The King

  The biggest characteristic of young people is their courage to do things. After receiving Hudson's reminder, Raquel reported to the capital without even thinking about it.

   This kind of thing, let the high-level principality have a headache!

  Although, as a child of a veteran aristocrat, Raquel hates this kind of breaking the rules, but compared with the principality's strategy, it is acceptable to occasionally break through the bottom line.

   Besides, is the Principality of Moxi still breaking through the bottom line?

  Since the orc invasion, the Principality of Moxi has passively started the "top-down improvement road".

   With repeated changes again and again, the original political system has long since changed unconsciously. The current thinking of the nobles has changed from adhering to tradition to surviving.

  Choosing external expansion is essentially because the senior officials of the Principality of Moxi were frightened by successive wars and had no sense of security at all. The sense of crisis drove them to find ways to strengthen their own strength.

  Among the many strategies to enrich the country and strengthen the military, the plan that has the least impact on everyone's interests and is the easiest to succeed is naturally external expansion.

   Focusing on the Warhammer Kingdom, it was because this neighbor was in decline, and a group of dignitaries foolishly packaged themselves up and sent them to the door.

   To put it bluntly, once the two sides officially turn against each other, they can deal with the high-level leaders of the Warhammer Kingdom as soon as possible.

  …

   "What do you think of the frontline's suggestion on conferring nobles?"

  George deliberately changed the concept and asked.

   There is no problem with conferring nobles. This is an indispensable activity after each war. But wantonly canonizing commoners as nobles is another matter.

   When it comes to sensitive topics that challenge unspoken rules, even the king will inevitably have a headache.

   "Your Majesty, now is the best time to expand westward. It is worth paying a price for this.

  Warhammer Kingdom is a big country after all, no matter how it declines, it still has some strength. If it is not handled properly, the subsequent rule will be very troublesome.

  If the appetite of the local powerful faction is not great, it is also a good choice to take the opportunity to draw them into the Principality. "

   Earl Martins took the lead in supporting.

  The bottom line is for breaking through. It is undoubtedly the best choice to use non-violent means to encroach on the territory of the Warhammer Kingdom.

   It is worthwhile to cause some controversy for this. It's all the internal affairs of the principality, as long as the face is thick enough, it will be laughed at at worst.

  Anyway, all countries are busy with continental wars, and it is beyond their reach to intervene.

   "Your Majesty, Earl Martins is right. It's just a promotion to the nobility, we just go as usual."

   Prime Minister Herceg opened his eyes and told nonsense without changing his face.

  The war destroyed not only the old order, but also the original household registration information. As a victor, modify the data, and the commoners and serfs will become fallen nobles.

   With so many nobles dead in the Warhammer Kingdom, it is only natural for them to inherit their titles as relatives.

   There is an extra procedure, which is a game within the system. The children of the nobles are loyal to the Principality of Moxi, and the canonization of them as nobles is completely in line with the rules.

  …

   "Miss Doris, we meet again."

   In a way that he thought was kind, he greeted the other party, but as expected, he received a blank stare. Hudson was not angry at all, because the other party came to sign the contract.

  The two sides reached an agreement, but there is still a lack of mutual trust. In order to ensure that the treaty can be fulfilled, according to the prior agreement, the high-level officials of both parties must sign the contract.

  As the military leader of the kingdom, Hudson naturally couldn't escape.

  Glancing at the contract document, it has already been signed by dozens of high-level officials of the kingdom and the elves, including the elf sanctuary in front of him, who is also on the list, and now Hudson is short.

  Glanced at the content of the contract, and after confirming that there was no problem, Hudson directly signed it.

  The moment the pen fell, he felt a mysterious force falling on him, and suddenly the mysterious compass in his body moved, as if trying to break free from the shackles of this force, Hudson hurriedly intervened.

   It is good to break free from the shackles of the power of the contract, but it must not be now. Doing things in front of other sanctuary spirits is too contemptuous.

