Public trial?You deserve it too!

Therefore, the emperor did not kill the Prime Minister of Lauenburg in his "fury", and he did not even remove him from his post, which shows that this kind of opposition was simply pretended to be seen by others.

Then the big nobles probably want to send it, because the prime minister is the emperor's diehard.The prime minister is hardcore, so how could his favorite student be on the side of the nobles?It means that the officialdom and money bags belong to the old emperor.Coupled with the fact that the army must be on the emperor's side, with money in one hand and a knife in the other, Claude guessed that he was short of a flag sacrificer.

What?How do you think Claude is sure that the army is on the side of the old emperor?

As the emperor of such a big empire, you can't even get absolute military power, so why are you still a hammer emperor?Consciously find an old tree with a crooked neck and hang it up, saving some time is good for everyone.

Perhaps the only difference is that the emperor wants to cut the mess quickly, and the prime minister wants to boil the frogs in warm water, but the problem is that the chef who boiled the frogs also left a reason for himself-if you are treason, I will kill you .

Claude recalled the ability and means of Lieutenant Colonel Siegfried, who was in charge of intelligence in the imperial capital, and really didn't think it would be so difficult for the old emperor to frame him...

So now the other party is still cooking the frog, so the only concern should be...

Claude immediately asked Jung quietly.

"Teacher, did those veteran nobles pledge allegiance to a certain prince?"

"Yes, His Royal Highness the First Prince Augustus." Jung sighed, his face was a little dignified, "In fact, these nobles also know that the royal family is not at ease with them, so the only way is to choose a prince. Take refuge and ascend to the throne of God with their help, even after ascending the throne, the emperor will still choose to restrict these nobles in turn, but there is no worry of destroying the family."

"Wouldn't it be that the eldest prince can have the upper hand?" This was beyond Claude's expectations. It is to influence the abolition of the next emperor.

"Yes, so although I hate the Second Highness, I have to admit his courage and handwriting. His Highness Joachim is indeed a genius. Since he entered the Imperial Military University, he has made friends with the younger generation. People, the next generation of parents of many big families have a good impression of him. After deciding to fight for the reserve, relying on the power they have allocated, they vigorously promoted officials from small nobles and even civilians, and gathered many talents by their side. After these people have gradually emerged in various departments of the empire, he was able to rely on His Majesty's natural dislike for the great nobles to sit on an equal footing with Augustus in the court."

Jung's tone was a bit complicated. Obviously, although Joachim's approach was a bit deviant, it was indeed a good choice. If some of the other party's methods were not too insidious, this His Highness might not be a good lord.

"Then can't we use the same method?"

"Of course, and the image His Highness Ludwig has established over the years can naturally win the favor of these people. Whether it is promoting civilians to knights or letting military merits fall on those who deserve it, you can show them His Highness character, and His Majesty intends for us to take over the people left by Joachim, now Augustus can no longer unilaterally suppress us."

Jung explained with a smile.

Claude nodded, he finally figured out what the old emperor was encouraging Ludwig to do.

Oppose those old-fashioned real power aristocrats.

The more you oppose, the more rewards you can get, otherwise it would be unreasonable for Joachim to gain a firm foothold in court with his open card play.

"It's dark under the lights. It's obvious that Ludwig has always been in a posture of resisting nobles, but I didn't think of this directly."

Claude shook his head. Hearing what Jung said, it seemed very simple, but no matter how talented these people from commoner and minor aristocrats are, it is a very strange thing that so many people can emerge from various departments of the empire. ——No matter why they have the opportunity to stand out, just because they have not been suppressed by the bureaucracy in all directions, it can already be seen how happy the old emperor is with this matter.

"But the old emperor's preference for Augustus is really obvious."

【How to say? 】

"Based on the preparations of the old emperor, it is obvious that he is really ready to personally deal ruthlessly to the nobles. At this time, whichever prince accepts the loyalty of the nobles, whichever prince should be an abandoned son who paralyzes them, and will never Give up mercilessly."

[But the old emperor didn't show any reluctance to give up on Augustus, did he? 】

"From the very beginning, the old emperor never wanted to give up his eldest son."

Claude pretended to be a little hungry, and after apologizing to Jung, he picked up the plate and got some food, and sat in the corner, stuffing food into his mouth while looking at the eldest prince.

"I was a little surprised by Jung's sentence before. He said that Leichter was his friend before, which shows that they not only know each other, but also know each other very well, at least they are colleagues or something."

[Is there something wrong with this? 】

"Of course not, let me ask you, who is Ludwig Jung?"

【Teacher...so that's the case, Leicht is also the teacher of the First Prince? 】

"Yes, that's why I said that the old emperor never wanted to give up His Highness Augustus from the very beginning." Claude picked up a glass of juice, "The prince's teachers are all appointed by the old emperor, if Augustus was really pushed out to be used as a target, so it is impossible for someone like Leichter to be released to him."

