king.

In the Emerald Palace, looking at the investigation report reported from the front line, Caesar III had mixed feelings.

After working hard, he finally caught the handle of the nobles of the Northland.It's just that the situation is a bit different from what he expected, and it can even be said to have nothing to do with it.

Reselling military supplies and hiring dragons to burn warehouses are all serious crimes.But if you want to deal with it in this way, it also depends on when it happened.

Seeing that the threat of orcs is gradually eliminated, all the nobles in the kingdom are gearing up, hoping to make a big profit from the war.

If a major case breaks out at this time, the forces in the Terran Alliance who want to suppress the Alpha Kingdom will definitely take the opportunity to attack.

Cut off the things that the nobles in the country think about, even if Caesar III is the king, he would not dare to do such immoral things.

Covering the lid, conducting low-key internal processing, and dealing with the aftermath of the guys in the Northland, Caesar III was not reconciled.

At this moment, his dissatisfaction with Hudson also rose to a critical point.As a front-line coach, he is unwilling to even take the blame for the boss, and his loyalty is obviously questionable.

If the old marshal was here, this kind of thing would never bother him. It would only be because of various accidents that the members of the alliance investigation team would find evidence.

In the world of nobles, in many cases, things can only be used when things become serious and public anger is caused.

Especially when it comes to local powerful factions like the northern aristocrats, it is difficult for ordinary political struggles to shake their foundation.

"absurd!
What absurdity!

It is a disgrace to the kingdom to dare to do such a thing!

You all look at it, the kingdom has scum.Some people disregard the interests of the human race and regard the interests of the kingdom in order to seek personal gain..."

While speaking, Caesar III had already thrown the investigation report in his hand to the officials in the hall.

From the height of the topic, it can be seen that this is to be dealt with strictly.

It's a rare opportunity, and it's hard to catch a deadly piece of black material on the nobles of the Northland. If you don't take the opportunity to slash them, it's really hard to get rid of the hatred in your heart.

After a while, the faces of all the officials who circulated the investigation report became gloomy.

Especially the spokesperson of the northern nobles in the court, the face at this moment is like a dead parent.He wanted to intercede, but he didn't dare to touch the king at this time.

Although it is not a secret that the nobles of the Northland resold military supplies, but now that the investigation team has verified it, the nature has completely changed.

There are many aristocrats reselling military supplies in the kingdom, but before the arrival of the investigation team of the Human Race Alliance, everyone made up for the gap, except for the nobles in the north who were dishonest.

Not only did they not make up for the shortfall, but instead hired dragons to burn warehouses.This kind of behavior of putting the kingdom in an embarrassing situation for selfishness is undoubtedly harming the interests of many nobles in the kingdom.

"Your Majesty, this matter must be severely punished, so as to serve as an example to others!
Just considering the follow-up impact, the inside story of this case is not suitable for disclosure.It is better to punish the crime strictly because of the ineffectiveness of guarding the food and grass. "

Caesar III was very dissatisfied with the tentative intercession of the minister of state affairs.

Strict punishment for the open-mouthed and closed-mouthed crimes, but when it comes to the specific charges, it is obvious that the thunder is loud and the rain is little.

"Insufficient food and grass guards" is a problem of ability and luck.Responsible for transporting military supplies for a long time, no one can guarantee that there will never be accidents.

To deal with this kind of crime, no matter how serious it is, it will be harmless to the nobles of the Northland.

"Too light! The alliance is still watching, even if the kingdom covered up the reselling of military supplies for them, a charge of dereliction of duty is still inevitable.

What's more, now that there is such a big hole, where should it be filled next?
You can't let the kingdom pay for the aftermath of a bunch of sinners who resold military supplies, right? "

The Minister of Finance, Marquis Delgado, sneered.

This is not aimless, and military supplies are not unlimited.At present, the main body providing military supplies for the army has gradually changed from the original Alpha Kingdom to the Terran Alliance.

Especially after the alliance's reward order was issued, the expenses of the Terran Alliance increased day by day.In order to raise military expenses, the Union Parliament raised funds three times.

Now countless pairs of eyes are staring at it. If the hole is not filled, the investigation team will never let it go.

When it comes to tangible interests, those who originally wanted to plead for love have also chosen to shut up at this moment.

Everyone is a sensible person, and the evidence has been found, and the loss must be borne by the nobles of the Northland.

Just punishing them with "negligence of duty" is considered a lenient punishment.If it is really treated as reselling military supplies, the nature is completely different.

