Chapter 295 – 295. Insecticidal Cleaning Operations (3)
“At that time, it wasn’t enough to raise a quarrel with Erin, all the knights who abandoned their swords and fled during the support expedition were interrogated and found to be true, and were dismissed for defaming the kingdom and the royal family. Marquis Walter, the leader of Krasir’s knights, was dismissed from his position as leader of the knights following this incident. The nobles who were the parents of the knights were also forfeited and removed from their positions.”
Riod thoroughly investigated corruption and solicitation in the entrance exam of the Krasir Knights, which was the center of the problem, and revealed the true nature of the Knights of Guard, which was only shiny and had no substance, while clarifying the facts.
“It’s a pretty big uproar.”
Alex’s face was pensive as he contemplated how the aristocratic hierarchy within the kingdom would change in the future.
“Thanks to… Currently, the Krasir Knights have undergone a massive reorganization of the Knights, with the vice-captain handling the incident. Perhaps for the time being, as voices of concern spread that the ability of the Knights, who are currently members, is lacking in capabilities… There may be a lot of confusion within the kingdom’s court.”
Eventually, Yuria asked Eunhyeon with a firm expression.
“And… In addition to solicitation for the entrance exam, ‘anonymous reports’ about other irregularities… Is that yours?”
“Well? I don’t know what you mean.”
I shrugged her shoulders and pretended not to know her. I let out a small sigh when I saw Eun-hyeon’s face sticking to her attitude.
No matter how you look at it, the only person who can report such corruption and information at this moment is Eun-hyun.
“It sounds like you don’t like your voice very much.”
“Currently, high-ranking nobles and local nobles who were in high positions within the court were swept away by the ‘anonymous report’. A special decision was made to remove all titles and return the property to the national treasury.”
“For the queen, this is an extremely tough response. But what are you dissatisfied with?”
“… I know that this is going right.”
Following the severe punishment of the corrupt aristocrats who participated in Renion Hersha’s embezzlement of embezzlement last year, the current case of clearing out incompetent aristocrats who only pursued honor and power and only thought of enriching their own stomach should have been seen as a whole. Not bad when
“But now the kingdom… Even if there is not enough manpower, it is too short.”
Even if a decaying wound is cut out and the pus is drained, it takes a long time for new flesh to grow on the wound.
The ones who have to deal with that time are the upright nobles who have been struggling to support the kingdom.
The situation in which the property of corrupt aristocrats is being returned to the national treasury, such as selecting and appointing new people to run the kingdom’s national projects as court duties and sending new nobles to confiscated territories.
The workload is high, staffing takes time, and talent is scarce.
It also meant that there were a lot of forces that were eating inside the kingdom.
“Hmm.”
Eunhyeon thought that it was truly amazing that he hadn’t ruined it yet.
Yuria complained that the inside of the Kingdom of Pernias, which was rumored to be a superpower on the outside, was too dark, and that the current situation facing a major change was very difficult.
“Why do we have to go through all these hardships while trying to fix the damage they caused…”
YuRia, who was mumbling and complaining, spoke to Eunhyeon as if she had suddenly remembered.
“The Marquis of Olivion, who has extracted some of the corruption of the nobles within this case, is being discussed as the next military minister.”
“Hmm. Lyod didn’t say anything.”
Perhaps it is because I am not very interested in the position of Minister of Military Affairs.
But rather, this kind of treatment is just treatment.
Riod’s existence, which ended the war 20 years ago and became a hero, strengthened his position within the kingdom with his reputation and skills. Steadfastly endured it.
Even though he could have been treated better if he belonged to either faction, Riod, who had been neutral, was finally beginning to see the light, receiving high treatment from many nobles as the corrupt nobles were eradicated.
“It’s good.”
Eun-hyeon smiled happily at the news that Riod had finally started to be treated fairly within the aristocratic society.
News of a friend’s success is always welcome news.
However, when Yuria saw Eunhyeon’s face, she glanced into her eyes with a suspicious gaze.
“By the way, how the hell did you boil the queen?”
“I don’t know what you mean.”
“Don’t pretend. Then, in her meeting hall, before the Queen spoke the matter of Erin’s punishment, she must have taken one look at you.”
Yuria remembered the gaze of Queen Diane as she looked at Eunhyeon with her confused expression.
“I was just giving you a little warning.”
“Warning? Like death threats… !”
“… Is my image in the princess’s head like that? If you don’t like it and it’s wrong, you just kill it?”
“…”
She honestly thought that if necessary, she might do it without hesitation, but she didn’t bother to say it.
However, even if she doesn’t say it, Eun-hyeon smiles and shrugs her shoulders at Yu-Ria’s expression mixed with suspicion that she will openly use such words.
“Why do you bother me like that? Taking her head off would only lead to more chaos. Even if she kills the queen, the only ones to crown her after that are two young princes who are not yet 15 years old.