【You mean, Leicht is the emperor's teacher for the crown prince? 】

"Look at the situation of that great prince. Surrounded by wolves, he seems to be far away from each other. This Leichter can actually steer the helm in chaos, so that the whole power can still maintain a normal direction of growth. Compared with him, Jung is also a piece of char siu .”

"If I were the old emperor and wanted to use Augustus as a bait, I would send Jung there. This kind of old arrogance is definitely not in the same pot as those nobles, but with Augustus' performance From the perspective of personality, it is obvious that the other party will choose the side that will help him more. Jung Kong has a patriotic enthusiasm, but does not have the ability and means of Leicht. Of course, it is the side that has been abandoned. He has almost become an outsider of the First Prince's power."

Claude used food to make his expression more friendly. Perhaps it was a matter of personal habits. When he was thinking about "sunshine" alone, he would always show a strange expression unconsciously.

"This will definitely make the great nobles ecstatic. A prince who is completely surrounded by their mouthpieces can be fooled into a lame man after decades. If such a person comes to power, the empire will become their grand banquet." The main dish. Under such a beautiful pie, they will of course reveal more flaws, and it will be more convenient to handle."

"Then let Leichter help my son who really wants to be in the top position, and establish an image of a prince who appoints people on their merits and talents. In this way, after I personally chop up these pigs and make them into ribs, I will use iron and blood methods Shock everyone. Then I will fire you for playing one hand, but the next emperor will use you, so it will be much easier for my son to rise to the throne. In addition, a group of people from common people and minor nobles will be mixed into Conglong Zhigong. The ruling class of the empire can be refreshed."

[But you only consider the country, never consider yourself, you still just treat this place as a game, everything is for the strength of this power, personal selfishness and feelings are completely ignored by you.I don't think that the best choice for the empire will be the best choice for the emperor. As you said before, no emperor will voluntarily cede power, even if this opportunity is rare. 】

Unexpectedly, the system actually refuted Claude.

The boy was taken aback, then nodded slightly.

"You're right. This is my own problem. I only think from the perspective of maximizing benefits, ignoring the selfish desires that those sitting in this seat may have."

Claude patted himself on the head. This was another omission in the dark under the lights. He habitually brought his choice into the perspective of other people, but ignored that even those people "love the Empire as much as he does" , and it is impossible to really do what you want, it is entirely the path chosen to make the country stronger.

"Okay, but I still stick to my point of view. If I want to make Augustus an abandoned son, I will definitely not assign Leicht as his teacher. Such a person can't give up at will, but Someone who can really be the prime minister."

This time the system didn't speak any more, just quietly listening to Claude's thoughts.

"So the emperor is actually looking forward to Augustus's choice. As long as he does not abandon Leicht for a day, then the emperor will not completely confiscate his opportunity for a day. It can even be said that if Augustus is enlightened now, he will take a nobleman later. Come out to sacrifice the flag and vote for the certificate, even if Ludwig seems to be in the sky now, he will fall into the trough in an instant, because that is the moment when the old emperor made his choice."

【So to break the situation, the first prince can only let Leicht take the initiative to give up? 】

"Yes, but I can't intervene in this matter at all. I have no resources, no chess pieces, and I can't even propose this plan, because it doesn't fit my current personality, and... it's not that I look down on my lord, play He really can't do this stuff."

Claude shrugged helplessly.

"I do have a way to create a gap between the eldest prince and Leicht, but this is not what I can do now. I really didn't expect that the political situation in this country is so complicated, which made me want to The strategy of keeping a low profile and keeping a low profile has become a complete joke, and this period of time I plan to use for 'growth' will completely prevent me from this struggle!"

"I just want to talk about some normal love"

Love is a profound knowledge, but I am a scholar at the top of the ivory tower.

Even if the object of love is an inhuman being, I can handle it with ease.

But recently I was thinking about a question.

There is a saying that the mountains have no edges, the sky and the earth are in harmony, and you dare to break with the king.

True love should be refined, sincere, indestructible, loyal and single-minded.

But when the world restarts, the world turns upside down, and everything changes, can my half-true, half-truthful determination to save the world be considered love? ]q skirt according to:/; 6⑧② Iraq 7 seven 1⑥

All for One: Chapter 89 Chapter 83 Never think that Claude has no plans

[So you mean, are you ready to admit defeat?No longer meddling in the matter of seizing the heir? 】

"Who said I'm going to admit defeat?"

[But in this situation, aren't you already at your wit's end?If you can't break the game, you can only watch the emperor decide who wins and who loses, and now the chances of the eldest prince winning are too great. 】

"I'll never be at my wits end, intern."

