Public trial?You deserve it too!

Claude stood up, smiled and winked at Charles, opened the door and left.

It wasn't until the boy returned to his room that a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Okay, thanks to our dear Knight of Shire for providing me with a valuable inspiration."

[... To elaborate? 】

"I have found the right method, how can I get the empire's plan back on track." Claude lay back comfortably. "The method is very simple, as long as you find something worse than the Theocracy and put it in front of the old emperor, won't everything be solved?"

[Uh, you mean the Business Alliance? 】

"That's right, the border between the Theocracy and the Empire is either blocked by mountains or full of fortresses. It is very inconvenient for both sides to attack each other, but the two sides border on land. As a land power country, the Empire is obviously against itself. The Continental Army system is very confident, so the Theocracy wants to make other fronts look impossible to win quickly, forcing the empire to turn its thinking back to dealing with the Theocracy first."

Claude signaled the system to call up the map.

"So the method is very simple, just create a new enemy country bordering on land for the empire."

【Are you going to let the business alliance go ashore? 】

"At first, I was still struggling. After all, the orcs and elves were a little bit paralyzed by the empire, and they were not easy to be fooled. However, what Mr. Charles Bretagne said just now obviously told me that the Merchant Alliance did not mind being on the road with the empire. Bordering, if this is the case, then there is a lot of room for manipulation.”

Claude raised his eyebrows and poured himself a glass of water.

"If these guys have been hiding on the island, even if I have a way to destroy the Armada, it will be very uncomfortable if the landing battle is fought. You must know that this is to destroy the country across the sea. Once the stalemate is reached, it is easy to be stabbed by the knife behind. If you don’t wear it, then the empire will fall into an embarrassing and passive situation.”

【So you want the Merchant Alliance to devote its strength to the continent of Europa? 】

"Totally right! The most important thing in fighting with others is to pull them to the level you are best at, and then use your rich experience to violently blast into him—the map."

Claude happily shook his index finger, and slowly slid down from the Messiah Islands occupied by the Merchant Alliance, crossed the strait, and landed directly below it, on the territory controlled by the Empire, on a protruding peninsula.

"The Armada can't put wheels on its battleships and drive them on land. Therefore, if the merchant alliance wants to gain a foothold on the mainland, it must give up continuing their development in the navy and turn around to strengthen the army. If I can Find a piece of land on the mainland and let the business alliance stand for a year or two. With the urgency of these businessmen, they will definitely devote all their resources to keeping this foothold, just to resist the attack of the empire."

[Brittany Peninsula... Do you want the Merchant Alliance to land on the Brittany Peninsula and gain a foothold there, becoming a new "enemy country bordering the Empire on land"? 】

"Yes, and the best part is that I don't need to interfere at all. I can create a situation that makes sense in every way with just a little push."

Claude pointed to the room where Charles was.

"The Duke of Brittany has a close relationship with the Merchant Alliance. They have a basis for cooperation, and the most terrible thing is that the emperor is preparing to deal with the Grand Duke and his knights—a family that realizes that they cannot recover. No matter what you do, it's all right, right?"

The corner of the boy's mouth curled up quietly.

"A person who fell into the water, when he sees a rope, he has no time to tell whether it can save his life, so he will grab it. No one will doubt it, let alone the best business people like the business alliance—— So you won’t see my figure involved in it.”

[But I think if you don't intervene, things can't go so smoothly. You must know that the emperor and the prime minister can't be unguarded, and these malicious neighbors around them will do some tricks when they kill pigs. 】

"Of course, I'll intervene. Didn't I just say that? A 'gentle' push is enough. For example, the Shire knight who just pledged his allegiance to me is a very good pusher."

Claude sat comfortably on the chair again.

"Although he is an illegitimate child, his surname is Brittany. In the eyes of the Shangmeng, of course he has the right to inherit, but his winning rate is very small-so if he goes to secretly communicate with the Shangmeng, claiming that he is willing to fight with the Shangmeng. Do you think the Merchant League will be fooled if the alliance governs the Principality of Brittany in exchange for the support of the other party?"

