Charles and his party came to the Gothic palace and walked in without being stopped by any guards. After informing Charles, Rannohou went in to find Hildigard first. Charles and three others waited outside, but no one came to serve.

"These people are too rude!" Leo III couldn't help but muttered, "Why do you still send everyone away?"

But Yastaru shook his head: "Probably not like that. I smell death...the death here is very heavy.

Saying that, Yastaru wrinkled his nose and sniffed the air.

Tilting her head, the young queen thought for a while. Looking around, he said softly, "I'm afraid, it's not because they knew that the Lord was coming, so they removed the guards..." Tuping nodded, "That's right. According to what I said, after His Majesty King Shi was assassinated, his guards Few of the guards survived. Basically, the nobles found an excuse to execute them. During the reign of King Stone, many of his orders were executed by these second soldiers.

Just like his ruling policy, more than half of his guards are recruited from among the death row prisoners. His only requirement for these guards is to completely obey his orders.

If this was violated, they were publicly executed.

Because their crimes are not pardoned, but postponed. If you don't make mistakes, you will naturally be able to continue working for a long time.

And these guards who "never make mistakes" basically have a bad relationship with the nobles.

If the nobles want to inquire about some news, or want to bribe the guards with money, or even just some weird behaviors, the guards will immediately report them to King Stone. Many nobles were ransacked and beheaded by the guards of the Stone King just for the trivial crime of "attempting to bribe the guards"; some officials were taken away on the spot and interrupted in front of the palace because they made a big mistake Legs or direct beheading, the same-this is also the punishment performed by the guards. Of course they can see it. This is just Shi Wang's excuse. It was he who thought these people were unstable and rich. Then they slaughtered them for meat. But what does this have to do with them? After Stone King died. The Guardians lost their patrons. Although they were only following orders, the accumulated resentment and anger for a long time made the nobles vent their anger on them.

Anyway, they were also death row inmates, anyway, their crimes had not been revoked and forgiven, so if they were executed, they would just kill a person who deserved to die. With such murderous thoughts in mind, some nobles who were targeted by King Stone in the past, or who had suffered because of the guards, carried out a massacre in the palace with peace of mind. Only a few guards, who were linked to this rebellion, escaped with the Marquis of Hildigard as bail.

"This group of people, really. Leo III sighed, hesitant to speak. His chubby face rarely showed a bit of sadness. Looking at Charles, Leo asked in a low voice: "You still want to do that . His Majesty? "With the power of steaming a car... Maybe it will hurt people? And your current identity has not been recognized by the Gothic people. Blowing up their city walls directly, I think this is not so much a show of strength, it is closer to Provocations and demonstrations... Will more people be hostile to this?"

"Of course. Even if I take the Gothic throne today, in another month, no more than half of the people who respect me as king from the bottom of their hearts. In their eyes, I'm afraid I'm still an invader—even though I It's the same with a reasonable excuse for war." Charles said calmly: "But, so what?" He looked at Leo and said peacefully: "I told you, Leo. Never be afraid of being suspected, unless They have evidence.

"You have to know that King Stone's father is also a well-known tyrant. But why can he protect his country from foreign enemies around him; he can also rule the Gothic for decades in times of turmoil, Didn't the Goths conspire against him? Leo, have you thought about this question?" Charles' words. It's as seductive as the devil's whisper." On the contrary, he was far less brutal than his father. He could even be called a wise stone king, but he lost the hearts of the people in peacetime, and became a Gothic public as soon as he entered the war period. He was even killed by the nobles... why is that? "Leo III thought for a moment and frowned.

If it is because of economic reasons, it is impossible. King Stone worked hard to govern, and effectively increased the income of the Gothic nobles and merchants during his tenure.

The law and order has also improved a lot. After all, it is a time of peace. Compared with the turbulent period thirty years ago, there may not be a group of robbers who can be named in Gothic territory every year.

Even if the power of the nobles is deprived, that is not right. Stone King's father was notoriously unpredictable. He even skinned the Egyptian envoy and threw him into the horse manure because of his arrogance. Without saying a word, he pushed the nobles to the front line to fight the Egyptians. Compared with him, Stone King is even mild and polite. As long as you complete his task, don't disobey him face to face, don't talk back to him, even if you say a word or two wrong, he will pretend you didn't hear it.

...but why? Leo III frowned deeply. Looking back and thinking about it, he suddenly realized that he didn't know why the Goths suddenly rebelled. After thinking for a while, he tentatively asked: "It's because people hate foreign enemies more than people in wartime." tyrant?"

"That's just the superficial reason.

Charles said calmly: "Simply put, it's because the evil that Stone King did was not pure enough.

"For your own safety and desires, occasionally use some brutal means—and unless it will not harm the interests of the majority. Otherwise, you will not use the second time easily. That is to say. When a tyrant is doing evil things, he must be in his heart He knew that it was cruel. And the courtiers who served him knew it, so they would try not to make him angry.

"Such atrocities can be called rational atrocities." He cut off your arm like a knife. Although you will be in pain and bleeding. But you can also apply medicine and bandage afterwards. That's it. Naturally, there will be many inconveniences in your life in the future, but it will not get worse after all. "

- He thinks his actions are unquestionably correct. Since he is correct, the wrong ones are the short-sighted nobles; since he is correct, there is no need to revise all the bills he introduced in the future. When Charles said this, he took a deep look at Leo.

The fat Pope suddenly realized: "You... these nobles, don't you see anything to look forward to?"

"Exactly. They clearly know that the stone king's will will never be changed by their will, what rises in their hearts will not be worship and obedience, but despair and madness. This is not It is true that making Shi Wang happy can deal with the past.

"It's like slashing the body with a knife. The blood keeps spilling. Death is approaching...and there's nothing you can do about it.

"At times like this, people go crazy.

Charles said earnestly: "Because what they feel is not a momentary pain... but a long-term torture.

"Eat candy first, then pears; or eat pears first and then candies, the taste of pears you feel is different. The same is true. I am an outsider to Goth. Then I will maintain the delicate taste for a long time. Rule, reasonable rule of law, people will resent me because of various details of life.

"So, when I seize Gothic, I must complete all the projects that may damage my image and cause people's dissatisfaction. I want people to clearly feel that I will not repeatedly infringe on their rights, which can actually To make people feel safe. With some kindness in the future, they will be won over sooner or later."

"On the other hand, I can't give them all the favors I give them. If I give less in the future, it will become hatred; but if I leak a little bit to them, the people will be able to taste it better and for a long time. To favor. After Charles finished speaking, he glanced at Leo again.

...Have you learned it? "

"I remember, Your Majesty."

Leo nodded, and said with admiration, "Your eye of wisdom is really enough to penetrate people's hearts."

"I'm still far from it.

Hearing this, Charles couldn't help laughing out loud: "If this level can be said to clarify people's hearts, this kind of people's hearts must be too clear.

"What I said is only based on the identity of the king, and I can see what the subjects think of me and the reasons behind it. The relationship between the king and the subjects is relatively fixed, and it is much clearer to sort out the rules... But What if I'm not a king?"

"If I'm just a poet's opinion, can my eyes still be so clear, and my judgment still be so accurate?" Charles said, patted Leo on the shoulder, and sighed: "So, I Still a long way to go.

If you are far behind, then what am I? Leo III opened his mouth, but he remained silent in the end. In his heart, he had some respect for the rebirth of Charles. With such wisdom, he could always remain humble. What a talent this is. But then again, Majesty F, what is he afraid of? He is almost the best in this era and in this world. Man...he has every reason to be proud. So where does his extremely natural peace and humility come from? A perpetual mystery loomed in Leo III's heart.