Claude chuckled and grabbed the knife and fork, practicing the dining etiquette that he had just taken a surprise tuition.

"You may have made some mistakes in my understanding of recent actions. Whether it's saving Ludwig in the Sudeten Mountains or setting off a full-scale rebellion in Provence Province, although these actions are indeed breaking the situation, you must remember , Breaking the game should never be an end, it is just a means.”

"The ultimate goal of any method should be to get more benefits that belong to you, rather than simply destroying the other party's layout. If it is difficult to understand, you can even regard breaking the game as a deal. Only breaking the game When what I can get exceeds what I need to pay, then I will break the game, otherwise, why not stay in this game?

Putting down the knife and fork in his hand, the boy picked up a glass of juice and carefully observed everyone in the banquet.

"Seeing that the person who set up the game is complacent, but in the end he makes a wedding dress for others, and even the chess game and the chess player are sent into the abyss, killing people and punishing their hearts, nothing more."

【So... Do you feel that the current situation needs to be broken, and what you pay is not directly proportional to what you can gain? 】

"Of course." Claude smiled and nodded to the waiter who brought the new juice, "Of course I still have a way to break the game, but it's not worth it."

【……Can you tell me?I am very curious. 】

"Of course, I am your team leader now."

Claude didn't mean to be close at all.

"The current situation is that as long as the eldest prince suddenly becomes enlightened, he will definitely win. After all, age is not good-looking. Ludwig and Joachim are only in their 30s, and Augustus is almost At the age of 45, he has watched the imperial court ten years longer than his two younger brothers, no matter how you say it, it is logical to take over the throne of the emperor, and there will be no obstacles."

"In addition, the First Prince has now lost Provence, so there must be a huge gap in funds. If Leicht makes the best use of the situation and directly makes the First Prince firm up his determination to oppose the big nobles, then the Emperor will do it, and the position of Crown Prince will be lost. There is no possibility of wavering."

[Yes, but now Ludwig has just gained a firm foothold, and he can't help you. In this case, how do you break the situation? 】

"You're right, if Ludwig can take over all of Joachim's secrets in the court, I can still find a way to make a difference less conspicuously, but this is obviously impossible, so I want to break the situation As a last resort—"

"That means destroying the chessboard and all the chess pieces!"

Claude said the very crazy method very calmly.

"The only effective way now is to find a way to pour dirty water on the eldest prince, directly overturning the balance created by the emperor. This is the most shameless and vicious way of party struggle. After using this method , which means that the originally serious and compliant battle for succession in the court will lose all bottom lines from now on."

"In other words, my method is equivalent to completely destroying the stage that the emperor is preparing now. Whether it is the emperor, the prime minister, or Leicht, no matter what plans or preparations they have , everything will disappear—the chessboard will no longer exist, and the chess pieces and the chess game, what’s the point?”

The young man stared at the crimson liquid in the cup, shaking it slightly, watching the red color cover the entire wall of the cup, and then slowly flowing down.

"As long as I go to the court with great fanfare and say in front of all the courtiers that I found evidence that the eldest prince colluded with the Theocracy in Provence, then this chessboard that was originally controlled by His Majesty will be completely shattered!"

"The reason is very simple. As long as this report is publicized by me, the emperor will have to investigate to the end. This investigation will inevitably be in a semi-public situation. However, no matter which force, it cannot withstand strict investigation. In such a With so much attention, small mistakes that could have been covered up by unspoken rules or shady scenes will be listed on the line in an instant, and even, in order to prove his son's innocence and express that this investigation is absolutely no favoritism, the emperor must put these Let everyone see what you find out."

"In the end, no matter whether the eldest prince has any traces of colluding with the Theocracy, this shame of being stripped clean will accompany him throughout his life. And those stains that can be easily blown away like dust will be completely wiped away." It will be branded on him and remain in people's hearts, making it impossible for him to take over the throne of emperor."

Claude lightly described the conspiracy of being dragged out of the guillotine thirty times by the old emperor, and showed a shy blush to the noble lady who boldly winked at him, then buried his head and continued to cover it with a cup. Covering his own face, it made the daughter of the unknown family giggle.

"Of course, as a price, Knight Claude's newly formed identity, contacts and future resources won will all be taken into account - Ludwig's trust in me will make him willing to take me to court Tang; the emperor's expectations of me will make him subconsciously want to hear what I will say; as for others, whether it is Siegfried's kindness to me, or the two princesses' affection for me, or The ignorance, respect, or goodwill of other influential people towards me will completely disappear with my actions. Even the next road of the empire will inevitably go in a completely different direction from then on. "

[This is, your method? 】

"Yes, this is my method."

[Will you do it? 】

"will not."

