A few hours later, an explosive news swept across the entire Halo church state, and also affected the empire and the alliance.
Marshal Augustin, who was in charge of the military department, suffered a heart attack and died.
"Congratulations, host." The system said solemnly: "Although murder is a crime in the legal system of your original world, in this world, this is a great success."
"Heart disease...?" Li Yuebai wondered, "How did the prime minister cover up an assassination as a heart attack?"
"Don't underestimate the prime minister's assassin group." The system said meaningfully.
"I know they are the top assassins in Bangguo, but I didn't expect the operation to be so smooth." Li Yuebai said.
"In the eyes of the superiors, it was a complete success, but the assassins also suffered losses and casualties in order to complete the mission." The system replied.
The Assassin Group is a sharp weapon hidden in the dark by the Prime Minister. Once it is shot, it will surely succeed, but it is severely worn out, and I am afraid it will be difficult to continue in the future.
While carrying out the assassination, the prime minister's people created an explosion in the private manor, successfully destroying all the private information, and the dozen or so pilots from the military who unfortunately landed in the manor were all killed in the explosion.
The prime minister's secret was once again hidden.
Although he successfully got rid of his political opponents and saved his life, the prime minister didn't intend to celebrate at all—the series of events that followed were enough to make him overwhelmed and tired of coping.
The army has lost the Marshal, and the dragons have no leader. There is a tendency to break out into turmoil. Some officers have doubts about the Marshal's death, and even point the finger at the Prime Minister, accusing him of being the mastermind behind the scenes and should be sentenced to death.
The prime minister blamed all the pressure on the high priest.
How could he fail to see that at noon that day, it was the high priest who had been fanning the flames on him, urging him to assassinate the marshal.
So, in the Pope's drawing room, the Prime Minister gloomily challenged the Pope and the High Priest.
"Your Majesty, I suddenly had a very bad idea." The Prime Minister sneered, "Will you put all the blame on me, make me responsible for the death of the Marshal, and then..."
And then... monopolize the power
"There is no such possibility!" Li Yuebai looked at the face of the Pope, and decisively denied: "Since the founding of the state, the state has been a stable three-legged structure. Without any one leg, it cannot stand. The church does not have enough strength to swallow it. Please rest assured, Mr Prime Minister, down to the military and parliament."
"Oh? I thought everything was under the control of the high priest?" The Prime Minister's tone was a bit harsh.
"I never thought of it like this. Mr. Prime Minister is our close comrade-in-arms, and everything I do is to help his comrades." Li Yuebai said calmly.
"If all you do is to help me..." The Prime Minister nodded meaningfully: "How do you plan to help in the current situation?"
After the assassination was successful, the prime minister became suspicious of the high priest after a short investigation.
On that day, the aircraft of the military department passed the private estate in the process of hunting down General Ray Ares. Now that the marshal is dead and the army is in chaos, the hunt will be over.
General Ares is a close friend of the High Priest, maybe all this has something to do with the High Priest.
The Prime Minister is now at a loss for what to do with the messy military department. He can only hope that the high priest can come up with a feasible solution to restore peace to the military department.
"About the military department...my suggestion is very simple." Li Yuebai said: "Just support the next marshal to preside over the military department."
"The situation in the military department is complicated, and there are fierce conflicts between Augustan's supporters and opponents." The Pope sighed: "No matter which side is supported to come to power, the conflict will not be resolved."
"Palder means that he wants to support General Ares to become the next Marshal?" The Prime Minister sneered.
The thoughts in his heart were partially confirmed, Li Yuebai still had to put on a calm face.
"No." He shook his head and said calmly, "I suggest supporting Richard Augustin as the next marshal."
Both the pope and the prime minister frowned, unable to believe that the high priest would say such absurd words.
Let that naughty, naughty Master Richard be the next Marshal
"Richard may be inexperienced, but his master is General Ares." Li Yuebai added: "In this way, Augustan's supporters and opponents will not be able to refute this decision."
The prime minister smiled and said, "That's right, your proposal actually recommended General Ares."
Master Richard has a stubborn appearance, but he is very afraid of General Ares. He obeys General Ares and dare not disobey him. In this way, General Ares is the regent in the military department.
"Yes." Li Yuebai admitted: "Now only General Ares can command the military headquarters. I believe His Majesty and Mr. Prime Minister agree with this."
Let Master Richard become the nominal young marshal, with Ray Ares' guardianship and assistance behind him. Although this combination is weird, it can make both supporters and opponents of Marshal Augustan speechless. Maintain a delicate balance in the short term.
The Pope didn't speak, but his expression softened, obviously thinking that this strategy was feasible.
The prime minister also thought it was feasible, but he still asked: "Palder, although this proposal is feasible, it is mixed with too much selfishness, right?"
"I am a good friend of General Ares." Li Yuebai said frankly, "But Mr. Prime Minister, you are also his savior."
It was precisely because the prime minister sent someone to assassinate the marshal in time that Ray Ares was able to escape the pursuit of the military.
