The King

  Chapter 94 The Worst Pond Fish of the Year

   After suffering through Earl Pierce's "political class", all the nobles, including Hudson, felt like they survived the catastrophe.

  Your Excellency Governor knows too many things, but this guy is still outspoken, and he said it directly in front of everyone without any scruples.

  If it weren't for the huge disparity in status and strength, it is estimated that everyone would not be able to help but want to kill people.

  It was fine at the beginning, it was nothing more than name-calling and criticism, as long as the skin is thick enough, then everything is not a problem.

  But with spraying and spraying, the painting style began to change, and gradually evolved into a big exposure of black history, causing many nobles to die on the spot.

  Including Hudson's private transactions with neighbors. Although the specific details were not directly drilled, the facts of the transaction were exposed.

   Fortunately, Hudson has always been relatively quiet. He only made a few transactions in a low-key manner, and there is not much black history to dig.

   At the scene where the thunder was rolling, there were enough hot spots to attract people's attention, and this trivial matter was quickly ignored by everyone.

  Facts once again prove that the level of morality depends entirely on the foil of colleagues. Compared with the thunderous nobles, doing business with neighbors is nothing at all, even if the commodities traded are a little bit special.

  The local nobles are blocking the nobles in the northern Xinjiang in series, but Hudson didn't join them either! Without joining, naturally there would be no betrayal.

  As a member of the neutral camp, it is still acceptable to buy and sell goods to both camps.

  The nobles of thunderstorms are different, that is the lower limit of various shows. Cruelty, greed, and excessive extortion can all be considered nothing.

  Hitting teammates is just a routine operation; sowing dissension and asking allies to help take the mine is just a normal level.

   Colluding with the enemy secretly to betray teammates, or even buying the enemy to attack the allies, completely unscrupulous practices, have really happened.

  The scandals that were not on the table were all exposed, and ruined reputation became inevitable.

   It can be said that Earl Pierce's elite attack has hit the weakness of many people. Whether they can slow down or not depends on their own means.

  But other problems can be solved, but the loss of reputation, that is really gone forever.

   Betrayal has never been zero or countless times. Morality can be avoided, but if it violates the rules of the game, it will inevitably be backlashed by the rules.

  As the overlord who has been cultivating the southeastern province for hundreds of years, it is not surprising that Earl Pierce can grasp this information. The only thing that puzzled Hudson was that these cards, which could have been used as bargaining chips to coerce a group of nobles for their own use, should be played all at once.

  He doesn't think that Earl Pierce is really jealous and can't allow these bad things to happen in his jurisdiction. If you really want to stop it, you can stop it from the beginning.

   "It looks like it should be able to calm down for a while. Hudson, your boy has been living a really good life recently!"

  Hearing this familiar voice, Hudson suddenly became enlightened. "Stay for a while," Earl Pierce wanted the land of the two counties to be stable for a while.

  If this is the motivation, then everything makes sense. The aristocrats with some strength in the two counties were basically beaten over and over.

   Each of them, more or less, has a disgraceful black history exposed. Just dealing with their own bad things is enough for everyone to be busy for a while, and naturally they don't have the energy to do other things.

   It's just this kind of operation, which always gives Hudson a sense of familiarity, as if he has seen it somewhere.

   After hesitating for a while, Hudson suddenly recalled. Where it is just familiarity, it is clearly copying homework.

   Similar routines are all left over from the game of His Majesty Caesar III in the capital. When he first succeeded to the throne, all the nobles were making a fuss, and repeated attempts to appease him didn't work.

  The angry Caesar III simply overturned the table and put the black history of the struggle of the nobles directly on the table.

  The result is self-evident. A lot of nobles were beaten up, and they were all busy wiping their own asses, so naturally they didn't care about embarrassing the king.

  Although it is a temporary solution, not the root cause, it is enough if the method works. The best way to stabilize the situation in a short period of time is to let all parties be overwhelmed.

   "Uncle Cheers, if I still have something to do, I will go first."

   Speaking, without waiting for Baron Cheers to stay, Hudson turned around and left.

  Originally everyone had a good relationship, but at a banquet, this lady revealed her intention to marry her daughter to Hudson, and the relationship between the two parties suddenly changed.

  Aristocratic marriage, Hudson has long been prepared. But even if you want to trade marriage, at least you have to marry someone who is eye-catching!

