Kingdom’s Bloodline Chapter 105: Rebellion (Medium 2)

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"Everyone."

In Ballard's room, King Kessel's voice came steadily, solemnly and decisively.

As he used to, every time a decision was made for the discussion of the Imperial Conference.

It seems that the ending is set.

With this mindset, the ministers restrained their emotions and arranged their postures. Some people were slightly relaxed, preparing for the end of another meeting.

But not this time.

Under everyone's gaze, the iron-fisted king raised his head and scanned the officials.

"You are right."

While speaking, the king's right hand protruded from the shadow of the throne, flipped gently towards the crowd, palm up, hovering on the discussion table.

It's like a cold out of its sheath.

The sun is warm in autumn, and the cold cannot be reduced slightly.

Gilbert, Cullen, Joker, Sodor...all the officials were taken aback, and it was unknown why.

But the King of Iron Fist was expressionless, still raising his right palm:

"Thinking well."

While looking at each other, only the scarface scout from the Secret Department moved his eyes and stepped forward to the ground, holding up the "Emerald City Alternative Service Petition" from the table.

The scarfaced man crossed every stunned minister, respectfully and gracefully put the letter into the king's palm.

"This letter is an unkind barb."

King Kessel's words came out faintly.

"It looks like compromise and concession, but in fact it has grasped the weakness of the Fuxing Palace, and keeps behind, hiding mystery."

The king slowly erected the letter, revealing the iris print on it.

"We can't even make it public, otherwise we will fall into passivity and injustice."

Each servant was swept by his gaze, subconsciously tensing his nerves and sitting upright.

"'I would rather die because of friends than enemies', old Leinster had a son like this..."

In the next second, the Ironfist King's fingers suddenly pressed hard, pinching the letter firmly!

The few people whose eyes were focused on the letter trembled and were taken aback.

Kaiser said indifferently:

"Lives up to the family name."

In the unspeakable silence, the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Viscount Connie, coughed hard, trying to forget the depression.

"He will pay," Connie bowed his head to the king respectfully:

"Just for this letter."

King Kessel glanced at him and said nothing.

The letter paper is still in his hand, crumpled.

"Of course," Suoduo gritted his teeth bitterly: "Also because of his disrespect and disloyalty to you and His Royal Highness..."

Prime Minister Cullen’s trembling voice sounded:

"But not this time."

He seems to have changed back to the old man, coughing, and ending the exciting meeting:

"At least, the reduction of levies and the expansion of the standing army will wait until the next season..."

Just now.

"But it passed."

The king's words have no beginnings and ends, without waves, as if muttering to himself.

Everyone didn't react.

"Tell...what?" Qiu Ke looked ignorant.

"Mine, Your Majesty?" Shuduo asked tentatively.

"I said."

At that moment, the Ironfisted King raised his eyes, especially in the small Ballard room:

"As we speak, every sentence, every word, and every letter in this petition has been made public, leaked and spread, and rumors have spread."

There was a moment of silence in the meeting room.

Gilbert couldn't believe it:

"What, what?"

The surprised eyes of Viscount Connie kept going back and forth: "You mean, this letter has been leaked?"

Prime Minister Cullen sits upright, very serious:

"When? Why?"

However, the king just shook his head calmly, answering the facts.

"The secret branch is still processing, but if it is not as expected...I think it will not be long before everyone in the kingdom will know that the Fuxing Palace will start from the Emerald City, change the traditional rules, take away the power of the lord, and reduce the conscription. Expand the standing army."

"It has been changed to... the entire star."

Fuxing Palace, Emerald City, Tradition, Lord...

Every time the King of Iron Fists said a word, the chill in his tone increased.

The Prime Minister understood first, his eyes widened slightly:

"That means..."

"As you just said, Bob," the king said in the most calm and unwavering tone of his voice, without shy away from saying what the other party thinks:

"From the top to the bottom of the Star Kingdom, an uproar is about to erupt."

