
"Enough!" Garcia slapped the table and scolded: "Prime Minister, are you really crazy?!"
The old prime minister took a deep breath: "Your Majesty, I know you must be unbelieving now, I have no actual proof, but... Please think about it carefully... A series of actions by Duke Minas encourages you to let go of your private beliefs about the nobles. It is him who is restricted by the army. The proliferation of private armies of nobles can certainly put some pressure on Adric, but at the same time, it also causes the loss of the emperor's authority. Those nobles and wealthy families have heavy troops, so I am afraid they will not respect you as much as before. . Now the chaos in the south is the best chance for Duke Minas to regain his military power. I, I even doubt that things in the south will have his shadow... "
"The more you talk, the worse it is! Salon Bonelli! You are so bold!!" Garcia suddenly became furious.
"Your Majesty, it's not me, but Minas!" The old prime minister raised his head and looked at the emperor, and said quickly: "Your Majesty, think about it carefully, the way Minas proposed to send troops from Pingnan! He only needs it. The Central Army has 10,000 elites, but only 10,000 people, which is exactly what you want, as well as the minds of all ministers! But it is actually the cunning and cleverness of Duke Minas! The situation of the Central Army, although it is now Adric is the main one, but Duke Minas has been influential in the army for decades after all. The number of people he wants is too small, but even if he wants more, I am afraid that even if he has military power, he will not be able to digest it. So much power! Ten thousand people, no more or no less! Moreover, he has full power to transfer all the obedient old and old people in the Central Army. With these people as the backbone, the 10,000 people fell into his hands. , will be completely eaten up by him soon! Your Majesty! With all due respect! The Central Army is in the hands of Adrick. Even if Adric's actions make you dissatisfied, the Central Army is still the Central Army! But if the Central Army falls in Mi In Nas' hands, I'm afraid... in just one month, it will become the private army of his Minas family!!"
This made the emperor really calm down.
After all, the suspicious person in the temperament has a seizure, and Garcia calmed down a little, and did not scold the prime minister. He really thought about it for a moment, and patiently said slowly: "Then, do you have any other way?"
"Southern expedition is a must." The old prime minister said quickly: "That guy Minas is right about one thing, the south is too important to us, and although the chaos in the south seems to be huge, it is actually just astonishing. It is the most sensible move to eliminate them before they are really strong! But how to march south, you must not obey Minas!"
The emperor listened, frowned and said: "Then you say, how to fight?"
"The candidate for the southern expedition cannot let Minas go! It must be replaced by Adric, or someone under Adric's command. It is not that there is no suitable leader in the imperial capital. If Adric himself leads the army, it is not bad. , the rest... General Ruhr is also an excellent candidate! And the general of the second corps, the general of the ninth corps, can lead the army alone. Only this Minas, he must not be let go!"
Hearing this, the emperor shook his head quickly. He had a deep taboo on Adric. How could he let Adric lead his troops out of the imperial capital? Besides, if you are heading south... In case...
The emperor suddenly sneered: "What the prime minister said is unreasonable. If you say that, Duke Minas has ulterior motives, and asks General Adric to lead the elite south to quell the rebellion, and keep the ill-conceived duke by his side. Go, who will suppress Minas? Prime Minister, don't you think this is a bit contradictory? Or do you have a selfish existence, and you want to open your eyes for Adric and help his subordinates to gain more military power? !"
The prime minister took a deep breath, looked at the young and ruthless face of the emperor, his eyes hesitated a little, and finally flashed a determination.
"If Your Majesty thinks my method is inappropriate, I admit that it is reasonable. In fact, whether it is Adric leading the army or Minas leading the army, it may not be the perfect way... In fact, Your Majesty, you are right, let Ah Derek is leading the troops out, leaving the old thief Minas by your side, and I feel uneasy too! So, if this is the case, I still have a way, which is the surest way!"
"what?"
The old prime minister gritted his teeth hard: "Please, Your Majesty, personally lead the army to the south to suppress the rebellion!!"
After saying this word by word, Garcia listened, and his face changed suddenly: "You said... I lead the army myself?"
"Yes, His Majesty is the supreme emperor of the empire. He personally leads the army to the south. With the prestige of the supreme, the bandits in the south are naturally irresistible. It will surely pacify the chaos and pacify the south!"
This seems to make sense. Garcia really moved in his heart, but then he suddenly remembered one thing: "Then... What about Osgilia? If I go to the army, should I ask Duke Minas to accompany the army or Adri? Accompanying the army?"
"All go." The prime minister gritted his teeth.
"All, all go?" Garcia was angry: "Nonsense! All gone, what to do with this imperial capital?! Hughes, the thief, is extremely cunning. He sees the opportunity and will definitely raise troops!!"
"Your Majesty, this is the way of the minister." The old prime minister said slowly: "Actually, on the first day of the chaos in the south, the minister has been thinking and thinking hard, but please forgive the minister's stupidity and bluntness. I can't think of a sure-fire way... After thinking about it, I finally realized that the situation is such that there is no such thing as a sure-fire plan! At this time, the only way to survive is for a strong man to break his wrist and a gecko to shed its tail, otherwise... "
"You, you, you mean..."
