Public trial?You deserve it too!

This inadvertent emotion suddenly pointed out the direction for Joachim.

Yes!

When Ludwig came back, his strength was definitely not as good as his own. He only had one knight order, and his official connections were all given by him. The only thing more than himself was one thing——

Emperor's support.

There is only such a thing that can neither be described nor pondered, which is inferior to Ludwig.

As for the fight between the crown princes, there is only this one thing that can really determine the final outcome.

Learn from me: Chapter 221 Chapter [-] Chess pieces

Joachim knew that he had never been favored by the emperor.

As the emperor's second son, his presence was rather awkward - especially since Ludwig was born only four years after him.

If it wasn't because of his early acting skills that made Ludwig almost obey him, then maybe this fight for succession should have been a battle between Augustus and Ludwig, and had nothing to do with him.

It is precisely because of this that he has long been used to being a man wearing a mask, and at the same time he has a suspicion of the teacher sent by his father, for fear that his petty actions will be reported to the emperor.

But soon, he tasted the bitter fruit of being smart.

With the help of Leicht, Augustus balanced and integrated the power of the nobles, and flourished; while Ludwig was directly abducted by Jung to the border of the empire, leaving him alone in the imperial capital. The method instantly became the rope that bound him—my younger brother took away the military support that originally belonged to him.

Joachim wanted to take it back several times, and even wrote to the emperor to show that Ludwig had nothing to do with him, but the emperor always broke his hand and rejected his request.

At that time, Joachim had almost no way to go to heaven and no way to go to earth. If he didn't want to be completely oppressed by Augustus, he had to consider using an outside trick—— The Theocracy that intends to cooperate.

Of course, Joachim knew that this was tantamount to seeking skin from a tiger, so apart from some information support, he carefully grasped the measure, and responded to all the in-depth cooperation proposed by the other party with procrastination.

Until three years ago, the emperor announced at the just-concluded New Year's Eve dinner that he had appointed Ludwig as the emperor's special envoy to patrol the four directions on behalf of the emperor.

Joachim felt as if he had been slapped in the face.

Winning the heir is always a dispute between two ends of the balance. This is the emperor's method to appease and suppress the prince, and it is also a way to keep the royal blood always aggressive-but no emperor wants to see a third or even more princes with different attitudes. Forces participate in seizing the heir, because that represents a sudden increase in internal friction, and it is meaningless.

So the meaning of the emperor's words is not only to let Ludwig onto the political stage, but more to mean that one of the two people who competed for the crown prince before will be kicked out soon.

who can that be?

Joachim did not believe it, it would be Augustus.

He has found out what happened back then, and he also knows that Augustus's biological mother is the emperor's favorite woman. There are very detailed records in the Theocracy, so no matter how much the emperor loves Augustus, he is not surprised—— Even the great nobles had prepared sacrifices long ago, just waiting for Augustus to swallow them in one gulp.

But why Ludwig...

Why!

He couldn't understand, how could he be inferior to Ludwig, military merit?Why do you need military merit to become the crown prince?As long as you know people well and let those who are good at do what they are good at, wouldn’t it be enough?Is it still necessary for the emperor to go to the imperial conquest?

But Joachim has no way out. When Ludwig comes back, he will be banished and returned to his own fiefdom. Maybe he will have some excuse, which is extremely clumsy in his own opinion, but he can explain the past to the outside world. excuse.

So he made up his mind.

Since it is destined that only one of himself and Ludwig can stand on the stage of the imperial capital——

Then why couldn't it be Ludwig who died?

He carefully planned this plan. In order to make up for his lack of troops, he recruited many death row prisoners. At the same time, he prepared a large number of infantry with heavy armor and heavy crossbows. Using the infantry as the chopping block and his knights as the hammer, he wanted to ruthlessly Cruelly smashed Ludwig.

He took everything into consideration. He knew that Augustus was far from being as "wise and mighty" as he showed. The new opponent who appeared was afraid, so he didn't tell Leicht, but acquiesced in the secret cooperation.

Joachim chose to attack near the great aristocratic territory under Augustus, or the Duchy of Saxony, which was too sensible for the emperor to attack—this means that once this incident broke out, Regardless of whether the Principality of Saxony is involved or not, the emperor will never let this opportunity go to deal with the opponent.

And once the emperor attacked the big nobles, the big nobles would definitely panic because of this, the conflict with the royal family would be unprecedentedly sharp, and the power of Augustus would fall into violent turmoil.

At this time, as long as Joachim stood on the side of the hardliners against the nobles at the first time, Augustus could be completely killed.

Because Augustus insisted on the opposite position to himself, chose to appease the nobles, and carried out a muddy job, then he would start to disappoint the emperor-a prince who was assimilated by food was obviously not what the emperor wanted.

