Public trial?You deserve it too!

The robed man shook his head.

"Then you came to me because you want to choose His Royal Highness Augustus? I haven't found any prince who has a good attitude towards you. His Majesty's dislike for you has obviously been brought into his education for the prince, Lexie. I think the attitude of people like Tehe Jung who came out with him all the way towards you can be used as a reference."

The Duke of Brittany has calmed down. The other party probably wants to use him to build a bridge between the Theocracy and the great prince Augustus. He is ready to refuse, although the smuggling transaction with the Chamber of Commerce will be terminated later. Let him feel a little sad.However, under the current political situation, it may be better for the family if there are fewer deadly handles.

"Sure enough, you still don't know why I came to you this time."

The man in the robe walked up to the man, bent down, and tilted his head to look at the Duke.

"The eldest prince you mentioned, His Highness Augustus, is already conducting a private transaction with the Theocracy through us, and the executor is, of course, that business genius, Mr. Gutenberg Barr."

The man was stunned by the bombardment of this news.

"Look, what a good start this is. The hardest part of everything is the breakthrough from zero to one. After that, many things can go on very well, don't you think? Doesn't the transaction between people also start from the little bit?"

The man in the robe patted the back of the Duke's chair, looking like an old acquaintance.

"You...you! This, this is impossible! How dare Gutenberg... No! Leicht will not allow... Leicht will never allow this to happen! He will definitely let August Stu sent the people sent by Theocracy to the Imperial Intelligence Bureau!"

The man retorted incoherently and excitedly, but rather than saying that he was denying the other party's words, it would be better to say that he was desperately trying to convince himself not to believe it.

"Lechter, ah, is indeed a respectable wise man, but in the final analysis, he is just a courtier. Could it be that His Highness Augustus is actually just a puppet for this old man to realize his political ambitions? No way No way?"

The robed man briskly turned around behind the Duke, from his left to his right.

"You see, the reason I didn't contact His Highness through you is because I know your loyalty, and I also know that you think too badly of me. I always think that I am a member of the Theocracy, so I must come to destroy the empire. Prejudice is a stereotype, understand?"

"So I went directly to His Highness Augustus. His Highness was obviously very interested in my proposal. Of course, like you, he couldn't believe what I said. But as I said, the Theocracy is willing to become the first On the side of the action, after this, the empire can slowly respond, but we don’t accept the bargain, because we have handed over everything that can be handed over to the empire, haven’t we?”

The robed man walked back to his seat again, staring into the eyes of the Duke of Brittany.

"So do you understand now? Our interests are the same in the matter of letting His Highness Augustus ascend the throne. Compared with His Highness Ludwig who cares more about mud legs than you empire builders It is said that only when His Highness Augustus takes office can the hearts of the empire be truly united, and with the assistance of the Theocracy, it is possible to achieve unprecedented feats for mankind!"

The man couldn't say a word anymore, he just looked at the man in the robe in shock, followed his words mechanically, but failed to find any flaws.

He knew there must be something wrong, he knew that the Theocracy must have some tricks, but he couldn't find it, not even a suspicious point, because it was hard to find traces of Augustus's dealings with the Theocracy, but Gu The traces of Thunberg's trade were not so easily erased.

The Duke of Brittany suddenly recalled that the rebellion in the province of Provence happened last year, and the income of the eldest prince suddenly decreased. They had previously speculated whether Leicht would open his mouth to the nobles in the new year and demand more money. A lot of political donations to support, but the other party didn't mention it at all, as if... as if...

It was as if he had already filled the hole!

What kind of person is Augustus, they are very clear, they are deep-minded, have their own city, and their emotions and anger are invisible. Obviously, the emperor's mind has already been understood, and in addition, he can be a master in planning by himself. Leicht, who suppressed all their nobles... Such a standard crown prince and staff all felt that the deal with the Holy State could be done. I am afraid that the Holy State really gave the other party some undeniable benefits!

"You... The Theocracy... really want His Highness Augustus to be on the throne?"

He could only ask difficult questions.

"Of course, as I said, His Highness Augustus is willing to show us goodwill, and we are naturally willing to continue to make concessions. This time I came to see you, and I also want to treat you and everyone who stands on the same side as you, Release our goodwill, after all, everyone will work under the command of His Highness Augustus in the future, I hope we can maintain some tacit understanding between us that can only be felt but not talked about."

The robed man leaned forward slightly, and blinked playfully.