"From now on, we are on the cusp of the storm."

"No refunds are available."

The imperial ministers quickly understood the significance of this matter, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

"What the hell?"

"Who did it?"

"Has anyone caught it?"

"What should I do now?"

"Strictly investigate the master behind the scenes!"

Amidst the different words and the same panic, the king leaned back thoughtfully, into the darkness.

"How can such an important correspondence be leaked?"

Consultant Shuduo turned to the other side angrily, with accusations:

"What did Secret Science say? What about the rumors? What is the situation now?"

At the side of the conference table, the scarface scout from Secret Department bowed steadily.

"We are still searching for the source, pursuing and blocking, trying to reduce the influence of rumors."

He has a calm tone, as if what he is about to face is not a huge wave shaking the country:

"But the delivery of the letter, the defense on the way, and the secrecy in the palace are all right."

Scarfaced man said here, but his voice has an interesting ups and downs:

"There is only one thing that cannot be taken into account-this letter, it was delivered directly into the palace by the messenger of the Duke of Iris."

Everyone was silent.

"You mean, Jen?" Prime Minister Cullen frowned:

"While he delivered the letter, he made up his mind to leak the content and spread rumors?"

The scarface man neither denies nor affirms:

"Still investigating."

With a goal, the anger of the Imperial Conference suddenly erupted:

"Kevin Deere, how dare he!"

"Damn..."

"More cunning than him!"

"Is it so angry that I just overturned the chessboard?"

Among the ministers, Gilbert only observed quietly at first, and sighed slightly at the end:

"Perhaps after the banquet, when your Majesty asked him for compensation," the foreign minister put away his dazed expression and said tiredly:

"The Emerald City saw our weakness from the negotiation conditions."

But Prime Minister Cullen scratched his chin and looked solemn:

"Not quite right."

"Jen is not a kind, but he is not a lunatic. Will write this letter, it is enough to prove his sophistication, wise and safe."

The Prime Minister thought:

"He has not been so stupid that he has forced Fuxing Palace and himself to have no retreat."

"That's worse--someone else did it," Viscount Connie looked suspicious:

"Calculate both of us at the same time."

"Someone is looking forward to the great chaos in the kingdom, just like before..."

The voice at the end of the long table came out again amidst babbles:

"Not important anymore."

Everyone was quiet, and all looked towards the king.

"It doesn't matter whether he did it or not."

A cold light flashes in the eyes of the king:

"The kingdom never lacks enemies."

"The important thing is..."

"How should we respond."

King Kessel finished this sentence, and let the "petition" slip from his fingers, falling between the setting sun and the shadow, and the folds of the iris pattern facing the ceiling alone.

A few seconds later, the royal conference is like a group of lions awakened by the crisis, not up to the laziness and slowness before, and everyone becomes shrewd and capable.

"Let secret department work overtime and take action. We also send letters to clarify and put an end to such rumors..."

"Starting from the feudal nobles who expressed their dissatisfaction recently, maybe we can find out the clue..."

"Be careful with the wording of the announcement, there may be room for maneuver..."

"The response of the nobles, especially the fief princes, we need to make plans immediately..."

"Send a special envoy to appease the lords of the grain-producing area first and explain to them..."

"The preparations for the reform of the military system may have to be delayed, and there must be no handles to cause misunderstandings..."

In the heated discussion, only Prime Minister Cullen and Gilbert remained silent.

The former looked at Kevin Deere's letter faintly, while the latter quietly sorted out the papers at hand, all thoughtful.

And Kessel V sat quietly in his seat, without anger or smile, neither hot nor cold, and seemed to be the only outsider.

Boom!

There was a muffled sound, but it was military adviser So Duo who slapped the case, attracting the attention of the Imperial Conference.

"Everyone!"

Suo Duo has a serious face, his eyes hesitated, but he quickly became concentrated and firm.

