Are siblings at odds?

Lucius suddenly thought of his own Orson and Li Te.

If Orson didn't understand justice as well as before, I'm afraid his own children would be the first to have conflicts, right?

After a few minutes of silence in memory of Odysseus, Lucius took out a dusty letter from his drawer.

This was what Orson had left to himself after the Battle of Naples.

Let yourself open up when major changes occur in the city of Saint Laurent.

And now is undoubtedly the best time to open the letter.

Lucius opened the letter, looked at the contents, and was stunned for a moment.

There are only four words in the letter.

"Help Elsa."

At this moment, in the newly built Duke's Palace in the city of Romulus, the capital of Naples, a cabinet meeting was also held at this moment.

It has become the consensus of the Duchy of Naples that the Duke will not attend cabinet meetings. In this case, the ministers can speak freely and have the effect of free discussion.

Chelinina, as chief cabinet minister, presided over the meeting.

"I believe everyone has heard about what happened in Saint Laurent City." Chelinina said.

The ministers present also nodded.

"This is an internal struggle within the royal family. The Duchy of Naples has always been at odds with the royal family. I feel that not interfering in this matter is the best time for us to ease our relationship with the royal family."

A minister spoke at this time.

Chelinina nodded.

"What you said makes sense. If there were no special circumstances, I think Duke Orson would agree with you, but the situation is different now."

After hearing Chelinina's words, the ministers present looked at her with doubts in their eyes.

"Can you tell us what happened?"

"Duke Orson was arrested in Saint Laurent City. Yes, a few days after he was released last time, Orson was arrested again, and it was at such a critical time. You must understand, right?"

"The new emperor doesn't like our Duke."

"There's only one thing we have to do."

"Either let him change his mind, or let Elsa take the stage."

Chapter 48: Means and trump cards (2.6K)

"Have you asked?"

Duke Henry of the Duchy of Orleans was sitting in his office, listening to the report of the current regent Sean.

"So, Uncle Sean, what's the attitude over there in Antica now?"

Henry asked.

The current world line has changed to the point where he can hardly recognize it.

But there were no problems with several key nodes he knew about.

Lite became the heir to the Duchy of Antica, and at the same time, a succession struggle broke out between Alsace and Elsa.

And he knew that the result of this inheritance struggle was that Elsa won and she became the empress of the empire.

Therefore, adhering to the idea of ​​standing in the right position, he chose to side with the protagonist Lite in the original world line, that is, to support Elsa.

Even if there are still many people in the Duchy of Orleans who are dissatisfied with Henry, as long as he expresses his support, at least no one will choose to support Alsace.

In order to get closer to Li Te, he even considered being the first to stand up to support Elsa, but in order not to steal Li Te's limelight, he chose to wait for Antika to take action.

Within the Duchy of Prussia.

Old Duke William sat on the chair, looked at the documents in his hands, and frowned slightly, but after a moment, he still raised his head and looked at the guard standing in front of him.

"What did Olivia and Lianka say?"

"The eldest young lady and the second young lady are currently in the Imperial Academy, and their safety is guaranteed. They probably want us to support Her Highness Elsa."

"I know." William nodded.

"The future belongs to young people. As a father, I can't do anything against my daughters' wishes. In this case, let them do it."

After saying this, William sighed.

"Sending one hundred thousand troops should be enough, right?"

"It's definitely enough. The rest of the army can be used to guard against Lucia."

However, almost at the same time, the two duchies of Lucia and Aragon also held an emergency meeting and decided to remain neutral in this incident.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that at this time Orson was arrested again for investigation, and it was obviously the current emperor Arthas who did it.

Orson and Arthas are on opposite sides, which means that he and Elsa are allies.

What does this mean?

Orson is the son of Lucius, Duke of Antica, and has a close relationship with Lit. He is the Duke of Naples, and his cabinet ministers are his close friends. At the same time, Orson's fiancée is the eldest daughter of the Duke of Prussia.

Dare to touch Orson, which means offending at least three duchies, and the empire only has six duchies in total.

Alsace has offended half of the duchy.

Although Antica and Naples had only experienced quite large-scale wars, and Antica had even experienced it twice, there was still some strength left.

Not to mention that half of the royal domain is now in Elsa's hands.

Even if Alsace's inheritance is really justifiable, Elsa can use the cards in her hand to turn Alsace into a "usurper."

Therefore, from the beginning, Alsace had only this path with a low winning rate to choose.

This is also a move that Orson has planned from a long time ago.

Orson first contacted the two duchies of Antica and Prussia through himself. Then, while cutting off one of Napoli's arms, he expressed his love for Alsace and asked him to agree not to compete with him for Naples. Belonging to the Polly area.

As a result, one thing was going down and the other was going up, and there was one less local force controlled by Alsace.