[...Yes, because the obsessive obsession with the land of the mainland will blind the other party's eyes, and Shire's baseless identity will also make them relax their vigilance, thinking that the other party has no background and can only trade with the business alliance, and it is easy to use , easy to handle. 】

"Totally correct, the Merchant Alliance will only have a heated discussion on whether to accept it, but will not doubt it - because this is a big enough bargaining chip, and it is also a bargaining chip that no big noble and its heirs can take out! And only such an illegitimate child with no foundation would put all his eggs in one basket and mortgage all his underwear, just to win!"

Claude laughed.

"And the interesting thing is that everyone will subconsciously feel that of course Charles should be greedy for that position and that family, so it is impossible to destroy it-but they are all wrong! The disgust is far beyond their imagination, he doesn't mind letting this family be destroyed from now on, even when he finds a chance to nail it on the pillar of shame with his own hands, he will definitely drive in the last nail with a smile."

[That's right, Charles won't object, because he made the deal as "a Brittany", and the one who survived in the end is a civilian knight officer, he doesn't care about such things at all. 】

The system definitely arrived, but hesitated for a while, and still expressed his concerns.

[But... can you guarantee Shire's loyalty?He's just a young man. If it's Gorman, I believe your plan will go very well, but Charles...need some insurance, right?At least in terms of loyalty to you, some guarantees should be made. 】

"Very well, your way of thinking has begun to approach me, a very good proposal." Claude praised, "So where should we start?"

[That girl, his sister.That is his forbidden area, and no one will be allowed to offend Bai Yueguang. If something happens to her, Charles will definitely fall into a rage, and the only person who can attack her is the heir brother who regards him as a thorn in his side. With a little channeling, his anger will sustain him to carry out your plans. 】

"Oh... But I think the other party may not believe how much Charles loves this girl. After all, he is only a commoner. He should not think that Charles will voluntarily give up his inheritance rights."

Claude's face was weird and subtle, obviously he didn't expect the system to be so decisive.

[It doesn't matter if he thinks about it or not, as long as I think about it, it must be him who thinks about it too!It is impossible for you to be involved in this matter, because there is no motive or reason, and it can only be done by the Brittany family!Charles will also firmly believe in this! 】

The voice of the system was rarely a little excited, as if he was excited because for the first time he truly unified his thoughts and methods with Claude.

"So far."

【Hey? 】

The system is confused.

Claude scratched his head in distress, a little ashamed and embarrassed.

"Why did she grow so crooked all of a sudden... Cough cough, don't do crooked things."

[What... what? 】

The system has been completely broken.

"I—say——, crooked ideas, less thinking, less doing."

Claude raised his voice.

[But, but, haven't you been doing this all the time?Destroy the opponent's comfort zone, and then use words to lure them, as your chess pieces]

"I warn you, you are slander, I am such a sunny knight, why do I keep doing this kind of thing? My heart and deeds are as clear as a mirror."

Claude raised his eyebrows in displeasure: "And take a closer look, which one of the plots I did was not aimed at the enemy? Some methods can be used on the enemy, but should not be used on one's own people - my name is You found the bottom line earlier, did you not listen at all?"

[But... those Wallachian knights, didn't you make the most of them? 】

The system's voice sounded a little aggrieved.

"That's just a deal. Gorman offered his loyalty to me, and I'll keep their princess. The price is clearly marked, and he wants it himself."

Claude shook his head.

"Have you forgotten? In Gorman's eyes, I am a member of the Intelligence Bureau. Then I am Ludwig's personal soldier and the princess's guardian knight, so he will be completely loyal to me—not with despicable words. to force him to bow his head."

【…】

"You're right, attacking that little sister will of course make Charles furious, but does it make sense? I have one more illegitimate child who is furious at Brittany, but I have lost a usable, genuine child." A knight genius who came up from the lower levels—maybe the former has no burden to destroy the Brittany family, but if the plan is really to be carried out, the vigorous fire of revenge will only ruin my big business."

Claude shook his head.

"It's not necessary, it's not necessary at all. I just need to ask Gorman to strengthen the protection of Shire's house. If the other party attacks, it's best to save him. If not, I just need to tell Friedrich to tell Shire. , saying that many sneaky people have been haunting his house recently, and it can have the same effect-this knight will definitely be angry, and then feel afraid, and finally come to me for help because of worry."

