The Black Throne of Pirates

Chapter 145 The Wolf's Ambition
"Shameless, really shameless, this lowly nobleman dared to do this, hateful, too hateful, what is the country in his eyes? This guy is a thief like Gilbert, no, he is more powerful than Gilbert. more dangerous."

In Cassia City, in the royal palace, after the Minister of Finance Herbert and his daughter Elizabeth finished the call, they immediately slammed the table angrily, cursing inwardly.

Ever since the old king heard that the king's army had been defeated twice a month ago, his condition had deteriorated rapidly, and he had directly entered a coma, during which he could only wake up intermittently.

In this way, the Minister of Finance who is actually a cousin of the old king, and the second in command of the king's faction, Herbert naturally became the temporary power in the king's faction, handling various state affairs every day, but when It was only when he really took over the old king's burden that he realized how heavy the burden was.

In just one month, the Minister of Finance, who is over [-] years old and is still very well maintained, has a large white patch on his beautiful blond hair and beard, and there are many more wrinkles.

During this month, there were two people who bothered Herbert the most.

The first person is undoubtedly Gilbert, the prince who caused the rebellion has been secretly sending people to the nobles in various parts of the Magnetic Drum Kingdom during this period, and even many nobles in the royal city have begun to flirt with him. Not surprisingly, Many nobles have secretly changed their positions and sided with Gilbert.

Gilbert is now short of an opportunity, and this opportunity is undoubtedly the news of His Majesty's death. Once the old king dies, the peak of the rebel army that has gradually regrouped will surely approach the royal city.

The second person is Masefield, played by Buffett. This inconspicuous and lowly nobleman was able to rise up in the two wars. By gathering defeated soldiers and refugees, he became a powerful warlord in one fell swoop, making the rebels as neighbors even more powerful. Don't dare to touch its edge easily.

What frightened Herbert the most was that this lowly nobleman had a strong ability to govern, and there was a powerful force behind him. By gathering a large number of refugees and using them flexibly, his strength became stronger day by day.

At the beginning, he also thought that it was a good choice for Masefield to block the rebels in the front. In addition, the other side had the ability to rescue refugees, which could stabilize the turbulent situation in the country. For this reason, he also asked the King's Navy to assist and help the other side stabilize Maritime trade routes allow the opponent's territory to quickly stabilize.

But now, Herbert found that this Masefield had become a local warlord with a big tail, and he was the kind who listened to the tune and didn't listen to the announcement.

Now that the country is in an extreme crisis, it is really hateful that the other party still wants to lie on this critically ill country and crazily suck blood, and make such excessive demands.

The four devil fruits still can't satisfy his appetite, and he still wants the title of hereditary duke and a large piece of land near Bingxue Town, so he is not afraid of dying.

wild ambition!

Herbert had already seen the wolfish ambition of this lowly nobleman, Masefield, who was actually a traitor like Gilbert, who wanted to overthrow the country's political power.

"Damn it, Gresham, what am I supposed to do?"

Herbert finally understood the pain and heart-wrenching emotions when the old king made a difficult decision. He put his head in his hands and his face was extremely ugly.

Give!
Then this nasty guy, Masefield, can justifiably expand his power and further strengthen the power in his hands. Maybe he will become a more deadly confidant than Gilbert in the future.

With Masefield's way of ruling in Ice and Snow Town, if he rebels in the future, he will only be more deadly than Gilbert in terms of lethality.

At that time, will the King's faction be able to hold on?
Do not give!

The devil fruit trade cannot be carried out normally. The king's army simply doesn't have enough strong men to suppress those hateful pirates. With the shameless level of those pirates, once they find that their own strength is insufficient, let alone devil fruits If you can't get it, even the person and money will be swallowed by the other party.

If there is no devil fruit to continue life, then the old king will undoubtedly die, and the current regime of this country will not be far from death.

In fact, this is not a very difficult multiple-choice question at all. It is nothing more than a slow death and an imminent death.

Politics is an art of compromise.

Herbert quickly made a decision, and said helplessly, "You were so helpless back then, Gresham, please forgive me."

"Dong Dong Dong~"

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, and then came the voice of the guard.

Seeing this, Herbert immediately let the guard of the door come in. As soon as the door was opened, the guard immediately ran to Herbert's ear and whispered the news.

"Great, I'll be there right away."

When Herbert received the news from the personal guards, he was shocked immediately, a smile appeared on his sad face, and he nodded.

As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly walked out of the room.

Soon, Herbert came to a room with a large number of medical personnel and medical machines, and then looked at the skinny patient in the room.

"Come, Herbert."

When the patient saw Herbert, a smile appeared on his face, and he spoke.

Hearing this, Herbert immediately grabbed the skinny hand of the man on the hospital bed, and said tearfully, "Your Majesty, it's really great that you can wake up at this time."

Then, he turned his head and motioned to the others in the room.

After all the other people in the room had gone out, Herbert immediately told the old king what had happened recently in a simple and clear manner.

"Masefield, I didn't expect him to have such ambitions, so how will he treat the people in the territory?"

Gresham heard from Herbert about Masefield played by Buffett, and was silent for a long time before asking Herbert.

When Herbert heard this question, he didn't know what to say for a while.

Although he was dissatisfied with Masefield's disobedience to the central government's orders, he still admired what he did. If half of the nobles in this country could treat the people as well as Masefield, the situation in this country would definitely be much better.

But it is a pity that the ideology of the nobles is deeply ingrained, and most of them also pursue instant gratification. There are not many people who are willing to put down their bodies to care for the people at the bottom. This problem is difficult to change even when the old King Gresham is alive.

Because the old king was able to secure his throne at the beginning, it was the result of the support of countless such nobles. Once he dared to attack these people, the country would immediately experience great turmoil.

"I see, then agree to his conditions. The future belongs to young people after all, so let them toss about it. Isn't he also a nobleman in this country, but his position is just different. Herbert, can you Don't forget the oath we made when we were young, this country must not perish in the new era."

Seeing Herbert's expression, Gresham immediately understood, and sighed.

Hearing what the old king said, Herbert immediately remembered the oath he and the old king had sworn when they were traveling abroad. His heart trembled, and he said with some shame: "Obey, my king."

"Where is Mshuru, I heard he is back, how is he now?"

Gresham nodded after receiving Herbert's answer, then thought about it, and asked with a heavy face.

(End of this chapter)