And if Augustus resolutely stood on the same position as himself, it would mean the complete destruction of the great aristocratic class—but don’t forget, it was he who stood here first, Joachim, as the first to open the door The person with the banner, he is the number one prince in the hearts of those who oppose the big nobles!

The aristocrats who were the basic base of Augustus disappeared completely, and a large number of civilians and anti-aristocrats joined the political situation of the empire, but these people would all turn towards themselves, which meant that Augustus would immediately fall into a state of no one. With the desperate situation available, even if Leicht can still hold back left and right, how long can he last?

Joachim has already calculated everything. As long as Ludwig dies, he will be able to get rid of the current desperate situation, and he will no longer need to rely on the help of the Theocracy, which made Augustus start to fail——

As long as Ludwig dies!

But he didn't die.

Die!His grandma's!Why not die!

No one knew how angry and desperate Joachim felt when this result was reported back to the imperial capital.

He has no chance.

The reason why he was able to survive was only because the emperor did not want to make this royal scandal "famous"-Ludwig had just been assassinated, and he himself was put to death in prison, and everyone could know who did it.

So he's alive, but only alive.

The glory on his body was stripped away, and those who could be used died or were scattered. The emperor locked him here firmly, and there was nothing he could freely choose except breathing.

He could only hold on to his last hope and refused to let go—the robed man sitting beside him told him that the Theocracy did not abandon him, but chose to continue to deepen cooperation.

Of course Joachim could understand what this meant. He could no longer have any legal chance to ascend to the throne. Either he killed his two brothers and forced the emperor to choose him, or...

So in the past few years, Joachim has behaved like a person who stretched out his hand to the flames. On the one hand, he wants to get that hope, and on the other hand, he is afraid of the pain that the flames will inevitably bring.

He was reluctant to part with that seat, and always fantasized that he would have a chance to become emperor, but at the same time, he was also afraid of the Theocracy, and he didn't want to go any further.Since the other party dared to harbor ill intentions towards the inheritance of the empire, what they wanted must be even more terrifying.

Joachim himself knew very well that he could not live for too long. Once the crown prince was established, his days would enter a countdown, and waiting for the new crown prince would be the day when he would die without a place to bury him.

Once Augustus came to power, the other party would never let him go. All kinds of humiliation and torture were light, and it was better to die.

But today, the robed man who hadn't been here for a long time suddenly came to see him and said that Augustus had lost. He chose a more decisive way than him and set off a tragic rebellion against his father.

Joachim could not understand why.

Why would Augustus lose to Ludwig?

Why does Augustus feel that losing is hopeless?

Why would Augustus choose to wield the butcher knife against his father.

Then the only reasonable explanation is that Ludwig received the emperor's favor more than himself and Augustus.

So Joachim suddenly realized that the biological mother of Augustus was not the woman the emperor really loved. He hadn’t planned to let Augustus take the throne, and all the preparations were to pave the way for Ludwig——Augus The purpose of integrating the nobles is to wipe out all the big nobles with a reasonable excuse.

And erecting himself as a target is to attract firepower to Ludwig, who doesn't understand politics, and after he steps down, the integrated forces will definitely be handed over to Ludwig—because it is impossible for him to let Give Augustus to take over his power.

On the contrary, this can explain why his plan was destroyed-the reinforcements were the personal guards of the Grand Duke of Saxony, the Knights of Leipzig!

And the Grand Duke who can command the most current affairs sent his own knights... Augustus didn't have this ability.

So... Whether it is Augustus or him, they are all just clowns on this stage. After appearing on the stage, they will naturally be driven off mercilessly!

Now, the clown has only one thought left in his mind.

Hey.

Extreme jealousy.

Why wasn't I the heir chosen by the emperor!

How exactly is Ludwig better than me!

That guy is a pure idiot in politics, and in terms of IQ, he is only worthy of being a pawn. If I choose someone to be the emperor, I am no better than him!

This jealousy gnawed at his heart and occupied his brain. It took Joachim a long time to think rationally about the current situation.

The rebellion started by Augustus had no chance of success.

Without the help of Theocracy, there is no possibility of covering up this whole incident in terms of intelligence, which means that the emperor must have known about this rebellion, but since it still happened according to the plan, it means that the emperor believes that , Let this rebellion happen, the benefits that can be obtained are far higher than preventing it in advance.

But that's right, the big nobles are asking for their own death, and what they get in return is the rejection of the whole country. No matter how cruel the emperor's hands, they will not attract people's comments. Everyone will only think that those big nobles asked for it. The applause said that the killing was good, and the hearts of the people were very useful.

As for Augustus...

An empire will always have only one chess player.