"I think, at this point, things are inevitable, and our next choice is actually simple."

Gilbert frowned and turned his head, as if expecting something:

"Suo Duo?"

I saw Shuoduo resolutely said:

"Since you can't go back, why not go forward with all your strength?"

At that moment, the military advisor was very energetic:

"Your Majesty, formally answer Kevin Deere, answer his petition, and announce the whole country: starting from the Emerald City, military system reform is imperative!"

Everyone was stunned, or rather, frightened by the proposal.

"Sodor, have you ever thought about the consequences," Gilbert said with difficulty in silence: "including what we just discussed..."

"Of course!"

Sodor turned around and interrupted him.

"But this is the end of the matter, and Xu Tuzhi's plan has gone bankrupt. We have no chance to conceal it, and there is no room for compromise."

Suo Duo paused, his voice violent:

"Let's do it."

"Or never do it again."

"There is no such thing as'next time'."

His gaze swept across, and many of his colleagues couldn't help but bow their heads. Some looked solemn and some stopped talking.

Only at the end of the long table, the king said nothing, as if thinking about it.

But So Duo doesn't care so much, he waved his hand:

"Juke, find the money."

The treasurer raised his eyebrows:

"What?"

Suo Duo stared at the treasurer:

"If it was made by the Emerald City, then we don’t need to count on their financial aid, but in this case, the military system reform must be on the agenda! According to the previous plan, first around the Yongxing City, from the royal family In the hands of the direct vassals, we can reduce the private soldiers of Canstar and expand the standing army, so that we can spare no effort to deal with the next thing."

Juke paused for three seconds, and became furious.

"Well, let's not say that the situation may not be so bad, nor that your majesty has not agreed with your bad idea..."

"Our budget is already very tight. Once this letter is leaked to cause trouble, the financial pressure will only increase. If there is no input, other parts of the subsidy, such as the salaries of officials and even tax increases, will be increased. It will be worse..."

Qiu Ke looks burnt:

"Furthermore, reorganizing the army is not as simple as registering and registering. Even if you have all the officers to be appointed, you know the maintenance cost of a standing army soldier, from salary, equipment and logistics to garrison, how much Are you a princely recruited soldier?"

"I know!"

Suo Duo smashed his fist on the discussion table, shocking everyone.

"Juke, I know, I know your difficulties, but I understand your anger better!"

He shouted angrily: "Whether it was your irritation when you were fooled by those southern country guys using the ledger when collecting taxes, or the anger when your Majesty was just turned against General Kevin Deere, I feel the same!"

Qiu Ke pursed his mouth.

Suo Duo stood up suddenly, pressing his arms on the table and leaning forward:

"But I swear to you, Joke, the standing army is the key to changing all of this. Expansion and restructuring are just the beginning..."

Suo Duo's expression has unspeakable enthusiasm, which makes Prime Minister Cullen frowned.

"The temporary price is for the future prosperity of the kingdom, and one day, the wrath of the kingdom will take the will of your majesty, surrounded by countless soldiers, personally walk into the Kongming Palace of the Emerald City,'persuade' Jain Kevin Deere and his cunning accountants pay taxes honestly, recover all of today’s costs, and make sure that they are not lost."

Speaking of this, Suoduo's eyes are clear, beyond doubt.

"Stable earning without losing?"

The answer to Suoduo is Joker’s sneer:

"Yes, when I was young, there was a relative who liked to gamble, he said the same when he came to my house to borrow money for ‘business’-until he was taken away by the loan shark from the blood bottle gang."

Speaking of which, the Treasurer left the back of his chair and leaned forward and said:

"What is the difference between you and him? A gambler?"

The conflict between the two makes everyone frown,

The military advisor clenched his fists, and the emotion in his eyes developed from disappointment to anger.

"Why don't you understand?"

Suo Duo is heartbroken:

"With the standing army, you will have money!"

"Why don't you understand?" Qiu Ke was equally upset:

"Without money, you have no standing army!"