"That's right." The old prime minister said slowly: "Since I asked Your Majesty to go to the expedition in person, that's what I meant! In the current situation, the south is in great chaos. If you want to protect the south, you must give up the imperial capital!! Please go to your majesty in person and make the best of Oskar. The soldiers in the city of Gilia are all going south, and this imperial capital should be given up to Hughes! Although it is a great shame to abandon the imperial capital, it is a defeat that the empire has not experienced in a thousand years, but as long as your majesty can be safe, lead the army to enter In the south, pacify all the counties, with several counties in the south as the foundation, there will be no chance to rise again in the future! Your Majesty! The current situation, this is the only way!!"
"She, Shedi Capital?!" The emperor's voice trembled.
"Shedi Capital! Lead the army to the south to seek survival!"
The hall fell into a dead silence.
After a while, Garcia suddenly roared!
"You! You bastard!! Sarum Bonelli! You bastard!!!! As the Prime Minister of the Empire, you made such words of subjugation, if not... if not... I should chop off your head now! hang you!!!"
The emperor was furious, jumped up frantically, pointed at the prime minister and scolded: "You have no evidence, you slandered Duke Minas, and tried your best to open your eyes for Adric! I am very disappointed in you, that's all! When you once assisted me with all my strength, I could endure this! But you actually came up with such an idea of subjugating the country!! I, I, I, the Byzantine Empire for thousands of years, the Kerenma family founded the country and built a great cause, which emperor in all dynasties has ever given up Osgilia, the emperor of the next country is in a hurry?! Just because of your vain speculation, you want me to be the sinner of 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 Prime Minister Sarum Bonelli caused the emperor's anger, and was finally forcibly driven out of the palace by the palace guards, soon spread throughout the imperial capital.
It's just that when the people in the city heard the news, their reactions were different.
Duke Minas was in the study at home, holding a white cloth, wiping the saber in his hand, and hearing the news brought by his subordinates, the old duke just nodded lightly, with a complicated expression.
After staying up for three consecutive days in the army, he anxiously rectified the army and dispatched elites to prepare for the south to suppress the rebellion. Hearing the news, Adric sighed slightly, then straightened his face and put on his formal clothes. Uniform, we will go out and enter the palace.
But when he walked to the door, he met Ruhl, a fat man with a calm face.
"Go to the palace? Are you going to speak to the little emperor?" Ruhr looked at Adric in a straight military uniform.
"It's important, I can't go if I don't go."
"The emperor won't listen to you." Ruhl didn't stop him, and sneered behind him: "He doesn't even believe in the prime minister anymore, only in Minas. Don't you understand? This momentum is already like this, it's a step. Pushed to the current situation step by step! The emperor did not trust you at first, and then 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 very panicked, and Like a drowning person, looking for life-saving straws everywhere! But looking around, you and the prime minister are no longer the people he trusts! So, at this time, his only choice is the Duke of Minas! Adric, you can't This reality has changed. Even if you enter the palace now, the emperor will not even see you! Even if you die outside the gate of the palace, the emperor will not shed a single tear for you! Hmph... I'm afraid Lord Minas, still I will pretend to hold a funeral for you!"
"You! I don't believe the duke he..."
"Hahahahaha!! Adric, how long are you going to deceive yourself?!"
Ruhr suddenly stood up and took a few steps forward, pulled out a knife in his hand, and stood in front of Adric: "You have already called him Lord Duke, not 'teacher', It can be seen that you already have the answer in your heart! The heart of the Duke is no longer what you and I think it is! Don't you understand his plan?!"
"I, I don't believe it, the Duke has been serving the Empire for decades..."
"It's because of this that he has ambitions!" Ruhl shouted sharply: "Don't you understand? Lord Duke, he has hatred in his heart!! A monstrous resentment!! If it is you, you are proud of the spring breeze, and your authority is becoming more and more important. When you were ordered to hand over your authority by the emperor, would you have any hatred in your heart?! If it was you, for more than ten years of precious time, you were full of ambition but could not display it, and lived like walking on thin ice under the emperor’s fear. Years of precious time have been wasted on keeping a low profile, will you have any resentment in your heart?! If it was you, you were forced to marry your only beloved daughter to a crown prince whose whole world knew that he was a rabbit. With tears streaming down your face every day, all your happiness is ruined, the love between father and daughter is cut off, will you have any hatred in your heart?!"
Adrick swayed, his expression contorted.
Ruhl put the knife across his chest and said slowly: "Lord Duke, we are no longer of one mind! The more he paid for the empire and struggled in the past, the more hatred and resentment he has in his heart today. The deeper it goes!!! I didn't dare to think of this step at first, but the reality can no longer allow you and me to have any illusions! The Duke's painstaking recovery this time, his purpose is not just to be a hand again. A subject with authority!!"
At the end, Ruhl simply put the knife on his neck and said sharply: "Adric, if you are not conscious, then I will kill myself in front of you today! Otherwise, I will die anyway. , Tomorrow is a disaster, and it is also a place to die without a burial!!!!”