"After all, if I come to convey these words, it can be regarded as within the scope of 'unspeakable'."

The man lowered his head, a wry smile hung on the corner of his mouth.

That's right, there are people from the Theocracy who are loyal to the First Prince, and even both sides have made various behavioral plans after becoming the emperor in the future. Now that His Majesty is still strong, it is indeed an "unspeakable thing".

"Then I will take my leave first, Lord Duke of Brittany, I think you can understand now that I have come to see you, and the person I want to match you up with is not His Highness, but your friends who have supported each other until today us."

The man in the robe turned around, but those touching words still clearly reached the man's ears.

"Recasting the glory of mankind, allowing you to reproduce, even surpass the glory of your ancestors - these originally illusory fantasies, as long as His Royal Highness Augustus is in power, they will all become within reach, so, next time, please Don't let up until the real victory comes."

All Living Beings Are Children: Chapter 109 Chapter [-] The True Opponent

"Your Majesty, Nicholas, the director of the Imperial Intelligence Bureau, asks to see you."

A waiter knelt on the ground to report.

"Meet."

"Yes."

The waiter hurriedly retreated, and soon Nicholas walked into the emperor's study.

"Is there anything that I need to know now?"

The emperor looked at the scroll in his hand without raising his head.

"Your Majesty, there is news from the intelligence network of the Sixth Office that the port in the northern part of the Merchant Alliance has become extremely busy recently, and the port throughput has far exceeded the past. After their investigation, they found that most of the merchant ships were fully loaded and almost empty. And back, most of what was transported was food and a small amount of ordnance, they have already dispatched manpower to mix in the second batch of merchant ships that went to sea, but because of the slow sailing, there is no definite news yet.”

Nicholas respectfully handed over a stack of information to the emperor's desk.

"After the intelligence integration on your side, do you have any speculation?"

It seems that His Majesty finally became interested, and took the information to look through it.

"Since the normalization of trade between the Merchant Alliance and the Orcs, the northern port of the Merchant Alliance has become more busy every year. However, in that case, the ships are fully loaded and fully loaded. Although the goods transported are also food, tools and ordnance, but There will also be a large amount of raw materials such as ore, timber, meat products and fur products when they return, which is a normal trade transaction."

Nicholas obviously already had a draft in mind, and he answered very fluently.

"And this year, a large number of ships left the port full of supplies, but returned almost empty-handed. This is definitely not the behavior of those profit-seekers, so the Theocracy must have taken action. Considering the natural disasters that came back from the north and the orcs going south. Possibility, the only possibility is that the Theocracy is determined to help as many orcs as possible to overcome this difficulty, so that they don't have to go south to fight us to the death, and they can still maintain the threat to the northern border of the empire."

The emperor nodded and continued to read the information.

"In addition, according to the number of sea ships assisted by the business alliance this time, and the time interval to go to sea, the Intelligence Bureau has carried out detailed calculations and comparisons based on the information given by the six divisions over the years. What can be confirmed at present is that there must be orcs in the north. It is a large port, and it is an ice-free port, otherwise such a large number of sea ships cannot be received by relying on a few temporary docks."

"The more detailed location cannot be calculated for the time being. We need to wait until the end of the chaos in the northern border. Those observation posts stationed on the coast of the peninsula will send back the observation information of the weather and the fleet. Their voyage distance is calculated, and the location of that port is determined."

Nicholas continued to speak calmly, as if it was not an important matter at all.

The emperor's expression also remained the same, instead, there was a hint of a sneer.

"It seems that this natural disaster came at a very good time. I told all the orcs the real way to survive, and a simpler way to survive - no need to live by chasing water and grass, no need to walk through the countless cattle and sheep The isthmus, where the orcs howl, doesn’t need to suffer terrible white disasters. As long as they abandon their nomadic traditions and become loyal slave laborers who plunder ore, timber and all raw materials in the hands of the business alliance, they can get enough food and live a stable life. Live in a solid house and get through every day steadily."

Satisfied, the emperor put down the information in his hand.

"Tell the Chief of the Sixth Division to activate all the intelligence networks! Their next task is to assist you in calculating the specific location of the orc port. Tell him, I don't need any backup or future, I only want this location!"

"Yes!"

Nicholas bowed deeply, turned around and was about to leave.

"Wait, Sir Nicholas, there is no need to be so anxious. After all, we have to wait for the return of the sailors placed on the second batch of merchant ships. The data collected by the empire on the peninsula also needs to wait until the beginning of spring. There is no need to put pressure on him now. Instead, Let him mess around."

