MTL - The King-Chapter 358 Assassination

   came out of the palace in a daze, Hudson's mind was still buzzing.

  Emerging nobles are difficult to mix, and the bosses of emerging aristocrats are even more difficult to mix. Judging from the current situation, you can tell that everyone doesn't take him to play when they start things.

  If he had known earlier that this was a plot by Crown Prince Caesar, he would not have bothered to be the first bird to offend this person.

   Reason told him that if he continued to toss like this, the reputation accumulated on the battlefield would be wiped out sooner or later.

   Success is also a battlefield, and defeat is also a battlefield.

  Hudson is very clear that the main reason everyone rejects him is not because he is a new nobleman, but because he is too perfect on the battlefield.

  If he is a 180-year-old man, everyone probably recognizes him. There are only a few days left and right, and it is enough to pay high.

  It's a pity that Hudson is only in his early twenties, and he can still be active in the kingdom's political arena for decades, or even hundreds of years if he has a thicker skin.

   Anyone with a little brain knows that this kind of potential power minister must be suppressed in advance. Otherwise, let Hudson continue to operate smoothly, what will happen to our younger generations in the future?

  The conflict of core interests determines that no matter how hard Hudson works, he cannot be truly accepted by all parties.

  The current situation is: the old aristocrat is worried that he will seize everyone's interests after he grows up;

  The thinking of the royal family is more complicated. On the one hand, he needs his military talents to deter foreign enemies; on the other hand, he is worried that Hudson will threaten the royal power when he grows bigger.

  Under the combined blessing of many factors, Hudson, who is good at attracting allies, fell into an embarrassing situation of isolation and helplessness in the kingdom's political arena.

  If it's just political troubles, that's all. The key is that the vigilant positions held by all parties have greatly restricted Hudson's actions.

  Looking at the disputes in the southeast province, we know that most of the time, he was forced to take a defensive position instead of taking the initiative to attack.

   It's not that he didn't think of a strong wave, but when he thought of the heroes who died young in history, Hudson dismissed the idea.

   Reason told him that as long as he dares to take the lead now, he will either die young or add another general to the cult organization.

   Don't expect to change jobs, you can't get along in the Alpha Kingdom, and you will only die worse if you change to another country.

  It is the same anywhere, when your appearance harms the interests of others, you are a cult.

  If you can’t change the world, then adapt to the world. After referring to the family histories of countless great nobles, Hudson found their common successful experience, that is - "gou".

   Relatively speaking, Hudson has a better card now. You don't even need to work hard, as long as you spend time slowly, you will be able to step into the core of power when you get older.

  The euphemistic name is: Grinding your temper, in fact, it is climbing too fast, making everyone uncomfortable and insecure.

easy to say, hard to do.

  If he hadn't been severely beaten by the society, and once he was in power, it might not be possible for him to choose to be silent at a young age.

   After drinking a cup of tea, Hudson regained his composure and began to sort out the content of the palace meeting.

  Crown Prince Caesar took the risk of offending all the old nobles in the country, and there must be other reasons behind such a big show.

  Inviting people from the Holy See to come and be crowned seems like a joke, but Hudson knows very well that this matter may not be impossible to become a reality.

  Based on the current international situation, if Crown Prince Caesar dares to send out an invitation, there is a high probability that Pius VII will come to preside over the ceremony in person.

   Perhaps the Holy See is stinky in the eyes of the nobles, but its influence among the people is still deep-rooted, and there are even a group of supporters lurking within the nobles.

   Obtaining the support of these people is also of great significance to stabilizing the throne.

   But these factors alone are not enough for Crown Prince Caesar to do things so absolutely. Everyone is a decent person, and a wave of hints is enough, why do you have to say it yourself?

  Even if Crown Prince Caesar couldn't hold his breath, the guys with rich political experience in the royal family would stop him. The only explanation is: deliberately!

   Wrote four words on the table with his fingers - "land annexation", Hudson sighed deeply.

   Anyone who watched Crown Prince Caesar win over knows it. Either the lord who annexed his neighbors; or the new risen lord whose foundation is unstable.

   No wonder they dared to use a group of veteran nobles as rafts. In fact, the two sides were on opposite sides from the very beginning, and there was no room for compromise.

   If you really look into it, the instigators are still the five major families in the Northland. Although they have made themselves notorious because of their large-scale land annexation, they have gained a lot of benefits!

   It is because of these benefits that they have jumped from the frontier lords to the top family in the kingdom.

  There are ready-made role models out there, and it is impossible for everyone not to have ideas in their hearts. The only problem is that there are no orcs in the south, so they can't play the trick of borrowing a knife to kill someone.

