At the end of the snowfall, in the year 515 of the Huoyao calendar, the cold wind in the dripping season was still icy and biting, and the trees were only bare and dead branches, waiting for the arrival of spring in the bitter cold, and it was lonely.

In the hidden place deep in the forest of the royal city, the secret room located deep underground has been opened, and Andre and Lan Xian are sitting facing each other indoors, and each other's expressions are very solemn.

Lan Xian: "I really didn't expect His Majesty the King to make such a decision. Since the founding of the ancient kings, the affairs of the crown prince have been secretly decided by the previous kings, and this time it was actually put on the table and recommended by ministers from all over the world, which is really unexpected. ”

Andre's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "What's even more unexpected is that there are actually three candidates. I thought that Solandale was no threat, but what she has done in recent years has been too influential, and she has accumulated a lot of prestige at home and abroad, and her father pushed her out this time, it is definitely not as simple as going through a process, he is afraid that he is really considering the possibility of Solandale becoming the queen. ”

Lan Xian sighed and said, "This incident is indeed beyond my expectations. Last year's Danyu City incident, Bolton failed to properly handle the situation, and later confronted His Majesty in public, completely losing the possibility of succession. I thought you were the crown prince, but I didn't expect that the biggest threat was not Burton, but Solandale. ”

"The top priority now is to find out who are the supporters behind Solandale, the group of Twilight forces led by Chino must not be said, and the others must also find out as soon as possible, the ones who can be co-opted and the stranglers who should be strangled, can't let them form a force that can affect the political situation."

A hint of profundity flashed in Andrei's eyes: "What about our people? Do you need to give them any instructions? ”

Lan Xian: "The situation has developed to this point, since the matter of the crown prince has been publicly put on the agenda, there is nothing to hide, convey the Feishu to our people, and let them recommend you to His Majesty the King." ”

Andrei looked a little worried: "Are you sure?" We've been in business for so long, and there are so many open and dark chess buried in various places, and now they are all directly put on the table? ”

Lan Xian sighed lightly, shook his head and said, "Actually, I don't want to release all the chess pieces so quickly, but now I can only do this." For the position of crown prince, His Majesty the King named three candidates, but in fact, Bolton is just a front, and Dogurland, including the king himself, knows very well that Bolton is a good general, but he cannot be a good king. ”

"So, in fact, the only contenders are you and Solandale. There is only one way you can overwhelm Solandale - tell His Majesty the truth that you are more popular than Solandale. Only by occupying people's hearts can you have the capital to be crowned king, otherwise you can't fight her in any other way. ”

"Don't forget, Solandale is of noble birth and is the direct child of King Perseus and Queen Catherine." Lan Xian's eyes reflected the candle flame, staring directly at Andre, his voice as deep as the sea, "And you're just the illegitimate son of Pertheus." ”

...

The news that Pertheus publicly announced three candidates for the crown prince and invited high-ranking officials and generals from all over the territory to choose their best candidates burned like wildfire all over Doguland.

From the palaces and mansions to the streets and alleys, from the nobles to the commoners, and even those who ask for food on the streets, there is no one who does not talk about this matter.

Pertheus's approach is so amazing that it can be called a precedent.

Throughout history, the battle for the crown prince has always been full of killing and blood, and behind every new king's coronation is the game and fight of various forces.

Don't look at how good those princes and princesses were when they were young, what good brothers and sisters, when it is really time to fight for the interests of themselves and the forces behind them, it is absolutely ruthless, relatives and friends can kill if they say they can kill them.

This is also why the matter of the crown prince is extremely sensitive in Dogurand, and the successive kings will choose to deal with it secretly, and even many former kings have always kept silent and will not announce the crown prince until their deaths, in order to weaken the struggle as much as possible and allow a smooth transition of power.

Now it is good that Perseus has turned the secret discussion of the past into a public discussion, and looking at the 24 kings since the founding of the country, only this Douguland XXIV dares to do so.

Under the hot public opinion, the cold undercurrent is also surging wantonly.

For those who are in the position of courtiers, it is of course the luckiest to be able to serve a lord for the rest of their lives, and if they are unfortunate enough to encounter a new king and an old king during their term of office, they must have their own position and stand behind a certain candidate.

Standing right, it is a great luck, and when the new king is crowned, he can make steady progress with the merit of the co-king.

If you stand on the wrong side, you may be lucky enough to retreat from the torrent, and if you are unlucky, you will be liquidated.

And the kind of person who thinks he is high and does not want to stand on either side will not only not be respected, but will be offended by either side, and no one will be in a position.

Now that Perseus has put the matter of the crown prince on the agenda, the high-ranking officials of various places, the high-ranking generals of the legions, these high-ranking people who control the upper political power of the kingdom have all been swept into the undercurrent, and some of these people are destined to be extremely popular ministers, and some are destined to fall with the old lord.

Just when the various forces were exchanging information in the starry night, the base of the new royal family, the "Helsin Family", Twilight City was naturally inevitably involved in this crown prince battle.

Although Chino has never publicly expressed his political leanings, a person's words can be hidden, but his behavior cannot be hidden, he has been so close to Solandale in the past few years, you said that he does not support the ninth princess to take the throne, and he is just playing with Solandale...... The devil doesn't believe this.

Therefore, even if Chino didn't say it on his face, everyone tacitly assumed that the forces of Twilight were on Solandale's side.

At this time, Chino and his staff gathered in the Twilight conference room to discuss the crown prince who had been stabbed by Perseus.

Paladin took a document and reported in a deep voice: "My lord, the secret agents we have arranged in other cities have been sending back news one after another, and the officials have visited each other very frequently, and they should all have begun to test each other. What do we do next? ”

Chino did not seem to be affected by the increasing urgency of the situation, he calmly leaned back in his chair, threw it into his mouth for a moment, and asked as he ate, "What do you think?" ”

Paladin exchanged glances with the crowd and whispered, "Of course, we will use the connections we have to find as many people as possible who are willing to support Solandale, and then make a joint recommendation to His Majesty the King." ”

As soon as Paladin's words fell, he could see Chino's shoulders trembling faintly, obviously holding back a smile, and he looked at everyone with a playful look: "Do you really think that Perseus sang such a play in order to make everyone recommend the crown prince?" ”

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