The emperor smiled and waved his hand.

"Sit down for a while and chat with me."

The man looked at His Majesty in astonishment, and cold sweat drenched his back instantly.He quickly adjusted his expression and mentality, and sat down on the chair given by the emperor with some surprise and flattery.

Then I frantically searched in my heart whether I have been stupid recently, or did something I shouldn't do.

"I heard that your youngest son signed up for the Department of Warfare at the Imperial Military University last year, and this year happened to be taking part in training in the northern border, right?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, that kid's knight talent is very good, and it is worth practicing, so I stuffed a little money and got him in directly."

Nicholas was a little puzzled by the emperor's question, but he still said it clearly.

"Why, aren't you going to let him join the Intelligence Bureau?"

"Your Majesty, those who join the Imperial Intelligence Agency are most taboo about the word emotion. I love my sons very much, so in order not to let these feelings affect my decision-making, I also want to do my best for the empire. Naturally, I must Keep them as far away from the Intelligence Service as possible."

Nicholas answered with a wry smile.

"Very good, Mr. Nicholas, you have done a good job. You have a clear distinction between public and private, and you have feelings and a sense of responsibility. I am very pleased. I chose you to receive the Imperial Intelligence Bureau. I did not misunderstand the person back then."

The emperor nodded.

"But I heard from Carl that your son's roommates seem to be quite interesting, don't they? The boy from Albert's family, an elite officer who has fought bloody battles with elves many times, and who is there?" What? Oh, yes, it is a young man who Ludwig likes very much, and he also became the guardian knight of my granddaughter Letitia."

There was a slight smile in the emperor's voice, but Nicholas was almost stunned by these words, and now his thoughts had turned into panic, cold sweat had already crawled on his forehead, and he suddenly fell to his knees on the ground.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I have also heard from my own son about this matter, but please be aware, Your Majesty, that I have never intervened in the matter of dividing the dormitory, and I absolutely did not want to take the opportunity to discuss with His Royal Highness Ludwig. -"

The emperor smiled and shook his head: "Don't worry, I know, because I personally arranged this dormitory."

Nicholas froze.

"Don't kneel, sit down, Sir Nicholas." The emperor smiled and pointed to the chair, "I don't mean anything else, I just want to ask, how did your youngest son Randolph tell you that the man named Ke Lauder's little guy?"

The man immediately recalled all the words Randolph said when he came home for the New Year, and then organized the language to repeat it in as impartial a tone as possible.

"He said that Claude is a real genius. It is not terrible to have a photographic memory. What is terrible is that the other party is not just memorizing it by rote, but can fully understand all the knowledge and then integrate it. Some people because of his perfect score in the exam, He laughed at the nerd who was just talking about war on paper, but Randolph obviously felt that what those people said was very ridiculous. He told his ministers with certainty that Claude would definitely become a famous general of the empire, and he was the kind of famous general without any shortcomings. "

The old emperor laughed, and it was obvious that he was very satisfied with these words.He stood up from behind his desk, and patted the man on the shoulder as he walked past Nikolai.Nicholas immediately followed behind him, and didn't stop until the huge map of the empire's territory.

"I have always had a regret, that is, although the generals of the empire are reassuring in their loyalty, they have some shortcomings in terms of ability. It's not that they don't work hard, or often lose battles, but from the perspective , to tactics and tactics, they are all too narrow and rigid.”

"You can't blame them. After all, although the empire has continued to fight, they are all low-intensity battles. It is okay to sharpen the general, but there is no one who can lead the general. What's worse is that the first emperor was amazing and talented back then. To this day, we are still using the strategy left over from the past, it is the same for the orcs, and it is also the same for the elves, so how can it not make people narrow-minded?"

The emperor's hand swept across the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in the north, the river forests in the east, the mountains and peninsulas in the south, and the islands and seas in the east.

"Although the empire is large, it has always been loyal to all the forces in the mainland. There are enemy countries in the southeast, northwest, and the southeast that does not know when it will explode. The Fortress of Constantine, where the troops are garrisoned, is an enclave that may go to war at any time."

He clenched his fist violently and pounded on the map.

"I am short of manpower, very short, do you understand, Mr. Nicholas?"

"It seems that His Majesty is really optimistic about this Knight Claude."

Nicholas finally breathed a sigh of relief. The emperor didn't come to investigate why his youngest son was somehow close to Ludwig's subordinates, but wanted to make himself, the person he valued, cleverly create some "An Accident of Luck".

