"So, what do you want me to do?" Regnar asked in a low tone: "Do you want me to side with Joffrey? Or just kill Alexander?"
Although she could hear the slight sarcasm in Regnar's tone, she understood that Regnar was in a depressed mood at this time, so Annelotte didn't argue with this guy. She sighed, and then replied seriously: "No, no need."
“…”
Annelotte continued: "I... I didn't mean to provoke a relationship between you and Alexander, but there are some things that I have to say to feel at ease. But after all, all this is just my guess. Maybe this matter has nothing to do with Alexander. A little bit of a relationship. Thinking further, this might be a trick used by Joffrey to drive a wedge between you and Alexander."
"How is that possible..." Regnar smiled bitterly and shook his head: "If even that idiot Joffrey could come up with such a far-reaching plan, with such a mind and such a life experience, I would never be able to be where I am now. That’s the point, right?”
"That's true..." Annelotte nodded: "But Alfred has to guard against him."
"That old fox..." Regnar thought for a moment and then said, "To be honest, I still can't guess what he was thinking."
"If he was so easy to deal with, it wouldn't be Alfred." Annelotte sighed.
"That's right." Regnar agreed: "Back then, he was just a military minister, and he was able to climb all the way to the position of prime minister of the empire despite the pressure of General Manhattan. Now..."
After working in the Military Intelligence Agency for half a year, Regner also learned a little about what happened during the founding war of the People's Republic of China. The term "Founding War" sounds very far away, but for the newly born Hawke Empire, the "Founding War" happened less than twenty years ago.
The top leader of the Hawke Empire at that time was Hector Hawke, the founder of the empire. Originally, Ector was the Duke of Merlin in the north of the Stoke Empire. As mentioned before, although Ector was a nobleman of the Stoker Empire. However, the conflicts caused by the cultural differences between the north and the south made the relationship between Duke Merlin and the people in the thousand-year-old capital very cold. Moreover, the ambitious Hector is also unwilling to be always inferior to others. He secretly accumulates his own strength, waiting for the time to explode.
Later, due to certain things, there were some changes within the Stoke Empire. Duke Merlin seized the opportunity to rise up and founded the Northern Eagle-Hawk Empire.
As early as when Ector was Duke Merlin, General Manhattan was already a famous general in the north. Manhattan, who has entered old age, has an only son named Icovilis. Although he comes from a military family, Icovellis is different from his father Manhattan. He prefers civilian work.
However, because of his father, Ecovilis' position within the Hawke Empire was still linked to the military - he was the assistant to Alfred, the then Minister of Military Affairs of the Hawke Empire.
We have no way of verifying Alfred's thoughts at that time, but based on the records of the time and the subsequent analysis of Regner and Annelotte. In the end, Regnar felt that Alfred might have felt threatened by Ecovilis at that time.
Yes, Ecovilis was indeed just an official under Alfred at that time. But this young man (Manhattan gave birth to a child late, and Ecovilis was less than thirty years old at the time) showed amazing talents at the time. Many people in the Hawke Empire believe that if Ecovilis works hard, he may become the prime minister of the empire in a few years.
But all this was destined not to happen, because his boss was Alfred, who was as talented as him, but many times more cunning than him. What happened was actually not complicated. Alfred sent Ecovilis to the front line to deliver supplies. Unfortunately, Icovilis was ambushed by the Stoker Empire and was directly hacked to death by the southerners, leaving behind a father and a little girl who was ignorant of the world.
It is said that Manhattan originally had dark blond hair like Lanmire. But after that incident, Manhattan, who was originally as tall and strong as a middle-aged man, became much older in an instant, and his hair turned completely white overnight.
No one can say for sure how much the death of Ecovilis had to do with Alfred. But from that time on, the seeds of disharmony between Manhattan and the imperial prime minister were sown. Over the past decade or so, Manhattan and Alfred have had their share of collisions. What surprised Regnar was that in these disputes, both Hector and Ralphin actually sided with Alfred most of the time.
After Garona's suggestion, Regnar discovered a chilling fact.
"Do you think Alfred would really dare to touch the son of an imperial general without permission from above?" Garona asked quietly at that time.
"The top?" Regnar was stunned: "The top? The Hawke Empire hadn't really been established at that time. I don't remember that there was the position of prime minister at that time."
