King

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

It is difficult for emerging aristocrats to get along, and it is even more difficult for the boss of an emerging aristocracy to get along. Looking at the current situation, you can tell that every time he gets into trouble, he doesn't play with him.

If he had known that this was Crown Prince Caesar's plan, he would not have bothered to be the one to offend others.

Reason told him that if he kept struggling like this, the reputation accumulated on the battlefield would be lost sooner or later.

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

Hudson knew very well that the main reason why everyone rejected him was not because he was an emerging nobleman, but because his performance on the battlefield was too perfect.

If he were a 180-year-old man, everyone would probably recognize him. There are only a few days left, so just make offerings at a high level.

It's a pity that Hudson is only in his early twenties and can still be active in the kingdom's politics for decades. If he is thicker-skinned, he can even be active for hundreds of years.

Anyone with a little bit of brains knows that such potential powerful officials must be suppressed in advance. Otherwise, if we let Hudson continue to operate smoothly, how will our children survive in the future?

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

The current situation is: the established aristocrats are worried that when they become big, they will seize everyone's interests; the emerging aristocrats lack confidence and have their own agendas, and have no intention of pushing the leader, Hudson, to the top.

The royal family's thoughts were more complicated. On the one hand, they needed his military talents to deter foreign enemies; on the other hand, they were worried that when Hudson became bigger, he would threaten the royal power.

The combination of various factors put Hudson, who was good at gathering allies, into an embarrassing situation of isolation and helplessness in the kingdom's political arena.

If it were just a political trouble, that would be fine. The key is that the vigilant stance held by all parties greatly restricted Hudson's actions.

Looking at the disputes in the southeastern provinces, we can see that most of the time, he was forced to be on the defensive rather than take the initiative.

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

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

Don't expect to change jobs. If you can't survive in the Alpha Kingdom, changing to another country will only lead to a worse death.

It's the same everywhere. When your presence 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 origin history of countless great nobles, Hudson found their common successful experience, which is - "Gou".

Relatively speaking, Hudson has better cards now. You don't even need to work hard, you just need to take your time, and when you get older, you will be able to step into the core of power.

The euphemistic name is: tempering, but in fact it means climbing too fast, making everyone uncomfortable and insecure.

easy to say, hard to do.

If he hadn't been severely beaten by society, and once he was in power, he would have chosen to remain silent in his prime, and he might not have been able to do it.

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

There must be other reasons behind Crown Prince Caesar risking offending many established nobles in the country to stage such a big show.

Inviting people from the Holy See for a coronation may seem like a joke, but Hudson knew very well that it might not become a reality.

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

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

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

However, these factors alone are not enough for Crown Prince Caesar to do such a great job. We are all decent people, so just hinting is enough, why should we say it ourselves?

Even if Crown Prince Caesar loses his composure, the politically experienced guys in the royal family will stop him. The only explanation is: deliberately!

Hudson wrote four words on the table with his fingers - "Land Annexation", and Hudson sighed deeply.

Anyone who has watched the courting of Crown Prince Caesar knows this. Either it is a master who has annexed all the neighbors; or it is a new master whose foundation is unstable.

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

If we really dig deeper, the initiators are still the five major families in the North. Although they have gained notoriety because of their large-scale land annexation, they have benefited!

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

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

Even if foreign enemies are introduced, everyone has a tacit agreement not to kill nobles during the internal fighting among the human race. 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 methods.

Before the rise of the nobles in the North, everyone's moral integrity was relatively high. They were waiting for the decline of the small nobles before looking for opportunities to annex them.

It's different now. It's a waste of time to wait for the small nobles to decline. Every careerist has learned how to play tricks.

Hudson didn't know about other places. Anyway, in the southeastern province in recent months, more than a dozen minor noble families had accidents.

Either they committed a crime and were fined heavily; or they lost money on business outside; or their territory was robbed; or they got into fights with their neighbors because of a dispute of temper...

No matter how reasonable the story sounds, in the end the nobles involved were severely damaged by the torment.

It's useless for a small nobleman to find out something is wrong. If he doesn't have any evidence, how can he expect him to admit it on his own initiative?

If you don't puncture the window paper, you can still keep an empty title and survive after the family declines; if you lift the window, you will either be "death" violently or "get" colluded with the cult.

Ironically, the biggest cause of the decline of the small nobles was not the large and medium-sized nobles in the province, but the internal fighting among the small nobles.

Governors and county governors in various places only did two things-raising taxes and adding fuel to the flames.

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

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

No matter how great the subsequent impact of his outburst during the day was, he did intimidate many established nobles.

Before they can figure out the quality of his new boss, everyone will definitely be restrained in their next actions.

After all, if the boss cannot convince the public by virtue of his high moral standing, then it is also a good management method to make his subordinates fear him.

The main thing depends on his next performance. As long as his current strong personality is not broken and his political methods are just a little bit more powerful, he might not be able to become the second Caesar III.

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In the early morning, at the funeral of Caesar III, looking at the large aristocrats attending with red circles under their eyes, Hudson couldn't help but want to laugh.

A group of old foxes were actually frightened like this. But it’s normal to think about it. As people become mature and encounter problems, they inevitably have to think more.

Anyone would feel frightened when faced with a mad king who flipped the table over whenever he disagreed.

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

Everyone is at peace, and Hudson is relieved. If there is no commotion at home, 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 the way to go, and Mr. Hudson is a peace-loving master.

"ah!"

"Catch the assassin!"

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A scream was heard, and the crowd immediately shouted "catch the assassin". The originally orderly funeral scene was suddenly thrown into chaos.

The slap in the face came so suddenly, and he went from heaven to hell in one fell swoop. Hudson didn't know how to describe his mood.

The question now is:

Who was assassinated?

Was the assassination successful?

There are many big names attending the funeral, and the death of just one of them can cause a commotion.

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"Who was assassinated?"

Crown Prince Caesar asked angrily.

His father's funeral was disrupted, and his enthronement ceremony was also disrupted.

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

If something like this happens now, the ceremony will definitely be affected. If something like this happens on the day of succession, it would be a serious "disaster".

If something like this happened, someone must be held responsible. 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 fine, but if a big shot in the world is unfortunately killed, it will be a big trouble.

"Your Highness, the assassin was Prince Claude of the Kingdom of Hesse!"

As soon as Count Francis, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, finished speaking, Crown Prince Caesar's face turned into ashes at the bottom of the pot. He was really afraid of what he was going to do.

Originally, the Hessian Kingdom was eager to take the opportunity to go north to get a piece of the pie. Now that something like this has happened, it is simply giving the excuse to the other party.

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

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately sent someone over to see if Prince Claude was safe now. "

Crown Prince Caesar ordered decisively.

What has happened has happened, so we can only remedy it as much as possible. Now we can only hope that Prince Claude will be okay, so there is still room for maneuver.

If something happens to Prince Claude...

He didn't dare to continue thinking about the horrific consequences.

The officials on the side were also frightened. A prince from a neighboring country had an accident in his own home. This legendary thing actually happened in front of their eyes.

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