In addition, the Duke of Orleans was killed in the city of Saint Laurent, which made the Orleans side that might have turned to Alsace completely remain neutral, and a group of nobles who supported Alsace also lost their trust in him during that frame-up. A lot of confidence has changed from original support to neutrality.

As for Rosalind who insisted on going to Alsace, Orson also had his own purpose in promoting the relationship between Rosalind and Alsace.

In this way, by wooing some and dismantling others, Alsace's original absolute advantage over Elsa was reversed at this moment.

Those who have attained the truth will receive much help, while those who have lost the truth will receive little help.

This sentence is correct, but it can also be understood the other way around.

People with "much help" are "winners", while people with "little help" are "losers".

The current situation is that as long as public opinion continues to favor Elsa, it won't be long before citizens in Saint Laurent City demonstrate to demand the resignation of Emperor Alsace.

But Alsace did not do nothing.

He concentrated the limited cards in his hand.

The first to bear the brunt is the most elite army in the empire under his control, the Royal Knights.

Alsace has controlled all government agencies in the city of Saint Laurent through the Royal Knights. At the same time, he has also strictly guarded the palace, prohibiting anyone in the palace from entering or leaving the palace without permission.

Then the troops outside the city began to enter the city to take over the city defense, strictly controlled the entry and exit of Saint Laurent City, and implemented a curfew system.

The entire city of Saint Laurent, except for the Imperial College, was strictly controlled by Alsace.

As for the recapture of Elsa's territory, it was also proceeding in an orderly manner, but the territories originally assigned to Elsa all received intelligence invariably, and they preferred armed resistance to surrender, so conflicts had to break out.

At this moment, Alsace was in the church.

He came to discuss matters concerning the coronation.

There are generally three orders of succession to the throne.

One is the death of the original emperor.

After that, the will is made public and the heirs are announced.

Then, under the coronation of the Pope, the heir to the throne was crowned as the new emperor of the empire, and then went on a tour.

"Why can't I be crowned? The late emperor's edict has been announced and you have confirmed that there are no problems. Why don't you crown me?"

Arthas looked at Pope Levi in ​​front of him and asked in confusion.

"I know that the church and the emperor have a close cooperative relationship."

Levi was taking his time at the moment.

"Now, the late emperor has just passed away not long ago, and the funeral has not even been held, so you want me to crown you and enthrone you. Your Highness, are you a little too anxious?"

"Afraid?" Alsace frowned and then said:

"Don't you know what time it is now? If you don't crown me, it means that I haven't ascended the throne yet, and my sister is still eyeing the throne."

"That's the truth." Levi smiled.

"If the late emperor's edict is true, then you must be the next emperor. No matter how anxious you are, the throne is yours and cannot be changed."

"And you also said that it was Her Highness Elsa who murdered the late emperor. If this is true, there is absolutely no way Her Highness Elsa will become the emperor."

"In this case, the last step of the coronation process must wait until the late emperor is buried and his soul enters heaven, right? Otherwise, I'm afraid the late emperor's soul will be uneasy."

Levi began to use theology to fool Alsace, and of course Alsace understood.

This is not a matter of heaven or not. This is clearly because Levi, an old fox, is unwilling to take sides. He wants to wait until the outcome between himself and Elsa is completely resolved before he agrees to crown one of the two. .

But now time is not on my side.

"OK."

Arthas nodded.

"I will go take care of my father's funeral right now. I hope you can crown me as soon as possible after the funeral."

"must."

Levi smiled and nodded, and then sent Alsace out of the church.

After sending Alsace away, Levi returned to the church, looked at the priests and nuns who were still working in the church, and said loudly:

"Everyone, you can take the next few days off. This is a gift from the goddess. Cheer!"

Later, the church saint Lilia came to Levi.

"Your Holiness, what should we do next?"

"Just take it one step at a time." Levi said.

"After all, we don't know the truth of the matter. We can only wait until the winner comes to write history before we find out."

Lilia nodded after hearing this.

Arthas returned to the palace and immediately arranged for Odysseus' funeral, just two days later.

And tomorrow, he has another plan.

That was the trial of Orson's bribery of Sherlock, a public official at the Sheriff's Office, to cover up a crime.

Everything has been arranged, and it doesn't even matter what Orson says. As long as the confession she has recorded in advance is handed over to Phil, Orson can be charged with murdering the Duke and assassinating the emperor.

He wanted to pay back exactly what Orson had done to him.

Yes, although the framer has not been found, Arthas has already assumed that the target of the frame-up is Orson.

So many coincidences are superimposed together, and it is no longer a simple coincidence.

Orson's move was obviously planned for a long time.

But it doesn't matter, after tomorrow, he will be doomed.

Chapter 49: Completely falling out, like strangers (5.2K)

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