Quadruple split

"To Prince Khanda Boho."

Mo and everyone else present stood up at the same time, picked up the goblet in front of him, and drank the "Lover's Drunk" that was Kangda's favorite before his death. As we all know, since the early death of his wife, the good-for-nothing prince has always been there no matter where he goes. The only place to drink this kind of bad wine is that it has no merit other than its elegant name.

After drinking the sour and astringent wine, everyone sat down again at Emperor William's signal. Both their expressions and demeanor were completely different from a few minutes ago. The air was filled with a dead silence that made even breathing difficult.

Ten minutes ago, when Her Majesty the Queen, who always kept her secret, came out with William and invited their friends to have a small tea party in the garden, everyone had already smelled an unusual smell, but even if In this way, Earl Moody and others did not expect that this matter would be so big that they could not be digested in a short time.

The lowest-ranking sin lord sat quietly at the end of the long table. The dark and bright eyes under the mask were full of confusion and shock. Although it was difficult to show too many feelings because he had almost no contact with the Kunda Bohe, a The news of the prince's death still gave him a great shock. At this moment, he could only hang his head uncomfortably, waiting for His Majesty the Emperor or other big shots to express their opinions.

Of course, this is just a superficial phenomenon

Of course Mo, who had guessed why William summoned everyone here on the way, could not be a little bit shocked. He was the one responsible for the death of the prince who was excellent but not as talented as William. Therefore, in addition to doing some of the things a sinner should do In addition to his reaction, Mo didn't even bother to pay any more attention to this 'late bad news'.

You can guess without looking that the expressions on the expressions of Marquis Robert Diggory, who is in charge of intelligence, Earl Moody Burke, who is in charge of the Inspectorate, and Duke Jude Fossey, who is doing everything himself and is a model worker, must be very wonderful. On the one hand, there are too many possibilities behind Kunta's death, and on the other hand, it's because they all know the nature of the 'useless prince'

Except for Mo, who had just been given the title not long ago, the other people here are all Emperor William's right-hand men. Naturally, they don't know the sacrifices Condabo has made for this empire. Among them, Grand Duke Fossey and Prince Your Excellency has a very good personal relationship. Although they have always maintained a tacit understanding of treating each other coldly and ignoring each other in public, the real relationship between the two of them is very good. Many of the exquisite diplomatic and domestic affairs are handled by Kunda Ephesus. It was put forward by mouth and achieved a lot of results.

As a result, Kunta actually died. He had been staying in Troon in a mysterious and silent manner. Not only was no one aware of his disappearance, even the news of his death came from the Royal Thorn Castle in Kunta's territory. Sent back!

The solemn and oppressive atmosphere lasted for several minutes until the forehead of Earl Moody, who had gained serious weight in recent years, was covered with fine beads of sweat. The Duke of Forsyth, who had the highest status besides William and Galahad, broke the situation. silence

"Your Majesty the Emperor, how did Emperor Thorn Castle get the news?"

The Grand Duke, who is over fifty years old and has no real strength but is still in good spirits, frowned and his low tone was mixed with some suspicion: "How did they confirm that His Highness the Prince had been killed?"

William sighed, poured himself another glass of wine, shook his head and said: "There is no need to doubt the authenticity of the news. Kunda's body was personally brought to Emperor Thorn Castle and delivered to Witham by Butler Lister. After receiving the news, After that, I immediately asked the Marshal to send people and two teams of Tsar's Shield Guards to go to Kunda's palace to look for him, but neither he nor Butler Liszt was there."

"but."

Fossey wanted to say something else. It was obvious that he felt that just not finding anyone in the imperial capital was not enough to prove that Kunda had been killed, but he was interrupted by William shaking his head.

"I said, there is no need to doubt the authenticity of the news."

William re-emphasized with a tired look on his face, and said slowly: "Kanda is my biological brother. If I am not sure, do you think I will announce his death hastily?"

