king.

Canglan City.

"Prime Minister, the situation seems to be a little bad!
The crown prince case didn't reveal any clues, but other messy things were uncovered by the investigation team.

Some problems should indeed be solved, but more problems cannot be solved at all.

It's fine to keep the lid on on weekdays, but now it's on the bright side, where does this put the government? "

The Minister of Finance, Marquis Delgado, said indignantly.

Half of the problems that the Alpha Kingdom cannot solve have to do with money.Because the government has no money in its pocket, many things that can obviously be dealt with have also been backlogged.

Now that the lid has been lifted, it is undoubtedly pushing the government into a corner.However, if you want to solve the problem, you have to have funds!
"What are you afraid of? Isn't it just to lose face? It's not like everyone has done the thing of pretending to be deaf and dumb.

The crown prince passed away unfortunately, His Majesty is in a very bad mood now, we should not go up to be an eyesore. "

The Grand Duke of Newfoundland said indifferently.

It seems that the actions of the investigation team have unconsciously affected the government, but who can guarantee that this is the beating of Caesar IV on them?
One king, one courtier.

Because they were a group of prestige old guys occupying positions, Caesar IV had not been able to promote his cronies for several years after succeeding to the throne, and his control over the court was very limited.

No monarch can tolerate the court being out of control for a long time, even if they are the pillars of the country and loyal to the kingdom, they cannot stop the king's way to power.

If it weren't for the danger of the Alpha Kingdom and the need for their old officials to help support the situation, Caesar IV would have replaced him with his own people long ago.

Sharing adversity is easy, sharing wealth is difficult.

The biggest characteristic of the monarch is: forgetfulness!

Now that the situation has stabilized, the king's first thought is to consolidate the kingship.From this core foundation, everything else can give way.

The crown prince case was a personal blow to Caesar IV, but it was an opportunity on the road to power.

With the help of this investigation, the power of the king has been continuously extended, and the power of the government has been greatly squeezed.

Everyone tolerated it once or twice. After all, the king had just died of his son, and it was appropriate to vent his emotions.I am afraid that this kind of thing will become endless.

"Prime Minister, I'm afraid this is beyond our control. The investigation team has recently focused on the Development Bank of the Near East, and if it continues, the military will probably be involved.

Just last night, two drunks started a fire during a drunken fight, and the fire quickly spread to the Near East Development Bank, destroying a whole house of accounts.

The investigation team did not send anyone to the scene to investigate, so they found the person in charge of the Near East Development Bank in Wangdu, and a fierce quarrel broke out between the two sides.

If Her Royal Highness hadn't been passing by, and went over in time to persuade the fight, the people from the investigation team almost had a fight with the bank guards at the scene! "

Grand Duke Affiero said angrily.

In fact, the situation was more serious than what he described. There was no fight at the scene. Except for the princess's persuasion, a large part of the reason was that the bureaucrats of the investigation team did not command the patrolling soldiers.

In the past, the investigation team was able to go anywhere because of the cooperation of the Royal Capital's garrison.No matter what kind of force it is, if you encounter the army, you will be cowardly.

The situation this time is obviously special. Everyone knows that the Near East Development Bank is the property of Marshal Hudson.Just relying on the orders of the bureaucrats of the investigation team is obviously not enough for the garrison of the royal capital to search the marshal's property.

The investigation team is a temporary agency and does not have the power to mobilize troops.Everyone was willing to accept the command because the king ordered them to cooperate.

Every time before, everything went smoothly, but this time, when there was a hard stubble, things suddenly became troublesome.

The most important thing is that this news has reached the ears of Caesar IV, what will he think?
As a member of the royal family, Grand Duke Alfiero has long realized that Hudson's prestige in the country is too high and needs to be suppressed.

But as the Minister of Military Affairs of the kingdom, he objected to doing so.

Politically, there is nothing wrong with crossing rivers and tearing down bridges.But the premise is that you must do it after crossing the river, and you have just started crossing the bridge now!

The situation in the Northern Continent has deteriorated beyond recognition.Without the pressure of a military strongman like Hudson, the nobles in the country might flee.

The current Hudson is not only a marshal who can fight, but also the kingdom's confidence in fighting against aliens.

It's okay to just use political means to reduce his personal prestige.A serious crime like the murder of the crown prince must not be dismissed, even if it is suspected!
Planting and framing are not so substandard.Any big noble family in the kingdom may have the possibility of placing an insider in the royal family, but the Koslow family cannot.

Before the rise of Hudson, the Koslow family, not to mention stuffing spies into the royal family, had many difficulties for their core members to defect to the king.

"Don't worry, since Her Highness the Princess was there at the time, then things will not go out of control.

Although Mitchell was a little impulsive, he was not stupid and knew what could and couldn't be done.

What's more, Her Royal Highness is still at the scene, and she will truthfully explain the situation to Her Majesty if she thinks about it. "

The Grand Duke of Newfoundland said without changing his face.

This incident will definitely make the king unhappy.It was too much of a coincidence that a fire broke out unexpectedly just after investigating the bank's accounts.