  Even if the introduction of foreign enemies is not enough, in the midst of the internal struggle of the human race, everyone has a tacit understanding not to kill the nobles. As long as you don't die directly on the battlefield, you can basically save your life.

  If you can’t play with rough methods, then play with technical ones.

  Before the rise of the nobles in the Northland, everyone’s integrity was relatively high. They waited for the decline of the minor nobles, and then waited for an opportunity to annex them.

  It’s different now, it’s too time-consuming to wait for the little nobles to decline, and every careerist has learned how to play tricks.

  Hudson doesn't know about other places. Anyway, in the southeast province in recent months, more than a dozen minor nobles had accidents.

  Or the crime was punished with high fines; or outside business lost money; or the territory was robbed;

   Regardless of how reasonable the story sounds, in the end, the nobles involved were all severely injured by the torment.

  It is useless for the little nobleman to find out that something is wrong. He has no evidence in hand, so can he still expect others to take the initiative to admit it?

   If you don’t pierce the window paper, after the family declines, you can still keep an empty title to survive; if you open the window, you will either be "killed" violently, or "be" colluded with a cult.

  It is ironic that the biggest black hand that caused the downfall of the minor nobles was not a few large and middle nobles in the province, but the infighting among the minor nobles.

  Governors and sheriffs everywhere have only done two things - raising taxes and fueling the flames.

  According to this tossing method, if the kingdom does not take timely action to stop it, it is estimated that the southeastern province will be almost divided up before Crown Prince Caesar establishes his prestige.

  After sorting out rationally, Hudson was surprised to find that he actually underestimated Crown Prince Caesar.

   No matter how much the follow-up impact of his rage during the day was, he did deter many veteran nobles.

   Before you can figure out the quality of his new boss, everyone's next actions will definitely be restrained.

  After all, if being the boss cannot rely on high morals and prestige to convince the public, then making his subordinates fear is also a good management method.

   It mainly depends on his next performance. As long as the current strong personality is not broken, no matter how powerful the political means are, he might not be able to become the second Caesar III.

  …

  In the early morning, at the funeral of Caesar III, Hudson couldn't help but want to laugh when he saw the big nobles with red eye circles attending.

   A group of old foxes were so bluffed. But it's normal to think about it. When people are old and smart, they will inevitably have to think more when they encounter things.

   Faced with a mad king who flips the table over at the slightest disagreement, anyone will feel frightened.

  With the family property left by Caesar III, the royal family now has the ability to bring down any big noble in the country. But this kind of power is still in the hands of the young and energetic king.

  Everyone is safe, and Hudson is relieved. There is no turmoil in the country, and no matter how tense the international situation is, it will not directly affect the kingdom for a while.

  Let others fight the war! Farming with peace of mind is king, and Master Hudson is a peace-loving master.

"ah!"

   "Catch the assassin!"

  …

   There was a scream, and the crowd immediately shouted "catch the assassin". The originally orderly funeral scene was instantly disrupted.

   The face slap came so suddenly, from heaven to hell, Hudson didn't know how to describe his mood.

   Now the question is:

  Who was assassinated?

   Was the assassination successful?

   There are quite a few important people attending the funeral, and the death of any one of them can cause a storm.

  …

   "Who was assassinated?"

   Crown Prince Caesar asked angrily.

  Father's funeral was disturbed, and his enthronement ceremony was also destroyed.

  According to the tradition of the Alpha Kingdom, the old king is usually buried in the morning, and the crown prince takes over the crown and is crowned in the afternoon.

   Now that there is such a trouble, the ceremony will definitely be affected. Encountering this kind of thing on the day of succession, it is a proper big "bad".

  This kind of thing happened, someone must be responsible for it. But the most important thing right now is to find out who was assassinated.

   If a small and medium-sized noble in the country is okay, but if a big man in the world is unfortunately killed, it will be in big trouble.

   "Your Highness, it was Prince Claude of the Kingdom of Hesse who was assassinated!"

   As soon as Earl Francis, Minister of Foreign Affairs, finished speaking, Crown Prince Caesar's face turned ashes, and he was really afraid of something.

   Originally, the Kingdom of Hesse was eager to try, and wanted to wait for the opportunity to go north to get a share of the pie. Now that this happened, it was simply an excuse to the other party.

   "Send an order to let the palace guards come over immediately to maintain order and arrest the murderer!

  Ministry of Foreign Affairs, immediately send someone over to see if Prince Claude is safe now. "

   Crown Prince Caesar ordered decisively.

  Things have already happened, so it can only be remedied as much as possible. Now I can only hope that Prince Claude is fine, then there is still room for maneuver in everything.

  If something happens to Prince Claude...

  He didn't dare to think about the horrible consequences.

  The officials on the side were also shocked. The prince of a neighboring country had an accident at his own house. This kind of legendary thing happened before their eyes.

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