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Chapter 298 The Old-Fashioned General
"Bah!"

Minister Ernest bit off a large piece of meat and kept chewing it in his mouth. He glanced at the ministers who were lowering their heads and looking obedient. No one dared to say anything about his behavior, because those who dared to speak had already been killed by him.

The court is now in session, the little emperor sits high on the throne with a serious look on his face, while Minister Ernest stands a little below him, holding a big cock in his hand, biting it with great pleasure.

"Minister? Didn't you have any dinner today?"

Seeing the minister holding a big cock and licking it, the little emperor asked with curiosity. He was the only one who dared to ask. If someone else asked this question, they would have been pulled away by Minister Ernest's men. This minister was so domineering.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I have been so busy with state affairs that I have neglected sleep and food."

Minister Ernest looked at the little emperor and spoke nonsense casually.

"It's too hard, Minister. You must make sure to rest. The country can't do without you, and neither can I."

Seeing how hard the minister worked, the little emperor expressed his emotion. The little boy, whose feet could not even reach the ground while sitting on the throne, had a look of innocence on his face, and he seemed to have really believed the nonsense the minister had said.

This made the ministers below wail in their hearts. In fact, they were already accustomed to this kind of scene. The young emperor had unconditional trust in his ministers.

"Your Majesty! You have mistakenly trusted the treacherous minister!!!"

However, in the silence, someone stood up and shouted, and this shout directly interrupted the minister who was about to thank the little emperor.

Damn it? !
The ministers below were also shocked in their hearts, and they all looked at the guy who was yelling, "No, buddy, are you trying to kill yourself?!"
"Your Majesty! Ernest has brought disaster to the country and the people, and has deceived the king and harmed the country! I beg Your Majesty to order the execution of this beast! To set things right and revive the country!"

The minister who stood up fell to the ground and loudly advised the young emperor. This guy had white hair and looked quite old.

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The little emperor was stunned for a moment, and looked at Minister Ernest reflexively, which made everyone feel cold.

"Minister, what do you think we should do? He said so."

There was no expression on the little emperor's face. He pointed at the minister kneeling on the ground and asked Minister Ernest.

"His Majesty!"

The ministers below were so angry that their eyes were red with anger. They asked what Minister Ernest meant. Wasn't this just "Who in the hall is suing me?"

"Bah!"

Minister Ernest took another bite of meat and glanced at the white-haired old man lying on the ground. He didn't care at all.

"Your Majesty, please judge."

Minister Ernest spoke, looking as if he was obeying the little emperor.

"Well, since you have slandered a national hero, I will punish you by the punishment of being torn apart by a bull."

The little emperor nodded and directly issued the punishment. This sentence made all the ministers feel cold in their hearts.

"Your Majesty! I am innocent! I am innocent! The guilty person is Ernest! He is the one who should be sentenced to be quartered!"

The old minister who was sentenced to be torn to pieces by a bull shouted in anger. With a guy like Minister Ernest around, how could this country be good?! Is the thousand-year-old destiny of the empire going to end completely in this generation?!
"Shut up! Old bastard! How dare you slander the minister?!"

The old minister's words made the young emperor look furious, and he began to scold him, maintaining the dignity of Minister Ernest.

Minister Ernest looked at the accuser with a face full of gloating. There are always such fearless guys who come out to cause trouble. Since you are not afraid of death, then just go to die honestly. Not only will you die, but your family will also die with you.

The guards came up and dragged the old minister up, ready to take him out and tore him apart. This was not the first time they had done this.

"A tyrant ruler! A tyrant ruler! Evil ministers are in power! Heaven is blind!"

The old minister was dragged out, still shouting, which made the little emperor look a little ugly and he was obviously very uncomfortable.

"Don't mind it, Your Majesty. It's just the barking of a lost dog."

Minister Ernest began to persuade the little emperor, which made the little emperor look better and he nodded to the minister.

When this little emperor was still young, his parents were poisoned by Minister Osnet, who selected him from many princes and pushed him to the throne.

There was no way. The other princes were either too old or difficult to control. Only this emperor had a pure character and looked easy to control, so he was chosen by the ministers.