"Then find the money!" Shuoduo's angrily shook the Ballard room:

"You are the treasurer of the kingdom! It doesn't matter if you are a beggar or sell your ass, even if you borrow usury-for the kingdom, find me the **** army expansion budget!"

The disregarding yelling of the two adults made their colleagues frowned, but the prime minister and the prestigious foreign minister who should have presided over the meeting did not say anything, and the king sat on the throne and remained motionless.

"You **** got one thing right! Soldier!"

Jiu Ke stood up, although Shuoduo was shorter, his momentum was not lost at all:

"I am the treasurer!"

"Remember? In the last year, it was your Military Affairs Department, who was here too. It was brazen and arrogant, blowing the benefits of sending troops to the sky! Forcing the Department of Finance and Taxation to approve the budget and forcing the Department of Agriculture and Herdsmen Contribute food and grass, force the Department of Foreign Affairs to open up the joints for you, force the Department of Secrets to find the way for you, and somehow send a large number of retired, active, reserve, training, and new military standing troops to the blade camp! Send it to the Western Wilderness! Send it to the desert!"

The expressions of the people at the Imperial Conference moved, thinking of the time, their hearts were afflicted.

"Without your loss-making business, do we need to ask for money from Emerald City? As for being played by Kevin Deere?"

Qiu Ke glanced at the surrounding colleagues who agreed with him, utterly indifferent:

"Why, do you want to do it again?"

"Hey!"

Suo Duo clenched his fists:

"That is to welcome back Prince Thales, the blood of Canxing, the heir of the kingdom!"

"That's too right!"

Qiu Ke angrily retorted:

"Then you should ask him for money!"

Suo Duo was speechless by the rogue's sophistry, and his speech was dumbfounded.

"Jiu Ke, be careful!"

Gilbert can't stand it anymore, he sternly stopped:

"Sit down and don't want to lose sight of the front."

Qiu Ke sat down on the donkey, and deliberately rang the chair to express his dissatisfaction.

Suo Duo grunted and sat down heavily, but had no plan to extinguish the flames of war:

"Be less yin and yang here, shirk responsibility and pretend to be innocent, money bag."

"With regard to sending troops to the Western Wilderness to welcome the prince, you know and even support-you are selfish, trying to profit from it!"

Now it’s Qiu Ke’s turn to startled,

"Me? Selfish? Profit?"

Jiu Ke was caught off guard, surprised and angry:

"Okay, you vulgar hillbilly from the vine..."

But So Duo was not polite, and pointed to the opponent's nose:

"I just wanted to understand after the banquet, but yes, Joke, you are you!"

"After the desert war, many aristocrats in the central government aimed at the western famine, which had changed drastically, and illegally occupied and annexed land there for personal gain."

"Now, the liquidation period of "Landing Order" is approaching, and they are doing everything possible to clean themselves..."

Jiu Ke turned pale.

"You originally supported our expedition to the desert, and you also privately bribed several frontline officers, just to make a great battle and turmoil in the Western Famine! The greedy noble landlords were caught off guard and forced them to show The footsteps become a source of money for you to confiscate and confiscate your home!"

The news that the military adviser broke was not trivial. There was an uproar in the Imperial Conference, and King Kessel's eyes moved along with it.

Qiu Ke was furious: "Blood, nonsense..."

"I have a list of those officers. Why, do you want to confront them? Or should the secret department check it?"

"You, Your Majesty, I—" Qiu Ke was anxious, but he was speechless.

Suo Duo gritted his teeth and chased him:

"For this, you even secretly revealed the news of the standing army's west expedition!"

"And the one who was unlucky at the royal banquet, Doyle of Jinghe?"

"They are just one of the fat sheep on your list!"

At the Imperial Conference, the ministers were surprised and couldn't help but look at Qiu Ke with admiration.