The implication is that the emperor himself has determined it by other methods, and now he is just telling everyone the results. As for the specific method, William did not say, and no one would be ignorant to find out.

"yes."

Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor's attitude was so positive, Fossey did not continue to say anything. He just sighed heavily, his eyes slightly red: "Then Your Majesty, I wonder what the Grand Duke Witham said in the message. What?"

William's eyes flashed with solemnity and pain, and he was silent for a while before taking a long breath and said dryly: "Little Witham said that he got the news that I sent someone to kill his brother, even though he didn't He did not express his attitude, but he mentioned that many high-level officials in Kangdaling have heard the news, so..."

He sighed and did not continue.

"It seems that Emperor Thorn Castle must give us an explanation."

The slightly stooped Marquis Diggory finished speaking for William gloomily, and then couldn't help but hammer the table hard and shouted angrily: "Absurd! Do they really think that His Majesty will harm His Royal Highness?!"

His anger was not unreasonable. After all, except for the sin lord who had just entered the upper-class circles of the empire, everyone here knew that the reason why Kunda became the 'waste prince' was to prevent William from having to worry about his future. If under this premise, he still Anyone who thinks that William might send someone to kill Kunda is no different from directly pointing his finger at His Majesty the Emperor and calling him a wolf-hearted person.

What's more, William is not the kind of monarch who has no tolerance for others. This is something that everyone knows very well. You must know that many of the people who tried to overthrow William during the jingoistic years were later reused by the latter regardless of past suspicions. Come on, now that the empire is becoming more prosperous and the imperial power is becoming more and more stable, killing Kunda to eliminate the hidden danger to the throne is simply a joke, an extremely bad joke.

But some people disagree with Duke Fossey

"Of course we don't think that, but other people don't necessarily think that."

Garros, who was sitting opposite Fossey, shook his head. This Duke, who has been obsessed with magic for many years, is not the kind of unsophisticated young man. On the contrary, this Grand Magister is one of the few people in the empire's upper echelons who can look at problems objectively. .

Duke Fosset shook his head: "Everyone knows."

"No, not everyone knows that, Jude."

Garros, who is the same age as the other party, but looks more than ten years younger than Duke Fossey, gently interrupted him and said with a wry smile: "Just talking about Trone, except for everyone here, well, it can't be counted as our first time." Mo, how many people in this circle know that His Royal Highness is not a sensual good-for-nothing at all, but a wise man who is as wise as you, Grand Duke Fosai, in the fields of internal affairs management and diplomacy? How many people understand that he is His Majesty and Chauvin? What did you pay for?”

Before Fossey could speak, Marquis Diggory frowned and said to Garros: "I understand what you mean, Your Majesty the Duke, but I think since His Majesty has those of us who are qualified to know the truth, Kunda leads It is impossible for everyone except Duke Witham to know nothing about this. If the news is only spread on a small scale among the high-level officials of Emperor Thorn Castle, those who know His Royal Highness the Prince's painstaking efforts also have no reason to believe this nonsense. talk."

"You are right. Of course there will be people in Kunda who know the tacit understanding between His Majesty and the Prince and Brother like us." Garros nodded in agreement, then changed the topic and said with emotion: "But they understand Your Majesty?"

Marquis Diggory frowned in confusion: "What do you mean?"

"They're not like us."

Garros sighed and explained helplessly: "They may know how outstanding His Highness the Prince is and how much he has done for the empire, but those who stay in Kunda Territory all year round, in addition to fulfilling government orders, also How many opportunities do they have to get to know His Majesty? They may know that Your Majesty is a talented and strategic monarch, but they don’t necessarily know what kind of person He is. And His Highness Kunda spends most of his time in the imperial capital, often interacting with people like you and me. People-to-people exchanges, this is the essential difference between us and each other.”

Earl Moody Burke, who had been silent since just now, wiped his sweat and nodded bitterly: "I think I understand what the Grand Duke means. We in Troon understand His Majesty and His Highness, but Kunta leads Those who know that His Majesty has voluntarily ruined his reputation do not know His Majesty, at least they do not know what kind of person His Majesty is, so..."

