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It seems that the previous evaluation of him was not high enough.

"This is a private operation, and the emperor's sharp blade is nothing more than that. They are not running errands for the emperor at all, but are acting for the two dukes."

"..."

The patriot didn't make a sound, but slowly lowered his arms.

Anger brewed quietly in the silence.

After all, he is a veteran of the battlefield who has served the late emperor for more than a hundred years, and he was once a comrade in arms with the inner guard.

However, those comrades were basically dead, and those who left the battlefield alive by chance also died in the executions carried out for various reasons.

Although the patriots were disappointed with the new emperor's rule, they still had feelings for Ursus.

That's why he couldn't accept that the emperor's inner guard dared to act behind the emperor's back!

Could it be that...the death of the old emperor was really related to them?

"Do you have proof?"

"of course."

Qin Feng nodded and took out a printed document.

The patriot took it over and saw that it was a task log of the inner guard.

A line of secret words and dates, followed by a line of deciphered content.

Patriot couldn't help raising his head, and looked at Qin Feng carefully.

This person can get this kind of thing unexpectedly, and he can also decipher the secret language of the inner guard.

Even the inner guard with the highest level of secrecy is like this. What is the difference between ordinary military communications in front of him and being undefended?

Doesn't this mean that Ursus has no secrets in front of him?

A strong sense of threat suddenly appeared in his heart.

"...If it was in the past, I would definitely kill you at all costs."

"Is that a compliment to me? Then I'll take it, Patriot."

The patriot ignored Qin Feng and silently flipped through the entire log.

After a long time, he sighed.

"There is a conspiracy against the Unified Movement. You broke into the chess game with a high profile, so the chess players want to exclude you."

Frost Star and Talula, who were standing aside, did not dare to make a sound at this time.

They just feel that what they know is still too little, and they can't even understand what they are saying.

It seemed that the atmosphere was not suitable for interrupting, so they moved closer to Alina, pulled her away, and quietly asked her about what happened today.

"You killed the inner guard now. This matter is very serious, and the chess players behind the scenes cannot afford the price."

"Once it is found that the death of the inner guard is related to them, they will be hanged at home immediately."

"Who knows how these crazy ambitious people will retaliate, but they will definitely need your body to prove their innocence."

Qin Feng nodded:

"But on the other hand, if they can manage to hide this, then they will definitely try to advance their plan and achieve their goal before it is exposed."

Patriot pondered and said:

"Conceal it?... It's difficult, but not impossible. After the great rebellion, the kindness of the new emperor allowed many damned people to survive."

"They weakened the power of the parliament, killed capable generals, and emptied the royal jurisdiction. Even if the new emperor won the final rebellion, they still retained their intertwined forces."

"Infected people are just pawns in their eyes. They will not suffer in vain, but they will not fight to the end on one thing."

"If they choose to conceal it, it is inevitable that the plan will be accelerated. And if you become an obstacle, they will definitely get rid of you."

Qin Feng smiled and said, "So, next time there may be ten inner guards?"

Patriot sighed:

"It may also be a division. I don't want to believe that they can mobilize so many inner guards. How dare they."

Qin Feng thought for a while: "The emperor's control is not strong now, these hostile nobles have been fighting against him, and even the inner guards can be mobilized."

"But after all, they are still acting without telling the emperor, because as you said just now, if they are exposed, they will be hanged."

"Patriot, what do you think will happen if I report this matter to the emperor?"

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PS: Thanks to Master "Perfect Creature-Kaz" for the golden treasure chest!

PS2: gkd is a bit difficult, but Bendan will do it while ensuring the quality!

Chapter 170 Mutual Exploitation (3 More)

"Report to the emperor...?"

The Patriot was silent, and the girls looked at each other.

For those who are infected, "report" is really not a good word.

No matter where they go, what they are most wary of is to report. Everyone suspects that he will report himself.

Never expected that one day I would hear this word from my own mouth.