But the royal family also owns a stake in the Near East Development Bank, and is well aware that the bank's books will not stand up to scrutiny.

Forcibly auditing the accounts and putting all the unspoken rules hidden in the dark on the surface will cause big problems.

In essence, these problems have existed for a long time, not because of the Near East Development Bank.It's just because of the convenience brought by the bank that the problem has been concentrated in the past.

Lifting the lid that everyone has jointly covered will not have any meaning except to bring down the Near East Development Bank.

As the prime minister of the kingdom, the Grand Duke of Newfoundland does not think that the Near East Development Bank is just a simple money-making business.

The provision of financing to the nobles in the Near East alone determines that the Kingdom government cannot let them fall.

Whether it was intentional burning of the accounts, or a real accidental fire, Hudson gave an explanation.Things have come to this point, it should be over.

The Grand Duke of Newfoundland still knows his king very well. Caesar IV seems to have a temper, but in fact he is a monarch who is good at forbearance.

Being able to stay with them for so long is the best proof.Under normal circumstances, which king has not added new faces to the court after several years of succession?

Even though everyone often vetoed his plan because of political discord, but for the sake of the overall situation, Caesar IV still endured and did not have an attack.

The important court officials who dangle in front of their eyes every day can tolerate it, let alone the Marshal of the Kingdom who is thousands of miles away.

……

Emerald Palace, with the deepening of the investigation, Caesar IV gradually felt the pressure.In particular, the indulgence of the major factions in the court to the investigation team made him even more worried.

In many cases, no action is the greatest action.

On the surface, it is to give him the face of the king, but there is a limit to everything, once the limit is crossed, the situation will be very different.

It would be fine if it was a simple investigation of the crown prince case, but as the number of people involved continues to expand, there is now an obvious trend of expansion.

Are these people involved in the crown prince case?

Anyway, Caesar IV didn't believe it. If so many people participated, not to mention killing a suckling crown prince, even killing him, the king, would not take much effort.

"Mitchell, stop these irrelevant cases first! Then just focus on the crown prince case, and transfer other cases to the government."

Caesar IV said after sighing.

Originally, he wanted to take advantage of the problem and take the opportunity to expand his influence in the court, but those old foxes in the court refused to fight at all.

Tossing, tossing, he is singing a one-man show.It's useless to perform if you don't have people to cheer you on.

Even if the black history of many people was revealed, those are all things in the past, and it is not a principled error, it can only implicate a bunch of small characters.

If the relationship is forced, the dismissal of the court minister on this ground will cause a major blow to his prestige as the monarch.

The group of veterans in the court are not only the lonely and important ministers left behind by Caesar III, they have also made outstanding contributions to the development of the kingdom, and their prestige is getting higher and higher.

In the process of the collision of monarchy between ministers and powers, he is still faintly at a disadvantage now. If there is a quarrel, it will only hurt both sides.

It is important to install your own cronies, but the premise is: it cannot affect the development of the kingdom.

What's more, retaining veterans is not exclusive to him alone, and the situation of the brother-in-law next door is similar.In order to maintain the balance and stability of the court, the two brothers are very cautious on the issue of substitutions.

"Your Majesty, this is the best opportunity for us to intervene in the court. The evidence in the hands of the investigation team alone can pull many people down.

If we get the accounts in the hands of the Near East Development Bank, we will have the handle of the bureaucrats in the capital, and then..."

Before Mitchell could finish speaking, Caesar IV waved his hand impatiently and interrupted: "Since the Near East Development Bank announced that the books have been burned, it must have been burned.

Even if the ledger they transferred could be found, so what?
If someone insists that it is fake, and accuses you of being a framer, it will not end well at that time.

The king can't be against everyone! "

The haze between the brows still revealed the unwillingness in Caesar IV's heart.It's just that there is no way, the government shows signs of converging with the military, and even some giants in the royal family have been involved.

In politics, there is no eternal friend or foe, and there is a bottom line for all parties to make concessions.The burning of the books of the Near East Development Bank is not only an explanation, but also an invisible warning.

Originally, Caesar IV thought that the court officials would be the first to be unable to bear it, but he never expected that the investigation team would target the Near East Development Bank and immediately involve Hudson.

If other ministers dare to take the lead, he can take advantage of the situation to drive people out of the court and replace them with his own people.

But it happened that the frontline army coach was the first to come forward, which made him have to stop early.Otherwise, if Hudson is really pulled down, who will implement the Near East strategy?

In case the Near East is lost, there is a high probability that Northern Xinjiang will not escape.At that time, the three provinces of the royal family in northern Xinjiang, as well as the dowry of the queen's six provinces, will all be exposed to the soldiers of the orcs.

Power struggle is very important, but you can't be a prodigal!These are all the achievements of his ascension. If they were lost all of a sudden, the political consequences would be unimaginable.

In addition to the unwillingness in his heart, Caesar IV also had doubts about the abilities of his direct followers.

The loyalty of these teams is indeed high, and their execution ability is not bad. The biggest problem is that they are too young and their political vision has not yet been cultivated.