Since the young emperor was young, Minister Ernest naturally took over the government, but his approach was very clever. He brought the young emperor to the forefront and carried out politics through help and advice, which made the young emperor feel involved and trusted him more and more.

Although the little emperor was not completely a puppet of Minister Ernest and had a lot of autonomy, he had absolute trust in Minister Ernest and followed Minister Ernest's advice on all matters.

This is actually more terrifying than those supported puppets, because this guy believes from the bottom of his heart that Minister Ernest is right and will even defend him spontaneously.

"Hopeless."

In the shadows, Ke Ling made a judgment. This little emperor was useless. He was brought up by Minister Ernest and had grown completely crooked. Giving out those tyrannical orders was as common to him as eating and drinking. This little emperor had completely lost the ability to distinguish right from wrong.

If the empire did not still have powerful military force that could suppress all disobedience, this thousand-year-old empire would have collapsed long ago. No matter how strong its foundation was, it could not withstand their turmoil.

The "Empire" is an ancient country with thousands of years of civilization. It is the most powerful country in the world. The only country that can barely compete with it is the kingdom in the west. The southern islands and the northern permafrost are relatively backward, while the eastern island countries are uncivilized places and cannot be compared with the Empire. Akahime later visited them.

Ke Ling had read the original novel, so he was naturally very familiar with these maps and settings that had been stitched together again and again.

The supreme ruler of the empire is the [Emperor], the head of the civil officials is the [Minister], and the head of the military generals is the [General]. Ernest is the minister, and Bud is the general.

Ke Ling took a look and saw General Bud standing at the head of the generals, looking unhappy, but he did not speak. Bud was the highest commander of the imperial army and also commanded the palace guards. He was deeply trusted by the young emperor. If he wanted, he could also have a significant impact on the young emperor.

Unfortunately, this guy is an old stubborn man. He is upright and old-fashioned. He strictly follows the ancestral teachings and believes that military generals should not interfere in politics.

Therefore, although Budd was well aware that the minister was in a cholera country, he never intervened, but used his authority to protect the officials of the conscientious faction so that they would not all be killed by Minister Ernest.

It can be said that the empire still exists today, thanks to General Budd, who ensured that there were still some officials who were doing practical work and that the country's violent organs remained loyal.

But on the other hand, the collapse of the empire was also directly related to him. It was destroyed by his inaction. If he had been a little more tactful, he could have saved the empire from danger and supported the collapsing empire. However, he just watched and did nothing.

The removal of a minister did not affect the continued operation of the court, and soon an important news was presented.

The captain of the Imperial Capital Guard, Ouka, died while performing his duties in the Imperial Capital, the imperial weapon [Monster Transformation: Hundred-Armed Giant] was lost, a wealthy businessman was slaughtered, and an entire family was killed. These things were all part of one case, and this one case involved hundreds of lives and shocked the entire Imperial Capital.

"General Bud, what's going on? Is this how the Imperial Capital Guard enforces the law? Is this how they protect the Imperial Capital? Such a horrific thing actually happened in the thousand-year-old capital. It's simply rare in history! We must get to the bottom of this!"

Minister Ernest looked at General Bud and attacked him directly. In fact, there had never been any conflict between him and General Bud. If Bud didn't care about him, he wouldn't provoke Bud. The reason why he attacked him this time was also to deal with the matter at hand. The Imperial Capital Guard was a department under the jurisdiction of General Bud.

After such a horrific thing happened, he naturally had to hold someone accountable, otherwise wouldn't it seem like he was afraid of Bud?
"General, what's going on?"

As soon as Minister Ernest started the attack, the little emperor also started to ask, but he still believed in General Budd. He was his father's most trusted minister. The little emperor always regarded his father as his idol and goal, so naturally he trusted Budd very much.

"It's not clear yet. I'll have someone check it out right away."

General Bud shook his head. He looked very old-fashioned and always followed the rules in everything he did. Although the Imperial Capital Guard was under his jurisdiction, it was not a directly subordinate department.