"What about the prime minister?"
"!!!!!" Regnar was immediately startled by Garona's words: "You mean this was approved by the late King Ector?!"
"Why not?" Garona asked.
"How is it possible?!" Regnar asked without hesitation at that time: "According to what you taught me, these politicians do everything for profit. But I don't think there is anything wrong with the royal family secretly erasing the son of General Manhattan. benefit!"
"Xiao Lei..." Garona's tone was a bit complicated: "That's because... you don't look far enough..."
"What's the meaning?"
"Think about it!" Although Garona was just a soul, she still sighed when she said this: "What will happen to Ecovilis if he is allowed to develop?"
"Have you made great contributions to...the empire?" Regnar asked hesitantly.
"Yes, and what about his position?" Garona followed suit.
"Minister of Military Affairs... If he really does a good job... maybe he will become the Prime Minister of the Empire?" Regnar answered.
"That's the problem!" Garona said coldly: "My father is the supreme commander of the Hawke Empire's military, and my son becomes the prime minister of the empire? Who are the people from his Rodrades family? He actually occupied the highest civil and military positions in the empire? Think about it! If you were a king, wouldn’t your butt feel hot when faced with such a political situation? Can you sit still?”
"Is it because of this illusory future? For this reason..." Regnar couldn't believe it. How could Ecovilis be the only son of General Manhattan! For the sake of this possible situation in the future, would Ector secretly murder the general's son
"This is already a very sufficient reason!" Garona reprimanded: "Don't think that anyone is as kind-hearted as Irene! During the time when I was traveling across the continent, don't say that you humans, even us orcs, for the sake of the tribal leader The throne will also lead to fratricide! The only son of a general? What does that mean?"
From that moment on, Regnar truly realized how dangerous a game he had joined. There are no swords, swords, shadows, or fighting magic here, but there are things that are countless times more dangerous than them. That’s the human heart…
Afterwards, Regnar humbly asked Garona why Hector was so fond of Alfred.
"The reasons here are very complicated." Garona thought for a while and then explained: "First of all, although they think they did this matter flawlessly, even now no one can directly testify between the death of Ecovilis and Alf Red has any direct relationship with the imperial royal family. But after all, he is the only son of Manhattan. If Manhattan does something irrational because of this, the Hawke Empire always needs to be prepared. Therefore, Ector supported Al Fred, use him to balance Manhattan's weight within the Hawke Empire. To put it simply, use him to attract Manhattan's hatred."
"Alfred is actually willing? With his shrewdness, he shouldn't be able to see the royal family's intentions, right?" Regnar couldn't help but be stunned.
"This is where Alfred is smart!" Garona sneered and said, "Of course he understands the royal family's intentions! But he is willing to do so! Can you see what harm Alfred suffered in this matter?"
"..." Regnar was speechless.
"Furthermore, if you pay attention to this information, you will be able to find that although Alfred is already the prime minister of the empire and an important minister of the empire who is inferior to one person and is superior to ten thousand people. But for a long time, whether it is Héctor or Larvin, this These guys can be said to be loyal, and he has almost never done anything outrageous to the royal family for more than ten years." Garona said with a touch of sarcasm in her tone: "This is a good and good dog! Such an obedient dog, you Can the royal family dislike him?"
"So that's it..." Regnar nodded.
"But..." Garona said lightly.
"But what?"
"But I just hope that Larvin won't forget that Alfred, a dog, does very little out of the ordinary. It's like a dog that doesn't bark." Garona said meaningfully: "But you guys Humans also have a saying, a dog that doesn’t bark is more likely to bite!”
"..." For some reason, Regnar recalled the conversation between him and Garona in his mind. When he came to his senses, Annelotte had fallen asleep on the table.
The beautiful ice-blue long hair undulated slightly with the girl's breathing, and the tips of the hair trembled slightly, with a bit of cuteness. Now, Regnar couldn't help but sigh, Annelotte is a truly beautiful girl. Even with such casual clothes, even with such an ordinary posture, there is infinite beauty in Regnar's eyes.
"This girl is exhausted today. Take her to rest!" Garona suddenly said again.
Regnar walked to the girl's side and picked her up with the slightest movement. But after all, he underestimated Annelotte's vigilance. The frost girl slowly opened her eyes when her feet left the ground, and then saw Regner's embarrassed face.