Chapter 1,142 Plot
Of course, Grand Duke Risa, who was expelled from the palace, could not sit still and wait for death. When he returned to his mansion, he planned to take advantage of the time difference between being dismissed as prime minister, but which had not yet been officially announced, to seek a chance for survival. The best target is the heir of the old rival, his eldest son, the Grand Duke's agent who was left in the capital - Marquis Farshid.
Having made up his mind, Duke Rizal immediately summoned the knight, the leader of his guard.
Although there are only half of the Duke's Guards left in name, it is not too difficult to make up the number of five hundred. But what made Duke Rizal heartbroken was the loss of thousands of people. It can be said that the young people in his territory, and some of the best, lost their lives forever. And they couldn't even be resurrected because they were all burned to ashes.
This hatred is brewing among the remaining guard members. When the chief knight, a blood relative of the Risa family, came to the head of the family, the first thing he did was to ask for a fight.
In fact this is the second time the request has been made. The previous time was when I got the news in the morning, the leader knight came to ask for a fight. It's just that at that time, Duke Risa still wanted to use force to force the heirs of the Kawei family to agree to his method of disposal. In this way, the problem can be solved without any bloodshed.
Unfortunately, his plan did not come true, and the emperor's showdown forced Duke Rizal into a very dangerous situation. So this time when faced with the request of the leader knight, he did not veto it again, but directly asked: "How many people do you need to take down the little brat from the Kawei family?"
"Master, I need half of the manpower in the palace. I guarantee that we can finish the matter before the emperor's personal guards intervene." said the leader knight who was holding back his breath.
"I will give you all the men, and I will go there. But I want the little cub of the Kawei family, alive. You can do whatever you want with the others, and take care of all the trouble before the emperor's people intervene. Can you do it?" "
"Yes, Master. I promise to complete it."
"Go and prepare everything." Lord Rizal nodded and agreed to a foreseeable killing.
Although in the evaluation of outsiders, the Rizal family's military force is not as good as that of the Kawi family, the only difference between the two is a grand duke with extraordinary strength.
Internally, they are responsible for defeating bandits and bandits, dealing with monsters that cause disasters, and externally, they are responsible for conquering foreign enemies and guarding against invasion by other countries. The two great duke families bear the same responsibilities, so there won't be much difference in the military force under their command. Even if Duke Rizal knows his own shortcomings, he will work harder to prepare better weapons and equipment for the armed forces he relies on in order to narrow the gap.
Therefore, as long as Ricardo Carvey himself does not stay in the Duke's Palace in the imperial capital, it is not difficult to storm a palace with half of the Duke's Guards. As for the attitude of outsiders, it doesn't matter.
There is no such thing as a tacit agreement among the nobles of the empire not to use assassinations, forceful attacks, etc., so everything is kept within the scope of civil struggle. It's a joke to say that you are afraid of others attacking those who break the rules.
If this level of regulation and punishment are effective, then there is no need for laws in the world, moral principles are enough. Anyone who violates morality is not afraid of being criticized by thousands of people, being sprayed to death by spitting stars, and making himself embarrassed to live in this world.
The real reason why the nobles of the Gwana Empire did not dare to cause trouble in the imperial capital was simply the attitude of the most powerful noble, the emperor.
The upper limit of the duke's guard is 500, the marquis is 400, the count is 300... and the number decreases in descending order. Each title class has a number of weapons that it is allowed to hold on a permanent basis. Exceeding this is regarded as a provocation to the imperial power.
Weak nobles may not be able to raise enough guards, and powerful nobles can only use other flexible methods to raise more soldiers. But no matter how the number of the latter increases, they only dare to keep them within their own territory. There are three emperor's guards in the imperial capital who are pressing down on everyone.
The Praetorian Guard is responsible for supervising the nobles and officials and keeping track of everything; the Guards Corps guards the palace and the capital; the Iron Guards take the initiative. The three guards are all legions with a standing strength of ten thousand people. Any noble who wants to have the courage to challenge the emperor must return to his own territory to recruit troops. Otherwise, the standing guards alone would not be enough to fight the emperor's three guards, and there would be no need for all three guards to go out.
With such a dark and evil force suppressing everyone, the emperor has the final say on how everyone can fight and rob. Now, the man sitting on the supreme throne has made up his mind not to care about the matter between the Rizal family and the Kawi family. Then there is no reason for Angie Rizal not to do something that is originally regarded as a 'bad rule'. It is best to provoke the person who can't help but come forward.
The old Duke just couldn't stand Emperor Armin's attitude of being aloof, taking charge of everything, and then just sitting back and enjoying the results.
Two grand dukes fought, and one of them beat the other to death, maimed it, and killed the other. At most, they could only take away the other's property as spoils of war, but they could not occupy the territory and population of the losing party. Because it has no basis in law, Blood Flag Revenge is not a tool used to annex other nobles.
So how to deal with the population and territory of an extinct family? As usual, the higher-ranking nobles take care of it until someone is willing to step forward to inherit the severed family name. It is also possible to entrust it to other people, but this approach is more likely to be criticized by others. Even the people living on that land easily miss the old lord and reject the new lord.
In any case, although the bloody flag battle between the Rizal family and the Kawi family may turn into a military disaster that spreads throughout the empire, it is not that others cannot benefit from it. For example, if you join the winner's side and contribute, you will naturally be eligible to share in the loser's treatment. The emperor even more securely took the territory and population of the losing party into his pocket.
But why should he become the fish on the chopping board in the eyes of others? How many people can understand the unwillingness in Duke Rizal's heart.
At their level, there is no longer any right or wrong, they are just winners and losers. The old emperor also said that he would only stand on the side of the winner. And if I could drive that man out of the palace in the past, I would have the means to go one step further and kill him.
The regained confidence and calmness allowed Angie Risa to quickly see her situation clearly. To deal with that old rival, although he least wanted to be in a head-to-head situation, he was not completely without preparations and plans in this regard, and he was not even completely without a chance of winning.
The most ideal first step at hand is to directly capture that man's son, his first-in-line heir. As long as he has such a hostage in hand, no matter how he uses it in the future, he can say that he has a sure chance of winning.
To do this, he must show up personally. Not only was he a bait, but he also wanted to make good use of his last remaining power before his resignation as chancellor of the empire was widely known to the public, to frighten those Xiaoxiao who were hiding in the dark, waiting for opportunities to do something. Use practical actions to tell them that the majesty of the Grand Duke cannot be violated lightly!