  Unfortunately, Chelsea's daughter, who is big and thick, doesn't fit Hudson's aesthetics at all, so she can only hide for now.

   This kind of trouble became endless after Hudson's territory was on the right track. There are no fewer than ten nobles who have revealed their intention to marry.

   Almost all are of the same grade, and all of them follow the principle of matching each other. There is no climbing dragon and phoenix, and there is no princess who is hot-headed and favors him as a little baron.

   Baron Redman is very satisfied with most of them. If it weren’t for the large number of interested families, he couldn’t make up his mind for a long time, and he might have already made a decision for Hudson.

  After receiving the news, Hudson immediately wrote a letter to his father, expressing his strong rejection in earnest words, and only temporarily dispelled his dangerous idea.

   Marriage of nobles must be done carefully. Once settled, even if you know there is a pitfall, you can only bite the bullet and jump into it.

   Two families are involved, and the two surnames are good friends. For the long-term stability of the relationship, under normal circumstances, everyone follows the principle of voluntariness.

   That kind of forced marriage cannot be said to be completely absent, but it still rarely happens in the aristocratic circle.

   As for free love, that is really too extravagant. Except for a small number of childhood sweethearts who grew up together, they can barely be considered free love.

  Normal aristocratic marriages first consider status, followed by personal ability and moral cultivation, and finally personal wishes.

  Men and women have a very narrow range of mate selection, and they can almost only choose each other within their own family's social circle.

  Generally speaking, if you encounter something you don’t like, then give it up quickly! Dragging it to the back will only find that the next one is even more difficult to accept.

  The story of the prince and Cinderella, the story of the princess and the knight, there is a prerequisite, there is a good father who is a powerful earl.

   This is already the minimum requirement. Only when this minimum requirement is met, will there be love, otherwise it will be just a tragedy.

  Although the reality was a bit cruel, Hudson still expressed his understanding. In this cruel world, if you want to survive better, you must learn to hold together.

   This is true for the small nobles, and so is the great nobles. Marriage is undoubtedly the most economical way to consolidate the alliance.

  Based on the principle of not losing money, the rules of the game that belong to each other are slowly derived.

   "Why run so fast, even if you have to pay a fine, don't be in such a hurry!"

  Hearing the complaints coming from behind, Hudson became more and more depressed. He is a sledgehammer seller, and has nothing to do with the Kailao incident.

   But in the final judgment, he was still charged with selling "murder weapons". Conscience of heaven and earth, he didn't have time to collect the sledgehammer that opened the ladle.

  The blatant retaliation made Hudson put down his defense. Reason told him that without enough strength, trying to overthrow the decisions of the big shots would only make the situation worse.

  The huge fine of three hundred gold coins, he didn't know how many sledgehammers he would have to sell to earn it back.

  He thought he could make a fortune, but in the end Hudson found out helplessly that all the profits from selling the sledgehammer had been paid a fine.

   After calming down, Hudson quickly accepted the reality. Without any public relations activities, he directly chose to save money and avoid disasters, which is considered to be buying an advertising space.

  At the very least, after the opening incident, all the nobles in the two counties knew that the "Knight of the Bow" was not only super skilled in archery, but also an arms dealer.

   Chi Yu was also affected by the unlucky Baron Sith. Compared to Hudson's fine of 300 gold coins, his penalty reached an astonishing 500 gold coins.

  Unfortunately, Baron Sith doesn't have a sledgehammer to sell, and he doesn't need to carry out advertising and promotion. All losses can only be borne by himself.

  If the two pond fish are so miserable, the parties involved in the case will not be able to escape. It is not possible to pay for life, but the result of the treatment is similar to that of paying for life. All the participants were sent to the northern border for garrison.

   "All", this is the point. Not only the second-ranking knight "Joseph" who opened the scoop, but all the other people involved in the brawl were also implicated.

  The severity of this punishment is quite astonishing. The accomplice and the principal offender enjoy the same treatment. Earl Pierce told everyone with practical actions: I am the boss and I am the master!

   It is important to know that the person who died this time was a son of a nobleman from northern Xinjiang. He ran to guard the enemy's house and wanted to escape unscathed.

  Being ruthless is a bit ruthless, but this is indeed a result acceptable to all parties except the parties involved.

   Except for the two unlucky Chiyu who were affected by the disaster, who are still aggrieved, the nobles in the two counties have been warned and educated.