Other people, ranging from ministers and prime ministers to hundreds of millions of civilians, are just pawns and may be abandoned by chess players at any time.

How can a prince get rid of this fate?Augustus was a pawn, and of course he, Joachim, was also a pawn.

Even if Augustus was replaced by Ludwig, Joachim himself would still have to die—because his younger brother was a little too kind-hearted, and the emperor would definitely ask for him at the last moment. The other party killed himself to establish his majesty and prevent others from underestimating the new emperor. Coupled with Ludwig's control over the army, his throne would be stable.

The second prince of the empire glanced at the robed man.

During this time, the robed man remained silent, just leisurely admiring the sky, listening to the not-too-distant shouts of killing, as if enjoying a gorgeous opera in the golden theater of the empire, with an extremely comfortable expression look like.

He already understood the purpose of the other party.

I hope that I can start a "close and seamless" cooperation with the Theocracy.

In other words, the opponent wanted to make himself a pawn of the Theocracy.

Yes, pawns, becoming pawns again...

Joachim closed his eyes. He knew why the man in the robe was not in a hurry, but always seemed very leisurely, because the other party was sure that he would accept it!

Put all the facts in front of yourself, no need to use words to guide, no need to whitewash with lies, as long as you understand the only ending you can have, the only choice is to cooperate with the other party!

It's as if he was allowed by the emperor to appear on the stage of God Capital, and the only choice is to step down.

Maybe it can be used by the trash to vent the anger of the new emperor and build a prestige?

Is this the fate I want?

Is this the fate I must accept?

Do not!no way!

Now that his own pawn has been completely reduced to an abandoned pawn in the hands of the emperor.

So, whose chess piece is not to be?

Joachim crushed the wine glass in his hand, and blood dripped from his cut palm to the ground. He looked at the man in robes, and squeezed out from his throat with such strength that he could almost crush his own back molars. a few syllables.

"What do you want me for?"

"What do you want? No, why do you think so? You are what we hope for, the future master of the empire, the emperor of the human race. How could we have such presumptuous thoughts?"

The robed man said modestly.

"It should be said that I came here to ask you - what do you need us to do for you now, His Majesty the future emperor?"

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Learn from Me: Chapter 222 Chapter [-] Preparations

The battle on Claude's side ended quickly.

Originally, the main force of the rebel army was concentrated on the side that ambushed the emperor. In other areas of the upper city, those who were stationed and rioting were all guys from the Fourth Guards Knights and the Patrol Battalion who had been bribed long ago—features It's because there's not enough to eat, and there's no way to do anything. There's no room for normal people under his hands. Except for rare things, they are trash.

So this battle was fought in a completely unpretentious way, that is, Claude rushed in to open Wushuang by himself, and then the leader of the trash ran away first, and the trash at the bottom immediately followed suit and surrendered.

So the passage leading to the upper city was opened without any twists and turns.

Claude waited patiently for a while, and sure enough, Friedrich and Randolph, who had been dispatched in advance, arrived on horseback. Now almost every household in the territory controlled by the Orphan Gang has been mobilized to prepare to resist other gangs. Their attack, especially when they saw the entire imperial capital was full of smoke, everyone seemed to be whipped, spinning rapidly.

"Friedrich, go find Georgi and cooperate with his defense. Remember, no one is allowed to threaten this main road!"

Claude ordered loudly.

Friedrich nodded, turned the horse's head, and ran in another direction. There are all his people here. It is really easy to find where Georgi is now.

"Randolph! I need you to take these people and start to widen this connection point - the buildings in the upper city are not densely populated. If the other party really organizes a knight army to counterattack, it will be difficult for us to defend here, so if we can't defend it, we will Stop guarding."

Claude pointed to the gorgeous buildings of those coefficients.

"Among the two hundred people, there are more than a dozen armed knights. Just find a way to demolish all these things, widen the road, and ensure that they will not become a stronghold for the rebels to hinder the march, and then take the rest Stay here in the central city, waiting for my Ninth Guard Knights to arrive."

"Leave it to me, what about you? Aren't you going to wait here for your troops to arrive?"

Randolph took the order and asked in a doubtful voice.

"I will rush back before the arrival of the Ninth Guards Knights." Claude said, "You can do this more quickly-I remember you said that your father is a senior official of the Imperial Intelligence Bureau. If there are still people living, you can use this method to intimidate the other party, and finally throw it on my head."

Then Claude lowered his voice, obviously there were some secrets to talk about.

7 "We are still too short of manpower here. I need to find some friendly troops, especially knights. The number is really short."

Randolph was stunned for a moment, where else could he find a knight without affiliation at this time?Either rebels or loyal to the emperor, it has long been a mess.