"You have to understand that it takes a smart person to provoke the business alliance to go ashore, not a person whose heart has been controlled by emotions. Don't be fooled by my means, see the essence - use desire, go Drive everyone."

[Using... Desire? 】

"That's right, a person with desires is the one who can be used, and once his heart is filled with one thing, he will have no desires."

Claude said with certainty.

"According to what you do, Charles will definitely become an empty shell, and there is only one evil spirit supported by revenge inside. Maybe he will follow my plan in order to destroy Brittany. But when the emperor cuts the knife After that, he will find that his wish has been fulfilled, and he no longer needs to obey my plan. And once the breath of revenge dissipates, his whole body will collapse in an instant, completely losing its use value—"

"That's just too wasteful."

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What Cloud said to the system is what I want to say to you.

No, why do you think there will be a knife when you see a little bit of sugar?God damn also said that he was raped, you said that I am a pure love god of war, why do my readers still have such a heaven-defying tauren?

The death of a character is a very serious operation, either it completes the character completely, or it plays an irreplaceable role in promoting and transforming the plot. For example, the plot of Mr. Carl’s sacrifice I wrote, I think it satisfies the above two very well. point.

Who would kill a character to write a tragedy? ? ?

The tragedy in my eyes should be a huge failure that cannot be recovered from the situation. The characters in the situation desperately want to recover, but they are finally unable to recover.

For example, the Theocracy project mentioned in the first two chapters, if I write a tragedy, I will start from the perspective of Ludwig - a powerful motherland fell apart overnight, his father was swallowed up by a conspiracy, brothers fought against each other, and traitors rose together. Trying hard to help the collapse of the building, he tried his best, but became the target of public criticism. In the end, he was defeated and died, and committed suicide in despair.

Let me talk about the most simple and easy-to-understand example: Wuhou finally said the phrase "Heaven will not help me, but help Ercao" in the face of heavy rain in Shangfanggu.

This is the most perfect interpretation of my understanding of tragedy. The prime minister has spent his whole life helping the Han Dynasty, but he has not even been able to see Chang'an once. can see.

This is the tragedy in my eyes. The dust of an era, falling on any individual, is a mountain that cannot be carried.

To kill one or two happy little characters, to play with the contrast between love and hate, is this also called a knife?It’s glass slag at best—otherwise, why would I say that no matter how I write a book, it will be a happy end, because if I write a bad end, I’m afraid you won’t be able to hold on to the ending, and I’ll create that kind of hopeless feeling halfway through. The sense of fate is gone...

Also, when I saw the young couple, I felt like I was going to die...

Who made you become like this, Jiangnan?

Then I suggest you to read my last book, the dragon chapter I wrote is really sweet.

"It seems that everyone carries a knife, but I am a pair of fists. I don't like knives."

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【…】

The system fell silent, and he had already realized where the loopholes in his plan were—

lie.

Indeed, according to his own plan, Ciel's loyalty and subjective initiative have been greatly improved, but this improvement is entirely based on the hatred created, not for Claude himself-so the other party's reins are actually It is involved in the objective fact that "the Breton family still exists", and once this fact disappears, Charles will become a useless chess game, and no one can continue to use it.

Even, there may be a backlash, this hatred was deliberately led to Claude - because this was originally the hand of his subordinates!Once Charles feels that he has been deceived, whether he stands up and exposes it, or goes undercover like he did with the Brittany family, it will deal a devastating blow to Claude's personality.

And if Claude's method is followed, and the other party makes a move, Claude's people save his fiancée, and Charles is grateful to him; Saying a sentence without itching, it is impossible to verify whether it is true or false, but it can make Charles feel scared. At this time, he can use his speech skills to make him believe-"It is impossible to use peace of mind without destroying the Brittany family. The fact of life" can achieve the same effect.

【...That's why I said that some methods can be used on the enemy, but not on one's own people?The latter situation is still your original operation, but not only can you get the same result as me, but there is no future trouble at all, because everything is real!Even after Charles completes the destruction of the Brittany family, he will be more grateful and loyal to you, and he can continue to play a greater role in your army...]