  The incident of opening the scoop came to an end, but it was just the beginning. The recent fights in the city, counted one by one, were all dealt with seriously by Earl Pierce.

   "Fine", "fine", "further fine"... All the nobles involved have received punishment notices of varying amounts. If it weren't for the fines to be collected in the noble council, Hudson would have suspected that the earl was taking the opportunity to make money.

  In just three days, the total amount of fines issued by the Governor's Mansion directly exceeded 30,000 gold coins.

  …

  In a side courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion, the Sith Baron, who had accumulated a lot of anger, finally reached the brink of eruption.

   "Pierce, what exactly does this **** want to do? Do you really think that our Felix family is easy to bully and can be slaughtered by him?

   Again and again, and again and again..."

   Before he could finish speaking, the old man behind him hastily dissuaded him: "Master, don't say these words indiscriminately, it will cause big trouble if people hear them!"

   I really can’t talk nonsense, Baron Sith ran to the side courtyard to live in a small house, because the main courtyard of the City Lord’s Mansion has been given over to the governor.

  The distance is not far. If the sound is too loud, it reaches the ears of the narrow-minded governor. He still doesn't know what will happen next.

   Baron Kesis is really suffering. As the worst fish of the year in the southeastern province, he has suffered too much.

   For every conflict that occurred in Dadir City, he was charged by the Governor's Palace with "not maintaining order", "allowing chaos to occur", "failing to perform the duties of the lord"..., and then fined.

  Of the fines of more than 30,000 gold coins determined so far, Baron Sith alone contributed one-fifth. Although no one said anything in front of him, the hat of "Great Injustice" has been given to him by the nobles.

  Especially the younger brothers of the northern Xinjiang nobles, they are very dissatisfied with the "steadiness" shown by the boss in recent days.

  The little brothers want him to make trouble, and the local nobles also want to see him make trouble. There is no doubt that since everyone wants him to make a fuss, "be more steady" is the best choice for Baron Sith.

   It seems to be targeted, but the charges given by the Governor's Office are not without purpose. If there was a head-on conflict with Governor Pierce, it would be Baron Sith himself who would suffer in the end.

  Looking for an identity backer, it is a pity that these punishments are aimed at his grand duke father. Rhossis is not the son of Grand Duke Kavadia, nor can he enjoy this treatment.

   "He dares to do whatever he is afraid of, so how can he keep people from talking about it? Anyway, no matter what I do, the final result will be the same.

  All of them are punished at the top level, and those who can make use of the problem have been used to the extreme by our Lord Governor. "

  Sith said with a sneer.

  If not all of Earl Pierce's targeted behaviors were within the scope of the rules, he would have made a fuss long ago.

  As a second generation, how can he have no temper. Being able to endure until now is considered a good heart.

   But complaints are complaints, Baron Sith did not go to the next door to make a scene after all. The cruel reality made him more aware of the importance of power.

  The current unfair treatment is because the right to dispose is in the hands of the other party. Any small problem can be magnified and dealt with.

   "Master, our troubles may have just begun. Now only the governor is dealing with conflicts in the city, and the nobles are attacking and plundering each other next.

  Compared to small things like fighting and fighting, the latter is the big trouble. Although there are good reasons for every action we take, there are always imperfections.

  If any loophole is discovered, the punishment will be more serious than it is now. If the governor wants to continue to target us, I'm afraid something big will happen. "

   It's not that the old man is cowardly, but his rich life experience tells him that once the superior person realizes the truth, it will be a violent storm.

   "It's too late, Uncle Faerun. Even if we are careful enough, what about the others?

  A while ago, it's not like you didn't know how hard they were tossing. As long as you want to find fault, there are loopholes everywhere.

   One hair will affect the whole body, and they will be severely punished. With my current status, can I really sit idly by? "

   Baron Sith said with a depressed face.

  When someone else is the boss, he is also the boss, but the treatment he can enjoy is completely different.

  Others are the boss, they all share the largest share of the cake in the alliance; and he, the boss, is the biggest thunder in the alliance.

   Maybe there will be great benefits in the future, but in a short period of time, as the nominal boss of the children of northern Xinjiang nobles, it is just a symbol.

  …

   20,000 words yesterday, 9,000 words today. It can't be any more, your author can't afford to be hurt! Get the tickets quickly, I need comfort!

  (end of this chapter)