Seeing that the positions of the officials gradually became unified, Caesar III secretly sighed.Obviously, everyone does not support beating the northern nobles to death with a single stick.

It's not that the aristocrats in the north are very popular, the main thing is that everyone is a member of the aristocratic group and must safeguard the interests of the aristocratic class.

Although the crime of reselling military supplies is serious, it did not violate everyone's bottom line. Naturally, the principle of "nobles should be punished lightly" should be followed.

"Humph!"

After sipping coldly, Caesar III slapped the table and said: "Tell those shameless guys that you are responsible for plugging the gap and dealing with the aftermath of what you have done!

This case has seriously damaged the interests of the Kingdom. Although we are helping to cover up the past, it is for the sake of fairness.All persons involved in the case are not allowed to participate in the division of interests after the war.

Send a question to Earl Hudson and ask him how he became the coach?Why didn't he even know that his subordinates were so greedy?

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately notified the result of the handling to the alliance to calm down the disturbance as soon as possible. "

It is impossible to kill the nobles of the Northland with a single stick, but it is very necessary to restrict their development of strength.

From the standpoint of the king, without the threat of orcs, the military strength of the northern nobles has lost their value, and only "threats" remain.

Whether it is to make the nobles of the Northland pay losses, or deprive them of the right to distribute their post-war benefits, the essence is to weaken them.

……

After receiving the inquiry document from the kingdom, Hudson glanced at it and threw it aside.

For a coach who is determined to do badly, it doesn't matter whether this kind of unnutritious official document is read or not.

At the moment, he is busy negotiating with the members of the Alliance Investigation Team.More and more evidence fell into the hands of the investigation team, and the results announced by the kingdom naturally did not satisfy the alliance.

"Count Hudson, let's call out the dragon! There are some things that need to be clarified in person."

Marquis Jerome said with a smile.

Obviously, the conflict between Hudson and the nobles of the North is no secret to the investigation team.

In the eyes of everyone, if Hudson didn't make trouble at this time, he was considering the interests of the kingdom. It was definitely impossible for him to run against the investigation team for the sake of his enemies.

Seeing this scene in front of him, Grand Duke Affiero also saw it and was anxious.Facing the pressure from the league, he is very aware of the pressure Hudson is under at the moment.

"Your Excellency the Marquis, the Red Dragon is recuperating at the moment, so it is not appropriate to go over and disturb him now. If you want to see him, you might as well wait a little longer.

The investigation team came this time, and the main task was to investigate the reselling of military supplies, and it was impossible for Red Dragon to participate in the reselling of military supplies.

Setting fire to the granary was also due to hatred and anger with a certain nobleman.

The Dragon Clan is different from my Human Clan, and cannot use the same standards for requirements.

Anyway, someone is responsible for paying for the lost food and supplies now, which can guarantee the smooth logistics of the army, so why bother to delve into it! "

Hudson said without changing his expression.

Thinking about it is also drunk.Obviously he was the one who wanted to bully the nobles of the North, but now he has become the biggest defender of the nobles of the North, at least on the surface.

"Earl Hudson, if you want to talk about reselling military supplies, you have been reported under your real name.

There is evidence that during your tenure as the head of the logistics of the coalition forces, the frequency of vehicles and personnel entering and leaving the warehouse was far higher than normal!

Should you please explain? "

Bishop Kaveh asked with a half-smile.

As the object of the report, Hudson is naturally the key monitoring object of the investigation team.It is a pity that after searching and searching, in the end, no substantive problems were found.

"My lord, what explanation do you want?
The frequency of material deployment is never determined by individual will.The battlefield is ever-changing, and the logistics department must naturally follow the footsteps of the frontline troops when deploying supplies.

I don't have the ability to predict the future, so I can arrange the logistics materials in advance.

I have heard for a long time about the great prophecy of the Holy See, which can predict the prophets. If His Excellency the Bishop can practice to the great success, maybe he can do this. "

Hudson responded calmly.

Explanation is non-existent.There is a problem in the first place, and the more you explain it, the worse it will only become.

Based on the principle of nonsense, Hudson decisively chose to make fun of the "big prophecy".

Although the name sounds like it can "predict the past and the future", in fact this magic is mainly used for fighting.

Not to mention predicting the future, even if you want to peep into the past, you need to pay a painful price.

"Humph!"

After a cold drink, Bishop Kaveh rolled his eyes and said: "Earl Hudson, the great prophecy is naturally incomparable, if you want to see it, you can go to the Holy Mountain.