How could there be management beyond one's level? He had many generals under him who were responsible for managing subordinate departments. The only department directly under his management was the Imperial Guard, so he was not clear about the inside story of this matter.

"Okay, I'll leave it to the General."

The young emperor nodded upon hearing this and handed the task directly to General Bud. He still had the dominant power in many things. After all, he had loyal supporters like General Bud. No matter if politics followed ancient teachings, if things got really pushed to the limit, people might try to purge the emperor's side.

This is also the reason why Minister Ernest wants to connect with Esdeath. As one of the "twin walls of the empire", General Budd can only be rivaled by the "other wall" General Esdeath.

Who is stronger between General Esdeath and General Bud has always been a hot topic in the Empire, but because no one has seen the two fight, they can only be called the "strongest". This is how the title of "Twin Pillars of the Empire" came about.

Even Esdeath has to respect General Bud. This veteran strong man doesn't care about politics, otherwise he would definitely be a formidable opponent. Of course, Esdeath herself respects the strong. She is an absolute "strong respecter".

After the court session, General Bud left straight away. Except when his name was called, he seemed to have no presence in the court at all.

After leaving the court, General Bud went directly to the palace gate. He was responsible for commanding the Imperial Guard and of course had to arrange the defense. At the same time, he also asked someone to contact the person in charge of the imperial capital's defense, under whose jurisdiction the Imperial Capital Guard was.

This incident was too terrible. Bud was very angry just listening to it. How long has it been since such a big incident happened in the imperial capital?
After arranging the defense, Bud returned to the general's residence. This was his office. He would not contact his colleagues at home. He would wait here for the Imperial Capital Defense General to come.

However, before the Imperial Capital Defense General arrived, an uninvited guest showed up.

In the shadows, Ke Ling showed up. He looked at the great general. Bud had blond hair and actually didn't look that old. He looked to be around 40 years old at most, which was the prime of his life.

"who are you?"

Facing the sudden appearance of Ke Ling, General Bud was very calm. He asked and looked Ke Ling up and down.

A man who gives people the intuitive impression of being "handsome" at first sight, exuding a comfortable feeling in his every move. He does not look like a bad guy, but rather like an elegant nobleman.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Devil, and what you want to investigate is what I did."

Ke Ling bowed slightly and said something that made Bud's eyes widen. It was obvious that Bud did not expect the culprit to appear in front of him.

"why?"

Bud asked, he was very confused, what on earth did this guy want to do?
"Because they are guilty."

Ke Ling spoke up and briefly stated the crimes of the rich businessman's family and Ouka. These were things that could be found out with a simple investigation.

"..They are guilty, and the law will judge them, not you."

Bud frowned. He did not doubt Ke Ling's words. As an "imperial weapon user", there was no need for Ke Ling to come and make up an excuse to lie to him after killing someone. If Ke Ling did not come, they might not be able to find Ke Ling. Why bother to lie to him?

“Will they really be judged?”

Ke Ling smiled. As soon as he asked this question, Bud was immediately silenced. The great general of the empire really couldn't say "yes" against his will, because he knew that he would definitely not do so.

"The empire is about to end, General Budd. Is this how you protect this country?"

Ke Ling immediately threw out a sentence "Empire Pill" and then began to ask, "General Bud, what on earth are you protecting?"
"The Empire's military is so strong that no enemy can destroy it."

Bud had a stern face. He thought Ke Ling was exaggerating. As long as he was there, no enemy could destroy the empire.

"You can protect the empire from foreign invasion, but what about internal enemies? Don't you know? A strong organization often begins to collapse from within. One Ernest is better than thousands of foreign troops and is enough to destroy the empire."

Ke Ling spoke up. He was quite patient with Bud. This old-fashioned general was one of the few good men.

Of course, his brain wasn't working very well, but Bud wasn't stubborn. When the rebels really showed up, he knew that if he didn't take action, the empire would be doomed.

Unfortunately, he originally planned to suppress the rebellion and then deal with the ministers, but in the end he fell into the hands of the rebels who had the aura of the protagonist.

(End of this chapter)