Viscount Connie coughed and asked worriedly:

"Well, my father-in-law's family also has a few businesses in Xihuang, don't you..."

"How come, Lord Connie!" Joke smiled flatly.

But he immediately turned to the king, crying out of tears:

"Your Majesty, I just, that..."

King Kessel just squinted at him.

"Juke, you are worthy of being a "pocket"." Gilbert saw the face of Joke, already guessing the truth, and couldn't help sighing:

"No wonder they all said that you can even get money out of your crotch to make money and feed the kingdom."

Juke's cheek twitches.

"Yes."

On the other side, Prime Minister Cullen snorted and added an unclear sentence:

"Other people's crotch."

Suo Duo snorted, his attitude speaks for himself.

In the face of everyone's gaze, Qiu Ke swallowed desperately and raised his hand quickly:

"Well, your Majesty, listen to me..."

"Yes, for this expedition, we originally had a few extra fines and forfeiture income, which can be included in the next quarter's fiscal budget..."

"Doyle's house?" Gilbert whispered.

Qiu Ke stopped, feeling everyone's eyes full of suspicion, and his voice suddenly weakened.

He took a deep breath:

"Yes! But the Doyle family, it deserves the crime! These years they crossed the border and occupied land, illegally rented land, smuggled taxes, concealed the population, and violated traditions and other crimes. They should have been charged long ago. ! Our Finance and Taxation Department is dedicated to serving the country and doing things impartially..."

"Stop talking nonsense, where's the money?" So Duo ignored his excuse and went straight to the most critical point:

"It has been several months since the prince has returned, and our mission has been completed. You should have enough food and drink in the Finance and Taxation Department, right?"

Military advisor is aggressive:

"Why are we still pushing back and forth in the imperial meeting and crying out for poverty! When the South Bank leader forced us to retreat and inevitably, we still clung to our wallet and hindered your majesty's military reform!"

This accusation was justified and made Qiu Ke furious:

"You, you, me, I—"

He looked around, but none of his colleagues dared to interrupt, So Duo's eyes were sharp and pressing.

Qiu Ke only felt dizzy before his eyes, he had to take a deep breath, and said with his throat:

"Prince Thales!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was startled again.

"What?" Suduo asked puzzledly.

Qiu Ke took a few breaths and said angrily:

"Sorry, the following words, I didn't want to talk about it here, after all..."

He calmed his breath and said:

"Yes, Doyle's case, Shuduo, according to the standing army's standards, will be enough for you to expand the staffing of eight hundred to one thousand heavy cavalry, plus their sergeant equipment and logistics, there may be more. "

Suo Duo beat the table and made an "I just know" mouth shape.

But Qiu Ke's conversation changed:

"But! After Prince Thales, I mean something at the banquet, Doyle's affairs were exposed to the sun, from a simple case to a hot potato with national attention, even the case The files were all taken by the Kingdom's Secret Division overnight!"

Someone couldn't help turning his head: The scar-faced man in the secret department was expressionless, as if not listening.

Suo Duo frowned: "The Western Wasteland is vast, and your wealth is definitely not limited to their family."

Jiu Ke sighed pitifully:

"Yes! But don’t forget, Prince Thales took the lead last night in the name of His Majesty and saved the Doyle family! Now everyone thinks Doyle is the Duke of Star Lake and the heir to the dignified kingdom..."

"This has affected our other cases. Now, as long as it involves the merger of the land and the old and new nobles, no one dares to touch it, let alone deal with it."

Suo Duo's complexion changed slightly.

Qiu Ke said angrily: "So when I said'Go to Prince Thales for money', hey, that's true!"

Gilbert scolded:

"Joe Ke!"

Jiu Ke reacted and waved in regret:

"I know I know, so I said, sorry! I don't want to say that either!"

It's about the royal family. No one dares to speak easily. Many people secretly glanced at the king at the end of the long table.

But King Kessel remained silent, as if what Joker had just complained about was not his son and heir.