Especially when dealing with problems, the distinction between friends and enemies is too clear, ignoring the essence of politics is actually a compromise.

Looking back, the ancestors of these team members were also important ministers of the kingdom, but gradually faded out of the court during the change of power.

Now these court ministers are similar. After they retire, they will also need to be silent for decades before the younger generations have the opportunity to return to the center of power again.

Knowing that the king wants to be in power, the ministers are still holding on to their positions. In addition to the temptation of power, everyone has no choice but to do so.

Climbing into the decision-making level of the kingdom, they not only represented themselves, but also the family and political allies behind them, and these people did not allow them to back down.

Because taking this step means that in the era of Caesar IV, there is nothing to do without their political forces, and they can only wait for the next monarch.

There is no doubt that this is intolerable to all.For their own benefit, for the benefit of their families and political allies, they must insist.

If you stick to your position for one more day, the groups behind you will be able to share the political dividend for one more day.Unless it is a last resort, everyone will not let go easily.

……

Xueyue collar.

The power dispute in the capital is thousands of miles away, and Hudson can smell the smoke.

Caesar IV's sudden withdrawal made him both happy and involuntarily sad.

The growth rate of the king is too fast. Compared with the performance of Caesar IV before he succeeded to the throne, it is simply completely reborn.

A powerful boss is not a good thing for the local power faction.

If the king is a little more honest, he can still play tricks.But once the king learns to endure, many things will be difficult to handle.

Having learned the lesson of this failure, perhaps the next time he makes a move will be the time when the court will change drastically.

The relatively conservative group of old guys went down and replaced with a group of newcomers with more radical political stances. Hudson couldn't predict what would happen next.

"Marshal, I just received news from the prairie that the two camps of the Orc Empire signed an armistice treaty five days ago!

The enemy blocked the news very tightly, and only a few high-level officials knew about it.I can't find out the specific content, but I only know that the political system of the orc empire has undergone major changes.

In addition to the original four royal families, seven new royal families have been added to jointly control the power of the empire.

If nothing else, the positions of the seven royal families are prepared for the Seven Clan Alliance.

It's just that they were fighting to the death just now, and now they are suddenly gathered together to take charge of the power of the empire, no matter how you look at it, it makes people feel unreal! "

Jose said with a slightly excited expression.

In politics, personal feelings are not important at all, the key is to look at interests.

After the fight, sitting together to discuss national affairs is also a major feature of the Beastman Empire.

In a multi-ethnic country, if the heart is not strong enough to hold hatred, there is only one way to split.

"The subject of how to split the orc empire", Hudson has been studying for several years, and has made more than a dozen plans.

"understood!

Send an order to let all frontline troops be on alert.In the future, there will be more and more border frictions between us and the orcs.

Draft an official document for me, detailing the changes in the orc empire, and by the way, prepare a theory of the orc threat, and send someone to the king's capital. "

Hudson ordered without changing his face.

The changes in the Orc Empire were completely expected by everyone.Regardless of whether it is the co-governance of the ten royal families rumored before, or the current "four royal families and seven royal families system", they are essentially the same.

At this moment, the orc threat theory is thrown out to divert the attention of all parties, mainly to give everyone a step down and ease the power dispute in the capital.

Deep down, Hudson still hates playing politics, and soldiers should not mix politics.

It's a pity that there is no way. In this position, politics will inevitably be involved.Either actively participate in it, or passively get involved.

But for any poor performance, all kinds of messy things, they will come to the door one after another.

……

On the prairie, the four royal families and the seven royal families of the orc empire gathered for the first time in the same tent for a meeting.

After all, the civil war had just ended, and the atmosphere at the scene was still somewhat awkward.Even if they sit together, the status of the seven royal families is still slightly lower.

Butzweig had the most complicated look on his face. He was originally a member of the royal family. After going through a series of fights, he managed to become a member of the royal family.

While the rest of the royal family were celebrating great political victories, he was the only one who couldn't laugh.

The circle of the royal family did not take the Beamon family to play, and the circle of the royal family felt that they had lowered their status and seemed out of place in the camp.

"It's rare for everyone to get together. We won't mention the unpleasant things in the past. In the future, we need all of you to help each other to develop and grow the great orc empire."

Xiong Renhuang said with a smile.

If they didn't know each other well, maybe they would have been fooled by this simple and honest expression, and really thought this guy was an honest person.

"His Majesty Xiong Huang, today you invited us over as the host, isn't it just to reminisce about the old days?"

Leopard King asked suspiciously.

The civil war has just ended, and a period of detente is needed anyway.Such a hasty meeting, even if you can control it on the surface, it is still a little embarrassing in your heart.

"His Royal Highness Leopard was joking, he was simply reminiscing about the old days, but you are not invited.

Everyone is invited to come here today, mainly because the inheritance hall is about to open.The place where it appeared this time happened to be in my control area.

After I found out, I didn't dare to enjoy this benefit exclusively, so I simply took advantage of this rare opportunity to invite everyone to come and share the inheritance..."