To be honest, Eunhyeon thought that there was no benefit to be gained by killing Queen Diane.
“You are saying that on the premise that assassination is possible if you set your mind to it, is this person?”
YuRia resisted the urge to ask Alex if it was the right decision to marry Eleanor to Eunhyeon.
“Oh, I don’t. Besides, I have wives who I have to take responsibility for now, so there’s no way I’m going to work as a stage prisoner like that.”
If it had been Eunhyun from before, if Queen Diane hadn’t really come to her senses, she might have considered assassination as a means of hard line.
Just at this point in time, I had no intention of becoming a high-ranking criminal who killed a country’s mother, even putting Illyana, Eleanor, Lily, and Erin at risk.
In that sense, to Eun-hyeon now, assassination of the queen is not without merit.
“It’s just that the warning I gave to Queen Diane was, ‘If she doesn’t come to her senses, the country will be ruined before she can hand it over to her son. Even if I pass it on, it is already a worthless throne that is about to be thrown into the trash.'”
Fortunately, after coming to his senses, he succeeded in eradicating the aristocrats who did the work by making a proper judgment on the board laid by Eun-hyeon, but if he did not make a proper judgment by covering the nobles again on the spot, then it would really be more You may have reacted harshly.
Her board, which was formed on her then-her meeting room, was also to test her what kind of judgment she made.
“You really are ridiculous…”
He was too outspoken when he spoke to the queen of a country, not to anyone else.
“Ah, speaking of the queen, now that I think about it, doesn’t the princess need results too?”
“… What else?”
Seeing Eunhyeon’s face with a meaningful smile, YuRia made a confused expression.
“Certainly, are you planning to appoint the princess as a mediator for that negotiation?”
“Yes.”
Realizing what she was thinking, Alex asked her question with her eyes shining, and Eun-hyeon shook her head, saying the answer was correct.
“Why! What is it also!”
“I’ll explain as we go.”
Behind the two men who started to walk side by side, YuRia followed her, unable to hide her confused expression.
After leaving the mansion and getting into the carriage, Alex put the contents of the ‘negotiation’ in his mouth while heading somewhere.
“The support supplies that the kingdom decided to send to the Mograf frontier this time. We want to support half of that from our side.”
“… What about it?”
Alex’s proposal was a welcome proposal from the royal family’s point of view.
However, his proposal does not necessarily mean that he will send support materials with money from digging the ground.
Clearly there must be something you want.
So Alex used the word ‘negotiation’.
Yuria noticed that Eunhyeon and Alex wanted to offer negotiations with Queen Diane as a support material through herself as a mediator.
It was Eunhyeon, not Alex, who answered Yuria’s shy question.
“A tax to be collected from the dukedom to the royal family for 10 years. Just give me a 30% discount.”
“Well, now I will negotiate with the queen…”
Inside the carriage arriving at the outskirts of the duchy’s gate, Yuria found a huge object visible through the window and lost her words.
A huge steel trailer with blue rims and silver-colored metal that shines brightly in the sunlight.
And the big rubber wheels supporting the trailer.
The truck connected to the trailer was a visual that was too familiar to him, who had the memories of an earthling.
In particular, the overall blue-based metal and red-flame-shaped paintwork reproduced the truck that exists in fantasy on Earth as it is.
Watching the dolls carrying tons of supplies to the inside of the trailer connected to the truck, YuRia couldn’t stop her mouth.
“The ‘Optimus’ you saw then was finally completed.”
“…”
“There is a trailer capacity limit, and I don’t want to be suspicious, so I plan to go back and forth regularly, about five or six times a month.”
Eunhyeon and Emilia, who strangely burned their passion while receiving incomprehensible and pathetic stares from her wives and Belldandi, the production process of the Optimus Golem was literally a state of overflowing desire to create itself.
The combination of madness created with Emilia by using all of her goddess power, the ‘Power of Replication’, and using all the necessary materials, was enough to make Yuria speechless.
“If the queen gives her permission through her mediation, I’ll ride that one and go straight to Mograf. How are you? You can also make concessions if you wish. Shall I give you a private drive in the car with Alex?”
A truck date was her own romance and unknown experience that she had never experienced before on Earth.
In an instant, she recalled the painful memory of the woman who had waved her hand against Illyana and Eleanor, saying that she absolutely did not like them.
On the other hand, in the case of Yuria, who knew what Optimus was the motive for, Eunhyun was sure that she would definitely say that she wanted to ride.
“… You want me to drive that?”
“Emilia can do it by remote control, but she can drive herself if she wants. Would you like to try it?”
Finally, Yuria’s rationality was cut off.
“How can I drive that! You X-boy! My license is also a closet license! Not even a large license!”
“… What?”
Yuria’s reaction was very different from Eunhyun’s expectation.