The Treasurer recovered and saw no one speak out, and his confidence immediately recovered three points:

"Well, we won't mention the prince...so don't always rely on me, soldier."

"If you do more beautifully, save a little bit, be more efficient, and be more profitable in the Western Wilderness, why are we here?"

Suo Duo wanted to refute, but hesitated again and again.

"For more than half a year, I spent more than half a year moving my teachers, traveling long distances, and inexplicably fighting with my family. How much money did you spend in the air?"

The more and more Qiu Ke said, the more smoothly he slapped the table case, his voice clearly spread throughout the narrow meeting room:

"What did the result bring back? Aha, a report saying that you are going to expand the army!"

"After eating such a large budget in the kingdom, not only did the **** fail, let alone the spoils..."

"I didn't even earn the horseshoe money!"

"What else do you want?"

Suo Duo couldn't help it anymore, and started to shoot the case:

"Should my soldiers throw their heads and sprinkle blood in the Western Desolation to attack the ruins? Loot the Wing Castle? Or swallow the Valiant Castle? Copy all the homes of local nobles?"

"Would you like to burn the entire Western Wilderness to a piece of white ground, and send all the spoils to the Finance and Taxation Department, so that you don't have so many babbles when you sit here and count the copper plates?"

Qiu Ke sneered lightly:

"Then you guys did it!"

"The result? After a long time, you just went to travel. Even the prince himself was sent back by the nobles of the Western Wilderness!"

The military advisor angered:

"Fuck? His Royal Highness's whereabouts in the Western Wilderness is uncertain, and he also received a sword and a flag from others!"

"The team that Chroma and Bozdorf escorted him back to the capital is mighty and respectful!"

"What can we do? What should we do? What should we do?"

Qiu, who has recovered his confidence, is so knowledgeable and not afraid: "Then what do you mean by me?"

"Go to the prince!"

"Why don't you tell him about your suffering? Ask him why he mingled with the enemy, blocked your army, also cut my money, and gave Kevin Deere the opportunity to take advantage of everyone's helplessness. Your Majesty was in a dilemma and eventually ruined the kingdom’s military reform..."

"You two, enough!"

Gilbert sternly reminded~IndoMTL.com~You will never understand, money bag! "

Suo Duo laughed back and didn't hear the foreign minister's reprimand:

"You can only see the reflection of the copper plate, you can only hear the buzzing of the gold coins, and you will never understand the meaning of our troops to the west, and you don't understand that we are for the kingdom--"

Boom! Boom!

Everyone turned their heads together, and saw the scarfaced scout of Secret Department standing apologetically, and on the ground was a broken teapot.

"Sorry," the scar-faced man bowed hurriedly: "My fault."

"I'm just...thirsty."

The ministers turned around now.

"Yes," Prime Minister Cullen lowered his head and muttered, but his eyes lit up:

"It is indeed your fault."

After being interrupted for a while, So Duo and Qiu Ke both hummed, sat back to their original positions, and turned their heads to each other.

But the foreign secretary was full of anger.

"Suo Duo, Jo Ke, pay attention to your words, this is nothing to do with Your Highness Thales!"

Gilbert's wording is harsh:

"His Royal Highness, the body of ten thousand gold, safely returning to the capital is the greatest contribution to the kingdom! Nothing else!"

"Don't forget, we are to discuss countermeasures to face the dilemma caused by the leak of this letter. It is the official business of the kingdom. Don't turn this into a personal grudge."

Suo Duo and Qiu Ke only slightly reduced their expressions.

The Prime Minister coughed at this moment.

"Don't blame them, Count Caso, Lord Sodor and Joker can't help it..."

The Duke of Cullen shook his head:

"Whether it is to send troops to the Western Famine or the royal family banquet, who makes the timing of His Highness Thales appear too coincidental..."

"Just like this letter."

The prime minister shook his head at the king, meaning something.

"We are overwhelmed."

"Desperate."