Orlando also talked about some major changes in the empire during this period, such as Howson's control power has expanded from Oliska to large and small cities near the Devil's Throat, and half of the northern border is already in Howson's pocket. Of course, judging from Howson's current ability, this is already his limit. Unless he gets the support of the army, his influence can continue to expand, otherwise he will only rely on a new prime minister. Even if Stark is a powerhouse of Tanglio's level, there is nothing he can do.
A saint-level powerhouse may easily destroy a city or a place, but he cannot make more lords loyal. After all, Stark has almost no background on Paradise Star, except for his combat prowess. And Howson fell out with Rodke again, so that most of the lords are now holding a wait-and-see attitude, and Howson can no longer expand his influence, which is indeed quite embarrassing for him.
In addition, there are two commanders in the Dawn Palace. Li En, the former leader of the Silver Frost Iron Guard, and Shaluo, the leader of the King's Sword, have both left the imperial capital. Lien took away most of the Silver Frost Guards, and Sharo even took away all the members of the King's Sword. Since the two had acted secretly before, and Howson was busy expanding his influence, it was too late to find out. Fort Dawn lost two powerful men and a large number of guards, especially the King's Sword, which was a huge blow to Howson's prestige.
In addition, Lien and Sharo announced shortly afterwards that they believed that Julian, as Woodrick said, was the legal successor to the throne, and would do everything in their power to ensure that Tangleo's will was carried out. Now that the two men and their men had joined Woodrick's army, Howson's rage at this did not help.
On the southern side, led by the Boleyn family, Huo Yi announced his support for Julian. Therefore, most of the lords in the south have joined this alliance, but the strength of the strong men and troops in the south is several levels lower than that in the north. If Julian wants to launch a counterattack, he has to wait for Woodrick and the others to arrive before they have enough strength.
But before that, there is another problem that needs to be solved urgently.
"That is how to prove to the other neutral lords and the generals of the Imperial Legion that His Royal Highness Julian's right of succession is authentic." Orlando said this, bowed to Julian: "Please forgive me here, after all, only rely on Wood The proofs of Rick and Earl Allen are not enough, we need more definite evidence. Otherwise, even if Howson is removed from power, His Highness will get the throne. But in the eyes of others, His Highness’s throne is always fought back, not legal Inherited, I think there is still a little difference between the two."
Julian nodded, he knew this truth well. The throne that was fought back was not justified after all. Since he can compete for the throne, of course other princes can too. If someone with a heart is allowed to operate behind the scenes, I am afraid that the civil strife in the empire will never end. Only by proving the legitimacy of his throne can the Imperial Legions pledge their allegiance to him. Only by controlling the power of the country can other people completely die from fighting for power.
This road is not easy to walk, but Julian can only go this way, which is the fundamental way to solve the civil strife in the empire.
"That night, the father had returned to the light. He knew that he would not be able to return to Olisga to announce his decision, so he could only use Woodrick and Earl Allen as witnesses. If we returned to Olisga smoothly at that time, And if all this is announced, then there will be no such things. However, Howson was ahead of that, and he did not know how to get the signatures and consent of the chief judge and the head of the Privy Council, and succeeded to the throne in a legal form." Zhu Li An sighed: "Although there are
Too many questions, but on the surface at least, Howson is legitimate. That's right, and then he turned around and accused me of murdering my father. At this time, what General Woodrick and the other two said would only make others think that they said it only for the purpose of supporting me. "
"Earl and Earl are witnesses. What they said should have been recognized by the imperial law, but because of Howson's relationship, people can't judge. So now, it is very difficult to prove the authenticity of the father's will..."
Everyone was silent, this was indeed a difficult problem to solve, so they just ate in silence, and the atmosphere at the table immediately became dignified. This is a problem that must be resolved. If the legality of Julian's succession to the throne cannot be verified, even if he wins the throne, it will not be too comfortable to sit on.
Allen suddenly put down the knife and fork, and this action brought everyone's attention to him. Allen narrowed his eyes and said, "Perhaps, it's not that there is no way out."
Julian's eyes lit up: "Tell me what you think, my dear friend."
"Honestly speaking, it is very difficult for people to believe the authenticity of the Great Emperor's will, but this way does not work, it does not mean that we have no way to go. There is another way, I think so, if people know that Star Ke is the culprit who assassinated the emperor, so what will happen?"
His words were like a spark in the dark night, faint but sparking a ray of hope. Following Allen's idea, Naibert murmured: "If everyone knows that the new prime minister is the culprit who killed the emperor, then Howson, who strongly admires the new prime minister, will naturally be involved. In that case, what Howson said Even with the signatures and consent of two adults, the Judicial Yuan has the full power to overturn the legitimacy of Howson’s succession and conduct an in-depth investigation.”
