Misunderstanding that Todd had agreed to his proposal, Rutledge was overjoyed: "Your Majesty, it’s great for you to figure it out! If possible, I really want to open a bottle of treasured red wine. Let’s sit down together. Come down..."

　　 Todd interrupted the other party: "I want to know, how will you deal with the affairs of the Silver Ring Kingdom?"

　　 Hearing this question, Rutledge, who was originally excited, immediately calmed down.

　　The problem of the Silver Ring Kingdom is, after all, the basis of the current cooperation between the two parties, and it is natural for the other party to have questions.

Rutledge nodded and said, "Although the Dolson family is a member of Silver Ring’s old ministers, they have lived in Muxi City for many years and have already seen the people’s aspirations in this city. Let today’s Muxi citizens go Accepting the rule of a silver ring kingdom is tantamount to idiotic dreams."

　　 "What's more, the current ruler of the Silver Ring Kingdom, the six-year-old boy is just the distant nephew of King Guy VI. This makes the restoration of the Silver Ring Kingdom even more so, it looks like a joke."

"Over the years, the Dawson family has, on the one hand, obtained the entire list of Silver Ring’s former ministers and all their assets through infiltration and acquisition; on the other hand, they have **** those who are among the best in the West Side by way of marriage and alliances. Consortium and family members."

　　 Rutledge proudly said: "It is no exaggeration to say that the Dalson family has now directly or indirectly controlled nearly one-third of the economic lifeline of the entire Muxi Kingdom."

"Out of this city, the Dolson family not only signed an offensive and defensive alliance with Barbarossa, the king of pirates, but also had a secret arms trade with the Southern Empire, and even maintained good cooperation with those well-known mercenary armies. relation."

　　 "So, as long as the Holy King, you agree to abdicate and solve the problem of the remnants of the silver ring, in the eyes of the Dalson family, it is just a trivial matter."

Rutledge pointed to the subordinates who were dealing with the corpse behind him, and said in a deep voice, "Have you seen these people? I have arranged killers by each of the former officials of Silver Ring. They may be guards and cooks. , Gardeners, tailors and even mistresses, as long as I order, they can immediately deal with the target person."

　　 Todd nodded and said, "It seems that the Dolson family is fully prepared for the sake of being in the upper ranks."

　　 Rutledge smiled: "So, Holy King, your worries are unnecessary. I can assure you that cooperating with the Dalson family will be the most correct decision you have ever made..."

　　 "Rutledge, tell me, once the Dawson family owns Twilight, how do you plan to manage this kingdom?"

　　 Todd's unexpected question stunned Rutledge.

　　 Rutledge frowned and repeated: "Managing the kingdom?"

Todd got up from the throne, ignored Mary’s warning, walked in front of Rutledge, looked at this smart and ambitious young man, and said calmly: "If you are the king of the Kingdom of Muxi, you plan to How to manage this country?"

　　 Rutledge was puzzled, and changed to an ordinary person. Shouldn't you start bargaining at this time? For example, after abdicating, how much wealth can you have? How to ensure personal safety? Is it allowed to retain some privileges?

　　 But the Holy King actually asked him how to govern the country?

Rutledge pondered for a while and replied: "If I were the king, I would use the discord within the southern empire to provoke their infighting. I took advantage of this opportunity to conquer the major kingdoms of the parish in one fell swoop, and through production , Trade and commerce to enhance the kingdom’s economic and military power..."

　　 Todd shook his hand and interrupted Rutledge: "You misunderstood what I meant. I want to ask if you plan to continue the prosperity of this kingdom?"

　　 Rutledge looked confused.

Todd said more clearly: "When you are in power, your intelligence and strategy may make the Kingdom of Muxi flourish. But you will die one day, how can you guarantee your offspring, It will not ruin the empire you have worked so hard to manage."

Rutledge was stunned, and he couldn't understand it and said: "That may be decades or even a hundred years away! Does it make sense to consider this? As a king, I will develop the Western City into a great empire. Let my own name be kept in the annals of history for future generations to admire. This is enough! As for those things in the future, it is too far away. Who cares?"

