Chapter 1,137 Palace Struggle

When they learned that the Grand Duke planned to take out the bloody flag, everyone present secretly decided to retreat without any hesitation.

If it were a political struggle, it would depend on means and connections, and everyone would side with Duke Rizal without hesitation. Kawei Gong's ability to talk is too weak, and it is not enough for everyone to drown him.

But if he turns over the table and competes with his strength, no one will think highly of Mr. Rizal either. Kaweigong's past reputation was built on a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​bones. As for him, he is an extraordinary person, and no one who opposes him and forces him to act recklessly will not tremble in fear. If you can't win a single fight or a group fight, why should you fight him?

The corpses of more than a thousand people and the burned camps in front of him all proved that the old Duke was serious. The ones he killed were not thieves in remote mountains or barren mountains. If they were all dead, everyone would just celebrate with brows and hands. The people who died here were the personal guards of a great duke. Not only were they the most elite force in the hands of a great noble, they also formed the backbone of a family.

Even though there are only 250 people who are official members of the Duke's Guard, the remaining people are selected according to the same criteria. Most of them are young people and even heirs from the vassal families of the Grand Duke of Risa; they are the entire Grand Duke. The future of the family. As a result of thousands of people being killed here, there will be a big gap in the strength of the next generation of the Risa family.

Before this generation can decide the winner, the next generation will lose first. No...maybe there won't be another generation's struggle. The fate of the Kawe family versus the Risa family had already been decided in the hearts of the fleeing nobles.

The burning of Muzhai did not last long. A fire was set in the morning, and before dusk, only ashes remained at the site of the original wooden village. The dead bodies inside, as ordered by the Grand Duke, were gathered together, poured with several barrels of automobile gasoline, and burned together.

Duke Kawei's guards did not even plunder the dead bodies or the property in the wooden stronghold, but only selected some symbolic items as proof that they had annihilated half of Duke Risa's guard. Of course there was no loud cheering or celebration of victory. Just like in the past when they conquered monsters and annihilated thieves, success was the inevitable result and failure was unforgivable.

The nobles who were lucky enough to escape tried their best to rush to the capital of the empire. Not only must they report what happened here to His Majesty the Emperor, but they must also stay away from the murderous old Duke.

Although Blood Flag Revenge has a clear target, it does not allow accidental injuries to unrelated people. But considering that the two opposing parties are both Grand Dukes, if they are accidentally injured, they can only admit that they are unlucky. They have no choice or courage to seek compensation or apology from either party. So staying away from this place is the best choice.

However, compared to the several nobles who rushed back on two legs, the news of the annihilation of Rizal's private army spread back to the capital and the palace faster. What is even more shocking is the news that the Grand Duke of Kawei is preparing to raise the bloody flag, and the target is the other Grand Duke of the empire - Duke Risa.

This level of Blood Flag Revenge, if other minor nobles were forced to get involved, could already be regarded as a civil war in the empire. Therefore, unlike the shock of other ministers and nobles, the emperor sitting on the supreme throne felt even more headache.

Although the old guy he knew had extraordinary achievements in martial arts, he was definitely not this ignorant, reckless and impulsive bastard. So what happened that made him make such a choice? This question that most people would have suddenly focused on the other person involved in this incident, the current Prime Minister of the Empire, Grand Duke Risa.

"Your Majesty, this is just a despicable slanderous act by the bad old man Kawei who has lost his mind. There is no doubt that he just wants to use such actions to rationalize his disobedience to His Majesty's orders and to launch shameless revenge on me. I He has no idea that I have done anything that he is qualified to raise the bloody flag against." At the court meeting in the palace, the imperial prime minister said plausibly.

Rubbing his temples, the old emperor felt bitter and helpless. That careless old man held up the flag of blood, but didn't give any reason. How could he make people express their stance? In fact, this kind of situation is not uncommon in the history of the Gwana Empire. Situations like this where blood flags are held high but the reasons are not explained usually involve scandals involving female relatives, which is of course not convenient for publicity.

But it doesn't mean that any noble can take advantage of this convenience to suppress or annex other nobles. So whether it is really revenge for blood relatives, or it is just an excuse. As the upper-ranking nobles on both sides of the struggle, they have the obligation to lead or prevent the war between the two nobles.

Generally speaking, no one would use Blood Flag as an excuse. Anyone who dares to do this must be prepared to be treated in the same way. After all, one of the legal principles applied by the imperial nobility is that 'those who make false accusations shall be punished with false accusations'. This prevents people from making arbitrary accusations and falsely accusing others without having to bear any responsibility. Although in practical implementation, there are many additional considerations.

But this time, two great dukes, who could even be said to be the most powerful nobles in their respective fields in both civil and military fields, were facing each other tit for tat. Thinking of the possible consequences, the old emperor wanted to strangle these two bastards to death with his own hands.

But Duke Rizal sternly denied it, and Duke Kawei did not appear at the court to provide reasonable evidence for his actions. Therefore, the voice in the court can be said to be one-sided in favor of the imperial prime minister with numerous partisans. Duke Kawei's agent, his legitimate son Marquis Farshid, naturally became the target of everyone's criticism.

This middle-aged elegant nobleman, who was nothing like his father, could only lower his head and silently bear the malice from everyone. There is no excuse at all.

This shows from the side that the first heir to the Grand Duke's family had no prior knowledge of his father's actions. Otherwise, given his status, he would of course have to replace his father, defend him in the court, and make it clear that the Kawi family was justified in raising the blood flag against the Risa family.

"Your Majesty!" After noticing that he had won the support of most of the nobles in the palace, Duke Rizal was ready to launch oppression against the last noble noble who had not yet expressed his stance - the Emperor of the Empire. Said: "The Grand Duke of Kawei was arrogant, ignored His Majesty's order, and brutally killed the envoy who went to announce the order. This is a crime of great disrespect. It is recommended that he be demoted to a criminal and be arrested and tried in the palace. . If you allow him to behave like this and repeatedly provoke the power of the royal family, then how will your Majesty govern this country and manage so many vassals and subjects under your command."

Anyone with a discerning eye also knows that what Mr. Rizal said is also nonsense. When did the envoy who issued an edict need to bring an army of thousands of people to accompany him? This is simply a plan to arrest people just because they don't agree with each other.

As long as Duke Kawei dares to openly disobey for his own benefit, Duke Risa's troops will definitely hold the banner of the empire and arrest the old Duke. As long as a person is imprisoned, it is not up to the person in charge to say how he will deal with it. All the plans were to oppress this old man who had been loyal all his life and did not dare to treason in the name of the empire.