   Right now, both the kingdom and Hudson need to stabilize the elves. As for the follow-up question, we will talk about it later.

   What was signed this time was only a non-aggression treaty, and there was a Principality of Moxi between the two parties. Under normal circumstances, there would be no fight at all.

   If there is no accident, the senior officials of the Principality of Moxi will also be forced to sign a unilateral promise: a treaty not to send troops.

  The strength and the right to speak are equal, and the elves can calmly talk to the Alpha Kingdom, which does not mean that they will give the same treatment to the Moxie.

   "Marshal Hudson, the contract has come into force, you should let him go."

  Doris said as calmly as possible.

  During the days when the two were in contact, she had been suffering. If it weren't for the fact that there are still many clansmen in the prisoner-of-war camp, she wouldn't show a good face.

   "Miss Doris, it is impossible to release people, but you can meet them first.

  By the way, the work of guarding the prisoners has been handed over to the resistance forces of the Warhammer Kingdom. For specific matters, you can communicate with them.

  In the past few days, the coalition forces of the ancient survivors have frequently appeared. The prisoner-of-war camps have been attacked many times, but we have stepped up our guard and must ensure the safety of the prisoners of war. "

   Hudson said imperceptibly.

   It is impossible to release people, the only way to take people out is to rob the camp.

  The fact that the expeditionary army has captive elves in their hands has long been known to everyone, so they can't just disappear without knowing it.

   Hudson, who loves his feathers, doesn't want to leave a stain on the bright side.

   "Farewell!"

   After finishing speaking, Doris turned and left. The meaning of not waiting to be seen was directly revealed.

   Seeing this scene, Hudson smiled slightly. It's best not to wait and see, it's not a good thing to get too close to high-level people of different races.

  Don't look at the kingdom's secretiveness, there will definitely be a day when it will be exposed in the future. At some point the time has come to settle old scores, and there has never been tenderness in politics.

  The deeper the blend, the harder it will be to get out in the future.

  This kind of threat not only comes from abroad, but may also come from home.

  For the sake of secrecy, only a few high-level officials in the kingdom know about this plan. The rest of the kingdom's nobles had guesses at most, but they were not sure what exactly happened.

  During the war, everyone could understand that this was "for the kingdom". After the war, many people will deliberately pretend to be confused and use this as an excuse to use it.

  Once a quarrel broke out, King Caesar IV was certainly the first to bear the brunt, but Marshal Hudson would inevitably be criticized.

  Heroes during the war, sinners after the war, this happened not once or twice in human history.

  As a powerful faction, Hudson is not worried about being liquidated, but things like stains can be avoided, and we should avoid them as much as possible.

   "Send the order, the expeditionary force will return home tomorrow!"

  The actors of all parties are in place. If he, the coach, does not leave, the Warhammer Kingdom drama will not continue.

  …

  In a deserted manor, several high-level members of the Tegusta resistance organization gathered to discuss the future of the organization.

   "How about it, do you think the Moxi people's promise is reliable?"

  The leader Baxter asked uncertainly.

   As a mercenary, he has always dreamed of becoming a nobleman. But after really working hard, he realized how unreliable this idea was.

  I am working hard, and others are not idle! The children of the nobles are all internally involved, so there is no room for outsiders to intervene.

  Military merit canonization, just listen to it. If you want to gain military merit, you must first win the battle.

  The problem is that in the past few years, except for the civil war among its own people, the kingdom's army has been beaten and fled around.

   The victory or defeat on the battlefield cannot be changed by a small soldier. Joining in is nothing more than cannon fodder +1.

   It’s all about licking blood, working for the nobles, it’s better to be a mercenary, at least you can earn more.

  If it wasn't for the development of the situation that pushed him to the foreground, Baxter would never have dreamed that he would be able to pull up an army.

  The lack of vision, the sequelae are revealed at this moment.