Todd’s eyes showed endless disappointment: “For you, decades, a hundred years, may be a long time. But for humans, for races, this time is like in the ocean. It’s as trivial as a drop of water."

Todd turned around, walked heavily, and slowly walked back to the throne: "Rutledge, you have been thinking about yourself. Your vision is limited to the size of a well... I thought you would be a smart one. People, but the facts have let me down..."

"Are you crazy?!" Rutledge said loudly toward Todd, "Which king will think about things a hundred years from now! In this life, wealth, power, women, fame, isn't it enough to have these? In the world after death, only those idiots will care about it!"

Todd sat back on the throne, stared at Rutledge's mad face, and said quietly: "You are no different from those people. When you are alive, material and satisfaction blinded your eyes, making you always There is no way to see the future, see forever."

　　 Rutledge lost his patience and yelled at Todd: "Don't delay time with me! Tell me, would you choose to cooperate with the Dalson family or die?!"

　　 Todd looked at Rutledge with a non-smiling smile: "If I refuse you, what are you going to do?"

"Todd Fischer! Don't take yourself too importantly! This kingdom without you, the sun will rise, and the sea will flow!" Rutledge pointed a finger at the corpse on the ground and said: "At first, for To prevent you from not cooperating, I specially designed an alternative plan."

　　 "Do you think I'm lying? Tell you! I have prepared some props and witnesses to disguise the riot of the old officials of the Silver Ring as an attack by the Heavenly Father's Church!"

Rutledge took out a letter from his arms and shook his hand: "The cardinals of the Heavenly Father’s Church, in order to punish those Protestants who misunderstand God, and those atheists who cry out for the truth. A holy war against Twilight City."

　　 Looking at the letter in Rutledge's hand, Mary sneered: "Do you want to forge the cardinal's signature and seal?"

　　 Rutledge opened the letterhead and laughed and said, "Forgery? Why should I forge? This letter is true."

　　 Looking at the handwriting and seal on the letterhead, Mary, who has super memory ability, opened her eyes in surprise.

　　 Rutledge put the letter back in his arms and said triumphantly: “In this world, there is nothing that money cannot buy. Even the church in God’s hands has to surrender to the magic of money!”

Todd touched his chin and said softly: "Putting the responsibility for this turmoil on the church will allow you to cover up the traces of the silver ring, and secondly, it can arouse the hatred of the people towards the church, and then become the Lord for you. The cabinet paved the way."

　　 "Yes." Rutledge nodded, "So ~lightnovelpub.net~ Todd Fischer, let me ask you one last time! Are you willing to cooperate with the Dalson family?"

　　 Todd looked into Rutledge's eyes and shook his head: "You are not fit to rule this kingdom."

　　 Rutledge's face turned red with anger.

　　 He looked at Todd aloft, and said loudly, "I guess, there is nothing to say between us! The Holy King of Muxi, you must die here!"

　　 Todd could not see any expressions of fear or panic on his face. He sat there, as if listening to something that had nothing to do with him.

　　 Ratledge snapped his fingers, and his men quickly took kerosene and poured it around the hall.

Smelling the pungent smell in the air, Rutledge gave Todd a cruel smile: "The insurgents of the church, entered the palace from the secret road, and died together with the king in the fire... it sounds good. The script, isn't it? Thank me, I gave you a decent way to die."

　　 Rutledge turned around and just wanted to leave, he stopped suddenly, looked back at the cold and proud Queen Mary, and said to her: "As for you, I can give you a chance..."

　　Mary stood by Todd's side, her cold night eyes exuding a little bit of cold light, and there was no smile on her white and snowy face. Before Rutledge could finish her words, she gently spit out a word.

"roll!"

Facing Mary's anger, Rutledge shrugged helplessly as he watched the fire slowly igniting in the hall, and then ordered his men to close the door, and then completely locked the door with iron hoops, and then left the scene with satisfaction. .