He immediately remembered the name firmly in his heart.

"Yes, I am very optimistic about him, because his performance is more satisfying than my children, and his loyalty to the empire is even more admirable."

The emperor nodded.

"And he hasn't been contaminated by the vices of those nobles. His loyalty has been given to me, to Ludwig, and even to the common people of the empire, but he is the only one who hates those nobles."

Nicholas nodded. He was still wondering just now. How could His Majesty understand and value him so much for a guardian knight? It turned out that the other party had found the wealth code, coupled with his real ability, and finally stood out.

"I said that as long as you are loyal to me and have no second thoughts, you will get what I promised him. Whether it's the rise of the family or the return of the country, you didn't let any of your sons enter the intelligence bureau, which is very strange. Well, that's why I'm meddling in Randolph's affairs, don't worry, Nicholas, I'm a nostalgic person."

"Sir, thank Your Majesty Long En."

The man knelt down respectfully.

"Well, get up, continue to do the right thing, go back and tell the director of the Sixth Branch of my oral order later, this and the specific location of the port are directly related to my future national policy, understand?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Nicholas took the order to leave, and only the emperor was left in the study again.

He walked back to the map and looked to the north of the map.

"The first emperor's strategy is not wrong at all. Relying on the adaptability and population of human beings, turning the fortress into a nail and digging deep into the enemy's body to let blood out is really the most terrifying, most effective, and most human-looking Harmless plan."

There was obvious admiration in the emperor's tone.

"But that's too slow... and facing nomads like orcs, they are like rats in the gutter. No matter how you kill them, you can't finish them. Every time you think you've killed them all, but always They can come out of weird corners—so, it’s better to let them gather together, it’s better to kill!”

"Sure enough, you still helped the orcs choose such a path, but that's right, they have no choice at all. Although the Church and the Empire are not against it, it is impossible for you to tolerate the existence of alien races like orcs. The emperor sneered, "You probably have the same idea, right? You want to make the most of your efforts. After all, a race that has adapted to relying on houses and land to survive the winter wants to go back to the kind of wind and sleep in the past." , live without a fixed place, and be disturbed by imperial knights and Baimaofeng all year round, is it possible?"

"Let me guess, why did you take the risk of being exposed this time and desperately aid in the construction of the orc's port? Is it to hold back my northern army and my knights? No, that's not accurate, It should be said that you just want to expose it to me, which is also part of your plan, or in other words, your ultimate goal, to distract me."

The emperor chuckled.

"No one can guess this kind of thing, because all the means are to serve a goal that was achieved at the beginning. Even the orcs can't know it, because it's just a pawn. Probably the Khan is still struggling Do you want to eat these poisonous baits, and you are still thinking about what you will ask for from him as a price, and what kind of impact it will have on the orcs-you have already got what you want, and then the orcs will be directly forced to fight with you. We go into the meat grinder until their meager war potential is exhausted."

"He probably thought you were trying to keep hiding for him, so that they could have a complete respite! However, don't blame this kind of petty scheme. The size of the orc is there. No matter what the Khan No matter how good he is, his race will limit him, so he can only be stuck there all his life and become a pawn, because he is not worthy of other positions at all!"

The emperor slowly shifted his gaze, from the north, to the Merchant League, and finally to the position of the Theocracy.

"Orcs, business alliances, elves... you know, these are just pawns, even not very useful pawns, they can consume and restrain me at most, and the pawns that can really occupy the entire chessboard are only your Theocracy , and my empire."

In this world, only we are chess players, and all beings in this world——

All are pawns!

All beings are children: Chapter 110 Chapter [-] PVP? TVT!

"Which outpost is this?"

Gustav clenched his fists, turned around and asked Claude.

"Come from Tallinn Port, this is the fourth and second captured outpost I found." Claude looked a little dignified.

As a living map, Claude successfully took the vanguard position in the field army squeezed out by Karl. Their purpose was to search for the enemy along the coastline, destroy the orc ships as much as possible, and take back the captives. Empire people.

However, to everyone's surprise, they didn't see any orcs along the way. Although they found many traces of orcs' actions near the coast, they failed to find any living orcs. De" turned out to be the last time they saw the landed orcs.

Naturally, Karl found nothing of the evidence he wanted to find. The orcs retreated extremely resolutely. Except for food, they took almost nothing away. All luggage was destroyed on the spot, including all human captives.