   At the moment of life and death, everyone has no extra thoughts. He came out to lead the resistance organization, so naturally there will be no problem.

  With the gradual improvement of the situation, the future fate of the group must be considered.

   After fighting with gold and iron horses, and wanting everyone to go back to be serfs who don’t have enough to eat and don’t wear warm clothes, it’s hard for everyone to get used to it.

   "Brother, no matter whether he is real or not, you must try it. As long as you are willing to ennoble us as nobles, it doesn't matter if you work for them!

  It’s impossible for us brothers to risk our lives to build a foundation, just to take advantage of that son who can only flee for his life…”

   After all, he was still apprehensive, and when the words came to his lips, Scarface still forcibly swallowed them back.

  After the separation of the Eastern and Western Warhammer Kingdoms, the two succeeding princes were both empty monarchs, and the power directly fell into the hands of the great nobles.

  The two unlucky kings have fled for their lives in exile without having time to do a single business since they succeeded to the throne. Naturally, their reputation among the people has fallen to the bottom.

  But it’s okay to think about it in your heart. Everyone is still very cowardly when they publicly accuse the king.

   Those who dare to point at the king's nose and scold them are "warriors", and more ordinary people are still full of awe of the king's power.

   "Brother, Scar is right.

  The Moxi people wooed us, and at least they promised to knight us. When the time comes, brother, if you become the lord, we can also get a knight.

  The representatives sent by the domestic aristocrats and lords look arrogant all day long. Apart from shouting loudly, they have no fart ability.

  How come our brothers also killed many alien races, and also regained a lot of lost land for the kingdom. When rewarding meritorious deeds, we should also be rewarded with a title!

  God **** tax exemption for ten years, bullying us as if we have never seen money. Incorporating into the regular army is even more nonsense, as far as the army of the kingdom is concerned, I feel ashamed!

  Behave well, you can become their retainer, I bah!

   Obviously they want us to work hard for nothing, and they don't want to give benefits. If you really become their vassals, wouldn't everyone's military exploits be theirs? "

  The skinny young man yelled angrily.

  Frankly speaking, the conditions offered by the Warhammer nobles are not low. Under the current system, there is only so much they can offer.

   Knighthood?

  That was purely overthinking. The puppet king launched by the Warhammer nobles, after receiving the news of the great victory of the expeditionary force, "falled into the water and died" in a moment of excitement.

   Everyone is busy fighting for power and profit, and there is no time to investigate the cause of the accident for a while. They are all puppets anyway, just replace them when they die.

   There is nothing wrong with doing things this way, but the rules still have to be followed. Without the king's permission, he promised to be a knight without authorization, and he put on a rebellious hat.

  The best condition that can be given is to accept him as a retainer. The retainers are also nobles, but the nobles conferred by the great nobles have much lower gold content.

  Usually in the territory of the great nobles, they can obtain the same rights and interests as the nobles; but outside, all kinds of political power do not have their share.

  If people give you face, they will admit that you are a nobleman. If you don’t give face, you will be an ordinary commoner.

  Even if the lord lord divides the fiefs generously, the political status will still not change.

   "But they want us to rob..."

   Before Baxter could finish his sentence, Scarface said first: "Brother, if a robber joins a gang, he has to submit a certificate.

  Brothers have not accomplished an inch, why can the Moxi people canonize us as nobles?

   You must know that after completing the task, the highest can be canonized as a viscount, that is, you can get a city + fiefdoms of several big towns!

   At that time, do we brothers want anything? For the prosperity of the rest of my life, I have to fight no matter what. "

  …

   "After passing the steel defense line, even if you return to your homeland, you don't know how far the domestic situation has developed.

   Pass down the order to let everyone speed up. At this critical moment, we must join in the action to regain lost ground! "

  Marshal Borg said firmly.

  It's a pity that the sad look between his brows can't be concealed no matter how much he does. Once he stumbled and hated for thousands of years, if he had known that he could counterattack and regain the lost ground so quickly, he would not rush out.