The system's voice was confused at first, but then became smoother, and then became a little lost again.

【As a result, the gap between me and the teacher is still so big...】

"So, in terms of becoming a qualified war criminal... I mean, you still have a lot to learn in order to get a graduation practice certificate from me, little guy."

Claude shook his head.

"Don't just learn the superficial things when you learn something. You have to give me back all the words I taught you not long ago. Don't use lies to cover up the truth. Remember, use the truth. To lie, or at least, to lead others with unverifiable words."

"You hurt that little sister, that's the truth, and if you want to cheat with the excuse of "the heir to the Brittany family hurt her", you are using lies to cover up the truth. This is the worst behavior, because Any lie runs the risk of being exposed."

[I understand that as long as it is a lie, it can never become true, but your actions are not, because they are all "true", so in the worst ending, you can get Shire, and I may Lose everything. 】

"That's right, don't think about victory, think about failure first, when preparing a plan, you must consider the possibility of failure, and then prepare a lot of backup plans - as for why, you just think that I have a plan that will be disrupted debuff, I'm used to this kind of thing."

Claude shrugged helplessly, the expression on his face looked affectionate and kind.

"Although you are a good student, it is a bit too arrogant to want to learn everything I have so quickly. Take your time, it's okay, we have plenty of time, don't rush to show me your grades, I will always with you."

【……kindness! 】

"Now that you know you've made a mistake, remember it and continue to follow my pace—the subsequent plans need more detailed preparations."

【I will definitely keep your teachings firmly in mind... The plan in the future is to let Charles approach the Merchant League with the image of an illegitimate son who aspires to inherit the Principality of Brittany, so that the Merchant League can gain a foothold, Is it right? 】

"Yes, this point is still very easy to operate. As long as you spend a little time, Charles will be willing to do it-but it is necessary to send another person to assist him, and the gang of street lamps and decorations from the Merchant Alliance will be slavish. Xia This guy is still too young, and obviously has no experience in political struggle, I have to find someone suitable..."

Claude half-closed his eyes, resting his right index finger on his temple with a little headache.

He has very few people in his hands, who can use them freely without worrying about exposing himself, that is, Friedrich and Gorman, and because it is impossible for Claude to give up the Orphan Gang, Friedrich obviously does not Maybe if you leave the imperial capital, the only people who can use it are...

"I can't help it. Take Gorman out to accompany Shire. I will redesign the layout here in the imperial capital. Fatty must know how to play this game. With such an experienced collaborator by his side, I I can also rest assured that at least my plan will not fail because of some minor problems arising from unexpected situations."

Claude sighed, deeply distressed by the lack of manpower.

"It just happened to pull a group of Wallachian knights from the fiefdom of the Provence province, pretend to be mercenaries and follow Charles back, leaving at least one army in his hands that can be used for self-protection, so that no one will do it casually. Lose."

【If Gorman goes to Brittany, will he be exposed?After all, from the intelligence point of view, the Theocracy must already know the existence of the other party, and the relationship between the other party and the Merchant Alliance, once Shire acts according to the plan, the Merchant Alliance will definitely ask the Theocracy to conduct a comprehensive investigation on it, right? 】

"It's okay, go back and make a weight loss plan for Gorman, and make this guy into the image of a taciturn iron-blooded knight for me, as Shire's squire, that's almost enough."

Claude very roughly decided the next tragic experience of the fat man.

【...It seems that it can be covered up like this, but it won't stand up to scrutiny, right? 】

"It's fine to be ambiguous. Anyway, isn't Gorman assisting Charles in the Orphan Gang now? With the relationship between Charles and Friedrich, it shouldn't be a problem to get away with it—you were wrong about something before, Xia After you acted according to the plan, it is absolutely impossible for the Chamber of Commerce and the Theocracy to be as close as before, so there is no need to worry that the Chamber of Commerce will appoint the Theocracy to help with the investigation, and it is obviously impossible to find out anything with their own abilities. of."

【Why?Why? 】

"The reason is very simple, because the Theocracy will not support the Chamber of Commerce to do this."

Claude grinned.

【What the teacher means is... the Theocracy will not support the Chamber of Commerce to gain a permanent foothold on the mainland at this time? 】