[Because it's too despicable? 】

"Because it's no good."

A sneer appeared on the face behind Claude's cup.

"I destroyed everything about Knight Claude, the character design, connections, future, and everything was replaced by the elimination of the great prince Augustus. It seems that Ludwig's road to the throne is unstoppable, But who said that would be good for me?"

"It is impossible for Ludwig to use me again, and the old emperor can't wait to kill me. The princesses will avoid me as a snake and scorpion. The best result is to join the future female Grand Duke of Saxony, but that kind of shameless want to stay The upper class will only make more people hate me."

【…】

"So once I do something like this, Knight Claude's life will also enter the countdown. I will try my best to keep everyone's goodwill towards me. There will be a fire without a whole body, which should not have happened at all, and the charges will be charged and killed."

"The prince's silence, the knight's sudden death, sounds so pleasant, doesn't it?"

Claude put down the empty cup, the smile on his face had been readjusted, and the sunshine was revealed in front of the others.

"In this way, they can continue to feel that I am a true knight who does not fear the authority of the royal family and has the courage to expose evil deeds, and rationalize all my actions again. Although the old emperor has lost points seriously, I am already 'dead' after all, Isn't it? And the people of Ludwig's family, they will miss me, no doubt, because I am still the 'most chivalrous knight' in their hearts."

[Do you not even let go of your own value? 】

"Why let it go? This will be a good seed, just like the knight Julien, it will always take root and sprout when I need it.

[So if you do that, will you choose to go to the Church?Use Julien? 】

"After losing the reasonable status of the empire, of course I will go to the church country next. Although I don't understand the operation of religion, it's nothing more than winning the trust of others. I'm familiar with this kind of thing, so I don't need to use my company for it " Claude shrugged indifferently, "Anyway, your boss didn't say what kind of means to restrict me. At worst, I will develop the Theocracy and let him sweep the mainland."

[With the size of the Theocracy, it is impossible to do it... maybe you can do it, but will this be able to complete your task? 】

"Of course it's impossible. Who can eat a fat man in one bite? It's just that after I have done this, it is impossible for the empire to centralize power. The nobles will surely escape, because the emperor himself can't take care of himself." Yes, and the prime minister has no reason to do fake tricks. After all, under such circumstances, he still goes to forcibly deal with the big nobles. Yu once. Then it can only be Ludwig who takes over, I’m not bragging, I just find someone to criticize, maybe he can cancel the Imperial Intelligence Bureau by himself, and then the information will be directly transparent.”

"At a time like this, the villain of the Theocracy needs to come on the stage, start a full-scale war directly, and use the banner of 'Let every human city set up a holy church', engage in religious fanaticism, a little bit of militarism, and then a little bit more The separation of races, the caste system, and the caste system intensified the conflicts in the occupied areas. At this time, Julien, a mad dog who is absolutely loyal to the faith, was released to bite people, and the Theocracy was directly fed to death by his own appetite.

"Then 'naturally', the people of the former empire who were enslaved woke up and 'fighted for the former empire'. Anyway, there are many knights in the empire and they run fast. It is impossible to wipe them all out. When the time comes, find a royal family to forcefully declare, Both Christina and Letitia are no different. Raise your arms and call out the tyranny, and the tyranny will be destroyed. It is estimated that it will directly make the Theocracy lose. This is considered to have completed the task of [Destroy the Theocracy], right? And since Body and soul are destroyed together, colorful black."

Claude's words were full of indifference.

"How about it, do you want to see it? If you want to see it, I will do it."

【Would you be willing to do this kind of thing just because I want to see it or not? 】

"Look at what you said, didn't I say it before? The relationship between us is far from being as distant as you think. You can take my behavior as a kind of flattery. After all, as a person who is not familiar with the place Your identities and strengths are beyond my comprehension, out of a nature of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, it is not a shame to please your colleagues."

【...Then can I take these words of yours as a kind of temptation? 】

A strange calm and silence suddenly appeared in the previously lively mind, until Claude smiled again.

"It seems that after following me for so many days, you really learned a lot."

[For others, it may be incomprehensible or negligent because of forgetting, but for me, there is no possibility of ignoring certain things because of forgetting your words and deeds.I remember very clearly that not long after you first came to this world, you told me that you also have a bottom line, and then you said similar things in Provence. At that time, killing the Adelin knight was the best solution, but you You denied this approach, but now, you tell me that you are willing to do even more despicable and shameless things just to please me? 】

Claude didn't speak, just smiled faintly.

[You are testing my bottom line, you want to know if I am the kind of person in your impression, who loses his heart because of authority and power, and indulges in playing with other people's behavior, because as you said before, you You don't know me, let alone our responsibilities and strengths, which makes you never really trust me.So you decided to say these words just to find out my character? 】