Now we have found evidence of someone reselling military supplies, and we need your cooperation.Please hand over all the accounts for inspection by the investigation team! "

"No problem, the items in the logistics department are all ready and can be checked at any time. If you can help to find out the moth, the whole logistics department will only be grateful."

This is the truth.After laying out the bureau for so long, it was finally time to harvest. Someone came to help with a sickle, and it was hard not to be grateful.

Among the accounts prepared in advance, there is also a lot of black material that can prove that the nobles of the Northland resold military supplies.

Looking at the numbers in the warehouse, we can know that the granary supplies they received were so much "[-] million", which far exceeded the actual needs of the frontline troops.

As long as the investigation team gets the list of materials received from the frontline troops, the problem can be found by comparing them before and after.

There are many similar problematic projects in the logistics department.It's just that other nobles have already plugged the gap. Even if the supplies are over-collected, they are still stored in the warehouses of the transfer stations in various places.

The physical objects and the list of accounts can be matched, and the excess is a question of whether the allocation of the logistics department is reasonable, rather than reselling military supplies.

"In this case, let's investigate first! But from now on, we must supervise the suspects involved in the case to avoid colluding confessions and running away. I hope the Earl can understand!"

Marquis Jerome said meaningfully.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty the Marquis, we will fully cooperate with the investigation. However, if the investigation team wants to arrest someone, they must first produce evidence.

In addition, before taking special measures against noble officers, we must first notify our logistics department, so as not to affect the smooth logistics of the coalition forces. "

When Hudson's voice fell, Grand Duke Afiero's expression changed drastically.Compared with the toughness just now, it is obvious that he has chosen to compromise now.

After hesitating again and again, he finally chose to shut up.Hudson couldn't stand the pressure of the investigation team, so why couldn't he?

It's just that Grand Duke Afiero needs to consider more issues.Handing over the leadership of the investigation so quickly, the nobles of the Northland must have no time to deal with the aftermath.

If a major problem is found, the alliance will use this as an excuse to deprive the kingdom of the qualification to participate in the distribution of spoils, and the nobles in the country will definitely not let it go.

In addition to angering the nobles of the Northland, everyone also had to investigate who was the second or fifth child, and they didn't even care about the interests of the kingdom's aristocratic group.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but Archduke Effiero always suspected that the alliance investigation team could find the problem so quickly, and it was inseparable from Hudson.

It just doesn't make sense logically.Once the northern nobles were convicted of reselling military supplies, Hudson would be the fish in the pond that was affected by the fire at the city gate.

Reputation, power, and distribution of benefits after the war will all be affected.

Even if Hudson had a bloody feud with the nobles of the Northland, it was only one of them. At his age, he had plenty of time for revenge, and he didn't have to kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred.

After counting them carefully, Grand Duke Efiero completely put out the idea of ​​finding out the mastermind behind the scenes.The number of enemies of the nobles in the North is really too many, and what he knows alone exceeds three digits.

Not a few of these people entered the army, and some of them even had a high status in the army.If you are deliberately staring at the nobles of the Northland, it is not surprising to catch some black materials about them.

Judging from the current situation, the evidence in the hands of the alliance investigation team is still slightly insufficient.It is only enough to testify that some of the nobles in the North were reselling military supplies, but it is not enough to make things big.

What the alliance wants to investigate is not an individual, but a criminal gang, a "criminal gang" that can implicate the entire Alpha Kingdom.

If things go on like this, apart from the northern nobles, the biggest trouble is King Caesar III.

First, he unreasonably reported to the Alliance Council, and then came to his own people to stab the knife secretly.Thinking from the gloomy perspective of whoever benefits, whoever is the black hand, the suspicion of the royal family's single-handed leadership is too great.

"Report!"

……

The urgent battle report from the front put an end to this disharmonious conversation, and all eyes were on Hudson.

"This is an ultimatum from the orcs. They have already started to release the plague. If we don't want to die, we should withdraw our troops quickly!

It is estimated that all the troops on the front line have received warnings.The war to come is likely to become even more brutal. "

Without saying a word about withdrawal, Hudson is all too aware of human nature.At this moment, the coalition army is busy making a fortune, how could they be intimidated by a threatening letter from the orcs?
Unless the plague did cause mass destruction to everyone, it would be extremely difficult for everyone to give up promotion and get rich.

Hearing this news, everyone's faces were extremely ugly.For the members of the investigation team, they came to investigate the case of reselling military supplies, not to prevent the plague.