"This is indeed a feasible way, but Earl Allen, when the father was attacked, only you and I were present..." Julian meant that without the presence of a third party, the problem would go around again. On the original idea.
"No, it's not just ours." Allen reminded: "There was another person present at the time."
Julian was startled, and then lost his voice: "You mean Mason?"
"That's right, Sword Lord Mason was there at the time. He saw Stark with his own eyes, and more importantly, Mason is neither from our side nor from Howson's side. At least not at the moment, I know This will make His Highness very embarrassed. After all, if there is no Mason, the emperor will not appear in the lonely mountain tundra, and Nasdaq will have no chance to take advantage of it. But now, Mason may be the key figure to turn the whole situation around. Furthermore, His Majesty did not intend to take his life at that time. Therefore, Your Royal Highness, I think it is necessary to find Lord Jianjue and try to get him to stand up and identify Stark." Allen said: "Even if Howson denies it, it comes from the Sword Lord's accusation is enough to shake his current status. In addition, Stark is not a human being and can be regarded as a foreign race. If this is confirmed, then Howson's throne will not be stable, because in the history of the empire, there are still Has there ever been a prime minister who was held by a foreign race?"
Julian's chest heaved, his lips were tightly pressed, and his eyes were very complicated. Allen knew that it would not be easy for him to do so. But Mason is indeed the only one who can turn the situation around now. As for whether to do so, it ultimately depends on Julian.
Everyone at the table stopped, waiting for Julian to make a decision.
After a while, the prince sighed softly: "Well, I can't think of a better way than you, Earl. It's just that if you want to find Lord Jian
I'm afraid it's not easy. "
"I will inform Grand Duke Tutahua that the Boleyn family will try their best to find the whereabouts of Lord Sword. Your Highness, please rest assured." Thorin expressed his opinion on the spot.
"Then I will trouble Duke Elizabeth." Julian nodded.
Afterwards, they stopped discussing matters related to Howson. Julian asked the Orlando couple about the customs of the southern region. It seemed that he would have to stay in the southern region for a long time, and naturally the sooner he could integrate into this land, the better. Orlando answered fluently, he spoke humorously, and he was the son of Iron Gun Hoy, and he quickly won Julian's favor. After the banquet, Julian let Orlando arrange to live in White Castle, and Allen lived in a house not far from White Castle.
This was originally a property owned by Christianity. At that time, Orlando asked people related to Allen to withdraw from Ark Port out of fear of Allen. The relationship is quite different now, this house, including other properties of Christianity, has returned to Vera's control.
When Allen came to the residence, there were no other outsiders here, so everyone let go of their mouths and talked freely. Miro vividly described his great achievements to Vera, especially in recruiting believers in the cities of Mirahan, which made the priest very proud. The young Abel is entangled with Art, the youngest son of Aubin, the future heir of Arkport. After Art knew that Alan had accepted Abel as an apprentice, he pestered Alan to teach him sword skills, and Alan kicked him to Abel, asking him to teach the little count some basic postures, which made the boy Quite distressed.
In the hall, Vera, who was tired of hearing Milo's boasting, left the priest aside and came to Alan who was standing alone in front of the window. Looking out the window at the street in the distance, Allen said: "The city is as peaceful as ever."
"The Orlando couple managed well, but it's a pity that the peace will end soon." Vera said lightly.
"Yes, the empire is in civil strife, and the two princes are fighting for power. Even a city as far away as Arkport on the edge of the southern border will be involved in this dispute."
"No, it's not as simple as the civil strife in the empire that broke the peaceful scene of this city." Vera said in such a hollow tone: "You have to be prepared, darkness will soon spread across this land. Before Not long ago I saw that the shadows from the west were spreading across the land of the empire. Wherever they passed, I saw burning flames and heard the voices of women and children crying. All this made me feel very uncomfortable .”
"Shadow of the West?" Allen said in a deep voice, "You mean the Principality of Shadow?"
The Shadow Principality is located at the end of the land to the west of the empire, and Vera's hints could not be more obvious. The Christian saint nodded: "Not long after seeing that scene, I also heard a few words from the foreign coalition forces from Belmode."
"Speaking of which, why isn't Belmode here?"
"He went to meet Mr. Hubble. I heard that Mr. Hubble is going to come back and will bring important information."
Allen slapped his forehead, and Hubble was arranged by Edward to infiltrate the Shadow Principality before they went north. Now, the big guy is finally coming back. He murmured: "Then I have to prepare spirits, I need a lot of barrels!"
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