   Reality has no medicine for regret. Under the circumstances at that time, neither the East nor the West Warhammer Kingdom could see any hope.

  According to the original estimate, the entire Northern Continent will fall in sevens and eighties, at most, the remaining provinces of the Alpha Kingdom will persist until the end.

  In order to preserve the strength of Fuguo, they had to order a retreat to preserve their vitality.

   Persevering plan and reality will always be separated. During the retreat, the kingdom's army collapsed first, and a large number of defeated soldiers mixed with refugees.

  As long as you can successfully evacuate, a little change is nothing. It's a pity that the Moxi people stabbed them at a critical moment and forcibly recruited the defeated soldiers who had fled in exile.

  The army was gone all of a sudden, and their bargaining chips for restoring the country were also lost. It was too late to appeal to the Terran Alliance, and the era of the big counterattack came again.

  The sudden change of the situation forced them to strengthen diplomatic public relations while reorganizing the army to return home to fight for dominance.

  This time the operation was half successful, and the diplomatic and public relations progressed very smoothly, and all parties expressed their support for their restoration of the country.

  As for the army, there is no need to think about it, it has long been sent to the front line by the Mosi people as cannon fodder. Even if you want to withdraw, you cannot withdraw.

   What's more, they are also worried about forcibly withdrawing the army, causing the collapse of the front line, and being responsible for destroying the coalition forces' resistance to alien invasion.

   In a hurry, he pulled out a disfigured army from the refugees, and hurried back to China to participate in the power struggle. Borg really didn't know the bottom line.

  Many times, uneasy must also go. Under the banner of fighting against other races, the Moxi people kept urging them to go, even if they wanted to refuse.

   Originally a marshal who was highly respected by the people of the country, but because of the previous evacuation, he was notorious and lost the hearts of the people.

  At the very least, the armed organizations that remained in the Warhammer Kingdom's resistance did not have any favors for these fleeing dignitaries.

   "whoosh whoosh..."

   "Enemy attack!"

  The sudden rain of arrows from both sides stunned the team instantly. Isn't this place recovered? How can there be enemies?

   After seeing the enemy clearly, Marshal Borg's expression changed drastically. Wherever there are alien races, they are all human races.

  He was politically minded, and he realized the danger in an instant. Subconsciously asked: "Who are you, why did you ambush us?"

   What greeted him was a fiercer attack from the enemy, and no one answered his questions at all. Obviously, this is a group of enemies who don't understand the rules of the nobility, and don't even want the most basic etiquette.

  From the weapons used by the enemy to attack, Marshal Borg quickly recognized that this was the standard equipment of his kingdom, and the identity of the incoming enemy was also clarified, properly resisting the members of the armed organization.

  Internal power struggles are often more intense than external ones. Unfortunately, it is normal to block someone's way and cause a fatal disaster.

   Don't follow noble rules, but the enemy is not noble! Maybe one day they will come out to defend the rules, but that will have to wait until they become nobles.

   "You bastards, you actually provoke internal fighting at this time, are you afraid that the kingdom will not be destroyed?"

   Roaring cannot solve the problem. From the moment of action, the two sides will not stop.

"kill!"

   Marshal Borg ordered indifferently.

  Full of anger, he was mobilized. At this moment, he didn't think so much, and he wanted to kill all the enemies in front of him.

   At almost the same time, the nobles returning from abroad were all attacked similarly.

  It seems that their whereabouts are under the control of the enemy. No matter which way you go, you can't escape this catastrophe.

  Some people escaped by chance, but many more fell on the battlefield forever.

   As one of the few victors, after defeating the enemy, Borg sat decadently in a pool of blood.

  The hands were covered with blood, which meant that the internal fighting in the kingdom had further escalated, and there was no possibility of relaxation for all parties.

   You know, even when the Eastern and Western Warhammer Kingdoms were in conflict, no one engaged in an ambush like this.