"Okay, maybe you have a point."

Duke Fossey sighed and leaned back in his chair: "But I still can't understand it. At least Duke Witham can't not know what kind of person His Majesty is."

"I am little Witham's uncle. Of course he doesn't know me."

Emperor William smiled haggardly, then shook his head slightly and said: "But Kunda is his father, the father he most admires and respects. We cannot ask a young man to remain calm and think slowly after his father was killed. What do you think, does my uncle have a clear reason to kill my father?"

Everyone nodded wordlessly, and the scene became silent again.

"ink."

At this moment, William suddenly looked at the young man sitting at the end of the long table and asked softly: "Do you know why I called you here?"

The young Viscount, who had not said a word since the beginning, shook his head slightly and answered honestly: "I don't know."

"On the one hand, both Garros and the Marshal speak highly of you, and I also admire you as a young man."

William couldn't hide a bitter smile, and waved his hand to let the sin lord, who subconsciously stood up, not be too nervous: "On the other hand, I just want to hear what you, a person who doesn't know Kunda or me well enough, think about this matter. What do you think?"

Mo nodded lightly, and after a moment of silence, he said slowly: "If I look at this matter from the perspective of Duke Witham, if I really get some evidence, even if it is not convincing, the authenticity is still there. It remains to be discussed, but I am afraid I will still suspect that Your Majesty killed Prince Kunda."

Galahad's face became solemn, and his awe-inspiring aura subconsciously stirred up: "Nonsense."

Mo's face turned pale at that moment, and he stumbled back onto the chair, covering his chest uncontrollably and coughing.

"Your Excellency Marshal."

William frowned and shook his head slightly at Galahad, who was sitting below him: "I asked him to say it."

At the same time, Garros threw out a breeze, gently blocking the old marshal's lion-like momentum, and said with a smile: "You'd better wait until Mo's injury heals before tempering him."

"I'm fine, Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Duke."

Mo stopped coughing, took a breath and continued: "In fact, I think the point of the matter now is not whether Duke Witham or other people in Emperor Thorn Castle believe that His Majesty has harmless intentions, but It’s what they want to do and how we respond.”

"well said."

William nodded, then tapped the table and said in a deep voice: "Kunda's butler Liszt personally told Withem that because of the death of His Excellency Pharaohsis, Kunda hurriedly took him with him that night after the quarrel with me. He secretly left the royal capital with a small number of personal guards and attempted to rush back to the Kunda territory, but was attacked by a group of desperadoes on the road. Among them were desperadoes from the Tsar's Shield Guards."

Everyone was shocked. As we all know, the Tsar's Shield Guards can only be mobilized by William Bohe. Those elite soldiers (mainly because the equipment is extremely expensive) are even above the Knights of the Tsar's Sword. It is impossible to obey the command of anyone except William, so their appearance also means that

Duke Fosset looked solemn and asked in a low voice: "Is the situation true? Your Majesty."

William shook his head: "How is it possible? All the guards were stationed in Troon during this period, and not a single person was missing. It is impossible for anyone to leave the imperial capital without permission to attack Kunda with some desperadoes, but"

"Three sets of the Praetorian Guards' special armor and weapons were lost."

Galahad narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice: "The time of the theft is unknown."

Marquis Diggory clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth: "Someone has ulterior motives and wants to sow discord between Your Majesty and Duke Witham, and even killed His Highness the Prince for this purpose!"

Everyone nodded, this was the most likely reason.

"I think so too."

William also nodded, his eyes filled with uncontrollable anger. After a moment, he finally let out a long sigh helplessly: "But the most urgent task now is how to give an explanation to Emperor Thorn Castle. After that"

The always amiable emperor took a deep breath, and his expression became cold and solemn: "Let's think about how to give Kunda an explanation."

Chapter 395: End