"...Yes, you have the means to obtain confidential information, so if you want to go to Datianting, you can naturally do it. Even if you say that your report information will be in front of the emperor in a second, I will believe it."

Tallulah intervened in the conversation with a tense face.

"However, according to what you just said, the emperor is now at most a stalemate with the nobles, right? As the emperor, he didn't even notice that his inner guards were mobilized. I don't think he has much spare power to deal with traitors and thieves."

"There's probably nothing he can do except piss him off."

This is the sorrow of the new emperor.

Although he suppressed the largest rebel in the great rebellion, hanged dozens of generals from the same faction as the rebels, and reintegrated the forces in the army, only [-]% of the military forces were completely loyal to the emperor.

Those radicals who advocate foreign wars and restore the former glory still hold [-]% of the military power.

Don't look at the [-]% and [-]% as if the emperor is sure to win, in fact, some people in the [-]% may fall to the radicals at any time.

If these radicals conspired to split, Ursus would soon be cut in half.

On the continent of Terra, no country wants to be the enemy of Ursus.

And the current Ursus doesn't want to become the enemy of multiple countries.

In his later years, the old emperor advocated recuperation, and this touched the interests of the main combat faction. Patriots have always suspected that this eventually led to the death of the old emperor.

The new emperor is a thorough pacifist.

After purging the traitors, he has been building and developing the country over the years in order to expand the influence of the decree.

However, his decree is not very effective in the territory where the main combat faction is deeply rooted.

If it weren't for the internal guards in his hands, he might not even be able to control the main fighters who have been withdrawn from the wartime expansion power.

And now, the inner guard seems to be no longer obedient.

Talula even felt that the emperor would one day be overthrown by the war faction.

There are too many guys who are eager to make war fortune, and there are too many people who are eager for greater power.These remnants of a bygone age still yearn for war.

Even the emperor, when his power is not strong enough to restrain his ministers, there is only one dead end.

"Besides, in what capacity do you want to report? How do you convince the emperor? It is difficult to gain trust if you conceal your identity. If you disclose your identity, who will believe the words of the infected?"

Qin Feng looked at Talula and said with a smile:

"Isn't it because of you? The daughter of the Duke of Kosiche, is this status enough? The emperor may not believe an unknown infected person, but how can he not believe the daughter of the Grand Duke?"

As soon as this remark came out, both Frost Star and Patriot were stunned.

This is the first time they know Tallulah's background.

Tallulah frowned slightly, and said frankly:

"This is not acceptable. We are just a group of exiles. If we are exposed to the sun, we will be melted immediately. The emperor may not be able to cure those judges, but it is more than enough to wipe out a group of infected people!"

"Yes, but the premise is that the emperor really intends to exterminate the infected."

Tallulah frowned even tighter: "...What do you mean?"

"It's still the same question, Tallulah. Who are the enemies of the infected?"

"Is it... the system of the empire?"

Tallulah's answer was still the same, but this time she was very confident.

Qin Feng shook his head:

"Wrong, Tallulah. It's exploitation and oppression. It's those who need to divert the public's attention and pull the infected out to block the knife. As far as the current situation is concerned, it's the nobles, especially those who are fighting."

"They need to cover up the impact of the war on the country, and they need to find an excuse and a target for the decline in people's living standards, and that is the infected."

"So, what is the emperor who is opposing the main battle party doing? At the beginning of this year, he issued a decree to close the mines of infected people owned by the northwest armies."

"Close the mine?"

Tallulah almost doubted her ears.

"That's right. He may just want to weaken the army's resource reserves and control the military power of the main combat faction, but this is also objectively liberating the infected."

"But the mine hasn't been shut down."

"Yes, there is not one place. Because the people are protesting. Radicals promote the threat and terror of infected people and incite the people to protest in front of the nearby political hall."

"Manipulating people...like something they could do."

"It's an old method, but it works. The conflict with the army has been transferred to the conflict with the people. The emperor doesn't want to be hostile to the people, so he can only lose to the army and let the mine continue to exist."