   "Marshal, you must cheer up, otherwise what will the kingdom do?"

  The persuasion of the middle-aged officer made Borg smile bitterly. The more you know, the more troubles you have in your heart.

   "Cohen, the situation is completely out of control. These resistance armed forces dare to rob and kill us, which means they regard us as mortal enemies.

  You can see the eyes of the enemy soldiers. Perhaps in their eyes, we deserters are the cancer of the kingdom and must be cleaned up.

  If we entered the mountainous area and insisted on resisting, the situation may be quite different now.

  The kingdom has already declined to the extreme, and now it is still fighting endlessly. We are afraid that we will not be able to go on the road to the restoration of the country.

  I have a hunch that there is still a force behind these people planning. Otherwise, they would never have the guts to do so!

  No, the enemy's conspiracy has already started. Perhaps since we entered the Principality of Moxi, we have been caught in a huge conspiracy.

   It's all my carelessness. When His Majesty falls into the water and dies, he should be vigilant! "

   While speaking, Borg gave himself two big mouths. He was able to ignore such an obvious flaw.

  The king fell into the water and died. This was the first time such a **** thing happened in the continent of Aslante.

   It happened for the first time, and two people died at one time, and they happened to be on the same boat.

   At that time, everything looked normal. After all, those two unlucky kings were all their carefully selected waste snacks, and they did not do less to die in the country.

  Thinking about it carefully, there are flaws everywhere. The guards who were on duty to protect the king happened to be landlubbers who couldn't swim.

  After the accident, it was the Mosi people who rescued the two hapless kings. The person did not die on the spot, but the Lord of Dawn that he met during the treatment.

  That’s right, the two unlucky ones both died of krypton therapy. The priest who rescued him came from exile together, and Borg knew them all.

   They have no motive to kill the king, so the problem lies with the Mosi who rescued the king ashore.

  It's a pity that everything is guesswork out of thin air. No problem was found at that time, and it is too late to investigate now.

  The main reason is that the two unlucky kings are both puppets, and they ascended the throne in a hurry, and they have not had time to be recognized by the mainland countries.

  No one would have thought that someone would assassinate these two puppets.

   "Marshal, could it be that you are thinking too much. If the mastermind behind the scenes is an Alpha, why is the expeditionary force evacuating in such a hurry?"

  The middle-aged officer shook his head and said.

   "Nonsense, I also know that they are not Alpha people. If they really had ambitions for the kingdom, they wouldn't have withdrawn all their troops.

   Don’t forget that there are Mosi people, their ambitions may not be smaller than Alpha people! "

   It's okay if you don't explain it, but once you explain it, everyone will not believe it. Isn't it a joke that the little Principality of Moxi dared to plot against the Kingdom of Warhammer?

   But after laughing, everyone's expressions changed drastically. Where is the Warhammer Kingdom now? There are only two grassroots teams and a bunch of messy warlords.

   A flock of dragons without a leader can still dominate; but a flock of sheep without a leader cannot resist the prying eyes of wolves.

  Unfortunately, they are currently playing the role of sheep. No matter who is in power now, they cannot convince the public.

   All the prestige has been lost, and Marshal Borg, who once promised everything, has lost his appeal at the moment.

  The best option is to quickly introduce a king and establish diplomatic relations with various countries. The most appropriate legally is undoubtedly the abdicated Joseph II.

   But this person was kicked out by everyone, and if he is put on the throne again, it is because the kingdom is not chaotic enough.

   Changing candidates, as soon as the idea came up, Borg couldn't get rid of it.

  The only problem is the selection of the king. He alone has no say, and he must win the support of the major factions.

   In my mind, I pulled out all the members of the royal family, compared and screened them one by one, and Borg was soon overwhelmed.

   There are a lot of candidates for the puppet king, but I can't find anyone who can clean up the current mess.

   It’s not that there are no elites in the royal family, but that these elites had accidents due to various reasons in the previous infighting.