Lei has always been clear about his grievances and never owed others. If such a person becomes the uncrowned king of the military department, the prime minister will have one more card in his hand.
After much deliberation, the Prime Minister also voted in favor.
Master Richard's succession ceremony was held grandly and smoothly.
Ray Ares personally put the badge symbolizing military power on Richard's chest.
However, Richard was pale and panicked, and he was always vigilantly hiding beside Lei, obviously worried that he would suffer the same fate as his father. He even held Lei's hand while watching the military parade.
In this case, his dependence on Ray deepened.
"Isn't it?" Li Yuebai asked the system in a complicated mood.
"What isn't it?" The system didn't understand what he was asking.
"Lei and Richard..." Li Yuebai said sadly.
"Huh?" The system didn't understand anymore.
"I can't accept such a relationship..." Li Yuebai said angrily.
Master Richard is just a brat with corrupt morals, how can he be worthy of his friend
"Emotional line?" The system finally understood: "Host, you don't have to worry, the emotional line is not clear now, Master Richard is purely dependent on General Ares."
"Is this brat suffering from Stockholm syndrome?" Li Yuebai complained frantically in his heart: "Could it be that he deserves a beating? Because Lei beat him too many times, so he relied on him?"
"In a sense, what you said makes sense." The system said: "Master Richard lacked control since he was a child, so the only person who can control him must be special in his heart, and he must be the most trustworthy."
"Think about it carefully, I should be happy." Li Yuebai tried to calm down and said: "It is common in history books that the young master pretends to submit, but in fact he is willing to sacrifice his courage, and is always ready to cultivate his wings and overthrow the regent... Such a plot, I don't like it. I hope it happens to Lei. If Master Richard is really weak and willing to hand over all the power to Lei, Lei's personal safety will be guaranteed."
"Host, do you really dislike Lei?" the system asked.
"It's not that kind of liking." Li Yuebai tried hard to search his heart, and found that there was no desire for love.
"That Cizer..."
Upon hearing the name César, Li Yuebai's anger was instantly full.
"Before killing Cesare, I don't want to think about love." Li Yuebai said.
At the moment when the marshal fell, Li Yuebai started to hunt down Cesare.
However, César disappeared. He may have predicted what would happen next, and quickly responded. He didn't care about the life and death of Marshal Augustan at all, and led the fleet directly into the vast space.
Li Yuebai was just angry at first, but gradually, the anger turned into worry and despair.
Behind César is a powerful empire.
If César was still under his control and did not have time to contact the empire, then there was hope for everything, but now that he has escaped, it means that the empire will soon receive the report from César , will respond quickly under the instigation of César, and such a reaction may instantly destroy the entire Halo Church state.
Only three days later, the empire responded.
From the message sent by Cizer, the empire learned that the cause of Marshal Augustan's death was strange, maybe he was assassinated.
Marshal Augustan worked for the empire. After he died, the empire's plan to obtain the iridium mine through his hands unfortunately fell through.
This wasn't just a political assassination - it was a rebellion against the Empire by the people of the Halo Church states!
If you fail, you will return to failure, and if you are angry, you will be angry. On the bright side, these words cannot be said.
The Empire created a fuse—sent several other undercover agents lurking in the Star Ring Church Bangguo to forge an email written in the voice of a Bangguo congressman, which disclosed Bangguo’s future plan—to mine iridium Star mines, create weapons, and fight against the empire.
Immediately afterwards, the empire prepared to send troops to the state under the pretext of being threatened by the state's military.
They are no longer willing to think hard about how to use the curve method to obtain the iridium mine, but are going to use the most direct method - to occupy the state by force.
The state of the Star Ring Church was in panic from top to bottom.
The military power of the empire is too strong to be resisted by the states.
After discussing with the Pope and the Prime Minister, they decided to ask the Alliance for help.
The alliance also wants to get the iridium mine, of course it is impossible to sit back and watch the empire monopolize it.
After some confusion, the alliance also raised its banner, claiming to oppose the empire's outrageous aggression against the Halo Church states, and decided to send troops to protect the Halo Church states from the empire's claws for peace.
With the mantis catching the cicada and the oriole behind, a three-way melee is inevitable.
"Finally we've reached this point." Li Yuebai walked alone in the garden, recalling the scene of his first time travelling, although it was only less than two years ago, it seemed like a lifetime away.
"Yes." The system said.
"If I had caught César in time, I wouldn't be..." Li Yuebai said.
"Host, please don't blame yourself, this step is inevitable." The system comforted.
"In this way..." Li Yuebai was not comforted: "We will win even harder."
"Win?" The system was surprised: "In this situation, host, do you still think you can win?"
"Of course, you must win to win." Li Yuebai said strangely: "Otherwise, do you think I'm planning something? Planning how to lose?"
"I thought you were thinking about how to commit suicide better..." the system apologized.
"..." Li Yuebai laughed angrily at the system.